I ran into a rather interesting case the other day, pointing me to another caveat that you need to keep in mind with BoKS. Let me say up front that I understand FoxT's design decision in this case and that, while I don't necessarily agree with them, it isn't a very big problem as long as you know the situation exists. So, what's up?
In BoKS, a "locked" account is not always locked the way you might think it is.
How I found out that "locked" isn't always "locked"
I received a trouble ticket from a friend/colleague of mine, saying that he suspects his application user got locked. He couldn't SU to the user account anymore, getting a message saying it was locked. Either way, his password wasn't getting accepted and he needed to get in!
So, I checked the application user and it was fine! Not locked, no expired password, no problems at all. However, the BoKS logs did show that my friend's account was in fact blocked! Browsing back through the transaction logs I found that his personal account had been locked after he'd entered a wrong password while SU-ing. In the world of BoKS this makes sense: you try to guess your way into another account with SU and your own account gets locked as a punishment. This way you can block the perpetrator, while preventing a DoS (Denial of Service) on the target account.
07/08/10 11:02:35 SERVER-B - bobby sshd Bad login (ssh auth from 10.72.2.3). Wrong password.
07/08/10 15:05:13 SERVER-C - bobby sshd Bad login (ssh auth from 10.72.2.3). Authentication failed.
07/08/10 15:05:16 SERVER-C - bobby sshd Bad login (ssh auth from 10.72.2.3). Wrong password.
07/08/10 15:05:19 SERVER-C - bobby sshd Bad login (ssh auth from 10.72.2.3). Wrong password.
07/08/10 15:05:26 SERVER-C - bobby sshd Bad login (ssh auth from 10.72.2.3). Wrong password.
07/08/10 15:05:30 SERVER-C - bobby sshd Bad login (ssh auth from 10.72.2.3). Too many erroneous login attempts.
In the case above, "bobby" locked his account by repeatedly botching his own password on a system where he hadn't installed his SSH keys yet.
So how come my colleague could still login using SSH? Didn't BoKS say his user account was blocked?!
I was flabbergasted! Bobby's account had gotten locked, so certainly he should not be allowed to login anymore, right? Besides, he was getting blocked on his SU and SUEXEC usage! So why could he still login?
After discussing the matter with FoxT tech support I was reminded of the aforementioned design decision regarding DoS attacks: FoxT doesn't want you to easily block another person's account by just slamming his password. Which is why they decided that anybody who is allowed to use SSH key pairs should also be allowed to keep logging in despite his "locked" status.
This does not apply to manual account locks! So if an administrator locks an account, the account will not be allowed to login at all, SSK keys or not.
Also, to quote my contact at FoxT: Also, a successful key-based login will not reset the failed password count of the account and will not open up additional opportunity for an attacker to keep trying the password. Both, very important.
Every time a BoKS client becomes unreachable the master server will retain updates for this client in a queue. Over time this queue will continue to grow, containing all manner of updates to /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and so forth. Without these updates the client will become out of date and known-good passwords will stop working. You could lose access to the root account if you don't keep a history of the previous passwords!
This simple Tivoli plugin will warn you of any client queues that exceed a certain size or age, with both thresholds adjustable from the command line.
-m MESS		Threshold for amount of messages. Default is 40 messages.
-a AGE		Threshold for age of client queue. Default is 24 hours.
-f FILE		Log file that queues that are over threshold. Default logs into $BOKS_var.
The -a parameter requires BoKS 6.5.x. It DOES NOT work in 6.0.x and older versions.
1 WARNING Problem with script parameters or input.
2 SEVERE One or more clients have crossed the threshold.
The log file in $BOKS_var (or specified with -f) will contain a list of queues that are stuck.
The -a age checking of queues requires BoKS 6.5.x or higher.
As I mentioned at the end of example 1 the problem with the seemingly random login denials was caused by a misbehaving replica server. We tracked the problem down to REPHOST, where we discovered that three of the database tables were not in sync with the rest. A whole number of hosts were being reported as non-existent, which was causing login problems for our users.
Now that we've figured out which server was giving us problems and what the symptoms were, we needed to figure out what was causing the issues.
One of our replica servers had three database tables that were not getting any updates. Their sequence numbers as reported by "boksdiag sequence" were very different from the sequence numbers on the master, indicating nastiness.
Just to be sure that the replica is still malfunctioning, let's check the sequence numbers again.
Yup, it's still broken :) You may notice that the sequence numbers on the replica are actually AHEAD of the numbers on the master server.
Because I was not sure what had been done to REPHOST in the past I wanted to reset it completely, without reinstalling the software. I knew that the host had been involved in a disaster recovery test a few months before, so I had a hunch that something'd gone awry in the conversion between the various host states.
Hence I chose to convert the replica back to client status.
Conversion from replica to client done.
I verified that all the BoKS processes running are newly created and that there are no stragglers from before the restart. Also, I tried to SSH to the replica to make sure that I could still log in.
The BoKS master server will also need to know that the replica is now a client. In order to do this I needed to change the host's TYPE in the database. Initially I tried doing this with the following command.
It'll take a little while for REPHOST's entry to completely disappear from the "boksdiag list" output. I sped things up a little bit by restarting the BoKS master using the "Boot -k" and "Boot" commands.
Of course I wanted REPHOST to be a replica again, so I changed the host type in the database using the webinterface.
I then ran the "convert" command on REPHOST to promote the host again.
WARNING: Respawn process sshd exited, reason: exit(1). Process restarted.
On the master server I saw that the replica was communicating with the master again.
Oddly enough REPHOST was not receiving any real database updates. I also noticed that the sequence numbers for the local database copy hadn't changed. This was a hint that stuck in the back of my head, but I didn't pursue it at the time. Instead I expected there to be some problem with the communications bridges between the master and REPHOST.
The processes running on REPHOST.
Everything seemed completely fine! It was time to break out the big guns.
I decided to clear out the whole local cop of the database, to make sure that REPHOST had a clean start.
Checking the contents of /var/opt/boksm/data immediately afterwards showed that BoKS had re-created the database table files. Some of them were getting updates, but over 90% of the tables remained completely empty.
As explained in this article it's possible to trace the internal workings of just about every BoKS process. This includes the various communications bridges that connect the BoKS hosts.
I'd decided to use "bdebug" on the "servm_r" and "servm" processes on REPHOST, while also debugging "drainmast" and "drainmast_s" on the master server. The flow of data starts at drainmast, the goes through drainmast_s and servm_r to finally end up in servm on the replica. Drainmast is what sends data to replicas and servm is what commits the received changes to the local database copy.
Unfortunately the trace output didn't show anything remarkable, so I won't go over the details.
By now I'd drained all my inspiration. I had no clue what was going on and I was one and a half hours into an incident that should've taken half an hour to fix. Since I always say that one should know one's limitations I decided to call in Fox Tech tech support. Because it was already 1600 and I wanted to have the issue resolved before I went home I called their international support number.
I submitted all the requested files to my engineer at FoxT, who was still investigating the case around 1800. Unfortunately things had gone a bit wrong in the handover between the day and the night shift, so my case had gotten lost. I finally got a call back from an engineer in the US at 2000. I talked things over with him and something in our call triggered that little voice stuck in the back of my head: sequence numbers!
The engineer advised me to go ahead and clear the sequence numbers file on REPHOST. At the same time I also deleted the database files again for a -realy clean start.
Lo and behold! The database copy on REPHOST was being updated! All of the tables were getting filled again, including the three tables that had been stuck from the beginning.
The engineer informed me that in BoKS 6.5 the "convert" command is supposed to clear out the database and sequence file when demoting a master/replica to client status. Apparently this is NOT done automatically in BoKS versions 6.0 and lower.
We discovered that the host had at one point in time played the role of master server and that there was still some leftover crap from that time. During REPHOST's time as the master the sequence numbers for tables 7, 9 and 15 had gotten ahead of the sequence numbers of the real master which was turned off at the time. This had happened because these three tables were edited extensively during the original master's downtime. This in turn led to these tables never getting updated.
After the whole mess was fixed we concluded that the following four steps are all you need to restart your replica in a clean state.
Stop the BoKS software on REPHOST.
Delete all the .dat files in $BOKS_var/data.
Delete the sequence file from $BOKS_var/data.
I've also asked the folks at Fox Tech to issue a bugfix request to their developers. As I mentioned in step 1, the seqeunce numbers on the replica were ahead of those on the master. Realisticly speaking this should never happen, but BoKS does not currently recognize said situation as a failure.
In the meantime I will write a monitoring script for Nagios and Tivoli that will monitor the proper replication of the BoKS database.
If one or more of the replicas are out of sync login attempts by users may fail, assuming that the BoKS client on the server in question was looking at the out-of-sync BoKS replica. Other nasty stuff may also occur.
Check the status of all BoKS replicas.
