One shattered window. Two bruised hearts. And twelve days until Christmas.
Tessa Doyle's semester in Europe left her a much wiser woman. But then she takes a job referral from her ex-boyfriend, and agrees to repair the stained-glass window, the last work she will need for her MFA. With a two-week deadline, she will have no time for anything else, especially men.
Sean Cavanagh's Christmas season has lost all its cheer. Nothing has gone according to his plans for Christmas since the drone broke the window. Now organ pipes are missing, and a blizzard is threatening to cancel what could be Granda's last sermon.
With a little magic and a lot of snow, Tessa and Sean work together to repair not just a window, but also their hearts.


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#define WEBRTC_MEDIASTREAMTRACK_H

#include <nan.h>

#include "Observers.h"
#include "EventEmitter.h"
#include "Wrap.h"

namespace WebRTC {
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   public:
    static void Init();

    static v8::Local<v8::Value> New(rtc::scoped_refptr<webrtc::MediaStreamTrackInterface> mediaStreamTrack);

    static rtc::scoped_refptr<webrtc::MediaStreamTrackInterface> Unwrap(v8::Local<v8::Object> value);
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Sat 22 Jan 14:00 £950 to £1050
The Power of the Dog (12A)
Dir: Jane Campion 2021 | 126 mins
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love and long-hidden secrets come to light.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst conquer the Western in Jane Campion's brooding melodrama.
'Jane Campion's superb gothic western is mysterious and menacing' ★★★★★ The Guardian
Drive My Car (15)
Japanese with English subtitles.
Yusuke Kafuku ia a renowned stage actor and director. Two years after his wife's unexpected death, he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theatre festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari , a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900.
As the production's premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koji Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke's late wife.
Forced to confront painful truths raised from his past, Yusuke begins, with the help of his driver, to face the haunting mysteries his wife left behind.
A haunting road movie travelling a path of love, loss, acceptance, and peace.
Winner of three prizes at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, including Best Screenplay.
'Ryûsuke Hamaguchi reaches a new grandeur with this engrossing adaptation about a theatre director grappling with Chekhov and his wife's infidelity' ★★★★★ The Guardian
The screening on Tues 1 Feb at 8pm is a Talking Tables screening. These events aim to bring people together in a relaxed environment to discuss films, share ideas and most importantly - to meet new people! It is particularly aimed at people coming to Norden Farm on their own, but all are welcome. To take part, simply book in to see the screening, then join the group in the foyer before and after the film.
Gagarine (12A)
Dir: Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh 2021 | 98 mins
French with English subtitles.
Yuri fights to save his home town from demolition.
This urban fantasy celebrates community and social housing in a Paris housing estate. Using sci-fi imagery to turn the prosaic into the awe-inspiring.
★★★★★ Financial Times | ★★★★ Empire | ★★★★ The Guardian
The Humans (15)
Dir: Stephen Karam 2021 | 108 mins
Erik Blake gathers three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls and eerie things go bump in the night, family tensions reach a boiling point.
'A perfectly pitched tableaux of family dysfunction' ★★★★ The Times

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Research Prompts Fusion Debate. STAR POWER. Experiment could mean breakthrough.
By Robert C. Cowen Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
April 4, 1989 | BOSTON
NEARLY a fortnight after the University of Utah's sensational announcement, fusion power experts still do not know whether or not a Utah chemist and his British colleague have made the energy-supply breakthrough of the century. And the scientists doing the experiments say they do not fully understand what is happening either. The experimenters believe they are producing sustained hydrogen fusion reactions - the power source of the stars - at room temperature in a small jar. If true, the process could become a source of abundant energy that would supply the world's need for heat and electricity indefinitely.
Last Friday, B. Stanley Pons, chairman of the University of Utah Chemistry Department, told an audience at the university that his experiment ``cannot be explained by any known chemical process. ... I can conceive of no other process other than a nuclear process,'' he said.
Also on Friday, Steven E. Jones - who heads a team doing comparable experiments at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah - told a Columbia University audience in New York, ``I think we have a new approach to fusion.'' However, he said his experiment produces only about one ten-trillionth of the energy needed to run it. That contrasts with the University of Utah scientists' claim that their device produces four times as much energy as it consumes.
Both teams stress that other scientists must study and confirm their results before they can be sure of what they are doing. But for the many scientists who want to check it out, this has been one of the most tantalizing announcements of a possibly major scientific discovery ever made.
Dr. Pons and his co-experimenter (and former teacher) Martin Fleischmann of the University of Southhampton in England claim to have reached a goal that has eluded a small army of researchers for 40 years. They claim to have done it by a simple extension of a common high school experiment. Yet they have not provided enough detail for fusion experts to understand exactly what they have achieved.
In hydrogen fusion, the nuclei of hydrogen atoms fuse together to form a nucleus of helium, releasing energy in the process. The hydrogen nuclei each carry a positive charge. Since like charges repel each other, it is difficult for two nuclei to get close enough for the strong nuclear force that promotes fusion to overcome the electrical repulsion. This can happen under the high temperature, pressure, and density of the core of the sun and in other stars.
On Earth, fusion experimenters work with two forms of hydrogen that are heavier than hydrogen in ordinary water - namely, deuterium (doubly heavy hydrogen) and tritium (triply heavy hydrogen). They confine a mixture of these nuclei with powerful magnetic fields while heating it to several hundred million degrees. At such temperatures, the nuclei travel fast enough to smash together and fuse. Alternatively, experimenters compress the deuterium/tritium with laser beams.
Neither approach has yet achieved energy break-even - that is, produced at least as much energy as it takes to run the experiments, although that goal seems close at hand. But they have consumed some $20 billion.
Now Pons and Dr. Fleischmann claim to have run fusion experiments that produce net power. And they have done it at a cost of only $100,000 of their own money over the past half decade. They use a form of electrolysis. In the usual school experiment, two electrodes are placed in a jar of water and connected to a small battery, such as an automobile battery. This sets up an electric current that splits water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.
Pons and Fleischmann use electrodes of palladium and platinum, with the platinum in the form of a thin wire coil surrounding a palladium rod. They also use heavy water - that is, water composed of deuterium and oxygen. As the electric current splits the heavy-water molecules, the deuterium is absorbed by the palladium rod. Deuterium nuclei accumulate in the crystal structure of the palladium until they are packed closely enough for some of them to fuse, according to explanations by Pons and Fleischmann.
This is the story the Utah researchers first told at a hastily called press conference March 23. The university said it called the conference because news of the work was starting to leak out. But it held back details to protect its patent position. The researchers urge interested scientists to wait for publication of their scientific paper, which they submitted to the journal Nature the following day. Dr. Jones also submitted a paper on his team's work at that time. It will likely take take several weeks for Nature to publish the papers. It can take even longer if the editor rejects one or both of them or requests revisions after expert reviewers assess them.
Energy from fusion: What is the promise? What hurdles remain?
Scientists achieve nuclear fusion milestone
'Cold fusion' co-discoverer Martin Fleischmann dies
https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0404/afus-f.html


