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Q: Python: How to find two equal/closest values between two separate arrays? Let's say we have two arrays of equal length:
arr1 = (21, 2, 3, 5, 13)
arr2 = (10, 4.5, 9, 12, 20)

Which variable from arr1 is equal / closest to a variable from arr2?
Looking at these two lists we can easily say that the closest numbers are 4.5 and 5. I've tried to implement a function that returns two closest values given two lists and it kinda works for the examples above, but it is barely a solution because it is not optimal. And you can easily check that the function fails when we slightly change the arrays like this:
arr1 = (21, 2, 3, 5, 13)
arr2 = (10, 4.5, 9, 12, 18)

the values the function returns are 13 and 18
Here is the function:
def get_nearest(arr1, arr2):
    lr = [[0, 0, 0]]
    for x1 in arr1:
        for x2 in arr2:
            r = (x1 / x2 % (x1 + x2))
            print x1, x2, r
            if r <= 1 and r >= lr[0][2]:
                lr.pop()
                lr.append([x1, x2, r])
    return lr

Can you come up with a better one?

A: This is the fastest algorithm I was able to write, it has n*log(n) complexity which is much faster than naive n*n approach presented in other answers. It sorts arrays before processing ( it is the most time consuming part ) and later tries to minimize the difference (this takes 2*n in the worst case):
def closest_array_items(a1, a2):
    if not a1 or not a2:
        raise ValueError('Empty array')
    a1, a2  = iter(sorted(a1)), iter(sorted(a2))
    i1, i2 = a1.next(), a2.next()
    min_dif = float('inf')
    while 1:
        dif = abs(i1 - i2)
        if dif < min_dif:
             min_dif = dif
             pair = i1, i2
             if not min_dif:
                  break
        if i1 > i2:
            try:
                i2 = a2.next()
            except StopIteration:
                break
        else:
            try:
                i1 = a1.next()
            except StopIteration:
                break
    return pair

A: Is speed an issue? Do you care about ties?  If not, what about something simple like
from itertools import product
sorted(product(arr1, arr2), key=lambda t: abs(t[0]-t[1]))[0]

For both
arr1 = (21, 2, 3, 5, 13)
arr2 = (10, 4.5, 9, 12, 20)

and
arr1 = (21, 2, 3, 5, 13)
arr2 = (10, 4.5, 9, 12, 18)

this yields
(5, 4.5)

Explanation:
product(arr1, arr2) = [(a1, a2) for (a1, a2) in product(arr1, arr2)]

yields a list of all N**2 pairs of numbers:
[(21, 10), (21, 4.5), ..., (13, 12), (13, 20)]

Then we sort them by the absolute difference (|a1 - a2|) using sorted. By passing sorted the key keyword, we tell sorted to use the sorting criteria lambda t: abs(t[0] - t[1]).  The pair with the smallest absolute difference is placed in the first index of the sorted array, so we can grab it by tacking [0] on the end.
Edit:
As suggested by Piotr in the comments, you can feed a key=func to min and max, which speeds this up considerably.  Try instead:
from itertools import product
min(product(arr1, arr2), key=lambda t: abs(t[0]-t[1]))[0]

A: >>> arr1 = (21, 2, 3, 5, 13)
>>> arr2 = (10, 4.5, 9, 12, 20)
>>> for a1 in arr1:
...     for a2 in arr2:
...         if a1 > a2:
...             result.append([a1, a2, a1-a2])
...         else:
...             result.append([a1, a2, a2-a1])
>>> sorted(result, key=lambda i:i[-1])[0][:2]
[5, 4.5]

A simple way could be get difference between both arrays and sort them by their difference and get the first element.
>>> sorted([[a1,a2,a1-a2] if(a1>a2) else [a1,a2,a2-a1] for a1 in arr1 for a2 in arr2], key=lambda i:i[-1])[0][:2]
[5, 4.5]

A: What about simply saving the difference and the values in each iteration...
arr1 = (21, 2, 3, 5, 13)
arr2 = (10, 4.5, 9, 12, 20)

diff = float("inf")

for a1 in arr1:
    for a2 in arr2:
        if abs(a1-a2) < diff:
            diff = abs(a1-a2)
            values = (a1, a2)

print(values)

A: Here a function which solves this problem in ~0.01s for an two vectors with the length 1000, 2000:
def get_closest_elements(arr_1, arr_2):
    """
    The function finds the two closest elements in two arrays

    Returns
    -------
    idx_1 : int
        index of element in arr_1
    idx_2 : int
        index of element in arr_2
    min_diff : float
        minimal difference between arrays
    """

    # get array with all differences between arrays
    diff_arr = x[:, np.newaxis] - y

    # get absolute value
    diff_arr = np.abs(diff_arr)

    # get minimum difference
    min_diff = np.min(diff_arr)

    # get the indexes for the elements of interest in arr_1 and arr_2
    idx_1, idx_2 = np.where(diff_arr == min_diff)

    return idx_1, idx_2, min_diff

# apply function
x = np.array([21, 2, 3, 5, 13])
y = np.array([10, 4.5, 9, 12, 20])
# n = 1000
# x = np.random.rand(n)
# y = np.random.rand(2*n)

idx_1, idx_2, min_diff = get_closest_elements(x, y)
print "x{} - y{} = {}".format(idx_1, idx_2, min_diff)

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Le Devoir et l'Honneur est un film français muet réalisé par Henri Andréani et sorti en 1911.

Synopsis

Fiche technique
 Titre : Le Devoir et l'honneur
 Réalisation : Henri Andréani
 Scénario : Henri Andréani
 Société de production : Pathé Frères
 Société de distribution : Pathé Frères
 Format : Noir et blanc  - 35 mm - 1,33:1  - Muet
 Métrage :
 Genre: Mélodrame
 Dates de sortie :  : 29 novembre 1911

Distribution
 René Alexandre : le docteur Pierre de Marsan
 Henri Andréani : André Vassel

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste de films français sortis en 1911

