Meet Shyh-Chin Chen, who immigrated from Taiwan to pursue academic and career interests, a research meteorologist at the Pacific Southwest Research Station in California. His co-workers describe him as insightful and very focused about using meteorological advances to fight wildfires. He's found the U.S. Forest Service to be an attractive place to make a difference and is building on his list of 100-plus university research publications with additional Forest Service research publications. He is also a guy who just likes to have fun -- whether it's learning new languages, tending his fruit trees or garden or just letting off steam through listening to music or participating in both Western and Eastern sports. He goes by the name of "Shyh" instead of Shyh-Chin and pronounces it just like "shy." When he introduces himself, he says "How do you do, I am Shyh, but I am not shy." Why is he so passionate about his work? Maybe because he and his family live in Southern California where they have lived through and continue to experience wildfires literally on their doorstep. He relates his 2003 and 2007 wildfire experiences and nearly faced evacuation again this May.
I'm a research meteorologist here at the Pacific Southwest Research Station. Our purpose is to try and protect people's lives and their property. We want to protect the life of the firefighter and reduce the cost of fire suppression. I'm connecting the meteorology side of fire with the firefighters to give them better tools to fight wildfires more effectively with more timely information.
What excites you about our job?
As a trained meteorologist, I'm excited about using my talent so it can be applied to real situations to help people actually involved in fire suppression work. In my previous work at a university, I didn't know who was actually using my research. With the Forest Service, I get to work closely with other fire meteorologists and fire captains from Southern California by attending meetings to discuss fire situations, see the progress we're making and introduce new developments to help fight wildfires.
I recently developed a web tool called Firebuster that will be able to deliver high-resolution weather information directly to firefighters on site. In Southern California, the firefighters fight in tough, mountainous terrain. Very complicated wind patterns travel through the hills and valleys. Our firefighters need information on a highly detailed scale that isn't available anywhere else.
Why do you call it Firebuster?
Well I'm a Ghostbusters fan so I thought Firebuster sounds like a pretty good name because it fits the purpose. Currently in the testing phase, we take much larger scale weather conditions and reduce it to a very small scale so it's more relevant to the actual terrain where the fire is occurring. This means we can actually work with the firefighter who can tell us what kind of information they need for what location and in what format. They send their request at any time of day via the internet to Firebuster and our super computer generates the high-resolution weather model forecast for that location. Using a handheld mobile device, they can receive the weather forecast right away.
The benefits are more accurate forecasts delivered more quickly into the hands of the people that really need it. My goal is to get weather forecasts at the smallest scale possible for the furthest time range possible - a three-day forecast. Currently, I can get down to one kilometer resolution and hope to get it even smaller. I'd also like to be able to make a fire danger forecast five months before fire season arrives to determine how severe the fire problem may be.
Q. Have you had any particularly interesting or unusual experiences in your Forest Service career? Do any particular memories stand out?
Houses in front of and in back of our home burned down. In the middle of the night, a police car with its light spinning sat outside our home and a firefighter pounded on our door and told my wife to get out. She had five minutes to get dressed, grab her driver's license and leave. Later, she saw a firefighter on TV spraying water on top of our house's roof.
In 2003, just before I joined the Forest Service, the Cedar Fire, one of the largest in California's history, burned about two miles from my house. I was packed, but we didn't have to evacuate.
In May, I nearly had to evacuate again with the Bernardo Fire. I didn't know whether to feel honored or scared when the California Fire Department named a fire after my neighborhood in Rancho Bernardo, which is merely three miles from the origin of this fire.
Q. How has that affected your work?
Well it's really motivated me to help predict fires faster and more accurately in hopes we can prevent or put out the fires more quickly and allow people to safely evacuate as needed.
Because the fire came through my backyard in 2007, I'm more aware of the need to pay attention to fire safety around the house. I had a big pile of firewood under my roof, close to the house and it burned, though a firefighter put it out – clearly not a good way to do things. All my backyard fruit trees were damaged as well as some of the house structure, but the house was saved. Now I'm more conscientious of the need to remove all fire hazard material away from the home and clean up the field around my house.
Q. If you could live in another era when would that be and why?
I'd say the 1970s because those were my high school and college years, some of the best times of my life because of the music and the movies. Credence Clearwater Revival – CCR – they were my favorite group. Now that was real music! As far as movies, I probably watched "Amadeus" at least 50 times and can recite almost every line of the movie. It's so fascinating because of all the talk about people with talent and how he (Mozart) used or didn't use his and how he didn't compromise his principles. The music reminds me of listening to classical music with my Dad. Now in midlife, I'm starting to listen to rap because it is a different way of expressing feelings which I enjoy, plus I get to listen to it with my kids.
Q. What kinds of hobbies interest you?
I love to learn different languages as a way of understanding heritages. I speak Taiwanese, Mandarin Chinese, and English. And I am learning Japanese.
Gardening is my relaxation after work, where I think and see how things grow. I don't spend any money, just use compost from my kitchen waste and see what comes up every spring. It's still spring right now so I don't know what I'm going to get. It's like that quote, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.' Before you open it, you don't know what's in there. This is a very fun way to garden and you get unexpected results.
I've participated in two particular hobbies in the past 20 years. I play tennis every week and practice Japanese Kendo, a martial art involving bamboo sword fighting, which is sort of like fencing. It's healthy because I get all my anguish and bad feelings out on the court plus it's great exercise. There are a total of eight degree belts to be at the top and I'm a third degree black belt right now -- not sure if I'll go any higher.
Q In May, we celebrated Asian Pacific National Heritage Month. What does your Asian heritage mean to you?
One of the things I like to tell my co-workers is that I am Taiwanese, not Chinese and surprisingly not too many people know the differences between Taiwan and China. I'm really a Pacific Islander with one-quarter Chinese blood, Indonesian heritage and Aboriginal Taiwanese. So I say I'm a proud mixed-breed, just like our President.
I've served on a committee as a chair and member that promoted diversity at the station and in our working environment-- the Community Enhancement and Diversity Team. That meant we focused on service within our work and community which highlighted our similarities even though we came from different backgrounds. I thought one of the best ways to understand a people's heritage is to share food from a different culture. What you find out is though our appearances may be different we share the same ultimate purpose.
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It took two cranes and a flatbed truck to deliver it, but sailors and other spectators got an up-close look at the new air- and missile-defense radar being added to Navy ships. Raytheon's SPY-6 next-generation scalable radar system was on display at this year's Sea-Air-Space expo outside Washington, D.C. (Military.com)
INDUSTRY NEWS: How an Electronic Warfare Update Could Help the Navy
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INDUSTRY NEWS: The E/A-18G Growler Electronic Attack Plane is About to Get Even More Lethal
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INDUSTRY NEWS: The U.S. Army Is About to Become the "Drone Busters." Here's Why That Maters.
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Marine Corps Counter-Drone Experiment Ends This Year
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When my colleague Corinne Purtill bought her doll-loving child an engineering kit, she needed to laugh if the then-three-year-old used the current as a hairbrush. For many Corinne's efforts at gender-neutral parenting, her child demonstrably enjoyed some typically feminine toys.
A research published (paywall) in November 2017 implies that these kinds of girly doll preferences aren't merely a reflection of gendered social pressures.
A meta-analysis of research, reviewing 16 studies about the subject that collectively included some 1,600 kiddies, unearthed that both biology and society affect males' and girls' doll choices. The scientists discovered a large impact size (1.03 for guys having fun with boys' toys a lot more than girls, and 0.9 for women having fun with girls toys significantly more than men; any such thing above 0.8 is regarded as "large") across geographic areas.
"The size of intercourse variations in children's choices for male-typed and female-typed toys would not be seemingly smaller in studies conducted much more egalitarian nations," says Brenda Todd, a research co-author and senior lecturer in therapy at City University London. Nations score extremely low regarding the Gender Inequality Index, such as for example Sweden, revealed similar variations in model choices to nations with much better sex inequality, such as for example Hungary as well as the united states of america.
This runs counter into the narrative that is popular sex differences expressed in youth play are determined totally by social objectives. Personal facets truly do have impact, and also the paper discovered proof of this: For example, as guys got older they certainly were increasingly prone to play with conventionally male toys, showing the effect of environmental in the place of biological reasons. But general, the information mirror wider findings in therapy, which reveal that biology and culture communicate resulting in gendered behavior. Easily put, as opposed to the most popular modern belief, sex is partly socially constructed—but it is not merely a social construct.
"The 'nature versus nurture idea that is just a false dichotomy," claims Sean Stevens, social psychologist and research manager at Heterodox Academy, a company of teachers dedicated to marketing governmental variety in academia. "I don't understand any researcher that is real of behavior who does state it is all nature or all nurture," he adds.
Not surprisingly empirical truth, scientists whom learn the biological foundation of sex often face pushback that is political. "Many individuals are uncomfortable using the proven fact that gender just isn't solely a social construct," states Todd, whom notes that her work has faced "very critical attention." There's a political preference—especially in the left—Todd believes, for sex become merely a representation of social factors and thus completely malleable.
Proof that sex has many foundation in biology, however, certainly not implies a gender that is strict, nor negates the presence of transgender and non-binary identities. Numerous biology-based gender distinctions are derived from the hormone environment inside the womb, which can be completely different an average of for guys in comparison to girls. But there's a variation that is huge these surroundings, states Alice Eagly, therapy professor at Northwestern University. "Within men you will have an assortment and within girls you will have a range. To say it is biological does not suggest it's perfectly binary," she states.
The findings for this along with other studies recommend biology influences behavior that is gendered.
It continues to be confusing how big these differences are—regardless of whether they're due to social or factors buy a girl that are biological. Janet Hyde, a therapy and women's studies professor during the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has carried out several meta-analyses about the subject, and discovered behavioral that is relatively small cleverness, and character differences when considering genders. (the largest distinction she discovered was at incidence of masturbation.) Undoubtedly the distinctions are much less stark as those strengthened by gendered social norms, and never reinforce antique stereotypes about guys being inherently better at math and much more mad or arrogant than ladies. Distinctions that do occur, though, whether due to social or biological factors, deserved become examined from the clinical viewpoint in place of ignored in the interests of a narrative that is political.
Generally speaking, there's much too little certain proof on just just what sex distinctions are affected by biology to extrapolate into justified policy for just about any business or industry. And, the data for a biological foundation for gender undoubtedly doesn't mean you should be complacent when confronted with sexism; culture and tradition, too have a huge impact on sex. Neurogeneticist Kevin Mitchell nicely sums up this argument in a tweet:
Eagly contends that policy ought not to influence technology. "Science strives for legitimate findings, the facts of this findings, aside from whether you love them or i love them. We make an effort to learn how the biology of men and women works. Would we shut our minds as boffins since it might be politically incorrect?," she states. Just how the proof could influence policy is certainly not as much as her, she adds. "I'm maybe not just a policy that is social," says Eagly.
Having said that, these medical findings can typically be accustomed good effect. "If we now have an improved comprehension of just how biology impacts the developing mind, we could be better in a position to tailor academic techniques to particular students," says Stevens. Quite simply, nurture could be manipulated such that it better interacts with nature to build up skills that are particular. Whenever we ignore biology, claims Stevens, "we're not acknowledging that there could be another element impacting things then we wonder why things aren't as effective."
Just what exactly does the biology of sex mean for parents determining whether or otherwise not to encourage their young ones to relax and play with less gender-conforming toys? Corinne's daughter has become seven and loves Lego, technology, room, fashion, art, makeup products, and performing. Irrespective of which of these preferences are affected by biology and which by social facets, she's obviously an specific instead of a representation of the gender stereotype that is tired. Corinne claims she's noticed her 18-month-old son really loves wrestling and climbing significantly more than their cousin did. However these distinctions don't influence equality inside her home.
"The toys, garments, colors, and games my young ones like are their business," she claims. "What i am going to insist is the fact that everybody in the household does chores equally. Everyone else into the homely home is supposed to be raised with respect for any other individuals and their boundaries. Both children will likely be raised become adults that are self-sufficient can advocate for themselves."
Gender may possibly not be a construct that is entirely social. Nevertheless the aftereffects of biology usually do not confine us to conventional gender norms. And there's no technology that counters the worth of sex equality.
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NJ Gov Chris Christie: The good and the bad
Updated Mar 30, 2019; Posted Oct 05, 2011
By Star-Ledger Staff
Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie
"New Jersey, whether you like it or not, you are stuck with me."
With Gov. Chris Christie's announcement yesterday, it looks like he'll remain right here at home for a good while longer.
So let's remember why we like him and why we don't.
10 REASONS TO LIKE HIM
1) Big issues: Christie has confronted the state's largest problems — reforming pension and health care, passing a cap on property taxes and leveling the binding arbitration playing field.
2) He's practical: Although he talks tough and enjoys partisan banter, when it has come to crucial legislation (the three mentioned above, for instance), he has made concessions to get a deal.
3) Education reform: In order to make needed changes, Christie had to take on the powerful New Jersey Education Association. At times,
his tone was troubling, but the union is now on the defensive on tenure reform, merit pay and school choice.
4) Tea party smackdown: When far-right-wingers criticized him for appointing a Muslim to the state Superior Court, Christie did what few Republicans have done: He dismissed them as "crazies."
5) Global warming: He's a rare Republican who believes in the science (although he did waver).
6) Wait, there's more sanity: He also breaks from most Republicans on gun control (he's for it because of the state's inner-city carnage) and immigration (he has said he supports a path to legalization).
7) He's clean: Two years into office, there have been no major corruption scandals in his administration. That's pretty good for New Jersey.
8) Higher education: Christie says if he had the money, this would be the first place he'd use it. (If he's still in office when the economy heals, we'll find out if he's being truthful.)
9) Hurricane aid: When congressional conservatives moved to hold up disaster aid unless they were awarded corresponding budget cuts, Christie told them to back off New Jersey's dough.
10) Bruuuuce: Although he's not a fan of the Boss' politics — "Bruce believes that we should be raising taxes all the time on everyone" — Christie is a fan of his music. (But we're begging: No more singing, Gov!)
10 REASONS NOT TO LIKE HIM
1) The temper: While many outside New Jersey believe the governor's Jersey-style directness is refreshing, it's often mean-spirited and vicious. Challenge him at your own risk. He's a bully.
2) He's vengeful: Christie went after sexually abused kids, heartlessly cutting the funding to a facility that nurtures these vulnerable children in a heated budget battle with Democrats. And he killed a college internship program after the founder sided with Democrats in a redistricting fight.
3) He's a class warrior for the rich: Christie vetoed higher taxes on millionaires, but raised the tax burden on poor families by cutting the earned income tax credit. (He also has been blind to the needs of the poor, has targeted seniors with his cuts and has slashed women's health programs.)
4) Doesn't play well with others: He paints himself as a uniter, but that's a fairy tale. He doesn't let Republican legislators think for themselves and he has alienated Democratic leaders, who call him "deranged" and want to "punch him in the head." He has contentious relationships with the state's U.S. senators.
5) The ego: It's big and still growing, thanks to billionaires' begging and people insisting "your country needs you." The White House waltz was a long massage, which he extended by re-re-re-re-re-reconsidering if he'd run before finally saying no.
6) He's a political opportunist: Christie always has his eye on the next (better) job. As freeholder, he wanted a seat in Trenton. As U.S. attorney, he wanted to be governor. Now he's been tempted to run for president.
7) Treats women with contempt: Sheila Oliver? A liar. Loretta Weinberg? Someone should take a bat to her. Valerie Vainieri Huttle? A jerk. When a female caller on a TV show asked about his kids attending private school, he sneered and told her it was none of her business.
8) He's unapologetic: Christie just can't say the words "I'm sorry." He didn't when he wrongly accused Oliver of lying. He didn't when he abandoned the state for a vacation during a blizzard. He didn't when he was caught taking a State Police helicopter to his kid's ball games.
9) Hypocrisy: As a candidate, Christie vowed squeaky-clean ethics and transparency, but he has looked the other way when supporters have been accused of being naughty and he has refused to provide vital information. Worse, he solicited secret donations to a political fund run by his closest allies, targeting companies with state contracts.
10) He bends the truth when he opens his mouth: In a recent example — a speech to the Koch brothers gathering — he comically took credit for everything but designing the state seal.


