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How to Comply with Trust Services Criteria for SOC 2 Examinations
Kim Koch, Partner, IT Compliance Services
This article was updated August 31, 2022
Most technology companies store, process, or maintain client data, which means they need SOC 2 examinations, also known as SOC 2 audits, regardless of their line of service.
SOC 2 reports emphasize the effectiveness of internal controls related to the trust services criteria, which evaluate and report on controls over information and systems in the following ways:
Across an entire entity
At a subsidiary, division, or operating unit level
Within a function relevant to the entity's operational, reporting, or compliance objectives
For a particular type of information used by the entity
What Are the Trust Services Criteria?
The latest American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) 2017 Trust Services Criteria took effect for SOC 2 audit on or after December 15, 2018, allowing for enhanced system and organizational control (SOC) 2 reporting by providing greater coverage over IT governance and operational management.
The Trust Services Criteria include five trust services categories, as defined by AICPA.
Five Trust Service Categories
Security. Information and systems are protected against unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure of information, and damage to systems that could compromise the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of information or systems and affect the entity's ability to meet its objectives.
Availability. Information and systems are available for operation and use to meet the entity's objectives.
Processing integrity. System processing is complete, valid, accurate, timely, and authorized to meet the entity's objectives.
Confidentiality. Information designated as confidential is protected to meet the entity's objectives.
Privacy. Personal information is collected, used, retained, disclosed, and disposed to meet the entity's objectives.
The Trust Services Criteria include five trust services categories, as defined by the AICPA; and each of these categories has predefined criteria.
Every SOC report includes security as part of the common criteria. Management can choose which of the other trust services categories to include in the examination. For instance, if you believe a service provider is dealing with confidential information, then that trust services category should be included.
What Do the Trust Services Criteria Apply To?
The Trust Service Criteria apply to the following system components during a SOC 2 audit:
Infrastructure. Physical structures, IT, and other hardware, including facilities, computers, equipment, mobile devices, and telecommunications networks
Software. Application programs and IT system software that support application programs, such as operating systems, middleware, and utilities
People. Personnel involved in the governance, operation, and use of a system—namely developers, operators, entity users, vendor personnel, and managers
Procedures. Both automated and manual
Data. Transaction streams, files, databases, tables, and output used or processed by a system
Coverage of the Trust Services Criteria
Internal control is defined in the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Framework as "a process, effected by an entity's board of directors, management, and other personnel, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives relating to operations, reporting, and compliance."
What is The COSO Framework?
The COSO Framework is designed to be used by organizations to assess the effectiveness of the system of internal control to achieve objectives as determined by management.
The 2017 framework lists five categories of components:
Governance and culture. Governance sets the organization's tone, reinforcing the importance of, and establishing oversight responsibilities for enterprise risk management. Culture pertains to ethical values, desired behaviors, and understanding of risk in the entity.
Strategy and objective-setting. Enterprise risk management, strategy, and objective-setting work together in the strategic-planning process. A risk appetite is established and aligned with strategy; business objectives put strategy into practice while serving as a basis for identifying, assessing, and responding to risk.
Performance. Risks that may impact the achievement of strategy and business objectives need to be identified and assessed. Risks are prioritized by severity in the context of risk appetite. The organization then selects risk responses and takes a portfolio view of the amount of risk it assumed. The results of this process are reported to key risk stakeholders.
Review and revision. By reviewing entity performance, an organization can consider how well the enterprise risk management components are functioning over time and, in light of substantial changes, what revisions are needed.
Information, communication, and reporting. Enterprise risk management requires a continual process of obtaining and sharing necessary information, from both internal and external sources, which flows up, down, and across the organization.
The objective of effective Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) is to address risks related to financial reporting.
In simple terms, a company's ICFR consists of controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that the company's financial statements are reliable and prepared in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework, such as US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
What Are the 5 Components of Internal Control?
The following five components of internal control are covered by the Trust Services Criteria.
Control environment. The control environment is a set of standards that are established via a process, effected by an entity's board of directors, management, and other personnel, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives relating to operations, reporting, and compliance.
Risk assessment. Risk assessment involves a dynamic and iterative process for identifying and analyzing risks to achieve the entity's objectives and forms a basis for determining how risks should be managed.
Control activities. Control activities are actions established by the policies and procedures to help ensure management directives, intended to mitigate risks, are carried out.
Communication and information. Information is necessary for the entity to carry out internal control responsibilities in support of its objectives. Communication occurs both internally and externally, and provides the organization with information needed to carry out day-to-day internal control activities.
Monitoring activities. Ongoing evaluations, separate evaluations, or some combination of the two are used to ascertain whether each of the five components of internal control, including controls that affect the principles within each component, are present and functioning.
Other Trust Service Criteria Controls
Logical and physical access controls. Controls related to the logical access security over software, infrastructure, and architectures over protected information assets to protect them from security events, in addition to controls related to physical access to facilities and protected information assets.
System operations. Controls related to detecting and monitoring vulnerabilities, anomalies that are indicative of malicious acts, natural disasters, and errors affecting the entity's ability to meet its objectives, as well as the control to evaluate and respond to security incidents.
Change management. Controls related to authorizing, designing, developing or acquiring, configuring, documenting, testing, approving, and implementing changes to infrastructure, data, software, and procedures to meet the entity's objectives.
Risk mitigation. Controls related to risk mitigation activities for risks arising from potential business disruptions and management of risks associated with vendors and business partners.
What Are Trust Criteria Points of Focus?
For each Trust Services Criteria the AICPA provides corresponding points of focus. For all five categories where the COSO principles apply, there are 61 criteria with approximately 300 points of focus.
The points of focus provide important characteristics and help define controls for each criteria. Learn more about the focus points in our SOC Reports Overview.
What Is the Benefit of a SOC 2 Audit?
SOC 2 audits measure the effectiveness of internal controls related to five trust services categories. These reports can play an important role in:
Oversight of the organization
Vendor management programs
Internal corporate governance and risk management processes
Regulatory oversight
To learn more about the benefits of SOC 2 reports and how they could be used to reduce security questionnaires or vendor examination procedures, please see What Is a SOC Report, and Why Is It Important?
Most technology companies engage in SOC 2 audits regardless of their line of service because they act as, or work with, clients to store, process, or maintain client data.< /p>
The number of SOC 2 audits has increased sharply in recent years. This trend continues, largely due to increased security concerns that rise proportionally to the IT industry's promotion of new products and services in the cloud, and events of disruption like the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information about the SOC 2 audit process or how your organization can map its current controls and identify gaps, please contact your Moss Adams professional or visit our SOC Examinations page for more information.
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Q: mongoimport not working for mongodb atlas I am an issue in mongoimport for mongoDB ATLAS clusters but not able to find any solution.
I am following the below steps:
1. I have created the free account in mongodb atlas
2. I have then created a cluster
3. Then i have added in IP Whitelist
4. Then i am using normal command prompt(not mongo shell)
5. I am then using command cd and going to C:\mongodb\bin
6. Next step i am copying the code (mongo "mongodb://cluster0-shard-00-00-..........) from "Connect via the Mongo Shell"
7. I am now connected to the cluster(Cluster0-shard-0:PRIMARY>)
8. Next step i am using mongoimport command :
mongoimport --host cluster0-shard-00-00-xxxx.mongodb.net:27017 --db starwarsdb --type json --file ~c:\Users\xxxx\Downloads\starwars.json --jsonArray --authenticationDatabase admin --ssl --username  --password
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Q: Dictionary and list value processing I have a code which will produce the dict as follows:
defaultdict(<type 'list'>, {u'b0116ce25cad4106becbbddfffa61a1c': [u'demo_ins1', u'2530.0'], u'1578f81703ec4bbaa1d548532c922ab9': [u'new_ins_1', u'1750.0', u'new_tenant_ins', u'2520.0']})

