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Billionaire Intends to Buy 15% of the Planet to Protect It
Indians and aliens – "I was told that there are four aggressive species in the universe, and humans are one of them."
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Who are the Elamites and why the language of this ancient civilization was deciphered only now
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Last month, when over a billion dollars was donated for the restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral, many people were asking why such large sums of money aren't available for more pressing issues like homelessness or the environment. It is certainly rare for such a large contribution to go towards something that actually helps the planet, but it does happen every now and then.
Back in October, Billionaire philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss, CEO of the Wyss Foundation, pledged to donate a billion dollars towards environmental conservation efforts over the next ten years.
In an article for the New York Times, Wyss announced an incredible plan to buy large plots of land all over the world and turn them into parks that will be open to the public.
"It is the idea that wild lands and waters are best conserved not in private hands, locked behind gates, but as public national parks, wildlife refuges and marine reserves, forever open for everyone to experience and explore. The notion of holding these places in public trust was one I became deeply influenced by as a young man, when I first climbed and hiked on public lands in Colorado's Rocky Mountains," Wyss said.
"Every one of us – citizens, philanthropists, business and government leaders – should be troubled by the enormous gap between how little of our natural world is currently protected and how much should be protected. It is a gap that we must urgently narrow, before our human footprint consumes the earth's remaining wild places," he added.
Wyss hopes that his contribution will be able to protect 30% of the planet by the year 2030.
Today, we're excited to announce the launch a $1 billion campaign to help protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more at https://t.co/XK6iRrXOX1 pic.twitter.com/9wBvXVzCy7
— Wyss Campaign for Nature (@WyssCampaign) October 31, 2018
According to Business Insider Wyss has already donated more than $66 million to at least nine different organizations in the two months after making his pledge.
Some of those donations included $750,000 to help the Dehcho First Nations in Canada create a management program for the Edéhzhíe National Wildlife Area in the Northwest Territories, which is part of a 3.5 million acre wetlands ecosystem and home to many animals. The foundation is also making a $5.8 million donation to Aves Argentinas, the oldest conservation group in Argentina. This donation will help create a 1.5 million acre national park. Wyss is also donating $22 million to Fundación Flora y Fauna, to establish a 178,000 acre national park in Argentina's Tucumán Province.
Hansjörg Wyss may not be a household name, even for conservationists, but he has been silently donating his millions to the environment for the past twenty years. In fact, Wyss has given over $450 million to similar efforts prior to his recent pledge.
In his Op-Ed for the Times, Wyss said shared his optimism for the future.
"This money will support locally led conservation efforts around the world, push for increased global targets for land and ocean protection, seek to raise public awareness about the importance of this effort, and fund scientific studies to identify the best strategies to reach our target. I believe this ambitious goal is achievable because I've seen what can be accomplished. Indigenous peoples, local leaders and conservation groups around the world are already busy setting aside protected areas that reflect the conservation, economic and cultural values of nearby communities," Wyss said.
"I've seen this unfold firsthand. Over the past two decades, my foundation has supported local efforts to protect wild places in Africa, South America, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the United States, donating more than $450 million to help our partners conserve nearly 40 million acres of land and water," he added.
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In the upper atmosphere above the North Pole, experts saw a rapidly swirling vortex of cold air that could bring severe frosts to the United States, Northern Europe and East Asia. Serious cold snap and snowy weather are expected after January the 16th.
Snowfalls and a cold snap hit South Korea since the start of 2021, hitting historic snow maximums and temperatures. In the country, for the first time since 1964, television and newer communications are sending people cold snap warnings:
winter in South Korea. very cold my friend. enjoy the snow while drinking hot bitter coffee. pic.twitter.com/WcycIEpf2y
— Dhard (@Dhardyant1) January 6, 2021
https://twitter.com/sonyeoljin/status/1346841272347082752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The situation is similar in Japan, where a new snow storm hit historic highs:
On January 7, the thermometer In Beijing dropped to -20 degrees Celsius, breaking the 1966 record. In other regions of China, the temperature is also not sugar, and you can only move around in special uniforms:
The cold even reached Taiwan, where the temperature in some areas dropped below freezing point, snow poured down and people realized that rice terraces can be used as a ski jump:
Even more snow went to Spain, where on January 6, 2021, a temperature of -34.1 ° C was recorded – the lowest on record. After that, a snow storm hit the country, which has not been seen for 80 years:
https://youtu.be/pHU533Krs5M
The same thing happens in Canada and in the northern states of the United States:
I'm not too sure. But this is the current situation out there. Has not stopped blowing in over 24 hours!! pic.twitter.com/J69zeiHW01
— Amy Montague (@AmyMontague4) January 8, 2021
It seems that after a stratospheric warming, the subpolar vortex began to split:
I wrote in the December 21, 2020 blog our #PolarVortex (PV) model is predicting a major sudden stratospheric warming in early January and then again third week of January. Based on latest model forecasts there really does seem to be two distinct polar warming events in January. pic.twitter.com/vcMCPztoAh
— Judah Cohen (@judah47) January 8, 2021
The vortex itself is a standard phenomenon. However, this time experts were surprised at his movement. It is possible that in the near future it will be divided into two parts.
Scientists associate the strange behavior with the changed climate in the Arctic, which has become warmer. From September to December, the amount of ice cover decreased significantly.
The polar vortex is a low-pressure region located in the stratosphere and filled with cold air. When the jet stream of air that holds the vortex weakens, the low pressure area moves south.
As the ice shrinks, more moisture will move inland. It will turn to snow, so snowfalls are expected. Snow, in turn, reflects heat, leading to a cold snap.
Eyewitnesses said they heard a loud crash at dawn when a huge hole in the ground formed outside the Ponticelli Ospedale del Mare hospital in eastern Naples.
Early in the morning of January 8, 2021, a sinkhole occurred in the parking lot of a clinic in Naples. The depth of the formed cavity is about 20 meters, the total area of the hole is about 2,000 square meters.
No casualties were found at the scene; firefighters say the sinkhole "affected an area of about 500 square meters" and engulfed several cars parked near the hospital.
As the press writes and as a little can be seen from the videos, rescuers and firefighters were running around the pit together with the governor of the area. But who should be there in the forefront are Italian geologists, since Naples stands in the very center of the volcanic system known as the Phlegrean Fields.
If the surface collapsed, moreover – the surface reinforced with concrete and reinforced from below with some kind of communications, then we are talking about serious soil deformations caused by the activity of magma.
Italy has been in doubt since the summer of 2020, because swarms were observed there in very atypical places in May, and according to the forecasts of old Italian seismologists, who had witnessed many strong earthquakes, it should have boomed in the August region.
Fortunately, nothing bad happened to Italy and there was no big earthquake. But, since there are swarms, it means that something is being prepared, the magma is gathering strength.
