Cybersecurity has become a major issue for organizations. The number of cyberattacks have exponentially increased in the last decade. Cyber criminals rely on an increasing set of powerful tools to exploit organization's vulnerabilities. The revelation of the CIA's Vault 7 hacking tools has triggered a global cyber-war.
But, what are the weapons we have to combat the bad guys? Traditional systems such as Antivirus, Intrusion Detection Systems or Firewalls cannot follow all the advances and discoveries of the dark side. Some people point out artificial intelligence as the atomic bomb of the current cyber-war we are living. The future of humankind (or at least their digital future) depends on the winner of this new cyber-arms race.
Gradiant is decided to do their bit to the side of the good guys, and have designed a proof of concept to start applying their knowledge about Machine Learning to the security and intrusion detection domain. We adapted Gradiant's Stream Analytics Platform to ingest and analyse network related information.
Gradiant's Stream Analytics Platform can be divided in several layers.
Suricata is a free and open source, mature, fast and robust network threat detection engine. Suricata inspects the network traffic using a powerful and extensive rules and signature language, and has powerful Lua scripting support for complex threat detection.
Bro supports a wide range of traffic analysis tasks. Bro's creators emphasize that Bro is not a classic signature-based intrusion detection system (IDS): Bro's scripting language facilitates different approaches to finding malicious activity, including semantic misuse detection, anomaly detection, and behavioural analysis.
Squid offers a rich access control, authorization and logging environment to develop web proxy and content serving applications. Squid can perform caching to save network resources, authentication and authorization, logging, organization internet policy enforcement (content filtering) and network resources usage management.
The messaging system is the main component of the data ingestion layer. All other platform components use the messaging system to consume or produce data. Therefore, previous listed software publish their output as data streams to a dedicated topic of the messaging system.
These dedicated topics serve two purposes: on one hand they act as buffers for bursty producers such as network-related data, and on the other hand they help improve load balancing and scalability by defining partitions and scaling up and down the number of consumers.
Another important step of data ingestion is normalization. The platform components must receive data with a well-known format. However the platform's input data is of diverse nature and metrics are not necessarily in coherent scales.
We have defined our own internal data model that all platform components understand. We have been strongly inspired by the Apache Spot Open Data Model proposal, an initiative that is taking the first steps toward a common taxonomy for describing security telemetry data used to detect threats. However this interesting initiative is at an early stage with its proposal still No open for discussion. In order to transform the inputs to the internal data model we have deployed a set of normalizators. The normalizator processes consume events from input topics and produce normalized events to internal topics. These internal topics are the data source of the rest of the platform components.
Once we had normalized data streams, we attached a Stream Processing Framework to detect possible attacks. This is the core of our playground, and allowed us to experiment with state-of-the-art Machine Learning Algorithms.
For example, we have implemented a ML algorithm that is able to model the role of each host in the network, i.e., if the host is mainly a data producer or a data consumer. Then, the algorithm searches for role changes to detect possible cyberattacks.
Another use case where data analytics and machine learning can play an active role is in the summarization of event logs. Intrusion Detection Systems usually trigger thousands of alerts per day. Due to this amount of events, important alerts can pass unnoticed by the network administrator. Custom configuration of the IDS or output postprocessing are expensive tasks that require expert knowledge. We have applied Pattern-Mining and text clusterization techniques to summarize IDS alerts and highlight alert outliers.
The IDS alerts have also been analysed with process mining techniques. The algorithm generates process models that represent attack strategies. Then the data stream can be analysed in real time to detect an attack process and react even before the attack process completes.
The historic layer store saves a copy of the normalized data streams. The main purpose is to request historic data for complex data modelization, stream replay, root cause analysis and audit. The databases of this layer must handle massive amounts of data and they should be optimized to sustain high writing rates.
The purpose of the serving layer is to provide optimized responses to queries. These databases aren't used as canonical stores: at any point, we can wipe them and regenerate them from the output streams or the historic layer store. We consider here full-text search databases for text fields and OLAP databases for numeric fields.
In order to convert data streams to database tables we deploy persistence connector processes that consume events from the internal topics and store them in the serving and the historic layer stores.
Mapping from the internal model to the database's tables must be done with great care since a bad design choice can highly impact performance. A general rule of thumb in historic layer databases, where massive amounts of data must be indexed and writing speeds are of prime importance, is that table structures must be modelled according to your read queries. Essentially, that means one table serves one query and the databases only support a limited and rigid set of queries.
To support more complex and flexible queries (e.g., OLAP and full-text search) the serving layer store is used. In our design the serving layer automatically provides normalized data from the previous week. Queries with older time ranges are also supported by replaying the stream from the historic layer to a dedicated internal topic.
Cards speak for themselves. Here are the technologies and tools we have put in place for setting our Cybersecurity Stream Analytics Playground up and running.
We have now a nice playground to test and validate our research and innovation results in the security and intrusion detection domain. The lesson learned: working with massive scale data streams is not an easy venture, but doing it right and with the correct technologies and tools will help us to get valuable and in time information to solve current and future challenges.


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Invincible Louisa est une biographie écrite par Cornelia Meigs en 1933. Elle a remporté la médaille Newbery et le . Elle raconte la vie de Louisa May Alcott, auteur des Quatre filles du docteur March ().

Le roman est inédit dans les pays francophones.

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Sous-titré «  (L'histoire de l'auteur des Quatre filles du docteur March) », Invincible Louisa s'ouvre avec la naissance de Louisa Alcott un jour de novembre enneigé à Germantown, en Pennsylvanie. Son père, Bronson Alcott, dirigeait une école pour jeunes enfants à la maison. « Ce fut une période de grand bonheur, de paix et de sécurité... Le bonheur devait continuer ... mais la paix et la sécurité ne devaient pas revenir avant très longtemps ». Alors Meigs présente à son lecteur la vie d'Alcott. Son père, Bronson, est décrit comme brillant mais peu pratique, incapable de subvenir aux besoins de sa famille comme un homme de l'époque était censé le faire.

