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A knocked-out German Panther tank and a dead infantryman in the Falaise pocket, 25 August 1944.
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THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-1945
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THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944
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When Italy declared war on 10 June 1940, the Italian Army in Libya threatened the vital Suez Canal in British-occupied Egypt. Italian forces attacked Egypt on 13 September. General O'Connor's Western Desert Force was outnumbered, but his commander-in-chief, General Wavell, ordered a surprise attack at Sidi Barrani three days later.
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Packers-Ravens Week 15 game flexed from noon CT to 3:25 PM kickoff
The Packers' game in two weeks against the Bears will remain on Sunday Night Football, however.
By Evan "Tex" Western@TexWestern Nov 30, 2021, 10:45am CST
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For the first time in the 2021 season, a game involving the Green Bay Packers has seen its kickoff time moved due to the NFL's flexible scheduling policy.
In week 15, the Packers will travel to play the Baltimore Ravens. That game was originally scheduled to kick off at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (12 noon Central), but the league has elected to move the intriguing matchup into the late afternoon time slot. As a result, the game will now kick off at 4:25 PM ET/3:25 PM CT instead.
The game will be televised on FOX, which has the national doubleheader for Week 15. However, they previously had just one game scheduled for the late afternoon time slot, a contest between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams. The Seahawks are struggling mightily and sitting at just 3-8 on the season, however, making the Packers-Ravens matchup a much more desirable one from a TV perspective, since both teams are among the best in their respective conferences.
No other games will change in week 15 as a result of this move, since the other three games in the late time slots are taking place at stadiums in the Mountain or Pacific time zones. Sunday Night Football that week will also remain as-is, with the New Orleans Saints visiting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Packers also will keep their game after the bye week in prime time as scheduled. Following their coming bye, Green Bay will host the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. Although the NFL did flex a pair of games in week 14, they did not change Packers-Bears, which will still kick off at 7:20 PM Central. Instead, the Saints-Jets game moves from the late afternoon to the early time slot, while the 49ers-Bengals contest flips in reverse, from a 12 noon CT kickoff to a 3:25 start.
Green Bay's week 16 game against the Cleveland Browns, meanwhile, is scheduled for Christmas Day and will not be subject to flex scheduling. The team will finish the season with games against the Minnesota Vikings (set for Sunday night in week 17) and the Detroit Lions (an early kickoff in week 18), both of which are eligible to be flexed.

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It is officially wedding season and those who have or are attending a wedding this summer will relate when I say it is a nightmare finding the 'right' outfit. I can vouch that be it a friend, a family member or a friend of a friend it makes no difference who's nuptials you're attending you'll have the same predicament. So to make life a little easier I have created my favourite 'wedding guest outfits' in a lookbook. It's safe to say all white is a no no, but I think white with a floral print is just gorgeous so don't completely dismiss the dreaded colour. I am a sucker for pastel colours and they work particularly well for wedding season, so my lookbook is a homage to this and all items are shoppable!


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Update on Ally's 3 month follow-up from spinal surgery appointment in Cincinnati — ALL WENT WELL and we got home early this evening. Ally did a sitting up X-ray (which is a bit tricky since she has no muscle tone or head control but I wanted to be sure everything looked good in a sitting position). Dr. Sturm said everything looked really GREAT!! Her sitting X-ray went from an "S" curve in the 90s before surgery to 50s. Laying down estimate was while in hospital was from 70/80s to 40s (laying). He said the curve should be about the same laying or sitting up with rods, so I will see what the next one is laying. No matter what, the surgery was a HUGE SUCESS!!! He said she can be experiencing a little pain when sitting for long periods since she is only 3 months out but things are looking great and he saw no specific cause of pain, so some whining can be attitude too. He was also hopeful that the ability to urinate on her own will return with more time since it is starting and she has no trouble with her bowels. Ally is his first SMA child with long term urination complications, but he has had other patients experience this. It was neat that a surgeon from Israel was there shadowing Dr. Sturm. I wish the docs from Chicago would expand their minds on doing surgeries for type 1 SMA kids.
We also saw Dr. Stenger in endocrinology to check on Ally's bone health. She has gotten pamidronate infusions in the past after having 3 fractures around the age of 5. Her DEXA scan scores were actually pretty good for an SMA child who does not bear weight (-2s) so we will repeat the Dexa in March and just keep a good eye on her bone health. If we do infusions in the future, it will be Zometa.
I cannot give enough praise to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati. We were soooo lucky to stay there two nights (across the street from the hospital). We had three donated meals and snacks there, comfy beds, a place to rest between appointments, balloon art, a walk in their outside area to calm Ally last night, networking with other families….. We made a small donation for our stay and I hope to do another Thirty-One fundraiser soon to pay it forward again.
Our next trip to Cinci will be in 3 months September 26-28th, then six months later in March and then annually.
I'm going to post all our pictures from this trip and xrays in case anyone missed the few I did. Hope this helps other SMA families and also our friends and family understand more about Ally's trials and successes!! Thank you for everyone's support!!!


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Hi, I'm J, and I taught my camera everything it knows.
Forget what you think you know about lighting tricks and Photoshop. I'm not that kind of photographer. My portraits are about you – your authentic self and story. Not comfortable in front of a camera? Don't worry, no one really is. Let's share some laughs and capture some genuine moments.
Your love + my lens = memories that will last a lifetime. Your love story is one-of-a-kind. I'd be honored if you'd let me help you tell it. Maybe you're worried that your family won't be able to get it together on your wedding day. Don't stress it, we'll find your evasive uncle and get the perfect family shot.
When we combine images with sound in an effort to openly share our stories, we have the unique opportunity to leave an impression that won't soon be forgotten.
Hey, I'm J, and I taught my camera everything it knows.
Genuine people and their stories are my inspiration. With an open mind and lens, I believe that we get truly exceptional photography as you embrace and celebrate your personal story.
If you feel awkward having your photo taken, my friend, I get that. I got into photography possibly because it's one of the only careers where I can hide behind an object for a majority of my day. But if you'll trust me, I'll make you laugh, and we'll create something truly astounding together.
When I'm not photographing humans, you can often find me taking photos in nature, exploring the Rockies, riding my road bike, shooting hoops, playing guitar, at a CrossFit gym, or frequenting any number of coffee shops.
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We made a number of significant changes in React Native Starter. In fact, we made a completely new React Native Starter from scratch. It is possible that a few years from now we will look at our work and develop new ideas and make core changes in our product. We believe this is the only way to follow best practices and changes in React Native itself. Revisions of architecture and functionality helped us drastically cut development time of future mobile apps. We believe that speed is the most important criteria in this case. Almost every change that we made was either making the process of customization faster or reducing the number of bugs in your future mobile apps.
In this article, we want to share some thoughts about the decisions we made creating the second version of React Native Starter. And of course, we appreciate your comments, emails and commits on GitHub. We want to thank all of you who sent any kind of feedback on the first version of React Native Starter. It was very meaningful and informative, and what is more important thought-provoking.
This decision was made because of lots of restrictions that expo adds to your projects. One of our primary goals with RNS is to provide as much scalable solution as possible. The previous version of our starter kit has been built using Expo framework and it was creating some restrictions for our users. Just a few examples: application builds were large (25+ MB with a plain project), lack of native modules, poor support of offline-features and much more. Also, we believe that our starter kit can be used in a complex application where you might need to adjust the native code (Objective-C or Java) and you wouldn't be able to do it using Expo. We received a lot of feedback from you, our users, and decided to get rid of Expo in the new release. And because of this change, 2.0 version doesn't have the backward capability with the first one.
Another important goal for us is to speed up the development process as much as possible without affecting quality. And Plop is one of our main improvements in this area. First of all, you probably already know that our starter kit has a modular architecture (if you don't, please read more in our documentation). And after you downloaded our kit, you want to add your custom modules and components. With our Plop config, you're able to generate all the required files and imports simply by running a single command. Just type plop in your command line, answer a few questions and you'll have a new module or component ready to go! Magic, huh?
Everybody loves tests! Well, you should 🙂 With our starter kit, we want to help you to deliver as stable code as possible. We've added 2 options to write tests: unit testing with Jest/Enzyme toolbox and e2e tests with detox. Let's talks a little bit about the first one. Jest and Enzyme are the libraries that can make unit testing of a mobile app possible. These libraries can help you test your components and functions by writing simple and elegant unit tests. Enzyme adds support for snapshot testing (read more here).
Verify that the main screen is visible.
You write these tests using detox jest-wrapper, your app is opened in any simulator and tested against all your stories. It helps to catch a lot of user-interface issues during development!
The Starter Kit architecture is designed to support scalable, modular applications. Built around Redux, it makes it simple to reason about your application's state, and as a result to write maintainable error-free programs.
Please, check our docs for more insights on our documentation.
So what is next? First of all, we will study the feedback of the community on the matter. We understand that there is going to be more changes in the future and we want to make up our mind and process all data. Second, we want to collect some examples of mobile apps that were made on top of our product. We really interested, what mobile applications you managed to create with our React Native Starter v.2. So keep up with our news, because there is going to be several compelling case studies. We believe that this case studies can be truly instructive in several respects.


