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Cyber security experts are warning companies with online shops to have adequate protection against DDoS attacks in place after a 70% increase in that kind of cyber-attack was recorded on Black Friday.
What Is A DDoS Attack?
A denial-of-service attack is a cyber-attack on that is intended to make a computer or network unavailable to users, and a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) is one that uses multiple compromised systems, sometimes thousands, that are often infected with a Trojan virus to launch a single attack on one system. The sheer number of requests that the target receives (called a 'flood') typically overload the resources and memory and render the targeted computer or network unavailable.
Black Friday – 70% Increase!
According to DDoS protection provider Link11, DDoS attacks on e-commerce providers showed an increase of more than 70% compared with other days in November, and Cyber Monday attacks showed a massive increase of 109% compared with the November average.
Up To 100 Gbps
Gbps, which stands for billions of bits per second, is a measure of bandwidth on a digital data transmission, and is the level used to gauge the intensity of DDoS attacks. When you consider that Link 11 have reported that attacks of around 6 Gbps are more than enough to exceed the capacity of most websites, the Black Friday and Cyber Monday recordings of levels of up to 100 Gbps in some attacks were extremely high.
The Cost of DDoS Attacks
Bitkom research found that cyber-attacks can cost retailers an average of €185,000. This total includes costs of IT repair, loss of sales revenue and reputational damage to the business.
Research from Corero, in April this year, found that (DDoS) attacks typically cost enterprises up to £35,000 per attack in lost business and productivity, as well as mitigation costs. The research revealed that 69% of respondents said their organisation experiences anywhere between 20 and 50 DDoS attack attempts a month – about one attack per day! 78% of respondents in the Corero research said that the loss of customer trust and confidence was the most damaging effect on business of DDoS attacks.
Christmas Warning
Based on the huge increase in DDoS attacks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, cyber security professionals are warning businesses to prepare now in order to protect themselves against an expected high level of DDoS attacks over the Christmas shopping period.
Businesses trying to simply expand their own infrastructure to absorb peak loads with their own resources may not have enough resources to stop determined attackers who may decide to deliver ever greater attacks to overwhelm services completely.
One of the best ways that businesses can prepare themselves for a possible increase in DDoS attacks is by investing in scalable, cloud-based protection solutions that can counteract the kind of targeted overloads caused by DDoS attacks.
Making sure that the business has an updated and workable Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan in place are also important elements of preparing for the possibility of the aftermath of a successful DDoS attack.
SIM Swap Scam Warning
A recent investigation by BBC TV's Watchdog Live revealed evidence that some mobile phone shop staff are not conducting proper ID checks for replacement SIM requests, thereby enabling some customers to become victims of SIM swap scams.
What is a SIM Swap Scam?
SIM swap scams are believed to have been in existence for the last four years in one form or another. In its current form, the SIM swap scan happens when a fraudster goes into a mobile operator's shop and claims a false identity i.e. the identity of one of that operator's customers. The fraudster knows that the person they are claiming to be is a customer of that operator because of personal details that have been stolen in previous malware or cyber-attacks, and those details have been posted or sold on the dark web.
In the shop, while pretending to be that customer, the fraudster claims that their phone has been lost or stolen and asks to be issued with a replacement SIM. Once the fraudster has the replacement SIM, the victim's SIM no longer works, and the fraudster can then access any online service that requires security codes to be sent to the phone, as well as being able to access any other of the victim's personal details that are stored on the SIM.
In the past (London 2016), a similar version of the scam worked when fraudsters used an intercepted bank statement from the victim (or information found on social media) to call the person's mobile operator, pass security checks, and get a blank SIM card. The fraudsters were then able to access the unique codes sent by the victim's bank to log into their account and transfer funds.
What Should Happen When Someone Requests a Replacement SIM?
At the moment, mobile operators should conduct i.d. checks for replacement SIMs, but it is not compulsory. Also, the Watchdog Live investigation revealed that checks for contract customers and Pay As You Go customers may differ. For example, O2 said that it only asks for photo ID when replacing SIMs on monthly contracts, and that Pay As You Go customers will be sent an authorisation code if someone is trying to access the number.
What Happened in Reality?
In the investigation, which involved the secret filming of Watchdog Live's own 'King Con' former fraudster in multiple EE, O2, Three and Vodafone stores, EE and Three staff conducted all the necessary checks, but Vodafone blamed rogue employees for not doing so. Also, replacement SIMs were obtained from O2 stores and the authorisation codes that the company says it sends out were not received.
It appears that this relatively old fraud is still very much alive and is a reminder of how valuable our personal details can be to criminals. Bearing in mind how serious this fraud can be to the victims, it is shocking that photo ID checks for replacement SIMs are not made to be compulsory for all operators in all situations. Mobile operators could help themselves and customers by introducing compulsory measures and by making sure through training and in-built systems that all staff conduct satisfactory checks.
It is also worrying that the investigation appears to have revealed a two-tiered security system, with Pay As You Go customers afforded less protection.
In the meantime, one way that we can help ourselves is to regularly check both our phone and bank statements, and if you have a contract with e.g. O2, contact them to confirm that no replacement SIMs have been issued in your name.
£385,000 Data Protection Fine For Uber
Ride-hailing (and now bike and scooter-hiring) service Uber has been handed a £385,000 fine by the ICO for data protection failings during a cyber-attack back in 2016.
The original incident took place in October and November 2016 when hackers accessed a private GitHub coding site that was being used by Uber software engineers. Using the login details obtained via the GitHub, the attackers were able to go to the Amazon Web Services account that handled the company's computing tasks and access an archive of rider and driver information. The result was the compromising (and theft) of data relating to 600,000 US drivers and 57 million user accounts.
The ICO's investigation focuses on avoidable data security flaws, during the same hack, that led to the theft (using 'credential stuffing') of personal data, including full names, email addresses and phone numbers, of 2.7 million UK customers from the cloud-based storage system operated by Uber's US parent company.
The ICO's fine to Uber also relates to the record of nearly 82,000 UK-based drivers, including details of journeys made and how much they were paid.
Attackers Paid To Keep Breach Quiet
Another key failing of Uber was that not only did the company not inform affected drivers about the incident for more than a year, but Uber chose to pay the attackers $100,000 through its bug bounty programme (a deal offered by websites and software developers to offer recognition and payment to those who report software bugs), to delete the stolen data and keep quiet about the breach.
Before GDPR
Even though GDPR, which came into force on 25th May this year says that the ICO has the power to impose a fine on a data controller of up to £17m or 4% of global turnover, the Uber breach took place before GDPR. This means that the ICO issued the £385,000 fine under the Data Protection Act 1998, which was in force before GDPR.
Other Payments and Fines
Uber also had to pay a $148m settlement agreement in a case in the US brought by 50 US states and the District of Columbia over the company's attempt to cover up the data breach in 2016.
Also, for the same incident, Uber is facing a £533,000 fine from the data protection authority for the Netherlands, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
As noted by the ICO director of investigations, Steve Eckersley, as well as the data security failure, Uber's behaviour in this case showed a total disregard for the customers and drivers whose personal information was stolen, as no steps were taken to inform anyone affected by the breach, or to offer help and support.