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Film français sorti en 1911
Court métrage français
Film dramatique français
Film réalisé par Henri Andréani
Film en français
Film muet français
Film français en noir et blanc
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Medical experts encourage video visits with a clinician in midst of coronavirus outbreak
Telehealth can help limit exposure to contagious illnesses, and can be an important first line of defense in the battle to contain the coronavirus, experts say.
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Dr. Ashley Yeats
In recognition of the rising need, insurers, including the not-for-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, are waiving all out-of-pocket costs for telehealth, delivered by phone or video for medical and behavioral health needs, for all treatment right now, whether it's coronavirus-related or not. The insurer is reimbusing all telehealth visits at the same rate as in-person visits.
In an indication of the demand, as of April 13 this year, Blue Cross has seen more than 250,000 claims for telehealth since the policy changes on March 16, a massive increase over the 2019 average of 3,500 claims monthly.
Allowing patients to consult a clinician without leaving home is crucial from a public health perspective, Yeats said.
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Telehealth -- which allows patients to consult a licensed clinician via video conference on a laptop, phone or tablet, 24 hours a day -- has grown in popularity in recent years. A recent analysis of 28 billion commercial insurance claims found telehealth use jumped 53% from 2016 to 2017. Many health plans, including Blue Cross, offer the option to purchase access to telehealth services from providers such as American Well.
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John Canal's SILENCING THE LONE ASSASSIN
by Stephen E. Lewis
In SILENCING THE LONE ASSASSIN, The murders of JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald, John Canal takes yet another look at the evidence supporting the lone assassin premise and shares with us his theory that Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald for the Mob. From the Preface through the Epilogue there are a mere 120 pages of text and photos in this tome. Do not let this deceive you, though, because there is an abundance of "goodies" waiting within.
LEE: THE LONE ASSASSIN
The first section is comprised of six chapters of evidence that again establishes Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone assassin in Dealey Plaza. Conspiracy buffs should have a heyday with this one. As I wove my way through Part I (Chapter 5 in particular), I was constantly bombarded with the proclamation of "no conspiracy!" after each revelation. Mr. Canal avoids long, drawn out explanations (thankfully) and presents the material in no nonsense, "let's get through this quickly" style. The author makes frequent reference to the work of Gerald Posner and, in fact, much of Part I gives the pretense of being a synopsis of the national bestseller that conspiracy buffs love to hate. Part I of this offering is an excellent primer for newcomers to the wonderful world of "Who killed JFK?" Serious students and researchers of the assassination will not find anything new here.
THE MOB SILENCES LEE
The second section is comprised of a "disclaimer", and five chapters that detail the author's theory that Oswald was silenced by the Mob. Mr. Canal states up front that the case he presents is speculation and that is a refreshing twist. Most authors (particularly the conspiracy folks) state their case as if it were "the gospel according to me." The author makes a good argument, but I have difficulty believing Oswald was involved with the Mob. Remember, our boy was a loner and didn't have enough money to even pay attention. One might think that if he were in cahoots with organized crime that he would at least have access to cash and maybe even a decent job arranged through Mob connections. Now it sounds like I'm speculating. The most interesting item in Part II is the photograph of David Ferrie and Lee Harvey Oswald together at a Civil Air Patrol camp in 1955. The author uses this photo as part of the evidence that they had a relationship. As Mr. Canal states, many non-conspiracy theorists refute a Ferrie-Oswald connection (particularly Gerald Posner[1]). I had only heard about this photo and I want to publicly thank Mr. Canal for sharing it in SILENCING THE LONE ASSASSIN. I have trouble believing that Ferrie and Oswald were longtime associates or friends as the author speculates. There is just too much gray area between 1955 and 1963. These two characters were not even in the same country much of the time and documented evidence of their association just isn't there. According to Mr. Canal, Lee Harvey Oswald was "the man who knew too much". He had deceived Ferrie and infiltrated the anti-Castro Cuban exiles; he had dealings with Guy Banister; he knew about the gunrunning (of which Jack Ruby was affiliated); and local Mob leaders were worried that he would "talk" after his arrest about their involvement in the Castro assassination attempts. This is where Jack Ruby enters the scene. He is the man selected to make the "hit" because he needed money; he could be trusted to keep his mouth shut; he had connections in the Dallas Police Department; and he was afraid he too could be implemented as a player in the gunrunning business if Oswald talked. This theory is feasible, but it reads like a dime store novel. There is no doubt in my mind that Ruby was capable of murdering someone for the Mob, but not in a room full of policemen. It's obvious that he was mentally unstable, but I don't think he was completely bonkers (yet). I still believe that Ruby killed Oswald because he was distraught and the opportunity presented itself. Nonetheless, Mr. Canal has given us a new look at an old subject that is both intriguing and entertaining. That's not a bad combination.
Mr. Canal spends three and a half pages of the Epilogue lambasting the FBI and CIA for withholding information from the Warren Commission and the Secret Service for their dereliction of duty on November 22, 1963. He doesn't pull any punches here and justifiably so. He then goes on to predict that interest in the assassination will slowly decline because the part of society that remembers those tragic events will gradually cease to be represented by active writers. Unfortunately, I believe he is right.
Appendix I details why the author believes Ruby murdered Oswald for the Mob as previously discussed. Appendix II is a chronology of the life of Oswald provided by none other than, ta-da, ROBERT J. GRODEN! We all know who he is and what he believes. I just can't understand why Mr. Canal would spend the entire first part of his book establishing Oswald as the lone assassin and then fill an appendix with information provided by one of the most influential and outspoken conspiracy researchers in the world. He even goes so far as to put a disclaimer at the end of the appendix telling us that Groden doesn't believe in the lone assassin theory. Really? I can only assume that the disclaimer is for novices. The chronology is chock full of innuendo (as expected). My point here is this - why mix apples and oranges in this book? Mr. Groden is certainly entitled to his own beliefs, but I just don't think they belong in this volume. That is like Oliver Stone writing the Foreward for CASE CLOSED. Appendix III is a chronology of Jack Ruby's life and it isn't attributed to anyone. Appendix IV is a two-part article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. The first is a report on the autopsy of JFK by the doctors who performed it and the second is recollections of the doctors who tried to save Kennedy's life in Dallas. These articles are fascinating and a welcome supplement to the book. Appendix V is an overview of the mock trial of LHO and Failure Analysis testing and Appendix VI is an analysis of the assassination bullet fragments. There is a wealth of research information to be found here.
Mr. Canal has obviously done his research and this book does not disappoint. All in all, I found SILENCING THE LONE ASSASSIN easy to read (I finished it in less than two hours), refreshingly (and tastefully) humorous at times, and informative. Whether you accept his theory about the death of Lee Harvey Oswald or not, it is a good read and would be a valuable addition to your library.
[1] I personally discussed the Ferrie/Oswald photograph with Gerald Posner regarding its authenticity. His response was, and I quote, "So what? All it shows, if real, is that Oswald and Ferrie may have met in 1955 when Oswald was fifteen years old. The more pertinent issue – at least regarding the assassination of JFK – is whether the two rekindled any association in the summer of 1963, only months before Kennedy's murder. For that, there is no credible evidence at all."
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Babylonia!
by Patrick · November 17, 2015
Note: If you're new to the book club, links to the previous episodes can be found here. It's difficult to discuss this show without occasionally wanting to discuss the next one (or the one after that, or the one after that)… or referring to the pilot. If you want to discuss something with a major plot point: please use the "spoiler" functionality in the comment box (thanks to CK for that feature!)
This week, it's Season 3, Episode 16: "War Without End, Part 1", recapped by Katherine!
Everyone sitting comfortably? Then onward!
We open with two apparent temporal paradoxes. On Minbar, Jeffrey Sinclair (former Babylon 5 commander and current ambassador to Minbar and leader of the Rangers) receives a letter addressed to him from the ancient Minbari holy figure Valen, in a box that has been closed for 900 years. On Babylon 5, Susan Ivanova receives a distress call issued by herself, coming from the empty space where Babylon 4 disappeared years ago.
Sinclair reads the letter and goes to Babylon 5, declining to tell anyone else what the letter said. A Vorlon who is present with the Rangers says of Sinclair, "He is the closed circle. He is returning to the beginning."
The command staff of B5 meet regarding the distress call and conclude it's from a future-Ivanova, since time is wonky in the area where Babylon 4 disappeared. Garibaldi remembers that when he was on Babylon 4 (during "Babylon Squared" in Season 1) he had a flash-forward vision of the future where the Babylon 5 crew were in a firefight with someone and losing badly. Garibaldi goes to investigate, in hopes of finding out what will happen in the future so they can prepare for it.
Zack meets Sinclair arriving at the station and asks if he'll be staying long. "That is a far more interesting question than you might suspect," Sinclair replies with a smile.
Delenn is unhappy about something that must be done regarding Sinclair. She has received a letter with her name on it, in the same printing as the letter addressed to Sinclair. She goes to Sheridan and tells him that she needs him, Marcus, Ivanova, and Sinclair to join her on the White Star immediately for an urgent mission.
Garibaldi reports that the temporal rift around the area where Babylon 4 disappeared has doubled in size, due to tachyon emissions coming from Epsilon 3 (where the Great Machine, supported by Draal, is located). We cut to Zathras on Epsilon 3 (who was also on Babylon 4 during "Babylon Squared"), who says Draal has told him what to do about the situation.
In the White Star, Sheridan observes that he was surprised by Sinclair's arrival, as they usually have more advance notice of ambassadors. Sinclair replies, "Believe me, my being here was as much a surprise to me as it was to you." Sheridan says that Delenn seemed to know he was coming, so it doesn't seem like a coincidence. Sinclair says there are no coincidences. He's definitely mastered the Minbari and Vorlon technique of non-answers. Marcus said the Rangers had a saying that the only way to get a straight answer out of him was to look in a mirror while hanging upside-down from the ceiling.
Garibaldi gets clearer reception of future-Ivanova's distress call. She says that the Captain is dead and the station is being boarded. A switch to the external cameras shows the future-station is under attack by a massive Shadow force, and then it looks like the future-station explodes.
Delenn finally explains the situation to the others aboard the White Star. She tells them that in the previous Shadow War one thousand years ago, after their main starbase had been destroyed by the shadows and things were looking dark, a new station arrived: Babylon 4. When Babylon 4 disappeared immediately after its construction, it was taken back into the past. Without the station, they could not have won the war.
Moreover, recordings from the Great Machine on Epsilon 3 show the White Star thwarting a Shadow attack on Babylon 4 just prior to B4's completion. The station staff are the ones who thwarted the attack, and the ones who sent Babylon 4 into the past, and that is what they need to do now. Draal is using the Great Machine to widen the temporal rift so that they will be able to do this. If they do not save Babylon 4 and send it into the past, Babylon 5 will be destroyed by the Shadows: that is what the transmission from future-Ivanova is about. Sinclair backs up Delenn's statements, saying he has information from "a very reliable source". Sheridan calls Garibaldi, who tells him that the timestamp on future-Ivanova's distress call is eight days from the present. Sheridan is deeply weirded out but finally agrees.
A ship from Epsilon 3 joins the White Star, bringing Zathras and the technology needed to control time travel. Sinclair remembers Zathras saying that Sinclair was "not The One". Zathras does not remember Sinclair, which Sinclair interprets as meaning the events of "Babylon Squared" were during Sinclair's past, but Zathras' future. Sinclair tells him "When you meet me again, it will be me, but it won't be me now, so you're not to say anything to me that might change the past." Zathras says he is honoured to meet Sinclair, for many reasons, and also honoured to meet Sheridan, for other reasons, but Draal ordered him not to say why, and also not to talk about The One.
Sinclair tells Sheridan that he will need a favour on their way out.
Sheridan tells Garibaldi to return back to Babylon 5, as they can't have the whole command staff away on this mission. At Sinclair's request, he doesn't tell Garibaldi that Sinclair is there. Doesn't Sinclair want to talk to Garibaldi, Sheridan asks? "More than you'll ever know," Sinclair replies. As he stands alone watching Garibaldi's ship, Sinclair says, "Goodbye, old friend." He remembers a vision of a last-stand evacuation of B5 (or B4?), and a vision of the station exploding. "I won't let it happen," he says.
Everyone needs to wear circular devices that will keep them anchored in time, otherwise they may become "unstuck in time" and drift through the time stream, causing them to age prematurely.
When Garibaldi returns, Zack tells him that Sinclair was there but left on the White Star with all the rest of the command staff. Garibaldi is stunned that Sinclair would leave without talking to him. Garibaldi checks his messages and finds that Sinclair has left him one, but it requires a password to access. The password doesn't seem to lock after you get it wrong a few times, fortunately, and Garibaldi eventually gets it. Sheridan says that he didn't tell Garibaldi he was here because Garibaldi would want to come along "even knowing the price," but he had to say goodbye. Sinclair won't be returning, and if Garibaldi went, he wouldn't make it back either.
The White Star goes into the temporal rift and arrives at Babylon 4 just as the Shadow fighters are approaching it with a fusion bomb. The Shadows are intending to attach the bomb to the station and explode it so that the destruction will look like an accident. (As Babylon stations 1 through 3 were destroyed before becoming operational, we can assume those destructions were due to similar Shadow sabotage.)
The White Star engages the Shadow fighters. It has increased its defences against Shadow attack; due to being based partially on Vorlon organic technology, it can learn from experience and now directs the energy of Shadow attacks away from itself. Ivanova fires on the Shadow ships carrying the fusion bomb, and then on the bomb itself, and the bomb explodes. Something hits Sheridan's time stabilizer, breaking it, and he disappears, becoming unstuck in time.
An utterly confused Sheridan finds himself bound and confronting an aged Emperor Londo Mollari on Centauri Prime. "Welcome back from the abyss," Londo says, "just in time to die." Londo says that Sheridan drove away the Shadows during the war but did not clean up his mess, and some of the Shadow's minions came to Centauri Prime. He shows Sheridan the view out the window; the main city of Centauri Prime is burning.
Sinclair insists on continuing to Babylon 4 and completing the mission rather than focusing on rescuing Sheridan, and Ivanova reluctantly agrees. Sinclair assures Delenn that Sheridan will be all right, saying in Minbari, "I know what's coming." Sinclair tells her that all his life he's had doubts about his path and where he belongs, and now he has none anymore; his path is clear. The White Star attaches to Babylon 4, and the crew board and prepare to take it back in time.
Well, that was a fairly convoluted episode, with well over half of it being exposition and the entirety of it being set-up for the second half. But it does a nice job of resolving one mystery (what happened to the previous Babylon stations?) and introducing several new ones. What do you all think?
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RICHMOND, Ind. — Law enforcement agencies in Richmond and Wayne County jailed eight people Thursday.
Except for warrant arrests, the following charges are informal and subject to change until the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office reviews each case and files formal charges in court.
The people booked into the Wayne County jail Thursday are:
Alexandra Adkins, 25, 300 block of North Elm Street, Hagerstown: Violation of the Legend Drug Act (Class D felony) and possession of a Schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance (unspecified), 4:29 p.m.
Jonathan B. Allen, 26, 800 block of North West Fifth Street, Richmond: Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor), 9:42 p.m.
Tara L. Dixon, 37, 700 block of South Eighth Street, Richmond: Failure to appear, 9:15 a.m.
Dreama J. Fair, 44, 2300 block of Glen Court, Richmond: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 felony) and possession of methamphetamine (Level 3 felony), 1:40 a.m.
Brenton M. George, 27, 4100 block of Peach Tree Lane, Richmond: Hold for other jurisdiction, 2:40 p.m.
Shane L. Huffman, 40, 1100 block of Burton Avenue, Connersville, Ind.: Burglary (Level 4 felony), possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 felony) and theft (Class A misdemeanor), 5:58 p.m.
Nicole Snyder, 43, 100 block of South Eighth Street, Richmond: Petition to revoke probation, 4:30 p.m.
Tyler M. Wells, 18, 3300 block of Salisbury Road North, Richmond: Possession of marijuana or hashish (Class A misdemeanor), contributing to the delinquency of a minor (Class A misdemeanor) and reckless driving (Class A misdemeanor), 7;15 p.m.


