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A republic is a form of government in which power is exercised by the public at large, and affairs of state are a concern of the public sphere, rather than privately accommodated. In modern times the definition of a republic is also commonly limited to a government which excludes a monarch. Currently, 135 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names.Both modern and ancient republics vary widely in their ideology and composition. In classical and medieval times the archetype of all republics was the Roman Republic, which referred to Rome in between the period when it had kings, and the period when it had emperors. The Italian medieval and Renaissance political tradition today referred to as "civic humanism" is sometimes considered to derive directly from Roman republicans such as Sallust and Tacitus. However, Greek-influenced Roman authors, such as Polybius and Cicero, sometimes also used the term as a translation for the Greek politeia which could mean regime generally, but could also be applied to certain specific types of regime which did not exactly correspond to that of the Roman Republic. Republics were not equated with classical democracies such as Athens, but had a democratic aspect.
Republic - Voter Comments
EthicsPhilosopher says2014-05-01T16:27:29.0030479-05:00
The government needs to have a lot less control over its people. The strongest nations in the world are Republics.
Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally—either directly or indirectly through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and creation of laws. It encompasses social, religious, cultural, ethnic and racial equality, justice, liberty and fraternity. The term originates from the Greek δημοκρατία "rule of the people", which was coined from δῆμος "people" and κράτος "power" or "rule" in the 5th century BCE to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states, notably Athens; the term is an antonym to ἀριστοκρατία "rule of an elite". While theoretically these definitions are in opposition, in practice the distinction has been blurred historically. The political system of Classical Athens, for example, granted democratic citizenship to an elite class of free men and excluded slaves and women from political participation. In virtually all democratic governments throughout ancient and modern history, democratic citizenship consisted of an elite class until full enfranchisement was won for all adult citizens in most modern democracies through the suffrage movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. The English word dates to the 16th century, from the older Middle French and Middle Latin equivalents.
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Communism is a socioeconomic system structured upon common ownership of the means of production and characterised by the absence of classes, money, and the state; as well as a social, political and economic ideology and movement that aims to establish this social order. The movement to develop communism, in its Marxist–Leninist interpretations, significantly influenced the history of the 20th century, which saw intense rivalry between the Communist states in the Eastern bloc and the most developed capitalist states of the Western world.Communism was first developed into a scientific theory by German philosopher and social scientist Karl Marx, and the collective understanding of this scientific approach is today commonly referred to as Marxism. In the Marxist understanding, communism is the endpoint of human social evolution which will inevitably come into fruition through economic and social advances in socialism. Socialism, being the new order established after the demise of capitalism, is herein characterized by the working class having state power and undertaking the process of abolishing capitalist property and economic relations and establishing social ownership and management of society's political, economic, and cultural institutions. In accordance with the socialized processes of production, appropriation also becomes socialized as goods and services become consumed on a social basis with free access for the individual. Communism becomes fully realized when the distinction between classes is no longer possible and therefore the state, which has been used as an instrument of class dictatorship, no longer exists. In the communist economy, production and consumption are fully socialized, and the processes for which are advanced into maximized automation, efficiency, and recycling. This results in the end of individual money calculation, hence relationships between individuals being based on free association and free access to all goods and services according to need.
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A monarchy is a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in a single individual. Forms of monarchy differ widely based on the level of legal autonomy the monarch holds in governance, the method of selection of the monarch, and any predetermined limits on the length of their tenure. When the monarch has no or few legal restraints in state and political matters, it is called an absolute monarchy and is a form of autocracy. Cases in which the monarch's discretion is formally limited are called constitutional monarchies. In hereditary monarchies, the office is passed through inheritance within a family group, whereas elective monarchies use some system of voting. Each of these has variations: in some elected monarchies only those of certain pedigrees are eligible, whereas many hereditary monarchies impose requirements regarding the religion, age, gender, mental capacity, and other factors. Occasionally this might create a situations of rival claimants whose legitimacy is subject to effective election. Finally, there have been cases where the term of a monarch's reign is either fixed in years or continues until certain goals are achieved: an invasion being repulsed, for instance. Thus there are widely divergent structures and traditions defining monarchy.
Monarchy - Voter Comments
thesouthwillrise says2014-05-02T13:30:36.9439254-05:00
You just need to have a smart monarch....... Maybe an election for King/Queen
miles-pro-libertate says2014-04-30T15:03:58.9101448-05:00
Where is anarchy?
Comrade_Silly_Otter says2014-04-30T19:38:52.4616619-05:00
Anarchy isn't Government.
discomfiting says2014-05-01T11:02:16.0158749-05:00
Im laughing so hard at that question. Where is anarchy!!


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A Dallas Koreatown salon shooting may be linked to others at Asian American businesses
By Rina Torchinsky
Published May 14, 2022 at 9:32 AM CDT
Jamie Stengle
A gunman entered the Hair World Salon and shot three people on Wednesday, according to Dallas police.
A shooting that injured three women in a Koreatown salon this week may have been a hate crime and could be linked to two other shootings at businesses run by Asian Americans, Dallas police say.
Eddie Garcia, the city's police chief, initially said there was no indication that Wednesday's shooting was motivated by hate, according to The Associated Press, but that has changed now that police have found that the three shootings may be connected.
A review of offense reports showed that recent shootings at Asian-run businesses could be related, as the driver was in a similar vehicle each time, police say. No one was injured in the two previous shootings, the Associated Press reported.
"The possibility that we are dealing with a violent gunman who is motivated by hate is chilling and deeply disturbing," Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said in a statement Friday. "And I want our city's Asian American community — which has appallingly faced increasing vitriol in recent years — to know that the City of Dallas and the people of Dallas stand with them."
Police responded to a shooting Wednesday at Hair World Salon. A man had entered the salon and shot three women, according to police. One witness said the suspect ran from the business to an older red minivan.
The city's police department said it has reached out to partners including the FBI and member agencies of the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Police also said they are notifying the Anti-Defamation League and the mayor's Anti-Hate Advisory Council. A Korean American safety town hall meeting is scheduled, too.
"We offer our unwavering support to all the individuals impacted by this act of hate and stand in solidarity with the Asian American community," the mayor's Anti-Hate Advisory Council said in a statement.
"Each of us is responsible for watching out for one another — and for contacting our local police department to report any potential acts of hate," the council said. "We must work together to eradicate hate from our community."
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It's 8:15, Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?
Living next door to my brother is extremely helpful. However, I'm sure he does not want to chase goats four times in 48 hours.
Donning my overalls, gloves, cap and with pliers in hand, I managed to rope Mary Poppins as she bleated as if I was hurting her. She slipped the rope, and I called Kelly. "Will you come help me catch Mary Poppins?" I asked when he answered the call. "Sure" He replied and I started devising a way to capture the kid. I managed to grab her back leg. She screamed in shock, and I picked her up. As I tossed her over the fence, she twisted and head-butted my nose. It wasn't bleeding. Then Kelly showed up we walked the fence line looking for breaks.
Goat capture was not on my agenda for the day. Add in laundry, dishes, a request for a video of goat captures, and church…then fast-forward five hours.
In the waning hours of the day, I checked the goats. I found that I was 3 goats shy of a full herd. So, I texted to my friend Diane, "2 escaped. 1 stuck." Fence pliers in hand, I called her, "Where are you? I've got two escaped and one stuck in the fence. You asked for video, now it's your time to shoot the video." I laughed and she said that they were enroute home from a day trip. With Jim at work for another hour, I figured that I could at least get one escapee back in the fence solo.