Le livre suit la famille Alcott à Boston et Concord, alors que Bronson Alcott cherche des lieux qui comprennent ses vues inhabituelles sur l'éducation et le transcendantalisme. Louisa s'avère être une enfant active, ayant des ennuis et causant à sa mère, , une certaine anxiété. Quand elle a dix ans, la famille déménage à nouveau à Fruitlands, la communauté transcendantaliste qu'Alcott aide à fonder. Il y a maintenant quatre filles dans la famille. Meigs dépeint Bronson Alcott et la fille aînée, , comme étant pleinement attachés aux idéaux de cette nouvelle vie, mais dit que Louisa et sa mère comprennent combien de travail acharné serait nécessaire pour qu'une ferme communale réussisse. Le contraste entre idéaliste et pratique est démontré lorsque Bronson et le seul autre homme adulte quittent la zone pour une conférence au moment de la récolte de l'orge. Une tempête approchant, Abba et les enfants s'occupent seuls du grain. En moins d'un an, Fruitlands est un échec et la famille déménage à plusieurs reprises.

Invincible Louisa présente l'amitié des Alcotts avec Ralph Waldo Emerson et raconte certains événements que Louisa utilise plus tard dans Les Quatre filles du docteur March, y compris les réunions du Pickwick Club et la mort d'une des plus jeunes sœurs de Louisa, . Plus tard, Louisa quitte la famille pour enseigner et découvrir son propre style d'écriture. Pendant la guerre civile, elle se rend à Washington DC pour soigner des soldats. Le livre se termine par l'écriture des Quatre filles du docteur March par Louisa et des deux livres qui ont suivi, Le rêve de Jo March et Jo et sa tribu. Le succès de ces livres, selon Meigs, donne à Louisa sa propre « fin heureuse ... tout ce qu'elle avait voulu de la vie - juste pour prendre soin d'eux tous ».

Invincible Louisa se termine par une chronologie de cinq pages de la vie de Louisa May Alcott.

Réception critique
 cite Invincible Louisa comme un « récit gracieux et bien écrit »... En plus de présenter les faits de sa vie, l'auteur « tisse de nombreuses descriptions évocatrices de l'environnement et des sentiments de Louisa, créant ainsi une biographie qui semble plus intéressante et attrayante qu'une œuvre plus factuelle et sans fioritures » . Kirkus Reviews a qualifié Meigs de « l'un des auteurs de fiction pour garçons et filles les plus appréciés ». Il a ensuite loué « la nouvelle biographie, qui fait revivre Joe dans la courageuse et galante adolescence de ce favori des conteurs américains » .

Invincible Louisa a reçu la médaille Newbery pour « sa contribution la plus distinguée à la littérature américaine pour enfants » en 1934. Il a également reçu le prix  en 1963.

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Roman américain paru en 1933
Médaille Newbery
Roman biographique américain
Famille Alcott
Roman pour l'enfance et la jeunesse
Roman de langue anglaise

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March 3: What's New in Spiritual Growth and Learning?
Spiritual and Growth and Learning is for EVERYONE!
It doesn't matter how old you are. We've got something for you! Classes for Children and Youth meet Sunday mornings during worship services. Adults also meet EVERY SUNDAY (9:15-10:15 am) in the MacArtor Library and at various times during the week. Check below to see what's going on in your class this week!
This Sunday (March 3), Children are invited to remain in the sanctuary for an abbreviated, intergenerational worship service as we celebrate the church's 30th Birthday! Children's classes will return to regular schedule next Sunday, March 10.
Youth are also invited to remain in the sanctuary for the special 30th birthday worship celebration. Sunday morning Youth Group and O.W.L. classes will return to regular schedule next Sunday, March 10.
9:15 – 10:15 We're continuing our ongoing series, "Spirit in Practice." This Sunday, Terry continues with part two of our discussion about the role of reason and rationality along the path to the discovery of deep truths.
11:30 – 12:30 New Member Class: The Meaning of Membership Join Rev. Greg for a conversation about what it means to be a member of Mill Creek.
NOON – 2:00 Mary Leads the final session of the "Waking Up White" class. (MacArtor Library) Registration closed.
Everyone has spiritual gifts…Ever wonder what yours are? Mark your calendars for a fun and inspirational retreat (Saturday, March 9 from 9:00 a.m. to noon). Rev. Robert Broesler, Tracy Morgan and Ram Ray will lead us in a discovery process of our spiritual gifts, followed by a dialogue about ways we can use our gifts to their full potential. We welcome people of all ages. Bring a friend. Babysitting and coffee provided. Click HERE to register.
Mill Creek Youth have an opportunity to participate in the "Adopt a Trail" program at White Clay Creek Park! For those of you who enjoy being outdoors, this will be lots of fun – and a great way to bond as a group! Your friends are welcome too! We'll volunteer once per month during the Sunday worship hour. This volunteer opportunity begins in June. Interested in volunteering? Email dre@uusmc.org.
Roots & Shoots Painted Rock Sale – March 10! The Roots & Shoots Friends are showing their creativity and love for lemurs by painting rocks to sell to the community to support the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership. Check out the fun, decorated stones available for purchase in the gathering space next week. Show your support and help save the lemurs!
It's a congregation-wide Sock Hop! …and you're invited!
Join the RE-Imagineers as they host this very special and fun event for all. Music provided by our very own DJ Prakash! Saturday, March 30 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Admission is FREE.


