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WIRED's news editor on managing investigations, Aaron Swartz and why leaks are the new FOIA
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Edited by Michael Morisy
Kevin Poulsen, the news editor at WIRED.com, is fighting one of the higher profile Freedom of Information Act lawsuits under way: The fight to have transparency activist Aaron Swartz's Secret Service files released. In this week's Requester's Voice, Poulsen explains how WIRED uses public records to get the "big ones," why leakers are the new FOIA and what's next in the fight for Swartz's files.
What is your favorite public records request?
The most memorable was a computer virus that infected the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology (VISIT, successor: Office of Biometric Identity Management or OBIM) program that they use to screen incoming travelers as they enter the U.S.
There were some reports that the virus caused outages and long backups at airports but the Department of Homeland Security wasn't talking about it so I filed a FOIA request.
I got a call from DHS after filing the request telling me that they expected that there would be nothing releasable because it would all be too sensitive to release and asking me to withdraw the request.
I declined to do that and I never got any kind of formal response. I finally filed an appeal and the bottom line is that DHS came back and said that they lost the request. I wound up going to court and they finally released some documents in court.
Because the judge ordered some things to be unredacted that they had redacted I got to see some before and after of what it was that DHS was considering too sensitive to release.
Some of it was just preposterous. There was no conceivable valid reason to redact. So I set up a tool at WIRED where you could see the before and after of the redactions and see what it was that had been cut out.
How long did that litigation process take?
I couldn't tell you exactly I think it was probably a year from the time I filed the request until the whole thing was over with.
How often do you try to file requests?
Collectively at WIRED we probably file five or six FOIAs per month.
What's your favorite tip or trick for filing FOIAs?
The most useful thing is to be very, very specific in the request. If you can narrow a time frame and have very specific terms that you're looking for and you can identify which offices or which systems should be searched for those terms. That can make a big difference.
Can you offer any advice to people who are new to public records requests?
It's useful to look at FOIA requests crafted by others who have been doing it for a while. There are a lot of places where you can see good effective FOIA letters. In fact, I think MuckRock is one of them.
What percentage of public records at WIRED make it into a publishable piece?
Not very many. The problem is a lot of times the FOIA response lags far behind other sources of information. By the time you get a file it's already old news. Or you'll file something that other news outlets have filed at the same time.
When we do get stories out of FOIAs, though, they're usually big ones. It will tend to be something where WIRED was the only publication to file a request or the subject was of a technical nature that WIRED has specific qualifications to report on.
What does your FOIA process look like? Can you take us through a request from background research to the appeal?
We have a database that we use to keep track of the FOIAs that we have outstanding and when we've gotten replies. We keep a scanned copy of the letters and all of the correspondences. That helps keep us organized.
We automatically do FOIAs when a significant public figure in an area that we cover has passed away, like a lot of news organizations do.
A lot of our FOIAs come from the results of previous FOIAs. We did a large and fruitful FOIA on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's spyware software called the CIPAV (Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier) and there were references in there to other programs that the same unit within the FBI had run and that led to more FOIAs.
Do you think leaked government documents are making it harder or easier to obtain files for people using FOIA?
At this point a lot more valuable information is coming out of leaks than out of the FOIA process. I don't think the leaks are actually make the FOIAs harder but FOIA process is so slow and adversarial that they can't really keep up with what's coming out when you get leaks like your Bradley Mannings or Edward Snowdens.
As a journalist I'm a partisan in favor of more information. The more information the better and the government is very, very bad about sharing information which is why FOIAs are so challenging already. So, I think the more leakers the better.
It's well known in the FOIA community that people who have served time in prison make up a measurable portion of open records requests. That said do you think your time served has any relationship to the work you do with public records or your work as a journalist?
I don't see a connection there personally, no.
One thing I noticed is in recent years the Feds have started putting a provision in plea agreements that the defendant promises never to FOIA his or her file as part of the plea deal, which I thought was interesting and counter to public policy.
Lastly, can you go through a blow by blow of your back and forth with the Secret Service regarding Aaron Swartz's file? The appeal? The lawsuit?
The rejection was preposterous on its face, right? Yeah, I mean it was ridiculous. And then I and you and lot of other people, I think, filed appeals and the appeal went completely unanswered.
So it was a bizarre case where they were just completely ignoring the law.
So it's only in extreme cases like that where I go out and try to find a lawyer who can take it to the next level. This was egregious enough that David Sobel, senior counsel at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, was willing represent me. And he is, of course, one of the best FOIA litigators in the country.
There haven't been any in court appearances. There was a teleconference in which everyone was able to participate.
What new developments have arisen in the case?
I believe DHS is due to file a response to Massachusetts Institute of Technology's and JSTOR's latest pleadings. I think that's due Monday, August 5 and then our final response is due a week after that.
August 8, DHS was due to file a status report. The release of documents was supposed to happen a while ago but then the judge put that on hold pending resolution of MIT and JSTOR's motion to intervene.
Is this practice of a third party moving to intervene common?
I've never seen it before.
There's a process for submitting documents to the government under a provision of the law that designates it as being protected as a trade secret. If you submit documents using the right language that invokes that provision then the government is obliged to tell you somebody tried FOIA the material and that gives you the opportunity to file what's called a reverse FOIA to try to block the government from releasing the requested documents.
None of that is what happened here. This is MIT getting involved in my litigation against DHS and that's something that I've never even heard of happening before.
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using Xunit;

namespace System.Data.Tests
{
    public class DataRowViewTest2
    {
        [Fact]
        public void BeginEdit()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv = dv[0];

            drv.BeginEdit();
            drv["String1"] = "ChangeValue";