I went into analyst mode and decided on a process flow. First, Betty White needed to be freed from the fence. After she stuck her head through the 4×4 fence, her horns got stuck. Suddenly faced with pliers, she magically backed her head out of the fence; she was toying with me hoping for a handful of grain. Second, I managed the grab Queen Lillian and tossed her over the fence. I heard Scooby barking as I tripped on a tree root chasing Mary Poppins. Counting down the minutes until Jim arrived home, I patiently followed Mary Poppins through the briars.
In the darkness, I heard, "Hey! The goat capturers are here…how do we get to you?" I looked up and asked, "who's there?! Diane?" Sure enough Diane and her husband walked around the barn and helped snag Mary Poppins. They had been in the area and gladly helped with the escapee. Thus ended Sunday.
He asked, "Yes, did you get the pictures?" I looked at my phone and saw two little brown goats on the wrong side of the fence…again. Twins are double-trouble.
My sister-in-law heard a goat screaming and Kelly found the twins breaking fences again. We repaired the fence, replaced the goats and shook our heads.
You might be a goat farmer when you consider a "vacation" day from the office to be a date. Just in case you ever wondered what we do on personal days, we usually do farm stuff.
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El Regiment de Mataró fou una unitat militar austriacista durant la guerra de successió espanyola.

El 17 de maig de 1705 Els Vigatans s'aplegaren a l'ermita de Sant Sebastià
i signaren el Pacte dels Vigatans amb el Regne d'Anglaterra, que facilitarien ajuda militar enfront Felip V de Castella, recolzant Carles III i les lleis catalanes. A canvi, els catalans austriacistes es conjuraven a facilitar el desembarcament de tropes de la Gran Aliança a la costa catalana i a armar diverses companyies de miquelets comandades per Josep Moragues i Mas, que actuaren obertament controlant les comunicacions des de l'interior fins a Barcelona derrotant les tropes borbòniques al combat del Congost.

El juliol es va llançar una columna que va iniciar la marxa sobre Barcelona mentre l'armada anglesa desembarcava novament davant les seves platges disposades a iniciar el setge de la ciutat. Mataró es declarà per Carles i llevà un regiment comandat per Salvador Mataró per ajudar els aliats en el setge.

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Home Community We have to pay bills?
We have to pay bills?
YHS freshmen get 'Reality Check' with living expenses, income
YHS freshmen experience some eye-opening, "a-hah" moments as they realize just how much things really cost – and that money doesn't grow on trees. Reality Check helped many students appreciate their parents more. (Photo by Conrad Dudderar)
By Conrad Dudderar
About 650 Yukon students experienced some eye-opening, "a-hah" moments this week when they learned to live on a budget.
Yukon High School freshmen got a true dose of reality on Tuesday during the 17th Annual "Reality Check" inside the YHS auxiliary gym, 1777 S Yukon Parkway. Students visited Reality Check booths in three separate sessions, two in the morning and one in the afternoon.
YHS frosh learned about securing housing, paying for auto and renters insurance and utilities, buying a car, groceries and furniture; and, if needed, getting a second job to cover all their living expenses.
Reality Check is presented by YPS Community Engagement with help from community and business volunteers who represent industries from banking, real estate and insurance to healthcare, transportation and communications.
"We have about 150 volunteers," said D'Lynne McDaniel, director of YPS Community Engagement. "We rely on them year after year, all day long. … We could not do this without them."
Tuesday was a "great day" at Reality Check '19, she opined.
"It's been amazing," McDaniel said. "There's been a lot of 'a-hah' moments for some of these students."
She noticed the expenses of childcare and groceries especially caused frequent "a-hah" moments for wide-eyed YHS freshmen.
"They don't realize what their parents pay for things until they have to do it themselves," McDaniel said.
Few schools have such an event for students.
"Redlands Community College does an adaption of this and they got it from us," McDaniel said.
"This is our 17th year sending freshmen students through this. It's neat because many of our community volunteers who are helping today went through Reality Check as students."
DONATING TIME, TALENTS
The business professionals who participate in YHS Reality Check are all volunteers.
"They are happy to help the kids and advise them," said Cathy Patton, a Yukon Community Engagement advisory council member.
Patton noticed how many students were surprised they would be charged for utility service at their homes.
"You turn on the faucet to get water: 'What do you mean I have to pay for it?'," Patton said, parroting a familiar comment she heard. "They just figure you just flip a switch and the lights come on. Some don't realize they have to pay for that.
"Many of the students want to live like their parents live now; that type of house and that type of car. Once they realize what they can afford, it's a real eye opener."
Patton, who has helped with Reality Check since 2002, enjoys educating the Yukon freshmen while helping enlist community members to participate in the event.
"I really appreciate the banks," she said. "Most of the other businesses (who participate) don't have money invested in this. The banks pay for checkbook ledgers and covers, and ink pens."
YHS Leadership/Student Council advisor Darryl Andrews also has been part of Reality Check from the start.
"I think this is really important because these freshmen don't have an idea what it takes to run a family," Andrews said. "Going through Reality Check helps them respect their parents more … they understand they can't get everything they want because there are bills and responsibilities every month."
The event is a "good wake-up" call for freshman students, he added.
Andrews, who has taught at YHS since 1985, is impressed how many community sponsors participate each year at Reality Check. He believes it's another example of the support the "Yukon community" has for its schools and students.
"Some of them have been here from the start, and they're still here helping organize and getting volunteers," he said. "The Community Ed (Engagement) office does a great job getting everything lined up.
"It's just a great experience for everybody."
17th Annual "Reality Check"
Darryl Andrews
D'Lynne McDaniel
YPS Community Engagement
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New Heavy Pop Track from Bloody Knives
May 16, 2012 nathan.lankford 2 comments
There's a lot less blood on the hands of Bloody Knives than one would expect, if you were going by their name and the title of their most recent album Blood. That being said, it's sort of irrelevant because the music they're making is pretty incredible, and you can grab that record from Saint Marie Records. As a kid who grew up with his fair share of angst, there's a darkness captured in the song itself, but the combination of shoegaze elements transforms the song itself, giving it a metallic sheen to coat its pop attributes. Totally enjoying this one.
[audio:http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/09-Bleed-Out.mp3]
Download:Bloody Knives – Bleed Out [MP3]
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Q: How do Google App Engine Task Queues work? I'm confused about Task execution using queues.  I've read the documentation and I thought I understood bucket_size and rate, but when I send 20 Tasks to a queue set to 5/h, size 5, all 20 Tasks execute one after the other as quickly as possible, finishing in less than 1 minute.
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- name: tortoise
  rate: 5/h
  bucket_size: 5

What I want is whether I create 10 or 100 Tasks, I only want 5 of them to run per hour.  So it would take 20 Tasks approximately 4 hours to complete.  I want their execution spread out.
UPDATE
The problem was I assumed that when running locally, that Task execution rate rules were followed, but that is not the case.  You cannot test execution rates locally.  When I deployed to production, the rate and bucket size I had set executed as I expected.

A: Execution rates are not honored by the app_devserver. This issue should not occur in production.
[Answer discovered by Nick Johnson and/or question author; posting here as community wiki so we have something that can get marked accepted]

A: You want to set bucket_size to 1, or else you'll have "bursts" of queued activity like you saw there.