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DUSSK study reveals the challenges of designing a tailored drug treatment service for street sex workers
Street sex workers may require trauma treatment in combination with specialised drug treatment groups, a Bristol study has suggested. Trauma treatment is not usually readily available to sex workers, but the feasibility of offering this as part of a drug treatment service designed specifically for them was tested in the University of Bristol and NIHR ARC West's DUSSK study.
The study investigated whether the creation of a drug treatment group solely for sex workers, staffed by women and held at One25, in a sex worker only environment, would remove the stigma experienced by these women in mixed drug treatment groups. This could enable them to engage with the treatment more effectively. Once the women's drug use was more stable, they were screened for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) specialist trauma unit staff and offered treatment if they were diagnosed as having it.
This DUSSK study was a collaboration with One25, a charity supporting women who street sex work, Developing Health and Independence (DHI), a charity providing drug treatment services, and AWP trauma unit.
The researchers interviewed the staff and women involved in the new service delivery model, as well as estimating the cost to the NHS if the model was adopted. The team looked at whether the women wanted to participate, and if they did, how long they were able to attend groups and treatment for.
Eleven street sex workers took part in the study though many more were approached. Many street sex workers did not feel they were able to participate because of a range of social and personal reasons, or they were not using drugs or sex work regularly enough to be eligible. For those who took part group attendance was inconsistent. However, this was less about the new service model and more about the issues the project was looking to help with, including drug use, sex work and mental health issues.
Four women attended the groups consistently enough to be screened for PTSD and all four of them had a positive diagnosis, meaning they could attend further treatment for trauma. Dealing with disclosure of traumatic events was an unexpected issue for non-clinical staff. They found this challenging and this would be an area where more training and support would be needed if the service continued.
The impact of drug use and sex work on the women's lives made them less ready to deal with trauma treatment. In future more trauma stabilisation sessions may be needed before PTSD treatment.
The study was guided by women who were using drugs and sex working. Discussions were held throughout and problems were matched with solutions as they came up. For example, women were offered support with their travel to the groups and lunch before group meetings. This gave them time to 'step away from the street' before the session started, creating a better space for them to engage with the session.
The total cost of the service trialled in DUSSK was £11,710. However, this cost could be justified if future research demonstrates the service is effective and street sex workers reduce their drug use as a result. This could lead to less use of the NHS and the criminal justice system, and therefore reduce the impact of criminal and anti-social activity on wider society.
Dr Nikki Jeal, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and a lead researcher on the project said:
"Many women involved in street sex work are addicted to drugs, and describe being trapped in a 'work-score-use' cycle. This entrenches their dependence on sex work, putting their health and wellbeing at further risk. Drug use can also mean women are less able to protect themselves when working so reducing their drug use will improve their health and safety.
"However, the DUSSK study has shown that this is a complex issue. Many of these women have experienced multiple traumas from a young age, including abuse and violence, which they continue to experience while street sex working. When the women reduce their drug use, the symptoms of their trauma tend to worsen, so they often return to heavier drug use to deal with this.
"The DUSSK study aimed to address the underlying issues driving drug use, and therefore sex work, in this group and has shown how necessary PTSD treatment is to enable these women to move their lives forward."
Anna Smith, CEO of One25 said:
"One25 were delighted to be part of this ground-breaking project. Supporting women who are street sex-working to receive specialist trauma treatment in this way is a step to breaking down the barriers which prevent women getting the help that they need. We hope that this study paves the way for more progressive approaches to enable better health outcomes for this group."
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Drug use in street sex workers: the DUSSK study
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Der Tag des Sieges und der heimatlichen Dankbarkeit und Tag der kroatischen Verteidiger () wird seit 1996 in Kroatien am 5. August eines jeden Jahres als nationaler Feiertag begangen.

