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The non-exclusive tag means Clowney can talk to other teams, which would have to give up two first-round picks as compensation if the Texans didn’t match an offer sheet. The Texans and Clowney can negotiate a longer-term deal until July 15. |
—The Seattle Seahawks used the franchise tag for the first time since 2010, putting one on defensive end Frank Clark. Clark had a team-high 13 sacks in the 2018 regular season and 32 in the past three years. |
—Three-time Pro Bowl safeties under the age of 26 are rarely set free on the open market in the NFL, but Landon Collins will escape the franchise tag and become a free agent, NFL Network reported. |
Collins, a four-year pro, can become an unrestricted free agent when the new NFL year begins March 13. Collins, 25, led the team with 96 tackles last season despite missing the final four games due to a shoulder injury. |
—The Baltimore Ravens will not use their franchise tag on the Pro Bowl linebacker C.J. Mosley, Schefter reported. Mosley earned $8.7 million in 2018, when he helped the Ravens lead the NFL in total defense. |
—The New England Patriots released tight end Dwayne Allen, saving the team a salary-cap hit of $7.3 million in 2019. |
ESPN’s Josina Anderson reported that the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions were among the suitors showing preliminary interest in meeting with Allen, who caught three passes for 27 yards in 13 games last season. |
—Not so fast on the idea that the Chiefs have released Justin Houston. Multiple reports indicated that the outside linebacker remains on the team, which is still exploring its options, including finding a trade partner. |
—The Philadelphia Eagles declined the contract option on defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan, multiple sources reported. The move wasn’t a surprise, considering Jernigan played in just three games last season and was set to make $13 million in 2019. The Eagles will incur a $6 million dead-cap penalty. |
—The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a three-year contract with right guard Mike Person, who was due to become a free agent later this month. Though the 49ers didn’t announce the contract’s finances, Schefter reported that Person landed a three-year, $9 million deal that features $3 million in guaranteed money. |
—Auburn cornerback Jamel Dean ran the fastest 40-yard dash at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, posting a time of 4.30 seconds on the final day of the event in Indianapolis. He edged out the 4.31 times of Massachusetts wide receiver Andy Isabella and Ohio State wide receiver Parris Campbell. |
—Former Ohio State cornerback Kendall Sheffield has a partially torn pectoral muscle and ended the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine prematurely and wearing a sling. Sheffield was hurt while doing a bench press at the NFL Scouting Combine, but he told NFL Network that he will not require surgery. |
Most of the hype around online marketing these days seems to revolve around using social media, big data and other tools to predict what the customer wants. |
It would be easy to assume that outbound marketing techniques like email campaigns have become a bit last century, but Victoria Godfrey, chief marketing officer at B2B data provider Avention thinks otherwise. We spoke to her to find out why. |
Does email still have a place in a social media world? |
VG: Social media marketing is effective at keeping prospects and customers engaged and informed on a daily (or even much more frequent) basis. However, email campaigns are still king when it comes to conversion, especially for B2B companies. In today's marketing landscape, social media and email are both relevant and r... |
Isn't it true that email marketing in the past has simply been about throwing out large volumes of material and hoping some of it sticks? |
VG: By now, the availability of big data should have done away with any remnants of the see-what-sticks mentality. Modern marketers know that reaching decision-makers requires far more specificity, and they also know that the information to reach that level of precision is readily available. The email campaigns deliver... |
How can companies increase the effectiveness of their marketing emails? |
VG: One of the most useful strategies for increasing effectiveness is tracking milestone events. These are the changes that indicate prospects are likely ready to buy, and marketing campaigns tied to these moments have higher success rates. For example, if a prospect company announces it has hired a chief information o... |
How can they monitor that effectiveness? |
VG: The great thing about email is that it's relatively easy to track the effectiveness of campaigns and adapt accordingly. Any campaign should include at least one clear call to action, whether it’s signing up for a webinar, visiting a landing page, following the company on social or downloading a case study. Marketer... |
What are the most common emailing mistakes? |
VG: The most common mistake in email today is a hesitation to apply big data analytics to campaigns. This data is obtainable, but because marketers don't always understand what to do with it or why they should shift their methods to embrace it, some fail to do so. This is a mistake. To get ROI from email campaigns, bra... |
How much difference does the shift toward mobile devices make? |
VG: Increasingly, prospects are reading - and screening - their email on mobile devices. That makes it easier than ever for recipients to swipe a screen and delete a marketer’s message before reading it. Therefore, those messages have to be as finely targeted as possible in order to reach the right prospects at the rig... |