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J.D. Crowe & The New South
Date: Fri. April 08, 2011
Tyler Texas 75701
Grammy winner J.D. Crowe picked up his first banjo at age 13 and hasn't put it down since! The influential Bluegrass artist is described as a visionary committed to paying tribute to the past while embracing a wide-open future for the genre he loves. He began his career as a teenager inspired by Flatt & Scruggs and the Kentucky Barn Dance. In 1971, he founded The New South, a revolutionary Bluegrass band which originally included young musicians who would go on to successful solo careers including Ricky Skaggs and Bobby Sloan. Today, Crowe leads young musicians in a mission to continually reinvent Bluegrass while honoring the legacy of tone, taste and timing established by his musical idols.


A citrusy – aromatic Eau de Toilette by Emilie Coppermann.
Green and fresh notes reminding the fifth Japanese season, an eerie time between Spring and Summer, when the famous Cherry Trees are blossoming. The subtle and chiselled definition of this fragrance is like the scent of cut grass in a Japanese Garden, a Tokyo Bloom.
A blossoming fragrance, an unstable equilibrium between aromatic and floral perfume.


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Cook pasta according to package directions. Add plenty of salt to pasta water, Drain and return to pot.
In deep skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add ground beef, salt and pepper. Breaking the meat up as it cooks. Add teriyaki sauce, onions and bell pepper, cook until meat no longer pink and vegetables are crisp tender. Stir in tomato sauce, garlic and pasta. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve and enjoy.
I love one pot meals! This looks delicious!
Easy clean up. Thanks, Lynn!
This is perfect for busy moms on school nights...you could actually make the night before and warm up! Yummmm!!
Sounds like a great meal for a busy night.
It's a great weeknight dinner.


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Викторија Самојловна Токарева (), рођена у Лењинграду, 20. новембра 1937. године, руска је књижевница.

Биографија
Викторија Самоиловна Токарева рођена је у Лењинграду 1937. године. Рано је остала без оца и њу и њену сестру је подигла мајка, чији се лик појављује у многим њеним делима. Желела је да студира медицину али јој се та жеља није остварила јер су јој одбијени документи за упис. Уместо тога уписала је прво музичку школу на одељењу клавира, а ѕатим је наставила студирање на Конзерваторијуму Римски-Корсаков.

Након удаје, Токарева је отишла у Москву где је предавала у музичкој школи. Рад у настави је није привукао и напушта школу и запослила се у филмском студију Мосфилм. Познанство са Сергејем Михалковим јој је омогућило да уђе у ВГИК. Ово је унапред одредило њену каснију судбину. Године 1964. ушла је у одељење за писање сценарија ВГИК-а и објавила своју прву причу која се звала Дан без лажи ("День без вранья"). Након пет година, 1968. године, добила је и диплому сценаристе.

Године 1969. објављује књигу О ономе што није било (О том, чего не было), која је обухватала ране приче и приповетке, а 1971. године постала је члан Савеза писаца СССР-а. Током 1970-их и 1980-их, Викторија Токарева је ретко објављивала: сваких 5 година излазила је још једна збирка њених радова (од 1969. до 1991. објављене су само 4 књиге). Након тога објавила је још десетак збирки прича. Најпознатије су Летећа љуљашка, Ништа посебно, Рећи – не рећи, Сопствена истина, Казино и друге.

Године 2009. објавила је аутобиографску књигу под називом Дрво на крову. Након тога објављује збирку кратких прича под насловом Кратки бипови .

По сценаријима Викторије Токарева снимљено је двадесетак филмова. Најпознатији од њих су: Џентлмени среће, Пас је ходао уз који је ходао уз клавир, Мимино, Лекција књижевности, Потпуно изгубљен и др.

Викторија Токарева тренутно живи и ради у Москви.

Библиографија
Дела Викторије Токареве:

 Дан без лажи (День без вранья), 1964.
 О ономе што није било (О том, чего не было), 1969.
 Когда стало немножко теплее, 1972.
 Летећа љуљашка (Летающие качели), 1978.
 Ништа посебно (Ничего особенного), 1983.
 Рећи – не рећи (Сказать — не сказать…), 1991.
 Римские каникулы, 1992.
 Почём килограмм славы?, 1993.
 Антон, надень ботинки!, 1995.
 Вместо меня, 1995.
 Хэппи энд, 1995.
 Лошади с крыльями, 1996.
 Можно и нельзя, 1997.
 Этот лучший из миров, 1998.
 Сопствена истина (Своя правда), 2002.
 Мужская верность, 2002.
 Казино (Казино), 2003.
 Птица счастья, 2004.
 Террор любовью, 2006.
 Дрво на крову (Дерево на крыше), 2009.
 Тихая музыка за стеной, 2012.
 Короткие гудки, 2012.
 Так плохо, как сегодня, 2013.
 Сволочей тоже жалко, 2014.
 Муля, кого ты привёз?, 2015.
 Мои мужчины, 2015.
 Немножко иностранка, 2016.
 Кругом один обман, 2016.
 Дома стоят дольше, чем люди, 2017.
 Дом за посёлком, 2018.
 Жена поэта, 2019.

Филмографија (сценариста)
Избор филмова који су настали по сценаријима Викторије Токареве:

 Лекција књижевности (Урок литературы),  1968.
 Џентлмени среће (Джентльмены удачи), 1971.
 Потпуно изгубљен (Совсем пропащий), 1973.
 Мимино (Мимино), 1977.
 Пас је ходао по клавиру (Шла собака по роялю), 1978.
 Сто грамм для храбрости, 1976.
 Перед экзаменом, 1977.
 Шляпа, 1981.
 Талисман, 1983.
 Стечение обстоятельств, 1987.
 Ты есть…, 1993.
 Вместо меня, 2000.
 Простая история, 2006.

