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Friends of Mine Created an Extensive Graphics Package for DIRECTV Latin America Promoting the 2017/2018 Ligas Soccer Season
Friends of Mine is a design-obsessed company that creates design and branding communications for networks, brands and agencies, and is renowned for its high standards of combining style with meaning.
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Emmy Award® - winning design and branding studio Friends of Mine (FOM) has completed an extensive, nearly year-long graphics package assignment for client DIRECTV Latin America. FOM was retained to create an evolutionary promotional visual campaign throughout the Ligas soccer season that celebrates the excitement of that sport. The campaign, which first aired at the start of the 2017/2018 soccer season in August, has been airing on DIRECTV's Latin American network since then.
The European Football Leagues (Spain, England, and France) and their respective Cups, will wrap their seasons just before the World Cup this year. Every year, DIRECTV Sports broadcasts the most complete coverage of the games from those leagues. With those leagues now in the Finals, FOM will soon also be creating the celebratory piece – another powerful graphics branding package - that wraps Las Ligas, as DIRECTV Sports sets its sites on the World Cup 2018, to be held between June 14 and July 15 in Russia.
For the new graphics package, FOM provided creative ideation, design, editing, animation, production and post production. FOM needed to emphasize both the exclusive soccer programming benefits that DIRECTV provides its audiences, while also visually illustrating the feats, goals, and celebrations of the best players and best teams in the world. Month to month, from August 2017 to May 2018, FOM created riveting broadcast promos that were adapted and customized during the season. FOM also reinforced those exciting, visual pieces across digital media outlets, including Facebook, Instagram, and the DIRECTV website.
"With Friends of Mine, we created a successful European Soccer Leagues campaign that communicates all of the benefits DIRECTV offers its subscribers," said Johann Gamez, Creative Lead Producer for DIRECTV. "FOM was a great partner that made it possible – they are a team of true professionals who are always ready to bring creativity to the next level."
"We based our creative execution for this assignment on the concept of 'Intersections' - the DIRECTV Sports brand through the filter of digital energy. High resolution, excitement and eye-catching contrast definitely fueled this concept," said Adam Espinoza, FOM Co-Founder and Creative Director
Adds FOM Co-Founder and Creative Director Jeremy Lindenmier, "This project presented us with a truly exciting opportunity. We were thrilled to have been able to present our ideas, and watch them come to fruition, in the promotion of DIRECTV Sports on behalf of these truly amazing European soccer leagues."
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Founded in Denver, CO, in 2010 by a group of friends who set out to build a studio that would foster their desire to gain and share knowledge, Friends of Mine is a design-obsessed company that is always looking to expand what's possible with the help of their friends. The company creates design and branding communications for networks, brands and agencies, and is renowned for its high standards of combining style with meaning.
An Emmy Award®-winning creative brand firm, Friends of Mine is constantly on the hunt for the next innovation that excites, the next story that intrigues, and the next opportunity to stretch the imagination. They continue to push the edge of what's possible.
The company, comprised of meticulous directors, designers, animators and producers, cites as recent projects brand vignettes for Marmot, product spots for Otterbox, and a brand identity package for REELZ. Additional recent company clients have included DirecTV, CBS, Discovery ID, HGTV, Janus Financial, and AT&T, to name a few.
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Historical Sites in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jim Orrill, Leaf Group Updated March 23, 2018
Plaza de Mayo has been a pivotal site in Argentinian history. (Photo: Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images )
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Buenos Aires' historical sites stand as testament to events throughout Argentinean history, from its colonial era to the years following the nation's 1816 victory in its war of independence with Spain. Travelers can explore monuments to citizens who fell under state oppression as well as public squares where some of Argentina's most momentous historical events occurred.
Plaza de Mayo (buenosaires.gov.ar) has been the site of celebrations, demonstrations and pivotal political events since its establishment in 1580. It was the site of the initial 1810 uprising that sparked Argentina's six-year war for independence and the gathering point for protestors in 1945 who successfully pressured the government into releasing Juan Peron from prison. Argentineans elected Peron president in 1946 and 1951, and he returned from exile to serve a third term in 1973. Plaza de Mayo is also the location of many prominent Buenos Aires landmarks, including the Cabildo and the Piramide de Mayo, a pyramidal monument erected by Argentinian revolutionaries in 1811 to commemorate the first anniversary of their uprising against Spain. Plaza de Mayo also features a monument to General Manuel Belgrano -- a hero of the nation's war for independence and designer of Argentina's flag -- that depicts the revolutionary on horseback.
The Cabildo served as the Spanish government's base during Argentina's colonial days, and its construction proceeded in fits and starts between the early 17th century and 1764, when major construction was completed. The building, the Plaza de Mayo's only surviving colonial-era structure, hosts a museum commemorating the May Revolution of 1810, during which Argentina declared its independence from Spain. Every Thursday and Friday, the Cabildo hosts a craft fair where local artisans offer their wares.
Club Atletico
Club Atletico's (exccdytclubatletico.com.ar) innocuous-sounding name belies the unspeakable horrors that took place within its walls during the early years of Argentina's "Dirty War." Between 1976, when a military junta seized power, and the restoration of civilian rule in 1983, the government mercilessly cracked down on opponents real and imagined. Nearly 30,000 Argentineans became "desaparecidos," or "the disappeared"; these people were seized by the military and never seen again, according to the International Center for Transitional Justice. Though Club Atletico's main building was demolished in 1977 to make way for a highway, the site admits visitors during breaks in ongoing forensic archaeology work.
La Manzana de Las Luces
La Manzana de las Luces (manzanadelasluces.gov.ar) was the intellectual hub of colonial-era Buenos Aires and served as the Jesuit order's base in the Spanish colony. The order constructed the Iglesia San Ignacio, one of Argentina's oldest churches, and established its headquarters within the Procuraduria building during the late 17th century. The Procuraduria later became the site of the University of Buenos Aires, and the block is also the location of the Casas Virreinales, where the first independent Argentinean congress held its inaugural meeting. Guided tours in Spanish are offered daily, but you can only book a tour with an English-speaking guide when visiting with a group of 20 people or more and reserving your tour at least two weeks in advance.
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Since 2006 Jim Orrill has produced reviews and essays on popular culture for publications including Lemurvision and "Sexis." Based in Western North Carolina, Orrill graduated cum laude from the University of North Carolina with a bachelor's degree in office systems.
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To all the coffee addicts out there, raise your coffee mugs! Coffee and college go hand in hand. Whether it's an 8 a.m. class we have to power through or a 10-page essay we have to stay up to write, coffee's got our backs. While stopping by a local cafe and ordering your signature latte every day can be a fun daily routine, making your own coffee at home will save you time and money — who doesn't want both of these things in college? Bring out your inner barista skills with these cool coffee gadgets.
If you're someone who likes to drink freshly brewed coffee without the hassle of cleaning up a coffee machine, then this gadget will be your new "buddy." Its simplistic, yet innovative, design allows you to brew a fresh cup of coffee of any strength directly into your mug. Simply pour your hot water into the filter, let it brew to your desired strength and start your day off right!
