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Henkel Misses Second-Quarter Earnings Expectations
Published 4:33 AM ET Wed, 1 Aug 2007 Updated 3:14 PM ET Thu, 5 Aug 2010 AFX
Henkel said its second-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) fell 5.5%, missing analyst expectations, as foreign exchange rates and acquisitions in the laundry and home care segment hurt earnings and year-earlier gains from the disposal of assets were not repeated.
EBIT fell to 339 million euros from 359 million euros in the previous year, while analysts polled by Thomson Financial News had an average EBIT forecast of 350 million euros.
Second-quarter sales at the maker of household and cosmetic brands such as Ariel and Schwarzkopf rose to 3.293 billion euros from 3.230 billion euros in the same period of the previous year, the company said in a statement.
However, in the laundry and home care segment, which accounts for about a third of total revenue, sales declined 0.3% to 1.024 billion euros.
Net profit fell to 234 million euros from 243 million euros in the year-earlier period.
Henkel hiked its full-year organic sales growth guidance to 4%-5% from 3%-4%.
"We also continue to expect an increase in operating profit - adjusted for foreign exchange - in excess of organic growth," said chief executive Ulrich Lehner in the statement, without quantifying the guidance.


The process of developing a "courageous mindset" allows students to confront the inherent barriers they might face in their intellectual and social development as an educated citizen. Seasoned educators in low-performing, low-income, predominantly Latino, and other minority, high schools understand the power of peer pressure on their students' decision-making process when it pertains to bad, or otherwise questionable, decisions. Self-awareness is the foundation for all students to begin the life long process of developing discernment—the ability to judge well.
Upon examining the successes of our fellow Latino Role Models, it is clear that such individuals are particularly attuned to what "works" with respect to developing the academic skill sets required to succeed inside and outside of the classroom. Our Latino Role Models offer a depth of understanding and translate learning methods for current Latino students. Latino Role Model's unique life experiences provide an invaluable resource and offer credibility to help improve educational outcomes for our Latino youth. As role models, they share the common observation that in their academic experience they had to develop the courage to confront challenges by not denying their own personal convictions in favor of adopting the convictions of others. What exactly does this mean? For Latinos, and other minority students, it means developing, what I call, "the courageous mindset:" 1) not being afraid of adversity in the face of one's goals; and 2) being willing to risk "upsetting" people to do what he/she believes, with a fair minded conviction, is important.
As any successful individual can attest to, to prevail over adversity it is essential to care about something more important than the adversity itself. Discerning people invest their time, energy and efforts to identify what they legitimately care about. Applying this to previous educational movements over the past four decades, despite all the "school reform" initiatives, there has been no tangible improvement in the academic proficiency of American high school students, generally, and an unconscionable failure for our nation's Latino and minority students, specifically. Providing and cultivating the opportunity for Latino students to internalize, strengthen and master a substantive approach to thinking by first helping them deal with their bad habits of mind that obstruct their learning, is a prerequisite to obtain academic success.
The process of developing a "courageous mindset" allows students to confront the inherent barriers they might face in their intellectual and social development as an educated citizen. Seasoned educators in low-performing, low-income, predominantly Latino, and other minority, high schools understand the power of peer pressure on their students' decision-making process when it pertains to bad, or otherwise questionable, decisions. Self-awareness is the foundation for all students to begin the life long process of developing discernment—the ability to judge well. Regardless of the means for achievement, there is no debating that academic engagement and therefore academic achievement are more probable when students are aware of their academic and personal goals.
The ancient dictum of Socrates to "know thyself" is a fundamental critical thinking concept and tool that is necessary in the developmental process of becoming a competent and successful student. Self-knowledge allows students to identify personal limitations and become more objective. Self-knowledge allows young, middle-aged, and elderly minds alike to know "what they are doing, why they are doing it, which problems are theirs, and which belong to the outside world." When students develop self-awareness it enhances their ability to learn by reducing internal and external interferences with the learning process. Furthermore, self-awareness facilitates students of color to be more open minded and accepting in collaborating and interacting with others. A student development pedagogy that is centered on "self-awareness" is the pathway to self-management, intellectual collaboration and student thinking.
Latino and minority role models share the common experience that, as students, they developed courage to deal with adversity and/or failure, sometimes embarrassing themselves because the actions they took were grounded on their well defined beliefs, values and priorities. They identified, nurtured and protected their own feelings, pride and needs. In other words, they made time to reflect upon who they were as individuals, what direction they wanted to pursue in their life and took the necessary steps to make such pursuits come to fruition. It is through this "courageous mindset" by which these role models were able to acquire an ability to focus exclusively on life's big items: themselves, family, friends and country. Ironically, it is through this personal discernment and keen awareness of self that not only provided these role models with direction, understanding and the ability to judge well, but also gained the respect and care of their peers, faculty and the general community.
By virtue of their shared life experiences with Latino youth, Latino Role Models are in a unique and powerful position to invoke their collective practical wisdom, expertise, creativity and impassioned zeal, to assist Latino students improve focus and clarity in the development of a courageous mindset. A mindset that will "fast-track" solidifying Latino students' self-identity, allowing these students to be selective and effective in their decision-making. The "courageous mindset," once implemented, empowers students to ascribe meaning to their education and identify the external and internal obstacles that, all too often, prevent them from completing their education and reaching their defined goals. Seeing, hearing and learning from OjoOido's Latino Role Models, directly and quickly provides a proven decision-making methodology to enable any student to decide for themselves what they want out of high school, out of college and/or trade school and the tools to map out a plan to make it happen.


First Robotics Competition at West Valley High School.
Amelia Earhart, arguably one of the most famous female aviators, wasn't the only female pilot storming the skies or air racing in open-cockpit airplanes back in the 1920s and 30s.
Multiple downtown Spokane residents were displaced Wednesday morning after a fire tore through several units in a decade-old apartment building near Lewis and Clark High School.
The Ronald McDonald House construction project at 5th and Monroe adds 34 rooms and more space to serve the families of children across the Inland Northwest.
41st St. Patrick's Day Parade in Spokane on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
The Donut Parade re-opened to a line already formed outside, and after about an hour, it remained long and L-shaped as donuts flew off the shelf by the baker's dozen.
The Model Railroad Train Show at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center on Sunday, March 10, 2019.
Gonzaga fans cheer during a pep rally before the WCC men's semi-final game on Monday, March 11, 2019, at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
KPBX Kid's Concert at Riverside Place in Spokane on Saturday, March 9, 2019.
In a hard-fought victory over Mother Nature, crews reopened a stretch of state Highway 27 in southern Spokane County on Tuesday.