Награде и признања
 Добитница је награде Москва-Пене 1997. године.
 Одликована је Орденом знака части 1987. године.
 Викторија Токарева је лауреат ИВ фестивала руског филма "Књижевност и биоскоп" (1998).
 На Филмском фестивалу у Кану 2000. године добила је награду "За допринос књижевности и кинематографији".

Занимљивост
Викторија Токарева све своје радове ствара на старински начин - ручно, користећи наливперо и папир. Сматра да је компјутер без душе и никада не може постати канал за таленте.

Референце

Спољашње везе
 Виктория Самойловна Токарева
 DOSTOJANSTVENA I SREĆNA STAROST ZAVISI OD OVE 3 STVARI: Tvrdi pisac Viktorija Tokareva!

Рођени 1937.
Руски књижевници

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Q: Compute area of arbitrary tetrahedral in cartesian coordinates suppose that with given 4 vertexes in Cartesian plane we want to find the area of Quadrilateral in general . with four points : $(a_i,b_i)$ for $i=1,..,4$. what is the general formula with respect to vertexes?
thanks

A: You can use the shoelace formula, that, witn your notation, becomes:
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A=\frac{1}{2}|a_1b_2+a_2b_3+a_3b_4+a_4b_1-a_2b_1-a_3b_2-a_4b_3-a_1b_4|
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When it's time to choose a repair facility to care for your vehicle, it all comes down to a matter of trust. Having your vehicle damaged is unpleasant enough, without the additional worry of wondering whether the repair work will be accurate and reliable. Here at "Stumpf Ford Collision Center," we want to give you the peace of mind that comes from knowing your vehicle is in capable hands, and the assurance that it will be completely restored to its original performances and beauty.
Our technicians are committed to quality and have the skills necessary to deliver just what we promise. Each one of our technicians has completed training, and with hard-earned expertise in modern repair technology, each one is qualified to restore your vehicle to pre-accident condition.
Integrity is the difference between a vehicle that performs like new and one that just looks like it. Though we meticulously restore your vehicle's original factory appearance, we are committed to delivering more than just a "cosmetic makeover." We'll repair your vehicle so it once again meets factory specifications. Once the repairs are complete, you can be as confident of your vehicle's performance as you were the day you bought it. For 90+ years, Stumpf Ford Collision Center has given our customers the best value for your money. We even put it in writing with a hand written lifetime warranty.
"We have earned customers' trust with our integrity. This principle is built into everything we do…"
Once your vehicle is in good as pre-accident condition again, we want to make sure you are happy with the services performed. Each person who played a part in restoring your vehicle is dedicated to quality results. If we have failed to meet your expectations in any way, please let us know. We would like to be the first to know of any problems you may experience, and make it right for you.
We will gladly arrange for towing and/or rental vehicles.
Stumpf Ford Collision Center technicians are skilled in the latest industry technology. Technicians regularly attend training sessions on the newest and most effective repair and paint developments. Our certified technicians are I-CAR and ASE certified which gives you added assurance that the job will be done right!
Only vehicles returned to factory specifications maintain their integrity, value, and performances, so repairing the unseen damage on uni-body vehicles is an important aspect of Stumpf Ford Collision Center.
We attend to all details: Moldings and door handles are removed so a smooth continuous flow is maintained. We also apply the very best materials with care and precision and provide limited lifetime paint warranty. Our paint department mixes your vehicle's finish on the premises with a computerized mixing system to assure the most perfect match possible. We return your vehicle's finish to pre-accident condition.
The Stumpf Ford Collision Center team is committed to impeccable service and providing you with the assistance you need to reduce the stress resulting from your accident. We guarantee, for as long as you own your vehicle, our repairs will be free of defect in workmanship and materials, excluding wear and deterioration resulting from normal driving conditions. In addition, because of using only Glasurit paint we are able to provide a lifetime nationwide warranty to our customer.
How do I know if I need to pay a deductible?
Deductibles range anywhere from $0.00 - $1000.00 or more. The amount of the deductible depends on whether the claim is considered a comprehensive , collision, uninsured motorist or "hit and run". It is very important to check with your insurance agent to determine the type of deductible.
When and how do I pay my deductible?
Can you "bury the deductible" for me?
No, to "hide" or "bury" your deductible in the repair costs to the insurance company is considered "fraud" and we know you wouldn't want to be involved in any fraudulent activity!
A term that refers to the removal of trim pieces (moldings, door handles, emblems, etc.) from the vehicles so the paint may be properly applied. We do this as a general practice on all repairs, in order to guarantee our paint and to bring your vehicle back to the way it was before the accident.
Do I have to get three estimates?
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What will I drive while my vehicle is being repaired?
Stumpf Ford Collision Center will provide you with a vehicle to drive while yours is being repaired.
If rental reimbursement is provided by the insurance company paying the claims, that insurance company will be charged.
Why are estimates so different from one shop to another?
One of the reasons our estimates may differ from another shop is because we believe in writing a thorough estimate up front. Differences in repair estimates are common. However, one of the things that sets us apart from our competition is the detailed steps we take in repairing a vehicle, which may also account for any differences. Remember, a lower estimate may not include all the necessary work but, once the repair is completed, the total cost should be very similar provided identical materials are used for the repair. If you are not sure why one estimate is different from the other, please give us a call at (920) 731-5211.
Will my car ever be the same?
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How do I know the repairs will be done right?
Stumpf Ford Collision Center provides a limited lifetime warranty and a lifetime nationwide Glasurit Paint warranty. Our certified technicians are I-CAR and ASE, which gives you added assurance that the job will be done right.
You are not required by law to get more than one estimate.
You have the right to the repair shop of your choice. Your insurance company can not dictate who does your work.
Ask if the shop offers a lifetime repair warranty.
Some insurance companies want you to visit their drive in claims center before repairs are started. You can do this or may leave your vehicle with us and we'll ask your insurance company to inspect the car here.
Ask if the shop will be using genuine manufacturer (OEM) or aftermarket replacement parts.
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Your vehicle is the second largest investment you're likely to make. Preserve its value by having it repaired professionally.
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Q: Why does maven recognize dependencies on only installed POM files? I've got a project with Maven in which one subproject (A) wants to depend on another subproject (B) which uses "pom" packaging.
If I do this the straightforward way, where A specifies a dependency on B with <type>pom</type>, things work perfectly if I do "mvn install", but if I run any phase earlier than install, such as mvn compile or mvn package, then it fails while trying to build A: it goes looking for B's pom in the repository, and doesn't find it.
I don't really want this pom in the repository, because it's part of our active source code and changes frequently.
For all the jar-packaged projects we build, it seems to work fine to keep them out of the repository, build with mvn package, and Maven knows how to find all the dependencies in the source and build trees it manages without resorting to the repository; however for the pom-packaged project it always wants to go to the repository.
A couple things I learned while trying to understand this:

