Though little is known about the internals of the city's cyber security posture, we quickly learned that the city had exposed remote desktop protocol (RDP) to the Internet with no multi-factor authentication*. This is extremely important because if attackers get a valid username and password combination, they can directly access your information systems if no multi-factor authentication is in place.
*Full disclosure: We're a little biased on the need for multi-factor authentication, Rendition Infosec installs and monitors multi-factor authentication solutions, click here to learn more.
Leaving RDP open to the Internet is bad, but leaving SMB (windows file sharing, or Server Message Block) open to the Internet is much worse. Most readers probably remember the WannaCry ransomware campaign that shut down services at the UK's National Health Service and elsewhere in May 2017. These attacks were powered by the leaked NSA (allegedly) exploit EternalBlue. In June, the same leaked exploit was used with the NotPetya attacks to target Ukrainian businesses (though impacts were felt worldwide). The EternalBlue exploit targets the SMB service on unpatched computers.
Twitter user "Huy" noted that after the announcement of the ransomware attack that a number of computers apparently owned by the City of Atlanta had SMB exposed to the Internet. This is obviously a departure from best practices. However, it should be noted that just because SMB or RDP is exposed to the Internet, this doesn't necessarily mean that these machines were compromised by attackers. It is indicative of a poor overall cybersecurity posture.
When EternalBlue was released into the wild in April 2017, Rendition Infosec realized that this exploit was going to be a big deal. The vulnerability (MS17-010) was patched in March, 2017. But we know that many organizations don't patch for 30-60 days or more. Further, those who are exposing services like SMB to the Internet are already displaying substandard cybersecurity hygiene, making it less likely that they'll be patching in anything approaching a timely manner.
To understand patterns of exploitation, Rendition began scanning for machines that were exposing SMB to the Internet. For each machine we discovered that was exposing this service, we sent a special "ping" command to communicate with the DoublePulsar malware that is temporarily installed when a computer is compromised with the EternalBlue exploit. When the DoublePulsar malware is present, the ping command returns a special response. Using this response, we can conclusively determine which machines have been compromised. With DoublePulsar running on a compromised machine, any attacker can upload malware to the machine and execute it with system privileges (no further exploitation or authentication is required).
Because of ethical and legal concerns, Rendition did not attempt to interact any further with machines that were discovered to be running DoublePulsar. However, we can say that those machines were compromised for some reason by some third party. In most incident response cases we've worked at Rendition involving EternalBlue and DoublePulsar, these tools are just used to install end-stage malware (such as ransomware) on the compromised machines.
It's also important to note that the DoublePulsar malware disappears when a machine is rebooted. This means that our scan data is very likely incomplete. Any positive scan results should be considered an absolute indication of compromise. However, the absence of scan results does not necessarily indicate that no compromise occurred (it just means we didn't see it). A more thorough investigation (typically referred to as threat hunting) should be conducted if you have any suspicion of compromise.
Rendition performed a number of scans in late April and the first few days of May. Of course we notified our clients of any of their IP's and hostnames discovered in the scan data. However, the magnitude of the scan data prohibited reaching out to everyone compromised. Our largest scan indicated that more than 148k machines were compromised – the raw number of results simply precluded us from contacting each victim individually. We were discussing with legal counsel how to best communicate vulnerability data when WannaCry hit in mid May 2017. After WannaCry, we decided to shelve the idea of reaching out to victims, figuring most had also been hit with WannaCry (and we're not ambulance chasers). However, given the events in Atlanta, we're now seeing that this data is relevant even now and we're dusting off our data set.
Note that DNS names were resolved at the time of scans and rely on correct DNS PTR records to be supplied by atltantaga.gov's DNS server. Of these systems, the webmail10.atlantaga.gov server is probably the most concerning since an attacker could conceivably download all email (given the superuser privileges obtained with EternalBlue).
This scan data conclusively shows that the City of Atlanta was not patching its Internet facing hosts more than a month after *critical* patches were released my Microsoft. Microsoft released patches on March 14, 2017. Our scan data shows these hosts being vulnerable (and compromised by unknown attackers) on dates spanning from April 23, 2017 to May 1, 2017. After doing some searching for statements from the City or Atlanta, we can't find any indication that they were aware of this compromise at all. We reached out to let them know that they were previously compromised before this was posted publicly.
It's further worth noting that our scan data only includes machines that had SMB exposed to the Internet. We know that public facing machines tend to receive patches (especially those labeled as critical with publicly available exploits) before the rest of the network. There are an unknown number of machines in the City of Atlanta's internal network that were likely also unpatched at the time we performed our scans. In our experience, it is generally safe to infer overall cyber security hygiene from a representative sample like what we have. Even if we don't infer overall hygiene, the fact remains that the City of Atlanta couldn't be bothered to patch at least five Internet facing servers for more than a month in April 2017 – even when there was a publicly available exploit.
We won't be making our full data set available (our lawyer said no). However, as a public service, Rendition will query our dataset for your domain names and IP addresses. If you want to know if your systems showed up in our scans, please fill out the form below and one of our analysts will be in contact with you. Please don't use Gmail, Yahoo, etc. addresses. We're not giving you someone else's scan data, so we need to be able to validate that you own the domain or control the IP addresses in question.
Thank you for your submission, a Rendition Infosec Analyst will be in touch to talk to you about whether our scan data indicates that your organization was compromised by the EternalBlue exploit.


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Caesars, DraftKings ink multi-state online…
Caesars, DraftKings ink multi-state online betting deal
The facade of Nobu Hotel is illuminated purple during the grand opening celebration of the world's first Nobu Hotel Restaurant and Lounge Caesars Palace on April 28, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Nobu Hotel)
PUBLISHED: February 26, 2019 at 3:08 a.m. | UPDATED: February 26, 2019 at 3:19 a.m.
LAS VEGAS — Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings have reached a deal to grant DraftKings access to Caesars' markets in several states.
The deal lets DraftKings offer its online gambling products in "certain states" in which Caesars operates, but the companies did not specify which ones.
DraftKings will promote Caesars Entertainment as its official casino-resort partner in the states where the companies collaborate, and Caesars Entertainment will receive equity in DraftKings.
Caesars can also continue to offer their own branded sports betting and online casino apps in each of these jurisdictions.
Mark Frissora, president and CEO of Caesars Entertainment, said in a statement that the deal should create new revenue with sports-themed guest experiences at the casino giant's resorts across the country.
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The Legacy of G.H.W. Bush: "No New Taxes," end of conservatism, modernization of New World Order [videos]
December 5th, 2018 Bethany Blankley
George H. W. Bush ushered in the end of conservatism and the destruction of the Republican Party. His most famous line as president, was "Rea my lips. No New Taxes." He then proceeded to raise taxes and paved the way for Bill Clinton to come into office.
George H. W. Bush promoted the New World Order more than 200 times when he was president. His goal was for the United Nations to govern the order. His first declaration of this order was on September 11, 1990 and again in January 1991 during his State of the Union speech.
Part of this New World Order was unconstitutionally waging war against other countries.
President Bush and Secretary of State Baker pushed a series of resolutions through the United Nations Security Council condemning Iraq; demanding Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait; and authorizing the use of force to eject Iraq from Kuwait.
On the basis of these UN resolutions, 661 through 665, President Bush sent 450,000 U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia – without authorization from Congress.
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to declare war. Yet Congress did not even debate the issue until two days before the start of hostilities. During the debate, pro-war speakers stressed that the UN had already authorized the use of force; Congress was urged to back the United Nations, and told that American troops could be used to implement the UN resolutions even if Congress did not give its approval.
The United States has never had a defense treaty, ratified by the Senate, with either Saudi Arabia or Kuwait. An Executive Order by President Carter -the Carter Doctrine – had placed the entire Persian Gulf within the United States Defense Perimeter. Now, still without a treaty or any form of Congressional authorization, the U.S. has permanent military bases in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Waging war through the CIA was an every day objective of the then CIA director Bush, whose colleagues and mentors were groomed through the same cult at Yale: the Order of Skull and Bones.
Not to mention his father, Prescott Bush, who helped Nazi Germany rise to power. His financial gains were unfrozen by the Treasury Department decades later, which helped fund George H. W. Bush's first congressional campaign.
A more comprehensive overview of Skull and Bones and the New World Order is explained in the unauthorized biography of George H. W. Bush by Webster Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin.
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Ukraine project reaches 46MW as second phase goes operational
Jul 29, 2019 12:35 PM BST
The commissioning of a PV duo in Zaporizhia comes as UDP works with Acciona on another 43.7MW solar pair in Odesa (Credit: Creative Commons/Jennifer Boyer)
UDP Renewables, part of the UFuture Investment Group, has commissioned the second phase of the Scythia Solar project, taking the total capacity to 46MW.
Scythia Solar 2 is located in the Zaporizhia region in Ukraine's south and has a peak capacity of 33.1MW. The project features JA Solar modules.
"UFuture and UDP Renewables continue to consistently realize the economic potential of Ukraine's southern region following our long-term energy strategy," said Vasyl Khmelnytsky, founder of UFuture. "Now, the share of renewable energy sources in our country's energy mix is only about 3%, but together we work towards changing that. Our target is more than 160MW of total capacity by the end of 2019," added Khmelnytsky.
According to UDP, the latest phase created 315 jobs and attracted €21.58 million (US$24 million) of investment.
UDP is also working with Acciona on a pair of projects in Odesa with a total capacity of 43.7MW.
Ukraine has been powering through solar milestones with a series of projects in the south as well as closer to the capital Kiev in the north. It completed a 2GW solar tender in 2018.
In April 2019 a 200MW plant, the third-largest in Europe at the time, was completed by China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) and Ukrainian energy firm Donbas Fuel and Energy Company (DTEK).
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Q: Fetch Api Data SwiftUI I need to add author_id to the api so that it can give me all the articles of the author.
Here in SelectedAuthorView, I fetch related authorPost. In this authorPost it has author_id as well.
Below is my SelectedAuthorView, here I tried to fetch api data but first I do not want to fetch api inside the view. Second I do not know how to transfer this selected authorPost to my AuthorService
struct SelectedAuthorView: View {
var authorPost: AuthorPost
var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            VStack {
                AuthorListElementView(authorPost: authorPost)
                if let selectedAuthorUrl = URL(string:"http://xxxx\(authorPost.author_id)/") {
                    let session = URLSession(configuration: .default)
                    var request = URLRequest(url: selectedAuthorUrl)
                    request.httpMethod = "GET"
                    do {
                        request.httpBody = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: Any, options: .prettyPrinted)
                    } catch let error {
                        print(error.localizedDescription)
                    }
                }
             }
         }
      }
   }
}

