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The Next Bin Laden Raid: Will SEAL Team Six Strike Chapo Guzman in Mexico?
by Jack Murphy Aug 15, 2012
The conflict in the Middle East is winding down, US forces are withdrawing, and wars are being handed over to various proxy forces to fight in the context of the so-called Arab Spring from Egypt, to Libya, to Syria. Once Syria falls, more than likely after the US Presidential elections are complete, the Arab Spring with US covert assistance will almost certainly shift its focus to the gem of Eurasia, Iran. But that is another story.
Meanwhile, the policy makers and official white papers are talking about a strategic pivot, a realignment of US forces to confront a real or perceived growing of Chinese spheres of influence in the Pacific Rim. This has already begun in earnest, with China feuding with the Philippines and several South East Asian nations regarding territory disputes, mostly related to islands in the South China Sea. Another realignment of US military and intelligence assets is to the Southern Cone, Central and South America.
The third realignment is to turn the surveillance and intelligence gathering techniques and tactics developed for the War on Terror inward for domestic use, mostly under the banner of cyber-security. The defense establishment will not simply let contracts expire and shrink their margins; rather, they will seek out new venues to apply the same methods of operation.
SOF realignment? 5th Special Forces Group Commanders In-Extremis Force (CIF) Team training for maritime interdictions.
The second realignment involves various Unmanned Aerial Vehicles being reoriented into the Southern Hemisphere, but there are also a number of rumors that just don't want to die. Has the Asymmetrical Warfare Group been south of the border to study cartel tactics, techniques, and procedures? Are Spanish-speaking SEAL Team Six operators working with FES, Mexico's Maritime Commando equivalent? Many attribute the Mexican Marines, and other military forces recent successes in capturing high value targets to close cooperation and assistance from American military and intelligence sources, much of which was hashed out as a part of the Mérida Initiative.
All of this happens in the background of the so-called Fast and Furious scandal, in which the ATF first ordered American gun shop owners to sell guns to straw buyers, and then intentionally allowed them to be smuggled across the border into the hands of cartel sicarios, or assassins. The excuse given by ATF and the Justice Department was that the weapons were allowed to "walk" across the border so that law enforcement officials could track them to the recipients and use the information to make arrests. This excuse is just that, a pathetic cover story for what actually happened. Why was no effort made to Tag, Track, and Locate the smuggled weapons?
The Sinaloa cartel is the oldest cartel in Mexico, with the deepest institution ties. This is a nice way of saying that the cartel cuts checks to government employees on both sides of the border. This cartel has been waging a war against their rivals and the idea that America is interested in managing the war on drugs rather than ending it is an old one. To that end, has the Sinaloa cartel been receiving covert assistance to help them wipe out their rivals and consolidate the drug trade under one organization?
Mexican President-Elect Nieto Pena with Sinaloa Cartel Honcho, Celaya Valenzuela who was busted in Spain this week with 337 Kilos of cocaine.
Answers are not forthcoming, however, some leaked information shows that CISEN, the Mexican Intelligence service, along with American agencies may have their crosshairs on the Sinaloa cartel, whether or not they have actually been allied with them in the past. According to leaked StratFor e-mails stolen by the hacker group called Anonymous, and subsequently released by Wikileaks, we have an interesting account about a CISEN agent meeting with American officials at the El Paso intelligence center described by Wikipedia as, "a federal tactical operational intelligence center…hosted at Fort Bliss. Its DoD (United States Department of Defense) counterpart, Joint Task Force North, is at Biggs Army Airfield. Biggs Field, a military airport located at Fort Bliss, is designated a military power projection platform."
The Mexican counterpart to the El Paso intelligence center is more than likely the Office of Bi-National Intelligence in the business district of Mexico City, alleged to house the DEA, CIA, FBI, and CISEN under one roof where they receive direction from NORTHCOM, perhaps with National Security Council involvement.
In one of the StratFor e-mails, a Mexican diplomat identified as Fernando de la Mora writes, "Information about US military involvement in Mexico is provided only as a need to know basis. The Americans have been adamant about this, and we agree even more. Therefore, I can confirm that there is Marine presence, but I don't know if it is MFR [Marine Force Recon]."
Take it for what it may or may not be worth, but I think this non-military diplomat may be confusing Force Recon with a certain Naval Special Warfare unit. To clarify, Force Recon still exists as a part of the Marine Corps and goes out to sea with the Navy to provide a Direct Action capability for the fleet they sail with as Navy SEALs no longer provide this function on any regular basis.
Additionally, Borderland Beat reports that according to well placed military sources, the Pentagon has drafted a plan to capture Chapo Guzman that reflects the same template used for the Osama Bin Laden raid. According to this report, SEAL Team Six would insert via helicopter into the mountains of Sinaloa where Guzman is believed to be in hiding. Like with the Bin Laden raid, this would be a "kill" rather than a "capture" mission, the entire affair watched over by NORTHCOM in real-time transmission from UAV's flying over the objective area.
A raid of this nature with American SOF taking point makes sense, as six previous attempts to capture Guzman by the Mexican military have failed, generally thought due to leaks and tip-offs to the enemy. However, Americans operating unilaterally inside Mexico would be a clear violation of the Mexican constitution and would set off a political firestorm due to a past history of "yankee imperialism." To this end, the American operators may disguise themselves as Mexican commandos and quickly hand Guzman's body off to Mexican authorities, allowing them to claim credit for the killing.
According to Brandon Webb's contact, "There have been units operating in south America for some time now but the SEALs doing this (by themselves) does not add up and I've heard nothing on this." This statement is probably correct. The proposed Guzman raid is just that, a proposal for a contingency plan. This does not mean that troops and assets have been committed to this military action at this time.
When taken together, this information makes it clear that if the Guzman raid is authorized like the Bin Laden raid, there will be safeguards in place to make sure Guzman comes back in a body bag. The reasons are not tactical but rather strategic in the political sense. Osama Bin Laden could never be put on the stand during a trail – the things he would have had to say about America's support for the mujahedeen during the 1980s alone would have been a massive embarrassment. Enough so that it would call into question American foreign policy decisions going back decades and right up to the present, especially taken in the context of US training and material support for the Syrian and Libyan rebels as well as the Iranian MEK terrorist group.
If Guzman were allowed to take the stand in a US courtroom, what would he have to tell us about the covert support he received? What would he have to tell us about the Fast and Furious scandal? This is a rhetorical question of course because such a thing will never be allowed to happen.
About Jack Murphy
Jack served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group. Having left the military in 2010, he graduated from Columbia with a BA in political science. Murphy is the author of Reflexive Fire, Target Deck, Direct Action, and Gray Matter Splatter. His memoir, "Murphy's Law" is due for a 2019 release and can be pre-ordered now.
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Mercedes Lackey's "Redoubt" — Fine Series Fiction, Valdemar-style
Posted by Barb Caffrey in Book Review on October 26, 2012
Mercedes Lackey's newest novel in the long-standing adventures of Valdemar is REDOUBT, the fourth novel in what is now being called "The Collegium Chronicles" (originally it was the "Collegium Trilogy," but as we're already in the fourth book, it's just as well that the former appellation has been scrapped — except at Lackey's own page). And before you get into this one, you may want to check out the review of the previous novel in this cycle, CHANGES, which is here.
All right — our heroes are still Herald-trainee Mags, his Companion, Dallen, his love-interest, Amily, his best friend, Healer-trainee Bear, and his other best friend, Bardic-trainee Lena. And things remain somewhat in flux; no one knows what two mysterious and shady individuals known as Ice and Storm were doing in Valdemar in the last book, much less why they seemingly recognized Mags and said, "Not you! You weren't supposed to be here!" (Best paraphrase, that.)
REDOUBT starts slowly as the Prince has just gotten married to a commoner — a rather wealthy commoner, and unlike the real-life marriage of Prince Charles of England to Lady Diana Spencer, this Valdemarian wedding appears to be a true love-match. This wedding allows for all of the previous information in the three books that's important — that Mags was brought up in a mine, that he's not much like most of the other Heralds, etc. — and gets the reader up to speed within a few, short chapters.
Then something awful happens — Mags gets captured, and this time, the people capturing him bring him to Valdemar's hereditary enemy, Karse. Yet they aren't Karsite, which Mags notes as strange; as they quickly drug Mags with something that appears to knock out his telepathy (or Mindspeaking, in Lackey's parlance), Mags isn't able to alert his Companion in any way, shape or form that he's been taken, much less as to where he is.
Because Mags is a survivor — all that experience in that nasty mine, where he was particularly ill-treated — he of course manages to survive. But when he's rescued by of all people a young priest of Karse, Mags doesn't know what to do. (Because the priests of Karse, 'tis said, will have no mercy upon a Herald or Herald-trainee, thinking that the Heralds all ride "demon horses.")
So there are a number of nifty mysteries here, to wit:
Why has Mags been taken? Who are these people, and what do they want?
Why would a Karsite priest, of all people, come to the aid of Mags when Mags is not Karsite himself? (Is it the priest's youth that is the main factor? Or is it something else?)
And what will Mags do to get back home, especially as he still has no Mindspeech?
All of these questions will be answered, but in turn raise even more questions. (Which means book 5 of the Collegium Chronicles had best be on the way, soonest . . . just saying.)
Overall, REDOUBT is a big improvement over CHANGES, mostly because getting Mags away and on his own shows how intelligent, independent and resourceful he is. This allows for a better suspension of disbelief, far more engagement with Mags himself, and a better appreciation of what Mags brings to the table as a hero.
Bottom line: this is a good effort in a long-running series that held my interest and actually made me re-read it a time or two in the process. But I do hope Mags' story will be completed in book five — whenever book five is slated to arrive, that is.
Grade: B-plus.
— reviewed by Barb
Sygillis of Metatron — Fun Book Without Transformers
Posted by Jason Cordova in Book Review on October 24, 2012
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Ben Garcia is quickly becoming an adept student at blending steampunk and space opera, as evident in his debut novel, Sygillis of Metatron. In spite of the awkward sounding name, the opening book for his League of Elders series is a pretty good little offering.
For as long as many could remember, the League warned all who would listen of the danger of the Black Hats. Only the Sisterhood of Light could protect the League from them as the two sides of women were drawn into conflict every time their paths crossed. For Captain Davage, Lord of Blanchefort, capturing one in battle was an odd occurrence Odder still was his desire to enter the Black Hat's cell, knowing that it would be certain death to do so. But love of a missing and long-dead friend compels him to look in on the Black Hat, who bears a striking resemblance to his deceased friend. The Black Hat, Sygillis of Metatron, vows to destroy the young naval captain, but something happens in that process along the way…
Once upon a time, Davage was promised to Princess Marilith of Xandarr, a Xaphan noble, to unite the League and the Xaphan and end a very long war. However, when time for the marriage came, Davage's own sister refused to accept the bride and war broke out anew. While the seemingly random coincidences do not immediately seem to matter, Davage's family history, and that of his long-dead friend's family as well, and…
Okay, there's a lot of back story involved in this novel, and this review would be close to three thousand words long if we went into it fully. Needless to say, it's all very fascinating, only mildly detracts from the pace of the story and overall, links the beginning, middle and end of the book all together.
I really wish this book hadn't done that.
Sygillis of Metatron is one of those books that, if you can get past some of the new-writer flaws, has potential to be an amazingly good read. The story concept is fascinating, and the author's writing style is pretty polished. The inherent love story and the sacrifices some of the characters make in the name of love is, without a doubt, very heartwarming. Plus, you find yourself rooting for Sygillis, no matter the cost may be to her soul.
Now, some of the scene shifts are awkward, and you really do not have a sense of "time" in this book. Two paragraphs could go by before the reader realizes that the author has fast forwarded two months (or perhaps it was two weeks?) and it isn't very clear when that happens. Sometimes the battle scenes are strange, since the reader gets the initial impression that Davage doesn't want to really kill Marilith but eventually they both decide that the other must die.
The most fleshed-out character, surprisingly, is Sygillis herself and not Davage, the star of the book. Once Sygillis comes into her own, she completely dominates the book, and the awkward sense that all is not right with the book in scenes she is not featured can slow down the reading process. Davage makes a few token "I'm the man of the book" moments but, by and large, this is more Sygillis' story than Davage. I think that the author came to realize this towards the end, as Sygillis becomes the focus of some very intense rage and hostility from Princess Marilith.
A fun read, and I think that Ben Garcia has something going here.
—Reviewed by Jason
"Arcanum 101: Welcome New Students" — Winning YA Urban Fantasy from Lackey and Edghill
