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Q: (13: Permission denied) while connecting to upstream:[nginx] I am working with configuring Django project with Nginx and Gunicorn.
While I am accessing my port gunicorn mysite.wsgi:application --bind=127.0.0.1:8001 in Nginx server, I am getting the following error in my error log file;

2014/05/30 11:59:42 [crit] 4075#0: *6 connect() to 127.0.0.1:8001 failed (13: Permission denied) while connecting to upstream, client: 127.0.0.1, server: localhost, request: "GET / HTTP/1.1", upstream: "http://127.0.0.1:8001/", host: "localhost:8080"

Below is the content of my nginx.conf file;
server {
    listen 8080;
    server_name localhost;
    access_log  /var/log/nginx/example.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/example.error.log;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8001;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
    }
}

In the HTML page I am getting 502 Bad Gateway.
What mistake am I doing?

A: Disclaimer
Make sure there are no security implications for your use-case before running this.
Answer
I had a similar issue getting Fedora 20, Nginx, Node.js, and Ghost (blog) to work. It turns out my issue was due to SELinux.
This should solve the problem:
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1

Details
I checked for errors in the SELinux logs:
sudo cat /var/log/audit/audit.log | grep nginx | grep denied

And found that running the following commands fixed my issue:
sudo cat /var/log/audit/audit.log | grep nginx | grep denied | audit2allow -M mynginx
sudo semodule -i mynginx.pp

Option #2 (probably more secure)
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_relay 1

https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/152358/difference-between-selinux-booleans-httpd-can-network-relay-and-httpd-can-net
References
http://blog.frag-gustav.de/2013/07/21/nginx-selinux-me-mad/
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/SELinux/Tutorials/Where_to_find_SELinux_permission_denial_details
http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/SELinux/Tutorials/Managing_network_port_labels

A: *

*Check the user in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

*Change ownership to user.

sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/lib/nginx

A: *

*For first see what is denied:

sudo cat /var/log/audit/audit.log | grep nginx | grep denied

type=AVC msg=audit(1618940614.934:38415): avc:  denied  { connectto } for
pid=18016 comm="nginx" path="/home/deployer/project/tmp/sockets/puma.sock" scontext=system_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0
tcontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
tclass=unix_stream_socket permissive=1

*In my case it helps on CentOS7:

sudo setenforce 0

setsebool httpd_can_network_connect on -P
setsebool httpd_can_network_relay on -P

After you can see what is enable:
getsebool -a | grep httpd

httpd_anon_write --> off
httpd_builtin_scripting --> on
httpd_can_check_spam --> off
httpd_can_connect_ftp --> off
httpd_can_connect_ldap --> off
httpd_can_connect_mythtv --> off
httpd_can_connect_zabbix --> off
httpd_can_network_connect --> on
httpd_can_network_connect_cobbler --> off
httpd_can_network_connect_db --> on
httpd_can_network_memcache --> off
httpd_can_network_relay --> on
httpd_can_sendmail --> off
httpd_dbus_avahi --> off
httpd_dbus_sssd --> off
httpd_dontaudit_search_dirs --> off
httpd_enable_cgi --> off
httpd_enable_ftp_server --> off
httpd_enable_homedirs --> off
httpd_execmem --> off
httpd_graceful_shutdown --> on
httpd_manage_ipa --> off
httpd_mod_auth_ntlm_winbind --> off
httpd_mod_auth_pam --> off
httpd_read_user_content --> off
httpd_run_ipa --> off
httpd_run_preupgrade --> off
httpd_run_stickshift --> off
httpd_serve_cobbler_files --> off
httpd_setrlimit --> off
httpd_ssi_exec --> off
httpd_sys_script_anon_write --> off
httpd_tmp_exec --> off
httpd_tty_comm --> off
httpd_unified --> off
httpd_use_cifs --> off
httpd_use_fusefs --> off
httpd_use_gpg --> off
httpd_use_nfs --> off
httpd_use_openstack --> off
httpd_use_sasl --> off
httpd_verify_dns --> off

A: 13-permission-denied-while-connecting-to-upstreamnginx on centos server -
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1

A: I had the same issue. I tried @joebarbere solution of running the below command  which fixed the issue but I was concerned about security
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_relay 1

I then came across the following solution
https://serverfault.com/questions/634294/nodejs-nginx-error-13-permission-denied-while-connecting-to-upstream
I was using non standard port and SELinux was blocking the port.
Use the following command to check if the port is allowed
sudo semanage port --list | grep 4343

And added the port to allowed list
sudo semanage port --add --type http_port_t --proto tcp 4343

I restarted the nginx service, then the url was accessible. I would assume this is more secure.

A: I have solved my problem by running my Nginx as the user I'm currently logged in with, mulagala.
By default the user as nginx is defined at the very top section of the nginx.conf file as seen below;
user nginx; # Default Nginx user

Change nginx to the name of your current user - here, mulagala.
user mulagala; # Custom Nginx user (as username of the current logged in user)

However, this may not address the actual problem and may actually have casual side effect(s).
For an effective solution, please refer to Joseph Barbere's solution.

A: I've run into this problem too. Another solution is to toggle the SELinux boolean value for httpd network connect to on (Nginx uses the httpd label).
setsebool httpd_can_network_connect on

To make the change persist use the -P flag.
setsebool httpd_can_network_connect on -P

You can see a list of all available SELinux booleans for httpd using
getsebool -a | grep httpd

A: I've run into this problem too. I'm using Nginx with HHVM, below solution fixed my issue:
sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t "/etc/nginx/fastcgi_temp(/.*)?"

sudo restorecon -R -v /etc/nginx/fastcgi_temp

A: Had a similar problem on Centos 7. When I tried to apply the solution prescribed by Sorin, I started moving in cycles. First I had a permission {write} denied. Then when I solved that I had a permission { connectto } denied. Then back again to permission {write } denied.
Following @Sid answer above of checking the flags using getsebool -a | grep httpd and toggling them I found that in addition to the httpd_can_network_connect being off. http_anon_write was also off resulting in permission denied write and permission denied {connectto}
type=AVC msg=audit(1501830505.174:799183): avc:
denied  { write } for  pid=12144 comm="nginx" name="myroject.sock"
dev="dm-2" ino=134718735 scontext=system_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0
tcontext=system_u:object_r:default_t:s0 tclass=sock_file

Obtained using
    sudo cat /var/log/audit/audit.log | grep nginx | grep denied
as explained above.
So I solved them one at a time, toggling the flags on one at a time.
setsebool httpd_can_network_connect on -P

Then running the commands specified by @sorin and @Joseph above
sudo cat /var/log/audit/audit.log | grep nginx | grep denied |
audit2allow -M mynginx
sudo semodule -i mynginx.pp

Basically you can check the permissions set on setsebool and correlate that with the error obtained from grepp'ing' audit.log nginx, denied

A: if "502 Bad Gateway" error throws on centos api url for api gateway proxy pass on nginx , run following command to solve the issue
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1

A: Another reason could be; you are accessing your application through nginx using proxy but you did not add gunicorn.sock file for proxy with gunicorn.
You need to add a proxy file path in nginx configuration.
location / {
        include proxy_params;
        proxy_pass http://unix:/home/username/myproject/gunicorn.sock;
    }

Here is a nice tutorial with step by step implementation of this
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-django-with-postgres-nginx-and-gunicorn-on-ubuntu-16-04#configure-nginx-to-proxy-pass-to-gunicorn
Note: if you did not created anyname.sock file you have to create if first, either use above or any other method or tutorial to create it.

