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Responsible Product Usage
Paul Hastings LLP
European Union, United Kingdom, USA February 19 2021
Recent stories about the usage of military drones on civilian populations in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are a reminder of corporate human rights responsibilities associated with responsible product usage, and the sharp disparities between the attention that companies pay to supply chain due diligence versus customer and end-user due diligence. Since the U.K. adopted its Modern Slavery Act in 2015, there has been a sustained "upstream" human rights focus centered on human rights risks in supply chains. Far less attention has been paid to the "downstream" human rights implications of company-created goods, although these also are included in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("UNGPs"). This lack of attention, however, may change following the EU's highly anticipated Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability directive, and companies should be prepared to institute steps to mitigate risks that their products are being used in connection with negative human rights impacts.
Drones in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
A few months ago, renewed violence erupted in Nagorna-Karabakh, a region in the South Caucasus that has been the subject of long-running territorial disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Recent articles in the online investigative journalist outlet Hetq have noted the use of "kamikaze drones," remote airborne devices that carry weapons, by combatants in the conflict to attack civilian targets in violation of international humanitarian law. The articles have noted that the manufacturing chain for these drones has touchpoints around the world; components include cameras from a Canadian company that is a subsidiary of a U.S. technology company, an electric motor produced in Switzerland by the subsidiary of a German conglomerate, and a potentiometer produced in France. These parts are not specifically created for weaponry—they are used for a wide variety of purposes—and export control laws do not apply to them. The Swiss motor, for instance, is a gearbox used in medical equipment, ventilation systems, laboratory devices, automated systems, robotics, optics, and aerospace equipment. However, it is also critical to the drone—it operates the folding mechanism of its wings. As Hetq reports, "without the Swiss-made motor that operates the wings, the drone cannot fly. It cannot execute its killing capability." While Hetq reports that the manufacturer is aware of the use of its gearbox in the kamikaze drones, the stories did not identify any steps the company had taken to mitigate the risks that its products might be used to violate human rights.
The reported connection of mechanical component manufacturers to the kamikaze drones in Nagorno-Karabakh is just one example of the issue of product misuse, in which a company's goods or services may be used to violate human rights. While the Swiss motor manufacturer reportedly was aware that its motors were being used in weaponry, responsible product usage risks span a wide spectrum. For example, a chemical fertilizer, overwhelmingly used for farming purposes, might be misused as an ingredient for an explosive. Pharmaceutical drugs, such as opioids, may pose addiction and overdose risks if misused or misprescribed. Information technologies, including AI, facial recognition and surveillance products, can have a myriad of legitimate uses while also being used to violate human rights in a wide variety of ways. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a think tank, has published reports stating that medical technology companies are contributing to a large-scale genomic surveillance project in China. Other examples and case studies of product misuse have been compiled by the UN Global Compact, as part of its Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum, and reference telecom and encryption technologies, ultrasound equipment, medicines, and alcohol consumption, among others.
UNGPs
While attention has focused largely on supply chain issues, the UNGPs specifically contemplate that human rights responsibilities extend equally to downstream use of products by consumers and end users. UNGP 13(b), a foundational principle, states that businesses must "[s]eek to prevent or mitigate adverse human rights impacts that are directly linked to their operations, products or services by their business relationships, even if they have not contributed to those impacts." The notion of human rights responsibilities extending to company products is also referenced in UNGP 16, regarding a company's policy commitment, UNGP 17, regarding human rights due diligence, and UNGP 19, regarding integrating findings from impact assessments. Further, the commentary to UNGP 17 specifically references company "clients" in the context of prioritizing human rights diligence, and the UN's Frequently Asked Questions about the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (FAQs) also discuss clients in the context of contractual obligations incorporating a responsibility to respect human rights. In fact, the FAQs define "Value Chain" to include "entities with which it has a direct or indirect business relationship and which … receive products or services from the enterprise." The FAQs similarly define "affected stakeholder" as an individual affected by a company's products or services. The UN's Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: An Interpretive Guide contains the same provisions. Corporate human rights responsibilities extend downstream, as well as upstream.
The Focus on Supply Chains
Despite the breadth of the UNGPs, national and subnational statutory interventions over the last 20 years have focused far more on supply chains and the production of goods with forced, child, or trafficked labor than on downstream impacts. Those interventions began in earnest 10 years ago with the adoption of California's Transparency in Supply Chains Act, requiring certain companies doing business in California to publicly disclose key information about steps they are taking to combat modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The U.K. picked up the concept, adopting its own version of the law, Australia followed with its own Modern Slavery Act, and Canada now has introduced its own legislation that may pass this year. In the United States, there is also a serious supply chain focus, as Customs and Border Protection is actively enforcing Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, seizing goods at its borders where there is a suspicion that overseas suppliers produced them with forced labor. Even mandatory human rights due diligence laws, requiring affirmative human rights inquiries and compliance steps, have a supply chain bent. France's Duty of Vigilance Law applies to company operations and companies under its control, as well as suppliers and contractors with whom they have established commercial relationships. The Dutch child labor law takes a comparable approach, focusing on whether goods or services have been produced using child labor. A U.S. Federal Acquisition Rule, mandating steps that companies must take to protect against trafficking associated with certain federal contracts, likewise has a supply chain lens.
As these laws and regulations encompass only company operations and supply chains, companies often do not take steps associated with product usage, which are not similarly mandated. The EU's proposed legal directive on corporate due diligence and accountability may bring a change in this direction. The text of the proposal requested by the EU's Committee on Legal Affairs applies to human rights and environmental and governance risks and impacts throughout company value chains, which covers all "business relationships." Consistent with the UNGPs, it defines "business relationships" as transversing "entities along its entire value chain," including those "directly linked to the undertaking's business operations, products or services." As with the UNGPs, it further defines "value chain" as "business relationships and investment chains of an undertaking inside or outside the EU," which "includes entities with which the undertaking has a direct or indirect business relationship, upstream and downstream, and which either (a) supply products or services that contribute to the undertaking's own products or services, or (b) receive products or services from the undertaking." Accordingly, the current version of the EU proposal—a "pre-draft," we have called it—contemplates supply chains, customers, and product end-users, as envisioned by the UNGPs.
Unintended Consequences & Risk
As proposals to regulate responsible product usage are advanced, the need to assess the likely direct and unintended consequences product usage is increasing, particularly for globalized businesses with distributed workforces. These requirements will raise a variety of challenges for boards, risk and compliance committees, and audit and training teams.
For example, large local country offices outside of the West may have different cultural understandings and legal obligations to the host country that will need to be considered. It will be important to determine if responsible product usage programs can be successfully implemented without forcing some employees to feel like they must choose between compliance with local national security laws and these proposed new Western regulations. Already, certain new tech products are being targeted by the West as having a higher potential risk of misuse, such as surveillance equipment and AI. These have been the subject of guidance from the U.S. Department of State and the EU. More recently, the U.S. has begun placing export control restrictions around products sold to certain companies in China, citing human rights concerns. Governments have also provided guidance to financial institutions in identifying and stopping human trafficking among customers, and started to institute related penalties. While these examples to date remain fairly isolated, they are indicative of potential future pitfalls for global companies—who will have to anticipate how strategic competition between countries may affect who they can or cannot sell to, or suddenly put certain key customer-facing employees in jeopardy.
Companies will also need to address the fact that scale approaches to vetting suppliers may break down for vetting customers. In the upstream market, global competitors are often able to achieve compliance program cost savings by splitting the costs of vetting shared suppliers. For example, major shoe companies may all use shoelaces made in the same factory and can utilize a pooled diligence product. Because customers are rarely shared, downstream compliance programs will be forced to work differently. Customer-focused compliance programs currently cost big banks roughly 10% of their total operating costs. These great expenses actually create perverse barriers to competition and stifle innovation, while simultaneously generating mountains of reports few ever really read. Company leaders will need to play out the firm-specific impact when considering what initiatives are appropriate in their markets.
Due Diligence & Mitigating Steps
To meet the anticipated EU requirement, and consistent with the principles in the UNGPs, there are a variety of steps companies can take to begin identifying and mitigating human rights risks of product misuse. They include:
Strategy & leadership discussions to determine the tone at the top and future role for board risk committees in assessing the best approaches to meeting the requirements of today and tomorrow. In particular, boards can begin discussing key scenarios that anticipate challenges arising from regional sales directors trying to onboard customers in industries out of favor in Washington or Brussels. Boards should also anticipate what pushback and pressures may be shouldered by certain in-country teams.
Due diligence to determine the likelihood that a company product or service may be misused. That analysis will likely focus on the risks associated with the product itself, such as (1) past instances of misuse of the company's products or services (or similar products or services), (2) whether the product could be resold or transferred, (3) the purpose of the sale, and (4) how the product could create human rights harms if not used as intended. The volume of products being sold may also be relevant, as scale may increase or decrease the relevant risks. Risks associated with the country where the product will be sold or service rendered is also frequently germane, including relevant laws and regulations, the human rights history in the country relevant to the product, and like factors. In addition, the specific risks associated with customers or end-users, such as prior allegations of wrongdoing or connections to questionable actors, along with the role resellers may play are highly relevant. These factors and others can help provide a sense of the overall relevant risks associated with the product generally or in connection with any given sale.
Policies and Procedures can be adjusted or expanded to reflect responsible product usage and product misuse. For example, numerous technology companies now have policies, recently made public, that address the responsible use of AI. Others identify their expectations that customers and end-users will use products in a manner consistent with human rights norms, and outline actions to be taken if the company receives evidence or reports that products are being used in connection with human rights abuses. Still others have detailed procedures, standards or guidance reflecting the steps they take in considering responsible product usage in sales processes.
Training of relevant employees, resellers, contractors and potentially even customers and end-users. Training might cover appropriate uses of a product, human rights norms, and red flags to look for in connection with potential misuses. Training may be formal and in-depth, or more akin to potential reminders.
Additional controls or processes where higher-risk situations are commonly present include limiting the volume or duration of sales, changing technical requirements for certain products, if appropriate, or heightened internal approvals. Contractual terms for customers and end-users limiting the potential uses of a product may also be useful. These may include requirements that customers take affirmative steps to develop their own responsible product usage and/or human rights policies, provide training to key employees, undertake due diligence of third parties to whom company products are transferred (or requirements limiting resales or transfers), notify the company when it learns of a potential misuse and cooperate in any company-led investigation, and put in place a grievance mechanism. Contractual provisions may also include allowing the company to suspend use or cease further sales when reasonable evidence of a concern of misuse is raised, and conduct audits of customers and resellers.
Monitoring potential product misuse through media reports or grievance mechanisms and engagement with civil society are common, initiating investigations and reviews when concerns are identified. Some companies, such as telecommunications manufacturers, have included design features that allow for tracking of products post-sale.
While the focus on human rights in supply chains is now ingrained in many human rights programs, the "other" side of the value chain—customers and end-users—has received much less attention. The EU directive is likely to change that, and companies would be wise to begin preparing for more scrutiny in this arena.
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Q: Powershell - Copy file to another folder while keeping folder structure I have a large folder with many sub directories and files. I am only interested to copy specific files from that large folder to a new folder along with the folder structure. I am using Powershell to achieve this goal. Right now I am interested to copy single file with folder structure. I will use a loop later on top of it once its done.
I can achieve this via coding in python or java but I have to run it on a remote server where I only have access to Powershell. I don't have much experience with Powershell.
I tried searching docs and internet and came up with the following two commands :
1) Copy-Item -Path LargeFolder\folder1\sub-folder1\file1.txt -Destination NewFolder\ -Recurse
2) Get-ChildItem -Path LargeFolder\folder1\sub-folder1\file1.txt | Copy-Item -Destination NewFolder\ -Recurse -Container

