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Q: AES encryptions/decryptions differs between Python and C#? i am using AES encryption/decryption in Python3 using the pip pycryptodome package on Linux (Debian, ubuntu).
now i needed to implement the same program for Windows by using C#.
but the encryption results differs between the two platforms (slightly).

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*AES encryptions from Python (Linux) cannot decrypted on C# (Windows),
i get an exception because of wrong padding

*AES encryptions from C# (Windows) cannot always decrypted on Python (Linux).

*but it is always possible to decrypt encryptions from the same programming language when it was encrypted with the same language.

EDIT: i installed python 3.11 and pip pycryptodome on the windows system and there the test.py parogram behaves the same as on the linux system. but using python there is no option. i have to stick on C# on the windows system.
AES encryptions/decryptions on python:
t:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST' -> e:'dMTh7CVOf/1PkhTEWRsnv68j'     -> d:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST'
AES encryptions/decryptions on C#:
t:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST' -> e:'dMTh7CVOf/1PkhTEWRsnv68jdQ==' -> d:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST'
what i am doing wrong here?
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#

import base64

# pip install pycryptodome
from Crypto.Cipher import AES

KEY   = b'\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41'
IV    = b'\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41'
MODE  = AES.MODE_CFB
BLOCK = 128

def en(plain_text):
    crypto = AES.new(key=KEY, mode=MODE, iv=IV)
    crypto.block_size = BLOCK
    b_plain = plain_text.encode('utf-8')
    b_encrypted = crypto.encrypt(b_plain)
    base64_encrypted_text = base64.b64encode(b_encrypted).decode('utf-8')
    return base64_encrypted_text

def de(base64_encrypted_text):
    crypto = AES.new(key=KEY, mode=MODE, iv=IV)
    crypto.block_size = BLOCK
    b_encrypted = base64.b64decode(base64_encrypted_text)
    b_plain = crypto.decrypt(b_encrypted)
    plain_text = b_plain.decode('utf-8')
    return plain_text

t = 'TEST+++TEST+++TEST'
e = en(t)
d = de(e)
print(f"t:'{t}' -> e:'{e}' -> d:'{d}'")
# t:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST' -> e:'dMTh7CVOf/1PkhTEWRsnv68j' -> d:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST'

// C# .NET 6.0 Console
//

using System.Security.Cryptography;

byte[] KEY = { 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41 };
byte[] IV = { 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41 };
CipherMode MODE = CipherMode.CFB;
int BLOCK = 128;

string en(string plain_text)
{
    string base64_encrypted_text;
    using (var crypto = Aes.Create())
    {
        crypto.Mode = MODE;
        crypto.BlockSize = BLOCK;
        crypto.Key = KEY;
        crypto.IV = IV;
        using (var s_encrypted = new MemoryStream())
        {
            using (var s_crypto = new CryptoStream(s_encrypted, crypto.CreateEncryptor(KEY, IV), CryptoStreamMode.Write))
            {
                using (var s_plain = new StreamWriter(s_crypto))
                {
                    s_plain.Write(plain_text);
                }
            }
            base64_encrypted_text = Convert.ToBase64String(s_encrypted.ToArray());
        }
    }
    return base64_encrypted_text;
}

string de(string base64_encrypted_text)
{
    string plain_text;
    using (var crypto = Aes.Create())
    {
        crypto.Mode = MODE;
        crypto.BlockSize = BLOCK;
        crypto.Key = KEY;
        crypto.IV = IV;
        var b_encrypted = Convert.FromBase64String(base64_encrypted_text);
        using (var s_encrypted = new MemoryStream(b_encrypted))
        {
            using (var s_crypto = new CryptoStream(s_encrypted, crypto.CreateDecryptor(KEY, IV), CryptoStreamMode.Read))
            {
                using (var s_plain = new StreamReader(s_crypto))
                {
                    plain_text = s_plain.ReadToEnd();
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return plain_text;
}

var t = "TEST+++TEST+++TEST";
var e = en(t);
var d = de(e);
Console.WriteLine($"t:'{t}' -> e:'{e}' -> d:'{d}'");
// t:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST' -> e:'dMTh7CVOf/1PkhTEWRsnv68jdQ==' -> d:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST'

A: PyCryptoDome correctly implements the CFB(Cipher feedback) mode, where the size of a cipher text is the same as the size of the corresponding plain text and padding is not required. But the System.Security.Cryptography of .NET framework prior to 6.0 does not support encrypting without padding in the CFB mode.
If you are using .NET 6.0 or later, you can disable padding like this(with attribution to 'beta-tester').
string en(string plain_text)
{
    string base64_encrypted_text;
    using (var crypto = Aes.Create())
    {
        crypto.Mode = MODE;
        crypto.Padding = PaddingMode.None;
        byte[] ptBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(plane_text);
        using (var s_encrypted = new MemoryStream())
        {
            using (var s_crypto = new CryptoStream(s_encrypted, crypto.CreateEncryptor(KEY, IV), CryptoStreamMode.Write))
            {
                s_crypto.Write(ptBytes);
            }
        }
        Byte[] ctBytes = s_encrypted.ToArray();
        base64_encrypted_text = Convert.ToBase64String(ctBytes);
    }
    return base64_encrypted_text;
}