Also this is the api I need to fetch data from [![enter image description here][1]][1]
Help is needed to be able to fetch data from that api.

A: You can use a ViewModel : ObservableObject
And your code will be like that :
The viewModel :
    class ViewModel : ObservableObject {

      func fetchData(authorPost: AuthorPost){
      if let selectedAuthorUrl = URL(string:"http://yazar.io/api/author/article/list/\(authorPost.author_id)/") {
                    let session = URLSession(configuration: .default)
                    var request = URLRequest(url: selectedAuthorUrl)
                    request.httpMethod = "GET"
                    do {
                        request.httpBody = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: Any, options: .prettyPrinted)
                    } catch let error {
                        print(error.localizedDescription)
                    }
                }
      }
    }

.
struct SelectedAuthorView: View {
var authorPost: AuthorPost
@ObservedObject var viewModel = ViewModel()
var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            VStack {
                AuthorListElementView(authorPost: authorPost)
             }
         }.onAppear{
           self.viewModel.fetchData(authorPost:authorPost)
         }
      }
   }
}

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Sydney virus outbreak spreads in Australia and New Zealand
by Rod McGuirk and Nick Perry
Members of the public are tested at a pop up COVID-19 clinic at a shopping centre in Sydney, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. NSW is racing to vaccinate as many people as quickly as it can as the daily COVID-19 case numbers spiral higher despite nearly eight weeks of lockdown. Credit: Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP
An Australian state leader warned Friday that Melbourne may be losing control of a COVID-19 delta variant outbreak that began in Sydney and has also spread to the New Zealand capital.
The fast-moving outbreak was first detected in mid-June in Sydney, Australia's largest city, which has reported more than 600 new infections in each of the last four days.
The virus has spread to Melbourne, the nation's second-most populous city, and has seeded New Zealand's first outbreak in six months.
The neighboring nations have succeeded in using lockdowns to stamp out clusters throughout the pandemic. But the delta variant is proving more challenging.
Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said he is losing hope of eliminating the latest outbreak in Melbourne, which entered its sixth lockdown on Aug. 5.
Victoria reported 55 new community infections on Friday. But most new patients were infectious before they began isolating, making "today a bad day," Andrews said.
"We are right on the edge of this getting away from us and it's not because contact tracing aren't doing everything they can; they are. It's not because we didn't lock down fast enough; we did," Andrews said.
"It's this delta variant. It's so wildly infectious it will find every breach of every rule and it will potentially spread because of that," he said.
A previous outbreak in Melbourne swelled to 725 cases in a day in August last year before a suppression strategy drove daily infections down to zero in October.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday she is determined to eliminate the new outbreak from her country.
The virus, first detected in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Tuesday, has spread to the capital, Wellington.
Health authorities said three people in Wellington who recently visited Auckland had tested positive.
The outbreak has grown to 31 cases, and some patients were diverted from an Auckland hospital after one person may have unknowingly been infectious while being treated there, officials said.
New Zealand's government on Tuesday hurriedly put the entire nation into a strict lockdown after the first community case was found. Genome testing has linked the outbreak to an infected traveler who returned from Sydney earlier this month and was quarantined. Authorities don't yet know how the virus escaped quarantine.
All of New Zealand will remain in lockdown until at least next Tuesday.
Sydney's lockdown was extended through September on Friday and tougher restrictions were imposed, including a curfew and compulsory mask wearing outdoors.
The city of 5 million has been locked down since June 26, 10 days after the delta variant was first detected in an unvaccinated limousine driver who became infected while transporting a U.S. cargo aircrew from Sydney Airport.
New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said increasing vaccination rates is key to easing the city's pandemic restrictions.
The new restrictions were the result of her asking police and health officials for a final list of "what else can we throw at this," she said.
"I don't want us to ever look back and say we didn't try, we didn't put everything into this," Berejiklian said.
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Q: printing static message inside foreach loop I am trying to print static message in the foreach loop section, but not getting any display message.
@foreach (var item in Model) {

            @*@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Status)*@
            @if (item.Status == 1)
            {
                @Html.Display("active")
            }
            else if (item.Status == 2)
            {
                @Html.Display("inactive")
            }

}

Instead of printing the Status value, I am trying to print as above. But under the Status column I am not getting any message.

A: I am assuming the Status is an integer
Do this instead:
@foreach (var item in Model) {

        @if (item.Status == 1)
        {
            Active
        }
        else
        {
            InActive
        }

}

A: You can use @Html.Raw or special Razor tag <text>.
Here is a sample how to use them:

      @*@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Status)*@
      @if (item.Status == 1)
      {
          @Html.Raw("active")
      }
      else if (item.Status == 2)
      {
          <text>inactive</text>
      }


You just moved into your new studio apartment and you've realized it's missing one vital element: a closet. This might seem like a good time to panic. Not everything can be tucked away in a drawer, and besides, a huge dresser is going to take up a ton of space that you might not have to spare. And what on earth are you going to do with your shoes? Don't worry. There's always a solution—or several.
We are going to talk about some awesome ways to work with a closet-less home, and they do not involve trashing your entire wardrobe. But you might want to consider minimizing a little bit. Decluttering your wardrobe will make the transition to a "free form" closet much easier. You'll have less articles to deal with, which means you'll have more space to work with. Try sorting through your clothes and picking out some articles that you could part with and donate them to charity. If you have trouble with this, don't fret. Even the most extensive fashionista's wardrobe can be stored effectively without a closet.
The size of your wardrobe is going to make a difference when it comes to choosing an approach. If you're a minimalist and you do not have many items that need hanging, a simple tension rod in a corner with basic shelving can work. You're going to want to stay as organized as possible, and you should operate under the assumption that your wardrobe is going to grow. Ikea offers some pretty sweet stand-alone shelving systems that not only operate as full-size closets, but are incredibly efficient, and look great doing it.
The options are endless here. You have more space to work with than if you were confined to the dimensions of a closet, so really, you lucked out. Try out some fun DIY projects and have get creative with your closet project. Upcycle an old dresser or bookshelf for shoe storage, and display some framed photographs on your shelves, cozied up with your favorite sweaters. Use baskets to store accessories like scarves and socks, hang your hats, and organize your sunglasses into a cute little boutique-like display. You could even use this space to store and show off your jewelry, rather than letting it all get tangled in a drawer or box.
Make your closet a statement. Buy a room divider or hang a curtain, throw in a bench and a floor-length mirror, and you have yourself a personal dressing room. If you are particularly proud of your closet-organization skills, don't hide it! Put your closet on display. That floor-length mirror could be a statement piece that brings the whole apartment together, and a small set of drawers could double as a TV stand or even a liquor shelf.
Life without a closet is not nearly as bad as it sounds. In fact, it's actually kind of…better.


