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CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR 38TH SEASON OPENER ANNOUNCED
by Katie Shepard | Jun 23, 2016 | News | 0 comments
The Mod Musical
Co-created by Philip George and David Lowenstein
Directed by Amy Griffin
With Sarah Corey, Missy Dowse, Cristina Farruggia, Krista Kurtzberg, and Ashley Sweetman
Choreography by Lexie Frare
Music Directed by Joe Schermann
Scenic Design by Bonnie B. Brewer
Lighting Design by Margaret Swick
Sound Design by Jim Carroll
Sponsored by The Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation
At the Depot Theatre, Westport, NY
The Depot Theatre's 38th season begins with "Shout!: The Mod Musical." SHOUT! travels in time from 1960 to 1970 chronicling the dawning liberation of women. With its heart on its sleeve (and its tongue planted firmly in its cheek), SHOUT! features terrific new arrangements of such classic tunes as To Sir With Love, Downtown, Son of a Preacher Man & Goldfinger.
This production of Shout is sponsored by The Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation. The 2016 Season is sponsored by The Galley Restaurant & Bar at Westport Marina.
ABOUT THE CAST (in alphabetical order)
SARAH COREY (Orange Girl) Sarah Corey is delighted to be making her Depot Theatre debut fresh off a stint as Barbara DeMarco in Shear Madness at the Kennedy Center. Off-Broadway: Love and Real Estate, Illyria, Souvenir Stories, MapQuest, Museum Pieces. International: Death For Five Voices (Prospect Theater Company.) Selected Regional: In the Book Of (Alabama Shakespeare Festival),Love/Sick, Beau Jest (Public Theatre), Midsummer Night's Dream, A Little Night Music (Prospect), Twelfth Night (Mountain Playhouse), Around the World in 80 Days(Oldcastle Theatre Company), Evita, Sisters of Swing (Worcester Foothills), Lippa's Wild Party (New Repertory Theatre, Best Supporting Actress IRNE), Caroline, or Change (Speakeasy Stage), A Grand Night for Singing (Gloucester Stage), I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Totem Pole Playhouse), Tommy, Cole Porter'sYou Never Know (Stoneham Theatre). Upcoming: I Call My Brothers at Forum Theatre. Sarah is a graduate of Princeton University and the Shakespeare & Company Conservatory for Classical Acting. www.sarah-corey.com
MISSY DOWSE (Blue Girl) "Dont Sleep in the Subway" was Missy's favorite song as a kid, and she is super excited to sing it this summer. National Tour: Gypsy(Louise) Regional: East Coast premiere of Summer of Love (Holly), Young Frankenstein (Inga), The Producers (Ulla), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie), Kiss Me Kate (Lois/Bianca). TV: SMASH.
CRISTINA FARRUGGIA (Green Girl) Cristina Farruggia is thrilled to be making her Depot Theatre debut! She is a graduate of Rider University where she was an honors student on a four-year, full tuition acting scholarship. She received her MA from King's College London where she studied Shakespeare in conjunction with the Globe Theatre in London. At sixteen, she appeared as Fantine in the final performance finale of Les Miserables at the Imperial Theater on Broadway. Recent credits include An American Christmas Songbook(Lead Performer) at Bristol Riverside Theatre, Grease (Rizzo) for The Summer Theatre of New Canaan and South Pacific (Dinah) at Delaware Theatre Co. Besides performing, Cristina co-wrote the show, On the Air, with her brother, Robert. Most recently it had an industry reading at the York Theatre in NYC directed by Hunter Foster.www.cristinafarruggia.com
KRISTA KURTZBERG (Red Girl) Originally from Atlanta, received her BFA in theater from Wright State. Krista was last seen at the Depot Theater in 2010 as Debbie Reynolds in What a Glorious Feeling. Other favorite credits include: Cat in the Hat in Seussical (tour and off broadway). Penny in Hairspray, Gymslip Who in the first national tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Ariel in Footloose, Hope in Anything Goes, and Ruby in Dames at Sea. Krista has performed in theaters all over the country and in Russia. She lives with her husband in Long Island and is a proud member of Actors' Equity. www.kristakurtzberg.com.
ASHLEY SWEETMAN (Yellow Girl) is thrilled to be making her Depot Theatre debut! Favorite regional credits include Smokey Joe's Cafe (Pattie), Baby (Lizzie),The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Doatsy Mae), and Next Thing You Know(Lisa). She was recently seen in the ensemble of Dogfight, Ghost: The Musical, andLes Miserables at The Media Theatre. Other credits include Rocky Horror andAlmost, Maine at Flat Rock Playhouse. Ashley has a BM in Vocal Performance from NYU Steinhardt. www.ashleysweetman.com
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
AMY GRIFFIN (Director) is delighted to be making her Depot debut. Recent directing credits include: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (White Plains Performing Arts Center); Peter Pan (Riverside Theatre Arts); Little Women, Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, and The Little Mermaid (Antrim Playhouse). Amy has appeared on Broadway in How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (original cast, cast recording); Off-Broadway in The English Bride, Mr. President, Infertility, Forbidden Broadway, Newsical, and Once Upon A Mattress (starring Jackie Hoffman); and in the First National Tours of Seussical The Musical and Grinch. Favorite regional roles include: Sally in Talley's Folly (Bickford and Oldcastle Theatres); Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd(Finger Lakes); Celia in As You Like It(Grove Theater Center, directed by Kevin Cochran), and seven (!) flights as Peter Pan(Independent Theatre Award). Northwestern University graduate (Excellence in Theatre Award). www.Amy-Griffin.org
LEXIE FRARE (Choreographer) Lexie is thrilled to work on her first Depot Theatre production with her dear friend Amy Griffin. Lexie is the choreographer of The White Plains PAC where she has worked on the regional premieres of The Little Mermaid, Spring Awakening, Tarzan and Disney on the Record. Other credits include Millbrook Playhouse, Lee Strasberg Institute and the Westchester Broadway Theatre. Lexie is currently a Teaching Artist with Disney Theatrical Group as well as the Resident Director/ Choreographer at the Helen Hayes Youth Theatre in Nyack NY. She is working towards her Masters in a Educational Theatre.