Both command copies only the file1.txt to the NewFolder without folder structure.
Output of both commands :
NewFolder
 |- file1.txt

Expected Output :
NewFolder
  |-folder1
    |-sub-folder1
      |-file1.txt

//or even this I don't mind an extra root folder
NewFolder
  |-LargeFolder
    |-folder1
      |-sub-folder1
        |-file1.txt

I am a bit lost here. How can I also retain the folder structure ?

A: You can do this with Robocopy (with or without PowerShell involved at all) and or Copy-Item out of the box and all you need is in the help files:

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Robocopy /?
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   ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows
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  Started : Wednesday, 26 August, 2020 08:40:06
              Usage :: ROBOCOPY source destination [file [file]...] [options]

             source :: Source Directory (drive:\path or \\server\share\path).
        destination :: Destination Dir  (drive:\path or \\server\share\path).
               file :: File(s) to copy  (names/wildcards: default is "*.*").

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:: Copy options :
::
                 /S :: copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones.
                 /E :: copy subdirectories, including Empty ones.
             /LEV:n :: only copy the top n LEVels of the source directory tree.

                 /Z :: copy files in restartable mode.
                 /B :: copy files in Backup mode.
                /ZB :: use restartable mode; if access denied use Backup mode.
                 /J :: copy using unbuffered I/O (recommended for large files).
            /EFSRAW :: copy all encrypted files in EFS RAW mode.

  /COPY:copyflag[s] :: what to COPY for files (default is /COPY:DAT).
                       (copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps, X=Skip alt data streams).
                       (S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing info).

               /SEC :: copy files with SECurity (equivalent to /COPY:DATS).
           /COPYALL :: COPY ALL file info (equivalent to /COPY:DATSOU).
            /NOCOPY :: COPY NO file info (useful with /PURGE).
            /SECFIX :: FIX file SECurity on all files, even skipped files.
            /TIMFIX :: FIX file TIMes on all files, even skipped files.

             /PURGE :: delete dest files/dirs that no longer exist in source.
               /MIR :: MIRror a directory tree (equivalent to /E plus /PURGE).
 ...