Check BoKS error logs on the master and the replica(s).
Try a forced database download.
Check BoKS replication processes to see if they are all running.
Check the master queue, using the boksdiag fque -master command.
Check BoKS communications, using the cadm command.
Check the replica server's definition on BoKS database.
Check the BoKS configuration on the replica.
All commands are run in a BoKS shell, on the master server unless specified otherwise.
1. Check the status of all BoKS replicas.
The amount of minutes/seconds since the BoKS master last sent a communication packet to the respective replica server. This amount should never exceed more than a couple of minutes.
The amount of days/hours/minutes since the BoKS master was last unable to update the database on the respective replica server. If an amount of a couple of hours is listed you'll know that the replica server had a recent failure.
Shows the amount of days/hours/minutes since BoKS last sent a database update to the respective replica server.
Yes indeed! The last known status of the replica server in question. OK means that the server is running perfectly and that updates are received. Loading means that the server was just restarted and is still loading the database or any updates. Down indicates that the replica server is down or even dead.
2. Check BoKS error logs on the master and the replica(s).
This should be pretty self-explanatory. Read the /var/opt/boksm/boks_errlog file on both the master and the replicas to see if you can detect any errors there. If the log file doesn't mention something about the hosts involved you should be able to find the cause of the problem pretty quickly.
3. Try a forced database download.
This will push a database update to the replica. Perform another boksdiag list to see if it worked. Re-read the BoKS error log file to see if things have cleared up.
4. Check BoKS replication processes to see if they are all running.
This should show two drainmast processes running. If there aren't you should see errors about this in the error logs and in Tivoli.
Check to see that /opt/boksm/lib/boks_drainmast is still linked to boks_drainmast_d, which should be in the same directory. Also check to see that boks_drainmast_d is still the same file as boks_drainmast_d.nonstripped.
If it isn't, copy boks_drainmast_d to boks_drainmast_d.orig and then copy the non-stripped version over the boks_drainmast_d. This will allow you to create a core file which is useful to TFS Technology.
Check that the core file was just created by boks_drainmast_d.
Things should now be back to normal. Send both the tar file and the core file to TFS Technology (support@tfstech.com).
5. Check the master queue.
If any messages are stuck there is most likely still something wrong with the drainmast processes. You may want to try and reboot the BoKS master software. Do NOT reboot the master server! Reboot the software using the Boot command. If that doesn't help, perform the troubleshooting tips from step 4.
6. Check BoKS communications, using the cadm command.
Verify that the BoKS communication between the master and the replica itself is up and running.
Keon> cadm -l -f bcastaddr -h $replica.
If this doesn't work, re-check the error logs on the client and proceed with step 7.
If this doesn't return the configuration for the replica server, the keys have become unsynchronized. If you make any changes you will need to restart the BoKS processes, using the Boot command.
8. Check the replica server's definition on BoKS database.
The TYPE field in the definition of the replica should be set to 261. Anything else is wrong, so you need to update the configuration in the BoKS database. Either that or have SecOPS do it for you.
9. Check the BoKS configuration on the replica.
On the replica system, review the settings in /etc/opt/boksm/ENV.
If all of the above fails you should really get cracking with the debugger. Refer to the appropriate chapter of this manual for details.
These easy steps will show you whether your new client is working like it should.
Check the boks_errlog in $BOKS_var.
Run cadm -l -f bcastaddr -h $client from the BoKS master (in a BoKS shell).
Try to login to the new client.
If all three steps go through without error your systems is as healthy as a very healthy good thing... or something.
Most obviously we can't do our work on that particular server and neither can our customers. Naturally this is something that needs to be fixed quite urgently!
Check if you can log in.
Check bcastaddr and bremotever files.
Debug servc process on replica server or relevant process on client.
1. Check BoKS transaction log.
If this doesn't provide any output, perform step 2 as well to see if us sys admins can login.
2. Check if you can log in.
Pretty self-explanatory, isn't it? Try if you can log in yourself.
4. Check bcastaddr and bremotever files.
Login to the client through its console port.
These two files should match the same files on another working client. Do not use a replica or master to compare the files. These are different over there. If you make any changes you will need to restart the BoKS processes using the Boot command.
5. Check BoKS port number.
This should return the same value for the BoKS base port. If it doesn't either check /etc/services or NIS+. If you make any changes you will need to restart the BoKS processes using the Boot command.
If this doesn't return the definition for the client server, the keys have become unsynchronized. Reset them and restart the BoKS client software. If you make any changes you will need to restart the BoKS processes using the Boot command.
7. Check BoKS error logs.
This should be pretty self-explanatory. Read the /var/opt/boksm/boks_errlog file on both the master and the client to see if you can detect any errors there. If the log file doesn't mention something about the hosts involved you should be able to find the cause of the problem pretty quickly.
8. Debug servc process on replica server or relevant process on client.
NOTE: If you need to restart the BoKS software on the client without logging in, try doing so using a remote management tool, like Tivoli.
The whole of BoKS is still up and running and everything's working perfectly. The only client(s) that won't work are the one(s) that have stuck queues. The only way you'll find out about this is by running boksdiag fque -bridge which reports all of the queues which are stuck.
Check if client is up and running.
1. Check if client is up and running.
Also ask your colleagues to see if they're working on the system. Maybe they're performing maintenance.
If this doesn't return the definition for the client server, the keys have become unsynchronised. Reset them and restart the BoKS client software using the Boot command.
4. Check BoKS error logs.
NOTE: What can we do about it?
At one point in time we thought it would be wise to manually delete messages from the spool directories. Do not under any circumstance touch the crypt_spool and master_spool directories in /var/opt/boksm. Really: DON'T DO THIS! This is unnecessary and will lead to troubles with BoKS.
The BoKS/Keon users group is taking off!
About a week ago I opened up the BoKS Access Control users group (LinkedIn) on LinkedIn.com. My goal was to unite BoKS/Keon admins from across the globe in order to build a tightly knit network in which we can all share our knowledge of BoKS.
The thing is, the way things are right now, there's hardly any information on the web about BoKS/Keon. First off "BoKS" is a four letter word, which makes it hard for Google to look for anything useful (especially since it keeps correcting it to "books"). Second, there's not that much on the web anyway! There's my website which has some real info and then there's the Fox Tech site which has general sales info. For some reason Fox Tech decided to hide all the manuals and in-depth stuff so only paying customers can get to the docs.
By building a professional network of BoKS users we finally know who to turn to for questions! LinkedIn allows us to post discussions inside our group and since folks from Fox Tech are also joining, we're bound to get some good answers!
Right now we're at 31 members but, since Fox has started advertising the group to their customers, I'm assuming we'll see a steady rise in members RSN(tm)!
In most cases the BoKS administration GUI serves its purpose. It's pretty spartan, though it can look a bit crowded at times. This isn't altogether that strange, as FoxT have used the same GUI layout for years on end. It's getting a bit long in the tooth.
Sometimes though you'll run into things that you'd like to do from the GUI, but which aren't implemented (yet). And that's where the hacking starts ^_^ In this article I'll go over the basic structure of the GUI's files and resources, explaining the function of each part. I'll also discuss a few of the changes we've made (or are contemplating) at $CLIENT.
As is mentioned elsewhere, BoKS runs a custom webserver on ports 6505 and 6506 (default ports). This webserver gets started using the $BOKS_etc/boksinit.master script and, as the name implies, only runs on the master server.
All resources for the management GUI are stored in $BOKS_lib/gui. There you will find four subdirectories.
To start with, the public directory contains those few files that are accessible without having logged on. Naturally these files are limited to the various login screens, ie password/certificate/securid. Nothing more, nothing less.
The etc directory contains all the template files (.tmpl) that are used to create the GUI, as well as all of the image files. Most images are limited to the black banner at the top.
The forms directory consists of files and directories that form the menu structure of the GUI. There's a .menu file for each option in the main menu and a directory containing more .menu's for options that have sub-menus. This directory also contains all of the .form files that are used to enter or edit information.
Finally, the tcl directory contains the TCL code that does the actual work. Whenever you've edited a form to update information in the database, this code gets used to perform the actual modifications.
One of the first mods that I wanted to make to our GUI was to include the names of the BoKS domain and the master/replica server in the black banner of each page. That way it would be impossible to mix up in which domain you're working, thus lowering the chance of FUBARs. Later on I also decided it would be a good idea to include the domain name in each page's title. Of course this mod isn't as useful if you're only running one domain.
To make the desired changes we'll need to edit a number of .tmpl files in $BOKS_lib/gui/etc/eng. The changes will be making are along these lines.
As you can see, all I did was slightly modify the TITLE tag and I've added an additional row to the banner table. I've also tweaked the text colour in the banner, so it's not black on black.
The abovementioned changes need to be made in all of the .tmpl files on the master server. If you like, you could also make the mods on the replica servers, assuming that you may at one point in time need to failover to one of them. You never know when the master server might croak.
