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French companies given three years to close gender pay gap
The Eiffel Tower in Paris lit up for International Women's Day 2018 ®https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenjohnson/
French companies caught discriminating against women over pay will be given three years to close the gap or face fines under a proposal announced ahead of International Women's Day. If passed by parliament, the measure will be rolled out by 2020.
The government revealed the planned crackdown to unions and employers on Wednesday, giving them a month to iron out details.
Men are still paid on average nine percent more than women in France, despite equal pay laws going back 45 years.
The measure is part of a social reform bill due to be presented to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's cabinet at the end of next month
Time to act, says Eiffel Tower on International Women's Day
On the eve of International Women's Day, the mayor of @Paris , @Anne_Hidalgo campaigned for the Women's Foundation. The message "MaintenantOnAgit" is projected onto the Eiffel Tower this Wednesday, March 7th from 7pm to midnight. pic.twitter.com/Th8A0Ywd6U
La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) 7 mars 2018
The Eiffel Tower was lit up in solidarity with the #MeToo Twitter trend overnight Wednesday to mark International Women's Day, with Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo tweeting "The fight for women's rights is every day. #8March is a day to remember together our determination and the necessity of this fight."
Anne Hidalgo tweets City Hall with Women's Day banners
La lutte pour les droits des femmes, c'est tous les jours. Le #8mars est une Journée pour rappeler ensemble notre détermination et la nécessité de ce combat. #Paris #Journeeinternationaledesdroitsdesfemmes pic.twitter.com/swEZh6szAT
Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) 8 mars 2018
Meanwhile, the UN labour agency warned that gender parity progress in the workplace could grind to a halt or even reverse.
In a new report, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said that the global pay gap is persistent, with women on average earning 20 percent less than men.
It also found that, for every 10 men in a job globally, only six women are employed. And women are more likely to have jobs in the informal sector with low wages and few protections.
Later this year, the ILO is set to debate the creation of a new international treaty focused on harassment and abuse in the workplace, which is seen as a major barrier to women getting a job.
Origins of International Women's Day
A German poster, which was banned, for International Women's Day in 1914 Public domain
International Women's Day, an annual global event, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women has its origins going back to the beginning of the 20th century.
The first National Woman's Day was organised by the Socialist Party of America in the United States on 28 February 1909.
An International Socialist Women's Conference, meeting before the Socialist International in Denmark in 1910, called for the day to be observed worldwide and the occasion was marked, mainly be the left, from then on.
Adopted in 1975 by the United Nations, the day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
#MeToo helps women speak out
One major change that has come about in the past year has been the #MeToo hashtag, a social media movement that has drawn attention to sexual harassment around the world over revelations about film mogul Harvey Weinstein.
"The great thing about #MeToo - and Time's Up - is that not only has it made our culture more willing to listen to women and others who have been mistreated, it has also given these women the sort of permission to speak out the way they see fit, without having to act according to a traditional, socially acceptable script," Canadian cultural journalist Soraya Roberts told RFI. "How society chooses to react to these people will determine whether they are willing to move with the times or be stuck in the past."
Celebrities across the entertainment sector have been using public platforms, including award ceremonies to speak out, not just about sexual harrassment but also diversity.
Actress Frances McDormand, who won an Oscar for best actress at last Sunday's awards for her role in Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri called for the use of an "inclusion rider" - a clause in studio contracts which would set benchmarks for diversity in hiring.
Roberts welcomes this concept being mentioned but points out that it is not entirely new. "Inclusion rider stipulates that the cast and crew on a film would reflect the world in which we live, so in the US, that would mean at least 50 percent of those working on the project would be women or people of colour," she said.
"Hollywood has paying lip service to equity but this is an example of a practical means of changing things," she added. "There's been mention of higher-paid men taking pay cuts and things like that but the inclusion rider would be a simpler, relatively easy way of making real change in the community."
Joyce Banda on being a corruption buster and adding women to the fight
France to have its first women submariners on mission
French open letter slams #MeToo campaign


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Cylance Announces Strategic Partnership with In-Q-Tel
Partnership will further enhance breakthrough artificial intelligence and machine learning development for cybersecurity applications.
Irvine, California, Feb. 16, 2016 – Cylance, the company that is revolutionizing cybersecurity with products and services that use artificial intelligence to proactively prevent advanced persistent threats and malware, today announced a strategic partnership with In-Q-Tel (IQT). IQT is the investment organization that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The agreement with IQT supports further development of Cylance's artificial intelligence and machine-learning technology for cybersecurity applications.
Cylance and its next-generation endpoint threat prevention product, CylancePROTECT®, uses a radically different technological approach to cybersecurity that employs artificial intelligence to determine what is safe and what is not by analyzing the DNA of files before they execute. Cylance integrates a deep understanding of hackers and attack vectors with the most sophisticated artificial intelligence and algorithmic science to neutralize virtually all malicious files before they can do harm. This approach prevents advanced persistent threats and malware from ever executing, effectively redefining the standard of endpoint security.
"Cylance is changing the fundamentals of how cyberattacks are identified and prevented," said Peter Kuper, Partner on IQT's Investments team. "Our partnership with Cylance is intended to further enhance how artificial intelligence and related technologies prevent malware and advanced threats from ever executing. Reducing the risks posed by cyberthreats is critical in supporting the missions of our government customers."
"This strategic partnership with In-Q-Tel will better secure our government and our nation from cyberattacks, which are escalating in number and sophistication," added Stuart McClure, president and CEO of Cylance.
About In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel is the not-for-profit, strategic investor that works to identify, adapt, and deliver innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Launched in 1999 as a private, independent organization, IQT's mission is to identify and partner with companies developing cutting- edge technologies that serve the national security interests of the United States. For more information, visit http://www.iqt.org.
About In-Q-Tel Media Contact:
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Cylance is the only company to offer a preventive cybersecurity solution that stops advanced threats and malware at the most vulnerable point: the endpoint. Applying a revolutionary artificial intelligence approach, the Cylance endpoint security solution, CylancePROTECT®, analyzes the DNA of code prior to its execution on the endpoint to find and prevent threats others can't, while using a fraction of the system resources associated with endpoint antivirus and detect and respond solutions that are deployed in enterprises today. For more information visit: www.cylance.com


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A rally support truck or rally assistance truck is an off-road truck that supports a vehicle that is competing in a rallying race, especially in rally raid. There are two types of support trucks: T6 trucks only travel from service area to service area and are not allowed onto the race route, whereas T5.3 trucks are entered as competitors, but whose mission is to assist other teams, not fight for the win.

T5.3 support trucks
T5.3 trucks (until 2019: T4 trucks) have their cargo area filled with spare parts and tools to repair damaged vehicles. Some of the crew members are mechanics. When a competitor requires support, the truck driver steers off the course and goes to the point the vehicle is located to help repair it. This takes advantage of the rules where a service crew cannot provide help to a competing vehicle while it is in a timed stage, but competitors are allowed to support each other.

Teams which field support trucks in a rally are often hired to assist other teams. Major teams have their own support trucks, where the mechanics are team members and know the vehicles, and teammates will provide good and fast service.

T6 support trucks
T6 trucks (until 2019: T5 trucks) are often larger and are not designed to be raced off-road, although they do have off-road capabilities in order to traverse tough terrain. These trucks travel from bivouac to bivouac (service area come night, or a halt during a multi-day rally). They generally pack up and leave from a bivouac in the morning as the competitors leave and use public highways / designated routes to reach the next bivouac ahead of the competitor. They often arrive just before the competitors, giving them just a few minutes to setup their service area.

The teams often live out of these trucks for the duration of the rally, so they carry tents, food items, tables, chairs, etc and are equipped with water tanks, showers, generators, air compressors, and anything else required during the rally.