A: The SELinux Policy management tool has a set of standard ports that are allowed.
Usually 8001, 5000, 4000, etc are not one of them.
Step 1
check if the port you are trying to use is allowed (or assigned to something else)
sudo semanage port --list | grep http_port_t

Output
http_port_t  tcp  80, 81, 443, 488, 8008, 8009, 8443, 9000

You can also confirm its use (assigned to something else)
sudo semanage port --list | grep 8001

Step 2
If it is not available then you can either add it or use one of the above options
Option 1
To add the port.
sudo semanage port --add --type http_port_t --proto tcp 8001

Option 2 (I recommend)
To use one of the allowed ports (instead of adding a new one)
server {
    ....

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9000;
        ...
    }
}

In our case, we have changed 8001 to 9000.

Note: you should also change the port on your project to 9000
For this case is gunicorn mysite.wsgi:application --bind=127.0.0.1:9000
Security Implication
I consider this more secure than the previous answers

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Ed Miliband: We'll tax the rich to heal the poor
Ed Miliband focuses Labour's general election pitch on the NHS
By Alex Stevenson Tuesday, 23 September 2014 3:14 PM Follow alex__stevenson
Ed Miliband has pledged to pay for 36,000 new jobs in the NHS by raiding the bank accounts of "the very wealthiest in society".
The Labour leader used his speech to the final autumn conference before next year's general election to outline his plan to create an NHS 'time to care' fund.
He said a mansion tax for those living in houses worth over £2 million, moves against tax avoidance including closing hedge fund tax loopholes and a raid on tobacco companies' profits would help pay to relieve NHS workers of the "huge future pressures" they face.
The cash, which Miliband thinks will total £2.5 billion every year, would pay for 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs, 5,000 more careworkers and 3,000 more midwives.
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"We need to make sure there is a NHS there when we need it," Miliband told Labour delegates in Manchester.
"Our plan for Britain's future means we will create a world-class 21st century health and care service because a hospital is only as good as the services in the community.
"The NHS is sliding backwards under this government. They are privatising and fragmenting it. Just think what it would look like after five more years of this government. It is not safe in their hands.
"We built the NHS. We saved the NHS. We will repeal their Health and Social Care Act and we will transform the NHS for the future."
The proposals, which formed the centrepiece of Miliband's final autumn conference pitch to voters, were met with a standing ovation from Labour party members.
His shadow team aims to raise £1.2 billion every year from the mansion tax, building on a policy originally championed by the Liberal Democrats.
Labour expects to raise £1.1 billion from its tax avoidance clampdown, which will target the 'eurobonds' loophole and fixing expenses rules used by 'umbrella companies' to avoid tax and national insurance payments.
The tobacco levy is only expected to raise £150 million. It copies a similar policy introduced by Barack Obama in 2009 which forced cigarette firms to contribute more to the cost of tobacco-related illnesses.
Miliband's announcements represent a victory in the shadow Cabinet for shadow health secretary Andy Burnham, who had been calling for Labour to integrate health and social care.
The proposals were welcomed by Len McCluskey, general secretary of the Unite union which is preparing to fund Labour's general election struggle next year.
"The NHS will be safe in Labour's hands," he said.
"Social justice is not an issue for any one country of our isles – it is for all of us to give our children and grandchildren a decent start in life, to safeguard our NHS and eradicate the cancer of insecurity that blights the lives of millions."
The speech succeeded in riling right-wing critics. The TaxPayers' Alliance responded by dismissing Miliband's proposals as "sixth-form socialism of the most uninspiring kind".
"It is lazy and dangerous to implement populist measures that won't raise the money politicians promise," chief executive Jonathan Isaby said.
"Windfall taxes will hurt pensioners who rely on stable returns for a comfortable retirement, sin taxes hit the poorest hardest, and a mansion tax would be a vindictive gesture that will eventually find its way down the property ladder to hit much less expensive homes, too."
Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps criticised Miliband for not offering a "serious plan for the economy" and pointed out he failed to address how he would reduce the deficit.
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"You can't fund the NHS if you lose control of the nation's finances and bankrupt the economy like Labour did last time.
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Quick Start Gives Troughton Day-1 Lead at APEX CUP on El Capitan
LAKESIDE, Calif. — Greg Troughton used his entire day wisely, but the pro from Discovery Bay, Calif. needed less than an hour to sack up the 17.39-pound limit that leads Day 1 of the APEX Cup on El Capitan Reservoir presented by DISH and Accell Marketing Inc.
"El Capitan is a small lake (1,562 acres) and I blasted off in the 19th position, so I ran up to where the San Diego River came in and I started on the first point I could get on because everything else was taken," Troughton said. "I started in the right place because there were fish busting and bait everywhere — you would think you could get bit immediately, but in the first 15-20 minutes, I didn't."
Not allowing the cold reception to stymie his effort, Troughton evaluated what he was seeing and calculated the necessary changes.
"I made a little adjustment and started catching fish," Troughton said. "These fish wanted a silent bait. They're dirt shallow; I caught most of them in a foot of water.
"I made another little adjustment and then I made one move and caught two big fish (including a 6.46). I was done by 6:45."
Noting that his area had a steep, rocky edge with grass, Troughton said he caught all of his fish on two distinctly different baits. Keeping his details understandably minimal, Troughton said he believes he was doing something unique and that was the difference maker.
"I had to make long casts because the water is very clear," Troughton said. "I was using Dobyns Rods and Shimano reels with 15-pound Seaguar Tatsu fluorocarbon and 65-pound Seaguar braid. I use the best equipment I can. It makes a difference in your presentations."
Looking ahead to Day 2, Troughton believes that, with the lake closed on Wednesday and Thursday, the lack of recent fishing pressure should keep the fish in a cooperative state. With plenty of bait in his area, Troughton's expecting replenishment; but if not, he's prepared.
"Since I caught my fish early, I ran the entire lake and looked for similar areas," he said. I found several spots that had the same mix of (habitat features.)"
Joey Skym of Brentwood, Calif. is in second place in the Total Weight standings with 16.85 pounds. Fishing the mid lake region, he rotated among three different points and took advantage of an early shallow bite, before progressing to deeper action.
Securing his limit by about 8 a.m., Skym started his day with a big bite at 7:30 and ended with another one at 2:30.
"I targeted the shad spawn early and caught fish on a white Pro-Z Frog," Skym said. "You'd see the shad and throw in there and get bit. Later, I threw a 1/4-ounce Cool Bait underspin with a 2.8 Keitech Swing Impact Fat.
"I was using Garmin LiveTarget to find the bait balls," Skym said. "You'd throw the underspin into them and get bit."
Rounding out the top-5 were Christian Ostrander with 16.58, Matthew Nadeau with 14.97 and Nick Salvucci with 14.19.
Joe Uribe of Surprise, Ariz. and Thomas Kanemoto of Elk Grove, Calif. are tied for the lead in the the Most Scorable Bass standings with 14 each.
Uribe did all of his work in the lake's upper end where he hit five spots of similar grass-related composition. Rotating among these spots kept him on a fresh bite.
"The morning bite was better at low light," Uribe said. "The fish are are primarily on bait, so they're moving up and down. They're out suspended, they're up shallow in the grass, they're all over the place. It's really just timing and making a lot of casts."
Uribe said the day's breeze helped his reaction bite. He had his limit by 8:15 and continued to pick off scorable fish throughout the day.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to go for numbers, to qualify for the final round," Uribe said. "I'll try to get my limit early and then try to catch a scorable bass every 30 minutes."
Kanemoto referenced his pre-tournament study and stayed close to the launch ramp. Spending his day in a small, round cove, he leveraged the shad spawn — just not directly.
"The wolf packs of bass would push the shad to the surface, but it was incredibly hard to catch these fish because there was so much bait in the area," Kanemoto said. "I knew the shad spawn would keep a lot of fish in the area, so I fished out where I saw fish busting in 25 feet."
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"I could see groups of five fish but I wouldn't even cast at them," Kanemoto said. "I'd have to see a large group of them and they had to be about 50 feet from the boat to make it worth a cast. They had to be grouped up so they were fighting over (the bait.)"
"Without my ActiveTarget, I would not have been able to target those fish. It took me all day to catch my fish. I had my first one at 8 a.m. and my last one at 2:48."
Rounding out the top-5 were Scott Hellesen with 11 scorable bass, Tony Franceschi with 11 and Ostrander with 10.
After two days of full-field competition, the top-10 anglers advance to Sunday's Championship round. The final field will comprise the top-5 anglers with the Most Keepers and the top-5 anglers with the highest Total Weight. Total days weight and keeper count from days 1 and 2 areaccumulated. In the final round, weights and keeper count are zeroed.


