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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Directorate of Intelligence MASTER FILE COPY! CUT Terrorism Review Secret Secret GI TR 84-027 27 December 1984 Copy d 9 -4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Terrorism Review) 25X1 1 Perspective-Iranian-Sponsored Terrorism in Western Europe DI/OGI Highlights DI/OGI DI/ALA DI/OGI Chronology of Terrorism-1984 DI/OGI Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to the Executive Editor This review is published every other week by the Directorate of Intelligence. Appropriate articles produced by other elements of the CIA as well as by other agencies of the US Intelligence Community will be considered for publication. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret Terrorism Review I 25X1 Perspective Iranian-Sponsored Terrorism in Western Europe A number of recent developments suggest that, increasingly, Iranian-sponsored terrorists are bringing their acts to Western Europe. Although our information is limited, operations in Western Europe by Iranian-backed terrorists seem to be growing more frequent. Tighter security around Western embassies and other installations in the Middle East has undoubtedly complicated the staging of terrorist attacks there, thus encouraging the terrorists to look elsewhere. Western Europe ought to seem attractive to them. They face few restrictions on travel to or within West European countries. Moreover, throughout Western Europe the network of Iranian diplomatic posts and Iranian-sponsored cultural and religious centers is extensive and well placed to draw on the sizable expatriate Iranian and Arab student and worker populations there. Western Europe also offers an array of tempting targets. The region is home to numerous anti-Khomeini exiles, including members of the former royal family and its supporters, as well as various minority, democratic, and leftist elements. There are also numerous diplomatic installations and personnel of countries Iran considers enemies, such as Iraq, France, and the United States. Iranian-sponsored terrorists have staged at least 10 attacks in Western Europe this year, compared with only two in 1982 and four in 1983. Arrests of suspected terrorists have probably prevented a good number more. Following are just a few of the incidents involving Iranian-affiliated terrorists in Western Europe so far this year: 7 February The Shah's former martial law administrator was killed in Paris, apparently by Iranian agents. 18 May Two Iranian-trained operatives traveling to Madrid were arrested at a Rome airport while carrying explosives. 1 July Three Lebanese Shias were arrested in France as suspected Iranian agents; in May they had been expelled from the United Kingdom for plotting to kill an anti-Khomeini Iranian journalist there. 23 July Four Iranians were arrested in Madrid for allegedly plotting to hijack a Saudi airliner. 31 July A Kuwaiti businessman was shot and wounded in Spain; Islamic Jihad claimed credit. 1 Secret GI TR 84-027 27 December 1984 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 14 September A Saudi tourist was killed in Spain; Islamic Jihad claimed credit. 22 November Seven Lebanese, some of whom were linked to Islamic Amal, were arrested by Italian police in Rome; they were apparently planning an attack against the US Embassy there. 6 December Four vehicles from the Iraqi Embassy in Athens were bombed. Several West European governments have been concerned enough about Iranian- sponsored terrorism to take specific preventive action. In December 1983, for example, the French Government closed the Iranian Cultural Center in Paris, expelling 11 Iranians-including three Iranian diplomats-for "unethical activities." The Governments of Spain and the United Kingdom have arrested or expelled Iranians or other Muslims believed to be involved in terrorist activities.F_ Iran's aggressively anti-Western outlook, coupled with its rejection of Western standards of international conduct, allows it to justify-to itself and its supporters, at least-the aggressive use of terrorist tactics against its perceived enemies wherever they are vulnerable and the operational climate is suitable, which is certainly the case in Western Europe. Moreover, Iran's limited conventional military capabilities make terrorism an effective alternative. And after decades of what Tehran views as Western attacks on the Middle East and its traditional values, a terrorist campaign in Western Europe offers the Islamic Republican Government a way not only to exact revenge, but to demonstrate its hatred and contempt. Consequently, although the Middle East will remain the main arena for Iranian-inspired terrorism, we expect Iranian activity in Western Europe to continue to increase. 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret Western Europe Open Season on NATO Pipelines? In Belgium on 11 December, the Communist Combat Cells (CCC) planted six bombs that damaged two NATO pipelines. The bombs were constructed of plastic explosive and placed on aboveground sections of pipe. In claiming credit for the bombings, the CCC stated that "the war against NATO has become the main thrust" of their actionsi Highlights against the Spanish military On 18 December in Spain, three bomb blasts caused $90,000 in damage to a pipeline serving US and Spanish airbases. The bombings took place at widely separated points along the pipeline that stretches for 780 kilometers between Rota and Zaragoza. Another pipeline between Zaragoza and Taragona, which does not carry military fuel, was also bombed. The ETA belatedly (and not entirely believably) claimed credit for the bombings, saying the attacks had been directed In West Germany, a NATO pipeline was bombed last June, apparently by the Revolutionary Cells. Red Army Faction (RAF) documents confiscated last summer indicated that the RAF, too, was considering attacks on NATO pipelines. It is possible that a coordinated international terrorist effort to attack NATO via its vulnerable fuel links is under way, but this rash of pipeline bombings may also reflect nothing more than independent copycat behavior on the part of several leftwing groups GRAPO Turns to Extortion The small leftwing October First Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) has switched from bank robbery to extortion to finance itself. In recent months, GRAPO has sent hundreds of letters to businessmen demanding payment of a "revolutionary tax," and, according to a Spanish business organization, many are apparently paying up to avoid trouble. Trouble may take the form of kidnaping. GRAPO has been kidnaping three or four midlevel executives each month, releasing them in exchange for ransoms on the order of $20,000, paid either by the terrorist threat it poses. their firms or by their families The possibility that GRAPO is using these funds to rebuild its terrorist capabilities is of concern to us because it has attacked US interests in the past. The Spanish Government has repeatedly underestimated both the resilience of the group and 3 Secret G! TR 84-027 27 December 1984 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Record Crowd Demonstrates Against Terrorism On 6 December public resentment against the Corsican National Liberation Front (FNLC) boiled over at a demonstration of 30,000 people in Ajaccio against "separatism and terrorism." It was the largest demonstration ever to take place in Corsica. The popular mood is also critical of what is seen as the government's lack of action against the FNLC, which puts pressure on the police and security officials to begin cutting constitutional corners in their counterterrorism efforts. On 7 December, French Interior Minister Joxe paid a surprise visit to Ajaccio to assure local officials of the continued support of the central government. Confessional Leaders Escape Injury in Ambiguous Car Bombing On 12 December a booby-trapped car exploded in West Beirut near the home of Education Minister Salim al-Hoss, while Druze leader Walid Junblatt and moderate Shia leader Nabih Barri were visiting him. The blast killed the two persons in the car and wounded another 14 at a nearby Druze religious center. The "Yazbeki Revolutionary Organization," a group not previously heard from, asserted that the attack was to protest Junblatt's "selling out" of the Druze community to Israel and Syria. Druze and Amal spokesmen, however, claimed the bomb was targeted against al-Hoss and Barri.F_~ The fact that the two persons in the car were killed suggests that they may have been the targets; alternatively, they may have been terrorists whose bomb detonated accidentally or prematurely. In Beirut the possibilities are endless. F_ Stock Exchange Bombed At noon on 11 December, a briefcase bomb exploded inside the Santiago stock exchange, injuring 21 persons, six seriously. The bomb, triggered by a clock mechanism, had been placed under a bench inside the market-quotation viewing area, which is open to the public. Most of the injured were women and older persons. In contrast to most of the recent bombings in Chile, which have been designed to avoid injuring anyone, this one was obviously intended to cause a large number of casualties SPLA Captures 14 Government Officials On 6 December in Bentiu, the provincial governor and 13 other government officials were kidnaped by members of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA). The officials had been on their way to meet certain SPLA soldiers who had offered to surrender, evidently as a ploy. The temerity of the rebels and the success of their operation demonstrates how tenuous government influence has become in the south. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret South Africa Favored Challenger to Soweto Mayor Assassinated On 6 December in Soweto, Councilman Edward Manyosi was shot and killed by unknown persons shortly after leaving a party caucus that had virtually assured him the mayoralty. He had been forewarned of a possible attack and was traveling in a convoy accompanied by bodyguards who were to keep him in a safe place until the election, which was to take place in a few hours. On the way, however, his vehicle was fired upon from another car carrying four occupants Manyosi headed a faction that had recently broken away from the ruling party and was widely expected to defeat the incumbent in the mayoral race. This fact, along with the timing of the incidents, points to the incumbent's supporters as the likely perpetrators, although Manyosi is reported to have had many personal enemies. In possibly related incidents, a fellow councilor was also attacked, and a third is missing firefight with the police and another suspect had been picked up. Assassination of Police Superintendent Blamed on ANC On 7 December, police superintendent Petros Shiba was shot and killed while getting into his car. Although the African National Congress (ANC) has denied responsibility, the police believe the assassins were from the ANC. Earlier this year, the police arrested ANC guerrillas and tried to halt ANC arms smuggling in Swaziland. In addition, the police assert, the names of Shiba and other police officers were on an ANC hit list. The ANC denies there is any such list. A week after the incident, according to press reports, one of the assassins was killed in a Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Iq Next 6 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret Cease-Fire strengthening their political bases, while simultaneously preparing for a return to hostilities. Building on cease-fire accords signed earlier this year, the government recently opened formal negotiations with three of the country's four guerrilla groups. Although it continues to appear unlikely that a lasting peace will result, the cease-fire should hold for at least the next several months, because both sides believe it serves their short-term interests President Betancur, who has made a settlement with the guerrillas his major priority, is determined to prevent the truce from unraveling before he leaves office in 1986. Last month he authorized government spokesmen to initiate a "national dialogue" with the guerrillas to focus on proposals for sweeping reforms in such areas as rural land ownership, education, labor, public health, and public services. F_~ Colombia's rapidly growing economic problems, however, have weakened Betancur's ability to fund reform and aid programs. Determination by congress to protect its legislative prerogatives also has restricted his maneuvering room on concessions to the guerrillas. Consequently, little progress has been made to date, and Betancur is facing mounting criticism from important interest groups for coddling the insurgents. Most notably, senior military officers worry that the guerrillas will be more formidable when the insurgency resumes because they will have had time to rebuild their forces, a development the military views as inevitable. Having failed in earlier efforts to denigrate Betancur publicly, however, military leaders now emphasize their support for the government's peace efforts. This change probably reflects a judgment by the high command that the military's public stature will be enhanced-and its budget increased-if the insurgents are blamed for causing the cease-fire to collapse. all three guerrilla groups that have accepted the cease-fire are openly The 19th of April Movement (M-19) has taken the lead on the political front by naming Ivan Ospina as its candidate for the 1986 presidential election, holding rallies, and working to strengthen labor 25X1 25X1 25X1 M-19, like other 25X1 guerrilla groups, continues to kidnap wealthy private citizens and extort money. Moreover, an M-19 leader has publicly urged traffickers to carry out threats to kill US Embassy personnel. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)-the country's largest insurgent group- recently transformed its cease-fire agreement with the government into a one-year truce. It was probably prompted to do so by military pressure and concern that the M-19 might upstage it in the bid for political power. The group's leaders plan to create a political party and reportedly will spearhead efforts by the Communist Party to unite the country's leftist forces into a political front for the 1986 elections. Secret GI TR 84-027 27 December 1984 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 The People's Liberation Army (EPL)-the smallest and most volatile of all the signatories of the cease- fire agreement-recently withdrew from the national dialogue, citing what it termed a lack of political guarantees, unjustified arrests, and government accusations that some of its members are involved in drug trafficking. Although the group relented from an earlier threat to end the cease-fire, the belligerence of its leaders makes it unlikely that the group will even go through the motions of participating in the negotiations. Outlook The cease-fire is likely to continue for at least several months because of the importance Betancur places on his reputation as a peacemaker and the apparent belief by most guerrilla leaders that they need more time to rebuild their organizations. Nevertheless, the President's political skills will be tested increasingly as he responds to growing public impatience with continuing rural violence and with the demands of firebrand guerrilla leaders, some of whom already are threatening to resume the armed struggle. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret Ecuador's Prototerrorists: Alfaro Viva, CarajoF- Alfaro Vive, Carajo (AVC) is the most prominent and active radical group in Ecuador. It has some unusual attributes, compared with typical South American insurgent groups. To date, most of its operations have essentially been harmless publicity stunts, and it claims to be populist rather than Marxist in ideology. But there are indications that the group has been acquiring weapons and seeking support from foreign leftwing terrorist groups as well as from states such as Libya and Nicaragua. the group has been contemplating some ambitious kidnapings and hostage-taking operations over the Christmas holidays suggest that in effect it is an adolescent terrorist group that may be evolving into a serious threat. Roughly translated, Alfaro Vive, Carajo means "Alfaro Lives, Damn It." Eloy Alfaro, who led an unsuccessful revolution against an oppressive military dictatorship in the early 1900s, is a hero to a broad swath of the Ecuadorean population. By identifying themselves with his exploits, the members of the group seek to attract widespread popular support. Originally, they called themselves Monteneros de Alfaro-Alfaro's Mountain Men. Organization and Membership Some evidence suggests that the group was established as early as 1981, but it did not announce its presence until 1983 when, with typical bravado-if not chutzpah-AVC members stole a bust of Alfaro from the headquarters of the Liberal Party as well as two swords used in his revolution, which were on display in a museum. it was not until early 1984 that most of the current members joined the group. Many of them came from a dissident faction of another leftwing group, the Revolutionary Leftist Front. we estimate that the group with the Central University of Ecuador, where the group has probably been trying to recruit students. responsible for raising money through armed robberies and another working to destabilize the government through strikes and demonstrations. Ideology, Goals, and Activities The AVC espouses "anti-imperialist" and anti-US views similar to those held by radical leftwing groups in other countries, but, unlike most of them, it denies it is Marxist in ideology. It demands agrarian reforms and government aid to Indians and minorities, and it wants to purge the economy of foreign interests. Thus it strongly opposes the policies of the Febres-Cordero administration-a fiscally conservative, pro-US government that supports free enterprise and encourages foreign investment. Up until now, AVC "terrorist" operations, although not entirely bloodless, have consisted mainly of media- oriented efforts to gain maximum publicity for its views while minimizing damage and casualties. This currently numbers 100 to 200, mostly males and females in their mid-20s who have been described by witnesses to their acts as composed, intelligent, and well dressed. One AVC leader is reportedly connected Secret G1 TR 84-027 27 December 1984 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 year, for example, in addition to at least six bank robberies, the AVC reportedly: ? Attacked a military customs post and captured weapons in March.' ? Detonated a leaflet bomb outside the US Embassy and briefly occupied the Ecuadorean News Agency in May. ? Briefly occupied the studios of three radio stations and kidnaped the Director of the Ecuadorean National Radio Network in August. ? Briefly occupied the Costa Rican Embassy in October Although most of these actions were political propaganda operations-the radio stations were occupied only long enough to force them to broadcast AVC manifestos, and the kidnaped network director was held hostage for the same reason-they were nevertheless accomplished through force of arms and involved explicit threats of harm to innocent persons unless they cooperated. Thus, although AVC operations have not yet caused any serious damage or harm, they have definitely been terrorist in nature. the AVC is seeking aid from foreign sources known to support leftwing terrorist groups. Rosa Cardenas Hernandez, a leading member of the group, was arrested last summer in Costa Rica while on an alleged fund- with the leftwing Colombian insurgent group, the 19th of April Movement (M-19), from which they may be receiving guidance and training. Outlook The AVC seems to have become considerably radicalized by the arrests of several leading members last summer. When the trial of five AVC members ended in their conviction and imprisonment last October, members of the group began seriously discussing ways in which they could acquire hostages to barter for their comrades. The proposed operations are more audacious and dangerous-both to the targets and to the AVC personnel involved-than any the group has attempted so far. it does not seem likely that the group has into out-and-out terrorism. fully realized either the difficulties or the implications of the operations it is considering. The AVC members may have merely been engaging in wishful thinking; or they may have been serious until they looked more closely at the possible ramifications of a failed operation. Or they may actually try something, thinking they can bring an operation off successfully without undue risk to themselves. The group is clearly on the brink of a profound and possibly irreversible step. Many other idealistic but radicalized groups have been in their position: some have looked down and then stepped back; others have leaped forward the primary objective of the AVC is to develop into a full-scale insurgent movement. Currently, however, the group does not possess the size, experience, materiel, or national or foreign support that would be needed to mount an insurgency that could threaten the Ecuadorean Government. Moreover, if it continued to concentrate 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret its efforts in Quito and Guayaquil, the AVC would have to do without a secure base area-generally the sine qua non of a successful insurgency. Thus the AVC effort would necessarily take the form of urban terrorism. Urban guerrillas have not succeeded elsewhere in Latin America, and there is no reason to suppose they would fare any better in Ecuador. Moreover, the AVC's efforts to date lack both the daring and the viciousness typical of South American urban terrorist groups. Many AVC members probably hold rather romantic and unrealistic views of urban guerrilla warfare, and they may find they lack the stomach for it. Thus the seriousness of the terrorist threat posed by the AVC will depend partly on how well this nascent guerrilla group can organize itself, recruit new members, and acquire both indigenous and foreign assistance. But it will also depend on whether the current members really know what they are getting into and on whether, once they do realize it, they still want to proceed. Preoccupied with improving Ecuador's faltering economy and dealing with government infighting, the Febres-Cordero administration has not taken Alfaro Vive, Carajo very seriously so far. Only time will tell whether this complacency was warranted Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret Chronology of Terrorism-1984 Below are described noteworthy foreign and international terrorist events and counterterrorism developments that have occurred or come to light since our last issue. Events and developments that have already been described elsewhere in this publication are not included. 2 November Mozambique: Ruling party (FRELIMO) office bombed by Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) The bomb caused a fire and resulted in an unknown number of casualties. 20 November Israel: Three members of Terror Against Terror sentenced to prison terms of six years with three more years suspended. They had been convicted of bombing Christian and Muslim holy places last year. The three-judge panel said the reduced sentences were warranted by the defendants' remorse and the fact that they had not understood the gravity of their offenses. 21 November Angola: UNITA releases 14 foreign hostages. The three Bulgarian and 11 Portuguese hostages, including men, women, and children, had been captured in central Angola and forced to walk to Jama before being freed.-Upon release, they Late November Lebanon: Abu Musa suffers light stroke after making speech in Taalbaya. According to press reports, the Fatah rebel leader is recovering in a Damascus hospital. 28 November Jerusalem: Police defuse bomb found at bus stop. No group claimed responsibility for placing the 4-kilogram device. Israel: Bomb explosion near apartment house in Petah Tiqva starts large fire. The fire caused extensive damage but no casualties. In a radiobroadcast from Baghdad, Fatah claimed responsibility for placing the bomb. 29 November Lebanon: Car bomb kills four and wounds at least 13 in Druze mountain town of Alayh. Druze leaders blamed the attack on "collaborators" of Israel. Lebanon: Car bomb explodes in South Beirut, killing one person. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. 23 Secret GI TR 84-027 27 December 1984 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 30 November Early December 2 December Spain: Leading member of First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) arrested in Madrid. Javier Ros Diaz is believed to have been responsible for numerous acts of violence including assassinations and kidnapings. Mozambique: At least 13 people killed and mutilated in two RENAMO attacks on Laranjeira. Other civilians were wounded and women were raped by the attackers. responsible Mexico: Four American Jehovah's Witnesses kidnaped in Guadalajara. No ransom request has been made. Local officials suspect a conservative Catholic group opposed to proselytizing by other religious groups may have been 3 December Israel: Bomb found in main shopping area of resort town of Netanya. The police dismantled the bomb, which would have caused many casualties had it exploded. Palestinian terrorists are believed to have planted the device. Peru: Sendero Luminoso celebrates birthday of of its founder with bombings. Eight explosions in honor of Abimael Guzman took place in Lima, but the greatest impact was in the Mantaro River valley, where bombs took out two electric transmission towers. No injuries were reported. Spain: Assailants in Mondragon attack car carrying civil guards, wounding three. The ETA is believed responsible. 4 December Peru: Two policemen killed while guarding bank in Lima. The assailants, probably from Sendero Luminoso, reportedly fired without warning and made off with their victims' weapons. 5 December Chile: US-Chilean binational center in Valparaiso bombed. The bomb, which caused considerable damage but no casualties, was of a shrapnel type, meaning the unknown attackers probably wanted to cause casualties. 6 December Mozambique: Eightforeigners among 13 killed in RENAMO ambush. Seven East Germans and one Yugoslav, along with five Mozambicans, were killed and two East Germans were wounded in the attack in Niassa Province. RENAMO often targets foreign agricultural and technical advisers to the Mozambican Government. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret 7 December Chile: Bomb explodes in Santiago subway station, wounding four people. The bomb had been emplaced by four male teenagers who got away after exchanging shots with a guard who surprised them. The guard was wounded by the explosion, as were two station employees and a bystander. Bolivia: Narcotics police lieutenant murdered in Cochabamba by drug trqffickers. Two informants were also killed, and two police officers were wounded. Two other policemen were held hostage but later rescued. 8 December El Salvador: Brother of airborne battalion commander kidnaped by guerrillas. After haranguing him for 24 hours, the guerrillas released him unharmed. It was the third incident of this kind in what appears to be an FMLN campaign to intimidate El Salvador's military leadership by harassing members of their families.) 9-10 December France: Action Directe conducts bombings in support of New Caledonian separatists. The bombs exploded at the headquarters of the neo-Gaullist opposition party RPR and the French oil company ELF-Aquitane, causing extensive damage but no casualties. Action Directe asserted they were in retaliation for the deaths of 10 Melanesian separatists in New Caledonia. 10 December Norway: Bomb hoax disrupts Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo. The ceremony honoring South Africa's Archbishop Tutu was delayed for more than an hour after an unidentified phone caller speaking broken Norwegian falsely alleged that a bomb had been placed in the auditorium. France: FNLC car bomb explodes outside Marseilles police headquarters. The bomb caused only slight injuries to two persons but major damage to the building. 11 December France: GAL bomb injures wrong victim in Hendaye. A Spanish refugee was injured when the bomb detonated in a friend's car. The Anti-Terrorist Liberation Group (GAL) claimed credit for the bombing but admitted it had actually been targeting the owner of the carte Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 12 December Argentina: Bomb explodes at building housing Montonero leader Mario Firmenich. No one has taken credit for the attack on the federal courthouse, which injured two policemen and caused considerable damage. The target may not have been Firmenich, since hearings involving former high-level military officials were also taking place in the building. Greece: Syrian Charge d 'Baires exchanges shots with three unidentified gunmen in Athens. Since he scared them away, no one knows who they were. 13 December France: Government employment offices in Brittany bombed by separatists. The Breton Liberation Front/Breton Revolutionary Army claimed credit for the bombings in Brest and Lannion, which caused damage but no casualties. These were the first terrorist attacks by the group since November 1983. 14 December Spain: Three policemen shot and wounded in Madrid by unknown assailants. ETA was probably responsible. Lebanon: Army officer assassinated in West Beirut by unknown assailants. A soldier accompanying him was also killed. The officer, a Druze, was alleged to be an Israeli operative, which may be why he was killed, although he reportedly also had personal enemies. Mozambique: Eleven persons, including two foreigners, killed in RENAMO ambush. One of the foreigners was identified as a Portuguese. The victims were shot and stabbed, and their trucks were burned after they were intercepted on the road to Maputo. Italy: Fatah official Ismael Darwish gunned down in Rome. Although the PLO office in Kuwait accused Israeli agents of conducting the assassination, it might also have been the work of an anti-Arafat Palestinian group. Italy: Attempted Red Brigades robbery of armored car foiled by security guards in Rome. One terrorist was killed, a second was wounded and captured, and a third escaped on foot. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1 Secret Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/12 : CIA-RDP85-01095R000100200002-1