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Run cadm �l �f bcastaddr �h $client from the BoKS master (in a BoKS shell).
nasty stuff may also occur.
Check the master queue, using the boksdiag fque �master command.
Check the replica server�s definition on BoKS database.
than a couple of minutes.
sent a database update to the respective replica server.
worked. Re-read the BoKS error log file to see if things have cleared up.
this in the error logs and in Tivoli.
If any messages are stuck there is most likely still something wrong with the drainmast processes.
You may want to try and reboot the BoKS master software. Do NOT reboot the master server!
Keon> cadm �l �f bcastaddr �h $replica.
If this doesn�t work, re-check the error logs on the client and proceed with step 7.
8. Check the replica server�s definition on BoKS database.
need to update the configuration in the BoKS database. Either that or have SecOPS do it for you.
chapter of this manual for details.
Most obviously we can�t do our work on that particular server and neither can our customers.
Naturally this is something that needs to be fixed quite urgently!
If this doesn�t provide any output, perform step 2 as well to see if us sys admins can login.
Pretty self-explanatory, isn�t it? Try if you can log in yourself.
to restart the BoKS processes using the Boot command.
If this doesn�t return the definition for the client server, the keys have become unsynchronized.
the BoKS processes using the Boot command.
by running boksdiag fque �bridge which reports all of the queues which are stuck.
If this doesn�t return the definition for the client server, the keys have become unsynchronised.
Reset them and restart the BoKS client software using the Boot command.
DON�T DO THIS! This is unnecessary and will lead to troubles with BoKS.
sure to stop the trace immediately once you�re done.
which server you should run the trace.
Login to the client system experiencing problems.
BoKS replica. Please refrain from using the BoKS master server.
Now, how you proceed depends on what problems you are experiencing.
Log in to the replica server and start Boks with sx.
Now, type the following command, but DO NOT press enter yet.
waiting on the replica server. Attempt to login as usual. If it fails you have successfully set a trace.
bridge_servc_r. Send the output to /var/tmp/SERVC.trace.
time using a different BoKS server as a target.
Tracing any other part of BoKS isn�t really altogether that different from tracing the login process.
to trace bridge_servc_r TFS Tech will probably tell you so).
You will have to go to the client system with the problematic situation and perform the following.
access method (login, su, sshd) that you want to debug.
both traces again using bdebug �x 0 $PROG.
be done by starting a second daemon on an unused port temporarily.
debugging information you or TFS Technology could need.


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When I mentioned to my former supervisor that I now wear my clerical collar most days at work as a campus minister, he rolled his eyes. This is, of course, because he had to practically force me to wear it when I worked with him in a parish church. And that's what I have been musing about this afternoon: why the difference?
In the parish church, in theory, most folks know that I'm a priest--they hired me, after all, and see me celebrate on Sundays. Being a youth minister means you can get away with more casualness but, in turn, casualness might also say something about the worship or theology of the place. Certainly it could say, "I don't value this place" or "I don't know enough to dress up" but for many folk, it said, "Bring yourself as you are" or "It's not as staid as all that." In other words, there are expectations of looking and acting a certain way in church or at the church building and looking different can help complicate those expectations in a good way.
Similarly, there are expectations about what campus ministers look like: Birkenstocks, crazy hair, tattoos, nerdy-chic glasses...wait a minute, that sounds familiar. My point is that folk assume a much more casual attitude and image on campuses and perhaps a way to complicate those expectations is to be a bit more formal. Thus, I wear my black and white most days. With Chucks. But that's a tangent.
I'm remembering a casual Eucharist that my house church held recently. We were on retreat in Hocking Hills and at dinner one evening, we read a little scripture, chatted about it a bit, said a brief (but theologically sound) eucharistic prayer, and shared the Meal with our meal. We prayed together and shared remembrances with one of our number who would be leaving for a new life in Boston at the end of the retreat. The Eucharist itself was simple and meaningful, I think, particularly as it was our own Last Supper as the group was currently made up. And, though we all knew that the bread and wine were just as sacred in that place as they were in the Big Church at home, there was a lot of giggling and conversation as they were passed. I'm not certain I would have wanted absolute silence either, but I wonder if I should have been a bit more formal myself? That is, if I as the celebrant had been less nervous and more confident, perhaps noting somehow the casualness of the evening contrasted with the reverence of the Meal, I wonder if it might have been a bit smoother?
The point being, some formality is needed and desired in a situation of extreme casualness just as some casualness is in a formal situation. Like Chucks with a tuxedo. It's a question of what your desired effect is--for me, right now, I want to show folks something new that they hadn't thought of. That worship can be more spontaneous or that it can be more reverential; that church should be fun, or that God is present on a secular campus.


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A: It seems your ruby has not been compiled with readline and looking at your ruby path ... you're using RVM.
Look at this documentation :
http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/packages/readline/
basically you'll need to reinstall your ruby with readline (--with-readline-dir).
Don't forget to look at the other rvm options before installing your ruby so you wont have to reinstall it again if you need iconv, zlib or X).
By the way if you don't have readline your rails console should not work and you're in the process of deploying so I'd say ... you should use your rails console more often :-)
Enjoy !

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NYC Montage Entertainment Project - Introduction
The project is located in Manhattan, New York, the top city in the US.
The project will recruit 23 EB-5 investors.
The total EB-5 investment amount is US$11.5 million.
The EB-5 investment will be a loan model.
The project is expected to create 1,230 jobs
based on the economic impact report prepared by Dr. Michael Evans.
The project developers are ElieSamahaand Donald Kushner. Both are well-known producers in Hollywood.
They also own the famous TCL Chinese Theater.
The project includes three main investment elements::
A. Opening four Sugar Factory restaurants.
B. The production of a musical movie, Breaking Brooklyn.
C. The production of a Broadway Musical 3D Film and renovation of the theater to show the 3D film.
Project Element I -
Sugar Factory
Hollywood Stars' favorite spot -Sugar Factory currently has 15 restaurant in US , which include candy shops and restaurants in New York, Chicago , Los Angles, Miami, and Las Vegas.
The Project will include four famous Sugar Factory restaurants-two of them have opened , the other two are expected to be opened in late 2016 and early 2017.
Project Element II -
Breaking Brooklyn Film roduction
Breaking Brooklyn-the movie has completed shooting, and it is now in post production process, which is expected to be released at the end of 2016.
Project Element III -
Broadway Musical 3D Film
The Broadway Musical 3D Film production: The film includes 16 classic Broadway Musical songs performed by famous Hollywood stars
Source of Fund & Use of Fund
According the economic analysis from the economist: Dr. Michael Evans, the project will create 1230 new jobs.
Developers Background
Elieand Donald, the owners of Montage Films, are known for their movie productions in Hollywood, which includes TRON: Legacy, The Boondock Saints , Whole Nine Yards and etc. Aside from their prestigious reputations in the film industry, they are also developers in real estate sector.
NYC Metro Regional Center
UMSRC,LLC
EB-5 Company
1991 Broadway Lenders, LLC
1991 Broadway Theatre Group, LLC
Introduction of the project
The project is located in Manhattan, New York, the top city in the US and includes three main investment elements:
1. Opening four Sugar Factory restaurants:
The Project will include four famous Sugar Factory restaurants-two of them have opened, the other two are expected to be opened in late 2016 and early 2017.
Hollywood Stars' favorite spot -Sugar Factory currently has 15 restaurants in US, which include candy shops and restaurants in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and Las Vegas. Celebrities such as Kylie Jenner,Kendall Jenner,Britney Spears,Drake,Nicole Scherzinger,Kim Kardashian,Eva Longoria and Rupert Grint always visits Sugar Factory.
2. The production of a musical movie, Breaking Brooklyn
The movie has completed shooting and post-production process and is expected to release overseas. The producer is planning to promote the movie in Festival de Cannes.
3. The production of a Broadway Musical 4D Film and renovation of the theater to show the 4D film.
The theatre will be renovated for 4D Broadway Musical films. The film includes 16 classic Broadway Musical songs performed by famous Hollywood stars: Harry Potter series actor Daniel Radcliffe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman, famous singer Usher and Christina Aguilera.
Background introduction
Elie and Donald, the owners of Montage Films, are known for their movie productions in Hollywood, which includes
TRON: Legacy, The Boondock Saints, Whole Nine Yards and etc. Aside from their prestigious reputations in the film industry, they are also developers in real estate sector.
Elie owns the famous TCL Chinese Theater, which locates on the Hollywood Blvd. Elie and his business partner took over the theater and had done a thorough renovation. Besides, TCL Chinese Theater is sponsored by TCL Company in China. TCL Chinese Theater has always been the venue for the premier of Hollywood blockbuster, and the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame can also be found here. Elie is also the founder of Sugar Factory.