You can't be on the grind without grinding yourself a nice cup of coffee to kickstart your morning. This grinder isn't your basic electric grinder because now you can experience the joy of manually grinding your own beans. This tool has a classic, old-style charm to it and will make your kitchen counter top look extra fancy.
This little gem lets you enjoy K-Cups without the cost of buying a Keurig machine. To use, attach your K-Cup to the base (or fill the base with your own coffee grounds), add hot water to the reservoir and press the pump to pump coffee into your mug to get yourself pumped up for the day.
The Aeropress, built in a similar fashion as the Presto Coffee Maker, will give you smooth and rich coffee in less than a minute so that you can grab a cup and be on the go. This gadget uses optimal water temperature and gentle air pressure to brew coffee that's free of acidity and bitterness, because who wants to start off their morning bitter? To use, attach a microfilter into the cap at the bottom, add your coffee grinds and hot water into the chamber, rest the chamber on top of a mug, give the grind and water mixture a stir, insert the plunger to the top of the chamber and proceed to gently pressing. Pressing time only takes about 20-30 seconds!
Are you more of a coffee person or a tea person? If you love both coffee and tea and can't decide which method of caffeine intake you want, then this gadget is perfect for you. This glass carafe functions as a cold brew coffee maker and as a tea infuser so you can have the best of both worlds. The cold brew method of making coffee reduces coffee acidity and produces a smoother taste. To make coffee, pour your coffee grinds into the metal filter, slowly pour room temperature water into the carafe, stir the grounds inside the filter and place it inside your fridge. Then it's time to play the waiting game for 12-18 hours while the coffee brews, so I recommend you prepare this the night before. This cold coffee concoction will actually last for 2 weeks in the fridge, since the carafe is airtight! To make tea, the same steps apply, except the brewing time will only take 6-12 hours depending on your strength preference.
If you're the proud owner of a French press, then you'll never have to buy coffee filters again! This French press has extra and ultra-fine metal coffee filters built into its design so your coffee will be less acidic and smoother in every way. All you need is hot water and your choice of coffee grounds. Simply pour in the grounds and fill the press with hot water halfway, let it sit for 30 seconds, give it a stir, pour the rest of the hot water inside and just press!
Coffee making is an art so if you want your morning coffee to look and taste a little fancier, this handheld frother will let you add creamy foam to your coffee. It is sleek, convenient and works with hot or cold drinks!
Have you ever decided at the last minute that you want iced coffee instead of hot coffee? Or have you been so excited to start your day that you just couldn't wait for your steaming coffee to cool down? This travel mug solves both those problems and saves your time. Leave this travel mug in your freezer overnight, fill it up with hot coffee in the morning and in just five minutes, you can enjoy an icy cold drink. No ice needed! Plus, this mug comes in an assortment of colors!
This last product is on the pricier side, but would make an excellent gift for any coffee lover. The MiniPresso is a portable expresso maker that is the size of a water bottle. All you need to do is fill the compartments with hot water and coffee grounds and then press the hand pump until no more coffee comes out. You don't even need a coffee mug because the lid functions as a cup! With the MiniPresso being so portable, you can get your coffee fix whether you're camping out in the woods or falling asleep in a lecture hall.
Now with these cool gadgets, you can be your own barista and make yourself coffee during any time of the day anywhere you are.


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Higher secondary is otherwise called Senior Secondary in certain spots. It alludes to the education conferred in the 11th and twelfth norm in schools. The schools which give education up to these classes are known as Higher secondary schools.
A higher degree of education is significant for additional investigations and for getting admission to top universities.
Solely after clearing these tests, an understudy can additionally seek after higher investigations. An understudy who clears the class twelfth test is known as a senior school graduate. They additionally get an authentication for the equivalent and are known as the school testament holders.
The strain of considering and performing great is typically higher on higher secondary understudies and educators are better prepared to keep an undeniable degree of dynamic figuring out how to draw in the understudies and set them up for placement tests just as additional examinations.
Senior understudies are likewise needed to pay educational expenses. It alludes to the expense of accomplishing a higher degree of education. A few schools have grant programs for monetarily more vulnerable areas (EWS) of the general public, though a few schools routinely increment the educational expenses yearly for these understudies.
What is a Secondary School?
Following 10 years of tutoring at the essential and secondary level, understudies who prevail with regards to passing the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) assessment have the choice of joining a school for a two-year higher secondary education in separate spaces of specialization. This period of tutoring is considered as Higher Secondary tutoring or College and toward the finish of higher secondary school, understudies as a rule take a bound together assessment which is called Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) test.
Secondary_school alludes to the tutoring presented later an elementary school, and before higher, discretionary education. Most nations offer piece of secondary school as discretionary tutoring in anticipation of higher education.
What is Secondary School in the U.S.?
Basically, there is no such thing as secondary school in the United States. In fact talking, and by definition, center school (grades 6-8), and secondary school (grades 9-12) can be viewed as a feature of secondary school since they are presented later primary school. In any case, you will be unable to observe somebody utilizing the term 'secondary_school' to portray any tutoring in the United States.
Is Secondary_School the Same as High School?
Indeed! And negative. Secondary_school is characterized as tutoring later grade school, consequently in the U.S. that would be grades 6 through 12. In any case, when an understudy arrives at grade 9, they are viewed as a secondary school understudy. As a rule, in any case, secondary school in numerous English-talking nations is identical to secondary school in the U.S.
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All instruments are sterilized before they ever enter a treatment area. Sterilization begins with total immersion in a disinfecting ultrasonic sink that removes any microscopic debris, or a Miele Thermal Disinfector that acts like a highly specialized dishwasher that will also clean disinfect, and remove debris mechanically. Instruments are then individually sealed and/or wrapped and put into an autoclave that reaches 275 degrees F, and 31 PSI, killing all possible viruses and bacteria. For every cycle we run, an indicator strip is placed inside the autoclave to ensure the load reached the correct temperature and pressure required for proper sterilization. Once per week, we perform a spore test. This is done on each autoclave to confirm that the machines are performing to the highest safety standards. We also replace disposables after every single patient. Disposable items include; suction tips, sheaths for light handles, tray covers, and patient bibs to protect clothing.
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I was hesitant on having a new hygienist since Ann retired. She was the best in my opinion but…. my new and only hygienist is terrific! She is very thorough and informative. I'm pretty sure her name is Bonnie. As always at Stowe Dentistry…. in the way of dentistry…. excellent! I am a very anxious person and very skeptical about dentists. I have been going to Stowe Family Dentistry for years and it never goes downhill… it only gets better because they are so caring, clean, and careful. I have never run into a staff member with an attitude. They are ALL always so very nice!
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Parents now allowed to claim compensation for in-app purchases targeted to their children
June 24th, 2013 by Techie Jinji. Categorized as: Peace of Mind, Pointing out Trouble, Real World, Tech News
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After a legal battle lasting several months, on Febuary last year Apple lost a landmark case filed by parents across the United States, which claimed iOS Apps targeted to younger children were often including downloadable content or extra features that required in-app purchases to unlock; for which the apps were actively encouraging the children to purchase the extra content without adequately explaining that they cost actual money. Many of the children were of too young age to understand the concept of in-app purchasing; and the claim by parents that Apple did not offer enough protections to prevent unauthorised purchases by the children of parents who owned iOS devices or explain that they were about to actually purchase items with real money was upheld in court.