JOE SCHERMANN (Music Director) is thrilled to be returning to the Depot after music directing The Bikinis and Savin' Up for Saturday Night last summer, My Way and Pete 'N' Keely in 2014, as well as music directing and performing in its productions of Riffin' and Tappin' and Wicked City back in 2011. Joe has acted as musical director and supervisor for numerous cabarets and workshops in New York City as well as regional productions of Guys and Dolls, Batboy, White Christmas, Best Little Whorehouse…, Smokey Joe's Cafe and Grease. In 2012 he wrote the music and lyrics for and starred in the award-winning indie film musical How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song?. Other composer/lyricist credits include Seeking Sondheim (WVMTF, NYC, Jerron Herman lyricist), Training (Elements Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA), as well as Roulette and Dark Passenger: The Musical, which each had their first reading and workshop respectively in New York City last summer (the latter of which also featured Joe in the lead role of Dexter Morgan).
BONNIE B. BREWER (Scenic Designer) has been working the professional theatre circuit for more than a quarter of a century. Professional Stage Manager & Company Member at Pendragon Theatre since 1990, she is also a Director of more than 20 shows, and has shared her talents in designing sound, lights and creating props for close to 150 productions throughout upstate NY. She has even had the occasion to make a few rare on-stage guest appearances – sometimes on purpose, other times out of necessity. Recently she found herself teching two shows simultaneously on opposite sides of the mountains: Man of La Mancha at Pendragon, and My Way at The Depot.
MARGARET SWICK (Lighting Designer) is happy to be returning for her third season at the Depot Theatre. While exploring options at Plattsburgh State, she decided to become a lighting designer. Since graduation, Margaret has been doing local theatre throughout the North Country as well as freelancing with I.A.T.S.E. Local 919 in Vermont.
JIM CARROLL (Sound Designer) Jim's love of technical theatre that started when he was in Middle School. Challenging a severe case of stage fright, he made his acting debut as Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors for Essex Theatre Company in 2005. Jim has been Technical Director or provided support for over 150 shows since 1998 with various local and community theatres. He can occasionally be seen on the Discovery and Travel Channels talking about his sightings of Champ. Jim and his family run ShipStore.com and Westport Marina. In addition, he creates memories with OvertimePhotoBooth.com. Jim is a new member of the Board of Trustees for the Depot Theatre and continues his work with the Boquet River Theatre Festival, the NYS Theatre Education Association and as a member of the Westport Central School.
Shout! Special Events
Celebrate Opening Night on July 1 with a toast immediately following the performance with the cast and crew, staff and board. (While the toast is free, tickets to the performance are required.)
Depot Dialogue: Join the cast and crew after the 5:00 performance on Sunday, July 10, for a moderated discussion about the show.
Full Production Information:
At the Depot Theatre, 6705 Main Street, Westport, NY 12993
ABOUT: SHOUT! travels in time from 1960 to 1970 chronicling the dawning liberation of women. With its heart on its sleeve (and its tongue planted firmly in its cheek), SHOUT! features terrific new arrangements of such classic tunes as To Sir With Love, Downtown, Son of a Preacher Man & Goldfinger.
Orange Girl: Sarah Corey
Blue Girl: Missy Dowse
Green Girl: Cristina Farruggia
Red Girl: Krista Kurtzberg
Yellow Girl: Ashley Sweetman
Director: Amy Griffin
Choreographer: Lexie Frare
Music Director: Joe Schermann
Scenic Designer: Bonnie B. Brewer
Lighting Designer: Margaret Swick
Sound Designer: Jim Carroll
Back Stage Apprentice: Scarlett Moore
Producing Director: Kevin Cochran
Business Manager: Erin Harrington
TICKETS: Tickets for Shout! The Mod Musical are $30 ($28 seniors/students) and are based on availability. A $1 facility fee will be added to each ticket to help defray the cost of maintaining our historic theatre.
Tickets and subscriptions may be purchased online at depottheatre.org, by phone at 518-962-4449 or at the Box Office window at 6705 Main Street in Westport. Phone and Window hours are 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for June. As of July 1st the Box Office will be open every day, except Tuesday, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. or from 1:00 p.m. until showtime on performance days.
PARKING: Free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the upper and lower lots of the Westport Train Station.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: The Depot Theatre is air-conditioned and accessible to all audiences. Patrons who are sensitive to air-conditioning and Adirondack breezes may wish to bring a light jacket or sweater.
For full details about the 2016 season, visit: https://depottheatre.org/main_stage/. The 2016 Season is sponsored by The Galley Restaurant & Bar at Westport Marina
ABOUT THE DEPOT THEATRE
The Depot Theatre is a non-profit, professional theatre located in a historic, functioning 1876 train station in Westport, N.Y., and operates under an agreement with Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. In addition to its volunteer board of trustees, the theatre depends on the support and generosity of its loyal donors, volunteers and community members. Committed to promoting and providing exposure to the performing arts in the Adirondacks, the Depot Theatre invites all to "Take a journey without leaving the station." The Depot Theatre's 2016 Season is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.


