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Observational Learning: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Field Experiment
Hongbin Cai
Yuyu Chen
Hanming Fang
We present results about the effects of observing others' choices, called observational learning, on individuals' behavior and subjective well-being in the context of restaurant dining from a randomized natural field experiment. Our experimental design aims to distinguish observational learning effect from saliency effect (because observing others' choices also makes these choices more salient). We find that, depending on specifications, the demand for the top 5 dishes was increased by an average of about 13 to 18 percent when these popularity rankings were revealed to the customers; in contrast, being merely mentioned as some sample dishes did not significantly boost their demand. Moreover, we find that, consistent with theoretical predictions, some modest evidence that observational learning effect was stronger among infrequent customers. We also find that customers' subjective dining experiences were improved when presented with the information about the top choices by other consumers, but not when presented with the names of some sample dishes.
Hongbin Cai & Yuyu Chen & Hanming Fang, 2007. "Observational Learning: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Field Experiment," NBER Working Papers 13516, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Patrick Bayer & Stephen L. Ross & Giorgio Topa, 2008. "Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 116(6), pages 1150-1196, December.
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Giorgio Topa & Stephen Ross & Patrick Bayer, 2005. "Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes," Working Papers 05-23, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
Patrick Bayer & Stephen Ross & Giorgio Topa, 2005. "Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes," NBER Working Papers 11019, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Bayer, Patrick & Ross, Stephen L. & Topa, Giorgio, 2005. "Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes," Center Discussion Papers 28433, Yale University, Economic Growth Center.
Patrick Bayer & Stephen L. Ross & Giorgio Topa, 2005. "Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes," Working Papers 927, Economic Growth Center, Yale University.
Patrick Bayer & Stephen L. Ross & Giorgio Topa, 2004. "Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes," Working papers 2004-07, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics, revised Oct 2005.
Bayer, Patrick & Ross, Stephen L., 2005. "Place of Work and Place of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks and Labor Market Outcomes," Working Papers 8, Yale University, Department of Economics.
Glenn W. Harrison & John A. List, 2004. "Field Experiments," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 42(4), pages 1009-1055, December.
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Timothy G. Conley & Christopher R. Udry, 2010. "Learning about a New Technology: Pineapple in Ghana," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 100(1), pages 35-69, March.
Timothy G. Conley & Christopher R. Udry, 2005. "Learning about a new technology: pineapple in Ghana," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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Timothy G. Conley & Christopher R. Udry, 2000. "Learning About a New Technology: Pineapple in Ghana," Working Papers 817, Economic Growth Center, Yale University, revised May 2004.
List John A., 2007. "Field Experiments: A Bridge between Lab and Naturally Occurring Data," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 5(2), pages 1-47, April.
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C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
NEP-CBE-2007-10-20 (Cognitive & Behavioural Economics)
NEP-EXP-2007-10-20 (Experimental Economics)


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package com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.transport.command;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.SocketException;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionHandler;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.command.CommandHandler;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.command.CommandHandlerProvider;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.concurrent.NamedThreadFactory;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.transport.log.CommandCenterLog;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.transport.CommandCenter;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.transport.command.http.HttpEventTask;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.transport.config.TransportConfig;
import com.alibaba.csp.sentinel.util.StringUtil;

/***
 * The simple command center provides service to exchange information.
 *
 * @author youji.zj
 */
public class SimpleHttpCommandCenter implements CommandCenter {

    private static final int PORT_UNINITIALIZED = -1;

    private static final int DEFAULT_SERVER_SO_TIMEOUT = 3000;
    private static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 8719;

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    private static final Map<String, CommandHandler> handlerMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, CommandHandler>();

    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.ThreadPoolCreationRule")
    private ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
        new NamedThreadFactory("sentinel-command-center-executor", true));
    private ExecutorService bizExecutor;

    private ServerSocket socketReference;

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public void beforeStart() throws Exception {
        // Register handlers
        Map<String, CommandHandler> handlers = CommandHandlerProvider.getInstance().namedHandlers();
        registerCommands(handlers);
    }

    @Override
    public void start() throws Exception {
        int nThreads = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
        this.bizExecutor = new ThreadPoolExecutor(nThreads, nThreads, 0L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS,
            new ArrayBlockingQueue<Runnable>(10),
            new NamedThreadFactory("sentinel-command-center-service-executor", true),
            new RejectedExecutionHandler() {
                @Override
                public void rejectedExecution(Runnable r, ThreadPoolExecutor executor) {
                    CommandCenterLog.info("EventTask rejected");
                    throw new RejectedExecutionException();
                }
            });

        Runnable serverInitTask = new Runnable() {
            int port;

            {
                try {
                    port = Integer.parseInt(TransportConfig.getPort());
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    port = DEFAULT_PORT;
                }
            }

            @Override
            public void run() {
                boolean success = false;
                ServerSocket serverSocket = getServerSocketFromBasePort(port);

                if (serverSocket != null) {
                    CommandCenterLog.info("[CommandCenter] Begin listening at port " + serverSocket.getLocalPort());
                    socketReference = serverSocket;
                    executor.submit(new ServerThread(serverSocket));
                    success = true;
                    port = serverSocket.getLocalPort();
                } else {
                    CommandCenterLog.info("[CommandCenter] chooses port fail, http command center will not work");
                }

                if (!success) {
                    port = PORT_UNINITIALIZED;
                }

                TransportConfig.setRuntimePort(port);
                executor.shutdown();
            }

        };

        new Thread(serverInitTask).start();
    }

    /**
     * Get a server socket from an available port from a base port.<br>
     * Increasing on port number will occur when the port has already been used.
     *
     * @param basePort base port to start
     * @return new socket with available port
     */
    private static ServerSocket getServerSocketFromBasePort(int basePort) {
        int tryCount = 0;
        while (true) {
            try {
                ServerSocket server = new ServerSocket(basePort + tryCount / 3, 100);
                server.setReuseAddress(true);
                return server;
            } catch (IOException e) {
                tryCount++;
                try {
                    TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(30);
                } catch (InterruptedException e1) {
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void stop() throws Exception {
        if (socketReference != null) {
            try {
                socketReference.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                CommandCenterLog.warn("Error when releasing the server socket", e);
            }
        }

        if (bizExecutor != null) {
            bizExecutor.shutdownNow();
        }
        executor.shutdownNow();
        TransportConfig.setRuntimePort(PORT_UNINITIALIZED);
        handlerMap.clear();
    }

    /**
     * Get the name set of all registered commands.
     */
    public static Set<String> getCommands() {
        return handlerMap.keySet();
    }

    class ServerThread extends Thread {

        private ServerSocket serverSocket;

        ServerThread(ServerSocket s) {
            this.serverSocket = s;
            setName("sentinel-courier-server-accept-thread");
        }

