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For even the most skilled hackers, it can take at least an hour to write a script to exploit a software vulnerability and infiltrate their target. Soon, a machine may be able to do it in mere seconds.
When OpenAI last week released its ChatGPT tool, allowing users to interact with an artificial intelligence chatbot, computer security researcher Brendan Dolan-Gavitt wondered whether he could instruct it to write malicious code. So, he asked the model to solve a simple capture-the-flag challenge.
The result was nearly remarkable. ChatGPT correctly recognized that the code contained a buffer overflow vulnerability and wrote a piece of code exploiting the flaw. If not for a minor error — the number of characters in the input — the model would have solved the problem perfectly.
ChatGPT exploits a buffer overflow pic.twitter.com/mjnFaP233h
— Brendan Dolan-Gavitt (@moyix) November 30, 2022
The challenge Dolan-Gavitt presented ChatGPT was a basic one — one he would present to students toward the beginning of a vulnerability analysis course — and the fact that it failed doesn't inspire confidence in the ability of large language models, which provide the basis for AI bots to respond to human inquiries, to write quality code. But after spotting the error, Dolan-Gavitt prompted the model to re-examine the answer, and, this time, ChatGPT got it right.
For now, ChatGPT is far from perfect in writing code and illustrates many of the shortcomings in relying on AI tools to write code. But as these models grow more sophisticated, they are likely to play an increasingly important role in writing malicious code.
"Code is very much a dual use technology," said Dolan-Gavitt, an assistant professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at New York University. "Almost everything that a piece of malware does is something that a legitimate piece of software would also do."
"If not ChatGPT, then a model in the next couple years will be able to write code for real world software vulnerabilities," he added.
Since OpenAI released it, ChatGPT has astounded users, writing short college essays, cover letters, admissions essays, and a weirdly passable Seinfeld scene in which Jerry needs to learn the bubble sort algorithm.
ChatGPT does not represent a revolution in machine learning as such but in how users interact with it. Previous versions of OpenAI's large language models require users to prompt the model with an input. ChatGPT, which relies on a tuned version of GPT-3.5, OpenAI's flagship large language model, makes it far easier to interact with that model by making it possible to carry on a conversation with a highly trained AI.
Large language models such as OpenAI's rely on huge bodies of data scraped from the internet and books — GPT-3, for example, trained a body of nearly 500 billion so-called tokens — and then use statistical tools to predict the most likely ways to complete queries or answer questions. That data includes a vast amount of computer code — what OpenAI describes as "tens of millions of public repositories" — from sites like StackExchange and GitHub forums, giving the model the ability to imitate the skills of highly trained programmers.
From a cybersecurity perspective, the risks posed by LLMs are double-edged. On the one hand, these models can produce malicious code; on the other, they are prone to error and risk inserting vulnerable code. OpenAI appears aware of both sides of this risk.
In a paper examining the company's code-writing model known as Codex, which powers GitHub's Co-Pilot assistant, OpenAI researchers observed that the model "can produce vulnerable or misaligned code" and that while "future code generation models may be able to be trained to produce more secure code than the average developer," getting there "is far from certain."
The researchers added that while Codex, which is descended from the same model as ChatGPT, could be "misused to aid cybercrime," the model's current capabilities "do not materially lower the barrier to entry for malware development." That trade-off may change, however, as models advance, and in a tweet over the weekend, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cited cybersecurity as one of the principal risks of a "dangerously strong AI."
OpenAI did not respond to questions about how it is addressing cybersecurity concerns with ChatGPT, nor what Altman had in mind regarding the future cybersecurity risks posed by AI.
Since ChatGPT's release, researchers and programmers have been posting slack-jawed examples of the model turning out quality code, but upon closer inspection — as in the example of Dolan-Gavitt's buffer overflow — ChatGPT's code will sometimes contain errors.
"I think it's really good at coming up with stuff that's 95% correct," said Stephen Tong, a security researcher and founder of the cybersecurity firm Zellic. "You know how there are people who don't know how to code but just copy-paste from Stack Overflow, and it just sort of works? It's kind of like that."
Bad code written by AI assistants represents one of the major risks of the move toward LLMs in software development. The code base on which AI assistants are trained contain some (often difficult to determine) number of errors, and in being trained on that body of work, LLMs risk replicating these errors and inserting them into widely deployed code.
In one study of the security performance of Copilot — which OpenAI technology powers — the model performed dismally. In that study, researchers prompted Copilot with 89 security-relevant scenarios, producing nearly 1,700 programs. Some 40% of them were vulnerable.
That code may be on par with what a human would produce. "Is the code any worse than what a first-year software engineering intern? Probably not," said Hammond Pearce, an NYU computer science professor who co-authored the study with Dolan-Gavitt and others.
That means programmers should be skeptical of code produced by an AI assistant, whose errors could be readily exploited by attackers.
Less than a week after ChatGPT was introduced, the tool has grown immediately popular among programmers but is producing such error-prone code that it has been banned on Stack Overflow, a Q&A forum for programmers. "While the answers which ChatGPT produces have a high rate of being incorrect, they typically look like they might be good and the answers are very easy to produce," the moderators — and the emphases here are theirs — wrote in announcing the decision.
So, could LLMs then be used to write malicious code that exploits already existing vulnerabilities?
Because of their reliance on existing data to answer prompts, cybersecurity researchers are skeptical for now that large language models will be used to write innovative malicious code. "Writing exploits, especially modern exploits, requires the invention and use of new techniques," said Matt Suiche, a director for memory, incident response, and R&D at Magnet Forensics. "This isn't something that AI can do yet."
Cognizant of the risk that ChatGPT could be used to write exploits, OpenAI has put in place some guardrails around using the tool to write malware. Asked to write a zero-click remote code execution exploit for Apple's iPhone — code that would fetch huge sums on the black market and could be used to carry out invasive surveillance — ChatGPT informs the user that "creating or using exploits is illegal and can cause harm to individuals and systems, so it is not something that I can assist with."
But these restrictions are imperfect. The functions of a malicious piece of software — making network connections or encrypting the contents of a file, for example — are ones that legitimate software does as well. Differentiating between legitimate and malicious software is often a matter of intent, and that makes LLMs vulnerable to misuse.
Benjamin Tan, a computer scientist at the University of Calgary, said he was able to bypass some of ChatGPT's safeguards by asking the model to produce software piece by piece that, when assembled, might be put to malicious use. "It doesn't know that when you put it all together it's doing something that it shouldn't be doing," Tan said.
Even if LLMs can't write their own exploits for now, they could be used to tweak existing malware and create variants. The creation of variants might be used to bypass signature analysis or be used to imitate the code-writing style of another attacker, making it more difficult to attribute attacks, Pearce said.
As large language models proliferate, it's reasonable to think that they will play a role in exploit development. For now, it's probably cheaper or easier for attackers to write their own exploits, but as defenses improve and the cost of LLMs decrease, there's good reason to believe that tools like ChatGPT will play a key role in exploit development.
Part of Tan's research involves tuning publicly available models, and "if you had a sufficient set of samples then you could train these things to spit out malware," he says. "It just depends on finding the training data."
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Q: Nginx/Unicorn/Rails connection timed out I am having a Rails app run with Nginx/Unicorn.
Link to my nginx.conf and unicorn.rb
I am deploying via capistrano and initially the app working great. However, after a while (i.e ~ 10-20 minutes) having no request, then an incoming request will meet problem. (return error 500 something went wrong page).
Rails production.log show that it received request, but I didn't do anything else:
I, [2015-01-29T13:12:03.725959 #24176]  INFO -- : Started GET "/" for xxx.18.170.101 at 2015-01-29 13:12:03 +0000

