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Malvern downed by Paugam, Downingtown
By John DiCandilo |
PUBLISHED: September 25, 2002 at 10:00 p.m. | UPDATED: September 23, 2021 at 11:07 a.m.
If he wanted to, this quiet, self-effacing kid could be the mayor of Downingtown. Maybe have a statue erected in Kerr Park. He's the BMID (Big Man In Downingtown) these days.
What did he do? Without him, maybe Downingtown doesn't beat Malvern Prep in last Friday night's Chester County football game of the year.
What did he do? He blocked two consecutive Malvern punts, leading to two D-Town touchdowns, when the Whippets were behind, 14-0, in the first quarter.
What else did he do? He caught 10 Matt Helm passes for 190 yards. He scored touchdowns on four of those passes. He was the catalyst in the Whippets' 42-21 win.
Oh, and he put a clean, nasty helmet-to-chest shot on Malvern running back Andrew Mackrides that drew oohs and ahs from the Downingtown crowd, and cringes from the Malvern faithful.
Other than that, the kid was just out for a night of exercise.
"We knew this would be a tough game," Paugam said. "We had to play our hardest. This game was a pivotal step to the next level. We knew this would be a close, all-out war."
Malvern moved the ball with ease on its first two possessions, reminiscent of what it did to Downingtown last year and West Chester Henderson just one week before. Touchdown runs of four yards by both quarterback Dave Moore and fullback T.J. Cascio put Malvern on a 14-0 perch before the first quarter was over.
Less than 45 seconds later, Omar Muhammad broke over left guard and scooted 49 yards for a touchdown.
Enter Mr. Paugam. He blew in on Malvern punter Dan Onorato, blocked the kick, and the Whippets had the ball at the Malvern 11. Three plays later, Matt Helm tossed a 14-yard TD pass to Paugam.
He was at it again minutes later, blocking it, with Downingtown getting the ball at the Malvern one. Muhammad went in on the next play. The Whippets turned a 14-point deficit into a seven-point lead in just over three minutes.
Malvern showed its mettle by going 69 yards in 11 plays, with Moore sneaking in from the one, tying the game at 21 going into the half.
And then Downingtown took full control of the game in the second half, playing almost perfect football. The defense really kicked in, as Malvern had just one first down, totaling only 32 yards. The hump buster was when Paugam turned a quick out pass, slipping past a Malvern tackler, and going 71 yards for a touchdown with 3:45 showing in the third quarter.
It was the Whippets' game from then on.
"I can't really get down on my kids," said Malvern head coach Gamp Pellegrini. "[The Whippets] just wore us down. They throw those little dinks and dump passes, and the [Paugam] breaks them for touchdowns. When they scored that fourth touchdown, that broke our backs. We had the play covered and [Paugam] slips out of the tackle. It happened against St. Joe Prep and it happened tonight. That was the ball game."
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Q: jquery click .addClass issue Hi i have been having trouble all day with this, it almost works but not quite, i need the corresponding p (#p-1 etc) to stay highlighted once the thumb nail is clicked. I have used a Plug in for an image slider which i have customized slightly and the mouseover and mouseleave events are working fine but the click event doesn't appear to add the class to the target paragraph.
Example on jsfiddle http://jsfiddle.net/RVYnb/7/
The relevant jQuery is written inline on the example.
this is driving me crazy, please help!

A: The error is in the image slider plugin. It also binds to the click event in the code.
Here's the relevant code part in the plugin:
jQuery("div#thumbSlider" + j + " a").each(function(z) {
            jQuery(this).bind("click", function(){
                jQuery(this).find("p.tmbrdr").css({borderColor: settings.thumbsActiveBorderColor, opacity: settings.thumbsActiveBorderOpacity});
                jQuery(this).parent().parent().find("p.tmbrdr").not(jQuery(this).find("p.tmbrdr")).css({borderColor: settings.thumbsBorderColor, opacity: settings.thumbsBorderOpacity});
                var cnt = -(pictWidth*z);
                (cnt != container.find("ul").css("left").replace(/px/, "")) ? container.find("span.typo").animate({"opacity": 0}, 250) : null ;
                container.find("ul").animate({ left: cnt}, settings.easeTime, settings.easeFunc, function(){container.find("span.typo").animate({"opacity": settings.typoFullOpacity}, 250)});
                return false;
            });
        });

The problem is the "return false" at the end. It stopps the propagation to other click events.
Change the code to the following:
Query(this).bind("click", function(e){
                    jQuery(this).find("p.tmbrdr").css({borderColor: settings.thumbsActiveBorderColor, opacity: settings.thumbsActiveBorderOpacity});
                    jQuery(this).parent().parent().find("p.tmbrdr").not(jQuery(this).find("p.tmbrdr")).css({borderColor: settings.thumbsBorderColor, opacity: settings.thumbsBorderOpacity});
                    var cnt = -(pictWidth*z);
                    (cnt != container.find("ul").css("left").replace(/px/, "")) ? container.find("span.typo").animate({"opacity": 0}, 250) : null ;
                    container.find("ul").animate({ left: cnt}, settings.easeTime, settings.easeFunc, function(){container.find("span.typo").animate({"opacity": settings.typoFullOpacity}, 250)});
                    e.preventDefault();
                });
            });

and it should work.

A: It looks to me, according to the "fiddle", that your "click" event isn't working on your thumbnails. It's never adding the "clicked" class to your .
I threw an "alert" into this:
$("#t1").live("click", function() {
    alert('clicking');
    $("#p-1").addClass("clicked").addClass("highlighted");
});

and the alert never popped.

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Q: Reaproveitamento de variáveis Me surgiu uma dúvida no que concerne à otimização de código. Parto do princípio de que quanto mais enxuto o código, mas rápido o algoritmo será compilado e executado.
Partindo desse princípio, tenho o costume de reaproveitar variáveis já declaradas. Um exemplo simples para ilustrar, em JavaScript faria o seguinte:

var variavel = "Maria, João";
if(~variavel.indexOf("João")){
   variavel = true;
}else{
   variavel = false;
}

console.log(variavel);

Considerando que o valor inicial de variavel não será mais necessário posteriormente no código, eu reaproveitei ela para redefinir true ou false em outra situação. Poderia ter feito assim, declarando uma nova variável existe e mantendo a variável variavel intacta:

var variavel = "Maria, João";
if(~variavel.indexOf("Joao")){
   var existe = true;
}else{
   var existe = false;
}

console.log(existe);

Isso é só um exemplo hipotético, mas considere um algoritmo com centenas de linhas usando esse reaproveitamento de variáveis que, estruturalmente, me permita fazer isso.
Sem se prender a JavaScript especificamente, gostaria de saber em relação às linguagens em geral:

*

*Todas as linguagens (ou a maioria) permite esse reaproveitamento de variável?

*Isso é uma boa prática?

*Há considerável melhoria em consumo de recursos (memória,
compilação, execução), ou seja, quanto menos variáveis declaradas, melhor o código em termos de consumo de recursos ou performance?

A:
Parto do princípio de que quanto mais enxuto o código, mas rápido o algoritmo será compilado e executado.

Já partiu de um princípio errado. Existem diversos algoritmos complicados que executam rápido justamente por serem sofisticados (ex.: um algoritmo de ordenação que se adapte a listas pequenas, médias ou grandes). E existem muitos algoritmos enxutos mas burros que são lentos por serem simplórios (ex.: um bubble sort, ou um fibonacci de 1 linha que usa duas recursões e refaz uma quantidade imensa de cálculos já feitos).

*

*Todas as linguagens (ou a maioria) permite esse reaproveitamento de variável?

Não. Linguagens com tipos estáticos não permitirão que a variável mude de tipo. Linguagens funcionais com foco em imutabilidade exigirão que você crie uma nova variável no lugar da antiga. Em Erlang, por exemplo, você precisará escolher outro nome ou usar recursão. Em F# você pode fazer dois ou mais let x = ..., mas serão conceitualmente variáveis diferentes (a última oculta a anterior).

*Isso é uma boa prática?

Não, nem um pouco. Se você tem outro conceito, melhor usar outro nome (portanto, outra variável). Talvez fosse uma boa prática nos processadores de 8 ou 16 bits. Hoje, não mais. Só seria justificável fazer isso caso fosse testado e comprovado que em tal programa, em tal linguagem o reaproveitamento economiza bytes cruciais para o desempenho.

*Há considerável melhoria em consumo de recursos (memória, compilação, execução), ou seja, quanto menos variáveis declaradas, melhor o código em termos de consumo de recursos ou performance?