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European Qualifiers - What we learned from October's European Qualifiers - News
What we learned from October's European Qualifiers
Wednesday 12 October 2016 by Paul Saffer
Portugal's free-scoring week could prove invaluable this time next year, Greece have found their form while the Netherlands are still searching: the key points from October's matches.
What do you think of our choices? What stood out for you? Let us know using #WCQ on @EuroQualifiers
The results: Thursday to Saturday
The results: Sunday to Tuesday
The group standings
November's matches
Watch Ronaldo score four
Portugal in the goals
In itself, Portugal beating Andorra and the Faroe Islands 6-0 is not extraordinary for the European champions against two of UEFA's smaller nations, but those Group B victories may yet prove decisive.
Having lost their opener 2-0 away to Switzerland – who then won twice this month – Portugal know they could go into their final game at home to Vladimir Petković's side still three points behind. Since goal difference, rather than head to head, will separate teams in these qualifiers, those big scorelines for Portugal may become invaluable, especially because Switzerland only prevailed 2-1 in Andorra.
Ronaldo and Lewandowski top scorers: the stats
Highlights: Netherlands 0-1 France
Netherlands under threat
The Netherlands started the week with a 4-1 Group A thrashing of Belarus but Monday's 1-0 home loss to France leaves them three points adrift of both Les Bleus and Sweden – and in danger of failing to qualify for consecutive major tournaments for the first time in more than three decades. One consolation: after missing the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups as well as the 1984 UEFA European Championship, in 1988 they sealed their only major championship triumph to date.
Iceland's stunning comeback
EURO surprise packages: no fluke
One big question ahead of these European Qualifiers was whether Wales, Northern Ireland, Iceland and Albania could match their breakthrough performances both en route to, and during, UEFA EURO 2016. Iceland's dramatic comeback win against Finland in Group I preceded a 2-0 success over Turkey, and while Wales were held by Georgia, they remain unbeaten and well placed in Group D.
Albania have two victories out of three in Group G and if they feel a disappointment at trailing Spain and Italy by a point, it shows how far they have come. Northern Ireland, meanwhile, lost 2-0 to a Germany side looking every bit the world champions they are, yet had not conceded before then and still occupy a strong Group C position.
Azerbaijan stun Norway
New underdogs showing bite
The Faroes may have come unstuck against Portugal, but then they were already on four points after holding Hungary and scalping Latvia. Since they still have to play Andorra twice as well as host the Latvians, the Faroes are likely to smash their record points tally of seven in 2002 qualifying, and could well be a threat to reach UEFA EURO 2020 from League D of the UEFA Nations League – assuming their ranking doesn't rise high enough to put them in League C.
Azerbaijan have already made history as their 1-0 triumph over Norway, added to September's victory in San Marino, means they began a qualifying group with two wins for the first time. In fact, they had never previously won two games in a World Cup qualifying group, and their hot streak continued with Tuesday's 0-0 Group C draw in the Czech Republic.
PLAY DAILY 11s AND WIN
Greece make it three wins
Greece's recovery
Losing twice to the Faroe Islands, going through several coaches and finishing bottom of their group: UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying did not go to plan for Greece. Yet Group H successes over Cyprus and Estonia mean that Greece now have three wins out of three in this 2018 campaign and overall they have pieced together five straight victories. A third straight World Cup appearances is very much in their grasp.
Benteke's record-breaking goal
Benteke makes history
Although Gibraltar kicked off Monday's Group H match with Belgium, within 8.1 seconds they were behind. Christian Benteke's goal is the fastest in a competitive international since modern timing was introduced, beating by 0.2 seconds Davide Gualtieri's strike for San Marino against England in 1993. The swiftest ever international goal is thought to be Lukas Podolski's effort for Germany against Ecuador in a 2013 friendly, timed at six seconds.
TAKE THE CHALLENGE: EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS MATCH PREDICTOR
What do you think of our choices? What stood out for you? Let us know using #WCQ on @EuroQualifiers.
• Next Week of Football: 11–13 November
Friday 11 November: England v Scotland, France v Sweden
Saturday 12 November: Croatia v Iceland, Spain v FYR Macedonia
Sunday 13 November: Greece v Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal v Latvia
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Since 1966 I have been active as a folk filmmaker and video creative artist. Copies of all my work are archived at the University of Kansas Spencer Research Library in Lawrence, Kansas.
My film and video work is dedicated to non-commercial, non-profit, creativity. I seek to interpret, document and understand the world and human activity and to share results with an interested audience. My non-commercial dedication to personal art expression and exploration has led me to seek a living for myself and family in the blue collar world of work as a construction welder, postal worker, fry cook and bus driver. An account of my environmental film/video and work life is profiled in the July-August 1999 edition of AUDUBON magazine and in the KANSAS ALUMNI publication, Volume 98 NO 1, 2000.
In the winter of 1978 I had my first one-man show of 16mm films at the San Francisco Art Institute. I showed there again in the summer of 1983. Neshnabek premiered at the University Theatre, University of Kansas, 1985. I Never Saw The Buffalo premiered at the Wildlife Film Festival at the University of Montana, Missoula, 1987. Which Side Are You On? received a Letter of Appreciation from the United Mine Workers of America, 1989.Undermining Yellowstone received an Honorable Mention at the Best of the Northwest Video Festival at Southern Oregon University, Ashland Oregon, 1992. A River Cries received an Award of Excellence at the Best of the Northwest Video Festival, Portland Oregon, 1994. Red Thunder received a Merit Award at The International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana 1997 and a Letter of Thanks from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Swimming Woman has a Letter of Appreciation from the Central Montana Wildlands Association, 1998. Diet Coke Montana received a screening recognition at the 1999 Ann Arbor Film Festival. Trembling Waters was a 1999 Hometown Video Festival Winner, Washington, DC and a Winner of Director's Choice Award at the Black Maria Film and Video Festival at New Jersey City University, New Jersey 1999. Dongo Kundu received a Certificate of Merit from the 43rd Rochester International Film Festival, 2001, Rochester, NY and a Finalist Award at the FICA Film Festival at Goiania, Brazil 2002. Dongo Kundu has been screened as an Award Winner at the Indigenous Film Festival of Toronto, Canada, 2001 and broadcast repeatedly on Nation TV, Nairobi, Kenya 2001-2002.
In 2000 I began video working in digital format and produced; Cream of Feet, Frontburner, Gassing the Big Sky, No Histrionics!, Oh No Lolo and Hear The Buffalo. In the Spring of 2010 I traveled to the Bialowieza Primeval Forest in Poland to film their forest bison and produced Wisent. In the summer of 2013 I interviewed women from West Virginia to Portland Oregon for the film, Coal Cocked, about irresponsible coal mining planned for Montana. In July of 2015 I released, Montana Death Trains, a film about the menace of oil train tanker cars derailing and exploding throughout the country.
My community involvement in Missoula includes pioneering the establishment of Missoula Community Access Television, (MCAT), and serving on the Board of Directors for ten years. I also served on the Board of the Wildlife Film Festival as Vice-President for several years. I am currently retired from 10 years of school bus driving for Beach Transportation of Missoula.