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A Johnson Visit
Visiting campus on September 28, 1964, during Brown's bicentennial celebration, President Lyndon Johnson made news by announcing his support for establishing the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which turned 50 this year. The NEH was proposed by a national commission, chaired by President Barnaby Keeney, to help balance the upswell of national support for science. Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell introduced the bill establishing the NEH, and Keeney became its first director.
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Inner City Press: On Darfur, President Omar Al-Bashir has been quoted regarding election observers as saying, if they interfere in our affairs, "we will cut their fingers off, put them under our shoes, and throw them out", Bashir said. So, I understand there was a background briefing in which senior UN officials said that they're monitoring things and as things come up, they are raised to the Government. I want to know what is the UN's response, given both its role in the elections and with two major peacekeeping forces there, to a President saying he'll cut the fingers off election observers.
Spokesperson: The point here is that the elections are a Sudanese process and the UN is providing technical support under a Security Council mandate. And the preparations for the election are well under way, as you know, and we do have concerns in three areas. One is that the technical challenges of preparing for an election in a country of that size with the infrastructure that is in place there, or not in place. We are also concerned about reports of harassment of opposition party members and intimidation, arbitrary arrest and detention. And we are also concerned about the low registration of internally displaced people in Darfur. So we have been encouraging the Government of Sudan to address those particular concerns so that the elections, and this is really the key point, will reflect the will of the Sudanese people.
Question: I am just wondering: This seems to be a particular sort of harassment of election observers, saying that you would cut their fingers off. It is hard to imagine this not having some effect on the objectivity of the observation. So it was these senior UN officials, unnamed, said that these are the type of things that Mr. [Haile] Menkerios raises to the Government.
Spokesperson: Said where? Said where, Matthew?
Inner City Press: No, no. There was, maybe while you were traveling, but they announced here, so it was a known fact that there was a background briefing about the Sudanese elections. But they said the type of things, seemingly lesser than this, are the type of things Mr. Menkerios -- maybe he has not raised it yet, but I am wondering if and when Mr. Menkerios actually does raise this to the Government, about the open statement of cutting off fingers of election observers; is it possible to know that the UN did react in some way?
Spokesperson: Look, I have seen the same reports that you have about what President Bashir is supposed to have said. I do not know at this point whether Mr. Menkerios has raised it or not and I will find out.


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13th African Nations Cup CAN 2014
The Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) had organized in conjunction with the « Fédération Congolaise de Tennis (FST) in Brazzaville from 10 to 14 November 2014 the 13th edition of the African Nations' Cup of Tennis that had registered the participation of 8 African countries: Burkina Faso – Cameroon - Congo Brazzaville – Democratic Congo – Côte d'Ivoire – Gabon – Mali – Togo. The competition had taken place on the Clay courts of the FCT build in the magnificent frame of the "Patte d'Oie" forest, and those of the Tennis Club of Brazzaville.
The CAN 2014 opening ceremony of tennis had been marked by the presences of Messrs: Leon Alfred Opimbat, Minister of sports and physical education of the Republic of Congo, Hugues Ngouélondélé, Deputy-Mayor of Brazzaville city, Germain Ickonga Akindou, President of " Fédération Congolaise de Tennis", Hichem Riani, General Manager of the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) as well as heads of delegations of participating countries and many Congolese sports personalities.
In the competitions of Men's singles, the victory went to Denis Ilongembe Idondo (RDC), seeded number 1 winner in finals agaist Burkinabe Joel Meda but the 3rd place went to the Ivorian Abdul Karim Ouattara who defeated in the playoff match Gabonese Darbel Lossangoye Mibanga.
In the ladies, Cameroonian Kamdem Gamo won the title after defeating in the finals her compatriot Ikama Goma, but the 3rd place went to Congolese Grace Denga.
In Men's Doubles, the Democratic Congo pair composed of Idondo and Toubi prevailed in the final on the Cameroonian pair composed of Ntoubah and Teboh to be awarded the title, but in the Ladies, it was a Cameroonian story where the pair Gamo & Guy were able to win the trophy after its victory over the pair composed of Mago & Mamo (CMR).
In the Men's team competition, the Congolese carried out by the Democratic Congoleans Denis Idondo, Bessombi Toubi and Arnold Ikondo who won the trophy after their victory in the final against the Ivorian team composed of Ouattara and Koffi by 2 to 0. The 3rd place went to the Burkinabe team composed of Joel Meda, Namalyir Dabira and Jonas Kanguembega.
It is finally important to mention that CAN 2014 closing ceremony had been honored by the presence of Mr. Tarak Chérif, Président of the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT), of five CAT Vice-Presidents , of Mr. Germain Ickonga Akindou, President of « Fédération Congolaise de Tennis », of Cabinet Director of the Congolese Ministry of Sports and physical educatione, of Vice President of the Congolese Olympic Committee, of Mr Roger obbesse, 1st Vice President of the FCT as well as many other African and Congolese personalities.
By Hichem RIANI


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Albert Wharton passed away April 1 in Riberas del Pilar.
Born August 6, 1935 in Laredo, Texas, Wharton joined the U.S. Army and served with the 32nd Infantry from 1956 to 1962. He was a welder and, before retiring in 2003, helped build a submarine using metal salvaged from the 9/11/2001 attacks in New York.
Wharton married his wife Nancy on March 23, 1993.
Wharton had always wanted to live in Mexico, so after retirement he loaded up his wife and three dogs, and drove to Chapala. His spouse says the following years were happy ones at Lakeside.
Wharton will be greatly missed by his wife, pets, family and friends.


