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Privacy 1 May 2019
How the Internet Society's Privacy Statement Stacks Up
By Kenneth OlmsteadInternet Privacy & Security Analyst
For ten years, the Internet Society's Online Trust Alliance (OTA) has published an annual comprehensive survey of 1,200 sites' security and privacy practices. The 10th edition of this Audit has been released and can be found here. As part of the Audit, we score each site's privacy statement against 29 criteria, ranging from whether it is linked to on the site's homepage, to whether it states how the site handles children's data.
For this blog post, we decided to use the Internet Society's current privacy statement as an example, to illustrate the criteria used, and to show how a privacy statement fits into the bigger picture of an organization's privacy practices. A privacy statement is only one piece of an organization's overall privacy practices – although, as the public-facing piece, it is of course important. Other aspects (which are not included in the OTA survey) include:
expressing and committing to a set of overall privacy principles
having internal policies and practices that put the public-facing privacy statement into practice
internal and external enforcement of the commitments expressed in the privacy statement
There are myriad ways to structure a privacy statement and, to be frank, many privacy statements are written with different goals in mind. As a result, our survey sees a wide range of privacy statements, from single paragraphs to dozens of pages. Where a privacy statement is long, the Audit will score it more favorably if it uses a "layered" approach to improve readability – and this is the approach adopted by the Internet Society's statement.
A privacy statement can be "layered" in a number of ways, but the usual approach is through something that looks like a table of contents: an introductory section of the statement summarizes its purpose and contents and lists the sections to come. This approach works even better if the list has internal hyperlinks to each corresponding section. In the sites studied, 47% layered their privacy policy in some way. The Internet Society's statement is relatively unusual in opening with a set of over-arching principles that set out its commitment to respect the privacy of individuals whose personal data it collects.
Other formatting/presentation choices can also make a policy score higher in the survey: for instance, including the date the statement was last updated at the top or bottom of the page and linking clearly to the privacy statement from the organization's home page. The Internet Society's statement met both of these criteria (compared with 47% of sites with a date stamp on top and 24% having one at the bottom), and was comparatively rare in its inclusion of links to previous versions of the organization's privacy statements.
Another presentation-related criterion the Audit checks is the use of icons to tell users about certain functions or kinds of data. For example, some sites use a megaphone icon to indicate that the section is about sharing user data, or a symbol of a fingerprint to represent biometric data. In general privacy advocates suggest using icons because it can improve clarity and helps with comprehension for users at different reading levels. It can also simplify the policy by making it more visually appealing, as opposed to just pages of text. The icon approach suffers from a lack of standard icons to represent specific functions or data types. The Internet Society's privacy statement does not currently use icons, and could improve by doing so. Icons are comparatively rare among the sites studied, being used by only 2%.
Some presentation-related criteria in the Audit are more subjective. For example, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) says that privacy policies should be easy for most users to read. Applying some online analysis tools to the Internet Society's privacy statement suggests that it has a "fog index" of around 17 – in other words, it can be readily understood by someone educated up to that age. That is probably high for text that is aimed at a general public audience, and therefore an area where some improvement is possible.
We should note, though, that some laws require legal text to be present in the statement, and this can mean including language which is more formal and less easy to read. For example, two parts of the statement are legally required in the United States. The first states whether the site collects data on children under 13 (to comply with the Children Online Privacy Protection Act). The Internet Society does fulfill this, along with 67% of sites.
The second relates to Do Not Track. Under current California law the site must notify users of how it responds, technically, to a "Do Not Track" signal from a web browser – though the site is not legally required to honor such a signal (only to say how it responds). The Internet Society's statement does reference Do Not Track, along with 40% of sites. It does not, however, honor Do Not Track requests. None of the sites in the Audit honor Do Not Track either. We will be publishing a number of blog posts over the coming weeks to explain the steps the Internet Society has taken to minimize the privacy impact of tracking technologies on its sites.
A crucial aspect of any privacy statement is what it says about data sharing, and several of the survey criteria address this concept. In this regard, we look at three main areas.
First, legal obligations to share data. We test against two criteria, here. Is the privacy statement clear about cases where the Internet Society may be legally obliged to disclose users' data? Here, we check whether the statement says that data may be shared with legal authorities if requested. The Internet Society's statement, along with 90% of sites, does satisfy this test.
The other check is whether the statement says that users will be notified in case of a law enforcement request for data. The Internet Society's statement does not make this commitment, but that is not unusual. Virtually none of the sites surveyed make such a commitment, and in some jurisdictions there may be cases where the law prevents a data controller from notifying users if a law enforcement access request is made.
Second, data sharing other than as required by law. The Internet Society's statement does specify the instances where data might be shared with third parties, and it states what purposes such sharing is intended to achieve. Overall, the statement does reflect a clear set of principles and a policy of minimizing data sharing, confining it to stated practical purposes. However, different parts of the statement can be confusing in this area, and there is scope for improvement.
Third, data monetization. The Internet Society's statement is clear in this regard, stating from the outset that "we will not sell or rent your personal data to others."
A privacy statement is the main opportunity an organization has to tell all its users, visitors and stakeholders how their data is used, and how that use is governed by their rights. It is also an important part of ensuring that what the organization does with personal data is fair and legal. However, legal requirements and users' expectations can all evolve over time, so privacy statements are dealing with a moving target and can always be improved. Privacy isn't a state – it's a process – and the same goes for privacy statements. They're never done; they should always be subject to review, refinement, and improvement.
How would your organization do in the Online Trust Audit? Check out the Best Practice Checklist (Appendix E) and use it to improve your site's security and privacy.
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The earthshaking battles of WWII come to life in this fascinating collection reviewing one of the most epic and disturbing chapters in history. This visually stunning documentary is a powerful testament to the titanic struggles of those who lived, fought, and died in a war that shook the world. Astonishing color footage, taken from newsreels and captured enemy film, reveals the grinding intensity of campaigns fought in the Atlantic and Pacific. Battlefront presents three DVDs of World War II battles and stories. Watch the war come to chilling life in the lives of the soldiers, airmen and sailors from both the Allied and Axis sides.


