There are many more brides- and grooms-to-be now than there were a month ago.That's because, according to Money Crashers, the majority of engagements occur around Christmas. This means that, starting in January, there's a whole new wave of wedding planning going on.
Anyone who has ever planned a wedding, though, knows that this happy event can cost a fortune. And, elopement aside, there aren't any real ways to hold a nuptial celebration without putting some kind of dent in your wallet. But there are definitely ways to minimize the damage.
We asked Amanda Black, an editor at the bridal site The Knot, to share ways of planning the big day while still being smart about the cost. Here are her dos and don'ts.
Make a budget before you book anything. Figure out what you want to spend in total.
Use the Web to research. Reading reviews is a great way to compare prices and find vendors who are reliable.
Get wedding insurance. It's pretty easy to recoup: You can spend thousands and thousands of dollars on a wedding but insurance will only set you back a few hundred. When you come across something like Hurricane Sandy – so many brides had to postpone their weddings because of it.
Match the flowers to the season. They're less expensive when they're grown locally and when they're in season.
Consider thermography printing for invitations. It has the same look and feel as engraving but it's much less expensive. An engraved invitation can cost upwards of $10 per invitation, but a thermography invite can cost $1 to $3.
Serve a signature cocktail. A lot of people don't realize that having an open bar is very expensive. So serve unlimited beer and wine but then have just two or three signature cocktails. That way you're cutting down on having tons of liquor options and having to open all those bottles.
Order half as much cake as you think you should. Instead of buying enough cake for all your, say, 150 guests, tell your caterer you only want enough cake for half those people, especially if you're serving other desserts. By the time that cake is cut you're really only serving half of it because your guests are already full.
Buy the wedding dress online. A dress size won't be the same at one store as it is at the next. Plus, you won't know what you're getting exactly. A dress that looks great on one site won't necessarily be as beautiful in person. We've done some research, and on some sites, you get something completely different than what you see in the picture.
Underpay invitation postage. That can lead to a lot of hustling at the post office. Your invites may get returned to you, and then you're crunched for time to get them out to guests in a timely fashion.
Invite every guest with a plus-one. It's a nice thing to do, but not everyone needs a plus one – for instance, people who aren't in committed relationships.
Overdo the dinner courses. Keep the menu simple. Stay away from expensive dishes, like truffles and salmon steaks. Stick with the specialties of the season.
Have your wedding at home. A lot of people think having your wedding at home is much cheaper. But you have to bring everything in – the catering, the chairs, the tents… Weddings at home are more costly than weddings at a reception hall.
How would you go about budgeting a wedding? How do you decide which wedding costs are worth splurging on?
I love some of these tips on how to save money. I never thought of ordering half the cake, but if you really think about it, I have never seen the whole cake be eaten!


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Energy Community: Macedonia, BiH fail implementation, Serbia eyed
Region/EU September 30, 2016 | Comments: 0Author: Balkan Green Energy News
According to the latest Secretariat 2016 Annual Implementation Report on the Acquis under the Treaty Establishing Energy Community presented on September 27, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia may face consequences for not fulfilling obligations according to the Energy Community Treaty, as they didn't transpose the Third Energy Package, while Serbia is under risk due to several irregularities.
The first two countries "continue to fail in this endeavour" more than one and a half years after the deadline. The remaining six contracting parties met the condition set by the Ministerial Council, EnC Secretariat said in its report for the year through August. Decisions on dispute settlement cases will be made on October 14 in Sarajevo.
The secretariat's deputy director Dirk Buschle noted BiH and Macedonia "continue to persistently infringe also other provisions of the acquis" and, according to him, that is "extremely worrying." He added that in spite of "significant assistance by the secretariat and the international community," BiH still fails to comply even with the Second Energy Package in the gas sector. "Macedonia has postponed full electricity market opening by five years to 2020. Without a doubt, it is the energy consumers who fall victim to the general political impasse in these two countries."
Stumbling over Kosovo's status
Serbia is yet to rectify its long-term breaches of Energy Community law, inter alia the lack of unbundling of gas producer and distributor Srbijagas and the non-participation in regionally coordinated capacity allocation, the document notes.The Balkan country was also warned it must facilitate the implementation of the signed the agreement between the domestic transmission system operator (TSO) Elektromreža Srbije and its counterpart KOSTT – Transmission, System and Market Operator JSC in Kosovo. Both parties have delayed obligations from their deal inked in 2014, EnC secretariat underscored.
"The entry into force of the connection agreement between ENTSO-E and the transmission system operator of Kosovo, signed in October 2015, was unduly conditioned by a supply license being issued to a Serbian supplier in Kosovo. As Serbia has failed to register a supply company, this long-standing dispute still remains unresolved," the paper adds. EMS submitted an application to join the Coordinated Auction Office in South East Europe (SEE CAO) but an agreement hasn't been reached, the report points out and mentions the launch of the Serbian day-ahead electricity market in February as a major event.
Sanctions in pipeline
The report mentions flagship utility Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) hasn't been transformed into a joint stock company by July 1 as it had been announced.
Janez Kopač, director of the Energy Community Secretariat, said it proposed three measures against Serbia for non-compliance, including the suspension of European funds. He told N1 television time is running out and that the country may face obstacles in EU integration. EMS was earlier asked to join SEE CAO, but the company refused, Kopač stated and added KOSTT is now blocking membership, but not the services contract.
Serbia's TSO denies irregularities
EMS denied information on irregularities and claimed accusations came because of one man's hostility against the company. The TSO insisted it has used income from cross-border capacity according to regulation and that the point of the issue is that the secretariat took a "political stance," in contrast to proclaimed neutrality, that interconnections to Macedonia, Albania, and Montenegro are with Kosovo and not Serbia. EMS said the dispute in relation to KOSTT's deal with ENTSO-E is caused by the unwillingness of the breakaway province's authorities to register Serbia's company.
Costs and benefits of stalling
Serbia's progress in the past year was the greatest in harmonizing regulations in energy efficiency, environmental protection and renewable energy, said Maja Turković, energy consultant and president of Association for Sustainable Development (ASOR). She told the regional television station this was the first time a procedure was escalated to the level of formal irregularities at the ministerial level. Turković stated it is paramount to weigh costs and benefits of stalling in implementation of measures that Serbia took on. It isn't impossible that the country will get a delay in European Union integration, she stressed.
Next step is implementation
Kopač pointed out "effective and efficient implementation" needs to be ensured within the country members after the transposition of the package. Network codes need to be adopted and applied on interconnection points on the interface between European Union member states and the contracting parties, he said. This will ensure equal treatment and thus remove one of the biggest obstacles to pan-European energy market integration, Kopač explained.
The report added that, as regards the adoption of the sustainability acquis comprising energy efficiency, the environment and renewables, Serbia and Montenegro are the leaders. The latter and Bosnia and Herzegovina have already surpassed the 2020 renewable energy targets, while Serbia and Albania are closely following their indicative pathway to reach the final target, according to the EnC Secretariat.
Overall, implementation is the weakest in the sphere of energy efficiency, where Albania and Ukraine are yet to transpose the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Energy Services Directive, while Kosovo is lagging only with the former of the two, the report said.
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The royal wedding came and went like *that*, but we're still hung up on Harry and Meghan…and apparently, we're not alone.
According to reports from Harper's Bazaar UK, Windsor Castle's bookings have increased by 92 percent since the May 19 nuptials, officially making it the summer's hottest tourist destination.
But it's not just the wedding venue that's drawing in visitors: Using information gathered from more than 1,000 customers, global tour retailer Isango! also found that the London "Hop on Hop Off" bus tour and the Tower of London ranked at numbers two and three, respectively.
As they say…if Harry and Meghan breathed there, we'll be there.
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I tried.I really did. But Hamballs are just not paleo.
Hamball night is approaching and Hubby is so strict in his paleo diet that I decided I needed to start testing. I tried making them with almond flour. I tried leaving out the breadcrumbs. I even tried using gluten-free breadcrumbs to make them "kind of paleo." Finally, in a last effort to make them "less gluten-filled", I tried using half the amount of Saltines. None of it worked. None of them had the midwest magic of Grandma Grace's Hamballs. There just doesn't seem to be a way around the Saltines.
Now I am all for paleo and while I am not as strict as Hubby, I rarely stray too far from whole foods. But what I have learned over the past year of doing paleo experiments is that the best dishes are made by taking an the idea of something I love and creating something new and delicious instead of trying to replicate a non-paleo dish with paleo ingredients. As in the case of Hamballs, replicating is just not quite the same. And you can't go back once you've had Grandma Grace's Hamballs so nothing short of the real thing is acceptable.
