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Basic Black: A bigger, better, Boston

May 29, 2015 This week on Basic Black - a vision for a new Boston. We take a look at Mayor Walsh’s Boston 2030, the first citywide plan in 50 years — it’s targeted to coincide with Boston’s 400th birthday.

Panelists:
- Callie Crossley, Host, Under the Radar with Callie Crossley, 89.7 WGBH
- Phillip Martin, Senior Reporter
- Jerome Smith, Chief of Civic Engagement, City of Boston
- Ayanna Pressley, Boston City Councilor At-Large
- John Barros, Chief of Economic Development, City of Boston




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Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu: ‘biggest investment bet made in tech today is…’

Zoho CEO, Sridhar Vembu, predicts a resurgence of traditional jobs as AI automates production, making goods and services more affordable. He envisions higher wages for these revived roles, citing the demand for nature-friendly farming and live concert experiences.




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Bigger budgets, more duties ahead for EHS pros

State of the EHS Nation- Exclusive results from ISHN’s 28th annual White Paper Reader Survey.




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World’s most liveable city on track to be Australia’s biggest city

Smart planning policies and room for expansion is ensuring Melbourne keeps its affordability and acclaimed quality of life as it becomes Australia’s biggest city over the next few decades. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Melbourne will overtake Sydney in population by 2053, projected to be home to over 7.7 million people. Currently 4.35 million people live in Melbourne compared to 4.76 million in Sydney but more people are moving to Melbourne than other Australian capital city, drawn by a vibrant and cosmopolitan culture, great public amenities and transport infrastructure and a geographical location that allows the city to expand outwards to accommodate new arrivals at lower cost than other major Australian cities.




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Coldplay Plot Biggest Stadium Show Of Their Career

Due to incredible fan demand, Coldplay have announced a fourth show in India as part of their record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour




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Will $POPCAT’s Decline Lead to a Rebound, or Should Investors Look to $FLOCK for Potentially Bigger Gains?

At a time when Bitcoin has reached its all-time high and a meme coin rally is underway, Popcat (SOL) has… Continue reading Will $POPCAT’s Decline Lead to a Rebound, or Should Investors Look to $FLOCK for Potentially Bigger Gains?

The post Will $POPCAT’s Decline Lead to a Rebound, or Should Investors Look to $FLOCK for Potentially Bigger Gains? appeared first on ReadWrite.




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iPad is still Apple's second biggest device despite long term decline

A new report claims that despite overall sales declining, Apple's iPad continues to sell steadily, and is second only to the iPhone.


iPad Air 2024

While the iPad dominates the US market, overall it's sales have been declining, and the latest models reportedly failed to reverse that trend. Nonetheness, the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) says in a new report, that iPad sales are chiefly stable.

Apple does not release detailed sales data, so information such as CIRP's has to come from surveys. CIRP also does not give actual sales figures though, so its use solely of percentages is only illustrative of the differences between the iPad models.


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Bigg Boss 18: पुराना मसाला बेचने से बाज नहीं आ रहे बिग बॉस कंटेस्टेंट, कल ये दो कंटेस्टेंट आपस में भिड़े

Bigg Boss 18 के रीसेंट एपिसोड में अविनाश मिश्रा और दिग्विजय राठी के बीच जबरदस्त बहस देखने को मिली. लेवल आप खुद ही सोचिए कि लोग अविनाश को निकालने की डिमांड करने लगे.





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2026 Honda Passport revealed with bigger, brawnier design

Redesigned 2026 Honda Passport revealed ahead of launch in early 2025 2026 Honda Passport comes standard with 285-hp V-6 2026 Honda Passport pricing will start in mid-$40,000 range A new generation of the Honda Passport two-row midsize SUV is headed to showrooms early next year as a 2026 model. Buyers will be able to choose from a base RTL model...



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Providing better healthcare biggest priority: PM Modi ahead of Darbhanga AIIMS inauguration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reaffirmed the Centre's commitment to providing better healthcare and improving the living conditions of the countrymen.




