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"It is not normal to break up a modern successful country in order to be small"
So said Willie Rennie in the debate on Scotland's future yesterday. The Holyrood Parliament was discussing the following motion:
That the Parliament agrees that Scotland should be an independent country; sees it as the responsibility of this generation to hand over a better country to the next generation than the one inherited, and believes that it is vital for the people of Scotland to take full responsibility for the decisions about the future of Scotland.
It will come as no surprise to learn that the Holyrood Parliament, with an SNP overall majority, passed this motion. It strikes me as strange that they were even debating it, given that the real decision will be made by the people in the Referendum around 27 months' time.
I am always getting told by people who support independence that nobody ever advances anything positive in favour of the UK staying together. Well, Willie Rennie made a good case in the debate. Here is his speech in full.
What I don't get is why those who want to split up the UK are so sure that we wouldn't enter into illegal wars. Spain did. Don't you remember that rainy press conference I think at George W's Texas ranch where the Spanish PM stood shoulder to shoulder with Blair and Bush? The idea that bad things wouldn't happen because we'd be independent is a fallacy. There are corruption scandals and abuses of power all over the world in big countries and small. What I want to see is a Scotland where liberal values flourish - and that can be achieved either way. I just want to see us concentrate our energies on building the sort of society that we speak about in the Preamble to our Constitution which begins:
The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity. We champion the freedom, dignity and well-being of individuals, we acknowledge and respect their right to freedom of conscience and their right to develop their talents to the full. We aim to disperse power, to foster diversity and to nurture creativity. We believe that the role of the state is to enable all citizens to attain these ideals, to contribute fully to their communities and to take part in the decisions which affect their lives.
You've got to admit, it's a bit more stirring than the Declaration of Cineworld.
Anyway, over to Willie
Drew Smith made a very valid point. Those on the SNP benches who condemn people who have a different point of view should be a bit more temperate in their language. I have never said and have never believed that Scotland is too poor and too stupid. I have never held that view. I have always believed in devolving more power to Scotland. I have campaigned for that for my whole life. Inherent in that position is a belief in Scotland's abilities to do much more. However, that does not mean that I want to be separate.
The SNP often says that it is normal to be a small country, which I do not deny. Denmark, Norway, Ireland and many other countries are small. However, it is not normal to break up a modern successful country in order to be small. I hear muttering from SNP members. We are going through tough times now, but to say that the United Kingdom is not a modern successful country is to decry what we have achieved together as the United Kingdom.
Mark McDonald: Willie Rennie says that he believes that more powers should be devolved. What powers does he believe should not be devolved? How does he define those powers and will he explain why such decisions should not be entrusted to the people of Scotland?
Willie Rennie: Mark McDonald misses the point in the language that he uses. I believe in sharing, partnership and working together when that is appropriate. I will describe later some of the things that we have done well together as the United Kingdom.
We should devolve more of the domestic agenda and we should have much more control over our finances, so that we can do things here and we are not limited by other people's priorities. That does not mean that I want everything here but, just because I do not want everything here, that does not mean that I do not trust Scots to make decisions. The SNP completely misunderstands that fundamental point.
Kenneth Gibson said that we have compared Scotland to Bangladesh and other countries. The problem is that no modern successful country wants to break itself up. The reality is that all the countries that have broken themselves up after the second world war have been involved in communism or war. Of course, I am not saying that Scotland is a war-torn country; I am saying that it is the exact opposite. Because we are modern and successful, we should not break up the United Kingdom. The countries that broke up had nothing left before they broke up. That was why it was easy for them to break up.
The United Kingdom has 15,000 treaties with other countries. We have global regulations and we are a complex organisation that is connected with the rest of the world. Breaking that up would be difficult, which is why nobody else has done that. No other modern successful country has broken up.
Another key argument of the SNP is about control and the belief that, just by taking all the decisions ourselves, we would somehow have control. That ignores the fact that we have global markets and that we rely on co-operation and partnership. We want to influence other people, which is why we pool sovereignty.
We want to influence other people, which is why we come together to make the better world that we all want. Just doing things ourselves will not suddenly make things better. England will not suddenly disappear if Scotland goes independent—England will still be there and will still be a force. As long as that is the case, I want to influence our neighbours and work together in partnership.
I will look at some of the things that we have achieved together. We have one of the biggest international development budgets that the United Kingdom has ever had. It is a force for good throughout the world and we are respected throughout the world for what we achieve in international development. I do not want to lose influence over that budget. Despite the Iraq war, I agree with Humza Yousaf about the Iraq war—it was the wrong decision and it was illegal. However, I reach a different conclusion from him. I want to influence what is one of the strongest defence forces in the world and one of the biggest defence forces in Europe.
In foreign affairs, we have embassies throughout the world that have a big impact on the rest of the world. Let us maintain our influence on them.
Of course, we do not get it all our own way—I understand that—but it is much better to be involved, to be in partnership, to work together and to influence what our neighbours are doing. What is great about the United Kingdom is that we take the rough with the smooth and we work together in partnership.
For us, home rule is about devolving much more power to the Scottish Parliament. We have a strong record that we have built over a long period.
We worked together with the Labour Party to deliver the Scottish Parliament, the Scotland Act 1998 and many more powers. With that, we get the best of both worlds: we can work in partnership and have more control while maintaining our influence.
That is the best of the United Kingdom and that is what we should maintain.
Labels: Holyrood, Independence, Independence Referendum, Willie Rennie
Don McC said...
Yep, Caron, falling behind the likes of Brazil in the world league tables is a real indicator of success.
And that's the problem with Willie Rennie and Co. Their ambitions as to what Scotland can achieve is very limited - it's not Scotland that's small, it's their imaginations, their vision.
Scotland can be much more than it is at the moment. Rennie doesn't have the inclination to realise that.
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We knew this year's SKO was going to be special from the word go, as the entire event was wrapped in a Game of Thrones motif. After a lively networking event the night before, the team settled into Parc 55's theater room to watch a highly entertaining, themed intro video featuring Philippe Vincent (CEO), Sheen Khoury (EVP of Worldwide Sales), and John Gentry (CTO) rallying the team behind our theme for 2019: "unbreakable." To us, unbreakable means that by leaning on our amazing team's collective strength (as well as our invaluable customers and partners), the sky's the limit for the VI ecosystem in 2019.
From there, leaders across the executive team, sales, product management, marketing and engineering presented on our market strategy and growth plans in 2019. The fuel for that growth is our set of flagship hybrid infrastructure management solutions: VirtualWisdom, the industry's most comprehensive hybrid infrastructure management and AIOps platform, and WorkloadWisdom, the industry's leading workload performance validation platform. We have exciting enhancements planned for both platforms this year, as AIOps continues to become an integral part of enterprises' hybrid infrastructure management strategies.
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Q: Generating replacement rules programatically I would like to generate sets of replacement rules programatically for predefining some permutations. So a function
MakeRule[cycles_List (* permute cycles *), n_Integer (* rule length *)]`

called as
MakeRule[{{2,3}}, 4]

will generate
{e1_, e2_, e3_, e4_} -> {e1, e3, e2, e4}

For the permutations, I have
Permute[l, Cycles[cycles]]

but I cannot find a way of generating the list of patterns. Something subscripted or indexed would be nice as per the example. I have tried:
1) Pattern[Subscript[e, 1], Blank[]]
2) Pattern[Symbol["e1"], Blank[]]
3) Pattern[e[[1]], Blank[]]

I have a feeling I am missing something obvious.
Edit: Apologies for an oversight on my part. The second pattern example works correctly while the first and third do not. Thanks to all who responded.