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Stealing School
A week before her college graduation, an Asian-Canadian tech prodigy is accused of plagiarism and must fight to prove her innocence in a secret trial held before an academic tribunal.
Stealing School screened at the 2020 Vancouver Asian Film Festival. It went on to win a Remi Award at the 2020 Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival.
The Globe and Mail has called it a "charmer" and applauded Celina Tsai's performance.
The Hollywood Reporter noted the timeliness of the film and how it opens "a window into anti-Asian prejudice."
UK Film Review lauded the film for its performances and its "delicious unfurling of tension."
Director, writer: Li Dong (IMDb)
Cast: Celine Tsai (IMDb), Jonathan Keltz (IMDb), Mpho Koaho (IMDb)


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Monday, Aug 19 2002
Kenyan Parliament Removes Requirement From Drug Importation Law Mandating Generic Importers Have Permission From Patent Holders
The Kenyan Parliament has removed an amendment to the Industrial Property Act that required generic drug importers to first obtain permission from the patent holder of the brand-name versions of the drugs, paving the way for the importation of generic antiretroviral drugs into the country, Agence France-Presse reports ( Agence France-Presse , 8/16). The IPA, passed by the parliament last year, aimed to facilitate the importation of generic medicines. However, on June 7, five weeks after the IPA went into effect, the law was amended to state that the approval of the patent holder is required before importation can proceed. Kenyan AIDS activists had lobbied the government to remove the provision ( Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report , 8/14). The decision to remove the amendment was announced on Thursday, and AIDS activists welcomed the move. "This means that the government and the non-profit sector and church hospitals will now find it easier to shop around for the best deal from all over the world," Chris Ouma, a doctor working for the organization ActionAid, said ( Agence France-Presse , 8/16).


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class AddTeacherFieldToUser < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    add_column :users, :teacher, :boolean, :default => false
  end
end

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With the aim to strengthen its research and development efforts in the field of high-frequency components, Infineon's Austria holding company DICE (Danube Integrated Circuit Engineering) in Linz will be provided with a new home, breaking ground for a new site.
By summer of 2020 the new building will provide room for 400 employees – and thus in the medium run for 220 new jobs. Today, 180 people work for the development center. Its main focus is on 77 GHz radar chips for driver assistance systems. Components for mobile telephony and navigation applications are another key area of the company's business.
The Linz site develops solutions for important future markets, as Peter Schiefer, President of the Automotive Division of the Infineon Group, explained: "Infineon is shaping the future of mobility and communication. Microelectronics accounts for the majority of all innovations in the car and in the smartphone. The further development of advanced driver assistance systems, smartphones, tablets and navigation devices is a powerful driver of growth for Infineon. And the semiconductor solutions for all of this are developed in Linz among other locations."
"As one of the leading research-focused industrial companies in Austria, our site in Linz is continuously focusing on the expansion of local expertise and global research tasks in the future-oriented field of high frequency technology", Sabine Herlitschka, CEO of Infineon Technologies Austria AG, emphasized. "The local education institutions and research players provide a strong regional knowledge environment that enables outstanding innovations."
Infineon has launched the world's first 77 GHz radar chip to use silicon-germanium technology in 2009. These radar sensors are used in distance warning and automatic emergency braking systems and thus make driving safer. With more than 100 million 77 GHz radar chips sold, Infineon is the technology and world market leader in this segment. The aim is to develop this safety technology further and make it standard equipment for every new car in the future, including autonomous vehicles.


\r\nAt 16, Michelle became an orphan when her parents died unexpectedly within 4 months and week of each other. She planned two funerals, and boxed up her life twice by the time she was 17.
\r\nUsing the life lessons her parents taught her, and her reliance on her faith, Michelle graduated high school with honors in ancient Latin, and put herself through private college at Dallas Baptist University, graduating in 3 years. She is currently working on her master of professional development with a focus in communication.
\r\nMichelle has worked at renowned organizations such as LifeWay Christian Ministries, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. Currently she is a Development Director for a national nonprofit and freelance writer/speaker.
\r\nShe is a fan of MMA, egregiously large epic novels, and red velvet cupcakes. Her goal is to travel to as many places as possible, and in the meantime live the city life and enjoy the moments each day provides.
Michelle Hanson is a professional speaker and writer based in Dallas, TX.
At 16, Michelle became an orphan when her parents died unexpectedly within 4 months and week of each other. She planned two funerals, and boxed up her life twice by the time she was 17.
Using the life lessons her parents taught her, and her reliance on her faith, Michelle graduated high school with honors in ancient Latin, and put herself through private college at Dallas Baptist University, graduating in 3 years. She is currently working on her master of professional development with a focus in communication.
Michelle has worked at renowned organizations such as LifeWay Christian Ministries, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. Currently she is a Development Director for a national nonprofit and freelance writer/speaker.
She is a fan of MMA, egregiously large epic novels, and red velvet cupcakes. Her goal is to travel to as many places as possible, and in the meantime live the city life and enjoy the moments each day provides.


The Fade Out is a new series from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Anything from that duo is awesome, but the book has even larger ramifications for both creators and Image Comics. In fact, it's the first book representing the complete freedom, creative control and ownership the duo now have at Image Comics. That means that for five years, they can do whatever they want with no interference from Image Comics as a publisher.
The almost unprecedented deal gives the two security and the freedom to let their creative talents run amok. Several of their previous projects are already in development as films, with Kim Jee-Woon signed on to direct Coward, the inaugural story arc of Criminal, and Sleeper produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Giving such talents full run at a publisher such as Image Comics ensures that there will be nothing but top-notch books coming from them frequently. It's a win-win for readers and the creative team alike.


Swarovski Flat Backs Hotfix are loose crystal elements. They are with a flat reverse side that has been pre-coated with a heat-sensitive glue. These Flat Backs are easy to apply to a large range of textile carrier materials using heat to produce a durable and long-lasting crystal effect. They are available in a multitude of shapes, sizes, colors, and cuts. Swarovski crystal elements are Made in Austria.
Swarovski Flat Backs No Hotfix are loose crystal elements that are backed with platinum foiling for extra brilliance and protection. These Flat Backs can be easily applied to a variety of carrier materials using standard one- or two-components glues. They are available in a multitude of shapes, sizes, colors, and cuts. Swarovski crystal elements are Made in Austria.
Swarovski Rhinestones FlatBack are more practical for applying to clothing and accessories like pageant dresses, belt buckles, flip flops, shoes, sunglasses, wedding invitations, license plate covers, cell phone covers (everyone has a cell phone these days, why not bling your ring?), virtually anything you can think of...just add your personal touch!! All you need is our glue and tools. You will love these flat back crystal rhinestones!! Swarovski Rhinestones are the leading crystal rhinestone and you should use only Swarovski Rhinestones for all of your rhinestone crafting projects!
Looking for more 20ss Flat Back Crystals similar ideas? Try to explore these searches: Slp Loudmouth Cat, Avalanche Snowboard Reviews, and Palm Tree Doorbell.


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@interface OptionsViewController () <UIPickerViewDataSource, UIPickerViewDelegate>
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UISlider *volumeSlider;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UISlider *panSlider;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UISlider *bpmSlider;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UISegmentedControl *voiceSegmentedControl;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIPickerView *pickerView;
@end

@implementation OptionsViewController

-(void)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView didSelectRow:(NSInteger)row inComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
    if(!component)
    {
        [self.delegate setRootNote:row forVoice:self.currentVoice];
    }
    else
    {
        [self.delegate setScale:[kSCALES allKeys][row] forVoice:self.currentVoice];
    }
}

-(NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView titleForRow:(NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
    NSString *title = @"none";
    if(!component)
    {
        //First picker
        NSInteger key = row / 12;
        NSInteger noteNum = row % 12;
        title = kNOTE_NAMES[noteNum];
        if(!noteNum)
        {
            title = [title stringByAppendingFormat:@"%i", key];
        }
    }
    else if(component == 1)
    {
        //Second picker
        title = [kSCALES allKeys][row];
    }
    return title;
}

-(NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView numberOfRowsInComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
    NSInteger rows = 0;
    if(!component)
    {
        //First picker
        rows = kNUM_NOTES;
    }
    else if(component == 1)
    {
        //Second picker
        rows = [[kSCALES allKeys] count];
    }
    return rows;
}