And if you are using .NET prior to 6.0(including Mono), you can truncate the cipher text like this.
using System.Text;
...
string en(string plain_text)
{
    string base64_encrypted_text;
    using (var crypto = Aes.Create())
    {
        crypto.Mode = MODE;
        byte[] ptBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(plane_text);
        using (var s_encrypted = new MemoryStream())
        {
            using (var s_crypto = new CryptoStream(s_encrypted, crypto.CreateEncryptor(KEY, IV), CryptoStreamMode.Write))
            {
                s_crypto.Write(ptBytes);
            }
        }
        Byte[] ctBytes = new Byte[ptBytes.Length];
        Buffer.BlockCopy(s_encrypted.ToArray(), 0, ctBytes, 0, ptBytes.Length);
        base64_encrypted_text = Convert.ToBase64String(ctBytes);
    }
    return base64_encrypted_text;
}

And as a side note, you don't need to set the BlockSize property of a cipher. (For example, the block size of AES algorithm is 128 bit by definition.)

A: thank you @relent95 for the hint.
now it works with setting the crypto.Padding = PaddingMode.None;.
(it was set to PaddingMode.PKCS7 by default)
BTW.: the order of settings are very important.
e.g.: setting the crypto.Mode will alter other settings.
NOTE: this is only working in .NET 6.0.
in .NET 4.7 or .NET 4.8 it is still not working!!!
// C# .NET 6.0 Console
// C# .NET 6.0 WPF App
//

using System.Security.Cryptography;

byte[] KEY = { 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41 };
byte[] IV = { 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41, 0x41 };
CipherMode MODE = CipherMode.CFB;
PaddingMode PADDING = PaddingMode.None;

string en(string plain_text)
{
    string base64_encrypted_text;
    using (var crypto = Aes.Create())
    {
        crypto.Mode = MODE;
        crypto.Padding = PADDING;
        crypto.Key = KEY;
        crypto.IV = IV;
        using (var s_encrypted = new MemoryStream())
        {
            using (var s_crypto = new CryptoStream(s_encrypted, crypto.CreateEncryptor(KEY, IV), CryptoStreamMode.Write))
            {
                using (var s_plain = new StreamWriter(s_crypto))
                {
                    s_plain.Write(plain_text);
                }
            }
            base64_encrypted_text = Convert.ToBase64String(s_encrypted.ToArray());
        }
    }
    return base64_encrypted_text;
}

string de(string base64_encrypted_text)
{
    string plain_text;
    using (var crypto = Aes.Create())
    {
        crypto.Mode = MODE;
        crypto.Padding = PADDING;
        crypto.Key = KEY;
        crypto.IV = IV;
        var b_encrypted = Convert.FromBase64String(base64_encrypted_text);
        using (var s_encrypted = new MemoryStream(b_encrypted))
        {
            using (var s_crypto = new CryptoStream(s_encrypted, crypto.CreateDecryptor(KEY, IV), CryptoStreamMode.Read))
            {
                using (var s_plain = new StreamReader(s_crypto))
                {
                    plain_text = s_plain.ReadToEnd();
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return plain_text;
}

var t = "TEST+++TEST+++TEST";
var e = en(t);
var d = de(e);
Console.WriteLine($"t:'{t}' -> e:'{e}' -> d:'{d}'");
// t:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST' -> e:'dMTh7CVOf/1PkhTEWRsnv68jdQ==' -> d:'TEST+++TEST+++TEST'


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In your model, the AirPort card is inside the body of the machine. I've taken those displays apart a lot to replace the hinges... I can assure you, there aren't any antennae in the display.
In fact, I've run a headless Titanium for a while just showing keynote presentation slides on a TV in my repair shop. Works fine to do it as you're suggesting.
If she doesn't mind the hinges being attached, why can't she do it her way?
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Why not just clip the display cable off?