A: makeRule[e_, cycles_List , n_Integer] := Module[
  {vals = Table[Unique[ToString[e]], {n}]},
  Map[Pattern[#, Blank[]] &, vals] -> Permute[vals, Cycles[cycles]]
  ]

Example:
makeRule[e, {{2, 3}}, 4]

(* Out[307]= {e365_, e366_, e367_, e368_} -> {e365, e367, e366, e368} *)

With a bit more work we can get the sequential symbols starting at 1.
--- addendum ---
makeRule2[e_, cycles_List , n_Integer] := Module[
  {vals, estr = ToString[e]},
  vals = Table[ToExpression[StringJoin[estr, ToString[j]]], {j, n}];
  Map[Pattern[#, Blank[]] &, vals] -> Permute[vals, Cycles[cycles]]
  ]

In[309]:= makeRule2[e, {{2, 3}}, 4]

(* Out[309]= {e1_, e2_, e3_, e4_} -> {e1, e3, e2, e4} *)

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This expansion represents Fastershire's first step in reaching beyond the 90 per cent coverage for faster broadband being delivered in phase one of the project.
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WWE Superstar Charlotte's Tattoos
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Charlotte was part of the Divas Revolution, and she recently took the time to explain the various meanings behind her tattoos.
The daughter of the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, was born to be a WWE Superstar. After training in gymnastics for many years, Charlotte made the switch to bumping around the squared circle. She has already accrued numerous accolades in her brief stint with WWE, earning the NXT Women's Championship, the now-defunct WWE Divas Championship, and of course, at the time of this writing, is the current WWE Raw Women's Champion.
But if you've watched her in-ring work closely, you probably have noticed that she brandishes quite a few tattoos. Charlotte recently revealed their meanings in an interview with WWE commentator, and host of Superstar Ink, Corey Graves.
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Residential News » North America Residential News Edition | By Alex Finkelstein | April 12, 2012 8:30 AM ET
Quick now. Who are the biggest spenders on U.S. luxury residential properties? The Chinese? The Japanese? The Brazilians? Donald Trump?
The Russians. That's who. According to RT-TV Moscow, billionaires from Russia and the former Soviet Union, have spent $1 billion in acquiring trophy American luxury homes in the past four years. And then they invested millions more in upgrades and fancy renovations.
All this while the world, including Russia, struggles to come out of the worst depression in 80 years. The Russians see their purchases as new status symbols.
Billionaires from China, India and Brazil continue to purchase trophy properties in the U.S. but they can't match the zeal or the pocketbooks of the Russkies, according to researchers and analysts who monitor such activity.
For instance, two of the most priciest properties earlier this year were purchased by Dmitry Rybolovlev, billionaire and former owner of one of Russia's largest potash fertilizer concerns, Uralkali.
He bought the most expensive New York apartment at 15 Central Park West for $88 million and then bought Donald Trump's Palm Beach villa for $100 million.
The Who's Who roster of Russian billionaires writing checks for AAA American residences grows monthly.
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Russian composer and music producer Igor Crutoy paid $48 million for a flat at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Yuri Milner, founder of Moscow-based DST, which invests in internet companies including Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Groupon Inc., paid $100 million for a 2,370-square-meter (25,510 square feet) mansion in Los Altos Hills, CA.
The owner of Russian Standard Bank and Russian Standard Vodka, Roustam Tariko, closed the most expensive home purchase in Miami Beach since 2006 when he bought a $25.5 million estate in April 2011.
Construction tycoon Vladislav Doronin, an often-photographed companion of British model Naomi Campbell, bought retired basketball star Shaquille O'Neal's home on Star Island in Miami Beach for $16 million in 2009 -- and then spent $20 million more on renovations.
These mega-sized deals have pushed prices of other landmark residential properties to new highs. For example, the penthouse at 157 West 57th Street, New York's tallest residential building, is now selling for $115 million, up from the original $98 million listing.
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monitoring applications. It provides particularly coded satellite signals that can be processed in a GPS receiver, allowing the receiver to estimate position, velocity and time (Hofmann-Wellenhof et al., 2001). There are four GPS satellite signals that are used to compute positions in three dimensions and the time offset in the receiver clock.... We are constantly improving the way we use established satellite observations for weather and climate applications, and preparing for the use of new measurements from space.
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In 2004, symptoms, perceptions and indoor exposures were studied among 173 (86%) of the employees in four University buildings of which two were claimed to have dampness problems (problem buildings), two other buildings served as controls. In addition, physiological signs from eyes, airways and blood were examined. The main objective was to study symptoms and physiological signs in relation to the indoor environment. The buildings were inspected and characterised, including noise and lighting assessments. Indoor climate measurements of air temperature (T-air), relative humidity (RH%), carbon dioxide (CO2), air velocity, and particulate matter, assessed gravimetric as particles with less than 10 μm aerodynamic diameter (PM10), were performed in a number of representative rooms that were categorised according to location, size and function. In total, 56 logging points were covered. The logging periods were mostly set to two days (9 am to 4 pm) and one night (4 pm to 9 am) in each room. Measurements were collected every fifth minute through the monitoring period for the thermal data, CO2, air velocity and RH%. Outdoor meteorological data were also collected. The results were modelled according to building and office size in order to assign data for the work site of all participants. Microbiological assessments included viable microbiological sampling in air aiming to compare microbial flora composition between outdoor air, air intakes and indoor air. Air samples were collected from outdoors near the air inlets, inside the ventilation aggregates, between the filter and the fan, in technical rooms and in user areas including offices. A total of 191 air samples were collected. A questionnaire with standardised questions about symptoms and perception of indoor climate, demographic and life-style factors, home environment and job demands, control and social support at work were answered by the participants. A symptom score (SC) was constructed from the number of weekly symptoms. Job demands and control were combined to the factor "strain". Multiple linear and logistic regressions were applied. A medical investigation was performed at the workplace in March 2004, after the influenza season and before the pollen season. Tear film break-up time was measured by ocular microscopy (NIBUT) and by recording the time the individual could keep their eyes open without blinking (SBUT). Nasal patency was measured by acoustic rhinometry. Nasal lavage fluid analysis (NAL) included eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP); myeloperoxidase (MPO), lysozyme and albumin. Total serum IgE and specific IgE (Phadiatop®) were analysed. The microbial airborne flora was normal in all buildings and other environmental exposures were within prevailing requirements and recommended standards. Comparing the buildings, no differences were found in psychosocial environment. Workers in the problem buildings had higher prevalence of one dermal and five general symptoms, but no increase of ocular, nasal or other respiratory symptoms, specific IgE (Phadiatop), total IgE or any physiological signs. In general, both NIBUT and SBUT were shorter at lower night temperature. Adjusted day NIBUT and SBUT increased at higher night air temperatures with B; 95% CI: 0.6; 0.04-1.2 and 1.3; -0.02-2.5, respectively. Low air temperature at 6 a.m. was associated with decreased tear film stability during work hours. This association was weaker for air temperature at 8 a.m. and no associations were found for air temperature at 10 a.m. Higher relative humidity at mean day air temperature < 22.1oC was associated with increase of adjusted NIBUT and SBUT; B; 95% CI: 0.16; 0.03- 0.29 and 0.37; -0.01-0.75, respectively. Air velocity below prevailing winter recommendations and lower relative humidity in the range of 15-30% were associated with perceiving dry air and too low temperature. 