Most people detest the annual chore of filling out tax forms, but they may hate paying taxes even more. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is launching an online survey to take suggestions on what differences Iowans would like to see made in the process.
"I'm looking for input from Iowans on what needs to change in the federal tax code," Grassley says, "specifically, I'm looking for ideas on the individual income tax side." The Republican is offering the survey from his position as a cochairman of a bipartisan working group on tax reform, as part of the Senate Finance Committee.
The tax code is too complicated, Grassley says, and Congress is working to simplify it. "The survey asks Iowans to rank priorities and share views on individual tax breaks that are important to their households," Grassley says. "The outcome will be valuable as Congress works to enact comprehensive tax reform." The survey is online and shouldn't take long to complete.
"Iowans, if they want to participate, may go to www.grassley.senate.gov and click on the Tax Survey tab," Grassley says, "or find a link on my Facebook page." The survey will be online through the federal tax filing deadline of April 15th.
Grassley says the results will be compiled for use in the working group's recommendations to the full tax-writing Finance Committee in May.


Biomechanics is the study of the structural, functional and mechanical aspects of motion. Structure determines movement. Individual structures, called motion units, are determined and limited by anatomy, including bones, ligaments, muscles and tendons. Bones define the fundamental structure of a motion unit; ligaments restrict the movement of these bones; muscles and tendons are what move the motion unit. The individual motion units studied in biomechanics can only move one way – the way they are constructed, requiring all elements to be healthy and strong and to function in harmony.
Chiropractic philosophy is based on the relationship between the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Chiropractic focuses on the biomechanical dysfunction of the motion units of the spine and its effect on the entire nervous system. Animal chiropractors provide an additional means of diagnosis and treatment options, along with traditional veterinary care, to help your horse maintain optimal health and biomechanical movement.
Animal chiropractors treat vertebral subluxation complexes (VSCs), which are misalignments between two articular structures (spinal or extraspinal). Misalignment causes joint dysfunction that may directly or indirectly affect the biomechanical and/or neurophysiological actions of these joints, resulting in decreased or inappropriate mobility, stiffness, pain, and interrupted transfer of information between the central nervous system and the rest of the body. An animal with a VSC will change its posture to compensate; consequently, inappropriate biomechanical movement occurs. This compensation causes increased mechanical strain on other parts of the musculoskeletal system, leading to secondary restrictions and deterioration. Additionally, sensory information from the affected joint to the central nervous system is interrupted. The symptoms of these changes may be as subtle as a mild decrease in performance or as significant as complete mechanical dysfunction and lameness.
The chiropractic adjustment is a very specific, high-speed, low-force, controlled thrust, which is directed at the affected articulation (i.e., vertebrae or joint). The adjustment moves the affected joint beyond its normal range of movement, without exceeding the anatomical barrier or integrity of the joint. The adjustment returns proper function and movement to the joint, as well as reestablishes appropriate communication (sensory and motor input) with the central nervous system.
The frequency of chiropractic adjustments is individual to each horse, and is determined by acute versus chronic problems, injury versus maintenance, and/or pre-existing medical or mechanical conditions.
Only veterinarians or chiropractors who have completed additional post-graduate training and have been certified in animal chiropractic are equipped with the necessary knowledge to accurately diagnose and treat your horse's VSCs.
For more information on chiropractic care at Pilchuck, call 360.568.3112 or visit pilchuckvet.com/integrative-medicine. Dr. Stephanie Meyer is certified in veterinary chiropractic and acupuncture. She joined PVH's equine ambulatory and integrative medicine staff in 2011. Her passion for animals and their well-being has been a defining part of her life.


