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EMR-ISAC InfoGram May 20 – COPS report on law enforcement suicide released; CMS waiver authorizes reimbursements to EMS agencies for treatment-in-place during COVID-19 PHE
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Volume 21 — Issue 20 | May 20, 2021
COPS releases report to Congress on Law Enforcement Officer Suicide
The Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) released a special report last month, Law Enforcement Suicide: 2020 Report to Congress. The report was requested due to concerns about the increasing number of suicides among first responders, and a need to assess the availability of existing mental health resources for law enforcement agencies specifically.
Law enforcement officers face a number of unique occupational hazards. Many of these are psychological, including higher exposure than the general population to stress and trauma. Law enforcement officers are at higher risk for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, cardiovascular disease and addiction.
The purpose of the report is to help the Congress better understand what the law enforcement profession is currently doing to prevent suicide and protect law enforcement officer mental health, as well as what more can or should be done. It provides a review of peer responder programs and makes recommendations for establishing evidence-based behavioral health and suicide prevention efforts for both law enforcement and other first responders.
First, this report presents what we know about peer responder programs in law enforcement— including train-the-trainer programs—and partnerships with behavioral health clinicians designed to support law enforcement agency employees in the wake of a crisis.
Second, it assesses the availability of mental health resources for law enforcement personnel and the use of counseling and other programs focused on suicide prevention within law enforcement agencies across the country.
Finally, the report includes a look at the efforts initiated since the passage of the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act, signed into law in January 2018. It identifies five key elements that are needed to assist the Department of Justice in its ongoing efforts to aid state and local agencies in implementing behavioral health and suicide prevention programs for first responders:
Increase support for peer-led prevention programs that build resiliency, educate gatekeepers, and capitalize on the strong peer networks that officers already rely on for support and advice.
Support efforts to maximize the availability and variety of peer support programs that are backed by clinical partners so that agency size and location is not a barrier to service access.
Similarly, support state and national programs for retirees.
Improve privilege laws at both federal and state levels so that help-seeking behavior is protected.
Strengthen confidentiality policies within agencies while building culturally competent programs.
(Source: COPS)
CMS waiver authorizes reimbursements to EMS agencies for treatment-in-place without transport during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a waiver on Medicare treatment-in-place (TIP) for ground ambulance services, effective retroactively to March 1, 2020 and remaining in effect for the duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The authority for the waiver was given to CMS as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed on March 11, 2021.
The waiver provides reimbursement to ambulance services for 911 responses made to patients who were not transported to local emergency departments due to community-wide protocol designed to preserve health system capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to be eligible for these reimbursement costs from CMS, the waiver requires:
The ground ambulance service was furnished in response to a 911 call (or the equivalent in areas without a 911 call system).
The patient would have been transported to a destination permitted under Medicare regulations but such transport didn't occur as a result of community-wide emergency medical service (EMS) protocols due to the COVID-19 PHE.
In addition to meeting the above requirements, EMS agencies have to do their homework to ensure that any community-wide protocols they may be operating under to encourage treatment-in-place rather than transport to a hospital are clearly documented ahead of time.
The value of TIP within the American Rescue Plan Act was scored by the Congressional Budget Office with a value of $10 million. The CMS waiver and its payments will probably not make EMS whole for the hard work and sacrifice it has delivered during the COVID-19 PHE over the last year. However, the CMS waiver is still very significant to EMS agencies for a number of reasons:
The President of the American Ambulance Association (AAA), in a briefing last month for the 2021 EMS On the Hill Day, highlighted that the majority of patients served by EMS are on Medicare and add-ons to the Medicare payments are therefore critical to EMS agencies.
The waiver, even if only temporary during the PHE, acknowledges that a patient has been provided with treatment without transport, which emphasizes EMS agencies' role as more than just an ambulance transport function.
Treatment-in-place is part of CMS's new payment model, Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport, or ET3. This model has potential cost savings for both EMS and CMS, as well as the potential for improved services for patients.
The passing of legislation making the CMS waiver possible was the product of collaborative work between CMS and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), AAA, the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the International Association of Fire Fighters.
(Source: EMS1.com)
NCSC releases guidance on Insider Threat Mitigation for US Critical Infrastructure Entities
Webinars: FEMA Exercise Starter Kit for Workshop on Reconstituting Operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
The U.S. Fire Administration operates the Emergency Management and Response – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC).
For information regarding the EMR-ISAC visit www.usfa.dhs.gov/emr-isac or contact the EMR-ISAC office at: (301) 447-1325 and/or fema-emr-isac@fema.dhs.gov.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) released a report in March 2021, Insider Threat Mitigation for U.S. Critical Infrastructure Entities: Guidelines from an Intelligence Perspective.
The new publication focuses on the human threats to U.S. critical infrastructure, including employees at critical infrastructure organizations who may be exploited by foreign adversaries. The 16 critical infrastructure sectors feature not only physical assets like roads and fiber, but also the intellectual capital behind them. The people involved in health care, energy research, food production, and many more areas are among the primary targets of foreign adversaries who seek to gain access to our critical resources for nefarious purposes.
Additionally, the report highlights that much of U.S. critical infrastructure is privately-owned. Therefore, securing the critical infrastructure is not solely a function of the U.S. Intelligence Community or even the federal government. Solutions must involve the private sector and other stakeholders.
To help guard against such threats, the publication recommends that critical infrastructure entities, at a minimum:
Have an insider threat program that identifies individual anomalous behavior at an early stage and the resources to respond appropriately.
Respond in a way that fosters trust across the organization and leverages the workforce as a partner.
The first step of successful mitigation is threat awareness. Security posture assessments can help determine if your organization performs "intelligence-like" functions -- the ability to gather and process information relevant to organizational security. Key elements of an intelligence function to enhance critical infrastructure security include:
Creating a security intelligence program to analyze threats and vulnerabilities to personnel, physical, and information disciplines.
Conducting trend analysis of frequent security violations and patterns of "close call" incidents.
Developing a communications plan to educate the workforce of security concerns.
Integrating multiple organizational disciplines (human resources, wellness, Information Technology, etc.) into security planning and operations.
Staying current on internal and external threats (and looking over the horizon).
Ensuring resources are available for cross-organization learning.
Incorporating full civil liberties and privacy protections into security and intelligence-like programs.
(Source: ODNI)
FEMA has developed an Exercise Starter Kit with sample documents and guidance your organization can use to conduct your own planning workshop on returning to full operations, also called "reconstitution."
The Starter Kit is designed to achieve the following objectives:
Assess actions needed to safely return to full operations according to appropriate time-phased guidelines.
Determine how plans, policies and practices may need to be adapted to safeguard the workforce during reconstitution, consistent with appropriate COVID-19 guidance and recommended community mitigation measures.
Identify potential mitigating measures or solutions to remaining risks or challenges that adversely impact our ability to perform all functions, including providing services to customers and the public.
Suggested discussion questions for the workshop build upon reconstitution planning principles and relevant White House guidance for employers included in the Guidelines for Opening Up America Again. The discussion questions focus on four discussion themes: People; facilities; messaging and communications; and resources and logistics. The desired outcome from the workshop is a roadmap for a functional reconstitution plan tailored to the organization's unique needs.