15% of the participants had a damp dwelling, and 20% had a cat or dog. Home building dampness was associated with increased NAL-lysozyme (p=0.02) and an increase of airway infections (OR=3.14: p=0.04). Pet keeping was associated with more difficulties to concentrate, feeling heavy-headed and tiredness but less airway infections. Women reported more often health symptoms than men and also more complaints on physical but not psychosocial factors at work. Men's symptoms and complaints were more specifically associated to air velocity and humidity. For both genders, symptoms were related to both strain (P=0.02) and perceived physical environment (P=0.01). Lower relative humidity in the range of 15–35% was associated with perception of too low temperature and dry air. Perceiving "dry air", having ocular symptoms and lower BUT were strongly associated in office environment employees. To have experienced "ever asthma" and "ever hay fever" were predictors for symptoms and perceived air quality respectively. Markers of atopy in terms of Phadiatop, Total IgE, familiar allergy and "ever eczema" were not associated to symptoms or perceived environments. Gender was associated to environmental perceptions, BUT and nasal patency. Age was associated to nasal patency. Recent airway infections were predictors for nasal lavage markers. In conclusion, workers in the problem buildings had more general and dermal symptoms, but not more objective signs than the others. However, thermal climate and ventilation in university buildings, may affect both symptoms and physiological signs. Both gender, psychosocial and physical environment factors were related to symptoms and perceived indoor climate. Reduced night time temperature might create impaired indoor environment. A combined use of questionnaires of symptoms, perceived air environmental complaints, measurements of tear film break up time, nasal patency and NAL-markers can be a useful method to study human reactions to the indoor environment. A holistic perspective is needed.
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Sean C. Griffin is a Member in the Washington, D.C. office of Dykema. Sean focuses his practice on commercial litigation, with a specialty in cases involving allegations of breach of contract or fraud. His experience includes litigating cases in federal and state courts and arbitration panels around the country. He also responds to subpoenas investigating violations of federal or state laws, including the False Claims Act, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and securities laws. Additionally, he assists clients with data security and responding to data breaches and is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US).
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By Sean C. Griffin on December 16, 2020
Posted in Data Security
The Federal Trade Commission's increased activity in the data security arena continues, as the FTC has ordered nine social media and video streaming companies—including Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Reddit—to provide data on their data privacy practices. The orders seek to discover on (i) how these companies collect, use and present personal information, (ii) their advertising, (iii) their user engagement practices, and (iv) how their practices affect children and teenagers.
In issuing the orders, the FTC focused on social media's monetization of users' activities and "the industry's increasing intrusion into our private lives." In a joint statement, the FTC wrote: …
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The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have issued a joint warning that malicious cyber actors are targeting kindergarten through twelfth-grade (K-12) educational institutions. These actors are initiating ransomware attacks, data thefts, and general disruption of distance learning efforts. The agencies expect these attacks to continue through the 2020-21 academic year.
Among other things, cyber actors have launched ransomware attacks against school computer systems, rendering them inaccessible for distance learning and other basic functions. They have also stolen and threatened to leak confidential student data and personal information unless the institutions paid a ransom. In August and September 2020, 57 percent of ransomware incidents reported to MS-ISAC involved K-12 school, compare to 28 percent of such incidents from January through July. …
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By Sean C. Griffin on November 11, 2020
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security
On November 9, the FTC announced a settlement of its complaint against Zoom Video Communications, Inc. The complaint charged Zoom with deceptive and unfair privacy and security practices, including claiming that it offered end-to-end encryption.
The end-to-end encryption claim has garnered the most attention. As the complaint states, Zoom represented that it offered end-to-end encryption. Instead, as this blog has previously explained, Zoom offered transport encryption, which meant that the Zoom service itself could access the unencrypted video and audio content of meetings. This meant that the confidentiality of recorded Zoom meetings depended entirely upon Zoom servers' security from hackers—a particular concern for some users given that Zoom has servers in China. (As of October 26, Zoom began offering true end-to-end encryption as a technical preview, meaning that the company is proactively seeking feedback from its users.)…
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Political Cost of Data Leaks: Data Security in the Crosshairs
By Sean C. Griffin on September 15, 2020
Posted in COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Data Security
"This article was originally published with Security Toolbox on September 15, 2020. You can view the original content, here."
Domestic and international politics have invaded the field of data security, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only added to this invasion. Shane O'Donnell a partner & Chief Audit Executive at The Mako Group and Sean Griffin, a member at Dykema explains how security leaders can safeguard their crucial IT infrastructure in this new era of data security and navigate foreign and domestic politically motivated leaks.
Like it or not, domestic and international politics have invaded the field of data security. Of course, COVID-19 has assisted this invasion, but other political factors from the upcoming US election to this summer's Black Lives Matter protests have played a part. Data security professionals must therefore keep an eye not only on their IT infrastructure but the practical consequences of recent political actions. …
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COVID-19 Increases Data Security Threats, Interpol Warns
By Sean C. Griffin on August 10, 2020
Months ago, the Firewall warned that cybercriminals were taking advantage of the anxiety and insecurity from COVID-19 to promulgate phishing schemes, malware, and other schemes. Interpol recently released a report (click here to download PDF from Interpol) warning of these dangers and other cybercriminal activity that exploits the current COVID-19 environment. As the Firewall advised in April, Interpol's report notes that cybercriminals are taking advantage of the increased security vulnerabilities arising from the sudden shift to remote work.
Interpol groups the recent COVID-related cybercriminal activity into five categories. …
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Somebody's Watching Me: A Recent Smart-TV Lawsuit Seeks Insurance Coverage for Privacy Litigation
By Sean C. Griffin on August 6, 2020
After the Fourth Circuit held that a commercial general liability ("CGL") policy could cover a data incident in 2016, confusion arose as to whether CGL policies would continue to cover data breaches. A recent California lawsuit by the smart-TV maker Vizio against two of its insurance companies shows that this confusion also arises when an insured invokes CGL policies to cover litigation arising from alleged data misuse.