-(NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView
{
    return 2;
}

-(void)refresh
{
    self.volumeSlider.value = [self.delegate volumeForVoice:self.currentVoice];
    self.panSlider.value = [self.delegate panForVoice:self.currentVoice];
    self.voiceSegmentedControl.selectedSegmentIndex = self.currentVoice;
    self.bpmSlider.value = [self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(BPM)] ? [self.delegate BPM] : 0;
    [self.pickerView selectRow:[self.delegate rootNoteForVoice:self.currentVoice] inComponent:0 animated:YES];
    NSInteger pickedScale = [[kSCALES allKeys] indexOfObject:[self.delegate scaleForVoice:self.currentVoice]];
    [self.pickerView selectRow:pickedScale inComponent:1 animated:YES];
}

- (IBAction)killPressed:(id)sender {
    [self.delegate killAudio];
}

- (IBAction)startPressed:(id)sender {
    [self.delegate startAudio];
}

-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [super viewWillAppear:animated];
    [self refresh];
}

- (IBAction)changeBPM:(UISlider *)sender {
    if([self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(setBPM:)])
    {
        [self.delegate setBPM:(NSInteger)roundf(sender.value)];
    }
}

- (IBAction)changeVolume:(UISlider *)sender {
    [self.delegate setVolume:sender.value forVoice:self.currentVoice];
}

- (IBAction)changePan:(UISlider *)sender {
    [self.delegate setPan:sender.value forVoice:self.currentVoice];
}

- (IBAction)changeSelectedVoice:(UISegmentedControl *)sender {
    self.currentVoice = sender.selectedSegmentIndex;
    [self refresh];
}

@end


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ST. AUGUSTINE PET-FRIENDLY INFORMATION
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ST. AUGUSTINE PET FRIENDLY PLACES TO STAY
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ST. AUGUSTINE FESTIVALS
See all St. Augustine, Florida has to offer. Visit the Nation's Oldest City.
St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city, also holds the distinction of being one of the nation's most charming. Whether you're a longtime resident or visiting the area for the first time, we've gathered all the resources you need to find where to stay, what to do and other community information about our unique little village.
Check ahead before attending an event as it may be affected by the weather.
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Trout Creek Sunset Kayak Trips
Feb 13 & 14, 2020
| Prices Vary
Come explore Trout Creek with St. Johns County Naturalists. Participants will paddle the creek out to the St. Johns River and learn about the unique history and diverse wildlife of the area. At the end of the tour, participants will get to experience a beautiful sunset on the water.
When: Thursday and Friday, February 13 & 14, 2020 from 4:30pm-7:30pm.
Fee Schedule:
$20.00 — SJC Resident Providing Own Boat
$30.00 — Non SJC Resident Providing Own Boat
$40.00 — SJC Resident Using a County Boat
$50.00 — Non SJC Resident Using a County Boat
To register, contact Kelly Ussia at kussia@sjcfl.us or 904-209-0335. When setting up a reservation please include a phone number, e-mail, date of the trip you would like to attend, residency status, and if you will be using a county kayak.
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Environment, Sports & Recreation
Trout Creek Park
6795 Collier Road
St. Augstine, FL 32092 United States Google Map
http://www.co.st-johns.fl.us/Recreation/CC/TroutCreek.aspx
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Third Saturday of Month
Matanzas Fun Run
Humanly Possible: Figures & Portraits Exhibit
Living History Saunter
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Ideas within topic services,media: (click suns to rate or comment on ideas)
1 Develop a sport using an atlatl (spear-throwing lever) to throw a ball. The distances achieved would be impressive. E-mail
2 Simple classroom app for smart phones and computers. Teachers are given an application that allows them to quickly access, edit, and scramble the roll of their class. Also allows for automated emails to be sent on command to principals & parents. E-mail
3 Hand Me Downs: a service pairing rich families with poor families so that instead of discarding used stuff, the rich can give it to the poor, like many extended families and close friends do with their old cell phones, toys, clothes, etc. E-mail
4 Just as group violence is reported in the news, a place on the front page of the newspaper should be for news of young people who are making a positive difference. Maybe more people would do things to get in this article than those doing violent things. E-mail
5 Browsing channels in TV using thumbnails. If we can have a channel devoted to capturing thumbnails of what is happening in other channels it will help us in avoiding browsing all the channels. E-mail
7 "Real Heroes" TV show: since Drama in Real Life in Reader's Digest and Rescue 911 on TV are popular, do a show on ordinary heroes. It can be not just about emergencies, but any charitable sacrifices of time and effort. E-mail
8 Scientific journals should accept papers by e-mail rather than post to save time, postage, and trees. There are normally >7 mailings required (author to editor, editor to reviewers, and back, then repeat for revisions), delaying life-saving information. E-mail
9 A local online auction and bartering site for used books, CDs, VCDs, DVDs, etc. could be a very hot proposition for students at a university. Since it's local, students could then meet to exchange items in person without postage or delay. E-mail
10 It would be cool if video rental stores had a website or a channel on interactive TV that let you scroll through their selection of videos, so you can find a movie to rent before making a trip to the store. E-mail
11 To allow browsing of the internet on airlines, archive a number of popular sites and connect to the in-flight entertainment system. That way the archive will be updated when the plane is on the ground and this will save on newspaper and magazine waste. E-mail
12 Films could be shot on high-resolution digital cameras without worrying about rejected shots. After the final editing it could be transferred to celluloid. Otherwise it could be directly projected through a digital projector. E-mail
13 For people with low vision, websites should provide alternate versions of their pages with fewer colors (too many are distracting) and with larger fonts. E-mail
14 Common Comedy: TV comedy show with skit ideas sent by public and selected by the actors. Dedicated team of writers for shows runs dry of jokes after a while, but millions of viewers and freelance comedians can always produce fresh material. E-mail
15 For TV remote we can also use alphabetic characters (as we use for sending SMS) to go to the proper channel for viewing. Instead of remembering the channel numbers we can type the first three letters of the channel, making remembering easier. E-mail
16 The cost of printing and distribution of public transport tickets could be recovered by putting printed advertisements on them. E-mail
17 Human News, a website whose editorial policy is to report news with equal attention to all people, instead of more to Americans or other popular news countries. E-mail
18 College teachers, instead of writing their own lectures, can share them to save time. Example. (supercourse,teaching,university,professor,instructor) E-mail
19 Many elected representatives seldom participate in the debates of the parliaments/congresses. The media should publish some indexes of their participation in the parliaments at the times of elections. E-mail
20 On airlines allow more choice in entertainment for economy class passengers by renting out portable DVD players and movies for the duration of the flight. E-mail
21 Instead of "Wheel of Fortune," show "Wheel for the Unfortunate" for the homeless, jobless, people who just got burned out of their homes, etc. The contestants on WOF always seem to have good jobs and look nice. WOU would be reality TV. E-mail
22 I have an idea for a tv show for teens. It should be run by teens and show real teens in the real world with real life issues where there is not always a happy ending. It should tell how teens view the world.
23 In India with multiple telephone service providers now a unified Phone Book (Phone Directory) has now become essential. The major organization BSNL should take the lead. E-mail
24 Put a black star in front of your commercial name in the yellow pages, to indicate that a live person will answer the phone. Customers may be attracted, knowing that they won't need to deal with an answering machine. E-mail
25 Movie: Again, as sarcastic reply to "Never again." Stories of 1994 Rwanda genocide. See this book or the movie "Hotel Rwanda." E-mail
26 A website for downloading short movies made by the hobby film makers. Some of them, though of 10 minutes duration, are excellent to watch and quick to download. E-mail
27 Playstation 2 game idea: GSN - TV game shows (A) The Price Is Right, 2-4 player; (B) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, 2-player; (C) Deal Or No Deal, 1-player; (D) Press Your Luck, 3-player; (E) Card Sharks & much more. E-mail
30 There are so many scholarship databases for college students looking for financial aid: Fastweb, Fund Finder, SRN, etc. Someone should unify these in one database to make it easier on students. E-mail
31 Website wish list: World language translator. I enter my text. Translated text is displayed, and also retranslation to my language from that. This allows me to avoid idioms and other language difficulties. E-mail
32 LCD screens are now big enough to use in movie theaters, eliminating the projector and allowing seats to be arranged in a vertical grid in front of the screen. Everyone would have a front-row seat. E-mail
33 Companies design new products. They need names for them. Devise a website, inviting the public to submit names for new products that are intended to hit the market. Product details should be sketchy, to prevent rivals copying them. E-mail
34 King For A Day website: people submit a list of things they would do if they were leader of an organization (from village chief to UN secretary general). Each day, one entry is chosen, by voting or at random, and posted on the website. E-mail
36 On radio, many songs are played thousands of times, but others are never played. To introduce a greater variety of music, stations should have a Unique Requests program playing listener-requested songs that have never before been played on the program. E-mail
38 Songwriters and singers could easily produce hits by translating popular songs from other languages. Since they've already proven their popularity, the songs should be more likely to make the charts in other languages as well. E-mail
39 Dungeon & Dragons for PS2 based on the D&D series 2-8 player game. Create a character mode, quest mode, vs. mode, free play mode, timer mode. E-mail
40 Charmed PS2 game: 2-4 player game based on the television show "Charmed." (TV, Play Station, video, computer) E-mail
41 Merge any two forms of music to make a new wave in the music business. A great example is country/rock or gospel/rap. This idea will bring in a wide variety of music listeners and attract more money to your musical ventures. E-mail
42 Free postal services could be provided if the cost of the postage is supported by printed advertisements on the envelope. E-mail
44 Create a platform where African students can have access to the same education as US students (via internet). Upon graduation, allow these students to post their diplomas where big US corporations can out-source their work. E-mail
45 A (global) web site with full details of making useful things (e.g., invitation/greeting cards, handmade paper, toys, etc.) for craft and hobby enthusiasts. E-mail
46 Make a website for an online examination center. You go through an exam of your choice for free, and if you pass the exam, you request your certificate. Can help to promote education. E-mail
47 If we really want to make the world a better place, we must reduce the volume of bad news spread through all vocal & visual media. Why can't we market good news? Is it because our minds are built to look for bad stuff. Let's change for a better tomorrow. E-mail
48 Build a website called www.TopMBASchoolCrooks.com. List people like Enron's CEO (Jeff Skilling, Harvard MBA) & CFO (Andrew Fastow, Northwestern MBA), etc. The list is long, and I can help you. On the website list Motto for each of Top MBA programs. E-mail
49 Compile an anthology of poetry exclusively of lyrics of songs. E-mail
50 Cost of cellular telephone calls can be supported by advertisements. That means when you dial a number you get to hear an advertisement, then the target phone rings. People who are willing to pay should have the option of not listening to the ad. E-mail