The Exercise Starter Kit includes a sample facilitator guide and a set of PowerPoint slides for conducting the workshop and a Fact Sheet on Reconstituting Operations. The slide set is designed to be adapted and customized.
To help organizations implement their workshop, FEMA is providing a series of webinars on how to use the Starter Kits. Upcoming webinars will be held:
Friday, May 28, 2021, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST
Monday, June 7, 2021, 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. EST
Both webinars will cover identical material. They are free and open to anyone interested.
For more information on the Exercise Starter Kit, see FEMA's Fact Sheet. For additional related resources from FEMA, visit its resource collection for Coronavirus Emergency Management Best Practices, and FEMA's many Exercise and Preparedness Tools offered as part of its National Exercise Program (NEP).
(Source: FEMA)
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TLP Information
President issues Executive Order to bolster Nation's cybersecurity
The President of the United States, on Wednesday, May 12, signed a much-anticipated executive order aimed at strengthening the protection of computer networks and systems across the federal government and the nation. It comes as the United States grapples with multiple ongoing cybersecurity incidents.
The order had been in the works since the early days of the administration but deemed urgently needed in light of recent cybersecurity incidents. The exploited SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange flaws and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack have been damaging to various agencies and U.S. critical infrastructure.
Among many inclusions, the order calls for the modernization and implementation of stronger cybersecurity standards across the federal government for information and operational technology. It aims to help move agencies to "secure cloud services and a zero-trust architecture, and mandates deployment of multifactor authentication and encryption [within] a specific time period," a fact sheet the White House published on the order notes.
The administration also calls for the making of a standardized playbook and sets definitions for cyber incident responses that government entities will be expected to employ.
(Source: NextGov)
Montana focuses on ransomware defense, shifting to zero trust
As the recent ransomware attack against a vital oil and gas pipeline operator, Colonial Pipeline, makes clear, such attacks are not going away and are becoming more persistent and targeting higher-profile entities.
Even before the attack, the state of Montana's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) worried about precisely this kind of a ransomware attack targeting the state's data and systems. Continuing to combat ransomware remains one of Montana's top cybersecurity objectives.
In addition to taking steps to guard against ransomware, Montana is also moving toward a zero-trust cybersecurity architecture and implementing an enterprise governance, risk and compliance approach. Although there have been indications recently that state and local governments are interested in adopting a zero-trust approach to cybersecurity, it is much more widely discussed (and deployed) at the federal level right now.
Zero-trust cybersecurity departs from traditional network-centric security, in which users are trusted once they have gained access to an agency's network. In a zero-trust architecture, which is based on data security, no user or endpoint is trusted, access controls are granular and users and devices are continuously required to authenticate themselves — enabling a motto of "never trust, always verify."
(Source: StateTech Magazine)
Cybercriminals scanned for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers within five minutes of news going public
According to a review of threat data from enterprise companies that was compiled between January and March this year, threat actors began searching the web for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers within five minutes of Microsoft's security advisory going public. When critical vulnerabilities in popular software are announced to the public, a race often occurs between threat actors and IT admins, with one group looking for suitable targets and the other performing risk assessments and implementing patches. The attackers gain the upper hand when a proof-of-concept is available or when a bug is relatively easy to exploit.
The announcement of zero-day vulnerabilities can attract attackers' scans within 15 minutes of public disclosure, says the report. Attackers were able to work faster on the Microsoft Exchange flaws than IT admin, with the first scans detected in no more than five minutes. The incident occurred on March 2 when Microsoft went public with the existence of four zero-day vulnerabilities in its Exchange Server. The flaws were targeted by the Chinese APT group Hafnium and other APTs such as Tick, Winnti Group, and LuckyMouse.
(Source: OODALoop)
Center for Internet Security (CIS) releases CIS Controls v8 to reflect evolving technology, threats
On May 18, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) announced the release of CIS Controls v8. The CIS Controls are a prioritized set of Safeguards to mitigate the most prevalent cyber-attacks against systems and networks. They are mapped to and referenced by multiple legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks, and have recently been included in state cybersecurity statutes in Ohio and Utah. The updated Controls have been enhanced to keep up with modern systems and software, and the ever-changing cyber ecosystem, and includes cloud and mobile technologies.
Physical devices, fixed boundaries, and discrete islands of security implementation are less important in the new version; this is reflected through revised terminology and grouping of Safeguards (formerly Sub-Controls), resulting in a decrease of the number of Controls from 20 to 18. The 18 top-level Controls contain 153 Safeguards that provide a prioritized path to improve an enterprise's cybersecurity posture.
The v8 release is not just an update to the Controls; the whole ecosystem surrounding the Controls has been (or soon will be) updated as well.
CIS is home to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), the trusted resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) government entities.
(Source: Center for Internet Security)
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SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rebounded on Tuesday despite a further slide in US tech shares, while the Canadian dollar soared on the possibility interest rates might go up sooner than expected.
European stocks markets were also poised to recover from Monday's sell-off, with financial spreadbetter CMC Markets expecting Britain's FTSE to open 0.4 per cent higher, Germany's DAX to rise 0.2 per cent and France's CAC 40 to start the day up 0.1 per cent.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 per cent, recouping about half of the previous session's losses as regional tech shares regained their composure.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Information Technology index steadied, after sliding 1.4 per cent on Monday.
Some analysts had predicted Asian tech shares would not see as intense a selloff as their US peers as their valuations were less stretched.
"Comparatively, valuations for the IT sector in the Asia Pacific region are less expensive compared to the US, which may be why we're not seeing the situation further aggravate for a second session," said Jingyi Pan, market strategist at IG in Singapore.
"Moreover, we have also seen the market buying into the sector following the initial drop on the S&P 500 index in Monday's session.
Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.1 per cent.
South Korea's KOSPI gained 0.5 per cent, with the biggest stock Samsung Electronics up 0.5 per cent after Monday's 1.6 per cent slump.
Naver Corp and LG Innotek, which led Asian losses on Monday, were flat and 1.3 per cent higher, respectively.
Taiwan's tech-heavy benchmark index added 0.3 per cent, with the biggest company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co little changed.
Major Apple supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry slipped 0.5 per cent, but that was a moderation from Monday's 2.9 per cent slump.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.4 per cent and Chinese shares climbed 0.3 per cent.
On Wall Street, tech giants including Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Microsoft were sold for the second consecutive day on Monday.
That dragged the Nasdaq down 0.5 per cent, the S&P 500 0.1 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.2 per cent.
In currencies, the Canadian dollar extended Monday's strong gains, after a Bank of Canada official said the central bank would assess if it needs to keep interest rates at near-record lows as the economy grows.
That was a change in tone for the central bank, which said earlier this year that rate cuts remain on the table.
The "loonie," which hit a two-month high during the session, strengthened about 0.25 per cent to trade at C$1.329, after gaining 1.1 per cent on Monday.
The dollar inched higher to 110 yen, after falling 0.3 per cent on Monday, ahead of a widely expected interest rate increase by the US Federal Reserve this week.
A small majority of traders in China's financial markets think its central bank will likely raise short-term interest rates again this week if the US Federal Reserve hikes its key policy rate, according to a poll.
The Bank of Japan, which is also meeting this week, is expected to keep its monetary policy unchanged.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of trade-weighted peers, rose 0.1 per cent to 97.219.


