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Q: Mutual authentication using a client certificate in python So I have a credit card looking like smart card with a chip. This card logins on a website after the card is inserted into the card reader.
Now I have to write a program in python which can read the card and login on that website. After research on internet I found out that I need to extract certificate from the card and then use it to create a HTTPS connection . So far I am able to extract certificate in pem format. I used PyKCS11 to extract the certificate. Below is my code:
from asn1crypto import pem, x509
from PyKCS11 import *
import binascii

pkcs11 = PyKCS11Lib()
pkcs11.load(r'C:\Windows\System32\XXXX.dll')
print(pkcs11.getSlotList(tokenPresent=False))
slot = pkcs11.getSlotList(tokenPresent=False)[0]
print(pkcs11.getTokenInfo(slot))
# get slot value via pkcs11.getSlotList(tokenPresent=False). Usually it's 0
session = pkcs11.openSession(0, CKF_SERIAL_SESSION | CKF_RW_SESSION)
session.login('123456')
result = []
result_pem = []

certs = session.findObjects([(CKA_CLASS, CKO_CERTIFICATE)])
for cert in certs:
    cka_value, cka_id = session.getAttributeValue(cert, [CKA_VALUE, CKA_ID])
    cert_der = bytes(cka_value)
    cert = x509.Certificate.load(cert_der)
    # Write out a PEM encoded value
    cert_pem = pem.armor('CERTIFICATE', cert_der)
    result.append(cert)
    result_pem.append(cert_pem)
    with open('cert.pem','wb') as f:
         f.write(cert_pem)

Now i am  sending a HTTPS request with extracted card's certificate and card's PIN. Below is my code:
import http.client
import json
import ssl

# Defining certificate related stuff and host of endpoint
certificate_file = r'C:\Users\XXXXX\Documents\Reporting Tool\cert.pem'
certificate_secret= '123456'
host = "example.com"

# Defining parts of the HTTP request
request_url='/login.form'

request_headers = {
        'user-Agent' : 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/79.0.3945.79 Safari/537.36'
    }

request_body_dict={
    'login-form-type': 'cert'
}

# Define the client certificate settings for https connection
context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
context.load_cert_chain(certfile=certificate_file, password=certificate_secret) ##gives error

The last line of this code throws error:
Exception has occurred: SSLError
[SSL] PEM lib (_ssl.c:3845)

So here are my questions:

*

*Is my approach right?

*If yes, then How to fix this error?

A: I'm also looking into client authentication through a certificate stored on a card. Initially I also found PyKCS11 for accessing certificates on the card, but also failed to authenticate with the server after adding the certificate to a Python ssl.SSLContext.
The reason for this is that the the certificate from the card can't be used for SSL/TLS authentication without the private key. The private key is also stored on the card, but can't be extracted from it. Rather one uses a library provided by the hardware provider of the card to encrypt messages using the private key directly on the card. This way the private key never leaves the card and can't be compromised. See Authenticate SSL Web Request Using PKCS#11 HSM and PKCS#11 TLS Authentication on stackoverflow.
M2Crypto seems to be able load an pkcs11 engine (provided by your card provider or an open-source alternative like OpenSC) and "load" the private key which can be passed to a M2Crypto.SSL.Context. I believe this uses the hardware cryptography module when it needs to encrypt some message with the private key. Have a look at this answer for a rough idea of how to set this up in code.
I hope this helps at least a little bit, and I'll come back and update this answer if I find out more.

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Die Geschichte Englands () ist ein Jugendwerk der englischen Schriftstellerin Jane Austen (1775–1817), das die damals Fünfzehnjährige zur Unterhaltung im Familienkreis verfasste und das zu ihren Lebzeiten nie veröffentlicht wurde. Es ist eine von klamaukhafter Übertreibung geprägte, komisch-satirische Nachahmung der Geschichtsschreibung ihrer Zeit. Die Datierung am Ende lautet "Samstag, 26. November 1791".

Bereits das Titelblatt lässt den parodistischen Charakter der Arbeit deutlich werden. Jane Austen bezeichnet sich darauf als "parteiische, voreingenommene und unwissende Historikerin" und beruhigt den Leser vorsorglich: "In dieser Geschichte werden sehr wenige Daten vorkommen." Gewidmet ist Die Geschichte Englands "mit aller gebotenen Hochachtung" Miss Austen, der ältesten Tochter Reverend George Austens – also der zwei Jahre älteren Schwester Cassandra, die auch die Illustrationen, dreizehn Aquarellminiaturen beisteuerte.

Die in einer handschriftlichen Fassung erhaltene und fünfunddreißig Seiten umfassende Geschichte Englands ist in dreizehn Kapitel gegliedert. Beginnend mit Heinrich IV. und endend bei Karl I. werden englische Monarchen in unkonventioneller und sehr subjektiver Weise porträtiert. So macht die jugendliche Autorin aus ihrem Abscheu gegen Elisabeth I. keinen Hehl, während der katholischen schottischen Königin Maria Stuart sowie dem Haus York ihre besondere Sympathie gilt.

Die Jugendwerke Jane Austens sind – der größte Teil davon in Reinschrift von Austens eigener Hand – in drei Notizbüchern gesammelt: Volume the First, Volume the Second und Volume the Third. Die Geschichte Englands ist in Volume the Second enthalten, dem zweiten Notizbuch, das die Schriftstellerin ihrer Cousine und späteren Schwägerin Eliza de Feuillide gewidmet hat. Volume the Second und Volume the Third befinden sich heute in der British Library, Volume the First in der Bodleian Library in Oxford. The History of England ist als Virtual book online zugänglich gemacht.

