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Attention risk managers: The 2015 cyber security trends are in
kroll | January 07, 2016
Your peers have spoken: there are a number of cyber security trends and threats that concerned them in 2015—all of which should be on your radar, too. We've compiled the highlights from a survey released this year by the Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) to give you a glimpse into what risk managers across the country are currently facing
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You're asked to build (or rebuild) a security team at your organization. What are some first steps and tips to keep in mind to maximize talent and efficiency in your new department? Josh Feinblum, VP of Information Security at Rapid7 has some advice.
Next DLP Announces Cybersecurity Industry Veteran, Constance Stack, as New CEO
Next DLP | November 03, 2022
Next DLP ("Next"), formerly Qush Security, today announced the appointment of Constance ("Connie") Stack as its new chief executive officer. With Stack leading the way, Next expects to aggressively grow its market share and disrupt the legacy Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category. The DLP market is projected to reach 3.5 Billion USD by 2025 with the SaaS deployment model expected to dominate during the forecast period. Next's "Reveal Cloud", which was included in Gartner's 2022 Market Guide for Data Loss Prevention, is an industry leading, user-centric, DLP solution, that uncovers risk, educates employees and fulfills security, compliance and regulatory needs. "This is an exciting time for all of us at Next DLP,. "We are pleased to have Connie lead Next and believe her leadership will further accelerate the company's growth and deliver on our mission of reinventing data protection for today's distributed organization." Fredrik Halvorsen, Chairman of Next's board of directors and co-founder of Ubon Partners Most recently, Stack served as Managing Director/GM of the Data Protection Business Unit for HelpSystems, which included the Digital Guardian, Titus, Boldon James and Vera brands. Prior to acquisition by HelpSystems, Stack served as chief strategy officer and chief marketing officer of Digital Guardian. Earlier in her career, Stack was vice president of marketing at Veracode (acquired by CA Technologies) and chief revenue officer at WordStream (acquired by the Gannett Company). "Today's most used DLP solutions came to market over twenty years ago; before the shift to cloud and SaaS really took off and well before the COVID-19 pandemic drove global knowledge workers to a remote working model. Put plainly, legacy DLP approaches are outdated and prone to failure," said Constance Stack, Chief Executive Officer, Next DLP. "Next DLP offers a new and flexible approach to protecting data where it is most at risk. Its patent-pending endpoint agent and cloud platform were purpose-built for today's IT environment and threat landscape. I look forward to this opportunity to work with Next's incredibly talented team and to deliver DLP that works to our customers." About Next DLP Next DLP ("Next") is a leading provider of data protection solutions for organizations with valuable data who need to uncover risk, educate employees and fulfill security, compliance and regulatory needs. Next's mission is to reinvent data protection for today's distributed organization and it is disrupting the legacy data loss prevention market with a user-centric, flexible, cloud-native, AI/ML powered solution built for today's threat landscape. The company's leadership brings decades of cyber and technology experience from HelpSystems, DigitalGuardian, Forcepoint, Mimecast, IBM, Cisco and Shopify. Next is trusted by organizations big and small, from Fortune 100 finance and retailers to fast growing healthcare and technology companies.
Fordefi Raises $18M Seed Round to Launch Institutional DeFi Wallet and Security Platform
Fordefi | November 09, 2022
Fordefi, a financial technology and software company, today announced an $18 million seed round and the public launch of its institutional MPC wallet built for transacting on decentralized applications (dApps). Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, the investors of the firm's initial capital raise also include Electric Capital, Alameda Research, Jump Crypto, Castle Island, Pantera Capital, Illuminate Financial, PayPal Alumni Fund, Nima Capital, Digital Currency Group, Defiance Capital and StarkWare. "The Fordefi team is bringing to market a solution that addresses two of the biggest challenges in DeFi today: institutional-grade security and smart contract transparency," said Sam Harrison, Senior Advisor at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Managing Partner at Faction. "We are excited to support an experienced team bringing a powerful solution to market that directly solves pain points that have held institutions back from achieving the full potential of decentralized finance." "Wallet hacks made major headlines this year. Until now, decentralized finance was missing a secure, stable, and seamless way to connect to dApps," said Ken Deeter, Partner at Electric Capital. "Fordefi's single-browser extension paired with a top-notch institutional grade MPC wallet platform will unlock opportunities across DeFi for all crypto-native institutions. We're excited to be part of Fordefi's journey, as an investor, design partner and customer." Introducing the Fordefi Platform Co-founders Josh Schwartz, CEO, Dima Kogan, CTO, and Michael Volfman, Vice President of Research and Development, began developing the Fordefi platform in 2021, an unprecedented year for crypto adoption, as institutions took notice of the explosive growth and massive volumes of digital assets moved into the markets. A boom in the development of new blockchains and decentralized applications created opportunities for investing that institutions could not safely participate in, as available wallets had been designed years before and lacked the technology to securely and confidently connect them. "Decentralized finance is evolving quickly and its complexities require a dynamic solution," said Schwartz. "Legacy wallet providers are unable to meet the needs of institutions that want to access the new opportunities DeFi has created while ensuring their assets are protected. Fordefi has taken a DeFi-first approach and has built a solution engineered for how clients interact with dApps." "DeFi transactions are much more complex than simple asset transfers, and that's the key to DeFi's exciting new opportunities," said Kogan. "Unfortunately, this complexity also brings with it many new security risks. Fordefi enables institutions to interact with DeFi applications with increased operational efficiency and security through in-depth visibility into each transaction and the ability to set the right controls." A first of its kind wallet and security platform, Fordefi enables market participants to easily and securely connect to decentralized applications. Fordefi's platform is the only institutional MPC wallet on the market built for firms transacting on decentralized applications across blockchains. The solution delivers a previously unavailable degree of insight into transactions, translating smart contracts into language that users can understand, simulating every transaction in advance and independently verifying dApp names. Its advanced MPC key management capabilities are built to protect against any single point of failure, and the platform's unique policy management capabilities offer users the ability to create and define their own workflows, proactively protecting themselves from both internal and external vulnerabilities. "Fordefi has been a tremendous addition to our DeFi workflow. We've seen accelerated deployment efficiency across a comprehensive set of on-chain opportunities, alongside enhanced user intuitiveness and without compromising security." Shane Al, Head of Investments at Arc Capital and Fordefi design partner. "The Fordefi platform provides robust solutions for institutions to access thousands of DeFi opportunities with the highest levels of security. The platform is extremely customizable and allows us to manage our own policies and controls, ensuring a balance between flexibility and security - crucial for liquid fund strategies." Jacob Goh, Head of Operations & Investor Relations at DeFiance Capital, Fordefi investor and design partner. About Fordefi Fordefi's MPC wallet platform and Web3 gateway enables institutions to seamlessly connect to dApps across a wide range of chains while keeping digital assets secure. Fordefi is the first institutional MPC wallet and security platform built for decentralized finance (DeFi), offering MPC key management, self-serve DeFi policy controls, time-of-transaction smart contract insights, transaction simulation and risk alerts. Fordefi was founded in 2021 by crypto custody and cybersecurity experts, and designed in close collaboration with industry-leading trading firms, funds and custodians. Fordefi is a financial technology and software company with offices in New York and Tel Aviv. About Fordefi's Founders Josh Schwartz, Dima Kogan and Michael Volfman founded Fordefi after establishing themselves with decades of experience as leaders in crypto, cybersecurity, and financial services. Schwartz served as Chief Operating Officer at Curv, an institutional MPC wallet acquired by PayPal in 2021, and was Vice President of Sales at digital custody platform BitGo. Dr. Kogan's career spans more than 15 years in academia, industry and government. He received his PhD from Stanford with a specialization in applied cryptography and was awarded the "Best Young Researcher" prize at Eurocrypt 2018, the Theory of Cryptography Conference 2019, and Eurocrypt 2020. Volfman is an engineering manager with 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, serving as Vice President of R&D at Toka, was Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of an edtech startup, and a Director at Guardicore.
Anglepoint Launches New Public Sector Software Compliance Offering
ANGLEPOINT | December 08, 2022
Anglepoint, the leading Software Asset Management (SAM) services provider for the Public Sector and the Global 2000, has launched the Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS) offering. As mandated by Executive Order 14028, federal government agencies must complete a full audit of their software as part of widespread efforts to improve the nation's cybersecurity. The SSCS offering encompasses a pre-packaged suite of tools and support for agency compliance with the new requirements as set forth by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under publication 800-218. "More than ever before, the government's mission to safeguard information and systems against threats and vulnerabilities sits firmly at the forefront of every agency Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Anglepoint stands ready to assist Federal agencies in meeting all requirements as specified by the OMB security regulations in accordance with NIST 800-218 within the designated time frames. We are excited to collaborate with government agencies to meet these important milestones." -Philippe de Raet, Anglepoint's Vice President of Business Development for Public Sector clients. SSCS addresses the three major areas of the regulations that agencies must meet, including: 1) completing a software inventory, 2) developing process and training plans, and 3) attaining self-attestation from all software vendors. Anglepoint's Chief Product Officer, Kris Johnson, says, Anglepoint understands the unique security concerns faced by the US government. SSCS was carefully crafted to offer agencies a level of service in achieving compliance with these complicated regulations that is not available anywhere else. Rather than relying on already over-burdened internal teams or a patchwork of outside consultants, Anglepoint's SSCS experts take agencies through each step necessary to achieve compliance while adhering to the quick succession of deadlines. ABOUT ANGLEPOINT: Anglepoint is the leading provider of SAM & ITAM services to the Fortune 500 & Global 2000. Anglepoint's services drive cost optimization, risk mitigation, strategic planning within the cloud, SaaS, enterprise software and hardware estates of complex hybrid IT environments. We deliver comprehensive managed services including SAM strategy, execution, process automation, technology selection and implementation.
Abnormal Security Redefines Cloud Email Security with the Launch of Security Posture Management to Protect Against Email Platform Attacks
Abnormal | November 16, 2022
Abnormal Security, the leading behavioral AI-based security platform, announced today its newest addition to the product portfolio as the company progresses toward delivering the most comprehensive cloud email security in the market. The latest innovation protects customers from emerging email platform attacks that are increasing in volume and severity as attackers find new ways to target organizations. The open, interconnected nature of cloud email platforms creates new entry points for attackers to exploit and manipulate—increasing the need for security tools that protect organizations from attacks beyond those that are delivered through inbound email. While advanced inbound email attacks like business email compromise and credential phishing remain the primary cloud email attack vector, accounting for $43 billion in exposed losses since 2016, this addition to the Abnormal product portfolio expands the capabilities of cloud email security to protect against side-channel attacks that directly target the entire email platform. In recent headlines, cybercriminals have exploited unguarded entry and exit points to carry out sophisticated platform attacks, including: Compromising user and administrator accounts by bypassing MFA policies Exploiting global administrator privileges by setting up tenant-wide email forwarding rules that send company emails to attacker inboxes Tricking employees into installing malicious OAuth applications through consent phishing email links disguised as file-sharing links These examples showcase the need for security tools that can detect changes to the cloud email environment and provide full visibility into the current posture. But because security teams often share responsibility for these platforms alongside IT and messaging teams, it is operationally difficult and manual to understand the full scope of potential configurations across thousands of users, third-party applications and email tenants, and manage them accordingly. "As we've spoken to our customers, we've heard increasing concerns about this next generation of attacks. Since they have implemented Abnormal to secure the inbound channel against advanced attacks such as BEC, attackers are looking for new ways to access their inboxes and email platforms. "Implementing a solution that can alert security teams to new integrated applications, over-permissioned users, and other potentially risky events will be extremely helpful to security leaders, and Abnormal is excited to evolve our inbound email security platform to provide this capability and better protect our customers from the full spectrum of attacks." Mike Britton, chief information security officer at Abnormal Security The new Security Posture Management product from Abnormal gives security teams immediate visibility to each of the potential entry and exit points to the cloud email platform. Increased visibility begins with three new Knowledge Bases, in addition to the existing VendorBase, which present comprehensive databases of employees, third-party applications, and email tenants. Each of the three new Knowledge Bases provides the foundational visibility security teams need to understand potentially exposed surface areas in Microsoft 365 and conduct security investigations. AppBase: Provides a running inventory of all of the third-party applications that have access to data within Microsoft 365. It provides a summary of important information about application permissions and data access, as well as an activity timeline of recent events. PeopleBase: Provides a directory of each active user in the environment. It uses contextual, behavioral data to build a dynamic user genome. PeopleBase also provides an activity timeline of recent events, including sign-on patterns, suspicious email activity, and more. TenantBase: Provides a catalog of each of the email tenants Abnormal Security protects and relevant permissions governing access to them. Taking the information derived from these Knowledge Bases, the new Security Posture Management product then monitors each entity for potentially risky configuration changes. Key changes may include the escalation of administrator privileges or the integration of new unverified applications with read-write access to mailboxes. When changes occur, Security Posture Management alerts administrators so they can understand the impact and take appropriate downstream action to protect their cloud email platform from insider threats or attacker infiltration. While the monitoring and alerting capabilities of Security Posture Management are available as an add-on purchase to Inbound Email Security, Abnormal is providing the foundational visibility of its new Knowledge Bases at no cost to all customers with Microsoft 365. New Product Continues to Drive Abnormal Growth in the Email Security Market The posture management offering underscores Abnormal's commitment to providing its customers with the most effective email security platform on the market. In recent weeks, Abnormal was named to the CNBC Top 25 Startups for the Enterprise list of companies that are best suited to meet the needs of large enterprises, as well as the Madrona Intelligent Applications 40 list for the platform's superior capabilities in using machine learning to extract useful information from real-time and historical data. These awards highlight the continued success of the company as Abnormal continues to experience more than 2x growth per year, with notable customers including Xerox, Urban Outfitters, Royal Caribbean International, and Groupon. The company maintains a 4.8-star review on Gartner Peer Insights, with 100% recommendation from participating companies. This continued growth is driven by the recent Series C funding round in which Abnormal raised $210 million with backing from Insight Partners, Greylock Partners, and Menlo Ventures. Security Posture Management is the second major product launch in the past six months, with Abnormal releasing the Email Productivity module in August 2022. The Email Productivity add-on uses behavioral AI to filter time-wasting promotional emails away from employee and executive inboxes, automatically personalizing protection to each user based on behavior cues like folder moves. By shielding employees and executives from the growing barrage of promotional emails, including vendor cold calls, newsletters, and marketing promotions, Email Productivity saves enterprises multiple hours per employee per month. Both new products are part of the Abnormal Cloud Email Security platform, which stops the full spectrum of email-borne attacks. About Abnormal Abnormal Security provides the leading behavioral AI-based security platform that leverages machine learning to stop sophisticated inbound email attacks and dangerous email platform attacks that evade traditional solutions. The anomaly detection engine leverages identity and context to analyze the risk of every cloud email event, preventing inbound email attacks, detecting compromised accounts, and remediating emails in milliseconds—all while providing visibility into configuration drifts across your environment. You can deploy Abnormal in minutes with an API integration for Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace and experience the full value of the platform instantly.
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Presidential candidates expected at restructuring summit in Lagos
By Leo Sobechi, (Assistant Political Editor) and Seye Olumide
17 October 2018 | 4:24 am
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Two socio-political organisations, Nzuko Umunna and The Core Federalists, say they have finalised plans to hold a maiden summit to interface with presidential candidates of various political parties, including President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Abubakar Atiku on issues concerning restructuring of the country.
The summit under the auspices of Handshake Across Nigeria: Towards A Productive Nigeria has as its theme 'Nigeria Beyond Oil' and would feature Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, as the keynote speaker, while Senator Ike Nwachukwu and Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari would serve as distinguished chairman and co-chairman respectively.
Addressing a press conference in Lagos yesterday, the pan-Igbo group under the auspices of Nzuko Umunna and leaders of the Core Federalist, said the prevailing situation in the country call for the summit as part of a worldwide consultation process on the peace and development of Nigeria.
The administrator of the Core Federalists, Yinka Odumakin, alongside Dr. Austin Nweze, Secretary of Nzuko Umunna Handshake Across Nigeria Planning Committee, Prof. Maurice Iwu and others, who read the text said: "Our keen observance of the happenings in our country Nigeria and the interactions with our members all over the world and the Nigeria populace has made it inevitable to organise this summit at this critical time in our democracy.
"This press conference is in articulation of the urgent reasons we deem it needful that this summit should be organized and to encourage participation by all thought leaders, political parties, civil, society groups, socio-cultural organisations and indeed all Nigerians."
The groups expressed the belief that Nigeria has all it takes to be a great nation, blessed with natural and human resources with multi-ethnic and cultural diversities, stressing that "unity, trust and fairness are indubitably the necessary catalysts we need as a people to actualize our potential as a nation."
Odumakin, who is also the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, said despite the fact that Nigeria has all it takes to be a great nation, the country is still confronted with slow pace of development.
According to him, "Unfortunately, our national unity has recently come under palpable challenge which in turn slows down the pace of national development. It's against this background that we formally inform Nigerians and the world on the forthcoming Handshake Across Nigeria/Restructuring Summit which will hold on 19th November 2018.
While dismissing insinuations that the summit is an attempt to draw presidential candidates to debate on restructuring, the summit planners said, "It is not a debate but an interaction on the fundamental vision, to read their lips, understand their body language and see whether they mean what they say."
On whether restructuring should take place before the 2019 election, Odumakin pointed out that time would not permit that, noting that it was imperative to canvass the views of potential leaders on the need to examine Nigeria's future progress in the face of declining fortunes from oil.
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Middle and high school students in Salt Lake City are helping scientists and the community better understand particulate matter pollution, which typically appears as a haze over the city in the winter. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), University of Utah chemical engineer Kerry Kelly and a team set up the partnership for outreach and education, as well as research. Acting as citizen scientists, the kids measure air quality with low-cost sensors in various areas around town, including their homes and schools. In school, they construct simplified sensors out of building blocks to learn how they work.
The research in this episode was supported by NSF award #1642513, Community Network to Understand Air Quality and Sensor Reliability.
Access to safe drinking water is one of the greatest achievements in human history, largely thanks to science and engineering research. Yet, the safety of the United States' drinking water system faces increasing risks from contaminants, drought and other issues, threatening vulnerable populations such as children and the elderly. NSF has provided funding to enable communities across the country to take a closer look at the quality of their own water systems, from Des Moines, Iowa, to Flint, Michigan, and from the Mississippi Water Basin to Maine's estuaries. Find out more in this Discovery.
Real-world problem-solving through "Making" is a new and popular way to engage youth in STEM education, frequently in after-school programs. With support from NSF, Amy Hurst and her team at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, partnered with the Digital Harbor Foundation (DHF) to create a living laboratory print shop to study the impact of Maker employment on underserved youth. Teens can now come to the DHF Tech Center in their free time to learn the design and programming skills necessary for 3D printing. In addition, this is a working print shop that is open for business and taking orders, so the more experienced teens also get work experience in a STEM-related job. Find out more in this Science Nation video.
NSF has funded a pilot to prepare a curriculum and teachers across the U.S. for a nationwide, precollege course on engineering principles and design. The three-year, $4-million pilot marks an important milestone in the creation of a nationally recognized high school engineering course intended to lead to widely accepted, transferrable credit at the college level.