See also
Group T5

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Trucks
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Warning – I'm a twisted weirdo and I write a violent sims blog! Please practice self care. Captain Clarke's head was still spinning as he began to crawl, his eyes blinded and dark. He blinked and whimpered and squirmed like a worm until he found a door. He opened it and ran towards the bright…
Matilda Powers – Vampire Princess
Matilda Powers was born to King Brava and Queen Chaya Powers – The Vampire King and his first wife. Queen Chaya had died under mysterious conditions that the Kingdom didn't understand, it frightened them. But Matilda grew up reading the books her father wrote. They held secrets that the villagers didn't know about. The books…
Benedict Burghard dies twice.
Benedict Burghard was tortured by his brother, King Brava for many days. But when he felt the world fading to black a figure appeared to him. She was strong and dark, and she spoke to him about the Land of the Sands and how he must be strong. She told him that she had been…
The first Royal Wedding
Princess Sahur Khufu was the great grand daughter of the great Queen H'Utu, and she followed in the political steps of this great relative. She was the First Princess and she was beloved by everyone in the Great Land of Sands. She was well educated – her mother was Wawa Hunter who wrote many of…


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Few large banks dominate the Indonesia banking industri. Furthermore, in the past ten years, there were a series of mergers and acquisitions in the banking market. The facts cause implications on competition. In this paper, we examine these issues exploiting an unconsolidated annual financial report of all commercial banks between 2001 and 2009. The Panzar-Rose method is employed to examine the banks behavior in competition. Estimates indicate that banks in all three subsamples, large; medium-sized and small are working in a monopolistically competitive market. The analysis of market concentration supports the conventional view that concentration impairs competition. The study shows that the most competitive market was the medium-sized banks because it was least concentrated. In contrast, the large market was more concentrated thus it was less competitive. The consolidation policies driven by the Central Bank reduced market concentration because mergers and acquisitions were mostly conducted by the mediumsized and small banks. Further the improvement of market share distribution and the increasing capacity of the merging banks enhanced competition in the Indonesia banking industry.
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Anyone use either GPSDrive or RoadMap, and if so which do you prefer?
I know GPSDrive lets you dl maps from the net, but how am I supposed to do that on the road? RoadMap seems to have maps by state for dl, but how good are they?
Sorry that this is isnt an answer, only a question, is this for a laptop? and if so, what did you use for teh GPS reciever?
is this for a laptop?
what did you use for the GPS reciever?
hmmm... I'm not sure what you mean? I have a Garmin Rino 120 GPS reciever that plugs into the serial port.


Electrical inspections are visual and operational. Inspectors operate all normal switches, test a representative number of outlets and observe visible lines.
Location, type(s) of over-current protection devices and rating(s) of the main service panel(s) are reported.
Inspectors remove cover panels so the main service panel wiring can be inspected. Present day systems should be a minimum of 100 amps. Systems should be inspected for double tapping, loose and bare wiring, aluminum branch wiring and wiring compatibility with over-current protection devices.
The type and location of the grounding system should be inspected and reported. Undetermined or inadequate grounding should be reported.
Newer homes require ground fault circuit interrupters. These safety devices are required in areas where water may be present, such as kitchens, bathrooms, exterior regions, garages, and basements. Older homes should consider updating an electrical system with these devices.
The rating of the main service wire conductor, main over-current device and the main service panel should be compatible and used to help determine the amperage rating of the electrical service.
Wiring beyond the main service panel box is examined for compatibility, proper over-current protection, and improper wiring conditions.