Er wird in Erinnerung an die vom 4. bis 7. August 1995 durchgeführte Militäroperation Oluja gefeiert, bei der Polizei- und Armeeeinheiten der Kroatischen Streitkräfte (HV) und des Kroatischen Verteidigungsrates (HVO) das von Krajina-Serben als unabhängigen Staat proklamierte Gebiet Republik Serbische Krajina zurückeroberten. Am 5. August wurde Knin, die "Hauptstadt" der Republik Serbische Krajina eingenommen. Knin war ursprünglich ein Sitz der kroatischen Könige, weshalb man die Stadt oft auch als königliche Stadt bezeichnet.

Die Militäroperation Sturm führte zum Ende des Krieges in Kroatien und ermöglichte die Rückkehr von über 170.000 Kroaten, die im Jahr 1991 aus diesem Gebiet von serbischen Freischärlern und Einheiten der Jugoslawischen Volksarmee vertrieben worden waren. Andererseits wiederum flohen über 200.000 Krajina-Serben vor der kroatischen Armee aus diesem Gebiet. Die Verkehrsverbindungen Kroatiens wurden wieder frei befahrbar, volle Bewegungsfreiheit wiederhergestellt, der Staat funktionierte wieder normal.

Durch diese Militäroperation kam es auch zu einer militärischen Kräfteverschiebung zu Gunsten der kroatischen und bosnisch-muslimischen Streitkräfte in Bosnien und Herzegowina, was wiederum zu einer rascheren Friedenslösung im Bosnienkonflikt führte, die schließlich durch den Vertrag von Dayton besiegelt wurde.

An diesem Tag wird mit Kranzniederlegungen auf den Friedhöfen des Landes der 13.800 Opfer gedacht.

Besondere Dankbarkeit empfinden die Bürger der Städte Zadar, Gospić, Karlovac, Sisak, Nova Gradiška, Osijek, Dubrovnik, Županja und Vinkovci, die sich nach nahezu fünfjähriger Bedrohung durch Artillerie- und Mörserbeschuss serbischer Freischärler wieder frei in ihrer Stadt bewegen konnten.

Kritik

Die Aussagen in Serbien anlässlich der Feier in Kroatien hatten einen ganz anderen Tenor.
Der serbische Präsident Tadić bezeichnete die Aktion "Sturm" als organisierte Kriminalität, geplante Menschenvernichtung und Verletzung der Menschenrechte, insbesondere des Rechts auf Leben. Am 4. Januar 2010 reichte Serbien bei dem Internationalen Gerichtshof in Den Haag eine Klage, gegen Kroatien, wegen Völkermords ein. Kroatien hatte seinerseits schon 1999 eine Völkermordklage gegen Belgrad eingereicht, die von diesem Gericht im Jahr 2008 angenommen worden war. Der Internationale Gerichtshof sprach Serbien und Kroatien am 3. Februar 2015 vom Vorwurf des Völkermordes frei.
Außenminister Vuk Drašković schloss sich der heftigen Kritik an der Feier in Kroatien an.