Arcanum 101: Welcome New Students by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill is about Tomas Torres, a fifteen-year-old from the barrio. Tomas saves himself and his younger sister, Rosalita, from a nasty encounter due to his previously unknown talent for pyrokinesis — fire-starting, but with the additional ability of being able to move the fires he calls about. But in doing so, he calls attention to himself and ends up working for the local padrone — a very dangerous man — until he quickly ends up behind bars.
Fortunately for Tomas, he's sent away to St. Rhiannon's School for Gifted and Exceptional Students ("St. Rhia's" for short) in upstate New York for three years of probation rather than hard time for arson. St. Rhia's is a place where psionics like Tomas, or magicians, like his friend and love interest Valeria Victrix Langenfeld (always called "VeeVee"), get trained. Because they're in the middle of nowhere, that limits the damage these untrained kids can do; it also allows these kids to fight against some really noxious magical things without anyone in authority getting wind of it.
Of course, Torres doesn't believe in magic, much. Nor does he believe in anything beyond what he can do himself. This is something that needs to get knocked out of him, fast. And as Tomas has adventure after adventure (some with VeeVee, some not), he starts to realize that the world as he knew it is a whole lot bigger — and a whole lot deadlier — than he'd ever imagined.
Fortunately for Tomas, he has experienced help at the ready, as Arcanum 101 is an offshoot of the "Bedlam's Bard" universe. That means such well-known characters as Eric Banyon, Kayla Smith, and Hosea Songmaker either teach at St. Rhia's, or are counselors, and can help as needed. The reason for these characters to help at a school like this is simple; none of them want these kids to have the types of growing pains they did. And while none of the teachers overtly state this, the point still came across. (Loudly and clearly, too.)
So there's a rationale for the school. And there's a rationale for why these kids are better off at this school than they would be if they were simply left on their own. Which is why Tomas, once he settles into it, decides he rather likes St. Rhia's, even if it is rather far from civilization. And his liking is not simply due to "get on the bandwagon" psychology, either — instead, it's actual fellowship, which is hard to write well. (Lackey and Edghill not only wrote it well, but got me to believe that Tomas indeed wanted this sense of fellowship, even when he didn't know what it was. And writing inchoate longing is even harder than writing about the sense of fellowship without it turning to treacle. Full marks for the pair of them!)
At any rate, Tomas's and VeeVee are good characters and I enjoyed reading about their adventures. Better yet, I believed in their nascent romance, complete with ups and downs — some of which will be familiar to every teen whether they have Gifts or not — and believed it added greatly to the book as a whole.
Bottom line: Arcanum 101 has magic, teens, a boarding school that's nothing like the "Harry Potter" series, adventure, a believable, PG-rated romance . . . in other words, this is a winning effort, Young Adult-style, from the gifted duo of Lackey and Edghill.
The only minor drawback is that this is a short novel, somewhere in the neighborhood of 70,000 words. But as it's obviously meant to be the start of a whole new crop of adventurers in the "Bedlam's Bard" universe — complete with Elves, Guardians, and bad guys galore — it works out just fine.
So what are you waiting for? Go grab the e-book today! (Then do as I did, and devour it in a few hours, cold. Then enjoy the re-reads.)
Grade: A.
"Bedlam's Bard" offshoot, Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, urban fantasy, young adult (YA)
The Mark of Athena — Picking Up Where We Last Left Off
For other reviews in this series, please see The Lost Hero and The Son of Neptune.
For many readers now, the latest series based on the original Percy Jackson and the Olympian series has fallen short of expectations. Rick Riordan's latest foray into The Heroes of Olympus series, The Mark of Athena, might mean a return back to the vastly entertaining original series starring Percy Jackson.
Unfortunately, first Riordan needs to get rid of all the excess baggage surrounding Percy. Namely, head honcho of the Romans, Jason, and his much-unneeded drama llama.
The Mark of Athena starts off with the Greek contingent flying off to meet the Romans at their demigod camp near San Francisco with Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Hazel, Jason, Piper and Frank (and the satyr chaperone, Coach Gleeson Hedge). Annabeth is nervous, since before most wars had started with the Greek and Roman demigods going to war (which, minor quibble here, is completely against the claim made in the original series, when children of the "Big Three" — Zeus, Poseidon and Hades — all were great leaders who caused war amongst each other). However, she is more nervous as it is shown that she has received a visit from Athena herself, who happens also to be Annabeth's mother. Athena tells her to follow the Mark of Athena and avenge her, which confuses Annabeth to no end. However, she is forced to put the thought aside as the Argo II — Leo's redesigned ship — hovers over the Roman demigod camp and they are met by an angry and confused contingent of Romans. Reyna, who with Jason is co-leader of the Romans, manages to keep everything from going badly as the Romans hear out the Greeks plans, and that their common enemy is Gaea herself. However, after Leo goes back to the Argo II, the ship begins to launch an attack upon Romans and Greeks alike, driving a permanent wedge between the two camps. The six other demigods make it back to the ship, where they find a confused Leo, who claims he did not attack the Romans on purpose, but that something made him do it.
Confused but on the run from the vengeful Romans (led by Octavius, slayer of teddy bears — one of the more funnier characters Riordan has ever come up with), the seven demigods meet Dionysus/Bacchus on the road across the country in the middle of Kansas. He tells them that they should seek out Phorcys, an ancient sea god from before the time of the Olympians, who is currently residing in Atlanta. They wonder why an ancient sea god is in Atlanta, which isn't really near the ocean (about 200 miles away, give or take) but the demigods continue anyways. Meanwhile, Annabeth discovers just what the Mark of Athena leads to — the lost statue Athena Pathenos, which had been stolen by the Romans during Greece's decline and is a major cause to the conflict between Greeks and Romans.
Clever twists and turns abound throughout this book, which leads me to believe that the author is back on track with the same voice that led to the original wonderment which the reader felt in the Percy Jackson novels. The pacing is fairly decent this time, though the book drags whenever the reader is on Leo's POV, which is odd because Leo makes the average demigod seem calm. Maybe it's due to the character's excitement being so high that the author felt that he needed to convey more details around him? I'm not certain, but it does take a little bit away from Leo as a whole. Frank, on the other hand, would probably have been a more interesting character.
The plot is solid, though I did question the spirits which caused a lot of problems for the gang as they went on their quest. It was a mildly convenient plot tool for them to be around, though it sorta made sense. It was an easy out for the author, however, so I won't begrudge him that. Still, part of me wanted a bit more of a challenge when it camer to character motivation.
Better than the previous installments of the series, though not quite to par with the original five books.
Redshirts — A Novel with Three Codas
Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Intrepid, the flagship of the Universal Union. He is excited because, as a xenobiologist, he gets to go on "Away" missions. Missions that, as he comes to learn, are very dangerous to the assigned ensigns — and perfectly safe for certain officers.
What is the secret behind the dangerous away missions? Is it simply bad luck, or is something more dastardly going on?
John Scalzi's Redshirts offers us a look at just that — the red-shirts from a certain television series (whose name was changed to protect the innocent) in a fictionalized universe. Well-paced and well-written, the author draws us into a realm where the narrative of the story is everything.
Dahl, the main protagonist, is determined to not die on an away mission like so many of his fellow ensigns have upon joining the crew of the Intrepid. As he and his fellow new arrivals settle in, they begin to discover that some of the more savvier crew members avoid both the captain and first officer like the plague in an effort to not be assigned to an away mission. Dahl suspects something strange is going on, and gets confirmation from an unlikely source — Jenkins, a mysterious crewmembers aboard the Intrepid who seems to know the answer to the riddles that Dahl seeks.
Redshirts is the book that would have been written had any member of the Star Trek television series had the thought to. Funny and clever with a dark humor that the audience should enjoy, this book is highly entertaining. The pacing is excellent, the plot is compelling and the mystery behind the Intrepid is very well drawn out, despite that the reader knows what is going on within the first ten pages. Scalzi also does an excellent job of making this quasi-science fiction novel character driven, which is something more authors need to do.
The downside? The book is too short, and the first two codas (stories) of the second half of the book are… difficult for the unsophisticated reader. The second story is written in second person, which is very hard for some readers to wrap their head around. The first story is written as a script, which is strange because it's also written in the first person (much like a blog entry). It offers some insight into the mind of a screenwriter, and I can see how many critics of the book say this is the author's none-too-subtle nose tweak towards his cancelled television series. I disagree with this assessment, but I can't offer any more proof other than "Read it and decide for yourself".
Overall, a great entry. Scalzi fans will be pleased with this one.
Sharon Lee's "Carousel Tides:" Excellent Urban Fantasy
Posted by Barb Caffrey in Book Review on October 9, 2012
Sharon Lee's CAROUSEL TIDES is about Kate Archer, her grandmother, the half-dryad Ebony "Bonnie" Pepperidge, and the enigmatic André Borgan, whose powers derive from the sea. Kate is magically talented, being a Guardian of the Land, but renounced it years ago; she's been forced to return to Archers Beach, Maine, because her grandmother is missing. Worse yet, her grandmother's business — a magical carousel ride, where every carousel animal has a spirit that has to be bound every season or it'll escape and cause great harm — needs attending to, as does the Land.
Kate's an interesting character for more than one reason; though she scans as a normal, thirtyish human being, she wasn't born on our Earth at all. This means Kate, unlike most humans, is familiar with the Six Worlds and the magical ability called jikinap, which isn't exactly the same as Bonnie's inborn abilities as a dryad, her mother Nessa's various abilities due to her voysin (or magical spirit), or even Kate's Guardianship of the Land.
So while Kate wears a Google sweatshirt with pride, and speaks of how magical code and computer code seems to have a lot in common, the fact remains that Kate has hidden depths. One of the reasons for this is because Nessa was taken prisoner many years ago in the Land of the Flowers (one of the other Six Worlds) by the evil Ramendysis, a man who's attempting to swallow whole as many mages — and as much jikinap — as he possibly can. Worse yet, Kate was forced to watch as Nessa had to submit to Ramendysis, then endure many more privations before she finally escaped Ramendysis's clutches and found her way to our Earth (and her grandmother's guardianship).
But just because Kate's been on our mostly non-magical Earth for years and away from her magical duties doesn't mean that Ramendysis has forgotten about her — oh, no. (That would be too easy.) Instead, Ramendysis, for whatever reason, just can't leave Kate alone. Because of this, Kate has to not only keep Bonny's business alive and resume her Guardianship of the Land, but she also must make alliances, pronto, or Ramendysis will end up destroying her, just as Ramendysis has destroyed so many other mages of various abilities and talents in the process of swallowing their magic and using it for himself.
And if Ramendysis kills a bunch of non-magical humans in the bargain, that's just a bonus. For him.
This is where Borgan comes in. Borgan, you see, has many hidden depths also, and with his affinity being the sea (or, in the more usual terms, he's Water and she's Earth), he's very strongly attracted to Kate. Her personal story only furthers and deepens this growing attachment, which is why Borgan decides to mix in, along with other various magical entities (including a hidden-in-plain-sight Fire mage).
But will all of these various entities, which Ramendysis sneeringly calls "Low Fae," be enough to stop the nasty Ramendysis?
And even if Ramendysis is foiled, will Bonny be found? What has happened to Nessa in the intervening years? Will the animals of the carousel escape Kate's magic for good due to all of this upheaval? And will Kate and Borgan be able to gain any peace, much less allow their romance to progress, amidst all this turmoil?
All of these questions will be answered, but tend to pose more and more questions. But if you give this book time — for me, it took about five chapters to settle in — you will get hooked. Guaranteed. (Further reviewer sayeth not.)
Bottom line: CAROUSEL TIDES is a highly satisfying, extremely enjoyable, and manifestly excellent novel that urban fantasy lovers will devour with relish because it succeeds on every level. As a quest story, it works. As a coming of age story for Kate, it works. As an understated romance between Kate and Borgan, it works. And as a story of female empowerment — coming into your own power unapologetically — it also works.
A book that can do all that is one that should be in your library. So what are you waiting for? Go grab a paperback copy of CAROUSEL TIDES today — or go get the e-book directly from Baen Books. (You'll be glad you did.)
"Carousel Tides", Maine, Sharon Lee, urban fantasy
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She admitted using heroin, will serve three years of community control and 100 hours of community service.
He is accused of placing at least two recording devices inside teens' bathroom in Maumee home.
Courtnie Lykans, Ronald Collins, Jr., sentenced to prison for two years, six months, respectively.
She is accused of having a sexual relationship with one of her varsity players.
His trial is scheduled for May 20.
Sean P. FitzGerald can stay free on recognizance bond pending appeal.
Charles Yager is accused of intentionally setting his own home ablaze.
Budget shortfall, which reached nearly $900,000 in 2016, now sits at $469,000.
Dayvon Forbes is charged with 1st-degree felony.
She allegedly stole painkillers from her employer.