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Jehu Group
Simon Jehu speaks with Douglas Friedli of Wales Business Insider
Times are tough in the building trade, but Simon Jehu is cautiously cheerful. Jehu Group, which he runs with his brother and father, is making a profit and picking up some tasty niche opportunities.
In the company's sleek modern offices where Bridgend peters out into the Vale of Glamorgan, he reflects on changing fashions: "It makes sense to be in a group. A few years ago the banks didn't like our construction business but wanted to help our development side. Now they love the construction side but don't want the development. The world changes."
Jehu changes, too. The family-owned company's structure has been simplified into a holding company with four divisions – Jehu Projects, Jehu West, Waterstone Homes and Waterstone Estates.
On the residential side, Jehu has just bought the former Electricity Social and Welfare Club site in Cardiff's chic Pontcanna to be turned into 18 houses. Three have been sold off-plan so far. The family homes will be different to the apartments that went up before the credit crunch. "We walked away from certain flatted schemes before we got in too deep," says Jehu. "We could have ended up with 60 apartments on our books. We stopped building when we couldn't sell. But others kept building and then discounted."
The company kept some housebuilding through the toughest times by building social homes for Gwalia and Coastal Housing Group. It was already involved, which helped: "We didn't go to the public sector saying "Hello boys, I know we haven't talked to you for a while, but …"
The commercial business is also ticking over nicely. Jehu is building a 132-bed Premier Inn hotel and Tesco convenience store and fitting out a Beefeater restaurant as part of the SA1 development in Swansea. "It's a great site. If you have the right product in the right location, it's easy. When the market turns, the rubbish goes."
Jehu's turnover dipped 28.5 per cent to £28m last year. But profits increased, and the company is trading ahead of budget. "We are through the worst," he smiles. "But we're not thinking: "Thank God that's over" just yet."
Out of work, the gruffly friendly Jehu loves outdoor activities – tennis, ski-ing and mountain biking.
He and his brother Marc were discouraged from joining the business, which their grandfather had started in the early 1930s as a carpenter in Ogmore Vale. So Jehu started training as a chef in Antwerp, until he discovered the hours were antisocial. He moved into quantity surveying and accountancy, and ended up back in the company. The relationship with Marc works because they have different skills: "I am about finance and people – bringing in the work. Marc is engineering and project management."
Keeping it in the family is fine: "We might disagree about work very much head-to-head on a Friday, sit down for Sunday lunch and don't mention it, then pick it up again on the Monday."
And there are advantages: "You can be open and honest, and say things that might not be politically correct."
If he could change one thing, it would be the planning system. "The process is up in the air. Some councils take two or three months, some take six to nine. It could be speeded up, and it could be more transparent. There is a pot of money for schemes. The costs factored in for planning could go to better places." Bridgend could do with a bit of love, he says: "It has a big population but a disappointing town centre. They are trying to do something but the efforts are not having an effect. There is not enough to stay in Bridgend for. The road links out are good."
Jehu has already branched out west, with an office in Haverfordwest. The next stop is likely to be along the M4 or M5. "At the danger of sounding without a plan, opportunities will arise, but I am not sure where they will be. I don't want to open an office in Bristol if the opportunity is in Swindon."
Madeleine Moon visits Jehu
Leading South Wales construction company, Jehu Project Services, last week welcomed Madeleine Moon, MP for Bridgend, to the company's headquarters to meet the staff behind the successful family business.
Jehu, which has offices in Bridgend and Haverfordwest, opened its doors to Madeleine Moon for her to see the hard work that goes into making Jehu one of South Wales' most successful construction companies. The firm, which has been established for more than 70 years, is one of just six companies in the UK to be shortlisted for the best places to work in the construction industry and last year won the Welsh Building Contractor of the Year award.
Marc Jehu, Managing Director said: "We were very proud and pleased to have been able to show Madeleine Moon around the Jehu offices and tell her the story behind the company's success. Jehu has a very strong heritage in Wales and we employ more than 80 members of staff, the turnover of which is very low. We are very proud to have been shortlisted for the best place to work in the construction industry award, it is the third year running we have been up for this award, this is a clear testament to ethos of the company."
Madeleine Moon MP said: "I was deeply impressed with the operation of this family run business. I could clearly see why this company had won the prestigious Welsh Building Contractor of the Year award and it is a clear competitor in the best place to work award.
"I am proud that this local Company is showing that Bridgend is the place to look for quality, reliability and companies that pay attention to detail and the complex needs of their customers."
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-Police to use EMP to zap cars.
Posted: November 8, 2009 in 2009, Articles
Tags: Crowd Control, Police State
If a Los Angeles-area scientist has his way, car chases may become as antiquated as horse-mounted cavalry.
James Tatoian, chief executive of Eureka Aerospace in Pasadena, California, is developing a system that uses microwave energy to interfere with microchips inside cars. Once the chip is overloaded with excessive current, the car ceases to function, and will gradually decelerate on its own, he said.
"If you put approximately 10 or 15 kilovolts per meter on a target for a few seconds, you should be able to bring it to a halt," Tatoian said.
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The day we made Supreme Court history: A recap
By Camille Labchuk, Executive Director
Animals got their day in court this week, thanks to Animal Justice.
On Monday, November 9, law professor Peter Sankoff and I went to the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in a groundbreaking appeal. We spoke words that had never before been heard in court: "Animal Justice is here to represent the interests of animals."
The case is heartbreaking. You can read more of the details in the media coverage below or the written materials in the case, but the legal issue on the appeal was whether the offence of bestiality should be narrowly construed to cover only penetration of an animal, or (as we argued) broadly interpreted to include any and all forms of sexual abuse of animals.
Animal Justice had been following this case for well over a year, and when we saw that it was headed to the Supreme Court, we knew that we had to try to intervene on behalf of animals. Otherwise, the judges of our country's top court might not have heard the perspective of the countless animals who have no voices of their own. As the only organization focused on the legal fight for animal protection, Animal Justice couldn't let this happen.
It was far from certain that the Court would agree to let us intervene. In September, we filed a motion, and waited with baited breath to hear from the Court. Soon, we got the good news: Animal Justice was allowed to show up in person at the hearing and make oral arguments before the Court.
This was our first-ever intervention in a court case, and incredibly, it would be the very highest court in the country! It would also be one of the only times in Canadian history that animal advocates have intervened at the Supreme Court, making this intervention a truly historic moment.
We got to work, made our case as strong as it could be, and prepared for the big day.
On the morning of November 9, Peter and I arrived bright and early at the courthouse in Ottawa, filed our materials with the court clerk, put on our legal robes, and waited for the judges to enter. The courtroom was packed with media, supporters, lawyers, and law students from schools across Ontario and Quebec.
The case got underway and the Crown presented its case first, arguing that although the bestiality offence should be interpreted broadly, its purpose was to protect children, not animals. The judges were incredibly engaged with the legal issues, and asked so many questions that the Crown's allotted time of 50 minutes seemed to fly by.
And then it was our turn. In the 10 minutes of time allotted to us, Peter argued that not only is protecting animals is a key goal of amendments to Canadian criminal law, but that as a morality offence, bestiality should take modern societal values into account, especially protecting vulnerable animals from exploitation and the risk of harm to which they cannot consent. The energy in the courtroom was palpable. It was the first time in Canadian history that animal advocates had stood before the country's highest court and argued that animals had legal interests that must be respected.
Finally, it was defence counsel's turn, and he wrapped up after about 30 minutes of his argument (again, that the offence is about moral hygiene, but not protecting animals).
We don't expect the Court to release a decision for several months, and it's impossible to predict how the judges might rule. But from our perspective, it was a huge victory simply to be recognized and to make the arguments in the first place. This is the first time the Court is considering legislation that protects animals from harmful conduct, and our legal arguments may make all the difference.
And if the Court denies the appeal, we won't give up. We'll take the fight to Parliament, and demand that the new Liberal government take swift action to fix the law and ensure it protects animals from sexual abuse in any way, shape, or form.
I want to thank everyone who made this appeal possible, from generous supporters across the country and those who came to the hearing in Ottawa, to our fantastic volunteers and advisors, and especially to Peter for generously doing this case pro bono. We couldn't have done this without financial and moral support from so many of you.
Below is a roundup up of some of the media coverage for the case. (Warning: Some details are graphic.) In a few days, there should be a videorecording available of the appeal.
iPolitics: SCC to rule on limits of bestiality in Canadian law
VICE News: Nobody Is Sure If Oral Sex With Animals Is Illegal In Canada, But Court Aims To Find Out
Canadian Press: Supreme Court to decide on bestiality law after B.C. man's disturbing acts


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The Ghost of Tom Joad er det ellevte studiealbum af Bruce Springsteen, udgivet i 1995 af Columbia Records. Albummet er indspillet og mixet i Thrill Hill Studio i foråret og sommeren 1995. Musikalsk og tekstmæssigt minder det om Springsteens 1982 anmelderroste album Nebraska. Albummets udgivelse blev efterfulgt af en akustisk solo turné.