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Svolge l'attività di caratterista dagli anni novanta, soprattutto sul piccolo schermo, dove ha interpretato molti ruoli in diverse serie televisive.

I suoi ruoli televisivi più noti sono probabilmente quelli di Edgar Stiles in 37 episodi di 24 (per il quale nel 2007 è stato candidato allo Screen Actors Guild Award per il miglior cast in una serie drammatica) e dell'agente Skip Lipari ne I Soprano.

Ha partecipato anche a diverse pellicole sul grande schermo.

Filmografia parziale

Cinema
 Beverly Hills Cop III - Un piedipiatti a Beverly Hills III (Beverly Hills Cop III), regia di John Landis (1994)
Assassini nati - Natural Born Killers (Natural Born Killers), regia di Oliver Stone (1994)
I soliti sospetti (The Usual Suspects), regia di Bryan Singer (1995)
Due padri di troppo (Fathers' Day), regia di Ivan Reitman (1997)
La rapina (3000 Miles to Graceland), regia di Demian Lichtenstein (2001)
Animal (The Animal), regia di Luke Greenfield (2001)
Confidence - La truffa perfetta (Confidence), regia di James Foley (2003)
The Spirit, regia di Frank Miller (2008)
Any Day Now, regia di Travis Fine (2012)
Runner, Runner, regia di Brad Furman (2013)
C'era una volta Steve McQueen (Finding Steve McQueen), regia di Mark Steven Johnson (2019)

Televisione
Fantasilandia (Fantasy Island) - serie TV, 11 episodi (1998)
I Soprano (The Sopranos) - serie TV, 9 episodi (2000-2001) - Skip Lipari
24 - serie TV, 37 episodi (2006) - Edgar Stiles
Detective Monk (Monk) - serie TV, episodio 8x04 (2009)
Chuck (serie televisiva) - serie TV, 1 episodio (2010) - Scotty
Mob City - serie TV (2014)
Young Rock - serie TV, 2 episodi (2021) - Zio Nicky

Doppiaggio
 Ronal Barbaren, regia di Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Philip Einstein Lipski e Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen (2011) — versione inglese

Doppiatori italiani
Roberto Stocchi in 24, Confidence - La truffa perfetta
Fabrizio Vidale in Assassini nati - Natural Born Killers
Claudio Fattoretto in La rapina
Pasquale Anselmo in I Soprano
Bruno Conti in Beverly Hills Cop III - Un piedipiatti a Beverly Hills
Luca Graziani in C'era una volta Steve McQueen