As per the terms of the settlement, Apple were instructed to offer parents worldwide the ability to make claims as individuals for compensation as a result of the negligent practices. Today, Apple sent an email to the press announcing that they will now accept compensation claims made directly to the company from individual parents who have been affected by this case.
Parents can claim for the total cost of any string of in-app purchases made within 45 days of each other, up to the date where Apple implemented repeat password requests or disclaimers to counteract such activity. Of course, there IS a catch: Claims for under $30 will qualify only for a $5 iTunes Voucher as compensation; however, larger transactions may have the total of all valid disputed transactions refunded as cash. What's more, there's a deadline of January 13th, 2014 for at least some types of claim.
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Apple fined US$2.29 mln over Australian iPad's inaccurate '4G' claims
June 22nd, 2012 by an external author. Categorized as: Hardware, Pointing out Trouble, Tech News
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Apple has been fined Aus$2.25 million (US$2.29 million) for "deliberately" misleading Australian consumers about the local 4G capability of its latest iPad.
The tech giant was also ordered to pay Aus$300,000 in costs by the Federal Court in a case brought by regulators, who said the penalty sent a message to global companies that there were consequences for breaching the law.
Justice Mordy Bromberg found that Apple misled people with claims in its advertising implying that the "iPad with WiFi + 4G" could connect with fourth generation cellular networks in Australia, when it could not.
The judgment ruled that the company engaged in conduct liable to mislead the public and contravened Australian consumer law.
"The conduct concerned was deliberate and very serious," Bromberg said on Thursday.
"It exposed a significant proportion of Australian consumers of tablet devices to a misleading representation."
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which initiated the proceedings, said it was delighted with the outcome.
"The $2.25 million penalty reflects the seriousness of a company the size of Apple refusing to change its advertising when it has been put on notice that it is likely to be misleading consumers," chairman Rod Sims said.
"This decision should act as a renewed warning that the ACCC will continue to take action against traders who take risks in their advertising, regardless of their size."
Apple offered in March to refund customers who felt they had been duped, and to publish a clarification about the popular tablet's capabilities.
The product is now advertised outside North America as "Wi-Fi + Cellular" — a change that came into effect on May 12 — with a clear caveat on its Australian site that "it is not compatible with current Australian 4G LTE and WiMax networks."
The iPad's 4G capabilities are supported by some networks in the US and Canada.
Matthew Rimmer, an expert in intellectual property at the Australian National University, said Apple had been "careless".
"It shows some of the dangers involved in overhyping products and sets a very important precedent," he said, adding that other countries would take note of the outcome.
Asked if it could open the floodgates to similar law suits elsewhere, he said: "It all depends on the nature of consumer regulations in each country."
Earlier this month, Apple agreed to settle the case with the ACCC.
But Bromberg delayed an official ruling until he had details on how many iPads had been sold and were returned under the refund offer and further information on Apple's financial position.
He said Thursday the risk of contravening Australian consumer law would have been "reasonably obvious" to Apple.
"In that context, and in the absence of any other explanation, the facts to which I have just referred suggest that Apple's desire for global uniformity was given a greater priority than the need to ensure compliance with the Australian consumer law," he said.
"Conduct of that kind is serious and unacceptable."
The iPad was the world's best-selling tablet in the first three months of 2012, outgunning its Android-powered rivals, with sales more than doubling from a year earlier to send Apple's profits soaring.
Apple was not immediately available for comment.
[Via Yahoo News]
4G, Apple, finance, lawsuit, tablet
US wants Twitter data of "Wikileaks activists"
January 9th, 2011 by Techie Jinji. Categorized as: Odd News, Peace of Mind, Pointing out Trouble
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Ever since Wikileaks caused drama by leaking United States diplomatic cables – something I'm sure most people have heard about by now, and if not just look it up on the net – the US government has started an investigation to try to bring Wikileaks "to justice". I put "to justice" in quotes not because I am taking the side of Wikileaks (I am neither pro or anti Wikileaks), but rather because not everyone agrees on this matter.
Anyway, apparently as part of this investigation, the US Attorney's office has convinced a District Court judge data held by Twitter is "relevant and material to [the] ongoing criminal investigation"; as a result, Twitter was earlier in the year served a subpoena, and now is forced to give over data related to various Twitter accounts believed to be related to either Julian Assange (the founder of Wikileaks) or Wikileaks itself – including Julian Assange's own Twitter, plus those of Birgitta Jonsdottir, an Icelandic MP; and Bradley E. Manning, a militant supposedly responsible for the leaking of some of the cables; among others.
The reason we are aware of this subpoena is because Twitter was recently able to overturn a gagging order originally served with it. A gagging order prevents a person from revealing information under penalty of law. After getting the gag, Twitter fought back and successfully got the gagging order lifted; so Twitter is now legally allowed to let the public – and the respective account holders – know about the US Attorney's Office's demand to hand over data.
According to the BBC, the data demanded from Twitter by the US Attorney's office includes "mailing addresses and billing information, connection records and session times, IP addresses used to access Twitter, email accounts, as well as the 'means and source of payment'".
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. Feel free to discuss in the comments below (consider this an open politics discussion thread), but keep it civil.
[Many thanks to BBC News for breaking this news!]
Julian Assange, lawsuit, legal, privacy, Social Networking, United States, WikiLeaks
Google Settles Class-Action Lawsuit regarding Buzz
November 3rd, 2010 by Techie Jinji. Categorized as: Peace of Mind, Pointing out Trouble
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In February 2010, Google launched a social add-on to its Gmail web mail service, dubbed "Google Buzz". Buzz is a social networking and messaging tool that Google made to be used with its Gmail e-mail service, and is similar to Twitter in style and function. However, the launch was mired in controversy after default settings in the Buzz service led to many users being automatically enrolled in Buzz, and were also automatically opted-in to allow the service to reveal data about you publicly – including users' most frequent Gmail contacts – without enough user consent.
Many people threatened to sue Google for the damage this caused to people's privacy, and a class-action lawsuit against Google was officially filed not long after, alleging that Google instigated a serious privacy breach. Now, Google has proposed a settlement which, if approved by the judges, will see the end of this case and a moral victory for all the users potentially affected.
Google has lately emailed all its GMail users to explain the consequences on the suit, so we'll let Google explain what this suit means for the users:
Important Information about Google Buzz Class Action Settlement
Google Buzz <noreply-buzz-classaction@google.com> 2 November 2010 19:30
Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we've reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz (http://buzz.google.com), a service we launched within Gmail in February of this year.
Shortly after its launch, we heard from a number of people who were concerned about privacy. In addition, we were sued by a group of Buzz users and recently reached a settlement in this case.
The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users' concerns. In addition, Google has committed $8.5 million to an independent fund, most of which will support organizations promoting privacy education and policy on the web. We will also do more to educate people about privacy controls specific to Buzz. The more people know about privacy online, the better their online experience will be.
Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation. Everyone in the U.S. who uses Gmail is included in the settlement, unless you personally decide to opt out before December 6, 2010. The Court will consider final approval of the agreement on January 31, 2011. This email is a summary of the settlement, and more detailed information and instructions approved by the court, including instructions about how to opt out, object, or comment, are available at http://www.BuzzClassAction.com.