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America's Pastime?
Posted By Steven Cameron on November 15, 2015
Before game one of the 2015 World Series, Daniel Volquez, father of Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Edinson Volquez, passed away. Edinson' s wife, Roandry, did not want to break the news to her husband until after his first World Series start, and Kansas City's management staff complied with the family's wishes. Volquez threw six strong innings and exited the game in the sixth inning with a one run deficit.
After he'd been taken out he walked into the Royal's clubhouse, where his general manager, Dayton Moore, was waiting for him. Moore brought him into manager Ned Yost's office where Roandry told her husband that his father succumbed to heart disease earlier that day in the Dominican Republic. Volquez let the news sink in in the clubhouse, then went home with Roandry and their two-year-old twin daughters.
The Royals went on to win the fourteen-inning battle against the Mets in dramatic fashion. Alex Gordon hit a heroic ninth inning homerun to push the game into extras, and five grueling innings later, Eric Hosmer redeemed himself for a costly error by hitting a game winning sacrifice fly. The Royals celebrated their walk-off victory into the clubhouse only to see that their starter was no longer there. Royals' shortstop Alcides Escobar received a text message from Volquez that read, "Thank you guys, for winning that game for me."
"It was a sad situation. There was no road map. You just do what the family asked you to do. It was real special to them that Eddie goes out and pitches that game,'' said Ned Yost after the game.
Joe Buck and Fox's broadcast team didn't have a road map either. Buck and Fox decided to break the news of Daniel Volquez's death during the game. Eerily, after Fox broke the news, their truck suffered a power outage and the game was delayed. In the age of the smart phone, the consequences of Fox's decision to break the news could have gone awry. Broadcasting the news of Volquez's death informed TV audiences and, in-turn, a stadium full of smart phone users, running the risk of the bereaved finding out prematurely.
Similarly, during the regular season, Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores was informed by a fan that he had been traded after reading the news on Twitter. Flores, who has been a member of the Mets organization since he was sixteen, was so distraught he began crying on the field. The trade was eventually void.
News outlets that knew about Volquez's situation in advance sat on the story until Volquez was informed, fearing a Flores-type debacle. Fox's decision to break the news became a topic of debate. Those on the side of journalistic integrity believe that in-game coverage has a commitment to tell the whole story to its viewers, while those on the other side of the fence say the ethical decision would be to uphold the family's wishes and break the news once Volquez knew.
Buck and Fox believed that their journalistic integrity outweighed the possibility of Volquez finding out through an increasingly informed audience. Their calculated and tactless decision didn't backfire, but was an unnecessary risk that could have run a lofty emotional toll. This situation manifests Fox's overt avarice, valuing high ratings and ad dollars above human compassion.
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Microsoft accused of being 'complicit' in persecution of 1 million Muslims after helping China develop sinister AI capabilities
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A composite image of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Microsoft researchers produced three research papers on AI and facial analysis with a Chinese military-run university last year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
US politicians have slammed the partnership with Sen. Marco Rubio describing it as "deeply disturbing" and "an act that makes them complicit" in China's human rights abuses
Critics say China can easily use the research to monitor and suppress citizens' rights.
Beijing has long touted its facial recognition technology around the country. In the western region of Xinjiang, authorities have used such technology to track and detain its Muslim minority.
Microsoft has defended its partnership with the Chinese military, saying its help "advance our understanding of technology."
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US politicians slammed Microsoft for partnering with a Chinese military university on AI research that experts say could be used in Beijing's unprecedented persecution of its Muslim minority, with one prominent senator calling the partnership "deeply disturbing," and accusing Microsoft of being "complicit" in Chinese human rights abuses.
Microsoft Research Asia, the tech company's Beijing-based research arm, and researchers linked to the Chinese military-run National University of Defense Technology co-wrote three papers between March and November last year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
One of the papers detailed new methods to recreate environmental maps — a way to approximate the appearance of an object using reflections, also known as reflection mapping — by analyzing human faces, the FT reported.
Experts and politicians have slammed Microsoft's collaboration with China, saying that Beijing can easily use the research to monitor and suppress citizens' rights.
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, one of the US government's most vocal China critics, described Microsoft's partnership with the Chinese military as "deeply disturbing" and "an act that makes them complicit" in China's human rights abuses.
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Beijing has long touted its facial recognition technology, and has already installed millions of facial recognition cameras around the country to watch over its citizens.
The country has also treated the western frontier region of Xinjiang, which is home to more than 11 million Uighurs — a majority-Muslim ethnic minority — as a sort of laboratory for its technology capabilities.
Authorities believe the Uighurs pose a terrorist threat. They have plastered the region with tens of millions of facial recognition cameras, ordered tech companies to spy on the phones of Uighurs, and forbidden citizens from contacting their relatives outside the country.
Read more: Relatives of China's oppressed Muslim minority are getting blocked online by their own family members, who are terrified to even tell them how bad their lives are
Anyone found acting or speaking in ways considered unsavory to the Communist Party is punished and detained. China is accused of detaining at least 1 million Uighurs in prison-like camps.
In this Nov. 3, 2017, photo, residents walk through a security checkpoint into the Hotan Bazaar where a screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hotan in western China's Xinjiang region.
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'An act that makes them complicit'
Rubio told the FT: "It is deeply disturbing that an American company would be actively working with the Chinese military to further build up the government's surveillance network against its own people — an act that makes them complicit in aiding the Communist Chinese government's totalitarian censorship apparatus and egregious human rights abuses."
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday also told the FT: "American companies must recognise this threat and rethink their role in aiding China."
Rubio and other bipartisan members of Congress have for months pressed President Donald Trump's administration to impose sanctions on China and its use of US technology in Xinjiang.
Read more: US residents are reportedly detained in China's prison-like detention camps for Muslims, where people have to pledge allegiance to Xi Jinping to get food
A composite image of Sen. Marco Rubio and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Microsoft defends its work with China
Microsoft defended its partnership with China's military, saying that its research projects "advance our understanding of technology."
"Microsoft's researchers, who are often academics, conduct fundamental research with leading scholars and experts from around the world to advance our understanding of technology," a spokeswoman for the company told Business Insider in a statement.
"In each case, the research is guided by our principles, fully complies with US and local laws, and the research is published to ensure transparency so that everyone can benefit from our work."
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As a special event, we invited the Wave Foundation—Newport Aquariums' educational outreach program—to bring one of their penguin ambassadors for a visit. This way the kids could learn more, and get up close to a real penguin.
Accompanied by educators Ryan, Larry, and Allison, Red Pepper the African penguin spent the afternoon interacting with the kids while they learned more about penguins in the wild. Did you know that more species of penguins live in warm weather climates than cold? African penguins live on the islands and coastline of South Africa and Namibia. Unfortunately, they are classified as endangered. Loss of habitat, competition for food from the commercial fishing industry, oil spills, and predators all threaten their survival. Currently there are 29 known colonies of African penguins in the wild. Because they are a warm-weather species they are easier to care for in captivity, and many breeding and conservation programs have been undertaken by zoos and aquariums. They are also known as the black-footed penguin or the jackass penguin, a name given them due to the loud donkey-like braying sound they make. They are a popular attraction in zoos, and they are quite comfortable and charismatic around people. As you can imagine, they are excellent swimmers and deep divers. They live primarily on anchovies and sardines.
For more information on the WAVE Foundation and WAVE on Wheels, please visit wavefoundation.org.
For a fun online resource about African penguins visit the San Diego Zoo kids page, and be sure and take a look at their live Penguin Cam!