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RTW IPC APEX EXPO 2019: Standards Updates—IPC-7093 & IPC-7530
Ray Prasad, IPC Hall of Famer and chairman for multiple committees, gives Guest Editor Joe Fjelstad an update on two IPC standards: IPC-7093 on bottom-termination components (BTCs), and IPC-7530 progress with reflow characterization. Prasad talks about the many challenges in dealing with BTCs, including circuit/board design, manufacturing, voiding, connections (or lack thereof), warpage, and reliability. He also addresses no-clean flux and its challenges.
Two Full CFX Demo Lines at IPC APEX EXPO 2019
During IPC APEX EXPO, Editor Dan Feinberg spoke with David Bergman, IPC VP of standards and technology, about CFX, IPC's Connected Factory Exchange software for machine-to-machine communication. With more than companies now supporting CFX, IPC set up two full lines for demonstration at the show.
CFX: Building the Foundation for Industry 4.0
IPC has been showcasing the Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) initiative in action at the many industry events this year, providing a technical demonstration operating in real time with standardized machine data delivered from participating exhibitors through the cloud and onto visitors' cellphones. In this interview, Dave Bergman, VP for international relations at IPC, discusses the latest developments with IPC's CFX standard, including key highlights, impact in the electronics assembly industry, and what's next.
SMTAI 2018 Closes on a High Note
SMTA International 2018, which took place in Rosemont, Illinois is now in the history books. This multi-day event, held October 14-18, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, was packed with keynotes, conferences, lively discussions, committee meetings and a two-day exhibition.
Real Time with...SMTAI 2018 Coverage Now Available
The I-Connect007 team traveled to Rosemont, Illinois this week to cover the SMTA International 2018 conference and exhibition. Video interviews of key executives and leaders of our industry are now available for viewing. Also check out the photo gallery for snapshots of the exhibition floor and the conference as well as the after-hours festivities.
Full Material Declarations: Removing Barriers to Environmental Data Reporting
Full material declaration of product content in electronics and other industries continues to be a challenge for both suppliers and customers alike. This article focuses on requirements for tools that enable rapid and accurate reporting of Class D FMDs that can be used by suppliers primarily in the base of the supply chain.
ASM Assembly Solutions on CFX
ASM Assembly Solutions was one of the 30+ companies participating in IPC's CFX (Connected Factory Exchange) showcase at the recent SMT Hybrid Packaging show in Nuremberg, Germany. In this interview, ASM's Thomas Marktscheffel shared his perspective on CFX and its current challenges, and dispelled the notion that CFX might be a cookie-cutter approach to the smart factory.
Aegis on CFX and Hermes Efforts
The Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) specification is truly revolutionizing the PCB industry. Michael Ford, from Aegis Software, met with I-Connect007's Barry Matties for an interview during the SMT Hybrid Packaging show in Nuremberg, Germany, to discuss the impact of this collaborative effort, and how it differs from the Hermes Standard.
Dave Bergman on IPC and CFX
The recent SMT Hybrid Packaging show in Nuremberg, Germany, marked the second opportunity for IPC to showcase its new Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) initiative. In this interview, David Bergman, VP for international relations at IPC, tells us more on the overall reception of CFX and the benefits users are seeing thus far. He also provides an update on what's next for the open source standard.
CFX: The Next Step Toward the Future of Factories
For the past two to three years, almost every exhibitor in almost every trade show focused on the electronics manufacturing industry has an "Industry 4.0 Compatible" sign in their booth. As of today, the best question to ask is, "Compatible with what?" There has really been no standard yet developed toward this goal, and Industry 4.0 has been just a buzz word.
What's the Scoop? APEX CFX Showcase
The IPC Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) demo at the recent IPC APEX EXPO 2018 trade show in San Diego, California, is a great example of industry collaboration. The CFX Showcase at APEX had 245,000 CFX website page views; 701,200 CFX messages transmitted; and 664.5 million bytes of data exchanged; and the whole thing was pulled together in a matter of weeks. Here's what the participants in the program have got to say.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: CFX - The IPC Connected Factory Initiative
David Bergman from the IPC speaks with I-Connect007's Pete Starkey about how the CFX format has been developed, and the excited response to the CFX Visitor Experience at the IPC APEX EXPO 2018.
IPC APEX EXPO Takeaways
The IPC Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) live demo at this year's IPC APEX EXPO show in San Diego, California highlighted how the CFX standard will enable manufacturers to track their efficiencies better, prevent issues even before they happen, and make adjustments wherever needed.
