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Medigate, Armis, Zingbox, ORDR and other vendors, including Securolytics, can all help to discover and secure IoT devices. But, what do these solutions do? How do they work? And, how do they differ?Maybe you have already researched unmanaged medical and IoT device security risks. And you may have come across expert publications on the topic
ZDNet has reported that a security flaw in libssh “leaves thousands of servers at risk of hijacking.” (CVE-2018-10933) This was a well written article. However, we believe Catalin Cimpanu, the author, understated the actual risk to organizations when he said “most servers, IoT devices, and personal computers [use the non-vulnerable] openssh instead of libssh.”
Last week our content manager, Mindy Affrime, sent me an article about the risks associated with Medical IoT Devices. The article caught my attention because of the author. It was published by the Cyber Security Engineering Department at the University of San Diego. The article names four areas they believe “will be particularly vulnerable to
Securolytics recently uncovered a new email exploit we named the Split Tunnel SMTP Exploit. It allows an attacker to bypass email security gateways and inject malicious messages directly into the victim’s email server. The good news is that Securolytics Email Encryption customers were always protected against this exploit as our integrated cloud platform performs encryption/decryption
Published: May 23, 2017 Security Research By: Vikas Singla & Jason Morris Executive Summary: Exploit: The Split Tunnel SMTP Exploit allows an attacker to bypass an organization’s email security gateway and inject messages with malicious payloads directly into the victim’s email server. This exploit targets a newly discovered vulnerability in popular Email Encryption appliances as a backdoor. Injectable payloads
An update on the WannaCry Ransomware attack. (Source: NY Times) With the clock ticking on whether a global hacking attack would wipe out his data, Bolton Jiang had no intention of paying a 21st-century ransom. Since a week ago, when the malware first struck, Mr. Jiang has been busily fixing and replacing computers at the
The latest on the Bronx Lebanon Hospital cyberattack. (Source: NBC News) Medical records of at least 7,000 patients were compromised in a data breach involving Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York. This hack disclosed patients’ mental health and medical diagnoses, HIV statuses and sexual assault and domestic violence reports, according to records reviewed by
Frost & Sullivan highlights 5 IoT growth areas for 2017 It’s May already, and analysts have begun thinking ahead and considering how the rest of this year is likely to shape up in terms of IoT growth. IoT cybersecurity is on everyone’s mind. The Frost & Sullivan report, European Internet of Things Market Outlook 2017,
A clinic in Baltimore is just one example of a healthcare provider having its records stolen, only to find them for sale on the Dark Web for less than $0.01 per record. Last August a Baltimore substance abuse treatment facility had its database hacked. Patient records subsequently found their way onto the Dark Web, according
Palikan is a browser hijacker that is bundled with other free software that you download off of the Internet. Once installed it will set the homepage and search engine for any installed browsers to http://www.palikan.com without your permission. This itself is not considered malicious as there are many legitimate programs that change these settings as
IBM’s 2016 X-Force Threats Intelligence Index was just released. The stats are amazing. Several major data breaches thrust cybersecurity into the global spotlight in 2016. In the Asia-Pacific region, for example, cybercriminals stole 100 GB of government data from the Indian state of Kerala and made off with 300 GB of voter data in the
Lying in a hospital bed, the last thing you should have to worry about is a personal data breach. Yet recent research co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar found nearly 1,800 occurrences of large data breaches in patient information over a seven-year period. The study, by Xuefeng “John” Jiang, MSU associate professor of
New Mexico is the latest state to enact a statute that requires that their residents be notified when there has been unauthorized access or use of the individuals’ personally identifiable information (PII). With the passage of New Mexico’s statute, Alabama and South Dakota will be the only two remaining states without equivalent laws. The Data Breach
On February 7, 2017 , the team at Securolytics reported on the massive Yahoo breach which affected 500 million of their customers. Yesterday the US Gov’t indicted Dmitry Dokuchaev, Igor Sushchin, Alexsey Belan, and Karim Baratov—for carrying out that Yahoo hack. The indictment unsealed Wednesday by US authorities against two agents of the Russian Federal Security
Securolytics Web Security detects attempted communication by VoluumTrk Mobile Adware. We thought it would be useful to provide a description of how this programs works to illustrate how Securolytics Web Security protects our customers from having potentially problematic programs introduced into their systems.
Are you satisfied with your IT Security? The experts at Securolytics are working everyday to counter and defeat Healthcare Cybercrime. Is your Healthcare Organization proactive in stopping hackers and cyber criminals? These stats will remind you that the time is now to fight back!
Fast Food Chain Arby’s credit card users attacked. Sources at nearly a half-dozen banks and credit unions independently reached out over the past 48 hours to inquire if KrebsOnSecurity heard anything about a data breach at Arby’s fast-food restaurants. Asked about the rumors, Arby’s told that site that it recently re-mediated a breach involving malicious software
The team at Securolytics wants our clients and partners to be informed. Here is the newest report from Yahoo about a breach that affected 500 million Yahoo accounts. Yahoo‘s newly issued warning to users about malicious hacks is related to a third data breach that the company disclosed in December 2016.
This Network World article is a fantastic reminder that our emails are still BIG targets for cybercrime. All organizations must stay vigilant. Proactive Prevention is the Best Defense! www.networkworld.com/ Spam is making a surprising resurgence as a threat to corporate security and becoming a more significant carrier of attacks as varied as spear phishing, ransomware
Securolytics is always on the look out for important and current surveys/reports on the state of IT Security. We want our clients and all organizations to be informed. This survey is very telling. If you have an IT Security survey or report you would like to share, please send it to us. We will post
In Dark Reading, a look at Flashpoint’s first “Business Risk Intelligence Decision Report.” In 2017, IoT is a major concern for most organizations. Read on Dark Reading. A new report aims to inform risk management decisions for 2017 by identifying potential security threats and their anticipated effect on businesses.
Our congrats to Georgia Tech. Last month, Georgia Tech was granted a $17.3 million cybersecurity research contract by the US Department of Defense. Their mandate- to help establish new science that quickly, objectively and positively identifies the virtual actors responsible for cyberattack. The IT Security experts at Securolytics are so proud that our University is embarking
Securolytics is working with the Healthcare Industry to proactively defeat CyberCrime. This excellent article looks at the new IoT devices and how they are affecting and providing more opportunity for hackers. Please learn more from our partners More is not necessarily merrier when it comes to health information technology, as this year’s plague of hacking
According to the FBI, “ransomware attacks are not only proliferating, they’re becoming more sophisticated.” (www.fbi. gov/news/stories/incidents-of-ransomware-on-the-rise) That’s especially true for organizations such as hospitals and senior healthcare systems where confidential information governed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a prime target.
Securolytics is in the forefront of proactively detecting and disarming hackers and identity theft in businesses large and small. Here are some of the major breaches that occurred around the world in 2016 which are important to be aware of. In later articles, we will analyze in depth some of these attacks, so we can
Securolytics Web Security detects attempted communication by PCKeeper software and related toolbars. We thought it would be useful to provide a description of how PCKeeper works to illustrate how Securolytics Web Security protects our customers from having “Potentially Unwanted Programs” like PCKeeper introduced into their systems.
Securolytics Web Security detects attempted communication by MacKeeper software and related toolbars. We thought it would be useful to provide a description of how MacKeeper works to illustrate how Securolytics Web Security protects our customers from having “Potentially Unwanted Programs” like MacKeeper introduced into their systems.
Last week, Forrester, one of the world’s most influential research and advisory firms, released its “Predictions 2017: Security and Skills Will Temper Growth of IoT” report. “IoT holds the promise to enhance customer relationships and help drive business growth, however, it brings multifaceted complexity”, the report states.
Securolytics Web Security detects attempted communication by the Mindspark family of adware and toolbars. We thought it would be useful to provide a description of how these programs work to illustrate how Securolytics Web Security protects our customers from having potentially problematic programs introduced into their systems.