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Last major update issued on June 27, 2016 at 04:45 UT.
The geomagnetic field was quiet to active on June 26 under the influence of a high speed stream from CH743. Solar wind speed at SOHO ranged between 406 and 506 km/s.
Solar flux at 20h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 76.6 (decreasing 9.6 over the last solar rotation). The 90 day 10.7 flux at 1 AU was 91.7. The Potsdam WDC planetary A index was 9 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 9.3). Three hour interval K indices: 21112334 (planetary), 22212324 (Boulder).
New region S5344 [N13E27] emerged early in the day with a tiny spot.
A northern hemisphere coronal hole (CH743) was Earth facing on June 21-22. Another northern hemisphere coronal hole (CH744) rotated across the central meridian on June 26-27.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to unsettled on June 27 due to effects from CH743 and quiet on June 28. Quiet to active conditions are possible on June 29-30 as a high speed stream from CH744 becomes geoeffective.


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In 1933, Rose Maddox and her family walked/hopped freight trains from Alabama to California. Once they arrived they lived briefly in unused sewer pipes, then tents.
In 1937, Rose & brothers began entertaining around Modesto, CA, as The Maddox Brothers and Rose. They won a contest for hillbilly music at the California State Fair for their daily unpaid radio show in Sacramento, CA. Their exuberant musical style, known as Okie Boogie, influenced country music and to some extent rock and roll. After Rose's brothers returned from WWII they were one of the west coast's hottest country acts. In 1949, they were on Grand Ole Opry. In 1951, they recorded with Columbia records, and from 1952 - 54, they were on Louisiana Hayride radio shows. They toured 100,000 miles in a fleet of Cadillacs. The group disbanded in 1956, and in 1958, Don bought a ranch on the north side of Ashland, where Lulu (mother), Cal, and Rose all died. "Maddox Revolution Angus" can still be seen on his big barn. From 1959, to her death Rose was a highly successful solo act. She enjoyed popularity in the 1970s and 80s, even in Europe.
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John Andrew Strain is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. His area of interest are Applied Mathematics, Algorithms, Numerical Analysis, and Materials Science. John Strain received his PhD in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988 working with his advisor Alexandre Joel Chorin. His dissertation paper was on the numerical study of dendritic solidification. Notable publications include Piecewise-polynomial discretization and Krylov-accelerated multigrid for elliptic interface problems, Locally corrected semi-Lagrangian methods for Stokes flow with moving elastic interfaces, Locally-corrected spectral methods and overdetermined elliptic systems, Fractional step methods for index-1 differential-algebraic equations, and  Growth of the zeta function for a quadratic map and the dimension of the Julia set.