Industry 4.0 Technologies: If Only I Had Known
What is coming in 2018 is not a single master Industry 4.0 solution as people may expect, but rather the opportunity for everyone in the industry to play their part, re-evaluating what can be done in their processes or products to take maximum advantage of the new CFX-fueled Industrial IoT environment.
Electronics Manufacturing (R)evolution
2018 is going to be the year of Industry 4.0, where we will see how enabling technologies including sensors, big data, analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT), will transform the electronics manufacturing landscape.
The IoT Event of The Decade
The IPC APEX EXPO tradeshow at the end of this month is set to rock the manufacturing world in a way that has not been seen for many years. This is not just a tech-fest, it is the introduction of some serious business growth opportunities for manufacturers, machines vendors and solution providers based on the successful implementation of their Industry 4.0 solutions and enhancements.
Dr. Bill Cardoso of Creative Electron Talks About IPC's CFX Standard
Creative Electron's Dr. Bill Cardoso is a member of the CFX committee and has equipment in the CFX showcase at APEX in San Diego from February 27 to March 1. In an interview, he talks about the standard and the group that has delivered such a successful collaboration.
Focus on the New
It seems like it wasn't too long ago when I was writing about the optimism of the electronics manufacturing and assembly industry going into 2017. Now, here we are again at the beginning of the new year, looking at new trends, disruptive technologies, and emerging markets for 2018. I am also proud to announce our new branding as well as our fresh, new look.
The Year of IoT Digitalization
There is no longer any significant disagreement that having an industry-wide standard for IoT communication is absolutely essential for digitalization of factories if they are going to deliver on Industry 4.0 performance expectations. Digitalization of manufacturing is the key business opportunity of the decade, whoever and wherever you are, so stand-up and be a part of it, and create your opportunities.
The Importance of Training for your Organization
In our recent survey on assembly training and education, another question we asked is about the importance of training to your organization. Around 85% of our respondents consider training really important to their workforce. In fact, the majority of respondents—47%—say it is very important.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Ray Prasad Discusses Revised IPC-7530 Reflow Profile Guidelines
IPC Hall of Famer Ray Prasad, chairman of the IPC-7530 committee, provides an overview of the newly revised IPC-7530, which provides users with guidelines on how to successfully profile and characterize PCB assemblies with high levels of efficiency.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Mentor Graphics Finishes Traceability Standard in Record Time
Michael Ford of Mentor Graphics and Editor Andy Shaughnessy discuss Mentor's work with traceability processes, including the new IPC traceability standard that was finished in record time.
Top 10 Factors to Consider When Selecting a Medical EMS Company
Once the decision has been made to use an EMS company, selecting the right one involves several steps. Although most EMS companies perform the same basic services, every EMS company is different. In this article, Mo Ohady and David Estes of Digicom Electronics write the 10 key factors to consider when selecting your medical EMS company.
Medical Electronics: Manufacturing Vitals
With the rapidly growing aging population, rising healthcare costs and increasing health awareness, opportunities abound in consumer medical devices, diagnostics, imaging, and instrumentation. However, the medical electronics industry is not without its own set of challenges. The January 2016 issue of SMT Magazine highlights the manufacturing challenges and opportunities in this growing sector.
IPC: Connecting Electronics Industries
John Mitchell, president and CEO of IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries, provides the basic overview of the association—its goals and basic mission, activities, and how it best serves its membership. He also provides a snapshot of how IPC promotes technology development in the industry through standardization.
Gold Embrittlement Mitigation: Understanding the New J-STD-001 Requirements
With the advent of more information from studies on the behavior of how much gold can impact the mechanical structure of the solder joint, the "washing away" of gold has become more important. This article discusses the significant changes made in the J-STD-001 specification, and their impact in the EMS and OEM industries.
Don't Allow Standards to Get the Better of You
In the electronics manufacturing industry, there are so many different so-called standards for everything ranging from operational rules and documentation, to quality and traceability, which are confusing, incomplete, and represent a major cost and waste to manufacturing. In the coming Internet of Manufacturing (IoM) age, where standardization of communication and storage of information will be critical, the current way in which we approach and adopt standards cannot prevail.