nginx's access.log
xxx.18.170.101 - - [29/Jan/2015:13:14:33 +0000] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 504 1477 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.91 Safari/537.36"

nginx' error.log
2015/01/29 13:14:33 [error] 23786#0: *20 upstream timed out (110: Connection timed out) while reading response header from upstream, client: xxx.18.170.101, server: , request: "GET / HTTP/1.1", upstream: "http://unix:/tmp/unicorn.my_app.sock/", host: "my_server"

unicorn's error.log show that it's timeout and kill the worker
D, [2015-01-29T13:01:45.386741 #22987] DEBUG -- : waiting 121.0s after suspend/hibernation
E, [2015-01-29T13:16:04.784404 #22987] ERROR -- : worker=0 PID:24176 timeout (241s > 240s), killing
E, [2015-01-29T13:16:04.794715 #22987] ERROR -- : reaped #<Process::Status: pid 24176 SIGKILL (signal 9)> worker=0
I, [2015-01-29T13:16:05.797775 #24377]  INFO -- : worker=0 spawned pid=24377
I, [2015-01-29T13:16:05.827508 #24377]  INFO -- : worker=0 ready

The strange is, after making few request, it will work back again:
The normal production.log
I, [2015-01-29T13:34:39.054539 #24666]  INFO -- : Started GET "/" for xx.18.170.101 at 2015-01-29 13:34:39 +0000
I, [2015-01-29T13:34:39.122488 #24666]  INFO -- : Processing by ProductsController#index as HTML
....

And then if having no request for a while, the error will happen again.
Looking at timestamps and the difference between production.log of a success request and error request, I think there isn't any problem with nginx, unicorn setup. However, normally when a request come to the rails app, it will be processed processing by ...Controller but after a while without request, the next request was stuck somewhere.
Any advice how to fix, or how debug this problem?
I tried strace but the result is hard to figure out.
The most consuming time is:
[pid 12649] 06:34:02 select(8, [7], NULL, NULL, {44, 88867}) = 0 (Timeout) <44.105805>

A: I'm not 100% sure about this answer, but I can't leave comments yet. So I can't tell you exactly why your request is taking so long but the important error message is the one where your unicorn worker is getting killed.
From your unicorn.rb: timeout 240
From your unicorn_error.log:
ERROR -- : worker=0 PID:24176 timeout (241s > 240s), killing

So that request is taking longer than 240 seconds. Try increasing your unicorn timeout so that the request can go through and then view your log files for what is taking so long. You are right about unicorn not being the problem because unless you are doing something you and the user expects to take a long time you shouldn't be taking +240s.