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Prep notebook: North basketball team knows to…
Prep notebook: North basketball team knows to watch its speed
By Dave Thorpe | dthorpe@scng.com and Tony Ciniglio | tciniglio@scng.com | Daily Breeze
PUBLISHED: February 21, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 4:55 a.m.
The North Torrance boys basketball team almost allowed its game to be ground to a halt in the first round of the playoffs against La Habra on Friday.
North is at its best when it plays fast, high-pressure basketball and scores a lot of points. But North found itself in a 26-26 tie at halftime.
"The first half was really slow; that's their game when we're in the 20s in the first half, not ours," North coach Gary Duperron said. "We didn't want to be there. I stayed on the kids about keeping pressure on. They used a 2-2-1 zone on us that we know how to break, but we were not doing it until the second half, we finally started to break the zone."
A couple of clutch 3-pointers by Davante Jenkins helped, as did a big game from 5-foot-4 guard Eddie Lee, who finished with a team-high 23 points, including 10 for 11 shooting from the free-throw line, and eight rebounds.
Eventually North (21-6) pulled away and walked out with a 73-67 win. Now Pioneer League champion North hosts Don Lugo in the second round tonight with a chance to advance to the quarterfinals.
Feaster big for Amaral
First-year Mira Costa boys basketball coach Jeff Amaral was able to experience a playoff win for the first time as head coach of the Mustangs when his team won at Camarillo 79-71 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division II-A playoffs on Friday.
"It was great to get that first playoff win and great to go on the road and get the win," Amaral said.
Amaral has point guard Cole Feaster to thank for the win. Feaster had 26 points and six assists to lead the charge for No. 14 Mira Costa, which hosts No. 2 Compton today in the second round.
"Obviously Feaster's 26 points were huge, but he does a lot of things for us, he handles the ball a lot," Amaral said.
Middo rolls with Waves
Redondo goalkeeper Erinn Middo had long ago signed with the Pepperdine women's soccer program. On Thursday, she gave a glimpse into what kind of goalkeeper the Waves are getting.
Middo made six saves, including a spectacular stop at the beginning of the match to help Redondo post a 2-1 victory over King of Riverside for its first playoff win since 2005. Redondo travels to Westlake for a second-round match on Wednesday.
Now Redondo is thinking about making a postseason run in the Division II playoffs.
"I definitely feel we can," Middo said. "This team this year is probably the best Redondo has seen. We're so connected, and chemistry-wise, we're one big family. We all support one another. It's so great to have that in my senior year. I think we'll go far."
Middo said she was choosing between Pepperdine and UC Irvine. Middo admitted she was leaning toward UC Irvine before an impassioned call from Pepperdine coach Tim Ward.
"I was just about to commit to Irvine, and the Pepperdine coach called me and told me not to commit," Middo said. "He said, `let's talk.' After talking with him and knowing his coaching staff, I decided to go with Pepperdine. It was a pretty good feeling to be wanted like that.
"I like Pepperdine because it's a small school and it's close to home. My parents can come to the games. I like the small-school atmosphere, the student-to-teacher ratio, the academics and the business school. I felt good about it."
Serra off and running
Serra's vaunted track and field teams impressed at the Simplot Indoor Games in Idaho this past weekend with several standout performances.
Randall Bennett, a senior captain for the boys team, established himself as a star on the rise by clocking a 22.65 mark in the 200 meters for the fastest time in the prelims. He finished third overall, but blazed to a 22.21 personal-best in the final.
Bennett also ran strong on the 4×200 relay team that finished second overall. The team of Ronnie Hall, Bennett, Darrell Fuery and Lloyd Sicard had a strong showing despite a shaky handoff. Fuery also made the 200 finals.
Hall recorded the fastest 400 prelims time in the high 49s and finished second overall with a personal-best indoor mark of 25.11.
The Serra girls also came out strong.
Maya Brown finished fifth in the 200 meters with a 25.29 mark after a 25.11 time in the prelims.
Chimere Ezumah had a top-three mark in the 400 prelims, but could not compete in the finals due to illness.
Urina Harrell made an impression after missing most of last season with an injury. She uncorked a throw of 40 feet, 9 inches to finish third in the shot put.
JaShonna Owens and Alexis Wilburn made the second-heat final in the 60 meters. Owens posted a 7.82 mark for a top-10 finish.
The 4×200 team of Brown, Owens, Ezumah and Sydney Lewis posted the No. 2 time of the prelims and finished third overall.
The 4×200 team of Megan George, Kayah Agudo, Wilburn and Kendall Gustafson finished fifth.
"This was absolutely a good meet, and we haven't even begun any speed training yet," Serra coach Lori Smith-Thompson said. "It's a fun meet. I like the kids to go, and it's out of state, so it's a great experience. College recruiters were there. It was a good experience, and we took some of our younger girls and got them on the podium."
Smith-Thompson said she plans on taking two runners – Hall and Ezumah – to New York later this month for the New Balance Indoor Championships at the Armory before starting the season.
Both the boys and girls teams are expected to be viable state title contenders, and Smith-Thompson said she is looking forward to it.
"The teams are looking strong, especially on the boys side. The girls too if everyone stays healthy," Smith-Thompson said. "The boys have good talent and can make a run at that state title.
"The girls are capable too, but we can always be a bust. All it takes is that one person we expect to be there to be injured and it's all over."
Springing into action
The CIF Southern Section released three spring polls, and the South Bay was well represented, particularly in boys volleyball.
The Mira Costa and Vistamar boys volleyball teams both opened as the top-ranked teams in their respective divisions.
Mira Costa is top-ranked in Division I, ahead of Loyola, Huntington Beach and Esperanza. Palos Verdes is ranked ninth in the division.
Vistamar opened the Division V poll as the No. 1 team, just ahead of No. 2 Chadwick. The teams met in last season's Division V final, and Chadwick won a five-game thriller.
South Torrance and Torrance are ranked in Division III. South is No. 2, and Torrance is No. 5.
Bishop Montgomery starts the season with a No.5 ranking in Division IV.
In baseball, Torrance leads a group of four locally ranked teams. Torrance is the No. 3 team in Division IV. Serra is No. 4 in Division V, and Animo is No. 3 in Division VII.
Only three softball teams are ranked in the opening CIF softball poll. Torrance earned a No. 8 ranking in Division III. Rolling Hills Prep is No. 3 in Division VII, and Animo opens the season ranked No. 10 in Division VII.
El Camino on fire
The El Camino baseball team is making some noise early in the season.
On Tuesday in a 7-3 win at San Bernardino Valley, Ron Galosic had an inside-the-park home run and Johnny Palmer had a two-run homer in the same inning.
On Thursday in a 6-4 win at home over Irvine Valley, Cole Trezek and Luke Klocek hit homers.
On Saturday at Irvine Valley, Drew Freeman hurled 10 shutout innings and Galosic singled in the winning run in the 10th in a 1-0 victory. It marked the sixth consecutive win for El Camino, which boasts a team ERA well under 2.
El Camino continues nonconference play today at Cypress and Thursday at L.A. Mission before hosting Imperial Valley Friday.
Manasse honored
Two-time Daily Breeze Girls Tennis Player of the Year Maegan Manasse (Mira Costa High) is not the only Manasse currently excelling in tennis.
Maegan's older sister, Rachel Manasse, is playing high-level tennis for Long Beach State.
Rachel Manasse, a former Mira Costa standout, was named the Big West Player of the Week after posting a 4-0 record in two dual matches last weekend. Manasse is 6-0 in dual matches after going undefeated for the second straight weekend.
