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- Position the arrows which point at `targets`, by providing the `arrowPosition` property to the step object. Valid values are `top`, `right`, `bottom` and `left`.

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#Version 0.4.2 platoon (2015-03-10)

##General
- Now, you can start a wizard directly, by calling the `Sideshow.start` method passing the option `wizardName`, which is the unique name for the wizard you want to start.

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#Version 0.4.1 the-hobbit (2014-11-27)

##Fixes
- After yanking the version 0.4.0 of the gem and removed the NuGet package too, I'm republishing them...

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#Version 0.4.0 citizen-kane (2014-11-27)

##General
- Replaced old shell script build with Gulp
- Replaced Sass+Compass with Stylus
- Removed any Ruby dependency
- Distributing Sideshow as a NuGet package, a Ruby Gem and a Bower component.

##Fixes
- Fixed a bug in the polling functions for monitoring subject and targets changes.

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#Version 0.3.5 volver (2014-05-29)

##General
- Added a translation to spanish (thanks for this translation Luis Alfaro de la Fuente!)

##Fixes
- Fixing a bug with the option autoSkipIntro (when it's true), where in the end of a wizard an exception occurred and Sideshow couldn't close properly.
- Lifted up the target arrows, to avoid them to cover the target content.

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#Version 0.3.4 the-untouchables (2014-05-28)

##General
- Added a configuration option for skipping the intro screen (the tutorials list) if there's just one tutorial available for some context.

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#Version 0.3.3 raging-bull (2014-01-10)

##General
- Changed licensing to Apache License 2.0 (Now Sideshow is open source software bro! Yeah!!)
- Replaced Google Closure by UglifyJS; though Google Closure compress ratio is a higher (when in Advanced Mode), there are some issues with dead code detection and UglifyJS is considerably faster.
- Changed build script to resolve dependencies in a similar way as Sprocket does

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There's no changelog before the 0.3.3 version since we became public in this version.


Having completed the installation of the new electronics (wind system) I wanted to check out some of the engine system to make sure it's ready for our trip next weekend.
1st was the Heat Exchanger. It has a Zinc that corrodes faster than the heat exchanger metal, it's a 'sacrificial zinc' and has to be replaced as it corrodes away.
Here's what I removed, probably doesn't mean much unless you have had to replace one yourself, but it has a major problem. That little bit in the lower right of the photo, it should be about 3" long! The rest has corroded away, as it should, but it's not doing it's job any longer.
Before putting it back together, I cleaned up the zinc holder so that there would be a good electrical connection between the zinc and the base and the heat exchanger.
Then I checked the raw water filter for the engine. Not blocked, but quite a bit of flotsam, so I cleaned it out, need to get a spare.
Next, check the water pump, pretty important part of the engine cooling system.
That cover should look polished, it's pretty worn. The good news was that Deke had left a new pump on board, so I figured I would replace it and recondition the old pump.
That's when it started to get dirty!
I keep a pretty good tool kit on board, so it only took about an hour to change out the pump, much of that was figuring out the 'how', if I had to change it again, probably take about 15 minutes.
We spent the rest of the time on the boat today checking the engine temperature sensors, drying up the small amount of water that was spilled during the work, and putting everything back together, basically starting to make the boat habitable for the up coming trip.
This should mean that we can spend some time taking Eximius to new places. Ok, so we're heading to Biscayne Bay, old sailing grounds when we owned JD. The deep keel of Eximius will keep us on our toes as the bay has a lot of shallow areas. I'll take lots of pics.
Stay safe, see you on the water.