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# Get specifics for a module, cmdlet, or function
(Get-Command -Name Copy-Item).Parameters
(Get-Command -Name Copy-Item).Parameters.Keys
# Results
<#
Path
LiteralPath
Destination
Container
Force
Filter
Include
Exclude
Recurse
PassThru
Credential
Verbose
Debug
ErrorAction
WarningAction
InformationAction
ErrorVariable
WarningVariable
InformationVariable
OutVariable
OutBuffer
PipelineVariable
WhatIf
Confirm
UseTransaction
FromSession
ToSession
#>
Get-help -Name Copy-Item -Examples
# Results
<#
Copy-Item "C:\Wabash\Logfiles\mar1604.log.txt" -Destination "C:\Presentation"
Copy-Item "C:\Logfiles" -Destination "C:\Drawings" -Recurse
Copy-Item C:\Logfiles -Destination C:\Drawings\Logs -Recurse
Copy-Item "\\Server01\Share\Get-Widget.ps1" -Destination "\\Server12\ScriptArchive\Get-Widget.ps1.txt"
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "Server01" -Credential "Contoso\PattiFul"
 Copy-Item "D:\Folder001\test.log" -Destination "C:\Folder001_Copy\" -ToSession $Session
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "Server02" -Credential "Contoso\PattiFul"
 Copy-Item "D:\Folder002\" -Destination "C:\Folder002_Copy\" -ToSession $Session
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "Server04" -Credential "Contoso\PattiFul"
 Copy-Item "D:\Folder003\" -Destination "C:\Folder003_Copy\" -ToSession $Session -Recurse
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "Server04" -Credential "Contoso\PattiFul"
 Copy-Item "D:\Folder004\scriptingexample.ps1" -Destination "C:\Folder004_Copy\scriptingexample_copy.ps1" -ToSession $Session
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "Server01" -Credential "Contoso\PattiFul"
 Copy-Item "C:\MyRemoteData\test.log" -Destination "D:\MyLocalData\" -FromSession $Session
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "Server01" -Credential "Contoso\PattiFul"
 Copy-Item "C:\MyRemoteData\scripts" -Destination "D:\MyLocalData\" -FromSession $Session
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "Server01" -Credential "Contoso\PattiFul"
 Copy-Item "C:\MyRemoteData\scripts" -Destination "D:\MyLocalData\scripts" -FromSession $Session
#>
Get-help -Name Copy-Item -Full
Get-help -Name Copy-Item -Online

A: You have to create the subfolder structure before you can copy the file to it:
$Destination = 'NewFolder'
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Malcolm "Malc" McGookin (born 1956 in Kilwinning, Scotland) is a British cartoonist also known for his work as an animator and illustrator. He immigrated to Australia in 1995 and presently lives in Brisbane, Australia.

Cartooning career

Malc McGookin began cartooning as a teenager working for the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald in Scotland. By 18 he had his first regular feature in the British weekly magazine, Tit-Bits. In the late 1970s. After attending college to develop an animation showreel, Malcolm undertook a career at Cosgrove Hall, starting out as an animation assistant, later to become a Key Animator and scriptwriter, a period he still refers to as "the best six years of my professional life". Malcolm emigrated to Australia as an animator and scriptwriter for various TV series, a move he came to regret, later referencing his employers as "the worst TV cartoon producers in the history of the world". Nevertheless, Malcolm loved Australia itself and moved to Queensland, where he returned to drawing gag cartoons and comic strips. To date, his clients have included magazines such as Prospect and Private Eye as well as the now defunct News Of The World and many other Fleet Street papers. Malc presently works as an editorial cartoonist for the Sunday Mail in Brisbane, as well as producing animation for international corporate clients.

Animation career

As an Animation Director
Tabaluga
Samuel and Nina

As a screenwriter
Avenger Penguins
Billy the Cat
Sooty's Amazing Adventures

As an animator
Count Duckula
Crocadoo
Danger Mouse
Digswell Dog Show
Dreamtime Stories
Gloria's House
Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers
Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown
Tabaluga
Victor and Hugo
Roald Dahl's The BFG (feature film version)

Other works
Malcolm McGookin has contributed illustrations to the Darwin Awards series of books, as well as the books It's Alive, Felonious Failures, and Warris the Weed.

Personal life
McGookin is married, with three sons, and he has mentioned music and football to be among his hobbies.  He grew up wanting to be a pro footballer, but gave up that ambition in his mid twenties after suffering a serious knee injury during a college fixture. Malcolm continued playing open age amateur football until the age of 40, before switching to coaching football over the last fifteen years. He has recently undertaken his UEFA International Coaching Licence

Books
Cartoon Compilations

Cap'n Codd,  2002. (eBook)
Gobbledegook,  2003. (eBook)

References

Footnotes

External links
 McGookin website of Malcolm McGookin
 Malc McGookin weblog weblog of Malcolm McGookin

1956 births
Living people
Australian editorial cartoonists
British editorial cartoonists
Scottish editorial cartoonists
Australian comic strip cartoonists
British comic strip cartoonists
Australian animators
British animators
Scottish animators
Australian animated film directors
British animated film directors
Scottish animated film directors
British expatriates in Australia
Scottish expatriates in Australia
Australian television writers
British television writers
Scottish television writers
British male television writers
Australian screenwriters
British screenwriters
Scottish screenwriters
People from Kilwinning
Australian male television writers