Although the case relates only to users of GMail in the U.S., Google Buzz is available to GMail users worldwide, so this is effectively a victory for every user of GMail around the globe who may have had their privacy breached. Sadly, it is only a moral victory – as mentioned in Google's statement, no compensation is going to be given to the users, but instead money will be paid to privacy-protection organisations. It may also interest some that the $8.5 million proposed settlement (roughly £5.27 million British Sterling under the current exchange rate) makes up only 0.1% of Google's estimated revenue, so is really just pennies to them. This, of course, is assuming that the proposed settlement is actually accepted – though there is not yet reason to believe it won't be.
Google, lawsuit, settlement, Social Networking
Microsoft looking to sue Motorola over Android Phones
October 2nd, 2010 by Techie Jinji. Categorized as: Pointing out Trouble, Tech News
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Microsoft is suing Motorola alleging it has infringed nine patents in its Android phones, in that certain functions of said phones – including but not limited to synchronizing e-mail, calendars and contacts – are based on Microsoft technology.
Microsoft said Motorola licensed some of its mobile technology from 2003 to 2007 but continued to use the technology without renewing the license. So they have now filed a lawsuit in a federal court as well as filing one with the International Trade Commission.
Its court filing specifically mentions the Motorola Droid 2 and the Motorola Charm smart phones, but Microsoft claims that the infringements were not limited to those devices.
A Motorola spokeswoman said the company has not yet received a copy of the suit, but based on its strong intellectual property portfolio, plans to "vigorously defend itself".
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Index Astartes: Basilisks
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Index Astartes The Basilisks Chapter "To know that our eyes are upon them must cause our enemies to be paralyzed with fear, to acknowledge the immediacy of their mortal lives. To look upon our silent gaze, they must know death, swift and sure!"-Asmodeus, 1st Serpent Lord Origins Meeting of Inquisitor Moisei and Master Kalis "Many eyes have pried into the cloying shadows of that founding, Inquisitor. Few have found what they sought. Fewer still have emerged unscathed." The Inquisitor scoffed, but had no reply. The power armored giant chuckled again. "Don't let my words deter you. We have the utmost interest in your…findings" Of the many Chapters birthed from the darkness of the 21st founding, few proved successful, and many were even driven swiftly to extinction. Among the enduring 'Cursed' Chapters are the Basilisks. If they were created with a specific purpose, it remains unknown. Official observers have concluded that the Basilisks are of Iron Hands descent, attested to by their doctrine, and a timely submission of gene-seed tithes. Since the time they emerged from the void no records have followed to confirm this, or give any other clues regarding their origins…which isn't to say that no one is looking. Multiple factions within the Imperium have, in the past, questioned both the legitimacy of the Chapter's genetic material, and its loyalty to the Emperor. Some still do. The Basilisks have, with great effort, evaded most unwanted attention, though they are still dogged from sector to sector by one Inquisitor Moisei, who has long doubted how such 'purity' could have emerged from the 21st Founding. The Chapter avoids as much contact with these and other Imperial Forces as possible, remaining tight-lipped under whatever scrutiny the Inquisition attempts to pursue…which has done nothing to dissuade their detractors. The Fleet Final audiolog from the pirate frigate Sorento "Is that a cruiser!? An Astartes cruiser!? You said the frigate was a Trader! Get us back to the fleet, now! Damn it all, is that another? Brace for im----" To the knowledge of the Imperium and even the Basilisks themselves, they had no world of origin. Since they were first sighted plowing through the void, no marine has set foot planetside except to do battle. The fleet is extensive, and continually grows with the addition of captured ships. These include a startlingly high concentration of Battle Barges, which despite being of a younger and smaller caliber than the venerable vessels of the Heresy, are able to give significant body to the otherwise thinly spread Basilisk fleet. The Monastery Battle Barge Serpent's Tongue and its escort are found at the heart of the fleet, where they are best able to support any engagement, while the rest of the fleet is spread in a loose, coiling line across a vast stretch of space on either side and there is no consistent course or predictability to the fleet's movements. Constant communication is maintained from one end of the fleet to the other with as much accuracy as possible in an effort to allow fleet elements to redeploy for support as quickly as possible. The Chapter's more frequent enemies, traitor fleets and pirates both human and xenos, have learned to attack or flee at the first sign of a Basilisk ship, as reinforcements are never far behind. In turn, the Basilisks have developed an expertise in rapid boarding actions as well as improved methods of defending smaller patrol fleets. Recruitment Survivors The Apothecary's expression was impassive as he dressed the recruit's wounds, stemming the open flow of blood issuing from his arm and side, while the man lay still on the table. His eyes stared straight up, unmoving. He would survive his wounds, but whether or not hypnotherapy and conditioning could get him past the mental trauma remained to be seen. The Chaplain stood looking silently on for a long time, but finally revealed his purpose. "Can you describe what you saw?" The recruit flinched; the Chaplain had undone all his effort thus far to bury the last eight hours, but he did not change his gaze. Eventually, he slowly shook his head. The Chaplain appeared to be satisfied, and turned and began walking from the room. "One final test awaits you," The Chaplain stopped at the doorway, "Steel yourself. You will return to that ship again before your trial is over. If you are not ready, you will become what you now fear. To become one of us, you must know no fear." The neophyte sat bolt upright, heading snapping to the doorway, but the Chaplain had gone. Falling slowly back to the table as the Apothecary grumbled at replacing the newly torn wrappings. The recruit's gaze returned to the ceiling. Back to the ship. One more time. Like most Chapters of the Cursed Founding, the greatest challenge of the Basilisks is not victory in battle, but propagation. In order to maintain a flow of successful initiates, the Chapter takes suitable candidates en masse from liberated worlds. For the inhabitants of such worlds, it is the price paid for freedom, as the green clad Astartes move among them, claiming the choicest of their youth. No word of explanation is ever given and often the Basilisks leave a liberated world without the planet's inhabitants even knowing who they are. Few worlds visited by the Basilisks understand anything more about their visitation other than that they are purged of whatever heresy plagues them in return for however many children the marines choose to spirit away. The trials faced by recruits are among the most lethal of tests employed by Space Marines, and despite taking large numbers of prospective initiates there are very few survivors. While the exact nature of the trials is unknown, the bodies of most failed neophytes are unceremoniously jettisoned into the void, and their occasional recovery by Inquisitor Moisei has long fueled his obsessive investigation. Some of these corpses appear to have been pierced by the fangs of some great maw, others torn by man made weapons, and still others show signs of both. These aren't unusual fates among Astartes recruits, but they do indicate that the Basilisks house some sort of creature for these trials, though no one has ever observed the Basilisks collecting any such specimens. The Chapter keeps a fairly large body of serfs, but they are maintained at a distant arms length, usually assigned to the support of ships in the fleet rather than working with battle brothers. This is the most fortunate fate to befall unfit recruits, while the dregs are augmented or turned into servitors to assist the Techmarines in their considerable work. Combat Doctrine Day 16 of the Wailing Portent Campaign For two days the rangers of Iybraesil had lain in wait, assured by the Farseer that the humans would pass this way with minimal support. While Ynarana's banshees were too important to set aside for days at a time, they would arrive in time to mop up. Mendor and his squad were beginning to shift into ready positions as the appointed time came close, sliding the barrels of their long rifles over ledges amid the debris of the ruins, sighting down the only clear path through the area. Minutes passed, then hours. Mendor began to stretch, and sniffed as a strange scent reached his nose. He had turned part way toward the source when he felt his muscles