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*Maven best practices encourage you to use pom-packaged projects to group dependencies, but with the added step of "mvn install" on the POM project

*Maven lifecycle documentation says "a project that is purely metadata (packaging value is pom) only binds goals to the install and deploy phases"; maybe this is why the POM project is invisible as a dependency target unless I invoke the install phase? I tried binding the compiler plugin to the compile phase and this didn't seem to help.

Is there a way that I can specify the POM subproject as a dependency of another subproject in the same parent project, without installing the POM project to the repository?

A: It isn't purely a question of which goals are bound to which lifecycle phases for POM projects.  If it were, then binding the "package" goal would solve the problem.
When building a multi-module project, Maven reads the POMs of all modules to determine dependencies between modules, so that it can build the depended-upon modules before the depending modules.  It's able to achieve this even when running the "package" goal (such that the depended-upon modules are not yet in the local repository).
Therefore, the code that constructs the classpath for builds must be managing several cases, notably:

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*extra-project jar dependency, where it looks for the POM in the local repository, handles its dependencies, and adds the POM's jar to the classpath

*extra-project pom dependency, where it looks for the POM in the local repository and handles its dependencies

*intra-project jar dependency, where it looks for the POM within the project tree, handles its dependencies, and adds that module's target/classes folder to the classpath

*intra-project pom dependency, where for some reason it doesn't look for the POM within the project tree, and therefore doesn't handle it's dependencies.

Notice the asymmetry in the last two cases, as compared to the first two.
I can see two solutions to your problem.  One is to file a bug report, or rather a request to change the behaviour (since it's obviously intentional), perhaps only for the case of intra-project dependencies on multi-module projects.  Or indeed propose a patch.  But since the behaviour is intentional, you might meet a refusal.  In the best of cases, you're in for a long wait.  (I'd vote for your bug report though - I've been stung by that same behaviour, in a different context.)
The other solution is simply to run an install on your project.  I don't really understand why you don't want the POM project in your repository: if needs be, you can use a snapshot repository, where it doesn't matter if things change frequently, to avoid polluting your main repository.

A: Configuring maven-install-plugin to run during the compile phase, and copy the relevant pom.xml to the repository, seems to accomplish what I wanted as far as Maven itself is concerned, though m2eclipse still is not happy (it throws "failed to read artifact descriptor" errors with no additional description for the pom.xml that has a dependency on the other POM project).