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/**
 * Class constructor for Radio MDL component.
 * Implements MDL component design pattern defined at:
 * https://github.com/jasonmayes/mdl-component-design-pattern
 * @param {HTMLElement} element The element that will be upgraded.
 */
function MaterialRadio(element) {
  'use strict';

  this.element_ = element;

  // Initialize instance.
  this.init();
}

/**
 * Store constants in one place so they can be updated easily.
 * @enum {string | number}
 * @private
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.Constant_ = {
  TINY_TIMEOUT: 0.001
};

/**
 * Store strings for class names defined by this component that are used in
 * JavaScript. This allows us to simply change it in one place should we
 * decide to modify at a later date.
 * @enum {string}
 * @private
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.CssClasses_ = {
  IS_FOCUSED: 'is-focused',
  IS_DISABLED: 'is-disabled',
  IS_CHECKED: 'is-checked',
  IS_UPGRADED: 'is-upgraded',
  JS_RADIO: 'mdl-js-radio',
  RADIO_BTN: 'mdl-radio__button',
  RADIO_OUTER_CIRCLE: 'mdl-radio__outer-circle',
  RADIO_INNER_CIRCLE: 'mdl-radio__inner-circle',
  RIPPLE_EFFECT: 'mdl-js-ripple-effect',
  RIPPLE_IGNORE_EVENTS: 'mdl-js-ripple-effect--ignore-events',
  RIPPLE_CONTAINER: 'mdl-radio__ripple-container',
  RIPPLE_CENTER: 'mdl-ripple--center',
  RIPPLE: 'mdl-ripple'
};

/**
 * Handle change of state.
 * @param {Event} event The event that fired.
 * @private
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.onChange_ = function(event) {
  'use strict';

  this.updateClasses_();

  // Since other radio buttons don't get change events, we need to look for
  // them to update their classes.
  var radios = document.getElementsByClassName(this.CssClasses_.JS_RADIO);
  for (var i = 0; i < radios.length; i++) {
    var button = radios[i].querySelector('.' + this.CssClasses_.RADIO_BTN);
    // Different name == different group, so no point updating those.
    if (button.getAttribute('name') === this.btnElement_.getAttribute('name')) {
      this.updateClasses_(button, radios[i]);
    }
  }
};

/**
 * Handle focus.
 * @param {Event} event The event that fired.
 * @private
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.onFocus_ = function(event) {
  'use strict';

  this.element_.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.IS_FOCUSED);
};

/**
 * Handle lost focus.
 * @param {Event} event The event that fired.
 * @private
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.onBlur_ = function(event) {
  'use strict';

  this.element_.classList.remove(this.CssClasses_.IS_FOCUSED);
};

/**
 * Handle mouseup.
 * @param {Event} event The event that fired.
 * @private
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.onMouseup_ = function(event) {
  'use strict';

  this.blur_();
};

/**
 * Update classes.
 * @private
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.updateClasses_ = function() {
  'use strict';
  this.checkDisabled();
  this.checkToggleState();
};

/**
 * Add blur.
 * @private
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.blur_ = function(event) {
  'use strict';

  // TODO: figure out why there's a focus event being fired after our blur,
  // so that we can avoid this hack.
  window.setTimeout(function() {
    this.btnElement_.blur();
  }.bind(this), this.Constant_.TINY_TIMEOUT);
};

// Public methods.

/**
* Check the components disabled state.
* @public
*/
MaterialRadio.prototype.checkDisabled = function() {
  'use strict';
  if (this.btnElement_.disabled) {
    this.element_.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.IS_DISABLED);
  } else {
    this.element_.classList.remove(this.CssClasses_.IS_DISABLED);
  }
};

/**
* Check the components toggled state.
* @public
*/
MaterialRadio.prototype.checkToggleState = function() {
  'use strict';
  if (this.btnElement_.checked) {
    this.element_.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.IS_CHECKED);
  } else {
    this.element_.classList.remove(this.CssClasses_.IS_CHECKED);
  }
};

/**
 * Disable radio.
 * @public
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.disable = function() {
  'use strict';

  this.btnElement_.disabled = true;
  this.updateClasses_();
};

/**
 * Enable radio.
 * @public
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.enable = function() {
  'use strict';

  this.btnElement_.disabled = false;
  this.updateClasses_();
};

/**
 * Check radio.
 * @public
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.check = function() {
  'use strict';

  this.btnElement_.checked = true;
  this.updateClasses_();
};

/**
 * Uncheck radio.
 * @public
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.uncheck = function() {
  'use strict';

  this.btnElement_.checked = false;
  this.updateClasses_();
};

/**
 * Initialize element.
 */
MaterialRadio.prototype.init = function() {
  'use strict';

  if (this.element_) {
    this.btnElement_ = this.element_.querySelector('.' +
        this.CssClasses_.RADIO_BTN);

    var outerCircle = document.createElement('span');
    outerCircle.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.RADIO_OUTER_CIRCLE);

    var innerCircle = document.createElement('span');
    innerCircle.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.RADIO_INNER_CIRCLE);

    this.element_.appendChild(outerCircle);
    this.element_.appendChild(innerCircle);

    var rippleContainer;
    if (this.element_.classList.contains(
        this.CssClasses_.RIPPLE_EFFECT)) {
      this.element_.classList.add(
          this.CssClasses_.RIPPLE_IGNORE_EVENTS);
      rippleContainer = document.createElement('span');
      rippleContainer.classList.add(
          this.CssClasses_.RIPPLE_CONTAINER);
      rippleContainer.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.RIPPLE_EFFECT);
      rippleContainer.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.RIPPLE_CENTER);
      rippleContainer.addEventListener('mouseup', this.onMouseup_.bind(this));

      var ripple = document.createElement('span');
      ripple.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.RIPPLE);

      rippleContainer.appendChild(ripple);
      this.element_.appendChild(rippleContainer);
    }

    this.btnElement_.addEventListener('change', this.onChange_.bind(this));
    this.btnElement_.addEventListener('focus', this.onFocus_.bind(this));
    this.btnElement_.addEventListener('blur', this.onBlur_.bind(this));
    this.element_.addEventListener('mouseup', this.onMouseup_.bind(this));

    this.updateClasses_();
    this.element_.classList.add(this.CssClasses_.IS_UPGRADED);
  }
};