Following this particular sinkhole event – an obvious sign that a major earthquake in Italy is already very close.
In the first months of 2020, the whole world with a certain fright followed the events unfolding in China, where people fell on the streets during the day and astronauts wandered, and in the evening crematoria began to smoke. And now, with the onset of December, the cycle seems to be repeating itself.
Shunyi area in Beijing, where the authorities announced "wartime status" the day before. As you can see in the videos, thousands of people are lined up in the queue for mandatory testing:
Shunyi District in Beijing has declared 'wartime status' with two villages completely sealed off.
The video shows thousands of people in a queue for mandatory testing in the neighboring district of Chaoyang, which includes the east side of downtown Beijing.
December 26-27, 2020 pic.twitter.com/sLR8Br5rJU
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) December 28, 2020
我觉得北京忽然封城绝对有猫腻
年前 需要各一大批韭菜。哪个吸血鬼也需要血啊。 还有 以后所谓的核酸检测就可以代替警察了。对付怕死的屁民绰绰有余。有的脑残还代替警察吆三喝四呢。
过年最乱。北京城需要武汉病毒保护。 pic.twitter.com/cCrBkzxbTr
— 娑婆世界 (@qingshanlan02) December 27, 2020
Dalian city, where "wartime" is also declared. Neighborhoods are blockaded, people are walled up in entrances, familiar characters of George Lucas roam the streets:
https://twitter.com/UndergroundSilk/status/1341741036297723905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
大连金州。所有小区全封。
武汉鬼片再现。
多么诡异 ! pic.twitter.com/b556OQYPjw
#中共國疫情
12月27日,大连金州各小区单元楼全部封闭⋯⋯ pic.twitter.com/01wdNGkyLs
— 澤讓秋措141913 (@niepanxinglai) December 27, 2020
Chinese 'rescuers', before performing a combat mission:
我现在看到这种 方队像机器人一样 嗷嗷喊。就反胃。
大连消防坚决打赢消毒战役!
天天就是一个"打"的思维。可见多么弱。
这国被中共毁的透透的了。
谁来救救孩子和后代啊。 pic.twitter.com/MV7EJpfFzF
Chengdu City:
There have been 7 new confirmed cases in Chengdu in the past few days. In response, the city has declared 'wartime mode' with compulsory testing, travel restrictions, and the potential for mandatory lockdowns.
Chengdu, Sichuan Province pic.twitter.com/b9ADT2AcXg
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) December 9, 2020
Daluo Port, Yunnan – tourists came for adventure and they received the 'time of their life' after leaving the ramp:
云南打洛口岸。
你的祖国欢迎你。一切费用自理。 外国籍免费。
到底谁不把中国人当人?
中国人在国外隔离检测都免费。只有在中共国是自费。
而外国人在本国免费。在中共国也免费。属于全球免费。而中共国除了中国人不免费。其余国家全免费。
那些跪舔的粉qu 多么自豪。连qu都是二等qu。 pic.twitter.com/S1CCQfL48H
If something happens in Beijing, it does not mean that tomorrow the same will happen everywhere. However, the trend towards such dynamics is observed and, as the practice of the first wave of the pandemic has shown, all countries and people, to one degree or another, have taken into account the 'Chinese experience'.
Therefore, one must think that everything will now be in peace, as in spring – a new global round of the fight against the Covid has begun in China, a new great pandemic cycle!
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Dupuy: This is what peace looks like
Columns | January 2, 2014
Tina Dupuy
Special to the Daily
During the 2008 election, candidate Barack Obama was derisively referred to as "The One." His opponent's attack ads implied he was the Messiah. "He has anointed himself ready to carry the burden of The One," went the infamous TV spot. Some wondered if this wasn't a dog whistle to the Apocalypse-minded Americans who weren't put off enough by a half-African man with the middle name of Hussein — he could also be the anti-Christ!!
Obama won the election. And then just to make matters worse, he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
"I did not realize the Nobel Peace Prize had an affirmative action quota for it," penned right-wing blogspot and Fox Newser Erik Erikson.
Ed Rollins opined on CNN, "I think it has diminished the award itself."
"At first I thought the announcement of the prize was a joke. On further reflection, the Nobel Committee has made itself a joke," said Michael Gerson, a Bush speechwriter.
The general consensus on the right was Obama didn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. They thought it should go to Reagan. Because Reagan is conservatives' "The One." Former "ambassador" John Bolton hilariously said George W. Bush should get the Nobel Peace Prize. Yes, the president who preemptively invaded Iraq under false pretenses with fictionalized intelligence — that one.
The Obama-doesn't-deserve-the-Nobel-Peace-Prize sentiment somehow seamlessly morphed into an Appeaser-in-Chief meme. During the next presidential election, Mitt Romney claimed Obama started his presidency off with an apology tour. Right-wing author, Michelle Malkin, said Obama was "Jihadi-Coddling" in regards to the oft-debunked Benghazi conspiracy theory. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann demanded, "President Obama must immediately end his doctrine of appeasement and weakness toward Iran." Obama is more willing to negotiate with Iran than Republicans, bristled right-wingers.
(Right, because unlike the GOP, Iran is opting to feign moderation in order to get their way.)
Cut to: Nelson Mandela's funeral and an impromptu handshake between Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro. (Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela had a very close mutual admiration. Fidel was a guest of honor at Mandela's inauguration.) Cue: Right-wing freak out. Question: Should Obama have punched Castro instead? He was at a funeral for a fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner who's become the symbol of human dignity: was he supposed to snub a fellow mourner? Was he supposed to act — to borrow a descriptive word invoking fear of black men — like a thug?
Alfred Nobel, whose fortune and name endows the aforementioned prizes, invented dynamite and ballistite; an explosive and a rocket propellant. He held patents to tools of war. Just as the name of the father of yellow journalism, Joseph Pulitzer, graces the most prestigious and highbrow journalism award of all. The point is: this stuff is complicated. And diplomacy is complicated. And peace is complicated.
Yes, this Nobel Peace Prize winner and alleged Appeaser in Chief is culpable in shooting Osama bin Laden in the face. Yes, this Nobel Peace Prize winner and alleged Appeaser in Chief has a questionable drone policy that could or could not be helping or hurting U.S. interests. This Nobel Peace Prize winner and alleged Appeaser in Chief has deported more undocumented immigrants than any other president in history. Like I said, this stuff is complicated.
We're a nation with war fatigue. We've been at war for so long we've forgotten what peace means or what it looks like. If Americans wanted their president to hobble around singing "Bomb Iran" to the tune of the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann" we had that choice. (It was a landslide in 2008: 10 million more Americans voted for Obama than Acappella McCain. That's 365 electoral votes to 173.)
Instead we're wading into the murky waters of international relations. There was a phone call with Iran. U.N. inspectors are in Syria. There was a handshake with Fidel's brother.
And to bring these complex issues home, I'll end by quoting the wife-beating deadbeat dad, John Lennon: "Imagine all the people living life in peace …"
Tina Dupuy is a nationally syndicated op-ed columnist, investigative journalist, award-winning writer, stand-up comic, on-air commentator and wedge issue fan. Tina can be reached at tinadupuy@yahoo.com.
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Steampunk is a burgeoning counter-cultural movement; a genre, community, and artform. The Steampunk movement seeks to recapture the spirit of invention, adventure, and craftsmanship reminiscent of early-nineteenth-century industrialization, in part to restore a sense of wonder to a technology-jaded world.
Packed with 1,000 full-color photographs, 1,000 Steampunk Creations features a stunning and mind-boggling showcase of modified technology, art and sculpture, home décor, fashion and haberdashery, jewelry and accessories, and curious weapons, vehicles, and contraptions.
Dr. Grymm's alter ego, Joey Marsocci, along with his business partner and wife Allison DeBlasio, are proprietors of Dr. Grymm Laboratories in Connecticut. Grymm's custom contraptions and sculptures have been seen in Steampunk exhibits, films, television, theater productions, and publications around the world. Visit the official website at http://www.drgrymmlaboratories.net.
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Ctenosaura quinquecarinata, commonly known as the Oaxacan spinytail iguana or the five-keeled spiny-tailed iguana is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae native to Central America.