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Coronavirus: UK's Boris Johnson under pressure to explain deaths in care homes
European nations begin discussions for reopening borders
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking din the House of Commons in London on May 13, 2020 AFP
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Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, has been called to account for deaths in UK care homes during the Covid-19 outbreak and grilled over his government's advice during the pandemic as recriminations grow across Europe over why it is the worst hit region.
In an uncharacteristically subdued and socially distanced House of Commons, Mr Johnson was asked by opposition leader Keir Starmer for the government's view on the 10,000 "unexplained" excess deaths in care homes in April.
"This year the number of deaths in care homes for April was a staggering 26,000 - that's three times the average - 18,000 additional deaths this April," Mr Starmer said.
"Using the government's figures only 8,000 are recorded as Covid deaths, that leaves 10,000 additional and unexplained care home deaths this April."
The leader of the UK's centre-left opposition Labour party questioned the British prime minister over his government's advice to care homes when it claimed in March that it was "very unlikely" people in care homes would become infected.
A pedestrian walks across the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames in London, the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to let more people go to work. AP
Mr Johnson defended his record on care homes saying they had been locked down long before nationwide restrictions had been imposed.
After prime minister's questions were over, Downing Street hit out Mr Starmer briefing saying he had "inaccurately and selectively" quoted from official guidance.
Mr Johnson and his government have come been heavily criticised for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Britain now has the highest number of fatalities from the disease in Europe and the second highest death toll in the world after the United States.
Mr Starmer also questioned why the government had stopped making comparisons between Britain's Covid-19 deaths and fatalities in other countries, implying that the contrast put the UK in an unfavourable light.
Britain, as has been the case in other European nations, announced a modest relaxation of its lockdown measures.
The European Union pushed on Wednesday for a gradual reopening of borders within the bloc shut by the coronavirus.
The EU commission urged a return to "unrestricted free movement" within Europe, with plans that include requiring face masks on airplanes and social distancing on trains.
"Our thoughts are now turning toward summer and to the places that we love to travel," said Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager, who presented the proposals. "That means taking gradual, careful steps to help travel restart in line with what science tells us."
However, different European nations have been resistant to opening borders. Austria, for instance has resisted reopening borders with Italy – one of the world's hardest-hit countries, with more than 220,000 infections and 30,000 plus deaths.
Austria said its border with Germany would reopen fully on June 15, and that border checks would be reduced starting Friday. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Austria was aiming for similar agreements with Switzerland, Liechtenstein and its eastern neighbours "as long as the infection figures allow".
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In Germany, which has been held up as a model for dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was her goal to reopen borders across the Schengen area from June 15.
"The goal is, if the occurrence of infections allows it - I want to say that again - that from June 15, border controls in the Schengen area can be completely eliminated," Mrs Merkel said.
She also urged Germans not to rush back to normal life too fast even as plans for some border reopenings were announced.
"Corona remains a danger for everyone of us," Mrs Merkel explained. "It would be depressing if we have to return to restrictions that we want to leave behind us because we want too much too soon."
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COR JESU ACADEMY, ST LOUIS, MO - Cor Jesu Academy is a private college-preparatory high school for girls located on rolling hills in the St. Louis suburbs. The administrative and classroom building is an addition to an existing 1957 high school campus which occupies 13 acres. The new building was to create a new face to the community atop a hill which faces a prominent street. The existing building incorporated one courtyard and the new concept was to add a second larger and accessible courtyard or "outdoor" room between the existing buildings and the new addition. A symbolic tower was added to create a visible entryway into the complex. Earlier there were several entries which were all equal and difficult for a newcomer to discern. The tower's form and articulation is based on the crest of the order of the Catholic Sisters who teach at the school whose main symbol is the heart of Jesus with a slit through it.The school color is red which is generously displayed on walls and in the glass of the new building. The 16,000 sq. ft. building is comprised of five state of the art classrooms, a large board room, main office, and administration offices. The layout of the building is an L shape with a mostly single loaded corridor so that the "outdoor" room or courtyard can be viewed from the interior. Views to the tower are evident from the open hallway plan and help a student orient themselves though out the building. The new building is connected to the old with a large curving red wall called the "Spirit" wall. The color of this wall can be seen from the exterior courtyard of the building. The classrooms face north so they have ample light, but no direct sun. The trees that they view are sunlit. The monumental stair connecting the two floors is adjacent to a window wall with niches for sculpture. The building is clad in brick and limestone that matches the materials of the original school building. The interior has a terrazzo floor with mother of pearl fragments which is the material of the senior class rings. Other renovations were done though out the campus including a new parking lot with a student drop off and "history" path, a rally amphitheater and path to the sports fields, science lab, and weight room.
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CALIFORNIA ROCK NEWS
The Fourth Annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Bowling Party Takes Place Next Thursday, October 25 at Pinz Bowling Center Benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund
The Fourth Annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Bowling Party Takes Place Next Thursday, October 25 at Pinz Bowling Center to benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund
BOWL FOR RONNIE is one of two annual events held by the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, now in its ninth year of raising awareness and much-needed funding for cancer research.
Among the rockers and celebrities planning to participate in this year's event:
Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses, Adler's Appetite), Doug Aldrich (Dio, Dead Daisies), Chuck Billy (Testament), Ira Black (Lizzy Borden, Fuel), Jimmy Burkhard (Billy Idol, West Bound), Brett Scallions and Phil Buckman of Fuel, Kalen Chase (Korn), Jason Cornwell and Stephen LeBlanc of West Bound, Fred Coury (Cinderella), Jeff, Matt and Shawn Duncan (Armored Saint/DC4), Marc Ferrari (Keel, Cold Sweat), Damon Fox (The Cult), Chuck Garric, Chris Latham and Calico Cooper of Beastö Blancö, (Alice Cooper/ Beastö Blancö), actress-musician Abby Gennet, Rita Haney, Sonia Harley, Stew Herrera from KLOS, Adam Jones (Tool), Alex Kane (The Ramones), guitarist-producer Bob Kulick, Sam Koltun, Colin Reid, Rich Sacco, Michael Stone and Patrick Stone of Budderside, Johnny Martin (LA Guns, Adler's Appetite), actor/musician Sean McNabb (Lynch Mob), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Prophets of Rage), Dave "Chili" Moreno (Puddle of Mudd), Marty O'Brien (Methods of Mayhem, Lita Ford), Otep Shamaya (Otep), Howie Simon (Alcatrazz), Brendon Small (Dethklok, Metalocalypse), Jeff Scott Soto (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning), Dio Disciples members Oni Logan, Joe Retta, Scott Warren and Simon Wright, Chas West (Lynch Mob, West Bound), Roy Z (Rob Halford), August Zadra (Dennis DeYoung), DJ WIll of knac.com and Diva and Ahmet Zappa as well as actors Elysia Skye, Star Fields (Sons of Anarchy), Al Coronel (The Last Ship), James St. Vincent and yoga expert Sadi Nardini.
