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Roger Hilton
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Roger Hilton 1911–1975
Gouache and charcoal on paper
frame: 570 × 750 × 20 mm
Bequeathed by David Brown in memory of Mrs Liza Brown 2003
Two Dogs was painted in Roger Hilton's final years, a prolific period when the artist worked exclusively in gouache and drawings. The painting is organised around the image of two animals drawn in profile and facing in opposite directions. Typically for Hilton, whose paintings often involve visual rhymes and repeats, the dogs are counterbalanced in the composition. Other consistencies with earlier works include rounded planes of solid colour that appear nudged out towards the edge of the page and the way in which the outlines of the dogs meet and overlap. Whilst the dogs are described by their ears, noses, claws and tail, the more abstract features of the painting, such as the areas of solid colour or pattern, resist straightforward interpretation. Occasions of overpainting and charcoal visible under and over the paint also serve to contradict its narrative legibility.
Dogs appear in several of the drawings, hand-written notes and letters that were published posthumously in Night Letters and Selected Drawings (1980). Hilton's earlier works on canvas often employed the combination of pale ground, black delineation, earthy colour and vivid primaries used here. David Brown has observed that his palette became increasingly vibrant as he moved towards death (Hilton 1980, p.3). This, coupled with the jaunty angles and sense of weightlessness in the composition, produces a sense of vigor and jubilation that appears in abundance in such late works.
From 1972 Hilton was no longer able to work in the first-floor studio at his cottage in Botallack, Cornwall. Long-term alcoholism led to peripheral neuritis and in 1973 the artist lost the use of his legs and was largely confined to a bed in a ground-floor room of his house where he lived and worked for over two years until his death. From December 1972 he worked only on paper, drawing or painting with gouache, switching hands to draw with his right so that he could lean on his left. In 1974 he explained to Peter Townsend, then editor of Studio International magazine, the rationale of his change in media: 'a) It is cheap. b) It is convenient i.e. it dries quickly and allows superimposing. c) I can do it from my bed. d) The products once made can be rapidly disposed of.' (Quoted in Lewis 2003, p.149.)
Hilton said that the decision to paint only in gouache was inspired by a Christmas gift of poster paints to one of his children in 1972 (Hilton 1980, p.3). Consciously reflecting this association to children's imagery, his work often featured exotic-looking animals, insects birds and flowers; sailing boats and burning suns. On the subject of Naïve art, he cautioned, 'One has to face the eternal problem about children's art which is often charming and you can borrow from it. The difference is, I think, that children are essentially realists, whereas a mature painter is not.' (Hilton 1980, p.14).
Roger Hilton, Night Letters and Selected Drawings, Newlyn 1980.
Roger Hilton: Last Paintings, exhibition catalogue, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield 1980.
Adrian Lewis, Roger Hilton, Aldershot 2003, pp.138–63.
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Roger Hilton Foliage with Orange Caterpillar
Roger Hilton Two Nude Women
Roger Hilton Untitled
Roger Hilton March 1960
On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives
Roger Hilton Figure, February
Roger Hilton Oi Yoi Yoi
Roger Hilton Composition in Orange, Black and Grey
Roger Hilton September 1961
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art
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Roger Hilton January 1957
Peter Lanyon Drawing for 'Orpheus'. Verso: Figure Drawing
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Nigel Henderson Photograph of two unidentified men carrying rifles with two dogs
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Weichert® Affiliated REALTOR® to be Inducted into the REBAC Hall of Fame
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Peggy Worcester becomes third Tennessee REALTOR to receive national recognition
Peggy Worcester
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. / Sept. 15, 2017 – Peggy Worcester with Weichert, Realtors® – Home Pros in Clarksville has been inducted to the 2017 Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council's (REBAC) "Hall of Fame," which is presented by REBAC of the National Association of REALTORS®. Worcester is only the third Tennessee REALTOR to receive this prestigious national award.
Worcester was nominated for the 2017 REBAC Hall of Fame by fellow REBAC members and was selected by an independent panel of real estate industry leaders. She will receive her honor in Chicago at the National Association of REALTORS® Convention in November, making her one of fewer than 100 REALTORS inducted since the award's inception in 2000.
"I am truly honored to be inducted into the REBA Hall of Fame for my efforts to provide home buyers in the Clarksville area with the best real estate service in the industry," said Worcester, the co-owner of the Clarksville-based Weichert affiliate. "I also can't begin to tell you how much it means to me to receive this recognition."
Worcester has been a licensed Tennessee REALTOR for more than 13 years and has been in the industry for over 18 years. She joined REBAC, the world's largest organization of real estate professionals concentrating on buyer representation, in 2010 after becoming an Accredited Buyers Representative.
"Peggy provides a multifaceted array of assistance and services to her large customer base," said Bill Hassell, regional director at Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. "Her real estate expertise has made a visible difference for buyer's representation needs in her state and local community for years. I can't think of anyone more deserving of this special recognition."
In addition to being an Accredited Buyers Representative, Worcester also holds the Certified Residential Specialist designation, as well as the Military Relocation Professional (MRP), Short Sales and Foreclosures (SFR) certifications. Worcester is a member of Tennessee, REALTORS, the Clarksville Association of REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS.
Weichert, Realtors® – Home Pros is an independently owned and operated Weichert affiliate. The office serves the greater Clarksville area.
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after a couple of weeks of hammering away at a keyboard, my new website is finally on line.
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When a journeyman goes home: a travelling 'naver' returns to Copenhagen
I've written before about the tradition of the German travelling journeymen. One post is a more general overview and the other a more detailed look at some of the traditions that come with this life. Another post talks about what some of the geselle (German journeyman) traditions mean to me, as a settled craftsperson in Britain.
Nat was the first person travelling in the tradition of the German guilds that I had met and talked to about it. Through him I also met several other people doing the same thing and I feel quite privileged to have had an opportunity to do so. Meeting journeymen travelling in the tradition is not that common an occurrence in Britain, even amongst craftspeople. Some of those that he put me in contact with I would now also call friends.
Journeymen in Berlin around 1900
Image from: http://denstoredanske.dk/Erhverv,_karriere_og_ledelse/Håndværk/Håndværk_generelt/naver
The normal length of travelling is three years and a long day. The long day is the part that lets someone keep going if they don't feel that it's time to stop yet. During their travels, journeymen carry a map with a circle marking an area with a fifty kilometre radius and their hometown at the centre. They are not allowed to go into that area for the whole of their time travelling in the tradition (unless there is an emergency, such as a member of their immediate family becoming seriously ill).
Nat himself is Danish and came into the tradition as a naver, which is the Danish equivalent of the German journeyman. Danish navers are not as frequently encountered as German gesellen and I was told that Nat was one of few Danish navers currently travelling at that point. He himself was travelling in the German tradition, having been introduced into the tradition by a German journeyman.
After over five years, it was time for Nat to go home.
Having been notified in advance of the day and location, Nat's friends and family were gathering next to a town sign on a busy road just outside of Copenhagen. The weather was bright with some cloud and the first chill of autumn on the breeze. As the journeymen would be hitchhiking to the spot, times were very approximate - he would be there some time after 3.30pm.
I could feel the excitement build, with people crossing the highway to see as far as possible along it. It was great to have a chance to meet and chat with the others who were also waiting. Four journeymen arrived early, then headed back down the road to find the others so that they could all arrive together.
Eventually, at about 5pm, a group of around twenty figures wearing the distinctive clothes and carrying the spiral Stenz sticks of the gesellen came into view. All of the friends and family gathered on the other side of the sign. As they got closer, the cluster of journeymen separated into a line and, walking in single file, the line snaked around and back on itself.
It wound up alleyways and across the road, before finally gathering on an island in the middle of the carriageway. There, a few words were said between them, there was a cheer and Nat drained the last of a bottle.
The group approached the other side of the sign from the waiting friends and family. Not all of the people in it were currently journeymen, some I knew had already finished their own travels but had put on their wandering clothes again for this day.
They then formed two lines with their stenz sticks held between them.
Nat climbed up onto this 'ladder' and clambered up to the sign. He then climbed back over, his journeying years done. I knew that in his pocket, in accordance with tradition, would be five euros: the same amount that he left with.
There was still one more thing to do while we were there. When he left, Nat's friends and family had put letters for him into a bottle which was then sealed and buried at a certain depth five paces from the sign. Traditionally, Nat would dig the hole to bury it and his family would try to throw handfuls of earth back in to show that they didn't want him to go, while his journeymen friends defended the hole from being refilled.
There were a few toots on car horns from passing motorists as the spade was brought out and Nat started to dig to retrieve the bottle, with some journeyman songs being sung at the same time.
Eventually, other friends took over the work to give him a chance to talk to those who had come to see him.
After a while, it was realised that the bottle wasn't there! The sign must have been moved in the meantime. So any rubbish was gathered up to be taken away and the hole was carefully refilled before everyone went off into Copenhagen to celebrate Nat's homecoming.
The next day, there was another party, although everyone seemed a little more subdued after the drinking of the night before (together with the partying that had gone on before they arrived at the sign). All of the journeymen got up on a stage in front of the family and friends and short speeches were made before some traditional travelling songs were sung. It was simple but also quite moving.
Nat's family had brought clothes with them, which he changed into from his travelling clothes while the songs continued. Then there was a quiz. All of the stenz sticks were put into the middle and Nat had to guess whose stick each one was. Not easy with so many travelling companions there!
It was great to catch up with old friends at the party, as well as meeting new ones.
I hope that these posts allow English-speaking people who haven't met journeymen travelling in the German tradition to learn a bit more about it. It would be good to think that they might open a few extra doors to those travelling in the UK and elsewhere, where the traditions are less well known and understood than in continental Europe.
And, of course, good luck to Nat for his next adventures!
Labels: guilds, journeymen, stenz, zimmermen
Passau: the beautiful baroque city where three rivers meet
Passau is a city in Bavaria, in the south-east of Germany. It is not far from the borders with Austria and the Czech Republic.
The city has a long history and it stands on the strategically important junction between three large rivers: the Donau (known in many countries as the Danube), the Inn and the Ilz. These rivers join at a point called the drei flüsse eck (three rivers corner) at the end of the promontory on which the old town stands. From there, the river becomes the Donau (Danube).
The town is first mentioned in Roman times and was the residence of a bishop from 739 CE. Bishops became the rulers of the small independent city state of Passau in the 13th century. The town was devastated by fire in 1662 and was rebuilt shortly after, using designs by Italian masters, in the baroque style. Passau became part of Bavaria in 1803 and the baroque had a big influence on Bavarian architecture, even through to the nineteenth century palaces of King Ludwig II.
The most impressive example of this baroque architecture in Passau has to be the Cathedral of St Stephen, in the centre of the old town and surrounded by cobbled alleyways and courtyards. It was designed by Carlo Lurago, with stucco work by Giovanni Battista Carlone and frescos by Carpoforo Tencalla. The overall effect can be seen in the first image above and in these below: the floor and lower parts of the pillars of the nave are fairly sedate, rising overhead to a tumult of colour and form.
The cathedral also houses the Europe's largest cathedral organ.
Even though most of the decorative sculpture is made from stucco (which is a mixture of lime, sand, water and sometimes a binding agent such as horsehair) there is some carving in wood. The organ has carved and gilded decoration and there is a large crucifix and some smaller statues.
Perhaps the most impressive woodcarving is on the pulpit, which was constructed from carved and gilded lime wood. Designed by Vienna-based Antonio Beduzzi, with figures carved in the workshops of Lorenzo Mattielli, it was made between 1722 and 1726:
This cathedral replaced an earlier, medieval, one which was destroyed in the fire of 1662. Now, one of the few remaining identifiable pieces of the original cathedral is a carving that has become a symbol of the town and is displayed nearby - a large face carved in stone and now known as 'Der Passauer Tölpell'.
As well as the incredible work in the Dom, more beautifully-made pieces could be seen in many of the streets and alleyways around the old town. Some were statues..
...but more impressive to me were the stunning doors leading into many of the houses and courtyards.
I wonder if these also date to the mid-late seventeenth century?
Labels: baroque, Bavaria, cathedral, decorative carving, lime render, lime wood, mysterious stone carvings, passau, sacred carving, stucco, vienna
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Socialite Anita Fabiola has opened 2019 with rather exciting and enterprising ideas.
The media personality on Friday announced that calendars customised with her pictures, quotes and inspirations are available for sale.
Fabiola has been in the shadow on the showbiz scene after returning from France where she attended the Cannes Film Festival.
She said on her social media platforms that she 'had so much fun putting this together'.
The NBS TV presenter is hoping to make some quick bucks from her followers interested in seeing inspirational quotes on her pictures every start of a new month.
All proceeds will go to supporting the Fab Girls Foundation.