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Scheer calls for more inspections on Chinese imports, possible tariffs
July 8, 2019 by Andy Blatchford The Canadian Press
Ottawa, ON — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step up inspections on all products from China and to consider slapping tariffs on imports from the Asian country. In a letter Friday, Scheer pressed Trudeau…
Trudeau Trump Washington meeting helps end Canada's global loneliness
June 25, 2019 by Mike Blanchfield The Canadian Press
Washington, DC — Canada suddenly became a little less lonely in the world after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting in Washington with President Donald Trump this week. Trudeau and Trump found a new simpatico over their shared desire to see…
US companies' message to Trump: Don't expand China tariffs
June 17, 2019 by Paul Wiseman The Associated Press
Washington, DC — What happens if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese goods that he hasn't already hit with 25% import taxes? A New Hampshire fireworks company says it…
US, China trade conflict was 20 years in the making
May 16, 2019 by Paul Wiseman, Martin Crutsinger And Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press
Washington, DC — The U.S.-China trade blowup was a long time coming. And it won't be easily resolved, not even if U.S. and Chinese negotiators reach a truce in the next few weeks that reassures jittery financial markets. Tensions between…
US targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
May 14, 2019 by Joe McDonald The Associated Press
Beijing — U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears about damage to global economic growth. The…
Beijing — China's intensified tariff war with the Trump administration is threatening Beijing's ambition to transform itself into the dominant player in global technology. The United States is a vital customer and source of technology for Chinese makers of electronics,…
US plans to hike tariffs Friday, says China broke promises
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Washington, DC — Accusing Beijing of "reneging" on commitments it made in earlier talks, the nation's top trade negotiator said Monday that the Trump administration will increase tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods Friday, a sharp escalation in a…
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In what could be a grim preview of what's to come if the world's two largest economies square off in a trade war, shares in multinational corporations were hammered Monday on both sides of the Pacific after a tweet from…
China wants to expand sprawling infrastructure project: Xi
April 29, 2019 by Joe McDonald The Associated Press
Beijing — President Xi Jinping called for more countries to join China's sprawling infrastructure-building initiative as other leaders expressed support Saturday for a project Washington worries is increasing Beijing's strategic influence. Xi spoke at a gathering of leaders to celebrate…
Beijing celebration of building binge overshadowed by debt
Beijing — A conference this week showcasing a Chinese initiative to help build ports, railways and other infrastructure in the developing world is casting a spotlight on complaints the projects leave some countries with too much debt. Asian and African…
China downplays political impact of global development push
April 23, 2019 by The Associated Press
Beijing — China downplayed the political implications of its global Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, saying Friday that it aimed to boost multilateralism amid protectionist trends in the U.S. and elsewhere. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that a conference to…
China's spreading influence in Eastern Europe worries West
April 12, 2019 by Dusan Stojanovic The Associated Press
Belgrade, Serbia — Coal-powered plants, mobile networks, major bridges, roads and railways: Chinese investments have been booming throughout Central and Eastern Europe's cash-strapped developing countries, even as European Union officials scramble to counter Beijing's mounting economic and political influence on…
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How did "ordinary women," like their male counterparts, become capable of brutal violence during the Holocaust? Cultural historian Elissa Mailänder examines the daily work of twenty-eight women employed by the SS to oversee prisoners in the concentration and death camp Majdanek/Lublin in Poland. Many female SS overseers in Majdanek perpetrated violence and terrorized prisoners not only when ordered to do so but also on their own initiative. The social order of the concentration camp, combined with individual propensities, shaped a microcosm in which violence became endemic to workaday life. The author's analysis of Nazi records, court testimony, memoirs, and film interviews illuminates the guards' social backgrounds, careers, and motives as well as their day-to-day behavior during free time and on the "job," as they supervised prisoners on work detail and in the cell blocks, conducted roll calls, and "selected" girls and women for death in the gas chambers. Scrutinizing interactions and conflicts among female guards, relations with male colleagues and superiors, and internal hierarchies, Female SS Guards and Workaday Violence shows how work routines, pressure to "resolve problems," material gratification, and Nazi propaganda stressing guards' roles in "creating a new order" heightened female overseers' identification with Nazi policies and radicalized their behavior.
Elissa Mailänder is Associate Professor at the Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po and on the staff of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales and the Centre interdisciplinaire d'études et de recherches sur l'Allemagne in Paris. Formerly, she was a visiting fellow at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies in Washington D.C.
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TONY HARRIS: CNN's Michael Ware is on the line with us right now. He's embedded with British troops in Basra. Never know, when one of our reporters is in an embed, when we'll get an opportunity to talk to them. Michael is on the line right now. We want to take that opportunity.
Michael, good to talk to you.
I want to come to you with the story that's in the news today, Britain's army chief talking about the Iraq war. At one point, the story was, is that he was suggesting that it was time to get out of Iraq or risk catastrophic consequences, and then there was a different story, some backtracking, it seems. But what I'm asking you is, is what is reflected in these statements back and forth about the frustration that's being felt, perhaps, by these soldiers on the ground?
MICHAEL WARE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, the comments that we've heard from General Sir Richard Dannatt, to a large degree, reflect the views of commanders here on the ground. Indeed, just days before the general made this statement, a British commander in the field on the Iranian border said precisely the same thing, that the presence of his troops in the area where he operated had led to increased attacks, so he shifted his troops.
So there is a great debate right now within British forces about this very thing, and I think the general is very much reflecting the views of his troops and the commanders on the ground. What the Brits are looking to do is find the right balance between staying here and contributing to the security environment, and overstaying and leading to the deterioration of the security environment.
HARRIS: And, Michael, you're in Basra now, in the Basra area. When we think about the English troops there and the British troop there in Basra, that is an area we think of as being relatively safe, certainly when compared to the situation in Baghdad. But give us a sense of what the situation is like in and around Basra.
WARE: Well, Basra still remains a hostile environment for British troops. It's not simple or an easy thing for them to do to move about this city or its surrounds. Indeed, there's daily indirect fire or mortar or rocket attacks. There are small arms attacks.
Indeed, our cameraman this afternoon was on a patrol where a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at his vehicle. So this is in no means a simple environment for British troops to operate in. It's very, very complex, and very much dominated by the Shia militias, which U.S. and British intelligence suggest have, to varying degrees, support from neighboring Iran.
HARRIS: And, Michael one last question, when you talk to these commanders, how do they describe the mission?
WARE: Their mission is one of nation-building. They're trying to get the Iraqis to lead themselves, to stand up and find their own solutions. So they're trying to build the Iraqi security forces and they're trying to build local governments here in southern Iraq. The problem is, the militias and the Islamic parties that represent them. According to locals and according to many intelligence officials, the government and many of these security forces are heavily penetrated by or dominated by some of these militias.
So it's a very, very complex environment. The Brits are trying to stand up a government, but they can't necessarily rely on the members of these governments to actually be their allies and true partners.
HARRIS: CNN's Michael Ware, embedded with British troops in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
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A better week for me with picks at the Waste Management Phoenix Open although obviously I should of gone with Mark Wilson (had him on my radar). DA Points got me some points and I had Rickie in when he shot 62. Kim and Vegas were flops though. This week I'm going with guys who have experience at this Pro-Am event and who have been playing well as of late. Patience will be a key with long rounds with their amateur partners plus as usual good putting. So here are my picks this week what are yours.
Dustin Johnson - Can he pull off three in a row. Hell ya will start him off on Thursday at Monterey.
Bench - Phil Mickelson - Loves Pebble Beach would love to win here again. Will he have enough in the tank after playing a lot lately I'm betting yes.
VJ Singh - Great track record at this event playing better as of late some of the old mojo will rub off here I see another top 10 for VJ.
Tim Clark - Combination of distance, good putter and good GIR% plus I like the way he finished last week. A hunch.
Pat Perez - Usually a solid pick at Pebble with 7 of 8 cuts made. Could definitely see him contending.
DA Points - I'm going to ride the DA wave. Combination of distance, good putter and good GIR% plus I like the way he's playing even though he's had success here.
JB Holmes - If JB could off made a few more putts last week he would of won. Would love another top 10 to get into Match Play. I'm going to roll dice that he can scramble his way around the three courses for a good finish.
Bench - David Duval - A week of to recharge for Pebble will do Duval good. Playing well with a coupl eof top 25s. Can he turn it into a good finish. I say yes.