Manasse earned the award for the first time in her career.
Shin shines again
Former Torrance golf star Jenny Shin turned in her second straight top-10 performance on the LPGA Tour to open the season.
Shin shot 9-under-par and finished in ninth place at the Honda LPGA Thailand.
Shin was a CIF state champion for Torrance in 2008 and 2009. She also helped Torrance win three straight CIF team titles in 2007-09 and was named the Daily Breeze Golfer of the Year in each of those seasons.
PV to host track clinics
The Palos Verdes track and field team will host a series of clinics for middle school students on Sunday, March 18 and Sunday, March 25 starting at 2 p.m. each day. The clinics will be conducted by PV coaches.
On March 18, PV will host a sprints and relays clinic and a high jump/pole vault clinic. On March 25, PV hosts a long jump clinic and either a shot put-or-distance running clinic.
The cost is $5 per clinic, $7 for two or $10 for all four. RSVP to coach Damian Capozzola at damian.capozzola@hotmail.com.
Dave Thorpe | reporter
Dave Thorpe is the local sports coordinator for the Daily Breeze. He has been covering local sports in the South Bay for the Daily Breeze since 2006. He previously was the sports editor at the Palos Verdes Peninsula News.
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Tony Ciniglio | reporter
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FOTD #1 - Marsh Warblers
After reading the book "Why Birds Sing" I gathered a bunch of facts that I found interesting and wanted to share. The list ended up being too long for one blog post so I'll break it up into a series of facts - Fact of the Day (FOTD's) - ideal for blog filler ;) But I won't be posting one daily so it's more like Fact of the Intermittent Day (FOTID).
FOTD #1:
Listen to a Marsh Warbler while you're reading about them ;)
Marsh Warblers are a species of warbler that live in marshes (duh) in Europe. They have a long, continuous song that can last up to 30 minutes! Prior to the 1970's, scientists and naturalists believed that the song consisted of parts that are mimicked from other birds in its territory and of its own parts that are unique to the species (i.e. non-mimicked parts). This changed in 1976, when a naturalist took her first trip to East Africa, the wintering grounds of the Marsh Warbler, where she learned the sounds of commons birds in the area. When she returned to Belgium the following year, she was astounded to hear the warblers perfectly imitate many of the African birds. Woven into the marsh warbler's extremely complex song she heard Black-eyed Bulbul notes and bleating Bush Warblers calls, along with colorfully named singers such as the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and the Fork-tailed Drongo. The Marsh Warbler turns out to have no original song syllables at all. It even imitates birds it can only hear en route to its winter grounds: passing through Tunisia, it picks up tunes from the Boran Cisticola and the Vinaceous Dove. The naturalist had discovered the one bird that can recount its migratory path as a kind of songline, where the journey is mapped into the music itself.
Why has the bird evolved such an incredible mimetic song, perhaps the most complex in the world? Not for mating purposes. Female Marsh Warblers choose mates based on the male's territory, not the quality of his song. The females seem rather uninterested in its awesome complexity. As the song is so complicated and it takes over thirty minutes of continusous singing to get the full repertoire, females would need to sit and listen for ages to evaluate a male's musical skill. Of course they do no such thing. As soon as a female appears, the male stops his singing. Concert over. He then devotes himself to helping her find the best nest site, giving only brief snatches of song along the way. She may never get to hear what her mate can do!
Quoted from "Why Bird's Sing". A review of the book will come eventually.
Photo from here
A bland looking bird, no wonder it needs to attract mates with a respectable territory!
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Sydney Kendall Says
Thinking in public about anything that matters.
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The "Comments" Rules
Category: Multiculturalism (page 1 of 2)
July 21, 2011 / SydneyKendall / 0 Comments
More information on the "Sharia lashing".
It is now believed that unpaid debts, not alcohol consumption, was the reason for the lashing.
Man accused of sharia law assault called bin Laden 'soldier of God'
"A MUSLIM man who once called Osama bin Laden a "soldier of God" participated in a brutal flogging of a man to impose his religious beliefs and his standing in the Islamic community, police have alleged in court…"
"Muslim groups condemned the attack, saying it was misguided if motivated by sharia law. Kuranda Seyit, the executive director of the Forum on Australia's Islamic Relations, said it condemned criminal actions in the name of religion.
" 'Anyone who takes the law into their own hands will be dealt with by the Australian judicial system," he said. "If these men did what is alleged, then they have no understanding of sharia and should be discouraged.' "
Well, that's good to hear. I do think that Muslims are supposed to abide by the laws of the non-Muslim lands that they are living in. (But I also think they are supposed to try to get the laws changed as much as possible to coincide with Sharia, at the very least for their own community.)
But whether this crime of lashing was committed as retribution for not paying debts, or as a Sharia punishment for breaking the Islamic rule against drinking (which I consider to be the more evil of the two motivations), it is a bizarre and serious criminal assault, and it sounds like the police are taking it seriously, as they should.
Why do I consider the religious motivation to be the more evil possibility? Because it is a violation of the victim's rights for having made a personal decision that harms no one. Non-payment of debts is at least a violation of one's ethical obligations and *is* harmful to one's creditor. But there are legal ways to collect, and physical attack is not an option.
It's also possible that the lashing was motivated by the combination of the unpaid debts and the fact that the guy had a few drinks with friends. Finding out that he's out drinking like a kafir (and spending money on sin instead of saving money to pay his debts) might have been the 'straw that broke the camels back'. Or maybe the guy is a drunk and behaves badly when drinking. As Prodos suggested to me yesterday, maybe while he was drinking he felt up somebody's Muslim sister.
Anyhow, time will tell us more…
Follow-up story from February, 2013
Sharia Law Lashing
July 19, 2011 / SydneyKendall / 1 Comment
I am extremely interested to see what happens with this case – how the legal system deals with it, how local Muslims respond to it.
A recent convert to Islam (whose name allegedly is "Christian", funnily enough), woke in his bedroom to find four Muslim men from his Mosque standing over him, and they proceeded to hold him down and lash him with an electrical cord for about half-an-hour.
One article says that "Representatives of Sydney's Muslim community have condemned the attack." But it doesn't say who those representatives were or what they said about it.
This is the kind of thing that is alarming those Australians who worry about making any kind of concessions to Sharia law in the West. At present, some Muslims are asking for parts of Sharia to be allowed for Muslims in non-Muslim countries, such as parts of Sharia family law and Sharia finance. Some countries already allow this.
I need to do more research on the subject. But I'm leery of making concessions to Sharia. Proceed with caution.
It's a worry that these four Muslim fellas felt free to mete out this punishment. I wonder if they've done this before to Muslims born to the religion, who would be less likely to rat on them to the police because of family pressures?