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Marquis Campbell receives sentence for his SDSU and El Cajon arrests
by Will Fritz, Senior Staff Writer
Filed under News, Showcase
Marquis Campbell was sentenced to 180 days in a drug treatment program and five years of summary probation on Friday, Oct. 21 for his San Diego State and El Cajon arrests. Campbell's 180-day drug treatment program will be split up into 90 days of residential treatment and 90 days of outpatient treatment. His five-y...
Tags: Defense attorney, Marquis Campbell, San Diego State, SDSU, SDSUPD
Marquis Campbell convicted of drug charge
A jury found Marquis Campbell guilty of being under the influence of a controlled substance during his Sept. 15 arrest at San Diego State, but deadlocked on his four remaining charges of resisting arrest. Jurors reached their decision late on Friday, Oct. 14, Judge Yvonne E. Campos said in a status co...
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Marquis Campbell arrested again after SDSU incident
Updated on October 6, 2016, 12:16 PST Marquis Campbell, whose Sept. 15 arrest at San Diego State sparked several campus demonstrations, was released on bail on Friday, Sept. 23. Three days later on Sept. 26, he was arrested by the El Cajon Police Department. Details of his most recent arrest are unclear, but Ca...
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Opinion: D.A. Dumanis should drop the charges against Marquis Campbell
by Andrew Dyer, Opinion Editor
Filed under Opinion, Showcase
From slave patrols to Jim Crow, black resistance was often met with violence and death, either at the hands of or with the consent of law enforcement.
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BlackUnderAttackSDSU, #DeRayMckesson, Andrew Dyer, Marquis Campbell, police brutality, protest
'We just needed a place to call our own': Black Resource Center opens
by Jasmine Bermudez, Asst. News Editor
A student-led initiative led to SDSU opening its first Black Resource Center this semester. Black Resource Center coordinator Quincey Penn said the center is a blank canvas for students to create. "My main goal is to help support the students in creating this space for students," he said. Po...
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Blog: The Daily Aztec named 'Best College Newspaper' by local chapter of Society of Professional Journalists
by Andrew Dyer, Editor in Chief
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San Diego State's independent student newspaper The Daily Aztec was awarded "Best College Newspaper" by the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at the 2017 local journalism awards banquet on July 19. Additionally, several Daily Aztec staffers won individual awards in news...
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Journalist rides along with SDSUPD
It's an afternoon in late February, and I'm sitting shotgun in a Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser on a ride-along with the San Diego State police department. "You cannot send me to prison!" a man shouts from the backseat of the cruiser. "I did not say I was sending you to prison," Sa...
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President Hirshman to leave SDSU
by Kayla Jimenez, News Editor
San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman announced his resignation Wednesday, March 8 effective at the end of June. Hirshman, who has served six years as university president, is the second highest paid university president in the California State University system, after Cal Poly San Luis Obispo...
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Our most-read stories of 2016
by Jamie Ballard, Managing Editor
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2016 was a noteworthy year at The Daily Aztec. We covered several demonstrations ranging from Black Lives Matter demonstrations after the arrest of Marquis Campbell on campus, to a protest following Donald Trump's election. In spring, we covered the possibility of a faculty strike and the controversia...
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2016 Crime and incident report: hate crime and clowns
MARQUIS CAMPBELL A non-San Diego State student was arrested Sept. 15 after being confronted by a private security guard for trespassing in the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre. Marquis Campbell, 20, who is African-American, was forcibly detained by police officers during his videotaped arr...
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SDSU 2016: A year review of the top news stories
by Rebeca Reyes, Staff Writer
Filed under News, Showcase, Uncategorized
Here is a recap of some of the most important stories reported by The Daily Aztec this year. April 27 San Diego State students protested regarding an email sent to the campus community by President Elliot Hirshman addressing posters made by the David Horowitz Center for Freedom. The posters claimed ...
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SDSU reacts to El Cajon shooting
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How to increase the number of processes allowed in oracle database.
Enter the passed for sys when prompted.
To solve this issue, first view the number of processes allowed by oracle.
If you are using oracle express edition, this value would be 40.
There are multiple ways to log information from a BPEL process to the server logfile.
One options is to write your own extension activity and use it to log information to the log where necessary. However, there is a simple and easy way to write logs without writing your own extension. That is to use the E4X extension activity.
In order to use E4X extension within your bpel process, follow the following steps.
1. Add xpath 2.0 namespaces to the process definition.
2. Define e4x as an extension.
3. Include the e4x extension operation where you want to log information.
In the example, we will explore how to use correlation sets to route a message to an existing instance of a business process. We are going to use the simplest possible BPEL process. An Echo Process which will accept the same request message twice. Following is a sequence diagram for the sample use case.
Since the second EchoRequest can either create a new instance of the EchoProcess or be routed to a previously created instance of EchoProcess, we require a correlation set.
CorrelationSet ,Property and property Alias.
A CorrelationSet is some unique set of values contained in the message that will be used by the process engine to select the correct process instance to send the message to. Correlation is done between two or more messages. A CorrelationSet can contain one or more properties.
Once we define a correlation property, we have to define the corresponding values in each of the messages we expect to correlate. These corresponding values are called Property Aliases.
Step1. Create the business process.
Click next and client finish to create the BPEL project.
2. Generate a business process with the synchronous business process template.
4. Click on the Assign activity and assign 'input' from input variable to 'result' from output variable.
'client' .Now we have completed the business of the process logic. Now we need to add the correlation set to two receive activities.
7. Select the correlation set and select properties and click on Add.
8. We will get the Select property wizard. Click on New.
9. Give a name to our correlation property.
10. Select the data type for our correlation property. We have selected is here as a 'Simple Type'. Click Browse. Now we have to select the data type from xml schema types. Select string as our type.
Now a pop up box will appear and asks for the prefix to be used to the xml schema namespace. Give the prefix as 'xsd'.
11. Click on the new button next to Alias to define property alias.
12. Click on browse and select the message type and input string for query.
13. Now we have finished defining the correlation set, property and alias. Note that we have selected only one alias here because, we are using the same message for both receive activities. Now we have to add the correlation set to the receive activities. On the first receive activity, which creates the process instance, we will initialize the correlation set. On the next, receive activity; we do not need to initialize. Click on the receive activity, and go to properties, click add and select the correlation set. Since we have only one correlation set, it will appear. On the initialize section select yes.
On the next correlation activity, set initiation to no.
14. Next, generate the deployment descriptor.
Next select all files related to the project and create a zip package. Upload the bpel package. One the process is deployed successfully; we can use tryit to send a request to the process.
is waiting on the next receive activity. Under the correlation properties: you can see the value we sent in the request.
14. Now send the same request from tryit again. Now the process instance has gone to the completed instance. You can follow the same steps we used here to add correlation sets to any asynchronous business process you implement. Correlation sets can be added to 'receive', 'invoke' and 'pick' activities.