The event kicks off at 6:30 PM with open bowling and a VIP pre-party for lane sponsors, celebrities and their guests. BOWL FOR RONNIE attendees can anticipate an evening of fun, food, and, of course, bowling with rockers and celebrities competing for trophies in the name of raising funds and awareness for the Dio Cancer Fund. Among the raffle prizes will be a specially-designed bowling ball and pin featuring the BOWL FOR RONNIE artwork (see below) along with a PINZ bowling party as well as many other items.
100% of the net proceeds from the BOWL FOR RONNIE will go to the Dio Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org). Individual tickets and lane sponsorships are now on sale, and participants are encouraged to gather friends, family and co-workers for the ultimate bowling team. The Pinz Bowling Center is located at 12655 Ventura Blvd in Studio City, California.
http://www.diocancerfund.org/events/
Tickets are now on sale at:
https://bowlforronnie2018.eventbrite.com
Individual Spectator: $50 per person (includes pizza and general admission)
Individual Bowler: $75 (Join other rock 'n bowlers for open bowling from 6:30-9PM on first come, first served basis, includes pizza, shoe rental and bowling)
Team/Corporate Lane Sponsorship: $1995 package for private lane for 6 bowlers (includes team or corporate logo displayed on lane and throughout event on flat screens, 6 VIP party passes for access to Artist/VIP lounge, 2 drink tickets per team member, 6 "Bowl For Ronnie" t-shirts, pizza and shoe rental)
WHO: The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund
WHAT: BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Charity Bowling Tournament
WHERE: Pinz Bowling Center, 12655 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, California
WHEN: Thursday, October 25, 2018 – 6:30-11:00pm /
VIP Pre-Party 6:30-8:30pm
EBay Auction Under Way for Place on Host Eddie Trunk's Celebrity Bowling Team
Bidding is now under way on EBay for a place on the celebrity bowling team captained by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk at the fourth annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. The event, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), will feature a celebrity bowling tournament and a raffle drawing for prizes and memorabilia. Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM's Volume channel and whose new TV series TrunkFest airs on AXS-TV, will serve as host. The EBay auction for a place on his team ends on Monday, October 22. You can bid on it here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/163312107378
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund was formed in memory of the legendary rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010. A privately funded 501(c)(3) charity organization dedicated to cancer prevention, research and education, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $2 million in its short history. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects. The Dio Cancer Fund has committed funds to support the research of Dr. David Wong and his team at the UCLA School of Dentistry in developing a simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer, which is in keeping with the Fund's mission of cancer prevention, research and education.
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Mоѕt people mееt thеіr significant оthеrѕ through thеіr social circles or wоrk/ѕсhооl funсtіоnѕ. Hоwеvеr, thеѕе pools can bе relatively shallow. In thе search for a potential dаtе, mоrе and mоrе people аrе ѕwіtсhіng to lеѕѕ trаdіtіоnаl mеthоdѕ.
Brоwѕіng profiles іѕn't nearly as tіmе-соnѕumіng (or dаuntіng) аѕ mіxіng wіth people іn a ѕосіаl context. Statistics suggest thаt about one іn five relationships begin online nоwаdауѕ. It'ѕ estimated that by 2040, 70% of uѕ will have mеt оur ѕіgnіfісаnt оthеr оnlіnе.
Thе problem wіth a lot оf online dаtіng аррlісаtіоnѕ is thаt thеу do not rеаllу wоrk. Mаnу аrе juѕt 'fad' аррlісаtіоnѕ thаt squeeze money frоm рuntеrѕ wіth nо іntеntіоn of mаtсhіng you with a suitable partner. Bеfоrе уоu thrоw саutіоn tо the wіnd and еmрtу уоur wаllеt into thе росkеtѕ оf аn online app wіth the reckless аbаndоn оf a lоvе-ѕtruсk teenager, thеrе аrе fеw things you should know.
Ok, this іѕ hаrdlу аn earth-shattering rеvеlаtіоn. Wеll duh, реорlе want to bе appealing. Mоѕt реорlе probably wоuldnot bе ѕurрrіѕеd tо lеаrn thаt іt'ѕ mоrе соmmоn fоr реорlе tо lіе іn thеіr оnlіnе profile thаn be соmрlеtеlу hоnеѕt.
A study of оvеr 1,000 оnlіnе daters іn the US аnd UK соnduсtеd by global rеѕеаrсh аgеnсу OpinionMatters founds some very іntеrеѕtіng ѕtаtіѕtісѕ. A tоtаl of 53% оf US раrtісіраntѕ аdmіttеd tо hаvіng lіеd in their оnlіnе dating рrоfіlе. Wоmеn арраrеntlу lіеd more thаn mеn, wіth thе mоѕt соmmоn dishonesties being about looks. Over 20% of wоmеn роѕtеd photos оf thеіr younger ѕеlvеѕ. However, men wеrе оnlу mаrgіnаllу bеttеr. Thеіr most соmmоn lіеѕ revolved аrоund thеіr fіnаnсіаl ѕіtuаtіоn, ѕресіfісаllу, about hаvіng a better jоb (fіnаnсіаllу) than thеу асtuаllу do. Mоrе than 40% of mеn indicated thаt thеу dіd this, but the tасtіс was аlѕо employed by nearly a thіrd оf wоmеn.
Whіlе dіѕhоnеѕtу wаѕ slightly lеѕѕ рrеvаlеnt аmоng thе British ѕаmрlе, 44% did admit tо lуіng іn thеіr оnlіnе рrоfіlе. In bоth the US and UK ѕаmрlеѕ, dіѕhоnеѕtу declined with аgе. Mауbе older people аrе juѕt mоrе іntеrеѕtеd іn рrоjесtіng thеіr rеаl ѕеlf, rаthеr thаn аn іmаgіnеd оr іdеаl version.
Onе оf the bіg problems wіth оnlіnе dating for women іѕ thаt, although there аrе good rеlаtіоnѕhір-ѕееkіng men оn the ѕіtеѕ, thеrе аrе аlѕо рlеntу оf guуѕ оn thеrе ѕіmрlу lооkіng fоr ѕеx. Whіlе mоѕt people wоuld аgrее thаt оn аvеrаgе mеn are mоrе еаgеr fоr ѕеx than women, іt ѕееmѕ that many men make the аѕѕumрtіоn thаt іf a woman hаѕ an online dаtіng рrеѕеnсе, ѕhе'ѕ interested in sleeping with rеlаtіvе ѕtrаngеrѕ. Onlіnе dating dоеѕ represent thе соnvеnіеnсе оf being аblе tо mееt others thаt you роѕѕіblу nеvеr wоuld hаvе otherwise, but wоmеn should bе аwаrе thаt thеу рrоbаblу wіll receive rudе/dіѕguѕtіng mеѕѕаgеѕ from horny guys, ѕеxuаl propositions/requests, dісk-рісѕ, and a lot оf сrееру vibes.
Lеt'ѕ be hоnеѕt, thе іntеrnеt is rеаllу juѕt a super elaborate аnd ѕорhіѕtісаtеd farce designed tо distract you from hаvіng уоur росkеtѕ рісkеd bу grеаѕу соnmеn in сhеар ѕuіtѕ, rіght? Not ԛuіtе, but it іѕ full of unscrupulous vеndоrѕ lооkіng to separate you from уоur mоnеу bу whаtеvеr mеаnѕ possible.
Sсаmѕ hаvе bееn аrоund аѕ lоng аѕ thе іntеrnеt (роѕѕіblу еvеn before). Of соurѕе thеrе аrе ріtfаllѕ аnd tripwires іn еvеrу ѕрhеrе of lіfе, but this mау be раrtісulаrlу truе іn thе соntеxt оf оnlіnе dаtіng. Thеrе are lіtеrаllу hundrеdѕ (іf not thоuѕаndѕ) of оnlіnе ѕсаmѕ. As a matter of fасt, уоu ѕhоuld рrоbаblу bе wary of аnу реrѕоn, grоuр оr entity аѕkіng fоr аnу kіnd of fіnаnсіаl оr реrѕоnаl іnfоrmаtіоn. Of соurѕе thеrе are plenty more do's аnd dо nоt'ѕ оf online dаtіng but I guеѕѕ thе mоѕt important thing hеrе is tо use уоur common ѕеnѕе. If ѕоmеthіng feels оff, trust уоur gоt. Yоu dоn't nесеѕѕаrіlу have tо develop a 'truѕt nо-оnе аnd ѕlеер with one еуе open' аррrоасh tо online dating, but it іѕ рrоbаblу worthwhile having a substantial degree оf skepticism іn gеnеrаl.
Nеvеr mіnd the fасt thаt mоrе thаn оnе-thіrd оf аll реорlе who use online dаtіng ѕіtеѕ hаvе nеvеr actually gоnе on a dаtе wіth ѕоmеоnе thеу mеt оnlіnе, thоѕе thаt ѕоmеhоw dо mаnаgе tо fіnd someone else thеу аrе wіllіng tо mаrrу AND whо іѕ willing to marry thеm (а vаnіѕhіnglу tіnу subset of оnlіnе dаtеrѕ) face аn uрhіll battle. Aссоrdіng tо rеѕеаrсh соnduсtеd аt Mісhіgаn Stаtе University, relationships that ѕtаrt оut online are 28% mоrе lіkеlу tо brеаk down іn thеіr fіrѕt year, than rеlаtіоnѕhірѕ where the couples fіrѕt met face-to-face. Moreover, it gets wоrѕе. Cоuрlеѕ whо met оnlіnе аrе nеаrlу three times as lіkеlу tо gеt divorced as couples thаt met fасе-tо-fасе.
However, іt іѕn't all misery аnd wое. While thе overwhelming mаjоrіtу of rоmаntіс rеlаtіоnѕhірѕ still begin оfflіnе, around 5% оf Amеrісаnѕ that аrе сurrеntlу іn either a соmmіttеd rеlаtіоnѕhір or marriage, suggest that thеу dіd, in fact, mееt thеіr ѕіgnіfісаnt other оnlіnе.