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Haskapa hits Bishop's Landing
The berry boutique opens on the waterfront this Friday
A look at the new shop
The former Unicorn Boutique space (1475 Lower Water Street) is being brought back to life by another magical creation—Haskapa, Nova Scotia's wonder fruit, will open its first Halifax storefront this week.
"It's something unique that's special to Nova Scotia at this moment in time, so it will be a touristy product but we're looking to appeal to the local population too, people who are health conscious, epicurious and want to try things new and exciting," says commercial director Liam Tayler.
The success of Haskapa's Mahone Bay boutique—which opened late last summer—has helped push the Bishop's Landing location towards fruition. The waterfront shop will carry everything from haskapa ice cream, vodka, gin, jams, jellies and the brand new haskapa powder (a similar product to other health food powders). The mighty little homegrown berry currently sits at about $5 per pound, which Tayler says speaks to its demand. "It's a good indication of the excitement in the industry," he says. "It's the most expensive berry in the world, and we're making products that are hopefully good enough that people will want to spend that on them."
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A model of a volcanic island appeared three years ago
by space · December 14, 2017
Based on satellite imagery, NASA compiled a dynamic 3D model of the island that appeared three years ago. Specialists believe that the same volcanic islands could exist on young Mars.
The eruption of the Tongan underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean in 2014 gave birth to the eponymous island, which lasted longer than most volcanic islands over the surface, and became the third stable volcanic island in the last 150 years. The previous island of Surtsey was formed as a result of a volcanic eruption of an underwater volcano near the coast of Iceland in 1963.
Unlike the eruption of the volcano that spawned the island of Surtsey, the birth of the new island of Tongan had someone to photograph; and a 9-kilometer column of volcanic ash, and the appearance of a 12-meter elevation once a month from the water was removed by satellites – with optical cameras and radars, the signal of which passes through the clouds. In addition, immediately after the eruption, a NASA tool for rapid response, a moderate resolution spectroradiometer (MODIS) was connected to the observation.
Then, geologists and planetologists from the Goddard Research Center, under the guidance of Mars specialist Jim Garvin (Jim Garvin), combined satellite images and got a 3D time-lapse metamorphosis of Tongan. The outlines of the island were the strongest in the first six months after the eruption; at first the island had a rounded shape and connected with the neighboring one, but then it separated and acquired steep cliffs and pointed peaks. Garvin points out that such forms of relief of volcanic origin are also characteristic of Mars. Modeling the geological processes on the island (the formation and weathering of mountains, the formation of the lagoon, the transfer of rocks), scientists hope to understand whether something similar happened in the past of Mars, when the Red Planet, perhaps, was covered with water.
In addition, modeling helped predict the fate of Tongan himself. Scientists offer two scenarios. According to the first, waves will erode volcanic tuff, and in six years two high parts of the island will sink into the sea, and above the surface there will be only a short isthmus between them. In the second scenario, the destruction of tufa will occur more slowly and take as much as 30 years. The difference in predictions is due to the lack of satellite data for the first time after the eruption.
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Board of Visitors Policy ("BOV Policy"): addresses governance of the university and requires a majority approval of the Board of Visitors. BOV Policy may be required by statute or other legislative action. The authority to determine when a policy warrants Board of Visitors level of approval rests with the Board and the President with the advice of University Counsel.
#01 (2014) - Creating and Maintaining Policies
#02 (2014) - Classification and Numbering System
#03 (2014) - Role of Faculty in University Governance
#04 (2014) - Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
#05 (2017) - Title IX: Sexual Violence, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
#05-01 (2017) Reporting by University Employees of Disclosures to Sexual and Gender-based Harassment and Other Forms Interpersonal Violence
#05-02 (2017) Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment
#05-03 (2017) Preventing and Addressing Retaliation
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#06 (2014) - Statement on Code of Student Conduct
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#08 (2014) - Award of Academic Credit for Military Education, Training and Experience
#09 (2014) - Priority Course Registration for Military Related Students
#10 (2014) - Financial Oversight and Reporting
#11 (2014) - Debt Management
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#14 (2015) - Naming Policy for Facilities and Spaces
#15 (2014) - Presidential Evaluation
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#20 (2017) Parental Notification of Tax-Dependent Students in Instances of Psychological Emergency
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Compare and contrast the Supreme Court's holding in McCulloch v. Maryland with United States v. Lopez.
Given the ruling in United States v. Lopez, would you change any of your answers in the McCulloch v. Maryland assignment? Explain.
Read the following article: Why Lopez Fizzled. Evaluate the author's claim. Is United States v. Lopez a significant case which symbolizes a new era interpretation of the commerce clause or not? Your answer should incorporate supporting evidence from outside the article.
The U.S. Constitution sets up a system of government in which the federal government and the states share power. The powers of the federal government are limited and are described in the Constitution. Other powers, not delegated to the federal government, are reserved for the states. Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution lists many of Congress's powers, including the power to create post offices, raise an army, coin money, and declare war. One of Congress's broadest powers is the power to regulate commerce among the states. Many of the laws Congress passes depend on this power to regulate interstate commerce. In this case, however, it is argued that Congress passed a law that exceeded this constitutional power.
In 1990, Congress passed the Gun Free School Zones Act (GFSZA). In an effort to reduce gun violence in and around schools, the GFSZA prohibited people from knowingly carrying a gun in a school zone. A school zone was defined as any area within 1,000 feet of a school. A 12th grade student, Alfonso Lopez Jr., was convicted of possessing a gun at a Texas school. Lopez appealed his conviction, arguing that Congress never had the authority to pass the GFSZA in the first place. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed with Lopez and reversed his conviction. The United States government asked the Supreme Court to hear the case. The Court agreed to do so.
Did Congress have the power to pass the Gun Free School Zones Act?
In an effort to increase wheat prices during the Great Depression, Congress passed a law limiting the amount of wheat that some farmers could grow. One farmer argued that Congress could not use the Commerce Clause to stop him from growing wheat for personal consumption because that wheat would not be sold, and, therefore, would not be part of interstate commerce. The Supreme Court ruled that Congress could regulate a farmer's personal wheat crop, because the production of wheat is a commercial activity that has interstate consequences. The Court reasoned that Congress may regulate intrastate activities that, if taken all together, would substantially affect interstate commerce. If many farmers decided to grow their own wheat and not buy it on the market, they would substantially affect interstate commerce.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made racial discrimination in public places, including hotels, illegal. An Atlanta hotel refused to serve black customers. The hotel argued that Congress did not have the power to pass the law under the Commerce Clause. The Supreme Court ruled against the hotel, concluding that "commerce" includes travel from state to state, and that racial discrimination in hotels can affect travel from state to state. Congress can therefore prohibit discrimination in hotels because, in the aggregate, it affects interstate commerce.
Congress had the authority to pass the GFSZA under the Commerce Clause. The Supreme Court, in earlier cases such as Wickard and Heart of Atlanta Motel, ruled that Congress can regulate things that are not by themselves interstate commerce if, when accumulated together, they affect interstate commerce.
Although possession of a gun in a school zone is not a direct form of interstate commerce, it can be classified as commerce because the costs associated with violent crime are substantial and affect many people across the country.
The presence of guns near schools also negatively affects students' ability to learn, which will impede their future success, and thus affect the economy of the nation.
Insurance costs for activities related to gun violence are high and gun violence at schools interferes with the willingness of people to travel to some parts of the country. Both of these activities, insurance and travel, are forms of commerce.
The GFSZA does not encroach on state authority as most states had their own laws prohibiting possession of guns on school property. Federal regulation in this case is concurrent with state regulation and does not displace it.
The GFSZA is not related to interstate commerce. The Constitution says that Congress can only pass certain types of laws, including laws that regulate "interstate commerce." Commerce means commercial activities, and this law is not related to any commercial activities.
The Gun Free Schools Zone Act is not like the law at issue in Wickard, which was about buying and selling crops, nor is it like the laws in Heart of Atlanta Motel, which were about customers paying for hotel rooms. Those are both economic activities.
Mere possession of a gun at or near a school is not a form of commerce and does not involve more than one state.
If mere possession of an object were classified as commerce, then anything could be classified as commerce. This would give Congress virtually unlimited powers; there would be no limits to the reach of the national government in a federal system.
The Constitution limited Congress's power to make laws for a reason. Some things are best left to the states. If Congress could call possession of a gun "interstate commerce," then Congress would be allowed to regulate anything and the states will have less authority to set their own laws.
Different communities have different needs and standards. It should be up to states to decide whether people may carry guns near schools.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Lopez, 5–4. Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote the majority opinion for the Court, and was joined by Justices O'Connor, Kennedy, Scalia, and Thomas. Justices O'Connor and Thomas filed separate concurring opinions. Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Stevens, and Souter dissented.
Channels of interstate commerce, including highways, waterways, and air traffic.
People, machines, and things moving in, or used in carrying out, interstate commerce.
Economic activities that have a substantial effect on interstate commerce.
Justice Breyer argued that the Commerce Clause includes the right to regulate local activity so long as the activity significantly affects interstate commerce. In addition, the Court must consider the cumulative effect of regulations, not just one instance. Finally, he argued, the Court's role is not to determine if an activity like possession of a gun was commerce but instead if Congress had a "rational basis" for doing so.
Justice Stevens filed a separate dissent, arguing that the national interest in safeguarding the education system would benefit the overall economy, which provided sufficient authority under the Commerce Clause to protect against gun possession near schools.
Justice Souter's separate dissent emphasized his view that the courts should defer to Congress's informed judgment about the potential economic effects of activity that Congress seeks to regulate, so long as there is a "rational basis" for the judgment that Congress has made.