Code:
# inilialize necessary dict
dict_compute = defaultdict(list)

for tenants,instances in tenant_id_dict.iteritems():

        for single_ins in instances:
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Dictionary which is combination of tenant_id, Instance_name and cost.
I need to keep a relation between each other.
I need the result should be as follows:
{u'b0116ce25cad4106becbbddfffa61a1c': [u'demo_ins1' : u'2530.0']

Ie: That is for each tenant it should be displaying the instance name(demo) and cost(2530.0) as needed.
Need a better way for the same, Which one is best List or Dict.
I should be able to fetch and process if needed.
I am OK with anything(List or Dict) I just need to keep a relation.
Someone have a look and let me know the solution or suggestions.

A: Better try initializing a list and appending dictionary to it as below-
from collections import defaultdict
# inilialize necessary dict
dict_compute = defaultdict(list)

for tenants,instances in tenant_id_dict.iteritems():
    for single_ins in instances:
        compute_value_for_instance = ck.reports.get_total(tenant_id=tenants, service='compute', instance_id=single_ins)
        dict_compute[tenants].append({single_ins:compute_value_for_instance})
        print dict_compute

EDIT- If you need oneliner then below would work no need of using defaultdict-
dict_compute = {tenants:[{single_ins:ck.reports.get_total(tenant_id=tenants, service='compute', instance_id=single_ins)} for single_ins in instances] for tenants,instances in tenant_id_dict.iteritems()}


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I just finished reading this novella July 10, 2018. This is my review. I liked this story about Court and Skye. The story line was interesting. Court and Skye have good chemistry together. The story flows well. The cast of supporting characters are interesting and likable. The story can be read as a stand alone but I strongly suggest you read the Chiasson series as well, as both are strongly connected. The LaRue's and the Chiasson's are cousins and family members from each family show up in both series. Skye is a reporter. She's also human. But her articles are all about the paranormal creatures living among them. Court LaRue is a werewolf. He and his brothers keep the paranormal factions living in peace. When Skye's article threatens to unveil the paranormal community, the LaRue's must stop her. But when Skye's life is put in danger? Court is assigned to be her protector. There's an obvious attraction between them. Can they deny their feelings for each other until the threat is neutralized? Or should they give in and enjoy what time they have together because one, or both of them, could be killed. Overall, I enjoyed this novella and will definitely be reading more from this series.


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LOVE CAN'T DISAPPEAR Missing Lovers Day
By Admin March 19, 2021 153
Asanka Abeyratne
"Even if you disappear from my world, your memories will always be with me. No one can make it disappear, my love is alive".
She met us on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2020 at the Vihara Mahadevi Park in Colombo. That is how she remembered her husband's love along with the other families of the missing. Her love for her husband, who was forcibly disappeared by the military during the 1989 civil war, still lingers. She is not the only one. Thousands of wives still search for their missing husbands, husbands search for their missing wives, children look for their missing parents and parent look for their children in a relentless struggle for justice for their loved ones. Eleven years after the end of the ethnic conflict, are not all victims of enforced disappearances, killings or casualties in the war someone's lover or loved one? The families of the missing in Sri Lanka organize "Missing Lovers Day" on February 14 each year. But the event must happen online this year due to the pandemic.
Many people feel that love is a spiritual bond between two people. Some songs say that love is devoid of lust. What is clear from different ideas about love is that love is trapped within the individual. But once upon a time, it was a connection with a loved one. I am reminded of a question raised by Lenin: "How can a person who does not love society, love his boyfriend or girlfriend?". Che Guevara, who was considered one of the world's greatest revolutionaries, once said: "The first qualification to be a revolutionary is to love the world." This shows that love is inseparable from human life. Today, it is very sad that love has become a private property. Even in a romantic relationship, one tries to match the value of one property to the value of another. And love has become a commodity. There is a market demand for love. February 14th has also become a day to record high sales of commemorative cards and souvenirs. Love has also become an easy-to-use tool for many fraudulent carnivores. A text message received on a mobile phone can state that the lover has sent a gift via his phone or social media account on the occasion of Valentine's Day, asking the receiver to deposit some money in order to receive it. Lovers should learn to not to be fooled such schemes on Valentine's Day.
But love is a struggle. Valentine's Day is also the culmination of a struggle for love. The Roman emperor issued a royal decree banning love affairs and marriage within the empire. But under the patronage of Saint Valentine, a struggle was waged against the royal decree and many lovers intervened to marry. As a result, the emperor killed St. Valentine in 270 AD.
In this context, why is it important that we talk about missing lovers? Enforced disappearances are a serious crime against humanity and a serious human rights violation. An enforced disappearance violates the victim's right to life and the protection of the law, as well as the victim's relatives and close relatives. The disappearing loved ones are unique in that they are people who have fought against injustice and persecution. That is why these lost loved ones who are victims of the state's violence are the true lovers, as their struggle is not for personal gain and any kind of privilege, but for the common good of society.
The Office of the Missing Persons, which was established as a result of the civil society struggle in the justice system for missing persons in Sri Lanka, has now been put to death by the present regime. Also, there was Rs. 500 million allocated from the 2019 budget to pay these families a monthly interim allowance of Rs.6.000. While it was decided to pay these interim allowances within two years to the families who obtain the certificate of absence, only Rs. 11 million was paid for the year 2019-2020. Although these families had inquired from the government about the remaining Rs. 489 million owed to the families of the missing, the government is silent on the matter. While the present government asked to include the money in the last budget, the government has not responded to this.
So, if you are a true lover, you should fight for a loving society and add your voice for the justice of loved ones who have been harmed in many ways.
The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the Sri Lanka Press Institute.
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What started out to be a chilly day, turned into a day filled with warmth and love from these two and their amazing family!!
Chris and I knew we were both in for a treat when we arrived; well we knew when they booked us actually! :) This group knows how to party (please scroll through :)) and we love a group who knows how to party!! It not only makes the wedding 10 times more fun when people are on the dance floor all night, but it also makes for awesome images!
Courtney and Anthony are so sweet to one another! I remember from their engagement session this past summer, right when I was gearing Anthony up for all the pictures he was about to partake in come their wedding day; he loved being in front of the camera by the end of their session! So by the time their wedding came he was ready!! Never complained, always was down for a pose, a kiss, a nuzzle, whatever I asked of him; in the brisk air and all!! Now Courtney on the other hand, she was made for this!! Being a photog herself, she knew what it took to have those wedding images and she was ready to have them for herself this time!! Both stunning as can be, you couldn't have asked for a better day on the beach to say those "I Dos." Courtney did a special First Look with not only the man that raised her, but Anthony as well! They have such a fabulous support system as well and it made the day that more special!!
Congratulations you two!! I am so happy for you both!!