The Duthies should serve as inspiration for all Gin fans. They were so in love with the spirit they just decided to make their own, and they made one so good they couldn't help but release it commercially… Almost a year on from the launch of Esker Gin, we caught up with co-founder Steven to see how life in the Gin industry is working out.
Gin Foundry: You started off as hobbyists, but things are growing quickly. How have the first 18 months in the Gin biz treated you?
Steven Duthrie: Having an interest in distilling and working with the small copper still, we always wanted our own distillery and it's incredible to have that dream fulfilled. We've found people in the Gin business to be friendly, welcoming and have a general willingness to promote the industry as a whole. Esker Gin has been very well received and we've relocated our distillery into larger premises on the estate we source our birch sap from, which also lends to the provenance. It's been a great experience and it's an industry we're really enjoying being a part of.
What inspires you as gin makers?
The endless possibilities, countless botanicals, varying distilling methods, and from that producing spirits we are proud of. There are some great gins out there and we always strive to compete with the best. Royal Deeside and Aberdeenshire are known for high quality produce so we feel we have a high standard to uphold locally, as well as further afield.
We feel that a great gin reflects the spirit of its maker in each drop. What parts of yourselves do you see reflected in your gin?
The creative and adventurous spirit – we love the fact that our gin has a distinctive flavour and with the silver birch sap, it is unique. Also, it's not afraid to wear it's heart on its sleeve – the fact it can turn opaque when it's cold because of the high botanical content shows the quality and depth of flavour of what's inside. With new recipes, we're always pushing the boundaries. With Esker Gin we wanted to create a classic but modern gin with the flavours turned up a couple of notches. People really appreciate the fact that we're Gin lovers that set up a distillery and made it ourselves right from the outset.
Can you talk us through an average day at the distillery?
A reasonably early start to get the still up and running. Some of the aroma of the spirit is already there due the maceration process started the day before. All the distilling, bottling and packing takes place there under the same roof so it can be a real hive of activity. We're always developing new spirits so sometimes the small still is running too. The Esker Gin distillery is on a working highland estate so wildlife like pheasants and deer turning up outside the door are a regular occurrence. The castle is quite near the distillery in one direction and a stunning view up Royal Deeside on the other. It's a great place to be and a nice balance to the sometimes manic work schedule.
As you mentioned – you went from Gin fans to Gin makers. We're sure many people tell you you're living the dream, but the day-to-day realities of running a business can be very different to the romanticised notion. What motivates you to push yourself?
The drive to learn the business inside and out. We've had the chance to learn from mistakes already… and I'm sure we'll make many more along the way. We have the same pressures and hurdles as any other business but it's a business that we love being in, so that makes all the difference. We want to be known as a producer of high quality, distinctive spirits that respect the heritage of the industry but who are also keen to push what's possible.
What are the goals for Esker Gin in the coming year?
This is a very important year for Esker Gin. Following on from our new distillery we are working to increase brand awareness and accessibility of Esker Gin through more retailers, stockists and exporting. The gin market is huge and there a lot of opportunities at the moment, which we can be selective with. We have a lot of exciting developments going on including taking on more staff and discussions with buyers from other countries. We are also increasing our range with the launch of new products this year that we've been working on for some time. We believe a great gin takes time to develop.
We think so too, it's a process full of highs and lows as well – what experiences as a Gin maker stood out for you as the best so far?
After two years of distillation experimentation with our small copper still, discussions about a name, how the branding would look, etc. seeing the finished product in the bottle for the first time was amazing. There are also people that we've worked with, produced gin for, and events Esker Gin has been a part of that have really been incredible for us. But actually having our own distillery on a highland estate, I still can't quite believe it!
Finally – for any other budding gin maker out there – could you tell us if there's anything you've learnt along the way that you wished you'd known when you started this journey?
There're quite a few things, but I'd say the complications of scaling up production. As Esker Gin was created from nearly two years of experimentation on a small copper still, we were very familiar with the small scale process, and scaling everything up for the production still was much more complex and a whole new level of discovery. But I suppose that can only come from actual experience.


