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6 edition of Alligators and Crocodiles (Our Wild World) found in the catalog.
by Deborah Dennard
Published June 15, 2003 by Northword Press .
Reptiles & amphibians,
Crocodile,
Juvenile Zoological Sciences,
Juvenile Nonfiction,
Children"s Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction,
Children: Grades 3-4,
Crocodiles,
Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians,
Contributions Jennifer Dewey (Illustrator)
Crocodiles (subfamily Crocodylinae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Crocodylinae, all of whose members are considered true crocodiles, is classified as a biological subfamily.A broader sense of the term crocodile, Crocodylidae that includes Tomistoma, is not used in this : Reptilia. A Jot Chart that will help hightlight the differences between Alligators and Crocodiles. ★★★THE REVIEWS ARE IN!★★★ "This is a colorful introduction to a pair of reptiles with some toothsome eye-candy on the cover.
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Discover the best Children's Alligator & Crocodile Books in Best Sellers. Find the top most popular items in Amazon Books Best Sellers. Crocodiles & Alligators, by Seymour Simon is a good book with which to become familiar with, or to begin the study of crocodilians.
Its straight-forward presentation, and information provides the reader with an overview of both animals, and how they may be distinguished from one another.
Nice photographs of both animals, and easily read Alligators and Crocodiles book one /5(24). When it comes to children's stories about alligators and crocodiles, there are a variety of titles.
This list covers everything, from classics like Doctor Dolittle's Zoo to popular sellers like Lyle the Crocodile to some of our favorite hidden gems like Warning: Do Not Open This Book!.Author: Bookroo.
Chapter three then shows how crocodiles and alligators build nests to lay eggs. The story ends by giving examples of different species within the This photographic non-fiction book gives many examples of the similarities and differences between alligators and crocodiles.4/5. Book Title: Alligators and Crocodiles by Gail Gibbons () Description: The book begins by playing on our fear of alligators and crocodiles, describing one of these giant reptiles gliding through the water, slowly appearing above the surface.
The majority of the book describes similarities between alligators and crocodiles/5. The Hardcover of the Exploring the World of Alligators and Crocodiles by Tracy Read at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $35 or more. In Exploring the World of Alligators and Crocodiles, young readers will learn about the crocodilians' life history, Brand: Firefly Books, Limited.
Alligators all around and not a crocodile to be found. This classic alphabet book features a family of alligators doing the things you'd expect alligators to do: making macaroni, ordering oatmeal, and being usually upside-down.
You'll learn about how alligators are shockingly spoiled, how they never nap, and that they love bursting balloons. This book was written by Gail Gibbons, who is a well-known children's author. Alligators were first seen by Spanish soldier exploring North America. Crocodiles were first seen by Greek travelers exploring Egypt.
This book is all about these "disappearing dragons." Filled with color photographs, maps, and charts, you'll learn about the similarities and differences between alligators and crocodiles.
Two factual stories about American Crocodiles Houdini and Snaggletooth will give readers a new respect for these fascinating creatures. Snap. A Book About Alligators and Crocodiles Berger, Melvin AR Quiz No. EN Nonfiction Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: - AR Pts: Accelerated Reader Quiz Type.
Each book contains three fast-paced, engrossing true stories that blend humor and inspirational moments with lively description and scientific detail. Outstanding full-color photographs keep readers engaged, making this series a terrific choice for helping kids become comfortable with nonfiction storytelling.
Crocodiles and alligators may seem ferocious and scary, but renowned science author Seymour Simon confirms that they′re also endlessly fascinating.
Around since the time of dinosaurs, crocodiles and alligators eat without chewing, have three eyelids, and provide good living conditions for other animals.4/5(44). The most obvious way to tell a crocodile, left, from an alligator, is from their snouts: Those of alligators are wider and shorter, and crocodiles' top.
Alligators and Crocodiles (Soar to Success) by Trudi Strain Trueit and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at Get this from a library. Alligators & crocodiles. [John Bonnett Wexo] -- Provides information on the physical characteristics, behavior, future, and different kinds of alligators and crocodiles.
Get this from a library. Alligators and crocodiles. [Sally Morgan] -- Read about the largest of all the reptiles. Alligators and crocodiles are feared around the world. They use their size and strength to kill their prey, but they are caring parents, too.
Explore the. Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon in this picture book introduction to some of the world's fiercest reptiles: crocodiles and alligators!This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8.
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; Barnes&; Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Go to Google Play Now» Alligators & Crocodiles. Malcolm Penny. Crescent Books, - Alligators - pages. 0 Reviews. From inside the book. What people are saying - Write a review. Having said that, the coloring pages are "cartoon-ish" and most of them could be used to represent either animal.
Alligators coloring pages: lower case script letter a coloring page. Crocodiles coloring pages: salt water crocodile. Visit DLTK's reptiles crafts and printables. Páginas (dibujos) de caimanes y cocodrilos para colorear - en español.Online shopping for Alligators & Crocodiles from a great selection at Books Store.4/5.Interesting facts about species of alligators, crocodiles, gharials, and caimans are presented in this photo-illustrated text.
An index and a list of additional resources are also provided."Words to Know" glossary clarifies subject-specific vocabulary- "Learning More" section encourages independent study- Index makes navigating .
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25 Jul Volunteers make it happen!
The value of volunteering is important in contributing to a healthy and vibrant community. Many individuals volunteer for Cincinnati Parks and you can too!
In fact, Deborah Grayson was recognized at the last Board meeting for all of the wonderful work that she has accomplished for Cincinnati Parks.
[photo_box title="" image="" align="" link="" target="_blank" greyscale="0″ animate=""] [/photo_box]Ms. Deborah Grayson began volunteering in Valley Park in 2005 during a Make a Difference Day volunteer outing. She started by planting flowers around the War Monument and quickly realized watering was necessary. Deb filled one-gallon water jugs and hulled them up to the park to water the fledgling plants. She has slowly added to this garden area with cuttings from her own garden and plant gifts from family and friends.
Through the years garden areas have been added at the three corners of the park and around the flagpole with the help of Park Horticulturist Mary Dorn and Josh Hill. These areas serve as inspiration and connection for Deb as she remembers many family members that served in the armed forces. She plants red, white and blue flowers whenever possible!
Over the years, Deb has also engaged other community organizations to help with projects in Valley Park. Organizations such as River City Correctional, Talbert House, District 1 Cincinnati Fire Department, and Koa Brands have all help on projects including mulching and planting. Not only have these organizations helped with much-needed labor but they have also donated supplies and plants. She has also organized volunteers in Valley Park during city wide volunteer service days such as Make a Difference Day, Earth Day, Greater Cincinnati Corporate Challenge and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.
Deb is grateful for the opportunity to give back to her city, community, and neighborhood park. She appreciates the ability to work closely with Park employees and Larry Parker has even given her a water key to more efficiently water the Valley Park gardens!
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Nick Hennegan asks, Can you help us get Hamlet - Horatio's Tale to the Edinburgh Festival? And then around the world...
A one-man show, HAMLET - HORATIO'S TALE is actually one man and a voice - that voice belonging to non other than Sir Derek Jacobi, who has kindly recorded the voice of Old King Hamlet. And the one man, is, in fact, going to be a woman. We can now announce Kizzy Dunn.
We are premiering the production at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, in rep with Henry V - Lion of England, then touring the UK afterwards.
Edinburgh is the biggest open arts festival in the world. The problem is cashflow! We ALREADY have two commercial managements interested in touring the show from early 2019, including the masters of solo theatre who have kindly cash-flowed the registrations for the festival.
But even if we sell out in Edinburgh, we will only just break even. So why do it? Because it is an international showcase of the highest calibre. And you can help take us around the world!
Here's some background….
In 1992 in Birmingham, I wrote and directed a one-man version of Shakespeare's classic, Henry V. Called 'HENRY V - LION OF ENGLAND' It was picked up after a showing at the Midlands Arts Centre (mac) in Birmingham by Starward Ltd - then mangers of Jasper Carrott and Phil Cool - and taken to the Edinburgh Festival, where it proved to be a critical and audience hit. Since then it has steadily travelled around the UK, Ireland, Europe and the USA, although we neglected it a bit to build a fringe theatre scene in Birmingham having established the Maverick Theatre Company.
Maverick was launched by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1994 as a result of my experience of the Edinburgh Fringe. Our unique creative proposition had considerable success in attracting new audiences and practitioners to theatre, mainly through performing in pubs.
But it is now time to return to what proved to be a creative and exciting theatre model - fusing advanced theatre technology with the intimacy of a one-person show telling Shakespeare's extraordinary classic texts.
The Maverick Theatre Company is all about creating new audiences and practitioners for theatre, and my first Shakespeare adaptation received plaudits from around the world and has been seen by tens of thousands of people - particularly, although not exclusively - those new to Shakespeare. It is anticipated HAMLET - HORATIO'S TALE will have a long life and, as with HENRY V - LION OF ENGLAND, be constantly in demand at various levels of production around the world.
THE BOTTOM LINE!
(You'd have thought at my age I could have funded these myself for Maverick. But no, the arts are a cruel mistress..!)
If you would like to become a shareholder
in Hamlet - Horatio's Tale and buy a share - a unit - in the production, please register your interest here. (Mininum £2,000)
OR BECOME A FRIEND OF HAMLET - HAMLET'S ANGELS!
The money raised will go directly to paying for props, set and costume, travel, accommodation and food for all the team for the festival.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BECOME A SHAREHOLDER - A THEATRE 'ANGEL'...
I have a prospectus prepared by the lovely Malcom at Haines Watts. We capitalise at £120,000 to do Edinburgh and set up the first national tour, starting in January 2019. We're initially going to tour small and medium scale UK and Ireland venues for guaranteed fees - we already have interest from around 30 venues - with the option of performing Henry V - Lion of England and Hamlet - Horatio's Tale in rep, played by the lovely actor, Kizzy Dunn. She has a great physicality and depth of emotion and I think she'll be brilliant. Add to that the recent advances in technology (Q-lab and smart lights, etc) and I think we shall do rather well for some years to come and around the world, bringing a high tech, quality, affordable experience!
NHA are going to offer 30, £4,000 units of investment. Some half units at £2k will be available. This will buy the investor a 4% share of profit of Hamlet - Horatio's Tale per unit for the life of the production. They will also get tickets for the premiere in Edinburgh and the after-show party. Natch!
Although, be warned, investing in theatre is a risky business. You must be aware you could lose your money. Although, perhaps because of Derek, we've already had enquires from as far away as Australia, and we ain't done the show yet!
Any queries or help - please get in touch! Thanks. Nick x
If you do know any potential investors, who might fancy a tax-efficient £4k punt, perhaps you could give 'em a nod our way!
Robb Williams (Composer) Nick Hennegan (Writer and Director) and Sir Derek Jacobi, outside the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
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The DBA is comprised of twenty-nine churches situated throughout the length of our state—from the north of Wilmington to the south of Georgetown, and even into Maryland on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The addresses listed below indicate where churches gather for worship services. Use the map or scroll down to see a list of churches.
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In our month of Play, it is fun to explore other parts of our Yoga practice. Mudras are an energetic practice that involves focusing our energy and attention on the positioning of the hands. This portion of the practice is often adding to a particular posture or segment of our practice.
For example. Anjali Mudra is Prayer Hands. We often integrate this particular Mudra into various parts of our asana practice, whether it be Samasthitihi, or the conclusion of our practice. Anjali Mudra also brings stability to Warrior Poses, Tree Posture, and anywhere we need that sense of connection. Gyan Mudra brings the thumb and first finger together and is the most common Mudra for meditation practices. Though this particular Mudra is used less in other portions of practice, it certainly can be engaged in other areas.
For our month of play it may be fun for you to add a new Mudra to your repetoire. Give one of these a try the next time you are practicing.
Kali Mudra: Kali is the Goddess who represents death, destruction and and transformation. Kali Mudra invites power and strength. To come into Kali Mudra we bring the hands together, interlacing the middle, index and pinky finger, with the first finger pointing up, and the left thumb crossed over the right. Kali Mudra is powerful in stading posture, such as Warrior I, Tadasana, Vriksasana and Uttkatasana.
Buddhi Mudra: If you need to find balance, look no further than Buddhi Mudra. This Mudra looks to strike balance between fire and water and help us trust our intuition and find guidance from within. To come into Buddhi Mudra bring the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky (the pads of the fingers), while straightening the other three fingers. Keep the thumb and pinky light, and not adding too much tension there. Buddhi Mudra is great for soothing postures such as Supta Baddha Konasana, Savasana, and of course 🙂 Meditation.
Perhaps your idea of play right now is to spend some time with those Mudras you are more familiar with, play away. Or maybe you would like to wrap up your June trying out 2 new options! Have some fun, as we prepare ourselves for a month of DELIGHT!