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This actor lived on a rooftop, starved for days, gatecrashed film sets for food; became one of India's biggest OTT stars

This actor, who once used to starve for days, gatecrash film sets for food, later became a superstar.




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Bigg Boss OTT-fame Bhojpuri actress Akshara Singh receives extortion threat

Bhojpuri actress Akshara Singh receives extortion threat, investigation underway.




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Providing better healthcare biggest priority: PM Modi ahead of Darbhanga AIIMS inauguration




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The Biggest Gamble of Your Career

I’m in the midst of the biggest gamble of my career. The thing is, every chance you take feels like your biggest gamble while you’re taking it. When I left salaried employment for consulting in 2006 it felt like a big gamble. When I left consulting for product in 2008 with a wife, kid and a mortgage, it feltRead More →

The post The Biggest Gamble of Your Career first appeared on Rob Walling - Serial Entrepreneur.




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Jansen among biggest prospect bargains

Considering the players that get the big bucks often get most of the attention when they are signed and drafted, let's take some time to look at the other end of the spectrum. Here are the biggest steals on the Top 100 Prospects list.





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Bigg Boss Hanumantha: ಶಿಗ್ಗಾವಿ ಉಪ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮತದಾನ ಮಾಡದ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ರಾಯಭಾರಿ ಹನುಮಂತ!

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ನವೆಂಬರ್ 13: ಕನ್ನಡದ ಬಿಗ್‌ ಬಾಸ್ ಸೀಸನ್ 11ರ ಸ್ಫರ್ಧಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಹನುಮಂತ ಲಮಾಣಿ (Bigg Boss Hanumantu Lamani) ಯಾರಿಗೇತಾನೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ ಹೇಳಿ. ಕಳೆದ ಸಾಲಿನ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ವೇಳೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ರಾಯಭಾರಿ ಆಗಿದ್ದರು. ಉಪ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತದಾನ ಮಾಡದೇ ಗೈರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಯಾಕೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂಬ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಕುರಿಗಾಹಿ,




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Bigg Boss 18: Shilpa Shirodkar, Kashish Kapoor, Chahat Pandey gaze at shirtless Karan Veer Mehra, say 'ekdum sexy hai'

This week seven housemates are nominated for eviction from Bigg Boss 18. These are Rajat Dalal, Digvijay Singh, Karan Veer Mehra, Shrutika Arjun, Chum Darang, Tajinder Bagga, and Kashish Kapoor.




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'Vivian Dsena you are an...': Ravi Dubey reacts after Madhubala star calls him his favourite TV actor in Bigg Boss 18

Vivian Dsena called Ravi Dubey his favourite actor. Vivian even called Ravi far better than him and lauded his achievement of breaking the world record for delivering the longest monologue.




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Large-scale infra development to propel India to be Siemens AG’s third biggest market in three years: CSO Peter Koerte

Peter Koerte Siemens AG, said currently the U.S. is the company’s biggest market followed by China, Germany and France along with some neighbouring markets




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Going solo after leaving one of the UK's biggest podcasts

Milena Sanchez quit The Receipts last year, one of the UK's biggest podcasts, after a co-host rift.




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Grammy nominations 2025: Who's up for the biggest prizes?

See the list of nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards, which will take place in February 2025.




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Shark Tanks Biggest Money-Raising Ideas

Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec stunned viewers in May by making a handshake deal to invest $5 million in Zero Pollution Motors, maker of a $10,000 plastic minicar that runs on compressed air. The deal would have doubled the previous record for the largest Shark Tank investment ever, but ultimately fell apart during the due diligence process. Still, a handful of entrepreneurs have successfully attracted million-dollar investments from the Sharks. Here are the five largest deals made on Shark Tank in which money actually wound up exchanging hands.

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Small-Business Owners Reveal Their Biggest Mistakes

From struggling with a business plan to hiring the wrong talent, there are a lot of opportunities for small-business owners to make mistakes, especially when starting out.

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The 5 biggest mistakes small business owners make according to Shark Tank stars

Small business owners have a problem with thinking big.