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YOUNG PLAYER OF THE WEEKEND: Joe Piggott – Luton Town
Just as Oxford hoped this would be a game that saw them strengthen their bid for automatic promotion to League One, Luton were in town to be party poopers and Joe Piggott was the focal point in that display.
The Charlton loanee has been on the awards before in the past but has been criticised for recent performances for new club Luton Town. Manager Nathan Jones said he just needed a goal and that was certainly the tonic this weekend, with Piggott grabbing two in his side's 3-2 win against Oxford United.
IN OTHER NEWS: Southampton among Premier League clubs watching over QPR winger Bright Osayi-Samuel
That delays their promotion bid but strengthens an unlikely chance at the playoffs for the Hatters. If they can put together a few results and the others keep beating themselves above them, you can never be certain that Luton can't make a very late push for the post-season places.
PLAYER OF THE WEEKEND: Tomer Hemed – Brighton and Hove Albion
The Israeli scored his first goal in English football against Fulham and it was no surprise to see him put in another strong performance in the reverse fixture at the AMEX Stadium.
IN OTHER NEWS: Luton Town looking to beat Middlesbrough to sign Augsburg's Reece Oxford
Hemed grabbed a hat-trick in his side's 5-0 win on Friday night, providing a penalty, a header and a tap-in to Brighton's emphatic display. He now has 16 goals in a prolific season that has helped moto the Seagulls' unlikely push for promotion this season.
With the race for the automatic places hotting up, Brighton needed another win to keep them in touching distance with Burley and Middlesbrough. With those two facing off in midweek, it could be time for Chris Hughton's men to swoop in and steal a spot in the Premier League for themselves.
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The Killer (2006)
Release date: 21st July 2006
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Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007)
Release date: 27th April 2007
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The Train (2007)
Vishal Dixit leads an ordinary life with his wife and daughter but his once idyllic marriage is crumbling. When he meets a beautiful married woman en route to work on the train, it sparks a torrid adulterous affair. Vishal soon finds that an unidentified enemy knows his secret -- and is determined to destroy his life. ...
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Release date: 15th August 2012
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Slavery and Beginning Of Slavery in America
Kelvin Mark | 12/23/2016 10:25:00 AM | Informative
While researching books published about slavery, I discovered a large number of authors who have published books about slavery. Regarding that the books are many I decided to choose an artist by the name Carol Perkin who printed a book of quality literature about slavery. Carol Perkin, the stunning author, had positioned the Slavery in America literature into a historical context by deeply elaborating what is the slavery, the beginning of slavery, the facts about slavery, slavery timeline, how long slavery lasted and when slavery ended. Carol Perkin has also discussed a bit of historical context as to why the South still want to keep slavery. I construct a goal in this slavery literature paper by using Carol Perkin's source from the Beginning of Slavery research by connecting three other handbooks of different authors.
In the accomplishment of my particular goal, my paper gets planned into two sections of discussion. In the first section, I have discussed Slavery in America. My first section gets further subdivided into subsection containing the slavery definition, slavery facts about America, slavery timeline, when slavery started, how long slavery lasted and slavery in the modern world today. In the second part of my slavery literature paper, I have discussed why the South f America people still keep slavery. I finalize my paper by stating the disadvantages of slavery and conclude an illustration that slavery should end.
Beginning Of Slavery in America
Slavery Definition
Slavery means carrying and selling of slaves inform of business. The merciless business of transporting slaves began in the early decades 15th century, a period when West African got explored by the people carrying out slavery including the Portuguese. First, the business of slavery trade created in small numbers whereby little black people were taken by Portuguese about 1650 approximately. For example when slave trade began the black people were transported to the European countries to serve the white people (Carol, 2011).
Start of Slavery
Carol Perkin, 2011 states that slavery in America began in the early 18 to 19 decades. Slavery in America referred to the official establishment of human beings mistreatment in the 18 decades after America gained independence although this slavery in America also began before the America war that was civil ended. Slavery from early periods of colonial gets practiced in British North America thus was lawful in all colonies that existed in America at that time. America gained independently in 1776, and by that time there were thirteen colonies which were allowed lawfully to carry out the slavery business of moving and selling human beings.
The reason as to why slave trade began was as a result of plantation or agricultural practices that took place on the colonized Caribbean island and American land the business grew slow by slow as some black people increased the time to time. Africans have carried away due to the high level of poverty they had nothing to sustain their daily need especially the food was the primary underlying need (Carol, 2011).
Slave trade impacted most of the European countries since they were able to find cheap labor in their plantations. This farm included sugar cane plantations where slaves were demanded or were forced to cultivate. Business took place from the emerging countries where black people were many in Africa. Atlantic slave trade transportation of slaves business was economical in the lives of individuals because it involved traveling long distances since people were to cover long distances before they reach the destination (Carol, 2011). However, the journey was tiresome, and some slaves even died on their way due to hunger.
Slaves were forced to cultivate crops, clearing of forest and were then compelled to mine precious metals. Slaves were expected to work hard in the European countries this continued as the number continually increased, most West African countries were affected by this trade (Gregory, 2011). For example, the Dutch people got affected because they were forced to move out of their homeland.
The number of slaves who got carried from their homes to the slavery lands was high. From the seven continents, these people were forced to work in big plantation farms, cultivation is the work that the slaves conducted in the farms, and most the slaves were the black people (Carol, 2011). Slave trade made their journey to be in centuries and quarterly after 1700 decades. The majority of slaves got brought to Northern parts of America in 1720 and 1780.After that in 1821 to 1830 about 80,000 black people leaving in Africa engaged in slave ship
According to the constitutional law that existed at that time slavery business occurred many times because it was the only economic value to the emerging countries. During this time of transporting slaves, black people suffered many things, men and women were separated and remained naked and also got chained for long in the voyage. Slavery contributed negatively to black people since many of them died along the way, black people suffered mercilessly while in the journey due to harsh weather and hunger many of them died on their way (Gregory, 2009).
Slavery End in America
According to the research conducted by Deny Focally, it indicates that slavery ended on eighteenth December eighteen sixty-five. Slavery ended because the law got changed and a new constitution was amended. A statement got issued by the Secretary of the State Government by the name William. This secretary verified that according to the thirteenth amendment that was implemented the constitution of America ends the slavery because the civil war was over.