Não também. Cada variável pode ocupar uma quantidade diferente de recursos. Não vai ser economizando variáveis que você vai conseguir melhorar o desempenho, seja de compilação, seja de execução.
Além do mais, se você criar funções pequenas, você não precisará se preocupar com reaproveitar variáveis, pois tudo aquilo que você não retornar deixará de existir no fim da função (ou logo depois, assim que o garbage collector rodar)!
Lembre-se que um byte não ocupa o mesmo que um Object, que não ocupa o mesmo que um MemoryMappedFile ou Socket, então o número de variáveis é o que menos importa. No caso de arquivos ou sockets, o que economizaria recursos seria fechá-los (com .close() ou algo equivalente) assim que não fossem mais usados. Reaproveitar a variável teria um efeito insignificante, pois o que realmente consome/libera recursos são os procedimentos de abrir/fechar os arquivos ou conexões.
Outro exemplo que explica por que não reutilizar variáveis são os JITs: se o compilador JIT observar que você apenas declarou function f() {...}, ele poderá chamar a função de forma eficiente com poucas verificações adicionais. Entretanto, se no mesmo código você fizer f = 1.0; ou delete f; o código precisará ser desotimizado para primeiro verificar o tipo de f, chamá-la se for uma função ou gerar "f is not a function" ou "f is not defined" caso contrário. Esse é um dos motivos por que o "use strict" do JavaScript proíbe o programador de redefinir elementos essenciais da linguagem (como eval ou arguments) e de chamar delete em algumas situações. Situações muito dinâmicas são um empecilho para otimizadores.

A:
Parto do princípio de que quanto mais enxuto o código, mas rápido o algoritmo será compilado e executado

Isso não é uma verdade absoluta, a maneira como a maioria das pessoas que programam em JavaScript faz tende a deixar o código mais lento justamente porque é enxuto. Ocorre também em outras linguagens, mas em JS costuma ser pior.
Do ponto de vista de legibilidade não deveria reaproveitar variáveis para fazer mais de uma coisa, não há benefício algum de performance se fizer bem feito. Mas no exemplo faz pouca diferença porque o nome já é ruim (eu sei que é só exemplo, mas a pergunta fala em boa prática e estilo de codificação, então o exemplo não é bom).
O primeiro exemplo é terrível para legibilidade, qualquer manutenção futura tende a criar algum problema se acabar precisando da variável em algum outro ponto e o programador não perceber que ela é reaproveitada.

Todas as linguagens (ou a maioria) permite esse reaproveitamento de variável?

Se o valor for do mesmo tipo todas permitem, não tem como a linguagem entender sua intenção, não há como o compilador saber que aquilo é um reaproveitamento. Se for de outro tipo só as linguagem de tipagem dinâmica permitem.

Isso é uma boa prática?

Muitos já sabem o que eu penso sobre o assunto e tenho até palestra consagrada criticando boas práticas. Mas de forma geral não deveria fazer isto, é muito difícil justificar o reaproveitamento da variável, e duvido que alguém produza mais que desculpas esfarrapadas ou argumentos sem fundamento para indicar o uso. Claro, em uma tecnologia específica pode haver algo que eu não sei de antemão que possa justificar.

Há considerável melhoria em consumo de recursos (memória, compilação, execução), ou seja, quanto menos variáveis declaradas, melhor o código em termos de consumo de recursos ou performance?

O ganho, quando houver, será irrisório. Em linguagem de script o ganho será maior, porém, é o que eu falo sempre, quem escolheu uma linguagem deste tipo não quer economizar recursos, caso contrário fez uma opção errada e aí tudo será gambiarra, já em linguagem mais de sistemas ou enterprise terão ganhos mínimos ou inexistentes, especialmente se a pessoa souber o que está fazendo. A economia depende da tecnologia adotada e até da versão dela ou alguma configuração.
Em linguagens com escopo corretamente implementado o segundo exemplo não funciona também porque a variável criada dentro do if só existe lá mesmo.