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Regulatory Focus™ > News Articles > 10 Years in, EU Pediatric-Use Marketing Authorization Called a 'Disappointment'
10 Years in, EU Pediatric-Use Marketing Authorization Called a 'Disappointment'
Posted 06 July 2017 | By Zachary Brennan
Biopharmaceutical companies and regulators across Europe have said that in the 10 years since the Pediatric Regulation took effect, some pediatric therapeutic areas have seen progress, though the pediatric-use marketing authorization (PUMA) has not lived up to expectations.
Overall, according to a summary of the comments received from 75 stakeholders on the consultation from last November, the European Commission noted that the reward system built into the regulation from 2007 "functions well, but some pointed to inefficiencies or questioned whether it is sufficient across all therapeutic areas, including for products that are developed exclusively for a pediatric disease and not as an add-on to an adult development."
PUMA Background
According to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the PUMA is a dedicated marketing authorization covering the indication(s) and appropriate formulation(s) for medicines that have already been authorized, are no longer covered by patents and are developed exclusively for use in pediatric populations.
One of the main goals of the PUMA is to stimulate research into existing products and to help transform known off-label use into authorized use that is safer and better circumscribed. Incentives to encourage applying for a PUMA were also established, including additional data and marketing protection and partial fee exemptions.
In 2014, the Commission and EMA clarified that a pediatric investigation plan for a PUMA "does not have to necessarily address all age groups," though the measure does not seem to have stimulated further industry interest.
To date, only three PUMAs have been authorized.
'Disappointment'
Many respondents agreed that the PUMA "is a disappointment," according to the Commission summary.
German regulator BfArM said it "certainly did not meet the expectations," while the Dutch government said, "the effect of the PUMA-concept is rather falling short" and the UK government described the PUMA concept as "a failure."
One of the main reasons for this conclusion, the Commission said, is "the lack of sufficient incentives to promote the research in off patent pediatric indications, especially pricing pressure for established compounds."
Or, as Novartis explained: "The fundamental issue with the PUMA concept is that even after a PUMA is granted, off-label use continues as medicinal products with the same active ingredient are available at a cheaper price and used off label in children. Critical to this issue is that there has been no effort at national level in term of pricing/reimbursement for on-label pediatric medicinal products."
Keep the PUMA?
On whether the PUMA concept should be maintained or abolished, the Commission noted that respondents did not come to an agreement.
"Some argued that despite the small number of authorized products, it may still prove beneficial to have such a specific marketing authorization. Others took the view that the concept could be shelved, especially in case alternative methods would be developed to financially support pediatric research into off-patent medicines," the summary said.
Industry group EFPIA, for instance, argued on behalf of keeping the PUMA, noting that it "would not advocate abolishing it, because if the PUMA encourages even a few new pediatric developments, it is worthwhile having it."
And Novartis explained further: "No reward will be of any value if the product is not prescribed and used. Therefore, future activities should explore other avenues that could not only add efficiency by enhancing the access of new therapies to pediatric patients, but also could be attractive for industry, such as guaranteed access to the market (e.g. new therapeutic uses in children being granted automatic inclusion in pediatric formularies, automatic guarantee of reimbursement)."
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A study was conducted on teen's breakfast health habits. It found that those who skipped breakfast were likely to be five pounds heavier than a teen that ate breakfast. That study also concluded that those who skipped breakfast, also made poor food choices throughout the day and experienced a reduced exercise routine. These results may shed light on why the obesity rate for adolescents and teens has nearly tripled over the last two decades. Studies have shown on numerous occasions that consuming breakfast can have a beneficial effect on appetite (what we crave throughout the day), insulin resistance and overall energy metabolism.


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Q: Libreoffice Calc is slowing down when working with big cells I'm experiencing Libreoffice Calc slowing down when working with large cells.
My file in libreoffice calc is a little bit worked out, with more than 10 spreadsheets, with formulas and automatic formatting. Not too complex, but with some details.
In one of the spreadsheets, I have large cells, almost 20, with more than 10 lines in each cell.
In this spreadsheet, libreoffice calc becomes too lazy. When I click one of this big cells, it takes almost 10 seconds to select it.
When I close and reopen it, it becomes fast again, but just for some time. After some use, it's slows down again.
I have the costume to suspend my computer with my spreadsheet opened. The problem can be related to suspend/awake process, but I don't have any evidence in this sense.
I have tried some solutions:

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*Reinstalled libreoffice from Ubuntu Repository

*Checked my video card instalation (somebody said that could be lack of OpenGL support)

*Installed last version from ppa:libreoffice/ppa

None of those solved it.
My system details are:

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*Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

*Libreoffice Version: 5.1.6.2

Along with that, Libreoffice is crashing without giving any evidence of what cause it and without reporting the error.

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Education is the catalyst of change, which is the basis of sustainable development. AGFUND depends on the quality and penetration of education to qualify, train and make manpower up to modern life requirements. Therefore, AGFUND supports and finances education projects starting from early childhood, illiteracy, basic, generals and high and education.
Feeling the need of the Arab communities for expanding higher education and enhancing its quality, in view of the population increase, the insufficiency of matching higher education institutions, and of the fact that more than 3 million teachers in need of training, AGFUND proactively created a modern higher education institution called Arab Open University (AOU). It provides highly flexible education in time and place through employment of modern technology in cognitive communication, with strategic partnership of British Open University.
The Arab Open University employs the great popularity of technology to achieve democracy in education, since one of its objectivesis to provide sophisticated higher education to the largest possible number of Arab students and contribute to providing practical solutions to the issues of concern to the Arab communities. Such issues involve unemployment, increasing demand for higher education, helping the poor to get their rights andincreasing the role of Arab women in development mobility. The other perspective to the initiative of AGFUND in the establishment of the Arab open University is that such advanced type of education alleviate the high cost of education in the Arab world and thus ease the financial burden borne by Arab governments in the field of higher education.
AOU is a non-profit organization that commenced operation in 2002. It adopts the open education technique that combines traditional and distance education, by using technology means to streamline information to the student. It has its Head Office in Kuwait, and establishes branches in Arab countries. AOU follows a flexible educational system that enables those who missed higher education to realize their dreams regardless of age and high school certificate date. It provides those with special needs of its students with special care. The AOU Student Fund provides support to distinguished and needy students.
The British Open University and ministries of higher education approve AOU degrees. Graduates are employed in accordance with government regulations in each country.
AOU has branches in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Oman, and the Sudan.


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According to figures released recently by the Nemertes Research Group, an Illinois-based research advisory firm, as many as 71 per cent of U.S. companies offer full-time or part-time telecommuting to employees.
Despite the large number of employees who work out of office, another recent study from The Center for Democracy and Technology found many continue to sideline the issue of telecommuting security in favor of more urgent needs.
Whether it is employees who travel frequently for their job or staff that work out of a home office full or part-time, their mobility poses serious security risks to your organization.
CSO spoke with two security strategists about common mistakes employees often make while telecommuting, and asked for advice on how to put a damper on them.
In research released late last year, Cisco polled more than 1,000 end users in 10 countries and found 12 per cent of people who work out of the office regularly connect to a neighbor's wireless network when working at home.
"Today, this is very easy to do," said Ralph DeFrangesco, a computer science professor at Drexel University and consultant who helps companies assess and develop security programs.
Firewalls will provide some protection against some malicious wireless intruders, but risks certainly still exist, said DeFrangesco, who recommends companies tell employees to limit their time on an unsecured network and use encryption, like PGP, whenever possible.
Another thing to consider: In addition to the obvious risks this poses to an organization's sensitive data, it is also potentially illegal.
"The law is very vague here, but you could be committing fraud depending on the network," said DeFrangesco.
It is a fairly common scene: An employee brings a laptop home and later that evening, that person's son or daughter wants to use the device to surf the Web. But can you trust that what they are viewing and downloading is safe?
"I have entered environments where children's games were installed on machines, instant messaging and more," said Jason Hall, president of Stuart Hall Technologies, an Ambler, Pennsylvania-based consultancy.
Employees should be clear that the work-issued device is for their use only. And, keep in mind, computers and mobile devices aren't the only place where friends and family can cause problems. DeFrangesco shared a story of a friend with a son in middle school.
Unfortunately, the son took the wrong USB drive and lost several important documents his father needed for work.
If a company does allow employees to use USB drives, make sure the drive has security built in. If the drive does not have security, encrypt the data yourself, said DeFrangesco.
Cisco in its survey of end users also found more than half have changed the security settings on their company-issued laptop to view restricted Web sites.
Those polled said they did so because they wanted to visit it regardless of their company's policy. Another find: 35 per cent said it is none of their company's business if they have changed the security settings on their computer.
"I have to admit I have been guilty of this many times," admits DeFrangesco.
Both Hall and DeFrangesco point out that organizations can stop some of this activity by adjusting content filtering to block particular sites that allow the bypassing of a firewall or content filter. But, although IT is responsible for locking down these settings, the end-user still needs to be educated, said Hall.
"The end-user has to recognize the risk they pose on the organization and themselves," he said.
Both Hall and DeFrangesco recommend companies train users on proper computer usage and consider having them sign an acceptable use policy every year.
Several high-profile laptop theft cases have many organizations now looking at data loss prevention as a security priority. For example, in 2006, a laptop was stolen from the home of a Veterans Affairs employee.
The employee had taken it to a private residence despite agency regulations which forbid this kind of activity. The theft resulted in the possible identity theft of 2.2 million active-duty military personnel.
Last year, FEMA was in the news because of a lost laptop that contained the names, social security numbers, dates of birth, and phone numbers of flood victims that applied for federal assistance.
"I like using a laptop and I think they make sense for businesses to issue them to road warriors," said DeFrangesco.
DeFrangesco also recommends tracking devices that can recover lost laptops and issuing cable locks.
Hall believes this is an area where the end user needs to be held most accountable.