            // check Proposed value
            Assert.Equal("ChangeValue", dt.Rows[0]["String1", DataRowVersion.Proposed]);

            // check Original value
            Assert.Equal("1-String1", dt.Rows[0]["String1", DataRowVersion.Original]);

            // check IsEdit
            Assert.True(drv.IsEdit);

            // check IsEdit - change another row
            dv[1]["String1"] = "something";
            Assert.True(drv.IsEdit);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void CancelEdit()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv = dv[0];

            drv.BeginEdit();
            drv["String1"] = "ChangeValue";

            // check Proposed value
            Assert.Equal("ChangeValue", dt.Rows[0]["String1", DataRowVersion.Proposed]);

            // check IsEdit
            Assert.True(drv.IsEdit);

            // check Proposed value
            drv.CancelEdit();
            Assert.False(dt.Rows[0].HasVersion(DataRowVersion.Proposed));

            // check current value
            Assert.Equal("1-String1", dt.Rows[0]["String1", DataRowVersion.Current]);

            // check IsEdit after cancel edit
            Assert.False(drv.IsEdit);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void CreateChildView_ByDataRelation()
        {
            //create a dataset with two tables, with a DataRelation between them
            DataTable dtParent = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataTable dtChild = DataProvider.CreateChildDataTable();
            var ds = new DataSet();
            ds.Tables.Add(dtParent);
            ds.Tables.Add(dtChild);
            DataRelation drel = new DataRelation("ParentChild", dtParent.Columns["ParentId"], dtChild.Columns["ParentId"]);
            ds.Relations.Add(drel);

            //DataView dvChild = null;
            DataView dvParent = new DataView(dtParent);

            DataView dvTmp1 = dvParent[0].CreateChildView(drel);
            DataView dvTmp2 = dvParent[3].CreateChildView(drel);

            // ChildView != null
            Assert.True(dvTmp1 != null);

            // Child view table = ChildTable
            Assert.Equal(dtChild, dvTmp1.Table);

            // ChildView1.Table = ChildView2.Table
            Assert.Equal(dvTmp2.Table, dvTmp1.Table);

            //the child dataview are different
            // Child DataViews different
            Assert.False(dvTmp1.Equals(dvTmp2));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void CreateChildView_ByName()
        {
            //create a dataset with two tables, with a DataRelation between them
            DataTable dtParent = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataTable dtChild = DataProvider.CreateChildDataTable();
            var ds = new DataSet();
            ds.Tables.Add(dtParent);
            ds.Tables.Add(dtChild);
            DataRelation drel = new DataRelation("ParentChild", dtParent.Columns["ParentId"], dtChild.Columns["ParentId"]);
            ds.Relations.Add(drel);

            //DataView dvChild = null;
            DataView dvParent = new DataView(dtParent);

            DataView dvTmp1 = dvParent[0].CreateChildView("ParentChild");
            DataView dvTmp2 = dvParent[3].CreateChildView("ParentChild");

            // ChildView != null
            Assert.True(dvTmp1 != null);

            // Child view table = ChildTable
            Assert.Equal(dtChild, dvTmp1.Table);

            // ChildView1.Table = ChildView2.Table
            Assert.Equal(dvTmp2.Table, dvTmp1.Table);

            //the child dataview are different
            // Child DataViews different
            Assert.False(dvTmp1.Equals(dvTmp2));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void DataView()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv1 = dv[0];
            DataRowView drv2 = dv[4];

            // check DataRowView.DataView
            Assert.Equal(dv, drv1.DataView);

            // compare DataRowView.DataView
            Assert.Equal(drv2.DataView, drv1.DataView);

            //check that the DataRowView still has the same DataView even when the source table changed
            // check that the DataRowView still has the same DataView
            dv.Table = null;

            Assert.True(drv1.DataView == dv);

            //check that the DataRowView has a new DataView
            // check that the DataRowView has a new DataView
            dv = new DataView();
            Assert.True(drv1.DataView.Equals(dv));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Delete()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv = dv[0];
            int TableRowsCount = dt.Rows.Count;
            int ViewRowCount = dv.Count;

            // DataView Count
            drv.Delete();
            Assert.Equal(dv.Count, ViewRowCount - 1);

            //the table count should stay the same until EndEdit is invoked
            // Table Count
            Assert.Equal(TableRowsCount, dt.Rows.Count);

            // DataRowState deleted
            Assert.Equal(DataRowState.Deleted, drv.Row.RowState);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void EndEdit()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv = dv[0];

            drv.BeginEdit();
            drv["String1"] = "ChangeValue";

            //the row should be stay in edit mode event if changing other rows
            // check IsEdit - change another row
            dv[1]["String1"] = "something";
            Assert.True(drv.IsEdit);

            // check if has Proposed version
            drv.EndEdit();
            Assert.False(dt.Rows[0].HasVersion(DataRowVersion.Proposed));

            // check Current value
            Assert.Equal("ChangeValue", dt.Rows[0]["String1", DataRowVersion.Current]);

            // check IsEdit
            Assert.False(drv.IsEdit);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Equals()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView d1 = dv[0];
            DataRowView d2 = dv[0];