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As a leading financial hub in Asia, Singapore benefits from government policies that position the country as a city open to trade while attracting foreign direct investment inflows and that welcomes overseas businesses to set up shop on its shores. This has cemented Singapore's position as one of Asia's top financial hubs, with many multinational […]
Singapore As The Next Destination For Family Empires With the establishment of a successful business empire, ultra-high net worth families often rightly focus on attaining stability as their next priority. The heads of these families want to ensure that their hard-earned wealth is preserved for their future generations' continued advancement and prosperity. For the well-advised, […]
Wealthy families seeking to move to Singapore have a clear path forward to permanent residency ("PR") through the Global Investor Programme. The programme was launched in 2004 by the Singapore Economic Development Board ("EDB") to draw successful entrepreneurs and families to the city-state. It enables applicants to obtain PR status, with the rights to live […]
Introduction On 18 April 2022, Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") unveiled new rulings which came into effect setting minimum requirements for capital or asset-under-management ("AUM"), local business expenditure, local investments and the hiring of investment professionals ("IP") for the establishment of Single Family Offices ("SFO") in Singapore. Many believe that the new tax exemption measures […]
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Sam Bankman-Fried was denied bail and remains in the custody of the Bahamas Department of Corrections
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A Bahamian judge has denied bail to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
A Bahamian judge on Tuesday denied SBF bail hours after US prosecutors alleged the crypto boss defrauded clients, embezzled billions of dollars and violated campaign laws in what has been described as a one of the largest financial frauds in the United States, according to a Reuters report.
SBF was returned to the only prison in the Bahamas. Named Fox Hill, the facility is known for its overcrowding and unsanitary conditions, according to human rights reports.
The Bahamian government arrested SBF on Monday after "receiving formal notification from the United States that it has filed criminal charges against SBF and is likely to request their extradition."
The Southern District of New York, which is investigating Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX and its sister trading company Alameda, charged SBF with eight counts, including wire fraud and conspiracy to embezzle client funds. If convicted of all eight charges, he could face up to 115 years in prison, CNN reported.
Separately, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused SBF of "orchestrating a scheme to defraud investors in FTX shares." SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said in a statement: "
"We allege that Sam Bankman-Fried built a house of cards on a basis of deception while telling investors it was one of the safest buildings in crypto. The alleged fraud committed by Mr. Bankman-Fried is a call to crypto platforms to comply with our laws."
In early November, FTX announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. Notably, FTX US was also included in the proceedings, despite the former CEO's claims that his US exchange was correct.
SBF, who recently invited the BBC to his mansion in the Bahamas, told the media that he hoped to start a new business and earn enough money to reimburse the victims of the collapse.
He also denied the cheating allegations, saying: "I didn't knowingly commit fraud, I don't think I did commit fraud, I didn't want that to happen. He certainly wasn't as knowledgeable as I was. That's what I thought."
However, Gurbir Grewal, head of the SEC's compliance division, said FTX's promise of high-level investor protection principles and detailed terms of service "was not just weak, but fraudulent."
John Ray III, the new CEO of FTX, also claimed that the SBF crypto empire had virtually no corporate control and a surprising lack of financial and other record-keeping, saying he had never seen a "total failure" of corporate controls. throughout his career. .