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Is there a way out of password hell?
September 8, 2021 in Architecture, infrastructure, Internet, privacy, problems, security, Technology | 5 comments
Passwords are hell.
Worse, to make your hundreds of passwords safe as possible, they should be nearly impossible for others to discover—and for you to remember.
Unless you're a wizard, this all but requires using a password manager.†
Think about how hard that job is. First, it's impossible for developers of password managers to do everything right:
Most of their customers and users need to have logins and passwords for hundreds of sites and services on the Web and elsewhere in the networked world
Every one of those sites and services has its own gauntlet of methods for registering logins and passwords, and for remembering and changing them
Every one of those sites and services has its own unique user interfaces, each with its own peculiarities
All of those UIs change, sometimes often.
Keeping up with that mess while also keeping personal data safe from both user error and determined bad actors, is about as tall as an order can get. And then you have to do all that work for each of the millions of customers you'll need if you're going to make the kind of money required to keep abreast of those problems and providing the solutions required.
So here's the thing: the best we can do with passwords is the best that password managers can do. That's your horizon right there.
Unless we can get past logins and passwords somehow.
And I don't think we can. Not in the client-server ecosystem that the Web has become, and that industry never stopped being, since long before the Internet came along. That's the real hell. Passwords are just a symptom.
We need to work around it. That's my work now. Stay tuned here, here, and here for more on that.
† We need to fix that Wikipedia page.
Going #Faceless
February 29, 2020 in Customertech, Digital Life, policy, Politics, privacy, security, VRM | Permalink
Facial recognition by machines is out of control. Meaning our control. As individuals, and as a society.
Thanks to ubiquitous surveillance systems, including the ones in our own phones, we can no longer assume we are anonymous in public places or private in private ones.
This became especially clear a few weeks ago when Kashmir Hill (@kashhill) reported in the New York Times that a company called Clearview.ai "invented a tool that could end your ability to walk down the street anonymously, and provided it to hundreds of law enforcement agencies, ranging from local cops in Florida to the F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security."
If your face has ever appeared anywhere online, it's a sure bet to assume that you are not faceless to any of these systems. Clearview, Kashmir says, has "a database of more than three billion images" from "Facebook, YouTube, Venmo and millions of other websites " and "goes far beyond anything ever constructed by the United States government or Silicon Valley giants."
Among law enforcement communities, only New Jersey's has started to back off on using Clearview.
Worse, Clearview is just one company. Laws also take years to catch up with developments in facial recognition, or to get ahead of them, if they ever can. And let's face it: government interests are highly conflicted here. The need for law enforcement and intelligence agencies' need to know all they can is at extreme odds with our need, as human beings, to assume we enjoy at least some freedom from being known by God-knows-what, everywhere we go.
Personal privacy is the heart of civilized life, and beats strongest in democratic societies. It's not up for "debate" between companies and governments, or political factions. Loss of privacy is a problem that affects each of us, and calls fo0r action by each of us as well.
A generation ago, when the Internet was still new to us, four guys (one of which was me) nailed a document called The Cluetrain Manifesto to a door on the Web. It said,
we are not seats or eyeballs or end users or consumers. we are human beings and our reach exceeds your grasp. deal with it.
Since then their grasp has exceeded our reach. And with facial recognition they have gone too far.
Now it's time for our reach to exceed their grasp.
Now it's time, finally, to make them deal with it.
I see three ways, so far. I'm sure ya'll will think of other and better ones. The Internet is good for that.
First is to use an image like the one above (preferably with a better design) as your avatar, favicon, or other facial expression. (Like I just did for @dsearls on Twitter.) Here's a favicon we can all use until a better one comes along:
Second, sign the Stop facial recognition by surveillance systems petition I just put up at that link. Two hashtags:
#GOOMF, for Get Out Of My Face
#Faceless
Third is to stop blaming and complaining. That's too easy, tends to go nowhere and wastes energy. Instead,
Fourth, develop useful and constructive ideas toward what we can do—each of us, alone and together—to secure, protect and signal our privacy needs and intentions in the world, in ways others can recognize and respect. We have those in the natural world. We don't yet in the digital one. So let's invent them.
Fifth is to develop the policies we need to stop the spread of privacy-violating technologies and practices, and to foster development of technologies that enlarge our agency in the digital world—and not just to address the wrongs being committed against us. (Which is all most privacy laws actually do.)
Tags: #Faceless, #GOOMF, petittion, privacy, surveillance
October 31, 2019 in Identity, language, Law, Life, privacy, problems, Research, Science, security | Permalink
We know more than we can tell.
That one-liner from Michael Polanyi has been waiting half a century for a proper controversy, which it now has with facial recognition. Here's how he explains it in The Tacit Dimension:
This fact seems obvious enough; but it is not easy to say exactly what it means. Take an example. We know a person's face, and can recognize it among a thousand others, indeed among a million. Yet we usually cannot tell how we recognize a face we know. So most of this knowledge cannot be put into words.
Polanyi calls that kind of knowledge tacit. The kind we can put into words he calls explicit.
For an example of both at work, consider how, generally, we don't know how we will end the sentences we begin, or how we began the sentences we are ending—and how the same is true of what we hear or read from other people whose sentences we find meaningful. The explicit survives only as fragments, but the meaning of what was said persists in tacit form.
Likewise, if we are asked to recall and repeat, verbatim, a paragraph of words we have just said or heard, we will find it difficult or impossible to do so, even if we have no trouble saying exactly what was meant. This is because tacit knowing, whether kept to one's self or told to others, survives the natural human tendency to forget particulars after a few seconds, even when we very clearly understand what we have just said or heard.
Tacit knowledge and short term memory are both features of human knowing and communication, not bugs. Even for people with extreme gifts of memorization (e.g. actors who can learn a whole script in one pass, or mathematicians who can learn pi to 4000 decimals), what matters more than the words or the numbers are their meaning. And that meaning is both more and other than what can be said. It is deeply tacit.
On the other hand—the digital hand—computer knowledge is only explicit, meaning a computer can know only what it can tell. At both knowing and telling, a computer can be far more complete and detailed than a human could ever be. And the more a computer knows, the better it can tell. (To be clear, a computer doesn't know a damn thing. But it does remember—meaning it retrieves—what's in its databases, and it does process what it retrieves. At all those activities it is inhumanly capable.)
So, the more a computer learns of explicit facial details, the better it can infer conclusions about that face, including ethnicity, age, emotion, wellness (or lack of it) and much else. Given a base of data about individual faces, and of names associated with those faces, a computer programmed to be adept at facial recognition can also connect faces to names, and say "This is (whomever)."
For all those reasons, computers doing facial recognition are proving useful for countless purposes: unlocking phones, finding missing persons and criminals, aiding investigations, shortening queues at passport portals, reducing fraud (for example at casinos), confirming age (saying somebody is too old or not old enough), finding lost pets (which also have faces). The list is long and getting longer.
Yet many (or perhaps all) of those purposes are at odds with the sense of personal privacy that derives from the tacit ways we know faces, our reliance on short term memory, and our natural anonymity (literally, namelessness) among strangers. All of those are graces of civilized life in the physical world, and they are threatened by the increasingly widespread use—and uses—of facial recognition by governments, businesses, schools and each other.
Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren visited the same problem more 130 years ago, when they became alarmed at the privacy risks suggested by photography, audio recording and reporting on both via technologies that were far more primitive than those we have today. As a warning to the future, they wrote a landmark Harvard Law Review paper titled The Right to Privacy, which has served as a pole star of good sense ever since. Here's an excerpt:
Recent inventions and business methods call attention to the next step which must be taken for the protection of the person, and for securing to the individual what Judge Cooley calls the right "to be let alone" 10 Instantaneous photographs and newspaper enterprise have invaded the sacred precincts of private and domestic life ; and numerous mechanical devices threaten to make good the prediction that "what is whispered in the closet shall be proclaimed from the house-tops." For years there has been a feeling that the law must afford some remedy for the unauthorized circulation of portraits of private persons ;11 and the evil of invasion of privacy by the newspapers, long keenly felt, has been but recently discussed by an able writer.12 The alleged facts of a somewhat notorious case brought before an inferior tribunal in New York a few months ago, 13 directly involved the consideration of the right of circulating portraits ; and the question whether our law will recognize and protect the right to privacy in this and in other respects must soon come before out courts for consideration.
They also say the "right of the individual to be let alone…is like the right not be assaulted or beaten, the right not be imprisoned, the right not to be maliciously prosecuted, the right not to be defamed."
To that list today we might also add, "the right not to be reduced to bits" or "the right not to be tracked like an animal—whether anonymously or not."
But it's hard to argue for those rights in our digital world, where computers can see, hear, draw and paint exact portraits of everything: every photo we take, every word we write, every spreadsheet we assemble, every database accumulating in our hard drives—plus those of every institution we interact with, and countless ones we don't (or do without knowing the interaction is there).
Facial recognition by computers is a genie that is not going back in the bottle. And there are no limits to wishes the facial recognition genie can grant the organizations that want to use it, which is why pretty much everything is being done with it. A few examples:
Facebook's Deep Face sells facial recognition for many purposes to corporate customers. Examples from that link: "Face Detection & Landmarks…Facial Analysis & Attributes…Facial Expressions & Emotion… Verification, Similarity & Search." This is non-trivial stuff. Writes Ben Goertzel, "Facebook has now pretty convincingly solved face recognition, via a simple convolutional neural net, dramatically scaled."
FaceApp can make a face look older, younger, whatever. It can even swap genders.
The FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI), involves (says Wikipedia) eleven companies and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).
Snap has a patent for reading emotions in faces.
The MORIS™ Multi-Biometric Identification System is "a portable handheld device and identification database system that can scan, recognize and identify individuals based on iris, facial and fingerprint recognition," and is typically used law enforcement organizations.
Casinos in Canada are using facial recognition to "help addicts bar themselves from gaming facilities." It's opt-in: "The technology relies on a method of "self-exclusion," whereby compulsive gamblers volunteer in advance to have their photos banked in the system's database, in case they ever get the urge to try their luck at a casino again. If that person returns in the future and the facial-recognition software detects them, security will be dispatched to ask the gambler to leave."
Cruise ships are boarding passengers faster using facial recognition by computers.
Australia proposes scanning faces to see if viewers are old enough to look at porn.
Facial recognition systems are also getting better and better at what they do. A November 2018 NIST report on a massive study of facial recognition systems begins,
This report documents performance of face recognition algorithms submitted for evaluation on image datasets maintained at NIST. The algorithms implement one-to-many identification of faces appearing in two-dimensional images.
The primary dataset is comprised of 26.6 million reasonably well-controlled live portrait photos of 12.3 million individuals. Three smaller datasets containing more unconstrained photos are also used: 3.2 million webcam images; 2.5 million photojournalism and amateur photographer photos; and 90 thousand faces cropped from surveillance-style video clips. The report will be useful for comparison of face recognition algorithms, and assessment of absolute capability. The report details recognition accuracy for 127 algorithms from 45 developers, associating performance with participant names. The algorithms are prototypes, submitted in February and June 2018 by research and development laboratories of commercial face recognition suppliers and one university…
The major result of the evaluation is that massive gains in accuracy have been achieved in the last five years (2013-2018) and these far exceed improvements made in the prior period (2010-2013). While the industry gains are broad — at least 28 developers' algorithms now outperform the most accurate algorithm from late 2013 — there remains a wide range of capabilities. With good quality portrait photos, the most accurate algorithms will find matching entries, when present, in galleries containing 12 million individuals, with error rates below 0.2%
Privacy freaks (me included) would like everyone to be creeped out by this. Yet many people are cool with it to some degree, and not just because they're acquiescing to the inevitable: they're relying on it because it makes interaction with machines easier—and they trust it.
For example, in Barcelona, CaixaBank is rolling out facial recognition at its ATMs, claiming that 70% of surveyed customers are ready to use it as an alternative to keying in a PIN, and that "66% of respondents highlighted the sense of security that comes with facial recognition." That the bank's facial recognition system "has the capability of capturing up to 16,000 definable points when the user's face is presented at the screen" is presumably of little or no concern. Nor, also presumably, is the risk of what might get done with facial data if the bank gets hacked, or if it changes its privacy policy, or if it gets sold and the new owner can't resist selling or sharing facial data with others who want it, or if (though more like when) government bodies require it.
A predictable pattern for every new technology is that what can be done will be done—until we see how it goes wrong and try to stop doing that. This has been true of every technology from stone tools to nuclear power and beyond. Unlike many other new technologies, however, it is not hard to imagine ways facial recognition by computers can go wrong, especially when it already has.
In June, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which relies on facial recognition and other biometrics, revealed that photos of people were compromised by a cyberattack on a federal subcontractor.
In August, researchers at vpnMentor reported a massive data leak in BioStar 2, a widely used "Web-based biometric security smart lock platform" that uses facial recognition and fingerprinting technology to identify users, was compromised. Notes the report, "Once stolen, fingerprint and facial recognition information cannot be retrieved. An individual will potentially be affected for the rest of their lives." vpnMentor also had a hard time getting thrugh to company officials, so they could fix the leak.
As organizations should know (but in many cases have trouble learning), the highest risks of data exposure and damage are to—
the largest data sets,
the most complex organizations and relationships, and
the largest variety of existing and imaginable ways that security can be breached
And let's not discount the scary potentials at the (not very) far ends of technological progress and bad intent. Killer microdrones targeted at faces, anyone?
So it is not surprising that some large companies doing facial recognition go out of their way to keep personal data out of their systems. For example, by making facial recognition work for the company's customers, but not for the company itself.
Such is the case with Apple's late model iPhones, which feature FaceID: a personal facial recognition system that lets a person unlock their phone with a glance. Says Apple, "Face ID data doesn't leave your device and is never backed up to iCloud or anywhere else."
But assurances such as Apple's haven't stopped push-back against all facial recognition. Some examples—
The Public Voice: "We the undersigned call for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology that enables mass surveillance."
Fight for the Future: BanFacialRecognition. Self-explanatory, and with lots of organizational signatories.