or more than two years, Amika Mota was a firefighter in rural Madera County. She and her all-female crew responded to structure fires, vehicle fires, medical calls, car accidents, wildfires — any emergency within a 30 mile radius of the Central California Women's Facility, a women's prison in Chowchilla.
They also served the prison, and they slept and ate there. All of them were inmates.
"How often do you see a fire truck roll up and five females step out?" she said, adding that most of the time, people didn't know she and her crew were inmates. "We'd complete the call with them never knowing. We were just a normal fire department."
Mota was serving a seven-year sentence for vehicular manslaughter. She ran through a red light in Orange County when she was high on meth, striking and killing 69-year-old Lee Naeng in 2008. She'd struggled for years with drug addiction. Her first contact with the law, she said, occurred when she was 11.
But during her prison term, Mota said she got clean. She worked hard and received the training all firefighters in California must complete. She rose to the top job of engineer, driving the fire trucks. For her work, she was paid 53 cents an hour. And when she was released from prison, she knew she'd never be hired as a full-time firefighter.
"We just kept hearing, 'You'll never get hired,'" she said. "It's just not possible. They won't hire felons."
"When I left prison, at that point, I would've been happy with the minimum wage job until I figured out if I had the potential for a career because I didn't know what it would look like coming home," Mota said. "I thought I would be just lucky to be earning more than 53 cents an hour."
According to a report released Thursday by the advocacy group Californians for Safety and Justice — which has successfully pushed for past reforms of the state's criminal justice system — a total of 8 million California residents have criminal convictions on their records that are hampering their ability to find work and housing, secure public benefits or even get admitted to college.
That's one in five Californians who face a total of 4,800 laws that, according to the report, "impose harmful collateral consequences long after successful completion of a sentence, most of which have no foundation in public safety and serve no purpose other than to make it harder for people to rebuild their lives."
Most of those restrictions last for life, said Jay Jordan, who chaired the 30-person working group that wrote the report. The group included police officers and a judge. Jordon also served time in prison for a robbery.
"Like myself, I could never adopt a child," he said. "I could never sell insurance. I could never sell cars. I could never work in health care, never work in government, never work in education — for life."
As part of the report, Californians for Safety and Justice surveyed more than 2,000 people last year who have criminal convictions. They found that 46 percent have difficulty finding a job, and one-quarter have trouble finding housing.
Formerly incarcerated people also often face another hurdle: paying off fines and fees that pile up over the years before and after a conviction.
Mota's family is dealing with that. Her husband, who also served time in prison, recently learned that he has $9,000 in court fines and fees dating back 13 years.
"He's doing everything kind of by the book," Mota said, noting that her husband has been out for two years after 26 years in prison and is holding a steady job. "And then he got hit with fines and fees going all the way back to 2005 for different court cases."
That means his $15-an-hour wage is garnished to pay the backlogged fees, Mota said.
Those fines and fees often grow over time, the report says, as collection agencies add sanctions. And they often result in a drivers' license suspension, further hampering people's ability to work.
The report notes that these "collateral consequences" don't just impact the former inmate, they weigh on the entire family. That's certainly the case for Mota, who just had a baby three months ago.
Jordon hopes the report helps spark changes in state law that would let people more easily expunge their records, or even automatically purge some convictions after a set amount of time.
And at least on principal, it may be one issue reform advocates and law enforcement officials can agree on.
Is it Time for a New Option to Clear Criminal Records?
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, who is among the more progressive prosecutors in California and has backed many recent reforms, said he's been looking into this issue for "a long time" and was already hoping to push for state legislation to tackle it.
He's not alone. San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe has not supported all the changes that have shortened prison terms in recent years — but said the idea of expunging records has merit.
He said that there are currently two avenues to clearing a conviction: a gubernatorial commutation or the sealing of a record. Both options can be hard to attain, and they're not always useful. Wagstaffe said with so much information in the hands of private companies that publish those criminal records online, it may be time for a new option.
"For many, many crimes, with the passage of time, yes, there ought to be a another, a third avenue where people can get that record where it's really cleaned off," he said. "I do support that approach to it."
Wagstaffe said if a new process was established, it shouldn't apply to every crime, but for those that qualify. He said it should be automatic — with an option for prosecutors to challenge cases.
Gascón agrees. He was the first prosecutor in the state to announce he was proactively expunging old marijuana convictions, without requiring defendants to initiate the process.
The passage of Proposition 64, legalizing recreational marijuana and applying retroactively to past convictions, opened the door for the program.
"We know that Prop. 64 offered a tremendous amount relief for marijuana convictions," Gascón said, "but that there are a whole number of other offenses where people have served their time, completed their terms, paid their restitution, done everything we asked them to do and they continue to be impacted by their convictions. They are inhibited from getting good employment, they have problems getting housing, problems coaching their kid's Little League team."
"We also know that one of the keys to a successful reentry to society is the broadest possible access to things that most of us have," Gascón said.
He said he also understands as a former police officer that records can be beneficial to law enforcement.
"We want to make sure we are surgical enough so we are not precluding legitimate law enforcement functions," he said, "but also that we are not keeping people who are on the straight and narrow from having access to those things we all take for granted and that are so critical to being fully integrated into society."


BotF has always been reluctant to venture into Hugos Manly, despite the fact that it is literally the closest bar to the Back of the Ferry. This reluctance was partly driven by the query over Hugos status as a bar (more of a restaurant) and partly because it can relieve you very quickly of any available funds. Any reluctance was removed yesterday, though that was helped considerably by being there on someone else's coin.
Location wise – Hugos is hard to beat. On a sunny day, there is no better place to eat outdoors. Even on a windy day as we experienced, it is still a great atmosphere – with very comfy chairs and benches. Full of beautiful people, even on a Monday lunch, and we did spot a celebrity. Food is excellent – the mushroom pizza being a highlight and the Affogato is excellent value.
4 tap beers, which were surprisingly available in traditional schooner glasses. If there was ever a schmiddy kind of place this would be it. BotF opted for an Asahi Super Dry, as it isn't on the BotF Beer List yet. This is a significant beer, as it caused a phenomenon in Japan known as the Dorai Senso or Dry Wars. When it was launched in 1987, this beer very quickly dominated sales and caused the other brewers to follow suit with their own version of dry beers. Asahi Super Dry won the Dry War, and helped Asahi gain a much larger market share than previously. I think marketing won out here. This isn't a bad beer – it is crisp and smooth and eminently drinkable, but worthy of starting a war?


I'm sure you knew it was coming…we've put away our snowflake play dough, and it's time for a little valentine play dough fun. If you've followed this blog long, you probably also know that my little ones love getting messy.
What's your philosophy when it comes to kids getting messy? I'm pretty relaxed about it. I think it's fun to squish and smush and sprinkle, so we do A LOT of that at our house. If you come to visit me without a warning, you better believe our home will be littered with toys and our table sticky with play dough and cookie crumbs. I'm trying to get better at having a daily cleaning routine and decluttering our home, but we won't be stopping getting a little messy every day! It's so fun! One of our favourite mediums is play dough, so this morning we cracked open the dough and I rounded up some fun Valentine's Day themed play dough mats and some funky play dough recipes to go with them.
My little one has been very busy lately and it's been all that I can do to stay ahead of her mess-making fingers and keep her busy with good activities instead of emptying the contents of my purse or the craft cupboards onto the floor.
I love simple activities like these play dough mats because it only takes a few minutes for me to prep them and they are easily stored in between playtimes.
Please browse through, download/print your favourites, and pin this post for later so you can come back to it when you need new play dough mats for the kids in your life!
Do you have a play dough mat you've created that isn't included on this list? Please leave us a link to it in the comments below!
I try to incorporate Valentines day for the whole family, especially when it is on a week day like this year. We all get together and celebrate love. Then the following Saturday my husband and I get a date night to celebrate. This way we all have some fun celebrating this fun holiday!
I loved play dough when I was young and my daughter did too! I wish I would have known about all of these wonderful recipes. I think the cotton candy recipe is my favorite! I think it would be fun to play with.
So many great, creative ideas here! I wish I'd had all these ideas available when my kids were little and my house was filled with Play Dough!
I have had so much playdough in my house over the years! It is so much fun! This round is great so many fun ideas.
Sound like a whole lot of fun. My nephew really enjoys playing with playdough and using his fingers to create nice little things. I know he would like this.
Ha! We are home on snow day number two and I would love to whip up a batch for the boys! They haven't played with stuff in years- it will be a blast!
I love the queen of hearts one! My niece is named Alice (after Alice in Wonderland). I'm gonna have to print that one for her next time she brings her mess-making fingers to my non-baby proofed house.


Like in any other business, if you want to become successful as a forex trader, you will have to learn and practice a lot. Apparently, you have two options to choose from. You can learn the hard and long way but trial and error and become a self-trained trader or you can get someone to teach you an efficient way to trade forex. The latter is probably the better one since it allows you to save both your time and your money by avoiding costly mistakes and adopting various best practices.
FxPro has recently informed Market Leader about the launch of another session of the popular course named "Turn-Key Trading Strategy". The course is free. The session starts on March 11th at 5 p.m. GMT.
Roman Pavelko, an FxPro analyst, will introduce you to an exclusive and well-thought-out program. THe full curriculum includes 9 lessons. The course is designed to let the students change the way they think learn to build their won trading strategies. Practical tips and tricks, recommendations on currencies, oil and gold futures, tons of practice and so much more - these are the things your will get if you apply for the course.
The question is, can you get the amount of knowledge sufficient to get yourself up and running with the market? The hosts say you can, provided that the approach to the process is really professional. Experienced mentors can explain difficult things in a simple and exciting manner, which makes it possible to grasp those things fairly quickly.
FxPro recommends starting with the first lesson, which is dedicated to the psychology of trading. The experts are sure that the students will not only build a solid foundation for their future careers but will also get a ready-made 4-week trading plan for Dow Jones, S&P500, and major currency pairs.
The course starts on March 11th, with lessons on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Happy learning!