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Datapath x4 inspires new dawn for Lorraine television show
Part of a new look for ITV's Lorraine television programme centres on a seven-screen video wall that exploits the benefits of two x4 display wall controllers from Datapath, a world leader in multi-screen graphics technology.
"We had an exciting chance in April to give the Lorraine programme a fresh new look," explains Richard Jack, Studio Director for the Lorraine show. "As a result we sat down with our set design team and started to generate ideas. We wanted a look that felt comfortable, stylish and homely. One of the suggestions was to have a selection of photo frames on the wall housing pictures of Lorraine's family, friends and special moments. It was then that we had the idea of 'mirroring' the photo frames on another wall with seven plasma screens which could be used to show features and for Lorraine to interview guests."
Lorraine is the weekday morning news, lifestyle and entertainment show for ITV, presented by Lorraine Kelly. ITV Studios produces the show, which airs on Monday to Friday from 08:30 until 09:25, following Good Morning Britain. Previously, the Lorraine show shared the use of an 8 x 3 video wall arranged in a traditional straight array, but the thinking was different for the new look set.
"We could have used the same configuration but the original video wall was designed to be 'newsy', so it lacked the homely feel we wanted for the redesign," says Richard. "The new video wall had to appear more organic and natural, and less corporate."
"Although it's probably beyond my usual level of detail, I found a number of potential solutions on the internet, including the Datapath x4, which looked ideal for our application," he explains. "Other ideas and products were proposed, but when we drilled down they weren't quite right. As a result, I sought assurance from Datapath that the x4 was the way to go...and so it proved."
For the new Lorraine video wall, Richard wanted to run any live source through the screens. Rather than simple video playback, this meant the system needed to interpret other studio sources straight to the plasma screens in real time. Acting as "a live processor" the selected technology would need to take the feed, split it, and convey it to the relevant screens.
"Although there are seven screens we didn't have seven playback mechanisms – we had to drive from a single source," says Richard.
Having decided to acquire two Datapath x4 display wall controllers, the AV installation company set about configuring the system. As a process, the system is fed from the studio with 1080i (interlaced) signal before conversion to 1080p (progressive) using a DataVideo DAC-70 up/down/cross converter. This in turn is converted via a Kramer FC-332 into HDMI format before being output as two identical feeds into the two x4 display wall controllers.
"We have seven images in one frame – which we call the 'polyframe' – with the x4 controllers programmed to take relevant parts of the image and send them to the screens in the Lorraine studio. To the naked eye it's not ultra-high resolution, but when we put a camera on it we only get 1920 x 1080 pixels anyhow, so it looks fine."
Ultimately the project has proved highly successful with the new video wall used extensively since Lorraine's new set was first broadcast to the viewing millions in April 2014. Moreover, the project is also a huge triumph from a budget perspective.
"The video wall started out as just a sketch and was never in the budget for the new set design," says Richard. "As a result, it had to be created for as little as possible. We are extremely pleased to say that we managed to acquire all the screens and video processing technology for an amazingly low total cost. The Datapath x4 controllers have therefore proved an extremely cost effective solution for what we consider to be a quality outcome."