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12.07.2020 Author: Viktor Mikhin
Iran: a Historical Crime Committed by the United States
Column: Politics
In the life of any nation there are painful dates that cause the entire nation to grieve, despite the long passage of time. This kind of sorrowful, and bloody, date for the Iranian people is 3 July 1988, when the USS Vincennes guided missile cruiser from the US navy purposely launched a surface-to-air missile and shot down an Iranian Airbus A300B2-203 liner owned by the airline Iran Air, which was completing a passenger flight via the route Tehran-Bandar Abbas-Dubai. The catastrophe that befell flight IR655 was the worst aircraft disaster in Iran's entire history, when all 290 people aboard died: 274 passengers (including 65 children) and 16 crew members.
It should be particularly noted that when the missile was launched the USS Vincennes was located in Iranian waters. The Pentagon brazenly stated that the Iran Air airliner was mistakenly identified as an Iranian Air Force F-14 fighter, allegedly in the process of attacking the poor, frightened American sailors. The Iranian government, back then and now, clearly and firmly asserts that the USS Vincennes purposely attacked a defenseless civilian aircraft. Incidentally, this is attested too eloquently by the fact that the "brave" captain, William C. Rogers, was awarded the Legion of Merit award for "courage and bravery". Officials, including then-president Ronald Reagan and Admiral William Crowe, closed ranks to defend the actions taken by the US Navy. They both made demagogic proclamations that W.C. Rogers' first priority was the safety of his ship and its American crew. George Bush, Sr. who was then running his presidential campaign, a month later boldly stated: "I will never apologize for the United States. I don't care about facts." Is that not a manifestation of fascism?
Pitting the Ba'ath regime in Iraq against Iran, the result of which was unleashing of a bloody and long war between two neighbors, introducing harsh sanctions against the Iranians, overt and covert interference in the country's domestic affairs, and killing women, men, and children – all of this can be categorized as hostile action taken by the United States. And one of the bloodiest crimes by the US against the Iranian people was the missile strike on the IR655 passenger airplane, which showed the true aggressive nature and dishonesty on the part of American presidential administrations, at least in that area called human rights that Washington so zealously pushes for in other countries on the world stage.
As before, now the world has witnessed Washington's interference in the affairs of various states with claims of violations in the field of international law and human rights. Adhering to its antagonistic strategy, the United States has acutely exacerbated the situation in the region, putting troops into Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and destroying these countries' statehood.
In addition, the presence of American military bases and warships in the waters of the Persian Gulf has caused various security problems in the area. And one of the woeful results of the American military presence in the region is the lamentable incident with a Ukrainian civilian aircraft. It happened during the same time that the Iranian Air Defense Force was brought to a state of high alert after Washington's sordid assassination of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani. It was reported that the Iranian operator, in extreme conditions and directly targeted by the Americans with strong interference on the radar, took the Boeing airliner for a cruise missile. This means that the United States and its aggressive policies, which are geared toward creating real outbreaks of tension in various regions around the world, are what has caused yet another lamentable incident and human casualties.
Tariq Abud, the well-known Lebanese political scientist, believes that the "United States is one of the most aggressive countries that has fought, and continues to wage, wars against other nations in the modern era, and the American system is based on repression, domination, destruction, and controlling other people". The United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003. It also imposed the toughest sanctions against Iran – in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal they signed, which was approved by UN Security Council Resolution 2231. The current president, Donald Trump, has deepened the racial divide even in American society with his inflammatory statements and decisions. "What is happening in America is the historical accrual of discrimination against colored people, since racism has sprung deep roots in the American political system, and even in the Constitution," explains Tariq Abud.
According to the Lebanese political scientist, Washington also actively supports repressive regimes in third-world countries, including the Arab World, Latin America, and even Africa. Many countries in the Arab world have come to terms with US hegemony, and do not presume to challenge Washington. This occurs in a natural context, since many Arab regimes have accepted American hegemony and they have neither the power nor the forces to withstand the US administration. Since these Arab regimes, chiefly in the Persian Gulf region, are not democratic, they are well aware of the methods used to suppress adversaries and use force against them, and against Iran above all others.
The Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism (ADVT), writing to the former commander of the USS Vincennes warship William Rogers, urged him to admit the facts and enable the victims of the terrorist act to access the courts of justice, with a letter stating: "You launched a missile into a passenger aircraft in the azure sky above the Persian Gulf, and committed yet another crime against humanity in world history. As a result of this terrible crime, 290 innocent people were killed instantly, including 66 children and 53 women. Instead of punishing you and other guilty parties in international court, the American authorities lauded you, just like Paul Tibbets (the pilot of the Enola Gay bomber), and awarded you the Legion of Merit. Your name will go down in history together with other criminals, such as former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Hitler, Mussolini, Sharon, and Paul Tibbets".
The Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism believes that justifying the crime by granting an award is clear proof that the crime was planned.
Victor Mikhin, member-correspondent of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, specially for the online magazine "New Eastern Outlook".
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Narwhals almost freeze their heartbeat in fear when encountering humans
by A. Jama
The 'unicorns of the sea' are at risk of interacting with more humans as ice melts in the Arctic, exposing them to dangerous levels of stress (Credit: Paul Nicklen/Nat Geo)
When escaping from humans, narwhals don't just freeze or flee. They do both.
Narwhals live in relative isolation in the Arctic. But due to climate change, the ice that has given these 'unicorns of the sea' refuge from humans is now starting to melt. This has led to a surge in human exploration of the region for oil and natural gas, among other things.
But narwhals may not be able to handle such close encounters with humans. When these whales are exposed to hazards they aren't used to, their bodies react in a troubling way, biologists reported in Science today. After being freed from nets, their heart rates plummet to near-arrest while they also start swimming frantically to escape. This amount of stress can lead to their brains being deprived of oxygen, leading to all kinds of dangers.
"They're sensitive animals," says coauthor Terrie Williams, an ecophysiologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. "When it's an unanticipated threat, I think that they just pull out all the stops."
When mammals swim into cold water, their heart rate typically slows as part of a dive reflex that allow them to hold their breath for as long as possible. But in the narwhals Williams studied, this drop was severe.
"That was astounding to us because there are other marine mammals that can have heart rates that low but not typically for that long a period of time, and especially not while they're swimming as hard as they can," says Terrie Williams, a biologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. So far, this dangerous escape has been observed only after a prolonged interaction with humans.
Narwhals don't usually respond to danger in this way either. When narwhals detect killer whales on the hunt, they sink deeper below the ice sheets. "They move fairly slowly, they're not like a high-speed orca," Williams says. "But they can out-dive a killer whale because of their oxygen stores."
"When narwhals detect humans, they often dive quickly and disappear from sight," says Kristin Laidre, an ecologist at the University of Washington in Seattle who studies marine mammals in the Arctic.
A female narwhal's heart rate dropped dangerously low at times when she performed a series of dives after escaping a net (top graph). The red box shows periods of "cardiac freeze," when her heart only beat a few times per minute. Around 2 days later, the same narwhal was back to performing regular deep dives (bottom graph), in which her heart rate dropped to 10 to 20 beats per minute, an adaption that allows the sea mammals to conserve energy during stretches underwater. (T.M. Williams et al/Science 2017)
This study "provides a new physiological angle on the vulnerability of narwhals to anthropogenic disturbance, which is likely to increase in the Arctic with sea ice loss," Laidre says.
Human-influenced climate change is not just affecting us, but every biome in the world. Our ability to engineer ecosystems to this level is transforming the planet to the point that other species are forced to adapt at accelerated rates, or die.
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A friend asked me to make a pair of tiny socks in the Glasgow Rangers Football (soccer) colors. I asked very carefully just what the colors were. Black with a red turn over I was told. So I cast on for the cuff in red and this morning I considered just how a big a cuff would be needed. Google, no close up sock pictures. I proceeded to knit a cuff long enough to fold over and moved on the the leg of the sock. On nailing down my friend I was told "Ah well they just have a small strip this season" gaaaaahhhhhh Men!
The second is a St Patricks day pin for my daughter. Some old Opal. I now remember why the original socks never got finished. Every so often there were long stretches of white yarn. The pattern didn't continue. Opal can do things to me that make me want to bang my head against a wall. Sort of like a 3yr old asking "Why" over and over.