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Democracy & State > Stalinism
Dead Russians
Jack Conrad defends Lenin and Trotsky, and issues a health warning about Arthur Scargill, George Galloway, Robert Griffiths and others who want to forget, belittle or maintain silence over the crimes of Stalin
Marx's vision
In his second article, Nick Rogers concludes that there is no basis in the writing of Marx for Lenin's schema of socialism and communism. Marx wrote no blueprints for how the future society should be organised.
Lenin's misreading of Marx
In the first of a two-part article, Nick Rogers claims that Lenin's "The state and revolution" introduced the concept of socialism and communism as two different forms of post-capitalist society. His contention is that this established a "framework" that in the 20th century was abused to "justify Stalinist practice".
Reclaiming democratic centralism
One of the major issues raised by the Renewal Faction of America's now liquidated ISO was the managerial regime that underpins the Cliffite tradition internationally. But there is bureaucratic centralism and democratic centralism. Mike Macnair continues his investigation
Commitment and collectivity
René Gimpel continues his examination of the conflict between Jean-Paul Sartre's political and philosophical passions
Individualism or class struggle?
René Gimpel examines the philosophical and political development of Jean-Paul Sartre, and his fraught relationship with the French Communist Party
Stalinophiles and ignoramuses
Rex Dunn examines a selection of fiction that deals with Stalinism and anti-Stalinism
Not social democracy
Jack Conrad argues that the SACP is best understood in terms of 'official communism' and a tradition that dates back to the 7th Congress of Comintern
The place of the Soviet Union in history
The USSR was neither a new type of capitalism nor a 'degenerate' socialism, but a freakish new social system, argues Jack Conrad
Into the swamp
Review of Yuri Slezkine's 'The house of government: a saga of the Russian Revolution'. Princeton University Press, 2017, pp1096, £30
Trotskyism and May 1968
It was the role of Stalinism that prevented revolution, insists Rex Dunn
From the mouths of the women
Rex Dunn reviews Svetlana Alexievich The unwomanly face of war Penguin Classics, 2017, pp351, £12.99
Zuma on the brink
Cyril Ramaphosa now looks set to become president a year earlier than scheduled, writes Peter Manson
In the footsteps of Lenin
The official CPGB's leading theoretician, Rajani Palme Dutt, followed the example of Lenin when assessing the reputation of Karl Kautsky, writes Lawrence Parker
Where next for the ANC?
Are there hopeful signs amidst the poverty and corruption? South African socialist, author and journalist Terry Bell addressed a London Communist Forum on September 10
Apologists for mass murder
The Morning Star is still in denial about the Marikana massacre, writes Peter Manson
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Aerospace Concepts launches QxBranch – quantum computing venturendash; quantum computing venture
Aerospace Concepts announced today the creation of QxBranch, a new company focused on developing the software and services to delivery quantum computing into the mainstream. QxBranch will initially focus on developing game-changing products in the financial, oil and gas, aerospace and biotech sectors.
The creation of the new venture is a result of a research collaboration effort between Aerospace Concepts and Lockheed Martin announced in May this year. Under the agreement, Aerospace Concepts, and now supported by QxBranch, will have access to Lockheed Martin's D-Wave Two™ quantum computer, produced by Canadian start-up D-Wave Systems, to conduct applied research in complex systems analysis and work with commercial partners to introduce new optimization algorithms enabled by the machine. D-Wave Systems has sold two quantum computers, one to Lockheed Martin and another to a collaborative effort between Google and NASA.
Michael Brett, formerly Chief Operating Officer of Aerospace Concepts, will lead the new venture.
Quantum computing is a rapidly emerging technology with the potential to crack previously unsolvable challenges in mathematics and computer science. The practical applications of quantum computing range from drug discovery, understanding how environmental differences affect human health, analyzing demographics to better understand consumer trends, rapidly verifying immense software libraries, and analyzing markets and portfolios.
QxBranch's technical effort will be based in Adelaide, Australia, with offices at Washington DC's 1776 technology incubator, and in Hong Kong.
Rigetti Computing Acquires QxBranch to Expand Full-Stack Capabilities
Rigetti Computing, the world's leading venture-backed quantum computing company, announced today it has acquired QxBranch, a quantum computing and data analytics software company. The acquisition
QxBranch Presents Quantum Computing Concepts and Latest Research to New Audiences
Over the past month, the QxBranch team has presented to three groups on applications of quantum computing to the financial sector and our latest research.
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QxBranch has released the findings of a novel quantum computing algorithm with the potential of higher accuracy results for a type of machine learning model
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22 electric vehicle chargers coming to St. Lawrence College
St. Lawrence College also contributed over $160,000 to the project, bringing the total cost to over $270,000.
December 20, 2021	by CM Staff
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KINGSTON — Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson announced an investment of $110,000 to St. Lawrence College for the installation of 22 Level-2 EV chargers on its campuses in Cornwall, Brockville and Kingston.
Natural Resources Canada's Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program will fund the project, according to a company statement. The Level-2 chargers increase the number of publicly accessible chargers along the St. Lawrence River for visitors, residents and students in the area. St. Lawrence College also contributed over $160,000 to the project, bringing the total cost to over $270,000.
According to a statement from Natural Resources Canada, the federal government has invested $1 billion to make EVs more affordable and accessible for Canadians. The purpose of the investments is to build a coast-to-coast network of fast chargers by installing chargers in local areas where Canadians live and by providing rebates of up to $5,000 to help more Canadians buy EVs.
Natural Resources Canada also stated that these investments support the federal government's mandatory target of ensuring all passenger vehicles sold in Canada are zero emission by 2035.
"We're making electric vehicles more affordable and accessible for Canadians from coast to coast to coast. Investing in more charging stations like the ones announced today on St. Lawrence College campuses will allow more Canadians to be in the driver's seat on the road to a net-zero future and help achieve our climate goals," said Wilkinson in a statement.
"This project aligns with the college's strategic plan, SLC in Five, and our commitment to pursuing increased sustainability in how we operate. Providing electric vehicle charging infrastructure is the building block to electrifying our transportation systems. Our hope is that this helps folks who have purchased an electric vehicle and that by increasing places to get a charge we help others consider going electric as well."
Canada invests in new electric vehicle chargers in Nova Scotia
New electric vehicle chargers coming to the Township of King
New electric vehicle chargers coming to York Region
New electric vehicle chargers coming to Oakville, Ont.
Boréas Technologies introduces NexusTouch to help designers take advantage of smartphone edges
John Deere reveals a fully autonomous tractor at CES 2022
Canada doubles its ZEB fleet, adding 307 new buses since 2020
Freshlocal extends partnership with digital technology supercluster
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Pirates hack into shipping company's servers to identify booty
Pirates used backdoor in shipping company's website to target freighters.
Sean Gallagher - Mar 3, 2016 6:35 pm UTC
Pirates like those shown here aboard a dhow in waters off western Malaysia in January 2006 were using data stolen from a shipping company's systems to target cargo ships and steal specific crates of valuables in hit-and-run attacks.
When the terms "pirate" and "hacker" are used in the same sentence, usually it's a reference to someone breaking digital rights management on software. But that wasn't the case in an incident detailed in the recently released Verizon Data Breach Digest report, unveiled this week at the RSA security conference. Verizon's RISK security response team was called in by a global shipping company that had been the victim of high-seas piracy aided by a network intrusion.
The shipping company experienced a series of hit-and-run attacks by pirates who, instead of seeking a ransom for the crew and cargo, went after specific shipping containers and made off with high-value cargo.
"It became apparent to the shipping company that the pirates had specific knowledge of the contents of each of the shipping crates being moved," the RISK team recounted in the report. "They'd board a vessel, locate by bar code specific sought-after crates containing valuables, steal the contents of that crate—and that crate only—and then depart the vessel without further incident."
The targeted nature of the attack made it clear to the shipper that the pirates were somehow getting intelligence directly from their computer systems. The response team discovered that the company used a "homegrown" Web-based content management system (CMS) to manage bills of lading for their cargo ships. An examination of network traffic to the CMS revealed a Web shell script had been uploaded to the server through a vulnerability in the software. The shell script backdoor gave attackers remote access to the server, allowing the upload and download of files—in this case, specifically downloading the bills of lading for the company's ships. The attackers had compromised a number of system passwords in the process as well.
However, the attackers made a number of mistakes. The shell script used straight HTTP rather than taking advantage of the site's SSL encryption—so the contents of the traffic was easily discovered by packet captures. "We were ultimately able to capture every command the threat actors issued, which painted a very clear picture," the RISK team wrote. "These threat actors, while given points for creativity, were clearly not highly skilled. For instance, we found numerous mistyped commands and observed that (they) constantly struggled to interact with the compromised servers."
While they had managed to get initial access to a number of servers, the attackers weren't able to install shell scripts on them because of a network security appliance. Ultimately their activities were limited to the server they had initially gained access through.
But their most damning mistake? "The threat actors also showed a lack of concern for their own operational security by failing to use a proxy and connecting directly from their home system," the RISK team noted. The shipping company shut down the server to fix the vulnerability, and they then blocked the IP address of the pirate's hacker—ending the targeted attacks.
Schizoid Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius
I would think that a targeted theft would be better than kidnapping for all concerned. Instead of shutting down the "threat actors", they should have fed them information on semi-worthless baubles seeded into the cargo.
Baron von Robber Ars Praefectus
"But their most damning mistake? "The threat actors also showed a lack of concern for their own operational security by failing to use a proxy and connecting directly from their home system," the RISK team noted."
I'm sure when the RIAA & MPAA hear of this, they will immediately request a list of owners for those IPs.
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ten91 Ars Scholae Palatinae
Schizoid wrote:
A good idea in thought, but I could see that going horribly wrong. If they opened the container and found junk, they might turn violent to try and get the actual location of what they want.
THEY USED A SEA SHELL! A SEA SHELL! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ok, I might need more coffee, but I thought that was goddamn hilarious.
boondox Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
THEY MUST USE A SEA SHELL
I really dig the catchy byline.
Thanks for the laugh and the knowledge.
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dlux Ars Legatus Legionis