With our technological expertise and heavy use of API, it makes sense that Zoho chose Securolytics to be a strategic partner. When you go to their website, there we are showcased right next to other major companies like Century 21, etc. We are happy to be partnering with Zoho and helping businesses large and small
Last week’s massive DDoS’ denial of service attack took down a good portion of the Internet, using webcams and DVRs. To put it mildly, it made a mess on the Internet. Major sites like Spotify and Twitter and PayPal were ground to a halt. Reddit, AirBnB, Etsy and the New York Times were paralyzed. They
According to the US Department of Homeland Security, “the infections of ransomware, which encrypts critical data and demands payment for its release, are typically triggered by office workers clicking on malicious emails. This prevalence of ransomware is creating significant implications for the business community, with 4,000 ransomware attacks occurring every day, reportedly earning cyber criminals
According to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, almost 70% of connected IoT devices lack fundamental security. According to analyst firm IDC, “the number of IoT devices will grow from approximately 6 billion in this decade to 28 billion in 2020 — a staggering number. The market for wearable smart devices alone is expected to increase at
The second in Securolytics IoT Security Blog Series According to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, almost 70% of connected IoT devices lack fundamental security. According to analyst firm IDC, “the number of IoT devices will grow from approximately 6 billion in this decade to 28 billion in 2020 — a staggering number. The market for wearable
The team at Securolytics is excited to present the first of our blog series on IoT Security. There is no Technology Security issue that has more people talking and businesses struggling for solutions. Why? Simple- IoT is a real security risk for businesses and no one is predicting that the need for IoT security is
Securolytics was proud to be part of CyberLaunch’s ‘Demo Day,’ this Thursday at the Atlanta Tech Village. We were thrilled to be a part of such a groundbreaking event. We were one of the 7 companies chosen to present our company’s products and services. The Securolytics team consisted of- CEO Sanket Patel and COO, Vikas
NXDOMAIN is the return code when a DNS lookup fails to resolve the requested domain to an IP address. This can happen for many reasons. Usually, it is just a user mistyping an address– google.xom. However, if you search your logs for NXDOMAIN, and look at the domains for which DNS lookups failed, you may
There is a new kind of ransomware floating around on the internet and it’s nasty. The ransomware detected earlier this year dubbed ‘Bart’ has taken a whole new approach to complicating your life. With previous builds of ransomware, one of the first actions it took was to look for what’s called a key server.
CyberLaunch, the leading accelerator for information security and machine learning startups, announced its inaugural ‘Demo Day,’ for Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Accredited investors, entrepreneurs and media will have an opportunity to attend a private viewing of the accelerators’ first seven startups. CyberLaunch’s Summer 2016 class is comprised of seven startups including: Securolytics. We are thrilled
In 2015, the healthcare industry was responsible for 66.7% of the 170-million records compromised in the United States through data breaches, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. Cyber criminals gained access to PHI stored on machines by creating more sophisticated and more frequent network attacks. In our blog posting, “Inside the Excellus Breach“, we


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Vytran® CO₂ Laser End-Cap Splicer
Ø400 µm Core Fiber Spliced onto a Ø8 mm Tapered End Cap with a Ø1 mm Lead-In
Ø5.0 mm End-Cap Holder with Flexure Clamp
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Image of a Ø8 mm end cap with lead-in prepared for splicing in the GLZ4001EC.
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When splicing, the laser forms an annular beam shape that uniformly heats the fiber ends and then the two fibers are carefully pushed together.
The GLZ4001EC is an advanced splicer that is designed for splicing single mode, multimode, and specialty fiber directly to large-diameter end caps. Direct splices to end caps up to Ø5.0 mm are enabled by the use of a high-power CO2 laser to precisely and uniformly heat the fiber and end cap during the fusion process. With a tapered lead-in, end caps up to Ø9.5 mm can be spliced (see the image to the right for an example of a tapered end cap).
Unlike our other splicers, the furnace tower on the GLZ4001EC uses a 40 W (CW) CO2 laser as the primary heat source. In contrast to filament-based heat sources, the laser does not require purge gas or consumable filaments, which greatly reduces the maintenance needed. High-performance axicon lenses are used to shape the laser beam into an annular (i.e., doughnut) beam shape. There are two options for optical heads that are used to focus the laser beam; the splice head is optimized for splicing standard fibers together, while the end-cap head is designed for heating and fusing large end caps onto the ends of optical fibers. One optical head is included with the system based on your requirements. With the optics located in the rear of the system, the front of the GLZ4001EC allows the user unhindered access to fiber holding blocks and end caps.
The splicer workstation, computer with process development and operation software, and power supply are integrated into a rolling cart for easy movement in the workspace. Each system includes installation, commissioning, and training provided by one of our application engineers.
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Options and Accessories
Fiber Holder Inserts Selection Guide (Top Inserts and Standard or Transfer Bottom Inserts)
Fiber Holder Inserts, which are designed to hold various sized fibers within the glass processors, must be purchased separately. Standard and transfer bottom inserts have V-grooves to hold the fiber, while the top inserts each feature a recessed, flat surface that clamps the fiber against the V-groove in the bottom insert. Each top and bottom insert is sold individually, as the fiber outer diameter clamped by the left and right holding blocks may not be the same. At least two top inserts and two bottom inserts are required to operate the glass processor. For multi-fiber inserts, which are used to make fused couplers or combiners, the recommended top inserts are listed in the multi-fiber insert table.
The table below indicates the maximum and minimum outer diameters that can be accommodated by different combinations of top and bottom inserts. It also indicates how far offset the fiber will be for recommended combinations of top and bottom inserts. Note that this outer diameter may be the fiber cladding, jacket, or buffer. If one side of the fiber is being discarded, it is preferable to clamp onto the cladding of this section except in special cases (such as non-circular fiber) where the coating or buffer may be preferable. Sections of fiber that are not being discarded should always be clamped on the coating or buffer in order to avoid damaging the glass. This may require different sets of fiber holder inserts to be used in the left and right holding blocks. In this case, it is important to minimize the difference in the offsets introduced by the left and right sets of inserts when attempting to produce high-quality splices.
Each V-groove can accommodate a range of fiber sizes.
Fiber Insert Selection Chart
Laser Safety and Classification
Safe practices and proper usage of safety equipment should be taken into consideration when operating lasers. The eye is susceptible to injury, even from very low levels of laser light. Thorlabs offers a range of laser safety accessories that can be used to reduce the risk of accidents or injuries. Laser emission in the visible and near infrared spectral ranges has the greatest potential for retinal injury, as the cornea and lens are transparent to those wavelengths, and the lens can focus the laser energy onto the retina.
Safe Practices and Light Safety Accessories
Lasers are categorized into different classes according to their ability to cause eye and other damage. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a global organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic, and related technologies. The IEC document 60825-1 outlines the safety of laser products. A description of each class of laser is given below:
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The GLZ4001EC CO2 Laser End-Cap Splicer Workstation integrates the furnace tower, fiber holding blocks, computer with operation and process development software, and other operational equipment into an easy-to-use rolling cart that can be positioned anywhere in the lab.
This workstation features automatic fiber alignment and is specially designed for fusing large end caps to single mode, multimode, and other specialty fiber using the True Core Imaging Technology. Precision fiber handlers can translate and position a fiber in XY with a resolution of 0.2 µm and translate along the fiber axis (Z-axis) up to 10 mm with a resolution of 0.25 µm. This allows the furnace to precisely and uniformly heat the fiber or end cap to ensure a high-quality splice directly to end caps up to Ø5 mm. With a tapered lead-in, end caps up to Ø9.5 mm can be spliced.
The workstation includes the fiber holders, optical heads, furnace tower, CCD camera for imaging, PC and monitor pre-installed with the control software, and mirror tower for side-view imaging.
Top and bottom inserts for the fiber holders, both of which are required to operate the splicer workstation, can be purchased separately below. Our end-cap holders (sold separately below) can hold larger end caps from Ø1.8 mm to Ø9.5 mm using vacuum suction, a flexure clamp, or a magnetic lid.
Installation, commissioning, and training by one of our application engineers is included with the purchase of a system.
Fiber Holder Inserts, which consist of one top insert and either a bottom or transfer insert, are placed in the fiber holding blocks of the optical glass processor to secure the fiber during splicing or tapering. The inserts clamp the cladding, buffer, or coating of the fiber and can accommodate outer diameters of up to 3.198 mm. Please refer to the Fiber Holder Insert tab for more information on pairing the top and bottom inserts sold here.