Collegamenti esterni

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The Rep Prioritizes Patron Safety in Decision to Delay Live Theatre Productions
Wednesday | Dec. 30, 2020
To ensure the health and safety of Rep patrons, artists and staff, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will postpone the March production of Little Shop of Horrors due to recent coronavirus surges in the region.
"We are committed to keeping our Rep patrons, artists and staff safe so we can continue to bring the magic of theatre to St. Louis for many years to come," said Hana S. Sharif, Augustin Family Artistic Director at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. "We are disappointed that health conditions require us to postpone our reunion, but we are fueled by the enormous generosity, patience and support of our patrons and filled with optimism, energy and excitement about the future."
In consultation with health experts, Rep leadership remains optimistic that the combination of vaccines, safety protocols and socially distanced seating at the new Catherine B. Berges Theatre will allow the organization to produce an extraordinary in-person theatrical experience as scheduled in May with Mlima's Tale. Written by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, Mlima's Tale is a moving, lyrical journey through the dark world of the international ivory trade.
Until then, The Rep continues to stretch the bounds of how patrons can experience theatre through unique and inspiring virtual events. "Cooking, Carols and Cocktails," a four-part virtual series that highlights some of St. Louis' best food, music and personalities, is available on demand through Jan. 31. Additionally, "The Glowy Snowy Day," based on the book "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, reimagines the award-winning children's book using gigantic illuminated puppets. This free, drive-through event for families runs Jan. 1-3, 2021.
Each subscriber who purchased Flex Pass tickets will be called by a member of The Rep's box office to answer questions and walk patrons through their options. Flex Passes may be used for additional Mlima's Tale tickets, any of The Rep's upcoming virtual programs or saved for The Rep's 2021-22 season.
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Eurovision song is 'soaring ballad'
Engelbert Humperdinck will sing a "soaring ballad" at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, it has been announced, in a performance staged by celebrity choreographer Arlene Phillips.
The 75-year-old crooner will be accompanied on stage by guitarist James Bryan, who is known for his performances with Nelly Furtado.
Engelbert, who was unveiled earlier this month as the surprise choice to represent the UK after boy band Blue finished a disappointing 11th last year, said: "I have my eyes on the prize with my song, Love Will Set You Free.
"I'm very proud of the song and with the nation behind me, I feel ready and look forward to the rollercoaster ride that is Eurovision!"
The BBC had already announced that an unnamed song was being written by Sacha Skarbek - who teamed up with James Blunt to compose his global hit You're Beautiful - and Grammy-winning producer Martin Terefe.
The track has now been recorded in London, Los Angeles and Nashville.
Veteran singer Engelbert, who enjoyed his last top 10 hit 42 years ago, will be representing the UK at the 57th Eurovision Song Contest, taking place in May in Baku, Azerbaijan.
BBC creative director of entertainment Derek McLean said: "As Eurovision draws ever closer, we are delighted to announce that Engelbert will perform Love Will Set You Free to a worldwide audience of millions at the Eurovision Song Contest.
"It is a soaring ballad that has been crafted by some of the best people in music.
"With credentials like these, and our very own music legend on vocals, this year our Eurovision entry is second to none."