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The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)	10:33 A private concessionaire was chosen for the construction of a bridge across the Lena
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A new railway bridge was opened in the Amur region
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In the Amur Region, trains were opened on a new railway bridge across the Zeya River. It is located on the Mikhailo-Chesnokovskaya-Arga section of the Trans-Baikal Railway and is designed to pass trains along the Trans-Siberian Railway from West to East.
The bridge was built from 2016 of the year as part of the investment project "Modernization of the railway infrastructure of the Baikal-Amur and Trans-Siberian highways with the development of throughput and carrying capacity." The length of the transition, taking into account the approaches, is about 3,4 km.
The old bridge, the 1936 of the year of construction, did not fully meet the requirements of the safe, passenger and freight trains passed along it with a speed limit of 40 km / h. The new transition allows freight trains of increased weight to travel at speeds up to 90 km / h, and passenger trains up to 120 km / h.
According to the press service of the regional government, the appearance of a new bridge will significantly increase the throughput capacity of the site and reduce the time it takes to deliver goods to the sea ports of the Far East. According to the Governor of the Amur Region Vasily Orlov, increasing the throughput of the Baikal-Amur Mainline and the Trans-Siberian Railway and the highways passing through the Amur Region will provide additional jobs and positively affect the development of municipalities, increase tax revenues to the regional budget.
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When we look at Vicki Behm's new show, we notice that she cleverly incorporates words and letters in many of her drawings. Her work surprises us and makes us smile when we see how she mixes up type and fonts in different styles and sizes. Join 440 Gallery art educators Susan Greenstein and Gail Flanery to make artwork that celebrates the use of typography and images. We will take our inspiration from Vicki's art and work with materials that provide a wide selection of type to create with. How will you combine your image with words and type? Will you choose to hide letters in your picture or will you turn letters into actual things? Whatever you decide to do, you'll have a lot of fun using letters in new and unusual ways.