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Hundreds arrested in NC protests combating Republican attacks on social programs
by johansen.jorgen • 9. juni 2013 • 0 Comments
More than 150 people engaged in civil disobedience were arrested at the North Carolina statehouse on Monday, at the latest of a series of protests against aggressive legislative action by state Republican leaders.
The weekly protests, known as "Moral Mondays," began in late April as a response to the North Carolina GOP's efforts to cut social programs, education resources, and change voting laws. After Pat McCrory was elected governor in 2012, conservative Republicans have held a monopoly on power in the state and have pushed their agenda through, outraging a broad coalition of North Carolinians that includes clergy, civil rights activists and residents.
Hundreds of activists have risked arrest during the demonstrations, and more than 1,600 people attended the most recent Moral Monday protests. Melissa Harris-Perry traveled to Raleigh and attended the most recent protest. There, she interviewed activists such as Carol Teal, who said her son would have died without health care benefits Republicans are trying to cut. "This is my state and our state and I don't like the direction that they're taking us on so many levels," Teal said. "I've got to do something other than just sit back and watch this train wreck."
As state Representative Garland Pierce said on Harris-Perry's eponymous show Saturday, "a lot the public is not aware of what is going on in Raleigh," and that protesters and legislators have a responsibility "to keep the public aware of what is going on." More than 300 people have been arrested since the protests began, and activists have also announced they will begin "Witness Wednesday" protests.
North Carolina has a long history of civil disobedience and protest, and activists have said they will continue to demonstrate at the Capitol building. Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, pointed to the state's long progressive streak and worried that GOP success would be a dangerous bellwether for the rest of the region. "When North Carolina goes backward, it rains despair on the rest of the South," he said.
Hundreds arrested in NC protests combating Republican attacks on social programs — MSNBC.
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import com.jpattern.core.BaseTest;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.ICommandExecutorHandler;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.mock.MockJobThreadPool;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.socket.GenericConsoleComunicationClientStrategy;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.socket.ICommunicationClientStrategy;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.socket.ICommunicatorManager;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.socket.IdentifySocketStrategyDecorator;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.socket.JobThreadPoolCommunicatorManager;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.socket.SocketClient;
import com.jpattern.jobexecutor.socket.SocketServer;

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	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
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				socketServer.closeConnection();
			}
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			}
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		catch (Exception e) {
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	public void testStartStrategy() throws Exception {

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		MockJobThreadPool jobThreadPool = new MockJobThreadPool(applicationName);
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		Thread thread = null;
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			ICommunicationClientStrategy strategyStop = new GenericConsoleComunicationClientStrategy( ICommandExecutorHandler.COMMAND_STOP);

			new Thread( new ClientTest( strategyStart ) ).start();
			thread = new Thread( new ClientTest( strategyStop ) );
			thread.start();
			Thread.sleep(20);
		}

		if (thread != null) {
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		}

		Thread.sleep(500);
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		private ICommunicationClientStrategy communicationClientStrategy;

		public ClientTest( ICommunicationClientStrategy communicationClientStrategy ) {
			this.communicationClientStrategy = communicationClientStrategy;
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		public void run() {
			ICommunicationClientStrategy communicationClientStrategy = new IdentifySocketStrategyDecorator(applicationName, this.communicationClientStrategy );
			SocketClient socketClient = new SocketClient("clientSocket", "localhost", port, communicationClientStrategy);
			socketClient.start();
		}