Several arguments on the end of slavery got brought up because individuals who carried out this business were not happy about this. The argument got based on the fact that the plantations they owned had no one to work on them. But the president of that era Lincoln released an inspiration message stating that the end of slavery has to be pushed forward because slavery has no benefit instead many people are losing lives from the sad state of treatment (Deny, 2006).
Moreover, from the debates that got held, a big number of people were not happy with the end of slavery. Slavery lasted for many decades, and when a new constitution of America was released, the law allowed the end of slavery because many people got treated wrongly and others died due to hunger. At the end of the civil war, a large number of citizens in Africa had hopes that slavery could end because it lasted for so long. When the war was over a new constitution was released, and this was the end of slavery. The slavery People were happy because a big number of the slavery people returned to their homelands (Carol, 2011).
Slavery Facts
Gregory states that there are many slavery facts that people do not know since they are secretive. Some of the facts are that most slaves that got taken to America from Africa got purchased from the same black people. It is funny because how your person from the same country sells you to another country to do forced labor. It is a fact that in the early decade's people had no mercy to each other all they wanted was money and to be known rich.
Another fact is that slavery was ordinary for many decades and it still exists in some continents. The American Indians owed many black slaves because African people in the early decades preferred being rich through illegal ways. Another fact shows that it is the white people who discovered that slavery is wrong thus they began to stop it because slavery led to many deaths. For instance, slavery was a legal act according to the early century's law (Gregory, 2009).
In the modern world today, slavery still exists but the today slavery is not seen by many because it is done differently from the past slavery. Examples of the today slavery include Child labor, domestic violence on children, international trafficking of women to different continents and forced labor to innocent human beings. Today child labor is almost everywhere because most of the street children have lost their parents and therefore these children lack a parental guidance and care. The child runs to the streets to seek for something better that they can do to get food. Most of these kids have turned to beggars in the streets (Holmes, 2012).
Child labor and forced labor arises due to lack of parental guidance care, loss of parents while young and lack of somebody caring for the street children. Forced labor is a process of pushing a human being to do something related to work, but at the end, no payment that gets made to them. Most children in the perfect world today are forced to perform duties that even beyond their age because they have lived. These children are taken to bid plantations to perform heavy tasks, but they are not paid instead they are harassed and chased away without any money (Holmes, 2012). For instance, this leads to children moving to the streets to act as beggars in the towns or they turn out to be thugs.
Research conducted by Kelly Holmes indicates that slavery will never have and end because people will never see what is wrong and what is right. Kelly Holmes states that women's trafficking is evolving today. Holmes says many people disappear and no individual knows where this particular person went. The research shows that many people who just go anyhow get taken to slavery or most women are taken and forced to act as workers in the fields of pornographic films because no payment is given to them because they are slaves.
Slavery in the South
The defense of slavery in the South of America got defended highly. Arguments arose in the Southern because they did not want to end the slavery in their country. Those who supported slavery in America saw that many impacts in their continent were to be affected. The defenders considered effects of economics decrease, history reinforcement, religion discrimination, the legality of the constitution, and the social goods of the people in the Southern and political consequences (Deny, 2006).
The major point of avoiding an end of slavery in the Southern was that the people relied too much on the slavery than any other thing. On the fact of the economy, the defenders knew that the economy could run down because the slaves worked for free and not paid, so the economy was high. Most of the economy in the Southern came from the tobacco and rice plantations. The defender believed that end of slavery was too intense and kill the great economy of the country because their growth of the economy was due to the slaves who worked for free on the plantations of the Southern part.
Defending of slavery in the Southern was difficult because the defenders were evil and argued that all slaves cannot get fled because if the government chooses people to work in the plantations, the possibility of unemployment to many people gets considered because there could be chaos in the choice of the workers. Because the individuals in the Southern were not used to such plantation works. So the probability of the decrease in the economy value was high because the produce of products could get low (Deny, 2006).
Deny says that the defenders of slavery in the Southern argued that slavery existed all through their History, so they did not any need of ending slavery. The defenders of slavery believed so because slavery was deliberately the National symbolic state of the present humanity. However, they based their historical context on an argument that the Greeks, Romans, and the White people had slavery business from the past and even up to this present era.
Another reason as to why slavery still exists in the Southern is because the defenders of slavery act view a biblical concept that even in the bible Abraham had slaves. So they have a belief that even it's a past generation and slavery should continue but they have a poor view of imagination. The defenders of slavery in the Southern did not listen to the court orders as the law states, so they turned to the rulers and said that the blacks had no right to stand in court because they owed them as their property of economic values. The defenders also stated that the Southern institution was divine hence the contrast of the poor people in Europe and slave workers in the Northern states were cared for better (Deny, 2006).
Conclusion and Recommendation
Slavery is an evil act of business because it has led to the loss of many lives; slavery should not be practiced in any continent because it is a weak growth of the economy. However, in my argument even if people suggest that slavery can be good if you master you, I do not agree because you can get supported well, but no freedom gets given. It is a recommendation that all those individuals who still perform slavery should get to jail because today world jobs should get granted to the less fortunate instead of mistreating.
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During her undergraduate years at Stony Brook University, Stephanie majored in Business Management, with the thought that she would end up working in the world of finance or become an entrepreneur – but things didn't work out that way. However, she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Business Management – where she was very much involved with Marketing for a while.
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Left – Stephanie Cheng (Board Member of Charles B. Wang Community Health Center) / At a Press Conference
Currently, Stephanie sits on the Board of Directors – of the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center for almost 6 years, which provides free and affordable healthcare for the underserved community. In her role as a Board Member, some of her many tasks include approving the annual budget, establishing policies and making business decisions to ensure the delivery of a positive impact in the community.
Stephanie Cheng speaking at Press Conference
Recently, she was appointed to a national expert advisory board for the National Association of Community Health Centers and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) under a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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To the left of Stephanie – Peter Koo (NYC Council Member of District 20)