seize up, his eyes catching sight of a small canister on the ground nearby. He couldn't move. The ground crunched heavily beside him, but he couldn't turn to look. What came into view first was Ynarana's head, jaw slack, eyes sightlessly staring, hair caught in the gauntleted fist of a Space Marine. The green armored figure crouched down. "Expecting someone, witch-kin?" Issued the voice from the helmet, then the figure straightened up and Mendor saw the free hand reach for him and felt the grip on the back of his neck, pulling him easily off his feet, "Worry not. We will keep you company. We can discuss the location of your webway gates." AAll of the Basilisks most significant actions have either been ship to ship boarding maneuvers, or targeted at planetside orbital defenses, usually aimed at creating a beachhead for other Imperial forces. The Basilisks don't wait for support, and the forces these beacheads are intended for are usually days or even weeks behind. The Chapter has become adept at creating large, defensible groundside footholds, and loyalist forces descending on a world visited by the Basilisks will often find well stocked defenses waiting for them, though the Chapter itself is frequently gone by then. The Basilisks are extremely well suited to fighting in the cold confines of dying capital ships, as well as the shadow-pocked, rubble strewn, urban battlefields of hive worlds. Indeed, they seem to prefer such restrictive environments. On a larger scale, the fleet of the Basilisks feels like an omnipresent threat to enemies of the Chapter or the Imperium, for wherever there is one ship there are not only several more close at hand, but virtually half the fleet can redeploy to an engagement before within short order of the commencement of hostilities. In fleet engagements, their ships seek to close quickly to boarding distance, from multiple angles if possible, in order to disable and capture enemy vessels before they can react, after which said ships are usually used against the very planet or fleet they had defended. One favored tactic involves covertly introducing a paralytic nerve agent into an enemy vessel's environmental systems, leaving entire crews helplessly at the Basilisk's mercy, which is, at best a quick shot to the head and at worst a one-way trip to the airlock. Basilisk attacks can be quick, or prolonged, according to the adaptability of the Codex and tactics inspired by the creature for which the Chapter is named. The initial strike of any Basilisk force is aimed at forcing the enemy to dig in, whether by pinning them with hails of ranged fire or holding them in place with bloody assaults. If this fails the strike force will fall back, regroup, and repeat the attempt until successful. As soon as the Basilisk force has 'caught hold' of the enemy, they move to surround them. Usually this is done by drop pod assault into the enemy's rear rather than redeployment of ground forces, but fast moving tactical units have effectively fenced in target forces on many occasions. Once surrounded, the Basilisks either grind the foe into oblivion with steady and unrelenting fire, supported by assault units that flush out entrenched targets, or the Chapter may employ an orbital bombardment, destroying everything within their grip. If said grip should be broken, or the enemy can't be held down long enough to surround, the Basilisk force will withdraw, usually to make an attempt from another angle. The Chapter does not move or fight with such fluidity on an open battleground, and their tactics are far less effective in pitched battle situations. At these times the Basilisks are more likely to break off the attack and seek to engage the enemy in an area more of their choosing, or to bleed them with endless hit-and-run attacks that drain the enemy of vitality each time. What few Scouts they employ are adepts of sabotage, especially using poisons. Where this proves ineffective, such as against the multi-filtered nervous and digestive system of other marines, more direct means are used, such as explosives. Sabotage like that is usually aimed at enemy ammunition supplies and armor. In more urgent situations, or especially if striking at a port or manufactorum, the enemy may be shelled using the same gaseous nerve agent employed in their boarding actions in an effort to minimize damage to salvageable assets. The tactic is often looked down on as cowardice by other Astartes, but the Basilisks are either oblivious to the stigma or simply don't care. Individually, most Basilisk marines favor close combat, and most of their extensive bionics are optimized for it. While the majority of these enhancements and prosthetics are still covered by armor, some Basilisks make frequent use of digital weapons and so sacrifice armor to better facilitate cooling. Veterans invariably possess the most bionic replacements. Organization Despite the size of its recruitment pool, it appears the Chapter has never grown far beyond six hundred marines in strength. Even so they have proved on multiple occasions to be willing to commit up to three hundred marines to an engagement without hesitation, and within a reasonably short space of time. These marines usually come from the three nearly full strength only Battle Companies, spaced roughly evenly throughout the fleet. Their remaining marines are distributed across six half sized Reserve Companies, usually lingering near the Monastery Barge. The Basilisks are, despite their numbers, fairly Codex adherent, with only a few variations in their naming conventions. The Chapter Master is known as the Serpent Lord, and no other power in the Chapter, individual or group, is equal to his. As in any other Astartes Chapter, he is indisputably the strongest marine among them, physically and mentally, perhaps even more so considering how long the Serpent Lords tend to live. At the turn of each generation thus far, caused each time by the death of the Master in battle, the Chapter disappears and is lost even to the unclosing eye of the Inquisition. When it next appears, usually not for decades, the Chapter is markedly weaker for a time. Twice they have fallen to less than two hundred marines. This too usually lasts a few decades. The cause for this decline is also a mystery. The current Chapter Master is Serpent Lord Sicariss, who has been the head of the Basilisks for well over three and a half centuries. The Basilisks have not looked favorably on the Ultima Founding. When they were called upon to augment their ranks with Primaris marines, they responded with silence, and seem to avoid joining with Primaris chapters on the battlefield. The Head Transfusion The doors to the Serpent Lord's chambers sealed with a hiss, leaving the black and gilded casket sitting in the center of the darkened room. After several moments of silenced, a whirring and hum of power announced the activation of a pair of servitors recessed into a wall. One, some sort of surgical servitor, approached the casket, while the other, which appeared to be a Historitor, moved toward the bank of screens and monitors that dominated the wall across from the casket. Deft mechanical appendages keyed several panels, deactivating and reactivating several screens, and moving subtly hidden levers and switches. A few seconds later the wall split and opened, revealing an alcove, softly lit by the glow of the translucent screens still suspended in front of it. The light fell on a whispering, shifting form, a humanoid bound and connected to the wall behind it by cables and chains, all sallow skin and exposed circuitry. The historitor reached out to a plinth over which this hidden servitor was held, metal digits skittering across it. The sound of sparks and buzzing current came from the mess of cables and cords, and the figure twitched and jerked briefly, before its unintelligible burbles and whispers were replaced with a single, low hum, almost musical to hear. At this, the historitor settle back on mechanical haunches and quieted, waiting. Behind it, the surgical servitor had unsealed and opened the casket, and with drills, saws and scalpels was peeling back layers of skin, muscle and bone on the figure within. It worked methodically, ceaselessly, slowly extricating wires and circuitry from the now faceless cranium. Eventually, whether hours or days later, the continuous monotone of the hidden servitor pitched up for a moment and then went silent, at which the historitor stirred and straightened, eyes abnormally attentive. A rasping, modulated voice issued from the hanging form. "Report." The response came from the historitor, but the voice and cadence was not that of a lobotomized servant. "Scitalis has expired on the battlefield of Pharsalia, my lord. The Basilisks are entering dormancy." "The Chain Node?" The supposed historitor turned to look at the surgical servitor, which stood in active over the casket, a mesh of fine wires and organic components held in one claw. Turning back, the strange servant answered. "Intact." "Well done, Li-Char. We will begin preparing potential successors," the voice answered, "Rendezvous coordinates forthcoming. To the coming of the True Omnissiah." "To the coming of the True Omnissiah." Beliefs Volcanic Deathworld Cerregra The feed from the servo-skull was