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We have already discussed the role of proofs in mathematics and have seen a variety of examples for proofs (e.g., in Chaps. 4, 5, and 11). Having learned about logic, sets, and quantifiers, we are now able to study proofs more formally and thus deepen our understanding of them.


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Allah Almighty is saving us, coronavirus won't spare anyone: PM Imran Khan
LAHORE (92 News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that it is top priority of the government to provide a relief and employment to the poor. Addressing a ceremony of Corona Relief Fund at Governor's House on Saturday, he said that Allah Almighty is saving the people in Pakistan. "Coronavirus will not spare anyone. It does not mean that we should show any insanity," he said. The prime minister said that over one million had been affected by coronavirus. "No country has the experience of dealing out with the pandemic." Imran Khan said that the government has given the biggest package in the history. "We daily think which industry can be opened in the current conditions," he said. He expressed the resolve that Pakistan will come out of coronavirus pandemic situation successfully with discipline. "COVID-19 pandemic is a test and difficult situation for the nation and people can overcome it through precautionary measures. He said the US government had given a relief package of US$2 trillion to stimulate its economy due to coronavirus outbreak, but they are still struggling. "In comparison, our government gave a relief package worth US$8 billion according to our resources, which is the biggest in our history." The prime minister said that Facebook page of the Ehsaas program will be launched next week, detailing the data of areas where people most need the rations. Later addressing a ceremony of the Corona Relief Tiger Force, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the people would remember only those who serve their countrymen. "The nation fully supports those who are standing with masses in this hour of need. We will emerge a successful nation after this pandemic," he said. Earlier, the prime minister visited a quarantine facility set up at Expo Center in Lahore which has the capacity of about 1,000 persons. He visited different sections of the facility and was briefed by Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid. Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Governor Ch Sarwar hoped that the prime minister would bring the nation out of the coronavirus pandemic. He said that the government had given a historic economic package. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar was also present.
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The Park Plan
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Creating a Beautiful Community Space
Doug Melanson Park
The Doug Melanson Park is a new Yarmouth park to be constructed on the former Milton School site, bordered by Elm, Brunswick, and Huntington Streets. The park has been named to honour the long time custodian Doug Melanson.
The park is a joint project with the Town of Yarmouth and the Milton Improvement Society representing the community. The project requires work to completed over approximately 3 years, with the hard surfaces to be constructed by the Town in the first year at a cost of $50,000. The soft landscaping will be completed by the community in the following years at an equal cost.
Construction is planned to commence in the fall of 2017.
A pathway system will traverse the park allowing public access on 3 sides. The park incorporates space for benches, games tables, balance beams, interpretive signage and 3 play mounds. The park is designed as low maintenance with ground cover, trees and shrubs to define the spaces. A stone park entrance, sign and small flower bed is planned on Brunswick Street; an area for a labyrinth and public forum area will be added to the park.
Our goal is to raise $50,000 for the above items. We encourage you to donate through the newly formed "Community Assets Donation Program" of the Town of Yarmouth. Any donation of $25 or more will be issued with a tax receipt. Information on the Community Assets Donation Program is available on the Town Web Site.
Please click DONATE for more information
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Help us reach our $50,000 goal!
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Call the Town of Yarmouth at 902-742-2521 or email us at donations@townofyarmouth.ca
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Devon Communities in Bloom recognizes Kammi Rosentreter
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Kammi Rosentreter was recognized for her contributions to the community. (Supplied by Devon CiB)
Kammi Rosentreter has contributed to Devon's community spirit through her work and as a volunteer.
Kammi was instrumental in organizing Devon's first participation in Communities in Bloom in 2000. After bringing together a small group of volunteers in 1999 to beautify and enhance Centennial Park, she applied for a federal grant made available for the International Year of Older Persons.
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The Bloom 2000 Committee was formed, and she served as the Town's representative on the committee, supporting the efforts of volunteers to showcase Devon in the provincial competition. The Bloom 2000 group still works in the park to this day.
Kammi first became involved in the Association of Devon Christmas Elves in 1997 through her role with Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), helping to fill and deliver hampers. When Kammi left the FCSS position, she did not leave Christmas Elves remaining with the organization as a volunteer, slowly taking on more of an organizational role.
Cathy Towne says that it was Kammi's encouragement that prompted her to get involved with the Elves. It is the fact that Kammi is wonderful to work with that keeps her coming back every year. Cathy describes Kammi as caring, considerate and selfless. She admires Kammi's willingness to work hard and give accolades to others. Cathy first met Kammi and Kelvin Rosentreter as parents of three children attending Robina Baker School. Kammi was the first one to step up to the plate when parent volunteers were needed. Cathy's closing comments were, "She is a wonderful person and a gem in our community."
As many moms do, Kammi became involved in parent advisory councils. She held many positions, including executive positions on three grad committees. From the time her first child started attending the Devon Preschool Experience Program until her third and last child graduated from high school, Kammi did whatever she could to contribute to a healthy school community – bringing the sailing trip to Riverview Middle School was one of her contributions.
After hearing of a school in Calgary that participated in the excursion, Kammi wanted students in Devon to have the same opportunities that the larger city schools had. Kammi could also be found at the rink, supporting Devon minor hockey and her daughter's ringette teams. She held supporting roles and helped wherever needed with tournaments and fundraising along with her husband who coached many teams.
Kammi currently works at the Devon Library as the coordinator of the provincially funded Community Adult Learning Program (CALP). In this position, she coaches English as a second language (ESL) as well as English speakers who want to improve their skills in order to achieve their life goals. She also recruits, trains and supports volunteer coaches who want to assist others achieve their highest potential. Dresda Duperon serves as an English language coach under Kammi's leadership, in addition to working with her on Christmas Elves. Dresda describes Kammi as a great leader in anything she takes on. Dresda says that Kammi makes herself available whenever Dresda needs information or support and works hard to provide her and other coaches with professional development sessions and resources.
As a side gig, Kammi teaches a form of dance and exercise called Nia because she believes it adds health, happiness and joy to people's lives. Dresda has attended Kammi's Nia classes for five years and portrays Kammi as a welcoming, knowledgeable, openminded and fun instructor. Dresda was very pleased to hear that Kammi is being recognized because she respects and likes her so much.
When Kammi was informed that she would be the recipient of Community Spirit Lives Here! , she was both humbled and honoured to be nominated and expressed how grateful she is to work with many people who are just as generous with their time and talents. Her motivation for volunteering is not what it does for her, but for what it does for the community. Kammi believes that volunteering promotes a community culture in which people care for and support each other. Her belief in the value of serving others is evident in these words, "Volunteering has brought much richness to my life and many wonderful relationships. Volunteering generates positive energy that changes a community. I encourage others to contribute in whatever capacity they can."
Devon Communities in Bloom is delighted to recognize Kammi Rosentreter for her community building efforts through their program Community Spirit Lives Here!
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Finally, A Way Everyone Can Keep Their Data From the NSA
It's not impossible to use the Internet (largely) free from the NSA's prying eyes. The problem is that the tools necessary to do so are comprehensible only to the technorati. But now one project and a self-taught developer still in college are aiming to change that.
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By Jay Cassano 4 minute Read
Ever since Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA snooping this summer, the general public has begun to take an interest in the privacy of their data. Whether its Gmail, Dropbox, or iCloud, consumer services have collaborated with the NSA to install backdoors to user data and introduce weaknesses into encryption systems. Tools like Owncloud provide safer alternatives, but you have to run your own server, configuring a LAMP stack and setting up port forwarding–a lot of overhead.
A new project called arkOS may finally bring private, secure, self-hosted cloud services to the masses. Led by an ambitious 23-year-old developer named Jacob Cook, arkOS is an open-source operating system that is currently being developed for the Raspberry Pi. The $35 credit-card sized computer is a perfect device for affordable home server hardware that is within reach for the everyday Internet user. (And we already know that the Pi is up to the challenge of functioning as a home server.)
Cook originally had the idea for arkOS after Google Reader, the popular RSS aggregator, shut down. Back then, he thought it was important for users to be able to run their own comparable services independent of corporations.
"I think that the idea of decentralizing infrastructure and getting people to be more self-reliant when it comes to hosting their own data is very beneficial to society," he says.
But things really kicked into gear after Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA's far-reaching surveillance program.
"When the Snowden revelations started this project took on a new urgency and a new emphasis on being free because of all the things we know now about the access the NSA and the GCHQ have. Centralized infrastructure by definition makes that kind of access easier."
By far the biggest roadblock to decentralizing the infrastructure of the Internet is that the tools to run your own server require significant technical know-how. Cook is a self-taught sysadmin and built his first PC when he was six years old. Shortly thereafter he began experimenting with Linux and building websites. That means he's one of the few 23-year-olds alive who has firsthand experience of the Internet when Netscape Navigator was ascendant.
It also means that his command line fu is way above the level of your average Internet user. Even so, Cook says it still took him way too long to get a fully functioning self-hosted personal cloud.
"I'd set up everything on my own server by the command line and it took me quite a long time. If it took this long for me to do it with my skillset then it's going to be impossible for everyday people to even think about doing it."
That's when he realized that what the Internet really needs is a user-friendly way for everyone–not just developers–to host their own data, privately and securely.
The process to get up and running with arkOS couldn't be much simpler. There are installers available right now for Mac OS X and Linux. All a user needs to do is download the installer, select their SD card, and hit "next." Then pop the SD card into your Pi, plug the Pi into your router, and voila: Point your favorite web browser to http://arkOS:8000 and you're ready to start installing arkOS's "apps."
That's where the magic really happens. What sets arkOS apart is its user interface, an impressive application called Genesis. To the technical readers: Genesis is a graphical server management app bundled with autoconfig scripts for a suite of hosted web services. For everyone else: It's an app store for your personal cloud. Eventually, Cook hopes, the general public will use it to sever their dependency on third-party corporations handling their data.
Cook has also long-term plans for arkOS. Before releasing a 1.0 candidate, there will be a full code audit, which he says a number of security experts have already volunteered for. He also recognizes that the one pitfall of a home server is that it allows physical access to a user's data in a way that isn't the case for a tech giant's server rooms. To that end, he also plans to implement disk encryption in order to secure your data from the average house burglar or, say, a raid by a government agency.
At present, arkOS is still in alpha stage. Right now a user can run apps such as a WordPress website or an Owncloud instance (which itself offers a boatload of web services), but not much else. Implementations of the rest of the suite, such as an email server and handling security certificates, are still to come.
Cook has been working on arkOS for months now at nearly full-time hours–on top of his schoolwork and day job. He wants to have a solid beta release out in the world by April 2014 and a 1.0 by the end of 2014. In order to accomplish that, he wants to make it his job for a full year. So he's set up a crowdfunding campaign (self-hosted, naturally) to be able to pay himself a salary and invest in some infrastructure for the project. In just 15 days he's already met 75% of his $45,000 goal. You can help his progress by contributing to his fund here.