The smart-TV maker Vizio has faced multiple proposed class actions arising from the alleged sharing of its customers' viewing data with third parties. Vizio recently reached a $17 million settlement to resolve multidistrict litigation (MDL) on behalf of 16 million Vizio owners alleging the sale of their data without their consent.…
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Recent Russian Cyberattacks Against Coronavirus Researchers and Other Industries Provides a Lesson on Cyber Preparedness
By Sean C. Griffin on July 17, 2020
Recently, this blog warned about Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)—state-sponsored hackers that attack U.S. companies in the hopes of sowing political, technological, or financial disruption. In particular, we warned that healthcare companies were a favorite APT target, as foreign governments sought to extract data relating to healthcare research.
Security officials in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada recently announced that a Russian APT called APT29 is targeting organizations involved in national and international COVID-19 responses. According to U.S. intelligence services, APT29 is part of the SVR, Russia's CIA equivalent, and UK officials also blame it for attacks against the 2016 presidential election.
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District of Columbia Amended Privacy Law Creates New Requirements
By Sean C. Griffin & Sarah S. Hazimi on June 5, 2020
On March 26, 2020, the District of Colombia enacted Act 23-268, known as the "Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2020." Acting as an amendment of Section 28 of Chapter 38 of the District of Columbia Code, the Act: (1) expands the definition of "personal information," (2) amends breach notification requirements, (3) adds new security requirements; and (4) expands the Act's enforcement.
1. Definition of "Personal Information"
Under the Act, "personal information" now includes an individual's name combined with one of the following data elements: …
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Government Data Leaks May Have Broad Data Privacy Implications
By Sean C. Griffin on June 3, 2020
On the list of concerns recently expressed about police conduct, data privacy ranks relatively low. However, a recent privacy leak by the New York Police Department's union has shown how data privacy concerns can arise in any situation.
On May 30, the NYPD union tweeted a picture of a computer screen showing recent NYPD arrests relating to the recent civil disturbances following the widely publicized deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others. New York mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter, Chiara, appeared on the report. The unredacted screenshot showed her name, her birth date, and her driver's license information—the last being considered personally identifiable information under New York law. Twitter removed the post as a violation of its rules and suspended the union's account. …
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Data Security: What Happens at the End of the Road?
By Sean C. Griffin on May 7, 2020
Data security is not just hackers in cyberspace. It also exists in the physical world, and some of it relates to pedestrian but necessary security protocols for nuts-and-bolts objects. A recent report of a data leak shows how focusing exclusively on active systems can lead to unexpected and potentially problematic results.
In the story linked above, a manufacturer of connected vehicles replaced a number of its data storage appliances. A white-hat hacker reported that he had purchased four of the replaced units from eBay and found that they still contained the customers' personal data, including the owners' home and work locations, all saved wifi passwords, calendar entries from the customers' phones, call lists and address books from paired phones, and Netflix and other stored session cookies. This incident follows a report from white-hat hackers last year who discovered drivers' personal information in the electronic systems of salvaged vehicles. …
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Embryo "Adoption" Might Provide Another Option For Infertility, But It's Not Perfect
By Abby Norman
For people who have been unable to conceive, in vitro fertilization has been the near-magic that has allowed them to become parents. In two countries — the United States being one of them — parents also have the option of participating in a unique program that allows them to remain in contact with the donors who made the parents' embryo a reality. "Adopted" embryos may be an option for some infertile couples — and often times, it's a more affordable one, too.
While most people are probably familiar with the process of IVF as it pertains to either donated sperm or eggs, there are also instances where couples who have created and cryogenically frozen embryos for later use decide to donate them to couples who have been unable to conceive. Researchers at the University of Huddersfield in the U.K. have been looking at the experiences of couples who procured embryos from the Snowflakes® Embryo Adoption Program over the last two decades. Twenty years ago, in 1997, the organization began contacting couples who had frozen embryos they had not used to see if they would consider donating them to couples who were struggling with infertility, according to the program's official website. Since then, 1,200 couples have donated their embryos, and 500 babies have been born as a result. The program encourages "open adoption" between donors and parents, which is similar to the option given to parents who adopt a baby through an agency.
The researchers at Huddersfield, lead by Dr Lucy Frith, wanted to find out what the experience has been like for donors, parents, and children who have chosen to partake in this arrangement over the last 20 years, according to the University of Huddersfield press release. They published their findings in the journal Human Reproduction back in March. While participants indicated there were certainly challenges in navigating this new and complex type of relationship, and that the process is certainly not without controversy, the responses researchers obtained were positive overall. Many of the donors, receiving parents, and children reported that they felt positively about the "extended" family relationship, and that being able to talk openly about the child's identity was positive for the entire family, according to Eureka Alert.
The researchers at Huddersfield only looked at the policies, procedure, and experiences at Snowflakes®, but there are other similar programs throughout the United States, as well as in New Zealand. During the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had $24 million allocated for the purpose of promoting and supporting embryo adoption programs, according to a report in the Pacific Standard.
While these programs have garnered interest and support, they haven't historically been equally accessible for all: many of the earliest programs in the U.S. were founded by Christian organizations that are often against adopting to single or gay parents, according to a report by the BBC. One of the primary U.S.-based organizations, the National Embryo Donation Center, stipulates on their website that prospective parents "must be a man and a woman married for a minimum of 3 years." There are other organizations, however, that do not discriminate against the LGBTQ community. A full list of U.S.-based organizations, which includes their requirements and restrictions, is available on the Embryo Adoption Awareness Center's website.
Economically, embryo transfer is also more accessible for many couples than IVF and even traditional adoption, both of which can be very expensive. According to The National Infertility Association, embryo transfer costs between $2,500-$4,000 on average, compared to one cycle of IVF, which can cost upwards of $12,000. According to data from the Child Welfare Information Gateway, the costs of traditional adoption can vary widely state to state, and even more so if the adoption is international. On average, though, adoption costs between $20,000 to $50,000 for most families whether they go through a private or independent agency.
That being said, cost is only one of many considerations. Each family's situation and preferences will lead them toward the option that's right for them. The amazing part is, now more than ever before, couples have so many different options to choose from, making it far more likely that their dream of having a family will come true.