The VHA standard top inserts come in single-sided and dual-sided versions. These standard inserts can also be used in the Automated Glass Processors, CO2 Laser Glass Processor, LDC401 Series of Fiber Cleavers, FPS300 Stripping and Cleaning Station, and LFS4100 Splicing System.
Fiber Holder Inserts, which consist of one top insert and a bottom insert, are placed in the fiber holding blocks of the splicer workstation to secure the fiber during splicing or tapering. Bottom inserts are magnetically held within the fiber holding blocks of the splicer workstation and other compatible systems. The V-groove machined into the bottom inserts ensures the fiber is centered within the fiber holder; inserts with different V-groove sizes are available (see the Fiber Holder Insert tab for more information on pairing top and bottom standard or transfer inserts). Vacuum holes at the bottom of the transfer inserts are used for holding and aligning small fibers within the V-groove.
Two types of bottom inserts are compatible with the splicer workstation: transfer bottom inserts and standard bottom inserts. Transfer bottom inserts (indicated with Item #'s starting with VHF) allow for a single fiber to be transferred between the LDC401 Series of Fiber Cleavers, FPS300 Stripping and Cleaning Station, and the GLZ4001EC workstation with minimal loss of alignment. For example, a fiber can be placed in a transfer insert and cleaved using the LDC401 cleaver, then the entire transfer insert can be placed in the GLZ4001EC for splicing. This process works because the transfer inserts are precisely located within each Vytran system, and the VHT1 Transfer Clamp (sold directly below) prevents axial movement of the fiber during transport. Transfer inserts are equipped with vacuum holes that provide a small suction force to hold the fiber in place. All of these transfer inserts require the VHT1 Transfer Clamp (sold below); transfer inserts for fiber outer diameters ≤550 µm also require a Graphite V-Groove (sold below).
Standard Fiber Holder Bottom Inserts (indicated by Item #'s starting with VHE) can be used with fibers with large-diameter fibers. These inserts come in single-sided and dual-sided versions. The standard bottom inserts can also be used in the LDC401 Series of Fiber Cleavers, FPS300 Stripping and Cleaning Station, Automated Glass Processors and LFS4100 Splicing System. Unlike transfer inserts, alignment of the fibers will not be maintained when these inserts are transferred between systems.
These Transfer Clamps and V-Grooves are used with the VHF Transfer Bottom Inserts sold directly above to move a single fiber between various Vytran systems with minimal loss of alignment. For example, a fiber can be placed in a transfer insert and cleaved using the LDC401 Fiber Cleaver. Then, the entire transfer insert and fiber can be moved to the GLZ4001EC for splicing.
For fibers with diameters ≤550 µm, a graphite V-groove must be purchased to support the fiber when splicing (please see the size table to the right for more information). The graphite V-grooves are secured by tightening the two setscrews in the transfer insert.
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An Ø8 mm end cap with a Ø1 mm lead-in is secured within the front clamp of the ECH8C.
These holders secure and position end caps in the splicer workstation during the fusion process. Holders for end caps with outer diameters ranging from 1.8 mm to 9.5 mm are available.
Holders with Vacuum Suction
Holders with Flexure Clamp
Holders with Magnetic Lid
The GLZD Drop-Leaf Shelf is compatible with our GLZ4001EC and GPX4000LZ Processing Systems. The shelf includes mounting hardware and can attach to either side of the system enclosure. The supporting braces lock in place automatically when the shelf is raised. Each system enclosure can support one shelf on each side for a total of two.
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USC2 Ultrasonic Cleaner and USC2NVT Nest for Vytran Transfer Bottom Inserts
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The cleaning intensity and duration controls are located on the rear of the cleaner.
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Thorlabs' Vytran® USC2 Ultrasonic Fiber Cleaner is designed for volume processing of bare fiber. Adjustment knobs for cleaning intensity and cleaning duration allow the user to easily set repeatable cleaning parameters. The dunking jig offers adjustable immersion depth and is compatible with interchangeable fiber holder nests (each sold separately). A red LED indicates when the cleaning cycle is active. The 100 mL solvent tank is only suitable for use with acetone or isopropyl alcohol.
Tilting the dunking jig submerges the fiber in the tank and initiates the ultrasonic cleaning process. The ultrasonic agitation ceases after the chosen cleaning duration. The height of the fiber holder above the solvent tank can be changed over a 0.5" (12.7 mm) range using the knurled adjuster on the side of the dunking jig, visible in the photo above.
The knurled adjuster can also be reversed to disengage the bare fiber nest and switch it out for another fiber holder nest. Each cleaner is shipped with a bare fiber nest installed in the dunking jig. The USC2NVT Nest (sold separately) is designed for use with Vytran transfer bottom inserts. Accessories are available for the Vytran fiber nest to support a wider range of usage scenarios, including a clamp for standard bottom inserts and spacers for recessing inserts farther from the solvent tank. We also offer nests for Fujikura® and Fitel® fiber holders (each sold separately). Please see the complete product presentation for more information.


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Latest Hitman Absolution Trailer Provides Proper Introduction for Agent 47
The upcoming installment in the Hitman franchise appears to be shaping up to be the best entry yet, and the latest trailer for the game only serves to add even more fuel to the hype train.
The video, appropriately dubbed “Introducing Agent 47” gives gamers a detailed look at the Absolution’s protagonist. Those hoping to see more gameplay footage will be particularly pleased, as the clip is chock-full of intense moments clearly ripped right out of various levels from the game. From massive explosions to brutal takedowns, there’s plenty of action to have you salivating for a full two and a half minutes.
See it for yourself below:
Judging by the trailer, it looks like gamers will have two options in how to tackle each situation, using either a stealthy “slip in and out” strategy, or a more violent, murderous approach.
Hitman: Absolution is being developed by IO Interactive and is scheduled for release later this year. Let us know whether or not Square Enix has you sold on the game in the comments below.

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The holiday season is filled with family traditions and my daughter complains bitterly if I ever try to change anything. Because the two holidays are only a month apart, I prefer to make the meals different for each — after all, how much turkey can one person eat?
The one ingredient I do use in both holiday meals, however, is fresh cranberries — a family favorite.
Did you know that cranberries are picked two ways depending on how they are processed? In the commercials showing farmers wading through bogs of floating cranberries, the berries are being harvested for juice or sauce. The ones we get fresh in a bag or loose at the farmers markets are dry picked. In fact, the vines that cranberries grow on do not grow in water throughout their growing season. The bogs are only flooded to make the cranberries easier to pick, or to protect them from unseasonal frost.
This muffin recipe is made with fresh cranberries. In one bite you get the tartness of orange cranberry followed by sweet icing. They are perfect for holiday breakfasts and brunches because they can be made the day before and kept covered overnight.
The recipe comes from Delia Smith, a well-known chef and cookbook author in the United Kingdom. I made a few changes to her recipe, such as substituting royal icing for the fondant. Royal icing is powdered sugar and egg white that is whipped to a fluffy, almost marshmallow texture similar to that of meringue. Since golden caster sugar is hard to find here, I have substituted regular caster sugar (a fine-grained sugar), which you can purchase at some local markets such as United. Alternatively, you can make an easy substitute for caster sugar by processing regular white granulated sugar for about one minute in a food processor. I usually make a bigger batch than needed and keep the extra in a jar. It is great sprinkled over scones or breads.
It might seem that there are too many cranberries in the recipe, but the volume of the berries should be greater than the batter. Also, don’t be tempted to skip sifting the dry ingredients —it makes a big difference in the lightness of the muffins.
Spiced Cranberry Muffin
Makes 10 muffins
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg, room temperature
¾ cup caster sugar, plus more for rolling the cranberries
Zest and juice of one orange
4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted, at room temp
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup fresh cranberries rinsed plus 30 for topping
1 egg white
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg white
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line a 12-cup muffin pan with 10 paper liners and put a couple tablespoons of water in the remaining empty cups (the water keeps the baking even and stops the pan from warping).Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
While the butter is cooling, place a mesh strainer over a large bowl and sift the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking powder and salt into the bowl.