Bettina Rehims was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1952 and in 1980, after working as a model, journalist and art dealer, decided to devote himself exclusively to photography.
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As vaccine quantities are limited, you may receive only a portion of your monthly order based on your pro-rata share of the quantities available for the State. Providers should plan to use this "once a month" ordering system until we advise you that vaccine supply has become more plentiful.
We will be offering FluMist (LAIV4) in limited doses this season. Doses will not be available until late September/October through November.
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Children's Book of the Month: Ghost Soldier
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By Miriam Morris
Author: Theresa Breslin | Age category: 8-11
Like many men from their town, Rob and Millie's father left to fight in the war. But they haven't had a letter from him in weeks when there is a telegram to say he is missing in action. Desperate to find out what has happened to their father, Rob and Millie set out to search the trains which are passing through their home town carrying wounded soldiers to hospitals in Edinburgh. But no-one has met their father or anyone from his regiment. When an abandoned mansion house is taken over as a convalescent hospital for shell-shocked soldiers, Robb and Millie see another chance to find a soldier who has met their father. But why is there so much mystery and secrecy surrounding the hospital? And who is the ghostly white figure who appears in the window after dark?
Set in a rural Borders town during the First World War, Ghost Soldier is a poignant story of hope and loss during wartime. It tells the story of children on the Home Front during the war and is full of small acts of kindness and bravery. It is also a story packed with mystery and intrigue which will keep readers engrossed until the final page.
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Theresa Breslin won the Carnegie Medal, the UK's most prestigious award in children's literature. What was the title of her winning book?
Send your answer to Miriam Morris at miriam.morris@scottishbooktrust.com. Competition closes on Monday 1 December. Entrants outside the UK must cover postage.
Q&A with Theresa Breslin
Did you enjoy writing this novel?
Yes, very much, although researching the conditions of soldiers during WW1 can be quite harrowing. It's about two children on the Home Front during thw and they come into contact with wounded soldiers on the hospital trains which stop to take on water near their farm. They are desperately searching for their father who has gone missing on the Western Front. There's a wood close by and an old house that is said to be haunted...
Why did you start writing this book?
I was asked to provide a story for a film company and this was a story I felt needed to be told. Thousands of children were left at home as their fathers, brothers, uncles went off to fight in the war and I wanted to write a book from their point of view.
I've written 40 books, for all ages - from picture books to YA books right across the genres, including history, fantasy, folklore, humour etc. I've adapted my work into play scripts and written short stories for publication and for the radio.
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The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is using funds from one of the largest bank settlements to found an international cybersecurity threat sharing organization, the office announced Wednesday.
The Global Cybersecurity Alliance will be developed with $15 million of the $447 million PNB Paribas paid last year to settle claims that it flouted U.S. sanctions. The nonprofit is designed to allow governments and companies to share cyber threat data in real time.
Calling the alliance a "voluntary clearinghouse," Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance said that the group will help to ease the flow of information across a currently balkanized security environment.
London's police department and the nonprofit Center for Internet Security will jointly spearhead the initiative with Vance's office. The group says it has attracted Aetna, American Express, Barclays Bank, Citibank, U.S. Bank and others as members.
The formation of the alliance comes as law enforcement agencies and lawmakers are increasingly frustrated with what many see as a lack of cooperation from private industry when it comes to sharing cyber threats.
A cybersecurity bill stalled in Congress would create incentives for companies to share information with the government, but the tech industry and privacy-minded legislators have criticized the bill for being ineffective and a vehicle for inappropriate government surveillance.
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Other amendments would require companies to inspect and strip personal details from cyber threat data, raise the standard for removing sensitive data and require a process to notify people whose personal information may have been inappropriately shared.
The technology industry in some cases has created its own platforms for threat sharing. Facebook announced in August that its ThreatExchange platform had more than 90 members. Federal agencies are currently not permitted to participate.
"At this time, government agencies are not participating in ThreatExchange and will not, until there is legislation that clearly defines how information from sharing platforms can be used by these parties," Mark Hammell, manager of Facebook's threat infrastructure team, told The Christian Science Monitor.
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The alliance will be headquartered in New York and London.