Gegen den kommandierenden General der Operation "Sturm" Ante Gotovina wurde 2001 vom Internationalen Strafgerichtshof für das ehemalige Jugoslawien (ICTY) Anklage erhoben. Die ergänzende Anklageschrift spricht von einer "kriminellen Vereinigung", bestehend unter anderem aus Gotovina und Tuđman, deren Ziel "die gewaltsame und dauerhafte Vertreibung der serbischen Bevölkerung aus der Krajina-Region" gewesen sei.
Am 15. April 2011 wurde Ante Gotovina vom Internationalen Strafgerichtshof zu 24 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt.
Auch den mitangeklagten Ex-General Mladen Markač sprach das Gericht schuldig: Er bekam 18 Jahre Haft. General Ivan Čermak wurde dagegen freigesprochen.
Bei der Urteilsverkündung wurde auch Tuđman erwähnt. Einer der Richter betonte: "Der damalige Präsident Franjo Tuđman war der Hauptführer dieser kriminellen Vereinigung" und "Er wollte die Entvölkerung der Krajina".
Am 16. November 2012 wurden Gotovina und Markač im Berufungsverfahren von allen Anklagepunkten freigesprochen und aus der Haft entlassen. Mit 3:2 Mehrheitsentscheidung wurde festgestellt, dass die Beweise nicht ausreichten, um den von Gotovina und Markač befohlenen Beschuss der Städte als rechtswidrig anzusehen. Da die erstinstanzliche Verurteilung auf der Unrechtmäßigkeit der Artillerieangriffe basiere und die Erstinstanz eine direkte Verwicklung in die Diskriminierungspolitik Kroatiens nicht festgestellt habe, sei auch dieser Schuldspruch aufzuheben.

Am 4. August 2020 verlieh der Präsident der Republik Kroatien Zoran Milanović zum 25. Jahrestag der Operation Oluja Angehörigen der kroatischen Streitkräfte und den vier Garde-Brigaden des Kroatischen Verteidigungsrates (HVO) und der Spezialpolizei der Republik Herceg-Bosna hohe Orden. Milanović sagte dazu:

Siehe auch
 Feiertage in Kroatien

Einzelnachweise

Feste und Brauchtum (Kroatien)
Heimatlichen Dankbarkeit (Kroatien)
Sieg und heimatliche Dankbarkeit


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Year 11 were invited to participate in The National Citizenship Programme and Year viewed the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Romeo and Juliet.
It was my pleasure to join Miss Robinson's form group to share GCSEpod with them and to see so many of our year 11 and 13 students working towards their mock examinations.
What a success Year 13 Parents evening was. So many of you attended and we had apologise from many that could not attend. It is good to listen to the advice of their subject teachers and to reiterate how important it is to apply themselves early to their revision rather than leaving it to the last minute. We want our students to succeed and revision is one in which they can take control of their future. Encourage your son or daughter to speak to their subject teachers early if they are worried about a specific topic or question style.
Today we were able to give 21 Year 12 and 13 students the opportunity to gain skills and confidence with public speaking. Talk the Talk who support the idea of confident communication for life were able to share strategies to enable those that participated to enable them to stand in front of their peers and talk about themselves for three to five minutes. It is very difficult to find strengths about yourself but they managed it. All the Sixth Form Team were involved in the event and we all believe that it served them well. Mrs Dodd managed to take a photograph of them all completing an exercise on eye contact.
During lunchtime on Friday 23rd November Thomas Alleyne's Senior prefects pulled off yet another successful "doughnut day". The team of Prefects partnered up with the Derby branch of Krispy Kreme to order 600 donuts. All the effort was worth it as all 600 donuts were sold and over £220.00! profit was raised. The profits will be donated to the Sixth Form Forever Charity the Douglas Macmillan Hospice. The Senior Prefect's would like to thank everyone who purchased doughnuts to help raise the money.
There was fantastic news last weekend from the Annual Winter Fayre. The school farm took 7 pairs of sheep to the country show ground in Stafford to take part in the schools competition on Saturday and young handlers on Sunday. We were competing against Abbotsholme and Rodbaston Agricultural college in the schools competition and came away with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th prize out of 13 entries. The students who showed the sheep were superb and a real credit to the school.
On Sunday, the students were back again to take part in the young handlers competition where they were competing against very experienced handlers. Again our students, most of whom had never been in a show ring before, displayed confidence and competence and performed extremely well. Particular praise goes to Ellie Roobottom who was placed 4th out of 23 entries.
This week students were looking at livestock reproduction and the vet was able to bring in the uterus of cow for demonstration purposes. The students learnt about the structure of the female reproductive system of a cow and how AI is used in livestock husbandry. One uterus was from a cow that was 3 months pregnant so students were able to see the development of the foetus as well. It was a fascinating session.
Please make sure you are using your revision guide, revision cards and practice questions in your pack. We will be running a revision session on Saturday 8th December between 10 and 12. 33B will be a review of content of each area that is likely to be assessed. 33A will be available for practice questions, informal revision and the opportunity to ask any relevant questions to a teacher. Please take up this support to prepare for your mock exams.
Please see the latest interventions timetable under this link….
Anna Adams and Orla Hodgkinson for excellent effort in lessons.
Charlotte McAteer, Georgia Cocke and Samantha Cotterill for excellent effort in homework tasks.
Laura Backhouse, Felicity Burgess, Amelie Coyne, Saffron Forrester and Millie Hodges for excellent sheep handling at the English Fair held at the Staffordshire County Showground.
Rachel Spence and Joe Porritt for determination in Animal Care.
Another of our House matches took place during Thursday. This time it was the turn of Girls House Hockey. First up was the Year 9 girls who all turned up with full teams, meaning over 45 students were involved. A special thanks goes to Tom Reddington who helped to umpire both sets of house matches. All teams played each other and 1st place went to Orme who won 2 matches and drew another. Torrance and Whitmore got joint second place after getting 6 points each, leaving Elkes to take last place. Then the mixed Year 10 and 11 teams took to the astro. Again all houses presented full teams meaning nearly 100 girls took part in House Hockey in total. Unfortunately there were very little goals in this set of matches. The first 5 games were 0-0 meaning the last game had everything to play for. Elkes scored in the last minute to not only win the game but also the competition. Whitmore and Torrance were again joint second with Orme in last place. Well done to all students involved, everyone has received credits for participating and representing their house.
The Year 9 netball team played their first game on Thursday against John Taylor. The result did not go TAHS' way, suffering a 15-3 defeat.John Taylor played some excellent netball and controlled possession of the ball having the experience of playing together longer than TAHS.Our girls showed composure when in possession of the ball and tried to keep the passing range short to reduce interceptions.Player of the match was Evie Robins. Next game is on Tuesday against John Port away.
Well done last week to the 23 year 11s who stayed after school to attend a revision session for their mocks. All year 11s welcome to attend. Every Friday 3:10 – 4pm in 6b and 6a. Year 13…Reminder that the next part of your coursework – Data presentation is due in on Friday November 23rd. Any student needing help should pop into 6b and see Mrs Goodwin on Tuesday lunchtime.
Year 11 have been completing knowledge quizzes in class and at home as part of preparation for mock exams. You can support students by asking to see the quiz they are currently working on and testing them on their subject knowledge. Year 13 students should, by now, have a good overall knowledge of all aspects of Year 12 and 13 work and be concentrating on learning precise pieces of evidence to include in written work. You can support students by using their exercise books to test them on their subject knowledge. It's really encouraging that lots of students are attending after school revision sessions. Mrs Young and Mrs Johnson are available Tuesday – Friday after school and every lunch time. Year 9 have been looking at World War One propaganda. Follow the link to see some very lovely examples of their work.
Well done to our year 11 pupils…A great turn out at the last 2 revision revision sessions. 32 and 36 pupils! Lets make it 40 next week. Come to 6a and 6b at 3:10 – 4pm, next weeks topic will be the Holderness Coast.