From the documentation:

bucket_size
Limits the burstiness of the queue's
  processing, i.e. a higher bucket size
  allows bigger spikes in the queue's
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  bucket size of 10. If that queue has
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  be allowed to execute 10 tasks
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  second, only 5 more tasks will be able
  to be executed because the token
  bucket has been depleted and is
  refilling at the specified rate of
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Happy last day of school! In our neighborhood some kids are already out, for others it will be next week, and for our guys it was today. Garrett graduated from kindergarten, the only one in his classroom with perfect attendance. Way to go Gare Bear!
To celebrate, I decorated the kitchen table with their papers, crafts, a few photos and highlights from the past school year (easy since I have so many paper piles yet). Once I had it displayed, it really made this mom's heart swell to see some of the beautiful artwork and certificates they achieved.
Next was the icing on the…cream. Garrett helped me build a big sundae station with ice cream and tasty toppings!
I laid out some wet wipes but I was kicking myself for laying out a WHITE table cloth (what was I thinking)?!
The real cherry on top (for me at least), was the "End of the Year Prayer" we shared before digging in. A good reminder of God's hand guiding us through another fruitful year.
Click here to download and print. Congrats to all the kiddos (and YOU mom and dad) for another successful year!


As they are throughout Los Angeles, the streets of Compton are busy with vehicles and pedestrians. This increases the possibility of accidents, which can happen at any time and even involve drivers with the safest records. The victims of accidents may be entitled to monetary compensation, but obtaining it will require the assistance of a Compton car accident lawyer.
Although accidents in Compton have declined in the past two decades, the city still experiences a fatal crash rate that is above average compared to the rest of California. In 2011 alone, traffic accidents in Compton claimed six lives and injured hundreds of others. In addition to the human cost, the financial costs of accidents that are related to medical expenses and property damage can be extreme. The issue of who is responsible for those costs is often decided through civil court action.
Traffic accidents usually result from errors by at least one of the drivers involved. Speeding, unsafe lane changing and running through stop signs or traffic signals are common factors. Half of the fatal accidents that occurred in Compton in 2011 involved intoxicated drivers. Some crashes result from defects in the components of the vehicle, which may be related to faulty design or construction. An attorney who is knowledgeable in vehicular accidents will carefully study every aspect of the mishap in order to determine who is most responsible and thus most culpable for damages.
Even though the cause of an accident may be obvious, winning the case in court may not be an easy task. Insurance companies from the opposing side may try to settle the case before it is taken to court and, even if an offer is made, the amount may not adequately cover the cost of the accident or related injuries. Whether the case goes before a jury or is settled beforehand, a Compton car accident lawyer will do what is necessary to assure the fairest possible judgment.
Monetary damages can be sought for many reasons after an accident. In the event of a serious injury, the victim may require specialized or long-term care, and medical insurance may not be sufficient to cover all of the costs. The victims may also require financial assistance to provide for themselves and their families. Additionally, compensation can be sought by the victims for the pain related to their injuries and by family members for the anguish they have experienced. Such compensation may be deserved, but securing it is not always guaranteed. This is why the victims of traffic mishaps need the services of Compton car accident lawyers.


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Mum's heartbreak at two-year-old already suffering from dementia
Rebecca Griffiths said she was determined to make her son's life the best it can be
Dave Knapper
James RodgerAdvanced Content Writer
A brave mum has opened up after being told her two year old is already suffering from dementia.
Rebecca Griffiths, 25, from Staffordshire, said she was determined to make her son's life the best it can be after being told he has the condition.
She told StokeonTrentLive Reggie's life would be cut heartbreakingly short because of Sanfillippo syndrome - known as childhood dementia.
It will eventually ruin his memory and cause his body and brain to 'shut down', according to doctors at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Little Reggie suffers frin Sanfillippo syndrome - known as childhood dementia
Life cut short
It all started when Reggie was 18 months old.
Rebecca became concerned over his development and contacted a health visitor after noticing him rock back and forth on the sofa.
Doctors said nobody with the condition - which affects one in 70,000 children - lives past 20.
Rebecca told StokeonTrent Live : "People ask me all the time how I cope and I just get on with things. It's called a childhood illness as this condition means they don't live past 20.
"Reggie's brain is very damaged and so it may be shorter than that.
"Me crying or falling apart won't help him, I want to make the most of him while he's with me."
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Speaking about when she first identified it, she said: "He had been very slow developing and had taken a long time to learn how to sit up on his own and crawl and walk.
"When he would rock back and forth on the sofa I just knew something was wrong."
Rebecca was advised to take Reggie to the Royal Stoke University Hospital where she was seen by a paediatrician, who had also seen another child with Mucopolysaccharide (MPS) – a condition caused by the shortage of an enzyme.
Rebecca said: "It is also characterised by how they look. Children who have it will often have a broad nose and a big forehead and so she thought that's what he may have."
He was transferred to Birmingham Children's Hospital where tests revealed he had Type 3 MPS, known as Sanfilippo syndrome.
The condition means Reggie is missing the enzyme which controls the buildup of a toxic sugar in his brain.
It means his brain is experiencing progressive damage, which explains why it is often referred to as dementia in children.
Rebecca with little Reggie
'I don't think he'll ever talk'
Rebecca said: "There are three stages, and he is in the second one where he is hyperactive, non-verbal and doesn't sleep and his behaviour can be hard to deal with.
"The third stage is deterioration and that's when you know they don't have long left. The body shuts down and then he will forget everything he has learned. When people ask me to explain it the best way is its like dementia in a child."
Just last week Reggie returned to Birmingham where he was seen by an ear, nose and throat specialist and underwent a heart scan.
Rebecca added: "With the condition, they can have very big tonsils and a thin airway. The valves on the heart can also be affected.
"I don't think he will ever learn to talk. He is a very happy child though and is just lovely but I don't think I'll ever hear the sound of his voice."
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But the caring 25-year-old says she is determined to enjoy everyday with her brave son – and is holding a fund-raiser to help research into the condition in the hope that one day medics can find a cure.
Rebecca, who has two other children, Amelia, aged six, and four-year-old, is holding a fund-raising event Knutton Ex-Servicemen's Club on September 1 from 7.30pm with proceeds going to the MPS Society.
She said: "The MPS Society supports families who are affected and it's such a cruel illness.
"When I read up about the condition I read words like 'incurable' and I know they won't find a cure for Reggie but I hope one day they will and someone will be able to say 'my child used to have that'."
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Post quantum cryptography companies
5 Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Encryption Companies
Post-Quantum. Founded in 2009, Post-Quantum has taken in almost $10.5 million in funding to develop an encryption system that cannot be hacked by quantum computers. The Company is currently offering four different products as seen in the below diagram Post-quantum encryption allows for implementing algorithms to crack any passwords relatively quickly based on current encryption algorithms. Taiwanese company Flipscloud provides quantum level encryption services that defend most networks from cyber attacks
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Post-Quantum is the leading business developing protection against the quantum threat and offering a range of unique commercial and government solutions. Proven technology: Post-Quantum's encryption algorithm (NTS-KEM, now called Classic McEliece) is the only code-based finalist in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) process to produce a new global standard
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XMSS and LMS are the only post-quantum cryptographic algorithms that could currently be considered for production systems e.g. for firmware updates. The US government is currently using the Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite for protection of information up to 'top secret'
Tech companies are expecting exponential growth in qubit processing power, and cleverer quantum attack schemes are likely to appear. Another risk factor in this cyber arms race is deploying post.