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Climate change impacts model parameter sensitivity - implications for calibration strategy and model diagnostic evaluation
Sep 27, 2021 at 9:12 a.m.
10.4211/hs.36e195451798497193628c235b537052
Hydrological models are useful tools to explore the impact of climate change. To prioritize parameters for calibration and to evaluate hydrological model functioning, sensitivity analysis can be conducted. Parameter sensitivity, however, varies over climate, and therefore climate change could influence parameter sensitivity. In this study we explore the change in parameter sensitivity for the mean discharge and the timing of the discharge, within a plausible climate change rate. We investigate if changes in sensitivity propagate into the calibration strategy, and diagnostically compare three hydrological models based on the sensitivity results. We employed three frequently used hydrological models (SAC, VIC, and HBV), and explored parameter sensitivity changes across 605 catchments in the United States by comparing GCM(RCP8.5)-forced historical and future periods. Consistent among all hydrological models and both for the mean discharge and the timing of the discharge, is that the sensitivity of snow parameters decreases in the future. Which other parameters increase in sensitivity is less consistent among the hydrological models. In 45% to 55% of the catchments, dependent on the hydrological model, at least one parameter changes in the future in the top-5 most sensitive parameters for mean discharge. For the timing, this varies between 40% and 88%. This requires an adapted calibration strategy for long-term projections, for which we provide several suggestions. The disagreement among the models on the processes that become more relevant in future projections also calls for a strict evaluation of the adequacy of the model structure for long-term simulations.
This resource is described by https://hess.copernicus.org/preprints/hess-2020-179/
Melsen, L., B. Guse (2021). Climate change impacts model parameter sensitivity - implications for calibration strategy and model diagnostic evaluation, HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.36e195451798497193628c235b537052