        @Override
        public void run() {
            while (true) {
                Socket socket = null;
                try {
                    socket = this.serverSocket.accept();
                    setSocketSoTimeout(socket);
                    HttpEventTask eventTask = new HttpEventTask(socket);
                    bizExecutor.submit(eventTask);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    CommandCenterLog.info("Server error", e);
                    if (socket != null) {
                        try {
                            socket.close();
                        } catch (Exception e1) {
                            CommandCenterLog.info("Error when closing an opened socket", e1);
                        }
                    }
                    try {
                        // In case of infinite log.
                        Thread.sleep(10);
                    } catch (InterruptedException e1) {
                        // Indicates the task should stop.
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public static CommandHandler getHandler(String commandName) {
        return handlerMap.get(commandName);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public static void registerCommands(Map<String, CommandHandler> handlerMap) {
        if (handlerMap != null) {
            for (Entry<String, CommandHandler> e : handlerMap.entrySet()) {
                registerCommand(e.getKey(), e.getValue());
            }
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public static void registerCommand(String commandName, CommandHandler handler) {
        if (StringUtil.isEmpty(commandName)) {
            return;
        }

        if (handlerMap.containsKey(commandName)) {
            CommandCenterLog.warn("Register failed (duplicate command): " + commandName);
            return;
        }

        handlerMap.put(commandName, handler);
    }

    /**
     * Avoid server thread hang, 3 seconds timeout by default.
     */
    private void setSocketSoTimeout(Socket socket) throws SocketException {
        if (socket != null) {
            socket.setSoTimeout(DEFAULT_SERVER_SO_TIMEOUT);
        }
    }
}

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Gantz tells Israeli Army to step up preparations in West Bank ahead of possible annexation
By Oren Liebermann, Andrew Carey and Amir Tal, CNN
Updated 1835 GMT (0235 HKT) June 2, 2020
Defense Minister Benny Gantz attends a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on May 24, 2020.
(CNN) Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz has told the army to step up preparations in parts of the West Bank, heightening the sense the government stands ready to make a possible dramatic announcement on annexation in the next few weeks.
In a statement Monday afternoon, Gantz said he had instructed the head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) "to accelerate [its] preparations ahead of political steps on the agenda in the Palestinian arena."
That language is widely understood as an instruction to the IDF to prepare for possible widespread violence by Palestinians, as well as other possible regional ramifications, if Israel moves to annex some of the occupied territory.
Palestinians say Trump's deal is racist. But their leaders are bereft of ideas on how to fight it
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigned in all three recent elections on a promise to extend the reach of Israeli sovereignty into parts of the West Bank, land captured by Israel in 1967.
That pledge was given full US backing in January when President Donald Trump unveiled his administration's plan for the Middle East, which envisages Israel annexing all Jewish settlements in the territory as well as the Jordan Valley.
By contrast, Gantz's position in the elections was against unilateral annexation -- he said he believed such a move should only happen with the support of the international community.
But in the coalition agreement, the Blue and White leader set aside those concerns, agreeing instead that Netanyahu could bring forward the necessary legislation as early as July 1st, only needing support from Washington, as well as from the Israeli parliament, which appears to have a clear majority in favor of annexation, whether Gantz and his party colleagues support it or not.
Even though Netanyahu is yet to spell out exactly how much of the West Bank he intends to annex, he has reiterated his intentions many times in recent weeks.
At his swearing-in just two two weeks ago, he told lawmakers "it is time" to apply sovereignty.
And in widely-leaked comments last week, the Prime Minister reportedly told his Likud faction that he was sticking to his July timetable.
In what is being seen as a further indication that Gantz is now on board as well, the Defense Minister also met Monday with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, one of the most outspoken advocates of extending Israeli sovereignty.
The West Bank, along with East Jerusalem, was captured by Israel from Jordan during a short war in 1967.
Both territories are seen as occupied under international law, though Israel disputes such a characterization; it also stresses it launched the Six Day War as an act of self-defense.
Trump's plan gives Israel a green light to annex part of the West Bank. Here's what that looks like
Many in the international community including the United Nations remains committed to the idea of a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which would see a Palestinian state established in the West Bank and Gaza, with a capital in East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Authority has rejected the Trump administration's peace plan outright and has ended its security coordination with Israel, seen as key to preventing terror attacks, in protest at moves toward annexation.
Many former Israeli defense officials warn that annexation could trigger a widespread outbreak of violence in the West Bank, especially at a time of soaring unemployment and a dire economic outlook for Palestinians.
Those fears of a possible increase in violence are shared by the US State Department, which issued a security alert last week, warning American citizens visiting the West Bank that "violence can occur with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, government checkpoints, markets and shopping facilities or government facilities."
Jordan's King Abdullah has also voiced his strong opposition to possible annexation, telling Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine it could lead to a 'massive conflict' between his country and Israel.
The King said he is considering all options but did not rule out possible withdrawal from a peace agreement signed by Israel and Jordan in 1994.

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"It was a milestone in shaping myself as a leader. The programme gave me a different perspective."
"Everything I learned on the programme seems to become more relevant because competition in the cosmetic industry has increased and you need to move fast, think digital and have a consumer-centred strategy."
"After the SEP I was given extended responsibility for four extra markets. This year I've been made General Manager for South Eastern Europe, which covers five countries including Romania where Avon is the market leader and which is one of our top 20 countries globally. So I'm covering a bigger slice of the business with bigger exposure to the global picture and things are moving in the right direction for me.
The programme gave me a different perspective of leadership. It's about how you can be relevant in your organisation, how you can create value and give purpose. Becoming a leader is not a process with a start and end point; it is an ongoing journey that never ends.
The SEP also helped me to put things into context and look through the lens of the different stakeholders. If something seems tough from a local perspective, it helps if I put myself in the bigger shoes of the global organisation. Then it's about dealing with complexity and being relevant for consumers, employees and investors. So it's about how to make consumers choose you, how to keep employees motivated and inspired in a very dynamic labour market, while creating value for investors that is profitable and long-term sustainable. We got good tools from the programme to help us navigate this.
There are a lot of ideas I use that came from the programme. The way I do strategy now is very different to how I did it before the programme. First it's about the fundamentals of creating something relevant for consumers that is hard to copy and makes you unique from competitors. That is the starting point. Then there is a set of questions to be addressed in a certain sequence that can help you build your strategy. And then it's about how to execute it as many good strategies die because they are not well executed.
I remember a group exercise where we were put into teams of managers and employees to simulate a company going through a crisis. It was very revealing how a lack of communication with the lower levels of the organisation led to conflict that would have been easy to avoid if there had been communication from the early stages. We were given easy methods that can help you check if your organisation supports your strategy.
Everything I learned on the programme seems to become ever more relevant because competition in the cosmetic industry has increased significantly and you need to move fast, think digital and have a very strong consumer-centred strategy.
There was a very strong guest speaker who was connected with Silicon Valley and had a very entrepreneurial mindset. He opened our eyes to the direction the digital world is moving and I am currently navigating this in my own organisation.
I also came back with a big desire to stimulate the organisation in coming up with new ideas. I sponsored a project to help develop a process and an environment to help ideas grow. We created a platform to encourage people to share their ideas, empowered lower level managers to approve them quickly and the number of ideas that were created and scaled up increased significantly."
"I was willing not to sleep, to absorb as much as I could."
"It's a full-time 'stop' where you are stretching your mind and learning. You are isolated in an academic environment."
"You are able to focus because you are out of the stress of family and work and then you can apply it in your job."
"The SEP gave me exactly the information I needed to crystallize what was happening at work."
"It gave me a structure and clarified and validated a lot of things that were happening, while giving me new perspectives.
It also gives you access to this amazing network and being day and night with a group of very knowledgeable people from different industries and experiences is very helpful.
After the programme we set up a WhatsApp group and we've stayed quite closely connected, sending news about promotions and birthdays and so on. We've met up three times – in Dubai, Turkey and Prague – we exchange business knowledge and ask for advice.
The programme motivated me even more to keep myself updated with new trends and gave me more sources for where I can get good information. And this gives you inspiration to continue to do better in your job."