Sadly, Uber joins a line of well-known businesses that have made the news for all the wrong reasons where data handling is concerned e.g. Yahoo's data breach of 500 million users' accounts in 2014 followed by the discovery that it was the subject of the biggest data breach in history to that point back in 2013. Similar to the Uber episode is the Equifax hack where 143 million customer details were stolen (44 million possibly from UK customers), while the company waited 40 days before informing the public and three senior executives sold their shares worth almost £1.4m before the breach was publicly announced.
This story should remind businesses how important it is to invest in keeping security systems up to date and to maintain cyber resilience on all levels. This could involve keeping up to date with patching (9 out of 10 hacked businesses were compromised via un-patched vulnerabilities) and should extend to training employees in cyber-security practices, and adopting multi-layered defences that go beyond the traditional anti-virus and firewall perimeter.
Companies need to conduct security audits to make sure that no old, isolated data is stored on any old systems or platforms, thereby offering no easy access to cyber-criminals. Companies may now need to use tools that allow security devices to collect and share data and co-ordinate a unified response across the entire distributed network.
Even though the recent CIM study showed that less than one-quarter of consumers trust businesses with their data security, at least the ICO is currently sending some powerful messages to (mainly large) businesses about the consequences of not fulfilling their data protection responsibilities. For example, as well as the big fine for Uber, back in October, the ICO fined a Manchester-based company £150,000 for making approximately 64,000 nuisance direct marketing calls to people who had opted out via the TPS, and earlier this month, a former employee of a vehicle accident repair centre who stole customer data passed it to a company that made nuisance phone calls was jailed for 6 months following an ICO investigation.
Free VPN Tools May Be Linked To China
A new investigation by Metric Labs of the top free VPN (Virtual Private Network) apps in Apple's App Store and Google Play has revealed that more than half are run by companies with Chinese ownership.
What's A VPN?
A 'Virtual Private Network' (VPN) is generally used to keep internet activity private, evade censorship / maintain net neutrality and use public Wi-Fi securely e.g. avoid threats such as man-in-the-middle attacks. A VPN achieves this by diverting a user's traffic via a remote server in order to replace their IP address while offering the user a secure, encrypted connection (like a secure tunnel) between the user's device and the VPN service.
Popular Free Apps
VPNs (Forbes, 2017) are the most searched-for apps in the world, partly because people have become much more concerned with privacy and they have become more afraid of government surveillance of their digital activities. For example, the UK government's Investigatory Powers Bill), which was passed into 29th November 2016 as the Investigatory Powers Act ("Snooper's charter") means that a large list of UK agencies, including various police forces and government departments, can ask for any UK citizen's stored browsing history (details of every website and instant messaging apps that you have visited or used in the past 12 months).
China Links To Free VPNs – Security & Privacy Concerns
Bearing in mind that the main reason for getting a VPN is to preserve your privacy and security, the problem with the results of the Metric Labs survey is that they show that over half of the top free VPN apps that people can find e.g. in the App Store and Play Store for UK and US, have Chinese ownership or are based in China.
The problem with being linked to (or based in) China, according to the report about the Metric Labs (top10vpn) survey, is that China tightly controls access to the Internet from within the country, has clamped down on VPN services, and many of the free VPN services with links to China offer little or no privacy protection and no user support.
How Bad Are They?
The investigation revealed that 17 of the 30 top free VPN apps available from simple online searches have links to China and 86% of those apps have security issues. It was also discovered that 64% of apps have no dedicated website, and 86% of apps have unacceptable privacy policies with many being presented in an amateur fashion e.g. posted on a Free WordPress sites with ads. Some of the privacy policies either give no information about the sharing of information with third parties, have no privacy policy at all, use a stock privacy policy not related to VPNs, or simply state that information will be shared with China.
When you bear in mind that the reason for downloading a VPN app is to preserve privacy, the results of this investigation indicate that simply trusting one of the free VPN apps available online, and without pausing to look at its privacy information or look too much into it could be a mistake. If your privacy is valuable to you (and you've not already been provided with a trusted VPN), it may be worth seeking out a trusted paid-for service. There are many lists available online from Tech magazines that offer useful comparisons and information to help you choose a VPN that will give you the right levels of performance and security.
Firefox Quantum Browser's 'Monitor 2.0' Will Warn You About Security Breaches
Mozilla's latest update for its Firefox Quantum browser includes the Firefox Monitor 2.0 security tool, which can tell you whether a site you're visiting has suffered a security breach in the last 12 months and whether your details have been leaked online.
Developed in Partnership with HIBP
Back in June, the Mozilla blog detailed how it was testing the Firefox Monitor tool which was being developed in partnership with HaveIBeenPwned.com (HIBP), a service run by Troy Hunt, described by Mozilla as "one of the most renowned and respected security experts and bloggers in the world". At the time of testing, it was announced that Monitor, through its HIBP / Firefox partnership, would be able to check a user's email address against the HIBP database in a private-by-design way. Mozilla said that visitors to the Firefox Monitor website would be able to check (by entering an email address) to see if their accounts were included in any known data breaches, with details on sites and other sources of breaches and the types of personal data exposed in each breach. It was also announced that the Firefox site would offer recommendations on what to do in the case of a data breach, and how to help the user to secure their accounts.
Rolled Out
The Monitor 2.0 security tool that's just been rolled out in the latest Firefox Quantum update can tell you if your details have been leaked online (if you visit monitor.firefox.com), provide a desktop notification /alert when you visit a website that's been compromised in the last 12 months, and give extra security details such as how many accounts were affected by a breach and what happened in the breach.
You Can Turn Notifications Off
Mozilla has been quick to point out that the Monitor tool has been designed to help but not annoy users and as such, if you've already been told about the potential security issues, you can navigate back without being told again and you can disable the notifications altogether with a just few clicks, if you'd prefer not to see them.
Google Chrome dominates the browser market, but there is still a lot of competition among those fighting it out with a less than 10% share of the market – Apple's Safari, Firefox, Microsoft's Internet Explorer & Edge. Adding this tool, that's linked to a renowned security expert, to the Firefox browser could add some real value at a time when the news is full of major security breaches, but most of us may not know how to check whether our details have been stolen, and what to do next.
Businesses always need to be very security-conscious, particularly since the introduction of GDPR, and being able to see notifications about pages that have been breached may be another way that business users can help to protect themselves.
The tips and personal stories of those who have been affected by a data breach highlighted on the Firefox website for Quantum business users may also help raise awareness about online privacy and could help provide prompts and ideas to help keep improving data protection and cyber resilience in businesses.
Blockchain To Stop Counterfeit Disk-Drive Products
Data storage solutions company Seagate Technology (Seagate), and IBM are reported to be working together and using blockchain and advanced cryptographic product identification technology to reduce disk-drive product counterfeiting.
The problem for Seagate and other manufacturers, integrators, and business partners is the problem of counterfeit hard disk drives (HDDs) being made available for sale online. For example, these are usually sub-standard counterfeit drives, or old drives that have been re-labelled with false claims of higher speed and greater capacity.
The scale of the counterfeiting problem faced by electronics companies is illustrated by International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition figures which show that global trade in counterfeit and pirated electronic products is now worth more than US $1.7 Trillion!
What Is Blockchain and How Can It Help?
IBM has considerable blockchain expertise and powered by the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Fabric distributed ledger framework, IBM's Blockchain Platform on the IBM Cloud enables network participants to append and view blockchain data.