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High Wycombe's indie-pop stars Only Sun have saved their upbeat summer anthems for the right moment as they follow up Song Of The Week track 'Indigo' with new cut 'Youth'.
Formed when school friends Euan Bryden (lead vocals), Aabid Kanji (drums) and Ed Miguens (rhythm guitar) joined forces with Taylor Lacey (bass) and Daz McManus (lead guitar), the boys recently played an ICM Presents show in London last month we were blown away with their live performance.
With scuzzy, shimmering riffs their uplifting slice of indie rock is a contagious sunny charm. 'Youth' reminisces on the noughties and elicit on a playful zest. Only Sun's catalogue will have you up and dancing on first listen, and singing along for days afterwards.
With festivals such as Kendal Calling, The Alternative Escape and Camden Rocks also already under their belts, the band now look set to continue to charming listeners with this perfect summer anthem.
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With scuzzy, shimmering riffs their uplifting slice of indie rock is a contagious sunny charm. 'Youth' reminisces on the noughties and elicit on a playful zest. Only Sun's catalogue will have you up and dancing on first listen, and singing along for days afterwards.


I came across another article the other day that promised steps to the perfect party for kids. That was on the heels of flipping through a magazine, which highlighted the perfect bedroom for a kid, and an article on the perfect kid friendly vacation spots. There was even an ad for school, which offered the perfect environment for a child's education. I immediately felt a rise in my anxiety levels because, given the nature of our lives, I can't possibly provide perfection.
Parents, if you don't already know it, are some of the most fearful, anxious people on the planet. We spend tons of resources (time, money, etc.,) on trying to assure that our children have all they can ever need so that they have the perfect childhood – which will in turn lead to a perfect life. Books and articles that promise pathways to perfection get bounced around social media like celebrity gossip.
At one point I had over fifteen parenting books on my bookshelf most from a Christian perspective. Many of them promised to deliver a parenting strategy that would lead to great, well-adjusted kids. The trouble was that they were all different in their approaches – some even contradictory to the other.
It was confusing and overwhelming and at times alarming. I am smart enough to realize that there is little chance that I can perfectly put any of these "tips" into practice. However, these articles and books come with an implicit warning. Failure, on my part, according to the purveyors and peddlers of parenting advice, is certain to cause my kids to plummet into nothingness. What pressure!
On the one hand, I know parents who are so resigned that they are "messing their kids up" that they jokingly say they aren't saving for their kid's education but rather for their therapy bill. On the other hand, a dad actually said to me, "Mark if you do these five Biblical things you will have great kids – I can guarantee it. If you don't, well I'll pray for you and your kids." While on opposite ends of the spectrum both parents have something in common – they are both anxious about parental perfection.
For the last twenty years I have worked with parents and students in one capacity or another. I have yet to meet the perfect parent with the perfect parenting strategy and the resulting perfect kids. And yet somehow I fell into the quagmire of attempting parental perfection when my sons came along. I found myself rummaging through books and articles, trying to find some morsel that would help me as a dad. I actually tried to make things perfect and I failed, miserably. It is nearly impossible to rise above the pressure from our culture's pursuit of parenting perfectionism.
I learned something, in the midst of my anxious rush to find the pathway to perfection; I don't want perfect kids – or even perfect parties. I want kids of character. Character comes from the ways we handle imperfection in ourselves and in others. The world isn't a perfect place. Parental anxiety comes from trying to create perfection in a world that is full of flaws and broken-ness.
I don't want perfect kids – or even perfect parties. I want kids of character. Character comes from the ways we handle imperfection in ourselves and in others.
Because we are prone to messing up we need to be patient with others and ourselves. Sure, we want to become better people but a better person doesn't mean perfect. Better may mean being self-aware enough to know and admit my faults, failures and quirks so that I can overlook/forgive others their faults, failures and quirks. Perhaps that is the thing we can give our kids to shape their character.
Our kids live in a world where they are going to have to bear with other people – because people are going to have to bear with them. Parents need to break away from the lie of perfectionism and embrace reality. We do not live in a perfect world with perfect people. Our kids are not perfect. They like all of us have stuff in their hearts that they need to be aware of. We live in a real world where people and circumstances are not always fun, nice and easy. Character comes when as we navigate through the tough things both in our hearts and in our world. It starts with parents being real about their stuff – and allowing their children to witness the way they go through things – faults and all. It brings relief from the lie of perfectionism as parents allow their kids to see them growing in character, too.
Telling my kids I love them is something I try to do all the time. The truth is sometimes my "I love you" is overshadowed by the fact that I wasn't paying attention to what they were saying. Or worse, as I drive them to school, blasting them for something they did or did not do. Then saying, "Love you" as they get out of the car – as if saying I love you will cover a multitude of sins.
It is clear in those moments to my kids and to me that I am not perfect. I need to own that and preëmpt the conversation and say, "I'm sorry. I blew it with you. Will you forgive me for that? I'll try to do a better job next time" and then really work on doing better. After all, parenting is all about shaping the character of our kids but how can I give shape to their character if I'm not working on mine – in front of them.
Trying to achieve perfection in parenting is bound to create anxiety – especially since we are not perfect people and do not live in a perfect world. It is far better to help our children learn the ways of character by helping them to deal with the good parts and the not so good parts of life. We are all a work in progress and the progress is life-long and not merely through childhood and adolescents. Perhaps we can let our children know that they are not the only ones growing up and getting better – their parents are, too.