Geographic range
It is found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Other sources list it also from Mexico and El Salvador.

Habitat
Its natural habitat is tropical dry forests.

Conservation status
It is threatened in its native range by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and etymology
Ctenosaura quinquecarinata was first described by zoologist John Edward Gray in 1842 as Cyclura quinquecarinata; 32 years later it was redesignated by Marie Firmin Bocourt as Ctenosaura quinquecarinata. The generic name, Ctenosaura, is derived from two Greek words: ctenos (Κτενός), meaning "comb" (referring to the comblike spines on the lizard's back and tail), and saura (σαύρα), meaning "lizard". Its specific name quinquecarinata is a combination of two Latin words: quinque meaning "five" and carinata meaning "keeled" and refers to the five rows of scales on the animal's tail.

Description
The tail on this species is heavily armored with five rings of spines forming longitudinal ridges. Males of the species grow to a length of  whereas females attain . Like most Ctenosaura the iguanas are born a bright green color fading to brown as the animal ages. The females tend to turn a uniform drab brown in color, and males develop tones of black, blue and yellow on their bodies and heads over the brown background.

Threats
Total population size is not known, but it is estimated that there may be fewer than 2,500 mature individuals. It is threatened by habitat loss through deforestation, overcollection through an unregulated exploitation for the pet trade, and it is even hunted by humans as a food item.

References

Further reading
 Gray, J.E. 1842. Description of some new species of Reptiles, chiefly from the British Museum collection. Zoological Miscellany 57-59. (Cyclura quinquecarinata, p. 59.)

Ctenosaura
Reptiles of Costa Rica
Reptiles of Nicaragua
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Reptiles described in 1842
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Eliot's Christmas tree man says goodbye after 40 years
Deb Cram
ELIOT, Maine — Ronald Lawton knows trees. His roots are deep in nature, growing up in Colebrook, New Hampshire, where he spent much time in the woods walking, hunting, fishing and just loving the outdoors.
He was the first born of 15 children. He started selling Christmas trees at age 7. He had three customers. Dragging his toboggan behind him, determination in his step, he'd hike about a mile into the woods and bring back the holiday pines in trade for some cash.
"I was an entrepreneur before that," Lawton said. "I used to pick blueberries and sell them to the local restaurant down the road when I was about 5. They'd buy every basket I brought to them."
That young man continued to sell Christmas trees for 40 years, the last 14 at Eliot Commons, where he had many returning customers and made many friends. A white sign painted with green letters reading "Lawton's Highland Trees" hung overhead as people would come to get advice on which tree might be best for them.
Those looking for Lawton this year won't find him as he has retired, ending a tradition that proved to be more than simply buying a tree.
Sometimes, his customers would deliver a pie or other baked goods to their reliable tree man.
Over the years, as his dark beard turned white, he would always be in his plaid cap and coat spouting off poetry he had written for those who asked for it. Admitting to being a perfectionist, he said he always had quality trees and a lot of variety as they were strategically arranged near the camper he would sleep in so he could stay with the green and good-smelling bunch.
"I went through a lot of campers over the years," he said, laughing. "I roughed it. I'd take sponge baths, but I did have heat. The last camper I had we gave it away because it went through so much."
Born in 1947, pretty much every job he's had over that span was connected to trees. He spent 20 years building log homes, even using the scribe method; the oldest form of log home construction.
"When I was doing that, I started a furniture making business," he said. "I especially loved making dining room sets and taught myself how to build the furniture and do carvings in the wood."
When in his shop, he'd listen to the music of Van Morrison, Neil Young and folk music.
"I'd harvest my own stuff," he said. "I'd go into a spruce grove that had 25 years of growth and under the choked out trees, I'd grab the dead-standing natural wood that Mother Nature had already dried out. Even spending two years in the Peace Corps in Guatemala, he helped people with their trees and irrigation. Going to college you guess he pursued a forestry degree, but he chose sociology.
So why did he say goodbye to the Christmas tree business?
Living in Portsmouth, he said, "I'm still in pretty good shape at almost 73, but I'm getting old; don't want to be lifting trees with a hernia. All the years doing log homes, building furniture and the tree business, it takes its toll. Now I'd like to concentrate more on the carvings I do."
He reflects on the town of Eliot.
"This town is so friendly and I'm going to really miss the customers," he said. "I also want to give a shoutout to the Orland McPherson family, who let me store my stuff for 14 years. I could not have done the business without them."
Looking down, rubbing his callused hands together, he said softly, "It's been an honor to be able to serve this community."