// The component registers itself. It can assume mdlComponentHandler is available
// in the global scope.
mdlComponentHandler.register({
  constructor: MaterialRadio,
  classAsString: 'MaterialRadio',
  cssClass: 'mdl-js-radio',
  widget: true
});


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Henry H. Hill photograph collection, A1297
The Henry Hill Photograph Collections contains a large variety of photographs that are attributed to Henry Hill, including cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite, tintypes, and cyanotypes. The images are arranged by size and type of photograph. Collection includes portrait photographs of Matthew Gilbert, class of 1887, and George Lewis Hayes, early African-American alumni.
1869 - c.1910, 2001, undated
Hill, Henry H., 1863-1918 (Person)
Henry H. Hill was born in Hamilton, NY on June 18, 1844. In 1862, Hill entered into an apprenticeship in the Hamilton gallery of S.C. Abbott. Over the years, Hill moved around the village occupying different gallerys and working with different partners including C.D. Atkins and J.R. Muth. On August 27, 1867, Henry Hill married Emma Lay. They had two children together, Walter and Florence. In January 1885, he won his first contract to make senior photographs at Madison University. In 1888, Hill won the contract to make photographs for the Hamilton Female Seminary and Hamilton Academy. This year was also when he took the first series of his "Views of Colgate", "Views of Hamilton", and likely his first series of faculty photographs. In January 1890, he won his second contract to make senior photographs at the renamed Colgate University. A fire on February 21, 1895 destroyed a large portion of the village including Hill's gallery containing all of his equipment, records, negatives, and speciman photographs. Hill was able to move to a new gallery in 1896. E.H. Stone took over Hill's old gallery in 1900 and soon had most of Hill's business as well. Henry Hill began working some in Smyrna and eventually semi-retired and moved his gallery into his home in 1905. On July 25, 1918, Henry H. Hill died in his home in Hamilton, NY due to congestive heart failure.
Source: Carl Petersen,"Henry Hill : Hamilton's Resident Photographer, 1863-1918," 2001, Henry Hill Photograph collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Colgate University Libraries.
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Along the way, the hero may meet temptation, often in female form.
This offers the hero short-term relief or gratification but giving in to this urge would cause the mission to fail and prove the hero unworthy.
In Star Wars, Leia acts as an innocent temptress as both Luke and Han are beguiled by her. Luke is also tempted by the 'dark side' of the Force.
In Lord of the Rings, Frodo meets much temptation to rid himself of the burden of the ring, from giving it to Galadriel to letting Sam carry it. Yet the ring will not allow these things (and so doing seals its own doom).
The purpose of the temptress is to test (and hence demonstrate) the integrity of the hero by placing easy gratification or other gain in their path. By refusing this, the hero demonstrates himself to be true to heroic values and dedicated above all else to achievement of the primary goal.
In contrast with the perfect love of the goddess, meeting the temptress represents material and carnal love that, whilst providing short-term pleasure has no longer-term value.
Where the journey has a spiritual nature, the temptress may represent material things or the physical flesh of the hero and associated passions.
The temptation may be deliberate and perhaps sent by the villain. It may also happen by chance. The Goddess may also play a role of temptation.
Temptation can have uncertain outcome, perhaps even helping the hero, such as when the goddess has some tempting element. This may be used to further test the hero's ability to make difficult judgements.
Mythology is full of temptresses, from goddesses who seduce humans to nymphs and sirens. Gods also are sometimes beguiled by human women.
In the broader sense, the temptress represents temptation of any kind or distraction away from the hero's main task.
In the Christian religion, Eve represents temptation. Mary Magdalene is also portrayed this way, although she repented and can represent the recognition of woman by woman of their power to tempt.
Men are easily tempted by women, but it is less archetypal the other way around. Female heroes may or may not meet with male tempters -- the real concern is with temptation rather than gender.
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Community Participation in the UBE Programme in Cross River State from 2006 � 2012 (Educational administration)
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The emphasis on multi-sectoral approaches to solving the problems of poverty, and other human development challenges in the developing societies of the world has become the emerging trend since the turn of the new millennium. This paradigm shift is influenced by the premises that the resources available at the disposal of the government is inadequate to cater for the enormous challenges facing mankind in his social environment. This therefore means, the government, the private sector, community and other relevant stakeholders must partner and collaborate.
This new approach has been described by developmentalists as Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach to addressing the human development challenges in the society. It is within the context of the above that the whole concept of community participation in the running of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme of the federal government came into being.
Community participation in the delivery of Basic Education Programme simply means the active involvement and participation of the members of the communities where schools are located in the management and implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme as envisaged by the government. The essence of this participation and involvement of the communities is to elicit the spirit of commitment and ensure project sustainability and eventual ownership of the project and school.
The concept of community participation in the provision of social services has been described as botton-up approach to development. According to Egwu (2004), it is an evolving concept which builds on community resources, expertise, supplies and the best way to utilize the development Latent Potentials which are abundant in the communities.
The Universal Basic Education Programme of the federal government was a brain-child of the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's administration on assumption of office as President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1999. The programme was launched in Sokoto State in 1999 by former President Obasanjo in 1999. The UBE Programme is a new educational reform which focuses on the issues of access, equity and quality in the delivery of Basic Education. The Programme is intended to provide a free, compulsory, Universal Basic Education for every Nigerian child of school age as contained in the enabling law, UBE Act of 2004. The programme is primarily aimed at eradicating illiteracy, ignorance and poverty in all facets in Nigeria because education is regarded as the panacea to human and development problems of any society.
The objectives of the UBE Programme includes among others as contained in the UBE Act of 2004: developing in the entire citizenry a strong consciousness for education and a strong commitment to its vigorous promotion, provision of free, Universal Basic Education for every child of school age; reducing drastically the incidence of school dropout from formal school system; catering for the learning needs of young persons who for one reason or another have had to interrupt their schooling through appropriate form of complementary approaches to the promotion of basic education; and ensuring the acquisition of the appropriate levels of literacy, numeracy, communicative and life civil values needed for laying a sound and solid foundation for Life-Long Learning (UBE Act, 2004).
The origin and antecedent of the present UBE Programme of the government can be traced to the various international treaties and agreements of the last Millennium. Some of these were, the Jomitien declaration and framework for Action on Education for All (EFA) in 1990, the Ouagadougou Pan-African declaration on Education of girls and women held in 1992, the Darkar – Senegal World Education Forum on Education for all which proposed the six EFA goals in 2000, and lastly and importantly, the World Millennium Summit which articulated the Millennium Development Goals agenda (MDG) in 2015.
It suffices to note that, the UBE Programme is a roadmap to achieving the needs of the National Economy Empowerment Development Strategic (NEEDS) and the Vision 2020 Agenda of the government which were all conceived within the Framework of the MDG thrust. The National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy (NEEDS) Agenda also stresses on partnership and collaboration.
It is suffice to state here that the Motto of the Universal Basic Education reads thus "Education of all is the responsibility of all". This motto undoubtedly captures and delivers the message that the provision of Basic Education to the Nigeria child is through collaboration and partnership.
The UBE Programme's major goal as outlined in the enabling Law, UBE Act 2004 and Policy Guideline is; to engender positive changes which include making programme implementation more responsive to the needs of the people and ensuring that parents and communities are actively involved in the provision of Basic Education delivery. The UBE process involves, advocacy and mobilization of support to ginger education participation, empowerment of communities to take greater interest in education and eventual ownership of the schools amongst others.
The Universal Basic Education Programme is Nigeria's response to the call for "Education for All" as well as the Millennium development goals number 1–3 which are directed at addressing problems of development, illiteracy and poverty, gender equity and elimination of gender disparity in schools by 2015. In line with this policy thrust and direction, the UBE Act of 2004 mandated the UBE Commission in section 9 of the Act to perform these functions amongst others:
Carry out mobilization and sensitization of the general public and enter into partnership with the communities and other stakeholders in Basic Education with the aim the overall of achieving Objectives of the compulsory, free Universal Basic Education in Nigeria. (UBE ACT 2004:4).
Communities as major stakeholders in the Universal Basic Education Project are expected to collaborate with the government in the following areas in the implementation of Basic Education.
Prompt repair and renovation of blown-off school roofs.
Construction/innovation of school through Self-help.
Mobilization for enrolment of School Aged Children in schools.