In a measuring cup add egg, juice, zest, milk, and melted butter. Whisk to combine.
Pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients and fold together — do not overmix. A bit of flour that isn’t completely combined is fine. Now fold in the cranberries but don’t over-stir. (As mentioned above, there are a lot more cranberries than batter.) Divide the mixture into the 10 prepared cups
Place in the middle of the preheated 400-degree oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
While muffins are cooling you can make the frosted cranberries for decoration and the royal icing.
For the frosted cranberries: Whisk an egg white in a small bowl. Pour some caster sugar onto a plate. Dip the cranberries one at a time into the egg wash and then roll them around in the sugar by tilting the plate from side to side. Put the frosted cranberries on a piece of parchment paper to dry.
For the royal icing: Pour the powdered sugar in to a medium-sized bowl. Add the egg white and with a fork mix it up until the powdered sugar is completely wet. Next, using either a handheld or countertop electric mixer, beat to a marshmallow-like consistency, which takes about 7 minutes. Using an offset spatula, frost the muffins. Top with three frosted cranberries.
— Adapted from Delia Smith’s “Delia’s Cakes”
Claudia Alexander has been happily cooking for family and friends for more than three decades. She has a weekly food blog, sweetbynurture.com. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 6, Big Data Reference Architecture [Version 2]
Wo L. Chang, David Boyd, NBD-PWG NIST Big Data Public Working Group
Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor- laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist with Big Data, the data can overwhelm traditional technical approaches, and the growth of data is outpacing scientific and technological advances in data analytics. To advance progress in Big Data, the NIST Big Data Public Working Group (NBD-PWG) is working to develop consensus on important fundamental concepts related to Big Data. The results are reported in the NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework (NBDIF) series of volumes. This volume, Volume 6, summarizes the work performed by the NBD-PWG to characterize Big Data from an architecture perspective, presents the NIST Big Data Reference Architecture (NBDRA) conceptual model, discusses the roles and fabrics of the NBDRA, presents an activities view of the NBDRA to describe the activities performed by the roles, and presents a functional component view of the NBDRA containing the classes of functional components that carry out the activities.
Activities view, Big Data Application Provider, Big Data, Big Data characteristics, Data Consumer, Data Provider, Framework Provider, functional component view, Management Fabric, reference architecture, Security and Privacy Fabric, System Orchestrator, use cases
, Boyd, D.
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NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 6, Big Data Reference Architecture [Version 2], Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-6r1
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One of the most neglected film noirs of all-time, with a career best performance from John Garfield…
Original fight choreography, witty performances and genuine surprises along the way…
Bong Joon Ho’s damning indictment of the meat industry has lost none of its power or relevance. A heartwarming and harrowing tale of the bond between a girl and her pet Super-Pig
Dead Man remains Jim Jarmusch’s most satisfying, well-rounded, film – a quixotic, often beautiful and frequently grisly western with a killer score and stunning cinematography.
One of the most visually striking, breathtaking animated films of the past few years…
Despite some great visuals and the best efforts of the legacy cast, Jurassic World Dominion ultimately disappoints…
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith end their current season of Inside No.9 with one of their most disturbing tales yet; a loving homage to the 1970s public information films.
There aren’t enough superlatives in the thesaurus for Double Indemnity. The quintessential film noir with a sparkling script and career best performances from the three leads. This is a must see.
Now that’s more like it! A quietly ambitious episode of Inside No.9, with a beautifully observed performance from Jessica Hynes.
Mike Hodges seminal gangster revenge thriller is released for a limited run at the BFI – featuring one of Michael Caine’s very best performances, it’s well worth a look.
An ethereal piece of cinematic Danse Macabre, Vampyr is a seminal horror film – a beautiful, unsettling nightmare.
A decided improvement on last week’s episode, Kid|Nap is a thrilling episode, with witty performances across the board.
An intriguing episode with a standout performance, but which struggles under the weight of it’s audacious premise.
A twisty, winding story that keeps you guessing until the final denouement, Mr King is funny, uncomfortable and genuinely terrifying – everything you want from Inside No.9!
Inside No. 9 has returned… and so have our episode reviews! Kicking off with the uneven but poignant Merrily, Merrily

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screenplay by Sally Benson
directed by George Sidney
by Bill Chambers First, a word about Richard Attenborough's awesome, heartbreaking Magic. In that 1978 film, Anthony Hopkins plays Corky, a rising star on the ventriloquism circuit--hey, it was the '70s--who beats a hasty retreat to the Catskills to avoid a psychiatric evaluation that would doom his chances of working at NBC. There, he looks up his high-school crush, Peggy Ann Snow (Corky used to recite this sadly desperate/desperately sad rhyme about her: "Peggy Ann Snow, Peggy Ann Snow/Please let me follow, wherever you go"), who really could've been played by any actress of the moment approaching middle age, from Ellen Burstyn to Jill Clayburgh to Marsha Mason to Faye Dunaway. But Attenborough, ingeniously, cast former sex kitten Ann-Margret, so that Corky's nostalgic affection for Peggy isn't an abstract concept. Thereafter, the actress made a cottage industry out of her fading torchdom that reached its inevitable apotheosis when she tackled Blanche Dubois, but in Magic, it provides a crucial point of identification with a main character who can be inscrutable and unlovable that we have a pretty good idea of what Peggy Ann Snow used to be like. We'd pine for her, too.
Discovered by George Burns, Ann-Margret, like Elvis Presley, was a singer and de facto dancer first, recording a couple of albums on Presley's label (RCA) before transitioning into feature films. Although she was dubbed "the female Elvis" for this similar career trajectory (and the establishment considered both of them menaces to society for their sexual charisma, although Elvis's waggling hips effectively inoculated the culture to Ann-Margret's wild eroticism), the truth is they were flipsides of a sort, she the actress who sang and he the singer who acted. Nevertheless, in Viva Las Vegas, Ann-Margret completed Elvis as few of his leading ladies ever had, ever would, or ever could; for once sharing the Sisyphusian burden of carrying these dopey little travelogues, rarely did Elvis seem so peaceable on screen. Ann-Margret holds her own in solos, duets, and in a sequence where her Rusty spends an afternoon being courted, Elvis-style, with silly costumes, helicopter rides, and rear-projection water-skiing. She's so much Presley's equal (and here, at least, maybe his superior), in fact, that it's aggravating to see her subjected to a scene of retrograde sexism in a mechanic's garage, where she does girly things like mistake a screwdriver for a wrench.
Introduced as a great pair of pins on which the camera lingers before deciding to luxuriate in her strawberry-blonde mane instead, Rusty crosses paths with racecar driver Lucky Johnson (The King) when she pulls over for a tune-up. "I'd like to check my motor. It whistles," she says. "I don't blame it," Lucky replies. This brief encounter sidetracks Lucky, who's days away from entering the entirely fictitious Vegas Grand Prix if he can just get the money for a motor. Rusty's the pool manager at a hotel where Lucky gets a job as a waiter and eventually competes against Rusty in a staff talent show, but before it comes to this there's a magical first date that ends in Rusty and Lucky symbolically consummating their relationship by verbally thrusting "hey"s and "ho"s at each other during the chorus of "What'd I Say," here covered peerlessly by Presley. (From the accelerating intercutting of close-ups of the two stars to the orgasmic expressions on their faces, it's an astoundingly lewd moment still, and--something that's surprisingly uncommon in Elvis's girl-soaked films--sexy as hell.) Rusty sours on Lucky because he insists on going through with the big race, even after she delivers an inane speech that surely stuck in David Lynch's ear about how when she gets married, she "wants a little white house with a tree in the front yard. A real kind of tree, with green leaves." Her point is that Formula One drivers sometimes meet grisly ends and Lucky has something to live for, i.e., her, and the implicit promise of domestic bliss. For Lucky, all that stuff is secondary to the goal of becoming champ.