So here is what I've decided. Each Hamball has about one Saltine cracker in it. My body can handle one Saltine with no adverse effects. I will make the Hamballs as they should be and those of us avoiding gluten can enjoy one spectacular Hamball and fill up the rest of our plates with salads and vegetables. I would rather have one delicious Hamball than a plateful of imitations. And that is how it will be.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the meat, crackers, egg and water together well. Roll into balls the size of a golf ball and place in a pan. 1 pound should make 10-15 balls. Mix together sugar, water, vinegar and mustard for basting sauce and pour over meatballs in pan. Bake for up to two hours, basting every twenty to thirty minutes until brown and caramelized.


Aug. 22, 2011 – Senior citizens who lead sedentary lifestyles and consume a lot of sodium in their diet may be putting themselves at risk for more than just heart disease. A new reports says it appears to also be detrimental to your mental health.
A study led by researchers at Baycrest in Toronto, Canada, has found evidence that high-salt diets coupled with low physical activity can be detrimental to cognitive health in older adults.
The study followed the sodium consumption and physical activity levels of 1,262 healthy elderly men and women (ages 67 – 84) residing in Quebec, Canada, over three years. The adults were recruited from a large pool of participants in the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging (NuAge).
Health Canada's sodium reduction strategy recommends that people 14 years of age and older consume no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day in their diet. In the Baycrest study, senior participants were assessed as low, mid or high level sodium consumers based on a food frequency questionnaire they each completed.
Low sodium intake was defined as not exceeding 2,263 mg/day; mid sodium intake 3,090 mg/day; and high sodium intake 3,091 and greater (this went as high as 8,098) mg/day.
Collaborating in this study were researchers at the Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, McGill University and the Université de Sherbrooke.
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Pet and pets, week 4
Like always, we'll start with Pet.
— The episode begins by telling us how Satoru ended up with the Company. They probably caused his parents to die in an accident, didn't they? Then Katsuragi ripped any last shred of happiness out of the grandmother to keep her from interfering as they took custody of the kid. These guys are scum. Sure, Hayashi took Satoru under his wing and treated the kid like one of his own, but his hands are just as bloodstained as the rest of them. As someone who has been working for the Company for so many years, who knows how many innocent people he's killed. Caring for one child doesn't absolve him of anything. There isn't a single damn soul that I would root for in this anime. They're all nasty people.
— Fast forward to the present and we see Hayashi hiding out in his dingy apartment. He never goes out. He orders the same bowl of char siu ramen everyday. What a miserable existence. How does he avoid going crazy from boredom? But that's how it is for people like him, isn't it? Hayashi is too valuable to the Company; he knows too much. Either they drag him back into the fold or they kill him. It isn't like being a rank and file in the Yakuza where you can leave by giving up a finger or two. Once you're in, you're in.
— Life ain't much better for Satoru and Hiroki. They're constantly under surveillance. I guess the former is somewhat pitiable, because the Company essentially stole him from his family. Hell, maybe they all have tragic backstories and that's how they ended up in this business.
— Take Katsuragi, for instance. We delve into the his past near the end of the episode. He was the result of his father's infidelity and thus the black sheep within the family. But then there's this thing about how he liked to play with dolls… and maybe he was targeted by a cat-loving pedophile? Okay, so Katsuragi has deep-seated traumas as well. Should I feel bad for him? Does this make him less of a fuck when he destroys a mother's cherished memories of her dead son? That's the thing, y'know. Pet's storytelling is not bad. With each episode, we peel back another layer to these characters. The problem, however, is that it's a rotten onion.
— I just have a difficult time relating to these characters. Satoru isn't clueless; he knows he's being watched. He's also capable enough to break free from his cage. But what does he do with his freedom? He goes and sees Hiroki. Why? Is that the only pressing issue for him?
— We also learned that he had recently changed his appearance in order to take his mind off of Hayashi's sudden disappearance. He doesn't know that his mentor is trying to escape from the Company's clutches. Satoru puts his head down and does his job as he's told, because he thinks Hayashi is doing the same. Even if he's the nicest person out of this entire bunch, he's a rather simple guy, isn't he? He isn't all that bright.
— On the other end of the spectrum, Hiroki doesn't know he's being watched, but it's not like it really matters. All the guy does is sit in his stupid aquarium shop and cry about Tsukasa. Dude is hella co-dependent, and that's probably how his partner likes it. Keep them attached and they'll never run away.
— But it's just so annoying to watch this guy moan and wail over Tsukasa every episode. With each passing week, Hiroki seems to become more and more unhinged. Four weeks into the anime, and he hasn't really been developed at all. I guess they're saving him and Tsukasa for last, but at this point he's also a rotten onion. I don't necessarily want to peel those layers back.
— The episode ends with a cliffhanger. Tsukasa is probably going to try and use Hayashi's painful past against him. So again, everyone has a deep-seated trauma, and everyone also seems to know about everyone else's deep-seated trauma.
— This poor woman is still fixated on that arowana. Just sell her the damn fish.
Murenase! Seton Gakuen Ep. 4
— Ever since that lion dude stepped down from his throne in order to romance an impala, the school has turned into one giant turf war. Like usual, there aren't any adults around to keep these rowdy "kids" in line.
— The first half of the episode deals with Ranka's gigantic sister. Why is she so big? The anime points to Bergmann's rule, which only states that animals in colder climates tend to be bigger than their cousins in warmer climates. The anime's supremely liberal interpretation of the same rule suggests that big sis magically got bigger by constantly giving Ranka her coat.
— I'm also grossing myself out by imagining a wolf tearing its own coat off.
— Big sis wants Ranka to stop associating with all these weird animals. Instead, she should come home and rejoin the pack. Not very interesting, right?
— So let's talk about wolf packs. Wolves are actually monogamous animals. Packs consist of a male and female at the top, and their children at the bottom. So when you hear things like, "Wolf packs are led by the alpha male," that's like calling your dad the alpha.
— The second half of the episode deals with a female spotted hyena who thinks she's male. When Jin calls her out, she tries to show him her penis… so we soon learn that this won't help because female hyenas have pseudo-penises.
— What we don't learn is that spotted hyenas are very much matriarchal. Even the weakest female hyena is ranked higher than the strongest adult male in their social hierarchy. The only exception is if you're a cub. Unlike a lot of mammalian species, female hyenas are bigger than their male counterparts.
— The girl tries to show off by chewing on a bone. The anime goes on and on about how hyenas have powerful jaws, which isn't wrong. But the reason for this is that female hyenas (along with their cubs) get first priority when it's time to feed. This often leaves the male hyenas — especially the lowest ranking ones — with just meaty bones.
— Like a lot of species that form clans or packs, the male hyena will eventually depart their natal clan in order to mate (unlike anime fans, even hyenas know better than to mack on their sisters). When they try to join another clan, however, they get hazed and picked on a lot by the larger female hyenas. So this episode is kinda weird to me, cause it tries to do the trope where all the girls swoon over the cool guy.
— Also, the confused hyena in question espouses a lot of traditional male values. She seems to think that being a female hyena is a sign of weakness or something.
This entry was posted in Anime, Murenase! Seton Gakuen, Pet, Series and tagged Anime, Murenase! Seton Gakuen, Pet on January 27, 2020 by Sean.
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Q: Is there an example of a minimal uncountable well ordered set I can look at and understand its "strange property"? I am studying Lemma 10.2 in Munkres' Topology and I think I understand the proof but there is something I clearly don't understand about minimal uncountable well-ordered set:
Let A be a minimal uncountable well-ordered set. Here $A$ = $S_\Omega$ $\cup$ $\Omega$. From my understanding of the Lemma and the paragraph that follows it, $S_\Omega$ is uncountable but $S_t$ (where $t<\Omega$) is countable. What makes having this element $\Omega$ make the section of $A$ by $\Omega$ uncountable where as every other section is countable? It seems like, in naive tongue, $\Omega$ destroys the "countability" of A somehow - had I defined my $A$ without this $\Omega$, then every section of $A$ would have been countable.
(1) Hence, my question - is there an example I can look at and understand this?
Addendum:
(2) Does it mean that an uncountable set can have subsets that are countable?

A: A set of a certain cardinality has subsets of all smaller cardinality, so in particular an uncountable set has countable subsets (many of them in fact).