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And laid free passports down."
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Cutting my own hair in front of the mirror.
The ghost of F Scott Fitzgerald appears.
He muses aloud by way of commentary: "After cutting his own hair, Heelers knew his mind would never romp again like the mind of God."
"Shut up F Scott," I retort, "I'm not in the mood."
I sounded a bit like Cartman from the opprobrious television cartoon Southpark.
ireland's second greatest ever poet in love
WB Yeats looked into the lambent eyes of Maud Gonne.
He groped desperately for a chat up line that might work.
"Many loved you," he breathed, "with love both false and true. But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you."
"Oh goody," cried Maud Gonne clapping her hands. "Who is he?"
young heelers
The dulcet winter of 1981.
The day after my granny's funeral.
On the quad of Newbridge College a kid called Brian Collins beetles up to the kid who would later become Ireland's greatest living poet.
"I'm sorry about your grandmother," says Brian Collins.
"Why?" sez me. "Did you kill her?"
the amanda knox family xmas funtime revels special
"Oh mercy no. Amanda pleeeeeeeeeeese. No. Help. Oh mercy. Please. Oh why meeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Amaaaannda. Noooooooooooo. Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Etc etc."
heeler the peelers fashion tips for the modern girl
A cursed and infernal device spawned from the darkest pit of hell is the bobble hat.
the super soaraway phone tapping police bribing politician subverting naked lady publishing jimmy savile slandering rupert murdock owned sun newspaper's campaign against cyber bullying
The Sun Newspaper, has no credibility for its self styled campaign against internet bullying. The Sun Newspaper is the most arbitrarily bigotedly bullyingly virulent casually slanderous destroyer of people and people's reputations in Western Europe. The Sun Newspaper, like the Irish Independent and the Daily Mail who are engaged in similar self promoting corporate image anti campaigns,is running its anti internet bullying campaign merely because it wishes to promote censorship of the internet whose untramelled freedom of speech it regards as a threat to its own business model.
Footnote: If any gentle readers agree with me on these matters and wish to withdraw their consent from what the Sun and the other morally and financially bankrupt media groups have been doing to Jimmy Savile et al, you should stop allowing Rupert Murdock to take monthly deductions from your bank accounts to pay Sky Television's worthless subscription fees. Cancel your subscriptions to Rupert Murdock's Sky Channel. That'll get their attention. They'll feel that. Everything else is just talk.
Driving through the maelstrom of an Irish winter. My little car careening along the winding roads of the west. I am heading to the country house of an English lawyer friend whose name is Fortescue Smythe. Rain and wind and desolation. Blackest night. My thoughts match the mood of the elements. Here's what I'm thinking. Could I have been wrong? To defend Jimmy Savile? What if I was defending the indefensible? What if Rupert Murdock's Sun newspaper and the bankrupt Daily Mirror and the viewerless ITV and the bankrupt hind tit Me Too criminally owned Irish newspapers, what if they had all been right to try to ruin him from beyond the grave by paying dubious characters of low morals to impugn his integrity? What if they were right to vitiate his life and life's work and his family's dignity in a media show trial conducted by scoundrels? What if they were right and I was wrong? My car rounded a bend. There was another car in the middle of the road on its roof. Three men stood around the car frantically manipulating it. It was the oddest thing. Suddenly I was in a different universe. The rain still poured down. The elements howled. But I was in a new reality. I couldn't see any blood or anybody injured in the car. Very quickly something in the attitude of the three men caused me to frown. They were waving me on. And I knew. The men were hoodlums. I registered that almost immediately. I slowed and locked my door. I was taking in as much as I could and thinking about my options. The three men kept gesturing at me to drive on. They manually swung the car with its roof as an axle so that its bonnet no longer even partially blocked my passage. I drove through without a backward glance. About two minutes later I was at Fortescue's house. He was on the phone when I knocked. "My wife," he explained. "She's in Bolivia. Make yourself comfortable." "I need to use your phone." "You what?" "There's an accident about half a kilometre up the road. I need to call the cops." "Anybody hurt?" "I didn't see anyone hurt. There were three men there. One vehicle. A car. On its roof. I thought the men were gangsters." "Then leave it." "You know I can't do that." The Brit sighed. "I'm on the phone to my wife... She's in Bolivia," he repeated earnestly. "Have you got a mobile?" sez me. He pointed to it and I rang the cops. And that was that. The three men and their crashed car passed from my reality. The universe returned to what passes for normal down my way. When Fortescue finished on the phone to his wife, he served up a repast and we talked about old times. Nothing else happened of note that evening except the following inconsequential piece of conversation with mein host. "Heelers," he said, "can you keep a secret?" "Yes," I told him. "I'd need your word of honour," quoth he. "My yes means yes and my no means no," sez me. "I'd need your word of honour that you wouldn't write about this on The Heelers Diaries," insisted Fortescue. "Well if I say I won't do it, I won't do it," I answered. Fortescue took a breath. He seemed to be measuring his every word and thought. "You may have made a good call about Jimmy Savile," he said slowly and meditatively. "I had a visitor at my office in London last week. It was one of my clients. A woman. From a troubled background. Not entirely stable. She wouldn't be much good in the witness box. She'd been a pupil at that school for troubled teenagers where some of the women who are accusing Jimmy Savile of molestation were students. She knows them. She says she doesn't believe it's true. She remembers him coming to the school and she maintains there were never even the slightest rumours of misbehaviour afterwards. Everyone was just delighted to see him. Each and every time he visited. She says one of the girls wasn't even there during the years Jimmy Savile visited. She also says she thinks they've been planning this since 2007. And she says that the newspapers are now ringing her continuously asking her to make statements against Jimmy Savile but she doesn't want to have anything to do with it. What do you make of that?" "Fortescue," I cried. "Heelers," said he. "You can't ask me not to publish this," I pleaded earnestly. "You would be betraying my trust and losing my friendship," said he. "But Fortescue. A man is being destroyed. Before the eyes of the world. For no other reason than the profit motive of scoundrels. Think of his family and his relatives. We have an opportunity to do something about it. You couldn't expect me to keep silent. You couldn't." "No." "Think of our duty Fortescue. You and me. Our duty to the truth." "Heelers, you gave me your word." "You thought I was serious about that?"
an open letter to savita's husband
Official statistics for deaths in childbirth. Ireland: Six women die in childbirth out of every 100,000 who give birth.
England: (The abortion capital of Europe) Twelve women die out of every 100,000 who give birth.
India: (The abortion and suttee capital of the world) Two hundred women die out of every 100,000 who give birth. This is an official Indian government statistic. The real figure will be higher. There are no current figures available for the exact number of women annually compelled to commit suicide by suttee in India, ie by throwing themselves onto their husbands' funeral pyres.
Footnote: The anti Catholic atheistic abortionist Marxian champagne socialist millionaire with a second house in the west of Ireland styling himself Fintan O'Toole, and writing in the anti Catholic atheistic abortionist Marxian champagne socialist bankrupt because its commie staff are all millionaires Irish Times, this week claims that no independent expert accepts the above figures showing Ireland as the safest country on earth for women to give birth. The figures were compiled by the pro abortion subsidiary of the United Nations, which calls itself the World Health Organisation. They are abortionists' figures. It is ironic that Fintan O'Toole would even imply that he himself is an independent anything. Tellingly he uses the phrase I use in regard to India to describe the figures from Ireland, to wit: "The real figure will be higher." Been reading the Heelers Diaries again, eh Marxian scum? I mean Fintan. (Always getting those names mixed up.)
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An Open Letter to the editors and staff of the atheistic abortionist Bolshevick anti Catholic Irish Times and the atheistic abortionist Tony O'Reilly Denis O'Brien worhsipping anti Catholic Irish Independent newspapers. *** Dear Sirs and Madams. There is not one reference to Savita in today's editions of the anti Catholic Irish Times and the anti Catholic Irish Independent. You have over the past three weeks accused me and my church and my country non stop of murdering Savita through our prohibition on abortion. You didn't miss a day. Why on earth have you stopped now? She's still dead. Is it because people have recognised your hijacking of Savita to further your own anti Catholic pro abortion agendas as something crass, vile and invidious? Is it because your negligible readerships have collapsed still further everyday you jeered your lies into the public record? Is it because you're just the teensiest weensiest bit ashamed of using Savita's death for the promotion of your own bigotries? Is it because your false accusations have exposed you as the champions of the murder of unborn children? You miserable Satanic scum. Thank you for your time. James Healy
the madness of king heelers
(CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD)
Coffee with my feminist cousin Pauline in the White Water Centre.
"I was reading some of my poems at a recital last week?" prattleth she brightly.
The noble Heelers cast her a look of some asperity.
"There was a poetry recital and I wasn't informed?" I intoned coldly.
"It was by invitation only," quoth she.
"And who was invited?" sez me still cold as ice.
"Well Brigadier Berrigan read after me," quoth she.
I nodded bitterly.
"After reciting poems with the Brigadier she knew her mind would never romp again like the mind of God," I pronounced with just a smidge of sarcasm.
"He was very good actually," said Pauline.
"Who? The Brigadier or God? Oh right. You don't believe in God."
"Jamessss."
"And what God or lesser god was responsible for sending out the invites to this gathering of geniuses?"
"It was Trudie O'Brolchain."
Trudie O'Brolchain.
Nymph in thy orisons be all my sins remembered.
What could she have against me?
Oh I may have called her a fish wife in the streets back in the 1980's during the hugger mugger of an impromptu debate about the political situation in the Philippines.
(Hint: I was supporting the Marcos regime.)
And decades later I may have casually libelled her Third World charity group on this website by suggesting it was more like a travel agency providing Summer hols for its volunteers.
But aside from that what could she have against me?
The enigmas endure.
Pauline was examining the little vein on my forehead which was pulsing Dirty Harryishly.
"You've got a tick there," she said. "And James you've got to be realistic. Maisie Baines is never going to invite you to a poetry reading. And er. I wouldn't hold out for any invites from the Brigadier either if I were you."
"I suppose you're right," quoth me. "If I coughed up a Nobel Prize, those people wouldn't invite me to their poetry readings."
"Have you won the Nobel Prize?" enquired Pauline.
"Not recently," sez me drily.
"Oh by the way," sez she, "if you're reading Brian Byrne's blog, look out for an interview with me about my work."
Brian Byrne.
Another nymph.
More orisons.
Ughhh.
So many orisons so little time.
His most recent orison was outing me on his absolute arse of a blog for casually libelling Trudie O'Brolchain's charity.
Back to the present.
So Pauline has just been interviewed on Scrotie McBoogerballs' blog about her life and work.
Ireland's greatest living poet stared furiously (nay jealously) at his feminist cousin.
"You," I thundered. "You. You. You go now."
And she went.