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Orange Hall paint bombed in Co Armagh
Police have appealed for information after an Orange Hall was attacked with paint bombs in Co Armagh.
It is understood the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Milford but was not reported to police until late on Thursday.
The front of the hall, which is on Hill Street, was damaged with brown paint in the attack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives on 028 3752 3311.
Paint Hall Studio 'Burned Out' After City Of Ember?
A public relations offensive by NI Screen - highlighting the availability of taster scenes from the forthcoming made-in-Belfast blockbuster, City of Ember has successfully highlighted the worth of the former shipyard Paint Hall studio. NIS provided a modest £800,000 in funding to net an estimated £9.
New £12m Farmers And Growers Fund Announced
A new £12 million investment fund has been announced for farmers and growers to provide transformational investment in on-farm projects.
Belfast Orange Hall Again Paint Bombed
As the 'marching season' reaches its height with next week's 'Twelfth' celebrations looming, tensions have again been rising with the Orange Order reporting that one of its main halls in Belfast has been repeatedly attacked. The Order said bottles containing paint were last night thrown at the hall in Clifton Street for the third time this week.
Appeal For Information After Teen Attacked Twice In L'Derry
Police have issued an appeal for information following the assault of a 19-year-old man in L'Derry. According to reports, the teenager was attacked twice following a bonfire in the Gallagh area of L'Derry on Sunday night. Police have said that the teen was first attacked between 11.45 and 00.15 and again by a group of males between 00.30 and 01.00.
Apprentice Boys Hall Attacked
The Apprentice Boys Hall in L'Derry has came under attack for the third time. Police discovered paint had been thrown over the building during a patrol in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police are continuing with their enquiries and are asking anyone with information to contact them.