Some thoughts about visualization, and links to resources, that I made during my participation in the Hazard Maps workshop held on 8th December 2016 in Edinburgh.
We talked a little about rapid visualization in local government and (perhaps) emergency contexts.
I work a fair bit with Rob Radburn from Leicestershire County Council. Rob is a 'Tableau Zen Guru' and works with Tableau as a kind of internal visualization consultant at LCC. Lots of his stuff is online, with examples of how nicely visualization can be achieved in Tableau through, for example the weekly Makeover Monday challenge. Remember - this is QUICK.
There is quite a lot of work on understanding uncertainty and probability in visualization.
There are a few things that my group does that could be interesting.
Lisa asked specifically about our OD maps - in which we show flows between pairs of places using mini maps of destinations located at the origins on a larger map. This lets us see how the geography of destinations varies (sometimes gradually, sometimes abruptly) spatially - here's the paper.
We used this technique to show how viewsheds vary in the Lake District (England, not Chile). These viewable areas associated with particular points vary in spatially related ways - opening up as you climb up the enclosed dales onto the fells for example. They relate to some of what Lisa was showing about landscapes 'opening up' as you walk. She did this very nicely in a linear way with her drawings. We have tried to do so in a discrete way that varies in two dimensions.
Click the first image to see and example. We also use OD maps to show migration, commuting and other flows.
Jo has used the algorithm to generate sketches from digital photos - some of which look a little like architectural drawings - have a look!
This includes author pre-prints of the 18 papers published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics in the last decade.


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Welcome to the End of the World, You're gonna need a bigger gun...
The world was going to hell anyways, but then one day the first Kaijus started to appear and decimated cities in their wake... of course if it was just left at that we'd be a million times better off. We wern't. Mutant's, Monsters, Robots...Zombies... legions of them started rising from the paths of destruction left by these hulking monstrosities started invading what seems to be any declining civilization we have left. Welcome to the last miserable days of your life Pilot.
This is where you come in, Pilot. We have ground and air forces backed together thanks to what remains of our UN and major powers, though we have to keep a tight defense if we're going to fend off anything that seems like a bad japanese movie. Your job is to spearhead our advances into taking down these abominations as a modified super pilot recruited by our Joint TaskForce Operation.
It costs roughtly $1,750,000 to train and modify each and every one of you to a highly trained combat ready death machine with enhanced everything. However, our ultimate weapon against the Kaiju threat, the big freaking robots cost roughly about 1 Trillion backed by private organizations, manufacturers, and governments. So we don't want you wrecking our precious defenses as resources are becoming harder to come across, therefore if you feel you can handle one of these hellish beauties you're gonna have to turn the tide in our favor.
You will be given a standard issue rifle, body armor, and a close combat weapon and deployed into the heart of the warzone via drop pod. Survive long enough, and we will continue to drop support. Die, and well the next pilot to your left will have the opportunity to not be a miserable failure like you.
Kaiju Smash is a tribute to all those giant robot and monster movies out there with inspirations also drawing from Sentai, Contra, Capcom stuff, and of course... Dancing Magical Tacos! You start off in a drop pod deployed in a hellish warzone destroyed by Kaiju's and enough monsters to make Guyver blush. The more your survive, the more mechs and equipment comes available to you through requisition points. Do well enough, and it's Giant Robot vs. Monster! Booyah
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Is Son Heung-Min making the right choice with Spurs?
Son Heung-Min has joined Tottenham Hotspur from German side Bayer Leverkusen. Is moving from one of Germany's top sides the right career decision for the Korean attacking midfielder?
In an attempt to bolster their attacking line-up, Spurs have paid almost £22 million for the Korean International, who has previously said that his ambition was to play in the Premier League. His form over the last three seasons for Hamburg and Leverkusen has been exceptional, leading to FourFourTwo magazine calling him number one Asian footballer last season. There are questions however about whether Spurs are the right club for Son, with his Leverkusen teammate, the Turkish midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, claiming that he has been badly advised. It is easy to see Calhanoglu's point. Leverkusen have finished fourth in the Bundesliga in the past two seasons and third in the season before that, they are not only playing Champion's league football, but were in the second pot when the group draw was made and have a reasonable chance of escaping the group stage although Barcelona and Roma are probably the favourites in Group E. Tottenham on the other hand have finished fifth, sixth, and fifth over the last three seasons and currently look a long way away from breaking into the top-four. As Son Heung-Min previously said that he moved from Hamburg to Leverkusen in order to play Champions' League football, it seems surprising that he is so keen on moving to North London.
As Son Heung-Min is yet to complete his military service, it is possible that his value will decrease faster than other players as his European football career will be two years shorter than others. This makes it unlikely that he will move to a bigger club than Spurs in the future as few clubs would be willing to pay more than the 22 million that the North-London club are willing to play. Having lived in Europe since the age of sixteen, it may be possible for him to defer his military service, but Son will be wary of the fall-out back in Korea that former Monaco striker Park Chu-Young faced when he attempted the same thing. To some extent, Son Heung-Min must be regretting his decision not to participate in the London Olympics, where he could have earned an exemption from military service due to Korea's bronze medal in the games.
However, even though Tottenham might not be the best choice for Son Heung-Min, the Korean is the best choice for Tottenham. Although Spurs have plenty of options in attacking midfield, Son is an upgrade on all of them bar Christian Eriksen. With those two players feeding Harry Kane in attack, few clubs will leave White Hart Lane with a clean sheet this season. Despite what some newspapers might think, Son will adapt quickly to the Premiership, He has spent his entire career playing in the Bundesliga, and at Spurs he will be in the starting eleven every week, which gives him a better chance of transitioning from the Bundesliga to the Premiership than Shinji Kagawa or Andrew Schurlle.
Over the last three seasons, Son has averaged eleven league goals a season and his move to Leverkusen from Hamburg was a club record at the time. At the age of twenty-three, he is improving year-on-year and will be a big hit in the Premier League.