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The 5 Best Questions To Optimize Your Professional Communications
Educators Battle Plagiarism As 89% Of Students Admit To Using OpenAI's ChatGPT For Homework
How Apple Has Steered Clear Of Layoffs Amidst Big Tech Job Cuts
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Let's Face Hard Truths: America Needs A Moral Uprising
Dr Margie Warrell
Margie Warrell emboldens people to live & lead more bravely.
Aug 11, 2019, 05:27am EDT |
"The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate for the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise to the occasion. As our case is new, we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country."
Abraham Lincoln's siren call to "think anew" is no less relevant today than 150 years ago. Few would argue – stormy times are upon us. If one were to measure the state of the United States by the tone of political rhetoric and social division, it would be rivaling any period since the blood-soaked years of the civil war.
WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 01: The statue of Abraham Lincoln, enshrined in the Lincoln Memorial.
While it's hard to imagine what Lincoln might have tweeted had he been President today, one can reasonably assume his tweets wouldn't have contained phrases like "horse face" and "go back to where you came from", or similar sentiments intended to demean and divide.
Democratic nominee Marianne Williamson's spiritual framing of "the stormy present" has received widespread attention since she first stepped onto the debate stage.
"We've never dealt with a figure like this in American history before. This man, our President, is not just a politician; he's a phenomenon. And an insider political game will not be able to defeat it… The only thing that will defeat him is if we have a phenomenon of equal force, and that phenomenon is a moral uprising of the American people."
SIOUX CITY, IOWA - JULY 19: Democratic presidential hopeful self-help author Marianne Williamson ... [+] speaks during the AARP and The Des Moines Register Iowa Presidential Candidate Forum on July 19, 2019 in Sioux City, Iowa. Twenty democratic presidential hopefuls are participating in the AARP and Des Moines Register candidate forums that will feature four candidates per forum that are being to be held in cities across Iowa over five days. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The 'Backsies' Billionaire: Texan Builds Second Fortune From Wreckage Of Real Estate Empire He'd Sold
Why Everton Will Be Much Tougher Than Burnley For Sean Dyche
Is Knicks-Nets A Rivalry? The Answer May Be Murky
In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Senator Mitt Romney wrote of Trump, "His conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions this month, is evidence that the President has not risen to the mantle of the office."
Trump's ability to weaponize fear, tap into the lowest inclinations of human nature, and reduce people to their basest instincts is unprecedented in America's presidential history. The only way to counter what Williamson called the "dark psychic force of the collectivized hatred" is with an equally unprecedented moral uprising from every side of the political spectrum.
Echoing similar sentiments, President Carter recently said, "What is needed now, more than ever, is leadership that steers us away from fear and fosters greater confidence in the inherent goodness of humanity."
As incivility reaches new heights, there is a mounting hunger for leaders on every side to bring out the "inherent goodness" of America's humanity; to raise the bar of human decency, not lower it.
Many pine the likes of John McCain, whose moral courage compelled him to risk the wrath of his party. Leaders grounded in integrity, unwilling to surrender principle for power or profit. Leaders with the humility to listen to their opponents rather than debase, dehumanize or diminish them. Most of all, leaders with the courage to lay their pride on the line for the sake of generations to come.
"We need to face some things that are difficult to face," said Williamson during the last CNN debate. "We need to rise from the ashes of denial and despair to do something about them."
Blaming the recent spate of mass shootings on mental illness, video games, or even on white supremacy misses their deeper causes, confining responses to ineffective platitudes and obsolete paradigms. In this instance, that America's gun laws, written in a time when the "right to bear arms" served to advance freedom, now kills more Americans than it protects. Arguing otherwise is denial in its purest form. Failing to call out such denial for fear of off-siding the NRA is cowardly. After all, many other countries have problems with mental illness, videos games and extremism. None come close to America in the proportion of citizens killed by gun violence. Even compared to war torn countries like Syria and Yemen, Americans are four times more likely to die from a bullet.
Gun laws are just one hard truth. So too, other harsh realities must be confronted if America is to heal its social wounds, restore trust in its inherent goodness, and regain moral authority on the world stage.
"Trump is a moral threat to the country," wrote David Brooks in the New York Times. "He's not a policy revolutionary. He's a cultural revolutionary."
But just as fear is contagious, so too is courage. And the path of moral courage, particularly in "stormy times", distinguishes itself from others because it is the only path upon which an individual, organization or nation cannot get lost.
Transcending partisan differences, the path of moral leadership taps into the highest aspirations of human nature and refuses to succumb to the "dark psychic forces" of our lowest.
Countering the vacuum of moral leadership and the normalization of incivility, vulgarity, bigotry and indecency will take a collective moral uprising in America.
In my interview with Williamson, she said, "Democracy is not just about our rights; it's about our responsibilities." Watching it play out on our screens may be comfortable. Saying "I'm not political" may be convenient. But let's be clear: choosing to say nothing for fear of backlash is, in and by itself, a choice; one that ultimately renders one complicit. The "epidemic of cowardice in the GOP" (to quote Rep. Adam Schiff) undermines trust in their moral leadership, as individuals and as a party.
So what can we each do? We must do the brave work of not only trying to understand those with whom we don't agree (remember, Lincoln invited his political opponents into his cabinet!) but to face the hard truths we would prefer to ignore. And then, to do what is within our power, getting behind those whose principles bolster their moral fortitude not to surrender self-respect for self-interest.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness," said Martin Luther King Jr, "Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Casting out the darkness is not the work of the few; it's the work of the many.
In such dark stormy times, it falls on each of us to take personal responsibility for choosing a path that moves us toward lightness; doing what is right versus what is easy; laying our comfort on the line for a nobler cause.
Franklin Roosevelt once said that the highest duty of the Presidency is moral leadership. While Trump has his strengths, even his most ardent supporters would be hard-pressed to mount a case for his moral leadership. This is precisely why every person who holds moral leadership as foundational for great leadership must look within and ask themselves where they are called to act with greater courage themselves.
We all have influence. We all have power. When we fail to use the power within our control, we surrender that power for others to wield it for us.
It is the small choices we make that, over time, direct the trajectory of our lives and the state of our hearts. This is as true at the individual level as at the collective level. Never has it been more important for every American to make a choice. What kind of country do we want to be?
Margie Warrell is a bestselling author and speaker who is passionate about emboldening braver leadership globally. Learn about her Live Brave Weekend this October 25-27, outside Washington D.C.
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Great news for Honor smartphone fans in the Philippines!
The sub-brand of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies - Honor - is set to open its first ever concept store in our country at the 3rd level of SM North EDSA Annex in Quezon City anytime within the next few days.
Previously selling its devices merely though the online platform as well as a few dealer outlets, Honor Philippines will make this brick and mortar store available to the public to allow consumers to try out the devices before they make a purchase and to connect with other visiting Pinoy Honor fans.
With the launch of Honor 10 and the success of Honor Play Android smartphones in our country, the Honor sub-brand is truly growing in popularity here in the Philippines. Currently, the company is pricing its devices very aggressively and this strategy has proven to be a very effective one for markets like our own. I'm just hoping that Honor would be able to sustain their pricing scheme in the face of fierce competition posed by other Chinese manufacturers - including OPPO, Vivo, and Huawei itself - as well as local brands like Cherry Mobile.


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Q: WCF from Silverlight without using Add Service Reference David Betz describes in his article how to create reference to WCF without using "Add Service Reference" option:
http://www.netfxharmonics.com/2008/11/Understanding-WCF-Services-in-Silverlight-2
Once WCF service is created, these are the statements within the silverlight:
  BasicHttpBinding basicHttpBinding = new BasicHttpBinding();
  EndpointAddress endpointAddress = new EndpointAddress("http://localhost:1003/Person.svc");
  IPersonService personService = new ChannelFactory<IPersonService>(basicHttpBinding, endpointAddress).CreateChannel();

...
How does one references the types (such as IPersonService interface) created in WCF from Silverlight when I do not use "Add Service Reference" to buid proxies?

A: Idea is to reference assemblies that contain WCF data contracts in silverlight application, and to do that you need to fool VS so it thinks assembly is a SL assembly, he describes this in detail here
http://www.netfxharmonics.com/2008/12/Reusing-NET-Assemblies-in-Silverlight
and its not so easy, here is what needs to be done

Just use the same ILDasm/Edit/ILAsm
  procedure already mentioned to tell
  the assembly to use the appropriate
  Silverlight assemblies instead of the
  .NET assemblies.  This is an extremely
  simple procedure consisting of nothing
  more than a replace, a procedure that
  could easily be automated with very
  minimal effort.  It shouldn't take you
  much time at all to write a simple
  .NET application to do this for you.
  It would just be a simple .NET to
  Silverlight converter and validator
  (to test for assemblies not supported
  in Silverlight).  Put that application
  in your Post Build Events (one of the
  top 5 greatest features of Visual
  Studio!) and you're done.  No special
  binary hex value searching necessary.
  All you're doing is changing two well
  documented settings (the public key
  token and version).

Second solution is a file level solution , you use add link option on files that contain your required data contracts implementations to SL and make sure they only contain types that allow to build SL and dont reference a lot of external assemblies , usually those conditions should be met for WCF services & data contracts.
I can write more but it would be just the copy paste from that link

A: You also have to split all methods declaration in you IPersonService according to Async pattern (BeginXXX/EndXXX) since Silverlight supports only asyncronous WCF (even in background threads).
As a help to do this, you may add Service Reference, then copy generated IPersonService (all methods will be decoupled) from Reference.cs. Then you may remove the reference.
However, if your service contract is often changed, you have to repeat Add-Service procedure again, and starting from this, I would say, it's easier just use Add-Service-Reference feature, rather than sharing the contract with your app server.

A: Only one thing that I would like detect. Often you need in namespaces with more complex support of NET within your WCF service. Therefore you must have real reasons to reference to Silverlight subset within your WCF service (or service library). There are many ways to
use so named traditional ways by Add Service Reference. They are presented in good article enter link description here.


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Il Rivoltoso Sconosciuto (in cinese , in inglese Unknown Rebel o Tank Man, lett. "uomo del carro armato") è un anonimo uomo cinese divenuto famoso in quanto, il giorno seguente alla protesta di piazza Tienanmen a Pechino del 4 giugno 1989, si parò davanti a dei carri armati impedendone l'avanzata. Divenne estremamente noto in quanto filmati e fotografie del momento vennero diffusi dai mass media in tutto il mondo.

