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Tunisia, the humanitarian emergency of the Choucha refugee camp
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By Editorial Board	 On Jun 15, 2015
The so-called "Arab Spring", among its multiple outgrowths, has generated a new massive flow of immigrants from North Africa towards Europe. The 2011 Libyan civil war resulted in one million refugees moving to the neighboring countries, which Tunisia was the most affected one with almost 350.000 migrants arriving from Libya, according to IOM data.
Although still deeply involved in the aftermath of its own revolution, Tunisia opened its borders to refugees, trying to give relief to hundreds of displaced people. This is how, in February 2011, under the authority of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the largest facility for immigrants from Libya opened in southeast Tunisia, 7 km from the Libyan border, as a temporary transit station for victims of the Libyan crisis. Four years later, despite that the camp was closed in 2013, there are still refugees living there in complete abandonment.
According to some estimates, since March 2011, approximatively 200.000 people of more than 120 different nationalities moved from Libya and transited through the camp. However, when the UNHCR started proceeding refugee's demands for resettlement, different situations resulted from the process. Some demands have been accepted, allowing refugees to obtain the legal status and find shelter in Northern Europe or the United States. Many other migrants obtained the refugee status, but they could not find a host country willing to accept them. The alternative to resettlement for them was the local integration program recommended by the UNHCR, despite the inability of the country to guarantee refugees' rights because of the absence of an effective asylum protection system. Moreover, the integration program is not applicable for Choucha refugees since none received the residence permit, which means that to the Tunisian government they are illegal migrants on the national territory. Ultimately, the most unlucky of those refugees, the so-called déboutés, found their demands denied while the UNHCR wanted them to return to their country. To the rejected asylum seekers, the UNHCR gave three ultimate options: return to their country of origin through the "Assisted Voluntary Return" (AVR) provided by the IOM, which included a refund for travel expenses and some US dollars – that is not considered as a valuable option since they fled their countries for security reasons. Return to their country of residence, which is not workable considering the degenerative situation in Libya. The last option was to remain in Tunisia illegally, where Tunisian policy for irregular entry or stay, provides punishment with a one-month to one-year prison sentence and a 6 to 120 dinar fine (3 to 60 Euro). It is important to underline that these options are likely to be in contrast with the principles of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. In fact, the 1951 Refugees Convention states both the prohibition of forcible return and the refugee's right to be free from penalties related to the illegality of their entry to, or presence within, a country. Other additional obstacles to local integration that deserve to be mentioned are: the high unemployment rate that has been experienced by Tunisia after 2011 and the strong Tunisian racism against Sub-Saharan people. These are likely to be considered as very reasonable motives to explain refugee's strong rejection of the local integration program.
Regarding the specific behavior of the UNHCR as the responsible institution of the camp, various reports from Tunisian and human rights organizations denounced irregularities and malpractice in the Refugee Status Determination (RSD) procedure. Among these, it is possible to point out the lack of access to trained and qualified interpreters during the RSD interviews that has made arduous for migrants to clearly express their claims. Moreover, the UNHCR's negligence in handling migrant's documents, where several cases of loss of passports have been reported. Violation of procedural guidelines regarding the right of every rejected asylum seeker to receive a written communication about the specific reasons for the rejection in order to give them the opportunity to prepare their appeal claim in the best possible way. Nevertheless, many of the people living in the camp affirmed they have never received any communication about the reasons of their rejected demands. Eventually, some doubts have also arisen about appeal procedures, whereas they might have been conducted by the same group of UNHCR employees who carried out the RSD interviews, questioning the ability of appeal procedures to be impartial and objective. These events might be reasonably considered as violation of the "RSD Standards" (UNHCR 2005), showing how the international institution has failed to provide a fair and impartial RSD procedure to many of the asylum seekers in Choucha.
With the closure of the camp in June 2013, around 1.000 migrants, especially sub-Saharan Africans, have been left and abandoned to an unsolved desperate situation in an isolated desert area with extreme climatic conditions. In the following months, hundreds of people were still living in Choucha, both recognized refugees and rejected asylum seekers, children and sick people included, living in inhuman conditions. In fact, provision of food, water, medical care and electricity were stopped by UNHCR with the closure of the camp and all humanitarian infrastructures have been dismantled. Since then and up to now, refugees have been surviving by stopping cars heading to Libya and begging for food and water.
In order to draw attention to their appeal, Choucha refugees pacifically demonstrated several times, especially during the 2013 World Social Forum held in Tunisia, which was the first Arab country as birthplace of the Arab Spring to host this annual global meeting of civil society organizations. On that occasion, as in the following forum of 2015, again gathered in Tunisia, the communities living in Choucha participated in many discussions, conferences and protest manifestations, in order to explain their struggle and sufferings. Many other protests have taken place in recent years, including hunger strikes and several sit-in in front of the UNHCR and the European Union headquarters in Tunis and the Ministry of the Interior. However, despite the pacific purpose of the protests, on some occasions police intervened and arrested Choucha demonstrators. As reported by Bright Samson – a 30 years Nigerian refugee who arrived in the Choucha camp in 2011 and who was arrested three times during pacific demonstrations – when the police arrested him and his friends, they were put in prison without any real reason nor regular trial, despite they were only exercising their legitimate right to demonstrate. Once in prison, refugees have been arbitrarily deprived of any rights and repeatedly beaten. Many NGOs intervened in support of their cause, but in front of the refugees' refusal to negotiate, considering that their only options were the local integration program or the Assisted Voluntary Return, they have been sent back to the camp. Furthermore, physical and psychological violations and torture that occurred in prison have been reported, but "third-class" migrants voices with any rights and any status are unlikely to be heard. Some of the guys still living in Choucha, deplore problems of mental instability due to the extreme living conditions and the lack of prospects to find a solution and get a better future after four long years in the camp and the total indifference of those institutions in charge of taking care of international refugees and asylum seekers.
In the aftermath of the revolution, during the so-called "democratic transition", the Constituent Assembly approved the new Tunisian Constitution that was officially passed at the end of January 2014. The new Constitution, under Article 26, states "the right to political asylum shall be guaranteed as prescribed by law" and that "extraditing political refugees shall be prohibited". Notwithstanding, two months later, Tunisia and the European Union signed a "Mobility Partnership" that has been repeatedly condemned by several Tunisian and international organizations for its lack of transparency in the negotiation process. According to these associations, such agreement is "particularly worrying" since it does not set as a priority the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Rather, the general view of the joint declaration is committed to "opening negotiations on a readmission agreement of irregular migrants". In poor words, this means returning Tunisian migrants or migrants who transited through Tunisia to countries where their rights are not guaranteed, that is exactly one of the options offered to the refugees of Choucha, despite its clear violation of international law.
To make the point, what people of Choucha demand is the reopening of their files in order to obtain "resettlement to a safe third country with an effective system of refugee/asylum seekers protection". Their appeal is addressed to the Tunisian Government, as host of the Choucha refugee camp, to the camp responsible UNHCR, under whose authority the camp was established and with whom their cases were registered and to the International Committee under whose agreement/s the camp was enacted and closed.
Drawing conclusions, what they have been through and they are still experiencing is a humanitarian emergency and what they ask is nothing more than international protection that is supposed to be accorded to refugees and asylum seekers by the international law. However, what they have actually received since the closure of the camp is negligence, inhuman treatments and indifference. At this point, what would be expected by the UNHCR as responsible of this dramatic situation is the re-opening of relevant files in order to accord resettlement to those 60/70 refugees still living in Choucha. Furthermore, a critical analysis of its performance in Choucha should be implemented in a way to identify its flaws and focus on the improvement of its accountability. It would be deplorable and unacceptable to think that such an institution like the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is turning a blind eye on this – even if small in number – humanitarian emergency, rather than take action using the powerful means at its disposal to solve it.
LAMIA LEDRISI
Master's degree in International Relations (LUISS "Guido Carli")
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After 10 Year Freeze, New NDP Government Raises Welfare Rates
$100 bump to income assistance coming this September. Advocates say it's still not enough.
By Katie Hyslop 20 Jul 2017 | TheTyee.ca
Katie Hyslop is The Tyee's education and youth reporter. Find her previous stories here.
With the increase, BC will have the third-highest income assistance rates in Canada. Photo by Christopher Cheung.
A $100-per-month welfare and disability increase announced by the New Democratic Party government today wasn't unexpected, but is nevertheless disappointing to anti-poverty advocacy group Raise the Rates, says spokesperson Kell Gerlings.
The rate increase was promised in the NDP campaign platform in the recent provincial election and echoed by the BC Liberals shortly before they lost a non-confidence vote in late June, felling their government.
The increase comes 10 years after welfare rates were last increased, bringing a single person's monthly rate up to $710 per month from $610. Disability rates were increased by $127 per month for a single person in the last year, and now the NDP increase brings a single person's monthly disability rate up to $1,133. The increase will kick in on Sept. 20.
As of May 2017, there were 69,842 individuals on welfare and another 121,577 on disability assistance in B.C.
Both programs would need to pay people at least $1,500 per month in order to reach Statistics Canada's 2010 B.C. Market Basket Measure rate, a tool used to calculate the income required to afford a basic standard of living based on the cost of goods and services, Gerlings said.
"[The $100 is] the absolute least that [Premier John] Horgan and the NDP could do," Gerlings said.
"They say they're committed to having a poverty reduction strategy and want to go through a whole bunch of consultations about it. The problem is we know what the answer is, we know what the numbers need to be, and those just need to happen."
The most recent study of Single Room Occupancy hotel rental rates in Vancouver shows the average rent is $548 per month, much higher than the $375 housing allowance portion of welfare and disability rates, Gerlings noted.
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But while advocates with Raise the Rates are pleased government is taking policy seriously, they're debating whether to grant the new government much slack when it comes to improving the lives of B.C.'s poorest residents, Gerlings said.
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CLA 2015 Young Adult Book Award Shortlist
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The Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliothèques is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2015 Young Adult Book Award. The award is generously sponsored by Library Services Centre and recognizes an author of an outstanding English-language Canadian work of fiction (novel, collection of short stories or graphic novel), published in 2014 that appeals to young adults between the ages of 13 and 18.
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TRENTON – The final competition today of New Jersey's High School Consumer Bowl came down to a nail-biter of an ending. The game ended with a tie, between Irvington High School and Voorhees High School. Then the five-question tiebreaker ended in a tie. The game finally went into a single-question sudden death round. The question: "At an auction, the items for sale are usually identified by numbers. What term is used to describe those items?"
Irvington High School student Danielson Joseph buzzed in with the correct answer: Items for sale at an auction are called "lots."
With that, Irvington High School today became the state champion and gold-medal winner in the 17th Annual High School Consumer Bowl, organized by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.
"The winning team from Irvington High School and the finalists from Freehold Township High School, Moorestown Friends School, and Voorhees High School have proven they are among the best-informed consumers of any age group in New Jersey," Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. "The State fights hard to prevent and prosecute fraud, but the best protection is consumer awareness. Thanks to their dedicated work, these students have a clear understanding that will serve them well for the rest of their lives."
Irvington High School was one of 86 schools to enter this year's Consumer Bowl competition, and one of four to make it to today's final championship round. The others, in order of their performance today, are Voorhees High School (today's Silver Medal winner, with a final score of 95 points), Freehold Township High School (winner of a Bronze Medal, with 74 points), and Moorestown Friends School (winner of a Bronze Medal, with 45 points). Irvington's final score was 105 points.
"New Jersey's next generation of leaders, and the next generation of smart consumers, starts with these young men and women who are well informed about their rights, about spotting frauds and scams, and about using their money most effectively," Eric T. Kanefsky, Director of the State Division of Consumer Affairs, said. "I encourage them to share what they've learned for the benefit of their families, friends, and future careers."
The High School Consumer Bowl is part of the State Division of Consumer Affairs' effort to empower New Jersey's consumers with the information needed to protect them against fraud, and make the most of their hard-earned money.
The Consumer Bowl uses a game-show format to test students' knowledge of consumer rights and related issues. This year's competition will include a special focus on the many scams consumers may face in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, such as dishonest home repair contractors and fraudulent charities.
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Prosector Rules Fireworks-Related Death Of NHL Goalie Kivlenieks Accidental
December 2, 2021 / 1:15 PM / CW50 Detroit
NOVI, Mich. (AP) — The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office announced that no criminal charges will be filed in the fireworks-related death of Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks at a Novi home during a party on July 4.
COLUMBUS, OH - JANUARY 3: Matiss Kivlenieks #80 of the Columbus Blue Jackets poses for his official headshot for the 2020-2021 season on January 3, 2021 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)
Officials say the death has been ruled accidental and the case is now closed.
The accident occurred on Sunday, July 4, at the home of Manny Legace, who was Kivlenieks' goalie coach with Columbus.
Kivlenieks, 24, died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast. Police have said the firework tilted slightly and started to fire toward people nearby. Kivlenieks was in a hot tub and was trying to move out of the way of the firework when he was struck. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Kivlenieks most recently represented Latvia this spring at the world hockey championship in which he played four games. This past season, he played two games for the Blue Jackets and eight for the American Hockey League's Cleveland Monsters.
A native of Riga, Latvia, Kivlenieks signed with the Blue Jackets as a free agent in May 2017 and played eight games for the club overall.
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First published on December 2, 2021 / 1:15 PM