I am aware that not all Muslims in the modern world want to live under Sharia (but from what I've read of the primary books of Islam, that's not very Muslim of them). What is likely to happen if your non-Muslim society has a growing number of the Sharia-upholding Muslims coming to live? People who believe they SHOULD be living under Sharia, and who are willing and ready to take Sharia law into their own hands and defy the law of the non-Muslim land for the sake of Allah? How long will they tolerate not being able to live under Allah's laws? And will they just go home to a Sharia land, or keep trying to change things in the land of the kafir, bit by bit? If they don't get their way, what will they do?
In the case at hand, will the law actually prosecute the four who flogged the newbie against his will? If so, will the radical Muslims use it as a test case to push for 'multicultural' and 'tolerant' bending of Australian law in this matter? Will the four – including the middle-aged man – get leniency because of the religious beliefs involved? Or will they be treated like any Australian who broke into someone's house, held him down, and beat him with an electrical cord?
And if they are treated just like any other Australian, what will other Muslim radicals do? Will there be a publicly-viewable schism between the Sharia Muslims and their Westernized brethren over this case?
Below are my two sources for the lashing story.
Man charged over 'sharia law' lashing
Men charged over Sharia law lashing
Follow-up story, February 2013
The People's Republic of Canada
June 8, 2008 / SydneyKendall / 0 Comments
If you haven't been following the Canadian perscution of free speech, as embodied in the Canadian "human rights" commissions, I recommend that you look into it. It's political correctness taking its next logical and ominous step to destroy freedom of political thought and expression.
Here's a place to start: ShowTrial by David Warren.
Aliens Attack Canada!
April 26, 2008 / SydneyKendall / 0 Comments
Canada. It's that big country north of the USA. Famous for maple syrup, ice hockey, and saying "Eh?"
And now it may well become famous fordestroying the freedoms of speech and press by persecuting the politically incorrect.
But fear not! Sometimes saviors come from the most unexpected places! Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane!
NO! It's XRAN of the MOXARGON GROUP!
This is folkynge brillyant!
February 18, 2008 / SydneyKendall / 0 Comments
Visit Iowahawk to enjoy this top-notch satirical piece in the style of the Canterbury Tales, skewering the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
Open Letter to Londonistan
January 18, 2007 / SydneyKendall / 0 Comments
I'm posting below an e-mail I sent to Tony Blair regarding a mosque plannedfor the 2012 London Olympics site. I'm sending similar e-mails and letters to other appropriate people, organizations, and London newspapers.
To read background on this issue before readingmy Blair e-mail, go here:
Ken's Mega-Mosque will Encourage Extremism
Mega-Mosque Plans Could Make London "Muslim Capital of Europe"
My note:
Dear Mr. Blair,
I have just been reading about a huge mosque that is expected to be built in London with the backing of a radical Muslim group, the Tabligh-i-Jamaat.
According to the article, written by two Muslims, Irfan al-Alawi and Stephen Suleyman Schwartz, the Tabligh is an Islamic Separatist movement, and John Walker Lindh (American Taliban combatant) and two men involved in the London July 7 bombing have been associated with that group. Tabligh preachers reportedly have been crucial in the radicalization of the Pakistani military and intelligence services.
The article states: "The aim of the Tabligh is to unify and segregate "pure" Muslims from their neighbors." I have little doubt this mosque will be used to radicalize Muslim youth in London and to prepare them to do their duty to bring the West under submission to their "pure" form of Islam.
It was also suggested that this mosque is likely to get some government funding. That would be a travesty, and would be a signal to the whole world that England is surrendering to the mentality that wants to destroy it and the rest of the non-Muslim world (not to mention the destruction of the part of the *Muslim* world that isn't "pure").
A huge, dazzling Mosque complex, built next to the site of the 2012 Olympic games, which includes residences, a library, and more, built by a radical sect that discriminates against all other Muslim sects, will tell the world that England is rapidly becoming a dhimmi state. The fact that Lord Mayor Ken Livingstone is welcoming with open arms this monument to overbearing Islamism shouts the message: "England is ripe for submission to Islam;come and hold your basket out, and England will drop right in with the next breeze!"
My English friends here in Australia (I'm an American) have been talking despondently as if the UK is already lost.
I wonder what Winston Churchill would say.
Sincere best wishes,
Sydney Kendall
Race?
October 23, 2006 / SydneyKendall / 0 Comments
This might be a minor point, but it's been bugging me. Silly, I suppose. But I keep reading and hearing this same dumb thing in various places: to speak against Islam is "racism". If you are anti-Islam you are "racist". And now the latest: the debate in Britain about the Islamic face veil for women could spark "race riots".
Do people who use the "race" terms so carelessly believe that only one race can be Muslim? Can't Caucasians be Muslims? (Er… wait. I seem to remember from when I was a kid looking through the World Book Encyclopedia that Arabs and a lot of other dark-skinned people were classified as Caucasian… Oh, well, not really important I guess… although, words and concepts should count for something, don't you think?)
There are all kinds of Asians who are Muslims, including Indian Muslims. And I believe Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world. Indonesians are certainly not Arabs. There are American blacks who are Muslims – and whites as well.
Yes, I have long been under the impression that Islam is a RELIGION, and that anybody could join, regardless of race. So how come if Muslims riot it's a "race" riot?
Racism is a specific concept, but the term is now used not to identify an actual, irrational approach to judging people, but as an intimidation tactic. If you disagree with a policy Continue reading
Robert Tracinski
June 22, 2006 / SydneyKendall / 2 Comments
Ah-HA! I was just wishing that a recent article published in TIA Daily, which is an e-mail magazine by subscription, was available to the public online for free because I think it should be widely read. And guess what! The author of the article, Robert Tracinski (who is also the editor of TIA Daily), is allowing a few of his articles to be published online for free, and that article is one of them!
Please read The Suicide Bomb Morality.
Also, please have a look at this one: Publish or Perish: The Lessons of the Cartoon Jihad.
And thank you, Rob, for offering some ofyour eye-opening articles to the world at large!
Stifling Debate at NYU
March 31, 2006 / SydneyKendall / 4 Comments
So the Objectivist Club at New York University has had a panel discussion about the Danish cartoons. Trouble is, as part of the discussion, they were going to display the cartoons so that everyone could see what they were talking about.
NYU's administration didn't like that.
Go here: Censors Win at NYU to read all bout it.
Now, I believe a university should have the right to set campus rules, even dumb ones. But whether they have the right or not, it's counter to the vital purposes of education to squash first-hand viewing of images under discussion, simply because some members of the community feel offended by them.
Yes, I know, some of those offended parties can be troublemakers. But here's the thing: intellectual and moral debate in itself can be – often is – offensive to some party or other. If you are going to give in to those who threaten trouble, then Continue reading
Keith Windschuttle Defends Civilization
Go read Howard, Cultural Warrior by Keith Windschuttle. "By standing up to radical Muslims at home, the Prime Minister is a role model for other Western leaders."
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Identify the camera he uses, use an image of Bailey with the camera and do some research into the camera and explain what it is about this camera and his approach that make his images 'Typical' of the mid 1960's.