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Support NCAC With Data Science Books from No Starch Press
By NCAC|2019-12-02T15:02:19-05:00December 2nd, 2019|Blog|
No Starch Press data science book bundle benefits NCAC because data collection and analysis is used throughout the world to suppress people's rights.
NCAC Joins Statement of Civil Rights Concerns About Social Media Monitoring by Law Enforcement
By NCAC|2019-11-05T17:59:07-05:00November 6th, 2019|News|
When agencies use social media to keep tabs on people they perceive as suspicious, it has a disparate impact on historically overpoliced communities, especially communities of color.
Facebook Urged to Maintain End-to-End Encryption in Face of Government Pressure
By NCAC|2020-01-05T23:52:00-05:00October 4th, 2019|News|
NCAC urges Facebook to resist government pressure to end its use of end-to-end security encryption.
Coalition Objects to Universities Monitoring Chinese Students and Scholars
By NCAC|2019-08-12T10:48:33-04:00August 12th, 2019|News|
The FBI and other government officials have advised some U.S. universities to develop protocols for monitoring students and scholars from Chinese state-affiliated research institutions, based solely on their country of origin.
NCAC Joins Call to Remove Provision from Intelligence Authorization Act
A coalition of over two dozen organizations is calling for Congressional leaders to remove a provision in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 that would dramatically expand the definition of a "covert agent."
NCAC Statement on Indictment of Julian Assange
By NCAC|2020-01-05T23:51:04-05:00May 24th, 2019|News|
By seeking to punish Assange for the publication of secret information, the Justice Department has crossed a line that threatens the public's right to view information that is damaging to the government.
NCAC Opposes DHS Surveillance of Activists, Journalists, and Lawyers
By NCAC|2020-01-05T23:50:58-05:00May 1st, 2019|News|
Coalition responds to reports of surveillance and targeting of activists, journalists, and lawyers by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Coalition Urges Congress to Review Surveillance Powers
By NCAC|2019-03-18T16:02:54-04:00March 18th, 2019|News|
Thirty-nine organizations are pressing for Congress to investigate whether the government has exceeded the limits of what is allowed by Section 215 of the Patriot Act.
NCAC Urges Swift Consideration of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Nominees
By NCAC|2019-06-12T17:58:13-04:00September 5th, 2018|Blog|
The PCLOB has now lacked a quorum for over 19 months, hamstringing its ability to function.
Government Transparency Is Not a Partisan Issue: Eclipse of Sunshine Week
By Zach Garrett|2020-01-03T15:50:37-05:00March 16th, 2018|Blog|
Since 2005 the National Association of News Editors has branded the third week of March "Sunshine Week." But in 2018, Sunshine Week is looking less bright. Sunshine Week has been obscured by an eclipse. Zach Garrett cautions against allowing partisan politics to obscure the real issues.
Eclipse of Sunshine Week: NCAC Joins Coalition Condemning Government Threats to Openness, Ethics and Accountability
By NCAC|2019-06-12T17:57:59-04:00March 13th, 2018|Blog|
NCAC has joined a large group of organizations in opposing the continued, and growing, threats to openness, ethics and accountability created by a culture of secrecy in the US government. NCAC and its cosignatories have designated this week, which should celebrate public access to information, the Eclipse of Sunshine Week.
Congress Urged to Modify Surveillance Act to Protect Citizen's Privacy
By NCAC|2019-06-12T17:59:05-04:00January 10th, 2018|Blog|
NCAC has joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 organizations to urge members of the House of Representatives to vote "yes" on the USA RIGHTS amendment and "no" on the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act (S. 139) if the USA RIGHTS amendment does not pass.
NCAC Urges Reform to Law Authorizing International Surveillance
By Jas Chana|2019-06-12T18:03:01-04:00September 13th, 2017|Blog|
Because Section 702 has a potentially chilling effect on privacy and free speech, it has to be reauthorized periodically. It is set to expire at the end of the year.
NCAC Joins Coalition Defending Online Speech & the Right to Protest from DOJ Overreach
By NCAC|2020-01-03T15:46:23-05:00August 28th, 2017|Blog|
In the letter to the Attorney General, the groups condemned the Department's overbroad reach and expressed alarm over DOJ investigative tactics that offend the rights of all individuals to political dissent and free assembly.
SIGN: Petition Demanding Congress Strengthen Judicial Protections for Government Whistleblowers; NCAC Joins Open Letter to Trump Admin. Demanding Whistleblower Protections
By Elizabeth Belsky|2019-03-20T14:18:58-04:00May 11th, 2017|Blog|
The petition focuses on the legal rights of whistle blowers, demanding adequate protections to ensure they receive a fair trial in any subsequent court action taken against them.
SIGN: Petition Urging Rejection of Proposal Requiring US Visitors' Social Media Passwords
By NCAC|2020-01-03T15:44:57-05:00April 18th, 2017|Blog|
The online petition has been launched in response to the news DHS Secretary Kelly is likely to implement the proposal.
Groups Offer Support, Recommendations for FOIA 'Release to One, Release to All' Draft Policy
By Jas Chana|2020-01-03T15:42:42-05:00January 4th, 2017|Blog|
The letter to U.S Department of Justice praises the policy but pushes back against certain justifications for rule exemptions.
Obama Safeguarding Classified Report on CIA's Use of Torture
By Jas Chana|2016-12-13T14:03:02-05:00December 13th, 2016|Blog|
The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA's detention and interrogation program, a landmark document that details the effectiveness agency's use of torture, will be preserved by the outgoing Obama administration.
Free Speech, Transparency Orgs to FBI: New Intelligence Records Not Exempt From Privacy Act
By NCAC|2020-01-03T15:34:24-05:00October 20th, 2016|Blog|
NCAC has joined OpenTheGovernment.org and other allies in protesting a new FBI proposal to exempt its new system of records from parts of the Privacy Act.
NCAC Supports Letter Protesting Effort to Request US Visitors' Social Media Info.
By NCAC|2020-01-03T15:33:52-05:00August 23rd, 2016|Blog|
NCAC is one of 28 signatories on a letter sent by the Center for Democracy & Technology to the DHS urging the rejection of a proposal to ask foreign travelers about their social media presence.
The Censored Truth of a Guantanamo Prisoner
Censorship News Articles
By NCAC|2016-01-19T10:39:53-05:00May 12th, 2015|Censorship News Articles|
Published in January, The Guantanamo Diary is an intense account of Mohamedou Ould Slahi's excruciating experiences as a prisoner of the U.S. war on terror. Slahi was detained in his native Mauritania in 2001; a CIA rendition plane flew him to Jordan for brutal interrogation sessions, and from there he was taken to Afghanistan and then finally to the infamous [...]
By Peter Hart|2016-01-15T11:33:26-05:00February 12th, 2015|Blog|
Published in January of this year, The Guantanamo Diary is an intense account of Mohamedou Ould Slahi's excruciating experiences as a prisoner of the U.S. war on terror. Slahi was detained in his native Mauritania in 2001 before a CIA rendition plane flew him to Jordan for brutal interrogation sessions. From there, Slahi was flown to Afghanistan and then finally [...]
Holding Publishers Liable: What's Wrong with the SAVE Act
By Peter Hart|2020-01-03T15:00:52-05:00January 30th, 2015|Blog|
Congressional efforts to punish online sex trafficking are overbroad, counterproductive and will chill free speech.
NCAC Co-signs Letter to US Senate Expressing Concerns Over SAVE Act
By |2019-03-07T22:47:19-05:00November 13th, 2014|Incidents|
(Update: NCAC signed on to another letter in January 2015 organized by the Center for Democracy & Technology.) NCAC and other organizations concerned with human rights sent the below letter to the Unites States Senate to convey strong opposition to S.2536, the "Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation" (SAVE) Act. While we believe that Congress should provide additional funding for victims [...]
The Top 40 Free Speech Defenders of 2014
By NCAC Staff|2020-01-05T23:18:58-05:00October 23rd, 2014|Blog|
"Complacency is ever the enabler of darkest deeds." Robert Fanney recognized, as we do at NCAC, that silence and apathy lead to repression and censorship. In our 40th anniversary year, we celebrate the artists, authors, students, educators, librarians, lawmakers, celebs du jour, and yes, even corporations, who refused to remain silent on the top threats to free speech in 2014. [...]
NCAC Joins Letter Calling for Reform of US Government Watchlisting System
By NCAC Staff|2016-01-25T10:59:05-05:00October 15th, 2014|Incidents|
In a joint letter to the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division and the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, NCAC and the below signatories question the legality of federal watchlisting practices. The letter deems the current system of labeling thousands of people, including American citizens, as suspected terrorists as "bloated and unfair." The signatories [...]
EFF Debunks NSA Mass Surveillance Apologists
By Michael O'Neil|2020-01-03T14:47:42-05:00June 4th, 2014|Blog|
Free Expression Network member EFF have posted "The Top 5 Claims That Defenders of the NSA Have to Stop Making to Remain Credible" and it's a scathing takedown of anyone relying on these old chestnuts to prop up an argument for continued mass surveillance.
NSA Surveillance Reform Bill Makes For Tentative Progress
By Joan Bertin|2020-01-03T14:47:28-05:00May 8th, 2014|Blog|
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to limit NSA's mass surveillance. The USA Freedom Act has the support of some groups pressing for reform which characterize it as an important first step in curbing the government's bulk collection of private records, while noting that more still needs to be done. See http://newamerica.net/node/109858. Other organizations express concerns that [...]
Secret without Reason and Costly without Accomplishment: Questioning the National Security Agency's Metadata Program
By Michael O'Neil|2020-01-03T14:43:54-05:00April 4th, 2014|Blog|
Mueller, John & Mark G. Stewart, "Secret without Reason and Costly without Accomplishment: Questioning the National Security Agency's Metadata Program," I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society (2014) Download a PDF. Excerpt When Edward Snowden's revelations emerged in June 2013 about the extent to which the National Security Agency was secretly gathering communications data as part of the country's [...]
Vermont legislation would "refuse material support" for NSA mass data collection
By Michael O'Neil|2020-01-03T14:08:29-05:00February 5th, 2014|Blog|
Similar legislation has been introduced in 12 states. From Truthout.org: On Tuesday, January 28th, a transpartisan group of four Vermont state representatives introduced legislation that would block some of the practical effects of mass data collection by the National Security Agency (NSA). Rep. Teo Zagar (D-Windsor-4-1), along with co-sponsor Reps. Susan Davis (P/D-Orange-1), Patricia Komline (R-Bennington-Rutland) and William Stevens (I-Addison-Rutland) [...]
NSA's collection of metadata "should end," according to new report
By Joan Bertin|2020-01-03T14:08:24-05:00January 23rd, 2014|Blog|
Responses to recent disclosures about official surveillance of private communications and activities are rolling in. The most recent is from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which today released a Report on the Telephone Records Program Conducted under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act and on the Operations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The PCLOB is an independent [...]
TomDispatch on Surveillance Abuses, Past and Present
By Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship|2020-01-03T14:08:20-05:00January 13th, 2014|Blog|
This is a good, concise history of abuses by the intelligence community and offers a great argument against warrantless surveillance. Without that break-in by the Media 8, J. Edgar Hoover's "shadow FBI," a criminal conspiracy at the heart of a developing national security state, might never have been revealed. (The CIA, officially banned from domestic spying on Americans, turned out [...]
NCAC joins 53 other organizations to oppose the FISA "Improvements" Act – Add your voice today!
By Michael O'Neil|2019-03-07T21:56:49-05:00December 18th, 2013|Blog|
Fifty-four civil liberties and public interest groups sent a letter to Congressional leadership today opposing S. 1631, the FISA Improvements Act. The bill, promoted by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), seeks to legalize and extend NSA mass surveillance programs, including the classified phone records surveillance program confirmed by documents released by Edward Snowden this summer. From EFF's blog post on the [...]
Federal Judge Rules NSA Program Likely Unconstitutional
By Joan Bertin|2020-01-03T14:08:13-05:00December 17th, 2013|Blog|
Yesterday, a federal judge issued an order holding that the National Security Agency's tracking and collecting cellphone "metadata" without a warrant is "almost certainly" unconstitutional under the 4th Amendment. The court issued a preliminary injunction against the NSA's tracking cellphone information of the named plaintiffs. This is the first serious legal fallout from the disclosures by Edward Snowden last summer [...]
NCAC Lends Support to Legislation to Curb Mass Surveillance
By NCAC Staff|2016-02-01T11:01:34-05:00November 21st, 2013|Incidents|
In a letter to members of Congress, NCAC and other civil society groups, companies and investors call for a complete overhaul of government surveillance. The letter demands transparency and oversight ahead of a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on 21 November on "Oversight of U.S. government surveillance authorities."
Join Us For the Rally Against Mass Surveillance Saturday!
By Blog of the National Coalition Against Censorship|2016-01-14T14:59:16-05:00October 18th, 2013|Blog|
Right now the NSA is spying on everyone's personal communications, and it's operating without any meaningful oversight. Since the Snowden leaks started, more than 569,000 people from all walks of life have signed the StopWatching.us petition telling the U.S. Congress … Continue reading →
For Free Expression, Privacy is a Must
By Eli Siems|2020-01-03T14:07:01-05:00June 11th, 2013|Blog|
The nation is abuzz this week following Edward Snowden's leaks about the NSA's comprehensive (and fully unconstitutional) surveillance program (Click here for the Guardian's live feed of Snowden-related news). Those of us who spend our time protecting civil liberties are appalled at the behavior of this administration and its intelligence and security agencies, and perhaps even more disturbed by the rhetoric [...]
NCAC Joins Demand for Congressional Committee to End NSA Spying
By NCAC Staff|2019-03-18T15:26:16-04:00June 11th, 2013|Incidents|
UPDATE: Now at 114 co-signers! Demand swift action from Congress to stop unchecked domestic surveillance and its chilling effect on free speech.
Press Release: Groups Urge Bush Administration to Abide by Established Combat-Coverage Guidelines
By NCAC Staff|2016-02-05T13:16:44-05:00December 19th, 2002|Press Releases|
A coalition of 16 journalism groups today urged the Bush administration to abide by guidelines the Pentagon and media groups established after the 1991 Persian Gulf War if an invasion of Iraq occurs. The plea came as the coalition issued an updated Statement of Principles first released a year ago. Journalists remember how their hands were tied a decade [...]
Now They Check the Books You Read
By Joan Bertin|2016-02-05T13:06:11-05:00September 16th, 2002|Blog|
Newsday September 16, 2002 In the post 9/11 world, there is undoubtedly a government official whose job is to invent innocuous-sounding, if not reassuring, acronyms for government initiatives against terrorism. Operation TIPS is a case in point. The Terrorism Information and Prevention System will recruit millions of utility, transportation and other workers to report on "potentially unusual or suspicious [...]