Modtagelse og komposition
The Ghost of Tom Joad blev modtaget af gode anmeldelser. Mikal Gilmore fra Rolling Stone kaldte det "Springsteens bedste album i ti år" og fandt det "blandt det modigste, som nogen har givet os i dette årti". Albummet nåede dog kun nummer #11 på Billboard 200 listen.

Albummet er hovedsageligt af akustisk guitar og teksterne på de fleste af numrene er en dyster afspejling af livet i midten af 1990'erne i USA og Mexico. Tom Joad er hovedpersonen i John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath. Springsteen har udtalt at han først blev inspireret af John Fords filmatisering af romanen.

Tema
The Ghost of Tom Joad minder om den minimalistiske produktion og instrumentering af Nebraska (selv om det indeholder et lille baggrunds band på flere numre, hvor Nebraska kun fremhævede Springsteen). Det minder også om Nebraskas mørke historier om desperate og til tider voldsomme tegn for overlevelse i USA. Titelnummeret fungerer som albummets midtpunkt, der udtrykker søgen efter modstandskraft under hårde tider ("The highway is alive tonight/But where its headed everybody knows/I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light/searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad," omkvædet). "Youngstown" og "Galveston Bay" tilbagekalder Springsteens tidligere arbejde fra Born in the U.S.A. med henvisninger til Factory Life og Vietnamkrigens krigsveteraner.

På numre som "Across the Border" og "Sinaloa Cowboys," synger han om situationen for mexicanske immigranter og deres søgen efter et bedre liv i USA. Mere end nogle af de andre sange på albummet, minder "The New Timer" meget om Nebraska. Det deler melodiske ligheder med albummets titelnummer og følger en desperat arbejdstager under Den Store Depression, hvis partner er blevet dræbt af nogen, der dræber "bare for at dræbe." Sangen ender med de barske linjer "My Jesus your gracious love and mercy/Tonight I'm sorry could not fill my heart/Like one good rifle/And the name of who I ought to kill." Albummet slutter med "My Best Was Never Good Enough", som henviser eksplicit til temaerne på resten af albummet. Sangen indeholder Springsteens take på populære ordsprog som: "'Now life's like a box of chocolates,/You never know what you're going to get'/'Stupid is as stupid does and all the rest of that shit," ((en oplagt henvisning til "Forrest Gump"). Dog kan denne sang ses som de desperate figurer fra de tidligere numre på albummet, der udtrykker deres frustration over, at deres "bedste var aldrig godt nok" (som sangens omkvæd går).

Trackliste
Alle sange er skrevet af Bruce Springsteen.

Medvirkende
 Bruce Springsteen – bass, guitar, keyboards, harmonika, vokal, producer
 Danny Federici – harmonika, keyboards
 Gary Mallaber – trommer
 Garry Tallent – bass
 Soozie Tyrell – violin, støttevokal
 Patti Scialfa – støttevokal
 Toby Scott – lydtekniker
 Greg Goldman – recording assistent
 Terry Magovern – research
 Sandra Choron – design
 Eric Dinyer – design
 Pamela Springsteen – fotograf