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Ensuring health care for all people in Cambodia
| Publication date 06 April 2018 | 08:52 ICT
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Fri, 6 April 2018
by Dr Yunguo Liu
If you or a member of your family had a heart attack, was badly injured in a traffic collision, or was diagnosed with diabetes, would you be able to get the health care you need?
Up to half the world's population is missing out on basic health services and almost 100 million people are plunged into extreme poverty every year because the costs of their health care are unaffordable.
Cambodia is recognised as one of the countries that made the most impressive gains in recent decades to improve newborn and child health, ensure provision of HIV/AIDS treatment to over 80 percent of the infected population, and expand vaccination coverage. But now, the government of Cambodia has a more ambitious vision of ensuring that quality health services are accessible, affordable and acceptable for all Cambodians. The technical term for this latter vision is "universal health coverage".
The World Health Organization was established 70 years ago, on April 7, 1948. Each year, this day is celebrated all over the world by member states of WHO as World Health Day. Reflecting its importance, the theme of World Health Day this year is universal health coverage.
Why? Despite significant health gains around the world, many people are still just one illness away from poverty. There are unacceptable gaps in access to health care. Whether people can't afford to pay, live too far away from health facilities, lack knowledge, or suffer from stigma or discrimination, we must address these problems that prevent people accessing the life-saving healthcare they need. We must not tolerate these inequities.
Universal health coverage means addressing these challenges so that all people are able to access good quality health services and the medicines they need without experiencing financial hardship – whoever they are, wherever they live, and without any form of discrimination.
We need care that both promotes health and prevents sickness, and we also need better care for people already living with health conditions. Both communicable and noncommunicable diseases need to be addressed to achieve universal health coverage.
Recent initiatives by the Cambodian government, in collaboration with development partners, are aimed at tackling many of the issues that are key to moving towards universal health coverage in this country, as part of Cambodia's commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals – for which universal health coverage is one important target. Building on the platform of the Health Equity Funds, the aim is to expand financial protection so that for all Cambodians, the cost of care when accessing health services is not a barrier to their use.
With the development of the National Social Protection Policy Framework, there has been an expansion in social health insurance schemes and efforts are being made to financially cover workers in the informal sector. Initiatives are also underway to improve the quality of care, and to expand the provision of services for noncommunicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes. The recent National Health Congress highlighted social health insurance and quality of care.
All Cambodians have a role to play in moving the country towards universal health coverage – through building and using health services, and through contributing to the economic growth required to support Cambodia's ability to provide health services for all.
But universal health coverage is itself an investment to ensure long-term growth, reduce poverty, help children to grow and provide all Cambodians the opportunity to realise their potential. Efforts towards universal health coverage must therefore be at the heart of the development agenda, and require the participation of all sectors, not just the health sector.
As WHO, on this World Health Day, we commit to continuing our long history of working with the Royal Government and people of Cambodia to improve their health and wellbeing. We will redouble our efforts to support Cambodia's path towards universal health coverage and achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals – to contribute to Cambodia becoming a safer, fairer and more prosperous country for all.
Dr Yunguo Liu is a WHO representative in Cambodia
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Coronavirus in Norfolk: What will the restrictions be when lockdown ends?
Dan Grimmer
Published: 5:40 PM November 17, 2020 Updated: 7:05 PM November 22, 2020
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Parts of Norfolk could emerge from the national lockdown into different tiers, it has been suggested, as coronavirus rates show considerable divergence in the rates of coronavirus cases across the county.
Coronavirus cases in one part of Wymondham over the past seven days have sent it among the country's top 200 areas in terms of infection rates, while areas such as Sheringham, Swaffham, Stalham and Sea Palling have had two cases or fewer.
And council leaders, meeting on Thursday, will discuss how that sort of disparity, if still the case when lockdown ends, might affect restrictions in Norfolk.
Government advisors have questioned whether it will be appropriate for a return to the same tiers which existed before lockdown, with Dr Susan Hopkins, from Public Health England, suggesting tier one, which Norfolk had been in prior to lockdown, has "little effect".
And there has been a call for the public to be braced for the possibility some parts of the county could need to have differing restrictions.
Sam Chapman-Allen, leader of Breckland Council. Photo: Breckland Council - Credit: Archant
The contrast is laid bare by Public Health England figures which show, in the seven days up to November 11, 41 cases in Wymondham West meant it had a rate of 722.7 cases per 100,000 people - the 166th highest in England.
Wymondham East and Spooner Row had 76 cases, giving a rate of 652.2 cases per 100,000 people and placing it 273rd of all English areas.
Yet Swaffham, Sheringham, Stalham and Sea Palling had two cases or fewer - and that has prompted questions over whether a one-size fits all approach would be appropriate.
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John Fuller, leader of South Norfolk Council, which includes Wymondham in its boundaries, said: "Norfolk went into this together and if we can come out in tier one together, we would all be delighted.