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5 Myths About How Immigrants Affect the U.S. Economy
Immigration is a hot topic in today's world. There's a lot of conflicting information flowing around about immigrants and their impact on the economy. Let's go over some facts as we clear up 5 myths about how immigrants affect the U.S. economy right here:
Myth #1: Immigrants Decrease Average Wages
Some people claim that immigrants force average wages to drop for native-born Americans. In fact, studies have shown that wages only drop for adults who don't have a high-school diploma (a group that represents less than 10% of the native population).
Even then, the drop is only 1-2%. For everyone else, average wages either increase or remain the same.
Myth #2: Immigrants Take Jobs from Native Born Americans
You have probably heard that immigrants are taking American jobs more than once. Truthfully, an influx of immigrants tends to increase the overall size of the workforce and the number of available jobs.
This is because immigrants tend to take jobs that native workers avoid anyway. Immigrants often take jobs in agricultural or dangerous fields that require unusual hours. Their employment complements native born workers, who then pursue different careers or have the chance to stay in school for longer.
Myth #3: Immigrants Pay No Taxes
The claim that immigrants come to the country and draw benefits without paying anything back feels like it's everywhere. In fact, most immigrants have automatic deductions that go directly to:
State and Federal Income Taxes
Medicare Taxes
Immigrants also pay property taxes and sales taxes. And that brings us to Myth #4….
Myth #4: Immigrants Increase the Tax Burden
It's been claimed that immigrants come to the U.S. and start draining government benefits. This is almost always incorrect, for a number of reasons. Immigrants are typically ineligible for a number of programs that can be used by native-born Americans, so they can never access the funds.
Immigrants who have college degrees actually end up contributing more than $500, 000 in taxes than they consume on average throughout their lives.
It is worth noting that immigrants who do not have a high school diploma will likely draw more from the government than they contribute. However, they still draw less than native-born adults at a similar level of education.
Myth #5: Immigrants Don't Matter to the U.S. Economy
Some people claim that the U.S. economy would be fine without immigrants. In fact, dropping birthrates in the U.S. – we are currently down to 1.8 births per woman, which is below the 2.1 births per woman necessary to replace the current population – pose a serious danger to the economy.
Immigrants keep the U.S. workforce from shrinking. Their numbers keep the Social Security system from foundering more than it currently is and they keep economic growth from stagnating. Immigrants also come with their own demands for services and goods, which supports the economy further.
Many immigrants also start their own businesses, further boosting the economy and creating more jobs. Immigrants may have a difficult time securing the funds they need to open a business. Some secure the fast cash they need by taking out small loans on vehicles or pooling funds to purchase what they need.
Understanding the Role of Immigrants in the U.S.
Immigrants have been a part of the U.S. since Europeans first started landing on the shores of the Americas. There are a lot of myths surrounding people coming to the country now, but these myths are largely founded in fear and not facts.
Many immigrants strengthen the economy, support the workforce, and put more into the government than they take out. Keeping the U.S. economy strong and growing can take all of us working together.
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Should women who suffer from the demobilizing symptoms of menopause -- hot flashes, night sweats, sleeplessness and mood swings -- take hormone replacement therapy?
That is the question facing many women, since a groundbreaking study a decade ago turned the tables on the medical approach to relieving the symptoms of menopause with hormones.
The answer: the decision is a highly individualized one, to be determined between each patient and her doctor, South Florida physicians say.
"There is not one answer that fits all women because each woman's risk is different," said Dr. Silvina Levis, professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and director of its Osteoporosis Center.
In 2002, a study by the Women's Health Initiative was halted after 5 1/2 years when researchers found that estrogen and progestin supplements significantly increased the rate of heart attacks, stroke, blood clots and breast cancer in healthy postmenopausal women.
The increased risk of a heart attack or stroke began in the first year of hormone use, while the risk of breast cancer jumped after four years on hormones.
While the study's methodology has been criticized by many, there is no doubt that the conclusions have caused a sea change in how doctors prescribe hormones to their patients, physicians say.
Until then, the prevailing medical belief was that hormone replacement could help prevent such ailments as heart disease and osteoporosis. Women often began taking hormones as soon as they began feeling the symptoms of menopause, and continued them for life.
Now, doctors suggest that women in perimenopause (the period before menopause begins) or menopause, who are suffering from symptoms that are interfering with their daily lives, should consult with their doctor if they wish to consider hormone replacement.
"What changed is the practice -- what women choose to do and what doctors prescribe, it changed it significantly," Levis said. "Now, the pendulum is swinging back a little bit, in that some women do get estrogen."
Menopausal symptoms vary from woman to woman, doctors say. Some women go through the transition symptom-free, others have symptoms for a year or two, and others experience symptoms that drag on for years.
"If a woman is very symptomatic, can't sleep at night, has hot flashes through the day and night sweats that really bother her, we try to help her," Levis said. "Women with severe menopausal symptoms have a very hard time, and hormone therapy can really help them."
Doctors will weigh the symptoms with the potential risks, looking at a patient's own medical history as well as family history, particularly for heart disease and stroke.
"It's a very personal decision," said Dr. Veronica McCloskey, a cardiologist with the Columbia University division of cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, in Hialeah. "If you have an extensive family history of stroke and we know that in the first year there is an increased risk of stroke, maybe you really shouldn't take it. If you have a very strong family history of heart disease, maybe it's not a good idea."
In fact, heart disease in women before menopause is rare, but after menopause it increases dramatically, and is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, McCloskey said.
So, along those lines, if a patient is very overweight, has high blood pressure, high cholesterol and has a significant family history for early onset heart disease, she may not be a good candidate, said Dr. Victoria Lopez-Beecham, a gynecologist and obstetrician at Baptist Hospital in Kendall.
So who, then, is a good candidate for hormone replacement therapy?
> Lopez-Beecham cited those patients who are very symptomatic for "vasomotor symptoms," such as hot flashes and night sweats; those who suffer from severe vaginal dryness from a lack of estrogen; who do not have any contraindications, like a significant family history of breast cancer or high risk for cardiovascular disease; and are relatively young, say 50 to 55.
"The trend is to give as low as dose as you can for as short a duration as possible, to try to alleviate those symptoms," she said, "provided the medicine you are going to give is not going to put her at significant risk."
Another reason to take hormone replacement therapy is to slow the aging process, said Dr. Amanda Richards-Bullock, a gynecologist and obstetrician at the University of Miami.
"With the lack of hormones, the body starts to lose calcium from the bones, so women become at risk for osteoporosis and a loss of connectivity from blood vessels and skin -- the wrinkles, the drying out, all those fun things," Richards-Bullock said. "We can't stop it but we can slow it down a little bit."
She advises that patients undergo blood tests to see what hormones are lacking, and only replace those that are missing.


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Q: Can MPI_Bcast correctly while using multiple threads? When I use the MPI, there are multiple threads doing MPI_Bcast. Like
#pragma omp parallel for
for(int i = 0; i < k; i++)
{
  MPI_Bcast(&a[i], 1, MPI_INT32_T, TargetRank, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
}

If the data size and type are the same, it seems they will broadcast to the wrong places.
How could I fix it? (Now I use a my_bcast with Tag)
Problem Schematic