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger

Album fra 1995
Bruce Springsteen-album

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Aang's moment of truth arrives. Can he defeat Ozai, the Phoenix King? Will he be forced to take a human life? All the characters face their greatest challenges.
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After eliminating General Zod & the other Kryptonian arch-villains, Ursa & Non, Superman leaves Earth to try to find his former home world of Krypton after astronomers have supposedly found it. When he finds nothing but remnants, he returns home to Earth - to find out that Lois Lane is engaged to a relative of his boss, and that Lex Luthor is at it again - after swindling an elderly, terminally ill woman.
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When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland.
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Many years ago, in the hidden village of Konoha, lived a great demon fox. When it swung one of it's nine tails, a tsunami occurred. The fourth hokage sealed this demon fox inside a boy in exchange for his own life. Naruto was that boy, and he grew up with no family, and the villagers hated him thinking that he himself was the demon fox. Naruto's dream is to become Hokage, and have the villagers acknowledge him.
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Long ago up North on the Island of Berk, the young Viking, Hiccup, wants to join his town's fight against the dragons that continually raid their town. However, his macho father and village leader, Stoik the Vast, will not allow his small, clumsy, but inventive son to do so. Regardless, Hiccup ventures out into battle and downs a mysterious Night Fury dragon with his invention, but can't bring himself to kill it.
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After a mysterious and bloody airplane crash, 48 survivors are left stranded on a Pacific Island... miles off course. It soon becomes apparent that they will not have to cope only with the forces of nature, but with the island's secrets, including the Dharma Initiative, the 'Lost Numbers', the "others" (or hostiles) and the strange black smoke- to name a few. There is also much more than meets the eye, as it becomes apparent that everyone is connected in some way and that everyone has a purpose to live on the island... and for some, to die.
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Miami Heat Right to Call Dwyane Wade's Bluff
By Dan Tria
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr.
On October 29, 2003 I attended my first professional basketball game in Boston. The Celtics prevailed in a game that was never in doubt, but one thing stood out – the shooting guard for the visitors.
Dwyane Wade was a force of nature immediately. It's forgotten because that draft featured LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Carmelo Anthony.
Today, Wade's achievements relative to that class stand second only to LeBron.
He is the greatest player to ever don a Heat jersey.
He replaced Dan Marino as the most beloved athlete in South Florida.
The Miami Heat are a bigger draw than the Miami Dolphins and Hurricanes.
Dwyane Wade is to the Heat what Bill Russell and Larry Bird are to the Celtics.
The Heat proudly acknowledge all these statements as fact.
Last night, Dwyane Wade chose to be a Chicago Bull.
You'll see many writers pontificating about Miami's refusal to pay Wade, Wade's chasing of every dollar, and all those tropes. If you want to read why Wade left, I recommend Dan LeBatard's work in the Miami Herald, along with Ethan Skolnick. Ira Winderman in the Sun-Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post's Jason Lieser are also well connected.
That's not why you're here.
You want to know why the Heat were right to hold steady to their offer of two years/$40 million. If anything – they would have OVERPAID Wade.
Again – Wade is the most consequential athlete in Heat history and rivals Dan Marino for South Florida athletic supremacy. I'll say it again – Wade is overpaid at two years for $40 million.
Klinsmann was Right
Remember the hot water Jurgen Klinsmann found himself in two years ago when he asserted that Kobe Bryant's last contact was insane and how it's absurd to pay an athlete for what they did instead of what they will do? Bryant proved Klinsmann correct.
Regarding Wade, he's played over 70 games once in the last five years. His skills are not what they were at the beginning of the Super Friends Era. He's a valuable player, but at nearly 35 not a player to build around. Furthermore, Wade's game doesn't age well. In a league trending towards players who move the ball around and cut for open looks, Wade's game is predicated on getting on getting to the rim.
What stood out in 2003 was how slippery Wade was going to the rim. Paul Pierce's herky-jerky drives contrasted with Wade's osmosis into the paint. The best part of Wade's latest season was his teammates using towels to create a "bag of tricks" and Dwyane reaching in there after games. It's fun watching heroes turn back the clock.
That's just the problem. The broken, battered Heat leaned hard on Wade in the series against the Raptors, and Wade couldn't deliver. Teammate injuries and Father Time placed too much of a burden on his back.
Meanwhile the Heat must decide – do we pay Wade for what he did or what he will do? In the end, their last offer was both. How many shooting guards in their mid-30's command 2-year deals in excess of 50 million? Betting against aging gutted the Lakers. To blow cap space on Wade when next year's free agent class and cap space make the Heat players in the market is short sighted though laudably loyal.
Fast forward to 2018 – the end of Wade's contract – is he worth the money paid?
The counterargument some will make is Chris Bosh. LeBatard detailed how Bosh forced the Heat to max him out. When Bosh signed, he was 29 with no injury history. He spent the previous four years reinventing his game and became a defensive force of nature. Houston courted Bosh hard. No one was courting Wade and forcing Miami to ante up. Bosh's blood clot issues muddle two half seasons of being the best player in a Heat uniform.
If we're going to be really honest – Dwyane Wade, the best player in Miami Heat history, hasn't been the best player on the floor the last six seasons.
You can't pay for past performance when future performance stands in stark contrast.
– Over the next two seasons, does Wade play more than 70 games?
– Over the next two seasons, does Wade maintain and/or improve his efficiency?
– Over the next two seasons, can wade reinvent his game away from pursuing the rim?
Answering yes to any of those questions is a gamble. Wade gambled on himself this season and it worked. The next two seasons will not be as fruitful. That's not a knock on Wade, it's the reality of aging.
The Heat Improve
The paradox of losing an icon like Wade is the development it allows Justise Winslow, Josh Richardson, Goran Dragic and Hassan Whiteside. Bosh can do nearly anything on the court – he turned himself in a three-point shooter – therefore those four players are free to explore the studio space.
Winslow is especially interesting. He's already one of the NBA's better defenders and his work ethic is such that his offensive game will vastly improve next season. Increasing his touches only helps Miami as he continues to work the Heat's shooting program. Adding his defense to the frontcourt of Whiteside and Bosh means Miami has an interior fortress few teams can match.
Dragic has suffered by having to share the ball with Wade. He's a Ferrari that's being driven like a Ford, and now with Wade gone the Slovenian can play at that breakneck speed he prefers. Open shots will be created for teammates, and though his defense isn't a strength, he can afford to take more chances on the perimeter with what's backing him up inside.
Then there's Erik Spoelstra. Of course, he doesn't want to lose Wade. Wade's his only player who can score at will. The Heat will lack in this area. But here's the thing – watching Miami this season, they've been aesthetically better with Wade on the bench. He stops the ball too much for the players in their system. In fits and spurts the Heat would run and defend, then Wade would come in and the action would slow.
Now, imagine an older, ball-dominant guard like Wade over the next two years. The Heat would be suppressing what they can do in order to get Wade his touches.
This is not a recipe for success. However, the key for Miami has been Bosh's health and it will be. Either way allowing the young players space to develop is a net positive for the Heat.
Wade Declines
Wade's actions are indicative of wanting to stick it to Miami. He signed with a team that has a backcourt of Rajon Rondo and Jimmy Butler. How will Wade share the ball with Butler? What about Rondo's personality? The Bulls seem stuck between deciding to rebuild or contend. Wade knows that at best, Chicago will be a five-seed while Miami can compete in the top four with Cleveland, Boston, and Toronto.
Wade's public comments have always been tinged with denial about his decline. This acceptance of the Bulls offer indicates that Wade either sincerely believes he's the same player he's always been or he's that fed up with Miami. Either way, at the end of the deal Chicago will not feel like they got a tremendous return based on production.
It won't surprise me if Wade is the 6th man at the end of this season because where do you put Butler?
And this is where the most important question comes in – for Dwyane Wade, was leaving Miami worth it? Only he can answer that.
For Miami, the question of whether it was a good idea to call the bluff of the best player their franchise has ever known is already answered.
The Heat made the smart play.
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I was checking my e-mail when I have found a "View your recent activity" message from PayPal, I have checked the links inside the message and found an "Open Redirection" vulnerability!
I have decided to report it to Paypal, I asked a friend of mine about the Paypal security e-mail, he told me that I should register on eBay to report Vulnerabilities to Paypal :).
Well, I went to eBay to register and have found two other vulnerabilities while registering!, I have reported the three bugs and waited.
Two days later, I tried to log in my eBay account to check the status of my 3 reports, and like every time, I have forgotten my password 🙁 .
I went to " Forget Password" page at eBay to see how secure their password reset mechanism is.
1- The user navigate " Forget password page " and enter his registered Email or Username.
2- eBay gives you the three options which you can change your password with (Using Email, Text message or phone call).
3- If you use Email method, they will send you an email includes a reset password link where you can change your own password.
So lets fire up BurpSuite to see what happens behind the scene..
Wow, instead of using the Secret "reqinput value" that have been sent to the user's email, eBay uses the same "reqinput" value that have been generated in the first request!!!
I went again to the " Forget Password page" then entered the victim email, then chose to send the "Reset Password link" to e-mail and captured the request and save the "reqinput value" .
then I repeated the POST request "shown in the last screen shot" and replaced the reqinput value with the new one, I posted it, but it gave me error!!