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namespace CodeIgniter4\Sniffs\WhiteSpace;

use PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\Sniff;
use PHP_CodeSniffer\Files\File;

/**
 * Disallow Tabs In Alignment Sniff
 *
 * Checks for use of tabs after indendation.
 *
 * @author Louis Linehan <louis.linehan@gmail.com>
 */
class DisallowTabsInAlignmentSniff implements Sniff
{

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    }//end process()

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A unified approach to fixing rail woes
Senior Transport Correspondent
christan@sph.com.sg
http://str.sg/4Fwa
Stop the finger-pointing adversarial approach. Instead, the Government should get LTA, transport operators, commuters and the media to work together to tackle MRT problems.
Last Tuesday's front-page picture of SMRT chairman Seah Moon Ming bowing in apology while his two chief executives looked on impassively spoke volumes.
The photo in The Straits Times and accompanying story were widely shared on social media.
The image showed a difference in thinking between the older gentleman, aged 62, and his younger helmsmen - SMRT group CEO Desmond Kuek and SMRT Trains CEO Lee Ling Wee, both in their early 50s.
Mr Seah clearly felt bowing was a necessary act of contrition for the disastrous first-time flood-induced breakdown of the North-South Line on Oct 7. But Mr Kuek and Mr Lee clearly did not.
Singapore does not have a corporate culture of bigwigs bowing when something goes wrong. This is in sharp contrast to Japan or South Korea, where the entire entourage of top executives would have bowed deeply.
The picture of Mr Seah bowing alone set the stage for what Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan was to say later at the press conference held jointly by SMRT and the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the public transport regulatory body, on Oct 16.
To a question on whether SMRT would be fined for the flooding - which disrupted service on a large section of the line for some 20 hours and which inconvenienced more than a quarter of a million commuters - Mr Khaw said he would prefer not to "go back to this old system of penalties and fines".
The Singapore Civil Defence Force, which received a call from SMRT about flooding in the tunnel between Braddell and Bishan MRT stations earlier this month, worked with the engineering teams from the Land Transport Authority, PUB and SMRT to pump out the water from the affected areas. PHOTO: FACEBOOK / SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE
"It created a very adversarial relationship between the regulator and the operator," he said.
"When you have this acrimonious relationship, it is very difficult to achieve excellence."
The minister's sentiment has merit. Unity is strength, after all.
And when faced with a seemingly indomitable task of improving reliability on our rail network, the last thing we want is disunity between key stakeholders.
But there should be a distinction between unity and accountability.
SMRT chairman Seah Moon Ming, flanked by Mr Desmond Kuek (left) and Mr Lee Ling Wee, bowing in apology during the media briefing on Oct 16. ST FILE PHOTO
Unity - or working together on a problem - surely does not mean breaches go unpunished.
The relationship between regulators and the regulated should rightly be an uneasy one.
Otherwise, regulatory capture might arise. This is when the public sector tasked with regulating a private entity acts in a way that advances the interest of the company, instead of protecting public users. The theory was developed by the late Nobel laureate, economist George Stigler.
It is a risk governments worldwide have failed time and again to address fully.
For the flooding incident, it is clear that maintenance lapses were to blame, even if the design of the pump system was questionable.
But it cannot be that the maintenance crew and its supervisors are the only ones facing the music. SMRT as an organisation, starting with the top management, should shoulder the responsibility too. Otherwise, an apology - with or without bowing - rings rather hollow.
SMRT has already removed and redeployed its senior executive, Mr Ng Tek Poo, who was in charge of maintenance and systems. Mr Kuek explained that Mr Ng was removed so that an investigation into the team's entire workflow, processes and culture could be done in a more open and transparent way.
Also, the SMRT maintenance team, which failed to properly maintain a flood-prevention system at Bishan MRT station, will have their bonuses cut.
But whose place is it to judge the culpability, if any, of Mr Kuek and his lieutenants?
In Singapore, the operators are mostly left to clean house on their own and decide where the buck stops, except in 2011 - the year two massive breakdowns led to a public inquiry and a management shake-up at SMRT.
Ironically, SMRT's network has experienced worse incidents since then, including Oct 7's flooding. Surely, top honchos who are credited when things go right should share the blame when they go awry. In Hong Kong, top MTR executives face pay cuts if rail services are disrupted severely or repeatedly.
On its part, the LTA, as regulator and builder of the MRT system, should stand up and admit that the pump circuitry at Bishan can be improved. (The older lines were built by MRTC, which was one of the predecessors of the LTA.)
There are three pumps, each activated by a float switch as the water level rises and a fourth kill switch that can prevent all three pumps from working. This fourth switch failed that fateful day, along with another component that would have set off an alarm at SMRT's control centre.
The existing design undermines the redundancy and resilience of the flood prevention system. A resilient system would have been more forgiving of human errors.
If Mr Khaw wants SMRT and LTA to be more united, both sides, not just one party, must openly admit to flaws. The Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) is another example of this one-sided relationship.
Even if SMRT is far from blameless for the 18-year-old line's unending woes, the LTA has not admitted openly that the LRT line had design shortcomings.
It took Second Minister for Transport Ng Chee Meng to say in Parliament earlier this month that the BPLRT's design was adapted from an airport inter-terminal transfer system.
With just a tinge of exaggeration, such an adaptation is almost akin to using a baggage carousel system as a travelator. In an airport transit system, the tracks are relatively straight. But in a housing estate, you want the line to serve as many blocks as possible, and so there is bound to be a lot more twists and turns. Hence the trains' power-collecting system for the latter will have to be designed to withstand repeated sharp turns.
It has taken 18 years for this admission to surface.
Would the problems have been fixed earlier if previous leaders had openly acknowledged the design flaw? After all, being able to fix a problem has to start with admitting that it is a problem in the first place.
Of course, not all the problems with the BPLRT are to do with not customising its components for its alignment. Many of them are down to weak maintenance and an inability to spot systemic weaknesses.
On that front, it is now clear there is an engineering deficit in the rail industry here that needs urgent fixing. SMRT says it has beefed up its team of engineers by more than 150 per cent in the last four years, and aims to increase the ranks by another 40 per cent by 2020.
This is commendable. But it is unlikely to solve immediate challenges. These require, first, experienced rail engineers (those with a deep understanding of rail infrastructure, systems and components), and second, a battalion of technicians who actually do most of the heavy lifting in the tunnels.
And because the resource pool for such workers is rather limited here, it makes sense for Singapore to seriously consider having one rail operator. Currently, the pool of expertise is divided between the main rail operator SMRT and SBS Transit, which runs the North-East and Downtown lines.
Again, having one rail operator would be in line with Mr Khaw's call for unity or joint responsibility.
And if we take it one step further, we should adopt the harmonised strategy of having one entity design, build and operate a network. It is the model used in Hong Kong and Taipei, whose sterling metros we want to emulate.
Also in line with the unity theme would be to tap the eyes and ears of commuters who make more than three million train trips a day.
Their feedback on peculiar noises, vibration or smells along their journeys can sometimes be the first tell-tale signs of problems.
Having a convenient way for them to convey their feedback immediately would be a good move. Of course there is no need to look into each and every piece of feedback, but data analytics can pick up patterns of complaints, which can be addressed.
Lastly, the authorities should recognise that the media is not an adversary. We are a vital listening post. And if some of our stories highlighting the frequency of breakdowns appear unflattering or critical, we make no apology.
Despite rosier statistics on rail reliability, the more serious incidents on the MRT continue to test the public's patience and shake its confidence in the system.
Downplaying them does nobody any good.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 26, 2017, with the headline 'A unified approach to fixing rail woes'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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output: dist
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Statement by Ambassador Liu Jieyi, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations after Security Council Voting on Draft Resolution on Humanitarian Situation in Syria
China has been closely following the situation in Syria. Over the past three years, the escalating conflict in Syria has brought untold suffering to the Syrian people and resulted in the worsening of the humanitarian situation in parts of the country.
China is deeply concerned about the suffering of the population and has made ongoing efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in the country. On many occasions, China has provided significant amounts of humanitarian assistance to Syria and its neighbours through various channels. In June, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a new round of humanitarian assistance to the Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and other countries, which is being acted upon. China has actively participated in the assistance actions within the United Nations framework and has contributed to the United Nations Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan. We will continue to do our utmost to help improve the humanitarian situation of the Syrians.
China supports the efforts of the international community, in particular the United Nations, to ease the humanitarian situation in Syria. We support the due role of the Council in that process. Resolution 2165 (2014), which we have just adopted unanimously, once again demonstrates that, as long as all parties put the interests of the Syrian people first and meet each other half way, the Council's consensus on the Syrian issue and robust actions are possible. The unanimous support for resolution 2165 (2014) reflects the important consensus of the Council and the international community on the question of Syria's humanitarian issue. China calls on all parties in Syria to implement in practice resolution 2165 (2014) and other relevant Security Council resolutions and presidential statements and to actively cooperate with the United Nations and the international community in their humanitarian efforts.
Syria's neighbours should actively support the work of United Nations and other humanitarian agencies so as to ensure the prompt deployment of the monitoring mechanism and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian supplies. In providing humanitarian relief, United Nations and other humanitarian agencies should act strictly in accordance with the resolution's mandate. They should respect Syria's sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity, follow the guiding principles of United Nations humanitarian assistance set out in relevant General Assembly resolutions, and try to ensure the understanding, support and cooperation of the country concerned. The international community should uphold the neutral and impartial nature of humanitarian assistance and should avoid the politicization of humanitarian issues and the militarization of humanitarian actions.
A political solution is the only way out of the Syrian problem. It is also the right way to resolve all matters, including the humanitarian issue. The international community should stay the course of a political solution, continue to engage in coordination and cooperation and step up its efforts in that regard. China calls on all parties in Syria to effectively implement the Geneva communiqué (S/2012/522, annex), launch an inclusive political transition and find a middle way that takes into account the country's specific conditions and accommodates the interests of all parties concerned in order to achieve a political settlement of the Syrian issue.
China has consistently supported the good offices of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the issue of Syria and welcomes his appointment of Mr. De Mistura as the new Joint Special Representative for Syria. We believe that that appointment will give new momentum to the political efforts. As a permanent member of the Council and a responsible member of the international community, China will continue to actively work for a comprehensive, lasting and proper solution of the Syrian issue as soon as possible.