But their most damning mistake? "The threat actors also showed a lack of concern for their own operational security by failing to use a proxy and connecting directly from their home system," the RISK team noted.
Let alone seven of them.
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andrewb610 Ars Tribunus Militum
After reading this article I have determined the culprit, who was quoted by one Caboose as saying: "Yar, I be havin a southern accent, yarrrr"
Ok, so this is a bit of a stretch for a joke, but I have no regrets.
azazel1024 Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius
Or modified it to highlight only a very tiny number of ships and then ambushed them with national maritime police/military forces when they attempted waylay the ship(s) in question.
Then closed the hole.
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Or fed false coordinates and used the pirates as unpaid workers in the search for MH370.
sbol Ars Praetorian et Subscriptor
The part where pirates actually acted on this information sounds like completely made up BS to me. I bet someone thought the breach /could/ have been used for that, and then that got transformed into a story, which a succession of media outlets pick up and amplify, because it's a sexy story.
- A ship is so big that even if you're familiar with it, it can take you a while to find the right container
- Containers are stacked high on deck and in the holds. Most of them are high above deck-level, and utterly inaccessible
- IIRC, in the majority of cases, there is no space to swing open the doors (or there are lashings in the way).
Note: I worked as an officer and captain on merchant ships (though only as an apprentice on container ships)
EDIT: Added comment about the media
EDIT2: Removed a stray sentence fragment
Last edited by sbol on Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:38 pm
mountainbiker Smack-Fu Master, in training
Yet another reason we don't want back-doors and weakened security. Once the door is open, it is open for all governments and criminals. Please won't you join me in adding your name to the White House petition at http://1.usa.gov/1R9A4cM
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mattholimeau Ars Praetorian
Hah, great headline.
LrdDimwit Ars Scholae Palatinae
I would have baited them into attacking a ship "crewed" by special forces, myself. You'd think law enforcement would be all over such a golden opportunity ...
715 posts | registered Feb 17, 2011
sbol wrote:
The part where pirates actually acted on this information sounds like completely made up BS to me...
Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... ship,_2014)_001.jpg
- IIRC, in the majority of cases, there is no space to swing open the doors (or there are lashings in the way), as being able to open a container at sea is NOT a design criterion; in fact, one of the reasons behind
Image: http://www.containerhandbuch.de/chb_e/s ... 03_038.jpg
Pretty much every point you mentioned can fairly easily be explained by the fact that these pirates have guns. And the pirates know the people crewing the ship will know how to find the container, and also how to make it available to the pirates for looting. Either that, or the system compromised actually tells you where the container is located on the ship (since obviously the shipping company has to know this) so you can only look at containers easily accessible to your pirates.
LrdDimwit wrote:
Guns do not defy the laws of physics. There's a reason those huge cranes are needed to take containers on and off ships. The crew has no means of moving containers around at sea, unless it's a multipurpose/geared vessel carrying containers, and even then, it's not really possible in a short time. You have to remove everything that's on top.
Of course the shipping companies know exactly where the containers are. What I'm saying is that when you come up over the side with a knife in your teeth and a print-out, you have to go and find the right row and cell (never mind reaching the damned container, as I discussed). This is not trivial, unlike in the article (and articles on other sites), where a bar code scanner is used... which doesn't even make sense. That's not how you find a container on a ship. It's not a set of shelves where you can scan codes until you go "ah hah!". The location is known (but hard to access).
Tazer79 Ars Centurion
This is why I tell the room full of H1-Bs who are our application developers that they need to understand HTTPS and encryption in transit. They will just email the managers claiming that their app won't work because I won't let them use port 80 for their garbage app.
I assume that there is a record of where the container is located when it is loaded. If that is part of the information stored on the CMS that was hacked, they would know exactly where to look if they have any familiarity with the ships.
I assume that there are many containers with valuable things in them, they can just pick the few containers that are easiest to access and ignore the rest. Of they can only target ships where valuable containers would be accessible.
As for access, do you need a door when you have an oxy acetylene torch or a metal cutting circular saw?
That is just with 3 minutes of thinking about it. I'd imagine given some more time I could probably think up half a dozen other ways to make it practical. Also a "snatch and grab" piracy doesn't mean they are up and over, menacing the crew, grabbing the loot and back on their boat in 5 minutes. A snatch and grab could still be a many hour long operation.
Last edited by azazel1024 on Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:58 pm
You have no idea the layout of these ships. You are assuming these are giant ships with thousands of containers. We don't know that to be the case for this company.
Stern Ars Tribunus Militum et Subscriptor
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2201 posts | registered Dec 5, 2005
Tazer79 wrote:
Tiny ships don't use CMS systems to place their containers.
I don't know whether you guys just really want the story to be true, because it's cool, or whether you just want to argue the counter-point (which is OK). Either way, I never said it was impossible -- it just smells like BS to my professional nose.
I've worked on these ships. I can accurately envision all of the steps required to pull off something like this. Now imagine someone who has never seen a computer, or maybe just seen one from afar, start telling you about how someone might pull off a hack. It would sound like the movie "Hackers". Then they tell you how you, an experienced sysadmin, are out to lunch. *shrug*
Maybe you are all right, and I am wrong. But it strongly, strongly smells like BS.
Dachannien Ars Praetorian et Subscriptor
Based on the ineptitude in accessing the records, it seems fairly likely that the person who initially compromised the server was not the person/people using the backdoor to recon the ships. They probably either did it for hire and then went along their way, or they hacked it first and sold the access to the highest bidder.
561 posts | registered Dec 4, 2009
yankinwaoz Ars Praetorian
They should have the navy put a honeypot container on the ship. Nothing real. Just fake it.
Then wait for the idiots to show up. Then demand they surrender or get killed.
spotter Ars Tribunus Militum
So I had a friend who used to work for calvin klein and part of her job was getting product to retailers.
there was a faceobok conversation like this
Friend1: pirates just commandeered one of my shipments of thongs!
Friend2: pirates stole your (barely) booty covers!
VultureTX Ars Praetorian
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I have had access for a period of months to the complete US customs submissions for one company's shipping vessels. It's huge and most of it was generic consumer goods from China. Finding the couple of containers of "must haves high $ warez" would take you a day with a crane at best.
Only if a container was stuffed with $100 bills ala William Gibson's Spook Country would it be worth the risk because stuff can be buried fifteen deep and ten in.
MailDeadDrop Ars Scholae Palatinae
This reads more like a Hollywood script writer testing an idea ("I know! I'll have the eggheads over at Ars point out all the problems with this, then I can tweak to story to plausibly address them!")
Instead of using the CMS data to determine which containers to break into (and then going to all the logistical trouble to actually break into them), why not simply alter the delivery destination for the container and have the shipping company send the booty to you directly?
seanmgallagher IT Editor Emeritus et Subscriptor
The report is from Verizon, with the victim's name withheld, so there's no way to verify the report other than take Verizon's word. The ships were apparently taken for hours, and targeted based on where the cargo was as much as what it was, if the report is accurate. Also, we don't know that these were the usual container ships.
But I sincerely doubt they went climbing up stacks of containers to get to anything.
Also, given the way some cargo companies handle their IT, I would not be surprised if their "secure" manifest handling system was based on Wordpress.
jandrese Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor
Although it probably didn't happen here, it seems like if the attackers had access to the CMS system they may have been able to alter the manifest so the valuable cargo was loaded on an open end where it could be pilfered without having to dig through the stack.
It sounds like the pirates were just cracking open the container and emptying it with their bare hands. Probably palettes of iPhones or high end Watches or things like that.
It also sounds like the hackers were fairly incompetent, but still more competent than the shipping company, which sounds entirely plausible to me.
11111 posts | registered Jan 31, 2002
coslie Ars Tribunus Militum
yankinwaoz wrote:
Well it would be a real shame if there was a data entry such that a container that should've been labelled "homicidal mercenaries" was inadvertently marked "gold bullion".
HonorableSoul Ars Tribunus Militum
Opportunity lost to sick a Predator drone on the pirates. Or I would have a good sized marine force waiting on their target ship.
ovitters Seniorius Lurkius
Shipping companies don't store bar codes of crates or packages. I've seen/read 100s of bookings and that's never done. You store whats in a crate/package, but bar code? Why? A logistics company would store this, but then the logistics company wouldn't know where on the vessel the container is stored (that's the shipping company). It's probably shared if you asked the shipping company, but not be default.
For the story to work you'd need it to be either a hack of two companies or a logistics company combined with a small vessel and the pirates searching for the container. A small vessel is mandatory as someone else already pointed out: you really cannot reach various containers.
As usually the case: the more details you know the easier it is to spot the big holes in reported news :-P
5 posts | registered Jul 25, 2013
ovitters wrote:
Exactly. Plus, shipping manifests don't say "gold iWatches". They say "consumer electronics", and the like.
RRob Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
Those do sound like convincing counter points to what would otherwise be an incredible story. But the actual YES/NO question is, did pirates really hit several ships in a row and steal just specific cargo? That was presented as 100% fact, no conjecture, unlike the rest of the story.
1384 posts | registered Feb 1, 2012
Rockchurch Ars Centurion
Avast ye n00bs!
371 posts | registered May 2, 2012
IrishMonkee Ars Scholae Palatinae
The shipping company shut down the server to fix the vulnerability, and they then blocked the IP address of the pirate's hacker—ending the targeted attacks.
They had the IP and all they did was block the IP?! Was there any law enforcement involvement or is that really it?
958 posts | registered Jun 22, 2008
LB1LF Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
IrishMonkee wrote:
-What if said IP address resolved to, say, an internet cafe in a part of Somalia controlled by al-Shabaab?
koolraap Ars Tribunus Militum
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djbumrush Seniorius Lurkius
You're right, and this is definitely what the security community would want them to do, and it's probably even what local governments would want them to do. It's probably not what the company would want to do though (as much as they should want to), because it would mean lots of resources to execute properly, and the reality is, once they close the hole, the problem (for them at least) mostly goes away.
This is the reality with a lot of businesses, they just don't want to put in the effort to prosecute, so the attackers just find another victim, or brush up their skills, and the cycle repeats itself.
1 post | registered Jun 3, 2010
dribble Ars Centurion
Hoho. Who knew Ars could be funny?
371 posts | registered Mar 6, 2011