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Q: pyautogui is not working properly when I try to select text from email When I try to copy and paste text from outlook email body, it select the right text as I want, but the new contact window will pop for no reason.
Here is the code I am using:
pyautogui.click(x=815, y=396, clicks=2, interval=0.25)
time.sleep(1)
pyautogui.hotkey('Ctrl','C')
time.sleep(2)
ftp_username=pyperclip.paste()
print(ftp_username)

However, when I execute the codes, it always shows up this window:
the new contact page in outlook
The text I am trying to copy is this one:email text i am trying to copy
I noticed that this windows pops up exactly when the ctrl c finishes but i can't figure out why and what's the quick key for triggering this new contact


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Posted On November 20, 2021 November 21, 2021 By Josh Parish
As Western United kicked off the second half at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday night, setting up for the now-traditional long diagonal, referee Lachlan Keevers – officiating his sophomore A-League Men's match – called the ball back for a second attempt, the players having pre-empted his whistle. A false start.
"False start" could easily have described the occasion itself. With the longest offseason in world football has come radical turnover of players, coaches, and even broadcasters. And with that churn: teething problems.
The post-match narrative will doubtless revolve around the "extreme unforeseen technical difficulties" encountered by Paramount+, and rightly so. Social media was ablaze with reports of everything from out-of-sync commentary and absent camera angles to streams so blurry it was impossible to identify the players.
To the frustrated fans at home, be reassured: you did not miss much. It is worth questioning the wisdom of scheduling no less than three derbies in Round 1, when newly-assembled teams are still shaking off the rust. Despite the hype for a new era of the A-Leagues, the first 45 minutes consisted largely of poor decision-making, botched first touches, and hopeful long balls. The only fireworks on the Kardinia Park pitch were the pregame pyrotechnics.
That was until Roderick Miranda – wearing the captain's armband on his Melbourne Victory debut, in the absence of the injured Josh Brillante – shook free of his marker in the 75th minute, and powered home a near post header from an in-swinging Jake Brimmer corner. In classic A-League fashion, the Portuguese centre back celebrated down the barrel of a camera that wasn't connected to the broadcast.
The remit facing both coaches is a daunting one. For John Aloisi, Western United represents perhaps the last chance saloon for his professional coaching career, having waited patiently for an opportunity since his departure from Brisbane Roar. For Tony Popovic, it is to rebuild the biggest club in the land from wooden spooners to former glories.
In that context, a risk-averse, disjointed affair was unsurprising. And for Victory, who slumped last season to both their first and second worst defeats of their 16-year existence, simple defensive competence – and staying in games long enough to nick a winning goal – is a welcome change of pace.
Aloisi, meanwhile, admitted he was "putting on a brave face" in the post-match press conference: "I hate losing". The Western head coach put a positive spin on his side's performance, having edged the possession, shots, and xG from open play. An over-reliance on Alessandro Diamanti's sometimes indulgent cross-field passes and poor delivery from Lachie Wales and Connor Pain in wide areas restricted the Green & Black to a small handful of snapshots and penalty appeals.
But the scrappy nature of the win hardly mattered to the travelling Victory supporters who made the hour-long trek down the Princes Freeway. Two full, heaving bays of active supporters went wild on the final whistle, with goalkeeper Ivan Kelava enthusiastically vaulting the advertising hoardings and throwing his jersey into the crowd. For Popovic & Co, the mission is simple: win, by any means, and the magic will return.
For Aloisi, and a club attempting to court a new legion of supporters, a more fluid and attractive brand of football may be required.
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Q: Ubuntu - removing unused kernels Overtime with Ubuntu updates the GRUB menu lists a lot of previous Linux kernels and eats a lot of hard-disk space. How can the unused kernels be removed easily?

A: The below mentioned solution is Ubuntu specific.

*

*Check the kernel currently in use:
uname -r

*List all the kernel images and headers installed:
dpkg --list | grep linux-image
dpkg --list | grep linux-headers

*Remove the image and headers of the kernel which you want to remove:
sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.19.0-15
sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.19.0-15

The above commands will remove the kernel image and its associated kernel modules and header files.

*After removing the unused kernel, update the GRUB configuration.
sudo update-grub2

*Now reboot and verify if the GRUB menu is been properly cleaned up or not.

A: Open the Synaptic package manager from the System->Administration menu.
Click the "Search" button on the tool bar and search for linux-image-2.
The results should show every available and installed kernel. A green box on the left indicates that the package is installed. The only linux-image you want installed is the latest one. Find the package corresponding to the kernel to you running currently (this is the kernel you found in the terminal window). Make sure you keep that one. Now you can uninstall the old kernels from the list by clicking their boxes and selecting "Mark for Removal".
Got this from here

A: Open a terminal and run the below command. On reboot, only the latest kernel will be shown in the GRUB menu.
dpkg -l 'linux-*' | sed '/^ii/!d;/'"$(uname -r | sed "s/\(.*\)-\([^0-9]\+\)/\1/")"'/d;s/^[^ ]* [^ ]* \([^ ]*\).*/\1/;/[0-9]/!d' | xargs sudo apt-get -y purge

Root password is required to run the above command.
Thanks to ubuntugenius.

A: You can use Ubuntu Tweak for that or remove entries in /boot. For example, if I have vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic and vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic by removing the last one I'll get rid of one entry. Also, there can be a vmlinux instead of vmlinuz. There are also other files with version information too. You can remove them too. Always keep the latest one.

A: There's a script called 'purge-old-kernels' which available in the byobu package:
apt-get install byobu
purge-old-kernels

You can specify how many kernels to keep excluding the current in-use kernel:
purge-old-kernels --keep 2

Put this in cron if you need.
See: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dustinkirkland/byobu/master/usr/bin/purge-old-kernels

A: *

*First check the current kernel version running on your host machine.
uname -r

*List all the kernels installed in the host.
rpm -qa kernel //Lists all the kernels including the one you want to remove

Optional: If you want to take the backup of the kernel:
cp /etc/grub.conf /tmp/grub1.conf

*Uninstall the kernel which you want to remove.
rpm -e kernel-2.6.32-xxx.xxx –nodeps

*Check if it is uninstalled or not.
rpm -qa kernel


Rust-Oleum Heavy Duty Cleaner Spray is easy to product that leaves no dirt attracting film, which makes it stand out from competitive brands. This foaming cleaner spray removes soil spots from walls, doors, fixtures and other equipment by emulsifying and penetrating. It is also effective to remove grease, oil, dirt and other contaminates. This heavy duty cleaner is safe to use anywhere you can use water, just spray and wipe away!
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Use in a well ventilated area when temperatures are between 50-90ºF (10-32ºC). Avoid spraying in very windy and dusty conditions. Shake well before and during use. Hold can 10-16" from the surface and spray in a steady back-and-forth motion and allow a few minutes for penetration before attempting to loosen parts. Repeat as necessary for areas with heavy deposits. Do not apply to painted surfaces, plastic, or parts made of rubber.


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package de.omnikryptec.resource;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import de.omnikryptec.libapi.exposed.render.Texture;
import de.omnikryptec.libapi.exposed.render.TextureRegion;

public class Font {

    private FontFile fontFile;
    private Texture fontAtlas;

    private Map<FontCharacter, TextureRegion> cache;

    public Font(FontFile fontFile, Texture fontAtlas) {
        this.cache = new HashMap<>();
        this.fontFile = fontFile;
        this.fontAtlas = fontAtlas;
    }

    public FontFile getFontFile() {
        return fontFile;
    }

    public TextureRegion getCharacterTexture(FontCharacter c) {
        TextureRegion r = cache.get(c);
        if (r == null) {
            r = new TextureRegion(getFontTexture(), c.getTextureCoordX(),
                    c.getTextureCoordY(), c.getTextureCoordMaxX(), c.getTextureCoordMaxY());
            cache.put(c, r);
        }
        return r;
    }

    public Texture getFontTexture() {
        return fontAtlas;
    }

}

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Home » Medical devices next on hackers' target list?
Medical devices next on hackers' target list?
April 5, 2010 By MassDevice Contributors Network
Computer hackers have already hijacked medical targets, including MRI machines, electronic medical records systems and even a patient-support website for epileptics. Researchers writing in the New England Journal of Medicine are calling for improvements to the security and privacy of implantable medical devices.
Dr. William Maisel, a well-known cardiologist, and Tadayoshi Kohno of the University of Washington in Seattle, compared the current state of medical device security to the pharmaceutical supply chain in the early '80s in the April 2 issue of the NEJM. Citing the 1982 cyanide poisoning of Tylenol, which killed seven people, Maisel and Kohno wrote that medical devices "like the drug supply of a generation ago, face a security vulnerability that must be addressed through regulatory and scientific actions."
"We think medical device security should be improved before there is a widespread incident, rather than waiting for the incident to occur and then acting," Maisel wrote in an e-mail to MedPage Today. "It is very difficult to add on security after the fact."
Last year, a computer virus called Conficker infected hundreds of MRI devices around the world, including at dozens of U.S. hospitals. The virus caused the imaging machines to ask for instructions over the Internet, presumably from the hackers who created the virus. More than 300 devices, which the manufacturer says are not designed to connect to the web at all, were compromised via an unpatched version of a Microsoft operating system used in embedded devices.
The Food & Drug Administration may have inadvertently contributed to the hack. Normally, a simple patch installation would eliminate the vulnerability. But FDA rules require 90 days of notice before patches are installed. The Conficker virus infected thousands of other machines in hospitals — ranging from personal computers to sensitive medical devices.
In a separate incident last year, hackers claiming to have tapped a Virginia medical records database are demanding a $10 million ransom. The data were part of a program to track frequently abused drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Hackers sabotaged an Epilepsy Foundation website, according to Maisel and Kohno, causing it to display flashing lights that induced seizures in some patients.
The researchers called for changes to the pre-market approval process for implantable devices (paid) to guard against hackers. Devices ranging from cochlear implants to defibrillators could be vulnerable to attacks designed to re-program them, extract data or render the devices unable to communicate. Many devices are in constant communication with physicians' offices, hospitals and manufacturers, each of which represents a potential point of entry for hackers.
Before the FDA clears devices for the marketplace, Maisel and Kohno wrote, the federal watchdog agency run a risk-based security assessment according to the perceived threat and the device's function. Low-risk products with "nonessential" functions — cochlear implants, implantable heart monitors — might require only data validation and user authentication. But devices with life-sustaining functions — insulin pumps, pacemakers and defibrillators — would require additional safeguards, such as the "inclusion of redundant security features and rigorous testing and verification of security properties."
Ideally, security should be built into devices during the design phase, Maisel told the website. Manufacturers "should bear the primary responsibility for ensuring that their devices are secure," he added, "we believe this would best be accomplished by convening the major stakeholders — manufacturers, regulators, computer scientists, physicians, patients — and developing security guidelines for medical devices."
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The death penalty in America is a broken process from start to finish. Death sentences are predicted not by the heinousness of the crime but by the poor quality of the defense lawyers, the race of the accused or the victim, and the county and state in which the crime occurred. Time and time again, we have proven that the criminal justice system fails to protect the innocent and persons with serious mental disabilities and illnesses from execution. Even the administration of executions is utterly flawed: Every method of execution comes with an intolerably high risk of extreme pain and torture. The ACLU works toward the repeal of the death penalty in the United States, and we are making progress: public support for the death penalty is falling, and the numbers of new death sentences and executions are both decreasing. The time has come for America to end this failed experiment.