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Infrastructure development underpins NDS1 success
Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter
THE robust infrastructure development projects being rolled out by the Second Republic across the country are driving the success of Government's National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), the five-year economic blueprint spanning 2021 to 2025.
The development transformation momentum is being enhanced by improved fiscal space that has been ushered in by comprehensive policy reforms undertaken since 2018.
From a history of recurrent budget deficits and strained capital expenditure, the New Dispensation has scored milestones in restoring fiscal balance with budget deficit averaging below five percent in the last four years, according to official reports.
The World Bank has acknowledged the positive strides by Zimbabwe, whose rankings have progressed from low income economy to low-middle income economy, Finance and Economic Development Deputy Minister, Clemence Chiduwa, said yesterday while addressing delegates during an NDS1 update programme in Bulawayo's Emakhandeni suburb.
Deputy Minister Clemence Chiduwa
Amid such sustained progress, the Deputy Minister said infrastructure development milestones have become a critical driving force behind NDS1 success.
He made reference to major capital projects such as roads rehabilitation, dam construction, building of schools, clinics and hospitals, new energy investments, housing development, water and irrigation infrastructure, ICTs and industrial capacity expansion.
"We noted that there was low manufacturing capacity with capacity utilisation of about 37 percent, agriculture and mining outputs were also low.
"Another challenge was on energy levels and foreign currency issues. These challenges informed the formulation of NDS 1. So, under NDS 1, we are addressing challenges faced under TSP (Transitional Stabilisation Programme)," said Chiduwa.
"With the implementation of NDS1, which has clear set targets for each economic sector, remarkable results are being registered.
"Government views infrastructural development as a major enabler of the economy. We're looking at an infrastructural space that is well developed."
The success of NDS1 (2021-2025) is expected to build the momentum towards NDS 2 (2026-2030), which will take Zimbabwe to the desired realisation of upper middle-income economy status by 2030.
By meeting these targets, Zimbabwe seeks to simultaneously address the global aspirations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Africa Agenda 2063.
For example, Deputy Minister Chiduwa said the country's manufacturing capacity has significantly risen to about 66 percent with the country expected to harvest 380 000 tons of wheat this season, which is more than the national requirement of 360 000 tons.
He said these successes were being done using domestic resources created by enhanced micro economic stability.
"For us to move forward as a country, we need a stable economy. Zimbabwe has been under economic sanctions since 2001 and when we say financial re-engagement it shows that we have been isolated economically," said Chiduwa.
He said when the Second Republic was ushered in, it prioritised putting in check Government spending, which has helped a lot in bringing about financing for development projects as opposed to paying wages alone.
"We had to rationalise Government expenditure and we had to do this by implementing clear projects and also made sure that the civil service went through a rationalisation phase and got rid of ghost workers," said Chiduwa.
"There was a need on the part of the Government to also broaden revenue sources. In doing so, the aim was to be in line with regional peers under the micro-economic convergence framework under SADC where the budget deficit is not supposed to exceed three percent.
"From 2018 to date, we've never gone beyond a budget deficit of three percent. We're literally running a balanced budget."
In order for Zimbabwe to reach a target of being upper-middle income by 2030, it needs an economic growth of five percent per annum, said the Deputy Minister.
"Last year, our revised economic growth figure was 8.5 percent and this was from a 2020 figure of -7.4 percent.
"The 2020 figure was a result of drought and other factors. We're still within the expected growth figure of five percent," he added.
On the energy front, Chiduwa said there is high interest from Independent Power Producers (IPP) who are loading a reasonable amount of energy in the national grid, which could ease the dependence on Kariba Dam for energy generation.
The Deputy Minister said expansion works at Hwange Thermal Station Units 7 and 8 are expected to add 600 megawatts to the national grid upon completion, saying this will ease energy supply constraints in the economy, which continue to undermine growth and recovery.
Overall, he said NDS 1 has had significant positive bearing on the economy and the "Government is happy progress made to date".
The Deputy Minister challenged provinces to also work towards achieving provincial set targets.
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USM releases parking, tailgating information ahead of MHSAA Championship games
By Renaldo Hopkins
Published: Dec. 1, 2021 at 5:49 PM CST
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Southern Miss has released information and tips for those who wish to attend the 2021 MHSAA Football Championships at its Hattiesburg campus this weekend.
According to the university, parking is open to visitors, other than handicapped spots and reserved spots. Classes will still be in session Friday, so the university is letting people know that parking will be more limited that day. No golf carts or ATVs are allowed.
In addition, the following parking areas listed below will be reserved for authorized personnel and buses on both days:
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Eagle Walk from College Drive to Ray Guy Way will be closed to thru traffic, starting on Friday at 6 a.m. and ending Saturday at 12 a.m.
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Visitors are allowed to tailgate in their parking spots, and tent tailgating will be available at Spirit Park, which is located on the north side of the stadium. Visitors are asked to be respectful of the campus and clean the space around their tailgate when they are done.
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Depending on how the draft unfolds, Brian Gutekunst could have his pick of several impact defensive players from Josh Jackson, Denzel Ward, a potentially falling Derwin James, or edge rusher Tremaine Edmunds. Any one of those players would fill a need that the Packers have. The cornerback position is a deep position in this year's draft so Gutekunst could grab one in the second round, while taking a linebacker in the first round such as Tremaine Edmunds.
In recent history, the Packers do not have a great track record at drafting cornerbacks. Now, that was under the Ted Thompson regime so we will see what Brian Gutekunst and his staff can do. If you want to take a cornerback later in the draft, one way to improve your secondary is to improve your pass rush. To accomplish that, you need edge rushers who can get to the quarterback 1 second to 1.5 seconds quicker that you have been. That will force the quarterback off his mark, rush his decision making, decrease the amount of time the corners have to cover.
Tremaine Edmunds could be that guy if he is available when the Packers draft at number 14. He is a versatile linebacker from Virginia Tech who can play a number of different positions. He is a freak athlete with rare talent, who is an explosive edge rusher that doesn't just rush the quarterback but who can also drop back in pass protection or cover a running back out of the backfield.
Edmunds will only be 20 years old by the time the season starts, so he is one of the youngest players in the draft. He certainly is not the most polished player in the draft but definitely has a ceiling. Drafting such a young player could have its benefits. If he turns out to achieve his potential, his prime playing years would be longer than the average player.
The Packers desperately need a playmaker on the defensive side of the football. Someone who has the size and speed to collect tackles not just by rushing but by laterally tracking done a running back out of the backfield. During college, he was stellar against the run, being able to hit the hole and stuff the run. He was also able to drop into coverage and cover a guy from sideline to sideline. This is something that the Packers do not have in the linebacking corps.
If Tremaine Edmunds is available when Gutekunst makes his first draft selection as the Packers General Manager, they would be extremely fortunate to land a player of this caliber. It all depends on which direction they want to go in improving the defense.
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Ed Sheeran Performs 'Give Me Love' At BRIT Awards 2012 Nomination Ceremony
The 'Lego House' star treats the audience at London's Savoy Hotel to a powerful rendition of the track as he picks up four BRITs nominations.
Ed Sheeran performed a rousing rendition of his track 'Give Me Love' at the BRIT Awards 2012 nominations ceremony in London this evening (12th February).
The 'Lego House' singer delighted the audience at the Savoy Hotel with the powerful performance as he linked harmonies and added guitar sounds with recording pedals.
Dressed in a black jumper he was in high spirits after it was announced he had picked up a total of four nominations at next months BRITs including a nod for Best Album for his debut effort '+'.
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Located in East Africa, Ethiopia is the only African country that has never been colonized according to everyculture.com. Therefore, Ethiopia has its own official language, which is Amharic and has a unique culture and heritage.
This Saturday, March 26, ESA will host their premiere Ethiopian Night, 2016 "Uncovering our Roots, " and share their rich culture with MSU community.
Ethiopian Student Association (ESA) is a student run organisation that officially started in 2015. The organization has seven board member and 25 members. Its mission is to connect fellow Ethiopian students, provide guidance for its members, and educate community about Ethiopia through a variety of cultural events on campus.
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Second half of the event, the show itself, will take place in CSU Ballroom from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The theme of the show, "Uncovering Our Roots," was chosen to represent the genuine and diverse Ethiopia. Guests will get the sense of Ethiopian culture, and "will be able to become an Ethiopian for a night," said Tesfae.
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The show is promised to be eye opening, inspirational, and humorous. Ticket prices for Ethiopian Night are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. You can find presale tickets in CSU Mav Ave; see volunteers at the table.


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Dallas — The importance of the vocation of marriage and the family is at the core for the future of not only the Catholic Church, but of society, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas said at a news conference Aug. 17.
Farrell became the seventh bishop of the Dallas diocese when he was appointed March 6, 2007, by Pope Benedict XVI and was installed at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas May 1, 2007.
Upon Farrell's departure, Auxiliary Bishop Gregory Kelly will lead the diocese until Pope Francis appoints a successor in the coming months.
During his tenure in Dallas, Farrell has been outspoken on abortion and the death penalty as well as on gun control, immigration and religious liberty. This year, during the Year of Mercy, he has spoken about love, mercy and charity.
"We have sympathy for the family of the victims," Farrell told reporters, "but killing someone doesn't solve the problem, especially when that person was not even there."
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Arsenije "Arsen" Dedić (, ; 28 July 1938 – 17 August 2015) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. He wrote and performed chansons, as well as film music. He was also an award-winning poet, and was one of the best-selling poets of former Yugoslavia and Croatia.

Biography

Dedić was born in Šibenik, in the Littoral Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, today Šibenik-Knin County, in region of Dalmatia, within Republic of Croatia, as the second child of Veronika (née Mišković) and Jovan Dedić. His father Jovan was an Orthodox Christian ethnic Serb, while his mother Veronika (nicknamed Jelka) was a Croat, who converted from Catholicism to Serb Orthodoxy after marrying Jovan. His father was a bricklayer, volunteer firefighter and musician, while his mother was an illiterate housewife, whom Dedić later taught to write and read.

Dedić was baptized in the Serbian Orthodox Church under the name Arsenije, after the Serbian Archbishop Arsenije III Čarnojević. He finished music school. He and his older brother Milutin left Šibenik for Zagreb and Belgrade, respectively, in 1957. He studied law at the University of Zagreb but dropped out in 1959, enrolling in the Music Academy of Zagreb and receiving a diploma in 1964.

Dedić became a household name in the 1960s, thanks to pop music festivals and his brand of music, which was at first influenced by Dalmatian folklore, but is mostly comparable to the French chanson genre. Throughout the decades Dedić became one of the most respected musicians in former Yugoslavia and maintained that reputation all the way to the his death.

Illness and death
At the beginning of 2014, Dedić fell and had difficulties walking, so he had to use a cane. Because of unbearable pain in July 2015, he underwent surgery for hip endoprosthesis in the orthopedic hospital in Krapinske Toplice, followed by a two-week rehabilitation. On 28 July, he spent his 77th birthday with family and friends in Zagreb. At the end of July, he suffered severe inflammation most likely as a complication after the surgery, because of which he had the liver transplant in 2004 and had been under immunosuppressive therapy since then, and was taken to intensive care. At first, his condition improved and the medical records were better.