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Likutei Amarim
(Conclusion of Chapter Three)
For when the intellect in the rational soul deeply contemplates and immerses itself exceedingly in the greatness of G-d, how He fills all worlds, [i.e., how G-d animates all of creation with an immanent divine light and life-force (just as the soul fills and gives life to every part of the body) - a life-force which clothes itself in and unifies itself with each creature, and which adapts itself to the individual needs of that creature], and [when one further contemplates how He encompasses all worlds,(7) He illuminates the worlds with a G-dly light and life-force that is far beyond the capacity of the worlds to receive internally; rather, it affects them in an encompassing manner.]
Or, [when one contemplates another aspect of G-d's greatness], namely, how in His presence all [creation] is considered as naught, - Upon contemplating and immersing oneself in any of the above-mentioned aspects of G-d's greatness] the middah of awe for the Divine Majesty will be born and aroused in one's mind and thought, to fear and be humble before His blessed greatness, which is without end or limit, [i.e., the fear will be coupled and permeated with humility, as in the awe one feels in the presence of a very wise or righteous person, which expresses one's bashfulness and humility before him], and [there will also be born] a dread of G-d in his heart.
[This explains how contemplating G-d's greatness arouses a fear and dread of Him - an expression of the attribute of Gevurah.]
Next [his contemplation will give birth to the attribute of Chesed, expressed as a love of G-d, so that] his heart will glow with an intense love of G-d like fiery flames, with a passion, desire and longing, and a yearning soul, [each of these expressions - "fiery flames," "passion", and so on, denoting a different grade of love] toward the greatness of the blessed Ein Sof.
This is [what is meant by the term] kalot hanefesh ["a consuming passion of the soul"], as it is written: (9) "My soul longs [for You]; indeed, it faints....," and (10) "My soul thirsts for G- d...," and again, (11) "My soul thirsts for You....."
[So intense can one's love become that the soul risks being consumed in the fiery flames of its love of G-d, and totally leaving the body. In fact, were one not to forestall this danger, and contain this great love, he would indeed expire. But he restrains himself so that his soul will remain clothed in his body - the only condition in which it is possible for him to fulfill his G-d-given mission.]
This [loving] thirst is derived from the element of Fire in the divine soul.
As students of natural science affirm, and so it is in Etz Chayim, the element of Fire is in the heart, while the source of [the element of] Water and moisture is in the brain, as explained in Etz Chayim, Portal 50, [the source of the element of Water] is the level of Chochmah which is called "the water of the divine soul."
[Inasmuch as the heart is the seat of the emotions - of warmth - we say that it is the abode of the element of Fire. In contrast, the brain - being the seat of "cold" intellect, calm and measured intelligence - is the source of the element of Water. One can readily observe this by comparing the demeanor of an emotional person to that of an intellectual.
So, too, with the intellect and emotions of the divine soul: the heat and passion of one's love of G-d is expressed in the heart, ultimately leading him to expire in kalot hanefesh. The mind, however, remains cool. This capacity of the intellect for calm appraisal of a situation leads it to comprehend that G-d's intent is that the soul remain clothed in the body so that it will be able to fulfill the Torah and its commandments. This realization cools the fiery ardor of the heart and thus prevents the soul from actually expiring in kalot hanefesh.
The Alter Rebbe's discussion of the birth of middot from the intellect has thus far been centered on two emotions: love and fear of G-d. What of the others?]
The rest of the remaining five midot are all offshoots and derivatives of fear and love [and obviously they, too, are born of Chochmah and Binah], as is explained elsewhere.
[All the above explains why Chochmah and Binah are called the "father" and "mother" of the middot, for it is through the contemplation exercised by Chochmah and Binah that the middot are born. Chochmah is called the "father". Just as the drop of semen which derives from the father's brain comprises, in concentrated and concealed form, all the organs of the child's body, similarly the seminal point of Chochmah contains, in a concealed manner, all the details of an idea, as explained above.
And just as it is the mother who reveals the child's organs from their concealed state, and brings them to a state of completion, similarly, Binah reveals, expands and elucidates the concept in all its details.
But what of Daat, the third of the intellectual faculties? Daat too, as explained earlier, is a "mother" and source of middot. What does it contribute to their birth? This issue is now addressed.]
Daat, whose etymology may be found in the verse, (3) "And Adam knew (yada) Eve," implies attachment and union.
[As applied to Daat of the divine soul, this means] binding one's mind with a very firm, strond bond and firmly fixing one's thought on the greatness of the blessed Ein Sof, without diverting his mind from it [i.e., the subject matter conceived in Chochmah and developed in Binah is absorbed in the mind by concentration, Daat.]
For even one who is wise [by utilizing his faculty of Chochmah] and understanding [by exercising his faculty of Binah] in the greatness of the blessed Ein Sof, yet, unless he applies his Daat and fixes his thought firmly and diligently [on his understanding of G-d's greatness], he will not produce in his soul true fear and love, but only vain fancies.
[He will only imagine that he fears G-d and loves Him. True fear and love are attained only by way of Daat.]
Thus, Daat provides the substance and vitality of the middot [and is therefore termed a "mother" of the middot, another parent side by side with Chochmah and Binah].
It comprises Chesed and Gevurah; that is to say, love with [those other middot that are] its offshoots, and fear with its offshoots.
7. Zohar III, 225a.
8. Zohar I, 11b.
9. Tehillim 84:3.
10. Ibid. 42:3.
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DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Today's Mitzvot (Day 116 of 339):
Positive Mitzvot 93, 114
Introduction to Positive Mitzvot 92 - 93: The "Nazir"
For his birthday, Danny's parents gave him a big set of Lego.
Danny loved constructing different models from his new Lego but
his mother had to constantly remind him to collect the pieces and
put them away.
One day, Danny said to himself: "I have a great idea! I'm not going
to play with my Lego for a while. This way, I won't be tempted to
leave a mess and get my mother upset!"
Does this ever happen to you?
Would you consider playing with your toys and games, but trying not
to leave a mess?
All the things we do - eat, sleep, dress, play and talk, should be
done in the Jewish way.