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#7779 - 01/21/10 02:56 AM No boms?
and that's after installing the recent security update.
Now I know why permission repair ran so quickly.
A search of FTM turns up a few threads, the further perusal of which leads to this succinct MM T3 post as well as this speculative ganbustein explanation of Apple's reasoning.
I see that ganbustein's speculation on Apple's reasoning is almost immediately followed by mention by both Hal and he that they'd forgotten about MMT3's post (2 months before I got around to forgetting about it).
I second Hal's explanation and apology for the lapse.
No need to apologize; I was bemused by the fact that your first response to finding no boms folder in a brand new OS installation was to create one yourself, rather than to suspect that something had changed and to search accordingly.
Since I started with a vague recollection of having read about this, it was quickly confirmed with a simple Google search.
I was drawn to look in /Library/Receipts when, while trying to blast through an installation of Snow Leopard, the 10.6.2 Combo hung at "Writing Receipt" (or some-such).
Since SL's /Library/Receipts rather deceptively includes BSD.pkg and a db folder, as does Leopard's, my rushed reaction to the hang was to overlook the lack of .pkgs other than BSD and focus on the missing boms folder, i.e. create one.
Needless to say, my next attempt to install the Combo was successful, but when the receipt wasn't where I expected it to be I realized that, duuuh, it's not just the boms folder, but everything that should be in it, that's missing, and I posted here.
No, bemused is pretty accurate. It's something that wouldn't have occurred to me: to create a directory, myself, within /Library, on the theory that its presence is vital to the correct functioning of the system.
Just for grins, I created a new folder in /Library and named it bomd (boms having already been taken).
Notice that both the owner and the group of the folder I created are different from those of the existing boms folder. I can write to the folder I created, but not to the "legitimate" folder.
Now, I don't know how "incorrect" permissions on /Library/Receipts/boms might affect anything on a system version in which it's a vital folder (and I'm not going to experiment to find out), but the point is that the "create the folder if it's not already there" solution we sometimes see offered is generally confined to locations within the user's own home directory.
Am I the only one that read the subject of this thread and immediately thought of the little borderless white window with the bomb and the (Restart) button from OS 9?
That gave me a chuckle; I'd forgotten all about it.
> No, bemused is pretty accurate.
Bemused it is, then; thanks for being less harsh on me than I was on myself.
> [...] the point is that the "create the folder if it's not already there" solution we sometimes see offered is generally confined to locations within the user's own home directory.
If nothing else, this exercise in futility has spawned a new, pertinent (to others than myself, I suspect) sig.
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Artists' Book Reviews: Oriental Silk
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Oriental Silk is a Los Angeles import and retail company, a film, and an ever-evolving installation project by self-described "visual poet and aesthetic researcher" Xiaowen Zhu. The book Oriental Silk is a bit of each of these things and more besides: a memoir, a biography, a company history, and a visual elegy.
The bilingual text of Oriental Silk begins with Zhu's account of stumbling onto the eponymous store in Beverly Hills and, after meeting owner Ken Wong, making a documentary about the store's history. The story quickly evolves, delving deep into Mr. Wong's family's past and his own psyche, while Zhu's imagery, layout, and commentary raise questions about capitalism, Orientalism, nostalgia, and the nature of art and artisanship.
Covering such a wide variety of topics and jumping between time periods and perspectives as Oriental Silk does could easily leave the book feeling scrambled and scattershot, but both the design and the careful manner in which the images and text are crafted unify these disparate threads into a coherent and affecting whole.
The book's organization is a major part of its aesthetic. Zhu separates sections of prose narrative with series of images rendered on colored paper, often in pastel tones: "bright but subtle too," as a customer describes Mr. Wong's selection of silk goods, and also reminiscent of the sort of carbonless copy paper found in business settings. Many of the images are printed in black and white, but the colored paper lends them a brighter feel and reflects the aesthetics of the hand-embroidered silk pieces mentioned throughout the text.