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SC FIRE APPARATUS STOLEN AND WRECKED
A South Carolina man was arrested after crashing two vehicles Friday — and one of them was a stolen fire truck.
The first wreck occurred after Jawwaad Tasawwur Robinson smashed a vehicle into a tree, sparking a fire, the Sumter Item reported.
Deputies with the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office were responsible for the second wreck, as they intentionally crashed the fire truck police said Robinson stole from first responders, according to Manning Live.
Clarendon County Fire Department emergency crews responded to the crash shortly after 3:30 a.m., and were providing medical aid to Robinson after finding him in the area of the crash, WLTX reported.
Robinson then stole a fire department pickup and drove away, leading a chase "through the Taw Caw and Summerton areas," per the Manning Live.
Clarendon County Sheriff Tim Baxley said his deputies were able to end the pursuit when they "deployed stinger spike strips," crashing the fire truck, Manning Live reported.
Once he was arrested, Robinson again received medical treatment from injuries sustained in the first crash, but he was not hurt in the chase and second wreck, according to WLTX.
Robinson was taken to the Clarendon County Detention Center and he was charged with grand larceny, possession of a Schedule I controlled substance (MDMA) and failure to stop for a blue light, the Sumter Item reported.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the initial crash and Robinson could face more charges, according to the newspaper.
ALLENTOWN ENGINE STRIKES MOTORCYCLE
BALTIMORE RESCUE 1 CATCHES FIRE ON I-95
By Zoila Duran, KCTV: The fire department at Lee's Summit says one of their trucks rolled over on the icy road on Friday morning. Firefighters say that Pumper 5 was traveling south on Southwest Ward Road near Southwest...
TORONTO — A Toronto firefighter has been charged with careless driving, police said Friday, more than a month after an 11-year-old girl was hit by a fire truck in the city's midtown area. The truck had its lights and...
WINGHAM, ONT. — Two firefighters are facing charges after a fire truck ended up in a ditch near Kincardine, Ont. On Oct. 24 of last year, a fire truck ended up on its side in a ditch on Bruce Street in Kincardine...


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O quarto Big Brother realizado em Portugal teve início a 31 de agosto de 2003 e terminou 120 dias depois, a 31 de dezembro de 2003. O vencedor do reality show foi Fernando (Nando).

O Programa
A quarta edição do Big Brother realizado em Portugal teve início a 31 de agosto de 2003 e terminou 123 dias depois, a 31 de dezembro de 2003.

O vencedor do reality show foi Fernando Geraldes, mais conhecido como Nando. Esta temporada teve o maior número de desistências de sempre num Big Brother de anónimos em Portugal, foram no total três: José Monteiro, Telmo Amaral e Lara Mestre.

Dois concorrentes desta edição, Fernando Geraldes, o vencedor, e Filipa Ramos, que ficou em 6.º lugar, casaram-se e tiveram um filho.

Concorrentes

Nomeações

Big Brother Portugal
2003 na televisão em Portugal

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The Hellenic Library of the Onassis Foundation is a library that includes part of the Konstantinos Sp. Staikos' book collection. It is housed in the neoclassical building at 56 Amalias Avenue Plaka, Athens, Greece. The library that was acquired by the Onassis Foundation.

The Philosophy of the Book Collection

The genesis of the formation regarding the collection dates 1970s. From the early 1980s, the library had become a fundamental tool for my systematic search for every printed book able to cast light on the printing and publishing course taken by Greeks from the years of the Italian Renaissance onward, without any geographic differentiation.

From 1986 the most representative body of its collection, covering the works and the days of Greek scholars and printers active in the period of the Italian Renaissance (late fourteenth - mid-sixteenth centuries) became the object of exhibitions for the promotion of their work. First editions by Manuel Chrysoloras, George of Trebizond, Cardinal Bessarion, Theodoros Gazis, Zacharias Kallierges, Nikolaos Vlastos and numerous others were presented successively in Florence (1986); the Benaki Museum (1987); Geneva University (1988); Strasburg (1989) and elsewhere. These exhibitions were accompanied by detailed bilingual Catalogues, compiled in collaboration with M.I. Manoussakas, with introductory Notes and extensive commentaries for each book. The ultimate goal of these exhibitions was the promotion of the inestimable and decisive contribution of the Greek scholars of the period to the diffusion of Greek letters and to demonstrate: the relations they cultivated with the supreme Humanists of Italy, many of whom had been their pupils.

Subsequently, more representative material, according to circumstance, of the whole collection was brought out in historic libraries and foundations of countries such as Italy, at the Venice Institute for Byzantine and Late-Byzantine Studies in 1993, with landmark editions by Aldus Manutius, the products of literary editors by renowned Greek scholars such as Markos Mousouros and Ioannes Gregoropoulos. In 1995, in Austria, at Vienna's Imperial Library, nearly all the Greek books published/printed there (1749-1800) were exhibited, which were the most significant examples of the Neohellenic Enlightenment. In celebration of the Five Hundred Years since the establishment of the first Greek printing press (Venice 1499), the Greek Parliament Foundation assigned to Triantafyllos Sklavenitis and Konstantinos Staikos the organization of an exhibition of the most important material of the whole period.

The area of the library
The area of the library was designed by Konstantinos Staikos. The stacks were designed in the spirit of stable structures that characterize the internal architecture and decorations used as timber oak. Their style is Doric and half columns that make up the skeleton of the stacks resulting in a rosette, with the mark of the Onassis Foundation in carved and gilded wood. The shelves are movable and the lower tier of the library are lockable cabinets. For the benefit of scholars and librarians are at the height bolts connecting the two parts of the library.

The stacks, as ordered in space, create five separate elements, corresponding to the five sections of the library: Renaissance - Humanism, Modern Literature, Liturgical books, Theology and Enlightenment. These thematic units identified in the stacks with embossed brass plates in each section of the library. The shelves are all numbered as the books were classified in each one of them. In each section of the library was built a showcase, self-luminous and appropriately decorated for the exhibition of books representative of each department, even insured with unbreakable protective glazing. Finally, a movable metal rod insures free access to books and protect them from "impulsivity."

The Library Collection
The Library has about 1400 titles in nearly 2000 separate volumes. The works are grouped into five basic categories.
 Renaissance – Humanism
 Neo-Hellenic Literature
 Liturgical Books
 Treatises of Theology
 Neo-Hellenic Enlightenment
Most of these books are from publishers in Venice or those who print books for the Greek-speaking public.

Information
The library is not open to the public. Organized visits take place every Wednesday, at 12.00.