Provision of infrastructural and Instructional materials in school to support effort of Government.
Assistance in procurement of books for School Libraries to improve reading and writing skill of Pupils.
Provision of school Uniform and books to wards/children.
Assist in provision of Teaching/Learning materials in Schools.
Pooling of resources to assist the schools in areas of needs.
Provision of friendly environment for teaching/learning in School.
Encourage enrolment and retention of pupils in school.
Checkmate Child Trafficking through enrolment of School Aged Children.
The Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme being a programme of the federal government is implemented in the 36 States of the Federation including the federal capital territory through the various States Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEB).
It is on the background of the above that this research work, "Community Participation and the UBE Programme in Cross River State from 2006 – 2012" was examined.
The study sought to examine community participation in the implementation of the Universal Basic Education Programme in Cross River State from 2006 to 2012. The essence of the study was to determine the extend to which communities are involved in the implementation process of the UBE programme as contained in the policy documents and enabling law, CRS, law No. 1 of 2006.
The realization of the Universal Basic Education Programme of the federal government requires the collaboration of the government with communities and other stakeholders since government alone cannot achieve this. Communities are expected to perform some of the following roles: ensure the maintenance of infrastructure and facilities for the UBE programme in their local school; prompt responds to renovation of blown- off school roofs through Community Self-help Initiative; Mobilization for enrollment/retention of pupils in school; provision of logistic support and enabling environment for the implementation of the UBE programme; assist government to address challenges of out-of-school children in the State; identify and respond to the needs of the schools among others. Unfortunately due recognition is not accorded Community Members inspite of the critical roles these grassroot Stakeholders play in the implementation of Educational Programmes such as the UBE Programme in Cross River State.
Consequently, there is dearth of information on the level of participation of Community Members in the implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme in the study area. Therefore, it is imperative to ascertain the level of Participation of Community Members in the implementation of the Universal Basic Education Scheme in Cross River State.
Thus, this study investigated the level of Community Participation in the implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme in Cross River State from it inception in 2006 to 2012.
The following Research questions were designed to guide the study:
How have community members participated in the implementation of the UBE programme in the state?
To what extent do communities participate in the implementation of Self-help project of the UBE programme in the state?
What is the extent of community participation in the mobilization of pupils for school enrollment and retention in the UBE Programme in the state?
What is the contribution of members of the community in the provision of infrastructure and instructional materials in the UBE Programme in the state?
What is the extent of parental contribution to the education of the children/wards in the UBE Programme in the state?
The main purpose of this study was to examine community participation in the implementation of the Universal Basic Programme in Cross River State.
The objectives of the study were identified as follows:
To determine the various ways communities had participated in the implementation of the Universal Basic Education Programme in the State.
To identify the different ways communities had participated in the implementation of the Self-help of the Universal Basic Education Programme in the State.
To determine the level of community participation in the mobilization of pupils for school enrollment to achieve the objective of the UBE programme.
To determine the level of community commitment and participation in the provision of infrastructural/instructional materials for the UBE programme in schools.
To ascertain if the level of community participation had enhanced the implementation of the UBE programme in the State.
To identify challenges inherent in the effective mobilization of the community members to achieve access, quality and equity in delivery of basic education in the State.
To identify the extent of parental support for the education of their children/wards.
1.5 Statement of the Hypotheses
The following hypotheses were formulated to guide the study:
a. the level of community participation has no influence on the implementation of the UBE community initiated Self-help projects.
b. the level of community participation has no impact on increased enrollment of pupil in schools.
c. the level of community assistance in infrastructural/instructional material provision has no impact on the success of UBE programme.
d. parental level of support for wards education has no influence on the successful implementation of the UBE programme in my community.
The finding of this study will be very useful to the government, ubec Governing Board, the State Universal Basic Education Board Management, and the various stakeholders involved in the delivery of Basic Education in the State and the country at large.
The findings from this study will in no doubt awaken the consciousness of Members of the community on their roles and expectations toward the successful implementation of Basic Education in the State. This is so because many parents and members of the community still have the strong notion and belief that it is the sole responsibility of the government to provide basic education to the people.
The findings from the study will create a proper synergy for better partnership and collaboration between the government and community members in the provision of basic education.
The findings from the study will help identify some of the challenges that hinder effective community mobilization for support of the UBE Programme.
The findings of the research will create an enabling environment where communities and other stakeholders would have opportunity to interact and discuss issues relating to the provision of basic needs of the school and how these needs can be met.
The findings from the research study will assist identify the abundant human and material resources available to communities and with the aim of harnessing and pooling these resources with the community support for the development of basic education in the State.
The finding of this study will serve as literature review to future scholars who may want to carry out research in similar related area.
Lastly, it will be useful to the management of Universal Basic Education Commission as reference point to other State SUBEB how to mobilize community support for UBE Programme.
1.7 Scope of the Study
this Research Work is focused on community participation and the implementation of Universal Basic Education Programme in Cross River State from the inception of the UBE Programme in the State from 2006 to 2012. The 18 Local Government Education Authorities in the State where 1,018 public primary school existed for the delivery of Basic Education Programme constituted the scope of coverage for the study.
Information and data used for the analysis of this study were from sampled school/communities in the 18 LGEAs on the expected areas of community participation such as prompt response to renovation of school blocks, mobilization of pupils by parents for school enrollment, provision of infrastructural/instructional materials for effective teaching and learning, provision of relevant school materials/textbooks for pupils by parents among others.
Akin to this, the study was restricted to relevant stakeholders at the communities such as traditional rulers, members of the School Based Management Committees (SBMC), School heads, parents, Teachers, Community members who also constituted part of the scope of this study.
This study should be understood within the above context.
Showing number of public primary schools LGA-by-LGA
No. of Schools
Akamkpa
Akpabuyo
Bakassi
Bekwarra
Biase
Calabar Municipal
Calabar South
Etung
Obanliku
Obubra
Obudu
Odukpani
Ogoja
Yakurr
Source: prs Dept: CRS SUBEB, Calabar (March, 2012)
1.8 Operational definition of Terms
Community: This refers to a group of people living within a distinct geographical area where a public primary school is located.
Participation: This refers to the process where members of the community are mobilized to take active part or involvement in the management of the school.
Community participation: This refers to the involvement and participation of members of the community, parents and guardians including traditional rulers in the management and implementation of the UBE Programme of the Government.
Community development: This refers to process which the effort of the people themselves, are united with those of government authorities to improve the socio-economic/cultural conditions of communities into the life of the nation, and to enable them contributed fully to national progress.
Universal Basic Education Programme: This refers to new 9 year Educational Policy of 3 year lower primary, 3 years Upper and 3 years Junior Secondary of the Federal Government that is compulsory for every child of school age in Nigeria.
Collaboration: This refers to coming together of different stakeholders for the purpose of providing basic education.
Stakeholders: This refers to the different agencies, organizations and key actors involved in the provision of Basic Education delivery e.g. government, community, donor agencies, parent, etc.
Substructure: This refers to the first formal foundational education a child receives and from which the secondary and subsequent educations are built. If this foundation is weak, it affects the other levels of education.
Superstructure: Superstructure here refers to the secondary and other levels of education including the overall development of the child.
Infrastructural Decay: This refers to the dilapidating conditions of school buildings, furniture, classrooms and other amenities which tend to affect effective teaching and learning.
Poverty: This refers to inability to provide self and family with food, Medicare, education and other social necessities of life. It is a state of deprivation.
Millennium Development Goal: This refers to a set of 8 goals ratified by 189 world leaders in the year 2000 as a common global strategy of achieving equitable and peaceful world development by 2015. These 8 goals are: Eradication of Poverty and hunger, achieve Universal Primary Education, Gender Equality, Child Mortality, Maternal Health, HIV/AIDS and other diseases, environmental sustainability and global partnership for development.
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