The Torah teaches us how to do these things and live the way HaShem
wants us to.
Desiring to do the correct thing, a Jew may decide not to eat a
specific food rather than worry whether he is eating in the proper
Jewish way or not. He thinks that by not eating the food, he avoids
any possible violation of the Torah's laws.
The Torah describes a person who makes a similar decision.
A Jew may decide to stop drinking wine for a certain amount of time,
hoping it will help control his behavior. This man is called a Nazir.
HaShem created a beautiful world with many wonderful things for us
to use and enjoy.
Even though the Nazir might have had good intentions, he must atone
for not taking advantage of all those wonderful things in HaShem's
creation.
Positive Mitzvah 93: Nazirite Offering
-Numbers 5:13 "When the days of his Nazirite vow are fulfilled"
When his Nazirite period is over, the Nazir is commanded to bring
a sacrifice and cut his hair.
He must follow the procedures specified in the Torah for presenting
his sacrifice.
Positive Mitzvah 114: Donating the Value of a Man to HaShem
-Leviticus 27:2 "If a man makes a singular vow, to give to the
L-rd the estimated value of persons"
If someone wants to make a donation to a holy purpose in the service
of HaShem, he may decide that his contribution will be equal to the
value of a person.
How can the value of a person be determined?
It is not up to us to decide that one man is worth more than another!
The Torah values all men equally.
Set values are affixed for all men and women according to their age.
This is the amount that the donor is commanded to give.
"TODAY'S DAY": Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Shabbat Kislev 26, Second Day of Chanuka, 5703
Bless Rosh Chodesh Tevet. Say the entire Tehillim in the early
Torah lessons: Chumash: Vayeishev, Shevi'i with Rashi.
Tehillim: 119, 97 to end.
Tanya: Ch. 2. The second soul (p. 5)...Parshat
Bereishit (p. 9).
Day of Farbrengen. Tal Umatar (Siddur, p. 54). Chanuka lights
after Havdala (p. 234), before V'yitein L'cha (p. 235). In shul,
Chanuka candles before Havdala.
On Shabbat Mevarchim, (when the new month is blessed) (Siddur, p.
191), Chassidim are to assemble in Shul early in the morning to say
the entire Tehillim. Afterwards, study for about an hour a Maamar
Chassidus that everyone can understand, and then Daven.
The time to Farbreng is to be determined according to the
circumstances in the place they live (for material and spiritual
success).
After concluding the Tehillim on Shabbat Mevarchim, say Mourner's
Kaddish; if there is a Yahrzeit or mourner - Kaddish after each of
the five books of Tehillim.
Tehillim 95:3, opening Friday-night prayers.
In Shul the (Chanuka) candles SHOULD stand east to west, as in the
Sanctuary. Why we are not particular about this at home is not clear.
Sefer Haminhagim p. 70.
Chanukah gifts for Israel's disadvantaged children
Jewish children around the world can't wait for Chanukah and the new toys and gifts they will receive.
Unfortunately, for tens of thousands of children in Israel, there will be no presents this Chanukah. Their parents simply cannot afford the "luxury" of a new toy. While Middle Eastern violence makes the front-page headlines around the world, Israel's dramatic rising poverty levels go largely unnoticed. In the last year alone, 60,000 children fell below the poverty line.
Sunrise is giving these kids a reason to smile this Chanukah.
Sunrise collects donated toys from children in their schools. We purchase additional gifts with the help of contributions from people like you. The toys are then distributed to individual kids, as well as institutions like nurseries and absorption centers.
Last Chanukah, Sunrise brought smiles to 30,000 needy children. This year we must do more. You can make it happen. Please make your contribution today!
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FOR FRIDAY NIGHT: The Chanukah Lights (Chanukah)
F O R F R I D A Y N I G H T
The Chanukah Lights
Chanukah begins this year on the evening of Sunday, December 25th. It is celebrated for just eight days; however, the message of the Chanukah lights is valid all through the year. We can understand something of this message by comparing the Chanukah lights with the Friday Night candles and the lights of the Golden Menorah in the Temple.
The Sabbath candles must be lit before sunset, and the lights in the Temple were lit even earlier; the Chanukah lights, however, are kindled after [1] sunset, when it is already dark. This shows how the Jewish people have the power to illuminate the darkness.
The Menorah of the Temple was inside, in an inner sanctuary. The place of the Sabbath lights is likewise indoors, on the Shabbat table. The Chanukah lights, however, are to be lit in such a place that their light should be seen outside. This too shows their power to transform the outer (possibly hostile) world.
The lights of the Temple and of the Sabbath remain the same in number and are not increased. By contrast, the number of Chanukah lights is increased every night. Thus we too should continually go higher and higher in service of G-d and illumination of the world [2].
1. Except on the Friday in Chanukah, when they are lit before the Shabbat Candles, and should burn for half an hour after dark (larger candles may be needed).
2. See the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Likkutei Sichot vol.1, pp.89-92, vol.30, p.310.
By Dr. Tali Loewenthal, Director of Chabad Research Unit, London
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DAILY DOSE: Chanukah Miracles
Chanukah Miracles
Without miracles, we might come to believe that the laws of physics define reality. Once we witness the inexplicable, we see that there is a higher reality. And then we look back at physics and say, "This too is a miracle." The miracle of a small flask of oil burning for eight days was this sort of miracle.
Then there are those small miracles that occur every day. Those acts of synchronicity we call 'coincidence' because, in them, G-d prefers to remain anonymous. But when we open our eyes and hearts, we see there is truly no place void of this wondrous, unlimited G-d. These were the sort of miracles the Maccabees saw in their battles against the mighty Greek army.
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Aliyah Flying High: 3,000 North Americans in 2005
An end-of-the-year Nefesh B'Nefesh-sponsored flight of new immigrants from North America will round out a year of increased aliyah. Almost all recent immigrants are satisfied with their move.
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3. Sharon to Undergo Procedure in 2-3 Weeks
4. Kadima Does Not Rule Out Unilateral Expulsions
5. U.S. Pressures Israel to Allow PA Voting in Jerusalem
6. News Analysis: Menorah of Mortars Marks First Night of Hanukkah
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25 Kislev 5766
The flight is expected to leave New York on Tuesday and arrive at the new Ben Gurion Terminal 3 the following day with more than 200 new olim from the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 3,000 North American Jews, the highest number since 1984, will have "come home" by the end of the year.