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* "child_pos" may be NULL if there are no ancestors.
* node a domain node with the given domain.
* node a extension node with the given extension.
/* Return the isl_ctx to which "node" belongs.
/* Return a pointer to the leaf of the schedule into which "node" points.
/* Return a copy of the leaf of the schedule into which "node" points.
/* Return the type of the node or isl_schedule_node_error on error.
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* Return -1 on error.
* "initialized" is set if the filter field has been initialized.
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* "collect_prefix" is set if we are collecting prefixes.
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* Return isl_stat_ok on success and isl_stat_error on failure.
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* If the node only has a leaf child, then nothing needs to be done.
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* Return a pointer to the new expansion node.
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* Return a pointer to the new extension node.
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* Return a pointer to the new filter node.
/* Insert a guard node with guard "guard" between "node" and its parent.
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* Return a pointer to the new mark node.
* replace the original subtree of "node" by this new tree.
* to the corresponding filter.
* to each of the child nodes of the filter nodes.
* Return a pointer to the new sequence node.
* Return a pointer to the new set node.
* to the leaf at the same position in the updated schedule tree.
* a child of a set or sequence node.
* of "node" directly to its parent.
* of the original node if there was no child.
* a band node with an anchored subtree.
/* Internal data structure for the group_ancestor callback.
* that reflects the grouping.
* of the resulting expansion.
* "domain_universe" is the universe of "domain".
* "group_universe" is the universe of "group".
* an identity mapping on "group_universe".
* "dim" is the dimension of "sched".
/* Is domain covered by data->domain within data->domain_universe?
* in data->group rather than the original domain elements in data->domain.
* "tree" will be attached.
* that corresponds to this band node to the band schedule.
* is removed from the domain of the band schedule.
/* Drop the parameters in "uset" that are not also in "space".
* "n" is the number of parameters in "space".
* refers to the schedule space.  However, we may need to update "data"
* to not refer to any parameters introduced by the context node.
* introduced expansion in a descendant of "tree".
* We first double-check that D_2 is a subset of D_1.
* G_1 -> D_1 . D_2 -> G_2.
* attempting to remove the domain constraints of this additional part.
"grouped domain should be part "
* is set), then we no longer need perform any modifications.
* If "tree" is a filter, then we add data->group_universe to the filter.
* the elements that are being grouped by data->expansion.
* in a separate function.
* of a single statement with identifier "group_id".
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* instead of the original domain elements.
* No ancestor of "node" is allowed to be an extension node.
* of the newly introduced expansion node.
/* Compute the gist of the given band node with respect to "context".
/* Internal data structure for isl_schedule_node_gist.
* or the expansion/extension of the previous element.
* The first element in the original context passed to isl_schedule_node_gist.
/* Enter the expansion node "node" during a isl_schedule_node_gist traversal.
* and contraction on "node" by the gist with respect to these filters.
* Also keep track of the fact that we have entered another expansion.
/* Leave the expansion node "node" during a isl_schedule_node_gist traversal.
* gist_enter_expansion and decrement the number of outer expansions.
* The expansion has already been simplified in gist_enter_expansion.
* it is removed here.
/* Enter the extension node "node" during a isl_schedule_node_gist traversal.
* introduced by the extension.
/* Can we finish gisting at this node?
* the original context passed to isl_schedule_node_gist?
* to the domain elements in the original context.
* the last element in the list with the filter on the filter node.
* added element is immaterial since it will not be used.
* of the original context with the intermediate filters.
* underneath the filter node is therefore removed.
/* Callback for "traverse" to leave a node for isl_schedule_node_gist.
* already did that when we entered the node.
* Expansion nodes are handled by gist_leave_expansion.
* in data->filters that was added by gist_enter_extension.
* and the intermediate filters.
* the filter children may have become empty and so they are removed.
* to partition the incoming domain instances.
* subtree with an empty filter.
* the reaching domain elements in "context".
* nodes that end up with an empty filter are removed completely.
* of the current node within the subtree in the final element of "filters".
* extended or shortened each time we enter or leave a filter node.
/* Intersect the domain of domain node "node" with "domain".
* then nothing needs to be changed.
* and simplify the subtree rooted at "node" with respect to this intersection.
/* Internal data structure for isl_schedule_node_get_subtree_expansion.
* in the list is an identity mapping on the reaching domain elements.
* "res" collects the results.
* on the expansion node.
* to the elements selected by the filter.
* The previous element can then be reused while backtracking.
* of data->expansions that was added in subtree_expansion_enter.
/* Return a mapping from the domain elements that reach "node"
* rooted at "node" obtained by composing the intermediate expansions.
* on a path from "node" to a leaf while traversing the subtree.
* by the filter child.
/* Internal data structure for isl_schedule_node_get_subtree_contraction.
* of data->contractions that was added in subtree_contraction_enter.
* rooted at "node" to the corresponding domain elements that reach "node"
* obtained by composing the intermediate contractions.
/* Do the nearest "n" ancestors of "node" have the types given in "types"
* (starting at the parent of "node")?
* that extension node with "extension".
* Return a pointer to the parent of the original node (i.e., a filter).
"extension domain should be disjoint from earlier "
/* Return the universe of "uset" if this universe is disjoint from "ref".
* an error if it is not.
"extension domain should be disjoint from "
/* Insert an extension node on top of "node" with extension "extension".
* between the extension node and "node".
* Return a pointer to the inserted filter node.
* extension with "extension" instead.
* In this case, a pointer to the original filter node is returned.
* reaching the original extension, then we insert a new extension anyway.
* a sequence root with two children), except if the parent of "node"
* of "node" in its parent.
* Return a pointer to the child of the "tree_pos" (filter) child of "tree"
* in the updated schedule tree.
* the node that "node" points to.
* The root of "graft" is an extension node.
* Return a pointer to the node that "node" pointed to.
* the extension node if there already is one), with a filter on "node"
* separating it from the extension.
* domain elements and combine the original and new tree in a sequence.
* at the position where "node" appears in the original extension.
* Otherwise, the sequence pair is attached to the new extension node.
* for insertion at "pos".
* the child of this root node to the extension node.
* The root of "graft" may be either a domain or an extension node.
* to the outer band nodes of "node".
* intersect with the domain elements that reach "node".
* The schedule tree of "graft" may not be anchored.
* of "graft" appearing before or after the original "node".
* rather than introducing a new segment of extension and sequence nodes.
* "node" pointed to in the original tree.
* is executed before the node that "node" points to.
* is executed after the node that "node" points to.
* in this sequence instead.
* simplified with respect to their filters.
* executed before the second subset.
* executed after the second subset.
* in the schedule node "node".
/* Align the parameters of the schedule node "node" to those of "space".
/* Compute the pullback of schedule node "node"
* by the function represented by "upma".
* of schedule node "node".
* We currently do not handle expansion nodes.
* calling it on all the other nodes.
/* Internal data structure for isl_schedule_node_expand.
* "tree" is the tree that needs to be plugged in in all the leaves.
* to which the tree applies.
* within its new context.
* in data->domain and a leaf for the other elements.
* with an expansion node with as child "tree".
* The expansion is determined by "contraction" and "domain".
* of "contraction" with its range intersected with "domain".
* then plug in the result in all leaves of "node".
* of "ancestor".  "node" is assumed to be a descendant of "ancestor".
* In particular, both nodes should point to the same schedule tree.
* child position.  This is the requested ancestor.
/* Print "node" to "p".
/* Return a string representation of "node".
* look identical to the entire schedule.