spotty, marred by static bursts and light flares from the lava below. A group of Astartes stood beside the molten river, several of them gesturing upstream, while one was kneeling by a device on the bank. Presently, they stood and trotted off further downstream. Moisei did not send the skull to follow immediately, but as the visual began to shudder, he realized he should have. The drone turned to see some sort of detonation erupt on the side of the ashmount, and the lava flow immediately swelled, doubling, and then tripling in size, until a veritable wave of lava was rolling down the mountainside. There was a heatbloom in the feed as the skull tried to escape, and then the connection was lost. Moisei sighed, pushing away from the monitor in frustration. What were they after on this hellscape, these supposed sons of the Gorgon? And how many servo-skulls was it going to take to find out. There appear to be two tiers to the belief system of the Basilisks. The first echoes the Iron Hands mantra of Purge the Weak, with a slightly more progressive approach: a doctrine known as Shed the Weak. According to the Basilisks, the transformation familiar to Iron Hands and their successors for millennia is a natural order of evolution prompted by the very first advent of technology. They believe that humanity may 'grow into' this changed and improved form over time, which progression is based on merit. The first thing shed by every Basilisk upon initiation is his given name, and after induction, the traditional right hand of Manus' sons. From then on, augmentations and bionic replacements are earned. Should a marine suffer a wound or lose a limb on the battlefield without having proven his worth, he will not be saved except for his invaluable geneseed, and is considered as shed weakness. This much is known because the Basilisks have, in the past, allowed Imperial agents unrestricted access to their regular rites in an attempt to dissuade Inquisitorial attention, and these rites clearly suggest another level of doctrine among the Basilisks. This other 'tier' of beliefs is repeatedly mentioned during regular rites, in the oratories of their Chaplains. What this second tier is exactly is unknown to any but the brothers of the Chapter, and is referred to simply as The Quest. Every marine seems to be aware of its meaning since both Initiates and Veterans are present when the Chaplains are relaying its urgency and significance, and all those who are present respond with equal fervor. This suggests that the knowledge is planted along with the 19 organs, during hypnotherapy, and this process has always been strictly prohibited from outside view. The truth of The Quest is surprisingly simple, something of an evolution of a belief common among the Gorgon's sons, that one day the Primarch may return. The Basilisks don't espouse this exact belief, but rather they believe that the bearers of the Iron Hands legacy must become as their Primarch, believing that to do so requires not only mastery of the mechanical, but the literal hands of Ferrus Manus. The Quest, in essence, is a search for the spawn of Asirnoth, which the Basilisks are convinced exists somewhere in the galaxy, and can grant them the power of the Primarch, or in other words, return His power to the Imperium. Where this belief originated is unclear, but it accounts for the haste with which they answer any call from a world with remotely volcanic activity, which has been the only pattern ever detected in their fleet movements. Though he has little to no support among other Inquisitors, Moisei has long investigated the Basilisks because of these strange beliefs coupled with rumors of the Basilisks attacking and destroying young Chapters under the banner of perceived Chaos influence, only to claim the remaining fleet assets for their Quest. The most substantiated occasion involved a newly gathered Ork invasion which sprung up in the Heltoez system, only a subsector from the volcanic homeworld of the young Ash Eagles Chapter. Though the Greenskin invasion saw to it that surviving records were scarce, sources suggested that when the Basilisks 'answered' the call for help, their ships orbited the planet, guns and launch bays still, for two and a half weeks while the Ash Eagles scoured wave after wave of Greenskin hordes, and were ultimately ground down to less than half a company. After the Basilisks joined battle, the conflict was decisively ended, but the Eagles were lost while the Basilisks left with all the fledgling Chapter's fleet elements. For Moisei, the mere possibility that this transpired is more than enough evidence that the Chapter has turned from the Emperor's light, while others, who he derides as 'charmed by the snake' question how or why the Eagles wouldn't have conveyed such damning evidence of treachery to anyone. The appearance of the Cicatrix Maledictum seems to have fueled the urgency of the Basilisk's quest, and they now traverse the Dark Imperium erratically, smashing aside resistance of any form as they scour sector after sector for clues to the location of Asirnoth's kin. New rumors have risen about the Imperial costs of the Basilisk's campaign; supplies and materiel that has been more raided than commandeered, PDFs abandoned in the middle of battle with chaos forces, and worse. Gene-seed The genetic material of the Basilisks is severely mutated, the cause of their thin numbers and low rate of implantation success. Extensive genetic manipulation during the gene-seed's growth would have been required to arrive at the functionality of an average Basilisk marine, and the fact that they display any genetic stability at all is a testament to Mechanicus handiwork and not the simple passage of time. For any other founding of marines, this would be great cause for alarm, but among the marines of the Cursed Founding, signs of deliberate mutation among essential Space Marine organs is more the rule than the exception. The first significant change is in the Occulobe. Basilisks do not have the hypersensitive eye-sight of other Adeptus Astartes, nor can they see as clearly at range. However, Basilisk marines can make use of frighteningly accurate vision on the thermal spectrum without the use of a filter of any kind, making them especially lethal urban hunters. Their second mutation is of the Neuroglittis which has been so overcharged that a marine need only open his mouth to taste what is before him. With chemical injector augmentations, usually one of the first received by most Basilisks, the Neuroglittis can be used to track scents at an alarming distance, when eyes might fail. The final mutation is of the Mucranoid, which produces a thicker, tougher than usual covering, allowing marines to last longer than usual in the vacuum, as well as decreasing the effects of harsh elements. Basilisk marines customarily force the Mucranoid covering to form after each augmentation, only removing it to replace a broken layer, or at the time of the next shedding. The layer formed is almost completely covering, and requires the placing of a rebreather as well as spacers and seals over the eyes and ears, though these are fairly simple to integrate. Such advanced mutation would attract Mechanicus attention were it not for the campaign of carefully spread rumors by Chapter serfs, exaggerating the staggeringly low success rate of implantation, the weakened Occulobe and insinuating a completely absent Neuroglittis. Once perpetuated, these rumors left the Adeptus Mechanicus with little interest in digging deeper, content to simply receive the Chapter's tithe. The misinformation has not, however, dissuaded the Basilisk's "resident" Inquisitor. There is no official knowledge of any further mutation among the Basilisks, despite the ample opportunities to study them, as their fallen marines are so frequently left on the battlefield. Even those suitable for dreadnought interment are rarely saved. The damning truth is that the Basilisks are far more genetically unstable, only very skilled at hiding it. The Chapter's progenoids mature normally enough, and so tithes of it have not betrayed them yet. Pinning down the source of the mutation has proved impossible, but in most cases the full complement of organs together causes aspirants to grow well beyond standard Astartes size, turning them into voracious and cannibalistic predators. The engineered enhancements appearing in normal Basilisk marines are greatly intensified in these monsters, giving them hides which have been seen stopping bolter rounds, and supernal hunting senses. If the Chapter were ever forced to subject to true Inquisitorial investigation, discovery would be likely be immediate. In an effort to cull these aberrations, one ship out of the fleet is designated for the implantation process. Fortifying the medbay into a bunker, and equipped with a trap door, each aspirant that succumbs to the mutation is dropped into a lower chamber and released into the ship. It is this same vessel where recruits face their trials: to outhunt and destroy these nameless beasts. Survivors learn what it really is that they defeated after successfully receiving the last organ, and from then on are sworn to silence. Battle-cry The Basilisks offer no call or outwardly audible sound at all when in battle .