If we give an uncountable subset like $\Bbb R$ a well-order (which we can do, using AC, the Axiom of Choice/Zorn's Lemma or an equivalent formulation), we get an order $<_w$ on $\Bbb R$ (totally different from the usual order on $\Bbb R$, probably) and we can consider the size of sections of $<w$: Recall that the section of $x$ is defined as $S_x= \{y\in \Bbb R\mid y <_w x\}$; $S_x$ is empty if $x$ is the minimum $m$ of $<_w$ (which exists) and size $1$ if $x$ is the successor of that minumum (i.e. the minimum of all $x$ that are $>m$, which also exists etc.):
Either all sections of all $x$ are countable and we can use $(\Bbb R,<_w)$ as $\Omega$ (in Munkres' notation) or $\{x\mid S_x \text{ is uncountable }\}$ is a non-empty subset of $\Bbb R$ and so (!) has a minimal element which we can call $\Omega$. So $\Omega$ has a uncountable section, but all $x <_w \Omega$ have a countable section, or else this would contradict the minimality of $\Omega$.
Note that this is not at all a concrete example as no easy description of a well-order on $\Bbb R$ can exist (for all sorts of reasons related to models of set theory without AC). But maybe it heps to think about it bit more: $\Omega$ (or $\omega_1$, as is the more common denotation) "lives inside" every uncountable well-ordered set (as hard as these are to visualise; but believe in AC and they exist!)..

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OPINION: ELECTION CAMPAIGN, HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
MANLA, OCTOBER 27, 2009 (STAR) AS A MATTER OF FACT By Sara Soliven De Guzman - Just a few weeks after Typhoon Ondoy's and Typhoon Pepeng's wake up call to the Filipino people, we are already witnessing how so much money is being spent on the presidential campaign.
The amount of energy that goes into electing public officials is ridiculous and wasteful.
If the candidates are running on a platform of "change", then we should first agree to change the electoral process. COMELEC must be more responsible this time to come up with rules to control campaign expenses and more importantly make sure that the candidates strictly adhere to them.
Why not think of stronger measures to ensure honorable and decent campaign programs that will encourage candidates to be more dedicated to their aspirations of vying for public office?
Are we embarking on a campaign trail that is trying to achieve the vote based on "popularity"? How can this country ever get back on the right track then, if we encourage such objectives?
The money spent on campaign ads alone is stupendous! It is immoral. The billions spent on advertising of all types in this country are disturbing. Much of the money spent on presidential campaigns is vanity money. These ads put image above substance and focus the public's attention on incomplete truths and unfair attacks. The amount of money poured into political ads does not elevate the level of discourse or help citizens make informed decisions in voting. Why not program more nationally-televised debates, with salient questions? By doing this we can discourage or eliminate the annoying and misleading campaigns that mean little to any intelligent person's understanding of the issues.
COMELEC has the power to limit candidates from printing banners, signs and other paraphernalia that will add up to the tons of garbage we already have and which our landfills can no longer accommodate. We must break the old habit of believing that the party with the most money will win. Let us try to keep the election simple and by doing so, we are able to save all the energy — time, material and money — and focus more on concrete and lasting goals.
Many of our voters must be inspired to seriously consider experience, leadership ability, and approach to major issues when casting a vote. We must learn how to vote based on the candidates' ability to perform the duties of the office and not by mere campaign tricks.
Amidst poverty, devastation and calamities — how can our politicians afford such audacity?
How is the COMELEC implementing the Omnibus Election Code? Does it still exist? Electioneering is in full blast right now. Shouldn't the campaign period begin only in February 2010? Doesn't the law prohibit premature campaigning? So how can these candidates with commercial advertisements on television, radio and on the billboards get away with the law? They say that there is no premature campaigning if the candidate has not yet filed a certificate of candidacy scheduled from November 20-30 of this year. Another lame excuse is that the Election Code allows campaigning if it is intended to capture a seat as an official candidate of a national party. Others say they are merely earning extra income. What blatant lies and deception! COMELEC should fix up these snags in the election code. They must also draw up a resolution to define the crime of premature campaigning.
Under RA 7166 or the Synchronized Election Law, all candidates with a political party may spend only P3 for every registered voter and P5 for those without a political party. A political party may spend only P5 per voter. But the private support groups and donors is a different story. Is there a limit to their contributions? Mind you, this "unlimited" and alternative source of funding and the inability of the COMELEC to enforce campaign finance regulations are the seeds of major corruption issues of future presidents.
Anyway, let's see how other countries do it. In Singapore, the law imposes a limit on the level of spending by or on behalf of every candidate in the conduct and management of his/ her election. Without such a limit, parties with greater resources will gain an advantage on spending more for publicity. For the presidential elections, $600,000 or 30 cents for each registered voter is allowed. Any spending by or on behalf of a candidate in excess of the limit set by the law is an election offence called an illegal practice. The penalty is a fine of up to $300, and disqualification for 3 years from being on the registers of electors, from voting at any election and from being a candidate at a Parliamentary or Presidential election. At the end of the election, every candidate and his/her election agent must account for all the spending by or on behalf of the candidate in the conduct and management of election. These returns respecting election expenses have to be filed with the Returning Officer within 31 days after the election results are published.
For the purpose of eliminating inequalities in campaigns due to economic factors and also to alleviate the economic burden, Japan imposed restrictions on expenditures for election campaigns. Limits on expenditures for each candidate vary according to the type of election. Members of the House of Representatives get ¥19,100,000 (about $207,000); members of the House of Councilors get ¥ 52,000,000 (about $565, 000); Prefectural Governors get ¥24,200,000 (about $262,000); Mayors of designated cities get ¥14,500,000 (about $157,000); while Mayors are allotted ¥ 1,300,000 (about $14,000.). Statutory campaign expenses are based on the number of members to be elected in the constituency and the number of registered voters. A campaign accountant keeps a record of all revenue including contributions and expenditures, and report on the status of receipts and disbursements to the election management committee. For the purpose of clean elections and fair government, restrictions are also imposed on contributions concerning elections or other political activities. These are: ban on contributions by those closely connected with the national or local authorities, ban on contributions by candidates, restrictions on contributions made by any person or corporation, ban in receipt of contributions from foreign nationals and anonymous contributions.
If we can only abide by the rules and be as transparent as these two countries when it comes to election expenses, then surely we can have a free and fair election. If our COMELEC officials are determined to make genuine reforms in the electoral processes, then, the Philippines will have a chance to walk along the path of growth, prosperity and stability.


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Home » 2014 Security Leadership Issue: Building Security's Brand for Better Buy-in
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2014 Security Leadership Issue: Building Security's Brand for Better Buy-in
In a wired world that is also full of risk, an enterprise's reputation can be destroyed in hours.
In the 10 months that she's been in the newly created CSO role, Keri Glitch has implemented a number of initiatives to enhance and communicate security's brand within the Iberdrola enterprise. Photo by Dan Hucko of Iberdrola USA
Shown is Iberdrola Renewables' National Control Center in Portland, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Iberdrola USA
One additional initiative from Glitch that's related to increasing employee awareness is a passport to security. The "passport" contains security-related information and tips on topics such as security fundamentals, information protection, preventing device theft and password tips. In addition, the "passport" provides information on reporting an incident and security contacts. "These passports will soon be provided to all Iberdrola USA employees and will soon be translated into several different languages," Glitch says. Photo courtesy of Iberdrola USA
Dillon of Oracle recently presented at the third Security 500 West conference in Palo Alto, California. Dillon's presentation, "Making Security's Brand Mean Business" was exactly what Dillon has been doing at Oracle for the past year. Photo courtesy of Tim Dillon
Diane Ritchey
KEYWORDS Chief Security Officer (CSO) News / Iberdrola security / Oracle security / security branding / security leadership
Two CSOs – both with many years of experience – but both in relatively new roles with established enterprises. Both might need some time to get acclimated, check out the waters and see how things "work," right?
Not exactly. While Keri Glitch, CSO at Iberdrola USA and Tim Dillon, Vice President of Global Physical Security for Oracle, didn't exactly plunge in to their new roles and make uninformed and rash changes, both did use the first year in their new roles to firmly establish security's role within their enterprises.
In a wired world that is also full of risk, an enterprise's reputation can be destroyed in hours. There's hacking and viruses, security controls that are compromised, workplace protection threats and more. When a company's brand is compromised due to a lack or breakdown in security, the responsibility will invariably fall at the feet of the CSO or CISO, particularly when the value of the company's stock collapses.
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Glitch is well aware of those ever-present threats. She's CSO at Iberdrola USA, responsible for Iberdrola's physical, cyber and NERC compliance. The group has a presence in 24 U.S. states and in Canada and consists of Iberdrola USA Networks, Inc., Iberdrola Renewables and Iberdrola Energy Holdings.