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Libros Tigrillo
Talking with Mother Earth / Hablando con Madre Tierra
Written by Jorge Argueta • Written by Lucia Angela Perez
For students in grades k - 3 | Published April 24, 2006 | ISBN 9780888996268
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General
36 pages | 9.560 in × 8.940 in
Hardback With printed dust jacket - $17.95 CAD
Jorge Argueta • Lucia Angela Perez
An Americas Award Commended Title
Raw, honest and powerful, these moving bilingual poems by noted Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta explore a young native boy's connection to Mother Earth and how he is healed from the terrible wounds of racism he has endured. Tetl has learned from his grandmother about the spirituality of his ancestors, about how they viewed the earth as alive with sacred meaning. This helps him move from doubt and fear, created by the taunts of other children, to self-acceptance and a discovery of his love for nature.
Mountains, wind, corn and stones all speak to Tetl, almost seeming to vibrate with life. He feels deep roots in them and, through them, he learns to speak and sing. They reveal his Nahuatl self and he realizes that he is special, beautiful and sacred.These gripping poems have something to teach us all, perhaps especially those who have been either intentionally or casually cruel or racist, as well as those who have been the victims of racism.
Jorge Argueta
Jorge Argueta is an award-winning author of picture books and poetry for young children. He has won the International Latino Book Award, the Américas Book Award, the NAPPA Gold Award and the Independent Publisher Book Award for Multicultural Fiction for Juveniles. His books have also been named to the Américas Award Commended List, the USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List, Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books and the Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices. A native Salvadoran and Pipil Nahua Indian, Jorge spent much of his life in rural El Salvador. He now lives in San Francisco, California.
Lucia Angela Perez
A Texas native and daughter of late artist Gloria Osuna Perez, Lucia Angela Perez is a visual artist with a degree in fine arts from the University of Texas at Arlington. She has illustrated several children's books including Little Gold Star by Joe Hayes, Every Child by Tish Hinojosa, and Talking with Mother Earth.
Runner-up International Latino Book Awards - Best Children's Picture Book - Bilingual, 2007
Commended Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry (Honor Book), 2007
Commended Bank Street College Children's Library Best Children's Books of the Year, 2007
Commended Americas Award Commended List, 2007


Imagine that you are the human resources (HR) manager at a small start-up company, and your company has just been awarded a new contract that is requiring a huge increase in the organization's workforce. As a result, you have been asked to outline the process that you will use to develop an internally consistent compensation system and present it to the owners of the company for approval.
the process involved in creating an internally consistent compensation system.
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Dick Glover understood that a local economy is only as strong as its local businesses. To that end, he listened carefully to entrepreneurs and helped them cut through the tangles of red tape that can be extremely frustrating. Dick knew that in addition to providing jobs and services, businesses bear the brunt of the tax burden, making it possible for Henrico to deliver the highest level of services at the least cost to residential property owners.
Without the luster of art and the force of history, life lacks flavor. A sense of place is lost; the quality of life diminished. Dick Glover invested a lot of time and effort into preserving Henrico's heritage by protecting important edifices along the Mountain Road corridor — a sort of historic roadway linking the county's past to its present. From Walkerton, Meadow Farm, and RF&P Park, to a vintage filling station and the cupola of the old Forest Lodge, Mountain Road contains some of the best preserved historic places in all of Henrico County.
Although Henrico's budget process is lengthier and more exhaustive than most other localities, Dick Glover touted its efficiency as the reason he was able to back six successive real estate tax rate reductions in his time on the Board of Supervisors. By the end of his tenure, those cuts had gradually dropped Henrico's tax burden on homeowners to the lowest rate of Virginia's fourteen largest localities.
A municipality with insufficient parks and recreation facilities is like a house without a backyard. Dick committed himself to bringing the very best park system to the residents of Henrico County, and the resulting amenities he championed will continue to attract new residents and businesses to the county for many years to come.
One of Dick Glover's chief concerns as a Supervisor was preserving safe communities. After all, if you don't feel safe in your own home or on the streets, anxiety can be overwhelming. Without the men and women who protect our homes and families from the ravages of fire, accidental injury and crime, the Brookland District would cease to be a desirable place to live.
One of Dick Glover's top priorities was always investing in Henrico's real future — its children. He understood that the best citizens are well-educated and informed. His commitment to quality public education over the years was unwavering. Great schools not only attract businesses and residents to the community, but they reduce teen pregnancy, crime and other social ailments. After all, a good education is essential to a full, happy and successful life.


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For the last forty years, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has served to protect the voting rights of all Americans, and especially racial minorities. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Act to stop the voter disenfranchisement that had become commonplace in many parts of the country. Despite the passage of the 15th amendment in 1870, states were still able to disenfranchise minorities through poll taxes, literacy tests, and outright verbal and physical harassment.
The VRA was adopted to prevent this type of disenfranchisement. It designates certain areas of the country as under the protection of the U.S. Justice Department to ensure that voting rights are guaranteed there. These areas, mainly concentrated in southern states, must ask for "preclearance" before making any changes to electoral policies, such as polling hours, locations, registration requirements, or redistricting.
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Drive to enfranchise DC clears Senate hurdle
By Brian Westley
Published February 24th 2009 in Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The District of Columbia's two-century-long wait for a voice in Congress was a step closer to ending Tuesday with a crucial Senate vote to take up legislation giving the capital city's 600,000 residents a full seat in the House.
The Senate voted 62-34, two more than needed, to begin debate on the measure that would increase the House to 437 members. It would give the Democratic-dominated city a new vote while adding a fourth seat to Republican-leaning Utah.
Key to the vote was that Democrats, who overwhelmingly support the bill, have seven more Senate seats than two years ago when the chamber fell three votes short of the 60 required to end a Republican-led filibuster.
The bill still faces contentious amendments and may have to overcome GOP opposition to moving to a final vote. If it does pass the Senate, possibly by the end of the week, the bill goes on to a receptive House and ultimately to President Barack Obama, who supports it.
If enacted into law, the measure is likely to face court challenges from opponents who contend that giving a House seat to D.C. is unconstitutional because the District is not a state. The Supreme Court could be the final arbiter.
"I find it unimaginable that 600,000 Americans have no voice and no vote in the United States Congress," the Senate's no. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said in urging support for the measure.
Past votes denying residents of the federal capital a vote in the House "left the citizens of the District with the wholly unsought-after distinction of being the only residents of a democratically ruled national capital in the world who have no say in how their nation is governed. It's really astounding," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., sponsor of the measure with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.
"We're closer than we've ever been," Ilir Zherka, executive director of the advocacy group DC Vote, said ahead of a preliminary vote.
More than 3,000 people from across the nation called their senators Monday asking them to support the measure, according to DC Vote. Callers from the District, who don't have a senator, were directed to lawmakers who might be uncertain, such as Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C.
Washington has been without a vote in Congress since 1801, when Congress took control of the newly created capital on the Potomac but did not provide residents with voting rights.
Voting rights advocates believe the measure will win enough Senate support for a final vote later this week that requires only a simple majority for passage. The House Judiciary Committee votes on the legislation Wednesday, and the full House could take it up in early March.
With the president's signature, D.C. residents would elect a representative with full voting rights for January 2011, barring court interdiction.
One possible stumbling block, Zherka said, is that some lawmakers could add amendments making the bill less appealing to voting rights supporters. In 2007, the bill was slowed in the House after Republicans proposed language that would weaken the city's gun laws.
Opponents argue that the bill violates the Constitution, which says members of the House should be chosen "by the people of the several states." The District, of course, is not a state.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who spoke in favor of the bill earlier this month, said the question of constitutionality should be resolved by the courts, not Congress.
"As a matter of fundamental fairness, I believe the residents of the District of Columbia should have representation in the House," she said.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has spoken out against the bill. He said the legislation could be the first step toward giving the District two senators. He also criticized the compromise that would give Utah an extra House seat, saying that is unfair to other high-growth states.
"I don't like the deal and I think it is unconstitutional," he said.
The District has been represented since 1991 by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Norton, like five other delegates from island territories, can vote in committees and on some amendments on the House floor but not on final passage of legislation.
The bill is S. 160.
Associated Press writer Jim Abrams contributed to this story.
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(E) Croatia's Pliva unveils $100-mln R&D institute
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 10/8/2002 | Business | Unrated
Croatia's Pliva unveils $100-mln R&D institute
ZAGREB, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Croatian drugs concern Pliva unveiled its $100 million high-tech research and development institute on Friday, saying it would focus further on finding new drugs and improving generic ones.
Pliva, the leading pharmaceuticals firm in central and eastern Europe, will formally open the institute next week and Chief Executive Officer Zeljko Covic said it was further proof Pliva was "an innovative, research-oriented firm. It will take us into the 21st century".
R&D Manager Radan Spaventi said research would focus on creating Pliva's own new drugs and developing generic drugs "with added value".
"That means improving existing drugs. These are somewhere between new drugs and pure generic drugs and require sophisticated technology," Spaventi told journalists.
"Companies focused on purely generic drugs cannot be competitive in this segment, where we see the biggest room for growth," he said.
Spaventi said Pliva was currently working on more than 10 new chemical entities -- mostly for infectious and inflammatory diseases -- and had one drug in Phase I clinical trial and two in Phase II trial.
"We are confident that azithromycin will not be an isolated success," he said, referring to Pliva's blockbuster wide-spectre antibiotic, marketed as Zythromax by licensing partner Pfizer Inc in the Americas.
Pliva has been under constant pressure from analysts and shareholders to come up with new drugs that could replace income from azitrhomycin, once its patent protection expires in 2005.
The company posted a solid rise in half-year net profits, thanks to higher sales, foreign acquisitions and currency gains and forecast further growth for the rest of the year.
It has six smaller research centres in India, Poland, Germany, France, the Czech Republic and the United States, Spaventi said. >>