Post-quantum cryptography (sometimes referred to as quantum-proof, quantum-safe or quantum-resistant) refers to cryptographic algorithms (usually public-key algorithms) that are thought to be secure against a cryptanalytic attack by a quantum computer.As of 2021, this is not true for the most popular public-key algorithms, which can be efficiently broken by a sufficiently strong quantum computer
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is leading the charge in defining post-quantum cryptography algorithms to replace RSA and ECC. There is a project currently underway to test and select a set of post-quantum computing-resistant algorithms that go beyond existing public-key cryptography
Kahrobaei says she expects a host of new companies to spring up to help commercialize post-quantum encryption, just as RSA Security—the company that was founded in 1982 to commercialize the RSA.
Presentations & Videos NIST has initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize one or more quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms. Full details can be found in the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization page. The Round 3 candidates were announced July 22, 2020
3 | Cryptography in a Post-Quantum World While eight years sounds like a long time, governments, industries and companies need to prepare now with a comprehensive strategy, upgraded infrastructure and quantum-ready security protocol to brace for this computing inflection point. This challenge is massive as described in Accenture's Securit
While quantum cryptography describes using quantum phenomena at the core of a security strategy, post-quantum cryptography (sometimes referred to as quantum-proof, quantum-safe or quantum-resistant) refers to cryptographic algorithms (usually public-key algorithms) that are thought to be secure against an attack by a quantum computer. Post-quantum cryptography is all about preparing for the era of quantum computing by updating existing mathematical-based algorithms and standards
Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization is a program and competition by NIST to update their standards to include post-quantum cryptography. It was announced at PQCrypto 2016. [3] 23 signature schemes and 59 encryption/ KEM schemes were submitted by the initial submission deadline at the end of 2017 [4] of which 69 total were deemed complete and proper and participated in the first round
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The Post-Quantum Secure (PQ-Secure) cryptography standard is likely to have a draft available between 2022 and 2024, with the expectation that it will be adopted after 2025. Still, as shown in the picture below, PQ-Secure will likely be adopted before a scalable quantum computer for cryptanalysis will be available With NIST's Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) competition entering its last phase and the news about IBM building a 1000 qubit quantum computer by 2023, the discussion on how to deploy quantum-resistant algorithms has taken center stage Data security in the age of quantum computers: World's first post-quantum cryptography on a contactless security chip Dr. Thomas Pöppelmann, talks about his award-winning PQC project of implementing a post-quantum key exchange scheme on a commercially available contactless smart card chip The good news: researchers are developing quantum-safe cryptography to counter efforts to crack encrypted data using quantum computers, according to Moody. Foremost among those efforts, a Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization competition NIST launched in 2016 to help future-proof data against quantum computers
The most that quantum computers would affect symmetric cryptography is by requiring a slightly larger secret key. Transitioning to a Post-Quantum World. 2030 seems like a tight deadline for re-envisioning cryptography, but Chen said there is a plan in place. That's why we started to do the post-quantum cryptography standards now, she said Post-Quantum cryptography refers to cryptographic algorithms that are secure both classically and against attacks using quantum computers, when they arrive. Governments and high-tech companies are spending large sums of money [
Company. Blog. More. Contact. Scalable Cryptography for the Post-Quantum Enterprise. About QuSecure QuSecure was founded in 2019 with the goal of protecting the enterprise and government from quantum and classical cybersecurity threats. QuSecure boasts a team 18 including quantum technology experts,. 3.8.1 Market potential for post-quantum cryptography 3.9 General business usage 3.9.1 Market potential for post-quantum cryptography 3.10 Consumer usage 3.10.1 Market potential for post quantum cryptography 3.11 Key points from this chapter Chapter Four: Current Post-Quantum Encryption Companies and Other Organizations 4.1 Isara 4.2 Envieta Systems LL field of post-quantum cryptography. Post-quantum cryptography: Secure encryption for the quantum age. 2 Introduction: What is post-quantum quantum computer in the cloud. Companies like Google, IBM and Amazon Web Services will follow. That means quantum computers will be available t Aware of this looming quantum threat, NSA announced in 2015 that it intended to switch eventually to an alternative, quantum-resistant scheme, as yet undetermined. This has led to a race within cryptographers to develop quantum-safe algorithms, giving rise to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) The up-to-date report of Post-Quantum Cryptography market size incorporates all crucial aspects, such as the predominant trends, growth drivers, and challenges influencing the industry trajectory with respect to geographical bifurcation and competitive landscape. Further, it illuminates the sizes and shares of the market segments, including the product landscape and application spectrum
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Sergio De Simone. While quantum computing is still in its infancy, post-quantum cryptography is a field of growing interest for companies and research institutions. InfoQ has spoken with.
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Photo: Michael Hudler: Johannes Buchmann, post-quantum cryptography master . Besides the Quantum-IDEncrypt and Q PKI products, QuantiCor Security also offers analysis, consulting, conception, development and integration of software solutions to training and support. Bets are we'll be hearing a lot more from them in 2021
Cryptography in a post-quantum world. October 4, 2018. RESEARCH REPORT. In brief In brief. Many companies are talking about quantum computing, but few are looking at the possible massive impact on the existing cryptographic methods they use
World's first post-quantum cryptography on a contactless security chip. As a pioneer in the development of encryption mechanisms that can withstand the computing power of future quantum computers Infineon is already preparing for the smooth transition from currently used security protocols to post-quantum cryptography (PQC)
Companies should nonetheless take the NSA's advice to heart and use post-quantum algorithms as an antidote against the new superhackers. The problem is that standardization is a way away, which may be less critical for ensuring day-to-day security, but time is running out for the protection of information that must kept secret for five to 15 years
Startup: Only Quantum Cryptography Can Save The $100 Trillion Global Digital Economy. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. John Koetsier is a journalist, analyst, author, and. Post-Quantum Cryptography. One day, quantum computers will become a reality. When that day comes, RSA, Elliptic Curves and many other fundamental cryptographic primitives will become obsolete. Post-Quantum Cryptography offers secure alternatives and we can help you get ready. Traditional computers work with bits, simple binary values equal to 0. In 2012, my manager Lily Chen asked me to become involved with a new project dealing with post-quantum cryptography. One of the project leaders was moving, and I was asked to take his place. I accepted, even though I knew almost nothing about what PQC was. A catalog of elliptic curves. Credit: Tos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Thiel is a former director of Utimaco, one of the largest cryptography companies in Europe, which has worked with Microsoft, Google and others on post-quantum encryption
Cryptography in the era of quantum computers. The private communication of individuals and organizations is protected online by cryptography. Cryptography protects our information as it travels over and is stored on the internet—whether making a purchase from an online store or accessing work email remotely The two companies intend to begin the integration of post-quantum public key cryptography into smart cards and perform the technical verification of authentication systems in 2022, targeting limited practical application in 2025 and the launch of services in 2030. Roles of each organization Toppa
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Defining post-quantum cryptography, leading projects for the Crypto Task Group at RISC-V (e.g. TRNG, AES-ISE, etc.) and contributing to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - that's how familiar we are with cryptography standards, and that's how extensive our expertise is in the quantum-safe cryptography solutions domain
Post-Quantum Cryptography. Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is the field of cryptography that deals with cryptographic primitives and algorithms that are secure against an attack by a large-scale quantum computer. While this area gained widespread attention among academics, it has been largely overlooked by industry
To understand the difference between quantum cryptography and post-quantum cryptography, it's helpful to go back in time: In the early 1990s, Peter Shor of AT&T Bell Laboratories discovered an algorithm that could defeat the RSA encryption algorithm — with the aid of a large enough quantum computer. The race has been on ever since to develop just such a machine
Securing Information for The Quantum Era: Post-Quantum Cryptography. March 4, 2021. Dr Ali El Kaafarani, University of Oxford mathematician and founder of PQShield, explains how a new generation of cryptography will future-proof information security for the quantum era. With some experts predicting that quantum computers will arrive within a.