Glitch, whose background is in information technology, became Iberdrola CSO in August 2013, but held both the CSO and CIO role until February of this year.
"As CSO, my team and I provide programs, guidance, processes and assessments to the Iberdrola businesses," she explains. "The businesses then adapt the technology accordingly. We also have a threat management group, and we provide information to them to enable a unified response. We share threat information throughout all areas of the organization, we coordinate response events, mitigating controls and we also report to our executive staff and regulatory group on incidents and events. My organization was formed to reduce reputational, financial, operational, and compliance related risks."
"My background is in supply chain and information technology," she adds. "Three months into my CIO role we had an unauthorized incident that provided me firsthand experience with customer breach notifications. That became the catalyst for my increased interest in a CSO role. I love technology but I am also cognizant about the need to balance technology benefits with potential security risks."
"I became an active proponent for increasing security's presence within the organization and I was asked to lead the team," Glitch notes. "The CSO role was a newly created position and it was a huge opportunity for me. And with a great team, we have done a lot in a short period of time."
In the 10 months that she's been in the newly created CSO role, Glitch has implemented a number of initiatives to enhance and communicate security's brand within the enterprise. For example, her team has recently launched a program to manage third-party vendor risk. "Through this program, we work with the business and procurement to understand the risks associated with the vendor and ensure security related protections are in place such as a data security rider and cyber insurance. As a result, we have Iberdrola business units coming to us to help us vet their vendors. We have measurable metrics that we communicate to management, who have been very supportive of our programs."
Glitch is also increasing awareness of the security program to all business units. "Our challenge is to get in front of the organization and explain what we are doing. We are doing a corporate security road show where we meet with business units for 30 minutes to explain our objectives and areas where we can provide support. We are reinforcing main messages to enhance our brand: why we were formed, our programs and how employees can contact us. We have one phone number for all cyber or physical security calls."
Yet another initiative: Glitch recently launched a business security liaison program. "I have great executive support and understanding, but I am trying to increase awareness from other levels of the enterprise. So we are looking for employees who have an interest in security. They self-identify and work with us four to six hours a month and become our eyes and ears in the organization. We provide them with safety- and security-related training. We hope to expand the program throughout the entire Iberdrola business."
As enterprise security is relatively new to the organization, trust has to be built, Glitch notes. "By embedding these liaisons, they can be an additional source of information for us, and we train them on when to raise the alarm, when to say something and when to react. As the program develops, we will be embedding these people not only in the corporate offices but in the field as well."
"My team's role is to partner and guide the business and protect our assets, and our people are our biggest assets," Glitch adds. "The more that I can demonstrate value to our organization and our brand, the more support we will receive from the IUSA leadership team."
Glitch notes that her outreach to Iberdrola employees has been particularly well received. "We have a strong safety culture here at IUSA and begin each meeting with a safety tip or contact. My team is leveraging that culture to also discuss security tips at the start of each meeting. We prepare these tips weekly and make them available for all users through our SharePoint portal. Through these tips we are making security an aspect of every conversation, such as password management, tips for traveling, and from a personal aspect, how to keep your home computer safe. A lot of our messages not only stress the impact at Iberdrola, but an employee's personal life, as well."
One additional initiative from Glitch that's related to increasing employee awareness is a passport to security. The "passport" contains security-related information and tips on topics such as security fundamentals, information protection, preventing device theft and password tips. In addition, the "passport" provides information on reporting an incident and security contacts. "These passports will soon be provided to all Iberdrola USA employees and will soon be translated into several different languages," Glitch says.
Making the Brand Mean Business
Dillon of Oracle recently presented at the third Security 500 West conference in Palo Alto, California. Dillon's presentation, "Making Security's Brand Mean Business" was exactly what Dillon has been doing at Oracle for the past year.
Dillon's exemplary career has been rooted in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley, with leadership roles at Cisco, 3Com and NetApp. Oracle recruited him from NetApp where he had completed built a global safety and security program from scratch. "It was a difficult decision for me to leave NetApp," he says, "because the NetApp culture resonated with whom I am, which is not policy enforcement but more of customer service. I tend to trust people first, until they give me reason not to."
Dillon notes that risks to the Oracle organization are three-fold: The sheer size of its global footprint and expansion plans, workplace violence and customer service. "I say workplace violence in terms of the risks that we bring to each other in the workplace and the responsibility that I have to that. We are working on education, prevention and improving our response and mitigation in this area. A commitment to a Customer Service model is a key success factor because it can have an important influence on productivity in the enterprise environment. At Oracle there is a tendency to focus more on being self-sufficient. We have a program called 'self service apps' where employees can procure an employee badge, for example, and while that's good for efficiency, it's not customer service. If we are not customer service focused then we can risk degrading how people feel about us, about their personal security and their role in the company."
Dillon found that Oracle physical security's brand has not been positive within the enterprise, so one of his first initiatives and long-term goal was creating a security brand that could overcome past perceptions and change things for the better. With support from Oracle executive management, he first ensured that his strategy would be in line with his peers to help drive his planned changes.
"I committed to my boss to provide him with a current state of security assessment, which was produced in the form of a white paper, followed by a five-year business plan that would be carefully executed and communicated," he explains.
Among the first initiatives was to shift the mindset of "guards and cards" to protection of people. "Everything I do should have some direct tie in to impacting shareholder value," Dillon explains. "Access control is what we do, but it can't be 80 percent of our focus. When I looked at the security budget in the past, 80 percent was allocated to access control and security officers. But what about traveling to high-risk areas, workplace violence, or anything that impacts a person's safety and security? If you invest in people, then those people will work more comfortably and the enterprise will be able to expand into emerging markets and be more productive, as they know their security is being taken care of. The reality is that we are a community in a workplace. That impacts market value and shareholder value. At the end of the day when we spend money on a service, what is the outcome and the value of it?"
He spent six months assessing his newly inherited Oracle global business, looking for waste. He took an approach dubbed, by him, "de-invest and invest," and found ways to de-invest and reduce wasteful spending.
"For example, when I looked at each region of the world and saw a facility with a security officer standing at the door who greeted people all day next to a card reader but the facility was lacking in investigative or crisis response abilities, I de-invested those resources to a higher priority. The public perception of a security officer is important, but you need a good mobile response team, too. My former boss at NetApp taught me to closely examine spending and track it against revenue dollars and then trend it over years to ensure that you within a tolerable level. It's important for a CSO to not only understand our company's business model in addition to carefully knowing the decisions behind where and how to spend security money. The cards and guards are still your foundation, but you don't promote it as your brand."
"I believe in full and complete disclosure with our security business plan. I have two annual summits with direct security staff and leadership, and we discuss elements of the security business plan. I meet with region managers twice a year to discuss the plan, and then I meet with their teams to ensure that our message and brand permeates through the entire organization. The brand is who you [enterprise security] are as an individual and who we are as a team. It has to align with the corporate culture. You cannot go to the executive team each year and just ask for more money. You have to talk to them the way that they think, and understand their business model. You have to talk to them as investors, ensuring that they identify the value of your branded products and services as it directly impacts the company's shareholder value. The security brand must align with the corporate business model and culture, in order to achieve the financial support necessary for success."
How The Internet of Things Will Affect Security's Brand
One area that will challenge CSOs in branding security is the Internet of Things (IoT), where analyst firm Gartner says that 26 billion devices will be Internet-enabled by 2020.
While most of the devices are unlikely to pose security threats, many will intersect with enterprise networks in the form of smart heating and lighting systems, equipment monitoring and maintenance sensors, industrial robots, asset tracking systems, plant control systems and personal devices such as fitness bands and smartwatches. Managing those devices securely will require a combination of security skills, says Earl Perkins, Gartner analyst.
While organizations have been able to add some measure of protection to smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices in the workplace, they will find it hard to do the same with many of the devices that will comprise IoT in a few years, says Perkins. Instead of layering protection at the device level, enterprises will need to think about centralizing and aggregating security controls via gateway devices.
"There will be many different kinds of service providers who will contribute to security in the enterprise," Perkins predicts. In addition to traditional security vendors, others like embedded application and operating system vendors and equipment manufacturers will have a role to play, too. "All of [these entities] will become players in the security space," Perkins notes. "Some will be customers of security and some will contribute to security."
Dealing with the real-time, event-driven applications and non-standard protocols that define much of IoT will require significant changes to app testing, vulnerability, identity and access management practices, Perkins says, in addition to governance, management and enforcement of security functions.