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Alexia Mandeville
The Best Teams Make the Best Games
How Supercell structures their company culture to be highly effective at making hit games.
The best teams make the best games. Culture needs to enable them to do this.
I'm constantly thinking (and talking) about game team processes and company culture. A colleague brought up a talk (link at the bottom of this article) from Ilkka Paananen, the CEO of Supercell, and how he's structured his company into 'cells' under the larger 'supercell.'
In my first studio, I managed around 20 people to work on upwards of 10 projects at a time. For the most part, they all made their own decisions. We had our own challenges, but I've seen this work first hand.
Here are some of the top takeaways:
Instead of Middle Management, Empower Game Teams to Make Decisions
Ilkka talks about his early days of creating companies. He did what many companies do, layer on middle management because as CEO, he wanted to feel in control of the company's destiny.
Because of this, many processes began to fatigue teams, causing bloat and inefficiency. I'm all too familiar with game reviews across multiple companies. I'm a firm believer that having them not only causes frustration on the game teams, but it causes unnecessary work and design by committee, leading to a product that isn't fun, and causing team members to shift or leave the team.
Instead, Supercell's teams make the decisions. There are no proposals and no reviews to prep for. If a team decides to make a major decision on their game, or even kill it, the CEO will get an email about it and support them. The teams are fully responsible for their decisions, how they're measuring success, and if and when they decide that the game isn't succeeding.
A few key quotes from Ilkka on game production and management:
"The team spent one week a month to prepare for [game reviews], only to throw out all the work immediately after."
"You can imagine the frustration these game developers had when they had to explain game development stuff to people who weren't game developers at all."
"The less management had to do with a game, the better chance at success it had."
"The two biggest factors of a great game are the team and the timing. Because timing ultimately comes down to luck, the only thing you can control is the team."
Instituting Culture
Without middle management, it's Ilkka's job to make sure the company knows what the culture is, and it's everyone's responsibility to support that culture.
Ilkka makes it clear that teams are responsible and accountable. If there's a problem it's up to the teams to solve. Unfortunately I think many companies have adopted this model, but still apply a layer of middle management due to convention, making team members feel like they have less agency to solve problems. It's often that team members will try to solve a problem, but then get shut down by management trying to solve the problem a different way, with other middle managers.
Making sure the team has a culture is a job in itself. You constantly have to work at it, and it's leadership's job to make sure that they are fighting to keep the culture they want. The team is there to develop. Make sure you're fighting for culture and constantly communicating what it is if you're in a leadership position.
Keeping Teams Small
There's power in small teams. Scarcity of resources, meaning less people, leads to better prioritization and better focus, ultimately leading to better quality. Supercells development teams are 2–7 people as a new game gets made, and live games are 10–17 people.
Disagree and Commit
A last takeaway, but extremely important is being able to disagree with the majority of the team and commit to forward progress. It's difficult to reach consensus on every decision. It's better to make a decision and move forward than continuously argue and push for different agendas, or go in circles.
If you're running a game studio or in a leadership position in a company making games, be sure to watch this.
The Cell Structure: How Supercell Turned the Traditional Org-Chart Upside Down
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Nearly a decade ago, Casey Affleck received a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. It was that same year in 2007 that he starred in his brother Ben's well-received directorial debut Gone Baby Gone and appeared for the third time in Oceans Thirteen as part of that blockbuster trilogy.
Since then, Affleck's career has been a mix of smaller flicks like Ain't Them Bodies Saints and Out of the Furnace with supporting roles in studio fare like Tower Heist and Interstellar. He also made a strange excursion into directing with the Joaquin Phoenix "documentary" I'm Still Here.
His 2016 started rather unremarkably with two pics that came and went – The Finest Hours and Triple 9. Yet it was that same time early in the year that word came out from Sundance about Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan's drama about grief and family. And the word was quite impressive.
At the close of 2016, Manchester stands as a serious awards contender with its star assured a nomination for Best Actor. It is likely it will come down to Affleck and Denzel Washington (Fences) for the win. The former has already picked up a number of critics prizes for his most acclaimed role thus far. He closed out the year by hosting the "Saturday Night Live" Christmas show, including a very amusing bit involving Dunkin Donuts.
The Sundance Film Festival next month will showcase Affleck's next project – A Ghost Story alongside Rooney Mara. Who knows what that will bring, but it certainly kickstarted a supremely lauded year for Affleck this year.
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Orson F. Whitney general correspondence, 1880-1931
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
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L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Orson F. Whitney papers
Orson F. Whitney correspondence, 1873-1931
Materials include general correspondence written by Orson F. Whitney as well as his various friends, family, Church acquaintances, and fans of his writing. There is information about his missions to Europe, time as mission president of the European Mission, writing and published works, personal family concerns, financial issues, Church matters, and his work as a teacher. Dated 1880-1931.
Whitney, Orson F. (Orson Ferguson), 1855-1931 (Person)
Open for public research.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Orson F. Whitney papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Orson F. Whitney (1855-1931) was an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a writer, poet, and editor.
Orson F. Whitney was born on July 1, 1855, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Horace K. Whitney and Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. As a young man, Whitney wanted to be an actor and he spent many hours preparing for the stage by studying elocution, fencing, and grammar. However, during General Conference in 1876, Whitney was called to serve in the Eastern States Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His mother sold her land and used the money to fund Whitney's mission. While on his mission, Whitney discovered his interest in the Gospel as well as in writing and speaking. He started a regular column of his missionary experiences in the "Salt Lake Herald" under the pen name Iago. In 1878, twenty-three-year-old Whitney was called to serve as the bishop of the Eighteenth Ward, a calling he held for 28 years. In 1906, Whitney was called to be an Apostle in the Church. He also completed three more missions for the Church, including being the president of the European Mission in 1921.
In 1879, Whitney married Zina Beal Smoot and they had 9 children together. Whitney also had two more wives: Mary Minerva Wells and Emma Whitney Wells. During his life, Whitney edited the "Salt Lake Herald," served on the city council, participated in the Home Dramatic Club, engaged in politics, and wrote poetry and books. In 1890, he published his first book, a biography of his grandfather Heber C. Kimball. That same year, Wildford Woodruff and John O. Williams commissioned Whitney to write "History of Utah"; he produced two volumes of the work by 1894 and the third in 1898. He also published a biography of Lorenzo Snow, an autobiography, and several books of poetry including his lengthy epic poem "Elias: An Epic of the Ages."
Whitney died on May 16, 1931, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
7 folders
1. General correspondence, 1881-1904. 2. General correspondence, 1884-1912. 3. General correspondence, 1913-1918. 4. General correspondence, 1919-1921. 5. General correspondence, 1922-1923. 6. General correspondence, 1924-1931. 7. General correspondence, 1880-1927.
File-level inventory also available at: http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS15.xml
Transcription available in Box 5.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles -- Correspondence -- Archives
Missions and Missionaries
Mormon Church -- Apostles
Whitney, Orson F. (Orson Ferguson), 1855-1931 -- Archives
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
1130 HBLL
Provo Utah 84602 United States
MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 1, Orson F. Whitney general correspondence, 1880-1931. Orson F. Whitney papers, MSS 15. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/archival_objects/59103 Accessed January 15, 2021.