The collaboration with IBM means that whenever Seagate manufactures a hard drive, it will update the IBM blockchain platform with product authentication data which will include each Seagate Secure Electronic ID (eID). This is a kind of electronic fingerprint that can verify the identity of a hard drive at any time during its product life cycle. Also, Seagate will use cryptographic erasure technology (Certified Erase) to electronically sign the drive using Seagate Secure public key infrastructure (PKI), and this data will also be added to IBM's blockchain platform.
With all this unique product-identifying data stored in secure and incorruptible blockchain on IBM's cloud, technology vendors, service providers and end users will (depending on the permission they have) be able to check a disk-drive product's provenance on the blockchain.
The hope is, of course, that by being able to provide an indisputable record of events, from manufacturing through to end-of-life for Seagate's products, this should reduce data loss, cut warranty costs, go some way towards tackling the counterfeiting problem, and improve customer confidence.
This is another example of how businesses are only just beginning to realise the potential of blockchain and what it can offer. Blockchain has so far proven itself to be particularly useful in applications where authentication, provenance, and proof of different aspects of a supply chain are needed. For example, an IBM-based blockchain ledger has been used to record data about wine certification, ownership and storage history, and blockchain has been used to record the temperature of sensitive medicines being transported from manufacturers to hospitals in hot climates. It makes sense, therefore, that blockchain could be an ideal solution in the fight against counterfeiting of electrical and other products and items.
VMware recently joined Microsoft and other companies in offering a blockchain-as-a-service product to companies.
Facial Recognition For Border Control
It has been reported that the UK Home Office will soon be using biometric facial recognition technology in a smartphone app to match a user's selfie against the image read from a user's passport chip as a means of self-service identity verification for UK border control.
Dutch & UK Technology
The self-service identity verification 'enrolment service' system uses biometric facial recognition technology that was developed in partnership with WorldReach Software, and immigration and border management company, with support from (Dutch) contactless document firm ReadID.
Flashmark By iProov
Flashmark technology, which will be used provide the biometric matching of a user's selfie against the image read from a user's passport chip, was developed by a London-based firm called iProov. The idea behind it is to be able to prove that the person presenting themselves at the border for verification is genuinely the owner of an ID credential and not a photo, screen image, recording or doctored video.
Flashmark works by using a sequence of colours to illuminate a person's face and the reflected light is analysed to determine whether the real face matches the image being presented.
iProov is a big name in the biometric border-control technology world, having won the 2017 National Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Den competition at CyberUK, and winning a contract from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's Silicon Valley Innovation Program. In fact, iProov was the first British and non-US company to be awarded a contract by the DHS to enable travellers to use self-service of document checks at border crossing points.
The new smartphone-based digital identity verification app from iProov has been developed to help support applications for The EU Settlement Scheme. This is the mechanism for resident EU citizens, their family members, and the family members of certain British citizens, to apply on a voluntary basis for the UK immigration status which they will need to remain in the UK beyond the end of the planned post-exit implementation period on 31 December 2020.
It is believed that the smartphone app will help the UK Home Office to deliver secure, easy-to-use interactions with individuals.
Accurate and secure, automated biometric / facial recognition and identification / i.d. verification systems have many business applications and are becoming more popular. For example, iProov's technology is already used by banks (ING in the Netherlands) and governments around the world, and banks such Barclays already uses voice authentication for telephone banking customers.
Biometrics are already used by the UK government. For example, in the biometric residence permit (BRP) system, those planning to stay longer than 6 months, or apply to settle in the UK need a biometric permit. This permit includes details such as name, date and place of birth, a scan of the applicant's fingerprints and a digital photo of the applicant's face (this is the biometric information), immigration status and conditions, and information about access public funds (benefits and health services).
Many people are already used to using some biometric element as security on their mobile device e.g. facial recognition, fingerprint, or even Samsung's iris scanner on its Note 'phablet'. Using a smartphone-based i.d. verification app for border purposes is therefore not such a huge step, and many of us are used to having our faces scanned and matched with our passports anyway as part UK border control's move towards automation.
Smartphone apps have obvious cost and time savings as well as convenience benefits, plus biometrics provide a reliable and more secure verification system for services than passwords or paper documents. There are, of course, matters of privacy and security to consider, and as well as an obvious 'big brother' element, it is right that people should be concerned about where, and how securely their biometric details are stored.


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Violet Constance Jessop, född 2 oktober 1887 i Bahía Blanca i Argentina, död 5 maj 1971 i Great Ashfield i Suffolk, var en irländsk kabinpersonal och sjuksköterska som främst är känd som överlevare av Titanickatastrofen 1912, såväl som då hennes systerskepp HMHS Britannic sjönk 1916. Jessop hade även arbetat ombord på RMS Olympic, ytterligare ett systerskepp, när det kolliderade med HMS Hawke 1911.

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Violet Jessops föräldrar, William och Katherine Jessop, var båda irländska invandrare som bodde i närheten av Bahía Blanca i Argentina. William Jessop hade emigrerat från Dublin till Argentina i mitten av 1880-talet för att satsa på att arbeta som fårfarmare. Hans fästmö, Katherine Kelly, följde med honom dit från Dublin 1886. Violet var den första av makarna Jessops nio barn. Hon drabbades som liten av tuberkulos men klarade sig. Efter att fadern dött flyttade familjen till Storbritannien och efter att modern blivit sjuk lämnade Violet Jessop skolan och fick en tjänst som kabinpersonal ombord på Orinoco. Vid 23 års ålder fick Violet Jessop en ny tjänst som kabinpersonal ombord på RMS Olympic 1911.

Den 10 april 1912 gick Violet Jessop ombord på Titanic, åter i tjänst som kabinpersonal. Bara fyra dagar senare, den 14 april, krockade Titanic med ett isberg och sjönk inom loppet av några timmar. Jessop har beskrivit hur hon blev beordrad att gå upp på däck och att hon skulle vara en förebild för de icke engelsktalande passagerarna som inte kunde förstå instruktionerna för hur de skulle agera. Hon iakttog hur besättningen fyllde livbåtarna. Hon beordrades sedan att kliva ner i livbåt nummer 16, och medan den sänktes ner lade man ett spädbarn i hennes armar som hon fick ta hand om. Följande morgon räddades Violet och de andra överlevarna av RMS Carpathia.

Violet Jessop, ibland kallad "Miss Unsinkable", avled 1971 vid en ålder av 83 år.

Litteratur
Violet Jessop (1997) Titanic Survivor: The Memoirs of Violet Jessop, Stewardess. Sutton.

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Violet Constance Jessop i Encyclopedia Titanica

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Parliament: Edusave Awards will not be extended to private schools, including madrasahs
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SINGAPORE - The Edusave Awards will not be extended to students in private schools, including those in the six full-time madrasahs here that offer both religious and secular subjects, said Minister of State for Education Sim Ann in Parliament on Monday.
It would not be appropriate to extend the awards to private schools, because they recognise "secular academic and non-academic achievements in the context of Ministry of Education-funded schools", she said.
She was responding to Mr Faisal Manap (Aljunied GRC), who wanted to know if the Education Ministry would consider extending the Edusave Awards to full-time madrasah students.
Edusave was introduced to support the holistic development of students in schools funded by MOE, said Ms Sim.
Edusave contributions were recently extended to all Singaporeans aged 7 to 16 years old - even those not in MOE-funded schools - so they can receive support for secular enrichment activities.