Esistono cinque versioni diverse di fotografie o video che ritraggono l'evento e che non sono state distrutte dai servizi segreti cinesi. L'ultima, che riprende la scena da terra, è stata pubblicata solo nel 2009. Una versione molto diffusa e di pubblico dominio è quella scattata dal fotografo Jeff Widener della Associated Press dal sesto piano dell'hotel di Pechino, lontano all'incirca 800 metri, con una macchina fotografica dotata di un obiettivo da 400 mm e di un moltiplicatore di focale. Un'altra versione è quella del fotografo Stuart Franklin della Magnum Photos. La sua fotografia è più vasta rispetto a quella di Widener, e mostra più carri armati di fronte al ragazzo.

Varie versioni dell'immagine sono state trasmesse dalla CNN e la BBC, attraverso dei filmati, in tutto il mondo. Nel 1990 il fotografo Charlie Cole del Newsweek, con la sua versione della foto vinse il premio World Press Photo con lo scatto che è diventato il simbolo della rivolta contro il governo cinese. Nel 2003 la sua versione è stata inserita nella rubrica "Le 100 foto che hanno cambiato il mondo" della rivista Life. Cole e Franklin fotografarono dallo stesso balcone.

Questa fotografia si diffuse in tutto il mondo in breve tempo diventando il titolo di testa di tutti i giornali e delle maggiori riviste, mentre il rivoltoso divenne il personaggio principale di innumerevoli articoli in tutto il mondo; nell'aprile del 1998, la rivista Time ha incluso "Il Rivoltoso Sconosciuto" nella sua lista de "Le persone che più hanno influenzato il XX secolo". Ma come la stessa rivista scrive, citando uno dei leader del movimento pro-democratico cinese, "gli eroi nella fotografia del carro armato sono due: il personaggio sconosciuto che rischiò la sua vita piazzandosi davanti al bestione cingolato e il pilota che si elevò all'opposizione morale rifiutandosi di falciare il suo compatriota".

Storia

Il fatto ebbe luogo nella grande arteria di Chang'an, vicinissima a piazza Tienanmen e lungo la strada verso la Città Proibita di Pechino, il 5 giugno 1989, il giorno dopo che il governo cinese incominciò a reprimere brutalmente la protesta. L'uomo si mise in mezzo alla strada e bloccò l'avanzata dei carri armati. Teneva una busta nella mano sinistra e la giacca nella mano destra.

I carri armati provarono a girargli intorno, ma il ragazzo, spostandosi, continuò a bloccarli mettendosi di fronte a loro ripetutamente. Vedendo le foto è evidente, utilizzando le strisce sulla strada come riferimento, che i carri armati si sono mossi in avanti. Dopo aver bloccato i carri armati il ragazzo si arrampicò sulla torretta del carro armato e si mise a parlare con il guidatore. Successivamente arrivarono altre persone che lo portarono via e di lui non si seppe più nulla.

Ipotesi
Poco dopo l'accaduto, la rivista britannica Sunday Express ipotizzò trattarsi di Wang Weilin, uno studente di 19 anni, ma non si hanno certezze in proposito. Diverse altre ipotesi sono poi state avanzate sull'identità del ragazzo, ma nessuna è stata mai provata. Ci sono diverse versioni a proposito di ciò che sarebbe successo al ragazzo dopo la dimostrazione. Si ipotizza che sia stato giustiziato da un plotone d'esecuzione pochi mesi dopo la protesta di piazza Tienanmen. In Red China Blues: My Long March from Mao to Now, libro del 1996, Jan Wong scrisse che l'uomo era ancora vivo e residente in Cina.

Secondo la versione di un testimone oculare dell'evento, pubblicata nel 2005 da Charlie Cole, fotografo della rivista Newsweek, l'uomo sarebbe stato arrestato sul posto e portato via. Il governo della Repubblica Popolare Cinese fornì poche informazioni sull'incidente e a proposito del ragazzo. Nel 1990, intervistato da Barbara Walters, l'allora Segretario generale del Partito Comunista Cinese, Jiang Zemin, alla domanda su cosa fosse successo al ragazzo rispose "penso non sia stato giustiziato". Il commentatore politico statunitense Bruce Herschensohn, uomo che fu molto vicino al presidente degli Stati Uniti Richard Nixon, in un discorso al Circolo Presidenziale nel 1991 affermò che il ragazzo fu giustiziato 14 giorni dopo i fatti di Tien An Men. In un articolo dell'Apple Daily di Hong Kong del giugno 2006 si è sostenuto che l'uomo risiederebbe a Taiwan.

All'inizio del 2009, secondo l'agenzia di stampa AsiaNews, Wang Lianxi (questo il nome attribuito dalla fonte al Rivoltoso Sconosciuto), rilasciato prima delle Olimpiadi di Pechino, nel 2007, dopo aver scontato 18 anni di carcere, sarebbe stato internato in un ospedale psichiatrico dove, all'epoca, era ancora trattenuto.

Note

Bibliografia
 Marie-Claire Bergère, La Repubblica popolare cinese (1949-1999) - il Mulino 2000 - ISBN 88-15-07411-2
 Detained in China and Tibet: a directory of political and religious prisoners, Robin Munro, Mickey Spiegel, Asia Watch Committee, 1994. ISBN 978-1-56432-105-3.
 June Fourth: The True Story, Tian'anmen Papers/Zhongguo Liusi Zhenxiang Volumes 1–2 (Chinese edition), Zhang Liang, ISBN 962-8744-36-4.
 Red China Blues: My Long March from Mao to Now, Jan Wong, Doubleday, 1997, trade paperback, 416 pages, ISBN 0-385-48232-9 (Contains, besides extensive autobiographical material, an eyewitness account of the Tiananmen crackdown and the basis for an estimate of the number of casualties.)
 The Tiananmen Papers, The Chinese Leadership's Decision to Use Force Against their Own People—In their Own Words, Compiled by Zhang Liang, Edited by Andrew J. Nathan and Perry Link, with an afterword by Orville Schell, PublicAffairs, New York, 2001, hardback, 514 pages, ISBN 1-58648-012-X An extensive review and synopsis of The Tiananmen papers in the journal Foreign Affairs may be found at Review and synopsis in the journal Foreign Affairs.

Voci correlate
 Dalù
 Dea della Democrazia
 Movimento democratico cinese
 Protesta di piazza Tienanmen
 Rivoluzioni del 1989
 La madre de todas las marchas