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Tax Reform Battle Continues Behind Closed Doors
Washington Insider - Tuesday
Updated Negotiating Objectives for NAFTA
The update includes some of the provisions that Mexico and Canada have both balked at or come out in opposition to, according to the release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). One is a five-year "sunset review" mechanism that would automatically terminate the agreement unless all three countries decide to renew it.
Of note, the updated negotiating objectives feature a reference to the idea. Trump's revised objectives mention a major goal of opening Canada's market for dairy, poultry and eggs. The U.S. also included a provision related to cross-border trucking, with USTR adding a line calling for the ability to "retain flexibility for U.S. non-conforming measures," including for maritime and long-haul trucking services.
Ag Cuts Proposed As Offset for Hurricane Aid
The third disaster request from the Trump administration for hurricane aid totaled $44 billion and this time included suggested budget offsets. Some $3 billion in cuts for agriculture spending were offered as part of $59.23 billion in cuts to domestic programs to help pay for the aid.
Most of the programs were already singled out for cuts in the Trump administration's fiscal 2018 budget proposal including rural business loans, upgrades to federal research facilities, $3.9 billion from the Pell Grant surplus, $212 million from the Agricultural Research Service's building and facilities account, $800 million from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children $204 million in emergency conservation funds, $1.4 billion in unobligated balances for mandatory conservation programs, which includes money set aside for future agreements under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. However, lawmakers are not expected to go along with the proposed reductions.
Washington Insider: Tax Reform Battle Continues Behind Closed Doors
Bloomberg is reporting this week that the Republican tax-overhaul effort is in for a marathon debate on the Senate floor at the end of this month, with dozens of doomed Democratic amendments. But, it thinks that "the real action will be elsewhere, behind closed doors."
Two parallel and largely private negotiations will determine the content of the bill that's due for a full Senate vote as early as Nov. 30: One is aimed at getting about a half-dozen wavering GOP senators on board. The other will attempt to smooth the path for a final House-Senate compromise in December.
Neither will be easy, Bloomberg says. GOP leaders must write a bill that can pass under the Senate's strict budget rules while cobbling together 50 Senate votes without alienating the House GOP's coalition of conservatives and moderates from high-tax districts. They'll also have to avoid political land mines such as the divisive health-care debate that has divided Republicans for much of this year.
House and Senate staff members are already working on ways to avoid a drawn-out process for reconciling their different legislation, said Neil Bradley, chief policy officer for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He said he's bullish on the prospects for a compromise next month. "The fact that they have hit all of their marks so far, it is now more likely," he said. Key questions include how to tax partnerships and other so-called pass-through entities and how to rewrite international tax laws to limit corporate tax avoidance, he said.
Bill Hoagland, a former GOP Senate staff member who helped shepherd former President George W. Bush's 2003 tax cuts through Congress, said he's "totally convinced" lawmakers will try to fast-track the formal methods for resolving House-Senate differences -- like a "conference committee" in which members work out differences in a deliberative process. "A true conference committee would drag out into next year," said Hoagland, now a senior vice president at Washington's Bipartisan Policy Center, an independent research group.
At the same time, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said this weekend that the Senate plan "needs work."
"I want to see changes in that bill, and I think there will be changes," she said. Asked directly whether she can vote for the measure as written, Collins said, "I haven't reached that conclusion yet."
If no Democrats vote for the Senate bill, Republicans can afford to lose only two votes and still pass it under Senate rules. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has already said he can't back the bill as written. And President Donald Trump yesterday warned on Twitter that Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who is not seeking re-election, will "be a NO on tax cuts because his political career anyway is 'toast'."
Collins said it was a "problem" for her if the provision to remove the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act is repealed as part of the effort to overhaul U.S. tax law. "I don't think that provision should be in the bill. I hope the Senate will follow the lead of the House and strike it."
However, that may be in the cards. Also on Sunday, Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said that the White House would be OK removing the mandate if it is an "impediment" to passage of the Senate bill, although White House legislative director Marc Short said "we like the fact that the Senate has included it."
Well, time is winding down for the reforms, it seems—but the administration's health concessions could mean progress. Still, this is incredibly complex legislation with broad implications for agriculture which produces should watch closely as it proceeds, Washington Insider believes.
Want to keep up with events in Washington and elsewhere throughout the day? See DTN Top Stories, our frequently updated summary of news developments of interest to producers. You can find DTN Top Stories in DTN Ag News, which is on the Main Menu on classic DTN products and on the News and Analysis Menu of DTN's Professional and Producer products. DTN Top Stories is also on the home page and news home page of online.dtn.com. Subscribers of MyDTN.com should check out the US Ag Policy, US Farm Bill and DTN Ag News sections on their News Homepage.
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Bianca Andreescu is out of the Australian Open
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The last years of Bianca Andreescu were a changing swing. Now, the Canadian has confirmed that she will not be at the upcoming Australian Open.
"As everyone knows, The past two years have been a huge challenge For me for a variety of reasons. Especially this year in particular, I spent several weeks in solitary quarantine, which affected me greatly, both mentally and physically."
"Also, my grandmother spent several weeks in intensive care for Covid, something that hit me hard. I didn't feel much like myself, especially when I was training or playing tournaments. I felt like I was carrying the world on my shoulder. I couldn't separate myself from everything that happened off the field. I was feeling collective. The sadness and confusion took a toll on me." He admitted, in keeping with what he explained to ESPNTenis.com a few weeks ago.
As a result, WTA N° 46 has now declared this Monday: "I want to give myself extra time to reconfigure, recover, and grow from this (it seems tacky) and continue to inspire doing charity, giving back and working on myself because I know it By doing so, I'm going back stronger than ever so, I won't start my season in Australia this year.But I will take some extra time to think, train and prepare for the next 2022 season."
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WOW Air will launch a new route from the U.S. to New Delhi, India, later this year.
Beginning Dec. 5, travelers can take off from St. Louis Lambert International Airport and eight other airports to Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, with a stop in Iceland. One-way fares will start at $199.
"We are passionate about continuing our mission of enabling everybody to fly by making international travel accessible and affordable for all and look forward to expanding our global service to provide travelers with the opportunity to see many parts of the globe, whether for business or pleasure," Founder and CEO Skúli Mogensen said in a statement.
WOW Air, a budget airline based in Iceland, announced last year that it would service Lambert and become the airport's only carrier flying to Europe.