Project total costs
US$ 81,780,000
Capital investment by the Borrower
US$ 62,780,000 <76.77%>
Subsidy from New York state government
US$ 4,000,000 <4.89%>
Construction Loan US$ 3,500,000 <4.28%>
EB-5 Loan
EB-5 investment per unit US$ 500,000
Collectively known as Subscription Proceeds
(US$ 550,000)
Issue Fee US$ 50,000
Investment return
2.00% per annum
Term of EB-5 Loan
5 years (with 2 one-year extensions)
Number of investors 23
<including 600 jobs required in phase I of the project; Total number of job creation has 48% buffer >
Release of Escrowed Funds to the Limited Partnership Upon receipt of I-526 petition receipt notice.
I-526 Petition Denial
Full refund of $500,000 contributed by such Limited Partner; and partial refund of $50,000 issue fee depending on the reason why the petition is denied.
Note: This document is for reference only, all terms are subject to written contract.


NEW DELHI: The government is targeting to raise around Rs5,000 crore over the next four days with unlisted public sector companies such as Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Ireda agreeing to buy back the Centre's shares by dipping into the surplus cash at their disposal. The last-week rush is meant to help the government meet its revised disinvestment target of Rs25,300 crore.
With two stake sales — Concor and Engineers India — during the current quarter, the government has garnered Rs19,500 crore so far this fiscal. "There are no more public issues this year," said a finance ministry official.
The government had budgeted for record disinvestment of Rs69,500 crore during the current financial year but had to lower its ambitious target in the wake of poor market conditions and its inability to push through strategic sale. But even that target is looking tough, prompting the government to rush ahead with other options to raise resources, including buyback and special dividend.
As a result, last week, HAL board cleared the buyback plan, while Ireda has been asked to opt for the same route or pay special dividend. "Since buyback of shares in listed entities will take longer the government is looking at unlisted companies to help it meet the target this year," said an official. Listed companies with surplus cash and few capital expenditure plans lined up, will follow during the next financial year.
On March 22, the government's plan to tap into the Rs2.6 lakh crore cash lying with PSUs — both listed and unlisted — with the focus being on idle cash, was reported.


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The start to summer has been quite busy for browngrotta arts. At the beginning of June browngrotta arts' opened Plunge: explorations from above and below in collaboration with the New Bedford Art Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Soon after came the launch of Cross Currents: Art Inspired by Water, an online companion exhibition to Plunge. We've featured four works on our website as New This Week—three sculptures and a tapestry.
Reaching Out by Karyl Sisson, vintage zipper tape and thread, 8″ x 56″ x 45″, 2013
Made with vintage zipper tape and thread, Karyl Sisson's Reaching Out cloaks the floor in a deep red. Many of Karyl's sculptures resemble sea creatures, Reaching Out, which can be viewed in Plunge, resembles an octopus lingering along the seafloor. Rather than starting with a set idea of what she wants to create, Sisson lets the materials and processes dictate the form of her pieces.
On the Dock by Helena Hernmarck, wool, 43″ x 57″, 2009
Helena Hernmarcks' tapestry On the Dock depicts two women enjoying the sunshine. Hernmarck. On the Dock can also be viewed with other water-influenced works in Cross Currents, at browngrotta.com.
Peninsula by Mary Merkel-Hess, paper, paper cord
22" x 22" x 44", 2016
Peninsula, a sculpture made with paper and paper cord, reflects Mary Merkel-Hess' study of the natural world. Using a technique of her own creation, Merkel-Hess builds each piece using a combination of collage and paper mâché with inclusions of materials such as reed, paper cord, wood, and drawings.
Intrusion by Dail Behennah, scorched and waxed white willow; silver black patinated and plated pins, 2″ x 22″ x 22″; 2014
Intrusion, a white willow basket made by Dail Behennah draws in the eye with its grid-like basket architecture. Dail drew inspiration for this piece from igneous intrusions into landscapes. As the softer rocks are worn away the peaks and tors remain hard-edged outcrops on the surface.
Still Crazy…30 Years: The Catalog
It's big! It's beautiful (if we do say so ourselves –and we do)! The catalog for our 30th anniversary is now available on our new shopping cart. The catalog — our 46th volume — contains 196 pages (plus the cover), 186 color photographs of work by 83 artists, artist statements, biographies, details and installation shots.
Naoko Serino Spread
Michael Radyk Spread
Lilla Kulka Spread
Jo Barker Spread
The essay, is by Janet Koplos, a longtime editor at Art in America magazine, a contributing editor to Fiberarts, and a guest editor of American Craft. She is the author of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture (Abbeville, 1990) and co-author of Makers: A History of American Studio Craft (University of North Carolina Press, 2010). We have included a few sample spreads here. Each includes a full-page image of a work, a detail shot and an artist's statement. There is additional artists' biographical information in the back of the book. Still Crazy After All These Years…30 years in art can be purchased at www.browngrotta.com http://store.browngrotta.
com/still-crazy-after-all-these-years-30-years-in-art/. Our shopping cart is mobile-device friendly and we now take PayPal.
Art Event: browngrotta arts at art on paper in New York City, March 5 – 8, 2015
Karyl Sisson, Straw Skyline
vintage paper drinking straws and polymer,
14.375" x 32.5" x 3"; 2013, Tom Grotta
For three days this March, browngrotta arts will present inventive works made of handmade, recycled and commercial paper by artists from North America, Europe and Asia at art on paper, Pier 36, 299 South Street, in New York City. Many artists cut, fold or print on paper. The international contemporary artists whose work browngrotta arts will exhibit at art on paper take a more immersive approach to the medium, treating it as material – stacking, molding, carving and weaving it, as others would wood, linen, clay or marble.
Llano (Deep orange )
23″H x 25 x 15
Reed and paper, 2012, photo by Tom Grotta
Toshio Seikiji of Japan and Chris Drury of the UK, for example, use paper like fabric — weaving, stitching and etching on newspapers, maps and other paper to create arresting assemblages. Others of the artists featured by browngrotta arts recycle to create their works, including Kazue Honma who creates object of Japanese telephone books, Dona Anderson who creates vessels of dress pattern paper and Korean artist, Jin-Sook So who creates collages using old Korean texts. Karyl Sisson's striking New York skyline is composed of re-purposed paper straws. Hisako Sekijima of Japan and Sylvia Seventy from the US, mold paper pulp – in Seventy's case, to create paper bowls populated with found and other objects. Scandinavians, Jane Balsgaard of Denmark and Merja Winquist of Finland, create three-dimensional sculptures. In Balsgaard's case, she makes the paper she uses from materials gathered near her summer home in Sweden. American Mary Merkel-Hess uses gampi paper, papier-maiche and reed to create sculptural baskets forms and bas relief wall works.
Old Paperwork Untitled, Jin-Sook So
Korean schoolbook pages burnt, handmade wooden platter, gold leaf, silver leaf, painted acrylic color, 35.5" x 43.25" x .75", 2014, Photo by tom grotta
Working alongside its Beneficiary Partner, The Brooklyn Museum, and its Presenting Partner, The Wall Street Journal, art on paper will focus on "the notion of what a work on paper can be", says its director, Max Fishko. The fair, art on paper, is at Pier 36, 299 South Street, New York, New York. There is a preview on Thursday, March 5th from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a VIP party that night from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday the Fair opens at 11; Friday and Saturday it closes at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 6 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets to the preview and party, visit: http://thepaperfair.com/about/art-on-paper/. For more information on browngrotta arts' exhibition, call Tom Grotta at browngrotta arts: 203-834-0623 or visit browngrotta.com: http://browngrotta.com/Pages/calendar.php.
18ss PUZZLES, Syllvia Seventy
molded recycled paper, wax, jigsaw puzzle pieces, waxed shaped paper pieces, wire, beads, thread, 3.25″ x 11″ x 9.75″, 2011, photo by tom grotta


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1976: Settling the Poole Case
TAEX (AgriLife) Documents
By Greg Moses
1976: Pleading for Settlement
Cooksey 1976a: Letter from Frank C. Cooksey, Special Assistant to Texas Attorney General John L. Hill; to Dr. Jack K. Williams, President of Texas A&M University; March 19, 1976; a three-page letter with three attachments: (1) a five-page "Comparison of Mississippi Judgment and TAEX Consent Decree," (2) a three-page "Comparison of Alabama Judgment and TAEX Consent Decree," (3) a one-page "Features in TAEX Consent Decree not Included in Other Decrees."
In this letter attorney Cooksey argues why the Texas A&M Board of Directors [now known as Regents] should accept a consent decree that would settle a class-action civil rights suit initiated by black county agent Preston Poole. Poole et al v. Williams, et al, In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Div., Civil Action No. 72-H-150.
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Today was probably the craziest weather day we've experienced since moving to New Zealand.