South Norfolk Council leader John Fuller. Picture: ROSE SAPEY - Credit: Rose Sapey
"But we now have to seriously contemplate, as a matter of urgency, the issue that we will have to deal with hotspots and consider what that means for tiers in Norfolk - and whether that means we will not be in the same tier together.
"We need to have a conversation with the public about that possibility, because without the public understanding, we will never get the consent and compliance it would need."
Sam Chapman-Allen, leader of Breckland Council, said it was a possibility which needed to be considered. He said: "Is it right for many of the areas which have low rates to be impacted by those areas where numbers are higher? I don't know the right or the wrong answer, but it's a fair question which we need to be asking."
Tier one, rated medium, meant different households could mix both indoors and outdoors, but only in groups of up to six people; pubs and restaurants could open until 10pm, but had to provide table service; there were no restrictions on travel; shops and gyms stayed open and organised sport was allowed.
Tier two restricted mixing indoors, limited journeys and prevented care home visits,
Before the lockdown, the trigger point for moving into tier two was generally around 100 cases per 100,000 people, although other factors such as hospital admissions and specific, localised outbreaks, played a part. Norfolk's overall infection rate is now closer to 150 cases per 100,000 people.
Andrew Proctor, leader of Norfolk County Council, said it was too soon to know what the future would hold which made it more crucial than ever that people stick to the rules.
He said: "We want to make sure Norfolk does not have any more restrictions than necessary, given the balance between lives and livelihoods.
Wymondham Market Cross. The town's coronavirus rates have surged. Picture: SIMON FINLAY - Credit: SIMON FINLAY
"If people have got symptoms, they must get a test. And if people are told to isolate, then they need to isolate.
"People need to keep washing their hands, wear face coverings and keep social distancing. In these last couple of weeks that's more important than it's ever been."
But an expert in infectious disease at the University of East Anglia (UEA), said he thought Norfolk would be moved into tier two when the national lockdown ends on December 2.
Prof Paul Hunter, from the UEA's School of Medicine, said: "I suspect almost everywhere will be moved to tier two, while a lot of the places which were in tier two will move into tier three."
Andrew Proctor, leader of Norfolk County Council. Pic: Neil Perry - Credit: Archant
He said he believed the tier system had been working, which he said was reflected in a slowing of cases, but the "last hurrah" of people going out just before it came in had caused rates to rise.
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has said ministers want to see a "significant easing" of coronavirus controls when the lockdown in England is lifted on December 2.
Mr Jenrick said that it was too early to say which tiers particular areas would be moved into when the country returns to a system of tiered controls.
Duncan Baker, North Norfolk MP, said he was "optimistic" that the county would emerge into the lowest level of restrictions.
Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia. Picture: UEA - Credit: UEA
He said: "North Norfolk, in particular, still has some of the lowest infection rates in the country.
"I very much want us to be coming out into the lowest tier, in whatever shape that comes forward as, as soon as that's practically possible, in public health terms.
"We had a briefing with hospital chief officers on Friday and there was a sense of optimisim that, although admissions continued to be reasonably high in Norfolk, we are in a reasonable situation at the moment.
"However, we are still not even halfway through the current lockdown and it will be monitored very closely."
Mr Baker said recent announcements around vaccines show that there "is light at the end of the tunnel".
George Freeman, Mid Norfolk MP, said: "Which tier will we be in after lockdown? It's too soon to say. It will depend on how much we can get the R rate down in this circuit breaker.
"I would like us to be able to show that we can safely return to tier one. To do that, we will need to see the Norfolk data at the end of November."
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A better thing of using iPhone is that you can find your contacts in iTunes if you lost them, even lost your iPhone or get it broken. We all know that iTunes can backup your iPhone contacts when you sync your iPhone with it, but the backup is unreadable. How can we get iPhone contacts from iTunes, even without iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS? It's pretty simple. Just read on and follow the guide below to find your iPhone contacts in iTunes.
To begin with, get Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS (Windows) or Wondershare Dr.Fone (Mac). Both of them allow you to find iPhone contacts in iTunes and get them out of it without a pain. The whole process is done automatically. All you need to do is to install and run the program on your PC or Mac, and then check and save your iPhone contacts to computer.
In fact, you can download any version of the program for Windows. They all let you get contacts on any iPhone from iTunes. Just choose one and download it now.
Next, let's try the Windows version of Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS in steps. For Mac users, you also can do similar steps to get your iPhone contacts in iTunes on your Mac.
After running the program on your computer (it must be the one where you've synced your iPhone with iTunes), select "Recover from iTunes Backup File" on the top. You'll see the window as follows.
The scan will take you a few seconds. After that, all data in the iTunes backup will be extracted and displayed in clear categories like camera roll, photo stream, contacts, messages, notes, and so forth. To find your iPhone contacts, choose the category: Contacts. You can preview the full detail of every contact, including name, company, phone number, Email address, etc. Check what you want and click "Recover" to save it on your computer. It's a one-click work.
Note: If you want to import these contacts back to your iPhone, or to a new iPhone, you can use Wondershare MobileGo for iOS or Wondershare MobileGo for iOS (Mac), which allows you to easily manage your iPhone contacts, messages, photos, videos, etc.