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London : Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1990.
Colloquium (Institution of Electrical Engineers) ; 1990, no. 83.


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In addition to the changes above, featured snippets are starting to show up with 'IQ bubbles.' These are buttons in the featured snippet box that direct you to a different featured snippet. They are essentially snippets within snippets and show up for approximately 9 percent of searches that contain a snippet. IQ bubbles typically contain information pulled from a different URL but it is possible to have a piece of content that ranks for both the parent and child snippets.
The volatility associated with featured snippets has also seen some changes over the last year, which we'll expand on below.
The URLs featured in snippets have the potential to move in and out of their positions fairly regularly.
In April of 2017, Kellie and her team ran a test with 1 million keywords and tracked the 232,451 that returned featured snippets for 19 days. During this period, 68 percent of featured snippets had no volatility.
In this case, snippet volatility is defined as a result that has no URL disappearances, reappearances, or changes. The lack of volatility indicates that it can be difficult to take over from another URL that is already in that position. For the other 32 percent of snippets, gaining and losing your position has a higher probability of occurring.
If you're looking to increase the stability of your URL in a featured snippet, then work on bringing up your ranking to a higher position in the SERPs.
The rise of voice search has had specific effects on featured snippets.
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Voice queries are usually longer than typed queries, which has had an impact on the typical length of keywords that return featured snippets and the number of words contained.
If you are interested in optimizing your content for voice search, using long, full queries that contain natural language is ideal.
While featured snippets have seen a lot of change, they are beginning to show up more often and generally provide stable ranking opportunities. They have become a cornerstone for voice search and offer some powerful traffic potential for a variety of keywords.


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use condition variables: condvar(9).  The same holds for the framework.
cri_next      Contains a pointer to another cryptoini structure.
the same as the input length.
record the new SID and use it in all subsequent requests.
In this case, the request may be re-submitted immediately.
crp_flags     Is a bitmask of flags associated with this request.
when decrypting (subject to crd_flags).
result of the keyed hash will be inserted.
crypto_kfreereq() deallocates a structure cryptkop structure.
to do asymmetric crypto requests.
completion and calling cryptop callback.
The following sysctl entries exist to get statistics.
register and unregister with the kernel crypto services framework.
existing sessions will be migrated to other drivers).
disable the driver, and migrate existing sessions to other drivers.
second argument is identical to that of crypto_newsession().
(clear hardware registers, memory, etc.).
migration may be performed, as mentioned previously.
failure, in the crp_etype field.
the OpenBSD Cryptographic Framework, Usenix, 2003, June 2003.
by Angelos D. Keromytis <angelos@openbsd.org>.
to NetBSD.  opencrypto first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.


Following the explosive growth of the online healthcare market driven by an influx of capital, preferential policies and technological innovation in 2014 and 2015, many of China's Internet healthcare providers experienced financial losses and job cuts in 2017.
China's Internet healthcare providers experienced financial losses and job cuts in 2017. The business model of simply connecting doctors and patients via the Internet has proved ineffective at solving the fundamental imbalance of medical resources in China's healthcare sector. Official data shows at least 1,000 online healthcare providers shuttered last year and to date fewer than 50 providers remain in operation, down from 5,000 two years ago. A reshuffle of the market is compulsory before coming up with new business and profit models.


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