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I loved the story line of the book! The beginning chapters pulled me right in, wanting to know how the story ended. The author has talent for creating intriguing dialogue between characters as well as an understanding of human nature. She captures the LDS young adult single's scene so well. I can't wait to read more from this author!
The situation in this story made me really mad. So much so, that I had to put it down for a little bit and then pick it back up later. Lol! I ended up enjoying it and will have a review up soon.
3.5 StarsThis was actually my first experience with full blown LDS Contemporary Romance. I found the characters and the story intriguing, though not especially realistic. With all of the horrible things that were said and done to Noelle, I would have liked to have had a little more time to hate her family before having the tension resolved. The author's writing style is easy for the most part, but at times a bit formal for the genre. I would like to read a Regency Romance by this author.
I'd give this book a 2.5 rating. There were things I liked about this book and things I really didn't like.
I liked the premise, but I had the entire plot figured out be the third chapter. Angst, drama, and family dynamics aren't my favorite genre, so this book's rating was more about me than the book.
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It's been a few books since I read this one, but I believe I liked it a lot, and I don't remember if I found anything bad in it. It was very clean and a great read. I would read more from this author.
This was a good clean romance. I enjoyed the characters and the romance.
I thought this book was ok, but it wasn't what I was expecting. I wanted more action.
A sweet love story about overcoming the challenges that life gives us. I don't think I could be as forgiving as quickly as Noelle though.
It was an ok book about a girl that keeps falling in love with the wrong guys, but doesn't recognize that facet.
LovedI loved this book. It shows you the struggles that everyone goes thought. That you are not alone. To put faith in heavenly father and you can't go wrong.
Thought this was a cute, clean book.
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On Wednesday (Feb. 17), Rowdy posted a 15-second throwback video of Shmurda in what appears to be a recording studio. Bobby is sitting in a rolling chair, vibing out and rapping to some music. The recently released Brooklyn rapper captioned the clip, "SIX DAYS LFET Then all the joy gone wash away the pain,I promise you brother #stillfreegs9 #freeskrap1090."
Bobby Shmurda was hoping for an early release from prison last year after serving six years behind bars, but a judge denied Bobby parole back in September of 2020. Following an interview with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's Board of Parole, he was denied release and given a hold for Dec. 11, 2021, which is the maximum expiration of his sentence.
However, things apparently changed for the better for Bobby. In January of this year, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's inmate lookup noted that Bobby Shmurda, born Ackquille Pollard, has a conditional release date scheduled for next Tuesday (Feb. 23).
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A customer has recently asked for 'advice to give to a brand-new Change Manager, and what they are supposed to do', and that is the subject of this post (possibly inspired by this post?). The organisation in question is quite small, with less than 10 IT staff, but does have a significant IT infrastructure to support. They are part-way through an ITSM programme at their company.
….and so on – I'm sure you get the idea. Keep these problems/issues and use them to validate any Change process you implement. After all, it should solve them.
This list is not exhaustive. You could also have test plan, acceptance criteria, risk assessment and others – but as a minimum, for a smaller company, this would be my list.
This is where the Change Manager writes down the potential impact of the Change. The sort of thing you are interested in is which services to users could be affected, and how long they might be affected for. You might include some assessment of risk into that impact assessment.
If you look at this more closely, you'll find I'm saying 'take a change that might be proposed on a particular computer system and assess the impact on the services we offer to users' – and you need to complete this task with a degree of certainty.
The Change Manager needs to think: how do I do this? The best answer is to use the Configuration Management Data Base (CMDB) – an essential underpinning technology for Change Management. This post is not about the CMDB so if you want to find out more about this use the blog search facility on the right: there are many articles in this blog.
If you don't have a CMDB then it's going to be tough work – maybe you'll be forced to ask some very clever person 'who knows' but I'd say that you cannot expect to have reliable Change if this is how you work because people make mistakes. In my experience before I joined Serio this is a very common state of affairs.
Advice for Change Manager: Don't take on the role without a CMDB unless a CMDB is just around the corner, or you have some other reliable means of assessing impact.
This is your escape route if things go wrong – 'how to we restore the system if the unexpected happens'. Sometimes your technical staff may say 'no back out plan is needed' or 'no back out plan is possible'.
Advice for Change Manager: Don't be fobbed-off. Always ask for a realistic and costed back-out plan.
I'll continue this post later and look at some of the tasks Change Managers typically do.