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Anticomunismo
Dissidenti cinesi
Fotografie
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November 14, 2016 | David F. Coppedge
Inspiring Life Tricks
These tricks are enough to make an inventor run to the patent office.
Animal Tricks
Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back (New Scientist): "What devilry is this? The thorny devil lizard uses its entire skin as a web of drinking straws to soak up water from soggy sand," this article says. Someone has an idea for useful products. This lizard "might inspire technologies for gathering fresh water in deserts."
CT scans reveal birds' built-in air conditioners (Science Daily): Scientists using a CT scanner on bird beaks were amazed at the complexity they found. Although bio-inspiration isn't mentioned, that sounds like the logical next step, given their excitement with the images:
"We had been studying the function of the bird bill as a heat radiator, with a focus on heat loss from the external surface and adaptation to local climates, when we began to wonder about the thermoregulatory processes that occur within the bill," says Danner. "I remember the entire team assembled for the first time, huddled around a computer and looking in amazement at the first scans. The high resolution scans revealed many structures that we as experienced ornithologists had never seen or even imagined, and we were immediately struck by the beauty of the ornately structured anterior conchae and the neatly scrolled middle conchae."
Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches (National Geographic): This is a review of the specialized structures in a woodpecker's head and body that allow it to bang its beak repeatedly into wood without hurting itself. It's a "good evolutionary design" according to writer Liz Langley. Liz does admit the design is good enough for human intelligence to imitate: "The woodpecker's capacity to absorb blows has even inspired a system to reduce concussions in sports such as football."
Mussel power: Researches develop underwater glue (Phys.org): "Even the strongest glues collapse when soaked," says a reporter thinking about that wet bandage falling off. "However, with support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), one researcher has developed a nature-inspired adhesive that stays sticky when wet." He got the secret from mussels.
Insects can teach us how to create better technologies (The Conversation): Author Predrag Slijepcevic is thinking primarily about the eusociality of ants, termites and other insects that cooperate without harming the environment. Their societies can be brutal, however, with caste systems and slave labor; he probably wouldn't want to live like a worker ant. He may have a point, though: even Solomon said, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise" (Proverbs 6:6-8).
Plant Tricks
Stomatal design principles in synthetic and real leaves (Phys.org): An image published by the Royal Society at the top of this article leads to a discussion of "design principles" in the gas-exchange pores in leaves, called stomata. "The paper looks at stomata geometry, combining biomimetic experiments and theory, to understand the link between environmental factors, such as light, water and carbon dioxide availability, and plant productivity relative to stomatal design."
Research on photosynthetic antenna complexes illuminates how they harvest light in plants, algae and bacteria (Phys.org): Question: did Darwinism or intelligent design inspire these scientists at Washington University?
Walk through any woods, branches swaying overhead, and you're surrounded by billions of the world's most efficient systems for collecting energy. Inside every leaf, blade of grass, and algal cell, clusters of proteins and tiny pigments, called photosynthetic antenna complexes, capture sunshine.
Improving our understanding of antenna complexes could help scientists develop artificial systems that mimic leaves by turning sunlight into electricity or fuel. It could also lay the foundation for making the process of photosynthesis in plants, algae, and microbes more efficient.
Toadstool footstools: Are organisms manufacturing's future? (Phys.org): Technically, fungi are not plants (depending on one's taxonomic system), but they share some characteristics. A company called Ecovative Systems is building park benches out of fungal material. "The sturdy stools and spongy cushions made at an upstate New York factory are formed with fungus," this article says. What are the benefits? They self-assemble into molds, they're soft like cushions yet strong, and they're environmentally friendly. So is biomimetics good for science? Ask Andrew Pelling of the University of Ottawa.
"We're living in a biological stone age now," he said. "I think we shouldn't underestimate how much complexity there is in biology and I think there are still a lot of mysteries to figure out before we have real full control to dial in anything you want to grow or make or repair," Pelling said. "And for me, that's the exciting part."
Cell Tricks
New technology taps power of diatoms to dramatically improve sensor performance (Science Daily): This article preaches about miracles. So to speak. "Researchers at Oregon State University have combined one of nature's tiny miracles, the diatom, with a version of inkjet printing and optical sensing to create an exceptional sensing device that may be up to 10 million times more sensitive than some other commonly used approaches."
Computers made of genetic material? Researchers conduct electricity using DNA-based nanowires (Science Daily): Since silicon chips are approaching their theoretical limits, why not look to the masterful organization of DNA for inspiration? "One method could be the self-organization of complex components from molecules and atoms," this article says. "Scientists have now made an important advance: the physicists conducted a current through gold-plated nanowires, which independently assembled themselves from single DNA strands."
Chemists create clusters of organelles by mimicking nature (Science Daily): Scientists at the University of Basel would like to invent molecular factories, so they study how cells work. The article says that cells do it by "self-organization," but only because of software in the genetic code that directs the materials. Intelligent design is evident in their descriptions: "This strategy inspired by nature goes beyond the actual self-organization approaches, since it also allows the integration of various requirements such as the fine tuning of the distance between the compartments or different topologies 'on demand.'"
A bioinspired iron catalyst for nitrate and perchlorate reduction (Science Magazine): As useful as nitrates and perchlorates are for agriculture, they pollute. Inspired by enzymes that can break down these substances, scientists developed an artificial catalyst that mimics the active site. Upon breaking down the pollutant, it regenerates itself and releases DHMO (dihydrogen monoxide – i.e., water).
Bioelectronics at the speed of life (Science Daily): The highly-selective channels in cell membranes inspired an advance in Europe: a "microfabricated ion pump built from organic electronic components." Think of how fast your nerves send a message to your brain when you stub your toe. With this new device, "ions can be sent to nerve or muscle cells at the speed of the nervous system and with a precision of a single cell." It doesn't get much better than that. It took ten years of work to match what nature does every day.
We love to prove to readers over and over that "design thinking" is the future of science – inspired by nature's superb technology. It stimulates research, brings understanding, and bears fruit for the good of the planet and the benefit of mankind. We're also noticing that more articles about biomimetics seem to be dropping the compulsion to credit Darwin for life's designs. Charlie never had any credit on his account, anyway.
Tags: adhesives, antenna, ants, bio-inspiration, bio-inspired, catalyst, computer, design principles, diatoms, DNA, energy, enzymes, eusociality, fungi, fungus, geometry, glue, insects, ion channels, leaves, lizards, materials, moisture, mussels, nanotechnology, nerves, photosynthesis, self-organization, sensor, stoma, stomata, termites, toadstools, water, woodpecker
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Kathleen Gilje holds BFA from the City College of New York; she later studied 16th & 17th c. Italian Art and Conservation at the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy, 1967-71. In her paintings, Gilje employs "a tour de force of technical bravura" (Linda Nochlin, Art in America, 2002) revisiting some of the iconic works of Western art while subverting their meaning with feminist and ecological perspective. Gilje had solo exhibitions at the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.; List Visual Arts Center at MIT, Cambridge, MA; and University of Rochester, NY. Her works are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; Yale University Art Gallery; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; Musée Ingres, Louvre Museum, Montauban, France; and Bass Museum, Miami, FL.
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An illustration depicting the theft of personal and confidential information from Sony by hackers.
(CNN) — Despite seeing evidence from data scientists pointing to individuals who may have been behind the hacking of Sony last month, the FBI isn't wavering on its original assessment that North Korea is the culprit, an FBI source tells CNN.
FBI officials and data scientists with the U.S. cybersecurity firm Norse met Monday in St. Louis, according to Norse Vice President Kurt Stammberger and an FBI source.
During the three-hour briefing, which was requested by Norse, representatives of the cybersecurity firm shared information they say links several people, including a former Sony employee, to the hack, Stammberger told CNN.
The former employee had worked for Sony in Los Angeles for 10 years before getting laid off in May, Stammberger said.
Norse would not disclose how they could be so sure that the former Sony employee and the others were behind the attack, but said the FBI was "very open" to receiving the data and "grateful for the assistance."
However, the FBI source said, the bureau continues to hold to its original assessment, based on information "from the FBI, the U.S. intelligence community, the Department of Homeland Security, foreign partners and the private sector."
The FBI source said the agency didn't share any of its information with Norse due to "sensitivity of sources/techniques."


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The Plains Apache are a small Southern Athabaskan group who live on the Southern Plains of North America, in close association with the linguistically unrelated Kiowa Tribe. Today, they are centered in Southwestern Oklahoma and Northern Texas and are federally recognized as the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.

Name
The Plains Apache are also known as the Kiowa Apache, Na'isha, or Na i sha Tindé, meaning "thieves" as the old meaning. However, in more recent times the negative meaning (thief) is beginning to be replaced by just Na i sha. They also used the term Kalth Tindé or  γát dìndé meaning "cedar people" or Bá-ca-yé meaning "whetstone people". To their close allies, the much larger Kiowa tribe, who speak a completely unrelated language, they were known as Semat meaning "stealers." At major tribal events, the Kiowa Apache formed part of the Kiowa tribal "hoop" (ring of tipis). This may explain why the Kiowa named the Kiowa Apache Taugui meaning "sitting outside."