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The Why: Conversations with an Infant
As human beings we often ask the question "Why?" Understanding the why can help us make sense of behaviors and guide our actions. In this series of articles, we will examine the why behind one aspect of high quality early childhood interactions between children and the adults that care for them. This month we'll focus on "Conversations with an Infant."
by Bridget Ratajczak, Child Development Specialist, and Margrett Stephens, Quality Rated Training and TA Coordinator
The developmental importance of having conversations with infants cannot be stressed enough. These conversations between a caregiver and an infant serve as the foundation of security and nurturing that helps infants thrive. Sometimes we think an infant just eats, sleeps, and soils their diaper; however, research shows that much more is happening.
Infants are growing and developing at a more rapid pace than they will at any other time in their lives. Their brains are making thousands of new neural connections every day. The development of language and communication skills may be overlooked as an infant begins to sit, crawl or walk, but language also develops rapidly during the first few years of life.
When an infant makes sounds and we respond back, making eye contact, asking a question, or speaking to them, we are building a foundation in their brain. We are teaching them the basic mechanics of conversation - they express happiness by cooing when we look at them; we respond to their cooing with a smile and "You're telling me you are happy;" the infant coos again, maybe moving their arms and legs and the back-and-forth cycle continues. Having multiple exchanges in a row helps to reinforce that the sounds a child makes have meaning and conveys to the infant that they are important.
When we respect each other and show interest in the thoughts and ideas of the infant, these interactions become conversations.
A Personal Perspective
I (Margrett) remember a time when I was "talking" with a 4-month-old child being held in her mother's arms. First, the baby focused on my face, which required me to get close enough to make eye contact. You could just see that little brain making connections, the interest she showed in the sound of my voice, then the movement of her mouth attempting to imitate my mouth movements. Her whole body became engaged in our conversation with wiggling arms and feet, then eyes that lit up like stars. It was a memorable interaction for me, but also conveyed to that infant that she had something important to say. Young infants target the caregiver's face, focusing on the person that meets their needs and helps them feel secure. Many of us remember that first smile and our delight in realizing that a young infant responded to our attempt to communicate, but infants also benefit from these interactions.
Serve and Return
This back-and-forth cycle is called "serve and return." When we respond to an infant with a smile, laugh, or imitate her cooing, it encourages the baby to smile or coo in return.
According to The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, "Serve and return interactions shape brain architecture. When an infant or young child babbles, gestures, or cries, and an adult responds appropriately with eye contact, words, or a hug, neural connections are built and strengthened in the child's brain that support the development of communication and social skills. Much like a lively game of tennis, volleyball, or Ping-Pong, this back-and-forth is both fun and capacity-building. When caregivers are sensitive and responsive to a young child's signals and needs, they provide an environment rich in serve and return experiences."
Crying is also a method of communication for infants and signals a need that should be responded to quickly. By crying, they "serve" to the caregiver, and the "return" interaction from the caregiver tells them their needs matter.
We are also establishing social connections with infants when we engage them in conversations, teaching them that their voice is a powerful instrument, one that will help them express themselves and get their needs met.
Another element of these simple interactions is teaching the cognitive concept of cause and effect, the basic foundation for a multitude of other more complex cognitive concepts.
When you talk to infants about what you are doing as you care for them and what is happening in their environment, you are actually helping them learn to read! Research shows that children who are exposed to more language during infancy learn to read earlier and more easily.
Literacy begins with the connections that are made through rich interactions that become conversations, the exchange of ideas and thoughts...even when you are an infant.
The Fred Rogers Institute has suggested that there are six techniques that we can put into practice when interacting with young infants. Here's a video detailing those techniques.
Talking with Babies
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Ensuring that we utilize language and literacy within the classroom by using age appropriate communication.
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For ITERS-R, SACERS-U, and FCCERS-R assessments, class schedules are used to help determine when activities occur on daily and/or weekly basis. There are several items within each of these scales that require specific frequency for activities to occur, and the provided schedule, along with what is observed during the observation and information shared during the teacher interview, is used to help score these items.
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We say the diaper changing procedure out loud that way we never forget!
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Putting in words and pulling words out to help children learn new words and explain what they mean.
-Chelsa Wilson, Richmond Hill Montessori Preschool
Practice developmental age appropriate toys in the classroom.
- Debora Grant, Richmond Hill Montessori Preschool
Age appropriate arts & crafts.
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Strive for 5 conversational turns with infants and toddlers.
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I'm delighted to announce that from 25 November 2017 - 5 January 2018 I will be holding my next fine art photography exhibition - Equus - in the Riverside Cafe & Gallery at Farnham Maltings in Farnham, Surrey, UK.
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Regulation adds 40% to housing prices, study shows
Lynn Reaser, lead author of the regulation study, is joined by former San Diego City Council President Tony Young at a press conference announcing the findings.
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Point Loma Nazarene University institute blames time delay for much of cost
By Roger Showley
San Diego County's many layers of government regulation may explain 40 percent of the area's high cost of newly built housing, according to a new study released Wednesday.
The Fermanian Business and Economic Institute at Point Loma Nazarene University said even a 3 percent cut in regulations could benefit consumers through $2.5 billion in higher income, a $3.1 billion boost to the county economy and 37,331 more jobs.
"I think there probably is no more important issue, either short term or long term, than the cost of housing in San Diego," said Lynn Reaser, the center's chief economist and principal author of the study.
"For our children, for the many friends we have, for the people we depend on for various goods and services, the cost of housing is a major impediment. For our economic growth it also is a critical challenge. For companies deciding either to come here or leave here or more importantly whether they decide to expand here, it's heavily dependent on the cost of housing."
"Opening San Diego's Door to Lower Housing Costs"
The 71-page study, financed with between $50,000 and $100,000 from area builders and the California Homebuilding Foundation, focused on five cities and the unincorporated area of the county.
Based on those cities' building permit processing history over the last three to five years and estimates from about 20 development companies, Reaser's group concluded that regulation could represent up to 55.9 percent or $480,746 of the cost of a new $860,000 apartment or condo in Carlsbad.
"Our initial response was wow, that's a big thing," said Glen Van Peski, director of Carlsbad community and economic development.
He said he would like to see the evidence behind that finding but believes the city is constantly looking at ways to cut housing costs. Coincidentally, he said, the city has put on hold a proposed a fee of $20 per square foot for new apartments pending the outcome of a lawsuit elsewhere.
San Diego mayoral spokesman Craig Gustafson said city staff are reviewing the report's accuracy and recommendations and will identify potential streamlining initiatives.
" Any future efficiency measures would join a series of reforms Mayor (Kevin) Faulconer has already enacted to help reduce the overall cost of housing so more San Diegans have the opportunity to achieve their housing goals," Gustafson said.
The Building Industry Association of San Diego County and other industry and housing advocacy groups have formed a loose coalition, Housing You Matters, to publicize the report and seek reforms at the local level. Joe LaCava, chairman of the San Diego city Community Planners Committee, said he would reach out to join the coalition.
"It's time we stop talking about this every couple years and actually get serious about getting in there and doing the hard work (of reform)," LaCava said.
Former San Diego City Council President Tony Young, now CEO of Rise San Diego, an urban neighborhood improvement group, joined other leaders at a press conference at Liberty Station.
"This is something all of us can embrace, from the building community to housing advocates," Young said.
Former Escondido Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler, now CEO of the local Habitat for Humanity low-income housing group, said even a couple earning $80,000 cannot afford a new home. Former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, head of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, called the report a "wakeup call" for all government leaders.
Numerous previous studies have analyzed various aspects of San Diego's housing market, often pinpointing the cost of permit processing and building infrastructure and public facilities, plus dealing with anti-development feelings in some neighborhoods.
For this study, Reaser's center broke down the home-building process into its various phases and assigned costs at each level - from the initial entitlement of raw land for development to the actual construction.
The cost in time at every step was estimated for the first time, Reaser said, and was found to be responsible for between 3.8 percent of the cost of a new home in Santee to 23.4 percent for a high-end home in San Diego.
Extended delays translate into higher costs because of the added financing necessary to keep a project afloat pending final approval. Those added costs get passed on to the ultimate builder and buyer in the form of higher land costs for each lot and the final price point.
Carlsbad's Van Peski said delays aren't solely a city's fault.
"Only part of the time it's in our shop," he said. "A lot of the time it's in their (developers') shop."
The report included a number of recommendations, including setting a 30-day deadline for tentative subdivision map review and standardizing building standards countywide.
Regulation impact on housing costs
Regulation cost
Carlsbad $782,104 $339,214 43.40%
Chula Vista $747,969 $202,167 27.00%
San Diego $969,588 $438,061 45.20%
San Marcos $783,084 $217,051 27.70%
Santee $664,416 $143,002 21.50%
Other cities $830,602 $319,593 38.50%
Uninc. Area $989,319 $305,428 30.90%
Source: Point Loma Nazarene University
Based on homes selling for $600,000 or more.
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These are the companies getting the San Diego economy prepared to reopen
Opening the economy back up means a lot of sneeze guards and disinfectants to stop the spread of COVID-19
San Diego Community Almanac
San Diego 250: Landmark dates, 1769-2019
1769 Spanish colonization begins. 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain, Old Town development begins. 1835 San Diego gains pueblo status as mission lands are secularized. 1846 U.S.
250 years of San Diego
This year, San Diego commemorates the arrival 250 years ago of Spanish soldiers, priests and other colonists sent to occupy and develop Alta California.
Southeastern San Diego: Diversity, progress apparent in area rich with history
History: The area was first developed in 1866, shortly after the Civil War.
Black Mountain Ranch: New master-planned communities garner environmental awards, bring 'sacred light'
History: Originally part of Rancho San Bernardo, it was acquired by Englishman Joseph Snook.
Allied Gardens-Grantville: John Wayne memorabilia and buttermilk pancakes are just two special features
History: These two neighboring communities, part of the Navajo community planning area north of Interstate 8 and east of I-15, began with the relocation in 1774 of the San Diego Mission de Alcalá from Presidio Hill, founded in 1769.
San Diego loosens rules for housing under flight paths, adds incentives for moderate-income homes
A package of 44 policy changes also reduced parking requirements, loosened rule for adult day care centers
What's happening with Seaport San Diego, the $2.5B redo of downtown's Central Embarcadero?
Developer 1HWY1 has spent four years and $18 million refining a 2 million square-foot project that includes multiple hotels, shops, an event center and a blue-tech campus
Carlsbad OKs 329 apartments for Aviara Parkway site
Project near Palomar Airport Road includes 81 affordable units
Short-term rentals, rising home prices, COVID-19 tests: San Diego business stories to watch in 2021
Here's what the U-T business reporters think are the key San Diego business stories to watch in 2021
SANDAG awarded $9.29M for advancing connectivity project
U.S. Department of Transportation awarded grant to San Diego Association of Governments
Port of San Diego picks defense executive as new CEO
Joe Stuyvesant, who will receive a salary of $325,000, joins the agency after decades with the Navy in top military and civilian posts
Opinion: Your Say - What were your go-to books, movies and TV shows in 2020?
We asked: 2020 was the year of home entertainment. What TV shows, movies or books helped you get through it? Here's what readers told us.