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Jose Altuve a deserving MVP, but Aaron Judge was more valuable to Yankees than Altuve was to Astros
By John Harper
Aaron Judge had a historic impact on the Yankees' season.
Getting to watch Jose Altuve up close during the ALCS against the Yankees only added to my appreciation for everything he can do on the baseball field, leaving no doubt that he's a deserving winner of the American League MVP Award.
But I did think the vote would be closer.
Certainly the difference in performance between Altuve and Aaron Judge wasn't nearly as wide as the gap in voting, as the Astros' second baseman received 27 of the 30 first-place votes.
Judge received two of the remaining first-place votes, with Indians' second baseman Jose Ramirez getting the other, as well as 27 second-place votes, to finish second overall, and obviously that's quite an accomplishment, especially for a rookie who had to earn a starting job in spring training.
Nevertheless, I believe Judge was more valuable to the Yankees than Altuve was to the Astros, and if I had a vote it would have gone to the 6-foot-7 slugger.
Simply put, I believe voters underestimated the impact that Judge had, with his historic first half that changed everything for the Yankees' season, as well as a spectacular September.
Instead I think they chose Altuve for a couple of reasons:
Aaron Judge had a historic impact on the Yankees' season. (Elsa/Getty Images)
First, he was more consistent, putting up big numbers for the Astros from start to finish, leading the way for an offense that finished first in the majors in runs scored.
Judge, meanwhile, had that six-week slump during which he looked helpless at times, while striking out at least once in a major-league record 37 straight games.
Secondly, Altuve had the better clutch stats. Specifically, he put up phenomenal numbers in the "late & close" category, which is defined as the seventh inning or later with a one-run lead, the game tied, or behind with at least the tying run on deck.
In those 70 plate appearances, Altuve hit .441 with three home runs, as well as a .529 on-base percentage and a .661 slugging percentage, adding up to a 1.190 OPS.
By comparison, in 100 such plate appearances Judge also hit three home runs but had a slash line of .215/.380/.380/.760.
That's a pretty dramatic difference, and Altuve did better in other clutch-related stats as well, so in a race where both players had such impressive overall numbers, those matter.
Jose Altuve is a deserving MVP, but Aaron Judge would have received John Harper's vote. (Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News)
Then there's the human factor: everybody loves Altuve, the little guy, proving that even at 5-foot-6 he can be one of the best players in baseball. He's a walking inspiration for kids everywhere, and one of the good guys in the game as well.
So maybe sentiment played a part, but Altuve proved his greatness in the postseason, after the MVP voting was done. He hit seven home runs in 18 games, putting up a 1.021 OPS, while making great plays with his glove at second base and helping win games with his speed as well.
Bottom line, it's a feel-good story, Altuve overcoming the size stigma, going all the way back to his teenage years in Venezuela, when the Astros sent him home from their tryout camp, telling him he was too small and, besides, they didn't believe he was 16, the mandatory age to participate.
As Altuve has told the story, his father urged him to go back the next day with his birth certificate, and he wound up convincing the Astros to take a chance on him for a $15,000 signing bonus.
And, to be honest, as an undersized middle-infielder in college a million years ago, I can't help but root for Altuve, and love the idea of him winning the MVP. I was even right for a change in our Daily News preseason predictions, picking him as the winner.
Yet, as I've said, I believe Judge had the most impact on any team in the American League.
Aaron Judge was more valuable to the Yankees than Jose Altuve was to the Astros. (Yi-Chin Lee/AP)
After all, without his astonishing power show early in the first couple of months, the Yankees never would have gotten off to the 21-9 start that instilled a confident vibe in the clubhouse and changed everything about their season.
Indeed, without Judge's production, and the promise of more, GM Brian Cashman almost certainly wouldn't have been as willing to deal prospects for reinforcements come July that played such an important role for the Yankees down the stretch.
Not that other Yankees weren't vitally important as well, especially Didi Gregorius, but to some degree the Yankees' season correlated with Judge's ups and downs. In April and September they were a combined 35-16, playing their best baseball with the big guy's hot bat leading the way.
And while the bullpen's struggles derailed them at times through the middle of the season, their 28-27 record in July and August was owed largely to his second-half slump.
Finally, Judge pulled out of that slump to hit 15 home runs in September, raising his total to 52 and helping the Yankees push the Red Sox to the second-to-last day of the season in the AL East race.
I thought that strong finishing kick would get him more than two first-place votes. That it didn't is no crime, to be sure. Just a bit surprising.
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Uber and Lyft to turn the wheels on car ownership: industry experts
By Tyler Choi
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FILE PHOTO: The Logo of taxi company Uber is seen on the roof of a private hire taxi in Liverpool, Britain, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ride-hailing apps like those of Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc are expected to alter the state of car ownership towards subscription-based services and shared ownership, auto industry experts said at a conference on Wednesday.
At the annual Collision Conference in Toronto, speakers said ride-hailing apps are also set to play a role in testing automation for safety.
"Your phone will be your car," said Andre Haddad, CEO of Turo, a peer-to-peer car-sharing company that enables users to rent their cars out to others.
Haddad said that while car sales have never been higher globally, people are realizing that owning a vehicle is increasingly becoming unaffordable due to car payments, insurance, and parking.
"Many more are realizing they can share their car when they're not using it or rent it out to recover the big costs of ownership," he added.
Uber said it is the largest ride-hailing firm in the world with 91 million users globally and a 65 percent market share in North America.
Both Uber and Lyft went public this year, but are trading well below their offer prices.
Haddad said that car ownership among young adults was on the decline, with fewer adults under the age of 25 purchasing cars.
At the same time, he said the demographics would stabilize and demand for cars for events like weekend trips or vacations would maintain their interest.
Scott Hempy, CEO of Filld, a mobile gas delivery service, said labor trends like working remotely or from home had contributed to the reduced interest in cars, and that ride-sharing would change the insurance industry to per mile charges, rather than a flat fee.
Ride-sharing fleets and taxis are expected to be the testing ground for automation, according to Zaki Fasihuddin, the CEO of Volvo Cars Technology. Fasihuddin said ride-sharing cars would be the first practical applications for autonomous vehicles, at the ultimate goal of reducing all fatalities.
"Give consumers the choice," said Fasihuddin. "Ride-sharing is a viable option. Nowadays people take that for granted, and that's a valid mode of transportation.
(Reporting by Tyler Choi; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)
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Boosters extended to those 18 and over as Omicron variant is found in Scotland