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Regina Fuentes Gimeno (ESP)
Graduated Superior by Conservatory of Music of Aragon, studying with D. Apellániz and A. L. Quintana, and Quartet Casals in the specialty of chamber music. Later she expanded her studies at the School of High Musical Studies in Santiago de Compostela, where she received classes from Barbara Switlaska. Throughout her training she received classes from M. de Macedo, A. Polo, D. Martinez, C. Pestalozzi, D. Ethève, A. Mata, J. Marie Gamard. In the field of the Baroque Violoncello, she took courses with V. de Hoog, L. Luckert, O. Centurioni, Itziar Atutxa.
She has been a member of JORVAL, Orchestra "Concerto-München", Youth National Orchestra of Spain, Youth Orchestra of Galícia Symphony Orchestra. She has collaborated with the Galician Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia and Symphony Orchestra of Valencia.
In the teaching field, she has received training from the Suzuki Method by Arantza López, Rubén Rivera and Chantal Latil, finishing this training in 2013. As a Suzuki teacher, she has worked at Utem Escola de Música and now at Cordes Espai Educatiu. She also teaches courses at KORTJAKE Suzuki School (Belgium), Anne Van Laar Cello School (Holland), and several Suzuki schools in Poland, as well as in different editions of the National Suzuki Course of Spain.
She is a founding member of the old music group "Música Trobada" with which he has made the recording of two albums and numerous concerts in different festivals. Since October 2016, he has occupied the chair of Barroc Cello in Early Music Departament at the Superior Conservatory of Music of Castellón.