Sheikh Zayed Mosque, a 290 meter tall structure, is one of the largest mosques in the world. It has an enormous dome, which has 82 smaller domes on top. Designed by Yousef Abdelky, a Syrian architect, the construction of this place of worship was carried out between 1996 and 2007. It is built from materials from all around the world, and is an icon of global integrity. Decked with gold, marble, mother of pearl and other precious materials, this mosque emanates opulence.
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People normally club together Capital Gate and The Cheesecake Factory while planning their visit to Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
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Truly a beautiful mosque and a must see! Lots of parking, free of charge, and apparently provide proper garments for women.
This is a fabulous place to visit even if I had to wear a supplied cover dress, I totally covered bar an inch of flesh showing on my wrist! Very strict so be warned! Well with a visit a must really 5 Stars ⭐ The grand mosque from the Begining till now still the tolerance slogan all of the world. Great place with Arabian atmosphere. It's absolutely best place to visit in Abu Dhabi. The view of the mosque is amazing from away as well.
Beautiful recitation. Although I don't live near this mosque, I try to pray Isha from here almost everyday. It has a huge parking facility. Huge prayer area for ladies is also available. Toilets are extremely clean . Very nice experience.
Very nice mosque. Excellent architecture. Well maintained.
This is one of the most stunning and beautifully constructed Mosque I have seen until now. The intricate designs of flowers and other formations on the walls and floor of the mosque reminds me of Taj Mahal back at my country. This mosque holds three large gorgeous Chandeliers and the largest hand made-carpet in the world. A visit to this mosque is highly recommended when in UAE.
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These cereal and grain industries have been through very similar development phases and share common technology, machinery and innovation. Early development of SA's cereal industries was dominated by wheat, initially for domestic consumption, and subsequently as a key export commodity.
wheat for flour was a high priority staple food in the developing SA colony.
growth of beer consumption resulted in expansion of malting barley production to supply breweries.
declining importance of draft horses resulted in reduced oat production and chaff manufacture.
development of grains for feeding intensive pigs, poultry, dairy and beef cattle.
growing importance of pulses for human consumption across the world.
replacement of animal fats with oil seeds (e.g. butter displaced by margarine) in human diets across the world.
The following historical overview of the Wheat Industry deals with its development to the present day with computer links to important documented 'turning points' which have helped to support and transform this highly efficient industry over the years.
The historical context of the South Australian cereal industry was prepared by Dr John Radcliffe, former Director-General of Agriculture, for the 175th Anniversary of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia Inc. We thank the Society for allowing this material to be published by the History of Agriculture Project.
Callaghan, 1970s. 100 Years of Growing Wheat in South Australia. Department of Agriculture South Australia.
2010, Flour Milling in South Australia.
2010, Learning the Way, Disseminating Research and Development in the Wheat Industry in South Australia.
Harcus, W. 1886. South Australian Agriculture 1886, It's History, Resources and Productions, Chapt XI, Pastoral Pursuits pp 55-73. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, Fleet Street, London.
Harcus, W. 1886. South Australian Agriculture 1886, It's History, Resources and Productions, The Land and It's Occupation pp 351-363. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, Fleet Street, London.
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Wallwork, Hugh. 2007. The Role of Minimum Disease Resistance Standards for Control of Cereal Diseases. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, V. 58, P. 588-592.
Watson, I.A., Butler, F.C., 1984, Wheat Rust Control in Australia. The University of Sydney, Australia.
Prest, Wilfrid. Kerrie, Round. Fort, Carol. 2001, The Wakefield Companion to South Australian History. Chapters, Agriculture. Page 32. Wheat. Page 583. Wakefield Press. Kent Town, South Australia.


A generous Bath barber turned Kingsmead Square into a salon, giving six homeless people free haircuts.
Eddie Ilic has been a barber since leaving school aged 16 and often takes to the streets to give homeless people and rough sleepers a new stylish haircut.
The 23-year-old, who works at BA1 Hair on Barlett Street, often spends his days off giving back to the community.
"I love doing it so much, I get so much more satisfaction when I'm giving these guys a haircut," he said.
This isn't the first time Eddie has given free haircuts on the streets. In August, the generous barber gave 36-year-old Barry a new do and people passing by gathered to watch.
On Wednesday (March 8) Barry, who became homeless in November 2016, but recently moved into a share house with his girlfriend, was back for another haircut with Eddie.
Barry said: "It's an amazing thing to do. It gives you so much more confidence and it just makes you feel good.
"Now I don't have to hide my hair with a hat. I normally just take it all off and it doesn't make you look or feel good.
"I've just moved into a share house and I've got a bedroom with my girlfriend.
But Barry wasn't Eddie's only customer; the barber spent his day off work giving half a dozen homeless people free haircuts.
Eddie also said his own personal experiences have inspired him to give back to the community.