I spent lunch time shopping on Cuba street without a coat, because it was super warm and sunny outside. But temperatures dropped dramatically during the afternoon. When I left the office it was already cold enough for me to wish I had a winter scarf, beanie and gloves. There were first reports of snow in Petone, and shortly after I arrived at home, some serious hail started to pour down. It wouldn't surprise me if our backyard was covered in snow by tomorrow morning.
How timely to find Meridian's (our energy provider) quarterly magazine in the mail today. This issue included the winning tips from the 'save energy and stay warm' competition they ran in the previous issue.
Put your oil column heater in front of the fire to heat it up before wheeling it next to the bed for sleep time.
Double insulation by backing you curtains with blankets.
Keep a thermal blanket (yes, the ones you use to keep people in emergency situations warm!) in the hot water cupboard and wrap it around you in bed to stay warm at night.
As a European who grew up in a country much colder in winter than New Zealand, but with sufficient buildings to live in, such comments always make me cringe. No wonder NZ has the second highest rate of asthma worldwide.
The interesting thing is that it's not even overly expensive here to turn your house into a healthy place. It didn't take us too long to get heat pump, insulation and double glazed windows installed. The energy savings are enormous and I can always come home to a warm, dry and mould free home. This will probably be one of the few mysteries in New Zealand I'll never get my head around.


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How can you get visitors to stay for the full length of your video installation?
Text Rab Messina
Photos Courtesy of the artists and Álvaro Razuk
Tags Brazil , Italy , Seating , Show , Venice , Venice Biennale 2019 , Video , Wagner & De Burca
The success of Swinguerra, the video piece showcased at the Brazilian Pavilion during this year's Venice Biennale, is as much about content as it is about context. The dance topic is engagingly universal, but the artists argue that the outstanding stayability of the installation was achieved through some unconventional architectural decisions, from the use of light to the layout of the seating. Indeed: there is much installation designers can learn from this project.
Venice – One would think that the subject matter of Swinguerra, this year's Brazilian entry at the Venice Biennale, is intriguing enough on its own – the boom boom boom beats in the otherwise quiet Giardini herald the musical extravaganza that's to come inside. The video installation is a 20-minute praise of swingueira, brega funk and passinho do maloka, three marginalized dance manifestations from the (also marginalized) northeast region of the South American nation by the (even more marginalized) non-binary community.
And according to data from the Brazilian pavilion organizers, most visitors stay for the full length of the loop – something few video installations manage to achieve at attention-disperse events such as this one. 'They told us it was the first time they saw so much interest around the Brazilian pavilion, and they were surprised it was a video piece that actually made it happen,' laughed co-director Barbara Wagner.
But the revelation for Frame's intent and purposes is that Wagner and her partner Benjamin de Burca, the artists behind the piece, have a different idea. To them, the key to the outstanding dwell time has as much to do with the content of their video as with the bespoke viewing environment created in tandem with architect Álvaro Razuk.
So, what can spatial designers take from their experience in order to optimize their own installations? Here are some key lessons from Swinguerra.
[+] GET ARCHITECTS INVOLVED FROM THE GET-GO
Wagner and De Burca had worked with Razuk for the first time during the 2016 São Paulo Biennial, and experienced first-hand the benefits of thinking of a video piece in real-life spatial terms. When they were chosen to represent the country in Venice, they were bent on having the architect on board from the beginning. 'This was the first time the [local representatives] had invested in getting an architect to visit the venue early on,' Wagner recalled. 'As we were dealing with this modernist building, initially conceived for paintings and sculptures instead of a medium such as video, having him on board changed the way we read the space. We got to turn it into a more dynamic cinema.'
That, in turn, informed the way the duo shot the video: they shared the floorplans with the stars of the film, something that allowed the dance crews themselves to keep into account the angles in which their bodies and facial reactions would be seen inside the space.
[+] TURN SPECTATORS INTO PARTICIPANTS
Most video installations feature a single screen, set in the dark, with a row or two of parallel benches in front of it. Instead of going for this conventional layout, the team decided to split the projection room into a two-channel display, with screens close to the walls, and sprinkled seemingly random benches in between. With this, the audience was effectively placed in the middle of the action. 'The result with this setup is that, as spectators, you consume this in a very critical way,' De Burca explained. 'Whereas in Venice, instead of us bringing something from Brazil, we brought the audience to the centre of Brazil. It's a more participatory element.'
In other words: it's psychologically difficult for visitors to pull an Irish goodbye if they're right smack in the middle of the celebration. Spatial designers can use that to their advantage.
[+] MAKE VISITORS CHOOSE (JUST ENOUGH)
The two screens near the walls are placed at a very deliberate angle: it is not possible to go through the main corridor and look at both at the same time – as a spectator, you have to turn your head and pick a side to stand on. 'This initial movement was very important for us,' explained Wagner. 'It meant that, from the beginning, you are changing your perspective in many ways.'
[+] CAREFULLY RANDOM
'Nothing was symmetrical,' said De Burca of the liberal position of the benches. 'It very comfortably accommodated everyone, no matter their watching style – that increased the stayability of the installation.'
[+] LET THERE BE LIGHT
There was another element that was important to the team: the act of looking at the video had to be somehow communal. Most video installations are closed off from the intrusion of light, in order to direct eyeballs to the focus point and to reduce budgets – the more light, the better quality and thus more expensive the projection has to be. The trio, along with curator Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, fought to have a controlled amount of light inside, in order to allow visitors to see each other looking at the video. As some moments in the piece become particularly poignant – it does deal with members of the LGBTQ+ community – and sometimes particularly funny, experiencing the joint reactions of the audience members became another experiential layer.
Put in another way: you're never watching Swinguerra alone.
'These matters were intentional,' Wagner confirmed. 'The rhythm of the video, the music and the dynamic disposition of the elements in the space made for a hypnotic piece.'
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Civil War & Beyond (1861 – 1867)
On April 12, 1861, the attack on Fort Sumter marked the start of the Civil War. But conflict was not confined to the battlefields alone.
By 1860, Brooklyn was the third largest city in the United States. It was home to a culturally diverse society including people of Dutch, English and African. There were also increasing numbers of German and Irish immigrants.
The Irish and Black communities were among the most marginalized in American society. They often competed for the same low paying, low-skilled jobs. During the Civil War, the Irish came to fear that fugitives and newly emancipated men and women would arrive in Brooklyn and take the few jobs available, exacerbating hostilities. In the summer of 1862 Irish mobs attacked men and women at the Tobacco Factory on Sedgwick Street in Brooklyn. The Tobacco Factory Riots foreboded Manhattan's Draft Riots that erupted a year later. Few could have foreseen its immense and devastating consequences.
At the end of the War, emancipation came without equality. During Reconstruction, African Americans in Brooklyn and beyond faced intense hostility and difficulties with education, employment, housing, and voting. Nevertheless, Brooklyn's abolitionists and anti-slavery activists continued the struggle for equality, using their proven organizing skills to help rebuild the nation.
Women & Abolitionism
[School Yard, Colored Orphan Asylum]. Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans Records, The New-York Historical Society.
The abolition movement, from its emergence in the 1830s, allowed women to seize expanded opportunities outside of the traditional roles of mother, daughter, and wife.
Female abolitionists in Brooklyn and beyond ran mutual-aid, anti-slavery, and literary societies to improve their local communities.
In particular, black women across Brooklyn and New York worked to fund Manhattan's Colored Orphan Asylum. Founded in 1835 by Anna Shotwell and Mary Murray, two white Quaker women, the Colored Orphan Asylum provided an essential service in antebellum New York. For African Americans living in poverty, the Asylum offered a temporary refuge. Parents could send the children to the asylum to receive better care – often an agonizing decision –while they improved their own economic circumstances at home.
On February 22, 1860, organizers held a four-day fair at Montague Hall, next to Brooklyn's City Hall. The fundraiser "brought together all the elite and fashion of this portion of the Anglo-African world, and much of the Anglo-American in the bargain."
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The organizing committees consisted of Elizabeth Gloucester, Mary J. Lyons, Christiana Freeman, Mary Wilson, Sarah Morel, and Sarah Tompkins, all anti-slavery activists, whose husbands were prominent abolitionists as well.
The fair raised $1,100 (or about $30,000 today) for the Colored Orphan Asylum.
[Borough Hall with Montague Street on right]. 1880. Eugene L. Armbruster photographs and scrapbooks. V1974.1.1299. Brooklyn Historical Society.
In 1834, the Remsen and Pierrepont families donated land for the construction of a grand City Hall to reflect Brooklyn's new city status. After fourteen years of construction, City Hall stood tall on the edge of Brooklyn Heights.