With cyberattacks on the rise, the average number of focused attacks per organisation within Australia has almost doubled this year (232) compared to the previous 12 months (106) In retaliation, organisations are upping their game and now preventing 87% of all focused attacks compared to 70% in 2017, according to a new study from Accenture. In light of this progress, Australian organisations are looking to gain more ground by increasing their investment in innovative cyber resilient solutions; with 79% of Australian respondents citing breakthrough technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation as being essential to this.
"Only one in eight focused cyberattacks are getting through versus one in three last year, indicating that Australian organisations are doing a better job of preventing data from being hacked, stolen or leaked," says Accenture Australia security lead Joseph Failla.
"However, Australian organisations still have more work to do.
"Building and allocating investment for security measures must be a priority for those organisations who want to close the gap on attacks even further," Failla says.
On average, Australian respondents said only two-thirds (62%) of their organisation is actively protected by their cybersecurity program.
And while external incidents continue to pose a serious threat, the survey reveals that organisations should not forget about the enemy from within.
Two of the top three cyberattacks with the highest frequency and greatest impact within Australian organisations are internal attacks and accidentally published information.
While Australian organisations realise the benefits of investing in emerging technologies, more than half (53%) of Australian respondents cited legacy infrastructure as causing the biggest challenge in moving forward, compared to 45% globally.
When asked which capabilities were most needed to fill gaps in their cybersecurity solutions, the top two Australian responses were cyber threat analytics (43%) and security monitoring (48%).
It's also taking less time to detect a security breach; from months and years to days and weeks. Nearly half (41%) of Australian organisations are able to remediate a breach in 30 days or less, with 44% of Australian organisations being able to find breaches between 1-7 days.
Although Australian companies are detecting breaches faster, security teams are still only finding 57% of them.
This underscores the need for collaborative efforts among business and government to stop cyberattacks.
When asked how they learn about attacks they have been unable to detect, Australian respondents indicated that nearly half (48%) are found by white-hat hackers and almost two thirds (62%) through a peer or competitor.
Build a strong foundation. Identify high-value assets and harden them. Ensure controls are deployed across the organisation, not just the corporate function.
Pressure test resilience like an attacker. Enhance red defence and blue defence teams with player-coaches that move between them and provide analysis on where improvements need to be made.
Employ breakthrough technologies. Free up investment to invest in technologies that can automate defences.
Be proactive and use threat hunting. Develop strategic and tactical threat intelligence tailored to your environment to identify potential risks. Monitor for strange activity at the most likely points of attack.
Evolve the role of CISO. Develop the next-generation CISO to be heavily involved in the business.
For the 2018 State of Cyber Resilience study, Accenture surveyed 4,600 enterprise security practitioners representing companies with annual revenues of $1 billion or more in 15 countries.
The purpose of the study is to understand the extent to which companies prioritise security, the effectiveness of current security efforts and the adequacy of existing investments.
More than 98% of respondents were sole or key decision-makers in cybersecurity strategy and spending for their organisation.