Post Quantum Cryptography: Renewing the last line of defense. In a recent article, Dr. Mathias Kohler, research manager at SAP Security Research, called cryptography the last line of defense and quantum computers will be able to break cryptography currently in use. SAP, one of the biggest software companies in the world, is extensively.
Post-Quantum Cryptography . Our Electi Quantum Readiness Framework ™ can help companies and organizations to evaluate the readiness level of their organization with respect to quantum computing attacks and thus provide them with the most optimal strategy for a smoother transition to the post-quantum era
2021: A pivotal year for post-quantum cryptography. 2020 was a year unlike any other. As the pandemic pushed societies into lockdown, hackers took advantage of the situation and cybersecurity jumped up the priority list for many organisations. Truth is, it sometimes takes a crisis for companies to acknowledge the true vulnerability of their. Cheng explains why he launched Post-Quantum ten years ago, Post Quantum is all about deep tech, post-quantum cryptography, and some of the other, I would say funkier stuff. Post-Quantum believes that quantum computing poses a looming threat to our conventional public-key encryption that presently guards all data on the internet Post-Quantum Cryptography: Q&A with Jean-Philippe Aumasson. Read More + While quantum computing is still in its infancy, post-quantum cryptography is a field of growing interest for companies and research institutions.InfoQ has spoken with cryptography researcher Jean-Philippe Aumasson to understand where post-quantum crypto is headed Dublin, Oct. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC): A Revenue Assessment report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.. This report is a guide to the.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography Key to Future Data Security. It took a compelling proposition to lure Dr. Joel Alwen from academia and into business and Wickr was too interesting to pass up. Dr. Alwen is the chief cryptographer at Wickr, a company offering end-to-end encrypted collaboration platforms that can scale to meet the needs of any enterprise Their proposals are now in the final round of the process for standardization of post-quantum cryptography at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). There are seven final submissions in total, four of which involve CASA Professors Daniel Bernstein, Tim Güneysu, Eike Kiltz and Tanja Lange as well as postdoctoral fellow Ming-Shing Chen Chapter Two: Post-Quantum Encryption Technology, Standards and Products 2.1 The Threat to Classical Cryptography from Quantum Computers 2.2 Quantum Supremacy: Progress and Controversy in the Past. Post-Quantum Cryptography. Because the risks associated with quantum breach are so serious, and because of the unpredictable advance of the technology itself, It is crucial for companies,.
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French multinational Thales and Australian company Senetas have announced a post quantum cryptography solution for enterprises and governments around the world. Although most experts believe it will still be somewhere between 10 an 30 years before a powerful enough quantum computer is created that can factor a large semi-prime number and hence break the RSA encryption code used for key.
There are four powerful reasons to start working now on the transition to post-quantum cryptography: We need time to improve the efficiency of post-quantum cryptography: to give you an idea, to achieve the security provided by b-bit keys in ECC, post-quantum algorithms may require keys between b2 and b3 bits, so do the math
Post-Quantum cryptography consists of migrating from what are considered as theoretically weak cipher algorithms to what are considered theoretically as strong cipher algorithms regarding quantum computing. Most Post-Quantum algorithms are using the following technique to make sure they are Quantum proof: also Read
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), a part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft project description for Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography to implement actions that will ease the migration of public-key cryptographic algorithms to replacement algorithms that are resistant to quantum computer-based attacks. NIST is currently.
As for post-quantum cryptography (PQC), it is nothing more than traditional cryptography, based on classical mathematical algorithms, but with the peculiarity of resisting quantum computing. If your organisation currently handles encrypted information which needs to be kept confidential for more than 10 years, you better start analysing the PQC product offerings on the market to start the.
Post-Quantum Cryptography consists of several work packages for the study and development of quantum-secure algorithms and technologies. Quantum-security refers to encryption mechanisms that are secure against attacks by the quantum computers of the future The Post-Quantum Cryptography Market report provides a valuable source of insightful data for business strategists. It provides the industry overview with growth analysis and futuristic cost, revenue, demand and supply data (if applicable). The research analysts provide an elaborate description of. Post-Quantum Cryptography. Secure Your Data for the Quantum Age. It is also a concern that many companies do not have a dedicated cryptographic team to understand and diagnose issues related to these new algorithms and thus will make the transition take longer
Bitcoin Post-Quantum is a bit different than Bitcoin. Instead of multiple addresses, the best practice is to reuse a single address. In contrast with Bitcoin the address can be used a limited number of times (from a thousand to a million, depending on the chosen height of the Merkle tree) Financial services companies are preparing for a time when a powerful quantum computer could break some of the most widespread cryptographic methods currently used in cybersecurity Why Quantum Cryptography Important Companies and governments around the world are in a quantum arms race, the race to build the first usable quantum computer. The technology promises to make some kinds of computing problems much, much easier to solve than with today's classical computers. Existing Encryption algorithms will not stand long, as predicted in [ Rationale for no link to PQ companies. I'm unfamiliar with how to mention some user such as 46.249.209.132, someone please modify this and help me out with a link on my user talk page. Post-quantum cryptography (and anything with the word quantum in it) are at the frontier of technological advancement Achieving post-quantum cryptography before it's too late. With the ongoing global threat of unauthorised accumulation of encrypted data with the hope of eventually being able to break into it later, there is the real possibility that a large quantum computer could eventually fall into the wrong hands
withstand attacks from quantum computers. That requires post-quantum cryptography (PQC). PQC methods are encryption systems (cryptosystems) that can be used on conventional computers, such as PCs and mobile devices, and can withstand attacks by quantum computers. The opportunities quantum technology opens up: current application scenario Quantum computers could crack today's encrypted messages. That's a problem. We'll likely see the top picks for safer, post-quantum encryption technology early in 2022 Post-quantum cryptography is the science of encryption methods intended to defend against a quantum computer.Though they are not widely used yet due to instability and challenging technical design, quantum computers are gaining traction in the computing industry, especially as Google develops its own quantum computer Here´s a definition from wikipedia : post quantum cryptography refers to cryptographic algorithms (usually public key algorithms) that are thought to be secure against an attack by a quantum computer. There are mainly three hard problem that are b..
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Stefan Thomas really could have used a quantum computer this year. The German-born programmer and crypto trader forgot the password to unlock his digital wallet, which contains 7,002 bitcoin, now worth $265 million. Quantum computers, which will be several million times faster than traditional computers, could have easily helped him crack the code. Though quantum computing is still very much.
UAE to Get its first Quantum Computer and Cryptography Library. March 30, 2021 Nitin Dahad. A research institute in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building its first quantum computer and making available its first post-quantum cryptography software library for the nation. The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), which is the applied.