New York Times: "San Francisco, long at the heart of the technology revolution, took a stand against potential abuse on Tuesday by banning the use of facial recognition software by the police and other agencies. The action, which came in an 8-to-1 vote by the Board of Supervisors, makes San Francisco the first major American city to block a tool that many police forces are turning to in the search for both small-time criminal suspects and perpetrators of mass carnage."
Also in the Times, Evan Sellinger and Woodrow Hartzhog write, "Stopping this technology from being procured — and its attendant databases from being created — is necessary for protecting civil rights and privacy. But limiting government procurement won't be enough. We must ban facial recognition in both public and private sectors, before we grow so dependent on it that we accept its inevitable harms as necessary for "progress." Perhaps over time appropriate policies can be enacted that justify lifting a ban. But we doubt it."
Cory Doctorow's Why we should ban facial recognition technology everywhere is an "amen" to the Selinger & Hartzhog piece.
BanFacialRecognition.com lists 37 participating organizations, including EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center), Daily Kos, Fight for the Future, MoveOn.org, National Lawyers Guild, Greenpeace and Tor.
MIT Technology Revew says bans are spreading in in the U.S.: "San Francisco and Oakland, California, and Somerville, Massachusetts, have outlawed certain uses of facial recognition technology, with Portland, Oregon, potentially soon to follow. That's just the beginning, according to Mutale Nkonde, a Harvard fellow and AI policy advisor. That trend will soon spread to states, and there will eventually be a federal ban on some uses of the technology, she said at MIT Technology Review's EmTech conference."
Irony alert: the black banner atop that last story says, "We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyze site traffic, personalize content, and serve targeted advertisements." Notes the Times' Charlie Warzel, "Devoted readers of the Privacy Project will remember mobile advertising IDs as an easy way to de-anonymize extremely personal information, such as location data." Well, advertising IDs are among the many trackers that both MIT Technology Review and The New York Times inject in readers' browsers with every visit. (Bonus link.)
My own position on all this is provisional, because I'm still learning and there's a lot to take in. But here goes:
The only entities that should be able to recognize people's faces are other people. And maybe their pets. But not machines.
But, since the facial recognition genie will never go back in its bottle, I'll suggest a few rules for entities using computers to do facial recognition. All these are provisional as well:
People should have their own forms of facial recognition, for example to unlock phones, to sort through old photos, or to show to others the way they would a driving license or a passport (to say, in effect, "See? This is me.") But, the data they gather for themselves should not be shared with the company providing the facial recognition software (unless it's just of their own face, and then only for the safest possible diagnostic or service improvement purposes). This, as I understand it, is roughly what Apple does with iPhones.
Facial recognition used to detect changing facial characteristics (such as emotions, age or wellness) should be required to forget what they see, right after the job is done, and not use the data gathered for any purpose other than diagnostics or performance improvement.
For persons having their faces recognized, sharing data for diagnostic or performance improvement purposes should be opt-in, with data anonymized and made as auditable as possible, by individuals and/or their intermediaries.
For enterprises with systems that know individuals' (customers' or consumers') faces, don't use those faces to track or find those individuals elsewhere in the online or offline worlds—again, unless those individuals have opted in to the practice.
I suspect that Polanyi would agree with those.
But my heart is with Walt Whitman, whose Song of Myself argued against the dehumanizing nature of mechanization at the dawn of the industrial age. Wrote Walt,
Encompass worlds but never try to encompass me.
I crowd your noisiest talk by looking toward you.
Writing and talk do not prove me.I carry the plenum of proof and everything else in my face.
With the hush of my lips I confound the topmost skeptic…
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then. I contradict myself.
I am large. I contain multitudes.
The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me.
He complains of my gab and my loitering.
I too am not a bit tamed. I too am untranslatable.
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
The barbaric yawps by human hawks say five words, very explicitly:
Get out of my face.
And they yawp those words in spite of the sad fact that obeying them may prove impossible.
[Later bonus links…]
Your face is now your boarding pass, and that's a problem. (Washington Post)
This new tool can tell you if your online photos are helping train facial recognition systems. (CNN Business) BTW, that tool tells me this: "855 unique photos from the Flickr account "docsearls" were used in at least 2 image datasets related to face recognition. The photos were uploaded between 2005 and 2014." Grr…
The problem for people isn't advertising, and the problem for advertising isn't blocking. The problem for both is tracking.
October 21, 2016 in adtech, advertising, Business, Identity, Internet, Journalism, Law, marketing, privacy, problems, publishing, security | 5 comments
In Google Has Quietly Dropped Ban on Personally Identifiable Web Tracking, @JuliaAngwin and @ProPublica unpack what the subhead says well already: "Google is the latest tech company to drop the longstanding wall between anonymous online ad tracking and user's names."
So here's a message from humanity to Google and all the other spy organizations in the surveillance economy: Tracking is no less an invasion of privacy in apps and browsers than it is in homes, cars, purses, pants and wallets.
That's because our apps and browsers, like the devices on which we use them, are personal and private. Simple as that. (HT to @Apple for digging that fact.)
To help the online advertising business understand what ought to be obvious (but isn't yet), let's clear up some misconceptions:
Tracking people without their clear and conscious permission is wrong. (Meaning The Castle Doctrine should apply online no less than it does in the physical world.)
Assuming that using a browser or an app constitutes some kind of "deal" to allow tracking is wrong. (Meaning implied consent is not the real thing. See The Tradeoff Fallacy: How Marketers Are Misrepresenting American Consumers and Opening Them Up to Exploitation, by Joseph Turow, Ph.D. and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.)
Claiming that advertising funds the "free" Internet is wrong. (The Net has been free for the duration. Had it been left up to the billing companies of the world, we never would have had it, and they never would have made their $trillions on it. More at New Clues.)
What's right is civilization, which relies on manners. Advertisers, their agencies and publishers haven't learned manners yet.
But they will.
At the very least, regulations will force companies harvesting personal data to obey those they harvest it from, with fines for not obeying. Toward that end, Europe's General Data Protection Regulation already has compliance offices at large corporations shaking in their boots, for good reason: "a fine up to 20,000,000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 4% of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher (Article 83, Paragraph 5 & 6)." Those come into force in 2018. Stay tuned.
Companies harvesting personal data also shouldn't be surprised to find themselves re-classified as fiduciaries, no less responsible than accountants, brokers and doctors for confidentiality on behalf of the people they collect data from. (Thank you, professors Balkin and Zittrain, for that legal and rhetorical hack. Brilliant, and well done. Or begun.)
The only way to fully fix publishing, advertising and surveillance-corrupted business in general is to equip individuals with terms they can assert in dealing with others online — and to do it at scale. Meaning we need terms that work the same way across all the companies we deal with. That's why Customer Commons and Kantara are working on exactly those terms. For starters. And these will be our terms — not separate and different ones that live at each company we deal with. Those aren't working now, and never will work, because they can't. And they can't because when you have to deal with as many different terms as there are parties supplying them, the problem becomes unmanageable, and you get screwed. That's why —
There's a new sheriff on the Net, and it's the individual. Who isn't a "user," by the way. Or a "consumer." With new terms of our own, we're the first party. The companies we deal with are second parties. Meaning that they are the users, and the consumers, of our legal "content." And they'll like it too, because we actually want to do good business with good companies, and are glad to make deals that work for both parties. Those include expressions of true loyalty, rather than the coerced kind we get from every "loyalty" card we carry in our purses and wallets.
When we are the first parties, we also get scale. Imagine changing your terms, your contact info, or your last name, for every company you deal with — and doing that in one move. That can only happen when you are the first party.
So here's a call to action.
If you want to help blow up the surveillance economy by helping develop much better ways for demand and supply to deal with each other, show up next week at the Computer History Museum for VRM Day and the Internet Identity Workshop, where there are plenty of people already on the case.
Then follow the work that comes out of both — as if your life depends on it. Because it does.
And so does the economy that will grow atop true privacy online and the freedoms it supports. Both are a helluva lot more leveraged than the ill-gotten data gains harvested by the Lumascape doing unwelcome surveillance.
Bonus links:
All the great research Julia Angwin & Pro Publica have been doing on a problem that data harvesting companies have been causing and can't fix alone, even with government help. That's why we're doing the work I just described.
What Facebook Knows About You Can Matter Offline, an OnPoint podcast featuring Julia, Cathy O'Neill and Ashkan Soltani.
Everything by Shoshana Zuboff. From her home page: "'I've dedicated this part of my life to understanding and conceptualizing the transition to an information civilization. Will we be the masters of information, or will we be its slaves? There's a lot of work to be done, if we are to build bridges to the kind of future that we can call "home." My new book on this subject, Master or Slave? The Fight for the Soul of Our Information Civilization, will be published by Public Affairs in the U.S. and Eichborn in Germany in 2017." Can't wait.
Don Marti's good thinking and work with Aloodo and other fine hacks.
Help: why don't images load in https?
May 14, 2016 in Berkman, Blogging, Harvard, Internet, problems, publishing, security | 14 comments
For some reason, many or most of the images in this blog don't load in some browsers. Same goes for the ProjectVRM blog as well. This is new, and I don't know exactly why it's happening.
So far, I gather it happens only when the URL is https and not http.
Okay, here's an experiment. I'll add an image here in the WordPress (4.4.2) composing window, and center it in the process, all in Visual mode. Here goes:
Now I'll hit "Publish," and see what we get.
When the URL starts with https, it fails to show in—
Firefox ((46.0.1)
Chrome (50.0.2661.102)
Brave (0.9.6)
But it does show in—
Opera (12.16)
Safari (9.1).
Now I'll go back and edit the HTML for the image in Text mode, taking out class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10370 from between the img and src attributes, and bracket the whole image with the <center> and </center> tags. Here goes:
Hmm… The <center> tags don't work, and I see why when I look at the HTML in Text mode: WordPress removes them. That's new. Thus another old-school HTML tag gets sidelined. 🙁
Okay, I'll try again to center it, this by time by taking out class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10370 in Text mode, and clicking on the centering icon in Visual mode. When I check back in Text mode, I see WordPress has put class="aligncenter" between img and src. I suppose that attribute is understood by WordPress' (or the theme's) CSS while the old <center> tags are not. Am I wrong about that?
Now I'll hit the update button, rendering this—
—and check back with the browsers.
Okay, it works with all of them now, whether the URL starts with https or http.
So the apparent culprit, at least by this experiment, is centering with anything other than class="aligncenter", which seems to require inserting a centered image Visual mode, editing out size-full wp-image-whatever (note: whatever is a number that's different for every image I put in a post) in Text mode, and then going back and centering it in Visual mode, which puts class="aligncenter" in place of what I edited out in text mode. Fun.
Here's another interesting (and annoying) thing. When I'm editing in the composing window, the url is https. But when I "view post" after publishing or updating, I get the http version of the blog, where I can't see what doesn't load in the https version. But when anybody comes to the blog by way of an external link, such as a search engine or Twitter, they see the https version, where the graphics won't load if I haven't fixed them manually in the manner described above.
So https is clearly breaking old things, but I'm not sure if it's https doing it, something in the way WordPress works, or something in the theme I'm using. (In WordPress it's hard — at least for me — to know where WordPress ends and the theme begins.)
Dave Winer has written about how https breaks old sites, and here we can see it happening on a new one as well. WordPress, or at least the version provided for https://blogs.harvard.edu bloggers, may be buggy, or behind the times with the way it marks up images. But that's a guess.
I sure hope there is some way to gang-edit all my posts going back to 2007. If not, I'll just have to hope readers will know to take the s out of https and re-load the page. Which, of course, nearly all of them won't.
It doesn't help that all the browser makers now obscure the protocol, so you can't see whether a site is http or https, unless you copy and paste it. They only show what comes after the // in the URL. This is a very unhelpful dumbing-down "feature."
Brave is different. The location bar isn't there unless you mouse over it. Then you see the whole URL, including the protocol to the left of the //. But if you don't do that, you just see a little padlock (meaning https, I gather), then (with this post) "blogs.harvard.edu | Doc Searls Weblog • Help: why don't images load in https?" I can see why they do that, but it's confusing.
By the way, I probably give the impression of being a highly technical guy. I'm not. The only code I know is Morse. The only HTML I know is vintage. I'm lost with <span> and <div> and wp-image-whatever, don't hack CSS or PHP, and don't understand why <em> is now preferable to <i> if you want to italicize something. (Fill me in if you like.)
So, technical folks, please tell us wtf is going on here (or give us your best guess), and point to simple and global ways of fixing it.
[Later…]
Some answer links, mostly from the comments below:
Avoid SSL mixed content errors in WordPress, by Joe Casabona in CrowdFavorite. If I read this right, the Harvard blog administrators have to fix this. But maybe it's something I can do. Not sure.
How do I disable responsive images in WP 4.4? by WordPress development in StackExchange.
[resolved] [closed] Responsive images: src url is https, srcset url is http -> no images loaded (19 posts), in WordPress.org/support.
How to Fix Images Not Loading in WordPress 4.4 While Using SSL by Jeff Chandler in WP Tavern.
That last one, which is cited in two comments, says this:
Chris Cree who experienced the same problem discovered that the WP_SITEURL and WP_HOME constants in the wp-config.php file were configured to structure URLs with http instead of https. Cree suggests users check their settings to see which URL type is configured. If both the WordPress address and Site URLs don't show https, it's likely causing issues with responsive images in WordPress 4.4.
Two things here:
I can't see where in Settings the URL type is mentioned, much less configurable. But Settings has a load of categories and choices within categories, so I may be missing it.
I wonder what will happen to old posts I edited to make images responsive. (Some background on that. "Responsive design," an idea that seems to have started here in 2010, has since led to many permutations of complications in code that's mostly hidden from people like me, who just want to write something on a blog or a Web page. We all seem to have forgotted that it was us for whom Tim Berners-Lee designed HTML in the first place.) My "responsive" hack went like this: a) I would place the image in Visual mode; b) go into Text mode; and c) carve out the stuff between img and src and add new attributes for width and height. Those would usually be something like width="50%" and height="image". This was an orthodox thing to do in HTML 4.01, but not in HTML 5. Browsers seem tolerant of this approach, so far, at least for pages viewed with the the http protocol. I've checked old posts that have images marked up that way, and it's not a problem. Yet. (Newer browser versions may not be so tolerant.) Nearly all images, however, fail to load in Firefox, Chrome and Brave when viewed through https.
So the main question remaining are:
Is this something I can correct globally with a hack in my own blogs?
If so, is the hack within the theme, the CSS, the PHP, or what?
If not, is it something the übergeeks at Harvard blogs can fix?
If it's not something they can fix, is my only choice to go back and change every image from the blogs' beginnings (or just live with the breakage)?
If that's required, what's to keep some new change in HTML 5, or WordPress, or the next "best practice" from breaking everything that came before all over again?
Thanks again for all your help, folks. Much appreciated. (And please keep it coming. I'm sure I'm not alone with this problem.)