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Recognition of cigarette brand names and logos by primary schoolchildren in Ankara, Turkey
Salih Emria,
Tülay Bağcıb,
Yalçın Karakocaa,
Enis Barışc
aDepartment of Chest Diseases, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, bDepartment of Community Medicine, cStrategies and Policies for Healthy Societies Programs Branch, International Development Research Center, Canada
Dr S Emri, Department of Chest Diseases, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey 06100;se06-k{at}tr-net.net.tr
OBJECTIVE To assess the smoking behaviour of primary schoolchildren and their ability to recognise brand names and logos of widely advertised cigarettes, compared with other commercial products intended for children.
DESIGN Cross-sectional survey in classroom settings using a questionnaire designed to measure attitudes towards smoking and the recognition of brand names and logos for 16 food, beverage, cigarette, and toothpaste products.
SETTING Ankara, Turkey.
SUBJECTS 1093 children (54.6% boys, 44.4% girls) aged 7–13 years (mean = 10, SD = 1), from grades 2–5. The student sample was taken from three primary schools—one school in each of three residential districts representing high, middle, and low income populations.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of ever-smoking, recognition of brand names and logos.
RESULTS Prevalence of ever-smoking was 11.7% overall (13.9% among boys and 9.1% among girls; p<0.05). Children aged eight years or less had a higher prevalence of ever-smoking (19.6%) than older children (p<0.002). Ever-smoking prevalence did not differ significantly across the three school districts. Ever-smoking prevalence was higher among children with at least one parent who smoked (15.3%) than among those whose parents did not (4.8%) (p<0.001). Brand recognition rates ranged from 58.1% for Chee-tos (a food product) to 95.2% for Samsun (a Turkish cigarette brand). Recognition rates for cigarette brand names and logos were 95.2% and 80.8%, respectively, for Samsun; 84.0% and 90.5%, respectively, for Camel; and 92.1% and 69.5%, respectively, for Marlboro. The Camel logo and the Samsun and Marlboro brand names were the most highly recognised of all product logos and brand names tested.
CONCLUSIONS The high recognition of cigarette brand names and logos is most likely the result of tobacco advertising and promotion. Our results indicate the need to implement comprehensive tobacco control measures in Turkey.
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Turkey is a developing country with a population of 62.5 million (according to 1995 estimates). The total population is expected to reach 67 million by the year 2000. The population is predominantly young, with 40.6 million above 15 years of age. The fertility rate is relatively high.
Turkey is a tobacco-producing country, whose domestic cigarette consumption at approximately 93 billion cigarettes per year.1 Per capita consumption of manufactured cigarettes shows a rising trend with an average annual increase of 1% between 1990 and 1995, from 77 314 to 93 000 metric tons.1 2
Turkey has been one of the major markets targeted by the international cigarette industry. Although Turkey is one of the major producers of manufactured cigarettes, the share of foreign companies in Turkey's domestic market has increased considerably in the past decade. This is a consequence of the invalidation of the Turkish national monopoly (TEKEL) in 1986, which resulted in the liberalisation of the tobacco industry and trade in 1991. These changes brought the two largest multinational companies—Philip Morris and Reynolds Tobacco International—into the Turkish tobacco market. Under the umbrella of trade liberalisation and direct foreign investment, multinationals have aggressively entered the Turkish market. Philip Morris, for example, established a $400 million plant in Turkey, and sold more cigarettes there than it did in countries such as France and Japan.3This increased the market share of American-blended cigarettes from 2.4% to 51.9% between 1984 and 1997. In addition, a shift in consumer preference for foreign brand cigarettes occurred, and foreign brands accounted for 31 of every 100 packs of cigarettes consumed in Turkey in 1997.4 By 1997, the number of transnational tobacco companies in Turkey reached three with the entry of the British American Tobacco Company (BAT), which took over the local cigarette factory of Samsun, which is located in the city of Akhisar in Western Turkey.
In Turkey, smoking prevalence among the adult population (above 15 years of age) is 62.8% in men and 24.8% in women,5higher than the average prevalence in developing and developed countries. The age of smoking initiation is considerably lower in Turkey. About 13.2% of those aged 15–18 years are smokers.5 Although reliable epidemiological data are lacking, a steady increase in lung cancer mortality was reported in both sexes from 1965 to 1990. Forty per cent of cancer deaths in men and 15% in women were due to lung cancer in 1992.6 These figures make tobacco an important public health issue in Turkey.
Illustrations shown to the children as the second part of the questionnaire.
Despite the high prevalence of smoking and the health-related economic burden, until November 1996 there had been no comprehensive legislation to combat the overwhelming smoking epidemic in Turkey. Both children and adults were exposed to tobacco advertising. Cigarettes were advertised mainly through billboards (for example, those featuring the Marlboro cowboy), print media (posters, magazines), broadcast media (movies, private television programmes supported by Parliament Cinema Club, jazz concerts organised as part of the annual "Parliament Jazz Festival"), and promotions in school canteens. Children have been shown to recall, admire, discuss, and generally relate to cigarette advertising in the same manner as do adults.7
This study was conducted to assess the extent to which the above factors influence smoking behaviour among young people in Turkey (before adoption of tobacco control legislation) and their ability to recognise brand names and logos of widely advertised cigarettes, compared with other commercial products intended for children.
The study was performed in January and February 1996, before smoking legislation went into effect on 7 November 1996.8The sample population consisted of 1093 children, among whom 579 (55.6%) were boys and 485 (44.4%) were girls. The children were in grades 2–5, and had a mean age of 10 years (range = 7–13, SD = 1). The ages corresponding to these grades were: 7–8 years old, grade 2; 9 years old, grade 3; 10 years old, grade 4; and 11–13 years old, grade 5.
The study sample was drawn from three primary schools—one school in each of three different residential districts representing the three socioeconomic classes (high, middle, and low income). The catchment area of the low income district was one of the squatter regions of Ankara (Hüseyin Gazi); that of the middle income district was located in the urban area of Ankara (Bahçelievler), and the primary school representing the high income district was located in our university campus (Beytepe). The first two were public schools where registration is limited to inhabitants of the surrounding neighbourhood, while the third is a private school. The study group consisted of all students who attended class at the time of the survey.
This study used a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey. After students were informed of the anonymity of the survey, the questionnaire was administered to them in their classrooms under the supervision of a researcher and their teachers. The questionnaire was a translation and modification of a previously used questionnaire,9 which included multiple-choice questions related to current smoking status; self-purchase of cigarettes in the week before administration of the questionnaire; knowledge of and attitudes toward the smoking behaviour of their parents, teachers, and the public; and parents' smoking status.
The children were also asked to classify nine logos and seven brand names of different commercial products: domestic and foreign cigarettes, toothpaste, food, beer, and soft drinks. The brand names were Milka (a food), Samsun (a Turkish cigarette brand), Chee-tos (a food), Camel, Colgate, Tuborg (a beer), and Marlboro. The advertising logos shown to the children—which represented Tuborg, Marlboro (red chevron), McDonald's, Camel (traditional camel on the cigarette package), Colgate, Uzay (Turkish logo representing Chee-tos), Coca Cola (Coke), Milka, and Samsun Illustrations—are reproduced in the appendix.
Responses to these brand names and logos were classified into five categories according to the products they represented: food, cigarette, drink, other, and not known. All the brand names tested were represented by their coloured logos. The sample logos were reproduced from the packages of the products in question. The logos representing Camel, Marlboro, Samsun, Milka, Coca Cola, and Chee-tos did not contain the brand names of the products. The advertised brand names and the logos were given in print form in the second page of the questionnaire (opposite). Pilot testing of the questionnaire was done to ensure that questions were clear, and to verify the validity and reliability of self-reported cigarette smoking.
Smoking status of the children was determined by one of the following four possible answers, as in a previous study9: (1) never smoked; (2) tried smoking once or a few times; (3) smokes sometimes, less than one cigarette a week; and (4) smokes one or more cigarettes a week. The child's smoking status was defined as never-smoker (answer 1) or ever-smoker (answer 2, 3, or 4). Despite the availability of disaggregated data for the four defined smoking-status categories, the analysis was dichotomous (never/ever) to render it comparable with similar studies—for example, one in China.9
Brand identification was assessed by summing up all the correct answers, including the identification of brand names and logos in each product category.
The overall analysis was conducted using the SPSS statistical software. χ2 and variance analyses were used to determine the significance between the groups. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the importance of factors affecting recognition of cigarette brand names. Statistical significance was defined as p<0.05.
In the group of 1093 students, 1031 (94.4%) completed the questionnaires (62 who failed to indicate their gender and smoking status were excluded). Prevalence of ever-smoking was 11.7% overall (13.9% among boys and 9.1% among girls; χ2 = 5.76, p<0.05) (table 1). The highest prevalence of ever-smoking (19.6%, 36/183) was observed in the age group of eight years or less (most of whom were in grade 2). There was no significant difference in smoking prevalence across the three residential districts included in the study (χ2 = 2.69, p>0.05); in other words, socioeconomic class did not appear to affect smoking prevalence.
Cigarette smoking status, by age and gender
Twenty-four per cent (245/1022) of the students reported buying cigarettes during the week preceding the study. Ever-smoking children (49.1%, 59/120) were more likely to have bought cigarettes than never-smokers (20.6%, 186/902) (χ2 = 47.3, p<0.0001).