On 8 August, it was reported that his inflammation had calmed down and responded well to drugs. He was expected to be released home but his wife Gabi Novak found him in a serious condition lying on the floor next to the walkerand speaking indistinctly. He was admitted on the emergency neurology of the Zagreb Clinical Hospital Center but his condition on 13 August drastically worsened. On 14 August, his lungs failed and he was attached to the respirator, and soon the other organs failed successively. Novak refused a high-risk surgery.

Dedić died at the Zagreb Clinical Hospital Center on 17 August 2015, at 9:00 pm, aged 77. The commemoration was held at the Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik, and in the Croatian Music Institute in Zagreb. He was cremated and buried, according to his own wishes, in the circle of his closest family, far from the public eyes, on 25 August at the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb.

Personal life

Dedić had a daughter Sandra, born in 1962, from his first marriage with Vesna Suligoj, a grandniece of Antun Gustav Matoš, one of the greatest Croatian poets. Sandra is married to Alen Slavica, a popular singer-songwriter and they have daughter Ema, born in August 2011. In 1973, Dedić married his second wife Gabi Novak, a prominent Croatian pop singer. Their son Matija, who was born the same year, is one of the most respected jazz pianists in Croatia. He has a daughter Lu, with his wife Marina Scotti.

Dedić dedicated several songs to his wife Gabi Novak, as well as to his daughter ("Sandra") and granddaughters ("Pjesma za Lu", "Mata Hari"). Daughter Sandra appears as a girl on the cover of the 1987 album Kino Sloboda.

Dedić defined himself not as "apolitical, but anti-political". He rejected the possibility of political engagement or support for a politician, convinced that singers do not need declarative statements. Affected by bans and censorship in various parts of his career, he often highlighted John Stuart Mill's liberal motto as his life motto, according to which an individual's freedom reaches all the way to someone else's freedom. Declaring himself an artist of "leftist belief", he opposed collectivism and nationalism. During the 1997 Croatian presidential election campaign, his name appeared on a list of several hundred cultural workers and artists who openly supported Franjo Tuđman's candidacy in an open letter, without his approval or request, to which he requested and printed a denial. After the democratic changes of the 1990s, he cited the solidarity of the system and social mobility as positive aspects of the former socialism.

He was a member of the Zagreb Society of Friends of the Hajduk Split football club, which he regularly supported with his presence and pro bono performances at Bila noć (White Night). Back in 1967, he included his compositions "Čovjek od soli" (Man of Salt), and a duet with Vice Vukov "I da bi ja ruku u vatru stavit" (And to Put My Hand In the Fire) on the EP Naprid bili, the proceeds from the sale of which were collected for the construction of the new Hajduk stadium.

Discography

Albums released on vinyl
 Čovjek kao ja (1969)
 Arsen 2 (1971)
 Homo Volans (double album) (1973)
 Vraćam se (1975)
 Porodično stablo (1976)
 Arsenal (1976)
 Otisak autora (1976)
 Pjesme sa šlagom (1976)
 Dedić-Golob (1977)
 Kuća pored mora (instrumentals) (1978)
 Rimska ploča (1980)
 Pjevam pjesnike (1980)
 Naručene pjesme (1980)
 Gabi i Arsen (1980)
 Carevo novo ruho (1981)
 Arsen pjeva djeci (1982)
 Provincija (1984)
 Kantautor (double album) (1985)
 Moje popevke (1986)
 Kino Sloboda (1987)
 Arsen & Bora Čorba Unplugged `87 (1987)
 Hrabri ljudi (Gabi i Arsen) (1988)
 Glazba za film i TV (1989)
 Svjedoci priče (1989)

Albums released on CD
 Najbolje od Arsena (1991)
 Tihi obrt (1993)
 Der Gesang der Narren von Europa (1995 – with Dževad Karahasan and Herbert Gantschacher)
 Ko ovo more platit (1995)
 Ministarstvo (1997) / Ministarstvo straha (2000, 2005)
 Herbar (1999)
 Čovjek kao ja (1969, 1999)
 Kino Sloboda (1987, 2000)
 Kinoteka (2002)
 Homo volans (1973, 2003)
 Imena žena (2003)
 Na zlu putu (2004)
 Ministarstvo straha (2006)
 Rebus (2008)

Poetry
 Brod u Boci (Croatia Concert, Zagreb, 1971)
 Hotel Balkan (Znanje, Zagreb, 1987)
 101 Pjesma (Svjetlost, Sarajevo, 1989)

References

Further reading

External links

Compositions by Arsen Dedić

1938 births
2015 deaths
People from Šibenik
Croatian people of Serbian descent
20th-century Croatian male singers
Croatian singer-songwriters
Croatian composers
Croatian songwriters
20th-century Croatian poets
Croatian film score composers
Male film score composers
Yugoslav male singers
Liver transplant recipients
Vladimir Nazor Award winners
Golden Arena winners
Indexi Award winners
Croatian male poets
20th-century male writers
21st-century male writers
20th-century Croatian writers
21st-century Croatian writers
Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery


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US Code / 2018 US Code / Title 15. Commerce and Trade / Chapter 2. Federal Trade Commission; Promotion of Export Trade and Prevention of Unfair Methods of Competition / Subchapter V. Textile Fiber Products Identification / 15 U.S. Code §70. Definitions
As used in this subchapter—
(a) The term "person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or any other form of business enterprise.
(b) The term "fiber" or "textile fiber" means a unit of matter which is capable of being spun into a yarn or made into a fabric by bonding or by interlacing in a variety of methods including weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, twisting, or webbing, and which is the basic structural element of textile products.
(c) The term "natural fiber" means any fiber that exists as such in the natural state.
(d) The term "manufactured fiber" means any fiber derived by a process of manufacture from any substance which, at any point in the manufacturing process, is not a fiber.
(e) The term "yarn" means a strand of textile fiber in a form suitable for weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, webbing, or otherwise fabricating into a fabric.
(f) The term "fabric" means any material woven, knitted, felted, or otherwise produced from, or in combination with, any natural or manufactured fiber, yarn, or substitute therefor.
(g) The term "household textile articles" means articles of wearing apparel, costumes and accessories, draperies, floor coverings, furnishings, beddings, and other textile goods of a type customarily used in a household regardless of where used in fact.
(h) The term "textile fiber product" means—
(1) any fiber, whether in the finished or unfinished state, used or intended for use in household textile articles;
(2) any yarn or fabric, whether in the finished or unfinished state, used or intended for use in household textile articles; and
(3) any household textile article made in whole or in part of yarn or fabric;
except that such term does not include a product required to be labeled under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 [15 U.S.C. 68 et seq.].
(i) The term "affixed" means attached to the textile fiber product in any manner.
(j) The term "Commission" means the Federal Trade Commission.
(k) The term "commerce" means commerce among the several States or with foreign nations, or in any Territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory and any State or foreign nation or between the District of Columbia and any State or Territory or foreign nation.
(l) The term "Territory" includes the insular possessions of the United States, and also any Territory of the United States.
(m) The term "ultimate consumer" means a person who obtains a textile fiber product by purchase or exchange with no intent to sell or exchange such textile fiber product in any form.
REFERENCES IN TEXT The Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, referred to in subsec. (h)(3), is act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 871, 54 Stat. 1128, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§68 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 68 of this title and Tables.EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 85–897, §15, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1724, provided that: "This Act [this subchapter] shall take effect eighteen months after enactment [Sept. 2, 1958], except for the promulgation of rules and regulations by the Commission, which shall be promulgated within nine months after the enactment of this Act. The Commission shall provide for the exception of any textile fiber product acquired prior to the effective date of this Act."SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 85–897, §1, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1717, provided: "That this Act [this subchapter] may be cited as the 'Textile Fiber Products Identification Act'."SEPARABILITY Pub. L. 85–897, §13, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1723, provided that: "If any provision of this Act [this subchapter], or the application thereof to any person, as that term is herein defined, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of the remaining provisions to any person shall not be affected thereby."
15 U.S.C. § 70 (2018)