In the early 1860s, the streets surrounding City Hall developed quickly, and organizations such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music (1861), Long Island Historical Society (1863), and the Mercantile Library Association (1868) formed a cultural hub there. Montague Hall, where Brooklyn's female anti-slavery activists held a four-day fair to raise funds for Manhattan's Colored Orphan Asylum, often served as a venue for the city's many reform societies.
Black Soldiers
Emancipation Proclamation, Leland-Boker Authorized Edition, 1864. M1986.257. Brooklyn Historical Society.
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
All persons held as slaves within any state […] in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.
But the now iconic document did not provide freedom for all. The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to the approximately 500,000 enslaved people living in the Border States loyal to the Union – or those living in Union occupied confederacy states. Nevertheless, it was critical in making the destruction of slavery a stated goal of the Civil War.
Frederick Douglass, Civil War Album
On May 15, 1863, Frederick Douglass appeared at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Montague Street, where he spoke to a packed house. In a fiery speech, Douglass argued that black men had been "regarded only as the means of putting money in the white man's pocket, like a bale of cotton, but hereafter he must be regarded as a man."
Douglass and other abolitionists, including James W.C. Pennington, believed that African Americans would be central to a Union Army victory despite the fact that they were initially banned from serving. He concluded his speech by praising the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first black regiment raised in the North, and hoped to see them march down Manhattan's Broadway to the music of "Old John Brown."
Colored Citizens, to Arms! Francis & Loutrel. M1975.387.1. Brooklyn Historical Society.
After the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, the Union Army began allowing African American men to enlist for the first time. Despite receiving lower wages, poor supplies, and lesser chances for promotion than their white colleagues, these men demonstrated tremendous bravery to end slavery and be recognized as equal citizens of the United States.
Lieutenant Peter Vogelsang. Copy photograph of a carte de visite, originally taken by unknown photographer, circa 1863-1865. From the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Photographs. Photograph number 72.64. Massachusetts Historical Society.
Peter Vogelsang was among the thousands of ordinary black men who demonstrated their courage and patriotism while being subject to difficult conditions including ongoing discrimination, segregated ranks, lesser wages, and lack of military promotion. They protested for improved conditions while fighting for the future of the nation. In turn, African Americans pushed for a culturally diverse society and the right to be counted as citizens.
On July 18 1863, two days after the Draft Riots, the Massachusetts 54th Infantry the first black regiment raised in the North, led an attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina. Their hope was to break the network of Confederate defenses protecting Charleston. Brooklynite Peter Vongelsang, a former clerk was one of the soldiers. He fought alongside Lewis and Charles Douglass, the sons of Frederick Douglass. They were led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, a young white Bostonian, who came from a prominent anti-slavery family. The Confederates, protected by a strong fort, fired canons and bullets at the men, leaving half of them wounded, captured or killed. Vogelsang was one of the few survivors of the attack and was promoted to quartermaster-sergeant.
The Gallant Charge of the 54th Massachusetts (Colored) Regiment on the Rebel Works at Fort Wagner. Collection of The New-York Historical Society.
On July 18 1863, two days after the Draft Riots, the Massachusetts 54th Infantry the first black regiment raised in the North, led an attack on Fort Wagner. Their hope was to break the network of Confederate defenses protecting Charleston, South Carolina. The Confederates, protected by a strong fort, completely overpowered the Union attackers, leaving half of them wounded, captured or killed. Their experience was depicted in the movie Glory.
Tobacco Factory Riot & Draft Riots
The cause of all our troubles. ca. 1863. William Irwin Martin Civil War envelopes. 1974.259. Brooklyn Historical Society.
Ironically, many Americans blamed black people for the Civil War, especially following the Emancipation Proclamation, when ending slavery became an explicit goal. This ugly resentment towards African Americans erupted during Brooklyn's Tobacco Factory Riots (1862) and Manhattan's Draft Riots (1863).
Detail from Maps of the City of Brooklyn. William Perris. 1860-1861. Atlas Collection: Atlas (4). Brooklyn Historical Society.
Brooklyn's Tobacco Factory Riots (1862) were an important and often overlooked precursor to the Manhattan's Draft Riots (1863).
In August 1862, African American workers, mostly women and children, were assaulted by Irish mobs at the Tobacco Factory on Sedgwick Street in Brooklyn. Even the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, often responsible for some of the most derogatory passages about black Brooklynites during the 19th century, wrote:
We regret most profoundly that, a city, so justly celebrated for its law and order as Brooklyn, should have been so disgraced.
Fear that fugitives and newly emancipated people would move to Brooklyn and take scarce jobs exacerbated hostilities between Irish and African American workers. The Irish, impoverished and marginalized themselves, had emigrated to America to escape the horrors of Ireland's devastating Potato Famine between 1845 and 1852. But they were greeted with discrimination and limited economic opportunities. Irish immigrants and African Americans competed for the same occupations as laborers, waiters, servants and washerwomen.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 10, 1863. Brooklyn Collection. Brooklyn Public Library.
In March 1863, Congress passed the National Conscription Act which allowed men to pay $300 to avoid the draft, a sum of money that only the wealthy could afford (it represented a year's wages for a working class man). Many Irish already resented the draft because they felt no political connection to a war about slavery. They turned their wrath towards their black neighbors.
[The Riots in New York. 1863. Picture Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
From Monday, July 13 to Thursday, July 16, 1863, mobs of white people, mostly working class Irishmen, tore through Manhattan's streets. What began as a mass protest against the draft turned into a full-blown riot. Mobs attacked public buildings, businesses, the mayor's residence, police station, the Armory and the Colored Orphan Asylum. Some of the worst atrocities were committed against black New Yorkers.
New York's Draft Riots remain the largest and bloodiest urban insurrection in U.S. history.
New York — Hanging and burning a negro in Clarkson Street
Black New Yorkers suffered the worst atrocities in the Draft Riots. A twenty-year-old disabled man named Abraham Franklin called at his mother's house to check that she was safe. Before he was able to leave her house, a mob burst in and beat Franklin before lynching him and mutilating his body.
Maritcha Lyons Portrait. 18560. Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
15-year-old Maritcha Lyons was among the many terrified African Americans who fled their homes in Manhattan during the city's Draft Riots. The Lyons family were prominent anti-slavery activists. Maritcha, her sister, her mother Mary, and father Albro all ran to Brooklyn for safety and refuge. They never returned to Manhattan. As an adult, Maritcha dedicated her life to Brooklyn's public schools.
[Mary A. Wilson Teacher's Monthly Report] January 1866. American Missionary Association archives, 1828-1969. Amistad Research Center at Tulane University.
Brooklyn was a place of refuge for black New Yorkers escaping the terror of Manhattan's Draft Riots. Many escaped to Weeksville. Others went to the Turn Verein Hall in Williamsburg where German Brooklynites ensured their safety.
Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People, Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York. 1863. F128.44.C66 1863. Brooklyn Historical Society.
As this document shows, Brooklyn became a safe heaven for countless New Yorkers during the Draft Riots in July 1863. The riots left nearly 3000 black New Yorkers homeless.
Charleston, S.C. Flag Raising Ceremony with Henry Ward Beecher. 1865. Courtesy of Library of Congress.
In April, 1865 the Civil War ended. Henry Ward Beecher, perhaps Brooklyn's most recognizable abolitionist, attended the flag raising ceremony at Fort Sumter. Three decades after abolitionists had begun the campaign to end slavery in the United States, emancipation finally arrived for all. But true equality still eluded many Americans.
[Solicitation, New York and Brooklyn Freedmen's Employment Bureau]. 1864. Collection of Brooklyn, N.Y., Civil War relief associations records, ephemera and other material. ARC.245: box 5, folder 7. Brooklyn Historical Society.
On March 3, 1865, Congress created the Freedmen's Bureau. It was intended to provide employment opportunities for newly emancipated people and white veterans. The New York and Brooklyn Freedmen's Bureau was located on the corner of Court and Joralemon. Brooklynites could hire children aged 10 to 15 years old and women aged 18 to 35. Most would have worked as domestic servants.
[Certificate, American Freedmen's Friend Society]. Collection of Brooklyn, N.Y., Civil War relief associations records, ephemera and other material. ARC.245: box 5, folder 7. Brooklyn Historical Society.
The Civil War brought freedom without equality. Elizabeth and James Gloucester established the local American Freedmen's Friend Society in Brooklyn. Unlike the Freedmen's Bureau, this was a grassroots organization run by local black communities. The organization accepted clothes, books, money and general goods to support newly emancipated people and veterans.
Many Brooklynites used their vast experience as anti-slavery activists to rebuild the nation. They focused on areas such as employment, housing and education.
During Reconstruction, William J. Wilson the longest serving educator at Colored School #1 in Brooklyn, his wife Mary, and their daughter Annie moved to the South to teach newly freed African Americans. Mary and Annie Wilson taught at the Frederick Douglass Freedmen School in Washington, D.C.