It looks lovely. Yellow suits it well. The blacking out is a great improvement. Enjoy it.
Here's my new MT-07 Tracer.
also just made a prototype rack and jigs all set up for production!
have yet to finalise the style that will suit the tracer.
So here's my beast called 'Brumi'! Someone asked if anyone did some frontend mods... I always thought the headlight is the ugliest piece of the MT-07, not to mention the pooor light output. Ended up putting a custom xenon kit inside the headlight and wow, what a difference. Highly recommended mod! It's not an easy mod and does take time, but the results are worth it.
Nice, that head light looks factory fit.
Any advice with respect to the legality of the integrated tail light, ever had any issues with the Garda?
Here's mine, had it 4 days. Rained everyone of them!
This is my 2016 MT-07. The exhaust is a full Delkevic system. The ECU has been flashed to smooth out the throttle and reduce engine braking. It also increased the BHP to 79. On a recent trip to South Wales and back (278 miles) the bike did 66.3 MPG at motorway speeds.


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Ein Turmbahnhof oder auch Etagenbahnhof ist eine spezielle Bauform eines Bahnhofs, der mit übereinanderliegenden Ebenen die Verbindung zwischen kreuzenden Eisenbahnstrecken herstellt. Diese geht auf die Frühzeit der Eisenbahn zurück, als sich Strecken verschiedener Eisenbahngesellschaften, welche ggf. miteinander konkurrierten, auf getrennten Ebenen begegnen konnten.

Mit dem weiteren Ausbau der Schieneninfrastruktur sind Turmbahnhöfe als Umsteige- und Verbindungspunkte vor allem in Ballungsgebieten hinzugekommen. An der Berliner Ringbahn entstanden mehrere derartige Stationen an Schnittpunkten mit anderen Strecken, z. B. in Berlin Ostkreuz oder Berlin-Schöneberg. Außerhalb sind Turmbahnhöfe nur vereinzelt zu finden, beispielsweise in Osnabrück, Köln Messe/Deutz, Dülmen oder Doberlug-Kirchhain.