Remember that old, short, fat guy with big ears? His name was Angelo.
An experienced diplomat, a veteran of ecumenical dialogue, and a gifted pastor and bishop, John XXIII brought a wealth of experience to the office of pope. Blessed with a sense of humor and innate humility, he managed to escape the Achilles heel of all Catholics – conflating the hierarchy with the church.
Three months after assuming his office, Pope John caught Vatican bureaucrats off guard by casually announcing his intention to convene an ecumenical council. Curial officers, long accustomed to running things, prepared documents simply reiterating tired old "truths" in the moribund language of ecclesial texts. Entrenched bishops were poised to condemn a whole new syllabus of modern errors.
The pope hardly spoke during the opening sessions of the Council. He made one crucial intervention. After the first previously prepared document was rejected by a narrow majority, but not enough to table it definitively, John directed that it be returned for complete revision. That empowered the assembled bishops to set aside the entire set of draft documents and start from scratch.
Now, more than ever, certainly more than in the past centuries, our intention is to serve people as such and not only Catholics; to defend above all and everywhere the rights of the human person and not only those of the Catholic Church; it is not the Gospel that changes; it is we who begin to understand it better…. The moment has arrived when we must recognize the signs of the times, seize the opportunity, and look far beyond.
Sound vaguely familiar? As we approach Pentecost this Sunday we do well to remember that this isn't the pope's church, it is God's! For all who would conflate hierarchy with church, the best we could do would be to get out of the way of the Holy Spirit. We should all be starting more fires!
Saint John XXIII died on this day in 1963.
I am indebted once again to Robert Ellsberg, All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses For Our Times. Crossroads, 1999. p 243-4.
Humor is from James Martin, SJ and more may be enjoyed [here].
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Droitwich Lions Club supports young carers in Worcestershire
Kind-hearted club and regular supporters of YSS (Your Support Service), Droitwich Lions, recently donated more than £100 to support young carers in Worcestershire.
The Rotary Club held a charity concert in November featuring performances from local band, RMA, and Black Country poet, David Bartley. The evening took place at the Droitwich Working Men's Club and raised a fantastic £150 through ticket sales and a fundraising raffle.
Earlier this month Andy, a member of the club, visited YSS Head Office to deliver the cheque in person to Worcestershire Young Carers keyworker David King and Senior Project Coordinator Jon Cawdron.
Jon said: "We'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone at the Droitwich Lions for raising a whopping £150 to support our work with young carers. Their support means we are able to continue to provide a wide variety of clubs and activities throughout the year for young carers to enjoy. We are extremely grateful for the club's continued support and thank them for their fantastic generosity."
Worcestershire Young Carers currently supports more than 450 young people aged seven to 25 with a caring role at home.
As well as assessment and signposting, the service regularly delivers clubs and trips for young carers to enjoy, ranging from horse riding and fishing to ice skating and visiting the theatre. These activities are vital in giving young carers the chance to have some fun and take a break from their caring responsibilities.
To find out more about how you can support young carers in the county, or how you can receive support if you are, or know someone who is, a young carer, please click here.
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Worcestershire Young Carers speak out for Young Carers Awareness Day
As part of Young Carers Awareness Day on 30th January, which raises awareness of the challenges faced by young carers and campaigns for greater support for them, Worcestershire Young Carers (WYC) have been speaking out about what being a young carer is like for them.
A busy weekend for Worcestershire Young Carers
A group of Worcestershire Young Carers has returned from a busy residential weekend, organised by The Children's Society.
New YSS Chrysalis+ Service for Herefordshire
YSS has received £10,000 funding from the Tampon Tax fund, to support young women and girls in Herefordshire who are at risk of criminal exploitation and those who are leaving care.
Self referral route for safer roads service
Our safer roads service, #MORSE is now accepting self referrals. The service, which launched in September 2019, aims to reduce the number of road traffic offences being committed on the roads throughout West Mercia.
Could you become a Family Support Volunteer?
Shropshire Targeted Early Help, our fantastic service that provides early help support for children, young people and their families, is seeking Family Support Volunteers.
Christmas in full swing for Worcestershire Young Carers
YSS Worcestershire Young Carers have been enjoying the Christmas festivities with a Christmas party and ice skating topping off a busy couple of weeks.
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We're delighted that the YSS Christmas newsletter has now been released, giving an update on our work and events for the period June to December 2019.
Criminal Justice Fair leads to new recruits
On 26th November 2019, Volunteer Co-ordinator, Laura Evans and Appropriate Adult Administrator, Lia Palios-Hayden, attended the Criminal Justice Volunteer Fair organised by the University of Worcester.
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We recently welcomed the High Sheriff of Herefordshire, James Hervey-Bathurst CBE DL, to showcase YSS and the No Wrong Door project in Hereford, where YSS staff are based.
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3 THOUGHTS FROM COACH – 18.1.20
WEST SEMIFINAL GAME PREVIEW: CGY @ SD
Features,
It's certainly familiar territory.
At least at first glance.
For the fourth time in the past five years, the Roughnecks are locked in as the West Division's third seed for the post-season dance.
But this time around, things are a bit different.
For one, the playoff structure has changed – the No. 2 and 3 seeds still play in the opening round, but now so do the No. 1 and newly added No. 4 seed.
More importantly though, the on-floor product has changed as well.
"The team changes every year," said head coach Curt Malawsky prior to a bye-week practice last Saturday. "We don't look in the rear-view mirror; we look out the windshield. We've said that from Day 1. We don't put a lot into last season. We're a whole different group of guys. Guys are playing different roles; we're a year older, and we've got great rookies.
"It's all about this year. Last season doesn't have any bearing on us at all."
This year's first-round adversary – the expansion San Diego Seals (May 6, 8:30 p.m.) won the season series with the Roughnecks 2-1 thank to victories on Jan. 18 (15-9) and March 30 (16-9).
The Riggers were unable to score double-digits through all three matchups with San Diego, including their victory on Dec. 28 (9-5).
"They're a really opportunistic team," said Riggers team captain Dan MacRae. "If you make a small mistake, they'll expose you. They've got a lot of big guns up front, a lot of athletes on their back end, and Frank Scigliano has been having an MVP-calibre season as far as I'm concerned.
"They've been playing really well, but they've had a couple of injuries as of late. What we're going to be doing to prepare is focusing on their big threats out the front door, how to pick apart their defence, and finding some ways to catch some net on big Frank there."
The Roughnecks have high post-season hopes, coming into the opening round on a three-game winning streak. With 40 goals through the trio of tilts, the Riggers are looking to keep their offensive momentum rolling.
"We've been a little streaky," said star forward Curtis Dickson. "I think we found our consistency at the end of the year, which is obviously the most important time to figure that out.
"That momentum is something we're looking to carry into the playoffs.
"We've been playing playoff lacrosse since game nine or 10. We know when you get to the playoffs, you can't have an off night.
"With the one-and-done format through the first two rounds, if you take a night off, you're going home."