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Potter Offers Handmade Creations on Asbury Boardwalk
July 23, 2013 by Linda Rastelli
Asbury Park boardwalk has weathered many ups and downs
Will Asbury Park's long-awaited, oft-failed renaissance finally happen this time?
If it does, Greg LaPlaca, owner of LaPlaca Pottery Works, will be one of the people to thank. He's been selling pottery and other handmade goods for eight years in Asbury and he is a proud member of this "little community."
"We need to keep it local, boutiquey," says the Belmar-born potter. "That's what makes it Asbury. I know a lot of my customers." If chain stores move in to the town, "Why come here over any other beach?"
The entrepreneur, teacher and artist sold his wood-fired and pit-fired creations in Asbury Park and Point Pleasant until Superstorm Sandy rolled through in October 2012.
LaPlaca with one of his unique Face Jugs
He'd moved his Asbury store from Cookman Avenue to the boardwalk in 2007, then got clobbered by Sandy five years later. After the store flooded, he was forced to rip out the sheetrock and rebuild. Insurance covered nothing because the damage came from the ocean, excluded from his coverage, which he's since cancelled. No power and a curfew shut down his pottery classes in Point Pleasant. He now uses his Point location as a workshop. Asbury, though, is completely open, and LaPlaca is hoping for a strong summer season to make up for the many lost months of traffic while the boardwalk was closed.
"The worst thing was the town put a fence up and left it, putting me out of business until April," he said. He had some tables in convention hall, but still lost Christmas business.
LaPlaca's store was recognized as "best of NJ" for gift shops by New Jersey Monthly magazine in 2011 and 2012 and by the Asbury Park Press Readers' Choice contest for favorite art gallery in 2012. Ninety percent of the store's offerings he makes himself. His mother produces quilted and crocheted bags that LaPlaca sells along with his seaglass jewelry, (Asbury Park icon) 'Tillie' memorabilia and his own photography. Novelty soaps come from visits to a brother living in Hawaii.
LaPlaca keeps his prices as low as he can
One customer favorite has a rich Southern history. "Ugly Jugs" were created in the 19th century with human-looking eyeballs and teeth to scare children away from the moonshine typically stored in them. Pottery with faces dates back to Egyptian times, LaPlaca says.
LaPlaca has tried to create things made to order, but quickly felt constrained by that. "I'm always changing what I do; I get bored," he says. Besides, creating copies is not the point. "All my stuff is unique."
"I'm a handmade in America potter. I can't compete with imports, it cheapens everything else in the store." He tries to keep his prices affordable. A mug is $20 and a majority of the store's items cost less than $50, he adds, and many less than $10.
LaPlaca says he's committed to his beach location, although others questioned his decision to locate in a tourist town even before the storm and the last two months of erratic weather have been rough on his business.
He loves being there anyway.
"We all know each other here, and a few of us who were early got the ball rolling," he says of his fellow business owners. "We're working so hard and we took our lumps. It's a critical summer for us. We have a real community."
He's confident that this time, Asbury Park will make it back. "There's way too much momentum this time."
LAPLACA POTTERY WORKS, ASBURY PARK
1100 BOARDWALK
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Folly Blaine
Flash Fiction Narration
Short Story Narration
Folly's Fiction: Audio Version
Folly's narration and audio production services are available for hire. You can contact her by [email]follyblaine@gmail.com[/email] or visit her profile at ACX. Samples are available at the Audible links below.
Arabella Grimsbro Versus the "Wonderful" Wizard by Matt Youngmark, L. Baum
Arabella Grimsbro is a 15-year-old girl with a mouth like a dock worker and an attitude to match. When she walks into Voyages Through Literature – a cheesy mall store promising virtual reality tours of public domain classics – the last thing she expects is to be whisked away to an actual magical world.
To make things worse, this Oz is very different from the one she saw in a movie when she was little. Ferocious beasts with grizzly bear bodies and tiger heads? A town of creepy, porcelain dolls? The Tin Woodsman lying broken and battered at the bottom of a ditch?
Arabella will need more than surliness and silver slippers to find the answers at the end of this rainbow – or even just survive the trip.
Editor's note: profanity, for real! Arabella Grimsbro curses like a longshoreman. If you are considering purchasing this book for a child, please be aware that, among other obscenities, it features some variant of the word "f–k" 87 times. Eighty-eight, if you include the editor's note.
The Twenty-Sided Sorceress Series, Books 1-3:
Justice Calling, Murder of Crows, Pack of Lies by Annie Bellet
Gamer. Nerd. Sorceress.
This audiobook includes the first three books in the The Twenty-Sided Sorceress urban fantasy series narrated by Folly Blaine. Readers who enjoyed The Dresden Files or The Iron Druid Chronicles will likely enjoy this series. See below for descriptions of the individual books.
Justice Calling: The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, Book 1 by Annie Bellet
Jade Crow lives a quiet life running her comic book and game store in Wylde, Idaho. After twenty-five years fleeing from a powerful sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and take her powers, quiet suits her just fine. Surrounded by friends who are even less human than she is, Jade figures she's finally safe.
As long as she doesn't use her magic.
When dark powers threaten her friends' lives, a sexy shape-shifter enforcer shows up. He's the shifter world's judge, jury, and executioner rolled into one, and he thinks Jade is to blame. To clear her name, save her friends, and stop the villain, she'll have to use her wits… and her sorceress powers.
Except Jade knows that as soon as she does, a far deadlier nemesis awaits.
Justice Calling is the first book in The Twenty-Sided Sorceress urban fantasy series. Readers who enjoyed The Dresden Files or The Iron Druid Chronicles will likely enjoy this series.
Murder of Crows: The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, Book 2 by Annie Bellet
They say you can never go home again. If only that were true…
Game store owner and nerd sorceress extraordinaire Jade Crow knows death stalks her in the form of her murderous ex-lover, Samir, a sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and take her power. With the help of her friends, and sexy tiger-shifter Alek, Jade trains for the inevitable confrontation.
Until her estranged father shows up begging for help. Someone or something is murdering the crow shifters of Three Feathers ranch and her father believes sorcery is the only way to stop the killings. Faced with an unknown foe, a family that exiled her decades before, a deepening relationship with Alek, and Samir's ever-present threat, Jade will need all the power she's gained and then some to stop the Murder of Crows.
Murder of Crows is the second book in The Twenty-Sided Sorceress urban fantasy series.
Pack of Lies: The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, Book 3 by Annie Bellet
Let sleeping dogs lie. Wolves, on the other hand…
Recovering from a broken heart and coming to terms with her family history, all sorceress Jade Crow wants is to resume running her comic book store and gaming with her friends. With a town full of strange wolf shifters, a 150-year-old peace accord hanging in the balance, and the justice who broke her heart back in her life, Jade's plans go out the proverbial window.
Wolves are killing wolves, innocent human lives are caught in the crossfire, and not everyone in town is who they appear to be. As the bodies stack up and the doubts build, Jade and her friends race to find the true killer. And then Jade's evil ex-lover makes another move….
Pack of Lies is the third book in The Twenty-Sided Sorceress urban fantasy series.
Hunting Season: The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, Book 4 by Annie Bellet
Demon hounds. Celtic legends coming to life. Angry druids. Just what gamer and sorceress Jade Crow needs to help her days feel complete. All her hits will have to be crits to get out of this one as enemies and friends collide and the lines between the two blur.
Hunting Season is the fourth book in The Twenty-Sided Sorceress urban fantasy series.
Heartache: The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, Book 5 by Annie Bellet
"Life-changing moments are sneaky little bastards. Often we don't even know that nothing will be the same until long after, only in hindsight can we look and say 'There! That was it! That changed everything.' At least we could, if we're alive to do it."
Gamer and sorceress Jade Crow's psychotic ex-boyfriend, Samir, shows up for an epic showdown, and nothing in Wylde will ever be the same.
Heartache is the fifth book in the USA Today best-selling Twenty-Sided Sorceress urban fantasy series.
Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight by Cat Rambo
Small Press newcomer, Paper Golem, debuts the first in a annual series of single author collections by brilliant new authors. Eyes Like Sky And Coal And Moonlight brings together twenty stories from the extraordinary talent of fantasy author Cat Rambo. Here are tales from seaport city of Tabat, both before and after the sorcerous wars that destroyed the Old Continent. Here are alchemical explanations for failed blind dates. Here you'll find a dryad, the last great elephant, and an uneasy blur of humanity. Cat Rambo doesn't simply amaze and delight, she restores wonder to her readers with every page. You won't simply believe that pigs can fly, you'll question why you ever doubted the premise at all.
The Dead of Winter by Jack Night (Novel)
For the Anderson family, Rockwell is the picture-perfect small town. A wholesome place to start over. But as the autumn days begin turning to winter something is awakened deep within the woods. Something bent on revenge.
Cut off from the rest of the world they must fight to stay alive as the haunting presence lays claim to Rockwell, exposing the dark secrets of the town that created it.
The End is Nigh: The Apocalypse Triptych (Anthology)
Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the End of the World. In science fiction, the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm.
But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild. THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH will tell their stories.
Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and bestselling author Hugh Howey, THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. THE END IS NIGH focuses on life before the apocalypse. THE END IS NOW turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And THE END HAS COME focuses on life after the apocalypse.
Post-apocalyptic fiction is about worlds that have already burned. Apocalyptic fiction is about worlds that are burning. THE END IS NIGH is about the match.
Folly narrated two stories in this anthology:
"Wedding Day" by Jake Kerr
"Heaven is a Place on Planet" X by Desirina Boskovich. You can listen to the narration of Desirina's story at Drabblecast.
The End Is Now: The Apocalypse Triptych
Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the End of the World. In science fiction, the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm. But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild. "The Apocalypse Triptych" will tell their stories.
Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and best-selling author Hugh Howey, The Apocalypse Triptych is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. The End is Nigh focuses on life before the apocalypse. The End Is Now turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And The End Has Come explores life after the apocalypse. The End Is Nigh is about the match. The End Has Come is about what will rise from the ashes. The End Is Now is about the conflagration.
Featuring stories by: Tananarive Due, Scott Sigler, Annie Bellet, Charlie Jane Anders, Seanan McGuire, Sarah Langan, Nancy Kress, David Wellington, Ken Liu, Elizabeth Bear, Ben H. Winters, Megan Arkenberg, Jonathan Maberry, Jake Kerr, Daniel H. Wilson, Will McIntosh, Jamie Ford, Desirina Boskovich, Hugh Howey, and Robin Wasserman.
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Mur Lafferty, Kate Baker, Lex Wilson, Anaea Lay, Tina Connolly, Norm Sherman, Stephanie Grossman, Folly Blaine, Rajan Khanna, Windy Bowlsby, Scott Sigler, Laurice White.
"By the Hair of the Moon" by Jamie Ford
"Dear John" by Robin Wasserman