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Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Innovative Logistics Solutions Deliver Greater Affordability, Higher Mission Readiness for Global Customers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 2, 2013 – Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) logistics experts met at the National Press Club June 25 to discuss how mission execution, effectiveness and innovation for affordability are defining the company's performance and growth in this critical segment of the corporation's overall business.
A photo accompanying this news release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=19690 . A media kit is available at http://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/InnovativeLogisticsSolutions/Pages/default.aspx .
"Northrop Grumman's 80 years of experience in delivering logistics support to our customers globally makes us uniquely qualified to advance the next generation of logistics technologies and innovative business practices to increase mission readiness and drive affordability," said Chris Jones, corporate vice president and president, Northrop Grumman Technical Services.
Jones said Northrop Grumman's customers must sustain systems longer than planned and perform modernization to maintain operational effectiveness. As a result, the company anticipates strong, steady future business opportunities. "Our expertise in logistics is also an enabler for our three other key business arenas of unmanned systems, cyber and C4ISR," he added.
Harnessing innovation at the front end of the life cycle is critical to ensuring that a weapons system will remain relevant in the decades ahead. With that in mind, Northrop Grumman's systems and logistics experts are focused on delivering more value over the long term.
"Logistics begins with a design process that understands how the system will operate, be maintained and be modernized over its life cycle," said Tom Moore, director, systems engineering and logistics, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. "We are embracing modular open systems architectures to enable collaboration and provide for adaptable and affordable systems over their life cycle."
"Because the majority of the cost of a military system is in sustaining and modernizing that product over its entire life cycle – versus research, development and production – finding new ways to innovate to increase affordability is essential to our customers," said Jim Zortman, sector vice president, global logistics and operational support, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "We're doing that across the entire spectrum of logistics."
Beyond designing a more powerful logistics function into weapon systems to increase effectiveness and create more affordability, Northrop Grumman's logistics teams are improving system availability and driving higher mission execution rates by modernizing through sustainment.
"The work we are doing on the United Kingdom airborne warning and control system Sentry program is a great example of how we are successfully managing the total life cycle of a system already in operation. By incorporating sustainment practices that enable modernization and through strong customer partnering, we are able to keep the system highly relevant and our customers can invest as they need to," said Steve Hogan, sector vice president and general manager, integrated logistics and modernization division, Northrop Grumman Technical Services. "This style of managing the logistics program has helped maintain high mission readiness levels."
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An Interview with Nir Maman: Founder and Chief Instructor, Israeli Special Forces Krav Maga
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Nir Maman served in one of the most elite units in the Israeli Special Forces: the Central Command Counter-Terror Unit (CTU) and the Special Forces Counter-Terror and Special Operations School (CTSO). During his service, he held several positions, including commander of the CTSO's International Training Section, where he was responsible for developing and delivering specialized counterterror, hostage rescue, and Krav Maga training to Special Forces counterterror units from various countries. Maman is the founder of and chief instructor for Israeli Special Forces Krav Maga (ISFKM). In this exclusive interview, Paul Johnstone, who is a former Australian federal agent, military veteran, security contractor, and the ISFKM's Australasia chief instructor, speaks with Nir Maman about his extensive military and martial arts background, fighting and surviving in hostile environments, and the development of ISFKM.
PAUL JOHNSTONE: Hi, Nir. Can you please give the readers an overview of your professional history?
NIR MAMAN: Sure. I began with my mandatory military service in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) after high school, in a Special Forces reconnaissance unit. Upon completing my service, I returned to Canada and got involved in the close protection (CP) field. My Tae Kwon Do coach at that time was in charge of all of the CP details for Korean government officials traveling to Canada, so the CP team he put together for these details was composed of his top black belt instructors and students.
I was then recruited into an international CP and high-risk security operations firm based out of Canada, which was run by former Canadian and U.S. Special Forces personnel. We received extensive training in CP operations, tactical shooting, and hand-to-hand combat. I made my way up to being an instructor with this firm. Around this same time, I also began to work with the Israeli consulate and the United Jewish Federation of Canada, organizing, deploying, and commanding CP details for members of the Israeli government traveling into Canada.
In 2002, I got into policing. I was a sworn police constable working as a use-of-force and tactical instructor at one of the largest police academies in Canada, heading up training for new counterterror and special-response units that were being created as part of Canada's post-9/11 national security initiatives. In the summer of 2006, the second Israel-Lebanon war broke out. I packed everything up in Canada, returned to Israel, and signed up for an additional three years of service in the IDF. I was assigned to the Israeli Central Command and was immediately scooped up by the commander of the CTU and CTSO (LOTAR, as it's called in Hebrew).
During my service, I held several positions, including section commander of the CTSO's International Training Section, where I was responsible for developing and delivering counterterror, tactical-shooting, and Krav Maga training to Special Forces units from the United States and many other countries, preparing them for their combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
I was also a lead counterterror instructor on the Designated Hostage Rescue Take-Over Units Instruction Section, where I was in charge of training all of the IDF's hostage rescue units. In addition, I was assigned to the CTSO's Chief Instruction Section, where my responsibilities included enhancing and developing strategies and tactics for counterterror warfare, tactical shooting, and Krav Maga, as well as training the CTSO instructors in those subject matters. In addition, I was a team leader on the operational counterterror unit during high-risk, direct-action, and CT missions throughout Gaza and the West Bank.
I completed my last term of service in the IDF approximately two years ago, and since then, I've been occupied with providing specialized training to various military and police organizations around the world. I'm also involved in special high-risk security and counterterror initiatives with various organizations. For one such initiative, I was recruited by a U.S. organization to be the team leader for a mission to rescue hostages being held captive on board vessels seized by pirates off the coast of Africa.
JOHNSTONE: What led you to this path?
MAMAN: My entire family served in both military and police services, and it was the path I wanted to take since I was a young child.
JOHNSTONE: What originally influenced your decision to learn unarmed combat?
MAMAN: I began learning martial arts as a very young child. My father studied karate and judo as a young child and was a Krav Maga instructor during his service in the IDF, so I've always had an innate interest in the martial arts. In addition, growing up in Canada, I was bullied a lot during my school years and was determined to learn the skills I needed to defend myself, as well as defend others who were victims of violence.
JOHNSTONE: How long have you been in the martial arts, and what styles and systems have you previously trained in?
MAMAN: I've been training in the martial arts for 30 years now. The two systems I have trained in that are still the predominant systems in my personal and professional lives are Krav Maga and Jeet Kune Do. In addition, I have trained very extensively in Hap Ki Do, American Kenpo karate, and WTF (World Taekwondo Federation) Tae Kwon Do, which I used to compete extensively in.
JOHNSTONE: You have served in both the military and the police. Can you tell me a bit about your background and experiences in both roles and how it has influenced your skills and knowledge as a well-respected instructor?
MAMAN: My background and experiences in both the Special Forces and policing are the primary influences that guide my knowledge and teachings as they relate to real-life survival. I have not only been involved in many engagements and arrests with high-risk, violent terrorists and criminals but have also witnessed many violent attacks.
I have had the privilege to learn firsthand what the dynamics of real-life violence are about, and this has given me the ability to separate martial arts theories, which unfortunately are what practically every system and instructor out there teaches, from optimal, effective, real-life survival elements.
JOHNSTONE: What are the most important skills and personal traits in your line of work?
MAMAN: In my line of work, the worst thing that can happen is when a subject we deal with decides to initiate a violent reaction to our actions against him. The majority of the subjects we deal with can't afford to get caught and be locked up and are therefore willing to use maximum violence to escape or impede our ability to effect an arrest. This can mean ensuring we walk into an ambush if we approach the subject or the use of deliberate violence against us at the point of arrest.
Therefore, the most important traits in my line of work are solid mental focus and vigilance, and the ability to identify threatening indicators of a possible ambush or impending violence. This includes a thorough understanding of human behavior as it relates to body language and verbalization that can cue you to an individual's true mental intentions. In addition, we have to be 100 percent capable in our physical/tactical skills, to ensure that we can explode into action with surgical precision at the first indication that a subject's mental intention of violence manifests into physical action. We might be in a predicament where we are facing a terrorist armed with a suicide bomb belt who has to do no more than depress a detonator, so we have to be focused and super quick.
JOHNSTONE: How often do you deal with real violence in your line of work?
MAMAN: Any professional who deals with violence and unfavorable human behavior on a regular basis will develop certain perceptions that the regular population does not possess. Dealing with violence in my line of work does not affect me emotionally or mentally. I've chosen this line of work because I know that if there are no warriors willing to stand up and face evil, then innocent people will get hurt and killed, and my love and respect for the gift of life that we have all been given far outweighs the negativity of evil. If anything, given my constant interaction with violent individuals, I've simply become a lot more vigilant in ensuring my safety in my everyday life.
JOHNSTONE: Is it possible for you to leave work at work?
MAMAN: It's easy for me to leave the ugly side of my work at work. I have many great things in my personal life to keep me distracted, but the artistic side of my work is with me constantly. I'm always thinking of and trying new ways to perfect my tactical craft, to be better and more effective in my work.
JOHNSTONE: How would you describe violence in real life?
MAMAN: Unfortunately, the violence we see today is uglier. Both terrorists and criminals are far more desperate and relentless in attempting to achieve their objectives. It used to be that the threat of violence would be their choice of implement, but now they simply attack their victims with no warning or threats. In addition, both criminals and terrorists do not want to get caught, so they use maximum violence to ensure the fastest possible compliance from their victims or to ensure that they achieve maximum death, injury, and damage during an attack in minimal time.
JOHNSTONE: What are some indicators of impending violence?
MAMAN: In almost every single violent attack situation, the subject displays indicators of their violent intentions. The majority of these indicators are presented through body language, which can include physical behavior or gestures that do not correspond with what the subject is verbalizing, such as a subject talking normally but standing in an aggressive stance or concealing a hand behind his back or in his clothing. Or a subject who is communicating with you but is constantly looking around in all directions. Usually when we interact with other people, our mental, visual, and verbal focus is directed at the individual we are interacting with. A subject constantly looking around while interacting with you is most likely ensuring that there are no other people around to witness or impede the ill-intended actions he is about to execute.
JOHNSTONE: What are some physical and mental responses when confronted with violence?
MAMAN: Physical and mental responses to violence vary a great deal from person to person. There are factors that come into play that will dictate how an individual will react, which include, first and foremost, the individual's level of awareness of an impending violent attack. Unfortunately, many people in this world take on a complacent attitude toward survival and figure they can react to an attack in time. This generally fails.
When someone is overwhelmed by unexpected violence, they usually go into shock. Going into mental shock will make you physically freeze as well, so there is not much you can do until you recover mentally. If the attack is initiated with serious injury-inflicting violence, it may be too late by the time you recover.
JOHNSTONE: When did you officially commence ISFKM?
MAMAN: ISFKM is the end result of my lifelong passion, dedication, and research into the science of surviving real-life violence, which is backed by my 30 years of extensive unarmed combat and martial arts experience and over 15 years of professional experience in the Special Forces, policing, and high-risk security fields.
The system, as it stands today, is the package I developed and delivered to all the U.S. Special Forces units at the Israeli Special Forces CTSO. The U.S. Special Forces, along with the SF units of many other allied countries, would come to the Israeli Special Forces CTSO for specialized counterterror warfare training before deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan. Generally, these units would be at our schoolhouse for as little as one week to as long as six weeks. I was the commander in charge of the CTSO's International Training Section, and it was my responsibility to develop training programs that would ensure that these units could attain optimal real-life combat efficiency in very minimal training time. The ISFKM program I deliver today to civilian and law enforcement organizations is the exact same platform I delivered to the Israeli and other multinational Special Forces units.
JOHNSTONE: Why did you decide to call it Israeli Special Forces Krav Maga?
MAMAN: When I got out of the military and decided to teach my system on an official basis, I wasn't too sure what to call it. My system is real military Krav Maga, unlike any of the civilian Krav Maga organizations out there. I wanted to give it a name that would first brand its identity as a true military/ SF system, and also identify its roots in real Krav Maga. Unfortunately, there are many Krav Maga organizations out there that do not teach the real military platform, and there are even more instructors and organizations out there that claim that what they teach is Krav Maga, when in fact it is not. So, joining the two terms of Israeli Special Forces and Krav Maga was the best solution I could come up with to brand our unique Krav Maga system.
JOHNSTONE: In what countries do you currently have instructors?
MAMAN: It's been almost three years now since I kicked off the very first ISFKM instructor certification course, and presently, we have a team of instructors throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
JOHNSTONE: What individuals have had the most influence on you as a martial artist?
MAMAN: There are several individuals throughout the course of my martial arts education who have influenced me. The first is my dad. He was an avid martial arts practitioner since his childhood and was also a Krav Maga instructor during his service in the Israeli Special Forces. Aside from everything that he taught me, listening to his many stories and experiences of combat during his service as a paratrooper gave me many lessons that I took with me when I first entered my service in the Israeli Special Forces, and which have guided me in my own experiences.
Next there is, of course, Imi Lichtenfeld, the founder of Krav Maga. Although I have never had the honor of meeting Imi in person, I am first of all grateful for his creation of Krav Maga, which has trained my mind and body to deal with many obstacles in my professional and personal lives. When you train in Krav Maga and realize just how intelligent and effective a system it is for reallife survival, you can't help but truly admire Imi's work, especially for its time!
Then there's Dave Lane. Dave was one of my instructors when I was growing up in Canada. He had over 40 years of experience in various martial arts, although American Kenpo was his predominant system. Dave was an individual who absolutely loved the science of fighting and was an encyclopedia of information on the subject of real-life survival. Many of the lessons I learned from him still guide me today in my practice and teaching, and I still quote him and share many of his lessons in my teaching today.
JOHNSTONE: Over the past 10 years, there has been an explosion in the various types of "reality-based systems" and defensive tactics (DT) systems that have flooded the market. What are your views pertaining to these systems, and why?
MAMAN: Oh, boy. Yes, there definitely has been! It's the natural progression of people following the trend of the season. This fad began immediately following 9/11, when suddenly there was an overt consciousness about real-world threats and violence, the world's militaries were in combat, Homeland Security was created in every country. Before you knew it, the same old martial artists, who once were on the covers of various martial arts magazines in judogis (the uniforms worn by Judo practitioners) teaching hip throws, were now on the exact same magazine covers, teaching the exact same hip throws, but only now they were wearing military fatigues and claiming that their hip throws were the new secret weapon of the world's Special Forces units fighting in Iraq!
All I can tell you is that it's important for people to realize that not everyone who served in the Special Forces necessarily knows how to teach people to survive, and not everyone who claims they were in the Special Forces really served in the Special Forces. It's important to do your homework, ask a lot of questions, and verify people's claims. And before you become a hard-core fan of a certain instructor or system, compare it to several others in the same category so you have a functional idea of what works and what doesn't.
JOHNSTONE: You have been teaching realistic and no-nonsense DT and reality-based training for over 20 years, and you are regarded around the world as one of the founders of reality-based training. Yet, there have been several instructors who have entered the market in the United States over the past several years saying they were the first reality-based instructor. What are your thoughts about these types of claims, and has it affected your own system?
MAMAN: To reiterate what I mentioned in my previous answer, there is no question that the martial arts field has more impostors than most other fields. For many people, the effectiveness of a self-defense system has to do with the grand perception it portrays. Many instructors feel that the more sensational the stories that surround their system are, the more effective their system actually will become.
give nothing but credit to honest and dedicated people. Some of my most respected and influential instructors from whom I learned invaluable lessons about real-life survival never served as Special Forces soldiers or police officers.
Let's also understand that many of the RBSD (reality-based self-defense) system instructors out there are legitimate and excellent instructors and people.
It definitely bothers me when I know I worked very hard and put my time in to achieve the professional experience I did in my life, and I'm competing [professionally] with someone who didn't put in a fraction of the effort, never served in the Special Forces, but adds the word Commando in front of his system, creates elaborate false claims of Special Forces service, and sells his system to military, police, and civilians under a false banner of credibility.
In the end, I believe that the best always rises to the top. I'm not afraid of legitimate competition, and I'm especially not worried about the frauds out there, because I know that what I have to offer is based on the best real-life experience, with a guarantee that what I teach will offer the average person a higher capability of surviving real-life violence over all other reality-based systems. Until today, the most dedicated members we have are the ones who trained in some of these other RBSD systems, because you can't really know what good is until you've experienced the worst.
JOHNSTONE: What's your opinion on the debate between sport-based and combat-oriented training systems?
MAMAN: I think everyone should do whatever it is that pleases them, as long as they do not mislead themselves. Sport is sport. It is designed for competitive application and not for the street. Individuals should not go into sportoriented systems such as MMA (mixed martial arts) or grappling and walk around with a false sense of security that they will be efficiently capable of surviving real-life street violence.
As for the combat-oriented systems, again, this all depends on the instructor. As long as the instructor actually understands the true dynamics and realistic elements of uncoordinated, no-rules, ill-intended violence, then the system can justify the term combat-oriented.
JOHNSTONE: What is your opinion on the grappling craze that has seized the martial arts community in recent years, and what type of grappling is taught in ISFKM?
MAMAN: The grappling craze can be attributed to Royce Gracie in his first and subsequent victories in the early era of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Royce most definitely proved to the martial arts world that there is a necessity for ground fighting, although the problem is that he did not quite delineate the way in which an individual has to fight on the ground for real-life survival.
Anybody who believes that sport-oriented grappling such as BJJ (Brazilian jiujitsu), judo, and wrestling will suffice for the street should first hold their next grappling match on a concrete pavement with no protective gear. That should be enough to give you an understanding of the problems with rolling around on the street. If not, have your training partner deploy a knife while you are busy fighting for an arm bar.
In ISFKM, our only goal is real-life survival. We don't fight with people, let alone grapple with them. Our goal is to terminate the threat as fast as possible to ensure our safety. What we do on the ground is the exact same thing we do standing up. We eliminate, very quickly, the attacker's ability to function and bring more complex elements into the attack, such as weapons. What we do functions for small civilians the exact same way that it would for a soldier bearing battle equipment or a police officer in his or her duty belt.
JOHNSTONE: What is your opinion regarding the various Israeli DT systems that have spread throughout the world, and why are there differences and much conjecture between many of them and their authenticity?
MAMAN: There are two sides that you must be aware of when you're talking about Israeli DT systems. First are Israeli systems that are actually part of the Israeli culture. These include Krav Maga, Hisardut, and Kapap. Krav Maga is the official, and the only, system of the IDF. Hisardut was developed by Dennis Hanover and has been part of the Israeli culture for many decades. And Kapap, led by Chaim Peer, is a commemorative movement, a tribute to the pre-Israel era of defensive training. Second are traditional martial arts systems represented by Israelis or hybrid systems created by Israelis. Again, some of these instructors are legitimate and talented individuals, while others are dishonest individuals trying to sell their homemade systems as official systems of the IDF or as false representations of Israeli Krav Maga.
JOHNSTONE: In your experience, what qualities do you need to see in a person before you know they are ready to be qualified as an instructor in ISFKM?
MAMAN: The ISFKM instructor certification course is open to individuals who are good people, no criminal records, have extensive martial arts/DT backgrounds coupled with adequate teaching experience, and can demonstrate that they will be good ambassadors of the system and our organization.
JOHNSTONE: What are your current and future plans for ISFKM?
MAMAN: ISFKM is one element of our organization, CT 707 Israeli Krav Systems, Inc. CT 707 specializes in Israeli counterterror warfare, tactical shooting, and Krav Maga training. Our programs are highly regarded by many military and police organizations around the world. We have instructor certifications available for counterterror and active-shooter intervention as well as Israeli dynamic response shooting. As for ISFKM, we offer civilian, police, and military instructor certifications.
JOHNSTONE: It's good to chat with you again, and thanks for your time, mate. We look forward to seeing you in Australia next year.
MAMAN: Thank you, my friend, and I look forward to visiting you guys in 2015.
About the Author(s): Freelance journalist Paul Johnstone has a combined 25 years of experience in protective security intelligence and counterterrorism. A former federal agent with the Australian Federal Police and with service in the Australian Army, Johnstone has been formally recognized for outstanding police investigations pertaining to complex fraud and war crimes. He has lectured and trained law enforcement, security, and military personnel throughout Australia, the People's Republic of China, Afghanistan, and the Pacific Rim and is the founder and principal director of Street-Edge Defensive Tactics and consultancy firm Defensive Measures International.
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Changing our surroundings through decluttering and downsizing is crucial to starting a journey towards minimalism and a simpler way of living. But unless we change our mindset towards shopping it's a slippery slope back into old habits.
Minimalism is as much about the aesthetic as it is about conscious consumerism and intentional purchases. Shopping like a minimalist means focusing on your vision for life, what that looks like and whether the purchases you make bring you closer or further away from that vision. Here are five questions every minimalist will ask themselves before buying anything.
Are you trying to justify the purchase or do you genuinely need this item? Does it serve a purpose, solve a problem, or do something new? Do you already own something similar?
Is this the right one?
Have you done all the research; are you paying more for the brand name or are you buying the right item for your needs? Is it a "buy it for life item" and the best your budget can buy in terms of quality?
Both the ticket price and any future purchases required; will it need future maintenance or investment to keep it working? Or will it simply take up more space, time, and money in the future?
Do you know where to store this item? Will this item have a place in your life and will it fit into you current lifestyle?
Does it add value to my life?
What is your vision in life and does this purchase bring you closer or further away from that vision?