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Grief Notes
Helping Your Grieving Friend
Are There Stages in Grief?
When Elizabeth Kubler-Ross formulated five stages of reaction to dying she did not intend that they be taken as rigidly sequential steps that would follow one another. Her stages of denial, anger, depression,
bargaining and acceptance were formulated about the act of dying. Clearly this is a loss with grief from the awareness that one is dying. Ross acknowledged that her stages were not rigid and there are other emotions associated with dying.
But do the stages of reaction to dying translate to the grief and bereavement experienced by the relative and friends of the person dying?
In my own formulation based on work with the bereaved as well as on the academic work of Lindemann (1944) and Parkes (1972) I believe grief can be likened to a pot of soup. Initially there is probably for most people shock and disbelief. Following that however are numerous behaviors and feelings such as searching, pining, yearning, anger, guilt, anxiety, sadness, jealousy, loneliness, accommodation and many others. We are the pot and our own history determines the heat that will bring out certain feelings and behaviors much as cooking soup is determined by what is in the pot and the heat.
Depending on the connection to the bereaved and what roles they played in our lives as well as our own personal history of life experience and current circumstance various emotions and behaviors will show themselves in each individual. Probably for most people early on there will be shock or disbelief. At the end there will be some accommodation. Each individual is unique and the myriad of emotions described above will manifest themselves in many varied ways among the bereaved.
More recent work from studies done at Yale (2007) have led Parkes and Prigerson (2009) to posit that there may be some pattern of numbness, followed by pining, then disorganization and despair ending in acceptance. They note that people move back and forth and that there are considerable differences in duration and form from one person to another.
For those working with the bereaved the idea of stages can be used as a loose formulation of a process of adjustment that has common emotions and behaviors that occur in most people. However, they are not rigid, will not happen to everyone and will not happen in the same way depending on the person.
As helpers, counselors, family members we can understand that we are dealing with people who have their own reactions to loss. By paying attention to those individual reactions we can deal with the emotions and behaviors at hand. The stages, processes or pot of soup can be used as guidelines to reassure the bereaved they are not alone and to foster understanding without rigidity.
When Public Memorials and Mourning Collide with Private Grief
A recent article in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/nyregion/ready-for-less-tearful-future-newtown-is-declining-tributes.html?pagewanted=all reported that the residents of Newtown, CT wished to stop participating in offers of events and memorials from outside groups in the interest of moving "into a quiet period, of rest, recuperation, and healing."
Public mourning and memorials are not new. They do appear to be more frequent and "in your face" as we sadly encounter more mass tragedy and as we face a 24 hour news cycle that reports not only the tragedy but the responses and memorials that come from it. The public, not directly affected by the deaths in a mass tragedy, is often traumatized, shocked and grieving. The public's focus of grief may not be as intensely on the death of the individuals who lose their lives or are maimed. While there may be sadness at loss as we mourn individuals, for the public there is also mourning the loss of trust and sense of security.
Of course, the individuals, who have directly lost loved ones will have the grief work and mourning of the loss of loved family members, friends or colleagues.
Public expression of grief is important for a society as much as grieving by individuals is important or their own reckoning with loss. We have many examples of public mourning and memorials. We have holidays dedicated to veterans and soldiers from wars. In the past it seems these markings have been solemn and public but not forced on the bereaved by massive publicity from media. Those wishing to participate could and those needing more privacy could have it as well.
Some current public memorializing has a secondary purpose. Large events are designed and publicized to raise much needed monies for victims and families' funeral and medical expenses. So, in addition to memorializing these losses there is an important charitable aspect. Politicians and others use such events to promote agendas for better or worse. If managed appropriately the potential for exploitation should be minimal but always watched for.
Yet it seems as though there needs to be great sensitivity to not overly prolonging and reminding the public or individual grieving people of the negative and tragic losses. Such can only set people back, prolong sadness, and interfere with letting go and moving forward.
A rule of thumb in helping in private mourning is to offer and organize help but then to allow the bereaved to accept or reject it while rechecking periodically. It is also generally accepted that public memorializing of private grief will shift to the families of the bereaved and become more personal as the public moves on.
What makes public mourning more painful over time is the difficulty for those who are ready to move on to get away from intense visualizations on television, at concerts, sporting events. One cannot always change the channel, leave the, stadium, etc. As I write this I do not propose a solution, but I believe we need to examine our public response and how long we continue to relive events beyond what is therapeutic and avoid what sells or is exploitative.
A friend summarized his feelings succinctly. "I'm in the camp of respectfully recognizing the lives of those who died, pay attention and give recognition to those who were injured, and then move on. I think the Boston bombing was handled well. Clean the site up and open it right away. Don't let the terrorists have a reminder of what they tried to do."
How do you feel about public memorials and their impact on private grief? Please share your thoughts.
"You'll be Able to Get Back to a Normal Life Soon"
Maybe... Maybe not! Everyone grieves in their own way and it is most unfair to decide how another should or will grieve.
While psychologists do feel that many people who have had a long time to prepare for a loss may have an easier psychological adjustment than those dealing with a sudden loss.
But we are told also that people who have been through a long illness with a loved one are frequently physically and emotionally drained. They may even be more susceptible to illness themselves. Having been through weeks or months of stress they may have eaten and slept poorly. They may feel guilty for feeling relief from their heavy burden. Those desirous of helping the grieving in these circumstances should be willing to assist with feelings. They also could help the bereaved to reorganize their life without the deceased, to get needed rest and, when necessary, to become active again.
However, it is important not to push the bereaved to "get back to normal" too quickly. The death of someone we love can change our lives drastically. There are often major decisions to be made following a death. The house may be too large, we may have a sudden loss of income, we may have to raise the children alone. Adjustment to these changes may force us to make major decisions at a time when we are already distressed emotionally and least able to make good decisions. We may feel rushed to make decisions simply to avoid memories.
Good decision making requires that you take time, have all the facts before you and be rational not emotional. Anyone who is faced with major decisions because of a death in the family should take time, get rest and get good information and wait until your emotions have subsided.
Be sure to ask for help from qualified professionals before making any major decisions, especially while you are grieving. Your lawyer, accountant and therapist can all help you make good decisions, while you work towards "normal".
How do you Help Children Who Have Lost a Parent?
Children who have lost a parent may have a lot of questions about death. In addition they may feel insecure about life. They may wonder if death will strike again.
It is helpful to provide children with direct and honest answers. At the time of the funeral and visitation they should be allowed to participate in ceremonies if they wish. After the funeral children need to be given reassurance and love while the family adjusts to the loss.
It is not helpful to tell children that Daddy or Mommy went away or went to sleep. Such comments can be misinterpreted and the child might react by fearing sleep or being angry at the parent for leaving.
Often a child will ask something like, "Daddy, when will you get me a new Mommy?"
It is not unusual for a child to worry about a new mommy or daddy when his real concern is, "who will take care of me?" Security is vitally important to a child and the death of a parent shakes the core of that security. A child who loses a parent or other loved person needs lots of reassurance. They need to be told that they will receive love and care. A child may also need reassurance that others whom he counts on will not go away or die. There are, of course, other ways to reassure a child.
Dependability, a reasonably stable routine, spending time together and support during feelings of loss are important. Children may not always communicate exactly what they mean but you will rarely fail them by giving them security and reassurance.
How long is too long to grieve?
Some people think grief ought to be over quickly. They'll tell you to get on with your life. Others say it's over after the funeral. Many psychologists and sociologists say that acute grief can last for a year or more, maybe even two years.
It takes time to put one's life back together again. There are feelings of anger, depression or loneliness. There are new tasks to be mastered. Cooking for one less, raising the children alone, cutting the lawn, managing finances, probating the estate -all can be difficult tasks. Death of a loved one is usually a major life change. Reorganizing life, managing our feelings and finding ourselves does not happen immediately. You may need support of friends and others who understand. If you feel overwhelmed do not hesitate to ask for competent help.
Where can you get help with your grief?
Sometimes grief does not go away in a reasonable period of time. When that is the case the bereaved should contact a social worker, counselor or clergy person. In addition on the resources page of this blog you will find several books and pamphlets that may be helpful to read.
There are many people willing to help and no good reason that anyone should be without help. Still, psychologists have noted that some people are depressed and simply do not have the get up and go to seek help. Others may feel embarrassment.
If you or a friend needs assistance make an extra effort, pick up the phone and call your clergy or mental health center. The extra effort will be a good beginning to help you help yourself!
Sudden Death is so...Sudden
Sudden death is shocking! We don't believe it, it will take time for the impact to fully sink in. Our lives are severely disrupted and often we don't have any idea of what to do next. Our grief will, of course, be most intense in the first days. Often those grieving a sudden death experience additional bewilderment and anxiety as they try to process and accept the sudden death of a loved one.
Grieving a sudden death is often different from an expected death, because there was no preparation, no chance to process the situation beforehand. All of the emotions of grief arrive very suddenly as well. Sudden death also poses challenges to our sense of control, it reminds us that our world is unstable and that we are never fully in command.
Later, reality will present itself in small doses as we process the loss. We have to learn how to do things the deceased once did for us and that we now must do for ourselves. We may need help learning to manage the house, take care of the children, and locating a job.
Avoiding excessive use of alcohol or sedatives is wise. Eating well and taking good physical care of yourself is also important. Seek help from friends or professionals when you need to talk or when you need advice on matters that cause you concern.