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If you are interested in learning about joining nonprofit work, joining a nonprofit board, Pro Bono Consulting or volunteering, feel free reach out and connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn!
In her free time, she enjoys traveling and has been to over 42 countries. In addition, she enjoys building websites and she dabbles in acting.
• You currently have been serving as a Board Member at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center since 2014. How has this professionally shaped your career and leadership?
Being a board member of a federally qualified health center gave me a high level overview of the strategic direction of the organization, but also being a patient allows me to see first hand the great work that our doctors and healthcare practitioners are doing.
Collaborating with people from different backgrounds gives me a sense of responsibility and drive. You are always representing the health center.
• What sparked your interest in connecting businesses, nonprofits, local city and state governments to establish partnership agreements?
I think I was always concerned with how I can maximize impact. Growing up in NYC, I wanted to make a change after seeing people who are homeless or students going hungry at school while trying to learn. I remember when we were recruiting, I signed up a number of people who were homeless. I love working and meeting people so I can't think of a better way to extend my reach other than giving people an opportunity to work. I think we all want to make some type of impact at work or in our personal lives.
• How has your role as a Partnerships Specialist at U.S. Census Bureau helped the NYC community and Manhattan region in the past year?
We're building NYC for the next 10 years. The Census determines how billions and billions of dollars are distributed across the country. This is money for the street lights in front of your favorite restaurant, public schools, universal pre-k, school lunch programs, and even how much funding hospitals get. Being a native New Yorker, I'm proud to help my community and make sure that everyone is counted.
• I am aware that during your free time, you enjoy building websites and incorporate some coding. That is an amazing skill set to have on the side! What is your purpose of this and what do you hope to achieve out of doing this?
I have a travel blog, www.backpacktraveling.com and I have a new website up, www.zombiconvalley.com for a book I'm writing called Zombicon Valley – when zombies take over Silicon Valley. I just submitted a screenplay for this to a screenwriting contest.
I created these websites using HTML/CSS and some Javascript that I copied from GitHub 'cause I rather do things myself especially when I could host it for free using Netlify. The cost for a website is $10 a year for the domain name and I get to learn a new skill, which seems like a good deal to me.
• You participated in a Hall Council at Stony Brook University. Could you tell me more about how this led you to your passion today? How did this help you thrive in your career?
I became a Resident Assistant because I needed a place to live. I literally camped out on my friend's dorm in a sleeping bag for a semester because the dorms were full and I didn't apply in time.
When you're an RA, you get free housing at the university. And there were a number of notable people that were RAs including Hillary Clinton and celebrities like Adam Sandler, so I thought that could only be a plus on my resume.
As an RA, I worked with a diverse group of students in helping them navigate their school year. There were many issues that came up including the occasional roommate problem, but also issues surrounding mental health. I was a confidante, mentor and friend to people who might/did not have any friends.
This role taught me another layer of empathy. I remembered having to write up a student because there was a strong smell from his dorm. He was a hoarder and had collected so much garbage and plastic bags that you could not see his floor. We dealt with all types of people and I saw that most of us are going through something.
• You have a very diverse work background. You were very focused on Public Relations and Marketing. How did you make your transition into the non-profit and public sector? Is there anything unique about getting into this sector?
I thought I would go into finance but when I studied abroad in Beijing at Tsinghua University, my plan went out the window. During my winter break, I was in the Gobi Desert where I met a fellow New Yorker who gave me an internship working for a greentech conference for a month. Then, he introduced me to a music producer where I basically hung out with Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin because they were working on a nonprofit project. When I got back to NY, I thought to myself "Do I really want to work in the corporate world or do I want to make a difference?"
I don't know if there is anything unique about getting into the nonprofit sector but being kind and having empathy would be at the top. You never know who would get you your next job, so you want to talk to as many people as you can.
• How would you recommend someone who is interested in the same career pursue a similar path?
Anyone can go into the nonprofit or government sector. It's probably easier to get into than in the corporate world, however the salary would not be comparable. So make sure you take care of yourself first. I was lucky that I didn't have any student debt when I graduated. That allow me to pursue anything I want, 'cause I didn't owe anyone anything.
• What would you have told your younger self that would have added more value into your career today?
Fail fast, learn fast. Watch everything at 1.75 times speed. Speak less, listen more.
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Jake Gyllenhaal shines in new thriller 'Source Code'
By Dustyn Dubuque
Jake Gyllenhaal is back and is as good as ever in "Source Code." He plays Colter Stevens, a former pilot in Afghanistan, who has awoken on a commuter train under a different identity. As he tries to figure out who he is and what is going on, the train explodes; now Stevens awakes in a pod of some sorts. A screen turns on in the pod and he speaks with a woman named Colleen Goodwin (Vera Farmiga) to try and figure out what is going on. She informs him that he is able to go back eight minutes in time and now must use this in order to get back on the train and figure out how it exploded.
When he awakens again he is confronted by a woman sitting across from him (Michelle Monaghan) and now he must figure out not only what has made the train explode, but how all of this has happened to him. I am not big on spoilers so that is about all I can really say about the overall plot in the movie without giving away crucial information. I can say that he meets Monaghan's character numerous times and becomes more attracted to her each time.
Director Duncan Jones, who also directed "Moon," brings us another film based to getting deep into the psyche of an individual. The numerous tests that Stevens must endure are not based around what he has to do physically but what he must do mentally. This is where "Source Code" really shines in being much more of a thriller than a science fiction film. You get that emotional connection with the lead character, a lot of thanks to Gyllenhall for an amazing performance, and his struggle with what is going on around him. You begin to feel the same confusion he feels while trying to put together all the pieces to this mind-bending puzzle.
The mental anguish is not the only thing that pulls you into "Source Code," but also the connection the supporting characters have with Stevens. All this culminates into the feel-good ending that everyone was hoping and expecting. The one thing that has left me frustrated with this movie is the ending. When I come out of a theater I should not need to have to ask questions to understand if the ending really makes sense or is even halfway plausible. I found myself doing this for about a half hour after leaving the theater until I finally fully understood what had happened. Even with this confusion it did not tarnish how I felt about what I had just watched, it is still a good thriller and a new concept lead by some good acting. If you're heavy into thrillers that may leave you hanging, then "Source Code" is the movie for you.
Dustyn Dubuque is a history major and geography minor that has a love and passion for film. He watches over 100 films each year and loves Academy Awards season.