The increase in aliyah (literally "moving up" to Israel) also is more successful in terms of satisfaction with the big move. An overwhelming majority of 93 percent of recent olim are satisfied with their new surroundings, a marked changed from the past.
Sociologist Prof. Haim Waxman has written in his studies more than a decade ago that more than one-third of American olim in Israel return to the U.S., a figure confirmed by Jewish Agency sources.
The results of the recent survey, carried out professional pollster Mina Tzemach, indicate a huge success by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, which in coordination with the Jewish Agency has encouraged and assisted new immigrants who have boarded six previous flights of olim this year.
The trend of more olim from North America has continued for three consecutive years, according to Michael Landsberg, who heads the Jewish Agency's North American bureau in New York.
Significant characteristics in the makeup of the new olim are their age and education, with a majority of those coming this week having earned at least one university degree. Most of the olim who have come via Nefesh B'Nefesh are married and between the ages of 35 and 54.
One of the major reasons for the higher success in aliyah from North America has been the olim's ability to find work, according to the survey. At least half of recent olim are currently working within their field of study and are satisfied with their employment.
By Alex Traiman
While the IDF is considering methods for reducing the number of Kassam rockets penetrating into Israel, Arab terror groups are threatening an increase in rocket attacks.
Terrorists claim to have detailed maps of IDF bases surrounding Gaza.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon instructed Israeli Defense brass Sunday to take whatever steps are necessary to prevent Kassam rockets from being launched into Israel. Steps may include monitoring Gaza from the air and sea, as well as establishing a 1.5 mile restricted security zone along the northern and eastern Gaza borders.
In response, the Islamic Jihad terror group has threatened to increase the firing of homemade Kassams, should the IDF implement the security procedures. Islamic Jihad spokesperson Khaled Al Batsh said that an imposed security zone gives their group a "closer target to strike," according to the Arab International Middle East Media Center.
The Palestinian Resistance Committee's (PRC) Salah Ed Deen Brigades claims to own detailed maps of IDF military bases in the region. PRC spokesperson Mohammad Abdul-Al, also known as Abu Abir stated that the Salah Ed Deen gang owns "Nasser shells" which can now "hit targets fifteen kilometers away."
If Israel enforces a security strip, Abu Abir says that terror organizations will continue shelling military bases, utilizing techniques employed by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
National Religious Party leader MK Zevulum Orlev visited the IDF's Zikim base near Ashkelon on Sunday. The base was recently the target of a Kassam rocket attack, injuring five soldiers and inflicting panic amongst new recruits housed at the base. Orlev stated during his visit that there is no alternative to a ground offensive into Gaza, and that the IDF must do whatever is necessary to halt rocket attacks into Israel.
Abu Abir claims that if the Israeli army orders an offensive into Gaza, the brigades will retaliate "hard and fast."
Al Batsh added, "They [IDF and Israeli government] have to understand that their army bases and the sensitive infrastructure in Ashkelon are hinged on the safety of Palestinian residents."
"Just as they withdrew from their bases in Gaza, they will retreat from the bases on the northern border," Al Batsh continued.
In a statement released by Islamic Jihad Sunday night, the terror organization asserts that Israel is being pushed into "withdrawal after withdrawal."
The Israeli government unilaterally withdrew all IDF forces from the Gaza strip in August, and forcibly expelled close to 10,000 Jewish residents in the region, destroying twenty-one thriving communities.
"Under a barrage of rockets, the explosions and fire of the Mujahideen, they [the Zionists] are now announcing that they are withdrawing from an army base, south of the city of Ashkelon, on lands conquered in '48," said the terror group. Islamic Jihad views the issue of defending the IDF base against Kassam rockets as tantamount to another Israeli withdrawal from territory.
In addition, PRC head, Gamal Abu-Samhadna, has threatened to open up his own border crossing between the Gaza district and Egypt. His threats come as Israel and Europe oppose allowing Abu-Samhadna to visit Mecca during an upcoming Moslem holiday.
Abu-Samahada said his crossing would permit wanted terrorists to enter and exit the Gaza district unhindered by what he defined as "the occupation."
Under an agreement brokered by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the Rafiah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is currently subject to European and Israeli oversight.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's doctors announced Monday that he will undergo a cardio catherization in the next two or three weeks to solve a blood clot problem caused by a tiny hole in his heart.
The non-surgical, half-hour procedure requires inserting a tiny tube to close the hole, a minor and common birth defect, according to Dr. Haim Lotem. The Prime Minister's personal physician and friend, Dr. Boleslav (Bolek) Goldman, said that Sharon is in the same physical shape as he was before suffering a mild stroke last week.
Doctors added that the Prime Minister weighs 260 pounds (118 kilograms) and has lost about five pounds since the stroke, which was caused when the blood clot in the hole in his heart restricted the flow of blood to his brain.
The doctors spoke at a press conference but did not allow any electronic recording of their statements. Until the procedure, the Prime Minister will take Clexin, a blood-thinning medication, twice a day to keep the problem under control, Dr. Lotem added.
The physicians said there was no clot in the brain and there were no negative effects from the stroke. They did not relate to the chances that Prime Minister Sharon may suffer another stroke, but Dr. Tamir Ben-Hur of the Hadassah Hospital at Ein Kerem said that the catherization "will be done to prevent future blood clots."
Dr. Marc K. Siegel wrote in the New York Post earlier this week that the word stroke is "ominous" because it the world's largest cause of disability and the third largest cause of death.
Likud Knesset Member MK Michael Eitan charged that the medical reports were a "manipulation" because further details of his condition and background were not released.
"The public must be sure that important decisions are being made by the prime minister and not by [his son] Omri Sharon and Dov Weisglass, a close aide to the prime minister," he said.
Before the 2001 elections, The Prime Minister was healthy but had gout, a buildup of uric acid in the joints, according to medical reports obtained and published by the Hebrew daily Yediot Aharonot.