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Q: I get this error (InputDispacher) but why? My Android application crashes leaving this not so insightful message in LogCat:
(Information about the App:
It is supposed to become a game. One day.
In my render loop everything works fine for about 100 frames.
This problem occured since I added OpenGL methods to draw shapes.)
04-20 10:45:12.714: I/DEBUG(31): *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
04-20 10:45:12.714: I/DEBUG(31): Build fingerprint: 'generic/sdk/generic:2.3.3/GRI34/101070:eng/test-keys'
04-20 10:45:12.714: I/DEBUG(31): pid: 950, tid: 960  >>> game.main <<<
04-20 10:45:12.714: I/DEBUG(31): signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 002ba000
04-20 10:45:12.714: I/DEBUG(31):  r0 80000000  r1 ffffff99  r2 0000008e  r3 00010000
04-20 10:45:12.714: I/DEBUG(31):  r4 002b9ff8  r5 002a5300  r6 0000000e  r7 002b9ff8
04-20 10:45:12.714: I/DEBUG(31):  r8 0000000c  r9 00000012  10 00000000  fp 002a4060
04-20 10:45:12.724: I/DEBUG(31):  ip 00000029  sp 43fceae0  lr ac405980  pc ac405984  cpsr a0000010
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31):          #00  pc 00005984  /system/lib/egl/libGLES_android.so
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31):          #01  pc 0000416c  /system/lib/egl/libGLES_android.so
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31):          #02  pc 00005540  /system/lib/egl/libGLES_android.so
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31):          #03  pc 000060a8  /system/lib/egl/libGLES_android.so
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31):          #04  pc 00017d74  /system/lib/libdvm.so
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31): code around pc:
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31): ac405964 e5920000 e1a05001 e1a04002 ebfff8f6
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31): ac405974 e5850000 e5940004 ebfff8f3 e5850004
04-20 10:45:12.824: I/DEBUG(31): ac405984 e5940008 ebfff8f0 e5850008 e8bd8070
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): ac405994 e92d4070 e5920000 e1a05001 e1a04002
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): ac4059a4 ebfff8e9 e5850000 e5940004 ebfff8e6
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): code around lr:
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): ac405960 e92d4070 e5920000 e1a05001 e1a04002
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): ac405970 ebfff8f6 e5850000 e5940004 ebfff8f3
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): ac405980 e5850004 e5940008 ebfff8f0 e5850008
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): ac405990 e8bd8070 e92d4070 e5920000 e1a05001
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): ac4059a0 e1a04002 ebfff8e9 e5850000 e5940004
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31): stack:
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceaa0  419036d8  /dev/ashmem/dalvik-LinearAlloc (deleted)
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceaa4  80049123  /system/lib/libdvm.so
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceaa8  4057b168  /dev/ashmem/dalvik-heap (deleted)
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceaac  80085704  /system/lib/libdvm.so
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceab0  00000007
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceab4  0000001c
04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceab8  002a3920  [heap]
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04-20 10:45:12.834: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceac8  002a4c00  [heap]
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04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fcead0  002a5200  [heap]
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fcead4  ac410788  /system/lib/egl/libGLES_android.so
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fcead8  df002777
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceadc  e3a070ad
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31): #00 43fceae0  002a5300  [heap]
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceae4  002a3920  [heap]
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceae8  0000000e
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceaec  ac404170  /system/lib/egl/libGLES_android.so
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31): #01 43fceaf0  00000012
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceaf4  002a4c00  [heap]

04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceaf8  002a3920  [heap]
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceafc  00000012
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceb00  00000012
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04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceb08  00003f3f
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04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceb10  442c89f7  /dev/ashmem/dalvik-jit-code-cache (deleted)
04-20 10:45:12.844: I/DEBUG(31):     43fceb14  ac405544  /system/lib/egl/libGLES_android.so
04-20 10:45:13.974: I/BootReceiver(61): Copying /data/tombstones/tombstone_00 to DropBox (SYSTEM_TOMBSTONE)
04-20 10:45:14.004: D/Zygote(33): Process 950 terminated by signal (11)
04-20 10:45:14.004: E/InputDispatcher(61): channel '406bdbd0 game.main/game.main.Game (server)' ~ Consumer closed input channel or an error occurred.  events=0x8
04-20 10:45:14.004: E/InputDispatcher(61): channel '406bdbd0 game.main/game.main.Game (server)' ~ Channel is unrecoverably broken and will be disposed!