Who is eligible for membership of the Ordinariate?
1. The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham ipso iure possesses juridic personality and is juridically equivalent to a diocese. It includes those faithful, of every category and state of life, who, originally having belonged to the Anglican Communion, are now in full communion with the Catholic Church, OR who have received the sacraments of initiation within the jurisdiction of the Ordinariate itself, OR who are received into it because they are part of a family belonging to the Ordinariate.
Art 5 §2. A person who has been baptized in the Catholic Church but who has not completed the Sacraments of Initiation, and subsequently returns to the faith and practice of the Church as a result of the evangelizing mission of the Ordinariate, may be admitted to membership in the Ordinariate and receive the Sacrament of Confirmation or the Sacrament of the Eucharist or both.
Art. 5 §1 … Those who have received all of the Sacraments of Initiation outside the Ordinariate are NOT ordinarily eligible for membership, unless they are members of a family belonging to the Ordinariate.
Of course, the Ordinariate is for groups of Anglicans, so, obviously, if people can become part of a group, or at least be associated with one, that would be best. But there remains a major problem for isolated laity. It is quite clear from Fr. Ghirlanda's commentary on the Apostolic Constitution that the Ordinariate is both for groups and individuals. So no one should miss out on belonging to the Ordinariate who wants to, just because they cannot belong to a group.
So, individuals who live where there is no group can still be part of the Ordinariate, but they worship at a local diocesan church. My advice is to go and see the local Catholic priest as a first step, and we can take it from there. People should ask if they can be catechised and received into the Catholic Church and register not as a member of that local parish but as a member of the Ordinariate. This is entirely possible.
Individuals would thus worship in the local diocesan Catholic Church and perhaps sometimes go and visit an Ordinariate group elsewhere for contact and support. It may even be possible to register with a group at a distance, even though a person would not normally worship with it. We hope that, should a group form (and that may be possible if we get 5 or 6 people at least), it could form a nucleus around which more Church life could grow into a viable regular congregation. The number constituting a group is not defined, but it is meant to be a "little church". Until a group can form itself with some strength and momentum, an individual would still be a member of the Ordinariate, although normally worshipping at an existing local Catholic Church.
Those who feel God is calling them in the direction of the Ordinariate should come. If people experience real problems with what I have suggested, they should come back to us and we will not lose track of people seeking to join the Ordinariate.
The Catholic Church understands that people coming into the Catholic Church from the Anglican Church, and in particular Anglo-Catholics, who are already well versed in their Christian faith and Church life, are in a different category from standard catechumens or candidates and need to be treated in a different way.
For instance, in the catechesis of a practising Anglican, you would not need to spend a lot of time on the Nicene Creed. A well instructed Anglican would believe and comprehend it in any case, otherwise they would hardly be at the point of seeking to belong to the Roman Catholic Church. That said, however, there are real differences between the Anglican and Catholic Church: different ways of doing things and different ways of expressing and understanding the faith. For some this may be problematic and need to be worked through. So a more suitable catechetical programme should be followed. Priests can obtain advice from us.
It is worth saying that any enquirer as an individual or in a group is under no pressure because they simply wish to explore possibilities. If someone goes through the course and then says that they are not quite ready, that is fine. At the moment, enquirers have been asked to fill in a little form on which we record people's details. This includes a place for them to sign, confirming that they believe all that is taught by the Catholic Church to be true. Some people have told me that they are not ready to sign it yet, so I have said "Don't sign it." It is not necessary for people to do so until they are ready to be received, and the period of exploration and discernment is still under way. It is a personal profession of faith that has to be right for each person.
What about retired Anglican clergy – will they be able to belong to the Catholic Church through the Ordinariate and continue to serve in a priestly ministry? The questions that have to be answered about individual priests not linked to a group are: a) are they useful to the Ordinariate or could they be? and b) are they useful to the local diocese or could they be?
It is quite possible for someone to be ordained within the Ordinariate, who would normally exercise his ministry within the diocesan context because he is not linked to a group and has no group he can be linked to. But it would require me to have a conversation with the local Catholic bishop about that person from the beginning, as it would be a question of whether he is going to be useful and work alongside the other priests in the diocese.
There is also the question of how the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith will look at applications from people who are not in groups. In any case, there needs to be a pastoral process of discernment for each of the priests who enter the Ordinariate and that will always involve a conversation with the local Catholic bishop about his views and needs. That is because we do not expect the Ordinariate clergy to be confined to ministering within the Ordinariate. Diocesan priests are overworked and they have a lot of pressure on them. There are big congregations and the more the Ordinariate clergy help the local clergy, the more the Ordinariate will be accepted as part of the natural Catholic life of the Church.
If, after having read this you still have queries or are interested in joining the Ordinariate, please do not hesitate to contact us at: ordinariateexpats@gmx.de .
You can also join the Personal Ordinariate if you are a former Methodist, according to a CDF clarification in 2013. I am the first person from a Methodist background to become a member of the Personal Ordinariate here in Australia a few weeks ago on the basis of Anglican tradition (apparently the Anglican Communion considers Mthodism a part of Anglican tradition or at least that's the way my Ordinary understands it).
I found this out after enquiring with the local Ordinary here in Australia who made enquiries to the US Personal Ordinariate to confirm this and obtain the relevant form. I was already a Catholic having come in the Church in 2004 and recently transferred to the Personal Ordinariate from the Archdiocese I had been in since 2004.
I was originally baptised as a Methodist, never a formal member of an Anglican Church (although at one point in my past I had attended an Anglican church for about a year but never formally became Anglican).


It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Richard (Rich) Kerr.
Richard is survived by his children Chris (Amy), Greg, Step-daughters Teressa (Greg), Lauri (Mike), grandchildren Gabe, Alba, Luckas, Alexandria, Allison, Ava, Kendra, Jessica and cousins Flora & Andy. He is predeceased by his parents, Kenneth and Rita Kerr, and stepfather Jens Nielsen.
Richard was born in Terrace in March 1948 and was the first baby born at the first hospital of Terrace. His grandfather Alexander Kerr was an early pioneer settler who came to Terrace with his wife Flora in 1908. The family ran Kerr & Sons Orchards and fruit farm near the Skeena river on Keith Avenue, where Richard lived throughout his childhood.
Richard attend Saint George's private school in Vancouver for a number of years before moving on to attending the University of British Columbia. He returned to Terrace after his education was complete where he had a long career in forestry and industrial work as a heavy duty equipment operator. Richard's career took him to various locations, including Mexico for a number of years.
Richard loved old cars and enjoyed traveling all over the world. He had an amazing circle of friends in Terrace, and loved his family, often travelling long distances to spend time with his kids & grandkids. Richard will be missed by all who knew him.
Any expressions of sympathy may be sent in memory of Richard to the Kimmunity Angels of Terrace.
Richard's family invites friends to gather to remember him on Saturday, May 18th, 11 am at the Knox United Church in Terrace.


As you probably already know, there are many benefits to packing light – aside from it being less stressful, it can save you time and money, since you won't have to wait around at baggage claim for your suitcase to show up or wait in line to check it in, nor will you have to pay to store it on the plane like so many airlines nowadays are now asking people to do, and you certainly won't run the risk of excess baggage fees.
So, in this post we're going to share with you some of our top tips for packing light.
Planning ahead is always the best thing to start with since most people will just pack everything they think they need instead of what they actually need, and this means that most of the stuff going into the suitcase is stuff that you end up bringing back with you, so making a packing list is a good way to keep yourself on track. You can either find a packing list template online that you can download, use a simple spreadsheet, a tool like Trello, or even just plain old pen and paper – the point is finding something that works for you and keeps you from overpacking.
Again, like when making your packing list, you should take into account the number of days you're going to be away, then look at the activities you're going to be doing during that time, and also the time of year. Summer will require lighter clothing than winter, but that doesn't mean you need to take 4 outfits per day.
Now that you have this information, then plan out the outfits for each day – of course you can mix and match and you don't need to wear the allocated outfit for that day, but the idea is to have only what you need for each day and not 3 weeks worth of stuff for a 5 day break.
Since shoes are actually the things that will take up most space in your luggage, then you need to choose these carefully. Instead of taking a pair for each day or occasion, why not take 2-3 pairs that could work for multiple occasions, such as a pair of Mens wide fit shoes that could work during the day and at night.
Travel-sized cosmetics will allow you to save space in your luggage, and they're often more than enough for what you need during your trip, so even if you're not just carrying hand luggage, in which case travel cosmetics will be required, then you're going to find these a lot more practical and convenient to travel with anyway.
Although it's not always going to be possible – especially not for longer winter trips, you should try to travel with hand luggage as much as you can since it will save you so much stress, but also save you time and money.
We're very proud to bring you this feature in association with Wide Fit Shoes.


The southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a diving duck. There are two subspecies, the South American (southern) pochard N. e. erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, 1833) and the African (southern) pochard N. e. brunnea (Eyton, 1838).
The South American pochard has a fragmented range and is found from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina to Chile. Here it occurs in a wide variety of shallow fresh waters with submerged vegetation, from the lowlands up to 3,700 metres.
The African pochard occurs from the Cape to the Ethiopian highlands on water bodies with or without emergent vegetation. They are suspected to have been strong migrants in the past but the construction of numerous farm dams seems to allow them a more sedentary lifestyle. They reach highest concentrations in Africa's central plateaus and in the south-western winter rainfall region.
This bird is sociable and gregarious. It has been seen in groups of up to 5,000. The clutch consists of six to fifteen eggs.
The South American population of this species has gone through a large decline, possibly due to habitat degradation (siltation caused by soil erosion degrades the rich macrophyte waterbodies favoured by the species) (Kear 2005b). In Africa this species is threatened through the transformation of wetlands into agricultural land (del Hoyo et al.1992, Kear 2005b) and through entanglement in gill nets (Kear 2005b). The species is also susceptible to avian botulism, so may be threatened by future outbreaks of the disease (van Heerden 1974).
The nest is a basin-shaped construction of plant material that is usually well hidden in tall emergent vegetation such as papyrus, reeds or sedges, either above the water, along the bank or a little way from the water in tall grass (Kear 2005b). Nests have also occasionally been reported in exposed positions in sedge, on dam walls, in old antbear holes and in old nests of other water birds (Brown et al. 1982).
Rarely seen in captive wildfowl collections. Ringsize for captive bred birds is 11mm.


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纪录自己入门IOS

To Do 利用到的IOS知识有:

storyboard界面设计

IOS应用生命周期

视图控制器ViewController

storyboard的界面跳转segue

数据和视图分离的MVC模式

存取简单的XML数据到本地

Text Field,Lable,Button,NavigationController,Table View Controller,Image View,Bar Button Item,Table View,Table View Cell的使用

UI控件和Controller绑定的方法

通过协议代理实现界面间数据传递

查看TO DO的完整代码,应用的制作过程是跟着Github上的kidscoding做的iOS开发初学者入门教程来的

从之前学习Android开发,自己就是从只有C和C++基础,然后先学习了Java的基本语法和数据类型之后,就直接混着Android SDK做应用开发了,随着后门开发的深入又学习了Java的其他特性。总结学习移动开发,先搞懂开发语言的基础知识和数据结构这些之后,就可以开始进行移动开发了。

于是学习了Objective-C的基础知识之后,便跟着教程做了这个简单的应用。

在开始阶段学习的Objective-C基础有:

Objective-C特有的语法:

所有非面向对象的语法,包括变量类型,预处理器,流程控制,函数声明与调用都与C语言一致。

但有些C语言合法代码在objective-c中表达意思不一定相同。比如布尔表达式,Objective-C 中增加BOOL类型来表示YES、NO,注意不是TRUE、FALSE,Objective-C中,非零值未必是BOOL的YES,但是0 一定是NO。

消息传递

Objective-C里,与其说对象互相调用方法,不如说对象之间互相传递消息更为精确

调用方法视为对对象发送消息,所有方法都被视为对消息的回应

一个类别不保证一定会回应收到的消息,如果类别收到了一个无法处理的消息,程序只会抛出异常,不会出错或崩溃

字符串

Objective-C提供了一个字符串的包装类NSString,提供了许多常用的字符串操作方法

在普通的字符串前加一个@符号,就可以快速创建NSString对象

类

Interface 声明部分,清楚定义了类的名称、数据成员和方法。 以关键字@interface作为开始,@end作为结束

加号(+)代表类方法(Java里的静态方法),减号(-)即是一般的实例方法(属于对象)

定义一个新的方法时,名称内的冒号(:)代表参数传递

- (id)initWithString:(NSString*)aName withAge:(NSInterger)aAge;

(方法的数据返回类型) 方法名: (参数1数据类型) 参数1变量名  参数2的描述:(参数2数据类型)参数2变量名

Implementation 实现类
实现区块则包含了公开方法的实现,以及定义私有(private)变量及方法。 以关键字@implementation作为区块起头,@end结尾。

注意:不止声明区可定义实体变量,实现区也可以定义实体变量。二者的差别在于访问权限的不同。声明区默认权限为protected,实现区默认权限为private。所以类的私有信息就不需要暴露公开在声明区。

创建对象: 先调用类的alloc方申请内存,然后调用对象的init方法初始化

MyObject * my = [[MyObject alloc] init];

在Objective-C 2.0里,如果创建对象不需要参数,则可直接使用new

 MyObject * my = [MyObject new];

set和get方法

@interface Student : NSObject
//实例变量
{
    int age;
    NSString* name;
}
//声明set方法
- (void)setAge:(int)aAge;
- (void)setName:(NSString*)aName;
//声明get方法
- (int)age;
- (NSString*)name;
@end