            // DataRowView.Equals
            Assert.Equal(d2, d1);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void IsEdit()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv = dv[0];

            // default value
            Assert.False(drv.IsEdit);

            // after BeginEdit
            drv.BeginEdit();
            Assert.True(drv.IsEdit);

            // after CancelEdit
            drv.CancelEdit();
            Assert.False(drv.IsEdit);

            // after BeginEdit again
            drv.BeginEdit();
            Assert.True(drv.IsEdit);

            // after EndEdit
            drv.EndEdit();
            Assert.False(drv.IsEdit);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void IsNew()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv = dv[0];

            // existing row
            Assert.False(drv.IsNew);

            // add new row
            drv = dv.AddNew();
            Assert.True(drv.IsNew);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Item()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv = dv[0];

            // Item 0
            Assert.Equal(dt.Rows[0][0], drv[0]);

            // Item 4
            Assert.Equal(dt.Rows[0][4], drv[4]);

            // Item -1 - excpetion
            Assert.Throws<IndexOutOfRangeException>(() => drv[-1]);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Item_Property()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

            DataRowView drv = dv[0];

            // Item 'ParentId'
            Assert.Equal(dt.Rows[0]["ParentId"], drv["ParentId"]);

            // Item 'ParentDateTime'
            Assert.Equal(dt.Rows[0]["ParentDateTime"], drv["ParentDateTime"]);

            // Item invalid - excpetion
            AssertExtensions.Throws<ArgumentException>(null, () => drv["something"]);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Row()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
            DataRowView drv = null;

            // Compare DataRowView.Row to table row
            drv = dv[3];
            Assert.Equal(dt.Rows[3], drv.Row);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void RowVersion()
        {
            DataTable dt = DataProvider.CreateParentDataTable();
            DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
            dt.Columns[1].DefaultValue = "default";
            DataRowView drv = dv[0];

            dt.Rows.Add(new object[] { 99 });
            dt.Rows[1].Delete();
            dt.Rows[2].BeginEdit();
            dt.Rows[2][1] = "aaa";

            dv.RowStateFilter = DataViewRowState.CurrentRows;
            // check Current
            Assert.Equal(DataRowVersion.Current, drv.RowVersion);

            dv.RowStateFilter = DataViewRowState.Deleted;
            // check Original
            Assert.Equal(DataRowVersion.Current, drv.RowVersion);
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Very nice 1960s sideboard in Scandinavian style. Comes with a teak veneered surface, three drawers with perforated handles and a double door with brass handles. Very good condition with minor traces of wear. The top has been restored by the cabinet maker.
We have a matching glass cabinet in a separate listing.
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The Kindergarten Program ( Monkey Room ) is designed to complement the curriculum used in the Hilliard schools, the majority of which offer a half-day kindergarten program.
At Tomorrow's Child, we believe it is important to give our students the most enriching learning experience possible. Therefore, we transport only to A.M. kindergarten. When our students return to the center they eat lunch, read silently, and have a brief rest period. The students then attend an afternoon kindergarten class at the center. The center kindergarten curriculum is developed based upon the Ohio Early Learning Development Standards guidelines used in the Hilliard schools. The students are provided with the benefit of a full day kindergarten program as well as having time for recreational activities.