The challenge, he says, is for security to think less about technology and more about getting ahead of the security curve. Many of the technology controls needed to secure a highly connected world already exist. What CSOs and CISOs need to focus on are policy and process – specifically, developing secure deployment practices and policies and putting in place architectural foundations for accommodating new IP-enabled devices.
Recent Articles by Diane Ritchey
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Treyler Ray: Securing the Skies
Christopher Schleder: One-Team Mentality
Diane Ritchey was former Editor, Communications and Content for Security magazine beginning in 2009. She has an experienced background in publishing, public relations, content creation and management, internal and external communications. Within her role at Security, Ritchey organized and executed the annual Security 500 conference, researched and wrote exclusive cover stories, managed social media, and authored the monthly Security Talk column.
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2017 Security Leadership Issue: The Road Less Traveled - Engaging Millennials in Security Leadership
2018 Security Leadership Issue: The Rising Role of Women in Security
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Azimut Yachts consolidates its leadership at the 2016 Dubai International Boat Show. After five consecutive years of rising sales in Middle East, the company in joint venture with Seas & Deserts Group is strengthening its network in the Gulf with a new representative office in the prestigious Dubai Marina Yacht Club and a Service Manager transferred from headquarters to Seas & Deserts Group. Highlights: New office in Dubai Marina Yacht Club, New Service Manager for the Gulf area, Azimut dealer Seas & Deserts named "Grande Collection Dealer of the year", New Azimut 72 and Magellano 66 models immediately sold out, not least as a result of strong demand in the Gulf market, and six Azimut models at the Dubai International Boat Show 2016.
Beneteau and 5 Michelin-starred chefs invite you to join them on a fluvial gastronomic journey through France by the inland waterways, to celebrate the launch of its new Swift Trawler 30. There will be 5 gourmet stopovers between Deauville and Sète on this trip. Take a new boat, the Swift Trawler 30. Add an inland waterway crossing of France from north to south. Leave to simmer for 5 gourmet stopovers hosted by Michelin-starred Chefs. Don't miss the chance to drop in and visit the boat at each stop. For the lucky ones, enjoy one of the dinners invented on board by a Michelin-starred Chef and relish your fluvial crossing. Follow each gourmet stopover and discover the chef's recipes - recipes to try on board or at home - on the website Beneteau.com and the Facebook page Beneteau. Start of the crossing: Deauville on 24 April, finishing in Sète end May. The person behind this operation is none other than Guy Lassausaie, Meilleur ouvrier de France (Best craftsman in France) in 1993, and owner of the Chasselay 2 Michelin stars restaurant!
Over the last few days the Marina di Loano Yacht Club hosted a training course, organised by Italian Yacht Master and sponsored by Cerri Cantieri Navali, for the implementation of the ISM Code. The course, targeted at captains, was provided by DNV-GL Academy. Among participants were two students of the Camogli nautical school, who thus had the opportunity to get a taste of their future job. Italian Yacht Master's project aims to create a community of Italian captains, sharing skills and knowledge in a constantly-evolving and increasingly global market - an objective fully supported by CCN, who was pleased to be involved in an event that also allows the boat builder to further improve its own boats. "We enthusiastically took part in this training – comments CCN's CEO Diego Michele Prati – as we believe that increasing the Italian crews' knowledge and expertise is the best way to also improve the way we build boats and cruise the seas".
Cerri Cantieri Navali based in La Spezia, wants to get closer to its followers, and enters in the mobile world launching three new apps dedicated to its production lines: CCN Flyingsport, CCN 35/27 M e CCN Phileas 35M. The entire project was managed by CCN along with Giango (www.giangocomunicazione.it) and T4All (www.t4all.it), responsible respectively for the graphic design and technological development of the three applications. The applications, that can be downloaded directly from the Apple Store, are available for Ipad, both in English and Italian. The same Apps will be available for the other mobile devices shortly. "Navigate within these three apps –says Raffaella Daino, CCN Head of Communications and Marketing- is a simple and pleasant experience, and allows you to discover everything there is to know about each model, illustrating the main characteristics through accurate data sheets, an extensive and detailed photo gallery, videos, and much more". A comprehensive and fascinating overview of your dream boat, right in your tablet. CCN lovers can enjoy the apps and stay tuned with CCN news also on all the social networks as CCN new pages are now available on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.
"Convergence" is coming: the new edition of the professional training and refresher courses, organised by Ferretti Group for the captains of the motoryachts and vessels in its fleet, will be held from 15-18 March, 2016. . The sessions will be held in Salzburg, Austria, and will include formal training as well as outdoor activities, bringing together around 100 captains and chief engineers from all around the world. During the four days of "Convergence" 2016, the main objective will be to analyse the most important recent technological innovations added to the Group's yachts by exploring their functions, how they work and the maintenance needs. Some of Ferretti Group's leading technology partners will host many of the technical seminars, including MAN, Ranieri Tonissi, RINA and Side Power. Captains and chief engineers will also take part in refresher courses and team-building activities, such as city tours, sports and leisure pursuits. All this will consolidate the feeling of being part of the Group and, once again, reiterate its commitment to supporting seagoing professionals.
Ferretti Group is continuing its international "tour" of the capital cities in the world of yachting. The next stop is Hong Kong, where the Group has based its subsidiary in the Asia-Pacific region since 2013. From 4–6 March Aberdeen Marina will be the splendid venue for the "Ferretti Group Open Days", a three-day event reserved for yacht owners, clients, guests and journalists. This exclusive and private boat parade will show off some of the latest yachts launched by the Group in the Asia-Pacific region. During this one-of-a-kind event in China the spotlight will focus on: The Ferretti Yachts 960 "Tai He Ban", the Ferretti Yachts 650, and the Ferretti Yachts 550; and the Custom Line 124' and the Custom Line Navetta 28. "It will be wonderful to spend three whole days with our friends in Hong Kong and mainland China, offering them a private view of the Ferretti Yachts and Custom Line fleet and unique sea trials," says Stefano de Vivo, Chief Commercial Officer of the Ferretti Group. "The Ferretti Group Open Days are going to be an exclusive event with an informal atmosphere to ensure our visitors enjoy themselves. We are looking forward to welcoming owners, clients and media, who will feel like special guests at a private boat show with the unique opportunity of a privileged insight into five extraordinary yachts, two of which are making their debut in the Asia-Pacific region." The two yachts that will lead the scene are the Ferretti Yachts 550, the new 55-foot flybridge model that is already a huge success in Europe and America with 8 yachts sold in just 6 months, and the flagship Ferretti Yachts 960,in the special "Tai He Ban" edition. Word about the "Tai He Ban" layout has already spread throughout the Far East: the magnificent product of Ferretti's new Design Philosophy, it is specifically inspired by the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing, one of the most spectacular and luxurious buildings within the Forbidden City where ceremonies were held in the presence of the Emperor and his dignitaries. The fleet is completed by the Ferretti Yachts 650 and two Custom Line maxi yachts that rank among the most admired vessels in the range: the Custom Line 124', the flagship in the planing line and one of the largest yachts to sail Chinese waters; and the Custom Line Navetta 28, the latest model in the semi-displacement range and already a huge success following its arrival in the Asia-Pacific just a few months ago. Guests will be able to explore all five yachts during the three-day event, with visits on board and sea trials off the coast of Hong Kong. They will have the exclusive opportunity to discover the secrets of these jewels in the crown of luxury Italian yachting, assisted by representatives of Ferretti Group Asia-Pacific.
Heesen appoint Arthur Brouwer as CEO effective February 1, 2016. Arthur Brouwer has been serving as Executive Chairman since September 2014. With an established track record of 19 years both in senior leadership roles as well as CEO positions in listed large family firms and private equity, Mr. Brouwer has in-depth experience in retail, automotive wholesale and production. His current mandate is to take Heesen Yachts, leader in custom-built superyachts and internationally renowned for creating exceptional performances in speed, range and stability, to the next stage of its development. 'It is a great privilege to head Heesen, an internationally respected Company which has been setting standards of excellence and design engineering innovation for the past 38 years' commented Mr. Brouwer. 'My past experiences have enabled me to acquire great knowledge of the operational excellence, sales and marketing, strategy and my concrete aim moving forward is to capitalise and build on what has previously been achieved by taking Heesen to the next chapter of its history'.