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Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Receives ARCS Foundation Scholarship
Christopher Hendricks
Doctorate student Christopher Hendricks has been awarded a $15,000 ARCS Scholarship by the ARCS Foundation, which awards U.S. citizens pursuing degrees in science, engineering and medical research.
Hendricks's research in lithium-ion battery technology aligns with the ARCS Foundation's interest in the energy research field. His studies focus on battery health and safety management through the use of sensing technologies for advanced failure mitigation. "As renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles become more prevalent, managing the lifetime and safety of energy systems becomes increasingly important," Hendricks said.
As an ARCS scholar, Hendricks will receive support from ARCS members who take an interest in each scholar's life in addition to their research goals. "I appreciate this aspect of the scholarship because the members want the scholars to succeed in everything they do," Hendricks said. Meeting fellow ARCS scholars will also increase Hendricks's knowledge of research in various related fields.
Hendricks works as a graduate assistant in the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), which has helped provide support for his research. Graduate students and professors with CALCE's battery group have provided invaluable assistance with his research.
To learn more about the ARCS Foundation, visit the organization's website.
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"I appreciate this aspect of the scholarship because the members want the scholars to succeed in everything they do," said Christopher Hendricks, ARCS Scholarship Recipient.


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According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 55% of Salvadorans approve of U.S. leadership, with 19% disapproving and 26% uncertain, the fourth-highest rating for any surveyed country in the Americas. In 2013 and 2014, according to the Pew Research Center's global attitudes survey 79% and 80% of Salvadorans viewed the United States positively respectively revealing El Salvador as one of the most pro-American nations in the world.

History
The history of U.S.-El Salvador relations encompasses some controversial moves and operations by the United States, e.g. the U.S.-involvement in the Salvadoran Civil War and interference in Salvadoran elections, such as during the 2004 presidential election.

On 10 June 2014, UNICEF reported a significant increase in the numbers of unaccompanied Salvadoran children seeking to enter the United States without their parents:
According to US Government statistics, over 47,000 unaccompanied children have been detained on the southwestern US border over the past eight months, almost double the number of children detained between October 2012 and September 2013. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that at least 10,000 additional children will attempt to enter the US without their parents before the end of September.

On January 11, 2018, The Washington Post reported that, in a discussion protecting immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, and African countries, Donald Trump asked, "Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" After the report was released, Trump denied on Twitter that he used the term, "shithole countries", but said that he used tough language in regards to the countries. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the United Nations condemned Trump's comment, describing it as "racist". President Salvador Sanchez Ceren said that he "vigorously rejected" the comments that were attributed to Trump.

Present

U.S.-Salvadoran relations remain close and strong.  U.S. policy towards the country promotes the strengthening of El Salvador's democratic institutions, rule of law, judicial reform, and civilian police; national reconciliation and reconstruction; and economic opportunity and growth. El Salvador has been a committed member of the coalition of nations fighting against terrorism and has sent 10 rotations of troops to Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. ties to El Salvador are dynamic and growing. More than 19,000 American citizens live and work full-time in El Salvador. Most are private businesspersons and their families, but a small number of American citizen retirees have been drawn to El Salvador by favorable tax conditions. However, following the Salvadoran government's controversial decision to cut ties with Taiwan in favor of the People's Republic of China in August 2019, some Republican senators like Marco Rubio had demanded that economical aid to the country be cut and their expulsion from Alianza Para Prosperidad (a U.S-supported program to help El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala with education and healthcare to reduce illegal immigration to the United States). The Embassy's consular section provides a full range of citizenship services to this community. The American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador is located at World Trade Center, Torre 2, local No. 308, 89 Av. Nte. Col. Escalón.

Friendship Day between U.S. and El Salvador
On March 9, 2017, with 66 votes in favor, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly approved the declaration of June 15 as "Friendship Day between El Salvador and United States." The initiative was studied by the Committee for Cultural and Educational Affairs of the Legislative Assembly to commemorate the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on June 15, 1863. The bilateral relations between the two countries have strengthened through joint programs and initiatives such as Partnership for Growth, the Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts (MCC) with El Salvador, known in El Salvador as FOMILENIO I and II, and the U.S. support to initiatives such as the Alliance for Prosperity. The "Friendship Day between the United States and El Salvador Decree" exemplifies the close bilateral relationship and aims to highlight the continued commitment to working together to improve safety and promote prosperity in El Salvador.

Resident diplomatic missions

of El Salvador in the United States
 Washington, D.C. (Embassy)
 Aurora, Colorado (Consulate-General)
 Boston, Massachusetts (Consulate-General)
 Brentwood, New York (Consulate-General)
 Charlotte, North Carolina (Consulate-General)
 Chicago, Illinois (Consulate-General)
 Dallas, Texas (Consulate-General)
 Doral, Florida (Consulate-General)
 Duluth, Georgia (Consulate-General)
 Elizabeth, New Jersey (Consulate-General)
 El Paso, Texas (Consulate-General)
 Fresno, California (Consulate-General)
 Houston, Texas (Consulate-General)
 Laredo, Texas (Consulate-General)
 Las Vegas, Nevada (Consulate-General)
 Los Angeles, California (Consulate-General)
 McAllen, Texas (Consulate-General)
 Nashville, Tennessee (Consulate-General)
 New York City (Consulate-General)
 Omaha, Nebraska (Consulate-General)
 Saint Paul, Minnesota (Consulate-General)
 San Bernardino, California (Consulate-General)
 San Francisco, California (Consulate-General)
 Seattle, Washington (Consulate-General)
 Silver Spring, Maryland (Consulate-General)
 Springdale, Arkansas (Consulate-General)
 Tucson, Arizona (Consulate-General)
 Woodbridge, Virginia (Consulate-General)

of United States in El Salvador

 San Salvador (Embassy)

See also
 Salvadoran Americans

References

External links
 History of El Salvador - U.S. relations
The Sanctuary Movement from the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives
U.S. Embassy in El Salvador Official Webpage

Bilateral relations of the United States
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Sometimes some of the best apps are better versions of the built-in software that comes with our phones.
Enter Fantastical and Cal, two calendar apps that take the daily task of organizing and implementing a routine and make it almost...fun.
Fantastical is $2.99 in the Apple App Store, and has been redesigned and reimagined for iOS 7. It mixes the best elements of Siri and the built-in calendar app to create a comprehensive scheduling tool to aid in the organization of your life.
The best part: to set up an event, simply dictate it to the app in any language and Fantastical will understand and create your dictation into an event.
Cal is a calendar app revered for its sleek design. You can choose and personalize your own background of Cal from a number of different designs. It's pretty to look at, but the best part about Cal is that it syncs up to other apps in your personal mobile space.
When a birthday reminder pops up on Cal, you can send your friend gift through the calendar. What we like most is the ability to schedule an Uber pickup through this app. Forget going back and forth checking times of Uber pickups against calendar appointments. It's all here in one place.
Currently in beta, Cal is testing a way to send reminder emails through its system. Pretty neat.
Cal is available for free in the App store.


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namespace etiqa\Oldstyle\Command;

use etiqa\Oldstyle\BaseCommand;
use etiqa\Oldstyle\Oldstyle;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;

/**
 * Class BuildCommand
 *
 * Builds a MODX site from the files and configuration.
 *
 * @package etiqa\Oldstyle\Command
 */
class ExtractCommand extends BaseCommand
{
    public $categories = array();

    protected $_useResource = null;
    protected $_resource = false;

    protected function configure()
    {
        $this
            ->setName('extract')
            ->setDescription('Extracts data from the MODX site, and stores it in human readable files for editing and committing to a VCS.')