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Boosters vaccinations will be extended to all those aged 18 and over in Scotland after six cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant were identified north of the border.
The Scottish Government confirmed the change after the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended it to help tackle the new variant.
It follows four cases being confirmed in Lanarkshire and two in Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Scotland 's chief medical officer, Dr Gregor Smith, said: "We welcome the further advice from the JCVI on the Covid-19 vaccination programme and confirm Scotland has already started work on its implementation, including the recommendation that boosters can now be given to all adults no less than three months after a second dose.
This morning, the First Minister of Scotland @NicolaSturgeon and I have called on the Prime Minister to hold a COBRA meeting.
It's vital we work together as four nations to limit the spread of the new #Omicron variant.
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"Urgent talks with health boards and vaccination partners are underway and further information on the delivery of this advice will follow as soon as possible."
Meanwhile, Downing Street has rejected a joint call from the Scottish and Welsh first ministers for stricter travel restrictions to help combat the spread of the new variant.
No 10 rejected the proposal for arrivals to the UK to self-isolate for eight days, with tests on day two and day eight.
Currently, passengers arriving in the UK from 4am on Tuesday will be required to take a PCR test by the end of their second day from entry and isolate until they receive a negative test, while 10 southern African nations have been added to the red travel list.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "We believe that the approach we've taken is the proportionate one to the evidence that we currently have available about this variant.
"Introducing further isolation requirements and testing requirements would have a detrimental effect on the travel industry and indeed those who are planning to go travelling."
Downing Street also rejected a call from Nicola Sturgeon and Wales's First Minister Mark Drakeford to hold an an urgent Cobra meeting with representatives from the four UK nations to discuss the new variant after the six cases in Scotland followed three confirmed in England.
Daily confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the UK (PA)
The pair also called for a guarantee that the Treasury will fully fund any business support required.
Addressing the situation in Scotland at a briefing on the new variant, Ms Sturgeon urged people to "prepare for the worst" but said she was hoping for the best.
She said some of the cases identified have no travel history, which suggests there is a degree of community transmission, but there is currently no suggestion this is either sustained or widespread.
She said Public Health Scotland and local health protection teams are working together and "enhanced" contact tracing is being undertaken to establish the origin of the virus and any individuals the people have come into contact with in recent weeks.
All close contacts of suspected Omicron cases will be advised to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of their vaccination status, and enhanced testing will take place in areas where cases have been confirmed.
Ms Sturgeon said much is still to be learned about the new variant, adding: "What we do know at this stage confirms in my view that we should treat it seriously and that we should continue to act on a precautionary basis at this stage.
3,671,148 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
The total confirmed as positive has risen by 2,244 to 724,983
The number of deaths of people who tested positive remains at 9,562
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— Scottish Government (@scotgov) November 29, 2021
"While we all hope that the emerging understanding of it will reduce rather than increase our level of concern, there is no doubt that this presents potentially the most challenging development in the course of the pandemic for quite some time.
"It's important to prepare for the worst. That does not mean that we are not hoping for something considerably short of the worst. We are still hoping for the best."
Ms Sturgeon said compliance with restrictions is "vital", and urged people to get fully vaccinated, take regular lateral flow (LFD) tests and adhere to the rules around mask wearing, ventilation and hygiene as well as working from home if possible.
Questioned on the possible impact on Christmas gatherings, she is not asking people to put plans on hold at the moment, but added: "On any occasion that you are intending to socialise or mix with people from other households… please do use an LFD test."
Earlier, Scotland's Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, said: "There is still much to learn about the Omicron variant. Questions remain about its severity, transmissibility and response to treatments or vaccines and scientists are working at pace to provide additional information."
The first two cases in the UK: in Nottingham and Essex – were announced on Saturday, while a third Omicron case was detected in the UK on Sunday in a person with travel links to southern Africa.
On Monday afternoon, health ministers from the G7 group of nations held an urgent meeting to discuss the variant first detected in South Africa amid concerns it could spread rapidly and partially evade existing jabs.
Figures published by the Scottish Government on Monday show there were 2,244 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the Scotland in the past 24 hours.
No new deaths were recorded north of the border but registry offices are generally closed at weekends, impacting figures.
The death toll under this daily measure, of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days, remains at 9,562.
A total of 715 people were in hospital on Sunday with recently confirmed Covid-19 and, of these, 52 were in intensive care.
A total of 4,345,855 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination, 3,948,483 have received their second dose, and 1,659,464 have received a third dose or booster.
Chinese lender to issue bonds for M&A in cash-strapped property sector
Property developer shares rose on Tuesday after a Chinese lender unveiled a plan to issue debt to fund real estate acquisitions - the first bank to do so - while Beijing sought to reassure investors about the broader impact of defaults on bond markets. Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co plans to raise 5 billion yuan ($790 million) by selling three-year bonds through China's interbank market, it said in a filing on Monday. The funds would be used to finance real estate project acquisitions in the form of lending, it said.
Autocracies outdo democracies on public trust - survey
Public trust in governments running the world's democracies has fallen to new lows over their handling of the pandemic and amid a widespread sense of economic pessimism, a global survey has found. The Edelman Trust Barometer, which for two decades has polled thousands of people on trust in their governments, media, business and NGOs, conversely showed rising scores in several autocratic states, notably China. "We really have a collapse of trust in democracies," said Richard Edelman, whose Edelman communications group published the survey of over 36,000 respondents in 28 countries interviewed between Nov. 1-24 of last year.
CMHC says annual pace of housing starts fell in December, down 22% from November
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in December fell 22 per cent when compared with November. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 236,106 units for the final month of the year, down from 303,813 in November. The drop came as the annual rate of urban starts fell 24 per cent in December to 212,918. The annual rate of urban starts of apartments, condos and other types of multiple-unit housing projec