References

Libraries in Athens
Tourist attractions in Athens
2010 establishments in Greece
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#Bedwyr20 - Timeline
Canolfan Bedwyr Founded
The Centre was founded on the 1st of August 1996 as part of the integration process between the Univeristy of Wales, Bangor and the Normal College. The centre was named after the late Professor Bedwyr Lewis Jones and was officially opened by his widow Mrs Eleri Wynne Jones.
Cymarfer on CD-Rom
In 1999, the first of several interactive computer packages for developing Welsh language skills was published. Titled Cymarfer, these packages were aimed at different language levels and specific versions were created for university students and for the workplace.
Cymraeg Clir Published
With the publication of this book, Cen Williams laid the foundations for the development of training, translation and editing work at the centre's Cymraeg Clir Unit.
Geraint Wyn at the helm
During the two year period between 2000-2002, following the secondment of Dr Cen Williams to lead the Welsh Medium Teaching Development Unit on behalf of the University of Wales, Dr Geraint Wyn Jones took over as Director.
Establishing the e-Welsh Unit
The establishment of this new unit brought together the Terminology Centre (which was formerly located in the School of Education) and a number of various Language Technology projects (located in the School of Psychology, Research Centre Wales and Canolfan Bedwyr itself). Led by Delyth Prys, the unit was renamed the Language Technologies Unit in 2006.
Microsoft Welsh Spellchecker
In October 2001, Microsoft launched a Welsh spell checker and hyphenator for Office XP. These language tools were developed by Microsoft in partnership with Canolfan Bedwyr and the Welsh Language Board.
Translation Unit moves to Canolfan Bedwyr
In 2002, the University Translation Unit moved from the Academic Registry to Canolfan Bedwyr as the university sought to bring together policy, training and translation in an integrated manner.
Welsh Speech Technology
The Language Technology Unit started work on speech technology research in a joint Welsh and Irish project (WISPR), funded by the European Union.
Lexicelt
Lexicelt, an online dictionary and phrase book for Welsh and Irish was published. The project was a collaboration between the Language Technologies Unit and University College Dublin.
Canolfan Bedwyr moves to Bryn Haul
As the centre's remit expanded and as staff numbers increased, the centre moved from the Neuadd Aethwy building on College Road to Bryn Haul on Victoria Avenue.
Canolfan Bedwyr Staff Outside Bryn Haul
Cysgliad released
At the National Eisteddfod 2004 in Newport, the Cysgliad software package was launched. The publication of this package brought together the spelling and grammar checker Cysill and the electronic dictionary Cysgeir to create one key resource for writing in Welsh.
NAACLT Conference
The NAACLT(Celtic Language Teachers Association of North America) annual conference was held in Bangor, under the guidance of Delyth Prys.
Developing the National Sabbatical Scheme
In 2005 the Government's Education Department asked the centre to develop an intensive language course for teachers and lecturers to meet the growing demand for Welsh-medium practitioners. The course was piloted for the first time in January 2006. Today, the courses are offered across Wales.
One of the first cohorts of staff with the tutors. 2006
Ieithgi for the BBC
The BBC released Ieithgi, a series of online language games developed by the Language Technologies Unit.
Y Termiadur published
ACCAC (the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) published Y Termiadur: Termau wedi'u safoni, a revised and expanded version of the Y Termiadur Ysgol (1998), based on the terminology research of the Language Technologies Unit.
Dr Cen Williams retires
In July 2007 Dr Cen Williams retired from his post as director of the centre and the current director Dr Llion Jones was appointed in his place.
Canolfan Bedwyr moves to Normal Site
Following the university's decision to sell Bryn Haul, the centre moved to the Meirion Building on the Normal Site.
Staff at the centre outside Meirion during a visit from then Culture Minister, Alun Ffred Jones.
EnwauCymru Published
EnwauCymru Online was published. The database is the source for Welsh and English place names in Wales.
Terminology Standardization Guidelines Published
The Terminology Standardization Guidelines was produced by the Language Technologies Unit for the Welsh Government Translation Service and the Welsh Language Board
Law in Welsh
The co-operative module Y Gyfraith yn Gymraeg (Law in Welsh) is taught for the first time, by ourselves and Bangor Law School. Students from Bangor University, Aberystwyth University and the University of South Wales are still offered the module yearly.
Language Handbook in new guise
Canolfan Bedwyr's popular language skills handbook, Llawlyfr Gloywi Iaith, was revised and re-published in 2008. This amended version continues to sell hundreds of copies annually.
Video Network Translation
During this year, the Translation Unit began providing a ground-breaking simultaneous translation service over the video network. With a translator located in the Bangor studio, people could simultaneously receive the translation in other locations through the network.
GUM3C Conference
As part of Britain's contribution to the UNESCO Year of Languages,the GUM3C (Global Understanding in Multilingual, Multimodal and Multimedia Contexts) Conference was held.
New Language Scheme Launched
Speaking at the launch of the new University Language Scheme, Meirion Prys Jones, Chief Executive of the Welsh Language Board said that Bangor had "set the goal for other Higher Education institutions" in terms of Welsh language use and policy.
M.A. Enviromental Management
Collaborate with the School of Natural Sciences to offer a module on the innovative M.A. course Rheolaeth Amgylcheddol (Environmental Management), taught completely through the medium of Welsh.
HE Terminology Project established
As the Centre for Welsh Medium Higher Education prepared for the founding of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, Dr Tegau Andrews was appointed to lead its Higher Education Terminology Project. Based at Canolfan Bedwyr, the project continues to go from strength to strength.
Cysill ar-lein Launched
Cysill Ar-lein was launched, a free online version of the popular spelling and grammar checker Cysill.
SALTCymru
The Speech and Language Technologies Wales (SALTCymru) network was established to bring together industry and academia for the benefit of the Welsh economy.
Unveiling Bedwyr's Bust
Following a national appeal, sculptor John Meirion Morris was commissioned to create a bust of Bedwyr Lewis Jones. The bust was unveiled by his widow Mrs Eleri Wynne Jones on 4 May 2010. The bust can be found outside the Council Chamber in the University's Main Building.
John Meirion Morris and Eleri Wynne Jones on the day of the unveiling
Cymorth Cymraeg Launched
In June 2011, this one-stop-shop of language resources for University staff was launched. Over the years, the site has become a valuable resource for employees in organizations and businesses throughout Wales wishing to use Welsh in the context of their work.
Terminology Standardization for schools
Funded by the Welsh Government, a project was established to develop further work on terminology for schools and FE colleges in Wales, and to begin publication of Y Termiadur Addysg, an online terminology glossary for education edited by Gruffudd Prys.
CyfieithuCymru Launched
In August 2011, CyfieithuCymru a Welsh translation system created by David Chan and David Bryn Jones was launched to manage the translation work of large organisations. The system, used by the university's translation unit at Canolfan Bedwyr as well as several other large organisations, includes translation memory and machine translation components.
Bangor Branch of Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol founded
Following the founding of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol in April 2011, the Bangor University Branch of the Coleg was founded, with its administrative base at Canolfan Bedwyr.
Dr Enlli Huws and Dr Owain Llwyd - two of Bangor's First Coleg Cymraeg appointments as Welsh Medium lecturers.
Canolfan Bedwyr moves to Neuadd Dyfrdwy
In July 2011, The centre moved to its current home in Neuadd Dyfrdwy on College Road
Geiriadur yr Academi goes online
On St David's Day 2012, a digital version of Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones's highly valued Geiriadur yr Academi was published. The Language Technologies Unit was responsible for the technical work involved in creating and publishing a searchable interface for the dictionary's 90,000 records.
Language Certificate Pilot
Led by Canolfan Bedwyr staff, the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol's Welsh Language Skills Certificate was piloted. The certificate now forms an important part of the Coleg's provision.
Inspire Wales Award
At a ceremony in Cardiff City Hall under the auspices of the Institute of Welsh Affairs and the Western Mail, the University received an Inspire Wales award in the 'Bilingual Workplaces' category. The nomination was based on the work and initatives of Canolfan Bedwyr in promoting the Welsh language in the workplace
Dictionary App Launched
On the summit of Snowdon in October of 2012, the Language Technologies Unit launched Ap Geiriaduron, its Welsh-English dictionary app for iOS and Android devices,
Porth Termau Launched
The Welsh National Terminology Portal was launched.
Exercise bike in Plain Welsh
At the request of the multinational company Johnson Health Tech, the Cymraeg Clir unit received a commission to create a welsh interface for all their exercise equipment.
Corpora Portal Launched
The Welsh National Corpora Portal, a collection of written Welsh and bilingual corpora that can be searched online, was launched.
Welsh Jobs Fair
In March 2014, Canolfan Bedwyr organised the first Welsh Jobs Fair for students. This fair has now become an annual event that goes from strength to strength
Welsh and Technology Conference
The Language Technologies Unit at Bangor University held a conference on the theme of the Welsh Language and Technology. During the conference, the National Language Technologies Portal was launched.
Language Tutor's work Regognised
During the University's graduation ceremonies, a Bangor University Teaching Fellowship was awarded to Eleri Hughes, Senior Tutor at Canolfan Bedwyr's Language Skills Unit, for her work in providing language support for students.
Course for Academic Staff
Introduce a Language Skills Course especially for academic staff for the first time. "Excellent course!"
#iaithgwaith Conference
In November 2015, Carwyn Jones , First Minister came to open a national conference organised by Canolfan Bedwyr focussing on the best ways to promote and use Welsh in the workplace
First Course for Classroom Assistants
As the Sabbatical Scheme continued to develop, the Language Skills Unit delivered the course to Classroom Assistants in Flintshire and Wrexham for the first time.
Macsen
The Language Technologies Unit began working on a project to create a digital personal assistant called Macsen.
Canolfan Bedwyr's 20th Birthday
In September 2016, Canolfan Bedwyr will embark on a year long series of events and celebrations to commemorate twenty years of innovation in language development and planning. Keep checking the website for more details.
Canolfan Bedwyr
Bangor University Welsh Language Policy
Strategic plan:Welsh in the Workplace
Monitoring Policy and Standards
Learning Welsh at Bangor University
Welsh Language Standards: Annual Reports
Language Skill Development
Sabbaticals Scheme
Translating Documents
Proofreading Welsh Documents
Simultaneous Translation
Simultaneous Translation Booking Form
Translation Unit Glossary
Language Technologies
Cysgliad
Ap Geiriaduron / Dictionary App
Language Corpora
Place-names
Translation Technologies
Cymraeg Clir
Translation and Editing Service
Cymraeg Clir Book
Cymraeg Clir Seal
ARFer progamme
Cymorth Cymraeg
How fo find us
Who was Bedwyr?