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I started kayaking when I was 10 years old.
I am now 26 so I have been doing it longer than I haven't. It was my older brother, John who got me into kayaking. It was 2 years after he started that I decided I wanted to have a go.
My brother has stopped paddling a few years ago and has joined the Submarines but there is still race on the cards and it would never be forgotten if I beat him!
I started off winning small "races to places" at my club, Elmbridge Canoe Club. This went onto going to little races abroad in France to joining the National Team by the time I was 16.
I won the Junior Marathon World Championships in 2006 at the age of 18 and then I joined the big world with the senior team. This essentially means starting from the bottom of the team, which can be quite hard if you've come from the top!
After finding my place in the senior women's squad of 8, we have gone from strength to strength winning medals across the field in multiple events.
My 2014 season has ended with me winning the Women's K1 5000m World Championships in Moscow.
We have just started our first week of training after having 4 weeks off to rest and recover. Now it's back into the gym and getting in the kilometers on the water for a big winters training.
Next season is the time to qualify for spots for Great Britain for the Rio 2016 Olympics so no stone is left unturned!


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Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction), a category that may also include polemical works, biographies, and reflective essays, or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such as fiction, poetry, or drama). Literature written in poetry emphasizes the aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as sound, symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, ordinary meanings, while literature written in prose applies ordinary grammatical structure and the natural flow of speech. Literature can also be classified according to historical periods, genres, and political influences. While the concept of genre has broadened over the centuries, in general, a genre consists of artistic works that fall within a certain central theme; examples of genre include romance, mystery, crime, fantasy, erotica, and adventure, among others.
Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796) is a personal travel narrative by the eighteenth-century British feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. The twenty-five letters cover a wide range of topics, from sociological reflections on Scandinavia and its peoples to philosophical questions regarding identity. Published by Wollstonecraft's career-long publisher, Joseph Johnson, it was the last work issued during her lifetime.
Wollstonecraft undertook her tour of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark in order to retrieve a stolen treasure ship for her lover, Gilbert Imlay. Believing that the journey would restore their strained relationship, she eagerly set off. However, over the course of the three months she spent in Scandinavia, she realized that Imlay had no intention of renewing the relationship. The letters, which constitute the text, drawn from her journal and from missives she sent to Imlay, reflect her anger and melancholy over his repeated betrayals. Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is therefore both a travel narrative and an autobiographical memoir.
Using the rhetoric of the sublime, Wollstonecraft explores the relationship between self and society in the text. She values subjective experience, particularly in relation to nature; champions the liberation and education of women; and illustrates the detrimental effects of commerce on society.
Ann Bannon (pseudonym of Ann Weldy, born September 15, 1932) is an American author who, from 1957 to 1962, wrote six lesbian pulp fiction novels known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. The books' enduring popularity and impact on lesbian identity has earned her the title "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction". Bannon was a young housewife trying to address her own issues of sexuality when she was inspired to write her first novel. Her subsequent books featured four characters who reappeared throughout the series, including her eponymous heroine, Beebo Brinker, who came to embody the archetype of a butch lesbian.
Her books shaped lesbian identity for lesbians and heterosexuals alike, but Bannon was mostly unaware of their impact. She stopped writing in 1962. Later, she earned a doctorate in linguistics and became an academic. She endured a difficult marriage for 27 years and, as she separated from her husband in the 1980s, her books were republished; she was stunned to learn of their influence on society. They are taught in Women's and LGBT studies courses, and Bannon has received numerous awards for pioneering lesbian and gay literature. She has been described as "the premier fictional representation of US lesbian life in the fifties and sixties", and it has been said that her books "rest on the bookshelf of nearly every even faintly literate Lesbian".
... that one scholar suggests Louisa May Alcott wrote the sensationalist novella Behind a Mask to subvert the fantasy of the perfect "little woman"?
... that the works of Georgette Heyer include her first novel The Black Moth (1921), which she based on a story she wrote for her haemophiliac younger brother?
... that British horror novelist Simon Clark wrote a sequel to John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids?
... that Cut Like Wound is Indian novelist Anita Nair's first work of detective fiction?
... that some of the most popular nautical fiction works, including those about Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey, were based upon the real adventures of the "sea wolf" – Lord Cochrane?
Authors: Charles Dickens · Oscar Wilde · Robert E. Howard · Shakespeare. Jane Austen.
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Sistina est un prénom féminin italien.