Thinking big doesn't mean getting a big head.

Small business owners mistake successful crowdfunding campaigns with success.

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The Biggest Reason Why the U.S. Needs Small Businesses to Thrive Has Nothing to Do With Taxes or the Economy

Despite recent stock market turmoil, everywhere you looked this year someone was heralding the strength of the economy, which grew at 3.5 percent in the third quarter. However, not all economic growth favors small businesses, and some even detracts from it. The Inc. Entrepreneurship Index, which measures the quarterly health of the U.S. startup economy, currently sits at 83 out of 100 for the third quarter of 2018. This is down two points from the second quarter and a full nine points from the first quarter of 2017, when our Index peaked. Our indicator sees one factor in particular still dragging like an anchor on the startup economy: job growth.

Even though overall economic conditions have been largely favorable, small businesses have hit a growth ceiling as larger companies--bolstered by generally strong market conditions, favorable tax policies, support from local governments, and easing federal regulations--have been gobbling up talent. This is why, for the past year, the Index has shown a startup economy that is strong but slowing.

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Helping Others To Freedom Pt10: Revival And Deliverance - The Bigger Picture

In the concluding session of 'Helping Others To Freedom', we look at how the principles of personal healing and deliverance apply to whole regions, and are essentially the same principles that can prepare a region for revival awakening. This is 'Revival And Deliverance - The Bigger Picture' - God sets individuals free in order to heal and deliver the world. This session is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...



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RAF Biggin Hill in 1945

London Biggin Hill Airport (IATA: BQH, ICAO: EGKB) is an operational general aviation airport at Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located 12 NM (22 km; 14 mi) south-southeast of Central London. The airport was formerly the Royal Air Force station RAF Biggin Hill, and a small enclave on the airport still retains that designation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Biggin_Hill_Airport





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How to Get Bigger Arms

Article about how to get bigger biceps, triceps and arms.




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Cutting Calories from Your Diet - The Biggest Weight Loss Mistake

Eating healthy and making the best, healthiest food choices is the most effective way to lose weight and keep it permanently off.




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The 10 Biggest Breakthroughs in the Science in Learning

When it comes to human organs, none is quite so mysterious as the brain. For centuries, humans have had numerous misconceptions and misunderstandings about how the organ works, grows, and shapes our ability to learn and develop. While we still have a long way to go before we truly unravel all the mysteries the brain has to offer, scientists have been making some major breakthroughs that have gone a long way in explaining both how the brain functions and how we use it to organize, recall, and acquire new information. Here, we list just a few of the biggest and most impactful of these breakthroughs that have contributed to our understanding of the science of learning.

  1. More information doesn’t mean more learning.


    The brain is equipped to tackle a pretty hefty load of information and sensory input, but there is a point at which the brain becomes overwhelmed, an effect scientists call cognitive overload. While our brains do appreciate new and novel information, as we’ll discuss later, when there is too much of it we become overwhelmed as our minds simply can’t divide our attention between all the different elements vying for it. This term has become a major talking point in criticisms of multi-tasking and in the modern information-saturated online sphere, but the discovery of this cognitive phenomenon also has major implications for education. In order to reduce mental noise, teachers have had to take new approaches to presenting material, using techniques like chunking, focusing on past experiences, and eliminating non-essential elements to help students remember a large body of information.
  2. The brain is a highly dynamic organ.


    Until the past few decades, people believed that the connections between the neurons in your brain were fixed by the time you were a teenager, and perhaps even earlier. One of the biggest breakthroughs in understanding the science of learning happened when scientists began to realize that this just wasn’t the case. In fact, the brain’s wiring can change at any age and it can grow new neurons and adapt to new situations, though the rate at which this happens does slow with age. This phenomenon is called neuroplasticity, and it has had major ramifications in our understanding of how the brain works and how we can use that understanding to improve learning outcomes.
  3. Emotion influences the ability to learn.