            ->addArgument(
                'partitions',
                InputArgument::IS_ARRAY | InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
                'Specify the data partition key (folder name), or keys separated by a space, that you want to extract. '
            )
        ;
    }

    /**
     * Runs the command.
     *
     * @param InputInterface $input
     * @param OutputInterface $output
     * @return int
     */
    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
    {
        // load modResource dependency
        $this->modx->loadClass('modResource');

        $partitions = $input->getArgument('partitions');
        if (!$partitions || empty($partitions)) {
            $partitions = array_keys($this->config['data']);
        }
        foreach ($this->config['data'] as $folder => $options) {
            if (!in_array($folder, $partitions, true)) {
                if ($output->isVerbose()) {
                    $output->writeln('Skipping ' . $folder);
                }
                continue;
            }
            $options['folder'] = $folder;

            switch (true) {
                case (!empty($options['type']) && $options['type'] == 'content'):
                    // "content" is a shorthand for contexts + resources
                    $this->extractContent(OLDSTYLE_WORKING_DIR . $this->config['data_directory'] . $folder, $options);

                    break;

                case (!empty($options['class'])):
                    if (isset($options['package'])) {
                        $this->getPackage($options['package'], $options);
                    }
                    $this->extractObjects(OLDSTYLE_WORKING_DIR . $this->config['data_directory'] . $folder, $options);

                    break;
            }
        }

        $output->writeln('Done! ' . $this->getRunStats());
        return 0;
    }

    /**
     * Loads the Content, handling uris for naming etc.
     *
     * @param $folder
     * @param $options
     */
    public function extractContent($folder, $options)
    {
        // Read the current files
        $before = $this->getAllFiles($folder);
        $after = array();
        $extension = (isset($options['extension'])) ? $options['extension'] : '.html';

        $criteria = $this->getPartitionCriteria($options['folder']);

        // Display what we're about to do here
        $resourceCount = $this->modx->getCount('modResource', $criteria);
        $contextCount = $this->modx->getCount('modContext', array('key:!=' => 'mgr'));
        $this->output->writeln("Extracting content into {$options['folder']} ({$resourceCount} resources across {$contextCount} contexts)...");

        // Grab the contexts
        $contexts = $this->modx->getIterator('modContext');
        foreach ($contexts as $context) {
            /** @var \modContext $context */
            $contextKey = $context->get('key');

            // Prepare the criteria for this context
            $contextCriteria = ($criteria) ? $criteria : array();
            $contextCriteria['context_key'] = $contextKey;

            // Grab the count
            $count = $this->modx->getCount('modResource', $contextCriteria);
            $this->output->writeln("- Extracting resources from {$contextKey} context ({$count} resources)...");

            // Grab the resources in the context
            $c = $this->modx->newQuery('modResource');
            $c->where($contextCriteria);
            $c->sortby('uri', 'ASC');
            $resources = $this->modx->getIterator('modResource', $c);
            foreach ($resources as $resource) {
                /** @var \modResource $resource */
                $file = $this->generate($resource, $options);

                // Somewhat normalize uris into something we can use as file path that makes (human) sense
                $uri = $resource->uri;
                // Trim trailing slash if there is one
                if (substr($uri, -1) == '/')
                {
                    $uri = rtrim($uri, '/');
                }
                else
                {
                    // Get rid of the extension by popping off the last part, and adding just the alias back.
                    $uri = explode('/', $uri);
                    array_pop($uri);

                    // The alias might contain slashes too, so cover that
                    $alias = explode('/', trim($resource->alias, '/'));
                    $uri[] = end($alias);
                    $uri = implode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $uri);
                }

                if (empty($uri)) $uri = $resource->id;

                // Write the file
                $fn = $folder . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $contextKey . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $uri . $extension;
                $after[] = $fn;

                // Only write stuff if it doesn't exist already, or is not the same
                $written = false;
                if (!file_exists($fn) || file_get_contents($fn) != $file) {
                    $this->modx->cacheManager->writeFile($fn, $file);
                    $written = true;
                }

                // If we're in verbose mode (-v/--verbose), output a message with what we did
                if ($this->output->isVerbose()) {
                    $this->output->writeln('  \ ' . ($written ? "Generated {$uri}{$extension}" : "Skipped {$uri}{$extension}, no change"));
                }
            }
        }

        // Clean up removed object files
        $old = array_diff($before, $after);
        foreach ($old as $oldFile)
        {
            unlink($oldFile);
            // If in verbose mode, let it be known to the world
            if ($this->output->isVerbose()) {
                $oldFileName = substr($oldFile, strlen($folder));
                $this->output->writeln("  \\ Removed {$oldFileName}, no longer exists");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Loads all objects for a specified class, first clearing out the current data.
     *
     * @param $folder
     * @param $options
     */
    public function extractObjects($folder, array $options = array())
    {
        $criteria = $this->getPartitionCriteria($options['folder']);

        $count = $this->modx->getCount($options['class'], $criteria);
        $this->output->writeln("Extracting {$options['class']} into {$options['folder']} ({$count} records)...");

        // Read the current files
        $before = $this->getAllFiles($folder);
        $after = array();

        // Grab the stuff
        $c = $this->modx->newQuery($options['class']);
        if (!empty($criteria)) {
            $c->where(array($criteria));
        }
        $collection = $this->modx->getCollection($options['class'], $c);

        $this->modx->getCacheManager();

        // Loop over stuff to generate
        $pk = isset($options['primary']) ? $options['primary'] : '';
        foreach ($collection as $object) {
            /** @var \xPDOObject $object */
            $file = $this->generate($object, $options);

            // Grab the primary key on the object, including support for composite primary keys
            if (empty($pk)) {
                $path = $object->getPrimaryKey();
            }
            elseif (is_array($pk)) {
                $paths = array();
                foreach ($pk as $pkVal) {
                    $paths[] = $object->get($pkVal);
                }
                $path = implode('.' , $paths);
            }
            else {
                $path = $object->get($pk);
            }

            $path = $this->filterPathSegment($path);

            $ext = (isset($options['extension'])) ? $options['extension'] : '.yaml';
            $fn = $folder . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $path . $ext;
            $after[] = $fn;

            $written = false;
            if (!file_exists($fn) || file_get_contents($fn) != $file) {
                $this->modx->cacheManager->writeFile($fn, $file);
                $written = true;
            }
            if ($this->output->isVerbose()) {
                $this->output->writeln($written ? "- Generated {$path}{$ext}" : "- Skipped {$path}{$ext}, no change");
            }
        }

        // Clean up removed object files
        $old = array_diff($before, $after);
        foreach ($old as $oldFile)
        {
            unlink($oldFile);
            // If in verbose mode, let it be known to the world
            if ($this->output->isVerbose()) {
                $oldFileName = substr($oldFile, strlen($folder));
                $this->output->writeln("- Removed {$oldFileName}, no longer exists");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param \xPDOObject|\modElement $object
     * @param array $options
     * @return string
     */
    public function generate($object, array $options = array())
    {
        $fieldMeta = $object->_fieldMeta;
        $data = $this->objectToArray($object);

        // If there's a dedicated content field, we put that below the yaml for easier managing,
        // unless the object is a modStaticResource, calling getContent on a static resource can break the
        // extracting because it tries to return the (possibly binary) file.
        // the same problem with modDashboardWidget, it's have custom getContent method
        $content = '';
        if (method_exists($object, 'getContent')
            && !($object instanceof \modStaticResource)
            && !($object instanceof \modDashboardWidget)
        ) {
            $content = $object->getContent();

            if (!empty($content)) {
                foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
                    if ($value === $content) unset($data[$key]);
                }
            }
        }

        // Strip out keys that have the same value as the default, or are excluded per the .oldstyle
        $excludes = (isset($options['exclude_keys']) && is_array($options['exclude_keys'])) ? $options['exclude_keys'] : array();
        foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
            if (
                (isset($fieldMeta[$key]['default']) && $value === $fieldMeta[$key]['default']) //@fixme
                || in_array($key, $excludes)
            )
            {
                unset($data[$key]);
            }
        }

        $out = Oldstyle::toYAML($data);

        if (!empty($content)) {
            $out .= Oldstyle::$contentSeparator . $content;
        }
        return $out;
    }

    /**
     * Loads a package (xPDO Model) by its name
     *
     * @param $package
     * @param array $options
     */
    public function getPackage($package, array $options = array())
    {
        $path = (isset($options['package_path'])) ? $options['package_path'] : false;
        if (!$path) {
            $path = $this->modx->getOption($package . '.core_path', null, $this->modx->getOption('core_path') . 'components/' . $package . '/', true);
            $path .= 'model/';
        }