While this particular relationship impasse is revisited, along with the archetype established by Cesare Danova's European charmer Count Elmo Mancini, in John Frankenheimer's Grand Prix, suffice it to say Viva Las Vegas is not a serious film about auto racing, and, realistically, I don't imagine its scope of influence extends much past the "Speed Racer" cartoon. (Like Speed, Lucky has his best gal and crew loyally tracking his movements in a helicopter.) Rusty's "rivalry" with a "baby-blue racing car" is nothing more profound than era-typical battle-of-the-sexes stuff, in other words, but the picture isn't always so boilerplate. Being an MGM musical (the last, in the classical sense), Viva Las Vegas certainly breaks form for Elvis movies as a genre unto themselves; that Col. Tom Parker was for once not credited as "technical advisor" says everything there is to say, really. Perhaps stinging over the lame Elvis caricature in director George Sidney's previous film, Bye Bye Birdie (which gave Ann-Margret her breakout role), the mercenary Parker chastised Sidney and studio impresario Jack Cummings (who produced Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Sidney's Kiss Me Kate) for devoting too much time and money to the musical numbers, which are lavish by Presley's standards--even the ones that continue in the minimalist vein set by Ann-Margret's famous performance of Bye Bye Birdie's title tune against a stark blue backdrop. Viva Las Vegas had a tradition of showstoppers to uphold, and uphold it it does. By the same token, Elvis's rock-and-roll energy revitalized the moribund MGM musical--a hollow gesture ultimately, but it's got to count for something.
It's difficult to be offended by an early tour of the showgirl circuit that functions like the "It's a Small World" ride, not only because it's a historically valuable précis of the racial stereotypes of the day, but also because this montage has the cumulative impact of a Busby Berkeley or an Esther Williams routine. And if Viva Las Vegas loses some of its effervescence once the romance between Lucky and Rusty hits the skids, a Hawksian sequence in which Lucky sabotages Rusty's date with the Count and the aforementioned talent show keep the picture from going altogether flat. It's not magic, this movie, but it is alchemy of a kind, something Sidney and Ann-Margret proved when they reteamed for the disastrous The Swinger and Elvis proved with the rest of his film career, thanks to the Colonel's penny-pinching and surrogate vanity.
THE BLU-RAY DISC
We'll always have Vegas. Recently reissued in a three-disc set with Jailhouse Rock and Elvis on Tour, Viva Las Vegas was one of the earliest titles Warner released on the Blu-ray format. Yet the 2.42:1, 1080p transfer withstands contemporary scrutiny, exhibiting vibrant pastel colours in endless permutations, crisp detail beneath fine grain, and remarkable dynamic range. Restored to mint condition, the image compares very favourably indeed to a freshly-struck print that played at the Cinematheque Ontario in the late-'90s. One review I read complained of lost sharpness in wide shots, but aye, there's the rub of the anamorphic lens circa 1964. The 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio, meanwhile, is markedly superior to the mono alternative (offered in DD 2.0), as the latter's lossy compression makes the music sound plugged-up. An OK compromise, the lossy DD 5.1 track still lacks the clean bass and sparkling clarity of the otherwise-unassuming TrueHD option--which additionally responds the best of the three to amplification.
Also attending the film is an engaging feature-length commentary from Elvis in Hollywood author Steve Pond, who maps out a cultural context for the production (shedding light on bit players like Nicky Blair in the process) before either running out of steam or becoming too engrossed in Ann-Margret's gesticulations. In "Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas" (21 mins., SD/4:3 letterbox), Pond, ROLLING STONE's Joe Levy, entertainer Danny Gans, and many others recount Elvis's inauspicious Vegas debut and triumphant return to the city in 1969. It's an upbeat piece that stops well short of "and then he did a shitload of drugs and died on the toilet," but it does acknowledge the rumours of Elvis's affair with Ann-Margret--and then some: Singer Carol Connors says he was two-timing her with Ann-Margret, but if my calculations are correct he was actually three-timing Priscilla Beaulieu. The theatrical trailer for Viva Las Vegas, in HD, rounds out the platter. Originally published: July 12, 2011.


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He said the volunteers picked up the condoms from the health care centres, took them to the communities where they were given to the patent medicine vendors that already had dispensers available.
Araoyinbo said the dispensers, were for control and were placed conspicuously in patent medicine stores so that the condoms were made available free of charge to communities, stressing that “the major challenge now is how the patent medicine dealers would be able to allow access because they don’t work 24 hours, but we hope to check this through the hot spots,’’.
The Project Coordinator stated that he foresaw a future where patent medicine dealers would imbibe the culture of providing free condoms to their communities, “we told them that this would make them popular as there was nowhere in the world where people don’t love business men who go beyond business to provide free humanitarian services,’’.
He, however, said that though the project was aimed at sensitising people on condom usage, the best form of prevention still remains abstinence and also noted that statistics had shown that the sexual debut of Nigerian youth had dropped to about 17 years for girls and 21 for the boys, adding that efforts must be made to protect them.
“Our youths initiate sex early these days most of which are done without protection increasing the rate of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in our society. Because most new HIV cases are found among the youths, the need to preach the use of condoms could not be over emphasised,’’ he said.
The project was carried out in partnership with the Nigeria Red Cross, Cross River Primary Health Care Agency, State Ministry of Health as well as patent medicine dealers in Benue and Cross River, while other partners included the Benue and Cross River governments.

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Ottawa, 5 July 2010
In this bulletin, the Commission summarizes the procedures that apply to the approval processes for tariff applications and intercarrier agreements.
1. Over the years, the Commission has issued a number of decisions and information bulletins modifying the procedures that apply to the processing of tariff applications and intercarrier agreements. The Commission hereby provides a summary of its current procedures.
2. In Telecom Decision 2008-74, the Commission determined, among other things, that it would forbear from approving Group A filings. Retail tariff filings qualify as Group A filings if the associated revisions are restricted to one or more of the following:
3. For each Group A filing, the applicant is required to
4. Group A tariffs become effective on the filing date, or at a later date specified by the applicant.
5. The Commission may exercise its remedial powers to address any instances in which a retail tariff that is implemented does not meet all the conditions for forbearance. Moreover, where the Commission is assessing whether a particular tariff application filed under Group A appropriately meets the Group A criteria, a letter will be issued to inform the applicant as soon as possible.
6. Group B filings consist of those retail tariff filings that do not belong to Group A and are not associated with service destandardization or withdrawal, and include all CLEC tariff filings. Filings that combine characteristics of Group A and Group B are to be filed as Group B filings.
7. For example, Group B filings include retail filings that propose or include
8. Group B filings must be filed with the Commission at least 15 calendar days before the proposed effective date and must be made by filing the following documentation:
9. Filings that combine characteristics of Group A and Group B must also include Group A certification as referenced in paragraph 3 above.
10. In the case of applications filed on an ex parte basis pursuant to subsection 61(3) of the Act, the applicant must explain the reasons for not placing the applications on the public record prior to interim disposition. These applications are to be placed on the public record either: 1) within two business days of the date of the Commission order granting interim approval; or 2) on or before the effective date of the revised tariff, whichever is later.
11. With respect to interim disposition of Group B filings, these filings are approved on an interim basis on the 15th calendar day after they are received, unless Commission staff issues a letter or interrogatories prior to the 15th calendar day indicating otherwise.
12. Interested parties may file interventions within 25 calendar days of the filing date of an application, and the applicant may file reply comments within 7 calendar days of the deadline for filing interventions. In the case of applications filed on an ex parte basis, parties may file interventions within 25 calendar days of the filing being placed on the public record.
13. With respect to final disposition of Group B filings, if no interventions are received, the proposed tariff revisions are approved on a final basis seven calendar days after the intervention period has passed, unless a Commission staff letter or a Commission order or decision was issued indicating otherwise.
14. In two letters dated 19 December 2008, Commission staff clarified the process and the filing requirements set out in Telecom Decision 2008-74. Staff indicated that, subject to the conditions set out below, the Commission no longer issues orders or decisions disposing of Group B filings on either an interim or a final basis.
15. For interim disposition of Group B filings, the Commission only issues orders or decisions
16. For final disposition of Group B filings, the Commission only issues orders or decisions
17. The following procedures apply to tariff applications for competitor services, other than those proposing to destandardize and/or withdraw a competitor service.