Ms Sim added that madrasah students receive support from other avenues.
The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, for instance, helps madrasah students from low-income families, and needy madrasah students can receive the Promas Performance Award, she said.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Mexico today, a day after the Obama administration announced it would send more money, technology and manpower to secure the United States-Mexico border and bolster the Mexican government's anti-narcotics operation. We go to the US-Mexico border to speak with independent journalist John Gibler. [includes rush transcript]
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AMY GOODMAN: We move now to the border. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Mexico today, a day after the Obama administration announced it would send more money, technology and manpower to secure the United States-Mexico border and bolster the Mexican government's anti-drug operation.
President Obama laid out the new plan at his press conference on Tuesday night.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: We are sending millions of dollars in additional equipment to provide more effective surveillance. We are providing hundreds of additional personnel that can help control the border, deal with customs issues. We are coordinating very effectively with the Mexican government and President Calderon, who has taken on a extraordinarily difficult task of dealing with these drug cartels that have gotten completely out of hand.
And so, the steps that we've taken are designed to make sure that the border communities in the United States are protected, and you're not seeing a spillover of violence, and that we are helping the Mexican government deal with a very challenging situation.
We've got to also take some steps. Even as he is doing more to deal with the drug cartels sending drugs into the United States, we need to do more to make sure that illegal guns and cash aren't flowing back to these cartels. That's part of what's financing their operations. That's part of what's arming them. That's what makes them so dangerous.
AMY GOODMAN: Earlier Tuesday, Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano said the administration was, quote, "still considering and looking at" deploying the National Guard at the border. She added she would meet with Texas Governor Rick Perry to discuss sending a thousand National Guard troops to the border.
Secretary of State Clinton's visit to Mexico marks the start of several high-level meetings between Mexico and the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder are scheduled to meet with Mexican officials in early April before President Obama's visit just ahead of the Summit of the Americas.
Mexican authorities say over 6,000 people were killed in drug-related violence last year, and some American analysts have warned Mexico could become a, quote, "failed state."
For some analysis from the US-Mexico border, I'm joined now on the telephone from El Paso, Texas, by independent journalist and author John Gibler. His book Mexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power and Revolt came out earlier this year.
John, welcome to Democracy Now! The reaction on the border to the announcement yesterday, and what you see happening there?
JOHN GIBLER: Good morning, Amy. Thank you very much.
The reaction on the El Paso side is one of mild relief. There is a good deal of people kind of scared about this idea of spillover violence. And the reaction on the Juarez side of the border that I've been able to judge so far is one of skeptical "Well, we'll see." There's a lot of energy, kind of skeptical of the Obama administration. They've not seen a lot of real promise and initiative from the US government on the drug war.
And one of the reasons there is, first of all, I think the United States government has always liked to export the perception of chaos and violence to other countries, like Colombia and now Mexico. So while the drug violence in Mexico is very real, at least the Mexican people are sufficiently outraged to demand change. Over the last few years, as the violence has exploded, every 2nd or 3rd of January the main headline of Mexico's national dailies is the number of people that have been executed the year before. In 2007, that number was about 3,000. As you mentioned, in 2008, it was about 6,000 people. But where is the corresponding count in the United States?
Here, drug executions and violence between dealers who are disputing and battling over turf are a daily occurrence across the country, but the violence seems to have been ghettoized. There is no national political consciousness in the mainstream media or in the government about how that violence stems itself from the drug war. So now you have the mainstream media, the President coming along and warning us of spillover violence from Mexico.
I think that expresses the kind of racist logic of the drug war, where first drug violence is seen as spilling over from another country, instead of as something that is always transnational and related to the drug trade, and second, you know, the absence of the corresponding outrage for the drug violence that plagues most US cities — and the response there from the government seems to always be build more prisons and incarcerate more people of color.
AMY GOODMAN: And this issue of Mexico as a failed state?
JOHN GIBLER: I think, there again, it's not so much that the state is failing, rather than rather uncomfortable facts about its true nature are exposed. And that has to do with the fact that the drug cartels, and for decades now, have so deeply infiltrated pretty much every institution in the state of [inaudible], so when the drug cartels enter into this extreme, bloody, very real war over territory, over trafficking routes, that war takes place within the structure of the state itself. That is, the different people in the judicial branch of government, the executive branch of government, the highest levels of the federal anti-drug forces, like those offices in the federal attorney general's office, where Noe Ramirez Mandujano, the ex-anti-drug czar, was recently found taking $450,000 in bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel. Well, people start to fall internally to the state, as well, is one of the kind of levels [inaudible] casualties of that violence between rival cartels.
But here, as well, this should be a moment to pause and reflect and look back at the United States, as well, because, again, I think the US always tries to export this perception of chaos, export the perception of corruption, and it's as if once the drugs cross the border they somehow teleport to their end users and are just [inaudible] across this vast nation without the aid of an incredible distribution network, highly organized, that will always need to rely on local fixers, and local fixers involved in every level of government. Again, here I think the Mexican people might have something to teach us in the fact that their outrage at the level of corruption and violence pushes society to act more, whereas here there's just this tendency to export all of this chaos and violence to other countries and not look at how — you know, or [inaudible] to find the places where the drug cartels have also infiltrated the state here in the US.
AMY GOODMAN: John Gibler, I want to thank you for being with us, independent journalist and author — his book is Mexico Unconquered — speaking to us from near the border in El Paso, Texas.
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Updated: Five Councilors Who Opposed Budget Seek New Vote
By WHAV News Staff | June 22, 2017
Haverhill City Councilor Colin F. LePage.
Letter reconsideration filed this morning, just after 9 a.m. Click for larger image.
In a show of solidarity, all five councilors who voted to reject the city budget Tuesday night jointly asked for reconsideration of the matter Thursday morning.
Councilors had 48 hours to consider a different direction. The decision to seek reconsideration doesn't mean one or more councilors have changed their positions. Rather, the action preserves their abilities to approve the budget in time for the July 1 start of the new budget year. The five councilors are still hoping Mayor James J. Fiorentini will agree to hiring more than four additional police officers.
"We're all going to do the responsible thing. We're going to come up with a budget. I just don't know what it is going to be," Councilor Colin F. LePage told WHAV.
City Council Administrative Assistant Barbara S. Arthur hand-delivered the reconsideration letter just after 9 a.m. to City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas. The letter was prepared Wednesday night, Arthur said, allowing councilors to come in individually to sign it. The last signature came in just before 9. A majority of councilors cannot meet at the same time without advertising the meeting in advance. The individual collection of signatures solved the problem without triggering the state's Open Meeting Law.
Besides LePage, the letter was signed by council President John A. Michitson and Vice President Melinda E. Barrett and Councilors Andy Vargas and Michael S. McGonagle. The five represent five of the six top vote-getters in the last election.
WHAV first broke the story last week of an earlier vote of the council, at the end of budget deliberations, to reject the mayor's budget by a 6 to 3 vote. By Tuesday's vote, Councilor Mary Ellen Daly O'Brien decided to support the $178.5 million spending plan.
All councilors reached emphasized it is not their intent to shut down city government July 1, as the mayor suggested could happen. Instead, they said, they gave Fiorentini ample time to compromise after their earlier rejection of the budget.