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Implementation of the Helsinki Accords Vol. IX – U.S. Visa Policies
6226 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Official Transcript -Correct- Implementation of the Helsinki Accords Vol. IX – U.S. Visa Policies.pdf
Hon. Dante Fascell
Hon. Claiborne Pell
Co-Chairman
Hon. George McGovern
Commisioner
Hon. Jacob Javits
Hon. Jonathan Bingham
Michael Egan
Associate Attorney General
Arthur Goldberg
U.N. Ambassador and Chief U.S. Delegate to the Belgrade Review Meeting
Barbara Watson
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
Leonel Castillo
Mario Noto
David Carliner, Esq.
Donald J. Mucha
Executive Vice President and Treasurer
Unitronex Corporation
John Tileston Edsall
Professor of Biochemistry, Chairman
Harvard, of Association for Advancement of Science
Kenneth Young
Director, Department of Legislation
This briefing discussed how the Helsinki Accord's provisions on the free flow of people apply to the United States. The briefing followed President Carter's commitment to embody the principles outlined in the Helsinki Final Act. Representatives from U.S. government agencies, such as the Department of State and the Department of Justice, and interested civil society organizations testified about their experiences with the current visa regime. The witnesses were asked to make recommendations about the advisability of changing U.S. law to align with the freedom of movement provisions in the Helsinki Accords.
Claiborne Pell
Dante Fascell
Chairman Hastings on Reports of Russian Withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
WASHINGTON—Following the announcement by the Russian Foreign Ministry that Moscow intends to begin domestic procedures to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies, Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) issued the following statement: "The Kremlin's plan to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty follows the Trump administration's strategic mistake in pulling the United States out of the treaty in November. For decades, the Open Skies Treaty has provided crucial security benefits across Europe, and it continues to have the support of our allies and partners across the Atlantic. "I call on Moscow to reverse this counterproductive decision. I also look forward to supporting efforts by the Biden administration to rebuild much-needed transparency and predictability in Europe and Eurasia, including exploring options for reengaging in the Open Skies Treaty and extending the New START treaty." The Open Skies Treaty was designed to increase transparency, build confidence, and encourage cooperation among the United States, Russia, and 32 other participating states (including much of Europe as well as partners like Ukraine and Georgia), by permitting unarmed observation aircraft to fly over their entire territory to observe military forces and activities. On November 22, 2020, the United States formally withdrew from the Treaty. Chairman Hastings condemned the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies, and amended the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.6395) to include the sense of Congress that the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the treaty did not comply with a legal requirement to notify Congress; did not assert that any other treaty signatory had breached the treaty; and was made over the objections of NATO allies and regional partners. The measure also expressed support for confidence and security building measures like the Open Skies Treaty, because they reduce the risk of conflict, increase trust among participating countries, and contribute to military transparency and remain vital to the strategic interests of America's NATO allies and partners. In November 2019, the Helsinki Commission hosted a joint hearing with the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the importance of the Open Skies Treaty, emphasizing its critical role in security and stability in Europe.
Co-Chairman Wicker on Secretary of State's New Designations under International Religious Freedom Act
WASHINGTON—Following U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's December 7 designations for Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) and the Special Watch List for the worst religious freedom violations, Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (MS) issued the following statement: "Secretary Pompeo rightfully redesignated Tajikistan and Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern. These governments continue to arrest, detain, and torture people for their faith, despite repeated CPC redesignations. It is time for the president to take actions required by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which include sanctions against foreign government officials who have committed or are responsible for severe and egregious religious freedom violations. "Russia's continued presence on the Special Watch List underscores the need for the Senate to pass the Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act. The Kremlin brutally persecutes religious communities in the parts of Ukraine it illegally occupies or otherwise controls by force. This legislation would ensure the president has the authority necessary to hold Russian government officials accountable for their brutality in Ukraine. "Under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan commendably has released religious prisoners, registered more religious organizations, and maintained the ban on police raids against religious communities. However, it is essential that reforms continue. Uzbekistan should work with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Council of Europe's Venice Commission on its draft religion law to ensure that the final version complies with Uzbekistan's OSCE commitments and international obligations." As participating States of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and Uzbekistan have repeatedly made commitments to recognize, respect, and protect religious freedom. Even though Turkmenistan has been a CPC since 2014 and Tajikistan since 2016, presidents have always waived taking the presidential actions against them required by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Russia has been on the Special Watch List since 2018. In November 2020, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act (H.R. 5408) introduced by Helsinki Commissioners Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05). The Senate companion (S. 3064), introduced by Sen. Wicker and cosponsored by Helsinki Commissioner Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH), also awaits Senate action. Under binding international humanitarian law, like the Geneva Conventions, the Russian Government is responsible for religious freedom violations in Ukrainian territory it occupies or controls through armed groups it commands. The Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act would authorize the president to consider Russia's worst religious freedom violations in Ukrainian territory—not just violations in Russia—when determining whether to designate Russia as a CPC. Uzbekistan was a CPC from 2006 to 2017 and on the Special Watch List from 2018 to 2019. Sen. Wicker has repeatedly urged Uzbekistan to request a review of its draft religion law by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institution for Human Rights. Sen. Wicker made the requests in a 2018 letter to Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, during a 2018 Helsinki Commission hearing, and in a 2019 public statement. A recent joint review by ODIHR and the Venice Commission review concluded that although "the Draft Law brings some improvements compared to the existing legislation…the Draft Law also maintains major restrictions and suffers from deficiencies that are incompatible with international human rights standards." The review included recommendations to make the law compliant.
2020 OSCE Mediterranean Conference
By Zantana Ephrem, Max Kampelman Fellow and Michelle Ikelau Ngirbabulka, Max Kampelman Fellow In 2020, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has faced the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, as well as numerous other challenges. On November 3, the Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation Group gathered to virtually share best practices and discuss areas for long-term cooperation on topics including women's economic empowerment and the environment. Political representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States, the six OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia), and various international organizations participated in the event. Sweden, as Chair of the 2020 OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation Group, organized the event, which focused on promoting security in the OSCE Mediterranean region through sustainable development and economic growth. Foreign Minister of Sweden Ann Linde offered opening remarks, along with Agron Tare, Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, and Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Officer-in-Charge / OSCE Secretary General. Two thematic sessions focused on advancing women's economic empowerment and contribution to development, as well as on the need to strengthen international environmental cooperation. Women's Economic Empowerment Advancing women's economic empowerment continues to be a priority for OSCE Member States despite these challenging times, as demonstrated in the first session moderated by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the OSCE H.E. Leena Al-Hadid. She opened the session by highlighting existing gaps in women's political and economic participation, even though many countries have adopted several policies to improve women's economic empowerment and their economic advancement. Hadid also discussed how COVID-19 has highlighted and exacerbated persistent inequities in unpaid household work, domestic violence, and permanent exits from the labor force. The panel opened for input from participants where Spanish Ambassador-at-Large for Gender Equality in Foreign Policy Clara Cabrera, among others, discussed best practices as well as posed questions to panelists. Panelists shared their countries' relevant experiences with narrowing existing gaps in gender equity in areas such as income, labor force participation, access to financial resources, and the digital divide. "COVID-19 has exacerbated inequalities but also has centered our action precisely in economic empowerment. We've seen this in the global action for economic empowerment. Mediterranean partners are key in this, including women in all decision-making responsibilities. Response policies will not be sustainable, fair, or impactful if they do not include women and girls' empowerment." – Clara Cabrera, Spanish Ambassador-at-Large for Gender Equality in Foreign Policy Ms. Natalia Strigunova, deputy director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Russian Federation Ministry for Economic Development, and Mr. Roger Albinyana, director of Mediterranean regional policies and human development at the European Institute of the Mediterranean, shared opportunities to advance women's economic empowerment through legislative action that supports mothers, narrows gaps in educational attainment, and increases financial support for women participating in the labor force. Stroganov highlighted the importance of eliminating the digital divide between men and women that persists in both rural and urban areas throughout Russia by promoting vocational and educational training opportunities and partnerships with the private sector and online education platforms like Open Academy. Mr. Albinyana shared similar best practices around the use of policy to eliminate inequities in educational attainment, women's employment, and access to finances and capital. Policies instituting paid maternity leave and banning discrimination on the basis of sex or marital status for capital are essential to empowering women. Dr. Lenita Freidenvall of Sweden