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Battle Of The Solo Projects: Lauren Jauregui Vs. Dinah Jane
By Oceanup Staff on October 27, 2017
The ladies of Fifth Harmony have finally heard each others' solo releases after being left in the dark like a typical fan would be. Lauren Jauregui laid down vocals on "In Your Phone" for Ty Dolla $ign's new album and Dinah Jane rounded out RedOne's star-studded "Boom Boom" with Daddy Yankee and French Montana.
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Dinah Jane Hansen Shoot Her First Solo Music Video In Morocco With French Montana
By Oceanup Staff on April 14, 2017
Another day, another Fifth Harmony solo project. This time, it's Dinah Jane Hansen who's globe-trotting just like Normani Kordei. The girl group is hot off its trip to Asia and Dinah headed out to Morocco for her latest project. Joined by French Montana and producer RedOne, Dinah was shooting a music video for her song "U Here Tonight."
Dinah and a whole team spent a couple of days in the African nation, using the country's beautiful cityscape as a backdrop for the visual. The project looks ambitious and Dinah's been seen in a couple of different looks while the shoot's been taking place.
See Dinah on set for the shoot below.
(Photo credit: Dinah Jane Hansen Instagram account)
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Dinah Jane Hansen's Latest Solo Project With French Montana And Fetty Wap Leaks
By Oceanup Staff on February 28, 2017
Dinah Jane Hansen is trying her hand at another solo effort. This time, Dinah Jane is joining some big names on a track from RedOne, the producer behind tracks from Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and Lady Gaga. Dinah Jane reunites with Fetty Wap on the song along with French Montana.
"U Here Tonight" sounds like it really wants to be a banger perfect for the club or the gym. With some snappy snares and bouncy bass, the track features Dinah Jane on vocals with Fetty Wap on the hook. It's hard to tell based on the leak's quality whether the track is hot or a hot mess.
Listen to the new track below and decide whether or not it has legs.
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Lady Gaga's Producer RedOne Reveals Details About Gaga's New Music
By Oceanup Staff on July 8, 2016
Lady Gaga's longtime collaborator RedOne did an interview with PEOPLE magazine in which he discussed the work he's been doing with the Mother Monster lately. RedOne, who helped with the songwriting and production on songs like "Just Dance," "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance," said that he's recorded eight unreleased songs with Gaga.
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(iv) representing the work of another person as the student's own work
(v) misrepresenting, falsifying, misstating or fabricating data, results or information used for the purposes of assessment
(vi) otherwise breaching the University's policy on academic integrity (C/5.3).
(b) Deliberately, recklessly or negligently engaging in research practices which do not comply with standards for research specified in the QUT Code for responsible conduct of research (D/2.6) or otherwise failing to meet standards of academic integrity in the conduct of research.
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(k) Using the University's ICT resources in a manner which is inconsistent with the University's policy on Acceptable use of information and communications technology resources (F/1.11).
(l) Using the University's library, computer laboratories or other learning support resources and facilities in a manner which is inconsistent with any condition or use notified to students for use of the facility or resource.
(m) Using the University's name, logo, trade mark, seal or other symbol without permission of the Vice-President (Administration) and University Registrar.
(n) Using any other name, logo, trade mark, seal or symbol which so closely resembles the University's as to be likely to deceive.
(o) Disobeying a reasonable direction issued (whether orally or in writing) by a University officer to promote the good order and management of the University.
(p) Breaching any laws of the Commonwealth or the State of Queensland in connection with any University activity, including the criminal law and laws relating to copyright, discrimination, harassment, and defamation.
(q) Breaching policies and procedures of the University which apply to students, including but not limited to policies relating to conduct on University land, use of University sites, discrimination, copyright and intellectual property, and health, safety and environment.
(r) Discriminating against, sexually harassing, or sexually assaulting, another person on a University site or in circumstances connected in any way with University activities.
(s) Publishing material which is abusive, offensive, vilifying, harassing, or discriminatory about another student, or an officer of the University, in any forum or medium, including digital media or communication technologies.
A student whose conduct falls below the standards outlined in Student misconduct above (E/2.1.4) will be dealt with in accordance with the Management of student misconduct policy (E/8.1). Formal disciplinary action including the imposition of a range of penalties depending on the seriousness of the breach may be applied.
In the case of occupational trainees, or others to whom this code applies who are not students, the University may terminate their association with QUT or may revoke rights of access to QUT IT resources and other services, facilities or infrastructure.
The University may, to prevent breaches of this Code, issue directions to a student regarding their future behaviour consistent with the requirements of this Code.
QUT supports the right of its students to free expression, including on campus and in QUT online environments. Freedom of expression may be exercised, for instance, by engaging in intellectual inquiry, holding and expressing opinions and beliefs, contributing to public debate, or participating in student associations such as the Student Guild or other student clubs and societies.
In exercising this right, students must act consistently with other obligations set out in this Code, in particular, the obligations to respect others and their human rights. Consequently, freedom of expression is not an absolute right. It does not entail freedom from critique, particularly in regard to academic matters. Freedom of expression may be subject to legal limitations such as defamation and anti-vilification laws, and the University also imposes other reasonable and proportionate limitations to ensure the good order of the University and the wellbeing of other students and of staff. Students must not exercise their rights to freedom of expression in a manner which may reasonably be perceived to harass, vilify, defame, intimidate or infringe upon the rights of others, including others' rights to freedom of expression.
Confidential information means information about QUT students, studies, teaching, research or other lawful University activities, or information provided to a student about the business affairs or clients of an industry partner, which is in the possession of the student or the University or a member of the University's staff and which:
is marked as confidential
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the student knows or ought reasonably to know is confidential
but does not include any information which:
is publicly available through no act or failure to act on the part of the student
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Discrimination, discriminating against and discriminatory each have the following meaning, as the context allows.
Discrimination occurs when a person or a group of people:
is treated less favourably than another person or group because of a particular characteristic or attribute (or because they associate with another person or group with a particular characteristic or attribute) ('direct discrimination'); or
where an unreasonable rule or policy, which applies to everyone has an unfair effect on a person or group, because they have a particular characteristic or attribute ('indirect discrimination').
Protected characteristics or attributes include a person's age, breastfeeding, family responsibilities, gender identity or intersex status, impairment or disability, lawful sexual activity, parental status, political belief or activity, pregnancy, race, relationship or marital status, religious belief or activity, sex, sexuality, social origin, trade union activity, and irrelevant criminal or medical record.
Harassment and harassing refers to uninvited or unreasonable behaviour, whether verbal, physical or online, which causes a person to feel intimidated, offended, or humiliated. If the behaviour is based on one of the protected characteristics or attributes defined above, harassment is a form of discrimination.
Human rights has the meaning set out in the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld). Rights relevant to a student's relationship to the University may include (but are not limited to) the rights of freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief; freedom of expression; peaceful assembly and freedom of association; cultural rights including of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; the right to a fair hearing; and the right to protection of privacy and reputation.
IT resources means any information technology resources or facility provided by the University to assist or support learning and teaching, research, administrative and business activities, and includes:
University computers and computer networks, including wireless networks
information technology communication equipment, software and data
electronic mail and internet services
telecommunications equipment including mobile devices and services
any work area or physical space designated for teaching, study or research, including computer laboratories, technology-equipped classrooms and library study rooms.
Sexual assault is any unwanted or forced sexual act or behaviour without consent. It covers a broad range of sexual activity. Sexual assault occurs when an offender:
without lawful reason indecently assaults a person (eg groping, inappropriate touching of a sexual nature); or
procures a person, without their consent, to commit an act of a sexual nature.
Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance, unwelcome request for sexual favours or other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which makes a person feel offended, humiliated and/or intimidated, where a reasonable person would anticipate that reaction in the circumstances. It includes uninvited physical intimacy such as touching in a sexual way, uninvited sexual propositions, and remarks with sexual connotations. It can also include sexually offensive telephone calls, text messages, graphics, screen savers, posters, social media posts, emails, or such communications via any other electronic media.
Sexual harassment does not have to be deliberate or repeated to be unlawful.
University officer includes the following:
an authorised officer appointed under the Queensland University of Technology Act 1998
the Vice-Chancellor and President
a Deputy Vice-Chancellor or Vice-President
an Executive Dean
a Head of School (or equivalent)
the Vice-President (Administration) and University Registrar
the Director of QUT Library
an officer having responsibility for supervision of a facility such as a branch library, computer laboratory, resource or study area, examination room or laboratory
a unit coordinator
a course coordinator
a member of the teaching staff (including visiting, adjunct, honorary or sessional staff), having responsibility for the conduct of a class, tutorial, lecture or teaching session
a workplace health and safety officer or building warden or similar.
University site means any campus, land or building owned by or under the control of the University.
Refer to Appendix 3 Schedule of Authorities and Delegations (C132, C016).
MOPP A/8.3 Reconciliation statement
MOPP A/8.4 Equal opportunity and diversity
MOPP A/8.7 Cultural diversity and anti-racism
MOPP A/8.8 Gender equity
MOPP A/8.10 Sexual harassment and sexual assault
MOPP C/5.3 Academic Integrity
MOPP E/8.1 Management of student misconduct
MOPP F/1.11 Acceptable use of information and communications technology resources
30.06.20 All Council Revised policy to address Qld Human Rights Act including freedom of expression
21.08.19 All Council Revised policy to address the University's response to Student Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault issues
21.03.17 All Registrar Periodic review – policy simplified and minor revisions only
09.10.13 All Council Policy revised following post-implementation review of E/8.1
New policy (to replace Statute No 2 (Student Discipline) 1999 and former E/2.1 QUT Student Charter)
Last modified: 26-Jun-2020