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By Melvin A. Goodman
Editor's Note: It has become the latest Washington pastime to mock the Nobel committee's selection of President Obama as recipient of this year's Peace Prize, with pretty much everyone chortling over Obama's supposed lack of accomplishments.
Yet, from Left to Right, there has been a troubling blindness to what Obama has achieved by ending the madness that governed U.S. foreign policy for eight years, as former CIA analyst Melvin A. Goodman notes in this guest essay:
President Barack Obama's willingness to confront the lawlessness and the calumnies of the Bush administration makes him a worthy and obvious recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Prize has been given in the past to those who fight oppression and restore hope.
President Obama has repaired much of the scarred reputation of the United States and restored the hope of Americans and people everywhere who opposed the antidemocratic and authoritarian acts of the Bush administration.
In less than a year, he has personally revived the indispensible role of the United States to renew multilateral diplomacy, arms control and disarmament, and human and civil rights.
The Bush administration created a strategic nightmare for U.S. interests at home and abroad over the past eight years. The Iraq War remains the center of this nightmare, and President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney worked assiduously to create and employ a strategic disinformation campaign to convince Congress and the American people of the need for war.
Their manipulation of the American people (and the international community) is still not fully understood, but their lies and disinformation became conventional wisdom to the mainstream media, falsely linking Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 attacks and Iraqis to al-Qaeda.
How many Americans gave their lives in Iraq actually believing the propaganda about these links as well as the outright lies and fabrications about Iraq's enriched uranium, aluminum tubes for nuclear testing, and mobile biological laboratories.
The CIA incorporated these lies into a speech for Secretary of State Colin Powell, which was delivered to the United Nations just several weeks before the start of the Iraq War.
The Bush administration's misuse of the intelligence community to make a phony case for war was matched by the politicization of virtually every agency in the national security arena. In addition to politicizing intelligence to make the case for war, the Central Intelligence Agency was brought into a world of secret prisons, torture and abuse, and extraordinary renditions.
In an act of raw cynicism, President Bush gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor that can be bestowed on a civilian in the federal government, to CIA director George Tenet, who directed these policies.
The National Security Agency developed an illegal intrusion into the privacy of Americans with a program of warrantless eavesdropping that was far more comprehensive than we were led to believe. (The New York Times covered-up this story for more than a year.)
The developer of the policy was NSA Director Michael Hayden, who was then confirmed as director of CIA with nary a question from the Congress on his role in warrantless eavesdropping.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation used the Patriot Act to issue more than 30,000 "national security" letters every year to individuals and businesses, which required telecommunications companies and financial institutions to illegally disclose private information about their customers. The FBI also conducted an aggressive campaign of ethnic profiling against Arabs and Muslims that led nowhere.
The Pentagon played a major role in the campaign of politicization, creating the Office of Special Plans and the Counter Terrorist Evaluation Group to circulate phony and worthless intelligence to make the case for war. The Pentagon also created the Counter Intelligence Field Activity to conduct illegal surveillance against American citizens near U.S military facilities or in attendance at antiwar meetings.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld created an illegal fact-gathering operation called TALON (Threat and Local Observation Notice) to collect "raw information" about "suspicious incidents." Readers of "Animal Farm" will not be amused.
President Obama certainly wasn't; he has ended secret prisons, torture and abuse, and depoliticized the Department of Justice to make sure that renditions (and there have been none since his inauguration) are accompanied by judicial review and that the military respects the sovereignty of American citizens.
President Obama has methodically taken on these departments in an effort to demilitarize national security policy. The military will find slower growth in its inflated defense budgets, genuine arms control and disarmament with Russia, and a rejection of General Stanley McChrystal's demands for 40,000-50,000 more troops in Afghanistan.
Fortunately, the president recognizes the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Saturday, the president pledged to end President Bill Clinton's hypocritical policy of "don't ask, don't tell," which increased the hazing of gays in the military and abruptly ended the service of nearly 13,000 fighting men and women.
The CIA has had to accept the release of the Justice Department torture memoranda as well as the investigation of those CIA officers who conducted torture and abuse in excess of Justice Department guidelines. President Obama dismissed the objections of seven former CIA directors to this investigation.
The CIA's strategic intelligence may continue to have shortcomings, but not because the White House is demanding politicization of the intelligence product.
President Obama also inherited the numerous false representations of the Bush era, which damaged U.S. interests. The almost forgotten "axis of evil" speech of January 2002 illustrates the harm that the policies of President Bush did to our vital interests.
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the United States and Iran engaged successfully in secret talks to deal with the chaos in Afghanistan in the wake of the overthrow of the Taliban.
The Iranians were elated to cooperate with us and to bolster the new Afghan government led by Hamid Karzai. Fortunately for our interests, Iran was holding under house arrest former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of the most brutal mujahedeen leaders and a major recipient of U.S. assistance throughout the 1980s.
Hekmatyar and his followers represented a major threat to the Karzai government, and we wanted him moved from house arrest to real arrest and eventual transfer to Afghan custody.
Following President Bush's "axis" speech, however, which absurdly linked Iraq, North Korea and Iran, the Tehran government released Hekmatyar and returned him to Afghanistan, where he resumed his leadership of the Hezb-i-Islami organization that is one of the deadliest insurgent forces in eastern Afghanistan.
U.S. troops are taking their highest casualties in eastern Afghanistan since the invasion eight years ago. President Obama's new opening with Iran allows the United States to return the bilateral dialogue to the period after 9/11.
In less than a year, President Obama's actions have significantly reversed the increased anti-Americanism and the decline in American influence that took place in the wake of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The Nobel Peace Prize will enhance his credibility as well as the credibility of U.S. diplomacy.
Troglodyte editorial writers may accuse the Nobel Committee of being "trapped in an adolescent adulation of Mr. Obama" (Financial Times) or describe a "certain cluelessness about America" (Washington Post), but the mere promise of Obama's international agenda has led intransigent nations that seemed frozen in time to try to join the dialogue that Obama has started.
In the past few months, leaders in Iran, North Korea, Cuba and even Burma have taken steps to enhance their international credentials. On Saturday, Turkey and Armenia, which had been prodded by the Obama administration, restored their diplomatic relations and reopened borders that had been closed since 1993.
The Nobel Peace Prize gives moral weight and credibility to those who fight to end oppression and to energize international conciliation.
What in the world do the critics of the prize think that President Obama is trying valiantly to do?
Melvin A. Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, spent 42 years with the CIA, the National War College, and the U.S. Army. His latest book is Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA. [This story originally appeared at Truthout.org.]