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Our post-quantum cryptography experts analyze specific systems ( e.g. function or function clusters) that use asymmetric cryptography in order to identify the changes necessary for migration to post-quantum solutions, taking specific requirements into consideration. We design migration and transition solutions, e.g. for the PKI or key management Global Quantum Cryptography Market 2021 Demands To Sustain Post Covid-19 Impact till 2025: Top Companies ID Quantique, SeQureNet, MagiQ Technologies, Toshiba, Quintessence Labs, QuantumCTek etc Cybersecurity predictions 2021: space wars, dark side of digitalization, and post-quantum cryptography. The US Treasury, the COVID-19 vaccine makers, and the cybersecurity company FireEye were just a cherry on the cake for cybercriminals, who have been attacking governmental institutions and private companies alike in 2020 - a year that no. For certain companies and government agencies, it's important to explore quantum computing-safe technologies now, said Dr. Moody, the project lead for NIST's post-quantum cryptography. Post-quantum cryptography. Post-quantum cryptography refers to cryptographic algorithms that do not rely on problems which can be solved more rapidly by a quantum computer. Such algorithms won't be threatened by the advent of—still hypothetical—quantum computers. It should not be confused with quantum cryptography, which is a form of.
NIST's post-quantum cryptography standardisation project: From 80 submissions, to 7 finalists. Since 2016, NIST's post-quantum cryptography standardisation project has been working to establish a clear roadmap to guide us toward a quantum secure future, with the new algorithms replacing the current classical-security standards in applications These new post-quantum encryption and digital signature methods will likely become mandatory for all U.S. government departments and for many companies that do business with the government. Post-quantum cryptography later schemes in which bad actors steal and duplicate encrypted communications for decryption once the necessary quantum computers become available. Companies may want to consider an additional layer of security for data with long-term criticality.. Quantum Cryptography Market worth $214 million by 2025. View Full TABLE OF Contents. METHODOLOGY. DOWNLOAD PDF. According to a research report Quantum Cryptography Market by Component (Solutions and Services), Services (Consulting and Advisory, Deployment and Integration, and Support and Maintenance), Security Type (Network and Application.
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3 Weaknesses of Post-quantum Cryptography The World Can't Afford to Ignore Back in 1999, everybody caught the 'Y2K' bug. According to this 'prophecy of doom', the transition into a new millennium would wreak havoc in computer networks globally and ultimately bring our entire civilization to a grinding halt Post-quantum cryptography is quantum-resistant cryptography that runs on our current computers. Essentially, post-quantum cryptography is just like our current public key cryptography, but based on harder mathematics. It's important to make this distinction because many use the term 'post-quantum' when they mean 'quantum,' and vice-versa Press Release Global Post-Quantum Cryptography Market Growth Analysis by Capacity, Production, Revenue (Value) and Gross Margin 2021-2026 Published: March 23, 2021 at 3:58 a.m. E This latest contest is known as the PQC Standardization Challenge, where PQC stands for Post-Quantum-Cryptography. The process has been running since April 2016, when NIST started accepting.
According to the 2019 DigiCert Post Quantum Crypto Survey, 71% of IT professionals recognize the threat quantum computing poses to existing cryptography, respondents are concerned about this threat as it may emerge by 2022. Overall companies have doubts about the best way to respond to these threats. This threat is imminent Quantum computers will decimate the security infrastructure of the digital economy - the only question is when. Once they are available, some of the main asymmetric algorithms used in cryptography today - used to protect critical infrastructure, software update, payment mechanisms, media streaming, IoT devices, connected cars, government or financial secrets or documents - will no longer. The median prediction for when post-quantum cryptography would be necessary for organizations to combat quantum computer threats was 2022, the report said, indicating organizations must prepare now Providing the ultimate, long-term data protection in a post-quantum world. By harnessing the unique properties of quantum mechanics, ID Quantique has developed a portfolio of quantum-safe security solutions. Our Quantum Key Distribution (Quantum Cryptography), Quantum Key Generation and Quantum-Safe Network Encryption solutions offer.
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Oak Ridge Boys coming to Ashland fair
The Oak Ridge Boys bringing family-friendly act to Ashland County Fair
Oak Ridge Boys coming to Ashland fair The Oak Ridge Boys bringing family-friendly act to Ashland County Fair Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: http://ohne.ws/1piEJjO
Todd Hill, Reporter Published 4:28 p.m. ET Aug. 27, 2014
Photo Credit: Mike Payne Left to right: Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban. (SIZE: 3075x2475 pixels/10.25x8.25"/300dpi)
Anyone interested in seeing The Oak Ridge Boys perform at the Ashland County Fair next month is advised to bring their kids to the show. In fact, ask your grandparents to come along, too.
"I don't think there's anything more family-oriented than a county fair," Richard Sterban, the bass singer for The Oak Ridge Boys, said. "We do a lot of fairs because that really is our audience. It really is a family show ... for every member of the family."
Sterban, along with baritone William Lee Golden, tenor Joe Bonsall and lead singer Duane Allen, will perform at the fair Sept. 15.
"This combination has been together now for 41 years," Sterban said. "As long as the good Lord above continues to bless us with good health we'll keep doing it, and we're all feeling pretty good. We're still having fun doing it, so why should we retire?"
Although the Oak Ridge vocal quartet can trace its roots back to a Grand Ole Opry appearance in 1945, the current ensemble formed in 1973. After starting out as gospel performers, they reached the zenith of their popularity as country singers in the early 1980s with chart-topping songs like "Bobbie Sue," "Thank God for Kids," and of course, "Elvira."
Audiences at the Ashland County Fair can expect to hear those hits anew.
"The bulk of our show consists of the hit songs that people expect to hear from us," Sterban said. "And we're patriotic guys, so we'll be singing some patriotic songs as well."
Expect some surprises, however. The Oak Ridge Boys have long been about more than just their greatest hits, especially in the studio. They've released a handful of gospel albums in recent years, and have even covered the White Stripes, most decidedly not a gospel act.
"We don't want to change who we are. We still sing country music for a living, but we enjoy paying tribute to where we have come from," Sterban said.
"We enjoy the creative process of going into a recording studio and singing the old hymns. We've gone in a more acoustical direction with them, making the voices more predominant. It's a fresh approach to songs like 'In the Garden' and 'Rock of Ages.' Anyone who's ever gone to church will recognize these songs."
Earlier this year The Oak Ridge Boys released their first live concert album, something they had wanted to do for a long time, Sterban explained, but other opportunities always pushed the idea onto the back burner.
"Our fans have asked us for it. They say they love our records, but that we're so much more exciting in person," he said.
The group recorded 11 of their shows performed over seven days at a casino resort in Laughlin, Nevada, for the record, which has since been released worldwide, and even on vinyl.
"I saw in an email that our live version of 'American Made' has made the top of the charts in Portugal. We're thinking of touring overseas because of it," Sterban said.
Although Sterban was selling men's clothing when The Oak Ridge Boys first came calling more than 40 years ago, he also had gained valuable showbiz experience singing backup on Elvis Presley's tours during that time, and counts Elvis, who recorded dozens of classic country songs throughout his career, among his early influences.
"A lot of what's happening in country music today I don't identify with. It doesn't sound very country to me. But it's a good thing because it's bringing in a lot of young people," Sterban said.
"Country music is bigger than ever and that bodes well for the future. My 18-year-old daughter just started college and she and her friends listen to country music. It's today's pop music in a lot of ways."