Even though Halloween is just one day out of the year, there are several events and activities to attend to celebrate all the fright and fun of Halloween. Whether you attend a haunted house or visit the corn maze at a farm on the outskirts of town, Milwaukee personal injury attorneys at Gruber Law Offices, LLC, remind you to consider your safety and look out for certain hazards to prevent a personal injury. It's one thing to wear a ghastly head wound as part of your Halloween costume, but it's another to actually receive a nasty head injury while attending a Halloween festivity.
Depending on where you live, haunted houses may be subject to inspection and are required to follow safety codes before opening to the general public. While it can be assumed that most haunted house operations are safe to navigate, it's important to be on the lookout for certain hazards that could increase your risk of an injury. For example, if you decide to visit the haunted house in your Halloween costume, make sure you have good visibility and your costume won't trip you up. Keep in mind that haunted houses have poor lighting. If you can't see well, ditch the mask and focus on what's around you. Consider walking (not running) through a haunted house with a group of people. Not only will you be safer if you have a difficult navigating, but you can also have an arm to squeeze if you get too scared. If you're with younger children, make sure you or another adult goes with them and makes sure they follow the rules and stay safe.
Often times, hayrides are on the same property as a corn maze. Haunted or not, they can be a great opportunity to enjoy the crisp fall air and a ride with friends. Although hay rides are typically on the back of a large hay wagon, big enough for several passengers, keep in mind that there may not be any sides or safety features. While hay rides travel slowly, it's important to stay seated and make sure your arms and legs are not hanging off the side of the ride.
Corn mazes can be a fun experience, but they can also be a bit disorientating. Whether you are navigating through the maze with a group of adults or as a family with your children, make it a rule for everyone to stick together (particularly with kids). If you want to venture out on your own, use your cellphone to keep in contact with others, in the event if you feel lost. Always follow the paths and never stray off course. Since corn is cut down to create a maze, you may encounter sharp and ragged corn stalks, these can be tripping hazards so watch where you walk and encourage children not to run.
Halloween Injury? Who's to Blame?
Depending on where you go, you may be required to sign a waiver form or there may be disclaimer posted on tickets or before you participate in the event. However, if you sustain a personal injury due to an actor in the haunted house, for example, or slip and fall in a poorly maintained area, the owner of the operation may be at fault and you may have a premise liability case. However, don't assume that your injury will be covered or even considered someone else's fault, therefore, it's always a good idea to make sure you are as safe as you can be and read any and all warnings posted.