Many African Americans moved to the South after the Civil War to take up leadership positions. William Hodges left Williamsburg and returned to his birthplace Norfolk, Virginia, where he opened a school for African Americans. William and his brother Willis toured throughout the region and lectured audiences on voting rights.
Others, like the Gloucesters, stayed in Brooklyn continuing to agitate for social justice. When Elizabeth died in 1883 she was one of the richest women in the United States.
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OZ GRIEBEL, Independent Candidate for Governor, joins us to talk about his experience participating in Wednesday's debate at UConn. It was the 3rd debate of the post-primary season, but only the first one to which he had been invited. Organizers of the first two excluded him, due to the perception that he didn't have much support. Griebel disusses his position on several issues, including the state income tax, paying for transportation needs and legalizing recreational marijuana.


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KGB — The Secret Work of the Soviet Secret Agents
KGB: The Secret Work of the Soviet Secret Agents by John Barron (Reader's Digest Press, 1974) is a classic KGB espionage saga set during the Cold War!
This is a seminal book and monumental work on the history, the (then) current methods, organization, goals, of Soviet espionage — i.e., KGB foreign intelligence with its First Chief Directorate — and internal security operations — i.e., the Second Chief Directorate.(1)
The author, John D. Barron (1930-2005), was an American investigative journalist, a brilliant Reader's Digest writer and editor, and one of the foremost scholars of Soviet espionage during the Cold War. He also wrote Operation Solo: The FBI's Man in the Kremlin (Regnery, 1996). He was an American patriot.
This book detailed and exposed all the KGB officers posted across the world who were then known to the Western security services. The KBG counted with a disinformation campaign slandering Barron, calling him a fake and his book a fabricated Zionist conspiracy! The fact, as later admitted by KGB Officer Oleg Nechiporenko, is that Barron's publication in 1974 of KGB: The Secret Work of the Soviet Secret Agents dealt a crushing blow to KGB operations throughout the world! During the decade of the 1970s, its publication was one of the few intelligence successes of the West against the Soviets.
The book is 462 pages, including 14 chapters, four major appendices, chapter notes, full bibliography, and an excellent index. It is fully illustrated with 16 pages of photos revealing the faces of many of the main protagonists and antagonists, as well as operational methods. The content is as follows:
The Introduction is by Soviet scholar, Robert Conquest. The author's Preface describes the interesting circumstances leading to the compilation of information and the publication of this book. Chapter I —"Instrument of Power" describes the organization and function of the KGB Directorates and Departments and their operations around the globe. Chapter III — "Sword and the Shield," also the emblems of the KBG, relates a brief history of the Cheka, forerunner of the KGB, and leads to momentous events in the USSR in the 1960s. Chapter IV — "Behind the Guarded Gates" exposes the methods behind foreign and internal KGB operations that are further expounded in the descriptive chapter titles, Chapter V — "How to Run a Tyranny," Chapter VI —"Surveillance and Seduction," Chapter VIII — "Disinformation: Poisoning Public Opinion," Chapter IX — "The Art and Science of Espionage," and Chapter XIII — "The Dark Core," describing "wet affairs" (assassinations).
Kaarlo Tuomi, KBG "illegal" agent
Of particular interest is a dialogue between a KGB instructor and his student, who is being prepared to be sent to America as a "KGB illegal" spy. The student is Kaarlo Tuomi, who we will meet again in the description of Chapter II. The dialogue provides a window of how the KGB operated and how the Soviet intelligentsia (in the voice of the instructor), viewed America:
[Instructor:] " '…Occasionally we must perform unpleasant acts, even kidnapping and liquidation. But none of this is immoral. All acts that further history and socialism are moral acts.' There were aspects of America the teacher frankly admired. 'Over there if you want to go somewhere, you just get in a car, bus, train, or plane and go, and nobody asks any questions,' he informed Tuomi with wonder in his voice. 'The highway system is unbelievable, and they're about to spend billions more to improve it.' But 'capitalism has nothing to do with this, does it?' Tuomi asked jokingly.
" 'In a way it does,' the teacher replied seriously. 'Just as feudalism had a place in history, so did capitalism. But its time is past. The American economy owes its strength to three primary factors that have nothing to do with capitalism. First, the United States has immense natural resources. Second, its territory has escaped the devastation of war for nearly a century. Third, America was settled by the bravest and most industrious people of Europe. Americans today are descendants of good stock, and they remain industrious and tough. It would be folly to pretend otherwise.' " (page 271)
The appendices are particularly useful to scholars, and are still invaluable as mines of information for Western intelligence services. Appendix C, for example, "The Practice of Recruiting Americans in the USA and Other Countries" describes how Americans can be duped into espying for a foreign tyranny against freedom in their own country! Appendix D, "Soviet Citizens Engaged in Clandestine Operations Abroad" was particularly damaging for the Soviets, revealing the identity of hundreds of their active spies throughout the world.
Cuban defector
Chapter VII — "Dangerous Little Brothers" exposes the methods of the superb, super secret, and still active Cuban DGI (foreign intelligence).(2) During the 1960s and 70s, Cuban DGI officers (Cuban defector) working in conjunction with the KGB scored spectacular victories against the U.S. because of the aura of revolutionary mystique that appealed to students and professors in the "New Left." There is a narrative human interest story that illustrates the naiveté of a young female Western student who volunteered to work for the Cubans.
Chapter X — "Treasures from the Vault" describes the sordid treason and espionage committed by a depraved U.S. army sergeant, Robert Lee Johnson, who repeatedly sold U.S. and NATO defense plans to the Soviets in the mid-1960s. An interesting observation regarding KGB recruitment of a Johnson accomplice is noted in this chapter, and it's worth quoting at length:
"Contrary to popular supposition, the KGB is not primarily interested in homosexuals because of their presumed susceptibility to blackmail. In its judgment, homosexuality often is accompanied by personality disorders that make the victim potentially unstable and vulnerable to adroit manipulation. It hunts the particular homosexual who, while more or less a functioning member of his society, is nevertheless subconsciously at war with it and himself. Compulsively driven into tortured relations that never gratify, he cannot escape awareness that he is different. Being different, he easily rationalizes that he is not morally bound by the mores, values, and allegiances that unite others in community or society. Moreover, he nurtures a dormant impulse to strike back at the society which he feels has conspired to make him a secret leper. To such a man, treason offers the weapon of retaliation. " (p. 207)
Chapter XI — "The Plot to Destroy Mexico" describes the efforts of the KGB to wreak chaos, overthrow the Mexican government, and convert Mexico into a Soviet satellite south of the U.S. border!
Perhaps the two best chapters of the book (by themselves certainly worth the price of the book) are Chapters II and XII. Chapter II — "Secrets of the Desert" recounts the dramatic story of Vladimir N. Sakharov, an intelligent and sensitive KGB officer stationed in the Middle East, who recognizing the oppression of liberty and the evil falsifications of communism, defected in situ and spied for the West. His information exposed the treasonous espionage ring led by Egyptian communist and KGB agent, Sami Sharaf, and prevented just in time the overthrow of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt. President Sadat and Egypt then bolted from the Soviet camp and joined the side of freedom and the West.
Chapter XII — "The Spy Who Changed His Mind" is the poignant story of KGB Illegal agent Kaarlo R.Tuomi (mentioned previously). Tuomi was arrested as soon as he entered the U.S. and through the patient and gentle treatment of his FBI case officer was turned not only into a double agent, but like Vladimir Sakharov, transformed into a genuine, American hero and patriot.
The book is not only a historic classic of espionage during the Cold War, but an informative thriller. I recommend it to historians, as well as Cold War and espionage aficionados (3), and assign it 5 stars without reservation — and this is almost forty years after its publication! An absolutely outstanding nonfiction classic!
References/Notes
1) KGB: The Secret Work of the Soviet Secret Agents by John Barron. Reader's Digest Press (1974).
2) See Brian Latell's book Castro's Secrets: The CIA and Cuba's Intelligence Machine (2012) and my full review of it posted in Hacienda Publishing.
3) I recommend the following books (which I have given brief descriptions in Hacienda Publishing) continuing the KGB-Cold War espionage saga thread begun with this magnificent book: KGB: The Inside Story Of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev by Christopher Andrew and Oleg Gordievsky (1990); The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archives and the Secret History of the KGB by Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin (1999); The World Was Going Our Way: The KGB and the Battle For the Third World (Newly Revised Secrets from The Mitrokhin Archives) by Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin (2005).
Written by Dr. Miguel Faria
Miguel A. Faria, Jr., M.D. is the author of Cuba in Revolution: Escape from a Lost Paradise (2002).
This article may be cited as: Faria MA. KGB — The Secret Work of the Soviet Secret Agents. HaciendaPublishing.com, December 25, 2012. Available from: https://haciendapublishing.com/kgb–the-secret-work-of-the-soviet-secret-agents/.