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Homecoming Without the Parade Isn't Homecoming
A scene from the 2017 Homecoming Parade, which featured giant inflatable characters in addition to the usual line up of bands, performers, and special guests.
Homecoming, for the past 25 years, the single largest, unifying community event for all ages, ended abruptly this year.
The Everett High School football game at Everett Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon
was crowded but it wasn't packed.
In years past, for a quarter century, the Saturday afternoon football game was the culmination of a dozen events including alumni, former residents, public officials, thousands of citizens sitting in their chairs throughout the route watching the parade, the fireworks, and then the trip to the stadium for what this city is all about championship high school football.
A crush of Everett people of all ages and from all walks of life created a throng of people like a giant wave pouring into Everett Memorial Stadium for the finale – the big game.
"If the Homecoming had gone on there would have been thousands more people inside the stadium and a half dozen more events," said School Superintendent Frederick F. Foresteire, as he surveyed the scene at Everett Memorial Stadium from his perch high above the field near the reporter's box.
The mayor was in Aruba but provided fireworks at Glendale Park which he called Homecoming.
In year's past, Foresteire said, nearly every public official would have been in attendance for the game following the parade and the bevy of events that preceded it.
Not this year.
"It is over and it is a shame," said Foresteire.
Noted at the game was City Councilor Mike McLaughlin, School committeemen Lester McLaughlin and Marcony Almeida.
Also noted among the many residents in the crowd were assistant superintendents of the Everett Public Schools Charlie Obremski and Kevin Shaw, and the mayor's assistant Omar Easy, himself a former great EHS football star who went on to glory in the NFL for a short period.
In the absence of the Homecoming mix of events entangling thousands into what has become an Everett tradition, the stadium crowd was smaller but still included many thousands participating in a scene quite unique to high school football in all of Massachusetts.
"I have been to high school sporting events all over Massachusetts all my life and nothing compares with what you see here at Everett Memorial Stadium," said Herbie Kuppersmith, an avid sports fan who watched the game from up high in the box.
"There is nothing like Crimson Tide football," he said.
Those who have never witnessed the extravaganza that unfolds during an EHS football game are amazed at what they find.
This begins with entering the stadium, passing by the field house – so impressive a walk into a hallowed place.
One notices instantly all the officials and those tied to EHS football dressed in E sweaters, and wearing EHS Football t-shirts and sweatshirts and EHS ball caps – Crimson red everywhere – a tidal wave of it.
The Cheerleaders are all organized and stunning in their uniforms.
The EHS National Championship Band looks brilliant in their uniforms – but the brilliance comes when they perform.
This is, after all, perhaps the greatest high school band music played in all of America.
Everywhere one turns, the place has the look of spit and polish and the feel of a college football stadium.
The huge Everett football team cannot be ignored. The team spreads out nicely over about 15 yards of football turf on the home sideline. Something like 75 young men – prouder than anyone not from this place could ever imagine to be part of legendary football program unlike any other in this state for a quarter century.
It is impressive but its play is what everyone gathered there remembers.
Also, the multi-cultural aspects of this great team, and of teams past, with its coaches – nearly all of color and ethnicity – clashed noticeably with the visitors from St. Johns Prep whose starting eleven was exclusively white.
The stands revealed the same divisions of life lived in suburban communities as compared with the urban centers like Everett.
Everett's crowd included people speaking a dozen languages, coming from two dozen nations, a mixture of black, white, Hispanic, Asian – you name it – Everett represents it and accepts it.
The Crimson Tide beat the kids from St. John's Prep Saturday afternoon.
The Prep kids played well – but they got beaten – by a bunch of really talented, well coached and provided for multi-culturals from Everett!
What a tough ride home to their lovely campus in Danvers.
Homecoming would have been the frosting on the cake with this great victory over such a talented team – but the mayor killed Homecoming, and for what?
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Making limited world sizes would not significantly increase performance of old devices. You see, Minecraft's generation doesn't happen all at once, chunks are generated whenever the player gets near them. So if you don't want to rack up a giant world size, simply stay close to spawn.
The game would benefit with more world options in size, shape (island, overworld, cave), noise, and block type. It would be a lot of fun to play with and even share with others online different configurations. Maybe even in-game way to see others configurations to challenge or make easier your game.
I know my family would benefit from the option to choose smaller world sizes. We had a game with the option on the Xbox console edition, and we played that a ton. Mostly because it was a challenge to find certain things, but not impossible. I would randomly find abandoned mines, mansions, and more! With the newer seeds, it seems very difficult. Using the locator command, we discovered that the nearest wood mansion was some 9k from our spawn point. At that point, I feel like it slows down the pace of the game and make it easy to give up. The option would definitely improve our survival experience.
Ktown0108 limiting the world size would simply make it so that you may have hundreds of world where the woodlands mansion is not generated at all because it is generated outside the worlds border.
May not help performance too much, but look at my post about it. I like infinite don't get me wrong. But sometimes I would like to go wander far, taking a bed with me. sleep a few times, thus changing spawn point. Then lets say I die. I'm far from home when I respawn, my map is still in the blast crater from that charged creeper, so I either have to pray and hope I find my stuff before it's too late, or try to recognize my route home. If I get lost, say, in console edition this way, with world size set to "large" (Plenty of room for multiple biomes and such, but with a defined barrier) then I have Legacy console editions insurance policy of "Home is somewhere within this 8000x8000 block area." If I roam long enough, then, at some point i have a shot at rediscovering my well-established base. Compare to "Infinite", where, if I get lost in said example, then it becomes "Home is somewhere between infinity and beyond!" Thus, I may never find my base again. "Old" world size is too small really in most cases. So, I'd like to see Small, Medium, Large, and Infinite world size options. I do use infinite worlds often, where I can keep going until I find what I like. But sometimes I like to have the generous world size with some sort of boundary as a sort of fail-safe against losing your base that you had so much invested in.
What I think there should be is world changes for console because when you create a world that's the size and shape you have to work will but I would like to see your own creations such as allowing the player to be to look on the map and build there own looking mountains based upon what they desire. Mountain on here don't look like real mountains but giving the players th option to create there own mountains based on looking on maps would be a interesting outlook for the world's to come.
I agree. Infinite is nice and all but, it's quite immense in size.... My favorite size was Classic/Small because the world would fit on a single map and also have a limit to prevent players from straying too far away from the original world spawn. Plus, as other players mentioned, some structures would spawn too far away and if there was a limit, 98% of the time, you would have all the biomes and structures in you world. We know that "Old" has a limit but, the problem with that is it doesn't offer the full experience like on the other world sizes.


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Тронгса-дзонг, або Тонгса-дзонг () — фортеця (дзонг) в центральній частині Бутану, навколо якої утворилося місто Тронгса.

Назва дзонга на мові дзонг-ке означає «нове поселення». Це найбільший дзонг Бутану, всередині якого розташовується адміністрація дзонгхага Тронгса і монастир. Дзонг іноді описують як дракона, що пролетів над вершинами гір. Перший храм був побудований в 1543 році ламою школи Друкпа Каг'ю Нгагі Вангчуком, прадідом засновника Бутану Шабдрунга.

Дзонг Тронгса був побудований в 1644 році як укріплення, що стало опорою династії Вангчук, яка прийшла до влади в 1907 році. Цей дзонг був столицею династії, але, оскільки основне культурно-політичне життя відбувалось на заході Бутану, столиця була перенесена в Пунакху, а потім в Тхімпху.