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With Halloween just three weeks away, now is the time to embrace spooky, new movies. Netflix has a wide selection of horror movies and thrillers, including "Apostle," "The Invitation" and "We Summon the Darkness."
"Apostle" is made for people looking for a twisted tale this Halloween. It follows a man who goes to a mysterious island after learning his sister is being held ransom by a cult. He realizes the darkness from the cult has infiltrated the surrounding areas after exploring the island. "Apostle" is described by Brian Tallerico from Robert-Ebert Blog as "meant to make you nervous" and a "must watch."
Like "Apostle," "The Invitation" is a perfect thriller for the season. It features a man who receives an invitation from his ex-wife to go to a party at her house. He arrives and begins feeling suspicious. As time passes, the tensions rise, and old wounds are reopened.
Another movie appropriate for Halloween is "We Summon the Darkness." It's a dark tale about three girls who attend a heavy metal concert. After the concert, the girls meet up with a couple of boys who they eventually drug after getting the boys to trust them. The girls' plan to murder their new companions.
Sydney Chase, a Jupiter High sophomore, said she finds both the holiday of Halloween and the superstitions surrounding it intriguing, like having bad luck by walking under a ladder or breaking a mirror.
On Halloween, Chase enjoys watching "Hocus Pocus," a movie about three children who encounter three witches from the time of the Salem Witch Trials. These witches want to use the childrens' youth to live longer themselves.
Ashley Quinonez, a Jupiter High sophomore, enjoys scary movies during spooky season. She said she loves how each story "has their own kind of spark." She also said she likes the music in horror films, as it "builds up tension" to make the movie more exciting.