2 thoughts on "Updated: Five Councilors Who Opposed Budget Seek New Vote"
Dannyboy on June 23, 2017 at 6:25 am said:
Stop this nonsense about shutting down the city govt!!! This mayor is using bully tactics and the five who went against him were lauded for taking a stand and now they cave in like a bunch of pansies.. each one of them should be ashamed.
That may have meant the councilors not receiving their health care that we all know they need, most if not all but O'Brien are self employed and need the benefits.
Shut the city down and let the state come in. Don't worry nobody will think they including Jimbo are failures because of it. Thats already been seen.
Tuesday night is like a bad dream when watching the meeting, especially this past week. Big jimbo didn't get his way that night but he knew he could attack with his appointed board members on each of the pansies and they would wilt.
jack on June 23, 2017 at 8:11 am said:
I agree. Hold steady and hold the Mayor accountable for the safety of the City. Finally after a decade of pacification, the city council is calling out the Mayor on his phony budgets and "bully tactics" , as you say. He is great at being a bully and the only way to beat a bully is to expose and stand up to them.


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Searching for a distinctly different school? Come experience how Westminster takes a personal approach to help students grow intellectually and spiritually, preparing them for college and life.
Wherever your child's academic path leads, he or she will find support and opportunity at every turn. Our hard-working faculty create a learning environment upheld by pillars of excellence.
Pre-K through grade 12, students are encouraged to demonstrate their God-given talents through music, theater and visual arts. Our students understand the power and potential of creative expression.
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We seek to intentionally create a culture of success, leadership and character among our student athletes that helps mold them into God-honoring citizens in the future.
Many of life's greatest lessons do not occur in a classroom. Our students have unparalleled experiences through extracurricular offerings, service learning and spiritual growth activities.
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Athletics Update 10.23.18
The Varsity Football team looks to finish undefeated!
Remember to check the online calendar for the most up-to-date dates and times for all athletic contests.
The Middle School Fall Athletic Assembly will be Friday, October 26 at 11:35 am in the Upper School Gym. All athletes and managers who have participated in a fall sport (cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, and tennis) will be recognized. Parents are welcome to attend.
Fall Senior Recognition will be this Friday night, October 26, during halftime of the football game! We will recognize senior football players and cheerleaders. Our cross country team will be out-of-town at the state meet, so cross country seniors will be recognized during basketball season. Likewise, senior shooters on the clay shooting sports team will also be recognized during basketball season since their season does not end until early December.
After a bye week, the varsity Wildcats will play their last football game of the season at home this Friday night against Holy Spirit Prep. Kick off will be at 7:30 pm. Don't miss your last opportunity to cheer on your Wildcats! A victory will wrap up an undefeated season!!
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Congratulations to both the girls and boys varsity cross country teams for qualifying for the state meet on Saturday at Southland Academy! The girls team finished second at the region meet; the boys team finished third. The following runners will represent Westminster this weekend:
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It's time to buy for the winter season! Spirit wear will be sold in the Cat Shack at the last home football game on October 26. After that, look for it in the gym lobby at home basketball games.
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Holiday Characters
The Grinch lives on the top of Mount Crumpit, which overlooks the town of Whoville. His only friend is his dog Max. The Grinch is a bitter, grumpy creature who hates Christmas. He doesn't have much love to give because his heart is two sizes too small. One Christmas he decides to steal every Christmas present and Christmas decoration from Whoville, in the hope that it will destroy Christmas day. However, with the help of tiny Who Cindy Lou, The Grinch realises Christmas isn't actually about presents, but about love, family and friendship.
The Grinch, portrayed by Jim Carrey, is 6'2" (1.88 m) tall.
Holiday Characters Questions
Where do holiday characters come from?
The holiday characters that we know today were created decades ago from different stories and legends, but have transformed into their current versions through advertising and popular culture. For example, Santa Claus also known as Kris Kringle, Sinterklaas, or Father Christmas depending where you live has existed for centuries. The modern appearance and behavior of this holiday character have been shaped by advertising.
Which holidays are the most popular around the world?
One of the most popular holidays celebrated around the world is New Year's Eve as it is one of the oldest holidays. Other popular holidays are Christmas which is celebrated by millions around the world, Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha celebrated by Muslims to honor the prophet Abraham. Valentine's Day, Diwali, Chinese New Year, Easter, Basant, and Spring Bank are other very celebrated holidays around the world.
Why are children often afraid of Santa Claus?
Children are often afraid of Santa Claus for a number of reasons like his appearance, noisy environment, and the expectation of behaving well. The fear of Santa Claus can also be related to the fear of clowns as they both have a fixed expression that is seen as unreliable. Meeting Santa is overwhelming as he symbolizes hope and the Christmas celebrations. Once children are over the age of 4 they typically overcome their fear.
Fantasy Questions
What is the fantasy genre?
The fantasy genre features magical and supernatural elements that do not exist in the real world. Sometimes within the fantasy genre, the real-world takes place as the setting with fantastical elements that create imaginary universes with their own laws, logic, and population of imaginary races and creatures. The fantasy genre does not refer real or scientific standards.
What are the main elements of a fantasy story?
The main elements that a fantasy story needs are a magic system that refers to the events that happen within the story and cannot exist in the real world, a well-developed setting, and a set of complex characters that provide interest and keeps readers engaged. Other elements of a fantasy story are a central conflict and a power structure or system of rule that exits within the created fantasy world.
Why are fantasy stories popular?
Fantasy stories are very popular as they involve adventures, battles or journeys and are typically made up stories. Fantasy stories also serve as a form of escapism from the stresses of work or school. Due to this fantasy stories are popular and are unite audiences regardless of background, age, or culture. Some examples of fantasy stories include Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the Chronicles of Narnia.
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What is comedy?
Comedy is a genre intended to be humorous or amusing. Comedy strives to create laughter and is featured in theater, television, film, stand-up comedy, books or other forms of entertainment. Comedy is subjective to the individual and sense of humor. The comedy genre makes people laugh and has a positive ending. The tone of comedies is generally light and satirical.
What are the different forms of comedy?
The different types of comedy are slapstick which is physical comedy, parody which mimics or ridicules others, spoof which is a light parody, and satire which mocks society or politics. Other forms of comedy are irony which is when the opposite of what's expected happens, sarcasm which is a scornful response, and farce which features exaggeration of characters. Dark comedy discusses serious subjects and surrealism explores abstract situations are more forms of comedy.
Why do people laugh?
People laugh to show that they like other people, agree with them, understand them, and are part of the same group as them. Laughter is a social behavior and is a way of making and maintaining social bonds. Sometimes people laugh because someone else is laughing, similar to yawning. People that laugh feel immediately better and are happier in their relationships. Laughter serves as a way for people to regulate their emotions together.
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Holiday characters are part of our specific holiday celebrations. They originate from mythology, folk stories or contemporary pop culture. Santa Claus, a Christmas holiday character, first appeared in central European folklore as the character of Saint Nicholas.
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Elon Musk says prototype Starship will fly in a matter of months .
Artist's impression of a Starship spacecraft in close proximity to a lunar colony
Elon Musk has given an update on SpaceX's ambitious Starship spacecraft and booster, stating that it could be possible to launch a crewed mission as early as next year. The CEO gave insights into the production timeline and characteristics of the company's ambitious next-generation hardware, with which SpaceX hopes to take astronauts back to the Moon and eventually on to the surface of Mars.