Origine
Il semble que le prénom Sistina puisse avoir deux origines : l'une latine, provenant de « sextus » qui signifie le sixième, et l'autre grecque, provenant de sixtus qui signifie « poli » ou « lisse ».

Par ailleurs, ce prénom est fortement lié au nom de la Chapelle Sixtine ou Cappella Sistina en italien. Elle doit son nom au pape Sixte IV qui la fit construire.

Variantes

Sistina est un dérivé du prénom masculin Sisto dont la version française est Sixte .

Il existe plusieurs variantes féminines :
 Sista
 Sistine
 Sixtina
 Sixtine
 Sixteen

Le diminutif de Sistina est Tina, qui est devenu un prénom à part entière.

Fête
La fête aux Sistina est le , date qui honore Sixte Ier, évêque de Rome et pape en 115. Ce dernier régna pendant dix ans, et institua le carême. Il fut victime de la persécution d'Hadrien et meurt en martyr.

Elle peut être aussi le , date qui honore Sixte II.

Popularité
Ce prénom italien est extrêmement rare et semble être ou avoir été porté près d'une centaine de fois. On le retrouve par ordre de prépondérence d'abord en Italie, puis aux États-Unis, en Grande-Bretagne, en France et en Argentine.

Personnalités portant ce prénom

Sistina est également le surnom masculin du violoniste Sandrino, dans le roman Une Traviata de Stéphanie Janicot.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

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Tina (prénom)
Sixtine (prénom)
Sixte (prénom)

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Spoiler-Free Review of Saturday's Doctor Who Special
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The cook the thief his wife and her lover
The singing detective
Doctor Who seriously pulls out all the stops for Saturday's Christmas special, with a tale that manages to come up with a new twist on both Scrooge and time travel. We've seen it, and here are our spoiler-free first impressions.
"A Christmas Carol" is billed as being the most Christmassy Doctor Who Christmas special we've seen in a while, and it doesn't disappoint. As the title reflects, this is a full-on Dickensian romp. Steven Moffat pulls out all the stops, and in the process creates something more personal, and possibly more satisfying, than any of his other stories in 2011. Be prepared to get something in your eye, and to feel your eyes popping out of your head at the audacity of what Moffat's mostly pulling off here. I think this is the farthest Moffat has ever pushed the show's concept, and he reaches the very edge of ludicrousness without quite falling over.
But also, guest star Michael Gambon takes the rich material Moffat has given him and creates one of the more memorable characters of NuWho — we've been referring to him as Dumbledore because of his famous role in the Harry Potter movies. But his turn in "A Christmas Carol" will actually remind you just as much of his sickeningly awesome performance in Peter Greenaway's dystopian classic The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. Not to mention The Singing Detective. Michael Gambon does nastiness very, very well, and he gets lots of chances to be nasty in this episode.
The other performer who really carries the hour is Matt Smith, who's at his absolute silliest and most intoxicating as the Doctor. A whole generation of schoolchildren are already growing up thinking of the Eleventh Doctor as their imaginary friend who takes them on adventures, but wait until they see "A Christmas Carol." This is the Doctor as wise friend, bad influence, trouble-maker... he's sort of like a nobler version of the Cat in the Hat, except that as he points out, he doesn't have a hat any more.
Like I said, this episode is very recognizably a Steven Moffat joint, with all of his hallmarks in full effect. The good news is, the episode doesn't feel like quite as much a retread of "The Girl In The Fireplace" or "Blink" or "Silence in the Library" as a lot of his other episodes this year. And he's telling a character-focused story here, in which Michael Gambon's character is the central figure, and this constraint seems to be good for Moffat. It actually feels like he took a few notes from the year's best episode, the Van Gogh one, although the stories are very different.
All in all, this is what you expect from a Christmas story — large, ridiculous, splashy, sentimental and packed with guest stars. It might actually be a good one for people who've been unconvinced thus far by the Matt Smith era to check out.


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Due to the unfortunately fast paced environment at Christmas time, I like to read a lot of short-stories. The thinking is, since I'm all over the place I may not have time to read full novels until the Christmas holiday officially starts. As such, I've put off reading "Crime and Punishment", the next book in our book club.
As you know, I've been reading quite a bit of Hemingway short-stories, but I decided to take a short break from them. Browsing one of my many book shelves, I came across some short-stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. The book's main draw is "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", which I've read twice. I've also read the first two short stories entitled "The Bottle Imp" and "Markheim", although I do not recall their plot lines.
The third story in this Reader's Digest version is "The Beach of Falesa" which is a 71 page narrative of a south sea trader. Mr. Whiltshire is an Englishman who comes to the island of Falesa, in order to trade with the natives. He arrives at the island and is told by a fellow sea trader, Case, that he should find a native wife. Instinctively, he chooses Uma and is wed the following day.
However, none of the natives will trade with Mr. Whiltshire, and he has no idea why as he doesn't speak the native tongue. Case translates for him, during a meeting with the village elders and finds out that he is "tabooed" - essentially tied to the devil in the minds of the natives. We later learn that the reason he is "tabooed" is due to his new wife, Uma. Case has withheld this information in translation; as it turns out, his approval of the marriage to Uma was a Machiavellian way to eliminate the competition of another trader.
This was an interesting short-story, and illuminated the strengths and magic of Stevenson which is simply, to tell compelling stories. The language is sometimes tough, especially with the poor use of an island dialect, but overall the story flows very well for prose from the late 1800's. There are no moments of transcendent thought, but the adventure more than makes up for this fact. It is no secret to me why Stevenson's work has withstood the test of time, with children and adults alike.