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" Why Do Georgia Election Officials Insist on 100% Unverifiable Elections?	"
Privatization, the "patch" and the "Diebold Cover Girl"
For those interested in the Election Integrity movement, it is deeply troubling how few people are acquainted either with the Velvet Revolution interview of Chris Hood, a former Diebold contractor turned whistleblower, or with "Will the Next Election be Hacked," an explosive investigative piece by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. which appeared in the Oct. 5, 2006 edition of Rolling Stone.
RFK, Jr. reports that Hood had been present in May 2002 when officials from the office of Georgia's then Secretary of State, Democrat Cathy Cox, signed a contract with Diebold. At the time, the company was the world's third largest seller of ATMs. But, Diebold was a novice in the voting machine business, having just acquired Global Election Systems.
Of nine bids for the Georgia contract, Diebold's was the highest. But, Diebold's lobbyist was Democrat Lewis Massey, who had preceded Cox through the revolving door as Georgia's Secretary of State.
In May 2002, Cox announced, according to Andrew Gumbel at the Huffington Post, that she'd entered a contract in which Diebold was to provide equipment, software, training and support at a cost of $54 million. But that was only for the first year. In subsequent amendments, however, Cox committed to paying between $10 million and $20 million more than that.
Brad Friedman later dubbed Cox the "Diebold Cover Girl" after her mug appeared on the cover of a Diebold sales brochure.
RFK, Jr. reports that the 2002 contract required that Diebold install the entire system in five months. According to Hood, this was a "very narrow window of time" that could be met only if Diebold "had control over the entire environment." And that is precisely what took place.
And, with that, RFK Jr. reports, Georgia's entire electoral system was instantaneously privatized. "The company was authorized to put together ballots, program machines and train poll workers across the state --- all without any official supervision. 'We ran the election,' says Hood. 'We had 356 people that Diebold brought into the state. Diebold opened and closed the polls and tabulated the votes'."
Diebold, however, did a bit more. In August of that year, Bob Urosevich, then President of Diebold Elections Systems, personally provided Hood and other Diebold employees with a memory card "patch." Urosevich said it was software intended "to fix the clock in the system, which" Hood says, "it didn't do."
Hood told RFK Jr., "It was an unauthorized patch, and they were trying to keep it secret from the state. We were told not to talk to county personnel about it. I received instructions directly from Urosevich."
Hood claims Diebold covertly altered software in some 5,000 Diebold "AccuVote" TS touch-screens in two heavily Democratic counties. Diebold employees, who had a "universal key" to all of the machines, evaded detection by performing the task early in the morning.
As reported by Atlanta Progressive News at the time, Hood's account provided independent confirmation of allegations made by another former Diebold employee, Ron Behler, who informed election watchdog organization Black Box Voting that "there were several patches illegally applied on Georgia voting machines in the lead-up to the 2002 elections and that efforts were made to prevent the State from learning about them."
While RFK Jr. acknowledged that it is "impossible to know" whether the ensuing GA election was stolen, the November 2002 election produced another of those statistical anomalies that have become so common place in modern American elections, particularly where 100% unverifiable e-voting systems are involved. "Six days before the vote, polls showed Sen. Max Cleland, a decorated war veteran and Democratic incumbent, leading his Republican opponent Saxby Chambliss…by five percentage points." The 100% unverifiable Diebold system declared that Chambliss received 53% of the vote to Cleland's 47% --- a twelve-point turn around.
In the Governor's race, the same statewide polls showed Democrat Roy Barnes leading by a whopping 11% before the election. The Diebold Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) touch-screens declared that his Republican opponent, Sonny Perdue, had won 51% of the vote.
In August 2004 the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (U.S. CERT), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a medium security alert. They'd discovered an "undocumented backdoor" in the Diebold election system that would provide access, either remotely or locally, by which an unauthorized user could maliciously modify the vote.
According to a company whistleblower, whom Friedman dubbed "Dieb-Throat" when breaking the exclusive story in 2005, "Diebold's upper management was aware of access to the voter file defect before the 2004 election, but did nothing to correct it."
In 2006, an Ed Felton-led team of Princeton University computer scientists demonstrated --- in the very first independent tests of a Diebold DRE, provided to them by Velvet Revolution (a good government group co-founded by The BRAD BLOG) --- that one individual, with as little as one minute's access to a Diebold touch-screen machine, can use a memory card to insert a virus that would spread throughout the entire system, from machine to machine, in order to undetectably flip an election.
As Felton recently observed in an affidavit supporting the Curling II complaint, it is easy to spread the virus from machine to machine via the memory cards "even though the machines [are] never connected to any network."
Yet, in 2007 Republican Karen Handel, then serving as Georgia's Secretary of State, certified the state's 100% unverifiable Diebold system as safe and accurate --- a decision that markedly contrasts with the 2007 decision by California's Democratic Secretary of State Debra Bowen to decertify Diebold touch-screens after a "top-to-bottom review" substantiated that the system was vulnerable to wholesale, yet undetectable electoral theft as well as unintended, systemic failures.
Handel's certification and Georgia's continued use of its vulnerable and 100% unverifiable touch-screen voting system also markedly contrasts with a 2006 Maryland House vote (137 - 0) to ban the use of the Diebold touch-screens. Maryland had first adopted the same systems in 2002 along with Georgia, as the first two states in the nation to use such systems statewide.
One of the core assertions set forth the Curling II complaint is that under the Georgia constitution, electors have a right "to know that their votes will be accurately recorded and counted" and that, by statute, Georgia's Secretary of State has a duty to re-examine the voting system and "file an official report upon the request of ten or more electors...If the reexamination shows that the system 'can no longer be safely and accurately used' then the approval of the system 'shall be revoked by the Secretary of State.'" The complaint adds that, per a separate Georgia statute, "if the use of voting machines is not possible or practicable...paper ballots shall be printed."
The Curling II complaint alleges that, despite receipt of a written statutory elector demand, and multiple warnings from computer scientists about systemic vulnerabilities, Georgia's current Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp, in office since 2010, has failed and refused to re-examine the system to determine whether it should be decertified. Plaintiffs seek an order compelling the Republican Secretary of State to do just that.
"It would be best if you drop this now," Merle King, the executive director of Kennesaw State University's Center for Election Systems (CES) allegedly told Logan Lamb after the cybsersecurity expert had reported a major security breach to King. "The people downtown, the politicians...[will] crush you."
CES is the entity that, at a cost of $800,000 per year, assumed the responsibility for testing and programming the entirety of Georgia's electronic voting, voter registration and vote tabulation system for each and every election.
As revealed in June by Politico's Kim Zetter, in August of 2016, Lamb, a 29-year old former cybersecurity researcher at the U.S. Oakridge National Laboratory, logged onto the CES website. His concerns about cybersecurity in that instance had been triggered by an FBI report about Russian hacker intrusions into local election databases.
Hoping to retrieve a few documents that would facilitate an understanding of the security procedures at CES, "Lamb wrote an automated script to scrape the site" and left for lunch. "When he returned," Zetter reports, Lamb "discovered that the script had downloaded 15 gigabytes of data", a "mother lode" that included "registration records for the state's 6.7 million voters; multiple PDFs with instructions and passwords for election workers to sign in to a central server on Election Day," and access to the database of GEMS, the computer system which, among other tasks, is used to "tabulate votes and produce summaries of vote totals."
In his June 30, 2017 sworn affidavit, appended to the Curling II complaint, Lamb reveals that the ease by which he retrieved this data was due to the fact that the CES website was still using a 14-year old Microsoft Windows version of Drupal, a content management system, vulnerable to an exploit called drupageddon. "Using drupageddon, an attacker can fully compromise a vulnerable server with ease. A public advisory for drupageddon was release[d] in 2014, alerting users that attackers would be able to execute, create, modify and delete anything on the server," Lamb's affidavit explains.
The affidavit also reveals that included amongst the materials he'd downloaded from the CES website were "multiple training videos. One of these...instructed users to first download files from the [CES] website, put those files on a memory card, and insert that card into their local county voting systems."
Where the 2006 Princeton Hack established that a lone malicious actor with as little as one minute's direct access to a Diebold touch-screen machine could implant a virus via a memory card that could undetectably rig an entire Diebold touch-screen election, Lamb discovered, according to his sworn affidavit filed last week, that a malicious hacker, using the Internet, could gain "control of the [CES] server [and then] modify files that are downloaded by the end users of the website, potentially spreading malware to everyone who downloaded files from the website."
Lamb notified King, CES' executive director, via an August 28, 2016 email, the extent to which the CES system at Kennesaw had been compromised. While, according to the Curling II complaint, King warned Lamb that he'd be "crushed" by "the people downtown, the politicians" unless he dropped his investigation, there is nothing in Lamb's affidavit to suggest he was intimidated. Instead, Lamb states that he "dropped" the matter after King assured him "that the issues would be remediated."
It wasn't until late February, 2017 --- some six months after he'd warned King --- that Lamb learned from a colleague, Chris Grayson, that CES had failed to remediate these critical security issues. Lamb noted in his affidavit that he then used a "tweaked" script, which not only downloaded the information he'd previously obtained in August 2016 but also downloaded subsequent files, including password memos for the November 2016 General Election.
Thus, as observed in the Curling II complaint, "from at least August 2016 to March of 2017 --- a time period that overlapped with known attempts by Russia to hack elections in the United States --- CES left exposed for anyone on the Internet to see and potentially manipulate: voter registration records, passwords for the central server, and election related applications."
Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp, soon to be a candidate for Governor, has done much more than simply ignore the warnings of computer scientists and a formal request from the requisite number of electors to reexamine the state's vulnerable and 100% unverifiable touch-screen voting systems.
In an op-ed published by USA Today just one day before the Curling II complaint was filed, Kemp wrote that he had "worked tirelessly to ensure that [Georgia's] elections are secure, accessible and fair." The Peach state's "voting systems," he proclaimed, "are diverse, highly scrutinized and not connected to the Internet." Kemp claimed that the only real threat to election integrity in his state is "the news media's obsession with Russian meddling."
But neither Lamb nor computer scientists like DeMillo and Felton were alone in their assessments that Georgia's system --- using outdated versions of Microsoft Windows, with vulnerabilities heightened by CES' centralized functions --- had indeed been vulnerable to a malicious Internet hack.
The Curling II complaint reveals that on March 1, after notifying Lamb that CES had not remediated its Internet vulnerability, Chris Grayson notified another colleague and KSU faculty member, Andrew Green.
As revealed by an April 18 "Incident Report" (appended as Exhibit "C" to the complaint) --- a report that was issued on the same day as the GA-06 primary in April, in which Ossoff narrowly missed a majority win against 16 primary opponents --- Green reported the "breach of data" from the CES server to the Kennesaw State University Information Security Office ("ISO").
Within one hour, ISO was able to "confirm" Lamb's allegations. "One day later," the Curling II complaint observes, "the ISO seized CES's server to preserve evidence 'for later analysis and handoff to federal authorities'."
The "Incident Report" attempts to shunt aside CES's failure to immediately remediate the system's Internet vulnerabilities, after they were first reported by Lamb on August 28, 2016, to a "poor understanding of the risk." But it is clear that just as soon as anyone at KSU, outside of the CES, discovered the breach, the university fully understood the seriousness of what had occurred. So much so that, on March 30, KSU employees, who personally saw fit to meet with both the FBI and U.S. Attorney, included not only representatives from the ISO and CES but also KSU's legal counsel and then KSU president Sam Olens. Olens, a Republican, had previously served as Georgia's Attorney General.
But where the KSU ISO immediately recognized the need to preserve evidence for federal authorities, in August 2016, despite FBI concerns about possible Russian cyber intrusions into state and local election systems, Kemp "refused" to accept a Department of Homeland Security offer to assist states in securing the integrity of their respective election systems, according to the Curling II complaint. Kemp, the complaint alleges, claimed that the DHS offer amounted to an attempt to "subvert the Constitution to achieve the goal of federalizing elections under the guise of security."
UPDATE 7/19/17: On July 14 --- the same day this article was published --- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that, at a cost of $815,320 Secretary of State Brian Kemp entered a "final contract" with the Kennesaw State University Center for Election Services (CES) that will transition CES's responsibility to program and test the entirety of Georgia's unverifiable touch-screen voting system from CES to the Office of the Secretary of State, which Kemp claims is "equipped, trained and tested to handle these tasks in-house."
The article explicitly cites the "security lapses" discovered by Logan Lamb and the Curling II complaint, but adds: "There is no evidence that the state's system has been compromised".
The linked June 12 article, however, reveals that this matter-of-fact assertion that the system had not been compromised amounted to nothing more than an unsubstantiated claim made by Georgia election officials. At that time, Kemp boldly proclaimed: "There's no evidence that our system is not working correctly...They haven't been hacked, they haven't been infiltrated."
In truth, the system had, in fact, been "infiltrated" by Lamb and others. That means the system had been "compromised."
The core assertion presented in Curling II is that there is simply no way to know whether the official counts produced by the 2016 and 2017 elections were valid. What we do know is that a malicious hacker, irrespective of whether they were Russian or any other nationality, could have exploited the system's vulnerabilities to import a virus via the memory cards that could have altered the vote totals, yet remain undetectable because, as former Diebold contractor Chris Hood long ago observed, the memory card program can include a "built-in delete that erases itself after [its nefarious task] is done."
Next year, when Kemp runs as a candidate for governor, his office will have not only direct access, but the responsibility to program those memory cards once management of the system is transferred from Kennesaw's CES to the Office of the Secretary of State.
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The clip is anchored by Lou Dobbs,a big Trump supporter on Faux "Business."
Re Brian @1: At the time, 2006, Dobbs was a CNN anchor. He was one of the very few talking heads on the MSM who covered this vital issue back then.
I emailed Rachel Maddow, first sending her a link to the Curling II complaint and subsequently to this piece. Haven't heard back.
So far, this issue hasn't been covered by MSNBC. Last year, NBC's Chuck Todd dismissed concerns about e-voting insecurity as "conspiracy garbage."
The fact that Dobbs is now a Fox "News" troll in no way negates the validity of what Felton had to say when he appeared on his program.
Someone will call me a heretic, but we need separation of corporation and state. And nothing makes a stronger case than this intrusion on an inherent government function, which affects national security.
Why "heretic", Marvin? Our currency doesn't say "In Corporations We Trust".
Well, a lot of these artificial persons have unusually long lives, if not everlasting life, and their offspring think of themselves as at least angels, if not gods. So I am practicing holding my breath for the dunking to come. And do you know where I can get some asbestos long johns? I hear that is what all the best dressed warlocks are wearing for burning at the stake.
Good grief. Could the self-styled "mainstream" press please put on the experts who know--and can make clear to the public--all the vulnerabilities of the current system? This turned into the Michael Haas filibuster.
Meet the Press inadvertently makes the case for "the gold standard" of paper ballots, counted where cast, by human beings. How do we prevent future hacking? Make it so that there is NOTHING to hack.
I appreciate the link, Marvin Jones, but, unfortunately, the video which I'll embed herein typifies the #MSM minimization of the threat to the vote count.
J. Alex Halderman specifically addressed the potential for a hacker to change vote totals. This is followed by WI election official Michael Hass stressing that the only thing at risk were registration systems.
South Carolina, which deploys easily hacked and/or manipulated 100% unverifiable touch screens, experienced 150,000 attempted hacks on its registration database. But that doesn't mean its vote tabulation system was not vulnerable to hacking.
Haas was horrible. Not surprised. No wonder they chose him to lead the National Association of State Election Directors. He's the perfect choice.
Recall that during the 2002 Diebold election pre-election polls showed that Democratic Senator Max Cleland and Governor Roy Barnes held leads of 5% and 11% respectively over their Republican opponents; that the Diebold touch-screens declared their Republican opponents the winners.
Pre-Diebold, between 1955 to 2003, every Georgia Governor was a Democrat, perhaps most famously, Jimmy Carter. Prior to the 2002 election, both U.S. Senators were Democrats --- Max Cleland and Zell Miller, a conservative Democrat who chose not to run for re-election in 2004 and then crossed party lines to support George W. Bush.
No Democrat has won an election for either U.S. Senator or Governor in Georgia since all but a small number of absentee paper ballots have been cast on 100% unverifiable Diebold touch-screens.