@implementation Student
//实现set get 方法
- (void)setAge:(int)aAge{
    age = aAge;
}
- (void)setName:(NSString *)aName{
    name = aName;
}
- (int)age{
    return age;
}
- (NSString*)name{
    return name;
}
@end

int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    @autoreleasepool {
        Student* stu = [[Student alloc]init];
        [stu setAge:17];
        [stu setName:@"Stu 001"];
        NSLog(@"age:%d,name:%@",stu.age,stu.name);
        //实现了set方法的实例变量,还可这样访问
        stu.age = 18;
        stu.name = @"stu 002";
        NSLog(@"age:%d,name:%@",stu.age,stu.name);
    }
    return 0;
}

属性

属性可以简化实例变量的set和get代码

@property 数据类型 属性名

还可以通过不同于实例变量名的属性对实例变量进行操作

@synthesize 属性名 = 实例变量名

@interface Student : NSObject
@property int age;
@property NSString* name;
@end

@implementation Student

@end

int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    @autoreleasepool {
        Student* stu = [[Student alloc]init];
        stu.age = 18;
        stu.name = @"stu 001";
        NSLog(@"age:%d,name:%@",stu.age,stu.name);
    }
    return 0;
}

@interface Student : NSObject{
    NSString* name;
}
@property int age;
@property NSString* nameTemp;

//name的get方法
- (NSString*)name;
@end

@implementation Student
//对nameTemp的操作=对name的操作
@synthesize nameTemp = name;
//实现name的get
- (NSString*)name{
    return name;
}
@end

int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    @autoreleasepool {
        Student* stu = [[Student alloc]init];
        stu.age = 18;
        stu.nameTemp = @"stu 001";
        NSLog(@"age:%d,name:%@",stu.age,stu.name);
    }
    return 0;
}

协议

类似Java里的接口

在Student类的生命前,这样定义协议

@class Student;

@protocol StudentDelegate
- (void)showName:(Student*)student withName:(NSString*)name;
@end

Teacher类声明它采纳了StudentDelegate协议

#import "Student.h"

@interface Teacher : NSObject <StudentDelegate>

@end

Teacher就必须实现协议里的方法,使用了@optional修饰了的方法为可选方法,可不实现

@implementation Teacher
- (void)showName:(Student*)student withName:(NSString *)name{
    NSLog(@"stu name :%@",name);
}
@end