As Massively OP is on the scene at PAX East this year, we've got plenty of juicy news and interviews to discuss on the show! What game is coming to console this year? What secret is Eliot hiding? Which MMO just got a name change? Find out in today's episode!
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Mailbag: Why don't western MMOs look as good as eastern MMOs?
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Bree relaxed her deathgrip on the mailbag!? Are these the end times?
WoW has bad graphics, Blizzard doesn't know how to make decent graphics any more than Funcom, the love Blizzard's "stylized" graphics get is proportional to the hate the very same graphics get in every other game, i don't fault Blizz for sticking to what they do well, but their fans are like cultists.
I've always been a fan of permadeath, but usually only played it in PvE scenarios (either single player games or small scale multiplayer games). Always wondered why MMOs never really played around with it… Completely forgot about lagspikes. Duh-doy.
I also never thought about playing a non-permadeath game with self-imposed permadeath rules. GENIUS. It even solves the lag deaths: server lag killed you? Doesn't count. Feel free to pick back up at the nearest graveyard, maybe wait a day or so just to guarantee the servers are stabilized.
I'm curious about the guilds that choose to play a permadeath style…Are the members more or less likely to pick up new guildees? More people means more meatshields, but if you take in new players your chances of dying probably increase dramatically as well. Such a neat topic/concept.
I came very near myself, so it's not just you.


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The object consists of nine pieces. Date codes: 406 (1954, week 6); 426 (1954 week 26); 406 (1954 week 6); 434 (1954 week 34); 332 (1953 week 32);419 (1954 week 19); 434 (1954 week 34); 426 (1954 week 26); 332 (1953 week 32).
'Raytheon CK721 (9 pieces), germanium PNP alloy junction transistors. Better performing and more expensive version of the CK722, intended for low cost audio and general purpose applications, beginning in early 1953. As with the CK722, these early CK721 units were fallouts from the CK718 hearing aid production lines. Date codes: 406 (1954, week 6); 426 (1954, week 26); 406 (1954, week 6); 434 (1954, week 34); 332 (1953, week 32); 419 (1954, week 19); 434 (1954, week 34); 426 (1954, week 26); 332 (1953, week 32). Common - with tens of thousands sold to hobbyists and experimenters as general purpose, affordable and readily available transistors - first as black epoxy units as shown below, and later replaced by iridescent blue case units, beginning in mid-1950s, and later silver case units in early 1960s. The early date code units (332) are not common, as these are from very early production lots. "


We present contributions to the definition and hydro-energetically optimization of the single-phase and constant density fluids transport in a non-adiabatic stationary flow regime by pressurized, long and smooth pipes (non-finned). On define relevant energetically indicators thus the energetically efficiency of the transport, the energetically slope, the heat transfer efficiency, possibilities of the economical design based on the minimization of the total power lost by transport. The design is generalized using the hydraulic radius, economical section area and particularized for cylindrical pipes. The study highlights the influence factors, optimization measures that can be adopted in the design and exploitation. Finally, the study is exemplified by numerical calculus for two categories.
fluid transport by conduits, energetically slope, power lost by transport, hydraulic radius.