Tishani Doshi is an award-winning writer and dancer of Welsh-Gujarati descent. She is the author of four books of poetry and fiction. Since 2001 she has worked as the lead dancer with the Chandralekha troupe in Madras. Currently she divides her time between Tamil Nadu and elsewhere.


We are looking forward to screening Band of Sisters on the beautiful Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters. Three Adrian Dominicans (Sisters Carol Coston, Elise Garcia, and Pat Siemen) are featured in the film. Mary Fishman, Sister Carol Coston and Sister Elise Garcia will be in attendance for audience discussion after both screenings, and both screenings will be open to the public. Free will offering.


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Il doppio del Wellington Classic 1989 è stato un torneo di tennis facente parte della categoria Grand Prix.

Dan Goldie e Rick Leach erano i detentori del titolo, ma quest'anno non hanno partecipato.

Peter Doohan e Laurie Warder hanno battuto in finale 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Rill Baxter e Glenn Michibata.

Teste di serie
 Peter Doohan /  Laurie Warder (campioni)
 Horacio de la Peña /  Kelly Evernden (primo turno)
 João Cunha e Silva /  Danilo Marcelino (primo turno)
 Tim Pawsat /  Tobias Svantesson (semifinali)

Tabellone

Collegamenti esterni

Wellington Classic 1989

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Todd and Richard Apgar, brothers and attendees of the '13 Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School's Three Week Preparatory Course, are working to fulfill a family legacy. They are the third generation of Apgars working at Metro Turf Specialists, a leading turfgrass supply company.
Seeking to follow in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents, Todd and Richard needed to deepen and broaden their turf management science skills and credentials. The Rutgers three week turf certificate program, rather than the full four year turf management degree, was a solution that worked for the Apgars and their family.
"The best part of this program is the intensity of it," said Todd. "It's just three weeks, but they jam in as much as possible. I think what will help my brother and I the most in the long run is the diversity and comprehensiveness of the program."
Todd, who holds a bachelor's degree in business management, was surprised and impressed by the new insights he gained in management and leadership. "I am amazed at the diversity of what the Rutgers three week course had to offer," he said. "Going in, I thought the course was going to be strictly about turf maintenance. I learned so much more. For example, I loved [Instructor] Chris Carson's class on management and people skills."
In the 1980's, Richard Apgar and his wife Jill started their own small business by opening a garden store in Bedford Hills, New York. A quaint operation, they sold hoses, top soil, mulch and other home garden supplies. With the help of their son, Scott, the Apgars expanded their business into an independent turfgrass supply company that acts as the middle man between turf managers and industry manufacturers. Their Connecticut-based warehouse serves golf courses, sports fields and state parks throughout metropolitan New York, Long Island, Connecticut, the lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey.
Among the many products the Apgars deliver are pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, biostimulants, organic alternatives, seed, topdressings and fertilizers. But, Metro Turf Specialists deliver much more to their customers: they offer advice, recommendations, and most of all, support.
"We do a tremendous amount of research on each product / supplier we support and do not agree to partner with them until we are convinced there is a place and value to the end user in our market," said Scott. "We believe in a true partnership between manufacturer, distributor and end user."
Metro Turf often works with Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science Director, Bruce Clarke, to do soil testing, disease diagnostic identification and other research to find out definitively what the issues are and what products work best in various specific situations. They take pride in their research and ability to give quality advice. They have been known to hand deliver samples to Rutgers to expedite the process for their customers. "With over 50 supply companies now in our territory from which superintendents can choose," Scott explains, "my team knows, our customer service is what distinguishes us from the competition. We have the desire to be the best."
Dedicated to the timeless tradition of quality customer service, the company tagline is, "Customers, Our Top Priority" and in order to continue offering such educated advice and recommendations to their clients, Todd and Rich attended The Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School in January of 2013.
The Three-Week Preparatory Course covers the essentials of turfgrass management, including soil fertility, plant nutrition, botany, turf varieties, establishment and maintenance, preventing and controlling turf diseases, weeds and insects, irrigation, pruning, equipment and more. A great opportunity to gain a solid foundation in the science behind turf management, students working in various golf course careers and turf management jobs come to Rutgers each year. Attendees include grounds managers, irrigation and spray technicians, superintendents, club owners/managers and sales representatives for seed, pesticides, fertilizers, equipment or other turfgrass related products.
Todd and Rich are close in age (22 and 24 respectively) and have already developed an excellent work ethic and tremendous career ambitions. "Our goal is to offer even more than what my grandfather could offer in the early years; build on what our dad has created the last twenty years and take the business even farther in the future. Servicing our customers and creating strong relationships will allow us to expand and grow!"
As is the case in any industry, education is critical. "In order to properly promote and sell a product, you have to know about it inside and out," said Rich. "Where my brother built an agronomic base spending his summers working golf course jobs, I needed a complete background on what we offer. I came to Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School to create my own base by learning the specifics of maintaining turf, managing people, differentiating between product types: what they do, at what rate to use them, how to mix them, and much more. I guess I will call it learning the four W's: When, Why, What and Where."
In addition to customer service, Metro Turf Specialists, like The Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School, recognizes the importance of people management and leadership skills.
In discussing what they had learned from instructor Chris Carson (Superintendent of Echo Lake Country Club) about effectively supervising crews, Rich acknowledged, "Dad is a pretty good manager. He demands perfection, but he appreciates and rewards a job well done."
Scott and his wife, Jackie, who also works at Metro, on a part-time basis, have communicated their appreciation for what their sons took away from the Rutgers program. "We couldn't be happier with our financial investment in the program. Each weekend, Rich and Todd would come home and give us a blow-by-blow recap of what they learned," states Scott. The education they received at Rutgers has strengthened Rich's three years of on-the-job training at Metro and complemented what Todd learned in four years of college. "It was just perfect," beamed Scott.
Today, three generations of the Apgar family work together to run the company. And one day, Todd and Rich will take over the family business. The Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School is proud to provide the education that helps customer service oriented, hard-working family businesses like Metro Turf Specialists grow and succeed.
To see the full article via the Rutgers' website, please follow the link below:
Rutgers' Student Stories
Customers, Our TOP Priority
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Q: Regular Expression Help for Internet Explorer 7 Regular Expressions aren't my strong point but I had been using the below to validate Passwords were between 8 and 20 characters and had at least one digit and one upper and lower case character.
((?=.*\d)(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z]).{8,20})

All was working fine until I tested in Internet Explorer which was returning all passwords as invalid.
This is due to the Internet Explorer 7 bug described here IE7 regex issue - Regex that work in every browser does not work in ie7
Following the blog posts on the above questions I see some people say that in most cases the regular expression can be reworked so that it works on IE7 but as I say my regular expression knowledge isn't the best so if anyone new how to make the above work on IE7 that would be great.
I am using ASP.NET so another option is to set EnableClientScript to False so that the regular expression is checked server side but I'd rather have it checked client side first if possible.

A: Just looking at the link you posted. And here you go:
/((?=.{8,20})(?=.*\d)(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z]).*)/

Also, following the same link, this should work as well:
/((?=.+\d)(?=.+[A-Z])(?=.+[a-z]).{8,20})/


Suspected kidnappers of six students from the Igbonla Model college in Epe, Lagos state on May 25th, have written to the management and staff of Lagos State Model College, Kankon, Badagry in Lagos state, vowing to kidnap some of their principals and students of the school.
This letter comes despite the fact that the six abducted children have not been released to their parents who have paid a sum of N10m for ransom.
According to reports, the kidnappers sent the letters to the junior and secondary school principals of the school two weeks ago, pasting the letter on the doors of the administrative offices of both principals.
"Kidnappers are visiting the school the same way we did at Igbonla, Epe. We are going to capture three pupils from senior school and three from junior school. We are kidnapping both principals. We are coming in two days time. No security put in place will stop us from gaining entry and fulfilling our mission as stated in this letter. Be expecting us".
The school management has since called for a beef up in security and there was maximum protection in the school.
However, the security personnel reduced after a while which have elicited fears and concerns from parents and students of the school .
The state commissioner for Information, Steve Ayorinde, has confirmed that indeed a letter of such was received but however added that the state government is not certain it was a joke or not.
He added that efforts have been put in place to ensure the safety of the students in the school.


B&S Ladies win the Donegal Shield for the first time since 2003. Christine Johnston led the way with a wonderful 38 pts followed by Bridie Faulkner with 36 pts & Darragh McGowan with 34. The weather was wonderful & the B&S team were leaders in the clubhouse from early in the morning but managed to hold their place to clinch the coveted Donegal Shield.


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package com.infinities.skyport.compute.entity.patch;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.DiffBuilder;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.DiffResult;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringStyle;
import org.dasein.cloud.compute.Snapshot;

public class SnapshotPatchBuilder implements PatchBuilder<Snapshot> {

	@Override
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		DiffResult diff = new DiffBuilder(old, updated, ToStringStyle.SHORT_PREFIX_STYLE)
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				.append("description", old.getDescription(), updated.getDescription())
				.append("name", old.getName(), updated.getName()).append("owner", old.getOwner(), updated.getOwner())
				.append("progress", old.getProgress(), updated.getProgress())
				.append("providerSnapshotId", old.getProviderSnapshotId(), updated.getProviderSnapshotId())
				.append("regionId", old.getRegionId(), updated.getRegionId())
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				.append("volumeId", old.getVolumeId(), updated.getVolumeId()).build();
		return diff;
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