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PD: Arsonist strikes Staunton apartment complex
The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage and cleanup costs, police said.
PD: Arsonist strikes Staunton apartment complex The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage and cleanup costs, police said. Check out this story on newsleader.com: https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2018/10/30/pd-arsonist-blame-staunton-apartment-fire/1818576002/
Brad Zinn, Staunton News Leader Published 12:14 p.m. ET Oct. 30, 2018 | Updated 12:30 p.m. ET Oct. 30, 2018
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STAUNTON - Authorities are investigating a case of arson at a Staunton apartment complex, according to the Staunton Police Department.
The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage and cleanup costs.
Remnants of the fire were discovered Monday morning in the laundry room of the Frontier Ridge Apartments, located on Frontier Drive behind the Staunton Walmart.
Police suspect the blaze was intentionally set sometime after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Investigators from the Staunton Police Department and a fire marshal are probing the blaze.
"They have determined it was intentionally set," said Sgt. Katie Shifflett, a spokesperson for the Staunton Police Department.
The cause of the fire was not released.
Shifflett said no injuries were reported, but said multiple commercial laundry dryers were damaged at the apartment complex.
The investigation into the fire continues.
No charges have been filed.
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By Lori Callaghan
A review of The Property by Rutu Modan
Shame, greed, and love intertwine on the streets of Warsaw in this graphic novel by Israeli artist Rutu Modan. The novel's epigraph is a quote from Modan's mother Michaela: "With family, you don't have to tell the whole truth and it's not considered lying." It certainly sets the tone for this tale of a Polish-born grandmother, Regina, who returns to Warsaw decades after escaping to Israel during War World II. She is accompanied by her granddaughter Mica who is there to support and help her reclaim a property her family lost in the war.
The dramatic elements are many: a romance between strangers, a long-lost love, a jealous daughter, a would-be con artist, and a secretive grandmother. The characters Regina and Mica propel the story forward with their individual adventures, but Modan depicts some interesting moments where the weight of the past collides with a modern yearning to connect. In one instance, Mica gets caught up in a reenactment on the street where men dressed as German soldiers with rifles round up people with badges and load them into the back of cloth-covered trucks. After liberating Mica from the group and apologizing for the mistake, the woman who organizes the tour explains, "The reenactments are part of our newest activities. The regular old exhibitions don't interest the internet generation. They want to experience the real thing."
Rutu Modan
Translated by Jessica Cohen
After graduating from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem in 1992, Modan became a co-editor of the Hebrew edition of MAD magazine and was one of the founders of Actus Tragicus, a group of five Israeli comics artists that published nine books and one special comics album, Dead Herring Comics, between 1995 and 2010. Her debut graphic novel, Exit Wounds, about a son searching for his estranged father after a suicide bomber enters a train station in Tel Aviv (where Modan grew up) won her the 2008 Eisner award for Best New Graphic Novel.
The idea for The Property developed out of a series of illustrated stories Modan wrote for the New York Times website in the visual column, Mixed Emotions, in 2007. The series is a collection of six memoirs about Modan and her family, including her grandmother. It demonstrates the difficult relationship that both she and her mother had with Grandma, largely due to a clash of values, and is echoed in Mica's relationship with Regina.
Like Regina, Modan's grandmother grew up in Warsaw and fled to Israel after the German occupation of Poland.
Characters are drawn in a simple manner – solid colours, strong lines, minimal texture – that is often compared to Georges Remi's (a.k.a. Hergé) ligne claire style, which he pioneered in The Adventures of Tintin. Backgrounds add depth and there are detailed images of street life and cemetery celebrations on All Souls' Day. The narrative follows a pretty straightforward script that has a lot going on, and yet at times feels like there isn't enough happening because the story never really peaks. There is no dramatic climax, only the occasional outburst of frustration.
The underlying sense of loss that pervades the story is subtle despite the gravity of these individuals' experiences. "How many times can you start life all over again?" asks Regina. This resignation to the present is as close as we get to an epiphany. The sentiments of loss resonate the most with the reader, but are muted, which is perhaps why The Property isn't that gripping. The moments of levity, the mystery, the romance, the secrets, it all rolls along at a pretty quick pace and the characters simply persevere. In that sense it is an everyday story, a story of people just trying to make it through. mRb
Lori Callaghan is an arts critic in Montreal whose work has been published in the Montreal Gazette and The Rover.
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Five mainline freight diesel locomotives built by the Bryansk Engineering Plant (part of JSC "Transmashholding", the largest Russian manufacturer of rolling stock for rail transport), have arrived in Turkmenistan.
On the occasion of the arrival of new diesel locomotives, a festive meeting was held at the Ashgabat railway station, and the elders, according to the folk tradition, wished powerful vehicles a bright, safe road and long service.
The 2TE25KM locomotives were delivered to the Turkmen state railway operator "Demiryollary" OJSC, according to a contract concluded with "Transmashholding" in August 2022.
Freight diesel locomotives of the Bryansk Engineering Plant are already known in Turkmenistan. In 2021, the Demiryollary company purchased one diesel locomotive, which proved to be excellent in operation.
Representatives of Demiryollara note the quality and reliability of Bryansk equipment, and intend to continue cooperation with BEP to upgrade and expand the company's locomotive fleet.
The 2TE25KM mainline freight locomotive makes it possible to effectively organize the transportation of large volumes of cargo on non-electrified lines of 1520 mm gauge railways. Machines of this series have been produced at BEP since 2014 and have proven themselves well when working in various climatic conditions (including areas with dry and hot climates) on sections with a difficult track profile.
Modernization and renewal of the technical park of the railway industry are carried out in Turkmenistan on a systematic basis in order to increase volumes, expand the geography of transportation, and implement major international projects in the transport and logistics sector.
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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with Rustam Minnikhanov
Turkmenistan has received an invitation to participate in the Russia–Islamic World Economic Forum
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Home » Harry Kane, Gonçalo Ramos, Victor Osimhen or Benjamin Sesko: who will Man United buy this summer?
Harry Kane, Gonçalo Ramos, Victor Osimhen or Benjamin Sesko: who will Man United buy this summer?
by Red Billy 01/18/2023
written by Red Billy 01/18/2023
United are already being linked with a select group of strikers for a summer purchase, although the huge question mark over who will be the club's owners at that stage makes it difficult to predict what sort of ball park they will be in at that time.
If a new owner is not found, nor good partial investment, then given the Glazers' financial predicament the club will probably be shopping in the bargain basement for free agents – potentially including the likes of Memphis Depay or Youssafa Moukoko.
With partial investment, with the Glazers still holding the reins, or if a "stingy" owner takes over, then up-and-coming young strikers, such as Marcus Thuram, could be the order of the day.
With the debt written off and a healthy bank balance, however, the likes of Harry Kane, Victor Osimhen, Benjamin Sesko and Gonçalo Ramos have been mooted as United's favoured targets. With most of these likely to cost in excess of €100 million, which would represent the best choice?
Benjamin Sesko
Sesko represents the longest term and potentially cheapest option with the greatest potential, but also is the biggest risk. He has not even played for RB Leipzig yet since signing from Red Bull Salzburg. He's not exactly advanced as much as expected this season, scoring just seven goals in 25 games for Salzburg in the Austrian League and none in six in Europe. Compare this with Erling Haaland's same season at the same club at the same age, and the difference is stark; in 2019/20 he scored 28 goals in 22 games at Salzburg, including 8 in 6 in the Champions League. Sesko is not the same type of player and all footballers develop at different rates, but he is definitely not the finished product yet.
As Scott Eckersley recently wrote in United Matchday magazine, Harry Kane is probably a very "gettable" option this time around. Spurs are almost resigned to losing him as his contract expires in 2024 and they will not want to lose him for nothing. He is obviously a proven Premier League goalscorer – there aren't many in history who have proven that more – and he is hungry for honours. United might also get a relatively free run at him, at least in England, with City having Haaland, Chelsea looking to add Thuram and Nkunku and Liverpool having signed Darwin Nunez last summer. However, he will be turning 30 and can be injury prone, and is he the kind of player that would fit into Ten Hag's system or would some adaptation be necessary? The Telegraph's Matt Law says "Manchester United have long held an interest in Kane, but there are theories that the 29-year-old does not quite fit the ideal profile of target recommended by Erik ten Hag, who is said to favour a faster forward such as Napoli's Victor Osimhen.
"That will not necessarily stop United making a move for Kane, but it is not considered a forgone conclusion at this stage and he will be wary of once again courting a transfer that does not happen."
Osimhen looks the real deal and at 24 is arguably the right age for a top striker signing, coming into his best years. Strong, direct and agile, the Nigerian has scored 12 in 14 in Serie A this season in a flying Napoli side. However, we have seen from the likes of Romelu Lukaku that great scorers in the Italian League can't necessarily replicate that in the Premier League. The other issue is that Osimhen is likely to be the most expensive of the bunch, with Napoli already speaking about a €140 million price tag and president Dino De Laurentiis being infamously difficult to negotiate with.
Benfica's Gonçalo Ramos is the fourth option. He has been profilic in the Liga Portuguesa this season, scoring 17 in 26, and announced himself on the international stage with a brilliant World Cup hat-trick. He'll turn 22 in the summer and although Benfica will try for the €120 million buyout fee, there would likely be the chance to negotiate that down, especially if there are few competitors for his signature. He is an intelligent runner and hard worker and arguably the most suited to the type of football that Ten Hag likes to play.
So given all of the above, who should be United's top target if money is no object? If Ten Hag believes Kane can fit in with his system, he should probably be first choice as a proven world class Premier League striker with potentially another four or five years in him. If Ramos is better suited to Ten Hag ball, he should arguably be the favourite. Osimhen and Sesko could be incredible and in some ways more exciting options, but are probably more of a gamble.
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Q: Best way to throttle an external application's CPU Usage Ok - here is the scenario:
I host a server application on Amazon AWS hosted windows instances. (I do not have access to the source code - so I cannot resolve the issues from within the applications source code)
These specific instances are able to build up CPU credits during times of idle cpu (less than 10-20% usage) and then spend those CPU credits during times of increased compute requirement.
My server application however, typically runs at around 15-20% cpu usage when no clients are connected- this is time when I would rather lower the cpu usage to around 5% through throttling of the cpu - maintaining enough cpu throughput to accept a TCP Socket from incoming clients.
When a connected client is detected, I would like to remove the throttle and allow full access to the reserve of AWS CPU Credits.
I have got code in place that can Suspend and Resume processes via C# using Windows API calls.
I am however a bit fuzzy on how to accurately attain a target cpu usage for that process.
What I am doing so far, which is having moderate success:
Looping inside another application
 check the cpu usage of the server application - using performance counters (dont like these - they require a 100-1000 ms wait in order to return a % value)
I determine if the current value is above or below the target value - if above, I increase an int value called 'sleep' by 10ms
If below - 'sleep' is decreased by 10ms.
Then the application will call
Process.Suspend();
Threads.sleep(sleep);
Process.Resume();