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Politics and the Church – The Hypocrisy of Politics in the Church [Part 18]
2Jul 2020
On December 7, 1941 the United States was attacked by the Empire of Japan and the arguing was over. Within days we had declared war on Japan and its allies, Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. By default we had to join forces with the Soviet Union that had only months before been invaded by the German hoards. There were still some in the US that felt joining forces with the communists was signing a pact with the Devil in spite of a common enemy. Methodist Federation for Social Service chief Harry Ward in 1942 derided the "anti-Soviet front" in America, which he declared to be the "ally of Hitler within our gates." ["Dr. H.F. Ward Assails 'Anti-Soviet Front'", New York Times (April 23, 1942) Page 9]. A former Methodist missionary to Poland warned that Poland would be a "test tube" for communist experimentation after a Soviet occupation. ["Asserts Poland Is Test Tube of Red Experiment", Chicago Daily Tribune (May 29, 1945) Page 5]. To the contrary California Bishop James Baker urged trusting the Soviet Union. "To accuse Russia of insincerity in her desire to help establish and maintain peace…is a betrayal of the spirit and hopes of the peoples of all nations." ["Bishop Baker Assails Blasts at Soviet Union", Los Angeles Times (June 16, 1945) Page A1]. The 1946 New York East Annual Conference similarly urged America and the Soviet Union to work "harmoniously together for world peace." ["Methodists Back Free Worship Plea", New York Times (May 17, 1946) Page 19].
In 1946, New York Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam criticized religious leaders, clearly Roman Catholics, who "summon a 'holy war' on Communism but at the same time apparently believe in cooperation with Fascism," citing Spain under Francisco Franco. He asked Christians to be more consistent to "condemn all forms of totalitarianism." ["Soviet-Hating Spain-blessing Clerics Scored", Washington Post (July 8, 1946) Page 14]. Oxnam later predicted communism would never win in a "democratic and just America." He insisted that Christians could not condone Soviet "methods and violence" and "purges wrought upon newly acquired peoples or the taking from these people of political, intellectual and religious liberty." ["3d World War Not Necessary", Washington Post (December 14, 1946) Page 9].
In 1947, Oxnam urged the US to reach out to Stalin and criticized President Truman for not seeking more avenues to peace. "Appeasement of dictators is futile," he admitted. "Discovering a way in which conflicting ideologies can exist in the same world is good sense." ["Oxnam Urges US to Invite Stalin", New York Times (March 31, 1948) Page 8]. Dallas Bishop Charles Selecman wanted America to be more "firm" with Russia because "we are dealing not only with Russian political maneuvers but also with Communism, which is anti-Christian and antidemocratic." ["Communism Evils Cited", Los Angeles Times (August 9, 1946) Page A1].
In 1946, the Methodist World Peace Commission hoping for a "true form of world government" emerging out of the United Nations, urged the US to renounce its atomic weaponry, opposed continued US bases in the Pacific, touted "atonement gifts" to Japan from the US for the "unpardonable injuries" of the atomic blasts, and declared that "neither state socialism nor free enterprise provides a perfect economic system, and each can learn from the experience of the other." [World Peace Newsletter, Commission on World Peace of the Methodist Church (December 10, 1946) Page 1].
Similarly, the 1948 Methodist General Conference did not criticize the Soviet Union or communism. Instead, it declared: "Peace in the immediate future depends primarily on the establishment of better relationships between the Soviet Union and the United States." The delegates said they "rejoice" over the formation of the United Nations. They commended "steps toward a federated form of world government," lamenting that "national sovereignties" "inevitably" fuel "tension and conflict." Renowned scientist Albert Einstein wired the General Conference urging their support for world government to prevent war. The Conference effusively insisted that "Christianity and war are utterly opposed," and that the "methods of Jesus" contradict war and that the church must reject "nationalism" and instead be "universal". God has "to us committed, not implements of destruction for the arrest of evil, but the word of reconciliation." Delegates opposed the draft. [Journal of the General Conference, Methodist Church (1948) Pages 594-599]. The "Church and War and Peace" resolution unanimously emerged from the "State of the Church" legislative committee, chaired by the prominent pacifist and Illinois pastor Ernest Fremont Tittle, who had unsuccessfully battled for a pacifist stance at the 1944 General Conference. ["Methodist Unit Asks End of War Mood", Baltimore Sun (May 7, 1948) Page 3].
Although not specifically denouncing communism, the 1948 General Conference did authorize training the church's missionaries about communism with a hope to combat "non-Christian ideologies around the world." ["Methodists Plan to Instruct Missionaries in Communism", Baltimore Sun (May 6, 1948) Page 1]. While this talk was going on, communism was winning military victories in China, long a focus of Methodist missions, and long ruled by Chiang Kai-shek, himself a Methodist convert. "Only an educational system that follows the pattern of propaganda, systematic Communist propaganda, is tolerated" after a communist takeover, the mission board chief would warn later in 1948." ["Chinese Reds Held Foes of Religion", New York Times (December 9, 1948) Page 9].
Speaking for Methodism's World Peace Commission, Ralph Sockman assured the 1948 General Conference that if war were averted, Christian democracy, contrasting with "atheistic Communism", would persuade Western Europe to "look to us rather than Russia for leadership." A Methodist editor at this conference, warned delegates of "Pentagon penetration" and a "militarization process" in America, declaring:"Our American democracy must be made so effective and so hopeful that honest men will not be seduced by Communism." He said the US was "at least partly" responsible for war hysteria and urged "one, more honest, serious and forthright effort to negotiate with Russia." ["Methodists Assail Hysteria for War", New York Times (May 1, 1948) Page 6].
An episcopal address to the 1948 General Conference was delivered by Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, who declared: "We reject Communism, its materialism, its methods of class war, its use of dictatorship, its fallacious economics and its false theory of social development; but we know that the only way to defeat it permanently is to use the freedom of our own democracy to establish economic justice and racial brotherhood." He further noted,"We have enjoyed the privileges of freedom so long that we are in danger of forgetting that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." He admitted, "Invading armies must be met by defending armies…" Communism was primarily an invading "ideology" that must be resisted by "dynamic democracy." In closing he said Methodism should resist communism by "enthroning the faith of Christ in the practice of men." [Journal of the General Conference, Methodist Church (1948) Pages 179-190].
Later in 1948, as Bishop Oxnam was returning from the founding of World Council of Churches gathering in Amsterdam, he told a reporter: "It is imperative that democratic resistance to and conquest of totalitarian ideology shall not become allied and identified with reactionary and passing regimes." ["Clergymen Report on World Council", New York Times (September 22, 1948) Page5]. In one of my future writings I will cover something I have uncovered on the World Council of Churches…it's not what you might expect. A short time later, in a Milwaukee speech, Oxnam insisted the US "must keep itself so strong that Russia will be convinced that attempts to impose Communism ideology by force cannot succeed, and if attempted will jeopardize the peace." [Oxnam Warns US on Helping Franco", New York Times (November 17, 1948) Page 24].
Apparently it would take more than strength to convince the world's next arising tyrant. Soviet backed forces seized power in all of Eastern Europe after World War II, thus setting the stage for the next conflict. Fortunately the church did not back away from trying to influence world politics. More on this next week.
"If we do not learn to live together in peace, we will all perish together as fools" MLK Jr.
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Following Mahathir's meeting with former Deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim
(Singapore=Korean Press) Kim, Kyung-tae = Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the 19th. PM Lee visited Malaysia and held a 30-minute talks with Dr Mahathir.
This is the first meeting between both leaders in 10 days since the Malaysian general election on May 9. His visit to Malaysia was the second visit by foreign leaders following the visit of King Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei since Prime Minister Mahathir was elected again.
PM Lee said on the visit that he expressed the Singapore government's intention to keep bilateral relations intact. He was in a close relationship with former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Rasak, who was defeated in the last general election. Former PM Rasak agreed to open the high-speed railway linking PM Lee with Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by the year 2026. The visit is likely to confirm PM Mahathir's intention about this agreement. PM Lee and PM Mahathir mentioned that they had a half-hour bilateral meeting on their respective Twitter accounts.
PM Lee also held talks with former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Wan Azizah Wan Ismail of the Deputy Prime Minister, who are considered to be the next prime minister after Mahathir in Putrajaya. PM Lee was the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore in the 1990s when Mahathir served as Malaysian Prime Minister. Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar also assisted Mahathir at the time and served as Malaysia's second - ranking figure. Lee Hsien Loong served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1990 to 2004, while Deputy Prime Minister Anwar was in office from 1993 to 1998. As the PM Lee, meeting with Anwar, whom he often met during his tenure as Deputy Prime Minister in the 1990s, may have welcomed his release.
In a series of meetings, PM Lee invited PM Mahathir and Deputy PM Anwar to visit Singapore. The meeting of the two prime ministers continued since Mahathir and Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore at the time had a talks in Langkawi, Malaysia in 1994.
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Gersbach ist ein staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort und Stadtteil von Schopfheim.