The Kadima party's platform proposes a new Arab state in Israel, does not include any statement against further unilateral expulsions and leaves open to question Israel's future boundaries.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon previously vowed that there will no further unilateral withdrawals similar to that of Jewish residents from northern Samaria and the Gaza region last summer, which was done without any concessions by the Palestinian Authority (PA).
The platform of the new party recently formed by the Prime Minister favors a new Arab state in order "to end the struggle with two countries of people on the basis of demographic realities." Portions of the platform were obtained by the Hebrew daily Ma'ariv.
"It is not accidental that [the platform] does not specifically oppose unilateral moves," according to Kadima sources quoted by Ma'ariv. "The platform is relevant also if Sharon decides to follow up with unilateral moves after the elections."
It calls for retaining all of Jerusalem and "places which have a national and historical importance [as well as the] large population centers" of Ariel, Ma'aleh Adumim and parts of Gush Etzion.
The clause leaves most of the entire country a question mark. Excluding the Haifa metropolitan area, a large majority of the Galilee is made up of Arabs. Similarly, most of the Negev outside of Be'er Sheva is populated by Bedouin tribes.
In the center of the country, the "triangle" area between Netanya and Kfar Saba is virtually totally Arab as is the Jordan Valley.
The platform assumes that dividing up Israel will bring peace to Israel although it does not state what guarantees for peace it will seek from Arab factions. It does not relate to incitement or PA declarations to Arabs that all of Israel is "Palestine," nor does it relate to PA rejections of any new Arab state that does not include Jerusalem.
Israel, under American pressure, is backing off from its refusal to allow Jerusalem Arabs, who are Israeli citizens, to vote in the Palestinian Authority (PA) legislative elections.
The Israeli government received telephone calls from United States government officials telling Israel to resolve the matter by taking a softer line, according to the Associated Press (AP). The PA has scheduled elections for January 25, although internal disputes may postpone the vote for the second time in six months.
The issue of Jerusalem Arabs voting in the elections has immense political repercussions because it could signal whether Israel has de facto sovereignty over the united city which legally has been a part of Israel since 1967.
Ra'anan Gissin, spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, announced last week that allowing Jerusalem Arabs to vote for Hamas candidates would be like "letting a Trojan horse into our city. There is no reason whatsoever we should assist a terrorist organization on the ballot to gain victory."
The PA responded by threatening to cancel elections, and the Arab League has lent its support by stating that the Israeli position is an attempt to solidify a claim that all of the capital belongs to Israel. The PA demands that Jerusalem become the capital of a new Arab state in Israel.
Following the calls from American government officials, an aide to Prime Minister Sharon said the government "will contemplate" allowing five polling stations to open, according to the French news agency AFP.
"Israel has no intention of giving [PA chairman] Mahmoud Abbas an excuse to cancel the election because he fears a victory for Hamas and allow him to accuse us before the international community of being responsible for his decision," the aide said.
He added that the government will delay a final decision until the PA "definitely confirms that elections will be held on the scheduled date."
However, the PA is likely to insist that elections will take place as scheduled only if Israel backs down, although there is no guarantee that they will not be postponed at the last minute.
Abbas fears that Hamas terrorists and rival Fatah party elements will leave him with a minority government. Abbas was elected chairman in elections last year after the death of Yasser Arafat.
Due to divisions within Abbas' Fatah, current PA prime minister Ahmed Qureia has announced he is quitting the race to form a new party named after former PLO leader Yasser Arafat. Qureia claims however, that he is leaving the race because of Israel's hard-line position against voting by Jerusalem Arabs.
By Scott Shiloh
Tonight marks the first night of Hanukkah, the festival of lights commemorating the liberation of the land of Israel from the yoke of Hellenistic domination.
Gush Katif refugees, many of whom are still dwelling in hotels awaiting permanent housing, lit a unique menorah tonight, one made of mortar shells fired by Arab terrorists into the heart of N'vei Dekalim, the largest community of Gush Katif.
That special menorah commemorates the miracle of Jewish survival throughout the ages, and reminds us of the symbolic role Gush Katif has played in the saga of Jewish history: a community standing victorious despite constant attempts by Arab terrorists to wipe it out.
5000 mortars rained down on Gush Katif, from the onset of the Oslo War in September 2000, to August 2005. Miraculously, they succeeded in causing only minor damage and minimal casualties. Not only did they fail to harm the community physically, they failed to impact the Jewish spirit burning in the hearts of its residents. They call the menorah of mortars the "al hanissim," menorah of miracles.
While those communities have since been uprooted, not by Arab terrorists, but by the policies of the Israeli government, the menorah of mortars testifies to a spirit that eternally renews itself, and one that becomes stronger in the face adversity.
Last year at this time, Hanukkah menorahs were lit in the homes of Jews living in the towns of Dugit and Elei Sinai, located in the northern parts of the Gaza district.
Now Arab terrorists are firing Kassam rockets from those places onto Israeli cities, towns, and IDF bases from Ashkelon to Sderot.
The light and spirit of Gush Katif may look a bit dim from today's vantage point. But if Jewish history is a guide, it is only a matter of time before all of Israel looks toward that light in much in the same way as Jews around the world tonight light the menorah and participate in the victory of the Maccabees over the Greeks.
Both represent victories of spirit over those who wished to extinguish the light of Israel.
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As public debate grows over the Bush administration's eavesdropping policy, some American Jews are recalling a time when the Roosevelt administration undertook some questionable eavesdropping of its own -- and Jewish activists were the target.
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Q: I don't know how to understand the Wildcard type in Java I am reading the Core Java (9th edition) by Cay S. Horstmann and Gary Cornell. After making an effort, I cannot still understand the ? super Manager. Here are some materials relating to this question.
public class Pair<T> {
    private T first;
    private T second;