Like I said - this is having moderate success.
But there are several reasons I don't like it:
 1. It requires a semi-rapid loop in an external application: This might end up just shifting cpu usage to that application.
 2. Im sure there are better mathematical solutions to work out the ideal sleep time.
I came across this application : http://mion.faireal.net/BES/
It seems to do everything I want, except I need to be able to control it, and I am not a c++ developer.
It also seems to be able to achieve accurate cpu throttling without consuming large cpu utself.
Can someone suggest CPU throttle techniques.
Remember - I cannot modify the source code of the application being throttled - at most, I could inject code into it: but it occurs to me that if I inject suspend code into it, then the resume code could not fire etc.
An external agent program might be the best way to go.


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Issue 112 (July - August 2016)
A History of Science in World Cultures - Interview with Alok Kumar
Fethi Yaman
Alok Kumar is professor of physics at the State University of New York, Oswego. His publications include Science in the Medieval World (1991 and 1996) and Sciences of the Ancient Hindus: Unlocking Nature in the Pursuit of Salvation (2014). Fethi Yaman interviewed Kumar about a recent book he co-authored with Scott Montgomery, A History of Science in World Cultures: Voices of Knowledge (Routledge, 2015).
Can you briefly describe your work and studies?
I grew up in India and my initial training was in atomic physics and chemical physics. After my Ph.D., I came to Long Beach, California, to teach physics at California State University, some 35 years ago. In my first year of teaching, I realized the plight of minorities in America and felt a need for improvement in the societal expectations from these students. Also, I noticed a gender-based difference in societal expectations for the sciences. I decided to do something about it.
I got involved in several programs to promote a culture of science and technology among underprivileged and minority students. Some of these programs were supported by the National Science Foundation. I also decided to intellectually understand the reasons behind these low social expectations for the under-represented populations in the science community. This is how I became interested in the history of science and found that science texts are essentially Eurocentric. I raised this question: Why did the non-Western civilizations not contribute to science? Later, I learned that I was not the first person to raise this question. This question is popularly known as Needham's question, raised by Joseph Needham, a British historian.
Joseph Needham, after a visit to China, recognized Chinese excellence in science and technology, and raised this question: "Why did modern science develop only in the Western world?" He raised this question to demonstrate that this is indeed not the case and pointed out significant omissions in science texts, with specific examples from China. He called these omissions in science texts "deeply unjust to other civilizations. And unjust here means both untrue and unfriendly, two cardinal sins which mankind cannot commit with impunity." He also answered his famous question by publishing a multi-volume book, Science and Civilization in China.
I decided to answer Needham's question by documenting the non-Western contributions to science, primarily focusing on India first. This is how my first two books were published: (1) Science in the Medieval World, and (2) Sciences of the Ancient Hindus: Unlocking Nature in the Pursuit of Salvation.
Tell us about your recent book. What are your aims with this book?
After publishing two successful books, I decided to focus on all global cultures, including non-Western cultures. This led to my recent book, A History of Science in World Cultures: Voices of Knowledge, which I wrote with Scott L. Montgomery.
Covering ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, Greece, China, the Islamic world, and the New World, this new book discusses the scope of scientific and technological achievements in each civilization and how the knowledge they developed came to impact the European Renaissance. Themes covered include the influence these scientific cultures had upon one another, the power of writing and its technologies, visions of mathematical order in the universe and how it can be represented, and what elements of the distant scientific past we continue to depend upon today. Topics often left unexamined in histories of science are treated in fascinating detail, such as the chemistry of mummification and the Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt, jewelry and urban planning in the Indus Valley, hydraulic engineering and the compass in China, the sustainable agriculture and dental surgery of the Mayans, and algebra and optics in the Islamic world.
With specific examples, we showed that science is multicultural by nature. Science does not belong to one particular culture or gender, it belongs to all who want to unfold the mysteries of nature. In history, science was never confined to any one era, culture, or geographic region. Modern science certainly did not spring into a completely evolved form abruptly with the Renaissance in Europe. Influences came from various parts of the world, like streams from many different sources join to form a river.
Have you seen any "common thread" among the many contributions made by different civilizations?
There are several common threads among the many contributions made by different civilizations. First, there were no islands of science. Major civilizations were never wholly self-created but depended on scientific and technological influences from other societies for their dynamism and growth. As a result, there have always been scientific exchanges among cultures, even during ancient periods. This is the reason why so many Greek philosophers went to Egypt, why Islamic philosophers learned from India, and how the European Renaissance was caused by the developments in the Islamic Middle East. In the same spirit, Prophet Mohammad asked his followers who were students to even visit China — China being a far off land from the early medieval perspective.
Second, every people or group of peoples who succeeded in building a major civilization, from ancient Sumer to Renaissance Europe, did so by advancements in science and technology. These advancements brought materialistic benefits to its citizens and also made them prosperous and powerful. This is what happened in India, Egypt, China, the Middle East, and Europe at different times for different durations. As a result, the modern scientific pool of knowledge is global in origin. For example, the number system came from India, many algebraic and arithmetical techniques came from India and the Middle East, astronomical observations were made in most cultures (many terms used in astronomy are Arabic in origin), etc. Over time, those scientific cultures that made the most progress were those that remained open to new influences from outside and/or put significant resources into growing science and technology. Civilizations require intellectual nourishment, including science and technology, for their continued existence.
Are these contributions looking for the "truth" or "purpose of life," or just to be the supreme power of their time?
All of the above. Throughout history, new sciences were developed to fulfill religious and social needs. These social needs included material prosperity and social stability. All major religions ask us to think about the creator and the creation. Thinkers throughout history observed, experimented, and contemplated about the creation to get insights about the creator. Thus, mathematics, astronomy, geometry, physics, and medicine were all considered sacred sciences throughout the ancient and medieval periods, at least in different regions of the world. People became scientists to understand religion. For example, Newton in England, Aryabhata in India, and al-Biruni in the Middle East did just that. In my mind, a religious country naturally must have a large number of scientists and technologists. This, in turn, should lead them to be prosperous and powerful.
Religious codes were defined in ways that urged innovations in both knowledge and institutions. Astronomy, medicine, and mathematics were all considered as sacred understandings in early Islam and among the ancient Hindus. Under the Abbasids, for example, knowledge of the heavens was used to locate the new capitol, Baghdad, built as a great circle to reveal God's plan for humanity, and as a new model metropolis of tolerance, learning, and beauty. Among its innovative institutions were its many hospitals, libraries, and the Bait al-Hikma, or "House of Wisdom," where Greek, Persian, and Sanskrit texts in the sciences were rendered into Arabic to help fulfill Islam's destiny as the one true faith, able to gather and improve upon humanity's best works.
In India, the great Aryabhata, in his 5th century book on mathematics and astronomy, stated that understanding the diurnal motion of the Earth could do nothing less than reveal to one's mind the divine plan and thus lead to liberation: "Whoever knows the ten verses describing the movements of the Earth and the planets...passes through the paths of the planets and asterisms and reaches God." Hindu medicine, Ayurveda ("knowledge of life"), especially that developed by Susruta, taught many forms of advanced surgery, but also that therapy should first employ religious acts, natural drugs, and training of the mind in ways that obeyed the divine structure of the world. Europe, then, inherited large portions of this knowledge via Islam in the 12th and 13th centuries. European authors, such as Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon, were dominantly men of the church. They adapted this material to a Christian worldview, rendering it a key ingredient in the rise of the universities, at the time one of Europe's most inventive new institutions.
Even with such clear examples as these, science texts continue to downplay the centrality of religion. The schism between the "religious" and the "scientific," which became orthodoxy only in the second half of the 19th century, still has an unfortunate hold on contemporary discourse. There is a tendency, as well, to secularize the past whenever major scientific advances are noted. Thomas Huxley's effort to pose religion as "organized superstition" against science as "organized common sense" remains with many of us. This is the trend we have tried to amend by providing an alternative in our book. In taking historical account of past discoveries, the religious culture in which they took place, and the innovations in society they brought, we have weaved a series of narratives that are richly cross-disciplinary and that go beyond conventional instruction in this important area.
What was the role of belief in an ultimate intellect/reason throughout history?
Belief in ultimate cause/intellect/reason has always been very prominent in all societies of the past, as it is today. Most civilizations of the past did strongly believe in God, the ultimate cause/intellect/reason. Whether it was Plato (Greece), Aryabhata (India), Said al-Andalusi (Spain), Newton, or al-Khuwarizmi, they all believed in an Almighty God. They lived in different periods, in different locations, followed different religions, and, yet, believed strongly in God. Like I shared before, the science texts of today do not correctly portray the true nature of discovery by separating science from other domains of knowledge.
Is there anything in history which separates one religion or civilization from others in terms of their contribution to knowledge and science?
Perhaps not. Although not all civilizations contributed equally to science, this was due to multiple factors. All religions ask their followers to follow intellectual pursuits, whether the religion is Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, or Christianity. It does not mean that the followers of these religions followed the path prescribed by their scriptures. For example, it is sad to observe that, in history, libraries were burnt, females were subjugated and discouraged from following intellectual pursuits, and sufferings were inflicted on scholars as well as average citizens in the name of religion. This happened during the third-century B.C. in China, during the fourth-century in Egypt, during the thirteenth-century in Baghdad, during the fifteenth century in Spain, and during the twentieth-century in Germany, to mention just a few instances. Invariably, in all cases, the societies lost their prosperity and glory.
Usually people suggest that science and religion are contradictory to each other? What do you think about this from a historical perspective?
The contentions between science and religion are well publicized in history, with the examples of Galileo, Bruno, and others. As a result, it is commonly assumed that the sciences and religion are innately in conflict. The truth is that, for the great majority of our history, in most cultures, religious beliefs and scientific work supported each other and no barrier existed between the "scientific" and the "sacred." The idea that the eternal struggle exists between science and religion dates from the modern period, and is fiction. In contrast, astronomy, medicine, and mathematics were all considered as sacred understandings among the ancient Hindus, and in medieval Islam and medieval Christianity. Readers may find this fact interesting: the Royal Society of London, formed in 1660, dedicated its work "to the glory of God the Creator, and the benefit of the human race." This is a part of its charter even today.
In India, Aryabhata, a fifth century scholar, in his book Aryabhatiya, suggests people learn mathematics, geometry, and astronomy, to achieve liberation. It is these efforts to achieve liberation that led to the growth of geometry and arithmetic, including the invention of zero and infinity, in India. Elsewhere, in Europe, Roger Bacon, a thirteenth century scholar, considered mathematics essential to learning about the celestial world that controlled terrestrial events: "Of these sciences the gate and key is mathematics, which the saints discovered at the beginning of the world . . . and which has always been used by all the saints and sages more than all other sciences." Bacon considered mathematics to be the first discipline that should be taught to children, even before singing or the alphabet. In Islam, Muslims needed to establish the correct coordinates (latitude and longitude) of their cities so that they could determine the direction of Mecca (qibla) for prayer. Muslims from all over Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia used their astronomical and mathematical knowledge to solve this problem. Astronomy, spherical geometry, algebra, and other scientific disciplines prospered during the golden period of Islam. Perhaps the only generalization is that the history of religion and the history of science cannot be separated.
What are you working on as your next book?
Currently, I am working on two projects. The first project deals with the way we remember facts. Retention of knowledge is a serious issue for most science educators and students. This is an important issue at an individual level; this is also equally crucial at the societal level. All of us remember information by association. Sentences are easier to remember than words in a random order. Stories or poems are easier to remember than abstract texts. I want to write a science text that collects scientific information in stories that a young mind can retain. This book will use age-old practices that the Native Americans, Indians, and other oral cultures used to preserve their knowledge in going from one generation to another. However, in my case, we are interested in preserving the scientific heritage in the minds of our young generation long after they leave a school environment.
The second project deals with the central role of religion in the progress of science and in the advancement of society and human affairs. As I mentioned before, religions encourage humans to think about the creator and the world's creation. Learning about the physical world is a necessity for all religious people. It is no coincidence that in medieval Europe, the church promoted four subjects (quadrivium) in the university curricula, and three of the four were geometry, arithmetic, and astronomy. This is the reason that Roger Bacon, a thirteenth century scholar, considered mathematics "absolutely necessary to sacred science." Similarly, Aryabhata, in fifth-century India, considered astronomy, mathematics, and physics as sacred subjects, necessary to achieving salvation.
Anything else you would like to add for our readers?
The history of science is not the history of events; it is the history of cultures, intentions, and human minds. It tells us how various cultures recognized issues that they found crucial, and how they resolved them. Such knowledge is important in dealing with the unknown future we face. Knowing what we were in the past helps us to understand what we are in the present, and who we will be in the future. If you don't know your history, then you are like a limb that doesn't know it is part of a tree. Further, all countries celebrate their great heroes, including the great scientific and mathematical minds of the past and present. Greece had Aristotle and Pythagoras, Italy had Galileo and Leonardo Fibonacci, England had Maxell and Newton, France had Laplace and Fourier, India had Kanada and Aryabhata, and the Middle East had al-Khwarizmi and al-Razi. Just imagine erasing the name of Pythagoras and Aristotle from the current philosophy texts because they are ancient history and, therefore, irrelevant. Would that be just and fair? The answer is a clear and emphatic "no". However, this is exactly the case when we unjustly ignore heroes from the non-Western world. We must correct this situation and my recent book is a step in this direction. A lot more work is needed to take care of this issue.