Geographie

Lage

Gersbach liegt in einer nach Süden offenen Hochtalmulde des namengebenden Baches im Südschwarzwald auf einer Höhe von 800–1170 m über dem Meeresspiegel. Die räumliche Distanz zur Altstadt Schopfheims beträgt 16 km und 600 Höhenmeter. Das ehemals selbständige Dorf bildet mit den dazugehörenden Weilern (Fetzenbach, Lochmühle, Mettlen, Neuhaus, und Schlechtbach) auf einer Fläche von 2407 ha Baden-Württembergs größte Gemarkung. Von Gersbach-Au, das bis 1977 ebenfalls noch zu Gersbach gehörte, ist nur noch die südwestlich des Weilers gelegene Wehrtalsäge beim Ort verblieben, während der Weiler selbst zum 1. Januar 1977 mit dem südlich der Wehra gelegenen Weiler Todtmoos-Au zusammengelegt und der Gemeinde Todtmoos zugeordnet wurde.

Der Rohrenkopf () ist Gersbachs höchste Erhebung. Bei klarem Wetter sind die Schweizer Alpen mit dem "Dreigestirn" Eiger, Mönch und Jungfrau zu sehen. Viele weitere Aussichtspunkte in der Umgebung, wie beispielsweise die Hohe Möhr () bei Schlechtbach, ermöglichen die Aussicht in das Dreiländereck Deutschland-Frankreich-Schweiz.

Gersbach gehört zu folgenden Regionen: Markgräflerland, Baden, Schwarzwald, Südschwarzwald und im weiteren Sinne zum Hotzenwald.

Klima
Eine Wetterstation misst in Gersbach mehr Sonnen- und kältere Wintertage als im bundesdeutschen Durchschnitt. Auf den Höhen des Schwarzwaldes weht im Sommer meist ein spürbarer Wind. Daher ist in Gersbach selbst an sehr heißen Sommertagen die gefühlte Temperatur niedriger als die gemessene Temperatur.

Geschichte
Gersbach ist vermutlich eine hochmittelalterliche Rodungssiedlung.

Zum ersten Mal wird Gerisbac im Jahr 1166 in einer Urkunde von Bischof Otto von Konstanz durch Schenkung einer Kirche von Konrad von Hosskirch an das Kloster St. Blasien erwähnt. Es kam später unter die Herrschaft der Markgrafen von Hachberg. Im 14. Jahrhundert versuchten die Habsburger, die Gerichtsherrschaft im Ort zu erlangen, was aber scheiterte. Von 1365 bis 1400 gehörte Gersbach den Rittern von Schönau, fiel aber um 1400 an die Markgrafen zurück.

1258 lebte in Gersbach erstmals nachweislich ein Pfarrer. Nach der Reformation änderten sich die Besitzverhältnisse: Es erfolgte der Verkauf von Gersbach an Baden. Gleichzeitig erhielt Gersbach damit die evangelische Konfession.

Markgraf Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden-Baden (1655–1707) ließ Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts ein ausgedehntes Schanzen, Wall- und Sperrgrabensystem zur Verteidigung gegen französische Überfälle bauen. Am 19./20. Mai 1784 fiel ein Drittel des Dorfes einer Brandkatastrophe zum Opfer. Die einstige Förderung von Silber, Schwefelkies (Vitriol) und Eisenerzen ist erstmals 1794 belegt, begann aber wohl wesentlich früher. 1995 fand die AG Minifossi (eine Schüler-Arbeitsgruppe) bei der Erforschung von Barockschanzen und aufgelassenen Stollen erstmals Gold.

Per 1. Oktober 1929 wurde nach längeren Auseinandersetzungen die Abtretung der Mettlenhöfe von der Gemeinde Wehr an die Gemeinde Gersbach wirksam. Die Gemarkung von Gersbach wurde dadurch um ca. 37 Hektar größer. Am 1. Oktober 1974 erfolgte die Eingemeindung nach Schopfheim.

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur

Die Wasserversorgung der Bevölkerung erfolgt aus einer Bergquelle der Gemeinde. Deren Wasser ist nach deutschen Härtegraden weich (etwa 3°dH).

Die Wasserkraft des Gersbachs wird auf dessen gefällereichem Abschnitt vor der Mündung in die Wehra hydroelektrisch genutzt.

Bildung
Es gibt im Ort eine Grundschule und daneben eine kleine, ehrenamtlich betriebene Bücherei.

Bauwerke
Im Südteil des Ortes steht die Evangelische Kirche aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, deren Ursprünge bis ins 12. Jahrhundert dokumentiert sind.

Landwirtschaft und Direktvermarktung
In Gersbach hat die Direktvermarktung heimischer landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse eine relativ große Bedeutung. Die zur Käserroute im Breisgau und südlichen Schwarzwald gehörende Chäs-Chuchi produziert Käse aus Milch heimischer Bauern. Käse-, Fleisch- und Wursterzeugnisse werden ausschließlich in der Region vermarktet.

Forstwirtschaft

Die Forstwirtschaft ist neben der Landwirtschaft traditionell ein wichtiger Wirtschaftszweig in Gersbach. Viele Waldareale werden nachhaltig als Plenterwald und als Femelwald bewirtschaftet. Aus diesen Wäldern stammen die Weißtannen, die auf dem Messegelände in Hannover seit der Weltausstellung Expo 2000 das größte freitragende Holzdach der Welt stützen. Die hierfür verwendeten 70 Tannen waren etwa 200 Jahre alt und erreichten maximal 50 Meter Höhe sowie Durchmesser von 1,50 Meter am Stock und 0,9 Meter am Zopf. Ihr Gewicht betrug 9 bis 14 Tonnen.

Auf der Gemarkung ist ein Bannwald ausgewiesen, insbesondere für die Erforschung von Lebensgemeinschaften im Totholz und als Anschauungsobjekt für eine ungestörte Waldentwicklung im Ökosystem Wald.

Tourismus
Der staatlich anerkannte Erholungsort Gersbach ist touristisch gut erschlossen. Die Belange des Tourismus koordiniert der Verein Tourismus Gersbach e. V.
Vorrangiges Entwicklungsziel ist ein sanfter Tourismus. Die wichtigsten Besuchergruppen sind Wanderer, Mountainbiker und Naherholungssuchende.

Die Höhenlage auf etwa 1000 m macht den Ort für Wintersportler attraktiv. Es stehen Loipen, Schlittenhänge und ein Skilift zur Verfügung. Der Bergbrunnenlift bietet zweimal wöchentlich Flutlichtabende an.

Weitere Angebote sind Lehrpfade, z. B. der Rinderlehrpfad, der Dorfpfad oder der Skulpturenpfad.
Auf Wunsch werden auch geführte Wanderungen angeboten, beispielsweise mit dem Revierförster auf einem ca. 3,5 km langen Naturpfad oder Führungen mit engagierten Dorfbewohnern zu den Barocken Wehrschanzen.

Die nahe Wehraschlucht hat unter Kanuten einen Namen als eines der anspruchsvollsten Wildwasser Deutschlands, das zumeist im Spätwinter und Frühjahr aufgesucht wird.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
Bis 1992 stand die Große Tanne als Westeuropas größte Weißtanne im Gersbacher Wald. Aufgrund von Pilzbefall musste der Baumriese aus Sicherheitsgründen gefällt werden. Er wurde ca. 400 Jahre alt und erreichte bei 52 m Höhe einen Stockumfang von sieben Metern. Der Stamm mit einer Gesamtholzmasse von 40 Kubikmetern wurde als Demonstrationsobjekt für den Abbau von Holz durch Zersetzer im Ökosystem Wald vor Ort belassen.