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Suddenly everyone start talking about burger in KK. Not the ordinary burger, but a super-sized one.
Wait?! Did you just said MegaMac?! No!!!
These burgers are like injected with steroid, they are so super big and trust me, only Adam Richman (from Man v. Food) can finish'em. I am no fight with Adam, both appetite and size, so I chose the medium one at KK Burger Bakar... Let's see my coverage of the most-talked-about-burger in town!
Hello. my name is Double Six, with 2 piece of beef patty, fried egg, cheese and beef bacon.
No big deal as compared to those on Man v. Food or to the Brooklyn Cyclone Burger at Brooklyn Restaurant, all burgers at KK Burger Bakar are within reach. Not long ago I just had a two-piece-patty beef burger at Bomber's Burger (click HERE for the post), so definitely I can finish one easily. If I knew this earlier I would order the biggest burger here -- the Lava Gunung Kinabalu, with 3 beef patty and layers of cheese and bacon between the bread!
The grill station - all from charcoal fire!
Cat looking at my burger!
What makes KK Burger Bakar so famous is that they barbequed the meat patty instead of pan-fried; second, the burger is made from freshly ground beef mixed with their special recipe, instead of the ordinary frozen burger patty. These 2 points make them no ordinary Ramlee Burger stall on the street. They put few pieces of sweeten pineapples too! However, all sauces (chilli, tomato and mayonnaise), fillings (lettuce and onion) and presentation (no fries or salad) are similar to any street-side burger stall. It's just that KK Burger Bakar is the first grilled / barbecued burger in town, and they introduced it at the perfect timing, right at the peak of the burger's era in Kota Kinabalu!
I assumed the list featured the most popular burgers in KK!
p/s: I realize this is starting to get a bit stalkerish, but I swear I'm just browsing through to discover more places to eat out. It's been awhile since I've tried new places.


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Michael Dugdale – 'FNZ Standard gave us insight and that's what it's all about'
By Sumit Bose
Trident Utilities MD, Michael Dugdale says the future Net Zero Standard can open up the transition to low carbon for many more companies, particularly in the SME and mid-sized markets.
Asked why he was backing our Standard he said: "We felt the FNZ Standard provides that platform, to allow a much broader range of customers to be benefitting from the expertise we have and they can then get visibility and start reducing emissions."
Joining us as a Solution Partner means signing up to our pledge to get 10,000 businesses and organisations, using the Standard, powered by Carbon Expert, within three years. Michael said he believed it was an ambition worth committing to.
"It's a big number and if we at Trident can contribute towards getting 10,000 companies on that journey, then the Standard really starts to drive value.
"Ten thousand customers, you're on this journey, you've got a peer group you can benchmark against. I think it's really valuable."
Finally, like all our partners, Trident have used the Standard themselves. Filled in all the data to record their own carbon footprint and use that to springboard their own cultural change.
"What this has allowed us to do is benchmark our previous years. We've set a specific benchmark of 2019. But we've then looked at what would our future ambitions be? We've started to look at creating some pledges internally.
"We have a 100% renewable energy contract. We've done that and it has an immediate benefit. We'll do our first customer appointments by zoom or teams, so that will drive down our mileage and train use. The next company cars at renewal, they'll be plug-in hybrids.
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On Thanksgiving day, tragedy struck a mom who was killed by a driver accused of being drunk, reported a New York Car Accident Lawyer. A wrongful death suit against the drive has been filed.
A Chicago man was going to fast in the area of 6500 block of Cicero Avenue, early in the morning when he hit this mother of an Oak Lawn man, believes a New York Injury Lawyer. This man who was hit was trying to move his broke down car out of the road according to Cook County Circuit Court. A total of 5 people got hurt but 1 man died later in the Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. This major accident had 5 ambulances respond.
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Those are the conclusions of a study published in this month's British Journal of Surgery (BJS) looking at data from the NHS AAA Screening Programme in England.
The BJS article, Impact of the first 5 years of a national abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme, looks at the first 700,000 men screened and the first 1,000 men referred for possible treatment with large aneurysms.
Here are some of the headlines from the study.
The prevalence of AAA (aortas measuring 3.0cm in diameter or wider) was 1.3% compared to 4.7% reported in the 20-year-old randomised trial, probably reflecting the reduction in smoking rates and the increase in use of statins during that time.
Uptake of screening varied from 65% to 84%, due to factors including deprivation.
Treatment outcomes are good. Of the first 1,000 men referred from screening, 870 had surgery and there were only 7 deaths – a mortality rate of 0.8%.
AAA screening should remain cost effective unless the prevalence of AAA in 65-year-old men falls below 0.35%.
The article was written by members of the NHS AAA Screening Programme's national team using data collected by the programme's national AAA SMaRT IT system. This data showed a gradual reduction in the prevalence of AAAs since the start of the programme's national implementation in 2009. However, screening is projected to remain cost effective even if the prevalence of AAA among 65-year-old men falls to 0.35%.
National data also highlighted regional variation in the uptake of screening. Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, uptake was 65⋅1% in the most deprived compared to 84⋅1% in the least deprived areas, highlighting the importance of efforts to ensure equality of access and information to all eligible men in the country.
The national programme's clinical lead, Jonothan Earnshaw, has recorded a podcast to accompany this month's edition of the BJS, which not only includes the article by the national programme team but also an article on evidence for targeted AAA screening of women at higher risk.
Congratulations to Jonothan Earnshaw and all members of the team on an excellent article in the BJS.