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Ozon Tekstil management team represents some of the most experienced professionals approach and a deep knowledge of geography and the product line. This depth of executive experience provides Ozon Tekstil with a strong and talented team that has been instrumental in its continual growth and success.
Sun Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Sun Textile A.S. born in 1987 in Izmir, fabricates women fashion products from knitted and wowen fabrics. Sun Textile takes second place in export achievements of Aegen Region with 93.000.000 in the y... Sun Textile A.S. born in 1987 in Izmir, fabricates women fashion products from knitted and wowen fabrics. Sun Textile takes second place in export achievements of Aegen Region with 93.000.000 in the year of 2014 and in the biggest 400 companies in Turkey among all sectors.
In both production and management steps, Sun Textile A.S. has the ability of development of trendy fabrics and accessories, improvement of different printing and embroidery techniques for upper costumer groups and brands.
Matesa Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Matesa Textiles, founded in 1989, is an integrated factory complex operating in 400.000 m2 open, 300.000 m2 closed area in Kahramanmaraş / Turkey.
Yesim Textile has a daily production capacity of 50 tons of knitted products, 60 tons dyed, 100,000 meters of printed fabric, 150,000 pieces of garments and 100,000 pieces of home textiles. As well as... Yesim Textile has a daily production capacity of 50 tons of knitted products, 60 tons dyed, 100,000 meters of printed fabric, 150,000 pieces of garments and 100,000 pieces of home textiles. As well as being one of the four largest fully integrated yarn-to-finished-product facilities under one roof in the garment sector anywhere in the world, the company is also one of Turkey's largest firms in terms of creating employment.
Mem Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
MEM Textile has been provided customers with qualtiy products since the beginning of the 1990s. MemTextile is amongthe 5 biggest yarn producers in Turkey.
Üniteks Tekstil Gıda Motorlu Araçlar San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Across Europe one in every twenty-five people owns a piece of knitwear produced by Uniteks. Founded in Izmir in 1990, Uniteks is among the leading three Turkish exporters in Fast-Fashion & Textile ... Across Europe one in every twenty-five people owns a piece of knitwear produced by Uniteks.
Founded in Izmir in 1990, Uniteks is among the leading three Turkish exporters in Fast-Fashion & Textile industry.
Şirikçioğlu Mensucat San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
The first step of the family was Şirikçioğlu Textile in this industry and the facility began its operations in a facility to be considered as small for the conditions for those years with 6 weaving lo... The first step of the family was Şirikçioğlu Textile in this industry and the facility began its operations in a facility to be considered as small for the conditions for those years with 6 weaving looms and great hopes.
Melike Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
The Company Melike Tekstil San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. was established in 2000 in Gaziantep-Turkey by the business manager Ömer Faruk Şimşek.
Korteks Mensucat San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
One of the world's biggest yarn-makers, KORTEKS commenced operation in 1989 with the manufacture of yarns under the "TAÇ YARN" name. A company of Zorlu Group.
Menderes Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
There are beddings, linens, pillow cases, sleep sets, table cloths, 100% woven and knitted fabrics, polyester and cotton mix fabrics, draperies, collar linings, fusible garment linings, speciality tec... There are beddings, linens, pillow cases, sleep sets, table cloths, 100% woven and knitted fabrics, polyester and cotton mix fabrics, draperies, collar linings, fusible garment linings, speciality technical home textile products (water-proof, dirt-stain proof, permanent antibacterial and patient underpads) and high-strength parasols amongst the products groups produced by Menderes Tekstil.
Established in 1973 as a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, Kordsa is the leading manufacturer of industrial nylon and polyester yarn, tire cord fabric and single end cord. The success story started in İz... Established in 1973 as a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, Kordsa is the leading manufacturer of industrial nylon and polyester yarn, tire cord fabric and single end cord. The success story started in İzmit-Turkey in 1973 with Sabancı Holding's tire cord manufacturing plant investment. Through the years, Kordsa became the market leader in Turkey and accumulated a great know-how on reinforcement materials. Owing to the market leadership and strong knowledge base on reinforcement processes, the company became the global market leader empowered by its strategic approach to tire reinforcement market.
Kordsa provides high quality service and end to end solutions with a high level of technical competency. The main objective of the company is to "progress with innovative value added technologies" by continuously investing in its customers, its shareholders and its employees. Worldwide the company is the acclaimed holder of "The Reinforcer" title, thanks to its market leader position, its strong global footprint, its technological leadership and its experience on reinforcement.
"Today, Kordsa, whose story started in Turkey, spread on the whole world with its products. Every one in two automobile tires and every two in three aircraft tires are globally reinforced by Kordsa."
Kordsa, redefining the industry with its "reinforcement" positioning, has started to expand its business area into new fields. The company is developing in construction and composite industries by leveraging its expertise on tire reinforcement and technology gathered since 1973.
R&D and innovation are considered as a whole in our company. Important steps have been taken for innovation structuring and emposing this notion to all employees is being targeted. Creating awareness ... R&D and innovation are considered as a whole in our company. Important steps have been taken for innovation structuring and emposing this notion to all employees is being targeted. Creating awareness of R&D and innovation with the help of constant education principle and team spirit are being tried.
Çalık Denim Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
CALIK DENIM, being one of the companies of Çalık Holding, was established in Malatya as an integrated yarn and weaving factory in 1987. With an annual production capacity of 42 million meters, CALIK D... CALIK DENIM, being one of the companies of Çalık Holding, was established in Malatya as an integrated yarn and weaving factory in 1987. With an annual production capacity of 42 million meters, CALIK DENIM is one of the most prominent companies in the world in its respective field. With its integration manufacturing facility and R&D centre in Malatya and a sales and marketing centre in Istanbul as well as its worldwide sales offices, CALIK DENIM is a strong, dynamic and reliable supplier for global brands. CALIK DENIM, which leads the industry with its unique collections that include both commercial and innovative fabrics, not only provides additional value to the economy by manufacturing sustainable and organic denim fabrics within its wide denim and gabardine fabric lines, it also protects the environment as well. The GOTS, GRS, OE100 and OE Blended Certificates that CALIK DENIM holds are a testament to this mentality. The company provides employment to over 1,500 people and undertakes its manufacturing activities on 427 weaving looms within a closed space of 178.580 m2 (a total area of 424.580 m2).