18. Tariff applications for competitor services must be filed with the Commission at least 30 calendar days before the proposed effective date and must be made by filing the following documentation:
19. Interested parties may file interventions within 30 calendar days of the filing date of an application, and the applicant may file reply comments within 10 calendar days of the deadline for filing interventions.
20. The Commission may issue interrogatories regarding tariff applications for competitor services, and will specify the date by which it expects responses to the interrogatories depending on the complexity of the information sought.
21. The Commission will issue an order or a decision to dispose of each tariff application associated with competitor services.
22. In Telecom Decision 2008-22, the Commission modified the procedures for the disposition of applications for service destandardization and/or withdrawal. These applications must be filed with the Commission at least 45 business days before the proposed effective date and must be made by filing the following documentation:
23. Applications proposing service destandardization and/or withdrawal must also contain all the following information:
24. The applicant must provide a notice to each customer affected by its application to destandardize and/or withdraw a particular service. In that notice, the applicant must include items a) to d) above, as well as clear and detailed information about how an affected customer can participate in the Commission’s process, including the date by which comments must be received by the Commission. The Commission encourages companies to identify any substitute services, where available, in this notification. The applicant should send the notices to affected customers on the date it files its application.
25. Interested parties may file interventions within 30 business days of the filing date of an application, and the applicant may file reply comments within 10 business days of the deadline for filing interventions.
26. The Commission will generally issue interrogatories, to the extent they are required, within 15 business days of the date of the application. Normally, the Commission expects responses to interrogatories to be provided within 5 to 10 business days of the date the interrogatories are sent, depending on the complexity of the information sought.
27. The Commission will issue an order or a decision to dispose of each application proposing the destandardization and/or withdrawal of a service. In cases where comments are received, the Commission intends to issue a final decision within 65 business days of the date of the application.
28. If there are no customers for a particular service, the Commission intends to grant interim approval within 10 business days of a complete application being filed, and to issue a final decision within 45 business days of the date of the application.
29. In Telecom Decision 2007-129, the Commission forbore, to a specified extent, from approving certain intercarrier agreements. In particular, the Commission determined that master agreements for local interconnection (MALIs) and agreements for interconnection between local exchange carriers (LECs) and interexchange carriers (IXCs) (LEC-IXC agreements) that are identical to Commission-approved models, as well as transiting agreements where all the services are provided pursuant to tariffs, do not have to be filed for Commission approval.
30. It should be noted that, in regard to the above-noted agreements, prospective CLECs must provide the names of the parties and the date of execution of any standard form LEC-IXC agreement or MALI when they submit their attestation that they are eligible to register as CLECs. Existing LECs must provide this information on a quarterly basis within 14 days of the close of the quarter in question.
31. The Commission also determined in Telecom Decision 2007-129 that LECs must continue to file Carrier Services Group agreements, other transiting agreements, Schedule C to MALIs, and non-standard LEC-IXC agreements and MALIs within seven business days of their execution. These agreements are deemed to be approved upon filing, with the Commission reserving the power to amend, disallow, or suspend them back to the date of deemed approval, if necessary.
32. In Telecom Circular 2006-11, the Commission determined, among other things, that it would process applications for the approval of intercarrier agreements in accordance with the procedures established in Telecom Circular 2005-9.
33. Intercarrier agreements that are not subject to the forbearance granted in Telecom Decision 2007-129 must be filed with the Commission for approval pursuant to section 29 of the Act and must be accompanied by a letter explaining the nature of the agreement for which approval is sought.
34. The Commission intends to grant approval within 10 business days of the filing date of the agreement and to issue a final decision within 45 business days of the filing date. Parties may file interventions within 25 calendar days of the filing date of the agreement, and the applicant may file reply comments within 7 calendar days of the deadline for filing interventions.
35. The Commission will issue an order or a decision to dispose of each application requesting approval of an intercarrier agreement.
36. Any proposed new or amended tariff pages must be filed in the form in which they are to be issued, except that the words “Proposed Tariff Page” must appear in red at the top of each page. All revised tariff pages must also be marked with notations that identify the specific tariff revisions. Moreover, every page of the tariff must show the filing date in the bottom left corner, the tariff notice number at the bottom centre, and the effective date in the bottom right corner. Where the Commission issues a written determination on a filing, the order or decision number must be reflected at the bottom centre of the revised page, instead of the tariff notice number.
37. To the extent possible, all documents should be filed electronically via the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca. Applicants are to ensure that the filing date is identical to the date on the documents filed. In case of conflict, the filing date will prevail.

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Stocking Stuffers for Bookish People
Pretty Page Flags - $7 The prettiest way to mark pages with quotes you want to remember or simply as a bookmark, I use these constantly! Sometimes they pop up in the Dollar Spot area of Target, too.
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Fun Socks - $10 These crack me up, and a variety of cozy styles are available all over the internet, you're sure to find the perfect pair for the book lover in your life!
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Shakespearean Insult Bandages - $7 When you just need a silly stocking stuffer for the literary buff!
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The Helios Scholars program at TGen is having its 10th anniversary. The program, sponsored by Arizona's Helios Education Foundation, helps educate a new generation of scientists, researchers and physicians in Arizona’s bioscience sector. We’ll discuss the program and the results it’s produced with Dr. Jeffrey Trent, president and Research Director of TGen, Paul Luna, president and CEO of the Helios Education Foundation and Carly Benford, a 2010 alumna of Helios Scholars at TGen.
The Flinn Foundation has commissioned a report to analyze the performance of Arizona’s bioscience industry. It’s part of a long-term strategy called the Bioscience Roadmap, meant to guide Arizona in the bioscience industry through 2025. Brad Halvorsen, Flinn Foundation executive vice president, and Mark Slater, vice chair, Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, will tell us more about the report.
The 10th anniversary of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap was celebrated this year. The Bioscience Roadmap led to the development of Arizona’s bioscience sector. Find out more about the roadmap, its development and the status of Arizona’s bioscience sector from Martin Shultz, Chairman of the Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, and Brad Halvorson of the Flinn Foundation.
The 10th anniversary of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap was celebrated recently. The Bioscience Roadmap led to development of the Arizona’s bioscience sector. Find out more about the roadmap, its development and the status of Arizona’s bioscience sector from Martin Shultz, Chairman of the Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, and Brad Halvorson, of the Flinn Foundation.
Employment in the biosciences field in Arizona has grown 41 percent over the past 10 years, showing growth even during the Recession. Marty Shultz, chair of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, will talk about employment in the biosciences sector.
See what happens when a dirt lot in downtown Phoenix is transformed into the Valley of the Sunflowers. VOS partners include Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation, Phoenix Union Bioscience High School and Intel. This effort activates and beautifies vacant land with sunflowers to be harvested and turned into biofuel.
Kenny Barrett, artist and Project Manager for Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation and Braden Kay of ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability, talk about the benefits of a collaborative effort between the Roosevelt Row CDC and Phoenix Union Bioscience High School to grow sunflowers on a vacant lot in downtown Phoenix.
After Osama bin Laden was killed, his identity was quickly verified through DNA. It likely required massive equipment in a nearby command center, but the UofA is working on technology to make the process more portable. Dr. Frederick Zenhausern, Director of the Center for Applied Nano-bioscience and Medicine at the UA Medical School in Phoenix, discusses the development of Rapid DNA testing equipment.
BioAccel is a non-profit organization that’s growing Arizona’s bioscience industry by turning bioscience discoveries into new business opportunities that accelerate commercialization in the life sciences. Learn about BioAccel’s goals and achievements with Chief Executive Officer MaryAnn Guerra and Chief Scientific and Business Officer Ron King.
The Arizona Biosciences Roadmap Steering Committee has identified “Four Key Needs” to maintain Arizona’s recent momentum in building its bioscience industry. We’ll discuss those needs with Stuart Flynn, Dean of University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University; Craig Thatcher, Exec. Dean of the ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation; and Don Keuth, President of the Phoenix Community Alliance.