Einige Stationen in dieser Bauweise entstanden auch aufgrund der Berlin-Frage in den 1950er Jahren am Berliner Außenring, z. B. der heutige Bahnhof Potsdam Pirschheide. Bis 2006 wurde der Hauptbahnhof Berlin mit zwei Gleisebenen und drei Zwischengeschossen errichtet. Der Bahnhof Berlin Südkreuz entstand zur gleichen Zeit als Nachfolger der gleichfalls als Turmbahnhof konzipierten S-Bahn-Station Papestraße.

Auch durch Stilllegung von ursprünglich kreuzenden Zweigstrecken ist die Zahl der in Betrieb befindlichen Turmbahnhöfe zurückgegangen.

Begriff und Entwicklung

Ein Turmbahnhof ist ein oberirdisches Bauwerk der Eisenbahn, das betrieblich aus einem oder zwei getrennten Bahnhöfen besteht, bei dem die Gleise in verschiedenen Höhen übereinander liegen und sich kreuzen. Üblicherweise werden nur oberirdische Anlagen als Turmbahnhof bezeichnet, also nicht Bahnhöfe mit unterirdischen Bereichen anderer Schienensysteme wie z. B. Berlin Friedrichstraße und andere Anlagen mit einer unterirdischen S-Bahn.

Ein Turmbahnhof ist ein Spezialfall eines Kreuzungsbahnhofs, in dem sich zwei oder mehrere Strecken kreuzen. Wenn es in einem Turmbahnhof Gleisverbindungen zwischen den kreuzenden Strecken gibt, so müssen sie abseits von der eigentlichen Streckenkreuzung liegen. Bei vielen Turmbahnhöfen gibt es gar keine Schienenverbindung zwischen den kreuzenden Strecken.

Ein Sonderfall eines Turmbahnhofs ist Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Der untere Teil befindet sich in einem Tunnel, ist somit ein Tunnelbahnhof, wird aber in diesem Zusammenhang als Tiefbahnhof bezeichnet, da es sich insgesamt gesehen um ein einheitliches Bauwerk handelt, bei dem trotz dreier dazwischenliegender Fußgängerebenen eine Sichtverbindung zwischen den oberen und den unteren Bahnsteigen besteht.

In England werden die Teile von Turmbahnhöfen als high level station und low level station bezeichnet.

Ähnlich zusammenhängende bauliche Anlagen kann es auch bei U-Bahnen geben, wobei der Begriff nicht nur für oberirdische Stationen wie etwa den U-Bahnhof Gleisdreieck in Berlin, sondern auch für komplett unterirdische Stationen verwendet wird, in denen sich zwei Linien übereinander kreuzen, wie etwa die Berliner U-Bahnhöfe Fehrbelliner Platz und Hermannplatz.

Turmbahnhöfe in Deutschland

Turmbahnhöfe in Österreich

Turmbahnhöfe in der Schweiz

Turmbahnhöfe im übrigen Europa

Turmbahnhöfe außerhalb Europas

Siehe auch

 Verkehrsknoten, Eisenbahnknoten
 Unterscheidung nach betrieblichen Merkmalen:
 Durchgangsbahnhof,
 Kopfbahnhof,
 Berührungsbahnhof,
 Trennungsbahnhof,
 Kreuzungsbahnhof,
 Anschlussbahnhof
 nach baulichen Merkmalen:
 Reiterbahnhof,
 Keilbahnhof,
 Inselbahnhof,
 Tunnelbahnhof,
 Flügelbahnhof

Literatur

 Joachim Fiedler: Bahnwesen. Planung, Bau und Betrieb von Eisenbahnen, S-, U-, Stadt- und Straßenbahnen. 5., neu bearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Werner, Neuwied 2005, ISBN 3-8041-1612-4.
 Mihály Kubinszky: Bahnhöfe Europas. Ihre Geschichte, Kunst und Technik. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1969.
 Dietmar Lübke (Hrsg.): Handbuch – Das System Bahn. Eurailpress, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7771-0374-7.
 Clemens Niedenthal (Hrsg.): Bahnhöfe in Deutschland – Moderne städtische Zentren. Jovis, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-939633-47-1.
 Erich Preuss (Hrsg.): Das große Archiv der deutschen Bahnhöfe. GeraNova, München 2004 ff. (Loseblattsammlung, erscheint laufend) .

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"Instant Personalisation" Arrives at Facebook. Be Afraid! Be Very Afraid!
Mike Halsey MVP
It's got the innocuous title of "Instant Personalisation" but this new Facebook feature is yet another major blow to your privacy and security on the social network.
Facebook has been plagued with privacy scares over the last couple of years and the latest is a feature which is going live for all Facebook users in the next day or two. The social networking giant describes it as a tool that "Lets you see relevant information about your friends the moment you arrive on select partner websites." In reality it's sharing your personal data with third-parties without your consent.
This feature, when it goes live will be activated by default so you'll specifically have to switch it off. You can do this by clicking on the Account link in the top right of the screen then Privacy Settings. In the Apps and Websites section click the Edit your Settings link. At the next page you'll see an edit settings button for Instant Personalisation. It's here that you'll be able to switch the feature off.
The feature is fully described as...
Our goal is to give you a great social and personalised experience with every app and website you use. We've worked with a select set of partners to personalise your experience as soon as you arrive on their sites.
These partner sites (currently limited to Bing, TripAdvisor, Clicker, Rotten Tomatoes, Docs, Pandora, Yelp, and Scribd), can only access the information and content you've already made available to everyone. All our partners are required to respect your information and we've worked closely with them to make sure they do.
When you arrive at one of these sites, you'll see a notification message and a way to turn off the personalised experience on that site.
Though I cannot personally understand why Facebook can't take the hint from previous privacy fiascos and offer this as an opt-in, rather than an opt-out. It's more than likely that the vast majority of Facebook's 500 million users won't understand either this feature or the privacy implications for them.
Another useful setting to change here is the Information Accessible Through Your Friendswhere you can switch on or off what information your friends may be sharing about you, inadvertently or otherwise, though their own profile that you probably won't even realise. This includes the Places I Check Into feature which, so as I'm concerned, is an invitation to have your home burgled.
Facebook needs to examine their privacy and security policies very careful in 2011 or else they could be headed for a very big fall and a mass exodus of users later in the year.
About Mike Halsey MVP
Mike Halsey is a Microsoft MVP (Windows Expert) and the author of "Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out" from Microsoft Press, "Office 365 Security Essentials" and several forthcoming books about Windows 8. He is a recognised Windows expert having been awarded a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) certification in 2011. You can follow Mike on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or on his own website The Long Climb
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Martin said on January 27, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Mike I agree that the problem is that advertisers get access to the information. Information that may have a privacy setting that should not allow them to access those contents in first place. If that is not a breach of privacy, what is?
Ben said on January 27, 2011 at 6:37 pm
I already have this option in my account settings but it was not enabled by default. In fact I have to opt in, so it appears.
dwarf_t0ssr said on January 27, 2011 at 8:39 pm
I have the option too in my (very fake) account as well, and it is also disabled by default. Which is nice, for once.
Nebulus said on January 28, 2011 at 1:27 pm
One of the (many) reasons for which I don't use social networks. For me their inconvenience is bigger than their usefulness, at least compared to other means of communication.
rover3500 said on January 28, 2011 at 2:36 pm
I think Facebook is a joke when it comes to security.The fact that most people don't have a clue about the implications or how to disable it,is criminal i think,they should'nt get away with it.These people trust facebook to make the right decisions for them,which they obviously don't ….all down to money money money as usual.
jlw said on January 29, 2011 at 7:19 am
This isn't a new feature. It's been around for several months
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I'm fond of finding ways that our in gym activities relate to out-of-gym activities. It's a simple game of connect the dots that clarifies purpose and transferability and adds context to our movement practice.
I can think of few movements as relevant, transferable, and essential as the hip hinge.
In short, the hip hinge is a folding (flexion) and standing (extension) at the hip. In the gym, this looks like a deadlift, a kettlebell swing, or lapping a heavy stone or sandbag. In life, this is everything from bending over to tie your shoes, to lifting a moving box, to hoisting a body onto your shoulder. It's also one of the most powerful and capable movement patterns we have, and taps into a huge muscle group known as the posterior chain. This makes it effective at moving large loads and at moving very quickly.
Consider it a tragedy or perhaps an incredible opportunity, the hip hinge also happens to be one of the most poorly executed movements by the average untrained stranger. Years of poor movement practices and sitting on our hip muscles until they go dormant means that the average person's hip hinge has a lot more rounding and a lot less hinging. It just so happens that this is a very common mechanism of injury, too (see: America's back pain problem).
Perhaps the capacity to pick something heavy off the ground safely or to sprint or jump explosively doesn't carry the same Instagram-worthy glamour as toned abs, but it just might be one of the most important tools in your human mover's toolbelt.
What's your favorite hip hinge movement?