Yesterday we got to Kentucky only to discover that it was a wonderful 30 degrees outside. The drive wasn't bad and we kept switching off on who would drive so that we both got appropriate breaks along the way. Once we got to the campground we went out and got some food which, to be honest, was not that great. The food was kind of meh and didnt have much flavor to speak of. On top of that we also found out that the town were in has two taxes. One for the restaurant and the other for the drinks. Not only was the shocking but we also discovered that if you go to a bar they will charge you course different taxes just to have a drink. We learned that in Kentucky it's better to just buy a bottle.
From there we heading back to our campground where we entered our little cabin that we upgraded to since it was to cold to just camp out. Once we got into the cabin we had a little visitor arrive. She was a little cat that immediately came to us and started seeking warmth and shelter. So we excepted her into our cabin. Once we got settled D decided to try and plug in a third heater and proceeded to trip out the entire cabin. From there things took a turn for the worse. We tried to flip the breaker twice and unfortunately the cabin didn't come back to life. It was unfortunate endeavor that I am sure nobody wants to have happen. From there we called the lady and she then sent out somebody to give us a key to another cabin. We then decided to take the kitty with us on this trip since it was way to cold to let the cat stay outside.
Turns out we got upgraded to a deluxe cabin that had two and a half baths, a kitchen, living room, a queen size bank bed, and of course a master room. Outside they provided a girl along with a picnic table to eat outside if the weather provides it. Once we moved into this cabin we turned on the heat and warmed ourselves up. Our new furry friend proceeded to follow us everywhere and we did a little bit of a photo shoot with her to make sure that we had the moment to look back on.
I will say that the experience was quite wonderful and we had decides to take extra measures with our new friend just in case. We didn't know if she belonged to somebody or if she was a stray. She didn't have an ear tip cut so I knew she wasn't a tnr and she was friendly enough to pick up so I knew she wasn't feral. From there we looked for a microchip which she didn't have either. So we decided that in the morning we would ask the desk if they knew her and if they didn't we were gonna take her to a no kill shelter where we were more then positive she would be adopted quickly.
After a nights rest, packing and talking with the front desk I'm happy to report that she belonged to the people who run the campground. They were glad she was safe and warm for the night.


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After the warmth of United Arab Emirates, back to the winter cold of Kazakhstan. Since arriving in Almaty, the weather has been dreary, with regular snowfalls. The Tien Shan Mountains rise to 5,000 metres (16,404ft) within sight of Almaty city. Almaty has a mild climate in comparison with high mountains to the south and flat windswept plains to the north.
One clear day last weekend saw us heading out into the Steppes north of Almaty.
Sunrise is now after 08.00 a.m. although we left at 07.10 in darkness. We were at our first site by sunrise. This is at a quarry on the banks of the Kaskelen River immediately north of Kaskelen town, 30km west of Almaty centre. The Quarry usually throws up something interesting, but this morning not so. Corvids ruled: Carrion and Hooded Crows, Black-billed Magpies, Eurasian Jackdaws and Rooks. We called for a few minutes on the way home in the afternoon and discovered a White-tailed Eagle pestered by Hooded Crows.
We recently found a new dirt track that runs alongside the city waste water canal. It emerges here from huge pipes into a fast flow. It feeds both Lesser Sorbulak Lakes and the main Sorbulak Lake too. The water is warmer than natural water. Birds that should be long gone love this water – Little Grebes (Dabchicks) and a variety of ducks, mainly Mallard of course. Also a favoured spot for Musk Rats.
I'm told that Imperial Eagles feed here too in winter but I have yet to see these at this site. In previous visits there have been over 100 eagles, but this time I saw a meagre 75 or so!
A local farmer told us of another lake, but drifting on the track to this lake prevented us from checking this out. We'll wait until spring.
Lesser Sorbulak Lakes are now frozen except for the area close to the canal inflow. Few birds now, but the sight of 7 male and 2 female Smews was pure pleasure. What beautiful ducks! To distant to photograph unfortunately.
We couldn't get through the plain on our usual dirt track to Sorbulak main lake due to snow, so we went the long way round to the SW corner of the main Sorbulak Lake. No ice yet at all here. Again, we saw a White-tailed Eagle; it seems that we see these magnificent creatures every visit now. More winter ducks too as Goosanders and Goldeneyes have arrived too.
While the weather was good, a light breeze added wind chill to the -13C temperature at the lake. Not bad! I'm sure it will get worse.
A good haul for so late in the year.
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Fantastic photos! And a great day indeed.


My experience of this journey to the Islamic Republic of Iran started with a mild anxiety and fear. By the way the media constantly portrayed Iran, in the back of my mind, I was going to a country where the health services would not be up to international standards, the people uneducated and sectarianism rife.
I travelled with a group of scholars from different Islamic schools of thought. Everyone was an expert in their own denomination. I personally have a basic level of knowledge of Islam but my heart is full of respect for all the scholars. I was eager to learn from everyone in order to understand how I might be able to bring the Ummah of my beloved Prophet closer together. Our journey from London to Tehran was very comfortable and enjoyable. We landed in Tehran in the early hours and travelled to an excellent hotel.
Our first meeting was in Tehran with the Vice President to the University of Religions and Denominations (URD), Dr Yahya Jahangiri, who gave us an overview about the university. It was very impressive to know that this university produces scholars in all denominations of Islam and they provide guidance to Muslims all over the world. Unity of Muslims across the world was the main theme of the meeting. The Pakistani delegates of the group were keen to know more about Iran's stance with regards to oppressed Kashmiri citizens. There were also questions about Iran's involvement in the Syrian conflict and a dialogue on the ways of improving Pakistan – Iran bilateral relationship. Later during the day, we visited the world's sixth tallest tower, the Milad tower, and also took in some Iranian architectural sights.
Some of my friends in the UK had told me that in Tehran the Sunni Muslims have no mosque and they are not allowed to practice Islam in accordance with their tradition. It was a pleasant surprise when the coach driver parked the coach in front of the three-storey Sadeghiyeh mosque in the west of Tehran. The Imam, Maulana Aziz Ahmed, led the evening prayer and our hosts joined the congregation too. Molana Aziz informed us that on Friday his mosque is attended by two to three thousand worshippers. He also said that there were at least fifteen similar Sunni mosques in Tehran alone. In addition, there are about two hundred small places providing education and prayer facilities to Sunni Muslims.
Our meeting with the head of Iran's Hajj mission, Hujjatul Islam Maulana Qazi Askar was informative and this was a moment of happiness for all of us when he broke the news that this year 86,000 (16,000 Sunni Muslims and 70,000 Shia Muslims) would be going on the Hajj pilgrimage from Iran. Our hosts were very hospitable and served us fruits and Iranian tea. We had a tour of the Holy Qur'an Museum where we saw some very old pictures of the Holy Kaaba.
The visit to the Palace of the deposed last Shah of Iran made me realise that the impressive buildings and expensive furniture he owned had no effect on lifting the nation. However, the visit to the simple but respectable accommodation of the late Imam Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took my thoughts to the time of Iranian Revolution when the great leader led the nation to its destiny. There was a clear message that simplicity, spirituality and honesty, not wealth and power, win hearts and minds. We also met with Seyyed Hassan Khomeini (the grandson of late Imam Khomeini) I found his personality very impressive. Our host for lunch was the former ambassador to Pakistan Hujjatul Islam Seyyed Siraj Uddin Mousavi. Later, on the way to the City of Qum, we visited the shrine of the late Ayatollah Khomeini and offered our fatiha (prayer).
We were very excited to travel to the city of Qum and felt blessed to visit the shrine of Lady Fatima Ma'suma (the sister of Imam Ali Al Raza(a)) . The shrine was crowded with people showing their love and respect for the progeny of the beloved Prophet Muhammad(s). We also visited the Qum Historical Museum.
Our afternoon meeting with the head of the Islamic Centre of England, Hujjatul Islam Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali proved very productive. We discussed diversity as a strong tool in serving the communities in the UK. Issues such as moon sighting in Ramadan, finding ways for Muslims residing in the UK be able to have the same day for Eid, the permissibility of using scientific calculations to determine the Eid days, were discussed.
We then visited the University of Religions and Denominations and met with the University's Chancellor, Hujjatul Islam Syed Abul Hassan Nawab. We received a copy of the Fatawa (religious edicts) issued by renowned and respected Shi'a scholars on the prohibition on disrespecting the companions and the wives of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(s).
Our evening meeting in Qum took place at the seminary of Imam Musa Kazim(a). We also met with Hujjatul Islam Dr Mohammad Hasan Zamani, Vice-Chancellor for International Affairs at Qom Seminary as well as other personalities. The representative of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei for Kurdistan came to meet us at the same place. He explained how this institute is working to bring unity to the Muslim Ummah.
The delegation also travelled to Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan province, via Hamadan. We took in the natural beauty alongside the good quality motorways. Our next stop at Hamadan was a well-designed restaurant at the top of a hill. I got a chance to enter a small hospital and was impressed by the cleanliness and relatively quiet emergency department.
After ten hours, we reached Sanandaj. We were advised to be ready in the morning to have a meeting in the library of Ayatollah Khamenei with Sunni scholars. The Sunni scholars talked about their positive quality of life and freedom to practice their rituals since the foundation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
We were then taken to visit a 300-year-old Sunni Friday prayer mosque. The mosque has a chain at its door and in the past, if someone entered the mosque via that door he or she would be protected by the state authorities. The mosque's Chief Imam is a great scholar who delivered a beautiful sermon during Friday prayer. Once we completed the prayer we noticed that the respected Shi'a Muslim scholars were also present in the congregation and that it was the first ever Friday prayer that had been marked together by Sunnis and Shi'as in this great mosque.
We were invited to the biggest university in Kurdistan where we met with the Governor of Kurdistan. It was amazing to know that Kurdistan has a literacy rate of around 90 percent, up from 30% since the Islamic Revolution. The journey from Sanandaj to Kermanshah airport by coach was a pleasant trip underneath a clear morning sky. We passed through the beautiful dry and green mountains across lands with very well designed irrigation systems.
From Kermanshah airport, we flew for 90 minutes and landed in Mashhad. I was excited to visit the holy shrine of Imam Reza(a) where I expected to experience spiritual enlightenment. My heart and mind felt blessed at the shrine. For the duration that I was permitted to stay near the shrine of this great Imam, my soul filled with comfort and spiritual upliftment. At the dining area, I observed thousands of visitors being served food in a respectful way. I have not seen such discipline anywhere in the world. Adjacent to the compound to the holy shrine stands the university, funded through donations made by visitors to the shrine. We stayed in Mashhad for two nights and also enjoyed our visit to the Qur'an Museum and a traditional Iranian gym. The gym participants were enjoying a traditional exercise class. We left Mashhad with heavy hearts and prayers hoping to be able to visit this blessed city again.
I was also happy to learn from various people that the non-Muslim minorities also enjoy their rights in the same way as Muslims in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
We flew back to Tehran and four of us managed to go to a shopping centre and see a few areas of this beautiful city. The level of cleanliness was good, public transport including trams were available at all times. The food was of good quality and economical.
In summary, I enjoyed every minute of this spiritual and academic tour to the Islamic Republic of Iran. I would encourage other Muslim countries to organise similar tours to improve understanding across borders and lead to harmony and mutual respect. I learned how the Shi'a Muslims and Sunni Muslims can stand shoulder to shoulder to bring peace and unity among the Muslims in Iran. Diversity is our strength and minor differences between Islamic denominations should never be allowed to divide us.
It's been a pleasure to read about your journey to Islamic Republic of Iran. I've also been told that Iran was intolerant to the ethnic minority's, that there weren't any Sunni mosques and that the Iranian Christians also suffered. Such a lovely insight to the country that is portrayed so badly by the general media.
My first time to know that sunni and shi'a can be united.In most cases discourses I read about these two sects were all divisive.My hope and prayer that Allah will grant me an opprtunity to visit Iran before death.
I DO HOPE THAT THE SUNNI SCHOLARS WILL COME BACK TO THE SUNNI CONGREGATION AND IN JUMMAH KHUTBAHS ANNOUNCE THAT IRANS LEADERSHIP UNDER AYATULLAH KHAMENEI IS NOT DISUNITING MUSLIMS AND ONLY WANTS THE UNITY OF ISLAM, SUNNI & SHIAH.BASICALLY ANYONE TALKS ABOUT DISUNITING MUSLIMS ARE THE ENEMIES OF ISLAM.