Victoria Godfrey is the chief marketing officer of Avention. Prior to joining Avention, she spent five years running her own marketing and research company, Godfrey Research. Previously, Victoria was the chief marketing officer of Zipcar. She has an international MBA from Thunderbird (The American Graduate School of In... |
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The OMB aims to provide security and authenticity for all U.S. government Websites by 2016. |
The U.S. government is taking a major step to secure its online assets with a new directive from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to run HTTPS-Only across all federal Websites. The HTTPS-Only directive, which Federal CIO Tony Scott issued June 8, mandates that all publicly accessible federal Websit... |
HTTPS is the secured form of HTTP that layers Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) encryption on top of data transport and it is mostly commonly visible to end-users as the browser padlock. The Web as we know it today runs largely over plain HTTP, with all data sent in the clear that is unencrypted a... |
In the directive, the White House notes that a significant number of federal Websites already have deployed HTTPS, and the goal is to expand that adoption. That said, there is a cost to implementing HTTPS. |
"The administrative and financial burden of universal HTTPS adoption on all federal Websites includes development time, the financial cost of procuring a certificate and the administrative burden of maintenance over time," the directive states. "OMB affirms that tangible benefits to the American public outweigh the cos... |
HTTPS isn't just about encrypting data for its own sake but is also about authenticity. With an HTTPS-secured Website, there is an associated SSL/TLS certificate that validates and affirms the identity and authenticity of a given site. Simply put, when you visit an HTTPS site with a validated certificate, users have a ... |
I personally have long been an advocate of Always-On SSL/HTTPS-Only approaches. In fact, I recently did an eSeminar sponsored by Geotrust on whether or not Always-On SSL makes sense for enterprises. My conclusion is that an Always-On SSL/HTTPS-Only approach is the right thing to do—for many reasons that the U.S. govern... |
The Web by default is not secure. Basic HTTP Web transport provides no promise or expectation of privacy or authenticity. The promise of HTTPS is an encrypted Web with some form of validated identity for Website authenticity. It's an idea that Google, Facebook and Twitter have all embraced, as well, as all those sites ... |
For Google, the embrace of HTTPS-Only also extends to its search index—which, as of August 2014—uses HTTPS as a ranking signal. That is, Google may rank a site that is available over HTTPS higher in the search index than a site that is not HTTPS-Only. |
In the case of the government mandate, having HTTPS-Only for its sites will create a level of consistency across its sites. Users will come to expect and understand that if they hit a site that claims to be a government site but doesn't have HTTPS (and the associated browser padlock that it brings), the site's authenti... |
"It is critical that federal Websites maintain the highest privacy standards for the users of its online services," Scott wrote in a White House blog post. "With this new action, we are driving faster Internet-wide adoption of HTTPS and promoting better privacy standards for the entire browsing public." |
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Kyle Ahrens already did not feel 100 percent going into Thursday’s game at Iowa. |
Now, the swingman might rejoin fellow junior Joshua Langford on the sideline. |
Ahrens was re-injured saving a loose-ball rebound with 8:45 left in No. 6 Michigan State’s 82-67 victory, re-aggravating a back problem that forced him to sit out road games at Penn State and Nebraska in the past two weeks. |
Tom Izzo said Ahrens “wasn’t feeling great” going into the Iowa game, after returning to the court Monday with 12 minutes at home against Maryland. The coach said he was not sure if his 6-foot-6 forward would be available for Sunday’s game at Purdue (1 p.m., CBS). |
“It’s stiff, it’s not where it needs to be," Izzo said. "And consequently, it’s un-Arnie like. Usually, nobody back-cuts him (on defense). We’re gonna have to keep on plugging away and mixing and matching some people. |
Ahrens played nearly 13 minutes Thursday and finished with five points and three rebounds, but he did not return after the injury. |
Langford’s prognosis from a left foot injury remains murky. |
The 6-6 guard sat out his seventh straight game, but made the trip to Carver-Hawkeye Arena. He continued to wear a walking boot, but has taken it off this week to do individual shooting drills in practice and to play one-on-one, Izzo said. |
Aaron Henry started his fourth straight game on the wing, and the freshman responded to a halftime tongue-lashing from Izzo to finish with six points (all in the second half), four rebounds, two assists and two steals. |
For the second straight game, Thomas Kithier found himself thrust into important minutes and responded. |
The 6-8 freshman came off the bench early in the first half when Xavier Tillman picked up his second foul, and again when Nick Ward was whistled for his second. Kithier set career highs with six points and five rebounds in 9 minutes. |
Izzo was critical of Matt McQuaid, who struggled defensively and missed all four of his shots in the first half. |
After the break, the senior co-captain shot 3-for-8 for nine points. |
MSU will hold its annual food drive at Breslin on Feb. 17 before the Spartans’ game against Ohio State. |
Lupe Izzo is the chairperson of the food drive, which is sponsored by the Rebounders Club and MSU School of Packaging. |