Horizon Yachts is pleased to announce that we are nominated once again for the "Best Asian Motoryacht Builder" award from the 2016 Asia Boating Awards; this marks our 11th consecutive nomination for this award, which we have been proud to win each year of our nomination. Additionally, Horizon Yachts is nominated for the "Best Brand Presence in Asia" award, and our new Horizon RP120 superyacht is nominated for two awards -- the "Best Asian Built Yacht" and "Best Production Motoryacht (25m above). Last but certainly not least, the Horizon E56 motoryachtis nominated for "Best Production Motoryacht (15-24M)'. The 12th Asia Boating Awards, organized by Asia-Pacific Boating and China Boating magazines, will be held in Singapore on April 7th -- the opening day of the Singapore Yacht Show – at ONE°15 Marina Club on SentosaIsland. The awards feature 25 categories and 200 nominees including boats, yachts, superyachts, builders, brands, marinas, yacht clubs, regattas, designers, and personalities from across the globe. Nominees are chosen through online polling of the magazine's readers, and final winners in each category are chosen by a panel of expert judges.
On Saturday the 23rd of April North Line and Kuster Yachts of Harlingen, builders of the seaworthy North-Line grp and Kuster steel motor yachts, will open their doors. From 11:00 until 16.00 hours, everyone is welcome in Harlingen to become acquainted with the boatyard and its work. Visitors will be able to view four models in production and at various stages of completion, including the North-Line 42 Wheelhouse, North-Line 37 Wheelhouse and the new North-Line 50. Visitors will have the opportunity to see what is required to build seaworthy motor yachts in steel and GRP. Also on view will be the moulding of a grp hull, an engine installation and the fitting of carpet to an interior.
dealer partners. They have a dealership culture and customer centric business philosophy that lines up perfectly with the values and goals that we manage our business by at Pursuit," Ron Burkdoll, Regional Business Development Manager, Pursuit Boats. Legendary Marine will handle the sales and service responsibility for Pursuit Boats from its Destin and Panama City, Florida locations.
When two legends meet, extraordinary stories and unforgettable emotions come to life. This is about to happen in Formula 1 with the news that Riva will be Scuderia Ferrari's official sponsor throughout the 2016 World Championship. The international yacht brand and the Prancing Horse's single-seater racing machines will be competing together for the first time on all the Formula 1 circuits that will host the 21 Grand Prix races. The sponsorship was officially announced in Maranello during the presentation of the new Ferrari SF16-H car, which will compete in the next Formula 1 World Championship. The Riva logo, featuring the unmistakable aquamarine background, will be visible on the helmets of Scuderia Ferrari's two drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. "An icon of recreational boating meets the most exceptional Formula 1 team giving birth to an unmatched duo, a legend meeting another legend, racing together on Formula 1 circuits and cruising the seas worldwide" - explains Ferretti Group's CEO Alberto Galassi. "We are truly proud to be writing a new chapter of Riva's glorious history together with Ferrari, thereby renovating a collaboration that, in the past, led to true sea jewels . The exclusive cooperation between Riva and Scuderia Ferrari brings together two icons of style and technological innovation, which every day thrill speedboat and car racing enthusiasts all over the world." The first Grand Prix race to look forward to is the Rolex Australian Grand Prix (from 18-20 March in Melbourne), but the challenge will cover 21 weekends, culminating on 27 November with the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the grand finale of the 2016 World Championship.
Registrations are now open for the Riviera Festival Boating in May – 2016's Ultimate Boating Event. With a greater focus than ever before on broadening the boating knowledge and skills of luxury motor yacht owners, Riviera's 2016 educational program is the Festival's most expansive ever.
This year the marque will present over 110 informative and very hands-on workshops spread over four days to build boating safety and confidence, including 17 brand-new workshops. Many of the Festival's popular workshops have been fully refreshed, providing ever greater in-depth training in specific areas of nautical interest. The Riviera Festival of Boating – coinciding with the Gold Coast International Marine Expo from 19-22 May 2016 – draws owners from around Australia and around the world to celebrate and share in all that it is that makes boating with Riviera so unique. Over the past four years, Riviera's truly unique Festival has assisted hundreds of motor yacht owners from around the world to stretch their sea legs and enjoy more of the rich and rewarding benefits of the luxury life afloat. This year Riviera takes the exhilaration and enjoyment to inspiring new levels with both introductory and advanced courses to suit all degrees of seamanship and boating knowledge to be presented by nautical trainers with a wealth of boating wisdom and experiences. The Festival's 2016 Seamanship Program aims to inspire Riviera and Belize owners to use their yachts to their full potential. Experienced skipper Tim Edwards will present a workshop on offshore seamanship, while one of Australia's meteorologists Anthony Cornelius will present separate workshops on weather fundamentals and advanced forecasting. Maintenance Programs will be presented by marine professionals covering Preventative Maintenance and Discovering the Tricks of the Trade, Understanding Desalination, Know Your Generator, Troubleshooting Sanitation Systems and Understanding the Science of Anti-Fouling. The Systems Programs reflect how Riviera is embracing the technology that makes boating so much easier and more enjoyable. Workshops include Understanding the Simplicity of CZone, Onboard Power Systems, Get The Most From The Glass Cockpit, and Experience a Riviera Shaft-Drive with Express Joystick and See The Seakeeper At Work. Navigation and safety have a special focus at this year's Festival. Registrants can book for Traditional Navigation 1 – Passage Planning, Traditional Navigation 2 – Positioning, Basic Radar – Fixing Targets, Radar Rendezvous – Traditional Chart Plotting, Local Direction, IALA Buoyage System/Collision Regulations and Understanding Electronic Navigation with Raymarine. Fire Training and Emergency Planning, Emergency Protocols & Procedures, First Aid Essentials, Safe Towing, Anchoring & Rafting, Radio Communications – Distress, Marine Assist and Safety are open to all registrants, while on Sunday Riviera and Belize owners will be able to attain their Australian Waters Qualification. Mr Longhurst said the 2016 program was the Festival's most extensive yet, and also included inspirational seminars on interior design and cruising to idyllic destinations. On the Riviera Marina – as part of the award-winning Gold Coast International Marine Expo – there will be even more inspiration in the form of 12 stunning examples of on-water excellence. Of course, the Festival is just as much about fun and celebration as it is about education and Riviera also invites luxury motor yacht owners to a special Ladies Day at the Festival – Fashion and Fine Food Luncheon at Marina Mirage and Fellini Restorante e Bar, as well as a Saturday night gala cocktail marina party followed by a spectacular dinner show, Viva Las Riviera, to be attended by over 500 guests in a special section of the Riviera factory.
Wim Van der Valk are proud to announce a new Experience Event at it's yacht building facilities in Waalwijk, the Netherlands. Running from Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March, this is an exceptional opportunity for you to get a sense of our latest projects and developments in a very personal way. The following yachts will be showcased at the event: 2x Continental Two 23 m Flybridge, Continental Two 27 m Flybridge, Continental Three 26 m Raised Pilothouse, Continental Four (Trawler) 24 m Flybridge, Continental One 15 m Wheelhouse, Continental One 17 m Wheelhouse, and Continental One 19 m Wheelhouse. Refreshments will be served in the forms of drinks and a buffet, and visitors can enjoy pleasant music as they stroll around the yard and view the vessels at their leisure.
There is nothing like the thrill of a screaming reel, except when it is combined with winning big money on television! The Offshore Fishing League is looking for a few good teams to join the world's first professional salt water fishing league. Endorsed and sponsored by Viking, the OFL is pulling together some of the most passionate fishing teams to participate in the iconic North Atlantic tournaments, compete for the Champion title and win big money, all while being filmed and broadcast on national television. The OFL is a reality TV series including some of the top big game fishing teams. Hitting the tournament circuit and hooking up over six tournaments, the series will showcase the exhilaration of real tournament fishing to millions of anglers, adventure seekers and adrenaline junkies as well as outdoor and sports enthusiasts and feature all the pumping excitement that lures you into the cockpit again and again. Fans can follow their favorite teams throughout each tournament leg, cheering on their angling achievements at every turn. You can keep up to date via an online fan zone, or on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or Instagram. Now for the fine print. All OFL participants must follow the rules of each tournament. The team's classification on each leg, or tournament, will earn points towards winning the Offshore Fishing League Champion trophy and title. Over $10 million in cash prizes is awarded from the six major tournaments. Other fishing shows like Wicked Tuna or Deadliest Catch have a global following. Ever dream of being a pioneer in sportfishing, getting paid major money for product endorsement, speaking engagements or for you and your teammates to just show up? Rise up to the challenge. Now is your chance to be part of history as one of the first teams to compete in the OFL. Star in your own sports show, do what you already do and love, and hit the bank with a big check.