A friend of our approached us and asked if we could assist her with a photoshoot. Her and her three best friends growing up were all about to embark on new life adventures, each going their own way. And before that all happened they wanted to capture a few last photos together. We headed with them to a park in Brownsburg and took several quick shots of the group. A quick shoot with a great result!


Yes. A stranger is coming toward the territory.
I smell the air once more before looking in the direction the scent was coming from. I trot towards it curiously.
Titan slowly entered the new territory, his massive body moving straight forward while his eyes were directed at the ground. His lips were sealed, as always, he wouldn´t even speak while being alone. ´I don´t want to hear your goddamn voice...´ he thought his ears twitching a few times before he sensed some new individuals. However, he wasn´t surprised. He knew that he was in a wolf packs territory but he didnt care. ´If you want to kill me... go ahead.´ he thought, simply colapsing onto the ground and laying there, under a tree with his eyes closed and simply seeing to be vulnerable.
I find the massive wolf and I look down at him before gently poking his shoulder.
I sot down quietly next to him signing. "Life is the entire opposite my friend"
Because we...are aliike in a sense" I shrug a bit unsure of how to explain.
Indeed. My voice comes from all around the both of you. My voice concentrates to right in front of the stranger. I materialize right in front of the stranger. Let's get the business out of the way. Who are you and what is your business here blah blah blah. But a better question, what has you so downtrotten?
I look at ghost at sigh "hello ghost"
I nod at fire. Has he said anything?
I do a -kind of- sort of look.
Ok. If you don't want to speak, you can just think the words. I can read your thoughts if you like.
Hearing his words that he could read my thoughts, I at fist turn my head away, he couldnt hear my voice but in fact he could hear my sayings. But he needed at least my name... ´Titan.´ he thought shortly, nothing else.
I stand up being a bit shorter than the wolf and I smile. "Progress... Very good very good" I let out a slight chuckle the violet hues of my eyes turning a light green.
I am ghost I say in his head. Nice to meet you Titan.
I awkwardly blink at ghost before trotting away.
Titan only nodded at the answer of the male, his pale irises fell upon the female as he noticed her chuckle and trotting away. However, what really caught his interest was that her eye color did change´What are you...´ he thought, unable for anyone to hear. He shook the thought away and glanced back at Ghost, just standing there.
Would you like to stay with us, at least until silver decides to let you stay. Black smoke leaks from my muzzle with each word and breath.
I sit under a tree nearby watching the two.
I turn my crimson red eyes on fire. Come on fire, don't be rude. Introduce yourself to our guest.
I turn back on the male, nodding slowly. ´What am I doing... what if... what if it happens again. Did I even deserve to stay? To live...´ I thought but tried to get rid off them.
I sigh rebliously walking back over and plopping next to the new wolf. "Hellooo" I sigh before laughing a bit "sorry to say it but this insane weirdo is Wolfire"
Much better. I smile. And what have you done to make you deserve to die Titan I ask in his mind?
I give a light smile slightly rolling my eyes.