    public Pair(T first, T second) {
        this.first = first;
        this.second = second;
    }

    public void setFirst(T first) {
        this.first = first;
    }

    public void setSecond(T second) {
        this.second = second;
    }

    public T getFrist() {
        return this.first;
    }

    public T getSecond() {
        return this.second;
    }
}

The Manager inherits from Employee, and Executive inherites from Manager. Pair has methods as follows:
void setFirst(? super Manager)
? super Manager getFirst()

Since ? super Manager denotes any supertype of Manager, why I cannot call setFirst method with Employee (it is obvious that Employee is the supertype of Manager), but only with type Manager or a subtype such as Executive(but Executive is the subtype of Manager, not a supertype of Manager)?

A: One can read and re-iterate it over and over again - as it has been many times already. In a comment to your question, Philipp already linked to a question on Stackoverflow which tries to answer it. For me, the explanation of Uncle Bob did the trick.
He writes (next to a lot of other good stuff):

A List<? super Shape> is a list into which you may add Shapes. Another way to think of this is that the type <? super T> is an unknown type that T can substitute for. You may have to read that several times before you understand it. I certainly did. So here's yet another way to think about it. The type <? super T> is a type that T is derived from. It is a base class of T. Clearly if D is derived from B then you can put D instances into a List<B>. Likewise, since T derives from <? super T>, you can put T instances into a List<? super T>. Follow? No? Neither did I for awhile. It takes a bit of getting used to.

What this means in the end is that your assumption you'd be able to put super-types of Manager into your List<? super Manager> is wrong. That's not what is meant here. The super keyword solves the problem of not being able to insert stuff into generic places while you were able to get some out (with extends).
Imagine two pairs, one that extends Manager, one that "supers" it:
Pair<? extends Manager> subPair = new Pair<Manager>();
Pair<? super Manager> superPair = new Pair<Manager>();

What you can never do, is insert an Employee in any of these:
subPair.setFirst(new Employee());
superPair.setFirst(new Employee());

If you want managers, employees will never be enough. And it's worse: you can't even insert an Executive into your subPair, even though Executive extends Manager. It won't compile either:
subPair.setFirst(new Executive());

Edit:
Why is that? Well, your generic subPair always refers to some "explicit" Pair, Pair<Manager> in this case. It just as well might have referred to a Pair<CoManager> (with CoManager extends Manager). Java won't know the explicit type that's actually used and thus can't allow you insertions.
But super comes to the rescue. With super you can insert Managers and their sub-types into your Pair. And that is what super is for: Inserting.
superPair.setFirst(new Executive());

Edit: Any why does that work? While extends guarantees you some type that implements (or derives from) Manager, super guarantees you any such type. So, while with extends you get a specific type with (at least) the Manager interface, with super you can insert any type with the Manager interface.
And for the bigger picture, I really suggest reading the article of Uncle Bob.

A: The difference seems to be the purpose of your variable.
If you use a variable of type Pair to read then you use Pair<? extends Manager>
In this case, when calling a method of pair that returns something parameterized, you will have the benefit of type-safe. But you almost cannot write anything into it, always a compilation error.
On the other hand, if you use a variable of type Pair to write then you use
Pair<? super Manager>. In this case, when calling a method of Pair<> type that receives a parametrized variable of type (or subtype) of Manager, you have the type safe.
Honestly, I don't see the difference between Pair<? super Manager> and  Pair<Manager> except that when you use Pair<? super Manager>
 the read methods in Pair<> returns generic java Object (ie not type safe for read, the compiler kind of discourages reading in this case)
I think seeing it as read and write like this is easier.
Now back to the why you cannot write an Employee object into your Pair<? super Manager>. This is because <? super Manager>
is actually a type that extends some unknown supertype of Manager. And because it is unknown, you don't know if Employee actually is a subtype of that unknown type.
Even more concrete: let's say Manager also implements an interface IManager.
Then <? super Manager> can be an IManager object and now Employee is not a valid substitution of IManager (because it is not a subtype of IManager). In this case, any subtype of Manager can be a substitution because it will be subtype of any unknown supertype of Manager. You can call setFirst(Executive e) here.

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Certificate chain discovery in SPKI/SDSI
Authors: Clarke, Dwaine | Elien, Jean-Emile | Ellison, Carl | Fredette, Matt | Morcos, Alexander | Rivest, Ronald L.
Abstract: SPKI/SDSI is a novel public-key infrastructure emphasizing naming, groups, ease-of-use, and flexible authorization. To access a protected resource, a client must present to the server a proof that the client is authorized; this proof takes the form of a "certificate chain" proving that the client's public key is in one of the groups on the resource's ACL, or that the client's public key has been delegated authority (in one or more stages) from a key in one of the groups on the resource's ACL. While finding such a chain can be nontrivial, due to the flexible naming and delegation …capabilities of SPKI/SDSI certificates, we present a practical and efficient algorithm for this problem of "certificate chain discovery". We also present a tight worst-case bound on its running time, which is polynomial in the length of its input. We also present an extension of our algorithm that is capable of handling "threshold subjects", where several principals are required to co-sign a request to access a protected resource. Show more
Keywords: Certificate, certificate chain, certificate chain discovery, public-key infrastructure, PKI, SPKI, SDSI, naming, local names, authorization, delegation, threshold subjects
Depender graphs: A method of fault-tolerant certificate distribution 1
Authors: Wright, Rebecca N. | Lincoln, Patrick D. | Millen, Jonathan K.
Abstract: We consider scalable certificate revocation in a public-key infrastructure (PKI). We introduce depender graphs, a new class of graphs that support efficient and fault-tolerant revocation. Nodes of a depender graph are participants that agree to forward revocation information to other participants. Our depender graphs are k-redundant, so that revocations are provably guaranteed to be received by all non-failed participants even if up to k−1 participants have failed. We present a protocol for constructing k-redundant depender graphs that has two desirable properties. First, it is load-balanced, in that no participant need have too many dependers. Second, it is localized, in that …it avoids the need for any participant to maintain the global state of the depender graph. We also give a localized protocol for restructuring the graph in the event of permanent failures. Show more
Keywords: Fault tolerance, public key infrastructures (PKI), revocation
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