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Manhattan Transfers
Filet of the Neighborhood: Law360 Founder Snaps Up Village Townhouse for $11 M.
By Chris Pomorski • 10/06/14 3:09pm
112 Washington Place.
For many these days, the purchase of a townhouse in Park Slope represents the realization of aspiration, rather than the budget-conscious compromise it once was—a tacit admission that Manhattan is just too pricey. But for others—belonging to a smaller group—a 3,600 square-foot place in one of Brooklyn's most rarefied neighborhoods is no more than a starter home, even if said starter home once featured prominently in a film wildly popular with the residents of Brooklyn's most rarefied neighborhoods. Marius Meland, the owner of Portfolio Media and founder of the legal news service Law360, it seems, belongs to the latter contingent.
Mr. Meland, who bought a Park Slope townhouse that appeared in Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale in 2012 for $3.45 million has, together with one Eng Kian Ooi, just grabbed up yet another townhouse across the bridge at 112 Washington Place for $11 million, according to city records. Christopher Riccio and Matthew Pravda, of Leslie J. Garfield, had the listing.
Built in the early 1830s for a moneyed corporate type, the home retains a handsome red brick exterior, though beyond a wood burning fireplace, the interiors appear to have been renovated in highly-modern fashion, leaving them closer in character to today's ground-up luxury condos than single-family mansions of old. That's not necessarily a bad thing, of course—the sellers, WP 112 LLC, bought the fully-renovated product in March for $8.85 million and turned it right round for a sizable profit.
Preserved? No. Pleasant? Yes.
It's not difficult to see what attracted the new owners' interest, old world charm or not. The home is 20 feet wide, with a rear garden, finished basement and an irrigated roof deck of Ipe wood featuring evergreen boxwoods and vibrant seasonal plantings. Living spaces are sleek and high-ceilinged, with large windows and generous intakes of light. A great deal of glass and other expensive shiny surfaces bolster the place's 21st-century stylings, as do extras like a media room and rain shower. One of the four bedrooms even has a chalkboard wall, on which the sellers appear to have memorialized a quotation from Green Eggs and Ham.
Likely, Mr. Meland will update that particular accent, though we might suggest that Dr. Seuss remains au courant, quite irrespective of borough or age.
Neither in a box, nor with a fox.
Filed Under: Politics, News & Politics, Transfers, Law360, Marius Meland, 112 Washington Place
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News: GameOn Selects Resound Marketing
San Francisco and New York – September 26, 2016 – Resound Marketing, delivering results-driven PR and marketing programs to help clients "make some noise," today announced it has been selected as the public relations agency of record for San Francisco-based startup GameOn Technology, a cloud-based engagement platform for sports fans, which includes Joe Montana, Snoop Dogg, and Gary Payton among its notable investors with sports-related careers, business experience, and passion.
Resound has already been instrumental in coordinating press opportunities for GameOn with Bloomberg, VentureBeat, and Entrepreneur, among other target media, supporting the company as it announced a new round of funding and a partnership with Time Inc.'s famed Sports Illustrated Group. Resound was selected, in part, to apply its signature style of PR storytelling to elevate both industry and consumer awareness of GameOn. With offices in San Francisco, New York, and Princeton NJ, Resound has account teams with feet on the ground and strong, existing press relationships in the media markets most critical to GameOn.
"The way fans watch and engage with sports has changed dramatically in the last few years, and will look completely different again five years from now. To help expand our audience beyond early adopters and power users we need effective storytelling that resonates with media, athletes, and fans," explained Alex Beckman, Co-Founder and CEO of GameOn Technology. "Resound leveraged its team's collective experience across app, adtech, sports, and lifestyle brands to map out a results-driven Marketing and PR strategy, and connect us with the audiences that matter most to our brand."
GameOn offers a different value proposition to three distinct audiences: media companies (from mainstay titles to blogs and podcasts) who seek to better distribute content and engage with readers; athletes and sports franchises who want to expand their social presence and create authentic engagement opportunities with fans; and sports fans who crave a better way to enjoy the game experience with fellow fans, friends, and the athletes they admire – all with convenient access from their smartphones.
"GameOn has no shortage of compelling stories to tell, and we're excited to put our varied industry experience and cross-segment press contacts to work for the brand," said Kevin McLaughlin, Co-Founder and Principal of Resound Marketing. "In the post-launch stage of the company, we'll be driving a sustainable program that combines high-impact news with thought leadership and thematic stories to help educate markets, and usher in a better way for fans to experience and enjoy the sports, teams, and athletes they love."
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GameOn Technology is a mobile engagement platform for sports fans. Accessible via the GameOn mobile app (iOS / Android) and messenger bots (Slack /Facebook / Skype / Telegram), GameOn lets users engage directly with fellow fans around real-time scores, highlights, and news. GameOn provides a turnkey multi-channel engagement presence for content creators such as podcasters, publishers, professional athletes, and broadcasters. Backed by an investment group including Joe Montana, Snoop Dogg, and Gary Payton, GameOn works directly with current and former professional athletes to grow and monetize their personal brands. For more information on GameOn, visit www.getgameonapp.com.
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Avian flu killing Colorado eagles, hawks and owls in record numbers
Miles Blumhardt
The deadly, highly pathogenic avian influenza that has caused a spike in chicken egg prices and inflated turkey prices has spread to bald eagles, hawks, owls and thousands of snow geese in the largest outbreak in wild birds the state has seen.
The current outbreak of the virus has heavily impacted domestic poultry operations around the country, including in Colorado, where more than 4.6 million chickens have been killed off at egg-laying operations, the majority of them in Weld County, due to the highly contagious virus, according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
On the Eastern Plains, more than 4,500 snow geese have died in the last month, including at least 2,000 each in Morgan and Logan counties. Those counties are located in the migratory waterfowl Central Flyway, where tens of thousands of waterfowl congregate in winter.
And now Colorado Parks and Wildlife and wildlife rehabilitation centers are being overwhelmed with cases of dying raptors.
Mike Tincher, rehabilitation and research coordinator at the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program in Fort Collins, said in the past month, the center has seen 13 positive cases, with three pending testing results.
"Right now, there is not a whole lot we can do as they either die shortly after they arrive or we humanely euthanize them,'' Tincher said. "And this is just the tip of the iceberg.''
Virus killing wild geese and raptors in numbers never seen before
In the wild, geese, ducks and water birds are the primary carrier of the virus. Some show no signs of the virus while others die from it. Raptors mainly pick up the virus from eating infected geese and ducks or by coming in contact with their infected feces and saliva.
Once that happens and raptors show signs of the virus, the outcome is often death, as there are few treatment options.
Mary Wood, wildlife health program supervisor for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said the virus has caused intermittent outbreaks in domestic poultry but usually the strain is not as virulent as the current outbreak. She said the last outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in the country was 2015 but that it was largely contained to domestic poultry.
She said the virus has likely mutated and the current strain is more virulent, which is killing wild geese and raptors in numbers never seen before.
"We have seen some pretty big mortality events with snow geese and quite a lot with hawks, eagles and owls,'' she said. "We don't know what the impact might be but there is concern our raptor population won't be able to sustain high losses.''
That is especially true with bald eagles. The state wildlife agency estimates there to be more than 200 pair of nesting bald eagles in the state, including more than 90 on the northern Front Range from Denver to the Wyoming state line. Despite the bald eagle population increasing in recent years, the state still closely monitors them.
A concern now is Colorado bald eagle numbers grow in winter, when they largely feed on geese, which likely will lead to more eagle deaths.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture's website has kept track of confirmed cases of the virus in domestic poultry and wild birds, the first of which was reported in April. As of Dec. 13, it listed 27 raptors statewide that tested positive, though there is lag time in testing results and reporting, and scores of raptors have been tested in recent weeks with results not yet confirmed, according to officials.
Of those cases, 12 were red-tailed hawks, eight were great horned owls, four were bald eagles and three were turkey vultures. In Larimer County, five red-tailed hawks, three great horned owls, one bald eagle and one turkey vulture have been confirmed positive as have a Canada goose and mallard duck.
Tincher and Wood said the number is much higher because of how many raptors have died from the disease but will not be found.
There have been cases of the virus in two backyard domestic non-poultry operations in the county.
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Wildlife officials, rehabilitators overwhelmed with cases
Tincher and Wood acknowledged they are being swamped with reports of raptor deaths due to the virus. They said an overwhelming number of reports combined with limited resources make it difficult to investigate each report.
Tincher said the number of raptors the center is seeing is putting an emotional and financial strain on resources.
He said rehabilitators must wear full Tyvek suits, masks, gloves and eye protection when receiving and testing the birds, and the center is cleaned with disinfectant. Still, there is a concern the center's raptors that are used as educational ambassadors and human rehabilitators may become infected.
The virus is not readily transmissible to humans, but there have been cases, including one during the current outbreak affecting a Colorado poultry employee.
And there is the cost of tests, which range from $25 to $80, Tincher said. The center sends its tests to the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
"Right now, we are playing the long game, collecting as much data as possible,'' Tincher said. "The resources to respond to every report, collect all the carcasses, treat and test every bird does not exist.''
Wood said her agency has been and will continue to work with other state and federal governmental agencies collecting data and monitoring the virus's spread. She encouraged the public to be patient as the agency works through large volumes of reports, realizing how difficult it might be for members of the public to see sick and dying birds.
"Managing a disease like this in wild birds is very challenging, and we know we can't eliminate it,'' she said. "But we will look for actions that minimize the spillover to raptors as best we can.''
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How you can help with highly pathogenic avian influenza
If you find birds you believe to be sick, do not pick them up or remove them, as transmission to humans is rare but possible.
If walking outdoors in areas where there is goose or duck feces, remove the feces from your footwear so you do not potentially spread the virus.
If you find three or more dead wild birds in a specific area within a two-week period or you see live birds swimming or walking in circles, appearing lethargic and not escaping if approached, call the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Regional Office at (970) 472-4300 or Rocky Mountain Raptor Program in Fort Collins at (970) 484-7756.
For sick birds or birds that have died from unknown causes, call the Avian Health Hotline at Colorado State University at (970) 297-4008.
For multiple sick domestic birds or multiple unusual domestic bird deaths, call the Colorado State Veterinarian's Office at (303) 869-9130 or the USDA-Veterinary Services Colorado Office at (303) 231-5385.
Source: Colorado Department of Agriculture, others
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program open house
The center will hold an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at its facility at 720B E. Vine Drive in Fort Collins.