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Day of Upsets
US Open Junior Champ Kayla Day, Di Lorenzo Score Wins in Macon
Singles Quarterfinals Set for Friday at Mercer
MERCER UNIVERSITY – LEROY PEDDY TENNIS CENTER – OCT 23 – OCT 30, 2016
MACON, Georgia, (October 27, 2016) Warm temperatures and low humidity brought out the largest crowds of the week on Thursday at Mercer University's Leroy Peddy Tennis Center, as singles players were trying to earn spots in the quarterfinals and doubles teams spots in the semifinals of the W.L.Amos Sr. Tennis Classic.
Two young Americans continued to shine as Ohio State University player, Francesca Di Lorenzo and reigning U.S. Open juniors champ, Kayla Day, posted big wins.
Day rushed out to a quick lead over No. 1 seed Samantha Crawford. Using her left-handed serve and inside-out forehand, Day frustrated Crawford by disguising her shots and moving into the net. Crawford started connecting the second set, but Day started changing paces, forcing Crawford into even more errors. Day may be just 17, but she plays like a tour veteran. Her ranking is currently No. 268, but it's climbing rapidly.
"It's been awhile since I have seen someone that young and with her composure and clean hitting. I was impressed," stated Eric Hayes, tournament director and head men's and women's tennis coach at Mercer.
Di Lorenzo may have a world ranking of No. 367, and be a student athlete at Ohio State, but she isn't intimidated by the professionals. She routed Chanel Simmonds of South Africa on Thursday, 6-4, 6-2.
"It's fun to do both things, college and pro at the same time," stated Di Lorenzo. "This is a way to test it out, before you commit to becoming a professional."
No. 2 seed, Jennifer Brady, a former standout at UCLA was upset by two-time NCAA singles champion, Danielle Rose Collins who played at Virginia. Collins has now won five matches including three in the qualifying draw.
A pair of former University of Michigan players, Ronit Yurovsky and Emina Bektas both fell in their second round matches. Macon defending singles champion, Rebecca Peterson of Sweden continued her title defense as she downed Bektas. In a battle of former NCAA All-Americans, Jamie Loeb (North Carolina) defeated Danielle Lao 7-5, 6-2.
Friday's matches start at 10am
Now in its fourth year, the W.L. Amos Sr. Tennis Classic, a USTA Pro Circuit 50K event, brings a 32 player singles draw and 16 doubles teams to Macon with a 32 player qualifying draw the first weekend. It's eight days of professional tennis and the longest running professional women's tennis tournament in the state of Georgia.
As in the past, players come to Macon to play for $50,000 in prize money, valuable WTA ranking points and a spot in the first major of 2017, the Australian Open.
Many players that have played in Macon have spent time in the top-100 in the world and 20 former "Classic" players were in the main draw at the U.S. Open in New York, last month. Play will begin each morning and continue until the slate of matches in singles and doubles is finished for the day.
Thursday's Results:
Jamie LOEB (USA) d Danielle LAO (USA) 7-5 6-2
Francesca DI LORENZO (USA) d Chanel SIMMONDS (RSA) 6-4 6-2
Grace MIN (USA) [4] d Basak ERAYDIN (TUR) 6-2 6-4
Kayla DAY (USA) d Samantha CRAWFORD (USA) [1] 6-3 6-2
Sesil KARATANTCHEVA (BUL) d Ronit YUROVSKY (USA) 6-2 7-5
Rebecca PETERSON (SWE) [3] d Emina BEKTAS (USA) 6-2 6-4
Danielle Rose COLLINS (USA) d Jennifer BRADY (USA) [2] 7-5 7-6(2)
Alize LIM (FRA) d Barbara HAAS (AUT) [6] 6-1 6-3
Sabrina SANTAMARIA (USA) / Keri WONG (USA) d Catherine HARRISON (USA) / Jessica HO (USA) 6-4 4-6 [11-9]
Michaella KRAJICEK (NED) / Taylor TOWNSEND (USA) [1] Sophie CHANG (USA) / Alexandra MUELLER 6- 4 6-1
Samantha CRAWFORD (USA) / Melanie OUDIN (USA) Sanaz MARAND (USA) [3] / Ingrid NEEL (USA) 7-6(6) 3-6 [10-5]
Kristie AHN (USA) / Jamie LOEB (USA) Jan ABAZA (USA) / Alyona SOTNIKOVA (UKR) 6-3 6-3
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== README