This text was written by Birgit/mingi17 and Alessio himself has looked over it and agreed to the text.
There is one thing that I want to point out: Alessio considers his private life as a jewel which should remain in the safe and should not be a subject of publicity and gossip. That's what we want to respect all time. All information of this Vita is taken from interviews by Alessio either in newspapers or in TV.
Alessio Boni was born on June, 4th 1966 in Sarnico/Bergamo on Lake Iseo as second child of Ignazio and Roberta Boni in the zodiac sign of cancer and grew up in Villongo, a neighbouring place. His elder brother Marco is a tiler like his father (who meanwhile has retired being 70 this year;)and almost all male members of the family; recently however Alessio said that Marco would do Motocross and that none of the sons has remained in their father's profession. His mother was at home and sold the tiles his father laid and was responsible for invoices etc. Different from his father she was with the children and Alessio has always a good and close relationship with her. His younger brother Don Andrea Boni is a priest in Grane near Sarnico, a small village in the hills of Bergamo. And also Grandma Maddalena played an important role in little Alessio's life.
Following the family tradition Alessio started at the age of 14 to work as a tiler with his father. In addition he visited in the evenings a commercial school..
At the age of 18 he chose the police force for the obligatory military service; he was stationed in Milano , in the barracks of Viale Zare; this fact was very helpful for the part of Matteo Carati in "Best of Youth" who also became a policeman. He stayed there for 1 ½ years. Then, at the age of 20, feeling his home town too narrow, he went to America, to San Diego, California, officially to learn English – he attended courses at the University of California – in fact to dream, as he says. In one of his interviews he reports how he arrived knowing hardly more of the language than "I am Alessio, I come from Italy" (see "Niente di personale"). To earn his living he worked as newspaper carrier, errand boy, babysitter and pizza service. Since he had no green card he had to leave after 6 months.
He did not like the thought of returning to Villongo – having been in San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York – today a place with about 7.000 inhabitants. Instead he worked for two seasons (1987/88) as host in Pugnochiuso/Vieste, Gargano. For the first time he stood on a stage, among others to announce events, and he liked it. A collegue told him about the "Centro sperimentale di cinematografia" and he decided to apply for a training there. He came up to level 3. In the committee of examiners there were among others Giulietta Masina and Luigi Comencini, who at once regognized by Alessio's dialect (it took almost 2 years to get rid of it) that he must come either from Bergamo or from Brescia. Alessio – naïve as he was – had prepared a dialog but did not bring a partner for this. The examiners asked:"Dov'é la spalla?", which literally means: "Where's your shoulder?", a question which confused him at that time, "Shoulder" being a part of the body to him, not a partner for his dialog. The examiners were quite amused when he spoke both parts with different voices (you will find a sample of this in "Niente di personale").
Finally he was No. 11, but only 10 were accepted. Nevertheless he stayed in Rome without a penny. He slept in his dented white Fiat Panda he had bought for 400.000 Lire and paid 50.000 for the membership in a gym where he also took his showers and brushed his teeth.
A visit together with friends in Teatro Sistina, where he saw "La Gatta Cenerentola" directed by Roberto De Simone, made him completely crazy about becoming an actor, he said it was like the eruption of a volcano (Oct. 1988). He worked in the evenings as a waiter in the restaurant "Lando Fiorini" in Trastevere and studied in the private school of Alessandro Fersen, then with Andres Rallis, and finally with his second attempt he was accepted at the "Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico".
When he informed his father about his decision to become an actor he stopped talking to his son for about two years. When Alessio called home and his father picked up the phone he summoned the mother by shouting "Your son is on the phone!". Meanwhile, with his growing success, his father has accepted his decision and is proud of him. His mother however has always supported him.
In 1992 he acquired his diploma with Orazio Costa Giovangigli in Taormina; he chose a text from Shakespeare's "Hamlet". In addition he made an advanced training course with Luca Ronconi and another one for "recitazione teatrale" (in German "Theaterschauspiel", but I did not find the English word) 1995 in Los Angeles. He worked among others with Peter Stein (Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream") and Giorgio Stehler (Molière, "L'Avaro- der Geizige"). He also played in operas, among other with Riccardo Muti.
But his way did not always lead uphill. In an interview he reports that after the success of "L'Avaro"with Strehler he asked for renewing his contract. As Stehler had died meanwhile, this was however denied, a fact which brought depression and complete stagnancy for Alessio. When he was no longer able to pay for his rent he worked as pony express, but in disguise. Nobody should recognize him. Finally test shots with Carlo Lizzani brought new success and a new role. He was however not even afraid to accepting Fotoromanzi; by the way, even Sofia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Marcello Mastroianni in their early years had earned their living by doing Fotoromanzi.
In 1996, after 7 years of theatre he also started his career in TV and film, his first role in "Un prete tra noi". We know his further way to success with "La donna del treno" und "Incantesimo" (2000), further information can be found in Alessio's Curriculum on his homepage.
As he says there are three fixed points in his dramatic art:Vittorio Gassmann, Gian Maria Volontè and Marcello Mastroianni. Best actor to him are Mariangela Melato and Sergio Castellitto, in his own generation Luigi Lo Cascio, Pierfrancesco Favino and Fabrizio Gifuni, friends of him since they had been at school together.
When they celebrated Luigi Lo Cascio being awarded with the "David di Donatello" for "I cento passi" on a boat on River Tiber he first came together with Marco Tullio Giordana, who later on engaged him for "Meglio Gioventu", a very important encounter.
He would have liked to work together with the late Sidney Pollak and he would be fond of doing a film together with the Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis.
For 6 years now Alessio is together with Bianca. She is a scriptwriter. It is a serious, quiet love – "un amore sereno, tranquillo". They have met in a beautiful garden on a beautiful summer evening. It was no love at first sight, rather a growing interest. He says that it is nice, joyous and calming to be with her; she comforts him and has a lot of patience, life with an actor not being easy. He wants to share his further life with her. He does not intend to marry. He says that a great love does not need a legal paper. "What has a treaty to do with love?" he does not want the state to interfere with his most private affairs. What he could imagine is a religious ceremony guided by his brother Andrea.
Alessio knows the value of work and money. For one meter of tiles he had earned 7.000 Lire with his father. He prefers simple restaurants to exclusive ones and an evening with friends to a big party. He says that he is rather being bored on parties and does not like to go to discos. He prefers to go to a pub with his friends; there are only few of them, not only in showbiz but also in private life, he says that there may be 7 of them.
He likes to ride on his motorbike, a Honda CRF 450 X. He visits friends near Lago del Turano to do Motocross there. Or he goes on tour through Libya, Tunesia or Morocco and enjoys the complete silence during the nights there.
His musical preferences: the Eagles, Pink Floyd, Springsteen, he loves especially "Breakfast in America" by Supertramp (see "Effetto sabato"), concerning Italian music ha likes Battiato, Mina, Gaber, De André, he loves Jazz, but more and more he turns to classical music, Bach, Monteverdi, Chopin, Rachmaninov's 2. Sonata. And when he is down he listens to Mozart's "Requiem" which has the power to bring him up again. At the age of 14 he had learned classical guitar but meanwhile he has forgotten almost anything.
He loves skiing (he started skiing at the age of 6), he likes to ride and to swim. Concerning football he is fan of Atalanta Bergamo.
He watches "X-Factor" in TV.
In his holidays he loves long trips because he is interested in everything new, foreign. Among others he has been to Cuba and Patagonia.
Alessio is Goodwill Ambassador for Unicef. This concern is vey important to him and he said that our "present", a donation to Unicef, was the most beautiful present we could have made because the children would urgently need each Euro. He also campaigns for other disadvantaged people and those, who need help. He also takes part in a great campaign against paedophilia.
The chapter on Alessio and Bianca is no longer current. They separated in 2009, he is now together with Francesca.