    The ability to learn, retain, and use information isn’t just based on our raw IQs. Over the past few decades it has become increasingly clear that how we feel and our overall emotional state can have a major impact on how well we can learn new things. Educational situations where students feel stressed, shamed, or just uncomfortable can actually make it more difficult for them to learn, increasing negative emotions and sparking a vicious cycle that may leave some children reluctant to attend class. Research is revealing why, as the emotional part of the brain, the limbic system has the ability to open up or shut off access to learning and memory. When under stress or anxiety, the brain blocks access to higher processing and stops forming new connections, making it difficult or impossible to learn. It may seem like common sense that classrooms should be welcoming, non-stressful environments, but different students have different triggers for negative emotional states, making it key for educators to watch for signs that indicate this in students.
  4. Mistakes are an essential part of learning.


    Failure is a dirty word in most aspects of modern American society, but when it comes to the science of learning, research shows that they’re essential. A recent study found that students performed better in school and felt more confident when they were told that failure was a normal part of learning, bolstering a growing body of research that suggests much of the same. Much like it takes multiple tries to get the hang of riding a bike or completing an acrobatic feat, it can also take multiple tries to master an academic task. Neuroscience research suggests that the best way to learn something new isn’t to focus on mistakes but instead to concentrate on how to do a task correctly. Focusing on the error only reinforces the existing incorrect neural pathway, and will increase the chance that the mistake will be made again. A new pathway has to be built, which means abandoning the old one and letting go of that mistake. This idea has formed the basis for a growing debate about education in American schools, which many believe doesn’t allow children to embrace creativity and problem solving as they are too focused on memorization and test scores.
  5. The brain needs novelty.


    Turns out boredom really can kill you, or at least your will to pay attention and learn. Repetition may have its place in learning, but what the brain really craves is novelty. Researchers have found that novelty causes the dopamine system in the brain to become activated, sending the chemical throughout the brain. While we often regard dopamine as the “feel good” chemical, scientists have shown that it actually plays a much bigger role, encouraging feelings of motivation and prompting the brain to learn about these new and novel stimuli. This breakthrough has led to some major changes in how we think about learning, and has motivated many schools to embrace learning methods that cater to our brains’ need for new and different experiences.
  6. There are no learning styles.


    What kind of learner are you? Chances are good that at some point during your educational career someone labeled you as a particular type of learner, either visual, auditory, or kinesthetic. This idea that there are distinct types of learners who learn best with certain assortment of stimuli has been showing up in education and brain science for decades, but recent studies have shown that this idea really doesn’t hold much water. Students may have preferences for how they learn, but when put to the test, students were found to have equivalent levels of learning regardless of how information is presented. Attention to the individual talents, preferences, and abilities of students, which helps to cater to the emotional and social needs of students and improves their ability to learn, is more important than styles (of which there have been 71 different models over the past few decades).
  7. Brains operate on the “use it or lose it” principle.


    There’s a reason that you forget how to speak a language or work out a trigonometry problem if you don’t use those skills on a regular basis. Information in the brain that isn’t used is often lost, as neural pathways are weakened over time. Research has found that the brain generates more cells than it needs, with those that receive both chemical and electrical stimuli surviving and the rest dying off. The brain has to receive regular stimulation through a given pathway in the brain to sustain those cells, which is why lifelong learning is so important to brain health. These findings also have implications for vacations in K-12 education as well, as students who don’t get intellectual stimulation over the summer are much more likely to forget important skills in reading and math when they return to class.
  8. Learning is social.


    While some select individuals may learn well cloistered in a library with a stack of books, the majority of people need a social environment to maximize their learning. Research has found that from infancy on, people learn better through social cues, much more easily recalling and emulating the actions or words of another human. Aside from social cues, socialization has been shown to have other learning benefits. Peer collaboration offers students access to a diverse array of experiences and requires the use of nearly all the body’s senses, which in turn creates greater activation throughout the brain and enhances long-term memory. Group work, especially when it capitalizes on the strengths of its members, may be more beneficial than many realize, both for teachers and their students.
  9. Learning is best when innate abilities are capitalized on.