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Last Wednesday, humor site "Only in Dade" posted a picture on its Facebook page and Instagram feed of the sign. It is unclear who is behind the paint job, but a few commenters tagged a local graffiti supplies shop by the name of 004Connec.
On its Instagram page, 004Connec did not take responsibility for the graffiti or acknowledge the incidents. It did announce, however, that it is being evicted.
"Our landlord has decided to go in a different direction and rent the building out to a new tenant and has only given us until December 31st to move out," reads the post with a picture of the building at 2404 N. Miami Ave.
A GoFundMe site has been set up to help with the business' new chapter, it says.
A person who answered the phone at the business seemed aware of the highway sign, but declined to comment.
Under Florida law, graffiti is considered vandalism. All graffiti is illegal in Miami-Dade County. If convicted, the individual will be fined, and may face jail time, may have to pay restitution, and will have to complete community service hours.
The Herald also reached out to the Florida Department of Transportation about removal of the graffiti, but did not immediately hear back.


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The North Carolina Education Lottery appears to be on the verge of expanding its range of gaming options. Sometime in the next year, folks in the Tarheel State should be able to buy instant-win "scratch" tickets online.
Progress on that front has been helped along in large part by a change in leadership atop the agency. The NC Lottery Commission has toyed with the concept for several years, but there's been a lack of general consensus until now.
The state of North Carolina gaming
The NC lottery already sells tickets for its draw games online, including Pick 3, Pick 4, and Cash 5. Tickets for multi-state PowerBall and Mega Millions are also available. Keno, too.
Conservatives in the state legislature, however, are historically resistant to all forms of gambling. The party in power has consistently fought to thwart the expansion of the lottery's offerings and its marketing initiatives.
For that reason, gambling in NC remains limited. Casinos exist only on the state's tribal reservations, while non-profit groups are allowed to run raffles and bingo. Apart from the lottery, that's about it for legal options.
The state does, however, have a long-standing problem with gray-market gambling machines that incorporate an element of skill to skirt the law.
Video poker was prevalent before lawmakers issued a ban in 2006, while so-called "fish games" are the newest iteration. These arcade-like action machines allow players to shoot sea creatures in order to earn points that can be redeemed for cash prizes. The state also began cracking down on these machines earlier this year.
An old idea finds new legs
A proposal to allow digital instant-win tickets almost made it to a vote in 2017 before being pulled from the agenda at the last minute. Some members of the commission indicated that further study was needed to garner their support.
Earlier this month, however, 80-year-old chairman Tony Rand suddenly resigned. Rand is a former Democratic senator who was instrumental in passing the 2005 law which established the lottery, still one of the youngest in the country. He's no opponent of gambling, but the commission took a fairly restrained approach under his tenure.
The job now belongs to Courtney Crowder, who was the driving force behind that 2017 proposal for digital instant-win tickets. It's likely no coincidence, then, that there's suddenly a renewed push for approval — and with some enthusiasm behind it.
Who is Courtney Crowder?
Crowder comes from a background in consulting rather than politics. He recently became the Managing Director for APCO Worldwide, which bills itself as an "advisory and advocacy communications consultancy" serving both the public and private sectors.
Crowder will presumably bring a more business-oriented mindset to the commission than Rand. And he's clearly eager to expand the lottery's offerings.
The new chairman said that he expects the new instant-win digital tickets to bolster the lottery's revenues by $80 million annually. The state uses proceeds from the lottery to fund both education and responsible gambling initiatives.
Not everyone is equally enthusiastic about the idea, however. Pushback has come largely from two camps.
First, there are social conservatives who are broadly opposed to gambling in general. There's also the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), which worries that digital tickets will hurt retail sales.
Fears about problem gambling
The objections from conservative lawmakers are twofold. They are, foremost, concerned that online play is more addictive than purchasing physical tickets and will therefore increase problem gambling.
There will be some measures in place to guard against this, such as a universal deposit limit. The limit the commission proposes, however, is $505 per day, $2,000 per week, or $4,000 per month.
Frankly, that is far more than most citizens can afford to lose.
Players will be able to voluntarily lower their limits, but studies have shown that such features do little to help curb problem gambling.
Risk of hypocrisy
Second, there is the fact that the proposed digital "tickets" are interactive in a manner similar to slot machines or video poker. This, they say, means they bear too close a resemblance to the very same gray machines the state has been trying to eradicate over the past decade.
This resemblance risks making the state appear hypocritical, and sends mixed messages to residents about the legality of those machines.
"It is essentially video sweepstakes right there on your device," said John Rustin, president of the NC Family Policy Council. "It would create, in our opinion, a very significant conflict with the policy that has existed in the state for many years."
Concerns about falling sales are unfounded
The NCRMA objection is equally predictable but not so well founded.
Owners of convenience stores and supermarkets that sell lottery tickets are worried that an online option will hurt retail sales. Customers who come in to the stores to buy tickets, they argue, also tend to pick up other small items at the same time. They fear that if ticket sales decrease, there will also be a corresponding decline in overall sales.
This sounds a lot like the argument often recited by lobbyists for the land-based casino industry whenever the topic of online gambling legislation arises.
It's a natural assumption to make — that online and retail gambling would be competing products and that the introduction of the former would eat into the latter's revenue. In practice, however, that's almost never what happens.
New Jersey, for instance, has the oldest legal online casino industry in the US dating back to late 2013. And land-based casino revenues have increased steadily since NJ online gambling first began. Growth in Atlantic City is, in fact, outpacing the national average.
Lottery tickets are different than casino gambling, but there's hard evidence to refute the NCRMA's fears there too. NC officials point out that five other state lotteries offer instant games online:
In all cases, retail ticket sales have increased since the introduction of digital tickets.
Upcoming vote a formality?
The lottery committee won't officially vote on the proposal for another few weeks. Commission members, however, seem to consider it a done deal. They've established a business plan to roll the new products out sometime in the coming year, and they're already scouting candidates for the director position.
That's am aggressive timeline, considering Crowder has only been the chairman for a few days. Chances are, however, that the discussion has been ongoing since 2017. Rand's resignation and Crowder's appointment have presumably only accelerated something that would have happened eventually, one way or another.
Alex Weldon - Alex is a journalist from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Now site runner for Online Poker Report, he has been writing about poker and the online gambling industry in various capacities since 2014.
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My first approach was to capture the output of the commands itself and write test against such output, the resulting tests are unsurprisingly slow.
expect(`bin/script foo`).to eq('bar')

I then tried to use both webmock and vcr but using this approach none of these frameworks are invoked, even if I mock the exact request the mock is unused, most probably because both webmock and vcr are unable to hook into the thor script.
Has anybody found a nice solution for this? Invoking the Thor script directly (Thorclass.action('bar')) would be enough for my taste, but I haven't found a way to do it.
Any suggestion? Thanks in advance.

A: Thor is a wrapper

*

*I tend to see Rake, Thor and friends as another interface to your code

*I keep my Thor/Rake code as tiny as possible

*All production code is kept in a standard Ruby class

*That means unit testing via VCR becomes dead easy

*Also allows you to reuse your production code in another interface: e.g. a Rails controller

Example
Thor wrapper
bin/seed
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require "thor"

class Seed < Thor
  desc "budgets", "Seeds budgets"
  def budgets
    puts 'Seeding currencies...'
    SeedBudgets.new.call
    puts 'Done.'
  end
end

Seed.start

For more details on command line Thor see this excellent walkthrough
Production code
lib/services/seed_budgets.rb
class SeedBudgets
  def initialize
    # I find an initialize helpful for injecting dependencies
  end

  def call
    # Code goes here
  end
end

Unit tests
test/services/seed_budgets_test.rb
require 'minitest/autorun'
require 'vcr'

VCR.configure do |config|
  config.cassette_library_dir = 'fixtures/vcr_cassettes'
  config.hook_into :webmock
end

class SeedBudgetsTest < Minitest::Test
  def test_seeds_one_budget
    VCR.use_cassette('one_budget_from_api') do
      SeedBudgets.new.call
      assert_equal 1, Budget.count
    end
  end
end

That will allow you to decouple the command line interface from the actual code.
Then Thor becomes a very thin wrapper around your actual code.
Feel free to post more detailed code and I can help more. :)