Being a pet parent, one always remains concerned about the safety of their pet when they are playing in an open field. Surety of security is extremely important to let them play and enjoy the air with freedom and fun. To bind your pets to play in a specified secure area flagged with invisible fencing can work wonders. The PetSafe In-Ground Fence for Dogs and Cats make one such containment system that has different shock levels to bound pets within the safe zone.
Here, check out the major pros and cons of this containment system and read about other in ground dog fences by clicking here.
Ensures Security of Your Pets- With this system efficiently working, you won't have to worry about the safety of pets anymore. It not only works for only a single pet, rather with the purchase of additional collars, you can protect all of your pets with same fencing system.
Surge Protector- The inclusion of small surge protector unit keeps the transmitter safe from sudden power shortage, power surges or lightning strikes. Working as a perfect lightning protector, this small unit increases the life of this containment system.
Low Battery Indication- With the timely indication of a low battery of the system, you can easily replace/ reinstall it with the new one. The expected life of the battery is about 1-2 months.
Separate Designs for Different Pets- PetSafe In-Ground Fence for Dogs and Cats comes with different coverage options to choose from. There is a simple 5-acre fence, one for cats only, one for little dogs and one rechargeable in-ground fence. All come with different prices and have specific benefits. Depending upon the number and types of pets you own, you can purchase one of them.
Adjustable and Waterproof Receiver Collar- The receiver collar can be adjusted to different sizes and is perfect for 6 inches to 26 inches neck sizes. In addition to the flexibility of sizes, the receiver collar is water resistant so your pets can swim or play in the rain, and the collars will function perfectly.
Customizable and Adjustable Wired Fencing- A pro with in ground fences is that you can customized the fencing based on your layout. So if you wanted your pet away from the garden you can add the wiring there. This unit allows you to expand up to 5 acres of coverage with the purchase of more wire and additional transmitters.
Splices in the Wire- Presence of splices in the cable wire call for so much trouble. Two most terrible issues related to weak wires are breakage and in-ground water penetration.
If the cable wires are too firmly intertwined, then the inside metal or insulation can crack with the increased pressure of tight contraction.
If the wire broke from these vulnerable points, or in severe cases water gets inside, then the whole system will be dead.
To make things work perfectly purchase thick wires that do not have any breakage point. But the thicker wires will be expensive.
Inconsistent Working- This PetSafe In-Ground Fence for Dogs and Cats surely gives a great coverage area of up to 5 acres. But its performance does not remain consistent on the entire customized area. It works perfectly in the designated area one time, while on the others, pets run around freely. This lack of efficient performance is really worrisome for the owners, especially for those who live alongside the main road.
Weekly Functioning Open Loop Indicator- This fencing system features an "open loop indicator", that beeps in case of any breakage in the in-ground fence, just like any other in-ground wired fencing system. But adding to its downside, this beeping characteristic does not function properly, and you will only hear a low beep.