    All of us, from the time we are born, possess innate abilities to see and hear patterns, something that psychologists doubted was true for decades but that we now know to be the case. Research suggests that reinforcing those innate capabilities by teaching patterns early on may actually help kids learn more and sharpen their brains. Aside from being able to see and hear patterns, the human mind has a number of innate abilities (the ability to learn a language, for instance) that when capitalized on in the right way, can help make learning any concept, even one that is abstract, much easier. Combining these innate abilities with structured practice, repetition, and training can help make new ideas and concepts “stick” and make more sense.
  10. Learning can change brain structure.


    Brain structure and function are intertwined, and you can’t improve one without taking the other into consideration. Yet, in years past, most ideas about learning ignored ways that the brain’s structure itself could be modified, instead focusing on brain function or the brain’s output. The reality is that brain function can only be changed through changing brain structure, which is actually less complicated than it sounds. For example, brain cells fired up during both perception and action overlap in people, and lessons that engage both allow students to more easily identify with their teachers and to learn concepts more quickly, as their brain cells are getting twice the attention and workout. In fact, any new information, if used enough, can modify the structure of the brain, something educators and neuroscientists are just starting to fully explore. 

Guest Blog Contributor By-line:
Hazel Taylor wrote and published this article on http://www.onlinephdprograms.com/the-10-biggest-breakthroughs-in-the-science-of-learning/.  She invited me to share this very interesting article with my blog readers - Thank you, Hazel!  Hazel can be reached at hazel.taylor6@gmail.com




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Adele 'in talks' to move Las Vegas residency to bigger venue




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This Map Shows Who the Biggest Celebrity in Your Area Is

This new online tool reveals the most famous person from any given location worldwide, offering intriguing and sometimes unexpected insights.






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How to Solve the Biggest Challenge in Our Parishes Today

So how can we create a culture of generosity and abundance in our lives and parishes? This is the key question Bill Marianes raises on this episode of Stewardship Calling. Stay tuned for a big announcement at the end of the show regarding expanded programming from Bill on AFR.




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We're Gonna Need a Bigger Fire!

Fr. Joseph speaks at an ecumenical gathering about how the Orthodox work out their salvation.




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New England water future mapped by UMass Amherst hydrologist: ‘Bigger Floods, Longer Droughts’




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He Built Bigger Barns

Fr. Pat discusses the parable of the rich man's barns.




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Draper wins biggest title of career in Vienna

Jack Draper wins the biggest title of his career at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna as the British number one's breakout season reaches even greater heights.




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Wales inquest as Gatland faces 'biggest week'

Warren Gatland has a week to lift his players enough to prevent a record 11th Test loss in a row.




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Steelers braced for 'biggest night' in history

Sheffield Steelers will take on German champions Eisbären Berlin at Sheffield Arena.




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'Outdoor spaces not welcoming for bigger bodies'

Campaigners say it should be easier for plus-size walkers to enjoy the countryside.




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Jersey house prices in biggest fall since 2002

The average home cost £581,000 at the end of September - down from £651,000 a year earlier.




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Trump admin getting bigger with some interesting names

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and US Representative Elise Stefanik attend a rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Concord, New Hampshire, US January 19, 2024. — Reuters

Donald Trump has begun the process of choosing a cabinet...




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Undefeated and new look Indiana provides Maryland's biggest challenge to date

Last season, Maryland beat Indiana so bad that the Hoosiers fired their offensive coordinator less than 24 hours later. How much things can change in just one year, as Indiana is at 4-0 in 2024 as they await the Terrapins on Saturday.




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Earth's biggest polluters are not sending leaders to U.N. climate talks in year of weather extremes

World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.




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New Tech Makes Mass Notification Part of Bigger Security Picture

Advances like digitization, IoT, AI and mobile devices put mass notification directly into users’ hands, speeding up response times in emergency situations.




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Security Professionals’ Biggest Sources of Concern Related to Cyber Attacks

Most statistical data on phishing attacks point to employee/personnel education, said Daniel DeBlasio vice president of sales, BQT Solutions America Inc.