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/*
 * A wrapper for resampling a numerous amount of sampling combinations.
 */

#ifndef WEBRTC_RESAMPLER_RESAMPLER_H_
#define WEBRTC_RESAMPLER_RESAMPLER_H_

#include "webrtc/typedefs.h"

namespace webrtc {

// All methods return 0 on success and -1 on failure.
class Resampler
{

public:
    Resampler();
    Resampler(int inFreq, int outFreq, int num_channels);
    ~Resampler();

    // Reset all states
    int Reset(int inFreq, int outFreq, int num_channels);

    // Reset all states if any parameter has changed
    int ResetIfNeeded(int inFreq, int outFreq, int num_channels);

    // Resample samplesIn to samplesOut.
    int Push(const int16_t* samplesIn, int lengthIn, int16_t* samplesOut,
             int maxLen, int &outLen);

private:
    enum ResamplerMode
    {
        kResamplerMode1To1,
        kResamplerMode1To2,
        kResamplerMode1To3,
        kResamplerMode1To4,
        kResamplerMode1To6,
        kResamplerMode1To12,
        kResamplerMode2To3,
        kResamplerMode2To11,
        kResamplerMode4To11,
        kResamplerMode8To11,
        kResamplerMode11To16,
        kResamplerMode11To32,
        kResamplerMode2To1,
        kResamplerMode3To1,
        kResamplerMode4To1,
        kResamplerMode6To1,
        kResamplerMode12To1,
        kResamplerMode3To2,
        kResamplerMode11To2,
        kResamplerMode11To4,
        kResamplerMode11To8
    };

    // Generic pointers since we don't know what states we'll need
    void* state1_;
    void* state2_;
    void* state3_;

    // Storage if needed
    int16_t* in_buffer_;
    int16_t* out_buffer_;
    int in_buffer_size_;
    int out_buffer_size_;
    int in_buffer_size_max_;
    int out_buffer_size_max_;

    int my_in_frequency_khz_;
    int my_out_frequency_khz_;
    ResamplerMode my_mode_;
    int num_channels_;

    // Extra instance for stereo
    Resampler* slave_left_;
    Resampler* slave_right_;
};

}  // namespace webrtc

#endif // WEBRTC_RESAMPLER_RESAMPLER_H_

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text:
use clap::{App,
           ArgMatches};
use std::fmt;

#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum Expectation<'a> {
    Value(&'a str),
    Values(Vec<String>),
    Boolean(bool),
}

use self::Expectation::{Boolean,
                        Value,
                        Values};

#[derive(Debug)]
enum CliTestError {
    ValueMismatch(String, String, String),
    MultiValueMismatch(String, Vec<String>, Vec<String>),
    MissingFlag(String),
    MissingSubcmd(),
    ClapError(String),
}

impl fmt::Display for CliTestError {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
        let content = match self {
            CliTestError::ValueMismatch(flag, expected, actual) => {
                format!(
                        r#"
'{}' validation failed:
  Expected: '{}'
  Actual:   '{}'
"#,
                        flag, expected, actual
                )
            }
            CliTestError::MultiValueMismatch(flag, expected, actual) => {
                format!(
                        r#"
'{}' validation failed:
  Expected: '{:#?}'
  Actual:   '{:#?}'
"#,
                        flag, expected, actual,
                )
            }
            CliTestError::MissingFlag(flag) => format!("Expected {} flag was missing.", flag),
            CliTestError::MissingSubcmd() => {
                "Expected a subcommand, but none was specified".to_string()
            }
            CliTestError::ClapError(err) => {
                format!(
                        r#"
Command Parse error:
****************************************
{}
****************************************
"#,
                        err
                )
            }
        };
        write!(f, "{}", content)
    }
}

pub fn assert_command(app: App<'_, '_>, cmd: &str, assertions: Vec<(&str, Expectation<'_>)>) {
    let cmd_vec: Vec<&str> = cmd.split_whitespace().collect();
    let errors = match app.get_matches_from_safe(cmd_vec) {
        Ok(matches) => {
            match matches.subcommand() {
                (_, Some(matches)) => assert_matches(matches, assertions),
                (_, None) => vec![CliTestError::MissingSubcmd()],
            }
        }
        Err(err) => vec![CliTestError::ClapError(err.to_string())],
    };

    if !errors.is_empty() {
        let error_string = errors.into_iter()
                                 .map(|error| format!("{}", error))
                                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                                 .join("\n");

        panic!(
               r#"

Failed assertions for command: '{}'