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Q: Difficulties checking state of boolean I am trying to check server connectivity on splash screen. I want make if server is online then I want download data else if server does not ping, I need to show error. I am trying to user function for server status check like below
static public boolean isServerReachable(Context context) {
ConnectivityManager connMan = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo netInfo = connMan.getActiveNetworkInfo();
if (netInfo != null && netInfo.isConnected()) {
    try {
        URL urlServer = new URL("your server url");
        HttpURLConnection urlConn = (HttpURLConnection) urlServer.openConnection();
        urlConn.setConnectTimeout(3000); //<- 3Seconds Timeout
        urlConn.connect();
        if (urlConn.getResponseCode() == 200) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    } catch (MalformedURLException e1) {
        return false;
    } catch (IOException e) {
        return false;
    }
}
return false;

}
but I do not know how can I use this method. I am trying like below code
boolean isServerReachable;
    if (isServerReachable=true){

    }
    else
    {

    }

But this showing me that boolean isServerReachable; is never used.
if I try like this

 boolean isServerReachable;
        if(isServerReachable(SplashsActivity.this)){
            if (isServerReachable==true){

            }
            else {

            }
        }

its showing variable isServerReachable might not been initialized
Can someone please help me what's I am missing ? Maybe this is very simple and foolish question but I am learning yet, so please help me. Thanks

A: You can call the method inside if condition -
if(isServerReachable(context_value))
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}
else
{

}

The code you are currently using (given below) doesn't call the method. It actually assign true value to variable -  isServerReachable, which is never used in 'if'or 'else' block
boolean isServerReachable;

    if (isServerReachable=true){

    }
    else
    {

    }

A: If boolean isServerReachable is a local variables then it don't get default values, they have to be initialized. ... Local variables should be initialized with value before using it .Something like this :boolean isServerReachable = false The compiler complains because local variables are not assigned any value by default.
boolean isServerReachable = false;
    if(isServerReachable(SplashsActivity.this)){
        if (isServerReachable==true){

        }
        else {

        }
    }

It will fix that its showing variable isServerReachable might not been initialized issue.