        $this->modx->addPackage($package, $path);
    }

    /**
     * Loops over a folder to get all the files in it. Uses for cleaning up old files.
     *
     * @param $folder
     * @return array
     */
    public function getAllFiles($folder)
    {
        $files = array();
        try {
            $di = new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator($folder, \RecursiveDirectoryIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
            $it = new \RecursiveIteratorIterator($di);
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            return array();
        }

        foreach($it as $file)
        {
            /** @var \SplFileInfo $file */
            $files[] = $file->getPath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $file->getFilename();
        }
        return $files;
    }

    /**
     * Turns a category ID into a name
     *
     * @param $id
     * @return string
     */
    public function getCategoryName($id) {
        if (isset($this->categories[$id])) return $this->categories[$id];

        $category = $this->modx->getObject('modCategory', $id);
        if ($category) {
            $this->categories[$id] = $category->get('category');
            return $this->categories[$id];
        }
        return '';
    }

    /**
     * Turns the object into an array, and do some more processing depending on the object.
     *
     * @param \xPDOObject $object
     * @return array
     */
    protected function objectToArray(\xPDOObject $object)
    {
        $data = $object->toArray('', true, true);
        switch (true) {
            // Handle TVs for resources automatically
            case $object instanceof \modResource:
                /** @var \modResource $object */
                $tvs = array();
                $templateVars = $object->getTemplateVars();
                foreach ($templateVars as $tv) {
                    /** @var \modTemplateVar $tv */
                    $tvs[$tv->get('name')] = $tv->get('value');
                }
                ksort($tvs);
                $data['tvs'] = $tvs;
                break;

            // Handle string-based categories automagically on elements
            case $object instanceof \modElement && !($object instanceof \modCategory):
                if (isset($data['category']) && !empty($data['category']) && is_numeric($data['category'])) {
                    $data['category'] = $this->getCategoryName($data['category']);
                }
                break;
        }

        return $data;
    }

    /**
     * Uses the modResource::filterPathSegment method if available for cleaning a file path.
     * When it is not available (pre MODX 2.3) it uses a fake resource to call its cleanAlias method
     *
     * @param $path
     * @return string
     */
    protected function filterPathSegment($path)
    {
        if ($this->_useResource === null) {
            $resource = $this->modx->newObject('modResource');
            if (method_exists($resource, 'filterPathSegment')) {
                $this->_useResource = false;
            }
            else {
                $this->_useResource = true;
                $this->_resource = $resource;
            }
        }

        $options = array(
            'friendly_alias_lowercase_only' => false,
        );

        if ($this->_useResource) {
            return $this->_resource->cleanAlias($path, $options);
        }
        return \modResource::filterPathSegment($this->modx, $path, $options);
    }
}


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DDoS attacks on universities normally performed by "disgruntled" students or employees
The majority of distributed denial of service attacks on universities are made by students or employees, says the head of infrastructure services at the University of London
Clare McDonald, Business Editor
Published: 31 Mar 2016 10:30
Many distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on universities are carried out by disgruntled students or staff, according to Steve Knibbs, head of infrastructure services at the University of London.
Knibbs explained at Jisc event Networkshop 44 that many DDoS attacks experienced by universities are an attack on a person in the organisation, rather than the organisation itself.
"There's always a reason for it," said Knibbs. "In most cases it's because people are unhappy – disgruntled employees, for example."
Knibbs used University College London (UCL) as an example of these cases, where a student carried out an attack against the organisation because they were unhappy with how the college was working".
Knibbs described the University of London as unusual because, rather than cater to on-campus students, the university looks after approximately 50,000 distance learners across Asia-Pacific (Apac).
The University of London survived 15 years of attack until September 2015, when an ex-staff member launched a cyber attack against the senior manager who was responsible for dismissal, attempting to take the organisation down in the process.
"Not only were they attacking the person, they were attacking the company they had worked for," said Knibbs.
"That was a DDoS attack. But if you read the press, one in three universities are being attacked every two hours a day."
According to Knibbs, attacks can usually be categorised as "macho" – a display of force against an organisation to prove it can be done – or a secret attack used to gain an organisation's data.
"Sometimes an attack is by a student who sees it as a challenge or who doesn't want to do an exam," he adds.
Gaining back control
To ensure students and staff are safe when using university technology, Knibbs recommended taking back some of the control over campus systems.
"There's this balance of giving academics the freedom of the network, but IT needs to make sure we protect the network," said Knibbs.
"We need to make sure people can do their jobs, but things such as giving people admin rights should be controlled by the IT team."
Part of providing this balance in ensuring fast support is given to academics to ensure they don't try and side-step security protocol – something made harder by the bring your own device (BYOD) trend.
Read more about cyber security skills
UK survey highlights the importance of understanding the online behaviour of young people to prevent them being drawn into cyber crime.
Despite the UK's shortage of cyber security skills, recent changes to immigration rules make it no less difficult to hire skilled workers from outside the European Union.
Although students are aware of cyber security, research suggests there is a disconnect between how students feel cyber security affect them versus how it affects organisations.
To combat this, Knibbs suggested providing proper guidance to university students to make them more aware of how to use technology safely and securely.
"There should be best practice given to students, because some of these young students don't understand cyber – they're brought up with IT now and it's so easy, but is security the most important thing to them? Probably not," Knibbs said.
"What the university should have a responsibility for doing is giving them some good best practice and guides."
Condemning the term "digital native"
Like many, Knibbs shot down the term "digital native". He said that, although they have grown up learning how to use technology, younger people still need training to ensure they can use it appropriately in the workplace.
"The older people in my organisation have been through it all. They know what the best practice is," said Knibbs. "Some of the more mature IT people in the company teach the younger ones."
The IT industry is currently facing a skills gap with a predicted 756,000 unfilled digital jobs across Europe by 2020, with cyber security professionals in high demand.
"There should be more courses in cyber security," said Knibbs. "The more young people we have in the IT industry, the better."
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Being a teenager is about making mistakes. You date the wrong guy; you ignore your parent's rules and advice; and you make truly horrible wardrobe decisions. But maybe not every choice you made in your teen years was a tragic one… at least when it comes to beauty.
Yes, some beauty choices were horrifying—lip liner, I've learned with age, is not meant to be visible, and shampoo's efficacy has nothing to do with the scent—but others could be deemed early moments of genius. There are some products I discovered as a teen that I still adore. St. Ives Apricot Scrub tops my teen products to keep list. What about you? Which teenage beauty products do you still use as an adult?


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Radio România Internaţional/ Sport/ The athlete of the week
The athlete of the week
Florin Orban
Simona Halep, winner of the Wimbledon tennis tournament
The Wimbledon s tournament is undoubtedly the most exclusive tournament of professional tennis at world level. In effect, it is the world's oldest such tournament and the only Grand Slam event played on grass courts. The debut edition of the tournament was held in 1877. It was a men's tennis tournament and the winner back then was a one Spencer Gore. There were around 200 tennis lovers attending and each of them paid a shilling. 140 years have passed since the debut edition and the tournament has been going through a series of groundbreaking changes, yet many of the points in the original rules system have been kept in place. All told, prize money amounts to tens of millions of Euros today, yet the dress code on court is still strict, and competitors will have to dress mainly in white.
In 2019, as an absolute first, a tennis player from Romania won the Wimbledon trophy in the ladies' singles. Simona Halep had no problem overpowering American challenger Serena Williams, rated as the greatest tennis player of all time. Simona literally thrashed Serena, 6-2, 6-2. We recall that another Romanian, Ilie Nastase, was a whisker away from winning the tournament, yet in the tournament's 1972 final Nastase conceded a five-set, hard-fought defeat to Stan Smith. Ilie Nastase was also defeated in the 1976 final by Bjorn Borg. Ever since, it was only Virginia Ruzici, who advanced to tournament's quarterfinals, in 1978 and 1981.
After her great win on a lawn court in England, Radio Romania International has designated Simona Halep the Athlete of the Week. Simona Halep was born on September 27, 1991, in Constanta. She made her debut in professional tennis in 2006, when she played her first ITF matches. In 2010, Halep earned a place among the world's top 100 players. In August 2014, Simona was 2nd-placed in the WTA standings for the first time ever in her career. It was the highest such position for a woman tennis player from Romania. In October 2017, Simona Halep was at the top of the WTA rankings until January 2018. In February 2018, Simona reclaimed her position at the top of the table at world level and stayed there until early 2019, after the Australian Open. Simona Halep was at the top of the WTA hierarchy for 64 weeks. Until last week, Simona 's career included 18 WTA tournaments won, of which one was a Grand Slam event, the 2018 edition of the Roland Garros tournament. At present, Simona Halep is 4th- placed according to the WTA rankings.