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There was laughter, music and magic on the 5.32pm Belmond Northern Belle leaving platform 10 at York Station on a journey hosted by Michelin starred-chef Raymond Blanc. The privately charted, period-style carriages rattled along the tracks while uniformed stewards served, almost continuously, food and drink to the 200 or so guests.
Yorkshire Life readers joined the party enjoying a menu created by Raymond Blanc who worked alongside his development chef Adam Johnson and their team in the tiny galley. Dishes were served with fine French wines as professional musicians serenaded guests and a magician baffled everyone with clever card tricks.
Singing and laughter spread throughout the carriages, personal stories and celebrations were shared and new friendships made. The Northern Belle stopped somewhere beyond Skipton (it was on the Ribblehead Viaduct) but no one seemed concerned where as they watched a magnificent firework display from their carriage seats, organised just for them.
All too soon it was time for the Northern Belle to make the return journey to York but there was still more food to be served and wines to be poured. This was the chance too to meet and talk to Raymond Blanc about almost everything from his new book Kew on a Plate (many copies of which he signed) to the changing face of Leeds. 'It's so good to see so much development going on in Leeds,' said Raymond whose own Brassiere Blanc bistro in the city has just reopened after a complete refurbishment.
The celebrated chef, who never seems to rest, disappeared into the next carriage, stopping to talk to everyone, posing for photographs, signing books. It didn't seem long before the Belmond Northern Belle was back in York and guests reluctantly disembarked after what was a wonderful train travel experience but there was no sign of our host who may well have been finishing the working day back in the kitchen galley with his team.