stated that her country's efforts have focused on improving gender equality through policies that drive decision-making and resource allocation, ultimately aiming to build a society in which women and men can live their lives to their utmost potential regardless of sexual orientation, gender, age, or sex. Specifically, these policies include improving access to affordable childcare, equal distribution of parental leave, and improved access to financial capital. Mrs. Hana Rado, chief operating officer of McCann Tel Aviv, co-founder and chairperson of AloTok, and president of Supersonas Israel, noted the disproportionate burden of unemployment women in Israel face during COVID-19. She shared five solutions for economic advancement, including investments and policies that provide financial literacy, management, and leadership development. These initiatives also aim to support the mother, equal pay, and women in business, as well as protect the safety and security of women both in the public and private sphere. Promoting Environmental Cooperation "Our post-COVID-19 recovery strategies should be used as an opportunity to take on important reforms towards fulfilling the sustainable development goals, as well as the goals of the Paris agreement. We need to ensure that the recovery is based on the green transition. Lack of action towards climate neutrality will bring about consequences and costs that by far exceed the transition costs." – Ann Linde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden The session focusing on promoting environmental cooperation was opened by H.E. Ambassador Yasser Sorour, deputy assistant foreign minister of Egypt, who highlighted how water scarcity, drought, and rising sea levels are the most pressing environmental concerns in the region. A panel of experts, moderated by H.E. Ambassador Vuk Žugić, the coordinator of OSCE economic and environmental activities, discussed the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters and extreme weather events, and how poor governance and mismanagement and degradation of natural resources pose threats to the environment and security of the OSCE region and the Mediterranean. Dr. Malin Mobjörk, senior researcher and director of the Climate Change and Risk Programme at the Stockholm International Peace and Research Institute, touched on how environmental issues jeopardize tourism, a significant aspect of many Mediterranean countries' economies. She elaborated on how the accelerated rate of environmental change also affects economies and puts livelihoods at risk. Mr. Grammenos Mastrojeni, deputy secretary general for energy and climate action at the Union for the Mediterranean, asserted that strengthening cooperation and partnerships to address environmental challenges magnified by climate change can facilitate sustainable development in all its aspects, advance green growth, and foster common security. He also emphasized the need to mitigate nonrenewable resources and implement renewable energy initiatives. The conference concluded by discussing how the OSCE's 2021 priorities will focus on women's economic empowerment, comprehensive access to security, equal access to justice, security amongst OSCE states, and COVID relief and mitigation. Official delegations present at 2020 OSCE Mediterranean Conference included: Jordan Morocco Israel Cyprus Finland Greece Slovenia Turkey Malta Spain Egypt Hungary Italy Poland Portugal Croatia
U.S. Priorities for Engagement at the OSCE
From urgent crises in Belarus and the Caucasus to the ongoing Russia-fueled war in Ukraine, all three dimensions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)'s definition of comprehensive security—military, economic and human—are under strain. Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, U.S. State Department Senior Bureau Official, who has been serving in the role of Acting Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia since March 2018, briefed the Commission on newly appointed leadership at the OSCE, including the new Secretary-General Helga Schmid, and U.S. government priorities for the OSCE moving forward. Ranking Senate Commissioner Sen. Ben Cardin (MD) chaired the hearing and noted that November marked the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Paris, a document that ushered in a new era of peace, unity and democracy in Europe. He acknowledged current challenges in the OSCE region but highlighted that "the real problem within the OSCE today is states not complying with the commitments." Sen. Cardin thanked U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE James Gilmore for his active engagement with the commission and his commendable service to the United States. Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Sen. Wicker (MS) expressed appreciation to Ambassador Reeker for his leadership. He recommended that the United States take a proactive role to focus the OSCE on U.S. priorities and on issues where it could have the greatest impact, such as instability in the Western Balkans and reforms in Uzbekistan. Sen. Wicker underlined, "The United States supports the OSCE for one paramount reason: it is an effective tool to advance American interests." Ranking Member Wilson (SC-02) ascribed the OSCE's ability to contribute to pressing issues like combating human trafficking and tackling corruption to its broad focus. He emphasized, "These initiatives within the OSCE cannot replace efforts done elsewhere, including in our bilateral relations, but they can complement… those efforts with additional resources and expertise." In his testimony, Ambassador Reeker recalled the long history of the State Department and the commission working together on issues of peace and security, and expressed appreciation for the work of the Commissioners in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Ambassador Reeker emphasized that the United States is focused on upholding the Helsinki Final Act principles and pushing all participating states to live up to their commitments to those principles. Looking forward, he highlighted several U.S. priorities for engagement at the OSCE. He pledged to keep the protracted conflicts in Europe—whether in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, or Nagorno-Karabakh—high on the OSCE agenda, and added that the United States would encourage greater focus on hybrid threats that were destabilizing already tense security environments. He said that the United States would urge the OSCE to augment its engagement in the ongoing crisis and violent crackdown in Belarus. "I believe – and I think my predecessors would say the same – the OSCE plays a unique role in the foreign relations of the United States with Europe, Canada, and Central Asia. This is an organization where the United States speaks directly with democratic friends and Allies, as well as with countries that demonstrably do not share our values.... We underscore the OSCE's comprehensive concept of security and the importance of implementing all commitments in all three dimensions – politico-military, economic/environmental, and human." – Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, Senior Bureau Official Ambassador Reeker underscored the United States' intention to push back against the malign influence of People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China across the OSCE region. He cited the rise of anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim sentiment, anti-Roma racism, and other forms of hatred in Europe and committed the United States to continue to press strongly for the release of political prisoners and detainees in the region. He emphasized the United States' determination to condemn and combat all manifestations of intolerance and stressed the significance of holding a Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in 2021 and requested the commission's support to achieve this goal. During the discussion, commissioners expressed concern and advocated for progress on a number of issues before the OSCE including anti-corruption, anti-semitism, climate change, energy diversity and the fight against racism and intolerance. Ambassador Reeker concluded by noting that the United States' January 2021 chairmanship of the Forum for Security Cooperation was "a key opportunity to project geostrategic leadership and advance political-military priorities."
Ambassador Philip T. Reeker to Testify at Helsinki Commission Hearing on U.S. Engagement at the OSCE
WASHINGTON—The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today announced the following hearing: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT AT THE OSCE Tuesday, December 8, 2020 10:00 a.m. Watch Live: www.youtube.com/HelsinkiCommission From urgent crises in Belarus and the Caucasus to the ongoing Russia-fueled war in Ukraine, all three dimensions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)'s definition of comprehensive security—military, economic and human—are under strain, while the organization itself has been weakened in its ability to respond to these crises due to several leadership vacancies. At the same time, OSCE participating States are dealing with the ever-increasing severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is taking a terrible toll on populations throughout the OSCE area. November marked the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Paris, which began the transformation from the original Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe into today's OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization. Following the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting taking place December 3 – 4, 2020, Ambassador Philip T. Reeker will brief the Commission on the results of the meeting and discuss U.S. Government priorities at the OSCE moving forward.
Chairman Hastings Regrets U.S. Withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
WASHINGTON—With the Trump administration slated to complete its withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies on Sunday, November 22, Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) issued the following statement: "While it appears the Open Skies Treaty will survive the Trump administration's withdrawal, the absence of U.S. leadership from this crucial treaty regime is a stiff blow to transatlantic security. I look forward to the Biden administration's renewed dedication to working closely with our allies to promote transparency and predictability in Europe. I call on the next administration to explore how to reengage in the Open Skies Treaty." The Open Skies Treaty was designed to increase transparency, build confidence, and encourage cooperation among the United States, Russia, and 32 other participating states (including much of Europe as well as partners like Ukraine and Georgia), by permitting unarmed observation aircraft to fly over their entire territory to observe military forces and activities. On May 22, 2020, the United States provided notice of its decision to withdraw from the Treaty. In support of the treaty, Chairman Hastings successfully amended the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.6395) to include the sense of Congress that the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the treaty did not comply with a legal requirement to notify Congress; did not assert that any other treaty signatory had breached the treaty; and was made over the objections of NATO allies and regional partners. The measure also expressed support for confidence and security building measures like the Open Skies Treaty, because they reduce the risk of conflict, increase trust among participating countries, and contribute to military transparency and remain vital to the strategic interests of America's NATO allies and partners. Chairman Hastings had previously condemned the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies. In November 2019, the Commission hosted a joint hearing with the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the importance of the Open Skies Treaty, emphasizing its critical role in security and stability in Europe.