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Steve Leightell
Steve started his career in Internet sales in the early 1990s and was always a top sales rep before transitioning to business development. By the early 2000s, he was the Director of Business Development at DWL, where he managed a team that built partnerships with Accenture, Oracle, Tata Consulting, Wipro, Cognizant and IBM. Steve designed the channel and strategy that ultimately culminated in the acquisition of DWL by IBM in 2005. He went on to lead a global team within IBM that was responsible for major system integrator partnerships. In 2008, he left IBM to found a niche consulting firm focused on business development for SaaS organizations. Steve holds a BA in anthropology and sociology from Carleton University in Ottawa.
Ellie Wheeler
Ellie Wheeler is a Partner at Greycroft and is based in the firm's New York office. Prior to joining Greycroft, Ellie worked in a similar role evaluating investment opportunities at Lowercase Capital. Ellie also worked at Cisco in Corporate Development doing acquisitions, investments, and strategy within the unified communications, enterprise software, mobile, and video sectors. While at Cisco, she was involved in multiple acquisitions and investments, including PostPath, Jabber, Xobni, and Tandberg. She began her career in growth capital private equity at Summit Partners in Boston. Ellie graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a BA in Psychology and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Glenn McGonnigle
Glenn McGonnigle is a General Partner at TechOperators. Prior to launching TechOperators in 2008, Glenn was CEO of VistaScape Security Systems, a venture-backed provider of enterprise intelligent video surveillance software. He lead the company through its successful sale to Siemens Building Technologies. Previously, Glenn was a co-founder and senior executive of Atlanta-based Internet Security Systems (ISS) where he helped raise initial venture capital and launch the business. For 7 years, he led the business development team in developing sales channels and entering the managed security services market. During his tenure, the company grew from startup to revenues of over $225 million and was later acquired by IBM for $1.3 billion.
Peter George
Peter George has an established track record of building companies that deliver sustained growth and profits and in identifying critical worldwide partnership opportunities that strategically expand market share. Prior to becoming President and CEO of Fidelis Security Systems in 2008, Mr. George spent the last seven years as President and CEO of Crossbeam Systems, the market leader in the high-end segment of the Unified Threat Management market, where he took the company from being a pre-revenue start-up to over $50 million in revenue. Previously, he was President of Nortel Networks Enterprise Business in Europe, Middle-East, and Africa, responsible for managing more than 5,000 employees and $2 billion in revenue. Mr. George came to Nortel via their 1998 acquisition of Bay Networks where he was serving as vice president of European operations. During his tenure at Wellfleet and Bay, he played key sales executive roles in New England and in Europe. Prior to joining Wellfleet, Mr. George served as the Northeast regional manager and GM of Canada at 3Com Corporation, and also held senior management positions at Ungerman Bass. He received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross, and has done graduate studies at Harvard and Oxford University.
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Brendan joined Polaris Partners in 2016 as an entrepreneur partner. In this role, he focuses on funding and founding companies in the technology sector with a concentration in cloud, analytics, and cybersecurity. Brendan is a co-founder of Sonrai Security and chairman of Twistlock, both Polaris investments. He also currently serves on the board of Bitsight Technologies and Flashpoint. A 25 year technology industry veteran, Brendan was most recently the general manager of IBM Security. Under Brendan's leadership, IBM Security grew significantly faster than the overall security market to become the number one enterprise security provider in the world with almost $2B of annual revenue.
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Insider Threats: "The Shadow Brokers" Likely Did Not Hack the NSA
UPDATED 12/20/2016 3:45 PM ET
• Based on the data released in the most recent dump by the threat actor known as "The Shadow Brokers," Flashpoint assesses with medium confidence that the stolen information was likely obtained from a rogue insider. Flashpoint is uncertain of how these documents were exfiltrated, but they appear to have been copied from an internal system or code repository and not directly accessed through external remote access or discovered on any external staging server.
• The tools offered for sale in the dump contain documentation scripts from 2005-2013, centered around Linux and Unix-based Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) operations.
• The Shadow Brokers modified the data and timestamps in an attempt to hinder analysis by security researchers. Flashpoint assesses with moderate confidence that the stolen documents were likely obtained in July 2013, but it is unclear why the exploits only became available for sale in 2016.
• Technical analysis of the available files calls into question the true motivation of The Shadow Brokers. If The Shadow Brokers were trying to make a profit, the exploits would have been offered shortly after July 2013, when the information would have been most valuable.
The threat actor known as "The Shadow Brokers," which is currently offering NSA exploits for sale, may have inadvertently revealed the type of access the actor had, as well as the efforts it made to point analysts in the wrong direction. The actor's latest release, for sale on ZeroNet, points towards an insider with access to a code repository, as opposed to poor operational security by NSA network operators who left exploits on a staging server.
On December 14, 2016, a Medium post titled "Are the Shadow Brokers selling NSA tools on ZeroNet?" was published by an actor using the alias "Boceffus Cleetus." Boceffus Cleetus is a new alias, which did not exist prior to December 2016. In the post, Boceffus Cleetus claimed that the actor is trying to sell more NSA tools, with the entire dump offered for 1,000 Bitcoin (approximately $800,000 USD). Many of the tools are being sold individually for between 10 to 100 Bitcoin (approximately $8,000 – $80,000 USD). Boceffus Cleetus also theorizes that the leaks are connected to inter-agency conflicts between the CIA and the NSA. Flashpoint is unable to confirm these claims, but the information does appear to derive from a source with direct access to the exploit repository.
Based on Flashpoint's analysis of the recent data release, Flashpoint assesses with medium confidence that the stolen information was likely obtained from a rogue insider. Flashpoint is uncertain of how these documents were exfiltrated, but they appear to have been copied from an internal system or code repository and not directly accessed through external remote access or discovered on any external staging server.
In the auction_file folder released in the dump, The Shadow Brokers provided screenshots as proof that the data is authentic. A screenshot within the folder revealed that all the dates had been modified within seconds of one another. Based on the folder icons, the screenshots were taken inside a Linux system; the attacker may have taken the screenshots in a clean Virtual Machine (VM) for protection purposes. In Image 1, it is apparent that the attacker has the technical ability to modify timestamps in Linux, which can be accomplished with the "touch -d" command.
Image 1: The Shadow Brokers provided a screenshot showing the tools and revealing the group's usage of a Linux-based operating system.
The Shadow Brokers included extra files in the listing as proof of the authenticity of the data. Several text files are listed, which contain a file listing and the file sizes of the data.
Image 2: Tree listing of the tools reveals various .COMMON files.
Analysis of the files reveals that these are instructions on how to use many of the tools offered for sale in the release.
Image 3: The user[.]tool[.]cursehappy[.]COMMON file appears to be a detailed instruction document.
Flashpoint analysis of the files reveals the likely timeframe of the stolen data to be mid-2013. In Image 4, ELATEDMONKEY is a local privilege escalation exploit for cPanel, with one of the versions being 11.24.4. According to the cPanel website, this version was published December 16, 2008.
Image 4: ELATEDMONKEY appears to be an exploit targeting legacy code on older systems.
The file user[.]tool[.]englandbogy[.]COMMON follows a specific format, targeting the Xorg server. The documentation mentions a 2006 version of Mandrake, which may reveal further information about the data. Xorg 6.9 was released at the end of 2005.
Image 5: Screenshot from the file user[.]tool[.]englandbogy[.]COMMON, identifying exploits against Xorg 6.9, which was released at the end of 2005.
Further analysis of the files reveals recommendations on clearing logs and pivoting to networks, as well as certain actions which would leave tracks. In much of the documentation, the attackers give "how-to" tips on exploiting networks, allowing for easy copying and pasting of instructions. In Image 6, "mx" can be used in vi as a marker to jump back to this section. With the way the documentation is written, the commands are meant to be copied and pasted from one window to another.
Image 6: Setup variables for mx.
Images 3, 4, and 5 each have a certain format, suggesting an internal documentation template used for much of these attacks. In some of the files, there are dates appended to the top, dating back to the 2011 timeframe. In Image 7, one of the files appears to be modified differently than the other files.
Image 7: Date appended to the top of the file.
In the file "stoicversions[.]levels," different files are listed by dates. The most recent date found in the dump is July 16, 2013, which may indicate the most recent access time of the dump.
Image 8: The most recent date in the dump.
In this dump, much of the released data ties back to Linux-based tools, techniques, and procedures. Based on the the amount of information provided as well as implants only targeting Linux and UNIX systems, The Shadow Brokers more than likely obtained the stolen information through a rogue insider; the documents appear to have been copied from an internal system or code repository and not directly accessed through external remote access or discovered on any external staging server.
Insiders with access to sensitive information can cause extensive damage, as Edward Snowden proved in June 2013. While the timeline of events shows that this is not directly related to Snowden, the close proximity of events raises the question if there were multiple insiders acting independently during 2013. Technical analysis of the available files calls into question the true motivation of The Shadow Brokers. If The Shadow Brokers were trying to make a profit, the exploits would have been offered shortly after July 2013, when the information would have been most valuable.
• https://medium.com/@CleetusBocefus/are-the-shadow-brokers-selling-nsa-tools-on-zeronet-6c335891d62a#.i9ohk7oxl
• https://medium.com/@CleetusBocefus/are-the-shadow-brokers-selling-nsa-tools-on-zeronet-6c335891d62a#.f9xfr6rjt
• https://bit.no.com:43110/theshadowbrokers.bit
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