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Old Mill Saddlery in Carrickfergus Races Ahead in Japan
Image by Parkway Photography
Pictured (L – R) are Robert Patton, Old Mill Saddlery, and Olive Hill, Invest NI.
Old Mill Saddlery in Carrickfergus has received Invest Northern Ireland assistance which has helped the company win its first business in Japan.
The company was helped by Invest NI to develop a new e-commerce website that led to an order for its exercise saddles from one of Japan's leading race horse trainers.
The business in Japan was outlined by Robert Patton, Managing Director of Old Mill Saddlery, and welcomed by Olive Hill, Invest NI's Director of Innovation and Technology Solutions.
Invest NI assisted the company to upgrade an existing website and boost its effectiveness in e-commerce. Mrs Hill said: "Old Mill Saddlery's growing success in international markets such as Japan is an excellent example of how our technical team can assist companies, both large and small and across all sectors, to strengthen their competitiveness by harnessing the latest internet technology much more effectively.
"Our technical team provided advice and practical support that resulted in the development of a new e-commerce-focused site which made it easier for customers to purchase products and provided essential data for the company about sales and purchases."
Mr Patton said: "The new website has made a huge difference to our business especially in terms of our sales outside Northern Ireland. It has helped us grow exports to 20 countries including Japan, Russia and Indonesia.
"The Japanese business came through the website and is immensely important because of the high interest there in horse racing. Our exercise saddles are based on our own design and are manufactured here using locally sourced components. The business will, therefore, benefit other local companies.
"Our aim will be to build on this initial business to expand sales to other trainers in what is a very dynamic industry in Japan.
"The new computer system represented a very substantial investment for us and wouldn't have been undertaken without Invest NI advice and assistance. It is a major factor in the growth that we've been experiencing over the past few years including an increase in business last year of 25 per cent. We are continuing to invest in technology and with support from Invest NI are implementing solutions to integrate all our systems to allow for even further expansion."
Old Mill Saddlery was formed by Mr Patton as a sole trader in 1985 to repair and manufacture quality equestrian equipment. The company now employs 20 people.
The company operates from a 15,000 sq. foot purpose-built store which houses a product range that includes saddlery and horse clothing, riding wear, country and equestrian clothing, stable equipment, racing equipment, supplements, horse care, giftware and pet products from many world renown and prestigious suppliers.
Old Mill Saddlery / Olive Hill / Robert Patton


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Think About It: And, children will lead you
by Bertha Cooper
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 1:30am
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"Not again; please … not again. We were having coffee the last morning before our return from what was a wonderfully relaxing and contemplative trip to the Oregon Coast, when "breaking news" announced another school shooting in progress.
My mind looked grimly into the future of minute to minute coverage — counting the dead and injured, profiling the killer, discovering the heroes and heroines, counting the guns, talking to the witnesses, naming the dead, looking for motive, learning the killer had known mental problems expressed in hate and anger, honoring the dead, hearing every politician start a long sentence with "thoughts and prayers" for the victims and burying the dead.
The scene plays out as I write this, and I am struck by how punishing it feels."
I wrote the introduction to the column I named "Paralysis," published in the Sequim Gazette Oct. 14, 2015 following the school shooting that occurred in Roseburg, Ore., in which 10 people were killed.
Let's see, that's about 854 days, or two years and four months, before our most recent student killings that occurred in Parkland, Fla.
I haven't written about school shootings since, even though, they are happening on a regular basis, it seems. Reports tell us there have been 18 school shootings since the beginning of the year. My source says 17 incidents involving firearms.
A drill down into the numbers tells us that those shootings include everything from random shots being fired into the school after school hours to suicide on school campuses to one or two deaths to the mass killings at Parkland.
None of that should make us feel any better. Each shot in a school or anywhere in public for that matter, is terrorizing, an assault to our sense of safety. Many of us thought, me among us, that the Newtown school shooting in which 20 children, grade school children, and six adults were killed, would be the turning point.
That was 2012, more than five years ago. Nothing turned, no action on further gun control, but lots of thoughts and prayers from elected leaders during subsequent shootings.
Three years later, I wrote the sentiments of many after Roseburg, when I wrote:
"Solutions circle the deaths and, if the past is any indicator, will be buried or spread to the winds along with the lifeless remains of the victims. The ritualistic political positioning over the fate of wasted lives has begun and we are once again aware of the political paralysis of action, a term I use to describe the severe apathy of the political class of our country who can't come together to even discuss the issue of preventing school shootings."
The only difference I know is that I've changed. I stopped believing it was political paralysis. I know the failure to act today as deliberate or intentional. My opinion will not change unless the Republican led Congress and Republican President come together and make meaningful gun control laws.
I don't know and probably wouldn't understand the reason for failure to provide for the right to life so that the individual right to own an assault rifle is protected. I don't know why people who are on the no-fly list and people who have made clear threats to the safety of others are not put on a list for further investigation before they are allowed a gun of any kind.
Many point to the millions of dollars that the NRA gives to candidates that enjoy a high compliant grade with the NRA as the explanation. The NRA doesn't want any more and, if possible, less gun control.
Some point to the "absolute" right of each of us to have a gun as allowed in the Second Amendment. Neither explanation explains or meshes with poll results that state the vast majority of Americans want more sensible gun control laws.
Something is off when our controlling Republican party says it speaks for the American people. My guess is that most Americans would agree with those Republicans who say we need better mental health care, but not at the exclusion of sensible gun control. Besides, they don't seem to value mental health care, at least not when it comes to funding it or including it in a comprehensive health care plan.
Children speaking truth to power
All the pro-gun arguments diminish in the photos of smiling children now dead, now former students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland; weaken in hearing the voices of children, articulate in their outrage; and fail at the sight of angry grieving children stepping forward demanding action to prevent the killing of children.
Doesn't seem like too much to ask? Does it.
Newtown parents spoke through their grief and surrounded the Washington, D.C. powerful with their tears to no avail. Will it be the faces and voices of children whom the President dare not counterpunch that will either crack or expose the selfish resistance for what it is?
Fittingly, I will end this column with the words I ended the October 2015 column, just change the name of the school after the next shooting.
"Our political leaders are as paralyzed in the face of guns as the shocked Roseburg students crowded in a circle waiting … just waiting. Sending thoughts and prayers is supportive but my guess is every person who has lost a loved one, wants more."
Bertha Cooper spent her career years as a health care organization and program administrator and consultant and is a featured columnist in Sequim Gazette. Cooper has lived in Sequim with her husband for nearly 20 years.
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Henri François Émile Termier (* 13. Dezember 1897 in Lyon; † 12. August 1989) war ein französischer Paläontologe und Geologe.

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Termier, der aus einer Familie von Medizinern und Wissenschaftlern stammt, diente im Ersten Weltkrieg als Artillerieoffizier und erhielt das Croix de guerre. Danach studierte er in Grenoble, war 1923 bis 1925 Assistent an der Universität Montpellier und danach ab 1925 in der geologischen Landesaufnahme von Marokko unter Pierre Despujols, in der er bis 1940 arbeitete. Er nahm eine Region von rund 20.000 Quadratkilometern in Zentralmarokko und dem mittleren Atlas auf, woraus seine Dissertation von 1936 entstand und zwei geologische Karten im Maßstab 1:200.000. 1940 bis 1945 war er Leiter des geologischen Dienstes in Marokko. Er war ab 1945 Professor an der Universität Algier und ab 1955 an der Sorbonne, wo er das Labor für Allgemeine Geologie leitete.

Termier ist vor allem für Forschungen zur Geologie und Paläontologie Marokkos bekannt, wo sein bevorzugtes Gebiet das Tichka-Massif war. 1942 fand er im marokkanischen Atlas Dinosaurierfossilien von Cetiosaurus mogrebiensis aus dem Bathonium.

Er war ab 1942 mit der Paläontologin Geneviève Termier (1917–2005, geborene Delpey) verheiratet, mit der er einen Sohn hatte. Geneviève Termier forschte für das CNRS und beide veröffentlichten zusammen zahlreiche Bücher.

Das Mineral Henritermierit ist nach ihm benannt.

Termier war ein begabter Pianist.