Дзонг розташований так, що тримає під контролем основний прохід по ущелині, яка з'єднує східний і західний Бутан. Закриття дзонга означає поділ країни на дві частини. Зверху над дзонгом розташована сторожова вежа Та Дзонг, з якої можна обстрілювати нападників. Землетрус пошкодив дзонг, і в фортечній стіні з'явилася велика тріщина, для зміцнення якої були запрошені європейські інженери.

Література

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Буддійські храми і монастирі Бутану

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Ex-Man Utd star Odion Ighalo reveals why he dumped Al-Shabab for Al-Hilal
by Kelvin Omachonu
in News, NewsNow, Nigeria
The Super Eagles star was in spectacular form at Al-Shabab, but he made an unexpected switch to their close rivals midway into the season
Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has revealed that he left Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab for their rivals Al Hilal because they did not allow him to go to the last Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Ighalo, who initially retired from international football after the last AFCON in 2019, returned to national team football action last year.
Upon his return, the 32-year-old was expected to be one of the major target men for Nigeria at the last AFCON, especially with the absence of Victor Osimhen and Emmanuel Dennis.
Ighalo's quality was never in doubt, as he was in spectacular form for Al Shabab, scoring 13 goals in 19 appearances for his former employers.
However, he could not take his brilliant form to the AFCON, as Al Shabab blocked him from travelling to Cameroon.
The former Watford man explained that it was the main reason for his switch to Al-Hilal in January, as he and Al Shabab were not on good terms after they decided to hold him back.
"I was not happy with them(Al Shabab), and we decided to part ways because the Nations Cup that I didn't go to caused a lot of bad blood," Ighalo told ESPN.
"Four hours until my flight [to Cameroon], they had not sent me the exit visa. I called the team manager, and he told me they did not get an invitation. But I had a copy of the invitation that was sent because they copied me in the email."
"We had all this back and forth going on, I changed the ticket to the next day, and then the third day, and they still did not send me the visa. At that point, I knew they did not want me to go.
"My anger was that they should have told me straight up, not smiling in my face one day and then acting a different way. That is why I decided to leave." He added
Ighalo's move to Al Hilal turned out to be a good move, as he helped his side reach the semifinals of the Club World Cup.
He will hope to return to the Supre Eagles squad when they trade tackles with Ghana in the crucial World Cup qualifier double-header next month.
Tags: Al HilalAl-ShababIghalo
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· First, the MoD has failed to communicate the rationale and strategy behind the plan to the Army, the wider Armed Forces, Parliament or the public.
· Second, we remain concerned that the financially driven reduction in the numbers of Regulars has the potential to leave the Army short of personnel particularly in key supporting capabilities until sufficient additional Reserves are recruited and trained.
144. The Government has said Army 2020 has to work and that there is no Plan B. The Government owe it to the Army to ensure it does work, but, crucially, if the situation changes, then the Government must be prepared to respond decisively by providing additional resources in order to guarantee the nation's security. Although we have concerns about the Army 2020 plan, we recognise that it also provides opportunities, for example in addressing the role of Reservists and developing the public defence engagement role of UK Armed Forces which will help to resolve the current disconnect between the Armed Forces and the public.
145. While we welcome the Government's commitment to publish more data on the Reserves and to put into statute a requirement on the Reserves Forces and Cadets Association to produce an annual report on the state of the Reserve Forces, we believe the Government should go further and give a commitment to provide regular updates to Parliament on progress on all aspects of the Army 2020 plan. Oral and written statements while helpful are not sufficient; a detailed annual report on the Army's Fighting Power should be laid before Parliament setting out progress and setbacks in implementing the Army 2020 plan. The first of these reports should be laid before Parliament in January 2015 to allow consideration and debate before the 2015 General Election and to inform the 2015 SDSR.