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.class Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;
.super Ljava/lang/Object;
.source "PowerManagerService.java"

# interfaces
.implements Landroid/os/IBinder$DeathRecipient;

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/EnclosingClass;
    value = Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService;
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/InnerClass;
    accessFlags = 0x2
    name = "PokeLock"
.end annotation

# instance fields
.field awakeOnSet:Z

.field binder:Landroid/os/IBinder;

.field pokey:I

.field tag:Ljava/lang/String;

.field final synthetic this$0:Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService;

# direct methods
.method constructor <init>(Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService;ILandroid/os/IBinder;Ljava/lang/String;)V
    .locals 2
    .parameter
    .parameter "p"
    .parameter "b"
    .parameter "t"

    .prologue
    .line 1395
    iput-object p1, p0, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService;

    .line 1396
    invoke-direct/range {p0 .. p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    .line 1397
    iput p2, p0, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;->pokey:I

    .line 1398
    iput-object p3, p0, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;->binder:Landroid/os/IBinder;

    .line 1399
    iput-object p4, p0, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;->tag:Ljava/lang/String;

    .line 1401
    const/4 v1, 0x0

    :try_start_0
    invoke-interface {p3, p0, v1}, Landroid/os/IBinder;->linkToDeath(Landroid/os/IBinder$DeathRecipient;I)V
    :try_end_0
    .catch Landroid/os/RemoteException; {:try_start_0 .. :try_end_0} :catch_0

    .line 1405
    :goto_0
    return-void

    .line 1402
    :catch_0
    move-exception v0

    .line 1403
    .local v0, e:Landroid/os/RemoteException;
    invoke-virtual {p0}, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;->binderDied()V

    goto :goto_0
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public binderDied()V
    .locals 4

    .prologue
    .line 1407
    const-string v0, "PowerManagerService"

    const-string v1, "PokeLock : binderDied()"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Slog;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 1408
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService;

    const/4 v1, 0x0

    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;->binder:Landroid/os/IBinder;

    iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService$PokeLock;->tag:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1, v2, v3}, Lcom/android/server/PowerManagerService;->setPokeLock(ILandroid/os/IBinder;Ljava/lang/String;)V

    .line 1409
    return-void
.end method

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Kim Benson – Writer and Educator
Reviews of children's picture books with activities.
Read-aloud Resources
Teaching Children's Literature: It's Critical!
This groundbreaking text offers a fresh perspective on how to implement children's literature into and across the curriculum in ways that are both effective and purposeful. Honed over years of experience and reflection in classroom settings and rich with real examples of teachers implementing critical pedagogy, it invites multiple ways of engaging with literature that extend beyond the genre and elements approach and also addresses potential problems or issues that teachers may confront.
The book is structured around three 'mantras' that build on each other: Enjoy; Dig deeper; Take action. The practical strategies for taking a critical approach focus on issues that impact children's lives, building from students' personal experiences and cultural knowledge to using language to question the everyday world, analyze popular culture and media, understand how power relationships are socially constructed, and consider actions that can be taken to promote social justice. This book teems with pedagogical purpose. It is smart, principled, and useful. Its freshness and currency will resonate with readers and inspire their teaching. (back cover text)
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever
Best-selling children's author and internationally respected literacy expert Mem Fox reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on their ability to learn to read. With passion and humor, Fox speaks of when, where, and why to read aloud and demonstrates how to read aloud to best effect and get the most out of a read-aloud session. She discusses the three secrets of reading, offers guidance on defining and choosing good books, and-for this new edition-includes two new chapters on boy readers and phonics, a foreword, and a list of Twenty Books That Children Love." Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this book is a turn-to classic for educators and parents." (back cover text)
By Jim Trelease – The Read-Aloud Handbook (7th Seventh Edition)
For three decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help children become avid readers by awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. It has also been a staple in schools of education for new teachers. This updated edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research (including the good and bad news on digital learning), The Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers. (back cover text)
Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud
Jim Trelease has created a compilation of stories for all parents! This book is a wonderful collection of folk tales, short stories, and book excerpts to read aloud to children. Before each story, and whenever possible, Trelease provides background information about each story and its author. Its interesting to learn that Beverly Clearly struggled with reading as a youngster and that Roald Dahl was sent to boarding school when he was 8 years old where he felt very unhappy. Trelease writes about a significant time in Roald Dahl's life while attending school on page 299:
"At last there came a ray of hope. One Saturday morning the boys were marched to the assembly hall. The masters departed for the local pubs and in walked Mrs. O'Connor, a neighbourhood woman hired to babysit the boys for two and a half hours. Instead of babysitting, Mrs. O'Connor chose to read, talk about, and bring to life the best of English literature. Her enthusiasm and love for books were so contagious and spellbinding that she became the highlight of the school week for Roald Dahl. As the weeks slipped by, she kindled his imagination and inspired a deep love of books. Within a year he became an insatiable reader, and Dahl credits Mrs. O'Connor–a comparative stranger–with turning him into a reader."
Kim Benson
It's Halloween!
Solomon's Tree Book Review and Activities
Giant Squid Book Review and Activities
Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson Children's Book Review and Activities