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Q: jQuery library conflict with inline script I have some javascript in my wordpress website which also need a jquery library to work correctly. But there is already a library is included in the site that is not working for this code. If i have added the library in the footer with the javascript, then the code will work fine, but that will make some conflict with the other library. Is there any way to use two libraries within a single page without any conflict?

A: You can use the jQuery.noConflict() option to use several versions of jQuery at once but you will then still have to see if the plugin you want to use works when it is invoked with a different jQuery version.
Assuming you load two versions via noConflict like so:
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   var $v3 = jQuery.noConflict();
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

You will then be able to use the "1.9" with the global-scoped jQuery variable $ and the newer version with $v3. This could look like the following:
var $body = $('body'); // default option

$v3("input-date").datepicker(); // use jQuery v3 to initialize the plugin

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Q: Querying EMF model using xpath e4.emf.xpath.XPathContext I have an emf model from which I have get selected EObjects based on some conditions.
For this I tried using org.eclipse.e4.emf.xpath.XPathContext. But the XPATH expression is not giving any result.
Following is the sample xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ASCII"?>
   <codeAnalysis xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"  xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://myTool/codeAnalysis/CommonReport">
<Header>
<Title>My_Report</Title>
<Date>02/05/2016</Date>
<CreatedBy>xyz</CreatedBy>
<Software>
  <checkpoint>0</checkpoint>
  <StartComponent>ABC</StartComponent>
  <StartFolder>E:\TestProject</StartFolder>
</Software>
<Environment>
  <Version>8.1.2</Version>
  <ToolVersion>1.33.0.qualifier</ToolVersion>
</Environment>
</Header>
<Report>
<Component name="MSI">
    <File name="TestProject/comp/a.h">
        <Function name="TIME_STAMP_GET_TIMER_VALUE">
            <Complain lfd="1">
                <MetricName>STM29</MetricName>
                <Value>0</Value>
             </Complain>
        </Function>
    </File>
</Component>
</Report>
</codeAnalysis>

I want to get the value of codeAnalysis/Header/Software/StartComponent
Following is the code which I have written
    public void emfQueryTest() {
    try {
        String filePath = "E:\\03Projects\\Test.xml";
        ResourceSet resourceSet = new ResourceSetImpl();
        resourceSet.getResourceFactoryRegistry().getExtensionToFactoryMap().put("xml", new MetricCommonReportResourceFactoryImpl());
        resourceSet.getPackageRegistry().put(MetricCommonReportPackage.eNS_URI, MetricCommonReportPackage.eINSTANCE);
        Resource resource = (Resource)resourceSet.getResource(URI.createFileURI(filePath), true);
        if (resource != null) {
            resource.load(Collections.EMPTY_MAP);
            if (resource.getContents() != null && resource.getContents().size() > 0) {
                CodeAnalysis metricCodeAnalysis = (MetricCommonReport.CodeAnalysis) resource.getContents().get(0);
                System.out.println(metricCodeAnalysis.getHeader().getTitle());
                XPathContextFactory<EObject> f = EcoreXPathContextFactory.newInstance();
                XPathContext xPathContext = f.newContext(metricCodeAnalysis);
                Iterator<MetricCommonReport.Software> it = xPathContext.iterate("/codeAnalysis/Header/Software");

                while( it.hasNext() ) {
                    System.out.println("Hello");
                    System.out.println("    " + it.next().getStartComponent());
                }
            }
        }
    } catch (IOException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

This xml is loaded correctly. But it is not printing any value for startComponent. In fact Iterator it doesn't have any element? Where I went wrong? Please somebody correct me.
The same XPath expression in Java is giving correct node and value.