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import React from 'react';

export default class AffixWrapper extends React.Component {

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  	constructor (props) {
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  		this.state = { affix: false };

  		this.handleScroll = () => this._handleScroll();
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	    var offset = this.props.offset;
	    var scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;

	    if (!affix && scrollTop >= offset) {
	      	this.setState({
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	    if (affix && scrollTop < offset) {
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	componentDidMount() {
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	componentWillUnmount() {
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	render() {
		var affix = this.state.affix ? 'affix' : '';
		var {className, offset, ...props} = this.props;

		return (
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				{this.props.children}
			</div>
		);
	}

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During hot weather, babies and children should be watched carefully enough as they can lose body fluids fast through perspiring leading to dehydration. Therefore, they should be kept cool, wear light clothing and drink frequently.
Kids and infants become dehydrated a lot more quickly in humid conditions.
Make sure your infant has enough liquids.
If it is hot, make sure you dress your infant in cool clothes.
Never ever leave your child unattended in a hot car, not even for a few seconds.
Breastfeed baby more often and have frequent cool drinks yourself and at every feed.
Give the child extra cool boiled water after every bottle feed session.
Dress the children in light clothing with a well-fit sun hat.
Make sure they have enough water – fruit juices are not recommended.
It can be dangerous to leave a child on their own locked in a car, even if for a short period of time, mainly during hot weather when the temperature inside the car can quickly escalate to a much fatal level. Since children can easily lose their body fluid quickly and hence they are more prone to heat- related problems, leading to dehydration and heat stroke and eventually death.
Use an air conditioner or make sure the windows are open when the car is in motion.
Do not ever leave babies or young children under any circumstances or even in mild weather since the temperature inside the car can escalade quickly.
Always use sun shades on the windows.
Babies are more prone to overheat during hot weather.
Never leave them in the car.


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Поширення COVID-19 у Києві зафіксовано 16 березня 2020 року. В Україні перше поширення зафіксовано 3 березня 2020 року. Станом на 17 січня 2022 в Києві було зареєстровано 345256 випадків інфікування, що перевищує 10 % населення міста. З них 327265 одужали, 9620 — померли (2,9 %).

Хронологія подій

2020
Попри відсутність у Києві інфікованих, 12 березня припинили роботу усі київські мистецькі та освітні заклади.27 січня аеропорт «Бориспіль» тимчасово припинив авіасполучення із містом Хайнань (Китай).

2 лютого інтернетом поширилась фейкова інформація про першого хворого на коронавірус у Києві.

26 лютого першого киянина, що захворів на коронавірус виявлено в Італії.

16 березня зареєстровано два перші два випадки інфікування в Києві. Один хворий прибув із Радомишля, інший із Франції. Також 16 березня було тимчасово заборонено церковні служби та обряди. Як і в інших містах, з початку епідемії в багатьох аптеках Києва були відсутні маски та антисептики.

З 17 березня у Києві починає діяти суворий карантин. Цього дня було заборонено роботу усіх київських ринків, о 23 годині більш ніж на 2 місяці призупинив перевезення пасажирів київський метрополітен.

18 березня зафіксовано перший випадок хвороби народного депутата — першим став депутат з Луганщини, член депутатської групи «Довіра» Сергій Шахов, 21 березня і другий нардеп — Вельможний Сергій Анатолійович.

23 березня. Проїзд у київському громадському транспорті дозволено тільки за перепустками. Кількість маршрутів наземного транспорту зменшено до 17, окремі райони були позбавлені громадського транспорту цілковито.

27 березня — у начальника поліції Києва Андрія Крищенка, трьох поліцейських та одного курсанта підтвердився позитивний діагноз на коронавірус. Загалом виявлено нових 8 хворих. Загалом лабораторно підтверджено 55 випадків в Києві.

31 березня зафіксовано перший випадок інфікування медпрацівника.

Квітень
2 квітня 2020 року було повідомлено про перевірку апаратів ШВЛ у лікарні. Аудит Київської міської клінічної лікарні № 17 показав, що з 24 апаратів штучної вентиляції легень лише 2 можуть лікувати хворих на коронавірус.

5 квітня КМДА було введено нові карантинні обмеження, які розширили зокрема перелік місць, в яких обов'язковим є перебування у респіраторах

З 16 квітня на в'їздах до Києва встановлено 9 блокпостів з метою недопущення до столиці осіб з температурою вищою за за 37,5 градусів.

Станом на 23 квітня в Києві інфікувалися 104 медпрацівники, 16 з них перебували в лікарнях. Усього в столиці зафіксовано 1059 хворих.

Станом на 29 квітня у Києві складено 874 протоколи за ст. 44-3 («Порушення правил щодо карантину людей»), стягнено 9 штрафів.

Травень
15 травня у Дарницькому будинку-інтернаті для дівчат виявили 81 випадок інфікування. Загальна кількість заражень за добу у столиці становила рекордну на той час кількість — 153.

З 19 травня в Києві було дозволено роботу 19 ринків за умови дотримання карантинних умов.

23 травня о 12 годині громадський транспорт (окрім метро) відновив роботу у звичайному режимі з обмеженням максимальної кількості пасажирів у межах кількості сидячих місць.

25 травня відновив роботу київський метрополітен.

27 травня вперше у столиці одужало більше людей, аніж захворіло. На засіданні місцевої комісії з ТЕБ та НС було вирішено з 30 травня відкрити ТРЦ (без розважальних зон та фудкортів) та готелі (без ресторанів), з 1 червня — відновити роботу дитячих садків та закладів освіти для проведення ЗНО та атестацій.

Червень
2 червня біля Будинку Уряду України відбувся мітинг власників та працівників закладів громадського харчування. Вони виступали з вимогою дозволити приймати гостей не лише на літніх майданчиках та терасах, а й у приміщеннях. Вже наступного дня Кабмін дозволив відкрити ресторани і кафе з 5 червня у тих регіонах, де дозволяє епідеміологічна ситуація.