动态类型 id

id 可以表示任意类型的实例

- (void)showObj:(id)obj;
obj可以是任意类型的实例

- (void)showObj:(id <StudentDelegate>)obj;
obj必须是实现了StudentDelegate协议的实例

- (void)showObj:(NSString*)obj;
obj必须是NSString* 类型的实例

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Top 5 Audiobook Services
E-readers may have revolutionised the way we read, but lately an older format has been enjoying a revival: the audiobook.
The first audiobooks came on cassette tapes – often half a dozen or more for a single book – which made them a bit cumbersome for on-the-go listening. But now, anyone can download an audiobook to their smartphone and begin listening in seconds. Thanks to both podcasts and audiobooks, the spoken word has never been more popular.
An array of audiobook apps and platforms have sprung up in recent years, helping boost the format's sales while also tempting people in with offers of free audiobooks and other perks.
But what are the best audiobook apps? Let's compare what some of the biggest names have to tempt keen listeners.
Android, iOS - £7.99 monthly subscription
As a company that made its fortune selling books online, it's no surprise that Amazon has become a leading light of the audiobook world too. Audible is the most popular audiobook app – with more than 200,000 titles, it has the widest selection of all.
You don't need a subscription to use Audible for books you already own, but members enjoy big discounts on audiobook purchases, as well as one book credit per month. You get a free book with the 30-day free trial, while for those who do a lot of listening, a £109.99 annual subscription will grant you 24 books over the course of the year.
As the most established audiobook app, it's slick, sophisticated and packed full of handy features that make listening easy: bookmarks and chapter navigation, a rating and sharing system via Twitter and Facebook, a buttons-free mode that lets you control with swipes and gestures, and information about your listening habits.
The Whispersync for Voice feature lets you switch seamlessly between reading and listening. If you're a Kindle user, you can also get discounts on audiobooks of ebooks you already own.
Recommended for: Just about everyone – it's popular for a reason.
Google Audiobooks
Android, iOS – Pay as you go
Google announced in January 2018 that it would start selling audiobooks through its Play store. You can play them through the Google Play Books app, or ask Google Assistant: "OK Google, read my book", and it will continue playing the latest title you listened to. You can also navigate between chapters, set timers and ask Assistant questions about the book and its author.
Unlike Audible, there's no subscription – it's simply pay-as-you-go. This could work out a bit more expensive than an Audible subscription for keen listeners, but also gives users the freedom to take advantage of deals and discounts as they please without being tied in to a monthly cost.
Customers can add titles to their Family Library, which means audiobooks can be shared between family members at no extra cost, as well as syncing their books and progress across all devices. Naturally, you can also cast audio to a Chromecast device, such as the Google Home.
Recommended for: Anyone with a Home speaker, or who doesn't want to pay monthly.
Kobo Audiobooks
Kobo launched its own Audible-like subscription service in 2017, with a slightly cheaper subscription plan. Just like Audible, your monthly fee includes one book credit per month which can be redeemed for any audiobook. You can also buy individually, and Kobo's price match feature means you'll never pay more than you should for an audiobook again.
Kobo's selection is smaller than Amazon's, although it still has many thousands of titles to choose from. Members can take advantage of exclusive discounts, as well as earning Super Points for their purchases which can be redeemed for ebooks or audiobooks.
Listening to audiobooks on the Kobo app is mobile-only: there's currently no option for desktop or e-reader users. Audiobook support is fairly light, but includes all the basic features you need: you can adjust playback speed, skip back and forward quickly by swiping, and set a sleep timer for reading in bed.
Recommended for: Anyone looking for a cheaper alternative to Audible – who doesn't mind a smaller selection.
Android, iOS, Windows, Blackberry – Free
LibriVox is an open-source project that does things differently: it offers access to a wide selection of audiobooks, absolutely free. The catch is that its library is exclusively made up of public domain texts published before 1923, and all reading is done by volunteers rather than your favourite actors and celebs.
This means you won't find the latest Game of Thrones audiobook on there, but you might find The Canterbury Tales – and a lot more besides. There are more than 12,000 free audiobooks to choose from, mostly classic fiction and philosophical texts, with around 1,000 more being added each year.
Due to the project's voluntary nature, the quality of the readings and recordings can vary, and aren't always as polished as you'd get from a paid service. Similarly, while the app is simple, cleanly-designed and easy to use, it's not quite as feature-rich as some of the competition. But if you're a lover of the classics, there's every reason to give LibriVox a try.
Recommended for: Literature students, fans of the classics (and free stuff).
Android, iOS - $12.99 monthly subscription
Downpour is a less well-known service, but it has a few unique features going for it. Its $12.99 (around £9.25) monthly subscription fee may be steeper than the competition and the selection more limited, but with around 80,000 titles to choose from, it still offers a wide range. As with other services, your subscription includes one monthly book credit.
Unlike Audible, though, Downpour allows you to purchase extra credits whenever you like, with no restrictions – this means most of its books cost the same as the monthly fee.
Audiobooks are usually pretty expensive outside of a subscription plan, so this could work out cheaper for people who sometimes buy a lot, and other times very little.
Downpour also allows you to rent selected titles for 30 or 60 days – ideal if you don't plan on listening to your books more than once. The app is simple and intuitive, and alongside the standard features allows you to add bookmarks and notes.
You're not limited to the Downpour app, though - most Downpour titles are DRM-free, so you can play them on any app and any device.
Recommended for: Both occasional or frequent audiobook listeners, people who want to rent rather than buy.
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'Very aggressive': Trump suggests Montenegro could cause world war three
The president also called into question the common defence principle of Nato in an interview with Fox News
Guardian staff and agencies
Thu 19 Jul 2018 02.12 EDT First published on Wed 18 Jul 2018 22.26 EDT
Donald Trump appeared to shove aside Dusko Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, at a Nato summit last year. Photograph: Reuters
Donald Trump has drawn fresh scorn for attacking Montenegro, whose people he described as "very aggressive", suggesting the small nation could be the cause of a third world war.
Days after a widely-criticised summit with his Russian counterpart, Trump's comments were decried as a "gift to Putin".
In an interview with Fox News, Trump also called into question Nato's founding principle. He was asked about Article 5, Nato's common defence clause which states that an attack on one member is an attack on all.
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"Why should my son go to Montenegro to defend it from attack?" Fox host Tucker Carlson asked.
Trump responded: "I understand what you're saying. I've asked the same question."
"Montenegro is a tiny country with very strong people ... They're very aggressive people. They may get aggressive, and congratulations, you're in world war three," the US president added.
Montenegro, a former Yugoslav republic with a population of about 630,000, joined Nato last year, becoming is 29th member, a move that enraged Moscow. Its military numbers about 2,000 personnel.
Montenegro's relations with Russia have deteriorated in recent years as the Balkan nation moved to join Nato. It also hopes to join the European Union, much to the anger of Putin, who sees the west perennially creeping towards Russia.
Moscow has been accused of meddling in Montenegro's elections, and a failed 2016 coup was allegedly planned by pro-Russian militants.
The Montenegrin prime minister, Dusko Markovic, said Trump's comment was "not in the context of justification of Nato's existence, but of Nato funding".
"He replied to the question in which he said that the Montenegrin people are brave and that he does not want citizens of the US to fight and get killed for other Nato members states," Markovic told parliament late Wednesday in the capital Podgorica.
The only time Article 5 has ever been invoked was by America after the 11 September 2001 terror attacks conducted by al-Qaida. Nearly 17 years on, Nato troops are still operating in Afghanistan after the US-led invasion of the country.
"Trump sows further doubt whether the US under his leadership would defend our allies. Another gift to Putin," Nicholas Burns, who was US ambassador to Nato after the 9/11 attacks, wrote on Twitter.
Some observers derided Trump's claim that Montenegro is aggressive, recirculating online a video of last year's Nato summit where the US president appeared to shove Montenegro's prime minister aside at a photo shoot.
Trump appears to push aside Montenegro PM at Nato photocall
Senior Republican leader senator John McCain, who has called Monday's summit with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki a "tragic mistake," said Trump was doing exactly what the Russian strongman wanted.
"The people of Montenegro boldly withstood pressure from Putin's Russia to embrace democracy," McCain said on Twitter.
"The Senate voted 97-2 supporting its accession to Nato. By attacking Montenegro and questioning our obligations under Nato, the President is playing right into Putin's hands."
But the State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Trump has been unequivocal in his support of Nato's collective defence.
"The summit declaration that came out at the end of the summit stated clearly that any attack against one ally would be regarded as an attack against all," Nauert said.
Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, called Trump's remarks "extraordinary".
"It is not just that the president throws Montenegro under the bus; he makes the US commitment to Nato conditional and makes clear his discomfort w Article 5 and collective security, the core of the alliance," Haass wrote on Twitter.


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