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Q: How to convert a SHA256RSA signed Server certificate to SHA1RSA? I am generating a private key with tomcat keystore. After the certificate request is generated and submitted, the server certificate seems to have signature SHA256RSA algorithm and eventually gives a "cannot establish chain from reply error". The root and intermediate certificates are all SHA1RSA.  While generating the key pair and certificate request it has been specified as SHA1RSA to be the signature algorithm.
Could anyone assist as in how to generate the server certificate with SHA256RSA?
Here are the steps I followed (broken into multiple lines for readability):
keytool -genkey -dname "CN=xxxx, OU=Servers, O=xx, C=US" \
    -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -sigalg SHA1withRSA -keysize 2048 \
    -keypass xxx -keystore tomcat2k.keystore

keytool -certreq -v -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -sigalg SHA1withRSA \
    -keysize 2048 -keypass xxx -file certreq.csr -keystore tomcat2k.keystore

Certificates received: Root, Intermediate (Both SHA1RSA), and Sever(SHA256RSA)
Root.
Intermediate gets imported.  Server Certificate fails to establish the chain.

A: If you have access to openssl, I recommend to use that instead of keytool. If you generate a certificate signing request, use the option -sha256 to set the hashing algorithm you are looking for.
First generate a certificate signing request:
$ openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 4096
$ openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr -sha256

Have the certificate signing request signed by you CA of choice. If you want a self signed certificate you can use the following, otherwise skip this step:
$ openssl genrsa -des3 -out ca.key 4096
$ openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key ca.key -out ca.pem
$ openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -CA ca.pem -CAkey ca.key -set_serial 01 -out server.pem

Finally, convert the certificates signed server.pem certificate to p7b, which is what tomcat expects, and then import the p7b in the tomcat keystore.
$ openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile server.pem -out tomcat2k.p7b -certfile ca.pem
$ keytool -import -trustcacerts -alias server -file tomcat2k.p7b -keystore tomcat2k.jks


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Q: Как запускать программу через файл и читать его? Есть файл bla.test, нужно чтобы когда я на него нажимал он открывал мою программу и в ней считывался этот файл.
У меня такое ощущение что это делается через String []args но я не знаю как передать в нее расположение файла через который запускается приложение.


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Perfect for small modest homes, flats and apartments, this compact lightweight MVHR will fit neatly into a kitchen cupboard or in a ceiling loft. Very simple to install and up to 70% quicker to commission due to the manufacturers innovative control technology. Features include summer bypass and integral humidity sensor and a smart timer facility to prevent boost overrun.
The high capacity HRV1.35 Q Plus MVHR unit with heat recovery is independently tested by the BRE and maintains an ultra compact size despite its improved airflow performance.
Combining extremely low power consumption and a highly efficient heat exchanger, this unit enhances SAP performance via Appendix Q, and yet remains versatile enough in size to be equally as functional in larger apartments as it is in small to medium sized dwellings. The HRV1.35 Q Plus comes in Eco version only with a 100% summer bypass, it also includes intelligent humidity options and can be fitted with the auralite® status indicator or the aurastat® controller.
The highly versatile compact HRV1.75 Q Plus is lightweight but large enough in size to be equally as functional in larger apartments as it is in small to medium sized dwellings. The Eco versions offer a 100% airflow diverting Summer Bypass, They also include intelligent humidity and frost protection options and can be fitted with the auralite® status indicator or the aurastat® controller.
The enhanced capacity ultra-compact HRV2.85 Q Plus MVHR has been specifically designed to give improved performance over older models, in line with new build design requirements. Combining extremely low power consumption and a highly efficient heat exchanger, the HRV2.85 Q Plus is specifically designed to enhance SAP performance via Appendix Q, yet still small enough to be easily incorporated into medium or large sized dwellings. The Eco versions offer a 100% summer bypass and intelligent frost protection and intelligent humidity options that can be fitted with the auralite® status indicator or the aurastat® controller.
The ComfoCool air tempering unit used in conjuction with the ComfoAir Q helps to reduce humidity along with the intake air temperature which in turn impacts on the internal environment and comfort levels. It can be easily integrated into your ventilation system to provide filtered fresh supply air whilst consuming a low amount of energy and at low noise levels.
Cooling is automatically activated by a user defined comfort temperature in combination with monitoring both intake air and internal air temperatures. It is also equipped with a compression cooling system, as is used in refrigerators to reduce the temperature, in this case of the incoming supply of filtered air. The unit differs from traditional air-conditioning by using the air performance of its sister MVHR system to deliver the available cooling power.
The ComfoCool Q600 is designed to be placed on top of the ComfoAir Q using the mounting frame (left).


I like the length. Of course, this is my favorite silhouette for me (narrow waist, long, flowing "skirt") so my opinion might be biased. Maybe take it up an inch or so, but keep it longer than knee length??
I love that you decided to try these! I think they look great on you as is, but I am biased for obvious reasons 🙂 I agree that Winslows are way too much fun to swish around in!


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Q: Use 2 keys in std::map I was trying to create a std::map with 2 keys. I can do it with std::pair or create a struct and use it as the key.
In my software, there's a search function that is being called a lot. This function searches by the 1st or the 2nd key.
If I had about 1000 items in the map, I'm guessing it will take some time if I wanted to search it. So I thought that if I make another std::map that holds the 2nd key and the value is 1st key, then I can take the value and search in the other map to get the real value.
But my guess is that this will take more memory. What is the best option in this scenario?

A: Brute force approach
You can store your items in std::vector and have two maps: the first with your first key and pointers (or indices) to vector items and the second with your second key and pointers (or indices) to vector items. The problem is to maintain all three containers when your set is modified.
Pointers vs. indices: Pointers are dangerous as pointed correctly in the comment, but simpler if you're going to delete items from the vector. Otherwise indices are safer.
Smart approach
You can use Boost.MultiIndex container that was designed for cases exactly like yours.

A: This is an engineering decision that you'll have to resolve.
Multiple maps only makes sense (IMHO) if you know that the sets of key1 and key2 keys conflict.  Otherwise, why not just insert both keys into the same map, each corresponding value referring to your object?
You don't want to duplicate your object, so you might put them in a vector, and put the vector index as the mapped value.  Or use a map of key-to-pointer, etc.
1k items is not really that many, so I'm not concerned about the memory use here, but using a map instead of an unordered_map might be a concern (rb-tree vs. hash table).
Also, if you remove items from the map, you'll need to be able to remove both keys together, so be sure to account for that.


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It keeps others safe. Expired medications can cause harm to children, pets and others if they are ingested.
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The RFABC magazine did a wonderful story on our new solar powered Zamboni. Top left hand side has the link to the magazine. Check it out on page 16 on the link provided.
Regional District declared Carbon Neutral Since 2012!
Emergency Coordinators and Staff from local Emergency Services were recently able to take advantage of local training when "Emergency Preparedness Procedures - ICS 200" was hosted in Port McNeill. Funding for this course was generously provided by a Federal grant from the Government of Canada (Public Safety Canada) known as the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) and the Regional District of Mount Waddington Regional Emergency Program.