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alum.mit.edu Alumni Life From Naval Architecture to Big Tech to MIT's Corporation Chair
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As Diane Greene SM '78 approached the end of her undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at the University of Vermont, she was initially less interested in getting a job than she was about pursuing sailboat racing—a passion she had developed growing up in Annapolis, Maryland. The chair of her department, who had a PhD from MIT, had another idea: "Rather than go sailing, I think what you should do is go to MIT and study naval architecture." It was a piece of advice that she credits with changing the course of her life.
Greene, who made Institute history in 2020 when she became the first woman to chair the MIT Corporation, says she immediately recognized how fortunate she was to have landed at the Institute. "My first day on campus, I was admiring Doc Edgerton's strobe photographs in the hallway when he appeared and invited me into the lab to see how the pictures were made. Everyone I met was so passionate and smart."
After two formative years at MIT, including time spent with a group of early AI researchers, she put her degree to work as a naval architect designing ships, large ocean structures, and windsurfers. Then she returned to school, earning a master's degree in computer science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988. Greene went on to work as a software engineer, then executive, entrepreneur, and investor in the technology industry. She maintained a strong connection to MIT, both in volunteer roles and in recruiting fellow Tech alums.
"As I started building companies, I kept an eye out for MIT people since I knew how talented and committed they were, and I knew that they would fit in culturally."
Greene's first startup which she co-founded in 1995 and became CEO of, was video streaming software company, VXtreme. She also co-founded VMware, a company that pioneered virtualization and laid the groundwork for cloud computing. She served as president and CEO for the company's first 10 years, taking the company public in 2007. In 2012, she cofounded and led Bebop, a software development platform that was acquired by Google's parent company, Alphabet, in 2015. That year, she took over Google's nascent Cloud Computing area and built out Google Cloud as an enterprise business over the next three years. She was CEO of Google Cloud and left in early 2019 as the business reached an $8 billion run-rate.
The common thread in all of her ventures, she says, is a love of building. "If there's something I see that is worth building, then I want to make it happen. It is really just so much fun to take an offering to market that people love. It's also fun to build a company culture of people that all enjoy working together and that are motivated to have a positive impact on the world. If, in doing that, you have success, then there is nothing better. It is a wonderful experience."
Another constant throughout her life has been a focus on service, including to the MIT community. Greene joined the MIT Corporation as a term member in 2008 and was elected a life member in 2013 before being named chair in October 2020. She has been a member of the visiting committees for biological engineering, mechanical engineering (serving as chair), materials science and engineering, and electrical engineering and computer science. Greene has also been a member of the Deshpande Center Advisory Committee, a student externship sponsor, and a speaker at several MIT seminars and conferences. She notes how both her service and industry experience have led to her philosophy that leadership is about ensuring the people in the organization—be it a company, a university, a community group—are all successful.
"As chair, I understand that I'm there to ask questions and keep the long-term interests of the organization in mind while also watching the short-term execution. The chair's role is one of support and stewardship, as well as providing leadership of the MIT Corporation."
Greene, who provided keynote remarks and a warm welcome to alumni at the Alumni Leadership Conference, September 24 – 25, shared her excitement about connecting with fellow alumni at the event. "I've gone to many MIT alumni events, and I always walk away with new knowledge and a new sense of awe at the amazing people that have come through MIT. So, for me, it's a wonderful opportunity to be around truly exceptional and caring people."
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Special religious instruction has been scrapped from school classes in Victoria, but a major provider of the controversial program is now entering a new market: childcare.
The state's largest SRI provider, Access Ministries, is offering a religious instruction program called Explore Christianity, at Emmanuel Early Learning in Endeavour Hills.
It plans to expand the course to other childcare centres and kindergartens next year.
The revelation comes months after the Victorian government banned public schools from offering religious instruction during school class time, allowing the classes to be run only before or after school, or during lunch break.
The weekly half-hour session at Emmanuel Early Learning is run by two accredited volunteers, and is based on the school SRI program.
It teaches Christian values and beliefs, in addition to stories from the Bible.
Three families opted their children out of the program after receiving consent forms.
Students who have opted out sit in a different room and work an alternative activity while SRI is under way.
Parent Natalie Aarons said she took her child out of the program because she didn't agree that only one religion should be taught at the centre.
"It didn't sit right with me ... we would prefer our child to learn about a diverse range of religions, not just one.
"I think the time would be better used teaching ethics or values," she said.
Access Ministries spokesman Rob Ward said he was broadening SRI to early learning centres amid fears that schools would cut religious instruction as a result of Education Minister James Merlino's decision in August.
About 10 per cent of nearly 400 schools that offer SRI were yet to confirm if they would continue the program next year, he said.
"If a school isn't running SRI and a couple of kindergartens are, then that's a good opportunity for us to provide our service.
"We are following the same system and guidelines as we would for the school system, we are not trying to evade anything, or avoid anything, we're just working in a different area."
Lara Wood, spokeswoman of SRI opponent, Fairness In Religions in School, said separating students by religion at such a young age could be damaging for students.
"We find it outrageous that kids as young as they are in childcare centres and kindergartens could be segregated by religion. We feel that's not a good start to a student's education life."
Ms Wood said she was concerned SRI was not being properly monitored in childcare centres.
Christopher Emmanuel, manager at Emmanuel Early Learning, said the centre decided to introduce the program after clients requested that religious instruction be incorporated into the curriculum.
He said attendance nearly doubled the average rate when the SRI was offered.
Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos said early childhood services operated independently, and any "decision on offering religious education as part of a service provider's program is a decision for each individual provider and parents of children attending the service".


Clinton is a wonderful city located in Iowa, United States. Actually, Clinton Iowa is the county seat of Clinton County, being one of the most important cities in the whole region. With a population of about 26.200 residents, Clinton has an area of 38.3 squared miles (99.2 squared kilometers). The name of the city, was given in the honor of DeWitt Clinton, a former New York governor. Nowadays, Clinton Iowa is a very popular tourist destination and visitors love to come to this region of the United States, because of the unique beauty they can find here, but also the amazing possibilities to spend a great time.
Eagle Point Park and Riverview Park are two places that will easily impress with their unique beauty. The view over Mississippi River is, without a doubt, panoramic and breathtaking and there is no wonder that people love planning walks in this amazing, natural paradise. However, you should know that Clinton is a city in which visitors will find many parks, including the Dewitt Park, the Root Park, Southside Park, but also River View Stadium and Four Square Park.
Bickelhoupt Arboretum is one of the most popular places in Clinton Iowa. The arboretum first opened in 1970 and it currently is a place in which more than 600 conifers types can be visited, in its very beautiful gardens.
The Clinton Area Showboat Theater is an amazing place to plan an entertainment night at. Here, you will be able to enjoy beautiful stage performances, both musicals and comedies, and there is no way you are not going to have an amazing time here. The theater first opened in 1980, when the restoration process of a building which was actually first constructed in 1935, ended. The venue is now a very popular 217 seat theater.
Clinton Public Library is one of the most beautiful buildings of the city. Built between 1903 and 1904, the library is one of the national historic places that can be found in Clinton Iowa. Other amazing historic places of Clinton are the County Courthouse, The City National Bank, Howes Building and Castle Terrace Historic District, all with beautiful architectural styles.