Sixty-sixty per cent (710/1080) of respondents reported that at least one of their parents was a smoker. Smoking was more prevalent among children with a parent who had smoked (15.3%) as compared with children of non-smoking parents (4.8%) (χ2 = 24.67, p<0.0001). Smoking was less common among children whose fathers were healthcare practitioners (2.5%, 1/40) in comparison with those whose fathers were self-employed, officials, or manual workers (χ2=7.88, p<0.05). There was no significant difference in smoking behaviour between children whose parents smoked domestic cigarettes and those whose parents smoked foreign brands (χ2 = 3.79, p>0.05). Of the 118 ever-smoking children, 89 (75.4%) were against their parents' smoking.
Most children (68.6%) stated that they had not been taught in school about the adverse health effects of smoking. A majority (81.2%) believed that smoking should be prohibited in public places, and this opinion did not differ significantly according to smoking status.
The total mean scores for recognition of all brand names and logos differed significantly by sex (11.2 for boys vs 10.4 for girls, F = 11.83, p<0.001). Brand recognition ranged from 58.1% for Chee-tos (a food) to 95.2% for Samsun (a domestic cigarette brand) (table 2). Recognition rates for cigarette brand names and logos were 95.2% and 80.8%, respectively, for Samsun; 84.0% and 90.5%, respectively, for Camel; and 92.1% and 69.5%, respectively, for Marlboro. The Camel logo and the Samsun and Marlboro brand names were the most highly recognised of all product logos and brand names tested (table 2).
Brand and logo recognition rates, by gender
After adjustment for age, gender, parental smoking, and residential district, higher brand recognition rates for cigarettes were strongly associated with older age (odds ratio (OR) = 1.73; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.52 to 1.99) and male gender (OR = 1.79; 95 % CI = 1.34 to 2.40). Pupils from the middle and high income districts were more likely to recognise all cigarette brands (OR = 4.87 (95% CI =3.39 to 6.95) for middle income; OR = 7.10 (95% CI = 4.82 to 10.44) for high income) (table 3).
Factors affecting recognition of cigarette brand names—adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI)
Never-smokers were more likely than ever-smokers to recognise the brand name and logo of Colgate. There were no significant differences in recognition rate for the other products according to smoking status (table 4).
Brand and logo recognition rates, by smoking status
We found a prevalence of ever-smoking of 11.7% among the children in this study (13.9% in boys and 9.1% in girls). Similar rates have been reported for the same age group in earlier studies. In 1983, smoking prevalence among secondary school and high school students in Ankara was reported to be 9% and 38%, respectively.10 In 1990, Tümerdem et al 11 reported a smoking prevalence of 10% in boys and 7% in girls in primary school (grades 3–5) in the outskirts of Istanbul.
These figures are similar to those reported by Peters et al 9 for Hong Kong; they found the prevalence of ever-smoking to be 11% (15% in boys and 7% in girls) for children of the same age group. In a study conducted in England in 1994, the prevalence of regular smoking among children aged 11 to 15 was 12% (10% in boys and 13% in girls); however, the prevalence of ever-smoking was much higher—47% in boys and 48% in girls.12
If a comparison is made with industrialised countries, the situation in Turkey would correspond to the first cycle of the S-shaped diffusion curve.13 This means that none of the groups (men, women, boys, or girls) has entered the second cycle—that is, adopting non-smoking.
In our study, the male-to-female ratio for smoking prevalence was 1.5. A 1988 study in Istanbul, in an urban population over 18 years of age, found a smoking prevalence of 54.5% for men and 32.9% for women (male-to-female ratio = 1.6).14 These figures suggest that women in large cities are more likely to smoke. Bilir et al 15 reported an even higher prevalence of current smoking among women in Ankara—37%. We believe that introduction of Western-style cigarettes may have resulted in a higher smoking rate among women.
The tobacco industry supports cultural and sporting activities to stimulate smoking among adolescents and children, especially in developing countries. This has also been the case in Turkey. Before the adoption of national tobacco control legislation in 1996,8tobacco advertising was permitted freely in Turkey with the exception of national radio and television channels (figure 1). Nowadays the most common types of marketing by Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds are price announcements for cigarettes in newspapers, and illegal cigarette promotions in bars and restaurants. In addition, indirect advertising occurs on store fronts and through sponsorships (figures 2 and 3).
Examples of tobacco advertisements in Turkey before passage of legislation in 1996 banning tobacco advertising and promotion.
Store front signs for Camel and Marlboro cigarettes displayed after adoption of legislation in 1996 banning tobacco advertising and promotion.
Indirect advertising appearing after the ban on tobacco advertising, in the form of news stories about the Marlboro-sponsored Turkish rally team and the Camel Adventure Tour.
Despite the fact that of every 100 packets of cigarettes sold in Turkey, one is Camel and six are Marlboro, while 20 are Samsun (which has been taken over by BAT), the recognition rate for Camel and Marlboro is almost as high as that of the domestic brand. This suggests that the transnational companies are more successful in their advertising. Despite the fact that Camel's "Old Joe" cartoon character has not been promoted heavily in Turkey, the Camel logo had the highest recognition rate among the tested cigarettes logos (90.5%). This figure approaches the 93.6% one reported for the United States.16
Our study provides evidence that the smoking status of parents has an effect on the smoking behaviour of their children, consistent with the findings of other investigators.13 17
During the week preceding our survey, 24% of all students reported having bought cigarettes. This proportion is higher than the prevalence of ever-smoking (11.7%) in our study sample. The difference is likely due to the fact that children (including non-smokers) commonly buy cigarettes for their parents or teachers. Because the sale of tobacco products to minors was not prohibited before passage of tobacco control legislation in 1996, children had greater access to cigarettes during the period of our study than they do now.
In other countries smoking prevalence among the young generally increases with increasing age.18 19 However, our study found, alarmingly, that those aged eight years and younger had the highest prevalence of ever-smoking. Our findings are consistent with those of Bilir et al,15 who showed that 13% of current smokers under the age of 20 started smoking before 11 years of age. They also found that 60% of the smokers over 50 years of age reported that they started smoking at the age of 21 or above. This demonstrates that the age of smoking initiation has shifted downward towards the age of 10 in Turkey. A number of factors may have contributed to this trend, but the primary cause may have been an increase in the legitimisation of smoking.
In this study, parental smoking was found to be relatively high (66% of respondents reported having at least one smoking parent). In addition to parental role modelling, the very high smoking rates among teachers (51%), journalists (64%), artists (46%), physicians (51%), and sportsmen (35%) may be influencing children to start smoking.15 Even in calendars or on television, it is not uncommon to see photographs showing smoking by Atatürk (the founder of modern Turkey) or by famous politicians, providing children with another source of positive images for smoking.
Contrary to other studies,9 20 our study showed no difference in the recognition rates for cigarette brand names according to smoking status. Cigarette brand identification was mostly related to socioeconomic level; that is, the higher the income, the higher the recognition rate. This could be attributed to more intense exposure of children to tobacco advertising and promotion in communities at higher socioeconomic levels.
Despite the frequent advertising of Colgate, the recognition rate for the Colgate logo was behind that for the Camel and Coke logos. This may be due to the relatively uncommon usage of toothpaste in the homes of children participating in our study. A recent survey in Turkey showed that toothpaste has never been used in 30% of all homes.21
It has been 11 years since McDonald's was introduced in Turkey.22 The number of McDonald's restaurants has reached 83. However, the logo was the least recognised among all of the logos used in the study. This could be caused by ineffective advertising or lower consumption of "fast food" among children of primary school age in Turkey. It seems that cultural factors continue to have a strong influence on eating habits at home in Turkey.
A law that was meant to ban cigarette advertising was not put into practice because of disapproval by the former president, who argued that it was against the principles of free trade. The World Health Organisation, however, has advocated a ban on tobacco advertising and promotion.23 Banning all forms of tobacco advertising and forbidding the sale of tobacco products to children in Turkey should be seriously considered as part of a smoking prevention policy. Despite the existence of a law which totally bans all types of advertising and promotion,8 tobacco companies are constantly finding ways to circumvent the law through indirect cigarette advertising. As noted above, examples include cigarette signs on store fronts, news reports about the Camel Adventure Tour and the Turkish rally team supported by Marlboro, and cigarette price announcements in the print media (figures2 and 3).
The health warning currently required on cigarette packets dates back to 1986: "Smoking is harmful to your health".8 More effective, rotating health warnings are needed. In addition, the toxicity of existing brands needs to be reduced; currently, most of the domestic brands have a tar yield exceeding 25 mg per cigarette.24
The anti-smoking campaign has begun in Turkey. However, considerable progress remains to be made, especially in reducing or eliminating smoking in public spaces. The success of the campaign will depend heavily on the global approach towards this issue, and on control of international cigarette trade.
The authors are grateful to Miss Iman Roushdy (Hammady), PhD candidate at Harvard University, for her editorial assistance.
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A month after an off-field incident, Austin Flynn has decided to take his leave of the Arkansas football program, head coach Bret Bielema said Monday night.
By way of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Bielema told those in attendance at a Razorback Club meeting that the defensive end will transfer from UA. Bielema cited academics, not the drunk-driving charge, as the reason behind Flynn's departure.
There's no word as to where the Wilmington, Calif., product may transfer.
During his first season with the Razorbacks in 2012, Flynn played in 12 games and was credited with 10 tackles. Prior to his time at UA, Flynn had spent two seasons at a California junior college.
Flynn was listed on UA's spring roster the school sent out last week.