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De Protestantse Theologische Universiteit (PThU) is een levensbeschouwelijke universiteit voor theologie, gevestigd in Amsterdam en Groningen.

Geschiedenis
De PThU werd gesticht op 1 januari 2007. Dit gebeurde nadat de generale synode van de PKN daar op 7 april 2006 toe besloten had. De universiteit kwam tot stand door een fusie van de Theologische Universiteit Kampen (ThUK), het Theologisch Wetenschappelijk Instituut (ThWI) te Utrecht en Leiden, het Evangelisch-Luthers Seminarium (ELS) te Utrecht en het Theologisch Seminarium te Doorn. Een reden voor de fusie was dat zo de verschillen tussen de meerdere opleidingen voor predikanten van de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland werden geminimaliseerd. Ook zou deze opzet beter passen binnen de nieuwe opzet van het wetenschappelijk onderwijs, de BaMa-structuur.

In april 2010 werd bekend dat de PThU zou worden verplaatst naar Amsterdam en Groningen, waar samenwerkingen waren aangegaan met de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam en de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. De activiteiten in de vestigingen in Utrecht, Kampen en Leiden zijn inmiddels afgebouwd. Als reden voor het besluit zei het College van Bestuur van de PThU dat drie vestigingen te "kwetsbaar" zouden zijn. Zowel in Amsterdam als Groningen hebben de instellingen een academische inbedding, en zijn wederzijdse dubbelbenoemingen mogelijk. Een laatste reden voor de verhuizing was dat er op de VU interessante mogelijkheden waren voor interreligieuze dialoog.

De PThU had een periode te maken met krimpende studentenaantallen. In 2012 studeerden er nog 350 mensen aan de universiteit, in 2017 was dat gedaald naar 280. In 2018 studeerden er 180 studenten aan de instelling. Er zijn sinds de verhuizing naar Amsterdam drie reorganisaties doorgevoerd en meest recent in 2019 en 2020. In 2020 studeren er 250 studenten aan de PThU.

Op 13 april 2022 maakte de PThU bekend de universiteit te willen verhuizen naar Utrecht. Op 21 april 2022 stemde de synode van de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland (PKN) hiermee in. De PThU wil op 1 september 2024 op de nieuwe locatie starten.

Onderwijs

De verhuizing van de PThU heeft geresulteerd in een nauwe samenwerking tussen de Vrije Universiteit (VU) en de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) op het gebied van onderwijs en een verkenning naar verdergaande samenwerking op het gebied van onderzoek. In het bachelor-onderwijs is de samenwerking tussen VU en RUG al sinds 1 september 2011 een feit. In Amsterdam bieden PThU en VU een gezamenlijke bachelor Theologie aan, waarbij beide universiteiten de helft van het onderwijs verzorgen.

In Groningen kent de bachelor Theologie van de faculteit Godgeleerdheid een door docenten van de PThU verzorgd traject, dat ongeveer een derde van de bachelor beslaat. De Amsterdamse en de Groningse bachelor vormen allebei een voorbereiding op de masteropleiding van de PThU, die sinds 1 september 2012 in beide steden wordt aangeboden. Met het Seminarium van de Bond van Vrije Evangelische Gemeenten wordt nauw samengewerkt. Studenten van dit seminarium volgen een groot deel van de lessen aan de PThU.

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Iran-Armenia Rail Link 'Realistic' For Russia
Tigran Avetisian
Armenia - Vladimir Yakunin (second from right), chairman of Russia's state-run rail network, speaks to journalists in Yerevan, 15Feb2012.
Russia remains interested in an ambitious project to build a railway connecting Armenia to neighboring Iran despite "problems" created by Tehran's deepening standoff with the West, according to the head of the state-run Russian rail network, RZD.
"We think that this project has realistic chances of implementation but that could be done only within the inter-state framework and doesn't depend only on us," Vladimir Yakunin said at the end of a visit to Armenia late on Wednesday.
Yakunin arrived in Yerevan to introduce Viktor Rebets, the new executive director of Armenia's national railway company managed by RZD. He also met with President Serzh Sarkisian.
The Armenian and Iranian governments officially approved the railway project in 2009. But they have yet to identify concrete sources of funding for the 470-kilometer rail link that would mainly pass through Armenian territory. Unofficial estimates of its total cost have varied from $1 billion to $4 billion.
The Armenian side hopes that Russian firms will participate in the railway construction and partly finance it. The Russian government and RZD have not ruled out such possibility.
The Armenian and Russian transport ministries set up joint working groups looking into the project after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's August 2010 visit to Yerevan. Medvedev and Sarkisian also discussed the issue when they met in Moscow in October 2011.
"We hope that with joint efforts by both Russia and Armenia as well as some third countries we will, after all, manage to achieve a more modern and perhaps even radically new system of communications for Armenia," Medvedev said during the talks in an apparent reference to the would-be rail link.
Yakunin insisted that the project is feasible even though between 30 and 50 years would be needed to recoup the massive construction expenditures. "And if that project is launched South Caucasus Railway will definitely participate in its implementation," he said, referring to RZD's Armenian subsidiary.
The Russian official noted that the tightening international sanctions against Iran are creating "quite a bit of problems" hampering economic cooperation between the Islamic Republic and other regional states, including Armenia. "We believe that cooperation is much more effective than any sanction imposed on Iran," he said, echoing Moscow's official stance on the standoff over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
Richard Giragosian, a Yerevan-based political analyst, suggested on Thursday that Russia is keen to use the project to "demonstrate its power and influence in this region" and underline its opposition to U.S. or Israeli military action against Iran. "It's too soon to say whether the project will start and finish but I see a new political will from Moscow to take it more seriously," he told RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am).
"This visit [by Yakunin] is about assessing what is needed for the next step to make this more realistic both in terms of Armenia-Iran and just in case the Armenian-Turkish diplomacy restarts," Giragosian said. "Politically this is more realistic than it has been before. The real challenge will be whether there is a financial commitment from Russia to make this a reality."
The Armenian government regards China as another potential source of funding for the railway construction. Transport Minister Manuk Vartanian revealed in 2010 that Yerevan is seeking as much as $1 billion in Chinese loans for that purpose.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi discussed the issue with Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian during a February 2011 visit to Yerevan. Sarkisian's press office referred to "the Chinese side's interest" in the project but did not elaborate.