Die Hohle Eiche (): Während Teile des Kernholzes vor mehr als 50 Jahren ausbrannten, blieb die lebensnotwendige äußere Rindenschicht größtenteils unversehrt. Heute ist das Innere des Baumes ebenerdig zugänglich.

2003 wurde auf einer 33 ha großen Fläche ein Weidepark mit einem Rinderlehrpfad angelegt. Auf einem Rundwanderweg informieren Tafeln über die artgerechte Züchtung und Haltung von Rindern sowie deren Verwertung als Nahrungsmittel (Milch, Fleisch, Fett) und für sonstige Zwecke (Leder, Horn, Düngung). Neben den einheimischen Arten finden sich Exoten und die letzte Wildrindart Europas in einem naturnahen Wisentgehege, das bereits Nachzuchterfolge erzielt.

2008 wurde die sogenannte Barockschanze rekonstruiert. Sie hat die Form einer Sechseckschanze mit einem Durchmesser von 60 Metern und einer Höhe von sieben Metern über dem Wallgraben, sowie einen nachgebauten Wachtturm ("Chartaque").

Neben der Barockschanze befindet sich die stærnwarte Gersbach die 2020 vom Phaenovum Schülerforschungszentrum Lörrach-Dreiländereck erbaut wurde. Diese ist für die Nutzung durch Projektschüler gedacht und bietet diesen mit einer semiprofessionellen Ausstattung Möglichkeiten zu astronomischen Beobachtungen.

Ein Wald-Glas-Zentrum veranschaulicht anhand originaler und reproduzierter Exponate Herstellungsverfahren von Gebrauchs- und Schmuckgegenständen, die im 14.–17. Jahrhundert in Gersbach, aber auch an anderen Orten im Schwarzwald üblich waren.

Der Kunst- und Skulpturenpfad mit mehr als 20 Eisen-Stein-Skulpturen des Künstlers Wolfgang Gerstner eröffnete am 26. Oktober 2008. Einige Skulpturen zeigen Teile der Geschichte des Ortes.

Das Bärenmuseum zu Gersbach ist eine private Sammlung mit mehr als 500 Teddybären.

Etwas verborgen liegt der etwa 7 Meter hohe Gersbacher Wasserfall des Gersbaches. Im letzten Laufabschnitt bei Gersbach-Au heißt er Brandbach und erreicht vor allem als Sturzbach die Wehra in der bis zu 400 Meter tiefen Wehraschlucht.

Kultur, Brauchtum und regelmäßige Veranstaltungen
Gelebte Brauchtümer sind das Scheibenfeuer ("Schiiebefüür"), das Eierspringen am Ostersonntag, das Maibaumstellen und die Maistreiche in der Walpurgisnacht.

Das alljährlich am jeweils letzten Sonntag im September stattfindende Weidefest (ehemals Weideabtriebsfest) der Fleischdirektvermarktung Bergland e. V. und Erzeugergemeinschaft Gersbach-Wiesental wird jährlich von 1500 bis 5000 Menschen besucht. Zum Fest gehören Bauernmarkt für regionale Produkte, Tierschau, Oldtimerschau, Kinderspiele und Brauchtumsdarstellungen. Ältere Gersbacher tragen zum Festtag teilweise die Tracht des Markgräflerlandes. Während eines dieser Feste wurde eine Folge der Fernsehserie "Die Fallers" in Gersbach gedreht.

Die regelmäßig stattfindende Käse-Wein-Probe der Chäs-Chuchi Gersbach entwickelte sich von einer Veranstaltung für Touristen inzwischen zu einer auch von Vereinen genutzten Veranstaltung.

Wettbewerbserfolge
In den Jahren 2002 bis 2004 nahm Gersbach als erfolgreichstes von 4708 Dörfern am 21. Wettbewerb Unser Dorf soll schöner werden – Unser Dorf hat Zukunft teil. Unter 188 am Landesentscheid teilnehmenden Dörfern in Baden-Württemberg wurde Gersbach 2003 am besten bewertet und mit der Goldmedaille des Landes ausgezeichnet. Mit der höchsten bisher auf Bundesebene erreichten Punktzahl (98 von 100) belegte Gersbach 2004 den ersten Platz unter 36 Orten. Gersbach erfüllte nach Ansicht der Bewertungskommission den Kriterienkatalog des Wettbewerbes nahezu vollständig. Mit der Verleihung der Goldmedaille im Januar 2005 in Berlin wurde Gersbach "Bundesgolddorf".

Im Januar 2007 bewarb sich Gersbach auf Anfrage am europäischen Wettbewerb Entente Florale Europe mit 21.000 teilnehmenden Gemeinden aus zwölf europäischen Ländern. Die Jury besuchte Gersbach am 15. Juli 2007 und hob anlässlich der Verleihung der Goldmedaille in Harrogate besonders das langfristige und umfassende Entwicklungskonzept heraus: "Gersbach ist ein kleiner Ort mit 700 Einwohnern und liegt im Südschwarzwald: Hier spielt das örtliche Vereinsleben eine große Rolle. Das Dorf ist durch Landwirtschaft, Tourismus und örtliches Gewerbe geprägt. Die Landschaft ist sehr abwechslungsreich: Es gibt offene Weide- und Wiesenflächen, urwüchsige Wälder und Aussichtspunkte mit Sicht auf das Schweizer Alpenmassiv. Wanderwege sowie ein Mountainbike-Streckennetz, Rodelhänge, Skipisten und Langlaufloipen laden Wanderer, Fahrradfahrer, Reiter und Wintersportbegeisterte zum Kennenlernen der Region ein.
Gersbach hat das Konzept 'Dorf in einem Stück' entwickelt, das aus 20 verschiedenen Projekten besteht, zum Beispiel: Milchverarbeitung, Rinderlehrpfad, Wisentgehege, Informationspavillon, Barockschanze, Wald-Glas-Zentrum.
Einige dieser Projekte sind Europa-Projekte. Für das langfristige und nachhaltige Engagement verlieh die Jury eine Goldmedaille. Gersbach darf sich damit auf nationaler wie europäischer Ebene als "Golddorf" bezeichnen.

Literatur
 Gersbach. In:  S. 527–531
 Horst Sutter: Gersbach, seit 25 Jahren Teil von Schopfheim. In: Jahrbuch Stadt Schopfheim. Bd. 15, 2000, S. 54 ff.
 Rolf Strohm u. a. (Mitarb.)/ Schulleitung und Elternbeirat der Grund- und Hauptschule Gersbach (Hrsg.): Mit der Kamera unterwegs: Unser Dorf um die Jahrhundertwende: Festschrift zum Jubiläum des Friedens- und Freudensfestes 1884. Todtnau: Franke & Meyer (Druck), 1984
 Friedrich Oehler: Zur Geschichte des Dorfes Gersbach. In: Das Markgräflerland. Heft 2/4 1940, S. 41–45 Digitalisat der UB Freiburg
 Horst Sutter: Siedlungs- und Infrastrukturen der Gemeinde Gersbach. In: Das Markgräflerland., 2009 Band 1, S. 6–12
 Harald Klemm: Werkbericht zur Umsetzung des Schanzenprojektes. In: Das Markgräflerland., 2009 Band 1, S. 81–88
 Werner Störk: Im neuen Wald- und Glas-Zentrum von Gersbach: Auf den Spuren der historischen Waldglas-Hütten. In: Das Markgräflerland., 2009 Band 1, S. 89–103
 Werner Störk: Von Rodungsfreien zu Transportunternehmern: Die Menebauern von Gersbach. In: Das Markgräflerland., 2011 Band 1, S. 81–104

Weblinks

 Stadt Schopfheim: Ortsteil Gersbach

Einzelnachweise

Gersbach
Gersbach
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Lörrach)
Ersterwähnung 1166
Staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort in Baden-Württemberg
Gemeindeauflösung 1974

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