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Infosecurity Magazine Home » Opinions » Government Surveillance: With the Damage Comes Promise
14 Mar 2014 Opinion
Government Surveillance: With the Damage Comes Promise
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"We do not put backdoors in our products and services. That's just economic suicide", Charney said during his RSA Conference keynote address. It was a point that he reiterated with me when we sat down the day after the speech, as we dissected several angles of the government surveillance controversy.
Microsoft has done its part to remain as transparent as possible when it comes to government information requests, periodically publishing reports on demands for data from law enforcement and global governments. I asked Charney to explain the internal thought process at Microsoft when such a request comes through. "It's a fascinating dilemma, but citizens have the same privacy vs. safety conflict as well – governments and people want both", he tells me, adding that "the same problem exists for industry."
The Microsoft corporate VP explains that the debate over privacy and security "will take years" before the correct balance is struck. "We decided to listen to our customers, so we have made the decision to encrypt everything, everywhere", he says, highlighting Microsoft's recent move to expand encryption across its service offerings. And with this decision, Charney asserts, his company has made access to its customer data far more difficult for government actors without a proper legal order.
"We have always been principled in our approach", he reiterates. "So we don't need to worry about Snowden's disclosures. "We don't do offense", Charney continues, noting that Microsoft could not stand by and support one customer at the expense of attacking another. "We don't do back doors", he reaffirms. "If you put back doors in your products, then you will end up having no customers."
I ask Charney, point blank, have Edward Snowden's disclosures about government surveillance hurt technology and internet-based companies? His response is quick, yet even-handed.
"It has damaged us, yes. But also no." Charney then explains: "The problem with Snowden's statements around PRISM is that they weren't true. The government got this data, not from our servers, but from the telecommunications pipes. But there is still a fair amount of suspicion about these surveillance programs". He's also quick to point out that although criticism is primarily focused on the US government, the NSA and other government agencies are far from the only contestants in the communications surveillance game. "The US", Charney maintains, "doesn't have the entire market on intelligence gathering."
What Microsoft does do, however, is comply with the laws and regulations in the areas where it operates. Charney insists that his company does not readily hand over customer data without proper legal due process. One move he champions is allowing companies to report on National Security Letters issued by the US government, as a means to bolster privacy and regain the trust of customers and the general public. Charney admits, "The government has a unique job to do, in that they are both the protector and exploiter of the internet."
But the Microsoft corporate VP does take issue with the value and legal issues surrounding bulk data collection, explaining that the government "are seizing the haystack and looking for the needle". The former prosecutor then goes deeper into his legal explanation, asking hypothetically: "If seizing the hay in the home is not acceptable, then why would it be acceptable to do so on the internet?"
Then our conversation steers back to transparency. If there is a 'sliver bullet' to the privacy vs. security balance, it's obvious from Charney's opinions that transparency is the key. This includes efforts on the part of the government, the technology industry, and certainly the company that issues his pay check. To counteract the surveillance state, he notes it's imperative for the tech industry to continue advancing security technology, and highlights Microsoft's own efforts in the area. This includes the expected opening of regional transparency centers, the first of which is expected to open in Brussels by the end of this year.
Despite the damage to reputation, and the PR kerfuffle, Charney remains optimistic about the future of the technology industry despite the shadow cast by the government surveillance controversy. I close by asking him what tech and internet companies can do to regain public and customer trust, regardless of the veracity contained in Edward Snowden's charges of complicity. "These things will ultimately prove good for security", he responds. "When we have bad incidents, there is a reaction, and that reaction gets us past the inertia stage."
Microsoft Expands Encryption to Foil Government Snooping
TrustyCon 2014: NSA Surveillance "a benign enemy", says Bruce Schneier
AlienVault CEO Throws Down the Gauntlet on Threat Sharing
Research Report Confirms Snowden's Positive Effect on Industry
Comment: Beware a Quiet Queen's Speech