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It struck such a nerve. I have spent so much time worrying about my house not being clean enough, but I realized that it's messy because we are busy living in it, and being a family. There is dog hair and cat hair because we rescued our pets and brought them in to be a part of our family. There are toys about because our kids were playing (and my daughter is a slob). There are craft supplies out from my kids using their imaginations. One day, the house will be emptier, the kids will be grown, and I know I will miss these days of mess.
I know that one day, I won't have to rush to pick up kids. I won't have to keep track of 4 schedules. Things will be simpler. Yet oh, I know how much I will pine for the days of chaos. I have heard mom's before me echo this sentiment. I dread the day they no longer need to race around picking them up, getting them where they need to be.
I know that while my life is often chaotic, with me often muttering "chaos, my life is chaos", I know that I am doing something right. While decluttering some paperwork, I came across a paper my son wrote for school, where he calls me a fun mom, and that he loves me. He knows I am not perfect. Both kids know I make mistakes, I may not always get it right, but I will most of the time. They know that when the chips are down, I have their back. They know I will be there when they need me. They know I will do whatever it takes to protect them, and keep them safe.
Sometimes, I know I am strict. Other times, I let things slide. My kids know the rules we have in place, and they know our expectations. Sometimes, they break the rules, and there are consequences. Sometimes, I make the wrong call on something, and I have to apologize to the kids. Parenting isn't something you get a handbook on with all of the right things to do. Sure, there are books (full of opinions), social media (full of opinions) and the Internet (full of opinions). There are mommy groups (full of opinions) and even strangers feel compelled to walk by and give you their opinions on how to parent. That's a lot of friggin opinions! Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one, right?
I used to get overwhelmed by opinions, especially when it came to my parenting. I used to worry that people were thinking I was doing a bad job. People would drop an offhand comment, and I would obsess about it. Was I doing parenting wrong?? Then I began to see that people just love putting their opinions out there when it comes to parenting. There was no reason I had to listen to them. The fact is, I have healthy, happy kids. They are kind. They are loving. Sure, they have moments where they don't behave. But on the whole? They are great kids. People can have all the opinions they want, but I'm gaining confidence I am doing the right things. I've learned to do what my gut tells me. It rarely ever steers me wrong.
So here I sit. The house is pretty messy, I have no idea how I will get everything done I need to do this week, and I am sure I have probably done a mothering fail already this week. Such is life. On the flip side though, I did the dishes, set a few reminders on my phone for things I need to do, and had both kids bent over laughing tonight. I'll take that for the win.