Dr. Jeffrey Trent, President and Research Director of TGEN; Marty Shultz, Chair of the Arizona Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee; and Dr. Michael Mobley of ASU's Biodesign Institute and Board Chairman of the Arizona Bioindustry Association discuss what Arizona is doing to grow its biotech sector and become a global leader in bioscience research and commerce.
The recent Arizona Town Hall studied the benefits of maximizing Arizona's opportunities in the biosciences and biotechnology. In part, it found that Arizona has a substantial skilled workforce, but needs to build greater capacity for the 21st century bioscience and biotechnology economy.

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By Annalisa Di Liddo
Eclectic British writer Alan Moore (b. 1953) is without doubt one of the so much acclaimed and arguable comics writers to emerge because the overdue Seventies. He has produced plenty of well-regarded comedian books and image novels whereas additionally making occasional forays into song, poetry, functionality, and prose.In Alan Moore: Comics as functionality, Fiction as Scalpel, Annalisa Di Liddo argues that Moore employs the comics shape to dissect the literary canon, the culture of comics, modern society, and our figuring out of historical past. The e-book considers Moore's narrative innovations and pinpoints the most thematic threads in his works: the subversion of style and pulp fiction, the interrogation of superhero tropes, the manipulation of house and time, the makes use of of magic and mythology, the instability of gender and ethnic identification, and the buildup of images to create satire that reviews on politics and artwork background. studying Moore's use of comics to scrutinize modern tradition, Di Liddo analyzes his best-known works--Swamp factor, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, From Hell, Promethea, and misplaced women. The examine additionally highlights Moore's lesser-known output, reminiscent of Halo Jones, Skizz, and large Numbers, and his prose novel Voice of the fireplace. Alan Moore: Comics as functionality, Fiction as Scalpel finds Moore to be the most major and especially postmodern comics creators of the final quarter-century.
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The allusions and quotations are open for the readers’ detection—but the amount is overwhelming, and their nature is re-elaborated and reshuffled to such an extent that an estranging, almost whirling effect of polysemy is guaranteed. This mechanism is even more powerful in the more recent The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (1999–2003), made in collaboration with Kevin O’Neill (assisted by Bill Oakley and Ben Dimagmaliw). The story of the Gentlemen was serialized and later collected in two separate volumes, which resume and develop the adventures of the same characters but which constitute separate narrative entities.
Moore reassesses this pattern and projects its many possible faces onto several characters. Some of his superheroes (like the Comedian from Watchmen, or Batman in The Killing Joke) do show the traits of the vigilante, but the weakness that lies under their shield is always brought to light. Most of them, while having their distinctive features, share the motif of existential unease and a considerable drive toward introspection. Between 1982 and 1985, on the advice of Derek Skinn (who was then in charge of Warrior magazine), Moore resumed the figure of Captain Marvel from the fifties and turned him into Marvelman, later renamed Miracleman due to copyright trouble (see Khoury, Kimota!
His interests span from antiquity to Jacobean theater, from experimental to formulaic and genre fiction; he pronounces his enthusiasm for Norse sagas, Arthurian legends and the story of Robin Hood, Shakespeare, fantasies by Mervyn Peake, science fiction, ghost and horror stories from M. R. James to H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Michael Moorcock, J. G. 1 Of course he also recalls reading, as a young boy, a fair quantity of comics, from common British strips of the 1960s to American superhero and underground magazines, and he does not fail to state his admiration for the genius of Winsor McCay (see Baker 64).

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The Crimson Pirate
|The Crimson Pirate|
|Directed by||Robert Siodmak|
|Produced by||Norman Deming
|Written by||Roland Kibbee
Waldo Salt (1st draft)
|Music by||William Alwyn|
|Edited by||Jack Harris|
|Distributed by||Warner Bros. Pictures|
|Box office||$2.5 million (US)|
The Crimson Pirate is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak. It stars Burt Lancaster, who also co-produced the film, as Captain Vallo, the eponymous pirate, and is set in the Caribbean late in the 18th century, on the fictional islands of Cobra and San Pero. Tongue-in-cheek, it provides light comedy touches in an otherwise dramatic story.
In the Caribbean, late in the 18th century, Captain Vallo (Burt Lancaster), a pirate known as "The Crimson Pirate", and his crew capture a ship of the King's navy. The ship is carrying Baron Gruda (Leslie Bradley), the special envoy to the King, who is on his way to the Island of Cobra to help crush a rebellion by rebels opposed to the King's rule. Vallo proposes to make money by selling the weapons on the ship to El Libre, the leader of the rebels. Baron Gruda then proposes to pay Vallo money if he can capture El Libre and bring him to him. Vallo accepts and Baron Gruda and his crew are released, Vallo keeping their ship and releasing Gruda and his men onto his own. While some of the pirates complain that this is not pirate business, they soon come around when they find out the amount of money to be made.
Vallo and his crew sail to Cobra, where Vallo and his lieutenant, Ojo (Nick Cravat), go ashore to meet the rebels. They eventually meet the rebels who are led by Pablo Murphy (Noel Purcell) and Consuelo (Eva Bartok), where they learn that El Libre has been captured and is in a military prison on the island of San Pero. The meeting is interrupted when they are discovered by the King's guards. Consuelo leads Vallo and Ojo to safety, then they all go to the ship. Vallo tells the crew he will rescue El Libre, though Consuelo only believes Vallo is interested in selling weapons to him. She promises him he will get the money. Consuelo also tells Vallo El Libre is her father.
They sail to San Pero. Vallo, dressing in the clothes left on board the ship, pretends to be Baron Gruda and goes to a dinner held in honour of Gruda by the Colonel of the garrison (Frank Pettingell). The Colonel shows Vallo El Libre (Frederick Leister) and another captured rebel, Professor Elihu Prudence (James Hayter). Vallo orders the prisoners to be released into his custody and leaves with them. They all go to the ship which then leaves for Cobra.
Consuelo is grateful to Vallo for rescuing her father but is distraught to find out that Vallo intends to sell her, El Libre, and the Professor to Baron Gruda. Ojo suggests to Vallo that he is in love with Consuelo. Vallo denies this but decides to release them instead of selling them to Gruda. Consuelo begs Vallo to come with them but he refuses. Unknown to Vallo, his first mate, Humble Bellows (Torin Thatcher), overhears them. Bellows plots against Vallo, sending one of the pirates ashore with a message for Gruda.
Vallo lets El Libre and Consuelo go first, but the King's guards are waiting. El Libre is killed and Consuelo is captured. The pirates mutiny and Humble Bellows is elected Captain. Baron Gruda promises Bellows money for dealing with Vallo. Vallo, Ojo, and the Professor are cast adrift in a boat to die. Gruda proposes a toast, giving the pirates a barrel of rum. Unknown to the pirates, the rum is drugged and when they fall asleep, they are captured, transferred back to Vallo's ship, and held prisoners for Gruda to sell them to the King.
Baron Gruda tells Consuelo that she will marry Herman (Eliot Makeham), the Governor of Cobra, or he will kill the people of Cobra. Consuelo agrees, Gruda then announcing the date of the wedding and forcing the people to attend. Meanwhile, Vallo, Ojo, and the Professor manage to escape back to Cobra where they find out about the wedding. Vallo intends to rescue Consuelo but the Professor tells him he needs the help of the people. Vallo agrees, and along with the Professor builds weapons and trains the people how to use them. They make nitroglycerin bombs, tanks, flamethrowers, and a hot air balloon.
On the day of the wedding, the people revolt before the ceremony and overthrow the guards. Baron Gruda manages to escape to his ship, taking Consuelo with him. Vallo and Ojo go after them, taking the hot air balloon. They spot their ship, climb down to it, and release the pirates. They then go after Gruda's ship. When they get close to the ship, Vallo orders the pirates below deck, making Gruda think they are about to launch a broadside. They sneak out the back of the ship, and swim underwater to Gruda's ship. A repentant Humble Bellows stays behind to keep the ship on course, presumably sacrificing himself. Gruda launches a broadside against Vallo's ship, destroying it. Vallo and the pirates then board Gruda's ship and fight with Gruda and his guards. The guards are defeated and Gruda is killed. Vallo and Consuelo embrace.