Brussels, 14 February - Slovenia is among the twelve EU member states which will have to undergo an in-depth macroeconomic review for the European Commission to determine whether there are macroeconomic imbalances in these countries and whether they are harmful. The monitoring is a part of the EU's Macroeconomic Imbala... |
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When you’re switching phones after an upgrade or an accident, the job of checking up on your two-factor verification apps can get lost in the hustle of transferring photos, contacts, messages, and all the other stuff that more quickly comes to mind. Without your security codes, though, you might get locked out of your ... |
Virtually every app and account of note now has two-factor enabled—that’s undoubtedly for the best, but it does place a lot of importance on your phone. You should always make sure your backup access methods are secure and current as well, just in case: with Facebook, for example, that might mean identifying some trust... |
If you use codes sent over SMS, life is a bit easier, particularly if you’re keeping the same number: Your codes will turn up on your new phone as normal. SMSes can be intercepted though, so we’d recommend switching to app-generated codes if you can. If you use SMS codes and change your phone number, make sure the new ... |
While all this might seem an unnecessary amount of hard work, it’s a small price to pay for the extra security that two-factor offers, and you’re unlikely to upgrade your phone more than once a year or so anyway. Work through your apps one by one, and make sure you’ve safely switched over all of them before ditching yo... |
Google Authenticator for Android and iOS is the mainstay of Google’s approach to two-factor for its accounts, and if you’re switching to a new phone then you need to get the app installed and activated on it. You don’t necessarily need to deactivate or delete the app on your old phone, though it’s recommended to be on ... |
As per Google’s instructions, dive into your account on the web and get yourself a backup code—pre-generated codes that unlock your account—just in case it’s needed (click on 2-Step Verification). Then download and install the Authenticator app on your new phone. Back on the web on the 2-Step Verification screen, click... |
You’ll be asked to scan a barcode in the Authenticator app on your new phone (tap the red plus button to do this), which will then be verified. The codes from the app on your old phone will no longer work at this point. |
Google recently added a new prompt option to replace or work alongside the Authenticator app, which you can see on the 2-Step Verification screen—this simply brings up a prompt on any device linked to your Google account that you have to hit confirm on, no separate apps needed. |
The Authenticator app also works with other third-party apps and services, so you can use it to generate codes for more than just your Google account. |
Apple has made the switch from two-step verification to two-factor authentication, terms that are generally used interchangeably by everyone else. Essentially, it means two-factor tech is now built into macOS and iOS, and you need one “trusted device” (one that Apple knows is yours) to log in anywhere new. |
While the more modern system doesn’t use SMS codes anymore (and with good reason, as they can be intercepted), it does rely on your phone number. If you’re switching to a new iPhone, then all you need to do is make sure your mobile number is correct by logging into your Apple account on the web. |
Click Edit next to the phone numbers in the Security section, and add your new number (you can even add a trusted friend’s number as well, just to be on the safe side while you set up your new iPhone). As long as these are accurate, you should be okay. |
Most of the time you’ll be upgrading from one iPhone to another, with the same number, in which case iOS does everything for you (you’ll still need your account password of course). If you are switching SIMs, add your new number via your Apple ID account on the web. There are no apps or codes to mess with, as there are... |
Microsoft, like Google, has an authentication app you can install for Android and iOS. The best way of switching the phone you need to log into with is to simply install the app on your new device while keeping your old one available until you’ve made the switch. |
Everything is managed through your Microsoft account on the web. Click Security, then More security options to configure this: Choose Set up identity verification app, then follow the instructions on screen—you’ll need to sign in using your Microsoft account credentials on your new handset, then, of course, verify your... |
If you’ve got the old app still installed on your old phone, you can simply tap once to approve the request and confirm your new phone as a recognized approval device. If you don’t have your old handset, you can get a code sent to one of your registered phone numbers or email addresses. |
The account and device connections involved in two-factor authentication are why it’s always important that your registered details are always correct—one day they might be the difference between being able to get into your account or not. Make a note of alternative login methods, and make sure you’re always covered. |
As we’ve already said, a whole host of apps and accounts now work with two-step authentication, so we won’t go through every single one here. The important point is that you remember you need to make the switch for these as well. If possible, keep your old device around until this has happened, and make sure your backu... |