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By Harry Coumnas
Harry Coumnas Is All Set to Build the World's First Climate-Controlled Domed City
Monday, January 30, 2017 23:52
In a recent interview with a leading daily, world-renowned architect, Harry Coumnas unveiled his plans to build the world's first climate-controlled city. As the name implies, it will be an indoor city with a retractable glass roof. The young architect plans to have a temperature controlled mega resort and a shopping centre (probably the world's largest) inside the city. The location Harry has chosen for this amazing temperature-controlled city is Oymyakon, which is a small village in Russia and also the coldest place on earth to live. He is talks with the legal authorities to get official approval for his construction project.
In this day and age, when builders are busy constructing skyscrapers to surpass the tallest buildings in their area, Harry Coumnas' idea of a temperature-controlled city definitely seems out of-the-box. When talking about his plans and what made him choose Oymyakon, Harry said, "I always wanted to know how it feels like living in the coldest inhabited place on Earth. So, I decided to live in Oymyakon for about a month and frankly speaking it was harder than I thought. I wanted to do something for the villagers and thought of gifting them a climate controlled city. Hopefully, it will turn out the way I've envisioned"
About Harry Coumnas
Harry Coumnas who started his career as a property developer became prominent in the news during the late 90's for his massive real estate developments. Recently, the young architect hit the headlines for his plans to build the world's first climate-controlled city in Oymyakon, Russia, which happens to be the coldest inhabited place on the planet.
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SOR Libchavy (Sdružení Opravárenství a Rozvoje) is a Czech manufacturer of buses for urban, intercity and tourist traffic and trolleybuses. It was established in Libchavy in 1991.