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Home In Your Area Bolton Bolton Food and Drink Festival reveals sizzling celebrity chef line-up for this...
Bolton Food and Drink Festival reveals sizzling celebrity chef line-up for this summer
Two Hairy Bikers, one Michelin-starred chef and the nation's most famous greengrocer
Louise Rhind-Tutt
Last year, it attracted more than 274,000 people. And the annual Bolton Food and Drink Festival will return again this summer, with a star-studded line-up guaranteed to delight foodie fans.
Chef Michael Caines will launch the festival on Friday 23rd August, before hosting a glitzy gala dinner the same night.
"Bolton is always a highlight," he said. "It's a great community event bringing people together and I can't wait to come back."
Hairy Bikers Si King and Dave Myers will be headlining the August bank holiday weekend event. The pair starred at the festival from 2009 to 2011, but due to filming commitments have not been able to return until now.
They'll be taking to the stage on the second day of the festival, Saturday 24th August.
"We are beyond excited about coming back to Bolton," said Si and Dave.
"We had such a great time last time we visited, and we've heard brilliant things about how the festival has grown since then. It's a privilege to be coming back and it's going to be lots of fun!"
Then MasterChef judge and the nation's most famous greengrocer Gregg Wallace will showcase recipes on Sunday 25th August.
Photo: Steve Ullathorne
"I'm really looking forward to my first visit to the festival – I've heard lots of good things about it," said Gregg.
"I'll be doing some cooking and am excited to meet some of the fantastic local producers and suppliers."
Celebrity chef James Martin will appear on Bank Holiday Monday (26th August), the final day of the festival.
"I love this festival," he said. "To see it grow from its early days to the mammoth event it is now is amazing. It's an honour to be back."
Festival goers can also look forward to stalls selling food, drinks and crafts, live music, a gin festival, masterclasses from regional celebrity chefs, street performers, and a family zone.
"What a line-up of amazing chefs for our brilliant event," said Bolton Council's chief executive, Tony Oakman.
"The festival is one of the best in the country and the highlight of our events calendar.
"It has put Bolton on the culinary map and attracts hundreds of thousands to our wonderful town."
The festival runs from 23rd-26th August 2019. Tickets for the celebrity chef demos and the special events are set to go on sale at the end of May.
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Displaced people in northwestern Syria face freezing winter without adequate clothes
A child walking against the wind in al-Dana displacement camps - 15 December 2020 (Enab Baladi-Youssef Gharibi)
نازحو شمال غربي سوريا يواجهون البرد بلا كسوة شتوية
Enab Baladi – Idlib countryside
In the northern countryside of Idlib, northwestern Syria, young Salma stands in the mud, putting plastic bags on her feet under her open shoes to stay warm.
Salma's photo went viral on social media, reminding everyone of the problems that camp life imposes on its residents.
The Syrians living in displacement camps with no adequate infrastructure are highly suffering through adverse weather conditions. They are unable to get the clothes they need to keep themselves warm.
Insufficient clothes aid
Muhammad al-Ibrahim, a displaced person living in Hass displacement camp in the nothern countryside of Idlib with his wife and three children complained to Enab Baladi that " aid is insufficient; we have nothing to meet our needs."
Al-Ibrahim pointed out that an individual needs coats, shoes, underwear, and outerwear, at the cost of no less than 50 Turkish Liras (6.8 USD). This is very costly for a displaced person, so he cannot provide his family members with clothes. He added, "We have never received winter aid. Actually, it happened only once. A year ago, an individual donor provided each family member with one winter clothes set. However, that was not enough to keep them warm."
Khaled Darwish and the rest of the families in the Cover of Mercy Camp in the northern countryside of Idlib have not received any kind of help. " Every year you need to get your children clothes. Children need to change their clothes several times because we are living in camps surrounded by mud. Your clothes can get easily dirty and need to get washed. Then, they take a long time to dry. Therefore, people need to have more than one winter clothing set."
Darwish told Enab Baladi that, like the rest of the camp's families, they cannot afford the cost of winter clothes. "I, like many displaced persons, cannot buy what keeps me warm, neither for myself nor for my children," he stressed.
Relief organizations include the distribution of winter clothes from their aid that targets the "most vulnerable" groups in the camps, but the assistance provided is insufficient.
In general, the internally displaced persons (IDPs) need at least three to four clothes changes. However, in the Syrian case, families can hardly get one change of clothes per year," the director of the office of Ataa Humanitarian Relief Association in Sarmada in the northern countryside of Idlib, Moaz Baqbish told Enab Baladi.
According to Baqbish, the aid targets children in particular. He highlighted that the winter aid includes a coat, a woolen sweater, trousers, a hat, scarf, gloves, and shoes, stressing that the relief campaigns "can never cover the needs of the IDPs."
Between 10 to 20 percent of the total aid provided by the association to the IDP camps are allocated for winter clothes. The aid distribution depends on assessing the primary and secondary needs of the population by statistical survey teams. The clothing aid is often granted by Arab funding sources, according to the director of Ataa Humanitarian Relief Association's office in Sarmada.
Bayan Sabbagh, the public relations officer at Bonyan organization, in an interview with Enab Baladi, said that the winter aid includes more than clothes, such as heating materials, carpets, blankets, food, detergents, and hygiene kits.
Most of the aid focuses on distributing outfits which are regarded as more essential than home-wear clothes, according to the organization's estimates, Bayan Sabbagh said.
Sixty percent of camp residents place winter needs among their most important priorities, according to an evaluation of the REACH Initiative based on statistical survey data collected during November. The data revealed that 78 percent of families cannot afford the costs imposed by winter, and 54 percent of them cannot buy clothes in particular.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that the lack of winterization assistance, which only reached 250,000 out of 1.5 million people last November, is leading camp residents to rely on unsafe strategies for obtaining warmth. This includes setting fires, which can cause fires in worn-out tents.
According to the REACH Initiative data, the prices of basic materials that families need monthly in northwestern Syria have risen to their highest levels, reaching 107 USD. They were 104 USD a month ago. The average worker needs to work 73 days to earn the monthly cost of basic Survival and Minimum Expenditures Basket (S)MEB items.
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Enab Baladi correspondent, Youssef Gharibi contributed to writing this article
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Köpmanholmens IF var en idrottsförening från Köpmanholmen i dåvarande Nätra landskommun i Ångermanland/Västernorrlands län, bildad 1905. Föreningens fotbollslag spelade ursprungligen i blått och gult men bytte 1916 till rödvit tröja och 1918 till blå byxa. Föreningen utövade flera idrotter, bland annat fotboll och ishockey. I fotboll spelade laget i dåvarnade division III (sedan 2006 motsvarande division I) 1953/1954-1963 och 1965. Föreningen sammanslogs 1965 med Bjästa IF i Köpmanholmen/Bjästa IF (KB 65).

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