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The Tale Of Beaver Meadow
LEFT TO RIGHT: The 12th hole, Dave Andrews, yardage marker on the second hole.
In the fall of 1896, three young women and a young man met near a cemetery on the outskirts of Concord, N.H., to try a suddenly popular game: golf. They liked it, and a few months later they hired Willie Campbell, a Boston-area professional and clubmaker, to create a nine-hole course in a field between the cemetery and the Merrimack River. Campbell had come to the United States from Scotland a few years before and had laid out some of the early holes at The Country Club, in Brookline. He traveled to Concord by train and charged $50 for his design.
The course was called Beaver Meadow
, and it was private until 1930, when most of its members left to found Concord Country Club. The city took possession, and in 1967 it hired Geoffrey Cornish to rework the original holes and add a second nine. Not all of Beaver Meadow's old-timers view all of Cornish's modifications as improvements. Tinker Foy, who has been a regular since the late 1950s, told me that the best way to play the original ninth, a par 3, was to bank your tee shot off the roof of the clubhouse—a shotmaking thrill that's no longer available, because the hole, the green and the old clubhouse are gone.
Beaver Meadow's annual member-member tournament was underway when I arrived, and I joined (or, rather, became) the gallery of the foursome that included Foy's son, Denny, who is in his early 50s. His partner was Dave Andrews, a retired television-news reporter, who swings righty but putts lefty. Foy and Andrews had shot themselves out of contention the day before, and they were shooting themselves further out of contention now, but they were having a good time. On the tee of the 12th, a short par 4, Andrews said, "This is the easiest hole on the course, although you wouldn't know it from the scores."
Andrews' cellphone rang, and Russ Matthews, another member of the foursome, said, "It's probably Hannah." He was referring to Hannah Yun, a player on the Symetra Tour and a favorite of the guys at Beaver Meadow. Yun was leading that week's tournament, in Florida, Andrews told me, and he had brought his laptop to the course so he could monitor the leader board when his round was over. (She held on to win.) Beaver Meadow hosts a Symetra event every summer—the Northeast Delta Dental International—and Andrews has served for two years as the tournament's (volunteer) caddiemaster. He met Yun in 2008, when she was 16, and has caddied for her several times. "I love her like a daughter—like a granddaughter," he said. Caddieing for Symetra players, he added, has turned many of the men at Beaver Meadow into fans of women's golf. "They're nervous if they haven't caddied in the tournament before," he said, "but once they've done it they want to do it every year."
Each winter, Andrews, Matthews and Lee Cormier, another regular, rent a house in Port Orange, Fla., where they spend several months playing golf, eating unhealthy food and making room for Concord buddies who are fed up with the weather in New England. They attend some women's mini-tour events and the final stage of the LPGA Tour Qualifying School, which is held nearby. Andrews has written and self-published a novel, called Pops and Sunshine, about a middle-age guy who helps an aspiring young woman tour pro pull her life together, and vice versa, and bits and pieces of Beaver Meadow are discernible throughout.
I joined Andrews for a non-tournament round the next morning, and when we had finished playing we sat on the patio and waited for the other groups to come in. Marshall Irving, who works as a bartender in the clubhouse, told me he'd grown up at Beaver Meadow. "I got dropped off in the morning and picked up at night," he said. "The beauty of golf, if you were a kid, was that if you got out of line you got yelled at, whether it was on the course or in the clubhouse, and it got your attention because the old guys talked to you in a way your parents never would. I realized really quick that if I acted like a grown-up, I'd be treated like a grown-up." (It takes a grillroom to raise a child.) In 1974, Irving founded a tournament at Beaver Meadow called the Harvest Invitational, to raise money for junior golf. It's still played each fall, and when Irving turned 60, a few years ago, he had the tournament's original logo tattooed on his forearm. "I love this place," he said. He rubs cocoa butter on the tattoo each morning, to keep the image sharp.


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Talk 'bout getting your Pre-season conditioning in, as several of the 'BIG BOYZ IndyCar drivers barely had time to rest 'N relax before beginning Indy Cars annual Spring Training which began this Monday at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, (March 17-18) which is mandatory for all full season participants.
As the following drivers participated in the just concluded 12-hours of Sebring (March 15) just down the road in Florida this past Saturday: Sebastian Bourdais, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Tony Kanaan, Simon Pagenaud and Justin Wilson with IndyCar interlopers Townsend Bell and Martin Plowman all taking part in the endurance classic, appropriately the second ever newly mergified Sports Car series race following the Grand-pappy Day-Toner' 24hr enduro.
Going for two in-a-row was le 'Hamburgular, nee Sebastain Bourdais, aka 'SeaBass, who won this year's Tutor United Sports Car Championship's TUSC) season opener, (the Rolex 24 at Daytona aboard the No. 5 Action Express Racing's Corvette DP.
While the entry I was most interested in was the second 'Cheepster-mobile, with Chip Ganassi having decided to enter a second racecar for Scott Dixon, 'TK Follow Your Schnoz (Kanaan) and Sage Karam; certainly a Star Studded affair with the reigning IndyCar, Indy 500 and Indy Lights champions behind the wheel.
Whilst another of my personal favourites Justin 'B-I-G UNIT Wilson was once again at the controls of Michael Shank's Ford "Eco-boost" Ford powered Riley DP; as I still get a chuckle every time I think of 'Ol Papa Tomaso's prophetic words 'bout there's NO such thingy as Economy in motor racing; Hooah!
Ryan "the Dude" Hunter-Reay, the Other Ryan (Briscoe) and Townsend Bell were all campaigning different GT machinery, with RHR piloting a monster Dodge Viper, Briscoe a Corvette C7R, (with co-drivers Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia) and Bell a Ferrari 458 Italia; while "Plowie" (Martin Plowman) was co-driving a Prototype Challenge (PC) car.
And whilst it shouldn't have been surprising that once again Bourdais was on Pole, after all having led the way in practice, it was another ex-IndyCar racer's name that caught my eye, as Bruno "NOT MARS!" Nee Junky; Err Whineybags Junqueira had captured the Pole for the PC class for RSR Racing, while fresh off of his Indy 500 ride for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing announcement, 'TAG, aka Alex Tagliani's name was spotted as one of the frontrunners in the race's early hours, albeit having been stopped for the #33 Dodge Viper burning itself to the ground!
Another past IndyCar driver's name being spotted on the entry list was 'Rafa (Raphael) Matos piloting the No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports PC-class challenger with further investigation revealing that 'TAG is piloting the 'Seester Rockesports Racing PC chassis of class Pole winner Junqueira, with the two past Champ Car protagonist's driving for Paul "GOOFY" Gentilozzi.
And another ex-Champ Car pilot named Jan "Van Hagar" Heyland was spotted in the mix of GT cars, running one of the plethora of Porsche's 911 Panzerwagons, while past competitor and current IndyCar driver Justin Wilson's Michael Shank Racing's entry was forced to start from the rear of the field due to its primary Sports Car driver 'Oz Negri not having completed enough of the required nighttime driving distance during practice.
At the six hour mark, Ryan "Razzle Dazzle" Dalziel led the way aboard his ESM Honda ARX-03b followed by another past IndyCar driver named Christian Fittipaldi behind the wheel of the Corvette DP he was sharing with Bourdais and 'JB, (Joao Barbosa) while Alex Brundle was third at the keyboard of his Oak Racing Morgan-Nissan. And yeah, that's Martin "BillyBob" Brundle's son - with Kanaan's Riley-ford fourth and Pagenaud's Honda fifth.
Unfortunately Tagliani was involved in a wreck not of his own doing, as the 'Kuhnaidiun unsuccessfully swerved to avoid another spinning competitor and the two were collected in the wreck sewn PC class, which ultimately saw only two class competitors fighting for the class honours at the end of the race.