How to Help a Widowed Parent
When one of your parents dies, in spite of your grief, one of your first concerns will be to care for your surviving parent. The loss of a partner can be devastating to many people. Widowhood will require adjustment and you can be most helpful. While you will, of course, want to be helpful at the time of the funeral, there are many concerns and decisions to consider the memorial.
A primary consideration will be the age and competence of your parent. If a parent is capable of making decisions they should be allowed and encouraged as much as possible. They need your support. Of course parents who are unable to make decisions will need you to make the decisions for them.
Sometimes with the best of intentions we rush in to help by making decisions for the survivor. Many parents will resent this infringement on their freedom, others may give in but become dependent or resentful. As a rule it is useful to offer advice and assistance while letting them know that the final decision is up to them. You may wish to offer to arrange funeral and memorial services, attend legal meetings, sorting and disposing of personal effects and helping with other practical matters. But it is not desirable to make funeral arrangements, legal decisions, sell property or dispose of personal effects without the full cooperation of a competent parent. While you have lost a parent, you need to remember that they have lost their life partner.
The death of a spouse will bring major life changes to your parent. Some decisions will have to be made immediately, but it is wise to advise your parent to avoid major life change decisions until time has been taken to permit reasonable decisions without regret. Grief can do strange things to our perspectives and decisions. In particular it is never wise to sell a house or move from an apartment when the pain of grief is intense. If a person thinks it would help them to grieve better or escape memories to be out of the home they shared with the deceased it might be wise to move to an apartment for several months first. After a reasonable trial a good decision can be made that will not cause unneeded financial hardship.
Your surviving parent was undoubtedly dependent on the deceased for many things. There will be a transition period where you can help the individual to learn many things needed for living without the deceased, such as cooking, taking care of finances, shopping and other practical matters.
It is important to remember that every person grieves differently. Recent studies have shown that the death of a spouse has profound, but very different effects on men and women. The New York Times has an excellent article which sums up the differences between how men and women grieve as well as more information on the subject. The same research has shown that men benefit greatly from men only support groups. The National Widowers Organization has a listing of resources specifically for men who have lost spouses.
There are many resources available online and within your community (and many online resources can connect you with local grief support groups). Both Widowed Village and WidowNet are good places to start your search for information on bereavement support for your parent.
Please share some ways you have found to help a parent cope with the death of a spouse.
I DON'T WANT A FUNERAL, JUST THROW ME IN THE GROUND
That is a common statement. There is a problem with it, however, when someone we love dies survivors react with strong emotions. A funeral, while technically honoring the dead, is really more about the living. We've lost a very important part of our life and we feel sad, we are upset and we cry. We find it hard to believe that death has come.
Often we need the formal ceremony, to begin the process of recognition as well as to realize and recognize that we do have support from friends and loved ones. By not seeing the deceased we lose the chance to confront the reality of death. Often seeing the body is an important first step to acceptance. Many people ask why at funerals and visitations we view the body of the deceased. Psychologists tell us that viewing is usually helpful because our natural tendency is to deny death. Visitation acknowledges that a death has occurred. Seeing is believing, where simple telling is not always helpful. Visitation and viewing also play a social role. The deceased usually has many friends who would like to express their sympathy. Seeing the deceased in the presence of friends eliminates shock and disbelief. Friends are given a chance to say their goodbyes and to provide a family with some needed support.
The lack of a funeral can cause loved ones to have trouble accepting and beginning the process of moving on. While choosing not to have some type of memorial will have no effect on the deceased, it can have serious consequences to the survivors.
I have a friend whose father was living overseas for 4 years before his death. He died overseas and, because they had a very contentious and difficult relationship she made the decision to not repatriate his body, and specifically requested that no one talk to her more about it or send any of his personal effects. After some difficulty involving embassies and language and cultural differences his friends overseas managed to put together a small but fitting funeral for him. Nothing formal, just some friends at the cemetery speaking about someone they loved, followed by a bonfire on the beach in front of his favorite bar. 5 months later, his daughter called one of his good friends to ask more about her father, and admitted that she was having trouble accepting his death. She had trouble believing he was really gone and not just "away", and she asked for some of his personal effects. His friend, having anticipated this reaction, sent his most treasured belongings (a ring, a hat, and pictures of his daughter and grandchildren), as well as pictures of him and a short video of people speaking about the man they loved, her father. This video exposed his daughter to a side of her father she had not known, the part that other people saw. It also helped her to see that he was really gone and begin the healing process, both grieving his death and making peace with a father who was not ideal, but, as it turned out, wasn't the worst.
Why Do We Have Funerals? What's the Point?
That is a complicated question. The purpose of all ceremonies is to mark events in the lives of people and communities. Weddings mark new families; baptisms and bar mitzvahs welcome children and adolescents into society. Death marks the end of life. Students of human behavior tell us that ceremonies for saying goodbye have existed as long as man. The funeral acknowledges that a life has been lived. People express their feelings about life through ceremony.
Funerals today come in all shapes and sizes, and that is OK. Many people have chosen to move away from the traditional funeral in favor of something that more accurately reflects the nature of the person who has passed away. Often people choose to use the opportunity to celebrate the life of the person who has died. he point of a funeral is to remember the person for who they were, and what is important is that the living have a chance to say goodbye and to grieve.
Funerals are important to the survivors because they provide a socially accepted way for people to come together at a central point to show support for the grieving family. Many people welcome social support and going to a visitation or funeral is an important way to show someone that you care, both for them and for their loved one.
My name is Dr. Donald Steele, I have studied grief and bereavement for over 30 years. My interest in grief counselling began with a conversation with a good friend who went to mortuary school. At the time there were only a few people dealing with grief and bereavement. Little research had been done. He told me his professors taught about grief and encouraged them as funeral directors to do grief counseling but gave few strategies. It seemed like a reasonable pursuit for me to attempt to create strategies and better understand grief to help not only funeral directors but the grieving themselves as well as ancillary professionals such as nurses and even speech or physical therapists.
My friend noted that he heard two things at almost every wake. 1) What can I do to help? and 2) some variant of "If there is ever anything they need let me know" He noted how he thought this odd that the visitors would speak to him about this, as he was unlikely to be very involved in people's lives after the funeral. He decided he would keep a calendar book handy at wakes. When people indicated they didn't know what to do but that they were willing he would take out the book and say, "there is something you can do. How about setting a date and time with me when you will go visit the bereaved family " That was it. It was simple and powerful because all it required was a visit and no special skill or obligation.
Later in my own conceptualization I used the mantra" Be there and listen". People need people and company and they often need to talk and relive their loss and the emotions that come from it. It is incredible how effective it can be to simply allow a person to talk it out.
As part of my doctoral studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, when information on grief, bereavement, death and dying was scarce, some colleagues and I began group work with the bereaved. Out of that work grew interviews with widowers, training with funeral workers, clergy, social workers, hospice and medical personnel.
Copyright 2013, Dr. Donald Steele, Ph.D.
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Potluck Media	COVID-19: Unions Call On Legislature To Put Safety Above Politics
COVID-19: Unions Call On Legislature To Put Safety Above Politics
January 21, 2021 January 21, 2021 | Nikoel Hytrek
Iowa's leading labor unions filed an OSHA complaint today regarding the COVID-19 policies adopted for the session, and leading labor unions signed a letter to Iowa House and Senate leadership expressing their concerns over lack of safety in the capitol building when it comes to the pandemic.
"This should be about public health and safety of employees in the capitol building, not politics." -Charlie Wishman, President, Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.
The Iowa Federation of AFL-CIO letter accused the legislature of "reckless disregard for the safety of workers there and well-being of everyone that enters the capitol."
The complaint centers on the lack of a mask mandate or other requirements that would promote safety in the capitol itself.
The letter also states a problem with the House of Representatives requiring in-person comments during subcommittee debate rather than following the Senate's example and allowing people to participate virtually.
"This should be about public health and safety of employees in the capitol building, not politics," said Charlie Wishman, president of the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.
The letter also pointed to the capitol's requirement that people "self-report" COVID-19 cases. The writers say that requirement is insufficient, especially considering the lack of a simultaneous contact tracing program. In that case, the legislature has no way to fill out the proper OSHA forms or to comply with CDC guidance for businesses and employers.
"We hope that you reconsider your refusal to make these changes," Wishman wrote. "This is not a partisan attack—COVID-19 can impact any of our citizens regardless of political, social, or economic standing. Rather, we have sincere concerns regarding the safety of our fellow citizens who work and visit the Iowa State Capitol."
The letter is also signed by six other labor leaders from other AFL-CIO branches, AFSCME and Teamsters: Scott Punteney, Rick Moyle, Mark Cooper, Brad Greve, Danny Homan and Jesse Case.
"Masks are the simplest way to stop the pandemic," said Danny Homan, President of AFSCME Council 61. "It is unconscionable that legislative leaders will not require masks in the capitol. Our members are there every day and every night making sure that that building stays clean and is ready for our legislators, their staff, and the lobbyists who work there. The way they could show their gratitude is taking steps to keep them from getting sick. I hope the Republican leadership will put the partisanship aside, heed the words of our new President, and take steps to keep our members – and all Iowans safe."
Nikoel Hytrek covers the Iowa Legislature for Potluck. Previously she has reported for Iowa Starting Line, the Iowa Feminist and the Omaha World Herald.