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If you prefer a beach, the sandy beach is 200m long and enjoys the services of a beach bar and guests can experience a selection of watersports such as waterskiing, jetskiing, ringos and sea parachutes. You could also rent a boat or take an excursion and discover nearby beaches and sightseeing locations.
Back at the hotel, there's tennis, yoga, aquagym, aerobics, table tennis and regular live music nights with varying themes such as Greek music night, jazz night or blues night.
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Double rooms with a pool view are located on the upper side of the hotel and double rooms with a sea view are located at the bottom of the hotel.
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Sea View Maisonettes are on two levels connected by a wooden staircase. The first level has a living room and bathroom with shower. The second level has a bedroom with second bathroom and bath.
Suites are located on the ground floor and have a terrace, sea view, spacious living room, large bedroom and two bathrooms - one with spa tub. The living room and bedroom are separated by a sliding door. Also available with private pool.
Aegeas Restaurant & Artemis Restaurant: Offer lavish buffets of traditional and international dishes for breakfast and dinner, with frequent theme nights to be enjoyed as well.
Mistral: Savour Mediterranean cuisine, fresh seafood and tasty à la carte dishes right by the beach.
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10 Years of 3 Idiots: The Average Student is More Like Chatur Ramalingam and Raju Rastogi, Less Like Rancho
Illustration: Robin Chakraborty
By Priyanka Agarwal Dec. 25, 2019
An Indian student is more like Chatur Ramalingam and Raju Rastogi. In school, most of us gave in to rote learning, and in college like Raju we had our insecurities. It's precisely why 10 years later, I still cannot relate to the exceptional Rancho.
Sunday, January 3, 2010. To borrow a line by Chatur Ramalingam (Omi Vaidya) in 3 Idiots, "Yeh date main nahin bhulungi". Caving into the week-long pressure by friends, relatives, and colleagues, I finally bought tickets for Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots, the Aamir Khan-led Christmas present of 2009. The 10 am show at Cinemax Sion (now PVR) was surprisingly packed. "What was the big deal?" I wondered. Three hours later, I had my answer.
The film begins with two almost 30-year-olds, Farhan Qureshi (R Madhavan) and Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi) who set out on a quest for their missing friend, Ranchoddas Chanchad, aka Rancho (Aamir Khan). Accompanying them is Chatur, the trio's arch rival in college, who wants to settle a long-pending score with Rancho. Peppering the film are flashbacks of the protagonists from their days as students at the Imperial College of Engineering. Three hours in, you realise 3 Idiots is not your regular Bollywood college drama. It's an entertaining, emotional roller coaster that exposes India's flawed education system.
I've seen the film multiple times in the decade since its release. The general consensus is that Raju Rastogi and Chatur Ramalingam are the losers. At least, they are the least liked. But everytime I view 3 Idiots, I find myself developing a soft corner for these two idiots. To me, they're the real reflection of the average Indian student and not Rancho.
Three hours in, you realise 3 Idiots is not your regular Bollywood college drama. It's an entertaining, emotional roller coaster that exposes India's flawed education system.
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Rancho, who swiftly became one of India's favourite Hindi cinema protagonists due to his insistence on acquiring knowledge and education to understand and satiate curiosity, persistently mocks Chatur's tendency to rote-learn things. But most of us in school and college were less like Rancho and more like Chatur. We didn't really have a chance to channelise our inner Rancho, if there ever was one.
I mugged up my way through high school. As an Indian student, you don't know any other way. You might get marks for understanding the concept, but you probably could do even better if your answer sheet is a photocopy of your textbook. Rote learning is a trap you eventually fall into to arrive at your dream destination – topping the class. At least that's what I believed during my school days. The compulsion to produce answers verbatim killed my zest for my favourite subject, geography. In some cases, the length of the answers was considered a bigger sign of intelligence than their content.
The truth, however embarrassing, is that I did see myself in Chatur as I can imagine, many others did. If anything, I've been told that Chatur's habit to blindly rote learning information, theories, and equations is consistent with the raw deal handed to many students in our academic institutions.
To me, Raju Rastogi and Chatur Ramalingam are the real reflection of the average Indian student and not Rancho.
There's a scene in the beginning of the film where a professor asks Rancho for the definition of a machine. In reply, Rancho provides a simplistic explanation in everyday Hinglish which fails to impress the professor, as his answer is closer to the meaning of a machine, not its definition. Chatur's response to that question is in fact the textbook definition of a machine. I get that the purported aim of the scene was to highlight the loopholes in our education system, and by every account, Chatur does represent the ignorance that even the most brilliant students find themselves trapped in. But it also misses a crucial fact: The solution to our education system's brokenness isn't Rancho's nonchalance either. His answer, for instance, misses out several crucial terms, such as lever, pulley and fulcrum, which by default makes it incomplete. And though Rancho's method to the madness seems more attractive, it might not always be practical to emulate.
In fact, the problem with idolising Rancho is illustrated even better if you view the film through the eyes of Raju, who hailed from a middle-class family with a hand-to-mouth existence that is depending on him to get a job as soon as possible. But his time at ICE consistently sees his scores sag, despite his interest in engineering. According to Rancho, Raju's low grades stem from a fear of the unknown. It's a trait most Indian students can identify with, given the perennial ambiguity of the job market and the inhuman pressure to triumph over the education system when all the odds are stacked against them.
Like Raju, I belonged to a middle-class family. There was little time to follow my passion. When I entered college, I had one main dream – to bag a good job as soon as possible. And my education was the first step to get there. Nobody had your back, you had to look out for yourself.
In that sense, Raju questioning Rancho's idea of completing a depressed senior student's project while their plates were already full isn't a sign of fear. It's just an act of practicality. That's the response my peers or I would have. Drowned under assignments, how many of us have gone out of our way to help students who can't cope up? Student life is not as romantic as 3 Idiots makes it out to be. IRL, the Ranchos – brilliant, impulsive, and living life on their own terms – are few and far between. Most of just succumb to the ways of the system. Most of us don't have the luxury to enjoy the education we receive.
In my student years, I have met a lot of Rajus and Chaturs. I'm still waiting to meet a Rancho.
Priyanka Agarwal
Priyanka Agarwal writes from life and bizarre events. One of them inspired her first book, PiKu & ViRu, about a fan–actor relationship. She's currently waiting for just that kind of gold to mine her next book from.
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Every day on her way to school, Jin walks past the same old junk shop, Wong's Fantastical Shop of Curiosities. She doesn't pay it much attention until she is given an assignment in school to research a local historical figure who is significant to her. Looking for inspiration, she finds herself in Wong's, a magical shop with artifacts that, unbeknown to Jin, come to life. Join Jin as she finds out about historical facts and little known cultural figures and enriches her knowledge of just how diverse Hong Kong's history is.
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Q: youtube height and width on iframe wont work So i followed this video tutorial to make my iframe video responsive to mobile or any other device
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4t0JxiBeO0
and they have said to add this to the iframe code