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An Introduction to Hannibal
*Contains some spoilers if you've yet to watch series 1 of Hannibal*
Thomas Harris's 1981 novel Red Dragon changed the landscape of crime fiction, establishing the forensic procedural as a sub-genre and introducing Dr Hannibal Lecter. The charismatic serial killer was first played on-screen by Brian Cox in Michael Mann's cult 1986 film Manhunter, but he became a cultural phenomenon with Harris's 1988 sequel The Silence of the Lambs and Jonathan Demme's multiple Oscar-winning 1991 film adaptation – which of course gave Anthony Hopkins his defining role.
Following the success of Silence, Harris fell into the trap of bringing a character who worked best as a dark shadow into the spotlight of a leading role. The third Lecter novel Hannibal, published in 1999, was Grand Guignol fun but it, and Ridley Scott's film adaptation, failed to match previous artistic success. A plain bad prequel, Hannibal Rising, followed in 2006, with Harris simultaneously working on the screenplay for the 2007 film adaption.
It felt as though the character had run its course, so the announcement in 2011 of a TV series that would both re-boot the character and be another Red Dragon prequel was not met with enthusiasm. That the show would be made for NBC with the restrictions of network television rather than a cable channel furthered suspicions that the result would be a CSI-clone, ironically a franchise that owed much to Harris's writings (and starring William Petersen who played the Will Graham in Manhunter). Well, to paraphrase one of the series' victims, we were 'wrong, so wrong'.
The influence of Harris's novels means the premise of Hannibal feels familiar. Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) is an FBI instructor with a unique gift (or curse) that makes him a desirable asset to the Head of the Bureau's Behavioural Science Unit, Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne). Graham suffers from a rare empathy disorder that allows him to analyse a crime scene and from the grisly details enter the mind-set of the killer, then predicting their moves. Crawford is concerned with Graham's mental state and insists he enter therapy under the care of Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) a brilliant psychiatrist, but also a cannibalistic serial killer.
In season one, murder-of-the-week episodes gradually gave way to an ongoing story in which Lecter abuses his position to send Graham to the brink of madness, whilst covering up his own murderous activities. Not unlike The Walking Dead, Hannibal plays on fans' knowledge and expectations derived from the source material, whilst also working perfectly well as a stand-alone piece: significant dialogue from the novels and films is seamlessly dropped into the scripts; key events are echoed and repeated; certain characters have switched genders – most notably Graham's secondary nemesis, an unscrupulous tabloid blogger called Freddy Lounds (brilliantly played by Lara Jean Chorostecki). The season concluded with Graham incarcerated having been expertly framed by Lecter for his crimes.
The second season sees Graham in a position not unlike that of Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (his asylum garb and a distinctive muzzle he must wear clearly reference Demme's film). Now able to see how he was manipulated, Graham continues to feign madness whilst playing a deadly game of chess with Lecter from behind bars.
Under the creative direction of executive producer/writer Bryan Fuller (the creator of Pushing Daisies) Hannibal has blossomed into one of the best series currently on air. Whilst firmly rooted in the crime procedural genre it has a lush and opulent visual style. I would credit British director and executive producer David Slade (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) as a key player. Slade's terrific pilot episode 'Aperitif' (all the episode titles are food related) clearly wrote the style guide: elaborate and smooth camera work (handheld 'shaky-cam' is banished); striking use of colour in desaturated winter locations; a fascination with capturing the faces and micro-expressions of the cast (Mikkelsen is especially good in this regard, able to chill the blood with the faintest of smiles). Added to this are elaborate sets and costumes (Hannibal's neckties alone are a fetish item), a chilling modern classical score by Brian Reitzell, and graphic makeup effects.
Key to the series' success is its approach to Lecter and Graham. Fuller understands that less is more when it comes to 'Hannibal the Cannibal' but also that Will Graham is at least as fascinating.
Mikkelsen underplays Lecter but makes the character his own, convincingly dangerous but also cool and intellectual. Mikkelsen is able to invite us to examine at close range an alpha predator, whose actions, like the killers of Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, are based on his intellectual contempt for humanity. Hugh Dancy, a slight English actor, seemed initially a bizarre choice to play Graham (following Petersen and Edward Norton in the role). However, the actor has created a definitive reading of the part, both vulnerable and (when required) deranged. Graham is a complicated and deeply flawed hero: his capacity for empathy runs to both killer and victim, giving him a level of understanding that makes those around him uncomfortable.
Hannibal struggled in the US ratings; its second season renewal was rumoured to be touch-and-go. However, during its second season, the ratings dramatically improved and – contrary to stereotypes – this startlingly graphic show has scored particularly well with a female audience. Speculation about gender aside, Hannibal works because it is fundamentally an interesting story featuring a cast of fascinating characters that its audience connects with (fascinating does not necessarily mean sympathetic). That this is wrapped up in such a stylish and visceral package seals the deal.
My compliments to the chef.
Creator: Bryan Fuller
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, Hettienne Park
Hannibal's first season is available on DVD, Blu Ray and VOD through Sky's Now TV service; the second series is currently being broadcast on Sky Living. Bon appetit!