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Amos Pendleton
1728 - 1831 (103 years)
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Name Amos Pendleton
Born 24 Jun 1728 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
Christened 4 Aug 1728 Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Died 25 Nov 1831 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
Baptized (LDS) 23 Jan 1922
Endowed (LDS) 18 Mar 1931 Logan
Last Modified 5 Oct 1999
Father William Pendleton, b. 23 Mar 1704, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island , d. 23 Aug 1786, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island (Age 82 years)
Mother Lydia Burrows, b. 19 Apr 1703, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 18 Aug 1750, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island (Age 47 years)
Married 10 Mar 1725 Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Sealed P (LDS) 2 Feb 1956 ARIZO
Family 1 Susannah CHESEBROUGH
Married 1 Feb 1753 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
Sealed S (LDS) 5 May 1955 SLAKE
Family 2 Anna FOSTER
Married 1768 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
Sealed S (LDS) 26 Sep 1990 BOISE
Family 3 Anna FORSTER
Christened - 4 Aug 1728 - Stonington, New London, Connecticut


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Is Chinese-style surveillance coming to the west?
The Chinese model is now being exported – and the results could be terrifying
'The scale of China's domestic surveillance apparatus is extraordinary.' Photograph: Gregor Schuster/Getty Images
In 2005 I was chased, by car, from Shanghai to Hangzhou by Chinese secret police. My crime? Setting up meetings with Chinese writers.
I was there working on a report for PEN International on the organizations that cater to literary writers. What issues did writers care about? What activities did they engage in?
The car tailing us bobbed in and out of traffic to keep up, and later slowed when it looked like it would overtake us. It was a frightening experience although my companion from PEN and I were not arrested, and we suffered no consequences from the surveillance and pursuit.
On the other hand, the Chinese writers we were to meet with the night before in a Shanghai restaurant, had been detained and questioned. One was taken to tea. The other dinner at KFC. Anything to prevent them meeting with us.
We could only hope that our efforts to learn more about these writers and support them in their work would not bring them any real harm. And the experience left me with an enduring admiration for their courage to even agree to meet with us in the first place.
But that was 15 years ago.
If we were to return to China to do a similar report today, who knows if we would even know we were being watched?
In a very short time, China's surveillance capability has become immensely sophisticated and now extends beyond keeping tabs on political dissidents to developing a system for monitoring the behavior of the entire population.
The technologies that once promised to be a liberating force are now just as easily deployed to stifle dissent
You could, in fact, argue that the technologies that once promised to be a liberating force are now just as easily deployed to stifle dissent, entrench authoritarianism and shame and prosecute those the Orwellian government of President Xi Jinping deems out of line.
Since the massacre that ended the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989, digital technology has given the Chinese government new, more stealthy modes of silencing, oppressing and disappearing dissidents, and stifling historical discourse.
This includes censoring online even mentions of 4 June, and an ever-changing catalogue of words and phrases that, depending on circumstances, are deemed threatening, including "feminism", "1984", "I disagree" and certainly anything that might draw attention to Uighur or Tibetan rights, or the independence of Taiwan.
Twitter – and many social media platforms people use freely elsewhere – is banned in China, and many people who have found ways to work around its censorship have been detained as recently as this year.
According to Amnesty International, China "has the largest number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents in the world" which is, of course, related to it having "the world's most sophisticated system for controlling and surveilling the web", as CNN has reported.
While we once hoped the internet would deliver us freedom of expression, the ability to communicate freely across borders and even be a channel for dissenting views, we now see the very opposite is occurring.
While we once hoped the internet would deliver us freedom of expression, we now see the very opposite is occurring
Worse, the Chinese model is now being exported. Wired magazine has reported that China is "exporting its techno-dystopian model to other counties … Since January 2017, Freedom House counted 38 countries where Chinese firms have built internet infrastructure, and 18 countries using AI surveillance developed by the Chinese."
The scale of China's domestic surveillance apparatus is extraordinary. The country is in the process of developing a "social credit" system which has been described as Big Brother, Black Mirror and every dystopian future sci-fi writers have ever dreamed up all rolled into one, and which is due to be operational next year.
The social credit system will enable the government and others to access details of people's behavior, rate them and make them publicly available. The potential to "name and shame" people for minor lapses such as late-paying of bills is obvious but so is the way such ratings could also be employed to deny citizens employment or to justify detaining them for political reasons.
Both in the west and in China, the use of the internet to track individuals is facilitating oppression and paving the way towards authoritarianism.
We in the west are beginning to comprehend the sheer extent to which we are monitored and manipulated via social media companies tracking our data and monetizing it by selling it to political parties, retailers and even foreign governments.
The dangers these trends pose are shown to be at their peak with tech's willingness to divulge our data or attempt to sway aspects of our personal lives and political opinions. We saw this with the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal, as exposed by Carole Cadwalladr, and the allowance of targeted disinformation campaigns.
What is happening in Orwellian China today is a warning to us in the west that the freedoms we have so blithely taken for granted are already being compromised by the behavior of social media giants and other tech companies. The authoritarian impulses behind such control have already seeped into the American political system and without greater vigilance, and a willingness to fight back, we all may be subject to surveillance on a Chinese scale.
The 2019 PEN World Voices Festival runs May 6-12 in New York City and includes Rise Up: Tiananmen's Legacy of Democracy and Freedom;Orwell's China and Siri, Where's My Democracy, Presented with the Guardian.
Chip Rolley is senior director of literary programs at PEN America and director of PEN World Voices Festival
It was 198 years ago today…
… that The Guardian printed its very first news story.
From a terrible event came a force for hope, for change, and the first printed edition of The Guardian newspaper.
In 1819, tens of thousands of people gathered peacefully in St Peter's Field in Manchester to demand parliamentary reform and an end to inequality and poverty. The local authorities reacted with violence, ordering the cavalry to charge the crowd. Many protesters lost their lives, and the day became known as the Peterloo massacre. In direct response to this, the Manchester Guardian was launched in April 1821, with its first edition pledging a determination to report the truth, argue for reform, and give voice to the oppressed.