10 червня послаблення карантину у більшості регіонів України не були застосовані до Києва, оскільки інцидентність перевищувала встановлений урядом показник.

21 червня Київ вийшов на перше місце в Україні за кількістю випадків заражень, обігнавши Чернівецьку область. Однак за кількістю активних випадків столиця посідає друге місце, поступаючись Львівщині.

24 червня у Києві було послаблено карантин, зокрема, було дозволено роботу ресторанів, кінотеатрів і театрів та дозволено масові заходи кількістю до 10 осіб.

27 червня в Києві зафіксовано 142 випадки захворювання, це максимальне значення з початку епідемії.

Липень
1 липня Віталій Кличко оголосив про посилення карантинних обмежень у місті: закладам громадського харчування, а також розважальним закладам дозволяється працювати лише до 22:00. Це також стосується кінотеатрів та масових заходів.

6 липня в столиці було послаблено карантин, зокрема, було дозволено роботу ресторанів після 22:00 та роботу кінотеатрів.

12 липня в гуртожитку Київського університету технологій та дизайну виявлено спалах коронавірусу. Зараження підтвердили у п'ятьох студентів, вхід до будівлі було закрито.

26 липня аналогічний спалах було зафіксовано в Інституті спеціального зв'язку та захисту інформації КПІ, заразилися 52 з 152 курсантів. 28 липня діагноз було підтверджено ще у 81 курсанта, загальна кількість інфікованих склала 133.

27 липня спалах вірусу зафіксовано у Печерському суді.

За 29 липня у Києві було зафіксовано черговий антирекорд — 199 нових інфікувань, 81 з яких — в гуртожитках Інституту спеціального зв'язку та захисту інформації КПІ.

Серпень — грудень
1 серпня Україну поділили на зони карантину, Київ увійшов до «зеленої».

13 серпня Київ увійшов до «жовтої» зони карантину через підняття захворюваності.

14 вересня Київ вперше віднесено до «помаранчевої» зони: заборонили масові заходи за участі понад 220 осіб, роботу установ розміщення (крім готелів), відвідування занять у ПТУ та ВНЗ групами понад 20 осіб тощо.

26 вересня в Києві зафіксовано антирекорд, за добу виявлено 447 хворих, з початку пандемії зафіксовано 21 492 хворих.

Станом на 20 жовтня київські лікарні за офіційними даними заповнені на 100 %, за неофіційними — на 105 %.

4 грудня в Києві було закрито на карантин п'ять шкіл і дев'ять дитячих садків, тимчасово закрито сім дитячих садків, на дистанційному навчанні знаходилось 287 шкіл.

2021

20 березня в Києві було введено жорсткий локдаун з обмеженнями «червоної» зони: закрито культурні та розважальні заклади, ТРЦ. Кафе і ресторанам дозволили приймати відвідувачів.

2 квітня у Києві зайняті 84 % ліжок із киснем, це найгірша ситуація по країні, трохи ліпша у Львівській області — більше 71 %, у Житомирській області — 71,5 % та Миколаївській області — також 71,5 %.

5 квітня закрито дитсадки і школи, тим часом, громадський транспорт працює тільки за спецперепустками.

1 травня карантинні обмеження послаблено до рівня жовтої зони. Відновлено роботу громадського транспорту.

Інфікування відомих людей
18 березня захворів перший народний депутат — Сергій Шахов.

21 березня захворів другий нардеп — Сергій Вельможний.

Щонайменше 15 народних депутатів інфікувались:
 Борт Віталій — ОПЗЖ (вилікувався)
 Ватрас Володимир — Слуга народу (вилікувався)
 Горбенко Руслан — Слуга народу (вилікувався)
 Кісільов Ігор — ОПЗЖ (вилікувався)
 Лукашев Олександр — ОПЗЖ (вилікувався)
 Рудик Сергій — позафракційний (вилікувався)
 Скороход Ганна — позафракційна (вилікувалась)
 Шахов Сергій — Довіра (вилікувався)
 Новинський Вадим — позафракційний (вилікувався)
 Божик Валерій — Слуга народу
 Мейдич Олег — ВО Батьківщина
 Вельможний Сергій — Довіра (вилікувався)
 Максим Перебийніс — Слуга народу
 Данило Гетманцев — Слуга народу (вилікувався)
 Юлія Тимошенко — ВО Батьківщина
12 червня в ЗМІ з'явились повідомлення про позитивний тест дружини президента України — Олени Зеленської Напередодні про бажання захворіти на коронавірус розповідав сам президент.

23 серпня з'явилась інформація, що лідерка Батьківщини Юлія Тимошенко перебуває у важкому стані через коронавірус. Разом із нею інфікувалась донька та зять.

Лікування VIP-пацієнтів
25 березня департамент охорони здоров'я КМДА розіслав медзакладам міста наказ про особливі умови лікування «vip-пацієнтів».

Серед вимог: окремі, ізольовані від інших приміщення, палати площею від 13 м2 із затіненими вікнами. Палати повинні мати зручні комунікації з операційним блоком, діагностичним та іншими відділеннями. Також передбачено резерв лікарських засобів та розгортання окремих сестринських постів у палатах або біля них. Закладам наказано резервувати окремі операційні і забезпечити їх ліками, медзасобами та обладнанням.

Вимоги прописано й до професійного складу бригад медичної допомоги. В них має бути по чотири людини: лікар, двоє фельдшерів, водій. Усі повинні мати досвід роботи в закладах екстреної медичної допомоги від 5 років. Якщо таких не знайдеться, бригади повинні формуватися з «найбільш кваліфікованих медичних працівників».

Карантинні заходи (2020)

Громадський транспорт
Більше двох місяців — з 18 березня 2020 по 25 травня київський метрополітен не працював. З 23 березня по 23 травня наземний транспорт працював лише на 17 маршрутах, і лише для власників спеціальних перепусток. При цьому з 18 по 25 березня діяла постанова уряду, що забороняла одночасне перевезення більше ніж 10 пасажирів у салоні, з 25 березня — у кількості, що складає до половини кількості місць для сидіння, а для недопуску завеликої кількості пасажирів у салонах їздили поліцаї. У результаті на кінцевих зупинках транспорту вишукувались довгі черги, в яких пасажирам доводилось марнувати по півтори години і більше, щоб дістатися на роботу. Натомість всередині маршруту сісти в транспорт у години пік було неможливо взагалі.