Fortunately for The Oak Bridge Boys, today's music scene is so large and multifaceted that there's room for acts appealing to every generation. Sterban and his fellow singers are hardly lacking for work, covering an average of 150 show dates a year.
Hours after the interview for this article was conducted, Sterban was planning to meet with Golden, Bonsall and Allen at the stadium where Nashville's minor-league baseball team plays, to perform the national anthem.
Sterban, a longtime baseball fan and former owner of the Nashville Sounds, noted they wouldn't be singing "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch, however, as he had plans to put his remarkably deep voice to good use later in the game in the announcer's booth.
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What: The Oak Ridge Boys in concert at the Ashland County Fair
When:7:30 p.m. on Sept. 15
Where: The Grandstand at the Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave.
Tickets: $20 to $25, available at the fair secretary's office during regular business hours, or online at www.ashlandcountyfair.com
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Sherlock Vs. Sherlock: What Two New Sherlock Holmes Pastiches Tell Us About the State of Fan Fiction
When Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released at midnight in 2000, the manager of the bookstore I worked for in Phoenix, Arizona, screwed with the staff by reading some Potter fan-erotica over the loudspeaker before we opened the doors to the public. Fifteen years later, the term "fan fiction" is way more commonplace, but, if you want to get real, mainstream fan fiction has existed in the realm of another British literary stalwart — Sherlock Holmes — for about 100 years. Two recent releases — the novel Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz (HARPER) and the anthology In the Company of Sherlock Holmes edited by Leslie S. Klinger and Laurie R. King (PEAGUSUS) — are fascinating and opposing entries into wacky world of Sherlock Holmes pastiches.
Anyone who knows anything about Sherlock Holmes scholarship is aware of "the game"; the idea that Sherlock Holmes "scholars" (nerds) know the "truth" (fiction) that Holmes and Watson were real people and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was merely John Watson's literary front. If you read the footnotes in The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (also edited by Klinger) and you failed to catch the stuff in the introduction about "the game," you'll think you're going crazy since all the academic minutia proceeds from the a priori notion that one of the greatest fictional characters in the western canon was a real person. Even Harry Potter slash fic where Harry is having sex with Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, doesn't go this far.
Still, regardless of the meta-fictional contexts in the fandom, you might be wondering how Sherlock Holmes stories not written by Doyle can legally exist at all. Well, they can because nearly all the canonical Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-penned Sherlock Holmes "books" (the five short story collections and four novels) are in the public domain, and have been for some time. That is, except for certain stories contained in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, which is because the original publication dates of the various collected stories vary from story to story. Everything published before 1923 is in the public domain in the U.S., and a few of the stories in Case-Book are right on the cusp. And while the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has been unsuccessful at extending copyrights of the stories and books, it was holding out for keeping the characters themselves out of the public domain; and was even charging licensing fees and threatening to block book sales if authors and editors (like Klinger and King) didn't comply. But, very recently, the estate and its practices essentially lost to the fans.
You may have read that in the United States of America, Sherlock Holmes the character is officially in the public domain as of Fall 2014, which is 100% due to Leslie Klinger taking all of this to court. Both he and Laurie R. King are perhaps the biggest Sherlock Holmes fans on the planet. As mentioned, Klinger is responsible for the New Annotated Sherlock Holmes as well as numerous other Holmes-related texts. Meanwhile, among other things, Laurie R. King is the author of a series of Sherlock Holmes pastiches of her own about a character named Mary Russell who is, in her novels, Sherlock's apprentice. (The first of these books was The Beekeeper's Apprentice) These people aren't out to hurt Sherlock Holmes at all. This new anthology is actually their second together (the first was 2011's A Study in Sherlock ) but the book itself has taken on something of a larger significance since it represents above all; the triumph of Sherlock Holmes fans over the Doyle estate.
And yet, within the same month, there's a novel called Moriarty released by popular writer Anthony Horowitz which is officially licensed and endorsed by the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In sharp parallel to the King and Klinger anthology, this is also Horowitz's second Sherlock Holmes novel — his first being House of Silk in 2011. Both Horowitz's new book Moriarty and The House of Silk present new "adventures" that are asserted by the Doyle estate to be part of the "real" canon of Sherlock Holmes. Three years ago, noted reviewer Niall Alexander pointed out that the estate does this "at their own peril," which to me is correct. The victory of Klinger and King in making sure Holmes himself is in the public domain is hardly the first proof that the fans of Sherlock Holmes own it more than the people creating or controlling it. The man himself — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle — infamously killed off Holmes in "The Final Problem," calling Holmes a "brute." People in England wore black armbands and even Doyle's mom was pissed. The contentious relationship between the adoring public of Sherlock Holmes is analogous to how little credit the character himself wants to take the mysteries that he solves. Imagine how jerky Benedict Cumberbatch or Robert Downey Jr. or Jonny Lee Miller are as the character of Holmes, and in a sense that's how Conan Doyle regarded his fans. (In season two of Sherlock, Cumberbatch even sneers when he uses the word fan.) The estate, while obviously "fans" of the stories, seem to have a similar adversarial attitude toward the "real" fans.
This isn't to say that Anthony Horowtiz's new novel Moriarty sucks and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes rocks. But instead that Horowitz's novel has more baggage than a Holmes pastiche that is written for "fun." Plus, these recent books can't possibly represent a real cross-section of all the non-canon Sherlock Books out there. A Jack-the-Ripper style-killer kind of pops up in Moriarty, but another Sherlock Holmes expert and novelist — Lyndsay Faye — did that same thing (and better) in her Holmes novel Dust and Shadow a few years ago. Meanwhile, In the Company of Sherlock Holmes is an anthology of tons of different types of Sherlock Holmes stories, including entries from Michael Connely, Cornelia Funke, Jeffery Deaver, Harlan Ellison and many others. The best of these stories are like "By Another Name," by Michael Dirda, in which a kind of marriage of "the game" and Conan Doyle's real life is attempted in a way that is both witty and satisfying for the fan. If you don't catch all the references in a story like this or "The Memoirs of Silver Blaze" by Michael Sims (which is told from the perspective of a Holmes-canon horse) you're not meant to. In the Company of Sherlock Holmes even boasts a story called "Dr. Watson's Casebook" by Andrew Grant, which retells The Hound of the Baskervilles as psudeo-Facebook updates. If you love Holmes the way I do, you'll love it. If you're a casual fan, you'll probably think it's as close to comprehensible as that erotic Harry Potter action.
Moriarty on the other hand is more welcoming to casual fans. It's narrated by a stranger to the Holmes canon, a Pinkerton agent named Fredrick Chase who teams up with a minor canon character named Athenlney Jones. There are some big plot twists with these two, but suffice to say, if you're not a HUGE aficionado, Moriarty is an easier, more accessible read than In the Company of Sherlock Holmes. It's not dumbed-down for hardcore Sherlokians, at all, but maybe because its "official," it tends to lack the super-fun zeal of what a Sherlock Holmes pastiches is capable of. Nicholas Meyer (most famous for directing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) wrote three Sherlock Holmes pastiches back in the day, the first of which was called The Seven-Per-cent Solution (1974) In this (and Meyer's other Holmes books) the footnote is used excessively to indicate where the author is playing "the game," by writing as Watson. Meyer's books also have fun with the time period by teaming Holmes up with Sigmund Freud in The Seven Per-Cent-Solution, with The Phantom of the Opera in The Canary Trainer, and with Oscar Wilde in The West End Horror. If you want your Holmes pastiches to be a little more colorful AND consistent with the Watson voice, Meyer's pastiches, and Faye's Dust and Shadow are probably closer to what fans want than the occasional blandness of Moriarty. This makes In the Company of Sherlock Holmes something of a grab-bag, often very fun, but at turns confounding if you don't know who they're talking about.