{}

"#,
               cmd, error_string
        );
    }
}

fn assert_matches(matches: &ArgMatches<'_>,
                  assertions: Vec<(&str, Expectation<'_>)>)
                  -> Vec<CliTestError> {
    let mut errs = Vec::new();

    for (flag, expected_value) in assertions {
        match expected_value {
            Value(expected) => {
                match matches.value_of(flag) {
                    Some(actual) => {
                        if actual != expected {
                            errs.push(CliTestError::ValueMismatch(flag.to_string(),
                                                                  expected.to_string(),
                                                                  actual.to_string()));
                        }
                    }
                    None => {
                        errs.push(CliTestError::MissingFlag(flag.to_string()));
                    }
                }
            }
            Values(expected) => {
                match matches.values_of(flag) {
                    Some(actual_values) => {
                        let actual = actual_values.map(str::to_string).collect();
                        if actual != expected {
                            errs.push(CliTestError::MultiValueMismatch(flag.to_string(),
                                                                       expected,
                                                                       actual));
                        }
                    }
                    None => {
                        errs.push(CliTestError::MissingFlag(flag.to_string()));
                    }
                }
            }
            Boolean(expected) => {
                if matches.is_present(flag) != expected {
                    errs.push(CliTestError::ValueMismatch(flag.to_string(),
                                                          expected.to_string(),
                                                          (!expected).to_string()));
                }
            }
        }
    }

    errs
}

#[macro_export]
macro_rules! assertion {
    ($flag:expr, true) => {
        ($flag, $crate::cli_test_helpers::Expectation::Boolean(true))
    };
    ($flag:expr, false) => {
        ($flag, $crate::cli_test_helpers::Expectation::Boolean(false))
    };
    ($flag:expr, [ $( $value:expr ),+ ]) => {
        ($flag, $crate::cli_test_helpers::Expectation::Values(vec![ $( $value.to_string() ),* ]))
    };
    ($flag:expr, $value:expr) => {
        ($flag, $crate::cli_test_helpers::Expectation::Value($value))
    };
}

#[macro_export]
macro_rules! assert_cmd {
    ($app:expr, $cmd:expr) => {
        $crate::cli_test_helpers::assert_command($app, $cmd, Vec::new());
    };
    ($app:expr, $cmd:expr, $($key:expr => $value:tt),* ) => ({
        let mut assertions = Vec::new();

        $( assertions.push(assertion!($key, $value)); )+

            $crate::cli_test_helpers::assert_command($app, $cmd, assertions);
    });
}


As we continue to have concern about our brothers and sisters in Christ who would be affected by decisions to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, I share with you a guest post from Morgan Stafford. As a part of his third year of divinity school at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, Stafford is currently a full-time intern serving as a cross-cultural strategist for the Nashville Episcopal Area. Part of his responsibilities include working with lay and clergy leaders who continue to be marginalized based on their immigration status.
DREAMers are young immigrants who arrived in the United States before 2007, are currently enrolled in or have graduated from high school, and have committed no criminal offenses. While these young people do not have citizenship, they have spent the majority of their lives in the United States, contributing to the well-being of our communities, schools, and churches. Without DACA, thousands of families will be negatively impacted, and this reality will directly impact us all.
A 16-year-old who could apply for a job and now pays taxes and works part-time to support his family.
A 17-year-old who could obtain a driver's license and now drives to a better public high school outside of his neighborhood.
An 18-year-old who could apply for in-state tuition and scholarships and now attends one of the best public universities in his home state.
A 22-year-old who could use her gifts for ministry and now serves on staff at a local non-profit organization.
A 26-year-old who could answer her call to ministry and attend seminary and now serves on staff at a local United Methodist church.
We celebrate that over 100 young people in Tennessee have successfully received DACA thanks to Justice for Our Neighbors, a United Methodist-affiliated organization which "provides affordable, high-quality immigration legal services to immigrants, educates the public and faith-based communities about issues related to immigration, and advocates for immigrant rights." The Tennessee Conference of The United Methodist Church has supported this ministry from its beginnings.
I pray that our churches will continue to be or become places where young people are welcomed and affirmed regardless of their documentation and legal status.
I pray that our clergy will advocate for policies which protect families and empower young people to use their God-given gifts.
I pray that our laity and clergy will organize and demonstrate their support for DACA recipients in a clear and public way.
May we pray. May we act. May we stand for justice.


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From Eliza to Zehra: A 'Hidden Armenian' Superstar in Turkey
Western Armenia
On March 26, 1913, an Armenian girl named Eliza was born in Arapgir, a town in Elazig (Kharpert), which is now part of Malatya province in eastern Turkey.
BY UZAY BULUT
Eliza was incredibly talented. She sang Turkish folk songs of all regions of Anatolia and became the first professional female folk singer in Turkey.
She was also an operetta dancer, a collector of folk songs and a teacher. She worked as an associate professor in the Folk Song Department of the State Conservatory of Istanbul University during the 1990's. She was called "the mother of Turkish folk songs" ("Turku ana" in Turkish). According to the website of the "Women's Museum Istanbul," Eliza's father's name was Harutyun.
Sadly, she never publicly embraced her Armenian roots during her career. Turks thought she was Turkish because she used a Turkish name: Zehra Bilir. In 1985, the street in Arapgir where the house she was born is situated, was named "Zehra Bilir." She passed away at a nursing home on June 28, 2007, in Istanbul.
Today her Armenian identity is no secret. Many sources on the internet state that her original last name was Surhantakyan. But the journalist Bercuhi Berberyan, who used to be close childhood friends with Eliza, wrote in her column in the newspaper Agos last year, that Eliza's last name was actually Olcuyan:
"Zehra Bilir got her name through marriage… The moment one writes her name on the internet, one sees she is of the Armenian descent. And she is referred to as Eliza Surhantakyan everywhere. I don't know who determined that, and when and how, but her last name was somehow decided to be Surhantakyan… But it is completely wrong. The real name of Zehra Bilir was Eliza Olcuyan."
Berberyan explained that she had received an e-mail from Ali Berker Bilir, who introduced himself as the grandson of Zehra Bilir. Berberyan then met Ali in person, who told her that he had no idea where the last name "Surhantakyan" emerged from. "Ali had insistently applied to some places which referred to Eliza with that wrong last name but they responded to him saying 'This is her actual last name'. How can others know the last name of his grandmother better than Ali does? Ali also sent me a photo of the grave stone of Eliza's mother, Agavni Olcuyan, where Eliza's brother Garabet is also resting… Let's see how the endeavor by Ali who decidedly took on to make the name and legacy of his grandmother live on will end up," Berberyan wrote.
The journalist Ali Can Sekmec wrote that many of Eliza's relatives perished during the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
"Eliza's father Harutyun was a soldier serving in the military during World War I. At what front he fought was never known, and he never returned home. Arapgir–like the entire region–was in chaos during the days of the 1915 tragedy. Many relatives of Eliza, who was just a baby in her mother's arms back then, were on the deportation lists. Eliza's mother was desperate. She had a son and three daughters who were very young. She was overwhelmed with fear of being added to the deportees, whose ultimate fate was not known and she did not know what to do. She was a young widow. She eventually accepted the marriage proposal of a Turk from Arapgir and decided to start a new life so that she would escape the nightmare of Armenians of Arapgir: deportation. Maybe her relatives and friends would find her marriage with a Turk odd but she made the sacrifice for her children," Sekmec wrote.
The Turkish newspaper Sabah conducted an interview with Bilir in 2002. When she was asked to talk about her roots, she said:
"I am originally from Elazig. I don't remember my father. He was an Armenian. He enrolled in the military and joined World War I when I was one-and-a-half years old. They never heard from him again. He was either shot or died! I know my Turkish father. My name at the registration office was Armenian but I am Turkish and a Muslim."
When the Sabah reporter asked her what her real name was, she responded:
"It is not necessary. I won't tell my real name. I am an Armenian convert. But as I said, I do not know my real father." She added that she was named "Zehra" by a Muslim mufti when she was about to marry a Turk at age 22. And she received her last name "Bilir" from her husband.
In 2007, the journalist Rober Koptas, the former editor-in-chief of Agos, gave a very different explanation on Eliza's life:
"She received music lessons from the Armenian musician Artaki Candan-Terziyan… She whispered her real name to the Armenian artists and intellectuals she knew in Istanbul but she never made it public. Her first records were produced by a music company owned by Vahram Gesaryan. She got an Armenian painter in Istanbul to make a beautiful painting of her. She was featured several times in Konuk magazine, published by Hagop Ayvaz. Few people who knew her real identity expressed it publicly in order not to put her in a difficult situation."
Eliza was not the only Armenian artist who hid her Armenian identity from the Turkish public throughout her career. Many famous Armenian actors and musicians in Turkey did the same thing–due to their fear of losing their Turkish fans, careers or even their lives. One was Sami Hazinses (1925-2002), a well-known actor, composer and songwriter. His real name was Samuel Agop Ulucyan, but he never used it.
In one of his rare interviews in 1994–conducted by Yelda Ozcan, a prominent human rights activist and journalist–he was asked about his real ethnic identity. The conversation started bitterly, as Ulucyan did not want to speak about his Armenian origins.
"You don't want to speak about being an Armenian?," Ozcan asked.
"Never!" Ulucyan said.
"So you don't want your Armenian identity to be known?"
"Who told you I am an Armenian?"
When the interviewer insisted, Ulucyan accepted his Armenian origins, saying: "The love they [the Turks] have for me would go away. That's why I don't want [my ethnic roots to be known]. Don't write these things now. First let me die. After I die, you can write them. For now, forget about it."
Ozcan published the interview in 2003, a year after Ulucyan died. His burial ceremony was held in the Kadikoy Surp Takavor Church. His remains rest in the Hasanpasa Armenian Cemetery in Istanbul.
It was undoubtedly Armenophobia or Armenian-hatred in Turkey that kept Eliza and Samuel from fully embracing their Armenian identity publicly. In Turkey, even the word "Armenian" is used as a swear word by many people – including government and military authorities. Even 102 years after the genocide, Turkey's small Armenian community of about 60,000 people are often exposed to psychical and verbal attacks.
The Armenian Genocide in Turkey was not only about the slaughter of Armenians in their native lands during WWI. The genocide also aimed to destroy the identity and spirit of the Armenian people, not only during the war, but also during "times of peace"—for decades since the establishment of the Turkish Republic.
This op-ed was originally published in Asbarez's sister publication The Armenian Weekly on March 30, 2017.
Tamar - March 30, 2017 said:
Great article! A sad reality however…
Alex Postallian - March 31, 2017 said:
POUR MISGUIDED SOUL,IF SHE CHOSE ARMENIAN,SHE WOULD BE ALIVE.
Sandra Vartanian - April 4, 2017 said:
Great Article! A small Child that received a New Life through a Turkish Solider; She grew up to be a Talent Singer.