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Which scanners support TWAIN Direct?
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How can I find out which scanners support TWAIN Direct?
I don't believe there are any officially supported TWAIN Direct scanners as of the date of this post. However, there is a way to create a simulated TWAIN Direct configuration for development or testing purposes using TWAIN Local + TWAIN Bridge = TWAIN Direct.
>TWAIN Local + TWAIN Bridge = TWAIN Direct.
Where can I get that way?
Hi Kazu, TWAIN Bridge is available only to TWAIN Working Group members.
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I said that my tracking for 2019 "wasn't great." My tracking for 2020 just didn't happen at all. Most of the things I finished after July didn't even get photographed, let alone get their own blog posts. I'm going to try to do better next year, but I'm not making any promises. There are a lot of things that I hope go better in 2021 and project tracking is the least of them.
I finished some projects that I'd started in previous years...
And stitched patterns designed for being well and stitching during the pandemic...
And stitched some things I wanted to start in 2020...
There are also a lot of projects I started but didn't finish, most of it in the first half of the year.
For someone who usually knits when she'd stressed there was a surprising lack of knitting. I finished the Finding the Yellow Brick Road Socks in March. They're the most ambitious pair of socks I've knit in a very long time. It's the first time I'd tried that style of cable and I think the sock heel was also something new. I also finished three other pairs of plain stockinette socks in fingering weight Toes in the Sand, a pink pair in Drops Fabel, and a pair in Lion Brand Sockease Toffee) and two in worsted weight (one with clearance Hobby Lobby yarn and one with Dollar Tree acrylic)
I knitted the Jette Shawl, a striped garter stitch shawl, in Woolike, a fingering weight acrylic. There are no pictures of the finished shawl, so lets go with a screen capture from the yarn review video I did.
There have been stressful years before this one. I'm hoping that 2021 will be better, but I'm not expecting things to be magically better when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve.
{I've Been Reading} The Visitors
Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris
Sarah Winston is having a little trouble with her latest client, a woman with inflated ideas of what her possessions are actually worth. A rival garage sale organizer has been trying to steal her clients and it's driving Sarah nuts....until she gets the phone call. A kidnapper has taken Sarah's landlady, Stella, and is presenting Sarah with a series of tasks to earn Stella's release. She's forbidden to call the police or ask for help.
I've read every book in this series in order as it came out and this one is definitely different. The circumstances throw Sarah off balance from the very beginning and, for the most part, keep her isolated from her usual support network. It's fast paced and had me worried about Sarah, and Stella, and whether Sara's actions in this book are going to have consequences that stretch into the future.
Her Final Prayer by Kathryn Casey
I absolutely love this series! Born into a polygamous family in a small Utah town, Clara Jeffries is such a unique heroine. After the events of the first book, Clara has taken a job with the police department, something that not all of the locals are pleased about. When one of her mothers finds a murdered family, Clara is called to the scene and discovers one family member clinging to life in the kitchen an a young infant safe in an upstairs bedroom. Without cooperation from the locals or even her own family, finding answers to what happened is complicated. The mystery is suspenseful and complex and I can't wait for the chance to spend more time in Clara's world.
The Visitors by Miranda Rijks
Everything in the renovated barn is as perfect as Hannah can make it. It's taken years to convert the old building into the perfect holiday rental and she can't wait to welcome guests into her tranquil little country retreat. Mike and Nadia are nothing like the guests she had imagined. They're loud, rude, and demanding. She fears what kind of damage they'll do to the interior of the barn. And when their week is up, they refuse to leave.
I read this one almost straight through. The tension starts to build early on and Hannah isn't doing herself any favors as she attempts to solve problems without involving her husband. She's so determined to have her little side business go well and Mike and Nadia are such horrible, awful people. I was dreading how it might all turn out and loved it right up until the end, which fell flat.
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{I've Been Reading} Lots of Nonfiction
Underground A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet by Will Hunt
The cover copy promises sewers and caves and abandoned subway stations, which intrigued me, but I had no clue how absolutely fascinating the rest of this book was going to be. Did you know that there are miners in the present day that sacrifice llamas to statues for protection? Or that there was a photographer taking pictures of the catacombs and sewers under Paris in the 1860s? The author talks about lots of fascinating places and their history, but he also spends a lot of time exploring the relationship that people have with the dark spaces underground. I finished this book with a list of things I want to explore further, even through the author provided lots of information and photos. It's a great vicarious trip to places I'd never be able to visit in real life.
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom
This one actually isn't as grim as the title implies. The author describes her work with the anthropodermic book project, which uses scientific testing to prove whether books supposedly bound in human skin are authentic. I don't know if I was more surprised by the number of confirmed examples or the fact that they look so much like any other old, leather bound book. The science and the reasons the authentic books were made in the first place intrigued me, but the short book also takes a lot of detours, including the author's plans for donating her own remains after her death.
The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
Reading this one led me to the conclusion that I've probably read enough books about Lizzie Borden for one lifetime. Focusing heavily on the trial itself, the book doesn't provide much new information about the actual murders. I didn't know about the cow making noise outside the windows of the courthouse, or the outbuilding where reporters would retreat to finish their stories. There are a few interesting tidbits here and there, but it's a long dry read.
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{I've Been Reading} The Other Couple
Hidden Treasure by Jane K Cleland
Josie Prescott is an antiques expert with her own popular television show and when she discovers an old trunk in the Victorian she and her husband are preparing to restore, she follows all of the proper procedures to reunite it with its rightful owner. That trunk belongs to the former owner of her house, not to the two nieces who show up demanding that Josie hand the trunk and its valuable contents over to them. Maudie Wilson is an adorable old lady and when a body is found in her apartment and there's no trace of Maudie herself, I was seriously worried. I don't know how I've managed to miss the Josie Prescott Antique Mysteries before now, but I definitely want to pick up the earlier books and spent more time with these characters.
The Other Couple by Cathryn Grant
Skye and Joe are sitting in an expensive Lake Tahoe restaurant, enjoying the view and their drinks and discreetly observing the other diners. They're looking for a husband and wife who will fall for their con. Maggie and Brad fit the bill perfectly and before the evening is over they've invited Skye and Joe to share their lakeside rental house. I was quickly hooked by the plot and enjoyed the way that chapters alternate between the four main characters, but it got very repetitive very quickly and the plot began to drag. Brad wants time alone with his wife to work on their marriage. Maggie is glad to have their new friends as a buffer. Skye and Joe are just in it for the free vacation and whatever they can steal....and then things go wrong. I appreciated that each character had a distinct voice but the plot started to lose its grip on me about halfway through and there was a twist I just couldn't make myself accept.
Only Truth by Julie Cameron
Isabel Dryland was brutally assaulted as a teenager. She can't remember the details of that day, but it left her physically and emotionally damaged. Her life as an adult is good. Her loving husband has found them a wonderful house and she's renovating one of the outbuildings into a new studio. Everything should be fine...but it isn't. This is a gritty, sometimes brutal domestic thriller that had be both wanting to keep turning pages and wanting to put the book down because it's all rushing fast towards something awful.
Let's Make Baby Quilts! {December 2020}
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{I've Been Reading} The Housewarming
The Housewarming by S.E. Lynes
This domestic thriller opens with a moment of sheer panic. While her daughter was occupied in her stroller, Ava took a brief moment for herself. The strap was buckled, the door was locked, she'd easily hear if her little one needed her.... But that brief moment stretched just a bit too long and the door to the front of the house wasn't locked. Ava's panic and growing despair quickly pulled me into this one. It's not always clear whether she's in the moment when her child disappeared or looking back from a year later, but that's okay because Ava is a mess and sometimes seems not quite sure herself. She's barely holding herself together. I loved this one, but it's heartbreaking to find out what happened that morning.
Gone Before by Sam Hepburn
Fifteen years ago, a five year old girl was abducted and never recovered. Now, a young woman knocks nervously on a door holding a battered yellow rain hat stitched with Maya's name. The joyous reunion doesn't last for long and at one point the plot had twisted so much that I started to feel like I'd picked up the wrong book midway through. Despite the sudden change in the tone and direction of the plot, this is an enjoyable domestic thriller.
The Hiding Place by C. J. Tudor
The protagonist of this book is a liar. To get himself hired at the high school he attended at a teen, he invents references and an explanation for the holes in his work history. There are similar holes in the story he's telling the reader and the first half of the book drags on. It's not clear why Joe has returned to his old hometown until what started out as a thriller becomes a horror novel. That sudden switch in genre is jarring, especially since the horror elements of the plot are so similar to what was already done in a well known novel with two movie adaptations.
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Let's Make Baby Quilts! {November 2020}
{I've Been Reading} Dear Child
Dear Child by Romy Hausmann
A woman escapes a windowless cabin in the woods and is hit by a car as she tries to find help. When the ambulance arrives, the woman's daughter identifies her as Lena. Her basic appearance matches a woman who has been missing for fourteen years. Even the scar on her face matches, but when Lena's grieving parents see her at the hospital, they realize that this isn't their daughter.
The first few pages had me worried that this was just another version of Room. Stick with it, because it's not that at all. This is so much else going on here, but it takes a while for that to sink in. The story is told by the woman who escaped the cabin, and the daughter, and Lena's father. The details don't add up at first, but it's always clear which character's head the reader is in and whether it's in the past or the present and the more things start to click together and make sense, the more chilling the story gets. I absolutely loved this one and can't recommend it enough.
Before She Was Helen By Caroline Cooney
I remember loving Caroline B. Cooney's young adult books when they came out years ago, so I eagerly picked up this one. Only a few pages in, I found myself disliking the protagonist. It's not that she's old...it's that she reminds the reader over and over how incapable and ditzy she is and she immediately makes bad decisions that kick off the entire plot. How could someone who had protected herself so carefully for fifty years have such poor judgment? At one point she muses that maybe she used to be smarter and more capable and is starting to slip. Maybe that's it. In the chapters that describe her past, I really found myself liking her younger self. The plot rambles all over the place, from the very interesting past to the bewildering present. I counted at least a dozen characters, most with chapters from their own viewpoint. They were easy enough to keep straight, but the sheer number of people involved in the plot kept it bouncing all over the place.
The Body From the Past by Judi Lynn
The latest fixer-upper that Jazzie, her husband, and her cousin have purchased comes with a locked room that the former owner never bothered to force her way into. If there's anything I question about the plot it's how someone could live in a house with a sealed bedroom and no curiosity about what's inside. Jazzi, of course, is brimming with curiosity and a little wary of what might be lurking behind that door. The room turns out to be a dusty shrine to a teenager who died years earlier and her family wants nothing to do with any of the girls mementos or diaries. Jazzi can't bear to toss it all into the dumpster so she takes it home and begins reading, quickly discovering that the teenager's murder was never solved. I really enjoy this series and its cast of characters. They're fun to spend time with and the mystery was intriguing, but huge chunks of the book are spent on feeding the pets and showering the mundane details of everyday life.
The Temp by Michelle Francis
Carrie and her husband, Adrian, seem to have it all, successful careers in television production, awards, a great marriage. But when she finds out that she's pregnant, Carrie wants more. She wants a baby. What she quickly discovers that she doesn't want is Emma, the temp filling in her position while she's away from the office. While Carrie struggles to balance her newborn and her job, Emma is effortlessly stepping into Carrie's shoes and getting close to her boss and her husband. And it's becoming more and more obvious that Adrian isn't going to embrace his new role as a father. The tension that permeates their relationship since Rory's birth keep the two of them from comparing notes and realizing that Emma is too good to be true. I much prefer that to books where the characters just never bother to hand a conversation. The story moves slowly until the plot finally starts to twist and things quickly escalate and the ending is....well, it's an ending. I'm not sure it fit with the rest of the book or was remotely plausible. It definitely didn't go where I thought it was going.
Disclosure -- The publisher provided me with an advance review copy. This post contains affiliate links.
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{I've Been Reading} The Nesting
The Nesting by C. J. Cooke
Lexi Ellis, a young woman with no place left to go and no one left to turn to, impulsively steals another young woman's resume and applies for a job as a nanny. She'll be living in an isolated house in Norway, taking care of a widower's two daughters while he builds a high concept house hanging from a steep cliff. She knows that what she is doing is a bad idea, but she's immediately drawn to the two little girls who recently lost their mother.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. Haunted houses always appeal to me and there are some chilling scenes with muddy animals prints in the house and an apparition one of the girls describes as "the sad lady." It includes an intriguing mix of environmentalism and folklore, along with the fact that Lexi is trying to determine whether what she sees is supernatural or a hallucination brought on by her mental illness. She's a likable character who took the job out of desperation and is doing her best to be a good nanny to the children. I did have a hard time accepting the author's description of the young children and the rigid academic schedule they're supposed to be keeping, to the point that I had to stop and look up whether 9 month olds can drink almond milk. (It's not recommended.)
{I've Been Reading} You Are Invited
One by One by Ruth Ware
Eight employees of a hot new tech start up gather for a retreat in a luxurious ski chalet. There's tension in the group even before they become stranded on the mountainside and an avalanche partially buries the building -- then members of the team begin to die. This book was chilling, partially from the suspenseful plot and partially from the vivid descriptions of the snow and ice. I don't understand the appeal of Snoop, the app that they all work for, but I really enjoyed the mystery and the way the author conveyed information about the company through the housekeeper. I learned about the company and its employees along with her, instead of in huge chunks of backstory. The ending had me racing through to the end, anxious to know what would happen to the remaining characters. I haven't read many of Ruth Ware's books but I'll definitely be tracking them down as soon as I get the chance.
You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil
Five influencers have been chosen to travel to a Transylvanian monastery to participate in The Event, a highly publicized month long livestream. Before she even arrives at the building, Cath's driver tries to warn her away from the place. Terrible events have happened there in the past and as soon as the streaming starts, unsettling things begin to happen. Cath's medication goes missing. Viewers report seeing shadowy figures on the streams. One anonymous follower offers a million dollars to whichever participant is willing to murder one of his or her companions.
I had high hopes for this one, but the plot is slow, mildly entertaining, and definitely not scary.
The Corpse Who Knew Too Much by Debra Sennefelder
The latest food blogger mystery has Hope teaching a blogging class and exploring the world of podcasts, especially the true crime podcast created by one of her childhood friends. After building an audience, Devon has returned to her hometown to cover the unsolved disappearance of her own mother. Not long after she asks Hope for help, Devin is found murdered, all of her carefully compiled notes missing. I enjoy this series, which focuses almost as much on Hope's daily life as a food blogger as it does on the mystery in each book.
{I've Been Reading} The Remaking
The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman
No one can forget the Witch Girl of Pilot Creek. Years ago, Jessica was burned to death with her mother, then buried in the local cemetery under a thick layer of concrete, her grave surrounded by an iron fence made of interlocking crosses. No one wanted that little girl getting out. and no one will stop telling her story. There was that awful movie from the seventies and the remake two decades later that went terribly wrong, then the podcaster who decided to revisit the site with the actress who starred in both movies...
I absolutely loved the first three-quarters of this book, but the ending fell flat and left me disappointed. The author has a wonderful way of vividly describing things and bringing them to life and he perfectly captures that love for old horror movies and the independent video stores that came long before Blockbuster and Hollywood Video.
The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green
This book has the feel of those young adult "problem novels" from the 1970s, this time written for adults and with a much bleaker outcome. A young pageant queen's murdered body is found in the woods and her estranged half-sister won't accept the official explanation. Virginia's life is wreck, but Jenny was seemingly perfect. The book alternates between Virginia's investigation and Jenny's life in the days leading up to her death and it had me holding my breath and trying to figure out what was going to happen. I loved this one.
Disclosures -- The publisher provided me with an advance review copy of The Remaking. I got The Prized Girl from the library. This post contains affiliate links.