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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote: If CH ever dated someone from the show, she would have to mean so much to him. He wouldn't rule it out. It would have to be a really serious relationship where he wouldn't care, it would be his Lauren. 48:00 and that's why he envies Arie. Everybody be damned screw the world, screw it, all for her. He finds that romantic.
I know this is from ages ago, but I find this funny now because he did find a Lauren!
Isn't life funny? I noticed that right away too and wondered if he had already been seeing her when I paraphrased that. I went back to look and I posted it back in March/18.
IMO take the makeup off, add a few freckles and she resembles his daughter an EX wife.She has the same shaped face too.
I was curious about their age difference - Lauren was born in 1981 (38 years old) to Chris' 48-49. Glad to see he didn't really rob the cradle.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] According to this post, Lauren is 31 years old.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] According to this post, Lauren is 31 years old.
IMO a lot of things point to this being a serious advanced relationship.
I don't recall CH ever making whoever he is dating public since his divorce.
The age difference is significant but they don't appear to allow that to effect them despite probable chatter.
Lauren is a Bach media staple but that too hasn't stopped them from going public even though it could be seen as hindering/creating bias in her job.
She has been separated for a year but her ex just filed for divorce 4 days before they appeared as a new couple.
The above would challenge the weak but they appear happy to announce they are together. I think their ability to unify bodes well for their future.
Well that changes my opinion!
Plus, IMO, she is a ditz. I wonder about this.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote: Plus, IMO, she is a ditz. I wonder about this.
Facts: Lauren has a Master's degree in Communications and while she comes across in various ways in depending on the venue, IMO it's because she's smart enough to know what plays well, where. When you watch her on ET, she's different and more professional than on her YouTube videos focused solely on BN drivel. IMO, she dumbs down for the audience.
Most online info confirms her age as 37, not 31.
Lauren Zima has also done acting in the past as well. She did an interview where she said a person from BN doing so well post-Bachelor that she admired is Ashley I because Ashley also has a masters in communication and has worked hard hustling for entertainment hosting work jobs. Lauren knows what she's doing -- she obviously cares for Chris (and he for her), but I am sure they are both cognizant of the timing of everything and how it might look to Bachelor fans.
It will be interesting to see how the personal and professional implications of this pairing will play out. RS mentioned that Lauren has not texted him back since December which is understandable now. Lauren had been on RS' podcast in October or November. All JMO.