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Paull, Charles (1844–1919)
Mr. Charles Paull died at his residence in Marrickville (Sydney), on Sunday last. Mr Paull, who was seventy-four years of age, was born in the Hunter River district. He joined the N.S.W. Railway Department at an early age, and he was appointed station-master at Darling Harbour in the early seventies.
Farmer and Settler (NSW) , 20 May 1919 , p 4 (view original)
Paull, Louisa (wife)
Turnbull, Eliza Cox (stepdaughter)
Cox, Ann (mother-in-law)
Cox, Richard (father-in-law)
Paull, James (brother)
Paull, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
Cox, John (brother-in-law)
Gurney, Mary Ann (aunt by marriage)
Dunstan, Elizabeth (aunt by marriage)
Turnbull, Elizabeth (aunt by marriage)
Hordern, Eliza Mary (aunt by marriage)
Wallace, Jane Isabella (aunt by marriage)
Bullivant, Sarah (aunt by marriage)
Turnbull, Maria (aunt by marriage)
Turnbull, Martha (aunt by marriage)
Turnbull, Isabella (aunt by marriage)
Dunstan, John (uncle by marriage)
Turnbull, Ralph (uncle by marriage)
Turnbull, John (uncle by marriage)
Bullivant, Charles James (uncle by marriage)
Bullivant, Gerard Noel (uncle by marriage)
Hordern, Thomas Gilbert (uncle by marriage)
Turnbull, Andrew Warr (uncle by marriage)
'Paull, Charles (1844–1919)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/paull-charles-17645/text29288, accessed 9 February 2023.
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
1919 (aged ~ 74)
Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia


Today the Voting Rights Act was struck down. The Supreme Court hinted at this in a 2009 decision, in which it ducked the central question and seemed to give Congress the chance to act. Congress, of course, did not do so.
The problem is that the act has been extended based on issues that arose in the 1960s and early 1970s and for generations before. Congress, in their lack of wisdom, has not updated the information to reflect changes that may or may not have occurred since before I was able to vote for George McGovern over Richard Nixon in 1972 (and Barak Obama was in grade school).
So, by failing to look at conditions which were at least somewhat more current than the leisure suit, Congress doomed the act.
What if we did update the data?
If we use other criteria, we get different patterns yet; I recommend playing around with the NYTimes graphic linked to above to see.
It's not true that there isn't racial discrimination; it is true that the geographic pattern of that discrimination can change. Permanently making certain states guilty seems unconstitutional on its face.


I always get excited at this time of year when everything in God's creation awakens from the harshness of winter and the dark evenings are getting shorter. We have the snowdrops, crocuses and now the daffodils are poking their heads up and in sheltered spots they are even flowering. The evenings are getting lighter and the birds in the garden are becoming more active especially on days when the sun shines. Doesn't it just lift your spirits! And all of this is the glory of what God has given us in creation.
I reflect each day in thanksgiving and gratitude to God for giving me the eight years of ministry among all of you and for all that we have done together. I would not be able to serve you without your great encouragement, help and love.
As we embark on the next phase of our time together we should thank God for his generous gift of love for each other as we enter the next part of our journey.
Many of you already know that the Reverend Helen Bailey has now left us and has been appointed to a new post as the vicar of Broadstone, in the Diocese of Salisbury. This means we are now in a vacancy and for the older individuals amongst us, we may be more familiar with the term interregnum. During the time of vacancy the churchwardens in our benefice at Minchinhampton with Box and Amberley are now legally in charge of the church parishes acting on behalf of the Bishop of Gloucester. The churchwardens will be meeting with Archdeacon Jackie Searle in February, when she will explain the procedures that need to be followed until we can appoint a new Rector for the benefice. The churchwardens are responsible for all the parishioners and the wider community in the town and villages and to keep them informed of what is happening during this time. The other Associate Priest for Amberley, Reverend John Spiers, and I are responsible for the worship services and the cure of souls, which basically means pastoral care. We meet regularly as a team with our Reader Linda Jarvis to discuss services and pastoral issues. So, I can assure you that even though we are in the vacancy it is 'business as usual'. Our contact details are in the front of the magazines.
It does not seem that long ago that we were in vacancy and compiling our parish profiles with great enthusiasm.
This process will be taken up again as we revisit our profiles and combine them with our vision for the future. It will be a great adventure with God that we will be entering into as we journey through this process and rethink some of the opportunities and possibilities that our re-ordering has opened the door to as we consider just how our new space within the church could be used. Each week we have seen changes occurring as our re-ordering progresses. This last week the rood screen was removed from the front and replaced at the side opening in to the Lady Chapel where it looks absolutely amazing and has made the space even more intimate. It has also opened up our worship space so that now we can see right up to the High Altar, and in the future when we journey to the Altar for communion we can see with anticipation what is clearly before us.
But even with all these exciting changes please do be reassured that we will continue our worship and services as usual. The churchwardens and I, together with the retired clergy, are a team working together to ensure stability and continuity. We all need your prayers as we journey together and we ask that you keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we keep you. When you receive this magazine, Lent will have already commenced but if you are interested it's still not too late to come along to one of our Lent groups; the details are on page 8. Lent is a time when we are reminded of the opportunity to reflect on our faith as we become open to God's presence, or for some it may be a time just to spend with God in the stillness of their busy lives. This encounter may be just what you need to reaffirm a relationship that our Lord calls us to. As well as our Lent groups, each Wednesday during this time at 12 noon do come along to our Lent lunches which are simply soup and baked potatoes with or without cheese filling and donations going towards our Lent charities.
Whatever you do may I wish you a good Lent and remind you that Easter Day is on Sunday, 1st April when I hope to greet as many of you as possible in our new re-ordered church. All are welcome to join us in celebrating our Risen Lord. Alleluia He has Risen indeed!