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Zambia's scaling-up solar project is a flagship project -World Bank
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Economy Zambia's scaling-up solar project is a flagship project -World Bank
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The World Bank's International Finance Corporation says Zambia's scaling-up solar project is a flagship project and a great example of the sustainable energy development for Africa and the whole world.
The IFC also says improving operational efficiency in the energy sector in Zambia will be a key driver for the country to register substantial progress in the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals, Vision 2030, and the programmes listed in the Seventh National Development Plan.
IFC Vice President for Middle East and Africa Sergio Pimenta said this in Bali, Indonesia, yesterday during a bilateral meeting with the Zambian delegation, on the sidelines of the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Mr. Pimenta said the IFC is willing to support private sector development programmes such as Zambia's recently launched Private Sector Credit Guarantee Scheme; green production and storage initiatives; and, housing development.
He also expressed the IFC's willingness to support Zambia with technical assistance in capital market management and transactions.
And speaking on behalf of the Zambian delegation, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet in charge of Finance and Economic Development Christopher Mvunga said the government's economic stabilisation and growth reforms will bring lasting stability to the country's economy as it is a priority initiative for President Edgar Lungu who on a frequent basis, keeps a watchful eye on progress in provinces and districts.
During the meeting, held at the Bali International Conference Center, Mr. Mvunga took time to highlight some macroeconomic indicators related to the real Gross Domestic Product, inflation, the fiscal deficit, the exchange rate and general public debt metrics.
"Government of Zambia is committed to the completion of a credible Cost of Service Study which will guide future tariff adjustments in the energy sector". Mr. Mvunga added in a statement by Ministry of Finance spokesperson Chileshe Kandeta.
He appealed to the IFC to extend support from phase one of the scaling-up solar project to phase two.
Earlier, Mr. Mvunga led the Zambia delegation for a meeting with the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency held at the Westin Bali International Conference Center.
Mr. Mvunga invited MIGA to venture in the agriculture value-chain and tourism investments in Zambia, saying, the two sectors have the greatest potential in contributing to Zambia's foreign exchange earnings, which, at more than 75%, are currently dominated by copper earnings.
He assured the World Bank that measures have been put in place and will be strengthened in order to minimize the disruption to the programme and restore donor confidence and support.
Among the other issues discussed at the meeting was the upcoming World Bank International Development Association [IDA] which Zambia is scheduled to host in Livingstone next month, economic governance, and performance management of ongoing programmes.
Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe is scheduled to arrive in Bali, this evening. Mrs. Mwanakatwe is Zambia's Governor to both the World Bank and the IMF.
Minister of National Development Planning Alexander Chiteme is Zambia's Alternate Governor for the World Bank while Bank of Zambia Governor Dr. Denny Kalyalya is Zambia's Alternate Governor for the IMF.
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Hang on a minute , were we not told lungus travels keep paying dividends as his tripe to Saudi Arabia resulted in funding for the largest solar farm and dams and oil among other things, that would result in fuel costing Kw5 per litre and cheap sustainable electricity ??
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When news emerged last week of a neo-Nazi rally planned for Golders Green on 4 July, protests took the form of a petition to the Home Office, which yesterday gained its 10,000th signature.
Police are powerless to act against this static demonstration. So, given the facts on the ground, it seems increasingly likely that it will go ahead. The community needs to deal with this. But how?
Sending an angry petition to the Home Office to ban the demonstration is a perfectly fair way to mobilise the community.
But, given the fact that this vile event is going to be difficult to stop, as a community  both a Jewish community and the wider north London community  we need to consider how we handle this sinister threat on our doorstep.
I've encountered a lack of will among many to attend any kind of counter protest on the day  for a number of reasons.
Significantly, many feel any potential protest against the rally would require standing shoulder to shoulder with organisations they fundamentally disagree with.
A number of individuals have expressed opposition to Unite Against Fascism, who some consider to be anti-Israel. Another outlined they would be uncomfortable joining a counter-demonstration associated with Jewdas, the left-wing alternative Jewish movement.
Ultimately, there is a broad consensus that any counter demonstration against neo-Nazis would involve aligning with anti-Fascist movements. These groups can take a tough line on Israel, thus members of the community are deterred from getting involved.
It is also the case that this demonstration has been planned for Shabbat, on July 4, so anyone traditional or religious wouldn't attend anyway.
This demonstration looks like it will go ahead. But it also looks like the Jewish community is only willing to confront it with words not deeds.
It is all very well getting 10,000 people to sign a petition, but how many of these individuals would be willing to stand on the street and declare: 'You shall not pass'?


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by Eddie Rayner January 6, 2022
ROSHN has announced the signing of a partnership with Retal Urban Development for a new residential neighborhood consisting of 103 villas and townhouses within the first phase of SEDRA, the company's first living community project in Riyadh.
Retal was chosen for the project for its track record of creating fantastic homes, as well as for technical and commercial reasons. The company is dedicated to developing cutting-edge housing options for modern, upmarket urban neighbourhoods. The Best Real Estate Developer Award in Saudi Arabia 2019 and 2020 was given to Retal in appreciation of their accomplishments.
ROSHN and Retal share a vision of housing that is both environmentally friendly and technologically advanced
ROSHN and Retal share a vision of housing that is both environmentally friendly and technologically advanced, which is key to creating a contemporary lifestyle and community culture in SEDRA.
Abdullah Al-Braikan, CEO of Retal, explained: "This partnership presents a very positive step for Retal. We are now working with a national real-estate development company towards a common goal: Building real estate projects that adhere to the highest technical standards and quality of life requirements, in accordance with Vision 2030. This partnership marks another achievement in our endeavor to raise standards in every Retal project."
Commenting on the partnership, ROSHN Group CEO David Grover said: "At ROSHN we have a firm commitment to work closely with private sector developers, and I am very happy to see Retal joining us as our first such partner. I look forward to working closely Retal and all our future partners in our journey of delivering great communities across Saudi Arabia."


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Whitney may not be the most necessary film but it's certainly an entertaining one. This documentary comes hot on the heels of Whitney: Can I Be Me, but where this latest offering differs is in its unprecedented access to Whitney Houston's family and friends. The result is an intimate and bittersweet portrait of her meteoric success and her equally tragic downfall.
This film is directed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker, Kevin Macdonald who also made Marley about the late reggae artist, Bob. Whitney is a film that counts Patricia Houston among its executive producers. In some hands this would mean that the film is little more than a hagiography. Thankfully, Macdonald avoids this by asking and including some tough questions, even when he doesn't always get the right answers. Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown for instance, refuses point blank to discuss Whitney's drug addiction.
Macdonald does an excellent job of providing context alongside the arc of the story. It makes the talking head interviews, archive footage and performance clips all the richer for it. Houston's fans will probably be familiar with a lot of it but they should still find it enjoyable. They will know that Whitney was the daughter of Cissy Houston, a singer who had toured with Aretha Franklin, among others. Whitney grew up in New Jersey and it was Cissy who taught her how to sing gospel from both her gut and heart. Whitney certainly cuts a very innocent and naïve young figure during her first television performance, which is shown here. It's quite a marked difference to the artist she becomes.
Whitney – who is nicknamed Nippy – had an amazing talent and a voice that was out-of-this-world. This film celebrates all of this with clips from some of her singles as well as her amazing Super bowl appearance. It was arguably this and the success of the film, The Bodyguard which catapulted her into the fame stratosphere. It's exciting stuff but there were also some dark moments. It is incredibly sad to see that Whitney was booed at the Soul Train awards because some of her peers felt she was being "too white" by turning to pop music and leaving Gospel behind. Whitney was also financially exploited by some of her family members.
This film includes allegations that Whitney and her brother were abused by their cousin, Dee Dee Warwick (the sister of Dionne Warwick). Whitney's drug-taking and drinking are also covered. A clip is shown from a comeback tour where she sounds terrible and there are other snippets where it is obvious that she is losing the battle with her demons and addictions. It is tragic because this would culminate in her premature death at the Beverly Hilton at the age of 48. And if that wasn't sad enough in and of itself, Houston and Brown's daughter, Bobbi Kristina would die in similar circumstances several years later.
This film packs a lot into its two-hour runtime. That said, there are still some things that are unknowable because some important people in Houston's life have passed. Another big omission is Whitney's long-time friend and alleged lover, Robyn Crawford because she declined to be interviewed. Macdonald certainly does the best with what he managed to compile but you get the sense that some of Houston's life will remain a mystery.
Whitney is a great primer to the talented artist whose flame burned bright but one who also was gone too soon. It's a documentary film that can be enjoyed by fans and non-fans, including those acquainted with her story. Whitney strips back the veil of fame and offers an intimate portrait of the genius lady with the soulful voice and is both a love letter celebrating her immense talents while also bemoaning her premature demise. Extraordinary.