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Home America Now	Colonial Pipeline Hack Demonstrates Need for Better IT Security
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Colonial Pipeline Hack Demonstrates Need for Better IT Security
by Anthony Buckley May 17, 2021 0 comment
Drivers all along the East Coast and southeastern United States last week were transported back to the 1970s as gas shortages began to multiply throughout the region. The shortages resulted after suspected Russian hackers installed ransomware on a computer system of the operators of the Colonial Pipeline, forcing them to shut down the pipeline's operations.
The Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined oil products pipeline in the US, with the main line and its branches totaling over 5,500 miles of pipe. It delivers 45% of the East Coast's gasoline, so a shutdown of the pipeline is a big deal.
Even though the pipeline shut down over a week ago, it took days for most people to realize just how important that was. And as news media began promoting fear of a gasoline supply shortage, panicked drivers rushed to gas stations to top up their tanks and fill gas cans. The result was a major gas shortage all across the southeastern United States, with nearly half of gas stations in Virginia and North Carolina out of fuel, and metropolitan areas such as Charlotte seeing three-quarters of their gas stations running dry.
The hackers didn't even target the computer systems that actually run the pipeline, they attacked administrative and accounting systems. But those systems going down meant that the company couldn't figure out which fuel was supposed to go where, which trucks were supposed to pick up what, etc., and so the company had to scramble to get back online.
Unfortunately, the company paid the ransom in $5 million worth of cryptocurrency, but the decrypting tool was so slow that the company continued to rely on its own backups. That payment will only further incentivize more attacks. The hackers themselves gave a semi-apology, saying they just wanted money and didn't intend to cause such a major supply disruption.
But the incident has underscored the importance of IT security, and the fact that taking down even relatively minor computer systems can cripple the country. Now just imagine if this had been a nefarious state actor rather than monetarily motivated hackers. Unless we get serious about IT security, we're going to see many more incidents like this in the future.
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