History
Until 1990, the company produced and repaired agricultural machinery. Then privatization took place and the new company was registered on 6 December 1991. The manufacturer was established with business intent to focus on the design, production, sale and service of buses. The company management decided for the design of a 7.5 m long bus which would use both the body and chassis of own design and engine-gearbox assembly from prominent world manufacturers.

The production of buses was introduced here by Jaroslav Trnka, the former director of Karosa Vysoké Mýto, and his team. Design works were initiated at the end of 1992 and already at the end of 1993, first buses with Perkins motor and Voith gearbox were sold in 1994 to Kadaň. The company produced a wide range of different sizes of buses (8.5 m, 9.5 m, 10.5 m, 12 m, 13.5 m and 18 m long).

Company SOR Libchavy is currently producing about 750 vehicles per year and is the second largest manufacturer of buses in the Czech Republic, behind Iveco-Karosa. About one third is delivered abroad. The company have offices in the Baltics, Slovakia, Poland, or Russia. Their buses run for example in the Czech capital Prague, or Slovak capital Bratislava.

It manufactures medium-class buses with occupation rate from 25 to 51 sitting and total occupation rate up to 161 passengers. These buses are manufactured on the basis of the company own design. As a matter of course, they provide service, repairs and sale of spare parts.

In 2015, SOR Libchavy recorded an increase of production by 31% and revenues increased by 42%. The company currently sells (2022) city (SOR NS, NSG, BN, BNG, IBN), intercity (SOR C, CN, CNG, ICN, LH) and electric buses (SOR EBN, NS) and trolleybuses (SOR TNS).

See also
Karosa
TEDOM

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1991 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Bus manufacturers of the Czech Republic
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1991
Czech brands
Trolleybus manufacturers
Electric vehicle manufacturers of the Czech Republic

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Toronto, July 19, 2018 – On July 16, 2018, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down a provision of the federal Income Tax Act that required charities to limit their "political" activities to no more than 10 per cent of their total activities. McCarthy Tétrault successfully represented Canada Without Poverty, a leading national anti-poverty organization.
The court found that the broad definition of "political" and the 10 per cent restriction made it impossible for Canada Without Poverty to pursue its charitable purpose, and concluded that there was a violation of the guarantee of freedom of expression in section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Canada Without Poverty was represented by a McCarthy Tétrault litigation team that included David M. Porter, Geoff R. Hall and Anu Koshal.
"This case required us to work with Canada Without Poverty to create a complex factual record to demonstrate how the 10 per cent restriction adversely affected the organization's pursuit of its charitable purpose. We are very pleased that the court accepted this evidence and found a constitutional violation," said David, partner at McCarthy Tétrault.
"McCarthy Tétrault has a long history of taking on difficult litigation, and a long history of taking on pro bono cases for those with worthy causes but without the means to pay for legal representation. We are very proud to act in a case that builds on this long history," said Geoff, partner at McCarthy Tétrault.
The case is Canada Without Poverty v. AG Canada, 2018 ONSC 4147.


AbbVie has strengthened its manufacturing capabilities by opening the small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facility of its Singapore manufacturing site. This facility supports the growth of AbbVie's oncology and women's health pipeline and reflects progress from AbbVie's two previous announcements for manufacturing investment in Asia in 2014.
The new 120,000 square-meter site – located in the Tuas Biomedical Park – is AbbVie's first manufacturing facility in Asia and will also include a biologics manufacturing facility that is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2018. Combined, the API and biologics facilities represent a $320 million (more than S$400 million) investment in Singapore that will employ more than 250 new employees, the majority of whom will be hired locally in Singapore, including skilled positions across manufacturing, technical operations, administration, quality, information technology and supply chain.
"Our goal as AbbVie is to assure patients around the world have access to new and innovative medicines when they need them and where they need them," said Azita Saleki-Gerhardt, Ph.D., senior vice president, operations, AbbVie. "Today, with the opening of the first phase of our Singapore facility, we will further strengthen our manufacturing capabilities and continue to enhance our support of AbbVie's pipeline in the therapeutic areas of oncology and women's health for patients around the world."
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Site Director Marc O'Donoghue, Ph.D., added, "Singapore is recognized as a leader in the biopharmaceutical industry and AbbVie is excited to open its facility and begin operations. Singapore has a robust infrastructure, a highly educated and skilled workforce and provides a supportive environment for manufacturing. Our presence in Singapore establishes AbbVie's footprint in Asia and provides geographic balance in AbbVie's manufacturing network to ensure continuity of supply."
"AbbVie's choice of Singapore for its first in Asia manufacturing facility is testament to our capabilities as a high-quality, global biopharmaceutical manufacturing hub. Given our track record of providing a world-class business environment and skilled talent pool to companies, we enable companies such as AbbVie to develop and manufacture innovative products to deliver value for patients worldwide," said Ms. Weng Si Ho, director, biomedical sciences, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).
"EDB will continue to commit strong investments in talent, infrastructure and technology to support the strong growth in the biopharmaceutical industry." AbbVie's manufacturing network now includes 13 locations across the United States, Europe, Asia and Puerto Rico, as well as strategic partnerships with third-party manufacturers.