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Sewing up a Job as a Senior
After Hamilton
Maggie Joyce '16 in her Hamilton days, leading a campus tour of high school juniors. Photo: Nancy L. Ford
As a sophomore Maggie Joyce '16 had lined up a course of study to further an interest she'd had since high school – Latin America. As a senior, she had lined up a post-graduation job.
Joyce majored in world politics, with a focus on Latin American studies, and minored in Hispanic studies and economics. She discovered a new interest at Hamilton, delving into security issues, particularly in Latin America, and incorporated the topic into her focus area.
As a rising junior she was accepted into the Open Source Intelligence on Organized Crime and R/N Trafficking in the United States Internship program at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.
As a junior Joyce studied abroad in Buenos Aires through the School for International Training's Social Movements and Human Rights program. She wrote a senior honors thesis about the efficacy of U.S. counternarcotics policies abroad, using a comparative analysis of recent plans for Colombia and Mexico as case studies.
By February of her senior year, Joyce had secured a post-Hamilton job at the security and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, in the Washington, D.C.
"I would definitely say that my studies at Hamilton came together in the way I wanted – initially, I would not have predicted to focus so heavily on security issues within my world politics major, but the open curriculum, flexibility of the major, and the encouragement of professors allowed my studies to adapt to my interests over time," Joyce says.


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ProgRock's album of the month
Thread: ProgRock's album of the month
Mr Peabody
St. Louis, MO, USA
First let me say those of you who passed on Evolve IV missed a good album at a good price last month. I liked the album a lot.
Here's March's offering: http://www.progrockrecords.com/shop/view.php?id=143
A Chinese Firedrill "circles" is a solo project from veteran
bassist/producer Joey Vera. Joey has been in the music business since
1981 having been involved in many groups including Armored Saint,
Fates Warning (both of which he is still a current member), Anthrax,
OSI, Tribe After Tribe, Chroma Key, Seven Witches and Engine to name a few.
A Chinese Firedrill "circles" was written, recorded and performed by
Joey from May 2005 to June 2006. Truly a solo project, Joey performs
all of the instruments and vocals with the exception of the drum
tracks which were performed by a local friend. The music on "circles"
was conceived out of a desire to pull influences from the past and
subject the writing process to an experiment in arrangements and
instrumentation. To put the necessary label on the type of music on
this record, Joey is calling it Prog/Art Rock. The record draws from
his early influences such as Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Rush, and
from more recent influences such as Tool, Porcupine Tree, Kings X and OSI.
Specially priced during the month of March at just $5 at
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The samples sound pretty good to me but I wish there were more.
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I bought this. Thanks.
Eagle cam!
cunning linguist
hiding out in treetops, shouting out rude names
reads like something I'd like. I'll listen to some samples when I get home
Repost this on your wall if you love Jesus.
Let me know how you like it.
Ya know, for a fin, it might be worth taking a chance
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`Maleficent' Outduels `Joker' in Tight Box Office Battle
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - In an epic battle between some classic villains, Disney's ``Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'' maintained her perch atop the North American box office over the weekend, according to final figures released today.
``Maleficent,'' starring Angelina Jolie, earned $19.4 million between Friday and Sunday to remain in first place, according to box-office tracker Comscore. ``Joker,'' the dark origin tale of Batman's arch-nemesis, starring Joaquin Phoenix, finished a close second with $19.2 million.
``Joker'' has earned more than $277.9 million in North American during its four weeks in theaters.
The animated reboot of ``The Addams Family'' placed third with $12 million, followed by another Halloween-themed film, ``Zombieland: Double Tap,'' which earned $11.8 million.
The horror/thriller ``Countdown'' debuted in fifth place with $8.9 million.
Rounding out the top 10 films of the weekend were ``Black and Blue'' ($8.4 million); ``Gemini Man'' ($4.1 million); ``The Lighthouse'' ($3 million); ``The Current War'' ($2.6 million); and ``Abominable'' ($2.1 million).


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COVID-19: ACTU commends Oloyede, urges candidates to abide by JAMB containment measures
Education Public Sector
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB)Anti corruption Transparency Unit (JAMB-ACTU)has commended the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, for the various measures he had put in place to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMB-ACTU also urged candidates and other stakeholders seeking the services of the Board to abide by all these containment measures and protocols on COVID-19 pandemic . A statement from the JAMB-ACTU Chairperson, Mrs. Munirat Abimbola Lawal, reads in part: "The Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) of the Board commends the Registrar for the various laudable initiatives that have been put in place in line with the global practices to curb the spread of COVID-19." According to her, some of the initiatives which readily come to mind include the Ticketing Platform, Appointment Booking Platform, One-Time Password and the installation of pedal handwashing machines in all the offices. All these, she said would go a long way in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic in our immediate community and the country at large thereby ensuring the safety of staff, candidates and other clients.
The ACTU Chairperson also stressed the need for all Nigerians to keep safe stating that the war on the virus is a collective one that must be won. She further charged the general public to avail themselves of the opportunities created by the various COVID-19inspired initiatives and access all the services of the Board without hindrance. She added that these measures were in line with the Federal Government's determination to sustain the tempo of activities aimed at facilitating all protocols on ease of doing business in the country while safeguarding lives and property.
In another development, the JAMB Registrar has lauded the impressive performance of the Sanitation , Horticulture and Environmental(SHE), a Unit under the General Services Department. He disclosed that the unit was not only committed to ridding the National Headquarters of the Board of filth but also provided landscaping services.
According to the latest edition of JAMBulletin made available to The Shield Online by JAMB Head of Media, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Prof Oloyede expressed satisfaction with level of professionalism displayed by SHE whenever its services are required. He added that this was evident by its commitment to ensuring the highest level of hygiene in the Board's premises especially during lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Prof. Oloyede also commended the prompt response of staff of SHE to distress calls each time they are called upon to keep the environment clean. He particularly expressed his delight at the proactiveness of the body which saw all the drainages cleared and flowers neatly trimmed which invariably enhances the aesthetics of the premises.
The Registrar urged SHE staff not to rest on their oars but to always strive to uphold the ideals of the body. He assured SHE of the readiness of the Board to provide necessary tools for its staff to render world-class service in the field of environmental sanitation and hygiene.
Tags: COVID-19, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JABulletin, JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede
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