Psychotherapy has been shown to effectively reduce the impact of mental illness on a variety of individual and societal variables. Despite this, the number of people who seek psychotherapy is relatively low. Treatment utilization is especially low in rural areas where practical and psychological factors dissuade individuals from seeking help. Teletherapy has been proposed as one method of reducing avoidance of treatment due to stigma because it allows clients to make their treatment more private and eliminates the practical barrier of transportation. Direct to consumer advertising (DTCA) has been used effectively by the pharmaceutical industry to improve attitudes toward medication as a mental health treatment. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of a brief DTCA manipulation on the intentions to seek treatment (as measured by a modified version of the General Help Seeking Questionnaire) on a sample of 202 college students' coming from rural and non-rural backgrounds. Participants were categorized into either rural or non-rural groups based on the area in which participants had resided the longest. The Self Stigma of Seeking Help (SSOSH) scale was used to measure self-stigma, the Perceived Public Stigma (PPS) scale as used to assess public stigma, and the Attitudes toward Mental Health Treatment (ATMHT) scale was used to assess general attitudes toward mental health treatment. Intentions to seek treatment were measured using the General Help Seeking Questionnaire. Regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between measures of self-stigma, perceived public stigma, and attitudes toward mental health on the intentions to seek mental health treatment. A series of analyses of variances (ANOVA) was used to assess the impact of 3 levels of DTCA and rurality on intentions to seek mental health treatment in general, and teletherapy specifically. Hypotheses included that stigma would be negatively related to intentions to seek treatment, rural participants would show higher levels of stigma, a brief DTCA intervention could improve intentions to seek treatment, and that rural participants' attitudes toward teletherapy would increase to a greater extent than non-rural participants. Results demonstrated that stigma was generally related to intentions to seek treatment in the predicted manner; however, the results did not demonstrate that participants from rural areas reported higher rates of stigma. Though a brief DTCA intervention failed to have an overall effect on intentions to seek treatment, intentions of rural participants to seek teletherapy were significantly improved compared to non-rural participants. Results suggest that teletherapy may benefit rural populations through increasing privacy more than through addressing stigma or other psychological variables.
Regnier, Jesse T., "The Effects of Media Exposure on Intentions to Seek Teletherapy in Rural Populations" (2017). Theses and Dissertations (All). 1532.


In April 2016, West Wirral Scouts and Guides came together once again to present a variety performance for the whole family during the School Easter holidays with song, dance, comedy and drama. Our 2016 Gang Show had a very British theme, with James Bond, The Vicar of Dibley, Oliver, King Arthur and even a trip into the world of Jane Austen too!
Audiences hailed our 2016 show as our best ever with quotes including "An Absolute Triumph" and "Not a good Gang Show... but an Exceptional Gang Show"
One of the smallest but most talented casts we've ever had included a re-enactment of the 2012 Olypics Opening ceremony celebration of the Industrial revolution. Monty Python and Two Ronnies Sketches and songs including "Where the streets have no name", "Titanium" and a Last night of the proms themed Finale.
All of the audience members who got on stage to join in with our tribute to "The Boy with Tape on his face" Thank you for joining in so wholeheartedly!


This cute little flap card, instructions compliments of Splitcoast Stampers and Rose Ann Reynolds. If you have found a better resource for projects and techniques for free than Splitcoast you need to let me know, so far I don't see how you can beat all the talent and generousity coming from that community.
Just a small aside before I list the challenges. Here is this ribbon again that when I pull ribbon for turquoise with some shine this comes out of my ribbon bin, but as you can see it photographs a very pretty royal blue, which also made the gable green paper that the cake is stamped on look blue. I have really enjoyed my light box setup, but I'm still photo challenged sometimes.
Supplies: Papers: K&Co Hopscotch Designer Paper, Stampin Up-gable green, very vanilla, Sunburn Two-Sided card stock, Stamps: Stampin Up-Whimsical Words, The Paper Studio-Make a Wish, Gina K Designs-festive labels, Ink: Ranger Archival Ink-Jet Black, Stampin Up-Bermuda Bay, Riding Hood Red, Spica Glitter pens, Basic Grey-magnetic snaps, Stickles-Frosted Lace, ribbon-Michael's.
Great card. Thanks for joining us over at Cards for Men and good luck with the challenge.
What a well thought out and unusual project. Thanks for entering the Polka Doodles Challenge.
Wonderful birthday flap card, Beverly!! Love how you finished off the inside, too!!
What a sweet birthday flap card Beverly! Thanks for showing all that wonderful stamping on the inside as well as the outside! I am happy you joined along with Just Us Girls technique challenge! Hope you come play Saturday in an all new challenge!
This is awesome! You did a great job combining the challenges! Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Color Dare!
Very cute. Love the style but I especially love all the candles. Great job combining all those challenges..thanks for including the Color Dare in the challenges you play!
What a neat card! I love the special detail you put into this with the flap and the inside stamping. Great use of the colors and so many challenges! Thanks for joining us at the color dare!
Great card Beverly although I had a bit of trouble finding it!
Thanks for sharing and playing along at Polka Doodles this week.


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Lets Spill The Orange On the Samba Dancers!!!
So in this 2010, lets see whether they can shut the Samba or not..or the nightmare in 1974 and 1998 will continue..
It's hard to make a prediction...because..both are very good team..
But the Brazillian will have the upperhand...since I have doubts for Heitinga and Mathijsen on how they could handle Kaka, Fabiano and Co.
Dari zaman bdk2 dlu...aku mmg minat Jerman...Semuanya sebab pengaruh bapak aku yang pernah 'bersahabat' baik dengan Der Kaiser, Franz Beckenbauer...haha..
I like the way they played....disciplined...mentally strong..never give up...and not to forget...they are the one who introduced the famous overlapping technique (just Google if you want to know more).
It's not funny at all...full stop..
Ok..skang aku bekerja sbg Global Technical Support Engineer di Vyke Asia Communications Sdn. Bhd.


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package graph;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.StreamTokenizer;
import java.util.Hashtable;

/**
 * This class extends the StreamTokenizer class. It allows words
 * to be defined and recognised and returned as a token. The TT_NUMBER
 * token of the StreamTokenizer is also modified so that scientific notation
 * is recognised.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 1996/07/24 00:19:41 $
 * @author Leigh Brookshaw
 */

public class ScanWord extends StreamTokenizer {

/*
*********************
** Public Constants
********************/

/**
 * Token returned when an unknown characters match nothing
 */
     public final static int UNKNOWN = -256;

/**
 * Token returned when an error is encountered
 */
     public final static int ERROR   = -257;
/**
 * Token returned when a string has been found. A string is defined to be
 * text between matching quotes " ".
 */
     public final static int STRING  = -258;

/********************
** Private Variables
********************/

     private InputStream is = null;
/*
**   The hash table containing the keyword/value pairs.
*/
     private Hashtable kwords = new Hashtable();
/*
**   The character that delimeters a string
*/
     private char StringChar  = '"';

/*
******************
**
** Constructors
**
*****************/

/**
 * Instantiate the class with the parsed input stream.
 * @param in Input stream to read from
 */
     public ScanWord( InputStream in ) {
           super(in);
           this.is = in;
           resetWordSyntax();
     }

/*
*******************
**
**  Public Methods
**
*******************/

/**
 * Add a keyword/token pair.
 * @param s String contining the keyword
 * @param i Token to return when the keyword is encountered.
 */
     public void addKeyWord ( String s, int i) {

          if(s == null) return;

          kwords.put(s.toLowerCase(), new Integer(i));

	}
/**
 *   return the matching token given the keyword
 * @param s Keyword.
 */
     public int getKeyValue (String s) {

          if(s == null) return UNKNOWN;

          Integer i = (Integer)kwords.get(s.toLowerCase());

          if(i == null) return UNKNOWN;
          else          return i.intValue();
	}
/**
 *   Clear the internal table containing the keyword/token pairs
 */
     public void resetKeyWords () {
          kwords.clear();
	}
/**
 *  Read the input stream and return the next token found.
 */
     public int nextWord() {
        int word;

        try {
              ttype = nextToken();
	    }
        catch (Exception e) {
              return ERROR;
	    }

        if(ttype == StringChar ) {
              return STRING;
        } else
        if(ttype == TT_WORD) {
               word = getKeyValue(super.sval);
               if( word == UNKNOWN ) word = getNumber(super.sval);
               if( word == UNKNOWN ) return ttype;
               ttype = word;
               return word;
	     } else {
	             return ttype;
	     }
     }

/**
 * Set the character that delimeters a string.
 * @param c character to delimeter strings. Default is ".
 */
     public void setStringChar(char c)  {
     	StringChar = c;
     	quoteChar(StringChar);
     }