This spacious b/v is set high on a rise in a top location near the hospital. The quality of the building is obvious and the presentation is impeccable, however, a modern decor change would add heaps of value and appeal. The immaculate home comprises 3 b/rooms, formal lounge, separate kitchen plus a TV room (or 4th bedroom). The garden surrounds are delightful and there is a lock up garage. We maintain this is the best buy in this price range. $350,000.


1 Peter 4:1-6 (Part of the GUEST SPEAKERS series).
Preached by Jeriel Lubaton on January 27, 2019 (Sunday Morning).
2 Corinthians 8:1-8 (Part of the GUEST SPEAKERS series).
Preached by Jeriel Lubaton on December 30, 2018 (Sunday Morning).
John 4:1-26 (Part of the GUEST SPEAKERS series).
Preached by Jeriel Lubaton on November 4, 2018 (Sunday Morning).


There are 6 priceless things our loved ones require/need from us and they are, in no particular order: love, care, attention, time, respect and trust.
Show your loved ones that you truly care by supporting them, encouraging them and believing in them. Show interest in them. Interest like, how was your day? Have you eaten? Are you hungry? Why are you sad? Who offended you? I think you need a new hair cut, I think you need a new hair due. How was your exam? How was your interview? How was your shopping? How was work today? How can I be of help? Is there anything I can do to help? Please let me help, amongst others.
If you notice these things trigger emotion. These things are priceless. It shows that you truly care about them. It shows that you are concerned enough to want to know about them/their well being.
Create time for your loved ones. Give them to time learn. Give them time to change. Walk through the process with them. Understand that not everyone is like you. Understand that not everyone learns fast like you. Understand that we are all different. Give them time to catch up. There is no relationship (be it family relationship, friendship relationship, relationship as a couple amongst others) that do not have ups and downs. When you quarrel or when you do hurtful things to them, like saying hurtful things, give them time to heal. Understand that forgiving does not mean healing. You forgive then you heal to forget. Give them time to heal.
Create time for your loved ones. A popular saying goes thus ''if they truly love you, they will find time for you''. Find time to call, text, go out on dates (lunch, dinners amongst others). Spend time together as a couple, friend, family etc. This is where the next thing comes in Attention.
Attend to the needs of your loved ones. What do they actually need? They need YOU. They need your presence. They need your time and you can only give them this by paying attention to them. You can be there but not present i.e. your mind being else where. Give them your undivided attention when you are with them. Give them your listening ears. Give them your understanding heart. Compliment them. Pay attention to the little details. Little details like, what they like, their best colour, what they dislike/complain about amongst other things. The truth is, it is the little things that makes the big difference. Those things that you think/feel no one cares about or notices are the things that people/they actually care about and notice, so do pay attention.
Do you trust your loved ones? Do you trust them enough to entrust them with things close to your heart? It could be information, money, possessions etc. Do you trust them enough to reveal things you are afraid to tell/show others? When they are falsely/wrongly accused, do you trust them enough to believe that are falsely being accused? This can be difficult I know, but your loved ones need you to trust them. You just have to trust them till they prove you wrong for trusting them. Remember, trust is among the priceless things our loved ones need from us.
Our loved ones need our respect. A wise man one said ''you don't demand for respect, you earn it''. Do not wait for your loved ones to demand for your respect before you respect them. Earn the respect of your loved ones. Give them your respect. Understand that hurtful words or disrespect are forms of emotional and psychological abuses. Honour them, appreciate them, say kind words to them, above all, compromise. You cannot always have things the way you want, sometimes you just have to compromise in order for peace to reign. When there is peace, you are happy, they are happy.
Respect their feelings, respect their character (who they are). Respect the fact that, they cannot be like you or be the way you want them to be. Respect their personality. Treat them with kindness. Treat them with love. Treat them with care. This is where the 6th thing comes in, Love.
They are called your loved ones for a reason right? When you love someone, you will respect them. You will be careful not to hurt their feelings and when you see that you've hurt them, you will immediately try to correct your wrong, right? Though you need to give them time to heal of the hurtful things you have said/done. You then also have to work on yourself to ensure that you do not keep hurting them.
When you love someone, you care about them. You care enough to pray for them. You care enough to ask after and about their well being. You care enough to wish them well. You care enough to go out of your way and get them things no matter how inexpensive they may be. The truth is, it is the thought that counts not the gift and if they love you in return, they will appreciate it. You going out of your way to do so, shows that you love them and care about them. When you love someone, you will trust them and your give them your attention.
If you noticed, the 6 priceless things our loved ones need from us are all interlinked. Our loved ones majorly need from us things money cannot buy and once we have shown and given them these 6 things, the things money can buy becomes a bonus.