Researcher publishes proof of concept (PoC) for local root privilege escalation bug patched by Apache last week.
Last week, Apache published a security update to address six vulnerabilities in HTTP Server versions 2.4.17 to 2.4.38. This release includes a fix for CVE-2019-0211, a local root privilege escalation vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerability, dubbed CARPE (DIEM), exists in Apache Multi-Processing Modules (MPMs) such as mod_prefork, mod_worker and mod_event. Charles Fol, the researcher who discovered and named the vulnerability, targeted mod_prefork for his breakdown and subsequent PoC.
According to Fol, Apache uses a shared-memory area known as scoreboard to keep tabs on worker processes (lower privileges) managed by mod_prefork (root privileges). Exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to gain read/write access to a worker process (through a separate exploit) in order to manipulate the scoreboard to point to a rogue worker before an Apache graceful restart is initiated by logrotate.
In their advisory, Apache noted that non-Unix systems are unaffected by CVE-2019-0211. This is likely due to the fact that the vulnerability is triggered by an Apache graceful restart (apache2ctl graceful), which is normally executed by logrotate every morning on *Nix systems.
Fol published his PoC to Github on April 8. In his blog, he notes this exploit is "between a POC and a proper exploit." The expectation is now that the PoC is publicly available, it will most likely be refined further and ultimately leveraged by attackers in the wild. This is of great concern on shared hosting environments, where a malicious user could leverage this exploit to gain root access on the host and access files shared by other users on the host environment.
CVE-2019-0211 is patched in Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.39. *Nix distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, and SuSE have package updates available for install. FreeBSD posted an advisory, but there is no security update available for it yet. Users are encouraged to install these updates as soon as possible.
Additionally, cPanel released a security update for EasyApache 4 that addresses this vulnerability.
Nessus users scanning for vulnerable versions of Apache HTTP Server will see the following scan output.