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Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen crashes
May 12, 2015 Breaking News, Middle East, Top Stories, WorldAhmad Tauqir
12 May, 2015 8:55 am
CAIRO/ADEN – A Moroccan F-16 warplane has crashed while on a mission with Saudi Arabia-led forces in Yemen, a Saudi military spokesman said on Monday, and Yemen's dominant Houthi militia said tribesmen shot down the aircraft.
The loss of the Moroccan military jet and intensifying volleys of heavy-weapons fire across the border between the Iran-allied Houthis and Saudi forces could endanger a five-day humanitarian truce due to start in Yemen early on Tuesday.
Saudi-led air strikes hit military bases and weapons stores in the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, on Monday evening, setting off huge blasts that residents said launched rockets into the air which then crashed back down.
"The violent explosions can be heard from anywhere in the city and we feel they could land on our heads. We're living a life of terror," said Ahmed Fawaz, a resident of Sanaa.
Backed by Washington, the Saudi-led coalition has been bombing Houthi rebels and army units loyal to ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh since March 26 with the aim of restoring exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power.
The Houthis' ties to regional rival Iran have rattled the Gulf Arab states and the rebels remain the strongest force in Yemen's civil war. Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, regards the rise of the Houthis as a grave threat.
Morocco is one of eight Arab states to have joined Saudi Arabia in the military intervention against the Houthi advance. The coalition is also receiving logistical support from the United States, Britain and France.
"Now there's confirmation that the plane fell and its location has been determined," Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition told Saudi-owned Arabiya TV on Tuesday.
"The fate of the pilot remains unknown, but from the platform of Al Arabiya we hold the Houthi militias and their allies responsible for the safety of the pilot," he added.
The Houthis' official news channel al-Masirah said on Monday that anti-aircraft guns had downed the F-16 over in the remote Wadi Nashour area in the northwestern province of Saada, a Houthi stronghold bordering Saudi Arabia.
The channel showed gun-toting tribesmen on a rocky hillside pumping their fists and chanting, "Death to America!" One man, holding a piece of what looked like aircraft wreckage, said: "God felled this plane. Even though our weapons are basic and modest, we'll shoot down all their planes, God willing."
A Yemeni Twitter account published photos of what it described as the body of a pilot.
In the border fighting, the Houthis said they fired Katyusha rockets and mortars on the Saudi cities of Jizan and Najran near the frontier on Monday, after the Saudis hit Saada and Hajjah provinces in Yemen with more than 150 rockets.
A spokesman for the Najran civil defence department said that a school and house were hit and a Pakistani expatriate was killed and four people were wounded, including a Saudi child.
Saudi-owned Ekhbariya TV showed Saudi buildings ripped open by apparent artillery shells, but said there were no casualties.
Al-Arabiya television also said Riyadh had deployed a "strike force" to its border with Yemen and showed a column of military trucks carrying tanks bound for the frontier, in an apparent escalation of its preparedness for a border war. – Reuters
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We've joined up with SHOW ME PICTURES to invite you to take part in the third and final stage of Still Cursing, which brings together Shakespeare and contemporary photography.
While Shakespeare had nothing to do with the publication of his plays, he made sure that he left us with his epitaph, which ends with the threat of a curse.
He refers to cursing almost 200 times in his complete works. So you could say that he was cursing throughout his career and he still does so 400 years after his death.
Here lies the inspiration for Still Cursing, a series of three photobooks produced by the end of 2016, the year that marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and the introduction to the world of his final curse.
Volumes I and II have been published after call-outs in 2014 and 2015, when we received an eclectic mix of photography based on Margaret's bitter and personal curse in Richard III (Volume I) and Mark Antony's vision of a destructive curse in Julius Caesar (Volume II).
1. Are there any specific words or phrases in this curse that mean something to you?
2. What images are conjured up in your mind by these words or the curse as a whole?
3. How can you use photography to convey these images through a new photo or one that you already have?
All submissions will be considered for Volume III, which will be published in November 2016.
A selection of photographs from all three volumes will be exhibited on the SHOW ME PICTURES website later in the year to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
Please include the following so we can credit you: name, photo title, year created and personal website address, if applicable.
Still Cursing is a not-for-profit participatory project.
Click here to purchase Volume I - Margaret from the SHOW ME PICTURES website.
Click here to purchase Volume II - Mark Antony from the SHOW ME PICTURES website.


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Home National Federal prison chaplains reach first contract agreement, union says
Federal prison chaplains reach first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA — The union representing federal prison chaplains says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with their employer that includes wage increases and improved benefits.
The United Steelworkers union represents about 180 chaplains from a variety of faiths and spiritual practices who provide care to federal inmates.
The union says chaplains had not seen improvements to wages and working conditions since at least 2016.
Chaplaincy services were curtailed last year due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in prisons; as a result, chaplains turned to government-assistance programs for income support.
In 2012, the Correctional Service of Canada outsourced management of chaplaincy services to Bridges of Canada, a private charity.
The tentative agreement, the first contract for the chaplains, follows a year of negotiations.
The agreement includes major wage increases, pension and extended health-care benefits for full-time staff, protections around hours of work and anti-harassment and anti-discrimination provisions, the union said.
A mail-in vote on ratification will be held in coming weeks.
"This agreement comes at a critical time for Canada's prison chaplains and the inmates for whom they provide spiritual care," said Ken Neumann, national director of the United Steelworkers union.
"This agreement recognizes the important contribution chaplains make under difficult working conditions," he said.
"The system has unfortunately undervalued the critical role played by chaplains in the rehabilitation process."
Correctional Service of Canada
The United Steelworkers
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today applauded the Senate passage of the nation's annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "I'm...
Statement of Senate Intel Chair Mark R. Warner on unclassified summary of assessment on COVID-19 origins
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the statement below, following the release of an unclassified report on...
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With more and more businesses rooted in service and intellectual property, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA) reintroduced legislation on...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) met with the National Teacher of the Year, Rodney Robinson, at Sen. Warner's office in Washington, D.C. Robinson,...