198 years later, technological advancements have altered how Guardian journalism is experienced -- but our values and our editorial mission remain the same. Unlike many other news organisations, we have chosen an approach that allows us to keep our journalism accessible to all, regardless of where our readers live or what they can afford. We are editorially independent, so our journalism is free from commercial bias and not influenced by billionaire owners, politicians or shareholders.
Between now and our 200th birthday, we're striving to reach the ambitious milestone of two million supporters. This will give us greater security and enable our journalism to thrive for years to come. Every contribution we receive from readers like you, big or small, goes directly into funding our journalism. Support The Guardian from as little as $1 – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.


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Q: mongodb. background index and lock collection? Please tell me if I will use background index
db.collection.ensureIndex({ a: 1 }, {background: true})

my collection not locked when several insert is doing?

A: There are no long-term locks held while building an index in background on the a single node. However on a replica-set you have to be careful on how the index build happens on different nodes of the replica-set.
MongoDB v2.4 or lower version
- Background build triggered on Primary replica results in foreground index build on the Secondary replica and will be blocking operation on the secondary
- To avoid the foreground build on the secondary, suggested way to build indices in replica-set is to do a rolling index build. You can find more details about it at http://docs.mongodb.org/v2.4/tutorial/build-indexes-on-replica-sets/
MongoDB 2.5 or higher version
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Apart from locking, index building is RAM / CPU / Disk intensive operation and pressure on these resources may vary based on the dataset. I would recommend doing index builds at relatively quiet time in production environments.

A: This section from the Mongo manual provides direct answer, if your version is 4.2 or greater.
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/rapid/core/index-creation/#std-label-index-operations-replicated-build

Starting in MongoDB 4.2, index builds obtain an exclusive lock on only the collection being indexed during the start and end of the build process to protect metadata changes. The rest of the build process uses the yielding behavior of background index builds to maximize read-write access to the collection during the build. 4.2 index builds still produce efficient index data structures despite the more permissive locking behavior.

There's also a section covering previous versions

Previous versions of MongoDB supported building indexes either in the foreground or background. Foreground index builds were fast and produced more efficient index data structures, but required blocking all read-write access to the parent database of the collection being indexed for the duration of the build. Background index builds were slower and had less efficient results, but allowed read-write access to the database and its collections during the build process.

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Jaap van Zweden
from Amsterdam, The Netherlands
December 12, 1960 (age 61)
After beginning his professional career at an incredibly young age, Jaap van Zweden has had an illustrious career as a violinist, but more notably, as a conductor. He has led ensembles of varying sizes in repertoire covering orchestral and opera works from the Baroque to the 21st century. Along with his wife, Aaltje, he established a foundation to provide music therapy to children with autism.
Van Zweden was born on December 12, 1960, in Amsterdam. With his pianist father's encouragement, he took up the violin at age five. After winning the National Oskar Back Violin Competition at age 15, van Zweden then enrolled at Juilliard, where he studied with Dorothy DeLay. In 1979, at age 18, van Zweden was appointed as a co-concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, becoming the youngest person to hold this position. He remained at this post until 1995. Van Zweden won an Edison Award in 1984 for a recording of Brahms' violin sonatas, with Ronald Brautigam on piano.
A critical moment in van Zweden's career came in 1990 while in Berlin with the Concertgebouw. During rehearsal, Leonard Bernstein asked van Zweden to conduct the first movement of Mahler's first symphony while Bernstein listened from the hall. In the following years, his focus shifted towards conducting. During this period, he spent time leading the Brabants Orchestra and recorded concertos from Locatelli's L'Arte del Violino with the Combattimento Consort. Following his departure from the Concertgebouw, he conducted the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and performed with the Berlin Symphony.
In 1996, van Zweden was named the chief conductor of the Orkest van het Oosten, serving until 2000. That same year he made his U.S. debut guest conducting the St. Louis Symphony. He was named the permanent guest conductor of the Brabants Orchestra in 1997. He served as the chief conductor of the Residentie Orkest of the Hague from 2000-2005. During the 2002-2003 season, he made his opera conducting debut, leading the Nationale Reisopera in Beethoven's Fidelio, and recorded Beethoven's nine symphonies with the Residentie Orkest. He was the chief conductor and artistic director of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Chamber Philharmonic orchestras from 2005-2012. Van Zweden was named the music director of the Dallas Symphony in 2008, following a successful guest conductor performance in 2006. He was also the chief conductor of the Filharmonie van Vlaanderen from 2008-2011. In 2012, van Zweden was named the music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. He led the orchestra in the Hong Kong premiere of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. Van Zweden landed his most illustrious position yet in 2016 when the New York Philharmonic named him its next music director. He concluded his tenure with the Dallas Symphony and began his appointment with the New York Philharmonic in 2018. The Dallas Symphony named him conductor laureate following his departure.
Van Zweden has recorded for a variety of labels, including Naxos, Philips, and Challenge Classics. He released several albums on Decca Gold in 2019 with the New York Philharmonic. Among these is the premiere of Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth, which received Grammy nominations for Best Classical Contemporary Composition and Best Engineered Album, Classical.
In 1997, Jaap and Aaltje van Zweden established the Papageno Foundation, which offers music therapy to aid in the development of children and young adults with autism. It has since expanded to included in-home care, a permanent living space and research center, and an app. ~ Keith Finke, Rovi
Wolfe: Fire in my mouth - III. Protest
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Biopharmaceutical Leaders Announce New Effort to Tackle Superbugs, Spur Development of New Antibiotics
Vicky Stinson
vstinson@bio.org
Today more than 20 leading biopharmaceutical companies announced the creation of an estimated $1 billion fund to help support the pipeline for new antibiotic treatments. The AMR Action Fund was launched as the threat of antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, continues to grow and claim more lives. In response to today's launch of the fund, BIO issued the following statements celebrating the news:
"Antimicrobial resistance is one of the largest and looming public health threats we face today," said BIO President and CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath. "Even as the world's scientists work tirelessly to fight COVID-19, we must not ease up on our battle against antimicrobial resistance. Just as we've seen our industry step up during the pandemic, I applaud these biopharmaceutical leaders and partners for committing to the development of new antibiotics. The AMR Action Fund will provide critical support for the development of new medicines, but it is up to policymakers to enact the long-term changes needed to support healthy, sustainable markets for the future development of new and effective antibiotics."
"For years, we've watched antimicrobial-resistance infections rapidly rise around the world, while the market has slowly shrunk for new medicines to fight them," said Greg Frank, Director of Infectious Disease Policy at BIO & Director of the Working to Fight AMR campaign. "Today's new AMR Action Fund will have a tremendous impact on the development of new antimicrobials, but we still need government to implement new policies and incentives so companies can successfully develop, test, and launch new antimicrobial products."
Biopharmaceutical companies and foundations supporting the fund are:
Almirall, Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, LEO Pharma, Lundbeck, Menarini, Merck, MSD, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Pfizer, Roche, Shionogi, Takeda, Teva, and UCB
For more details on the AMR Action Fund, visit www.AMRActionFund.com.
To learn more about more BIO's work to fight antimicrobial resistance, visit WorkingToFightAMR.org.
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