after doing this, they said to add the following code
.iframe-container {
max-width: 100%;
height: 0;
margin-top: 60px;
padding-bottom: 56.25%;
position: relative;
}

.iframe-container iframe {
position: absolute;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
left: 0;
right: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}

Now the only issue that I have is that the width and height in the iframe html code doesnt seem to work and its covering 100% of the width and not using the width and height I assigned it to turn into, but it is responsive but I want it to be smaller and not as big
now I have tried everything such as increasing and decreasing the padding bottom and all of that, but it doesnt seem to work. Is there a fix to this?

A: Sorry for previous answer.
I would do this by adding second container.

.iframe-container {
   width: 500px;
}

.iframe-container-2 {
   position: relative;
   width: 100%;
   height: 0;
   padding-bottom: 56.25%;
}

iframe {
   position: absolute;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
   left: 0;
   top: 0;
}

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Home Politics APC reconciling to ensure total victory in Benue – State Chairman
APC reconciling to ensure total victory in Benue – State Chairman
The Benue Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Austin Agada has said that the party has embarked on reconciliation to resolve all contending issues to ensure total victory in the forthcoming general elections.
He said that recent development in the party is being addressed to ensure that the APC come out more stronger and united to take over power in the state.
Agada who said this in an interview with Journalists added that the party leaders have been talking with all stakeholders to come up with a more united front.
"The leaders of the party have been talking on the sideline, it is in the process; we have called all the aspirants, sent people to talk to them and many have forged ahead working for the victory of the party.
"Yes, we have others who have remained adamant and have gone to court. We still have the wise ones who want to ensure APC wins and the state is better.
"There are some who are still bitter, but we are talking to them and we believe that at the end of the day, the party will have the understanding of all of them, we will have one house as we go into the general elections,
"We are also law-abiding citizens even as party members;all court judgments will be adhered," APC chairman said.
According to him, the dismal performance of the present government in Benue has already given the APC 50 per cent advantage of winning the forthcoming elections in the state.
Agada said that the party has set clear priorities if elected, which will directly impact positively on citizens.
"Our priorities are agriculture, education, security, health, youth and women empowerment.
"There are no industries in the state for commerce and agriculture to thrive; we will revive all of them to move Benue forward.
"By God's special grace, I believe that our candidate and the people of Benue are in one accord for the good of the state," the state APC chairman added.
He expressed satisfaction with the arrangements made so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the elections.
Agada said that the APC has been talking to people to pick their voter cards from INEC in order to participate in the elections.
"We have been talking to the youth about shunning electoral violence too, we have been engaging with the police to ensure free, fair, credible and violence-free elections in the state," Agada added.
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Q: Thread-safe access to multiple concurrent data structures How can we access multiple concurrent data structures while preserving thread safety?  Is it possible to do this without synchronization?
As a simple example:
ConcurrentHashmap m;
CopyOnWriteArrayList l;

public bool enterListNode(int elem) {
    Node node = l.get(elem);
    String key = node.key(); //key is immutable
    int val = node.val(); //val is immutable
    val = m.putIfAbsent(key, val);
    return val;
}

This example isn't linearizable because it's possible that when we do putIfAbsent(key, val), that (node==l.get(elem)) is no longer true.
Is there any way to deal with this other than adding a lock?

A: If, by example the object you put in the list l is never replaced but only the values contained in the object Node is modified, then you will not need lock. But it will be tricky to implement, since you will need to fill your Array with empty objects at the beginning of your program.
Then, all the objects retrieved from the list will be the same as in the list and you will be safe.


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Many Earthquake Survivors Without Shelter, Says MP, As Icy Rain Expected
Earthquake survivors mourn in front of destroyed houses in Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017
A member of parliament from the earthquake hit area in Iran has bitterly criticized crisis management after last Sunday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake that reportedly left more than 470 dead.
But the MP, Ahmad Safari insists that more than 1000 or double the official figures have been killed in the deadliest quake in 2017.
Nevertheless, another MP from the region has branded the comments merely as an "emotional" reaction.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Iran Labor News Agency, ILNA, Safari lamented Wednesday that three days after the quake, many survivors are still living in the rubbles, without receiving any help.
Many in the mainly Kurdish town of Sarpol-e-Zahab, home to half the casualties from the temblor, told The Associated Press that they still have not received aid and that they need help to remove debris, so they can retrieve essential belongings.
Reports said more than 12,000 tents were distributed in the area, though more than 30,000 houses were affected by the quake — 15,500 of them completely destroyed. This forced some residents to construct reed huts.
The parliament representative to Islamabad Gharb, a city also located in the earthquake hit area, has maintained, "It is definitely wrong to estimate the number of the victims twice as much as it is officially declared. The officials affiliated with Crisis Management Headquarters, CMH, have based their estimation on their own field report and talking to the local people".
Nonetheless, Safari has also lambasted the CMH, as an entity in crisis, needing special management.
"Whenever a truck loaded with relief supply enters the area, those who are stronger take the parcels to their tents, while the weaker ones, dressed in black and mourning, are left aside, dumfounded and hungry" Safari has regretfully said.
Though Safari has not directly mentioned earthquake related images widely distributed in social media but, there are many pictures verifying his comments.
Yet, fellow MP, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has insisted that a campaign by some "hostile media" is going on to smear the Islamic Republic's reputation and its performance in dealing with the natural disaster.
While admitting that some of the relief trucks were attacked and looted, Falahatpisheh insists that such incidents were quite rare.
In response, Safari affirms that the root of problems is lack of management for the crisis and describes the quake hit areas as the day of judgement.
"Though the situation has somewhat improved but there are still problems unresolved, including lack of tents and heating appliances," Safari has complained, adding "Probably, only 10% of the villages have received tents, while many people are still living in the rubbles".
While icy rain is expected at the quake hit areas, many survivors are forced to live in the open air, without heating.
"Some unscrupulous people grab the relief tents and sell them [in the black market]", Safari has noted.
Reportedly more than 12,000 tents were distributed in the area, though more than 30,000 houses were affected by the quake — 15,500 of them completely destroyed.
United Nations has described Sunday night's 7.3 magnitude temblor, as the deadliest earthquake in 2017.
The last deadly quake in Iran occurred in Western Azarbaijan province five years ago. At least 300 were killed in the twin quakes with 6.3 and 6.4 magnitude.