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Institutionalized Spying on Americans: Big Brother is No Longer a Fiction
By Stephen Lendman
Theme: Police State & Civil Rights
Big Brother no longer is fiction. It hasn't been for some time. It's official US policy. According to ACLU's Technology and Liberty Program director Barry Steinhardt:
"Given the capabilities of today's technology, the only thing protecting us from a full-fledged surveillance society are the legal and political institutions we have inherited as Americans."
"Unfortunately, the September 11 attacks have led some to embrace the fallacy that weakening the Constitution will strengthen America."
Manufactured national security threats matter more than fundamental freedoms. Domestic spying is institutionalized.
Anyone can be monitored for any reason or none at all. Privacy rights are lost. Patriot Act legislation authorized unchecked government surveillance powers.
Financial, medical and other personal information can be accessed freely. So-called "sneak and peak" searches may be conducted through "delayed notice" warrants, roving wiretaps, email tracking, and Internet and cell phone use.
The FBI, CIA, NSA, and Pentagon spy domestically. So do state and local agencies. Spies "R" us defines US policy. America is a total surveillance society. It's unsafe to live in. Everyone is suspect unless proved otherwise.
The 2012 FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act renewed warrantless spying. It passed with little debate. On Sunday, December 30, 2012 Obama signed it into law. Doing so largely went unnoticed.
These type disturbing measures usually slip below the radar. Weekends and holiday period enactments conceal blows to freedom. Warrantless spying became law for another five years.
Phone calls, emails, and other communications may be monitored secretly without court authorization. Probable cause isn't needed. So-called "foreign intelligence information" is sought. Virtually anything qualifies. Vague language is all-embracing.
Months after 9/11, Bush secretly authorized the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans lawlessly. Sweeping surveillance followed without court-approved warrants.
Doing so violates core constitutional protections. Major US telecommunications companies are involved. They have been since 9/11. Things now are worse than then.
On April 29, Russia Today (RT) headlined "Spy, or pay up: FBI-backed bill would fine US firms for refusing wiretaps." A day earlier Washington Post article was cited.
It headlined "Panel seeks to fine tech companies for noncompliance with wiretap orders," saying:
"A government task force is preparing legislation that would pressure companies such as Facebook and Google to enable law enforcement officials to intercept online communications as they occur, according to current and former US officials familiar with the effort."
At issue is alleged FBI concerns about "Internet communications of terrorists and other criminals."
FBI spying is longstanding. So are other lawless practices. Throughout its history, the agency operated within and outside the law.
J. Edgar Hoover ran it from 1924 – 1972. He waged war on communists, anti-war, human and civil rights activists, the American Indian Movement, Black Panther Party, and other groups challenging rogue state policies.
He ordered agents to infiltrate, disrupt, sabotage, and destroy them. Anyone advocating ethnic justice and racial emancipation, as well as economic, social, and political equality across gender and color lines became vulnerable.
Post-9/11, FBI abuses escalated. Intrusive surveillance tools now target ordinary Americans. Unchecked authority and other abusive practices are widespread. America's war on terror matters most.
Disturbing tactics include greater physical surveillance, commercial database data retrieval, paid informants infiltrating groups (or targeting individuals) on false pretenses, and letting covert unidentified agents conduct "pretext" interviews for information.
Muslims are America's target of choice. So are anti-war and social justice activists. A gloves off, no-holds barred approach is followed. Virtually anything is fair game. Innocent people are vulnerable.
The Patriot Act authorized so-called National Security Letters (NSLs). FBI agents take full advantage. They do so by demanding personal customer records from ISPs, financial institutions, credit companies, and other sources without prior court approval.
The FBI wants more. According to the Washington Post, it wants companies failing to heed wiretap orders penalized.
In February 2011, then FBI general counsel Valerie Caproni told House Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee members about a "Going Dark" problem.
She explained the agency's inability to access comprehensive "communications and related data." She claimed a "public safety" threat when critical information is missed.
In March 2013, current FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann addressed an American Bar Association discussion. He did so on legal challenges new technologies pose, saying:
"We don't have the ability to go to court and say, 'We need a court order to effectuate the intercept.' Other countries have that. Most people assume that's what you're getting when you go to a court."
Under current law, Internet communications companies can refuse to comply with court-ordered wiretaps. They can claim no practical way to do so.
Proposed legislation would change things. It would force companies to rebuild their capability to allow government monitoring.
Weissmann calls doing so a "top priority." Proposed legislation is being drafted. It's an extension of the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
It grants federal authorities sweeping surveillance powers. Doing so lets them spy on Americans more intrusively.
CALEA originally applied only to digital telephone networks. It forced telephone companies to redesign their network architectures to make wiretapping easier.
In 2005, online communications were added. Broadband providers had to rebuild their networks accordingly.
At issue was permitting access to Internet "phone calls" through VOIP applications, as well as online "conversations" by instant messaging programs.
Law enforcement wiretapping is longstanding. Existing laws permit tapping phone or online communications regardless of what programs or protocols are used.
Industry largely cooperates. Digital age surveillance is easier than authorities claim. They want greater ease than currently permitted. Expanding CALEA is overkill. Doing so enhances police state powers.
The FBI cites its "tappability principle." It does so to justify its demands. It claims whatever is legally searchable sometimes should be physically searchable all times.
Applied to phone and Internet communications, it would require designing phones and computers with built-in bugs. Doing so would elevate surveillance powers. Everyone could be spied on at all times. Private communications no longer would exist.
Expanding CALEA is the tip of the iceberg. Perhaps software companies are next. Enhanced legislative authority may force them to create surveillance-ready programs. Doing so may compromise innovation.
Applying phone system rules to software development and online communications assures trouble. What's longstanding policy for one compromises innovation for the others. It also more greatly undermines freedom.
Police state powers are enhanced. Companies are forced to comply. Under draft legislation, courts could levy fines. Judicial inquiries could impose additional ones. After 90 days, unpaid amounts would double daily.
According to Center for Democracy and Technology senior counsel Greg Nojeim:
"This proposal is a non-starter that would drive innovators overseas and cost American jobs. They might as well call it the Cyber Insecurity and Anti-Employment Act."
Former federal prosecutor Michael Sussman added:
"Today, if you're a tech company that's created a new and popular way to communicate, it's only a matter of time before the FBI shows up with a court order to read or hear some conversation."
"If the data can help solve crimes, the government will be interested."
In 2010, after its networks were hacked, Google began emails and text messages end-to-end encryption. Facebook followed suit.
Doing so compromises FBI monitoring. Agency officials want enhanced CALEA authorization permitting it.
They claim doing so only extends current law to new technologies. It requires phone and online companies to allow wiretapping.
It's much more than that. It elevates mass surveillance to a dangerously higher level. It's another step toward full-blown tyranny.
On April 29, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) headlined "Feds Push for Backdoor Wiretap Capabilities."
According to CDT Senior Staff Technologist Joe Hall:
"A wiretapping mandate is a vulnerability mandate. The unintended consequences of this proposal are profound."
"At the very time when the nation is concerned about cybersecurity, the FBI proposal has the potential to make our communications less secure."
"Once you build a wiretap capability into products and services, the bad guys will find a way to use it."
CDT President Leslie Harris added:
"What the FBI is proposing sounds benign, but it comes with such onerous penalties that it would force developers to seek pre-approval from the FBI."
"No one is going to want to face fines that double every day, so they will go to the FBI and work it out in advance, diverting resources, slowing innovation, and resulting in less secure products."
"The sad irony," said Hall, "is that this is likely to be ineffective. Building a communications tool today is a homework project for undergraduates."
"So much is based on open source and can be readily customized. Criminals and other bad actors will simply use homemade communication services based offshore, making them even harder to monitor."
Media scholar/critic/activist Robert McChesney told Progressive Radio News Hour listeners how Internet freedom has been compromised.
His important new book "Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy" explains what should concern everyone.
"The corporate media sector (did) everything in its immense power to limit (its) openness and egalitarianism…., he said."
"….corporate and state surreptitious monitoring of Internet users" compromises fundamental freedoms.
Doing so is "inimical to much of the democratic potential of digital communication."
Internet freedom depends on "arrest(ing) the forces that promote inequality, monopoly, hypercommercialism, corruption, depoliticization, and stagnation."
It requires ending mass surveillance powers. It's about restoring lost democratic principles. America's heading the wrong way. It's perilously close to ending freedom altogether.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at [email protected]
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
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