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First-aid Kit for Users of Hacked Ashley Madison Sex Cheating Site
Columbia University researchers offer guidelines that could help Ashley Madison members minimize the damage. 'We don't support the use of such websites, but we are firmly opposed to revealing people's private information.'
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Ashley Madison.Reuters
As the hackers who declared war on the Ashley Madison website for those seeking extramarital affairs continue to release databases with the details of subscribers, millions of users fearfully await the potentially destructive consequences of the exposure.
Israeli MK's address among millions leaked from Ashley Madison cheating website
Many online articles have suggested that readers should check to see if their partners appear in the database files, but someone else has decided to offer help to the subscribers themselves. Prof. Yaniv Erlich, of Columbia University's Department of Computer Sciences and the New York Genome Center, and his colleague Assaf Gordon, have published a first-aid kit for anyone who surfed the site, to help them with damage control.
"We don't support the use of such websites, but we are firmly opposed to revealing people's private information," Erlich told Haaretz in order to explain his decision to help users of Ashley Madison.
"It's hard to say how many Israelis have been affected. Israelis wasted almost $1.4 million on the site. I checked the credit cards originating in Israel, the transactions are easily identified because they include the user's full name and address. All these people are at risk," Erlich said.
"If there's even a small chance you used your Ashley Madison password in other websites, even with other email addresses or user names, change the password for these accounts. Ashley Madison passwords will likely be compromised in the future. Also, change the answers to any 'security questions' (such as your first school or your mother's maiden name), the scientists advise. They recommend changing the email address for any sites, such as Facebook, that were used to sign up for Ashley Madison — and if possible to erase that email account entirely. They also recommend changing phone numbers and canceling credit cards that were leaked.
Erlich and Gordon warn that websites that offer a search of the list of emails that were leaked also collect information about the users and their Internet searches, and therefore this is an additional risk, but they suggest to find out if your name and other details have been leaked by checking a search engine that does not collect private information, such as startpage.com.
Among the more interesting pieces of advice, Erlich and Gordon suggest that users "minimize digital exposure: If you used the Ashley Madison email address in other websites or apps (such as Facebook), immediately remove it from your profile. If you don't have another email account, create one. Posts and messages that contain the Ashley Madison email address should be deleted. The goal is to reduce the chances that future searches for Ashley Madison email addresses (and other Ashley Madison items) will return current information about you," they write.
They also suggest using a fictitious identity similar to your real one. The subterfuge will probably not confuse your partner or your friends, but is likely to make it difficult for people who don't know you to link the email address that was leaked with your real identity.
Erlich and Gordon also warn that Ashley Madison users are exposed to additional damage in the near future as a result of the leaking of the databases. "But this is just the start. Ashley Madison users and their families might be at the gateway of privacy hell," they write on the blog. They claim that soon there is likely to be an app that compares the emails on our list of addresses to the emails in the database, or a Facebook app that will offer to reveal which of our Facebook friends has used the adultery website.
"Hell is when the same company that develops such an app asks Ashley Madison users for a ransom 'cleaning fee' to remove their email from the app database," they write.
"Please also remember that doctors treat everyone, even terrorists and mass murderers. We try to provide help based on our knowledge and experience in the technical aspects of online privacy and not to judge 39 million individuals for their poor decisions." write the scientists on their blog.
"Even if you have no sympathy for the victims of the Ashley-Madison data-breach — "they deserve to be forever flagged as cheaters"— just extrapolate to the next privacy data breach: Perhaps it will be of users of the OKCupid dating website, or of a closed support group for LGBTQ teens, or the clients of a drug-rehabilitation center ... All of them, and us, deserve privacy."


The Turbomeca Artouste was an early French turboshaft engine, first run in 1947. Originally conceived as an auxiliary power unit (APU), it was soon adapted to aircraft propulsion, and found a niche as a powerplant for turboshaft-driven helicopters in the 1950s. Artoustes were licence-built by Bristol Siddeley (formerly Blackburn) in the UK, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India, and developed by Continental CAE in the USA as the T51. Power is typically in the 300 kW (400 hp) range.
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In the past few months we've been working on rkt, an implementation of the App Container (appc) spec and a pod runtime designed for security and composability. In the specification and in rkt itself, common application "containers" are grouped into a pod that can contain one or more applications. A pod is the unit of execution in rkt, and we use "pod" in this sense throughout this post.
Alongside rkt, we developed the Container Network Interface (CNI), a proposed standard for configuring network interfaces for Linux containers. In the context of CNI, container refers specifically to a Linux network namespace. rkt uses CNI plugins that conform to the CNI specification. Kubernetes, a cluster orchestration system, is also in the process of integrating native support for CNI. Other projects that have integrated support for CNI include Project Calico and Weaveworks. Stay tuned for updates on the integration with Kubernetes by joining the Kubernetes networking special interest group mailing list.
rkt and CNI are a good match for a diverse variety of pod network configurations, ranging from simple use cases to advanced and complex environments. Today we'll explain how to use existing CNI plugins with rkt, showing how to set up networking as you get started.
This document was written with rkt version 1.0. Be sure to check the latest rkt documentation.
The rkt networking document describes how to configure networking and briefly touches on some of the possibilities. In short, networks can be configured by passing the flag --net one or more times when invoking rkt run.
The --net option is set to a named network that should be loaded by rkt when the pod is run. By repeating the option, a list of networks can be constructed. Before we look at the handling of associated network configuration files, there are some basic networking modes to review. These modes are chosen by providing special network names to the --net option that are understood by rkt as mode selectors.
So far there are three of these special network names. The first two are the network names none and host. The third exception, when --net is given with no names at all, is a synonym for --net=default, and will try to load the network with the name default.
If you want to isolate a pod from the network completely, you can do this by using --net=none. This is a security best practice that limits the vectors by which a pod can be accessed when an application has no network requirements. In this case, the pod will end up with only the loopback network interface.
The situation here is very straightforward: no routes, and only the interface lo with the local address. The resolution of localhost is enabled in rkt by default, as it will generate a minimal /etc/hosts inside the pod if the image does not provide one.
rkt doesn't require you to isolate the pod's network stack. Complete access to the host network can be easily granted to a pod by setting the option --net=host on the rkt command line. This causes all the pod's processes to share the network namespace of the host. For a quick demonstration, let's compare the network namespaces of a host process and a pod process directly. We can check the process's network namespace by reading a link in the procfs.
We just confirmed that the pod has not left the host's network namespace. The pod can employ the host's network connectivity and can also listen on all of the host's interfaces and ports.
For most users, "connectivity" implies not only the network namespace, but also DNS configuration for name resolution.
Leaving the pod in the host's network namespace has implications for isolation and security, some of which are explained in this section.
Despite being UID 0 and inheriting the host's network namespace, the pod is not capable of altering the network configuration. This is a consequence of dropping the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability in rkt's stage1.
Applications running in a pod that shares the host network namespace are able to access everything associated with the host's network interfaces: IP addresses, routes, iptables rules, and sockets, including abstract UNIX sockets. Depending on the host's setup, abstract UNIX sockets, used by applications like X11 and D-Bus, might expose critical endpoints to the pod's applications. This risk can be avoided by configuring a separate namespace for pods, which we cover in the next section.
So far, we've explored the two extremes of network isolation: full and none. Using CNI, you're on the ideal course to properly carry out network configuration for pods with more fine-grained network containment.
The following sections show how rkt makes use of CNI by default, and how you can customize this behavior.
In rkt, the upstream CNI plugin binaries are built into and shipped with the stage1 flavor named coreos, which is also the upstream default choice. First, we'll locate these on the disk to get a feeling for what's happening when a pod starts. To ensure they can be found, the stage1 aci needs to be extracted. Since this is done automatically when rkt starts its first pod, if you've followed all of this guide's steps so far, you should be all set.
These binaries are executed by rkt after loading the network configuration files and determining which ones to execute and which parameters to pass. The next paragraph will bring you one step closer to understanding the connection between configuration files and the pod's network stack.
To understand what the default network does we'll analyze its configuration. Specified by the type attribute in the network's configuration, the default network uses the CNI PTP Plugin, and for ipam (IP Address Management) the network uses the host-local plugin with a private address range. Two important factors for connectivity to other networks are ptp's ipMasq and host-local's routes settings. IP masquerading is enabled to provide Network Address Translation, which together with the default route ("0.0.0.0/0" for IPv4), allows the pods to reach any other network the host is able to connect to.
The default network is the quickest way to allow a pod to connect to the Internet. Here's a quick inspection from inside the pod using the default network. Again, we make DNS lookups possible by providing a DNS server.
The host is accessible via 172.16.28.1 which is also used as the gateway for the default route.
rkt can be instructed to set up iptables rules in order to forward packets on specific ports on the host to designated pods. The rules match the given ports on the host's addresses and forward packets received there to the pod's veth address.
The next command will run the pod and redirect TCP port 1024, named nc in the manifest, from all host addresses to the pod's veth address. The pod will stop as soon as netcat exits after the connection from the remote end has been closed. We'll need two terminals for this one!
[  OK  ] Reached target rkt apps target.
While any of the host's addresses could've been used to reach the pod, this example uses the host's IP address on the default network, which will be matched by the iptables rules as well. This address is the beginning of the subnet range 172.16.28.0/24 and is therefore 172.16.28.1.
You might have noticed that before the release of rkt 1.0, it was not possible to use the localhost address (127.0.0.1) to connect to forwarded ports. Don't give up hope! We've just merged NAT loopback, which makes it possible to reach forwarded ports via the loopback interface.
Having no IP Masquerading and no default route, the pod will not be able to reach beyond its own subnet, which only includes the host's veth end and the other pods in the default-restricted network. The default-restricted network is automatically loaded if you pass a real network name to --net; that is, is any name other than none, host, default or (for the sake of completeness) default-restricted.
You've learned about getting started with rkt and CNI plugins, and we welcome your feedback. Keep up to date on rkt via the rkt-dev mailing list or by joining our appc and rkt community sync announced on the mailing list.
We will dive into more details about bridge, macvlan, dhcp and flannel plugins in the next installment of this blog series.