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Chechnya: Separatist Fighters Seize Government Buildings in Grozny
Grozny, August 7 (RFE/RL) -- Chechen separatist fighters have seized the city's main telephone exchange in the second day of a battle for pro-Moscow government buildings in the center of the breakaway republic's capital, an Interfax correspondent in Grozny reports.
Fierce fighting persists around the government buildings and the Russian command is taking what it calls "all possible steps" to take back the city center and evacuate civilians and journalists stranded in the central pro-Moscow government complex, according to Russian news agencies.
A Russian RIA news agency correspondent in the complex told Interfax that Chechen spokesman Movladi Udugov has offered to open a corridor to let them out.
"The situation is critical," Akhmal Saidov, deputy head of the Russian administration in Grozny, told Itar-Tass. He indicated the situation was much more serious than during the last major separatist assault on Grozny in March.
Some 2,000 Chechen fighters are in Grozny, said Ruslan Tsakayev, secretary of pro-Moscow Chechnya's security council. Chechen spokesman Udugov said that some 3,000 fighters penetrated the town at dawn yesterday.
Several buildings, including the regional interior ministry, are reported to be on fire and columns of black smoke hang over Grozny. Earlier, Russian helicopters, gun ships and jets fired rockets at separatists positions in central Grozny, and Russian artillery shelled the city outskirts, said RFE/RL's correspondent.
The pro-Moscow government has moved to the Russian base of Khankala outside Grozny. Russian Defense units, deployed in the region, are preparing to launch a counter-offensive with Interior Ministry forces. Russian armored carriers heading from Khankala towards the capital had to stop outside the city because the road had been mined.
At least 40 people were hospitalized in Grozny this morning, and 10 of them died, said RFE/RL's correspondent. Russian officials say some 20 Russian servicemen died and at least 200 were injured in the last 24 hours. They claimed heavy losses among separatists, but gave no figures.
Two Russian helicopters today attacked buses and cars trying to flee Grozny, killing at least 22 people, including six children and wounding 30 others, Udugov told RFE/RL. The report could not be independently confirmed. Udugov also said separatists have shot down six Russian helicopters and destroyed 26 armored vehicles in their offensive on Grozny.
Meanwhile in Moscow, the secretary of the security council, Aleksander Lebed, said "the Russian army will take adequate measures" if Chechen fighters do not immediately cease fire and retreat from Grozny.
But Lebed also said Moscow is determined to resolve the Chechen conflict by peaceful means despite the latest flareup in fighting.
Akhyat Idigov, chairman of the pro-Moscow Chechen parliament, today told RFE/RL that he has called on Russian President Boris Yeltsin to put an end on fighting in Chechnya.
And human rights activist Yelena Bonner, hospitalized since last week in a Moscow clinic, told RFE/RL that she has also called on Yeltsin to use his powers as chief commander of Russia's armed forces to order a complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the breakaway republic.
Bonner also called on Yeltsin to form a new commission on the settlement of the Chechen conflict, a commission of Russian representatives "seriously aiming at putting an end to fighting in Chechnya."
Bonner urged Yeltsin to take these and other steps to end the renewed fighting in Chechnya before his inauguration on Friday.


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One of the most anticipated Chinese anime of 2021 from bilibili is Shiguang Dai Li Ren or previously known as Time Agent, now it is titled CLICK. Action and drama-filled anime where we get to join the characters in their journey as they tried to change destiny and help their clients deal with something from their past such as regrets, longing, etc, through entering a photo. Now, that plots quite bizarre but it sure is interesting and there's a lot of things from this series that will catch our attention.
In the Weibo account of the series, countdown posters, as well as character introduction videos, had been unveiled. We get a glimpse at 3 main characters that we will follow from the anime, their personality, and their role in the story.
Shiguang Dai Li Ren Anime Character's Introduction
The main character of the anime, and the time agent himself. Cheng Xiao, is the owner of Time Photo Studio. As the titular Time Agent, Cheng Xiao could enter the world inside the photo, possessed the body of the person in there, and control what they can do. This means, that his actions there could influence the real world, and the people in that photo, thus, he can alter fate itself.
The second of the duo, Lu Guang is the partner of Cheng Xiao and also his observer. Their ability includes going back 12 hours in time inside the photo world, he can serve as the controller of the operation, the one who connects Cheng Xiao's consciousness to the photo world.
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And we've got a lady here next in our list. Qiao Ling serves as an intermediary between Time Photo Studio and their clients. Thus, she gets a commission from the time agent duo.
Shiguang Dai Li Ren Anime Overview
CLICK / Time Agent is one of bilibili's 13 original Chinese anime for 2021. It was animated by Studi LAN in collaboration with Haoliners Animation League. The same team that gave us The Daily Life of the Immortal King which had been one of bilibili's biggest anime last 2020.
It will be directed by Haoliners Animation League founder Li Haoling with Tanji Takumi as its art director, and INPLICK credited for original character designs.
At a corner of a modern metropolis, a small shop called "Time Photo Studio" is open as usual. Although the entrance looks abandoned, it's actually run by two men with special abilities: Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang. In order to fulfil customers' requests, Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi work together and use their special abilities to enter photos. However, things don't go as planned… (Source: bilibili, translated)
CLICK release date is slated on April 30, 2021, and it will be stream on bilibili as well as on its official YouTube channel: Anime Made by Bilibili.
The anime also released countdown posters on their Weibo page to further excite the fans that feature its 3 main characters.
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Here Are Three Horror Movies From A24 That Fans Of 'Hereditary' Can Check Out Right Now [Opinion]
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The following article is entirely the opinion of Josh Lami and does not reflect the views of the Inquisitr.
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Hereditary was released in 2018 and is credited with bringing seriously disturbing horror to multiplexes across the United States. Audiences were shaken to their cores by the disturbing imagery depicted throughout the film, yet captivated by the unique imagery of the film, and blown away by the amazing performance of actress Toni Collette, which has been generating Oscar buzz.
It was also huge hit at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018, according to USA Today
Hereditary was distributed by A24 Films. A24 is an entertainment company independently started by founders Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges. It initially began small, but in rapid fashion has risen to prominence, with a number of its films breaking box office records and being nominated for Academy Awards.
In 2017, A24's Moonlight won the Oscar for Best Picture of the year, and in 2018, the A24 movie Lady Bird was nominated for the same category.
Recently, as reported here at the Inquisitr, Hereditary has broken box office records to become the single highest grossing A24 movie at the worldwide box office, surpassing Lady Bird. Horror fans have been itching to see something on par with Hereditary since its release, and while that film is unique, there are a number of A24 movies which may be of significant interest to fans of Hereditary. This list represents three of those.
It Comes At Night
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 05: (L-R) Actors Christopher Abbot, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Carmen Ejogo, Joel Edgerton and Riley Keough attend the "It Comes At Night" New York premiere at The Metrograph on June 5, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Featured image credit: Michael LoccisanoGetty Images
Go ahead and count It Comes At Night among yet another horror movie being released that critics loved and audiences were extremely split on. Like Hereditary, It Comes At Night makes usage of psychological terror, rather than jump scares. Suggestion is often times a more effective method of scaring (or scarring) audiences than jolts, in terms of lasting fear. It Comes At Night left viewers feeling alienated, and while some reacted harshly, they didn't forget it.
Green Room is a brutal and grisly horror film about a punk band trying to make it from one venue to the next while on tour. In a knee-jerk bad decision the band accepts a solid cash offer to play a set at a club they're unfamiliar with, which turns out to be the hangout of a local Neo-Nazis. What follows is a riveting and suspenseful story so brutal many audiences had to turn away. Patrick Stewart stars in this film as a Neo-Nazi leader and gives a terrific performance.
With Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell in the lead roles, it's strange that this movie didn't get more attention that it did. Alas, it remains relatively unknown. This is an extremely original premise with teeters the line of horror, drama, and the darkest comedy can possibly get. To explain the plot would be to spoil the fun of the movie, but Hereditary fans take note, this one is not for the faint of heart.