Viking Vice President of Sales Joe Schwab, along with Viking's International Sales Consultant Steve Boerema, recently took in a whirlwind tour of Asia while spending time with Viking's authorized dealer Simpson Marine. The journey began in Hong Kong where Joe and Steve met Simpson Marine founder, Mike Simpson, who started the business in 1984. After getting their bearings, and a little sleep, the next day started bright and early with a team meeting discussing Viking's history as well as the current boating market and opportunities in the southern Asian market. This program continued to Simpson's locations in Phuket, Thailand and Singapore. The teams acknowledged Asia as a well-known cruising destination but also discovered an untapped market for phenomenal fishing. The entire Simpson company, boasting over 100 enthusiastic team members in 11 locations, is excited to build the Viking brand and we are thrilled to have them onboard.
A further evolution of the MD61 project, Maxi Dolphin's MD65 aims to bring the open yacht virtues of the well received MD51 into larger sizes. Designed as the 51 by Roberto Starkel, the 65 adds comfort to the package of the smaller models with a spacious standard three double cabins interior being key to some of the pluses of the larger size. A crew cabin will be located at midships. An optional layout will also feature two large staterooms with two large cabins, and the owners room moving to midships. Standard power for the MD65 will come from twin 900hp Volvo engines with the large IPS1200 pod drives, this giving max speeds of 40 knots. Optional choices will come from Man 1200hp and MTU 1360hp both these units coming with Arneson surface drives propulsion.
Founded in 1986 and this year celebrating thirty years in business custom sportfish builder Jarrett Bay Boatworks presents a newly updated website. Located as the majority of the Custom Sportfish builders in Carolina region, Jarrett Bay founders actually started up by offering charter fishing services. Out of need in 1986 the company needed to replace its boat, and here Jarrett Bay Boatworks is founded. Two years later the launching of hull number one, the 52 feet Sensation is a reality. Over twenty years later and main engines changed M/Y Sensation is still in service as a full time charter boat. In the same year to the splashing of Sensation, number two goes in the water and as at today Jarrett Bay is building its hull number 62. what is the new 90 feet flagship. That is excluding the twenty plus deliveries of semi custom fiberglass built centre consoles, which started in 2004 with the 32 Walk-Around Express, updated to the 34 Walk-Around Express in 2008. All the Jarrett Bay custom builds, are made with the cold molding method, and can take two years to complete. Cold molding is frame shaping in wood covered and protected with fibreglass and resin. The custom range has seen its smaller construction with the 25 Centre Console hull 10, and the largest being the currently in build 90 feet Sportfisherman hull 62. From its humble shed beginnings, today Jarrett Bay has expanded its facility to Beaufort in North Carolina at a 175 acre facility. The new building site can build up to four custom Jarrett Bay's in one time, and has also a maximum building length of up to 120 feet in length. Jarrett Bay's new online showroom takes you around with the following buttons: New Construction, Why Jarrett Bay, Service, Facilities, Clothing, News, Boats For Sale, Employment, Our Team, and Contact Us. Jarrett Bay is also located on social media hubs; Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Instagram with a button link to these pages on the bottom left of the page.
There is always something fresh about each new Viking coming out, and the new 48 Convertible comes no less to the statement of building a better boat every day the New Jersey USA builder is so proud of. The 48 Convertible is a model which comes as replacement to the 2009 launched 46. Looking as a sportfish should do, the 48 is targeted at the owner sport-fisherman and presents him with an interesting game fishing machine with lots of cruising amenities. See three double cabins below, which includes a spacious owners room located at midships starboard side. The main deck is dedicated to life on-board with a galley, dinette, and relaxing sofa. Power will come from standard twin 900hp, and go up to the huge 1400hp units.
It is with enormous sadness that Honor Dubois and the team at Dubois Naval Architects announce the death of Ed Dubois yesterday. Following a period of illness last year, Ed had been in better health and working as normal. Unexpectedly he was admitted to hospital last week and sadly died on Thursday. Ed's career spanned decades and his passion, commitment to his work and love of his clients created a unique business, driven by exceptional design and technical talent and a genuine desire to create the most breathtakingly beautiful and technically advanced yachts; now scattered across the globe. Although created by Ed, Dubois Naval Architects has always been underpinned an incredibly committed and talented, team of naval architects, none more so than those working with Ed at the moment. The business will continue. Peter Bolke, who is Senior Designer and has been a valued member of the Dubois team for 23 years, will become Managing Director with immediate effect. Peter will be supported by the rest of the Dubois team. With one of the industry's most innovative 58m yachts currently in build and a number of similarly ambitious projects in the design stage, Ed left the business at an exciting moment in its development. Peter and his team will be supported by Ed's great friends, Richard Cunningham, and Andrew Prynne QC, Ed's friend for fifty years. Ed Dubois was a huge talent and his legacy will continue as one of the world's great yacht designers. Known not only for his love of all things boat-related, but also music, art, travel and most of all his family and friends. Ed leaves his darling wife Honor and four wonderful children, to whom he was completely devoted.
Since launching the new 510 series in 2013 Sea Ray has embraced European design with a certain conviction never seen before. The 400 series is the latest in this important direction, and just behind the launching of the 400 Sundancer model comes the new Fly sister with flybridge. The 400 Fly is an interesting Sea Ray for the boater who wants to embrace cruising with comfort, and this model ticks a lot of boxes not only to the USA boater but as a global flybridge motor cruiser offer. The 400 Fly just like the sister Sundancer embraces the single level living on the main deck, with below deck reserved for the sleeping quarters with the two cabins. Option and making this Sea Ray is also key to the new mentality of the World known USA builder with the 400 Fly offered with a lot of options and choices. From a four color choice, optional hard top covering the flybridge, interior arrangement to have a two shower head versus the standard single shower head, and last but not least the extra of an up-down extended bathing platform aft.
What a better way to return a legend then to bring back modern versions of the models which made it become so. The new Bertram way seems set to go exactly into this direction, decades later. Designed as the currently in build 35, by World famous deep-V specialist Micheal Peters the new 58 is homage to the eighties 54. Delivered in over fifty units in a production run over ten years, the 54 is a legend to behold not only for its sales number but also for the sea keeping its Dave Napier designed modified V-shape hull delivered. To say it short the 54 was Bertram second most important model ever made behind the 31. It is also a model which championed the fifty plus feet sport-fisherman yacht to new owners. The Bertram 58 is still in infant project stages, what we know so far is that it will have a 40 knots performance, wrap around wind screen with full view, and hull one is expected to launch in late 2017.
Heesen is delighted to announce the launch of the largest yacht in it's fleet to date, the 70m FDHF superyacht Project Kometa. The owners have christened their new yacht Galactica Super Nova. Yard number 17470 is not only the biggest yacht built by Heesen Yachts to date, but she is also one of the top two hundred largest yachts in the world and one of the fastest for her size. Galactica Super Nova utilizes the revolutionary Fast Displacement Hull Form technology devised by van Oossanen Naval Architects, which Heesen was the first to put into production. Thanks to the addition of a third engine to power a booster jet, she will be capable of reaching a top speed of more than 30 knots. With exterior lines by Espen Øino and interior design by Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design,Galactica Super Nova is both an evolution of Heesen's long experience in the superyacht sector and also the result of a specific research into what the market wants and expects. Galactica Super Nova will be extensively tested in the North Sea before being delivered to her owners in May 2016. After her maiden voyage from the Netherlands to Montenegro, she will cruise in the Mediterranean for the summer season before finally making her public debut at the Monaco Yacht Show.
Since Outer Reef announced its entry into the Power Catamaran sector, its been a waiting game. Now Outer Reef is showing renderings of the first model to be of its new exciting Nautilus chapter, the 440. The Nautilus 440 will have a beam short of seven meters, with accommodation options available in three or four cabins layouts. Power will come from twin Cummins engines; 380hp standard, and options going up to 550hp units coupled to ZF Zeus pods propulsion. Top speed vary from 22 knots with the standard engines up to 30 knots of the large option. Range can go up to eight hundred nautical miles, if cruising in the most economical of speeds.
Riviera's presents the new 5400 Sport Yacht. The Sport Yacht series from Riviera has been a success since the down under builder introduced the 3600 in 2005. Fast forward ten years since the launch of that model and those that followed, and one can see a big design change coming in recent years. The first Sport Yacht models have been a nice mix of conservative Sportfisherman looks with European styled interiors and single level cockpit deck layout. That philosophy started to change with the introduction of the 5800 in 2009. Now this new 5400 Sport Yacht, which follows the 6000 flagship introduced in 2015 shows a more European stance to its design and looks followed by details of practicality. Why am I saying all this because I think the 5400 Sport Yacht is an important turn around to the design of the Riviera Sport Yacht series, and looks more European then ever. Still the design team of Riviera has been clever to offer something more to its 5400 Sport Yacht, then the typical seventeen meter European counter part; astern galley by the patio door to starboard, and the L-shaped mezzanine settee being two important cases in-point. Versatility is also offered in the 5400 Sport Yacht with a choice of a standard three double cabins layout, or two; third double bunk berth berth cabin replaced by an L-shaped sofa. The 5400 Sport Yacht also offers interesting performance numbers from its Volvo 725hp engines and IPS pod propulsion reaching top speeds up to 34 knots.