Copyright ©2012 Miguel A. Faria, Jr., M.D.
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The 2019 UIL State Mariachi Festival will be held on February 22 & 23 at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, TX.
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Q: Samsung Galaxy A12 not tethering with Ubuntu 20.04 I bought a new Samsung Galaxy A12, and I'm trying to tether my laptop which is running Ubuntu 20.04. The connection is detected on the laptop, but it keeps saying connecting but does not connect.

A: Having the same issue while usb-tethering from my galaxy a12 @ kubuntu 22.04 (pc and laptop)
netstat -i shows some rx-errors on every  phone's response to dhclient's request (here is the basic problem?)
Tempor way is to use adb port forwarding + ssh
ex. (phone, termux - no root):
$ sshd -p 6666
acquire termux-wakelock to not put sshd to sleep
then, (pc, having the phone connected via usb):
$ adb forward tcp:6666 tcp:6666
$ ssh -D 8887 u0_a266@127.0.0.1 -p 6666
before you may to setup pass (termux):
$ passwd
use whoami to find out your uname on termux (ex: u0_a266)
also, you should have been installed (termux):
apt update -y && apt upgrade -y
apt install openssh

and adb (pc)
then setup socks5://127.0.0.1:8887 proxy for apt, chrome, firefox, etc on your pc/laptop
UPD: still not working


I was birding Buttertub Marsh with a friend last Thursday (November 17, 2016). We were scanning the almost empty pond for waterfowl when Leonel noticed 4 Great Fronted Geese hanging out with some Canada Geese at the far side of the pond. It was the first time that I had seen them there.
Here's a picture captured with my Panasonic FZ-200 at maximum zoom. It's cropped as well. You can also see a bird in front just to the right of centre with a neck-band as well. I'll say more on this guy later.
Four Greater White-fronted geese mixed with some Canada Geese at Buttertub Marsh on November 17, 2016.
About and hour and a half later we were just about done and noticed the Canada Geese swimming more in the middle of the pond without the GWFG. It was Leonel's good eyes and my FZ-200 to the rescue a second time. The 4 geese were across the pond on the edge of the pond resting, their coloration blending in well with the background reeds.
I said that I'd come back to that Canada Goose with a neck band in the first picture.
A group from VIU, headed by student Stew Pearce, banded 200 Canada Geese earlier this year and has been following the locations where they have been seen since using information sent in by birders or anyone else interested in helping out. The goal is to learn how the birds move about during the year. You can find out more by going to the VIU Canada Goose Project web-site.
Stew told me recently that geese from the project have been seen and reported from as far away as Portland, Oregon. So, if you happen to see a Canada Goose with a neck band let Stew know using the instructions at the above link.
Our goose's ID was "096P". I checked the web-site and discovered that the most recent sighting was November 6 at Buttertubs Marsh. I'm guessing that this guy is not going South this winter.
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Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has rejoined Greek Super League side Olympiakos after rejecting offers from Europe, the United States and Asia.
The 35-year-old Ivory Coast international made his name at the Piraeus club in the 2005-2006 season before going on to win several major trophies in lengthier spells at Barcelona and Manchester City.
"I am as hungry for success now as I was when I first arrived here many years ago and I cannot wait to help the club win the trophies the great fans of Olympiacos deserve" Toure added.
Toure was released by Manchester City after a limited role last season, bringing an end to eight seasons at the club where he won three Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup.


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Stabbing suspect dead after officer-involved shooting in east Las Vegas
A Las Vegas police sergeant shot and killed a man Wednesday night after she found him stabbing a woman at a southeast valley apartment complex, a Metropolitan Police Department official said.
By	Mike Shoro and Max Michor	/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 8, 2018 - 10:08 pm
Updated August 9, 2018 - 5:24 pm
Las Vegas police investigate an officer-involved shooting near an apartment complex in the 5300 block of East Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Police work the scene near an apartment complex in the 5300 block of East Tropicana Ave. on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. (Mike Shoro/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Multiple people called police just after 9 p.m. to report a man had pinned a woman to the ground and was stabbing her at an apartment complex on the 5300 block of East Tropicana Avenue, west of Boulder Highway, Metro Capt. Kelly McMahill said.
A lone sergeant responded to the call and found the man stabbing the woman outside in the complex, McMahill said. When the sergeant ordered the man to get off the woman, he stood up and walked toward the sergeant with a knife in his hand.
The sergeant ordered the man to drop the knife several times, but he charged at her. She fired two shots at the man, striking him both times.
Both the man and woman were taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. The man died at the hospital, but the woman who was stabbed is in stable condition, McMahill said.
Four children were inside the home the couple shared when the stabbing took place, but none was injured. The sergeant who shot the man was unhurt.
This is the 14th officer-involved shooting Metro has investigated this year. Per department policy, police will identify the sergeant who shot the man within 48 hours.
Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter. Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0365. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.
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Battersea Power Station- a tragi-comedy of errors
Posted on November 12, 2010 by BabyLonDon
here today...
Battersea Power Station- a tragi-comedy of errors.
by our theatre critic BabyLonDon
Last night's Wandsworth Borough Council Planning Committee meeting to approve the demolition of the Victorian Battersea Pumping Station and the demolition (and supposed replacement) of the iconic power station chimneys was the best show in town- Dickens in modern dress that occasionally lapsed into panto. The farce played to a packed house – with the corridors full of (vested?) interested parties straining to hear the proceedings over the PA.
The rather predictable plot- a variation on the turkeys voting for Christmas story -had a committee clearly determined to vote in favour spending three hours going through the massive planning application with just one dissenting voice of reason, played by a rather hammy councillor Tony Belton, pointing out the blindingly obvious flaws and unfeasibility of the scheme.
The real drama and humour lay in the fact that the committee seemed oblivious to the subplot- that the developers, REO (Treasury Holdings UK), are massively in "toxic" debt and in effect owned by the Irish tax payers via NAMA and will do nothing but continue to demolish what little is left on the site and then "flip it"- selling it on as an empty brown field site for river front luxury development.
REO were unlucky that when the music of the property boom stopped they were left without a chair, but lucky enough to have their biggest non-Irish asset located in Wandsworth, infamous for having allowed the power station to fall into its current state of near dilapidation and for waving through truly hideous and desolate riverside developments.
There was something distasteful in the pathos of the affable officer's naive presentation of the nonsensical scheme as from the public gallery hard nosed and cash hungry developers salivated at the easy meal they were shortly to enjoy.
There were comic moments as the "power dressed" committee members seemed to be made up of people who were in thrall to the promised dream of capitalism but had no clue about business. They dismissed the very real credibility gaps in the developers "vision", enthusiastically hanging the whole wobbly edifice on the "promise" that these mega debtors (or at least Irish toxic debt vehicle NAMA) would stump up over 200 million pounds for the Northern Line Extension, or as it is known locally the "Ghost train to nowhere". Even if this phantom train ride were real it would not happen for years even if it all went to plan… it was an evening of "even ifs".
One comedic highlight was the officer's report on the stringent "conditions" the council had negotiated with the Developers.
REO could take down the chimneys but must replace within 7 years.
REO could remove the embarrassing sight of the wharf cranes they are letting rot and could "restore" them inside the hulk of the rotting power station.
REO could first develop a slither of land on the north west river front. Happily the piece of land with most instant resale value, being the furthest from the smelly and polluting waste transfer facility on the north east water edge of the site and the cluster of huge gas holders on the south west edge, deemed by the HSE to be enough of a potential danger to society they recommended the scheme was rejected. This danger of an inferno seemed not to trouble the committee who dismissed the HSE's concerns. One councillor mocked it as health and safety gone mad as residents of the later phases of the development nearer the potential blast would have chosen to buy their luxury flats aware of the risk.
They also swallowed, uncritically, the completely spurious argument for knocking down the grade II listed Victorian pumping station on the grounds it was a "community benefit" in order to "save" the power station apparently achieved by destroying its architectural value by knocking windows all along its sides and turning it into a shopping mall with luxury flats.
All of the responsibilities and commitments of REO were locked into phases of the development projected way into the future. As REO have no real intention, or means, to "deliver" these planning pipe dreams they were in effect getting off Scot free. The only thing the planning committee's decisions would guarantee were the demolitions.
The press has been full of the glossy artists impressions of this bright new future but actually it is a dark day for most Battersea residents as this scheme will deliver nothing but another decade of planning blight. A bleak future without two of the regions most precious and best loved buildings.
The optimists had to accept that even if the Power Station were to survive this scheme it could not actually be seen from anywhere in the borough once surrounded by the 15+ storey buildings REO planned.
Given the power station is Wandsworth Borough council's logo it was indeed a turkey landslide vote for every day being christmas.
BabyLonDon's Final Verdict: Funny but sad. Not an "An absolute triumph"
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