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Your digital life can be sold for as low as Rs 3,500 on the Dark web: Kaspersky Lab
This can include data from social media accounts, banking details, even services like Uber, Netflix.
Indo-Asian News ServiceDec 17, 2018 11:45:35 IST
Your personal data may be up for sale on Dark Web for as low as Rs 3,500 that includes stolen social media accounts, banking details and credit card information from sites like Uber as well as gaming and porn websites, a new research has warned.
According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab that investigated Dark Web markets to find out how much personal data is worth, cybercriminals can sell someone's complete digital life for less than $50 (nearly Rs 3,500).
"This can include data from stolen social media accounts, banking details, remote access to servers or desktops, and even data from popular services like Uber, Netflix, and Spotify, as well as gaming websites, dating apps, and porn websites which might store credit card information."
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The Dark Web, also referred to as the Dark Net, is an encrypted portion of the internet that is not indexed by search engines.
The Kaspersky researchers found that the price paid for a single hacked account is lower, with most selling for about $1 per account and with criminals offering up discounts for bulk-buying.
"It is clear that data hacking is a major threat to us all, and this applies at both an individual and societal level, because stolen data funds many social evils," said David Jacoby, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
Data stolen due to people's lax security may have limited resale value, but can be put to many uses.
"This can cause huge problems for an individual victim, who may lose money and their reputation, find themselves being chased for debt that somebody else has incurred in their name, or even suspected of a crime that somebody else has committed using their identity as a cover," said researchers.
The most common way criminals steal this sort of data in the first place is via spear phishing campaigns or by exploiting a web related security vulnerability in an application's software.
After a successful attack, the criminal gets password dumps which contain a combination of emails and passwords for the hacked services.
"With many people using the same password for several accounts, attackers might be able to use this information to access accounts on other platforms too," said Kaspersky Lab.
Interestingly, some criminals selling data even provide their buyers with a lifetime warranty, so if one account stops working, the buyer will receive a new account for free.
"There are steps we can take to prevent it, including by using cybersecurity software, and being aware of how much data we are giving away for free - particularly on publicly available social media profiles, or to organisations," Jacoby noted.
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IRAN (PERSIA): [Detailed Chart of the Country of Iran…].
Home / Maps and Prints / IRAN (PERSIA): [Detailed Chart of the Country of Iran…].
A very large and beautifully produced separately issued map of the Empire of Persia (Iran), issued during the early days of the Pahlavi Dynasty; employing Persian script, it showcases the entire country in resplendent detail, predicated upon the best official sources; published in Tabriz's glorious bazaar by the Saadat Central Library.
SADAAT CENTRAL LIBRARY (TABRIZ).
Tabriz: Sadaat Central Library (Shishe Gar Khane Bazar), 1309 Solar Hijri Calendar [1930].
Colour printed map (Good, lacking original paper covers, some closed tears along original folds repaired from verso, evenly toned and some stains especially in Persian Gulf area), 94.5 x 123 cm (37 x
This rare, separately issued, large-format work is one of the most impressive maps of Iran we have ever encountered. Made early in the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi during a period of dramatic economic and social change, the map captures the entire country in considerable detail. Entirely in Persian script, in labels all cities and towns and geographic locations of interest; delineates roads, the rapidly expanding railway system, as well as noting harbours. Iran is outlined in a bright pink colour, while its neighbours are outlined in various attractive hues.
Interestingly, the map was printed by the Sadaat Central Library, a publisher and bookstore located in Tabriz's Shishe Gar Khane Bazar. This was perhaps one of the most magnificent locations in which a map was ever created, as the ancient Tabriz Bazaar is the largest covered market in the Middle East and for centuries was one of the major stops on the Silk Road. Its amazing halls, with soaring ceilings of geometric brickwork, are still in use to this day, and00 since 2010 the bazaar has been a UNESCO world heritage site. The city of Tabriz occupies a special place in the printing history of Persia, as it was there that the lithographic press was first introduced to that country, in March 1821.
The present map appeared at a fascinating time in the history of Persia (officially called 'Iran' from 1935). The long-standing Qajar Dynasty was overthrown in 1921, and in 1925 Reza Pahlavi (1878 – 1944), a Russian-trained military strongman, declared himself Shah. Reza Shah proceeded to use the nation's vast oil wealth to jumpstart a radical programme of economic and social development to 'modernize' the country. Indeed, the transportation infrastructure network depicted on the present map was then in the process of rapid expansion. However, while's Reza Shah policies resulted in economic growth and technological advancement, wealth was not well distributed, and his authoritarian style and social policies alienated many classes of people on both the left and right of the political spectrum. He remains a highly controversial historical figure. Trying to play both sides during the opening period of World War II, Reza Shah was deposed in 1941, during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. His 22-year old son, Mohammed Reza Shah (ruled 1941-79) was placed on the throne and was to have an even more tumultuous and controversial reign than his father, ending in his overthrow during the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
A large and fragile ephemeral map, the present work seems to be very rare, although Iranian bibliographical sources are challenging to research online.
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