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Q: Date conversion in UTC I am working ruby on rails. In that I have a doubt in date conversion from current timezone to UTC.
The date conversion function is
function date_conversion(date){
    out = moment(date, "DD/MM/YYYY").format('YYYY-MM-DD')
    var utc_time = moment.tz(out, zone).tz('UTC').format();
    return utc_time;
}

Here params date let as "12/10/2019" which is in string format and let the zone is ""Asia/Kolkata".
After executing the date_conversion function the values are
   out = moment(date, "DD/MM/YYYY").format('YYYY-MM-DD')

The output of out = "2019-10-12"
   var utc_time = moment.tz(out, zone).format();

The value of utc_time is 2019-10-12T00:00:00+05:30. There is no problem while using above. But when  i am trying to convert to UTC as below
    var utc_time = moment.tz(out, zone).tz("UTC").format();

I got 2019-10-11T18:30:00Z.  In this situation I need of date in UTC but that date not to be changed. Please tell anybody some idea for this
$('#filter_id_linguist').on("click",function (event) {
 if($("#available_for_id").val()){
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On above Javascript i am using function time_conversion. The id which are used in JS are comes from below rails form fields.
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= f.label :with_bookings_from_date, "With bookings from", class: 'sr-only'
.input-group.date{ style: "width:180px;", data: { behaviour: 'linguist-datepicker' } }
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I need help on how to convert date into UTC?

A: When you do moment('2019-10-12', 'Asia/Kolkata'), you're telling momentjs to create a moment instance for 2019-10-12 as if you're in Asia/Kolkata timezone. Which is 2019-10-12T00:00:00+05:30, however this is not in UTC. the +05:30 is just to denote that the timezone is Asia\Kolkata and doesn't mean that the actual datetime is 2019-10-12 00:05:30

Times are expressed in local time, together with a time zone offset in hours and minutes. A time zone offset of "+hh:mm" indicates that the date/time uses a local time zone which is "hh" hours and "mm" minutes ahead of UTC. A time zone offset of "-hh:mm" indicates that the date/time uses a local time zone which is "hh" hours and "mm" minutes behind UTC.

From https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime
Hence, when you format it back to UTC, you would get UTC time which is behind 5:30hrs
I would recommend not to handle timezone conversions on the client side considering variable client time zones. If possible, you should perform these timezone related conversions on the server side where you would be definite of the default timezone(depends on the server timezone)
More details here: https://thoughtbot.com/blog/its-about-time-zones

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Wisconsin allows heirs that are not direct family members, including creditors, to file the affidavit of heirship to claim bank accounts, heirlooms, vehicles, and other personal and tangible property. Creditors must have evidence of the decedent's debts before filing. If there are other successors, there may not be any surviving spouses, partners, or children, and there may not be any disputes regarding the estate in probate court. The Department of Health and Family Services must be notified of the decedent's passing, and then 30 days later the interested parties may file the affidavit of heirship to collect small estates valuing $50,000 or less, per Wis. Stat. Ann. § 867.03.


I didn't have the best phone connection with Ciro Guerra when we spoke on February 6, 2016, but that didn't affect the quality of what he had to say about his sublime and savage film, EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT.
We started with why he chose black and white rather than color for his film set in the Amazonia rain forest, and moved on to recreating that rain forest as the European explorers of 1909 and 1949 would have seen it. I also asked him to talk about the unique view his film takes when it came to depicting two cultures meeting, a view that eschewed condescension or smugness. Instead, Guerra insisted on showing a reverence for knowledge, and a respect for ancestors, as well as serendipitously preserving indigenous languages on film that are fast disappearing from the planet.
We finished up with him giving me the backstory on one of my favorite scenes, one which shows the dissonance of world views between the indigenous people and the Europeans who have come to study and to exploit them, and with his belief that the jungle had blessed his enterprise.
His film uses the diaries of two European explorers who visited the Amazon in the first half of the 20th century as a starting point for a profound meditation on culture, spirituality, and our place in the cosmos. Made on location, the journeys that the two men make give us a glimpse of peoples and languages that are either gone entirely, or are on the verge of extinction as they search for a mythical herb that can change the world. It also considers exploitation, both the brutal form it took on the rubber plantations, and the perhaps more insidious form of infantilism that seemingly kind Europeans sought to impose on the indigenous tribes they encountered. Guerra's previous work includes The Wind Journeys (2009) and La Sombra del Caminante (2004).
Looking for a great place to see the film? It opens 2/26 at the historic Rafael Center is lovely San Rafael, CA. Click on the player to listen to the interview.


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