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<tt>rake doc:app</tt>.

## Installing
$ echo "RACK_ENV=development" >>.env
$ echo "PORT=3000" >> .env
foreman start

rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production

 http://localhost:3000/api/v1/simple_alphas.json

## Setup
rake semat:import_alpha_cards

rails console
AdminUser.create!(:email => 'admin@example.com', :password => 'password', :password_confirmation => 'password')

## Admin on production
heroku run rails console --app semat
git push heroku master
heroku pgbackups:capture --expire --app semat
heroku run rake db:migrate --app semat

## Initialize on production
heroku run rake semat:import_alpha_cards

## Console access
heroku run rails console --app semat

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heroku pg:pull HEROKU_POSTGRESQL_AMBER_URL SEMAT_heroku --app semat

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Hofner The World's Most Popular Guitars!
Advertisement for the range of Hofner guitars available in 1967 - showing an example of a Spanish-style acoustic (Hofner Vienna), a bass (500/1 violin 'Beatle' bass), a thinline electric acoustic (the Verithin) and a flat top Country and Western-style acoustic (model 491).
What's your choice? Classic finger style? Acoustic or electroc-acoustic with Florentine styling? Perhaps you favour a country-western or a violin bass similar to Paul McCartney's?
The Verithin shown has the new 'Verithin 66' double Florentine cutaway body style, quite distinct from earlier Venetian cutaway examples.


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Postcard from Rio De Janeiro
In Bart Simpson's Urban Jungle
By Andrew Downie Monday, Sept. 08, 2008
Guido Cozzi / Atlantide Phototravel / Corbis
When television's fictional Simpson family visited Brazil a few years ago, their customarily extravagant adventures caused consternation. In addition to encountering hordes of street children, oversexed infants and monkeys rampaging around Rio de Janeiro, Homer was kidnapped and Bart was eaten by a snake. Unfamiliar with the concept of satire, Brazilians went nuts. The Foreign Ministry wrote a letter to the show's network, Fox; tourism officials threatened to sue; and Cariocas (as Rio residents are known) protested that Americans knew nothing about what they call the Marvelous City.
Firefighter Colonel Wanius Amorim remembers the Simpsons every time he catches a monkey in someone's front room, drags an alligator from a back porch or gingerly lifts a snake from the street. For the commander of a Rio fire station nestled in the middle of the world's biggest inner-city forest, saving wild animals is all in a day's work.
"Bart was right," Amorim says with a smile. "When foreigners say it, we get upset, but here in Rio we see alligators, sloths, snakes and monkeys all the time. To me, it's something positive, it shows that the city is alive and vibrant, that nature has survived the arrival of 6 or 7 million people."
Indeed, nature has survived and prospered in the subtropical habitats that surround Brazil's second city. Nobody actually gets eaten by snakes, but more than a few Cariocas have come across them on tile porches and asphalt highways, lost and disoriented by the sounds and smells of a modern metropolis.
Sloths are a common sight in parks and on hillside trails, and marmoset monkeys scamper along telephone lines and swing through the trees of several neighborhoods. Armadillos, hawks and skunks often invade homes, while firefighters are called to remove caimans from back gardens and swimming pools. A capybara has even startled bathers by appearing on Ipanema Beach.
"This is a city with a fabulous richness and an almost unique integration of city and nature," says Rogerio Rocco, the former head of Brazil's environment-protection agency in Rio. "People pay to go on safari to see animals close up; we here have an open-air safari on a daily basis. It's priceless."
As head of the fire department's Forestry and Environmental unit, Amorim's main tasks are saving lost hill walkers and fighting forest fires. But because his firehouse sits in the woods high above the city, every few days he gets calls from residents freaked out by fauna.
He's helped a woman chase excited monkeys from her kitchen (they were eating her cakes) and assisted a man who stopped his car at a traffic light and saw a snake writhing in the backseat. Colleagues have taken monkeys electrocuted by overhead power lines to vets, rescued sloths making painfully slow progress while crossing roads and even captured an alligator who had chased a cat up a tree. (See photos of Primates on the Danger List here).
The abundance of jungle animals is due to Rio's spectacular setting, caught between sea and serra, with the central hills and northern suburbs carved out of — and still split by — the Atlantic Forest. The western suburbs, meanwhile, are bordered by a swamp system whose most famous inhabitants are denoted by the area's indigenous name, Jacarepagua, or Alligator Harbor.
As the city has grown, human settlement has encroached into these once distant animal habitats, spooking their longtime residents. The animals are now coming out of the forest and lagoons looking for food, according to Amorim's colleague Lieutenant Raquel Jardim. And when they do, each species poses its own particular problem.
"Snakes are dangerous. You often don't know if they are poisonous or not, so you have to be very careful," Jardim says. "Monkeys are bold. They are reproducing quickly, and if you leave food lying about, they'll go after it. Alligators are tough to handle because they are strong beasts, so you have to immobilize them. They can get you with either their head or their tail."
Cariocas don't like to see their city portrayed as a giant tropical zoo, and not just because they think it'll scare off tourists. Thin-skinned locals also worry that outsiders won't take seriously a city filled with snakes, skunks and sloths. Amorim, however, finds that ridiculous. When locals complain, he reminds them of the natural order.
"When we take an animal away, people ask us, 'What are you going to do with it?' " he says. "And we tell them, 'Put it back as near as possible to where we got it.' They look at us suspiciously and say, 'You can't do that — I don't want it near me!' And I just say, 'Listen, this is where these creatures live. They were here long before you.' "


I've photographed Jeannine's maternity session as well as Nico's newborn session and it was finally time for some updated family photos! We picked Henry Hudson park as our location- I've always loved how the sunsets through the trees over there and who doesn't love to be by the water, right?
Nico is a very energetic little boy- as are most 2 year olds- so we had a lot of fun running the bases, chasing birds and exploring!


Lesner Inn Wedding Photography of Soonja and Matt – Virginia Beach Wedding Photographer – 9.22.12 This great couple were really into dancing and partying, and they brought a whole slew of like minded family and friends to the wedding! They took over the lower level of the Lesner Inn and helped Soonja and Matt started their lives together with a great party. What's different about THIS wedding is that all the photos here were shot by my 2nd shooter Georgeanna. (all but 7 images near the beginning that were shot by Jen Kelly) I was shooting another wedding across town, and arrived during the end of the reception. (so I shot some of the off angle exit photos). This is a great example of how talented Georgeanna, (I call her "G"), is.


Why Hire a fire Lawyer?
You always have the right to stop working with a lawyer: it's your legal right. How you can fire them, what happens to fees, and how to hire a new lawyer will be gone over in this article. But first, are you sure you should fire your Camp for lawsuit?
There are two sides to this coin: your lawyer has made mistakes that are his fault, or your lawyer has not done anything wrong. One common complain in disability law is how fast the process goes. Denials are common, but not the end of the process for earning disability. In other words, it takes time to get benefits like Social Security Disability. Your lawyer has no control over how fast the system decides on your case.
There are things your lawyer can control. Missed calls, overcharging, being rude, not answering your questions, spending little if any actual time on your case – there are many more, but you get the point. So you can see, a lawyer can control certain things, namely how much they charge, how well they communicate with you, how well they treat you. If any of the above apply to you, it may be time to consult with some new legal representation.
You can fire your lawyer at any time, but you are still liable for any work fees accumulated up to that point. If your lawyer has been on the case several months, you still owe him or her that money, but nothing beyond it. When you decide to move on, simply tell your lawyer you no longer need his or her services. Keep it simple and quick. You also need to inform the Social Security Administration of your change in representation; keeping them up to date helps your case.
You need a new Social Security lawyer, but you hired the wrong one once. Unfortunately, firing a lawyer can be a problem. Not in the actual firing, but in the hiring of your next one. Some lawyers try to avoid taking cases from another lawyer; they consider it almost like "case stealing." There are other reasons, namely how much your case is worth. If you're pretty far along in your case, the lawyer may make less money. On the other hand, many lawyers are more than willing to help a new client even after another lawyer is fired. It differs from person to person.
You will always find lawyers available, but hiring the right one can be daunting. After all, you didn't do too good on the first try. And some may not want your case. If you run into legal problems, it usually only takes a few phone calls or emails to get new representation. This time, focus not on the price, but more on experience, availability, and how well you can work with your new lawyer. Disability benefits can change your life, and it's more than worth it.