A bunch of apps and services—from Facebook to Reddit—now very politely let you use any two-factor authenticator app you want, like Google Authenticator or Authy, to manage your codes. These apps typically work offline, and some (including Authy) let you sync your codes across multiple devices, making the process of swi... |
We’d recommend an all-encompassing two-factor app just for convenience and security’s sake, keeping all your codes in one central stronghold, but you’ve still got the option of choosing dedicated apps if you prefer to keep everything separate. |
In the case of Yahoo accounts, it’s the Yahoo Mail app for Android or iOS, and you can verify your new phone using the app on your old phone. From the new device, you can then manage which devices can confirm future logins by opening the app menu, tapping the key next to your account name, then choosing Manage Account ... |
In the case of Facebook accounts, if you want to use the Facebook app itself for your codes, it’s just the same: Install the Android or iOS app on your new phone, and use your old one to confirm your identity before wiping it (you can do this even if you’ve already swapped the SIM over). Again, if you’ve lost access to... |
Should you get stuck, ask the app developer for help: Blizzard recommends removing its authenticator from the old device first, then adding the app on your new device (if you’ve lost or sold the old device, you need to contact Blizzard directly). For Steam, meanwhile, you can verify the authenticator app on a new phone... |
Whichever method you choose, the result will be the same: better security and greater peace of mind. |
Past mismanagement of employee hours and retirement contributions accounts for nearly $2 million of Oxnard's funding gap. |
Last year, Oxnard faced a $7 million budget gap that forced all city departments to downsize. This year, as the city prepares its upcoming spending plan, a $9 million shortfall is on the horizon. |
What’s different is that the city cut costs last year by keeping many positions vacant while this years’ budget will likely be slashed in more painful ways. |
“It’s going to be the most difficult financial year because it’s going to necessitate cuts that we’ve never had before,” said Mayor Tim Flynn. |
A few days ago, the finance and governance committee, which consists of three council members, got a sneak peek of the upcoming budget woes. Details of just what will be cut weren’t discussed. Workshops and study sessions will begin next month with the final budget expected to be approved June 18. |
Skyrocketing payments to employee pensions are the driving force behind budgetary shortfalls for many cities. But in Oxnard’s case, past mismanagement of employee hours and retirement contributions accounts for nearly $2 million of that funding gap. |
Next year, the city will have to pay the California Public Employees’ Retirement System $1.9 million because of mistakes that began in the 1990s. |
City Manager Alex Nguyen explained to the committee the decades-long problem that was first uncovered when Greg Nyhoff was city manager. The problem, however, is bigger and costlier than first realized. |
Back in 1992, the city set up a retirement plan that served as an alternative to Social Security for some of its temporary and part-time workers. In 2015, it was discovered that the plan didn’t meet the requirements to exempt these employees from Social Security coverage. That year, a new retirement plan was establishe... |
Last year, the city was billed nearly $240,000 from CalPERS because four of these employees worked enough hours to make them eligible for retirement benefits. Because the city did not enroll them into CalPERS at the time, the city became liable for this retirement contribution payment. |
But the latest review uncovered 166 more temporary or part-time workers who should have been enrolled under CalPERS but weren’t. Some of these employees date back to 1998. |
Nguyen, who became city manager last summer, said these workers shouldn’t have been allowed to work so many hours. |
The city will have to pay $1.9 million for that mistake in addition to the cost of dissolving the 1992 retirement fund. |
Nguyen said when he came on the job, he knew that the city had challenges both existing and uncovered. |
In order to prevent these mistakes from reoccurring, Nguyen said the human resources department will provide a report at each pay period detailing the number of hours worked for the city’s 500 temporary workers. Each department will ensure the temporary employees not work more than a certain threshold but if they do, h... |
Bollywood has always been India’s surest bet on soft power—yoga is too globalised and diffused now to be a reliable wager. |
The Chinese are lapping up Hollywood movies, Spanish—and even Thai—movies. |
Bollywood has always been India’s surest bet on soft power—yoga is too globalised and diffused now to be a reliable wager. Bollywood has captured popular imagination of India abroad like no other pop-culture/high-culture export has done. The Soviet-era cultural exchanges that established Raj Kapoor as a household name ... |
A Business Standard report details the success that films like Dangal, Secret Superstar and Bajrangi Bhaijaan have tasted in China. There could be a host of reasons why China, which had a tepid response to Bollywood for decades, is now warming up to it. It could be that that viewers there find the human interest movies... |
BRIGHTON, UK, Sep 10 2018 (IPS) - What is it like to work for the United Nations? Many probably imagine little more than an almost endless round of boring speeches, bureaucrats and governments discussing and disagreeing over long-standing conflicts with stalemate and few results. |
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