Government
Today the tribe is headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Their tribal jurisdictional area covers parts of Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman and Harmon Counties in Oklahoma. Their current Tribal Chairman is Durell Cooper III.

Tribal members must have a minimum blood quantum of 1/8 Plains Apache descent and at least 1/8 total Indian blood to enroll in the tribe.

Economic development
The Apache Tribe has previously owned and operated casinos. The Apache, "Golden Eagle Casino" and "Silver Buffalo Casino" were closed in July 2013. They also issue their own tribal license plates.

History

In the early 18th century, the Plains Apache lived around the upper Missouri River and were closely connected to the Kiowa people. They were ethnically different and spoke a different language. Plains Apache entered this alliance with the Kiowa for mutual protection against hostile tribes.

It is recorded that many Kiowa Apache did not learn the Kiowa language, preferring to communicate with their allies using the sophisticated Plains Indian Sign Language, at which the Kiowa were past masters (having probably devised much of the system).

Even before contact with Europeans, their numbers were never large, and in 1780 their population was estimated at 400.

The Kiowa Apache and Kiowa had migrated into the Southern Plains sometime around 1800. By the Treaty of Medicine Lodge in 1867 the Kiowa and Kiowa Apache settled in Western Oklahoma and Kansas. They were forced to move south of the Washita River to the Red River and Western Oklahoma with the Comanche and the Kiowa. The reservation period lasted from 1868 to 1906. The transition from the free life of Plains people to a restricted life of the reservation was more difficult for some families than others. The 1890 Census showed 1,598 Comanche at the Fort Sill reservation, which they shared with 1,140 Kiowa and 326 Kiowa Apache.

Some groups of Plains Apache refused to settle on reservations and were involved in Kiowa and Comanche uprisings, most notably the First Battle of Adobe Walls which was the largest battle of the Indian Wars. It would be the last battle in which the Natives repelled the US Army in the Southern Plains.

In 1966, the tribe organized a business committee and regained federal recognition.

Social organization
The Kiowa Apache social organization is split into numerous extended families (kustcrae), who camped together (for hunting, gathering) as local groups (gonka). The next level was the division or band, a grouping of a number of gonkas (who would come together, for mutual protection, especially in time of war).

In pre-reservation times there were at least four local groups or gonkas who frequently joined together for warring neighbouring tribes and settlements.

Dismal River culture
The Apache are linked to the Dismal River culture of the western Plains, generally attributed to the Paloma and Cuartelejo Apaches.  Jicarilla Apache pottery has also been found in some of the Dismal River complex sites. Some of the people of the Dismal River culture joined the Kiowa Apache in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Due to pressure from the Comanche from the west and Pawnee and French from the east, the Kiowa and remaining people of Dismal River culture migrated south where they later joined the Lipan Apache and Jicarilla Apache nations.

Language

The Kiowa Apache language is a member of the Southern Athabaskan language family, a division of the Na-Dene languages. The Plains Apache language, also referred to as Kiowa Apache, was the most divergent member of the subfamily. While three people spoke the language in 2006, the last fluent speaker died in 2008.

Historical chiefs

 Gonkon (Gonkan - "Stays in Tipi" or "Defends His Tipi", also known as "Apache John"). A shortened form of his full name Gon-kon-chey-has-tay-yah (Man Over His Camp).
 Tsayaditl-ti (Ta-Ka-I-Tai-Di or Da-Kana-Dit-Ta-I - "White Man", ca. *1830 - ca. †1900)
 Koon-Ka-Zachey (Kootz-Zah). A shortened form of his full name Gon-kon-chey-has-tay-yah (Man Over His Camp).
 Essa-queta (better known as Pacer or Peso, derived from Pay-Sus, ca. *? - † 1875, Pacer was the leader of the Kiowa Apace tribe. Actually, Pacer was part of the peace faction and kept the main group of Kiowa Apaches on the reservation during the Red River War of 1874-75)
 Si-tah-le ("Poor Wolf")
 Oh-ah-te-kah ("Poor Bear")
 Ah-zaah ("Prairie Wolf")

Notable tribal members
Vanessa Jennings, Plains Apache/Kiowa/Pima beadworker and regalia-maker

See also
 Apache
 Kiowa
 Classification of Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Notes

References
 Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .

Bibliography
Beatty, John. 1974. Kiowa-Apache Music and Dance. Occasional Publications in Anthropology: Ethnology Series. Number 31. Greeley, CO: Northern Colorado UP.
Bittle, William. 1954. "The Peyote Ritual of the Kiowa Apache." Oklahoma Anthropological Society. 2: 69-79.
__. 1962. "The Manatidie: A Focus for Kiowa Apache Tribal Identity." Plains Anthropologist. 7(17): 152-163.
__. 1963. "Kiowa-Apache." In Studies in the Athapaskan Languages. (Ed. Hoijer, Harry). University of California Studies in Linguistics vol. 29. Berkeley: California UP. 76-101.
__. 1964. "Six Kiowa Apache Tales." Oklahoma Papers in Anthropology. 5:8-12.
__. 1971. "A Brief History of the Kiowa Apache." Oklahoma Papers in Anthropology. 12(1): 1-34.
__. 1979. "Kiowa Apache Raiding Behavior." Oklahoma Papers in Anthropology. 20(2): 33-47.
Brant, Charles S. 1949. "The cultural position of the Kiowa-Apache." Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 5(1): 56-61.
Brant, Charles S. 1950. "Peyotism among the Kiowa-Apache and Neighboring Tribes." Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 6(2): 212-222.
Brant, Charles S. 1953.  "Kiowa-Apache Culture History: Some Further Observations." Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 9(2): 195-202.
Brant, Charles S. 1969. Jim Whitewolf: The Life of a Kiowa Apache. New York: Dover Publications.
Jordan, Julia A. 2008 Plains Apache Ethnobotany. University of Oklahoma Press.
McAllister, J. Gilbert. 1937. "Kiowa-Apache Social Organization." In Social Anthropology of North American Tribes. (ed. Eggan, Fred). Chicago: Chicago UP.99-169.
___.1949. "Kiowa Apache Tales." In The Sky is My Tipi. (ed. Boatright, Mody). Dallas: SMU Press. 1-141.
___.1970. Dävéko: Kiowa-Apache Medicine Man. Austin: Bulletin of the Texas Memorial Museum, No. 17.
Meadows, William C. 1999. Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche Military Societies. University of Texas Press, Austin.
 Opler, Morris E. (1969). Western Apache and Kiowa Apache materials relating to ceremonial payment. Ethnology, 8 (1), 122-124.
 Opler, Morris E; & Bittle, William E. (1961). The death practices and eschatology of the Kiowa Apache. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, 17 (4), 383-394.
 Schweinfurth, Kay Parker. (2002). Prayer on top of the earth: The spiritual universe of the Plains Apaches. Boulder: University Press of Colorado.