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Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014)
For over ten years, James Rolfe's Angry Video Game Nerd character has been entertaining viewers with humor-laden rants on "classic" video games and movies via that amazing thing known as the internet. The videos first appeared on his own website before migrating to Youtube where they gained a following that seems to still be growing. Today, the videos are contained and published on Rolfe's own website, cinemassacre.com, along with his other films and humor shorts. Over the years Rolfe has added other characters to his stable including Board James and the Bullshit Man, but it's the Nerd who is easily the most popular of them all.
The Nerd videos successfully tap into nostalgia by invoking memories of frustrating evenings spent with a terrible game just rented from the local video store. Everyone who grew up in the 80's and 90's who played video games can probably recall a few bad decisions that lead to tossed controllers or broken toys. For most kids of that era, picking a game at the rental store was like tossing darts. You could judge them only on so little. Some games would print screenshots on the back of the box while some would force you to go off of the cover art alone, which was often purposely misleading. I know I personally encountered many duds, usually selecting a game based on a license I was familiar with through television or film. That's how I ended up getting stuck with Road Runner on the NES for a weekend. If you've never played Road Runner on the NES consider yourself lucky. Watching someone else slog through these games has proven to be entertaining, and Rolfe is able to blend in other elements to keep things fresh and entertaining. What once were simply clips of gameplay with cuts to the Nerd's reactions have grown into elaborate skits and battles to the death with the likes of Bugs Bunny and R.O.B.
James Rolfe is the Angry Video Game Nerd; a beer-swilling, profanity-spewing, victim of bad games.
As the years have gone one, it has become harder to find games worthy of the Nerd's time. One game though has been saved, the infamous E.T. for the Atari 2600, which is the so-called worst game ever. This was a game Rolfe and his friend and collaborator Kevin Finn decided could not be confined to the usual ten minute internet video and instead announced that they were pursuing a feature-length film for the Nerd. They attempted to get backing from actual production studios based in Hollywood, but when that didn't work, they turned to crowd-funding and were able to come away with enough cash to make the film a reality. It took a long time for the movie to be filmed, edited, and eventually released, but hopefully the wait was worth it for those involved and those who were eager to see it.
When it was announced this summer that Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie would receive a limited theatrical release, I was on my honeymoon, and as a result, missed out on the ticket pre-sale. The film was released digitally in the fall, but I opted to just wait for the Blu Ray which arrived the week before Christmas at my residence. As a fan of the web series, I was intrigued at how Rolfe and company would turn a ten minute video into a feature-length film. Would the Nerd prove interesting enough a character to command my attention for nearly two hours? And how would the production come across given the budget?
Well, I would say that, for the most part, the film works. The premise of the film is that everyone and their grandmother wants the Nerd to review E.T. (known as Eee Tee in the movie for obvious reasons), but because he has such bad memories of the game from his childhood, the Nerd refuses. A video game company, Cockburn Industries, takes note of the Nerd's popularity and how his videos have actually lead to a demand for the bad games he reviews. They decide to green-light a sequel to Eee Tee and get the Nerd to review it, at which point he'll condemn it and people will buy it. Cockburn sends one of their executives, Mandi (played by Sarah GlennDanzig, I mean, Sarah Glendening) to befriend the Nerd and his associate, Cooper (Jeremy Suarez), and get the Nerd to agree to a review. She poses as a nerd herself, and by getting Cooper and the Nerd to make a friendly wager over whether or not the Atari landfill story is true or not, finds a way to get the Nerd to agree to a review. She organizes a search team to scope out the landfill area in New Mexico, while those involved soon find themselves attracting the attention of a military group charged with protecting the secret of Area 51, which is located nearby. It's all pretty crazy, but essentially the Nerd and his friends spend time illuding these military types and getting caught in a massive conspiracy theory surrounding the game and its ties to the existence extraterrestrial life. There are aliens, a massive god-like monster being, and even Howard Scott Warshaw himself (the creator of the actual E.T. 2600 game), along with a whole bunch of other stuff I'd rather not spoil.
Some of the actors joining Rolfe include (clockwise from top right) Time Winters, Sarah Glendening, and Jeremy Suarez.
The plot of the film is supposed to be "out there" with purposely telegraphed twists and over-the-top characters. The villainous General Dark Onward (Stephen Mendel) is especially creative as he's a paraplegic with a tank for a lower body who has a penchant for losing limbs. Time Winters is entertaining playing the required illusive genius who clues the group in on the secret of Eee Tee while Helena Barrett plays a capable right-hand woman to Dark Onwardby the name of McButters. The actors are mostly veterans of small productions like soap operas and commercials who mostly handle themselves well. The script they're given is full of silly, corny, lines that they sell well. One of my concerns going into the film was how Rolfe would stand-up amongst professional actors. Any concerns I had were remedied early on as Rolfe clearly knows how to both write for his venerable character and how to portray him. If there's a weakness in the script, it's with the Mandi character and McButter. Perhaps not accustomed to writing dialogue for women, Rolfe and Finn's script for the two aims for cheese but often misses the mark. Their cat-fight scene meant to induce laughter instead brings about groans.
General Dark Onward is probably the most ambitious character in the film.
The production is noticeably done on the cheap, but it doesn't limit the film's scope or imagination which is all that matters. There are lots of easter eggs buried in both the plot devices and the way certain effects are handled (including an obvious homage to one of the worst films of the 1990's, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III). Rolfe opted primarily for practical effects in lieu of computer generated ones. The films makes frequent use of miniatures, which aren't really designed to trick the viewer, but are instead meant to amuse. Some of them are quite spectacular and I found it enjoyable watching these scenes and trying to imagine what the crew went through bringing them to life. There are some computer effects, like a Mario inspired lava sequence, and they impressed me in their scope. The soundtrack was handled by Bear McCreary, whom fans of The Walking Dead should recognize. His score makes liberal use of video game sound effects from that era as well as the Angry Video Game Nerd theme song by Kyle Justin. It's the film's strongest point, and while not the type of soundtrack I'd seek out, it perfectly suits the film and enhances the viewing experience.
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie should satisfy fans of the Nerd and gaming culture alike. It's also clearly a love-letter to classic sci-fi and adventure pictures and the influences of films like Raiders of the Lost Arc and Godzilla are easy to spot. The plot is large and as captivating as a film based on the Angry Video Game Nerd could possibly be. If I had one last nitpick with the movie it's that the Nerd doesn't get enough of an opportunity to really get angry, but I suppose it was necessary to present a slightly more humanized version of the character in order to get it to work on film. I enjoyed the movie, and the loads of bonus content contained on the Blu Ray gave me something fun and interesting to check out after the film was over. Watching an independent film come to life is a rewarding experience. The film obviously means a great deal to those involved with it and their enthusiasm is contagious. This is a film that would be hard to hate, so it's a good thing it turned out as well as it did.
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Medical facilities perform prescribed medical and dental procedures. The main task of a hospital is the short-term care of people with severe health problems resulting from injuries, diseases or genetic anomalies. The health facilities are hospitals, primary health centres, isolation camps, burn patient wards, nutrition centres and others. In Adelaide, hospital food has a bad reputation, but the meals served in a health facility are considered particularly unpalatable. Look for a Ramsay health facility here in Australia or abroad.
A health centre is a place that provides health care. This includes encompassing hospital facilities, clinic facilities, outpatient care centres and specialised care centres such as birth centres and mental health care centres. It'?s important to have good work. One institution does a betterjob than another. A way to know about the institution's qualities is to look at the reporting maps produced by national, state and user groups.
Types of health care facilities where health care professionals provide care
When you say you work in a health care institution, most folks think of a hospital or clinics - but even a quick look at the health care sector will show that there are many opportunities that may not be at the top of the list. With more and more individuals seeking precise, integrated and cost-effective care, the health care sector is opening up new opportunities and extending its scope.
Specialised hospital and ambulance services seem to help relieve the pressure on hospital staff, and more and more long-term care facilities are emerging to take in sick persons who need assistance for month or years. A lot of folks don't think twice about these facilities unless they need them. However, health care is a passionate goal for many, and it is good to know more about the facilities where you can end up working if you decide on a health career.
Let us therefore take a close look at some of the most frequent situations in which you can work as a physician. Fourteen types of health care facilities often found in U.S. clinics, also known as ambulatory surgery facilities, allow a patient to undergo certain types of surgery outside a clinical setting.
Often, these settings deliver operations at a lower price than clinics, while at the same time mitigating the risks of infections - because the patient is there for the operation and doesn't want to recuperate from illness. Outpatient operating centres do not operate with diagnostics or clinical time. Instead, they take a patient who has been transferred from a doctor or patient center for an operation - they are conceived to be "all business" in terms of medical care.
An obstetrics centre is a health care institution for delivery which, according to the American Association of Biertan Centres, concentrates on the midwife mode. As a rule, maternity hospitals are not provided with the same emergency facilities and personnel as hospitals, e.g. in the case of a Caesarean section or a neo-monthly ICU.
Consequently, only normal births without known risks and complications can be performed in maternity centres. Such facilities shall be based on the basic rules of preventive action, awareness, security, cost-effectiveness and, where necessary, appropriate health measures. Donor libraries enable transfusion providers to provide transfusions of transfusions of blood as well as thrombocytes and simultaneously store and sort transfusions of transfusions into those transfusions that can be most efficiently used by the patient.
At times, these special compounds are specifically needed by the patient, and at other times they just need a lot of bleeding. These institutions are therefore working to develop care for those who need it. A hospital is defined as "a device for the diagnosing and treating of outpatients". "There are many health facilities that meet this requirement in a large number of areas.
Such health facilities may be a doctor's own surgery, a group surgery, or a company-owned facility that may be affiliated to a major health care system or institution. Hospitals cater for a wide range of health care needs. You can, for example, go to a dentist to have your teeth pain checked, to a physiotherapist to help you get out of a sports accident, or to a paediatric language therapist to help your baby get over a joint problem.
When there is a specific health area for which you need to consult an specialist, chances are good that there is a hospital where you can be accommodated. It is the aim of these hospitals to make preventive care and important diagnostics as comfortable as possible for humans. Those hospitals allow a patient to get a influenza vaccination or a recipe without making an appointment at their doctor without having to make an appointment. However, they also offer a wide range of services.
Whilst many health care professionals believe that a long-term supplier is better for the long-term health of the patient, the quickness, comfort and sometimes lower costs of a walk-in hospital can be perfect for a fast need. More than 30 million are diabetic and many of them do not know, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Diabetic sufferers have to cope with the illness and usually adapt their lifestyles to prevent it from becoming life-threatening. Given the prevalence of diabetic diseases, diabetic educational centres have been set up to help sufferers cope with their illness and to help those at greater risk of developing diabetic diseases prevent them. Diabetic educational centres usually provide courses, training, self-help groups and a wide range of resource to help caregivers cope with their diabetic condition and make their lives as complication-free as possible.
Renal diseases often require frequent treatment with renal transplant. Renal failure to allow the renal system to effectively screen your body may result in up to three dialyses sessions per weeks to prevent serious side effects. At such a high level of hospitalization, the number of facilities increased in order to satisfy the needs of our customers and to prevent excessive hospitalization.
Hospice can be a particularly puzzling name. She also stands for a philosphy of care for terminally ill sick people and for formal hospital care network. The term is also used to describe certain health facilities that specialise in end-of-life care. Hospital care is a paradigm that offers not only health care but also psychological and even psychological care for the patient and their family.
Information provided by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organisation indicates that a hospital -care client has a staff of care service professionals consisting of the patient's own doctor, a hospital doctor, a nurse, domestic worker, community worker, clergyman or other counsellor, and physiotherapists or ergotherapists as needed. Although home care can be provided for hospices, home care can be provided for those who have significant health needs in a home with hospices or a specific home.
Hospital is the ultimative "all-rounder" health care institution. As a rule, clinics have a broad spectrum of facilities that can be divided loose into ICUs and NICUs. Critical care is provided in the ICU for emergency cases and the most serious diseases and wounds. This is where people with immediate life-threatening issues come in. NICUs cover things like delivery, surgery, rehab, step-down wards for those who have just been given treatment in the ICU, and many others.
It is typical that most types of bed can be considered as non-intensive care. Similar to their colleagues in clinical settings, these institutions provide diagnostics to the patient. Whereas medical centres and even clinical centres have image centres, ambulatory facilities help to reduce cost and make planning more comfortable for people. Inpatient facilities are likely to provide emergency images, such as an MRT for a cerebral trauma.
Many different groups of health facilities can be grouped into this group. There are special care centres throughout America for certain psychological illnesses and dependencies. Institutions for psychological health care sometimes operate as general facilities for all matters of psychological health and are sometimes specialised. Typical facilities of this kind include the management of suicide thoughts (or suicide thoughts), Depressions, Trauma and posttraumatic Disorders (PTSD), the management of fear disturbances, behavioural disturbances and more.
There are in-patient and out-patient editions of many psychiatric institutions intended to support caregivers at different phases of their cures. Emergency care includes stations for psychological health in hospital - as well as clinics specializing in psychological health and long-term care. Substance abuse centres usually address substance and alcoholic dependence and problem behavioural cravings such as gaming, work, shopping services or the intranet.
Care facilities provide a life setting for those whose health needs are not difficult enough for hospitalisation but too serious to cope with at home. A number of care centres provide care for more serious needs, such as language and ergotherapy. Others are trying to make the environment more comfortable and could work like a residential facility with health care personnel.
The National Care Planning Council (NCPC) states that care facilities allow a patient with injury, severe illness or post-operative care to relax in an outside area. Such facilities provide long-term health care that ranges from basic to advanced needs in an enviroment where occupants can stay for long periods rather than just a few days or a few month.
A lot of older adults imagine themselves in a care home. This is mostly the case - over 80 per cent of our clients are over 65 years old. However, there are also younger clients in care facilities who may suffer from serious long-term diseases and need care beyond what their family can afford. Physiotherapists are usually the practitioners who see a patient with a problem in these areas of the human being.
For example, if you have low back problems, you can visit a physiotherapist at an orthopaedic centre or hospital for a diagnostic and therapeutic itinerary. Orthopaedic centres cover everything from sports injury to the therapeutic care of disabled people. Usually they provide assessment and diagnostics of the problems as well as preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative work with bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints.
Health care facilities have different titles according to their specialisation. These could simply be described as ambulatory physiotherapy centres. You can also find paediatric physiotherapy hospitals, sport medical centres or Geriatric physiotherapy hospitals. Also there are re-education centres where the patient can get different treatments to regain their skills after an injury or disease.
Physiotherapy, ergotherapy and logopaedics are all procedures that help individuals acquire or re-acquire the abilities they need to move, work or talk in everyday situations. Practicians in rehabilitative centres work with individuals to help them get back as much as possible from their mobilities and autonomy. Ambulant Reha centres can unburden the grounds of clinical rehabilitations.
Institutions for on-call medical care (ERs) do provide facilities that are not difficult enough for the ER but are too serious or amount to waiting for a planned visit to the doctor's practice. Ambulance is a frequent option when, for example, a child becomes ill and needs immediate diagnostic or symptom alleviation.
The UR suppliers are specialists in the field of emergency care. You can place fractured bone and manage limbs fragility, diagnosis of a virus disease, perform stripe testing, circulation testing and laboratories, and manage injury. Emergency doctors call an emergency car or direct a patient to a local clinic or medical professional if a situation is too serious.
Although it is not really a kind of health care institution, telemedicine is noteworthy in its capacity for serious economic development in the years to come. Telecomedicine, telecommedicine and telehealthcare can be a digitally based kind of health care institution. According to the German government's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the use of telecommunications to provide health care and health information over long distances is a key issue in this area.
No matter whether it is their geographical position, their level of fitness, their life circumstances or their means of transport, many people find it difficult to get to a doctor personally. All of these restrictions on the number of people who can use telemedicine, the pressure to reduce health care bills, and new technology skills have joined forces to drive telemedicine use. Or, a sick person could be wearing a unit that allows his or her own health care staff to monitor him or her remotely.
Telemedicine can also be an excellent choice for fast consultation for those with good physician accessibility. "The Mayo Clinic says that if you login to a web-based facility, the physician or male nurse will be able to prescription drugs, suggest home care policies, or provide extra care. You can see that health care is a huge challenge for many different practitioners and organisations.
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Nieka Marie Somday, of Coulee Dam, is proud to announce the birth of her daughter, Ashby Francis Somday, born Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz.
Siblings are Anoki Louis Somday, age 10, and Anela Marie Somday, age 5. Maternal grandparemts are Roberta Lynn Somday and Francis Willis Somday II. Great-grandmother is Donna Nanamkin.


Wandering Jew is an old-school houseplant that's still popular today because it's so easy to grow. The trailing stems make it perfect choice for growing in hanging baskets, but it's also stunning when allowed to spread across a tabletop or other surface.This is a houseplant that really thrives in bright but indirect sunlight. The brighter the light you provide your wandering jew plant, the more flowers it will produce. If it's not getting enough light, the brightly-colored foliage will begin to fade. It is native to Mexico, South America, and Central America.
Watering: Water completely and allow the soil to dry partially before watering again. This plant doesn't like to dry out, but it also doesn't like to be constantly wet.
Watering: Keep soil consistently moist, do not let this plant dry out!


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