The Super Troupers: Mamma Mia in Manila!
The cast singing Money! Money! Money!
I went inside the CCP theatre without much expectation because I did not like Mamma Mia! the movie version at all. I was just psyched to have the privilege to watch a Broadway musical. One of the things that is listed in my bucket list. But the Mamma Mia! cast definitely changed my mind and as Sara Poyzer (played Donna Sheridan in the musical) said during the Mamma Mia press conference "The experience of watching the show live makes it better than the movie…" and she was right!
The story of Mamma Mia! is set on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of Sophie Sheridan's wedding, she goes on a quest to discover the identity of her father and brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. Not expecting that all of them will be coming back to the island to see her mother, Donna Sheridan. Sophie finds a way to discover who is her father without her mother discovering the mess she created.
There is still room for improvement in the way the lead actor Sophie Sheridan interprets some of the acts in the musical, but her energy more than compensates some of her minor lapses in the play. Since I do not have any point of comparison aside from Meryll Streep, I must say that I like Sara Poyzer's version of Donna than that of Streep's. I particularly loved her performance on "The Winner Takes It All". One of the most heartfelt scenes in the play.
Kate Graham as Tanya, my favorite character in Mamma Mia! Is telling her "minor " admirer to leave her in peace.
Tanya (Kate Graham) and Rosie (Jennie Dale) are definitely the scene stealers in my opinion. They are just funny and they were able to pull off their song numbers really really well. I can say that they have the talent of not just singing the songs but actually making the audience feel what the words of the song are saying. The Ensemble are particularly awesome! I might be a little biased because of my guy crushes but they are successful in putting the oomph! to the play.
Note to the women and half-women: The men are just…eye candy!
Stage Design was just as cool in the eyes as that of the play. I like how the costumes blend in the blue, khaki and white undertones of the stage.
The question really is Mamma Mia! worth your money? I must say hell yeah! This is the first time that I actually danced like crazy and sang along the music…in a theatre play and not in a bar! I must say that the singing is not that good as I expected from a Broadway play, but the play is not known for the cast to belt out difficult tunes. The musical gave me a profound respect to the band Abba and the amazing capability of the songs to tell a story. As Sara Poyzer said in my vernacular before they queued their last song of the night "Gusto nyo pa?" Do you want more? In her british tongue. Definitely I would! I would like to catch it again before the show ends on February 19.
Have a bloody good time!
Tickets are available at TicketWorld outlets at selected National Bookstore branches, Robinsons Department Store (Galleria, Malate, Metro East, Festival Mall & Starmill Pampanga) and Ayala Center (Greenbelt 1, Glorietta 4, and Trinoma Mall Cinema Booths) and at the TicketWorld Office at 6793 Ayala Avenue, Suite 701 V. Madrigal Building, Makati City. Call (632) 891-9999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph. Ticket Prices: P750, P1000, P1500, P2000, P2500, P3000, P3500, P4000, P4500, P5000, P5500, and P7000. Senior citizens enjoy a 20% discount.


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situation creates hazards for a Secretary of State, who is trying to take the most general view of the national interest.
Then, too, a Secretary of State's duties put him in a world of knowledge different from the world the Congress inhabits. Members of Congress know a lot about what is happening abroad, but they know it differently from the Secretary and the State Department, at a different time, and they see it first from their own perspective.
In addition, a Secretary of State is the bearer of bad tidings to Congress. He interprets complaints of foreign governments to its committees, and he often presses the case of a foreign government because he thinks it has a case and that Congress has in fact acted unwisely. A Secretary and his Department, thus, come to Capitol Hill as a kind of counsel for "the vast external realm" beyond our borders. There they confront members of Congress who are, in effect, counsels for the "fošks back home" with the duty to represent them and to take care of their interests.
The differences of concern and perspective separating. Congress and the State Department lie at the root of many past difficulties. They will remain a source of trouble. Fortunately, most members of Congress agree with Edmund Burke's counsel to his Bristol constituents: "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment"; furthermore, there are a great many Senators and Representatives with long experience and good sense in national security matters; and, traditionally, Congress has handled vital defense and foreign policy issues in terms of our national interests. Fortunately, also, some officials in State-though too few-understand not only foreign policy, but Congress.
Other things can be done.
For example, the State Department can do more to inform members of Congress in advance of a crisis condition. There is always a tendency in the Executive Branch to let matters slide until trouble
It is then too late, more often than not, to build the understanding needed in support of a line of policy. In a crisis the appeal is for unity, and the appeal is almost always answered, but the consequences may be undesirable in terms of long-run cooperation, for Congress should not be put under the gun as a normal routine of Executive-Legislative relationships.
Better use can be made of informal meetings for full, frank, and frequent exchanges. Some Secretaries and Under Secretaries of State in the recent past have been skillful and effective in building an under'standing of national security policies through informal consultations with key members of Congress, especially in connection with matters too delicate for public discussion. Legislative liaison staffs cannot do this job.
Better opportunities should be created for Congress to see national security issues "in the round." As things now stand, defense and foreign policies are cut into jigsaw-puzzle pieces which are never put together.
Except in the general terms of the State of the Union message and the Budget, national security information and program requests are presented to Congress in fragments. Congressional procedures compound the problem. The authorization process separates things that are, or should be, indivisible. At least five major Senate committees handle pieces of national security policy. If the domestic
economic implications of national security are taken into account, as they should be, at least seven major Senate committees are involved. A similar situation exists in the House.
To help meet this situation, Congress might create suitable occasions for the Secretaries of State and Defense and other high officials to make over-all presentations of national security policies and programs, and to respond to questions. One good time for such a joint appearance would be early in each session. An effort should be made to avoid imposing on Cabinet officials repeated presentations of the same material.
Other useful steps could be taken to meet the problem of fragmentation. Main committees can undertake to obtain more comprehensive testimony on policies and programs before they are divided up among subcommittees for detailed analysis. Closer working relationships between revenue and expenditure committees can be encouraged. In some cases, committees may need additional competent help from staff and consultants.
But procedural improvements cannot solve the basic problem of Executive-Legislative relationships in national security affairs. For genuine differences of perspective stem from differences of responsibility. It is incumbent on members of Congress to recognize that these differences do exist and that both perspectives are legitimate. One cannot and should not ask Congressmen to ignore their own responsibilities, but one can ask that in this twentieth year since the onset of the cold war, members of Congress take pains to see the Secretary of State's situation, his dilemmas and his legitimate concerns and to respect his perspective, even though often it will and must differ from theirs.
And vice versa.
THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas, Chairman HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington
KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota SAM J. ERVIN, JR., North Carolina
CARL T. CURTIS, Nebraska HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota JACOB K. JAVITS, New York ERNEST GRUENING, Alaska
JACK MILLER, Iowa
EDMUND 8. MUSKIE, Maine
JAMES B, PEARSON, Kansas
CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island
THOMAS J. MCINTYRE, New Hampshire
ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut
DANIEL B. BREWSTER, Maryland
WALTER L. REYNOLDS, Chief Clerk and Staf Director
ARTHUR A. SAARP, Staf Editor
SUBCOMMITTEE ON NationAL SECURITY STAFFING AND OPERATIONS
HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington, Chairman HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota
KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota EDMUND 8. MUSKIE, Maine
JACOB K. JAVITS, New York
DOROTHY FOSDICK, Staf Director
ROBERT W. Turts, Chief Consultant
RICHARD E. NEUSTADT, Special Consultant
RICHARD S. PAGE, Research Assistant
JUDITH J. SPAHR, Chief Clerk
LAUREL A. ENORERO, Minority Consultant 50


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CITY DENY TAKEOVER INTEREST
Last updated : 08 May 2005 By Ben Collins
The News of the World reported the duo were part of a consortium on the verge of taking control of City and installing Gordon Strachan as manager.
However, City spokesman Paul Tyrrell has responded by saying: "We have received no contact from Richardson nor Jordan.
"There has been no new development or investment in City for over a year.
"It is our belief that Mr Jordan is in fact a shareholder in Manchester United," he added.