The long-awaited press conference was held in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas on September 28 – a day which marked the 11th anniversary of SpaceX's first successful trip to orbit in 2008, with the fourth launch of its Falcon 1 rocket.
The contents of the SpaceX CEO's presentations are well-known for being aspirational in nature. However, this time his words were given extra weight by the sci-fi apparition looming behind him – the towering silver profile of the Mk 1 Starship.
Elon Musk on Starship
During the event, Musk highlighted his vision of a fully operational Starship, which is expected to be a 50 m (164 ft)-long, 6 m (20 ft)-wide bullet-shaped spacecraft capable of carrying a crew of 100 to orbit, and potentially beyond.
SpaceX graphic showing the distribution of engines on an operational Starship spacecraft
The Mk 1 – which served as Musk's backdrop for the presentation – currently houses three Raptor engines at its base, positioned in a triangle. The completed Starship is also expected to boast three Raptor engines optimized for sea-level operations clustered near the center of the rocket base, but will also have three more Raptors specialized for use in the vacuum of space positioned farther out.
SpaceX projects that a fully-loaded Starship stacked atop its booster could eventually be capable of launching 150 tons of payload into low-Earth orbit for transfer to the Moon or Mars.
Starship – like the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy currently in use by SpaceX – is being designed around the ethos of affordability through reusability. This means that the upcoming heavy spacecraft is going to have to make its way safely back to the landing pad once its mission is complete.
Artist's impression of a Starship spacecraft re entering Earth's atmosphere
SpaceX is looking at using a different re-entry approach to that used by its current fleet. Instead of re-orientating to enter the atmosphere engine-first, the Starship could plunge into the atmosphere nose-up at a 60-degree tilt. During this phase, the crew inside would be protected from the extreme heat by a layer of tiny hexagonal ceramic tiles that would form a heat shield enveloping the atmosphere-facing side of the spacecraft.
After descending through the upper atmosphere, the Starship would fall through the air while remaining horizontal, using its fins to control its orientation. Upon approaching the surface, the spacecraft would flip into a horizontal position, and make a powered landing using its sea-level-optimized Raptors, much like a Falcon 9.
Elon Musk touched on his love of steel
Before beginning construction of Starship Mk 1, the decision was made to give it an outer shell of stainless steel. During the presentation, Musk made sure that people knew that this design decision had a range of benefits beyond simply giving the prototype a cool sci-fi aesthetic.
"The best design decision on this whole thing is 301 stainless steel, because at cryogenic temperatures 301 stainless actually has about the same effective strength as an advanced composite or aluminum lithium," explained Musk. "Unlike most steels that get brittle at low temperature, 301 stainless gets much stronger." Along with being sturdy, the entrepreneur explained that the material was easy to work with, and cost only US$2,500 a ton compared to the $130,000 price tag for the same amount of carbon fiber.
During the presentation Musk also noted that the high melting point of the steel means that less thermal protection may be needed for re-entry.
A shiny booster for a shiny Starship
Details were also given for the 68 m (223 ft)-long booster which, SpaceX hopes, could one day propel Starship into orbit. The massive first stage is designed to take up to 37 Raptor engines, however this number could potentially be scaled back. Seven of these engines will have the capacity to gimbal, or move, granting the booster control over its trajectory. The remaining engines will be fixed.
SpaceX graphic showing key details of the Starship booster
The first stage will behave much like that of a Falcon 9, but could differ in the way that it re-enters the atmosphere. Musk commented that, if possible, the super-heavy booster would skip the re-entry burn employed by Falcon 9 first stages prior to re-entering the atmosphere. Instead, Starship first stages may rely solely on a landing burn to allow it to gracefully touch down on six landing legs. This would require the first stage to be extremely resilient.
"This is going to sound totally nuts but I think we want to try to reach orbit in less than 6 months"
During a Q & A session following the presentation, Musk set out an ambitious timeline for the production and testing of SpaceX's next generation hardware. The Mk 1 Starship, which stood proudly behind the CEO during the event, is expected to make its maiden flight in the next couple of months. This outing will see the prototype lift off from the launchpad in Boca Chica and soar to a height of 20 km (12.4 miles) above the surface before attempting a powered landing.
The company is also apparently hard at work building more Starship prototypes both at its facility in Texas, and also at the Cape.
"I think we'll have Mk 2 built within a couple of months, or less, and Mk 3 [in] maybe three months, that type of thing," commented Musk at the press conference. "Mk 4, four months, maybe five months, and we would seek to go to orbit with probably Mk 4 or Mk 5. This is going to sound totally nuts, but I think we want to try to reach orbit in less than six months."
Work is not set to begin on the boosters until the first four Starships have been completed. The main constraint regarding production of the first stage is the rate at which Raptor engines can be produced.
"Including development engines from now through orbit we probably need a hundred Raptor engines, and our production rate right now is maybe one every eight to ten days," said Musk. The company hopes to up the production rate to one raptor engine each day in or by Q1 2020.
Prior to the conference, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted "I am looking forward to the SpaceX announcement tomorrow. In the meantime, Commercial Crew is years behind schedule. NASA expects to see the same level of enthusiasm focused on the investments of the American taxpayer. It's time to deliver."
Image of the three Raptor engines currently installed on the Mk 1 Starship
When the stern statement was brought to Elon Musk's attention, the CEO responded that the vast majority of the company's resources where dedicated to Dragon, Falcon and Crew Dragon development and operation, with less than 5 percent of the company working on Starship.
In the coming years, Elon Musk envisions that SpaceX's Boca Chica facility will become more built up, and that the company may add the means to create rocket propellant at the site. The CEO also mentioned that launch and rocket testing operations could be disruptive to the population of the nearby town, and comes with a small amount of danger. The company has therefore made an offer to buy the residents out.
A crewed mission in 2020?
Boca Chica could one day host regular launches. Musk even went so far as to say that there is a 50/50 chance that it will be the site of the first crewed launch, as opposed to lifting off from the Florida Cape. Incredibly, Elon Musk commented that it may be possible to launch a crewed mission as early as next year, depending on whether the company is able to make orbit with a prototype Starship in the next six months.
Once again, Elon Musk's vision for his company is extremely ambitious. The CEO has stated himself that the timeline he has set out depends on continued exponential development, with each iteration of spacecraft and thruster improving on the last, both in terms of design and production.
Artist's impression of a Starship spacecraft blasting off from a Martian city
Furthermore, many questions remain regarding safety aspects. Granted, at this point the emphasis seems to be on getting the hardware flying, but little has been said regarding life-support systems beyond the fact that they will be regenerative – recycling water, oxygen and other vital resources in much the same way as the International Space Station.
It will also be interesting to see how SpaceX intends to approach its design for a launch abort system (LAS). Traditional abort systems take the form of rocket towers that sit atop a command capsule, and are capable of quickly pulling the crew away from the launch vehicle in the event of a failure either on the pad or during ascent.
This approach doesn't seem viable given the Starship's current design, which integrates the crew section with fuel tanks.
Scroll down to watch an animation of Starship launching from Boca Chica, Texas.
Source: SpaceX
Posted by Tony Ogunlowo at Tuesday, October 01, 2019


Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to a top of 2,800gns in Carlisle on Friday 1 March at the breed society's official early spring sale.