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What's on Exhibitions Simon Schama's The Face of Britain
This exhibition has now closed, find out what else is going on at National Portrait Gallery
Simon Schama's The Face of Britain
Simon Schama at the National Portrait Gallery, London,
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The historian joins forces with the gallery's curators to create five temporary displays within its permanent collections.
The collection is usually presented chronologically, but Schama's chosen portraits have been redisplayed according to themes; Power, Love, Fame, People and Self. It means that, uniquely, works from across different periods are shown alongside one another for the very first time.
Sir Winston Churchill and Baroness Thatcher sit with Elizabeth I in Power, while Rossetti and Jane Morris are joined by John Lennon and Yoko One in Love. Francis Drake meets Amy Winehouse in Fame, and a self-portrait room combines traditional renderings by Sir Joshua Reynolds and William Hogarth with Marc Quinn's head sculpture made from his own blood.
The display coincides with Schama's new BBC series and book with the same name.
St Martin's Place, London, Greater London, WC2H 0HE
Exhibitions and events at National Portrait Gallery
Hold Still
From 1 January 2021
From 24 November 2020
Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery: The Prelude
National Gallery, London
Until 17 April 2022
Durer's Journeys: Travels of a Renaissance Artist


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Employers optimistic about post-Brexit hiring
A poll of 500 senior decision-makers from large companies shows two-fifths expect Brexit to have a positive impact on recruitment.
Monday 13 February 2017 08:23, UK
Image: The research covered a range of economic sectors including manufacturing and construction
British employers are optimistic about their ability to recruit qualified employees after Britain leaves the EU, despite currently relying on workers from the continent to fill around 30% of available jobs.
The poll, carried out by skills organisation City and Guilds, surveyed 500 senior decision-makers from large companies across a range of UK economic sectors, including construction, education and the financial industry.
It found that 26% felt Brexit would not have any impact on their ability to find and hire competent employees, while more than two-fifths (42%) went further and said they expected it to have a positive effect on recruitment.
This is despite 18% of respondents reporting that they rely on EU staff for more than half of their workforce at present, and almost nine out of 10 (87%) agreeing that they currently have trouble finding the right staff to fill vacant positions.
Image: Confidence in post-Brexit hiring was highest in the capital
Confidence was highest in London, with almost half of the capital's employers predicting a positive impact on hiring post-Brexit.
Kirstie Donnelly, managing director of City and Guilds, said that the results were heartening in a time of great uncertainty in the UK economy.
"Of course, we still don't know what is going to happen, but it's encouraging to see optimism among employers," she said.
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"I hope this means that more and more employers are planning to harness 'home-grown skills' thanks to the Government's drive to increase the number apprenticeships in the UK."
May: MPs must not obstruct will of the people
The report comes as many MPs express concern regarding the future of EU citizens already living and working in Britain, after the Government's Brexit Bill passed in the House of Commons last week without any amendments to protect their right to stay.
But Prime Minister Theresa May insisted that she would be able to secure an agreement with European leaders regarding those already in the country once Brexit negotiations formally begin.


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Kisan rail's two coaches derailed
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NASHIK: On Tuesday, two coaches of Kisan Railway derailed. The accident took place while the train was going from Pune to Danapur. The speed of the vehicle was low so fortunately, a major accident was avoided. As soon as the information of this incident was received, the staff of the technical department along with the railway officials rushed to the spot, and the work of removing the collapsed coaches was being done at the war level.
The train service to and from Pune has been disrupted due to the accident. This is the second incident of derailment in 15 days in the Manmad area and four accidents have taken place in this area in two months. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the accident but the functioning of the railway department is being questioned. According to railway sources, the Kisan train with 25 coaches was on its way to Danapur from Pune, at a distance of about 2 km from Manmad, when two coaches derailed.
The speed of the train was low due to its proximity to Manmad station so no major accident took place. Other passenger trains going to Pune were also travelling on the same track on which the accident took place. Fortunately, the major incident was avoided, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fifteen days ago, a freight train derailed under over the bridge of a railway station. Earlier, there was a breakdown at the railway bridge and crossing point near Anankai railway station.
During the Corona period, when the trains were closed for one and a half years, many partial works were completed. On the other hand, the frequent incidents have created panic among the commuters. The three divisions are considered important as the PWI department is responsible for the railway tracks, the CNW is responsible for the coaches, and the SNT department is signal maintenance.
Kisan Rail
Coaches derailed


I've posted another story from my early days at Windridge Farm, but since this one takes place in the garden, it's over on my kitchen garden blog. (The rest of the auction story should be up on the Writings From Windridge site soon.) So what do a newly planted clump of lemon thyme and some 11-year-old sugar snap peas have to do with each other? Click here to find out. And click here if you'd like to read more about my initiation into country life.
Wow! I really enjoyed the blog. I kept humming the "Green Acres" theme the whole time I was on here, hope you don't mind. Good for you guys!
Oh...and I LOVE your recipes.
Cool Farm blog! I love nature and Farms. I grew up on one in West Virginia!
Welcome to the comments section! So glad you came out of lurkdom to let me know you've been enjoying your e-visits to the farm--and my recipes. Feedback is always nice. Looking forward to hearing from you again.
Thanks and welcome to the farm, fellow farmgirl!
I just found your blog and I'm speechless. Well, almost.
Your pics are fantastic. I'll definitely be back!
hi....i'm a country girl myself, but that doesn't mean that i still don't envy you! you have a fantastic place here....just thought i'd say thanks for sharing!
Nice butterfly photo, a pearl crescent if I'm not mistaken.