- Burt Lancaster as Captain Vallo, the leader of the pirates and main protagonist
- Nick Cravat as Ojo, Vallo's loyal lieutenant
- Eva Bartok as Consuela, the daughter of El Libre
- Leslie Bradley as Baron Jose Gruda, the main antagonist
- James Hayter as Professor Prudence, a genius scientist and inventor
- Torin Thatcher as Humble Bellows, Vallo's rebellious first mate
- Frederick Leister as El Libre, the leader of the rebels and Consuelo's father
- Margot Grahame as Bianca
- Noel Purcell as Pablo Murphy
- Christopher Lee as Joseph, assistant to Baron Gruda
- Dana Wynter as Gruda's travelling companion
- Margot Grahame as Bertha, a dancer who Vallo previously held for ransom
The original screenplay by Waldo Salt was rejected by the producers, fearing Salt's so-called Communist ties. Christopher Lee, in his autobiography, claims that director Robert Siodmak changed the original screenplay:
The script started life as serious, nay solemn, but Robert Siodmak, the director, with all the sure touch of real tension behind him in The Killers and The Spiral Staircase, took stock of the material in forty-eight hours and turned it into a comedy. It was like a Boy's Own Paper adventure, except that Eva Bartok was in it.— Christopher Lee, Tall, Dark and Gruesome
Burt Lancaster and his old partner Nick Cravat made nine films together, the most popular being The Crimson Pirate and The Flame and the Arrow (1950). He kept Cravat on his payroll for life, as trainer as well as co-star. Because Cravat's character in both films is mute, the belief persisted that he really was. Actually, Cravat was given no lines because his thick Brooklyn accent wouldn't have accommodated them. About 10 minutes from the end of Crimson Pirate, Lancaster and Cravat are in a hot-air balloon and about to recapture their pirate ship. The movie shows a wide shot broadside view of the pirate ship as they are approaching. In the background is a modern luxury liner cruise ship -- one that is quite out of place in the eighteenth century.
The Terry Gilliam short film, The Crimson Permanent Assurance, draws its name from this feature. According to The Radio Times "The Disneyland ride 'Pirates of the Caribbean' was inspired by this film."
- Kate Buford, Burt Lancaster: An American Life, Da Capo 2000 p 117
- 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
- Lee, Christopher, Tall, Dark and Gruesome, Victor Gollancz, 1997, ISBN 0-575-06497-8
- George MacDonald Fraser, The Light's On at Signpost, HarperCollins 2002 p160-175
- The Crimson Pirate Radio Times review
- The Crimson Pirate Empire review
- The Crimson Pirate at the Internet Movie Database
- The Crimson Pirate at AllMovie
- The Crimson Pirate at the TCM Movie Database


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Spatial and temporal distribution, environmental drivers and community structure of mosquitoes in the Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand
- Cane, R.P., Hartley, S., Gradwell, B., Singe, M.
- Bulletin of entomological research 2018 v.108 no.3 pp. 305-313
- Aedes notoscriptus, Coquillettidia, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culiseta, autumn, community structure, imagos, indigenous species, introduced species, light traps, phenology, rain, seasonal variation, spring, summer, temperature, New Zealand
- Mosquito communities across the globe frequently comprise a mix of native and cosmopolitan species. New Zealand's mosquito communities are no exception. Here we describe the abundance, distribution and phenological patterns for a community of six mosquito taxa resident across the Kaipara Harbour region of northern New Zealand. Adult mosquitoes were sampled using baited light traps, serviced biweekly for 3½ years. Seasonal fluctuations in abundance of adults were examined for correlations with temperature and rainfall over the preceding weeks. Four endemic species comprised over 98% of the total catch, with Coquillettidia iracunda being the most abundant. Two introduced species, Aedes notoscriptus and Culex quinquefasciatus were widely distributed, but each comprised <1% of the total catch. Culiseta tonnoiri was the only species that appeared geographically restricted, occurring at one-third of the sites. Distinct temporal peaks in adult abundance were evident: Aedes antipodeus was most abundant in spring, Ae. notoscriptus and Cq. iracunda were most abundant in summer and Cx. quinquefasciatus was most abundant in autumn. Culiseta tonnoiri and Culex pervigilans were of variable abundance throughout the year. For all species examined, temporal variations in abundance were more strongly associated with temperature in the preceding weeks than with preceding rainfall. A better knowledge of the factors driving patterns of spatial and temporal abundance will allow an improved understanding of how non-native species may integrate themselves into resident mosquito communities.


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perhaps someone else that you’ve known in the past great work ethic actually an assertive communicator just appears normally like he understands what’s going on with life has everything found out so now that we have these images in mind of somebody with depression and somebody that apparently doesn’t want to move gears a little bit to speak to you about a working alcoholic we’ve all heard this term so what does it mean when we say somebody’s a working alcoholic or typically referring to someone that most likely does have some type of issue with alcohol but they have the ability to keep their task they have the ability to preserve relationships family however the issue I think is that often they’re unable to preserve those things in healthy methods and it’s very challenging sometimes to determine a working alcoholic due to the fact that they have the ability to keep some elements of their life together so jumping back to the original subject here of someone with high operating depression otherwise referred to as dysthymia it’s really hard to identify these individuals often and in some cases it’s us sometimes we can’t even determine when it’s us that we’re experiencing these things so today once again we wish to talk about things that you can be trying to find or things that you may have noticed in yourself that could be an indication that you’re experiencing high-functioning depression so individuals with high-functioning anxiety or experiencing dysthymia are frequently difficult to identify we’re not seeing these obvious qualities of an extremely depressed individual no catatonic states in fact people with high-functioning depression are often able to keep truly healthy way of lives great relationships with other individuals which and it vertically practically makes the risk a little bit scarier in a different sort of method why someone with overt symptoms of anything we can find them we can get them into some kind of services or try to help them as best as we can for people flying under the radar for individuals experiencing symptoms that we don’t see it’s really tough to recognize them and then get them help it’s really tough to interact to them that perhaps they ought to think about finding help for themselves so when we consider mental health services in general there already is a pretty big preconception around this a great deal of people out there adults in the United States for example have a hard time seeking out treatment because of you know the concept that if you look for treatment you’re crazy or you can’t handle things on your own or something
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higher for them since they do not want to clue people in their lives in to the truth that they might be battling with something or that they may require assist with something and so for people experiencing this we have a hard time finding them and they have a difficult time finding help since you understand maybe some part of them does not actually want to be recognized where this other part does but we don’t understand how to find them so what are we trying to find in order to identify whether we ourselves are having a tough time with this or somebody that we care about might be going through a tough time with this there are some things that you can be trying to find or tuning into in yourself to determine whether you might be having some kind of obstacle with high working depression so one of the first things to look for is this basic sense of unhappiness returning to this image you may have of this depressed person you could be thinking someone weeping throughout the day just having a difficult time with life slumped over catatonic even possibly not moving very much you’re not going to really see this with someone with high operating depression however rather like I stated a subtle and basic sense of sadness the majority of the time practically every day if not every day and it’s a bit mysterious often you can’t truly inform where this sensation is coming from or determine any particular trigger that harmed your sensations or anything like that some other things to be looking for and considering is the failure or you know the loss of ability to experience pleasure loss of interests and things that you used to truly find to be something that makes you feel excellent or bring some kind of fulfillment to your life you might also notice decreased energy so like Change From You On Betterhelp.
I stated not always not being able to get out of bed however simply reduced you feel tired out a great deal of the time where possibly before you didn’t experience it that way other things to be looking for is being actually self-critical which results in perfectionism which can likewise add to blowing things out of proportion finding really small things in your life to turn into substantial problems so I think there’s a saying making a mountain out of a molehill a great deal of individuals dealing with high functioning anxiety experienced these things like I stated really self-critical feeling a great deal of guilt and shame about the past and even the future things that haven’t even happened yet this is something that a lot of people couldn’t be fighting with you may likewise be thinking about this depressed person who seems unfortunate all the time but there’s other feelings involved in anxiety.

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You could be forgiven for thinking that the Chinese are the only foreign investors buying housing in Sydney and Melbourne.
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