Back Cove has become synonymous in building traditional cruisers for the affordable and easily maintained conscious yachtsmen. Practical elegance speaks to the simplicity and serviceability of Back Cove's systems and to the gracious lines of the down east cruisers. The Back Cove 32 is the latest model to be launched in a range that spans more than seven hundred hulls in fourteen years. New to the Back Cove range for 2017. the 32 is an amalgam of design ideas coming from discussions with current and potential owners, about the ways in which they use their boats. The Back Cove 32 offers the same concepts that have built the success of the range. Extraordinary fuel efficiency from her single diesel engine, straight forward systems and rugged traditional good looks. While her on-deck spaces are perfect for entertaining family and friends, her cozy and luxurious interior with the island double berth forward perfectly suiting the needs of a cruising couple. The skilled boat builders at Back Cove have crafted a warm and inviting interior using American cherry, finely finished with satin varnish. Power will come from a single Volvo 370hp unit with the always reliable line shaft propulsion.
Amer 94 in an interesting new pocket size super yacht from the North Liguria boat builder. Replacing the 92 as Amer entry level model, the 94 might seem the classic contemporary Italian motor yacht outside; a sweeping super structure followed by hull lines having a shear line straight as the horizon. But go skin deep, to be exact inside the engine room and the Amer breaks convention with it's triple Volvo 900hp IPS propulsion system. It is in fact as at today the largest IPS propelled yacht build so far in Europe. Like all Amer's the 94 breaks convention only in this regard, as designer Stefano Tini shows the semi custom variety the builder is known for offering five different layout options. The main difference in the layouts concerns the lower deck, offering plans which come in three large suites, traditional four double cabins, or a three cabins plus a room for a gymnasium choice.
Its been an important change in design direction in the last year also for the Beneteau Gran Turismo range, which just as the more up market Montecarlo yacht range gets the treatment from Nuvolari Lenard. The GT 46 incorporates the latest generation Beneteau-designed Air Step Two planing hull, and for the first time offers a choice of Volvo IPS pod drives or stern drive propulsion, with power options up to twin 400hp. The GT 46 hard top has electrically-powered side glazing so that you can enjoy that "open" feeling. A fully opening glass door also maintains this impression and is available on option. Available with a choice of two or three cabins, third twin bunk berth cabin taking place of the lower C-shape dinette. the GT 46 offers exceptional guest accommodation, hard to find on this size sport cruiser.
Whitehaven is a rather new marque coming from down under Australia, with an interesting line starting from sixty and going to a 95 feet project. The 6000 line has been well received, and Whitehaven and its designer Jason Kao has been also very clever to use the same platform to suit three different styles of boating needs. The new 6000 Coupe of the three versions is that ideal for those looking for single level living, stylish appearance and superb performance. Whitehaven's with this model also delivers an internal elegance with performance you would expect from a European marque. There is a lot to like about Whitehaven but its astern galley by the patio door, and the large full beam staterooms are some of the favorite features. But saying all the standing out detail for a planning sport yacht is the large 5500 liters fuel capacity, which with the standard 825hp MTU engines and best cruise can deliver an extended range of up to one thousand nautical miles.
Mulder in the Netherlands has started construction on a new 36-metre motoryacht, the yard's largest project to date and the second to be built to the exacting new LY3 standard. Having successfully delivered a 28.65-metre Mulder Voyager and the 34-metre custom-built Solis in 2015, this new 36-metre project is the next step forward for a Dutch yard that is making significant waves in the global superyacht world. The fast displacement super yacht will be built with full RINA MCA LY3 certification and have a transatlantic range. Following a successful partnership on an earlier build, Mulder suggested to the client that Claydon Reeves Design and International Yacht Register serve as owners' representative. The naval architecture will be taken care of by Van Oossanen, ensuring the finest sailing characteristics. The new yacht will feature a bespoke modern exterior with a sleek aluminium construction and a continuous window line which culminates in a contemporary plumb bow. The design will feature the Van Oossanen patented Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) to ensure comfortable sailing and fuel economy at all speeds. This will not compromise performance as the twin 1147hp engines will ensure a maximum speed of 17 knots. A full beam design will allow the volume and privacy in the owners area to be maximized. The slender, fluid design will go against the current fashion of ballooning beams, as the hull will measure no more than eight meters at its widest point. The slender hull and long waterline will together ensure outstanding sea-keeping capacities in rough seas, enhancing comfort for owner and guests alike. Five spacious cabins on board will accommodate up to ten guests. The exceptional features of the full beam master suite will be heightened by dedicated access to a private seating area in the bow, a tranquil nook from which to contemplate the horizon. An impressive saloon, dining room and bar area will be located on the main deck, with floor to ceiling windows providing panoramic views all around whilst also flooding the interior with lots of natural light. The dining experience will be enhanced by the addition of a folding side balcony, which will bring seascape panoramas right to the table. Further entertainment space can be found outside the saloon, where the large outdoor cockpit area will provide plenty of shaded al fresco seating and dining possibilities. The flybridge/sun deck above the beach club will include generous seating, lots of sun pads, a whirlpool bathtub with room for eight and a comfy dining place, a perfect backdrop to relaxing, sunbathing and socializing. For those who wish to be closer to the water, the 36-metre design will incorporate a beach club that is substantially larger than what one would normally expect on a yacht of this size, with further seating and a small day head. This new 36-metre motoryacht is slated for completion in the summer of 2017.
Princess launch the second model of its growing S Class range with the new S65. This new Princess S65 showcases a sporty slender line with a spacious internal layout. A lightweight deep-V hull delivers on this promise with breathtaking agility up to 38 knots with the large Man 1400hp engine option. The interior of the S65 sports a four cabin layout; owners room at midships, ViP suite to fore, twin cabin berth to starboard, and a bunk fourth to port. A single berth crew cabin is located aft to port side. The living is located on the main deck with the astern galley being at the center of activities whether serving the aft cockpit or the internal saloon, A sport bridge up top makes for an interesting heads in the air driving position and at the same time offering another exterior entertainment area outside, the other two being forward and aft.
Ferretti Group's 2016 will be a year of important novelty and expansion. This can be easily noticed since it's headline Ferretti yacht brand has already announced two important upcoming projects. One project which will be of great importance is the 450, a completely new upcoming entry level model for Ferretti. It's been a while since Ferretti build a sub fifty feet model, and the waiting for customers is now over. Designed by Zuccon the 450 follows design stints as seen on the well received 550, and in my opinion will also be quite a handful for the major competitors. The 450 indeed will feature a full beam midships owners cabin, and a choice of a standard three double cabin layout; third bunk cabin, or optional two large staterooms arrangement. The 450 will also feature a very interesting main deck, with an L-shape astern galley serving both aft or internal saloon easily. Flybridge will be usual Ferretti layout of a back located forward facing C-shaped dinette, helm to port, and sun-pad to starboard. Some details which we have seen on new Ferretti will also be happily featured in the 450, see sliding up down bathing platform, while good to the see that part of the brand DNA as the importance of maximizing waterline length has not been forgotten. The 450 will come with twin Cummins 425hp or optional 480hp units. Speed will be a max of 31 knots with the large engine option.
2016 has started with a bang, and while the best of times for the nautical industry are still ahead, we are seeing notice who will be the protagonist in the coming expanding years. The market has become more of a globalized one, with World brands taking a place in the heart of customers.
What will be the most different from the market of five six years ago is that today the market has become one of global entity, with some names taking World fame. The others who used to enjoy a fame in the home market will have to see what there position will be in the coming couple years. For them at the moment it is all about rebuilding and existing, making know to your customers you exist and ready to go.
For the first months of 2016 in fact we have seen a couple of restarts from Canados to that of Fairline, and other companies are showing they are still there to show there part. See Rizzardi who participated at the Nauticsud Naples boat show with an Incredible model.
It will be interesting times ahead, especially for Europe's regional builders who usually are known for making very interesting semi custom products. A part of this will also come from customers, if most buyers will be new it will be a safe choice they will go to the brand they or the friend knows.
Still not opening yourself to other possibilities might be a lost chance to have a better product, and one which fits your criteria more.