/*
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**
** Protected Methods
**
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/**
 *   Check to see if the returned word is a number
 *   The native StreamTokenizer number method does not work for
 *   scientific notation so we us the Double class doubleValue() method
 * @param s String to find number.
 *
 */
      protected int getNumber(String s) {

         try {
               super.nval = Double.valueOf(s).doubleValue();
               return TT_NUMBER;
	     }
         catch (Exception e) {
               return UNKNOWN;
	     }

       }

/**
 *   Reset the syntax of the parent class
 */
     protected void resetWordSyntax() {
           resetSyntax();
           wordChars('a','z');
           wordChars('A','Z');
           wordChars('0','9');
           wordChars('.','.');
           wordChars('_','_');
           wordChars('{','}');
           wordChars('+','+');
           wordChars('-','-');
           wordChars(128+32, 255);

           quoteChar(StringChar);

           whitespaceChars(0,' ');

           commentChar('#');

           lowerCaseMode(false);

           eolIsSignificant(true);
	 }
/**
 *  Close the input stream
 */
     protected void closeStream() {
         try {
              is.close();
	    }
         catch (Exception e) {}

         is = null;
       }

   }


The guest's of the table will be invited by the executive chef, Raul Vaquerizo and the Managing Director, Jean Agarrista, via a personal letter. Please note that Raul Vaquerizo was awarded one of the top 8 chef's in Mexico in 2008.
The menu will be specially selected and designed by the executive chef, it will include culinary delights in tasting menu style. This menu will not be repeated in any other restaurant, it will be exclusive for the Chef's Table.


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The 25, Devon
Sunday October 15 2017, 12.01am, The Sunday Times
Prince William was a regular at the country-house hotel that Andy and Julian Banner-Price once ran in Caernarfon — they have a framed photograph of them with HRH to prove it. Yet for all their success in Snowdonia, the couple wanted to downsize and offer a more personalised service. This adults-only, six-bedroom place is the result, and it's bursting with personality.
One room, Torre, has black and white stripes to match the zebra's head mounted on its wall (he's called Frank), and they've added dollops of yellow to soften the monochrome moodboard. Oddicombe takes its inspiration from a flame-coloured gerbera, with a close-up frieze of dew-draped tangerine petals across the wall behind the wrought-iron bed. There's a tangerine chest of drawers, a tangerine Nespresso machine,


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Q: Deleting SQL data via plain JavaScript(AJAX) and PHP I was able to link to the database to add data via AJAX "GET", but now I must send another AJAX "POST" request to delete the data from the SQL database. Given the fact that I have no prior knowledge of PHP or SQL, I am struggling mightily with this task. I have tried to send the request using many different parameters, but am finding these attempts to be futile. I have found many tutorials on this using jQuery, but unfortunately I must use plain JavaScript.
PHP:
<?php

$userName = "root";
$password = "";
$dbName = "ToDo";
$server = "localhost";

$db = new mysqli($server, $userName, $password, $dbName);

$sql = "DELETE FROM tasks WHERE id = ?";
$stmt = $db->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bind_param("i", $_REQUEST["id"]);
$stmt->execute();

$returnVal = $stmt->affected_rows;
$stmt->close();
$db->close();
echo $returnVal;

JavaScript: (userWaste represents text input added to database via client side js)
const del = (userWaste) => {
    let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    let url = "ToDo/deleteTask.php";
    let params = "?id=" + userWaste;
    xhr.open("POST", url, true);
    xhr.onreadystatechange = () => {
    if(xhr.readyState == 4 && xhr.status == 200){
    let deletedTask = xhr.responseText;
     }
   }
  xhr.send(params);

A: PHP:
<?php
 header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *");
 $servername = "localhost";
 $username = "root";
 $password = "";
 $dbname = "todo";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

$taskId = $_POST['taskId'];

$sql = "DELETE FROM tasks WHERE id=$taskId";

if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
    echo "New record created successfully";
    $conn->close();
    return true;
} else {
    echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . $conn->error;
    $conn->close();
    return false;
}

JS:
  const del = (userWaste) => {
        let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
        xhr.open("POST", "test.php", true);
        xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
        xhr.setRequestHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
        let params = "taskId=" + 1;
        xhr.onreadystatechange = function() { // Call a function when the state changes.
          if (this.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE && this.status === 200) {
            const x = xhr.responseText;
            console.log(x);
          }
        }
        xhr.send(params);
      }

I believe 'userWaste' contains id of record that you want to delete.
Also change "test.php" in xhr.open to your php script url


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Pepsi Launches 'Superfans' Global Campaign
As part of its global UEFA Champions League partnership, global soft drink brand, Pepsi has launched a global campaign celebrating UEFA 'Superfans' across the world.
It would be recalled that Pepsi struck a partnership deal with UEFA during the 2015/16 football season.
The new campaign is in tandem with the brand's global "Moments" platform with all-star footballers such as Sergio Agüero, Alexis Sánchez and Vincent Kompany in preparation for the UEFA Champions League Final on June 3 in Cardiff, Wales.
The 2017 campaign rolls out across 75 countries with a superfan anthem film, 'We Know How Much It Means,' focusing on the emotional journey fans experience before and after a match.
The campaign, through a global partnership with leading football fan authorities Copa90 and Bleacher Report, will bring exclusive content and shareable social media creative across Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
A ticket giveaway will offer superfans the chance to pledge just how far they'd go to get their hands on a once-in-a-lifetime prize: tickets for the world's biggest annual sporting event, the UEFA Champions League Final.
Speaking on the new campaign, President, Global Beverage Group, PepsiCo, Brad Jakeman, said, "Throughout the year, Pepsi will celebrate a variety of moments—from the everyday good moments made great, to the truly epic like the UEFA Champions League Final."
"Pepsi is one of the most iconic supporters and longstanding fans of the world's beautiful game, and this year we're taking our global football campaign from the pitch to the stands—celebrating and igniting the contagious passion that comes to life in the fans around us, showing the world how much it means to live and love the game."


How many teaspoons of sugar do you consume a day? Amanda Tiffen went from unknowingly consuming 30 teaspoons of sugar per day down to 6 teaspoons of sugar per day and in doing so lost an astonishing 20kg. After years of dieting and fighting to control her weight, Amanda easily went from a size 16 to a size 8 in 9 months.
A LIFE LESS SUGAR is the inspiring story of how an ordinary and busy working mum used information from a documentary she had seen on TV and turned that information into her new reality. She lost 20kg by reducing her sugar consumption, teaspoon by teaspoon, and then wrote a runaway bestseller about how she did it. She enlisted the help of good friend and amazing cook Leigh Brown to create some low sugar, low carbohydrate delicious dishes. The recipes are straightforward and easy to follow.
Part memoir, part diet and recipe book, A LIFE LESS SUGAR will help you to identify the high sugar content in some of the most common foods found in our pantries.
There have always been a flurry of new year resolutions for better health and wellbeing but this year the trend is for reduction of sugar intake. New Zealander Amanda Tiffen is not new to us – she had a set of two books out in 2016 that were very popular as it related to New Zealand products and labels. Those books went out of print and now we have a revised, new combination of the two books into one with quality publishing. As the title suggests, it is about controlling your daily intake of sugar. It is also testimonial, Amanda lost 20 kg by reducing her sugar intake. The best feature is the list of ingredients and products with sugar count and recipes to help with the transition.
Start the year well and invest in your health!


This past weekend, superheroes, stormtroopers, kids, adults and even a wookie invaded Lehigh Valley. Yes, it was the Great Allentown Comic Con. Two days full of fun for the child in your family as well as your inner child.
Saturday, I sat in on a few panels, the first of which was "Comic Greats and Legends." Tom Smith, Niel Vokes and Bob Hall spoke of their work in the industry as well as the changes happening within it. My second panel of the day was the 501st Legion, a garrison of Stormtroopers who told us stories about, well, being stormtroopers. They also provided insight into how they make their armor and weaponry. So day one was wonderful, full of great stories and comics and trade paperbacks purchased. All done, right?
Day two was the main event! Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca himself, and Tom Kane, the voice of Yoda and others in Clone Wars, would be speaking. This I had to see. Peter told us stories, gave us insight into the other actors and talked about doing all of his own stunts (except for one in Return of the Jedi, atop a AT-ST Walker). When asked if he had any props, he told us that "Uncle Georgy" has them all. Tom Kane was a hoot, throwing in his Yoda voice and his perspective on voice acting, mentioning two of my favorites: Billy West and Maurice LaMarche.
When he was on his way out of the panel, I took a picture of Mr. Mayhew with his Lightsaber walking stick, a gift given to him by a fan.
How do you come down off a high from listening to stories and seeing Chewie in the flesh? You buy some art, including a delightful piece by Tommy Castillo, who I met and who signed his work for me as well. I still wasn't satiated ... I went through a few more boxes of comics, it was the last day of the con and as such there were a few sales. Vendors tend to discount at the end of cons because the more they sell, the less they have to move.
I had my loot, my Bag of Holding seemed to be full and most importantly, there was still some money left in my pocket. Self control at a once a year comic convention is not the easiest thing to accomplish!
I'll be there next year. Will you?