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NYC delays start of school year to do more virus safety prep
by: KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press
FILE — In this Aug. 19, 2020 file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters after visiting New Bridges Elementary School to observe pandemic-related safety procedures, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York City is delaying the start of its school year by several days to give teachers more time to prepare to have students back in classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, FIle)
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City postponed the start of its school year by several days to allow more preparation to reopen classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, announcing a delay Tuesday after teachers said they might OK a strike over the city's drive to open schools.
The change comes nine days before the nation's largest public school system was set to bring students back to classrooms.
Now, instead of starting a mix of in-person and remote learning on Sept. 10, the city's more than 1 million public school students will start remote-only classes Sept. 16. In-person instruction will begin Sept. 21, though over 360,000 students' families have opted to stick with remote-only learning altogether.
"It is a revision that still allows us to keep things moving forward on a tight timeline, but with additional preparation time," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The delay is meant to allow for finishing virus-safety steps that were already planned and working out some new provisions — including random virus testing of 10% to 20% of all students staffers per month, in an effort to get a handle on whether people without symptoms might be in schools and potentially infectious.
City officials had emphasized for weeks that schools were making extensive preparations and would reopen safely Sept. 10, but school staffers said the city wasn't doing enough. The teachers' union, the United Federation of Teachers, said Mondayit was negotiating with the city but could authorize a strike vote if no deal was reached by Tuesday afternoon, even though New York state bars teachers and other public employees from striking.
By Tuesday morning, the heads of the teachers' and other school unions joined de Blasio to herald what he called an agreement "to address real concerns that have been raised about how to do things the right way, how to do them the safe, healthy way."
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said the new plan represented "the most aggressive policies and greatest safeguards of any school system in the United States of America," he said.
Still, some teachers said more needed to be done to ensure safety.
"A 10-day delay doesn't do that. Random testing doesn't do that," said Madeline Borrelli, a city public school teacher and parent who gathered with some other teachers at a demonstration in Brooklyn on Tuesday. "What we need is a delay, fully remote."
The postponement comes after the mayor, a Democrat, emphasized for months that the city's pandemic recovery depends on getting students back in classrooms in person after the coronavirus abruptly forced a thorny plunge into remote learning in March.
New York suffered the deadliest coronavirus spike in the country before getting the virus' spread in check in late spring, even as it climbed anew in many other parts of the country.
Even as other big U.S. school systems — including Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Houston — decided to start the school year with students learning remotely, de Blasio stuck with the city's plan for a hybrid reopening. It calls for students physically going to school part-time, on staggered schedules, and learning from home the rest of the time.
The mayor said Tuesday he empathized with parents who have been planning on sending their children back to school Sept. 10, but he cast the delay as "a very modest change to resolve outstanding issues so we can all move forward together."
He said he believed the new scheduled allowed enough time to resolve safety concerns, and union leaders also sounded optimistic notes. While there is plenty of ironing-out to do, "there is no longer a disagreement about what a school needs to have" to open and operate, Mulgrew said.
The city's plan to restart schools already included mask-wearing, staggered schedules to reduce the number of students in rooms, supplying every school building with a nurse and asking all staffers to get tested shortly before school starts. The city dispatched ventilation experts to check out air flow in classrooms, and officials said they would work to make parks and streets available as teaching space if principals were interested.
The teachers' union had pushed for requiring testing — either for active cases of the virus or for antibodies to it — for all students and staffers who plan to be in school.
Representing a compromise, the random-sample plan will vary by school in the size of the sample, but parental consent will be required for children to participate.
New York City students had their last day of in-class instruction March 13. All schools statewide were closed by March 18.
Associated Press video journalist Ted Shaffrey contributed.
by Michael Dakota / Jan 20, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP/KSNT) - Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president of the United States just before noon Wednesday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The presidential oath was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
A Capitol police officer hailed as a hero for his actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol accompanied Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the inauguration of Harris and President-elect Joe Biden.