In real life, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Professor James Moriarty merely as a plot contrivance to kill off Holmes. This means, any adaptation of the character Moriarty (including the recent TV versions, I won't spoil anything from either Sherlock or Elementary here) are always better than the source material. And it's there, where Horowitz's novel succeeds; he takes Moriarty and the plot surrounding the master-criminal more seriously than Conan Doyle did. Which, in turn is where In the Company of Sherlock Holmes also succeeds, and all Holmes pastiche-writers from Lyndsay Faye to Nicholas Meyer, to yes, even Michael Chabon, are winners, too. They all love Holmes and his adventures way more than the man who created the great detective thought possible. Which, today, remains the biggest cultural mystery we'll hopefully never get tired of investigating.
Author of LUKE SKYWALKER CAN'T READ, out now from @plumebooks. Staff writer for @inversedotcom
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Arlington, VA, and New York, NY, March 25, 2008 – The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) and Riverstone Holdings LLC today announced that they have committed up to $1 billion as part of a new joint venture to develop a global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Under terms of the agreement, AES, one of the world's largest global power companies, and Riverstone, a New York-based energy and power-focused private equity firm, will each provide up to $500 million of capital over five years to invest in PV solar projects around the world.
The jointly owned entity, to be called AES Solar, will seek to become a leading global developer, owner and operator of utility-scale solar installations that will be connected to the power grids that supply homes and businesses. These installations, ranging from fewer than two to more than 50 megawatts in size, will consist of land-based solar PV panels that capture sunlight and convert it into electricity, feeding the power grid directly.
The business will follow the traditional independent power producer and wind business growth models by initially focusing on developments and projects in those countries offering the most attractive tariffs. As the costs of both PV panels and installation come down, AES Solar will look to expand into other countries with appropriate market incentives, with the goal of "grid parity" – being competitive with conventional fuels.
The joint venture will be managed by a seven-member board of directors. Three directors each will be appointed by AES and Riverstone. Robert Hemphill will serve as President and CEO and the seventh member of the board. Mr. Hemphill joined AES in 1981 and has held a series of senior leadership positions, including serving as AES's Executive Vice President of Global Development. He also served as a member of the AES Board of Directors for seven years.
AES is one of the world's largest global power companies, with 2007 revenues of $13.6 billion. With operations in 28 countries on five continents, AES's generation and distribution facilities have the capacity to serve 100 million people worldwide. The company's 13 regulated utilities amass annual sales of over 78,000 GWh and our 121 generation facilities have the capacity to generate approximately 43,000 megawatts. AES's global workforce of 28,000 people is committed to operational excellence and meeting the world's growing power needs. To learn more about AES, please visit www.aes.com or contact AES media relations at media@aes.com.
Riverstone Holdings LLC is a New York-based energy and power focused private equity firm founded in 2000. Riverstone conducts buyout and growth capital investments in the midstream, upstream, power, oilfield services, and renewable sectors of the energy industry. To date, the firm has committed more than $8 billion to 47 investments across these five sectors, representing companies with nearly $70 billion of assets. For more information, visit www.riverstonellc.com.
Actual results could differ materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results are discussed in AES's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under Item 1A "Risk Factors" in AES's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers are encouraged to read AES's filings to learn more about the risk factors associated with AES's business. AES undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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Open and shut case
For the lockdown to mean anything, Nepal needs to test-isolate-trace-treat.
Editorial July 9, 2020
Photo: BIKRAM RAI
Nearing the 15th week of the lockdown is a decisive milestone to take stock of how Nepal is positioned vis-a-vis the coronavirus pandemic.
The epicentres have been shifting across the world, with some countries like the United States "knee-deep in the first wave", as the country's top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci described it this week.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsanaro, who refused to let his country deal seriously with the pandemic even as it became the country with the second highest death toll, himself tested positive this week. In India, the virus has spiked in the country's metros with record daily cases just after Prime Minister Narendra Modi started relaxing the lockdown last month.
However bad it may seem at the moment, Nepal is not doing too badly. Its PCR test rate in one of the highest in South Asia, the fatality rate is low, hospitalisation and ICU admissions are not above normal.
Public health experts say the positivity rate is going down and the total case load is plateauing.
Physicians, however, are not as optimistic. They have always pooh-poohed the idea that Nepalis have greater immunity because of our diet, or exposure to germs. The reason the case load is low, they say, is because there still have not been enough tests. And they warn that Nepalis are predisposed to diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases, and the prevalence of tuberculosis puts the whole population at high risk. The virus could just be waiting to strike.
But one thing both agree on is that full re-opening is not advisable even after the 'eased' lockdown is over on 22 July, and a full scale public awareness campaign should be launched about wearing masks in public and physical separation. The government seems to be listening — on Tuesday it announced fines and punishment for those caught without masks in public.
The dilemma for governments everywhere has been to balance lives and livelihoods. Countries that have lifted lockdowns too early have paid for it with a resurgence, those which maintained strict lockdowns without widespread testing have squandered the sacrifice made by their citizens. As fear of hunger overcomes the fear of the virus, some leaders opened up dreading public anarchy and loss of political control.
The countries that have done well to quell the virus are the ones where politicians and technocrats have taken the advice of scientists, weighed the pros and cons, communicated clearly with their citizens, and eased restrictions in a carefully calibrated manner.
In Nepal, the government of Prime Minister K P Oil has been so busy with political fire-fighting that his administration has bungled the response. In a quintessentially Nepali way, the government has muddled along with no real plan. Worse, it has allowed greedy politicians, bureaucrats and crony businessmen to profit from the pandemic.
From the very start, it got the wrong testing kits. It was not prepared for the influx of returnees from India, it delayed overseas repatriation flights causing misery to tens of thousands of Nepalis stuck abroad. Even when it got the right PCR kits, they were not compatible with the machines already here. Valuable time was lost, and at one point there were 35,000 swab samples piled up at testing centres.
Even then, it refused to allow private labs to conduct tests. It did not want to listen to specialists who offered a cheap solution — get cartridges for the 100 GeneXpert PCR machines that are already there for TB surveillance.
And the latest scandal this week is that the Ministry of Health has been trying to cover-up its incompetence in the counting process which resulted in some government labs in Patan and Dhangadi showing 100% positivity rate on 1 July and 3 July. It did not even notice the error in its own daily tabulation, and when it did, tried to sweep it under the carpet.
As we go to press on Thursday evening, the total number of confirmed cases have risen to 16,531, with about 8,700 in isolation and 24,000 in quarantine centres. There have been 35 fatalities so far, mostly dying of co-morbidity. Most cases are asymptomatic, and there has been no marked increase in hospitalisation.
The good news is that quarantine centres are emptying as the number of returnees from India goes down.
The bad news is that the number of positive cases in Kathmandu is going up. Surveillance testing of focus groups and in crowded parts of the Valley may show community transmission.
If that is the case, there is only one way out: test-isolate-trace-treat.
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