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 mit Geneviève Termier: Paleontologie marocaine. 5 Bände, Hermann, Paris ab 1947
 Etudes géologiques sur le Maroc central et le Moyen Atlas septentrional. Notes et mémoires du Service des Mines et carte géologique Maroc, 33, 4 Bände 1936
 mit G. Termier: Géologie et pétrogénèse. Service de la carte géologique de l'Algérie, Algier 1953
 mit Geneviève Termier: Traite de Geologie. 4 Bände, Masson, Paris 1952 bis 1961
 mit Geneviève Termier: L'évolution de la lithosphère. 3 Bände, Masson, Paris 1956 bis 1961
 mit Geneviève Termier: Initiation à la paléontologie. 2 Bände, Colin, Paris 1952
 mit G. Termier: Évolution et biocinèse. Les invertébrés dans l'histoire du monde vivant. Masson 1958
 mit G. Termier: Évolution et paléogéographie. Albin Michel, Paris 1959
 mit G. Termier: Paléontologie stratigraphique. 4 Bände, Masson, Paris 1959, 1960
 mit G. Termier: Biologie et écologie des premiers fossiles. Masson, Paris 1968
 mit G. Termier: Volcanisme et volcans. Monaco 1962
 mit G. Termier: Les temps fossilifères. Band I: Paléozoïque inférieur. Masson 1964
 mit G. Termier: Formation des continents et progression de la vie. 2. Auflage, Masson, 1967
 mit G. Termier: Le Massif granito-dioritique du Tichka. Rabat 1971
 mit G. Termier: Les Animaux prehistoriques. Presses Universitaires de France 1977
 mit G. Termier: Histoire de la Terre. Presses Universitaires de France 1979

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 Französische Biographie von Jacques Gandini

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Geologe (20. Jahrhundert)
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Gestorben 1989
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BUA Foods Plc, one of the closely held businesses of Nigerian billionaire industrialist Abdul Samad Rabiu, completed the listing of its shares on the Nigerian Exchange on Wed., Jan. 5, after it received the requisite approvals from the regulatory authorities.
Consequently, the net worth of Rabiu, the majority owner of one of Africa's fastest-growing cement makers, BUA Cement, rose by nearly $1.9 billion to $7.2 billion thanks to the valuation of BUA Foods.
His current net worth eclipsed the $6.6-billion wealth valuation of Nigerian telecom mogul Mike Adenuga.
The consolidated food business is an operating unit of BUA Group, a well-diversified manufacturing conglomerate founded by Rabiu in 1988. The listing of 18 billion shares at N40 ($0.0968) each gave the food-processing firm an implied valuation of N720 billion ($1.74 billion).
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As of press time, Jan. 6, shares in BUA Foods were worth N44 ($0.1065), 10-percent higher than their implied price. At the current price, the market capitalization of the consolidated food business increased to N792 billion ($1.92 billion).
The value bump caused Rabiu's fortune to increase from $5.3 billion to $7.2 billion.
His net-worth valuation includes the market value of his 92-percent stake in his cement business, which is valued at $5.3 billion.
The addition of his new business makes him Nigeria's second-richest man ahead of Mike Adenuga, the founder of Globacom, Nigeria's third-largest telecom company.
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Upon the listing of BUA Foods' shares, the newly formed entity became the largest consumer goods company by market capitalization after Nestle Nigeria Plc, the Nigerian subsidiary of the Switzerland-based consumer goods giant, Nestle S.A.
The successful listing of its shares comes nearly a month after BUA Group spun off its five food businesses, including BUA Sugar Refinery Limited, BUA Oil Mills Limited, IRS Flour, IRS Pasta and BUA Rice Limited.
The group confirmed that the merging of its food businesses into a newly consolidated food company known as BUA Foods will help the conglomerate maintain its leadership status in the agribusiness and food-processing sectors.
While speaking about his food business, Rabiu noted that listing the shares would help people realize the true value chain of the business and assist in dealing with Nigeria's food crisis.
"A lot of people do not know the size of this business, that is why we decided to merge all the food businesses into one entity.
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Now that we have done that, people will understand and appreciate the business," he said.
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Former Lagos State Governor and a leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has narrated how a working trip he made while serving as an auditor for auditing giant, Deloitte and Touche, made him an "instant millionaire".
Mr. Tinubu first served as a senator in the short-lived third republic and later as governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007. He has been accused of making a fortune from politics.
"At Deloitte and Touche, I chose to travel more than 80 per cent of my working years there. And that is because if a staff chose to travel, he would make more money because he would get travel allowances," Mr. Tinubu said in a lengthy interview he granted TheNews Magazine on March 29 about his journey through life as he celebrated his 64th birthday.
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Mr. Tinubu said he was sent on an assignment to help set up a an accounting and auditing system for a joint-venture between National Oil and Aramco in Saudi Arabia but by the time he returned to the United States, he discovered that his account had been credited in millions.
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"We had gone there to set up their accounting and auditing system. It was while on that service that I got my financial break. When I returned to the United States, my employers gave me a huge bonus, which instantly turned me into a millionaire.
"The bonus was $850,000, before taxes. My salaries were also being paid into the bank and I was not touching them. At the time, my salary deposits in the bank had risen to about $1.8 million."
Asked if he was not frightened by the development, Mr. Tinubu said, "No. This is because I had a strong grasp of financial matters. I was happy. I bought a house from the money and invested the rest in the U.S. I was living well. I was living in one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in the south of Chicago."
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Mr. Tinubu said he stayed back working for several years in the United States after completing his degree in Chicago. He worked in Deloitte and Touch before returning to Nigeria to serve as an accounting executive for Mobil.
On Wednesday, Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, rose 1.66% to $85.11 a barrel by 19.06 GMT+1, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures increased 2.25 percent to $83.05 a barrel.
The price of Brent crude had crossed the $85 mark on October 15, 2021.
Last week, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, decided to increase oil output by 400,000 barrels per day.
Morgan Stanley, a multinational investment bank, had predicted that Brent crude would climb $90 a barrel in the third quarter of this year.
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The bank added that it expects oil prices to "overshoot" to $125 a barrel this year and $150 in 2023.
In the 2022 budget, President Muhammadu Buhari earmarked $62 per barrel as the oil benchmark, up from the $57 per barrel in 2021.
Rising oil prices would translate to an increase in Nigeria's oil revenue.
However, Nigeria has been ploughing its oil revenue into fuel subsidy shortfall payments, which stripped the country of more than N1 trillion last year.
FairMoney team have expressed the importance of serving the unbanked and underbanked which according to the bank is "stemmed from a burning desire to bridge the lag between developing African countries, Nigeria inclusive, and the new age of banking enjoyed in developed countries.
The FairMoney team stated this at the media parley held last Friday, as they stated that the bank was founded with an overarching vision to be the leading digital bank driving financial inclusion for the average Nigerian.
The strategy was said to be premised on the need to cater to the majority, stating that FairMoney was birthed to cater to the predominant needs of the Nigerian market – small & medium scale enterprises, through quick & seamless loans.
The management further stated that, based on the strategy, over the past 4 years of operation, FairMoney MFB is said to have grown its customer base to over 5 million users, and 2 million bank accounts through relentless positioning as the "New Bank for the masses".
According to Laurin Hainy, Co-Founder/CEO, FairMoney, "FairMoney is positioned to support our customers across their various financial service needs even as we work to maintain our current position as the leading digital bank in Nigeria. Our mission has always been to serve the needs of as many Nigerians as possible. Our approach to doing this involves providing millions of Nigerians with loans and capital to meet their immediate needs and in some cases, to grow their businesses, and so far, we have disbursed over N117billion loans since inception."
"Our goal ultimately is to use technology to bank the 60 million Nigerians currently excluded from the financial ecosystem. We have also introduced secure and innovative technology processes to improve our lending operations, as well as a strong privacy protection policy, and a comprehensive loan collection policy which has been successfully deployed in the last 4 years," Laurin added.
FairMoney maintains that it has finely niched a reputation as a leading driver for financial inclusion in Nigeria, with millions benefiting from its numerous financial services & features, through its strong lending service offerings. Some of the services include quick loans without collateral, free debit cards & free inter-bank transfers to support SMEs & MSMEs by alleviating common expenses issued by traditional banks through account maintenance charges.
Amongst the many offerings of FairMoney is the digitization of general banking procedures through the app by making bill payments accessible without needing to visit banking halls & introducing consumer empowering initiatives like the recently concluded FairMoney Transact & Win Black Friday engagement which had lucky winners go home with 10 smartphones, 5 generators & a delivery motorcycle; not to mention the ongoing '12 Days of Fair giveaways' Christmas giveaways all in the bid to offer equal opportunities for all and stay true to their promise of Fair banking for all.
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