Лише 23 травня відновили роботу усі маршрути наземного транспорту (включно з маршрутними таксі), а 25 травня — метрополітен. При цьому залишається чинною вимога перебувати у салоні транспорту в масках, а також обмеження кількості пасажирів у салоні кількістю місць для сидіння. Останню вимогу приватні перевізники систематично порушують.

Заборона відвідування парків

З 6 квітня киянам було суворо заборонено відвідувати парки та інші зони відпочинку. Найбільш резонансний інцидент трапився в Гідропарку, де поліція перекрила прохід на острів, а коли киянин намагався потрапити на спортмайданчик вплав, затримала його, згодом адмінпротокол було повернуто в поліцію через неналежне оформлення. Згодом суд виправдав дії чоловіка, а сам спортсмен повідомив, що планує притягнути причетних до свого затримання поліцейських до кримінальної відповідальності. Крім того, поліція перекрила вулицю Труханівську, заблокувавши таким чином найкоротший велосипедний маршрут з Троєщини до центру міста.

З кінця квітня в ЗМІ з'являються повідомлення, що свідчать про те, що людям вдається порушувати заборону на відвідування парків — зокрема в парку Кіото, в парку Слави. Пізніше головний санітарний лікар Ляшко визнав, що парки закривалися заради психологічного ефекту, а не епідеміологічного.

Лише 11 травня заборона відвідувати парки була офіційно скасована, і, зокрема, поліцаї розблокували спортмайданчики на Гідропарку У червні із потеплінням попри офіційну заборону купання і вимогу знаходитись у масці, киянам вдалося розпочати купальний сезон, не обтяжуючи себе носінням масок.

У релігійних установах
З кінця березня ПЦУ та УГКЦ закликали вірян бути обережними і дивитися літургії через інтернет, натомість РПЦвУ закликала приходити своїх шанувальників до храмів, а окремі представники цієї організації влаштовували хресні ходи «проти коронавірусу».

5 квітня Києво-Печерську лавру закрили для відвідування через коронавірус. 6 квітня стало відомо про інфікування настоятеля Києво-Печерської лаври Павла (Лебідя) і ще 4 священнослужителів цього закладу, а також намісника Іонинського монастиря у Києві. 13 квітня, коли кількість інфікованих у Києво-печерській лаврі досягла 90 осіб, цей заклад було закрито на карантин, що протривав більше 2 місяців. 17 квітня після виявлення інфікованих було закрито на карантин Іонійнський монастир, а 22 квітня — Свято-Покровський монастир у Голосіїві.

Заборона масових зібрань у церквах стосувалась в тому числі і святкування Великодня, що припадав на 19 квітня.

26 травня у трьох монастирях Києва зняли карантин.

1 червня Віталій Кличко знову оголосив про спалах коронавірусу у монастирі — Фролівському жіночому монастирі на Подолі. За останні декілька діб інфікування виявили у 26 служниць, 8 з яких госпіталізували.

Поминальні дні
З 21 квітня киянам заборонили відвідувати кладовища окрім як для поховання померлих, а поминальні дні було відкладено на 6—8 червня, у ці дні було організоване транспортне сполучення міста з південним та північним кладовищами.

Кафе і ресторани
Попри заборону роботи кафе і ресторанів під час карантину, окремі випадки роботи ресторанів були зафіксовані. Так, 27 квітня журналістами було виявлено роботу ресторану «Велюр», що належить депутату Миколі Тищенку, а до 4 травня поліцією було виявлено і закрито ще 3 ресторани, що порушували карантин. Лише 11 травня було дозволено роботу літніх майданчиків, проте у приміщеннях кафе і ресторани станом на початок червня не відновлюють роботу.

24 червня, відповідно до прийнятних показників, КМДА дозволила роботу закладів громадського харчування у приміщеннях.

Карантинні заходи (2021)

23 березня 2021 року у Києві через погіршення епідеміологічної ситуації було запроваджено «червону зону» карантинних обмежень. 5 квітня громадянам було заборонено користуватись громадським транспортом, за винятком осіб, що мають спеціальні перепустки Усі школи було переведено на дистанційний режим навчання, закрито дошкільні та позашкільні освітні заклади

1 травня було оголошено про вихід Києва з червоної зони. З 1 травня відновив роботу громадський транспорт, заклади громадського харчування, торгові центри, а 5 травня — відновлено навчання у закладах освіти.

23 вересня у зв'язку зі зростанням кількості хворих усі регіони України включно з Києвом було переведно до «жовтої зони». Більшість навчальних закладів продовжують працювати без обмежень за винятком декількох

З 1 листопада в Києві оголошено обмеження червоної зони. Було переведено на дистанційний режим навчальні заклади, а невакцинованим особам було заборонено проїзду громадському транспорті, щодо порушників поліцаї в перший же день склали 20 протоколів. Жорсткі заходи та обмеження прав невакцинованих осіб стали причиною акцій протесту у центрі міста 3 листопада.

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Q: Append new audit rules to an existing Audit ACL for Windows File Auditing (Powershell)? If I were to try to setAuditRule with new_acl, it would overwrite old_acl.
old_acl = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAuditRule('admins','read',$InheritType,$PropogationFlags, 'Success')
new_acl = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAuditRule('user1','delete',$InheritType,$PropogationFlags,'Fail')

How do I add new_acl to the file without overwriting the existing audit rules? It is possible to do it through the UI so there must definitely be a way to do so programmatically through powershell.... Right?