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Tesla Has Reached 3000 Per Week Production Run Rate in China
January 3, 2020 by Brian Wang
Tesla says they have reached a 3000 car per week production run rate in China. This seems to indicate that the capacity of the China factory will be higher than 3000 per week. Tesla is expanding the factory.
The yearly run rate is already 563,000 (104.9K * 4 + 52 * 3K).
With 3000 per week from China and 104,891 vehicles in Q4, Tesla is at a 2020 yearly run rate of 563,564 vehicles!
— Pete Clay (@Pete_Clay) January 3, 2020
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Very sleazy business practices coming to light in the attempt to boost early sales.
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/beijing-tesla-customer-drops-bag-leeks-salespeople-who-lied-about-model-3-pricing
Mindbreaker
I don't think he is going to do that at least for the US market. I think it maters a great deal to him what people think of him.
However, cheaper is not impossible. Once you pay off all the machines and such, perhaps accelerate the production line or streamline it a bit, make batteries cheaper, prices can come down.
But I think the current focus is on getting factories up and running all over the world, and getting more models into production. We need those pickups and semis badly. That big accident on the Turnpike yesterday…I just keep thinking that maybe if those were Tesla trucks that would not have been so bad. Granted the bus turned over before it was hit, and there certainly were injuries from that moment. But these new Tesla semis have great safety features that probably would have prevented the subsequent impacts. One of the trucks clearly jackknifed, and that cab appeared to be in very bad shape. The Tesla Semi is supposed to be very resistant to jackknifing. https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/01/06/multiple-people-dead-and-injured-in-crash-on-pa-turnpike-between-new-stanton-and-breezewood/
I have commented before on how we need to do more about the safety of passengers on buses that go on the freeway. We need autopilot or other automatic crash avoidance systems. We need stuff to monitor driver alertness, intoxication, and make it harder to earn these licenses. We also need to ban aluminum, and have strong windows that are slightly recessed so they don't easily
Asteroza
How far are they planning to expand the site though? GF1 seems to be covering about half of the expected building area, but how much land on the plot is GF3 occupying now, half or a third?
China built Teslas will Have better build quality than US built Teslas because they are being built in the third version of a factory. No doubt Tesla has a better handle on making them now.
NewtonPulsifer
That's not remotely correct for global sales. BMW builds 450k cars in China alone per year.
Edit: 2.5 million vehicles globally
They'll export if and when they meet local demand, even left hand models for e.g. Australia and Japan markets.
Quickly coming close to surpassing the BMW Group's total yearly production of 600K-something cars per year.
I think they're working 1 shift, probably with some overtime as needed to work out the bugs and can ramp that up to 3 8 hour shifts when they're ready. That would match the target of about 150k/year. They'd hope to do somewhat better than 1000/Wk in an 8 hr shift. That's running the line at about 25/hr which isn't very fast.
What's wrong with "cheaper made in China Teslas"? Cheaper means more people will be able to afford to buy them.
R. Kimhi
I am not going to be surprised if the Musk plans to have us buy cheaper made in China Teslas.
With Chinese car sales sinking these new T's will make good anchors. Keep trying, you can still go deeper!
Im assuming all Chinese made cars will be just for the domestic market there? or will that be for Asia as a whole?
If you extrapolate the maximum demonstrated hourly production rate to one week, you get a number larger than 3k. At this time, they are producing at 1k per week when averaging over one week.
I am confused. I thought they said 1,000 vehicles a week, eventually ramping up to 3,000.


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A few months ago, John Morley would tell you that he had a "smorgasbord of ideas" regarding his career. But two weeks ago, he got every catalysts' dream job. His job description is literally to change an organization—John is a Business Design Strategist at Hitachi Vantara (a subsidiary of Hitachi). He works alongside the CTO, to "catalyze" the organization—to move forward with its digital transformation agenda, and to explore new things.
How exactly did he get there?
John says his journey began when we met, and he understood the value of his specific skill-set: to see the big picture and identify where he can make logical and likely connections. In an approachable and slightly Irish accent John says he's, "sort of a wheeler and dealer… I listen to people, find out what they're working on, and I say 'ooh, there's someone over there that you should go talk to'." You can hear the excitement in John's voice as he talks about organizational transformation and getting others on board. We call people like John, catalysts.
Earlier this year, John experienced an important mindset shift at the Catalyst Constellations Retreat. He identified his personal mission and vision, and was able to prioritize his next steps based on this mission. John said that the retreat's funnel structure helped him narrow his broad vision into specific next steps.
The retreat was a "significant accelerator" for John. Clarity was part of it, but so were restoration, and connection to others like him. In our interview, John describes how a long walk by the beach and a "catalytic" meditation taught him how taking breaks can lead to personal empowerment. And how meaningful it was to feel part of a greater whole, like at a BBQ under the stars when a fellow catalyst came up to him and said, "I love your energy." This was one of many moments that enabled him to embrace his vulnerability and get in touch with his needs to be a more effective change agent. "I keep using the word catalyze, but that's really how I think about it, so there you go," he says.
Shortly after the retreat, John met up with a former colleague who now works at Hitachi. "He asked me come work with him and do what it is I do", says John with a warm smile. "That was a great personal moment for me, because that came directly from the retreat".
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The Taplow Group Adds New Member Firm in China
March 18, 2021 – Even in the face of a global pandemic, executive search consultants are seeing an increase in hiring mandates from around the world. To meet demand, they continue to develop new practices, hire new recruiters and open new locations. Global recruiting consortiums, meanwhile, are taking advantage of a resurgence in certain geographic areas. Global recruiting consortium The Taplow Group has expanded with the addition of China Dox as its newest member firm. The firm will now be known as Taplow China and will offer executive search, human capital, and board advisory services in China and internationally.
Mark Firth, chairman of The Taplow Group, said: "Having conducted an extensive search for a partner firm in China, we are delighted Derek Zhang and his team have joined The Taplow Group, with an exceptional, experienced team and offices located in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Qingdao, Xi'an, Taplow China offer in-depth coverage across China that our clients require." The Taplow China team will offer clients a suite of services, including executive search, human capital and board advisory that augment the firm's longstanding partner firm in China, Taplow Longitude Management, which focuses on delivering bespoke leadership training and consulting services.
"Joining in Taplow Group is one great milestone for the global exposure and diversity of China DOX's business strategy," said Mike Lee and Derek Zhang, co-founder partners of China Dox (Taplow China). "With more foreign companies entering into China market and more China's companies going oversea, we believe Taplow China's local insight with international perspective and practice could provide more efficient and high quality, tailor made services with our clients all over the world."
China Dox was established in 2005. Mr. Lee has more than 15 years of national sales management experience with multinational medical and pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Zang has more than 10 years of recruitment experience.
"Enhancing our offering in Asia-Pac is a critical focus for Taplow Group," said Graeme Sandri, Asia Pac regional director of The Taplow Group S.A. "The addition of Derek and the Taplow China team to the Taplow Group provides us with even greater fire power to undertake global search."
China has the world's second-largest economy in terms of nominal GDP. It is also a global hub for manufacturing, being both the largest manufacturing economy and largest exporter of goods in the world. China is the fastest growing consumer market and second largest importer of goods anywhere. According to the International Monetary Fund, China's GDP will be 35.2 percent of the global growth (2017 to 2020) in real GDP. The Chinese economic structure and Chinese people lifestyle needs are undergoing dramatic reform and upgrading.
Established in 2002, The Taplow Group has 21 partner firms, located across six continents in 18 countries. The Taplow Group partner firms offer executive search, human capital, board advisory and executive interim services across multiple industry sectors. The Taplow Group is established in 19 countries in Europe, America, Africa, Oceania and Asia-Pacific, with 36 offices. Countries covered include: Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, India, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S.
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Managing Editor; and Stephen Sawicki, Managing Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
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