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Alex Mould Cautions Gov't On LNG Regasification Contract
SOURCE: Modern Ghana | Editor
A financial and energy expert is cautioning the Akufo-Addo government on the lack of transparency in all the agreements backing the contract it signed with Helios/China Harbor Engineering and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), as well as the Rosneft LNG regasification project agreement.
Alex Mould, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GNPC expresses concern about the seeming lack of proper world class advisors on technical, commercial and legal areas of all of the LNG regasification project agreements signed a year ago on behalf of government given the short negotiation period which suggests a need for rushed off.
Helios and China Harbor Engineering and GNPC are constructing a terminal for the regasification project to be managed by Tema LNG Terminal Company.
"It should also be remembered that GNPC, last year June, signed a new gas sale and purchase agreement (GSA) deal with Rosneft for the same natural gas supply agreement it had signed with Gazprom in September 2017. This raised a lot of questions by energy experts then as to what necessitated the abrogation of the Gazprom contract and the cost associated with the abrogation of that contract.
"It has been a year now, yet, stakeholders including Parliament and civil society are not getting much information about the LNG regasification project from government through the Ministry of Energy or from GNPC. There are more standing questions begging for answers", Mr Mould told the media in an interview at LNG Western Africa Conference 2019 held last week in Accra.
He continued, "I'm not conversant with the details with the LNG re-gas contract. I've not seen any agreement. I believe that there's supposed to be a breakwater being built. I don't know who is bearing the cost of the breakwater, whether it's the government as GHAPOHA or whether it's going to be passed on to the project. If it's going to be passed on to the project, we need to look at the total economics. We need to look at the supply of breakwater the gas.
"But it's very interesting that a transaction of this size and this magnitude and this difficulty would be signed within 3 months. It's something that we need to look at. We need to make sure that all the Is are dotted and the Ts are crossed. It involves bringing in the right consultants to ensure that the right feasibility is done before any decision is made".
According to him, it also important to understand the security structure behind the transaction and what commitment Ghana has made to the project- so time will tell.
Mr. Alex Mould stressed that the ministry off-take is around 250mmscfd through GNPC to all the power plants in Tema power enclave.
"Although, it is believed that GNPC is not directly involved in terminal issues, it is believed that GNPC has signed an agreement with the Terminal Company to guide eventual takeover of the Terminal (being a BOOT) arrangement; however, the details are blurry and it is unclear who the EPC contractors are, aside from the fact that the GSA is between Rosneft and GNPC.
"Project completion is expected in second half of 2020 but however based on a study of projections of the gas demand and supply, it is estimated that there is a surplus of gas progress until about 2028. GNPC is still the national gas aggregator as appointed by Government, but it is suggested that the new Gas Bill which is going for approval in Parliament is proposing Ghana Gas (GNGC) as the aggregator," he emphasised.


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OPP roundup: Kitchener man, 89, charged with stunt driving
Plus: Thieves may have sore backs; $9,000 fraud falls apart in the nick of time
Sun., Nov. 21, 2021timer2 min. read
An occasional roundup of unusual events reported by the Ontario Provincial Police:
An octogenarian was nabbed driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit.
The Kitchener man, 89, was pulled over on Nov. 13 on Nile Road near Goderich after police clocked him at more than 130 km/h in an 80 zone.
He was charged with stunt driving. No word on why he was in such a rush.
Well, that was a lot of work to hit pay dirt.
On Nov. 16 in Townsend, northeast of Port Dover, unknowns stole 125 50-pound bags of soil. The stolen goods are worth $2,500.
Police are looking for the culprits, who may have sore backs and dirty hands.
Fraud falls apart
A fraud fell apart in the nick of time.
A man claiming to be a police officer called a woman in Waterford, north of Simcoe, on Nov. 16 and said her son had been arrested and was in jail. The demand: $9,000 in bail money.
"The individual informed the victim to attend their financial institution and withdraw the funds and indicate to bank employees that the funds were being used for home renovations," OPP said.
The woman withdrew the cash and was about to send it to the fraudster — and then her son arrived at her residence. Fraud averted.
OPP urge people to hang up if they get a call from someone claiming to be a police officer and asking for personal information or money to release a relative from jail.
Thanks for calling
A suspected impaired driver called police after running out of gas.
"During the investigation, police formed the opinion that the driver had alcohol in their body and subsequently requested that a breath sample to be provided, which they refused to comply with," OPP said.
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/08/01/opp-roundup-trespasser-wallows-in-hot-tub-leaves-clothes-behind.html
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/06/30/heated-argument-woman-stranded-in-northern-ontario-wilderness-after-friend-leaves-in-canoe.html
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/05/01/opp-roundup-police-looking-for-culprits-who-took-zamboni-for-a-spin.html?fbclid=IwAR1hImy7IKifHffV2N1sQ8KQg-4mKFowAWs2KLMZls05iJpC79ypG2gLPnw
The driver, 25, was arrested on Nov. 6 at 2:30 a.m., on Side Road 20 in Centre Wellington Township, and charged with failing to comply with a breath demand.
He had 32 reasons to run.
On Nov. 17 around 5 a.m. police on foot patrol in Chesley, in Bruce County, saw a man run into an alleyway. He was arrested after a brief foot chase. Police learned he was a wanted man.
A 35-year-old from Huron-Kinloss is facing 32 charges, including break and enter, mischief, possessing a firearm and five counts of driving while suspended.