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I'm a senior pastor, minister, conference speaker, and a church consultant ... and in every avenue I work in, a common need I find is more transparency. Some of my favorite moments are when I've been brought in as a guest of honor, and then share my current struggles. It gives permission for honesty, relationship, and the need for God as a human in process while also walking in honor and responsibility.
Leading up to being ordained in 2003 I had never witnessed a pastor blatantly share a current weakness with me. These moments were always shared as "I used to..." implying they had arrived and overcome. This was limiting for my development process because it subvertly created the pressure to also have a status of arrival as I began my ministry. It also created a culture that says if you are struggling, something might be wrong with you, or you might be disqualified.
I've seen affairs, crazy addictions, murder, and abuse all overcome. I think about what the church would look like if we asked Jesus how much restoration was too much? What length would He go to reconcile? What effort would He give to bring honor back and believe in someone's future after failure? You can't read the Bible and not be blown away at how God consistently used broken, weak, unhealthy people to do great exploits.
What if justice (getting what you deserve) was a short season? Haven't we proved as a society that separation doesn't equal rehabilitation? What if that was then followed by blatant mercy (not getting what you deserve) which was then followed up by a season of grace (getting what you don't deserve)!


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Q: Reusing websocket connection object in Redux Saga I have a problem. I am connecting to the server with the help of websocket inside React Redux eventChannel. I have no problems with receivng event from the server but i cant sent event to the server. I understand, that i need to get websocket connection object which i create inside eventChannel to send event from react component for example.
export function* wsWatcher() {
    yield takeEvery("LOGIN_SUCCESS", wsConnectionWorker);
}

function* wsConnectionWorker() {
    const channel: EventChannel<boolean> = yield call(initWebsocket);
    while (true) {
        const action: Action<any> = yield take(channel);
        yield put(action);
    }
}

function initWebsocket(): EventChannel<any> {
    return eventChannel((emitter) => {

    let id: string | undefined;
    let intervalId: number;

    const initConnection = () => {
        const connectionUrl: string = "ws://localhost:4000"

        let ws = new WebSocket(connectionUrl);

        ws.onopen = () => {
            id && ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "GET_USER_ID", id }));

            intervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
                ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "PING" }))
            }, 30000)
        };

        ws.onclose = (e) => {
            console.log("Reconnect in 4s");
            intervalId && clearInterval(intervalId);
            id && setTimeout(initConnection, 4000);
        };
    };

    initConnection();

    return () => {
        console.log("Socket off");
    };
});
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Thanks in advance

A: You can create a variable in the module's scope and store connection object in it after first init. Later whenever you need the connection, just use this variable.
This works since modules are cached in nodejs. That is, the code in modules in run only when they're first imported, and later imports use the cached module.
For further reference, read more: Modules Caching
You can also have a function for this, like getConnection function in this code. Whenever you need the websocket connection, call this function and it'll create connection only once.
export function* wsWatcher() {
    yield takeEvery("LOGIN_SUCCESS", wsConnectionWorker);
}

function* wsConnectionWorker() {
    const channel: EventChannel<boolean> = yield call(getConnection);
    while (true) {
        const action: Action<any> = yield take(channel);
        yield put(action);
    }
}

// store the EventChannel after first init
let wsConnection: EventChannel<any> = null;

// create WS connection on first call
// reuse that connection in further calls
function getConnection(): EventChannel<any>{
  if(!wsConnection){
    wsConnection = initWebsocket();
  return wsConnection;
}

function initWebsocket(): EventChannel<any> {
    return eventChannel((emitter) => {

    let id: string | undefined;
    let intervalId: number;

    const initConnection = () => {
        const connectionUrl: string = "ws://localhost:4000"

        let ws = new WebSocket(connectionUrl);

        ws.onopen = () => {
            id && ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "GET_USER_ID", id }));

            intervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
                ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "PING" }))
            }, 30000)
        };

        ws.onclose = (e) => {
            console.log("Reconnect in 4s");
            intervalId && clearInterval(intervalId);
            id && setTimeout(initConnection, 4000);
        };
    };

    initConnection();

    return () => {
        console.log("Socket off");
    };
});
}


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It is a fact. If you walk quickly on a non-conductive carpeted floor you can be charged with a voltage which can be as high as 35kV – that's 35,000 volts – way more than enough energy required for igniting the most combustible vapours. Now take this fact and apply it to a road tanker carrying a bulk powder or petrol and it's easy to see that without an effective earthing system, that vehicle has the potential of a sizeable bomb.
While the above sounds over-dramatic, it's nothing new. There is, of course, plenty of guidance available and the road haulage industry works closely with the government and other bodies to ensure that every tanker on the road isn't a threat to life. But it's vital that every company that either moves or receives large quantities of powdered or liquid product is aware of the dangers regarding a static electrical build-up and has the equipment to deal with it.
In theory, a cable attached to an earth at one end and a crocodile clip at the other is better than nothing. The danger here though, is that the operator forgets to connect the cable to a suitable point on the truck, or the cable is damaged or there is a build-up of road grime that stops a proper connection being made. With any of these three, the best advice is to stand clear. The way to avoid all these problems is to have an earthing unit, connected to an interlock that effectively stops the vehicle from unloading if the vehicle isn't safely earthed.
StuvEx manufactures Safe-Ground, a competitively priced and easily installed earthing monitor which can be attached to an interlock so if there isn't a good earth, the truck can't be discharged. But to make the system still simpler, the unit has a green and red light; if the green light shows, the operator knows that the vehicle is correctly earthed. However, with a red light showing the vehicle isn't earthed and the interlock can be engaged.
Static electricity is a problem so in addition to the capacitive system that StuvEx has for road tankers, a resistive system is available for use with barrels and other metal objects and a conductive system is available for use with type C FIBC's.