Beef Shorthorn females sold to a top of 4,500gns and bulls to 4,000gns in Carlisle on Friday 23 March at the breed society's early spring sale.
Beef Shorthorn met a strong, level demand with bulls selling to a new October breed record top of 12,000gns and £5,121.00 average at the breed society's official autumn sale at Stirling on Monday 23 October.
Beef Shorthorn bulls peaked at 6,000gns at the breed society's official early spring sale in Carlisle on Friday 24 February.


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A desire to take some of the stress out of the surgical experience inspired an innovative approach to care at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California.
That care comes in the form of electric cars that kids between the ages of 2 and 7 years old can drive to surgery. The toy cars are just like those that can be purchased off the shelf at a big box retailer. But when a patient sits behind the wheel they become vehicles of change.
"The cars give kids a sense of control and independence," said child life specialist Caitlin French, who worked with her child life colleagues and the operating room team to research the use of the cars. "Recent studies support the use of ride-on vehicles to help reduce a patient's anxiety during the transition into the operating room," she said.
Sundeep Tumber, D.O., chief of anesthesia, says the cars also result in a decreased use of medication before surgery, which can speed the recovery process.
"We are seeing that the cars are beneficial to both patients and parents," said Dr. Tumber.
"Kids driving to surgery are able to separate from their parents in a fun way. And, parents are able to say goodbye to a smiling child, instead of having to wipe away their tears."
All patients scheduled for surgery who can fit comfortably into the car are given the option to drive to surgery.
"My most memorable experience was with my first patient who got to drive," said Dr. Tumber. "Both the mother and child were anxious about the surgery. Mom was in tears. But when the child drove away, the smile on her face could light up the room."
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One of the most common questions or complaints is Why are the maps outdated? Let's look at the normal flow of information starting with the people who map the roads which end up at your GPS.
There are two major companies who provide the data for most GPS maps, Tele Atlas and NAVTEQ (now known as Here.com). Regardless of your GPS manufacturer, chances are good that the maps come from one of those two companies. These companies send drivers out on the road every day to map the roads. They are typically equipped in a van with an extremely sensitive GPS receiver and sometimes a few video cameras.
These mappers go out to map roads that have changed positions, new roads, and new residential areas. They also respond to feedback of areas where the data might not be accurate and remap those areas.
Although most of the GPS manufacturers use data from the same companies, what they do with the data is their responsibility. They need to convert the data into their own internal formats. The GPS companies also write the programming for calculating routes which is why different GPS systems often calculate different routes even though they have the same underlying map data.
Once the new data is converted into the proprietary format of the manufacturer, it needs to be produced in a format suitable for distribution. CD and DVD media need to be produced for sale. Some companies offer this updated data on a yearly basis, some less often, and there are a few GPS manufacturers who I've never seen offering map updates.
So let's say you receive a new GPS today and you find a part of the map that is out of date. You report back to the GPS manufacturer or mapping company and alert them that part of the map is out of date. The mapping company will then need to schedule a review of that particular area. There are over 6.5 million KM's of roads in the USA and 1 million KM's in Australia, howver these companies map countries roads all across the world. Therefore it might take them a little while to gather those corrections.
After that it is up to the GPS manufacturer to determine how often they purchase updated map datasets from the mapping companies. As mentioned above sometimes this happens annually and sometimes this happens even less often. So adding up this time can mean that it will take years for map updates to reach your GPS. It can also mean that the GPS you purchase today will likely contain many outdated maps.
It would be nice if this significant delay could be reduced. However, it appears this scenario will continue for the near future. Perhaps down the road manufacturers and mapping companies can work out an automated system whereby the manufacturer will receive updates, the updates get converted into the manufacturer's proprietary format, and finally changed data offered for download into the GPS receiver.


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Sentencing in Criminal Case No. 14652: United States vs. Matthew S. Murray, defendant. Judge Albert L. Reeves notes that Murray was a successful man of good reputation, who permitted himself "to be drawn into an atmosphere and an environment of low standards" and "forsook the people it was his duty to faithfully serve." He sentences Murray to two years in a penitentiary "of the type of that at Leavenworth, Kansas" in each of the five counts, but orders that the sentences all run concurrently for a total of two years' imprisonment.


today today today i get to borrow my dad's tremendous red work truck, the one he built for my brother when my brother was young. the truck my brother wanted red the one he wanted with big tires, the one he did not want anymore. today, even if it is raining, even if it is ridiculously windy like it is right now, i get to load a pallet of slate tile into the truck bed. with all of the brown recluse spiders and all the snakes, in this strange place where my cousin lives. where he has always lived this old wood-frame house that appears to be falling in on itself, with a yard full of the best parts, the best broken parts, of oz. things like the tops of bird baths and the legs of tables. all stone all covered in weed vines and moss. all very sad and sheltered. he has piecemeal parts of our childhood everywhere-- the old bridge that went over my great grandmother's koi pond, the mosaic tile table we used to play puzzles at. now everything is put out to pasture. everything is lonely, part crippled. and my cousin lives in the house alone, with my great grandmother's big antique stove and the skin of the 8 ft rattle snake my father skinned hanging on the wall.


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Circumcision Gains in Popularity
October 15, 2010 by Rectal Microbicide Advocates
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From the Financial Times, by Andrew Jack
When a Muslim and a Jewish surgeon travel to KwaZulu Natal later this month to help local healthcare teams develop high-volume adult male circumcision programmes, they are expecting considerable interest. Operation Abraham, an Israel-based group, has tapped into the traditional experience of two faiths in circumcision to offer guidance in a region where the practice was long in abeyance but recently resumed. "Young men are proving very receptive," says Inon Schenker, who led a first training team in August dubbed Shesha (Zulu for swift), based on earlier pilot schemes in Swaziland.
South Africa has long been at the epicentre of the HIV epidemic, and a venue for innovation in tackling the disease. Now, the change in political leadership is allowing some of the findings to be put into practice, albeit more slowly than many advocates would like. Two decades after anecdotal and observational data highlighted lower HIV rates in circumcised men, it was in Orange Farm, near Johannesburg, that Bertran Auvert, a French researcher, conducted a systematic clinical trial proving that the procedure could reduce infection by 60 percent.
In South Africa's private sector, the findings soon began to have an impact. "As soon as we saw the data, we made sure adult male circumcision would become a funded benefit," says Jonathan Broomberg, head of Discovery Health, a large health insurance company that has also helped fund Shesha philanthropically. Yet if scientific, logistical, procedural and financial hurdles have helped explain the modest overall progress thus far in many countries, South Africa had a particular political challeng rooted in the ambivalence of Thabo Mbeki, the former president, towards tackling AIDS.
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In at least six African countries, more of the circumcised men have HIV than the non-circumcised, according to the National Demographic and Health Surveys. One is Swaziland, with 21.8% of the circumcised men HIV+ and 19.5% of the non-circumcised. Perhaps it is those who are refusing to be circumcised (and taking care to use other precautions) who are the wise ones?
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Your work is absolutely shameless. You are exploiting a society with repulsive pseudo-medicine that permanent harms a population and makes money for Western capitalists. Bottom line is that circumcision is a failed method of stopping HIV/AIDS and it permanently alters uninformed males'bodies. You people should be taken to a world court.


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Should public art institutes allow commercial theatre?