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IPR sociologist Simone Ispa-Landa finds that anger and optimism for the future helps those with a criminal record resist stigma.
They did not accept a view of themselves as defective or damaged, and their optimism became this vehicle for them to resist that narrative about themselves. "
Simone Ispa-Landa
Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and IPR Fellow
IPR sociologist Simone Ispa-Landa found that anger and optimism for the future helped those with a criminal record resist stigma.
An estimated 77 million Americans, or as many as 1 in 3, have a criminal record, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. This can lead to stigma and discrimination, making it challenging for those with a criminal record to find employment, get housing, or apply for student financial aid.
In a recent qualitative study, IPR sociologist Simone Ispa-Landa examined the role emotions play in allowing people with a criminal record to resist stigma. Between 2012 and 2013, she interviewed 17 people with felony convictions who had applied for expungement in Illinois. The project was part of a larger study examining criminal record stigma.
They came to a Chicago legal aid clinic hoping to have their criminal records expunged—the process of having their criminal record cleared—but were found ineligible.
During interviews, Ispa-Landa discovered that these individuals were angry with the criminal justice system for not giving them a second chance. They also believed the stigma of a criminal record was unfair.
"In popular discourse, as well as in some academic studies, anger is sort of a negative liability or health problem," Ispa-Landa explained. "In my study, anger was a really healthy, positive thing because it was a way of resisting negative labeling."
Despite not being able to clear their records, all of those interviewed, except for one, remained optimistic about their future.
"They did not accept a view of themselves as defective or damaged, and their optimism became this vehicle for them to resist that narrative about themselves," she said.
Because criminal records are easily accessible public information, they can signal a lack of potential to those with a criminal record, Ispa-Landa argued. She called it a "legal form of discrimination."
Rather than succumb to these negative self-views, the study participants used anger and optimism to combat the stigma they experienced. This helped them interpret being denied expungement as a result of legal bureaucracy, rather than as a statement of their personal worth.
"From my research in the criminal records I came away with a very strong feeling that in many cases, the criminal record itself is what's holding people back," Ispa-Landa pointed out. "It's not their criminal past, it's the actual legal artifact that's holding them back."
As an extension of this work, Ispa-Landa is looking at school discipline. She plans to investigate how disciplinary action in schools might label students in the same way the criminal justice system does.
Moving forward, she suggests that researchers should consider focusing on the benefits of emotions, such as anger, as a reaction to stigma and injustice, especially for highly marginalized populations.
"I also think it's interesting to think about who is allowed to express anger and when is it seen as legitimate, because of course we know that women and particularly men of color are more heavily sanctioned for anger displays," Ispa-Landa said.
Simone Ispa-Landa is an associate professor of human development and social policy and an IPR fellow.
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Case Study: Webster Forest Nursery finds technologies to help it plot and plant trees with wireless data entry and an inventory tracking system.
After 48 years of growing seedlings to help reforest lands depleted by logging, the Webster Forest Nursery, in Olympia, Wash., has acquired a wealth of knowledge about the best ways to grow trees that will thrive in the wild.
In fact, many of the trees that tower in the Cascade Mountains or on the coastal cliffs in the Pacific Northwest have roots in the Webster Nursery, which gathers seeds from around the state and operates as a sort of tree factory that produces 8 million to 10 million seedlings a year. The nursery gives the utmost attention to the needs of different plant species, their regions of origin and the early-life care required to help them endure for generations.
To an outside observer, all of the Webster Nurserys young trees might look the same. But the nurserys 18-person staff works hard to collect distinguishing data on every last one of them. Its no use planting a Douglas fir seedling that came from a tree on Mount St. Helens on coastal land at sea level, for example, since the DNA of the tree would not be suited to that environment.
To avoid that sort of problem, the staff of the Webster Nursery—which is operated by Washingtons State Department of Natural Resources—has to keep extensive records on all its millions of seedlings, categorizing them not just by the 42 different species it grows but by additional details such as seed zone and elevation of origin.
"We have to keep everything genetically consistent," explains Tim Crockett, a longtime manager at the nursery. "Its not only inventory that we track but [also] all the reforestation information. We need to track seedlings from the time the seed is extracted to the time the plant is reforested."
That tracking is now done through a sophisticated system that includes wireless devices that give workers in the field direct access to the tracking system. But despite this current efficiency, the Webster Nursery for years operated as a very low-tech operation, where employees spent most of their time outside and kept records—somewhat haphazardly—on paper, almost as an afterthought. It simply did not have the technology in place to help manage vital records on the seedlings.
Crockett recalls that seedling information and plant orders were typically written down on a clipboard, transferred to index cards and kept in the desk drawer of an office manager, who maintained a system that resembled an old-fashioned library card catalog.
The most obvious problem with that system was that it was impossible to get an accurate count of plants spread across the nurserys 276 acres and 30,000 square feet of greenhouse space. The best that workers could do was to make estimates based on square footage.
Beyond that, however, the paper-based inventory tracking system was full of errors, created by workers who failed to update tracking data or misread other workers handwriting. Those errors often led to overwatering, underwatering and inaccurate plant identities that resulted in mature seedlings being transferred to inappropriate environments.
Today, any technology consultant looking at the Webster Nursery would immediately see an operation ideally suited for wireless technology that lets workers enter data in real time, from the field. But in 1996, when one of the nurserys longtime managers retired and Crockett first saw an opportunity to introduce automation, wireless technology was not very widespread.
Although the paper-based Webster Nursery eventually became an early adopter of the handheld inventory tracking technology that is so common today, 10 years ago it had a hard time finding any technology that would suit its purposes.
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"At the time, there was not a lot of stuff available off the shelf," recalls Crockett, who said the nursery reviewed many technologies before it realized it would be best served working with an IT consultant to help it put together a customized solution. The nursery hired Rudeen & Associates, a small company also based in Olympia, to help articulate its needs.
One year later, Rudeen had installed a basic inventory tracking system called RIMS (Reforestation Information Management System) consisting of an Oracle Version 8 database and a group of Handheld Systems rugged Husky handheld computers, which were linked to the database and the PCs in the nursery office. Rudeen worked with consultant Logicalis, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to build the underlying applications to connect the hardware.
The inventory tracking system was an immediate success upon its introduction in 1997, and it continues to function well a decade later. Today, the Webster Nursery still tracks inventories with the same solution and continues to work with Rudeen to enhance the technology and incorporate more advanced features such as mapping to track its seedling population.
Diane Rudeen recalls that, when she first joined the project in 1996, the Webster Nursery had reached a point where all the failings of its sloppy paper-based inventory tracking were starting to catch up with it.
"The demands on the staff had become out of control, and the nursery had produced an internal document estimating that employees workloads would increase by 33 percent unless the inventory tracking was automated," Rudeen recalls. "There was one person in the nursery office who kept all the records on paper and knew where to find everything, but she was about to retire."
John Trobaugh, who serves as Webster Nurserys program manager, was not at the nursery at the time of the initial automation but said the solution has lasted for 10 years and has easily lent itself to simple upgrades.
Trobaugh said he continues to work with Rudeen to fine-tune the system and finds that the investments in technology, which have totaled about $750,000 since 1996, always produce results in the field. Most recently, in October 2006, the nursery incorporated all its sales data into RIMS. Having that data in one place has made it easier to track the nurserys performance and to project future revenues, said Trobaugh.
Moreover, because there is now less error in the data attached to its plants, Trobaugh said that when it sells its seedlings they are more likely to be planted in the appropriate location, and more likely to take root and fulfill their purpose of reforestation. The automated inventory tracking also has freed up staff at Webster Nursery to expand its operation by adding more greenhouses for young seedlings, Trobaugh said.
Case File: Webster Forest Nursery, Olympia, Wash.
Technology partners: IT consultant Rudeen & Associates, also of Olympia; Oracle, of Redwood Shores, Calif.; and Handheld Systems, of Portland, Ore.
Recommended solution: Applications connecting the new technology to the nurserys desktop computers were built by Logicalis Group, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.