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Fall is here (even though it's still 100 degrees) and with it comes the turning of the leaves. Which in and of it self gives way to some pretty fantastic photo-ops. But first let's get into why leaves turn in the first place.
Leaves are essentially the food manufacturers for their corresponding plants. During the warmer seasons the leaves are full of chlorophyll, which is what causes their predominantly green color. Chlorophyll is the magic ingredient that makes photosynthesis possible. It does this by converting sunlight into solar energy which it then uses to manufacture the plant's food, simple sugars, from carbon dioxide and water. During the growing season, the plant itself replenishes the chlorophyll, which keeps the leaves looking green and masks the reds and oranges that already exist within the leaf. As daylight and temperatures dwindle, the leaves' veins begin to close themselves off reducing water and mineral intake to the leaves. Thus reducing the amount of chlorophyll, or green coloring, in the leaves. With the absence of green in the leaves, the once hidden yellows and oranges take center stage. These colors come from the ever present cartenoids, which are also responsible for giving carrots their color. The shades spanning from red to purple are a result of anthocyanins.
Now that you've gotten your botany lesson for the day, we'll move onto the fantastic photo-ops, or leaf peeping, as it's called. If you're fortunate enough to live on a street lined with maple trees then you don't have to travel far to get a beautiful picture. Whether it's a single leaf, a tree across the street or kids playing in a freshly raked pile of colorful leaves, you are guaranteed a gorgeous shot. If you chose to venture out, you'll need to pack a little gear. With the shorter daylight hours and the shooting options ranging from vast landscapes to up close shots, I suggest a camera backpack that has room for all of your gear. Make sure to pack a few different lenses, a sunshade, lens filter and because of the shorter hours a solar charger that doubles as an LED flashlight to keep your camera charged and light your path home.


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Rashmi Narzary: The carefree world of a Bodo boy
An interview with Rashmi Narzary, who won the Sahitya Akademi award for children's books
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Rashmi Narzary with her two dogs in Guwahati.Photo: Courtesy Rashmi Narzary
By Arundhati Nath
"I remember having done my first creative bit of writing when I was in the fourth standard. My mother said I used to write even before that," Sahitya Akademi award-winning author Rashmi Narzary says with an unpretentious smile. "That was a poem!"
Narzary chats in a calm, soft voice, laced with good humour, poise and humility. We're at her home in Guwahati, where she stays with her IAS officer husband, Hemanta Narzary, her children Sandhya and Jairaj, and her inseparable pet dogs Eddie and Fido. When I ask her about the initial feelings on being selected for the Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar 2016 for her children's book, His Share Of Sky (Leadstart Publishing), she says it took a while for the news to sink in. "When it finally did, it felt great and humbling to have my name appear on the same list as that of my idol Ruskin Bond" (Bond received the award in 2012).
His Share Of Sky is a collection of interconnected short stories for children, set in rural Kokrajhar in Assam. The stories revolve around the life of a mischievous 10-year-old Bodo boy named Barsau. His world is full of adventure, and he is never bored or tired. Although he lives in poverty, he is content with whatever nature offers him and has fun with his brothers and friends on the banks of the Jwima river. Every little boy in every part of the beautiful countryside of Assam has been her inspiration for the book, Narzary says.
"It is that little boy I see frolicking by the fields along the highway, enthusiastically climbing up a jackfruit tree, hurling himself from the embankment into the river with happy abandon during the summer and in winter bracing himself in the chill, by the fire, watching potatoes being roasted. But the most vivid inspiration came from tales that my husband narrated of his own childhood in rural Kokrajhar. Through those tales I saw him in one of those joyously unmindful little boys in the countryside," she says.
Narzary's descriptions of the serene rural milieu take one back to the well-loved folk tales of Assam, Burhi Aaiyr Xaadhu, written by Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezbaruah. But Narzary, who has also translated several works from Assamese to English, says her stories aren't influenced by folk tales. "It is the realistic occurrences like the ones that unfold in His Share Of Sky that have actually influenced folk tales of Assam. The innocence of childhood, the carefree attitude and that little harmless trait of mischief in children and then the poverty that sometimes walks up to mar such joys amid nature are all universal."
In His Share Of Sky, Narzary has used Bodo terms like amai (uncle), anwi (aunt), khamplai (low wooden stool) and phali (knee-length lower garment worn by Bodo men), to retain the authenticity of the setting. "You definitely wouldn't feel the same intense pulse of the Bodo rural set-up had Barsau called his aunt 'aunty' and not 'anwi'. As I intended to bring rural Kokrajhar alive through the stories and not just make Barsau a kid belonging to any other place on the globe, the inclusion and retention of the Bodo terms were essential. The characteristic Bodo tone of conversation could not be effectively highlighted in any manner other than this in literature," she says.
This, incidentally, has been Narzary's only book for children. Both her first book, Wings (2005), and her new collection of short stories, Mosaic (2016) were for adults. Mosaic, a collection of 20 short stories based mostly in the North-East, was an entry at the Mumbai Film Fest's "Word To Screen" category in 2016. The War Within, a story from Mosaic, delicately portrays the feelings of human suffering, love and pain of separation from a loved one. The stories in her second book, Looking Beyond (2006), were inspired by children in Snehalaya, a social service programme for the care and rehabilitation of children at risk in and around Guwahati.
"Writing, I guess, never 'came' to me because it was always already there. I find my inspiration from everything and every being around me. To such an extent that my folks are sometimes even scared to say things to me, lest I weave a tale out of it!" she laughs.
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Lawsuit against GM filed on behalf of more than 650 alleged victims
July 30, 2014 at 9:33 PM EDT - Updated July 21 at 1:45 AM
(WFLX) - A Texas lawyer has filed a lawsuit against General Motors on behalf of more than 650 people who, he says, were injured or killed in crashes allegedly caused by faulty ignition switches.
The lawsuit alleges that GM knew about the defective switches, which can cause engines to stall, as early as 2001. Yet it didn't recall any cars until this year.
GM says the switches have caused at least 54 crashes and 13 deaths.
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1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in Manhattan crane collapse - Macleans.ca
1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in Manhattan crane collapse
The crane landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block in the Tribeca
A collapsed crane lies on the street on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
NEW YORK —One person died and two others were seriously injured when a crane collapsed Friday morning in Lower Manhattan, smashing the roofs of parked cars, authorities said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the crane was being lowered as a precaution because of high winds when the accident occurred.
The crane landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block in the Tribeca neighbourhood, about 10 blocks north of the World Trade Center. There was damage to the roof of a nearby building, and debris littered the street.
"It was right outside my window," said Robert Harold, who works at the Legal Aid Society. "It was a crashing sound. You could feel the vibration in the building."
Harold said at least one person was trapped in a car, and he saw onlookers trying to get the person out. Harold said he also saw a person lying motionless on the street.
De Blasio said the person killed was sitting in a parked car. The mayor said none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
Nearby buildings were evacuated. Officers told people arriving for work that they should go home.