Updated Nov 02, 2018 10:33am
Shoaib Ahmed
Featuring racy dialogues and suggestive dances, commercial theatre exploits women in the name of comedy
Commercial theatre being staged at arts councils and institutes such as the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (Pilac) has almost replaced socially meaningful theatre.
It thrives on racy dialogues and suggestive dances, and so undermines the role of public art institutes in presenting quality plays and healthy theatrical activity. It also betrays a sexist mindset where women are exploited in the name of comedy.
The question of whether such plays should be allowed in public institutes demands serious debate. Veteran artistes, writers and art institutes have different opinions on it.
Commercial theatre is the outcome of the void created in the 1980s after the government's crackdown on Lahore's red-light area. The dearth of alternative theatre and lack of patronage by the government institutes to commercial theatre has made the situation worse.
Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi, director arts and culture section of the Lahore Arts Council (LAC), says commercial theatre is a major source of revenue generation. Alhamra Halls are used for multiple purposes where not only theatre but other events such as seminars and conferences are also held, he says and adds that the LAC is giving its halls on rent for commercial theatre while it is also producing its own theatre plays.
"We have recently produced a play on Sipahi Maqbool Hussain," he says and adds the council has held a theatrical festival a couple of months ago and now it is again planning to hold a theatre festival in January.
Mr Zulfi considers commercial a different kind of a theatre, which has a big audience.
A senior official of the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (Pilac), Asim Chauhdry, says earning through commercial theatre helps a lot in other developmental works of the institute.
"Pilac held many events for the revenue generation from commercial theatre and the funds generated through it were spent on the maintenance of the venue," he informs Dawn.
Shahid Nadeem, the moving spirit behind Ajoka, condemns the government institutes for giving their venues on rent to hold commercial theatre just for revenue generation. He thinks the role of an arts council or a cultural institute is to promote young talent and trend setting productions, cultural innovation and experimentation.
Giving his views, playwright Asghar Nadeem Syed says arts councils usually stage commercial theatre for revenue generation. In his opinion, scripts should be invited by arts councils and cultural institutes like Pilac and veteran artistes and directors should be given a chance to stage quality plays. He says the audience that goes to see commercial theatre is not the audience of a play but that of dance.
"I think such a theatre should be closed down and socially meaningful theatre should be introduced," the veteran playwright suggests.
Originally published in Dawn, November 2nd, 2018
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As the COP21 negotiations continue into the night to try and achieve an equitable and inclusive agreement which will put the world on a path to a low carbon, climate resilient future, the people who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change are not even aware that such a deal exists.
What keeps the people living with climate change impacts awake at night? They will worry whether the rains will come, and if they will be enough for a decent harvest. They will worry about their homes, whether the field of maize they recently planted will withstand the impact of the next cyclone. They will worry about water, will there be enough to sustain their animals through yet another drought.
So whilst the importance of the outcome of the negotiations cannot be underestimated, the urgent work on adapting to the impacts of climate change has already started and will continue to be a priority for those people living on the front line of climate change.
These people need support to prepare and deal with the impacts of climate change, as well as to take advantage of arising opportunities, to transform their livelihoods so that they are resilient whatever the climate.
But what does this really look like?
To answer that question, CARE International's Adaptation Learning Programme for Africa hosted a side event at the COP21 climate talks, bringing together a diverse group of people for, in the words of Elvis, 'a little less conversation and little more action'. The participants shared learning from successful approaches to supporting communities in Africa and Asia to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Nafisatu Yussif from ABANTU for Development Ghana who host the Gender Action on Climate Change for Equality and Sustainability Network (GACCES) kicked off the discussions by stating that gender equality is the essential piece in the adaptation puzzle, giving an example from Ghana of where access to land was restricting women's ability to develop climate resilient livelihoods.
Colin Mcquistan from Practical Action talked about how some actions taken in the name of minimising risk in Nepal actually resulted in unintended negative consequences highlighting the importance of doing a thorough vulnerability and capacity assessment at the local level.
Emma Bowa from ALP in Kenya introduced the importance of climate information in supporting informed and flexible decision-making in relation to livelihoods and risk reduction activities.
Margaret Bharihaihi from ACCRA spoke about the importance of building the capacity of government in Mozambique, Ethiopia and Kenya to provide an enabling environment for adaptation measures.
Hop Vu Thi Bich from Sustainable Rural Development Vietnam and Aurelie Ceinos from CARE France together gave examples of how to tackle the challenge of food security and the need for increased production whilst applying a climate resilient agriculture approach.
Key messages coming out of the discussion were that the participation of communities in deciding, developing and implementing their own responses to climate change is essential, addressing gender equality is key to effective adaptation, availability and access to reliable information at the local level is critical, but that effective governance structures are also needed to support such local level action.
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Barton reacts to narrow Luton defeat
Joey Barton has given his reaction to Saturday's narrow defeat to league leaders Luton Town on Saturday.
A stunning free-kick in the first half from George Moncur was the only thing to separate the teams in a tight first half.
Pelly Ruddock-Mpanzu was able to double the visitors' lead in the 49th minute, which was enough to cancel out Paddy Madden's late finish in second half injury time.
See below the key quotes from Joey's post-match interview…
On his team's performance…
"The performance was really, really pleasing considering that they are on a long unbeaten run sitting top of the pile. You don't do that at this stage of the season by luck. They're a very good side, very well organised and a side that everybody in the division is aiming at.
"Anybody at the game today will know we are moving in the right direction without a shadow of a doubt barring a mistake and a wonderful bit of quality from their boy from the free-kick.
"We were arguably the better side, created more opportunities, controlled certain phases of the game really, really well and played some good stuff.
"So, whilst I don't feel we were as good as we can be. You have to take into account a really good opposition who obviously can disrupt you, but I thought are performance today is fitting with how we've been over the last five or six weeks. Saying that, it's disappointing to lose a game of football.
"We are aiming to be a side like Luton Town and do what they've done so far this season. I'd expect them to go on and seal automatic promotion over the next couple of months, but it was a good test for us to see where we are as a club and where we are as a team and again I think most of our lads, although will be disappointed with the defeat."
On the timings of the goals conceded…
"Goals five minutes before half-time and five minutes after, especially when you're knocking at the door are disappointing. You've got to police them zones and certainly at the start and finish of halves as it's vital to winning leagues and winning promotion.
"They are a side that's settled, a side that's really into their flow in terms of confidence and momentum but if you came into the stadium today you wouldn't think that was the case. It was a very evenly matched contest and the one who got the first goal was probably the more likely to go on to win it.
"But I thought the lad's response to that was excellent, we are probably unlucky in the end. Paddy Madden thinks he should have hit the last chance over his shoulder first time.
"So yeah, disappointed with the result but really pleased with many aspects of the performance, we've got hard work to do but it's re-affirmed to me that we are absolutely on the right track to what we want to achieve at this football club as a group."
On the late push for an equaliser…
"Paddy [Madden] as he is will always get you goals, we create opportunities and we service the box. The likelihood is Paddy will pop up and provide the finish to the end of one of those moves. I just think we've got to be a little bit braver, we've got to trust ourselves a little bit.
"But as I said to the lads in the dressing room, that comes with winning games. They're on a 20-game unbeaten run and that confidence comes from that. Their opportunities were limited by us.
"I look forward to a week's hard work on the training ground and then another good test for us at Burton away on Saturday."
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