External links
 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Apache Tribe of Oklahoma (Kiowa-Apache)
 Kiowa Comanche Apache IT, Kiowa Comanche Apache Indian Territory Project

Apache tribes
Native American tribes in Oklahoma
Federally recognized tribes in the United States


Proton pencil beam scanning is becoming the standard treatment delivery technique for proton therapy centers. Scanned proton pencil beams provide a highly conformal dose distribution. The complex dose distribution poses challenges for quality assurance measurements leading to sophisticated detector setups and time consuming measurements. Fast 3D measurements are therefore desirable to verify the complex dose distribution and to enable the utilization of the full potential of proton therapy. The overall objective of this project is to improve volumetric scintillators detectors to provide 3D measurements for applications for beam commissioning, quality assurance program, and patient-specific treatment delivery verification.
Detectors based on volumetric scintillators are gaining interest for use in proton therapy because they promise fast and high-resolution proton beam measurements. However, the scintillators' response depends on the ionization density of the incident radiation, termed ionization quenching. For protons and other heavy charged particles, the ionization density, which is quantified as the linear energy transfer (LET), varies as a function of depth. Therefore, quenching introduces a non-linear response to the absorbed dose of proton beams. To fully utilize volumetric scintillator detectors for dose verification, ionization quenching correction factors are needed.
Previous studies have shown the feasibility of using multiple cameras to image volumetric scintillators for obtaining real-time measurements, and 3D information. Furthermore, ionization quenching correction models based on the widely used Birks' equation was shown to have lower dose accuracy at the Bragg peak for low-energy beams. The purpose of this study is to accurately determine the ionization quenching correction factors and to characterize a novel 3D scintillator detector for scanned proton beams.
The 3D scintillator detector consisted of a liquid scintillator filled tank imaged by three identical sCMOS cameras. The system exhibited a high spatial (0.20 mm) and temporal resolution (10 ms). It was capable of capturing and verifying the range of all the 94 beam energies delivered by the synchrotron with sub-millimeter accuracy. The use of multiple orthogonally positioned cameras allows for detecting the precise locations of delivered beams in 3D. The beam images captured by the detector were synchronized with synchrotron beam delivery trigger signals. The developed image acquisition technique demonstrates the capability of the detector to capture single spots with a reproducible accuracy of 2%. Ionization quenching correction factors were used to correct the response of scintillators for dose linearity. The EDSE scintillation model was explored which relates the scintillation light emission to the energy deposition by secondary electrons.
This project explored key improvements necessary for volumetric scintillator-based detector and demonstrated the capabilities of a novel 3D scintillator detector as a potential comprehensive quality assurance tool and for patient treatment verification detector for spot scanning proton therapy.


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You are provided with substance L. Carry out food tests on the substance using the reagents provided. Record your procedure, observations and conclusions in the table below. (9mks)
Food substance
During a visit to a museum, students were shown ten specimens of organisms on display. The teacher provided a dichotomous key (shown in a separate page) to enable them to place each species on display into its taxonomic group. Five of the specimens that were on display are shown in the diagrams provided.
Dichotomous Key.
(a) Animal with a flattened body….. …………………………………..go to 9.
(b)Animal without a flattened body……………………………………. go to 2.
(a)Animal with body in a shell ………………………………………….Mollusca.
(b)Animal with body in shell………………………………………….. go to 3.
(a)Animal with segmented body….. …………………………………….go to 4.
(b)Animal with body not segmented…………………………………….Nematoda.
(a)Animal with jointed appendages go to 6.
(b) Animal without jointed appendages to 5.
(a)Animal with long and cyndrical body…………………………………..annelida.
(b)Animal with short stout body………………………………………….. Trenada.
(a) Animal with antennae…………………………………………………...go to7.
(b) Animal without antennae ….. ………………………………………….go to 8.
(a)Animal with one pair of antennae……………………………………… Insecta.
(b) Animal with more than one pair of antennae………………………….. crustacean.
(a)Animal with pincer –like mouthparts………………………………….. Arachida.
(b) Animal with sucking mouth parts………………………………….….Acarina.
(a)Animal with long ribbon-like body ……………………….…………….cestoda.
(b) Animal with circular body………………………………………….. rinoidea).
Use the dichotomous key to identify the taxonomic group of each of the five specimens shown in the drawings.
In each case, show in sequence the steps (ef 1a,2a,5a, 7b) in the key that you followed to arrive at the identity of each specimen.(5mks)
Animal Steps followed Identity
E …………………………. ……………………………
F ………………………… ……………………………
G ………………………… ……………………………
H ………………………… ……………………………
J ………………………… ……………………………
Name the phylum and the class to which specimen M belongs (2mks)
Name the observation features that enabled you to place it in the class above. (3mks)
With the help of a hand lens, examine the body of specimen M.
State with a reason in each case he observable features that enable the specimen to be a disease vector. (2mks
Name one disease transmitted by specimen M.(1mk)
State two methods that can be used to prevent specimen M from spreading diseases. (2mks)
You are provided with specimens labeled S1 S2 and S3
Using a scarpel blade split S1 longitudinally and draw a well labeled diagram to show the internal structures. State your magnification (4mks)
With a reason, state the class to which the plant from specimen S1 belongs to.
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Reason(1mk)
Specimen S2 is a germinated seedling of S1. In the table below, name three structures and say which structure in S1developed into the structure in S2.
Structure in S1
Using specimens S1 and S3 ,name the type of germination in :-
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Account for the type of germination in :-
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To a little of substance L
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Blue-blackcolour forms
Starch present;
Reducing sugar
To a little of substance L in a test tube add equal amount of Benedict's solution and heat to boil.
Colour remains blue
Reducing sugars
To a little L,add a little sodium hydroxide followed by a little copper(II) sulphate solution and shake the mixture.
Purple colour forms
Protein present;
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E 1b,2a; Mollusca
F 1b,2b,3a,4a,6a,7b; Crustacea;
G 1b,2b,3a,4a,6b,8a; Arachnida;
H 1b,2b,3a,4b,5a; Annelida;
J 1a,9a; Cestoda; Each entry ½mk
Phylum: Arthropoda(1mk)
Class:Insecta (1mk)
Has three body parts;
Has three pairs of legs
Has one pair of wings;
Has one pair of antennae; max 3mks
Presence of legs that walk on contaminated surfaces;
Presence of wings that facilitate movement to and from contaminated surfaces;
Hairly body on which disease causing microorganisms attach;
Has a proboscis to suck /contaminate food; any 2 (2mks)
Cholera/dysentery(1mk)
Covering food;
Proper disposal of waste /rubbish;
Eradication of houseflies using insecticides; any 2 (2mks)
Magnification – 1mk.
Each correct label-½ mk.
Correct drawing (1mk)
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Reason :Has two cotyledons has network veins /has at a tap root system.(1mk)
Plumule
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Root system;
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S3 – Hypogeal (1mk)
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Norman is a qualified social worker whose career in social work began in 1979 with Clwyd County Council before moving to Cheshire County Council. Norman joined voluntary adoption agency Adoption Matters in 1985, initially as a team manager moving up to Chief Executive in 1992. Since then, alongside leading the agency through significant growth and success, Norman has tirelessly campaigned to raise the profile of adoption and the status of the Voluntary/Independent Adoption sector.
His involvement in a number of key national initiatives and working groups on adoption includes:
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- an executive member and twice chair of CVAA, helping to drive developments and policy, such as the equalising of the Inter-agency fee
- Formerly a member of the Board of Trustees of the British Association Adoption and Fostering (BAAF).
- Contributing to several publications including: Barriers to Adoption? Variations In The Use of Adoption By Local Authorities; When Two Become One – A Guide To Merger For Voluntary Sector Organisations Working With Children And Families and No Place Like Home: Improving Adoption Services.
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He was awarded:
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- an Honorary Degree from the University of Chester in 2012 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to social work, adoption services and the family.
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