We continue to deal with various wallets for cryptocurrency. Last time I did a bit of digging in software wallets, and today I'll tell you a little about the hardware. At the beginning a small reminder.
programs that manage these keys and allow you to conduct transactions on the crypto currency network.
In order not to be confused when we talk about the key set, I will use the term "private key". Although we all understand that in the key pair there is also an open pair, and also that the pairs themselves can be several.
We will talk about the wallet exactly as a means of managing, storing and conducting transactions. Without a wallet, you cannot receive, save or spend your bitcoins or funds in another cryptocurrency. The wallet is your personal interface to a cryptocurrency network, similar to a bank account for a currency.
So, hardware wallets. Let's start with the definition. Hardware wallets are physical devices designed to safely store cryptocurrency. Some software and online-wallets support the storage of funds on hardware wallets.
Before we start comparing specific models of hardware wallets, let's see what most of these wallets are able to do, and we will dwell in detail on the features of each of them.
Generates and stores a non-retrievable private wallet key inside the device.
All operations necessary for carrying out the transaction are made inside the device. From the device only the result is given – the electronic signature of the transaction.
Has a screen for displaying various information.
Has one or more physical buttons to interact with the device.
When transferring funds from the wallet, it displays information about the transaction on the screen.
Requires manual confirmation of operations using the physical button on the device.
Allows you to create a backup copy of the keys in case the device breaks or is lost.
Requires installation of additional software from the manufacturer of the hardware wallet.
It is supported on all modern versions of Windows, Linux, MacOS.
It does not allow you to install any additional software inside the wallet itself.
To work requires knowledge of a special PIN-code (or even several PIN-codes).
It's worth the money, unlike most other wallets.
Not all possible cryptocurrencies are supported, but only the most popular ones.
A little more detail on the threats from which you are protected by the use of hardware wallets, unlike other types of wallets.
The computer was hacked, which led to the theft of the password from the online-wallet.
The server on which the online-wallet was deployed was hacked and funds of all users of the wallet were stolen.
The company-creator of the web-wallet went bankrupt.
The FBI confiscated the servers, and in the end, the users' funds.
The owners of the developer of the online-wallet stole the funds of users and fled.
A software error in the online-wallet code resulted in a loss of funds.
The attacker stole a mobile phone, which opened a session on working with an online wallet, which led to a loss of funds.
Hacking or infecting a computer with a virus will result in the theft of the private key of your wallet.
The computer has 1000 times the attack surface, in comparison with the hardware wallet.
Interfaces to online- wallets. In this case, they are subject to the same risks to which online- wallets are exposed (see above).
Obviously, flash drives have never been created as a means of security, but not everyone understands this.
Any software can read or copy private keys from the USB flash drive.
Malware can replace the recipient's addresses in the transaction.
Theft or loss of such a flash drive can lead to a complete loss of funds.
By the way, from theft or loss can be protected, if you use a special flash drive, which require entering a PIN-code to access the data.
Even if you use a complicated password to encrypt a wallet, you can not protect private keys from compromise. The virus software will simply try to get your password, and already using the password, access to the wallet. Or it will just wait until you enter the password yourself and unlock the private keys. Not to mention the possibility of just copying the wallet file and then sorting through the code phrase in the dictionaries.
In fact, the proper storage of a private key on a piece of paper is quite safe. That's just very uncomfortable. Plus to work with such a wallet, you still have to enter your private key into one of the above wallets. And after that, you will not be able to sleep peacefully.
At the moment there was not a single confirmed case of theft of the cryptocurrency from the hardware wallet. Despite the fact that they appeared not so long ago, they have already proven themselves.
However, it is worthwhile to understand that hardware wallets are not a silver bullet for protecting your funds in the cryptocurrency. There are several security risks to which all or some of the wallets are susceptible. These risks must be taken into account when you decide which hardware wallet to purchase and how many cryptocurrencies you can store on it.
Address substitution in the transaction. A hardware wallet will not protect you from sending your cryptocurrency at a fake address. For example, malware on your computer can monitor transactions with a large amount of cryptocurrency, and then replace the recipient's address with the wallet address that the attacker owns. If the rates are high, then you need to use a multifactor confirmation of the recipient's address – for example, by phone.
Bad RNG. Hardware wallets rely on the safety of the RNG, which is inside the device and is used when generating your private key securely. Unfortunately, checking the key for randomness is not a simple task. Vulnerable RNG can create such wallet keys that can be recreated by the attacker, generating a pseudo-random number that looks like an accidental number.
Implementation errors. The security of all computer systems, both software and hardware, is based on the quality of their implementation. Hardware wallets are no exception. Errors in software, firmware, or hardware may allow an attacker to gain access to the internal structures of the hardware wallet, and then to your secrets. Even if the device was originally designed correctly, it is very difficult to prove the security of implementation in a particular device.
The compromised production process. Even the ideal software and hardware implementation is vulnerable to intentional or unintentional implementation in the production process. Various bookmarks can be embedded in the device either by accident or under the pressure of various special services.
A compromised delivery process. It is even easier to integrate into the delivery process and remove or modify part of the protection of the device in a way that it will not be noticeable to the user. It is known that various state programs include, inter alia, the interception and modification of various hardware with the purpose of implementing backdoors.
Despite the fact that hardware wallets do not protect you from all possible threats, choosing a hardware wallet from a trusted, technically competent manufacturer with a good reputation will allow you to protect yourself from much more threats than using software wallets.
The ideal solution for long-term storage can be a solution based on open source software that uses a public hardware platform (for example, raspberry pi), and the use of a trusted source of entropy (such as a normal cube).
However, manufacturers of hardware wallets are aware of these risks and potential vulnerabilities and are trying to offer various solutions. I decided to make a short review of the most popular and interesting hardware wallets, so that you yourself can draw conclusions about their security.
The device was introduced in 2014.
Currently supports work with Bitcoin, Ethereum (+ all ERC-20 tokens), Ethereum Classic, ZCash, Litecoin, Namecoin, Dogecoin, Dash and Bitcoin Testnet.
When manufacturing the device, after its packaging, the box into which it is placed is sealed with a holographic safety tape. Its presence confirms that the device is original. And also partially protects you from opening and substituting or modifying the device during its delivery.
Also offers the Password Manager for the browser (no master passwords – each password is encrypted on its key; to enter it is enough to just press the button on the device; if the device is lost, your passwords are not lost, it works through the browser extension mechanism).
Supports U2F (Universal Second Factor).
It is supported by a large list of software purses and online services (for a full list see here – https://doc.satoshilabs.com/trezor-apps/index.html).
Each time you connect your device to a computer or mobile device, you need to enter a PIN. After that, the device goes into the unlocked state and allows you to conduct operations. After the device is turned off, the device returns to the locked state again.
What's nice, the manufacturer gives you very reasonable recommendations for the safe storage of this password phrase.
The main drawback is that it supports less crypto currency than the «Ledger».
Supports Ark, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Dogecoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Komodo, Litecoin, PoSW, Ripple, Stratis, Zcash, and all ERC20 tokens.
Supports U2F, GPG and SSH.
It uses 2 microcontrollers inside itself: ST31H320 (protected) + STM32F042.
I will also attach a video showing the input of the PIN code. In my opinion, not the most convenient way. It is especially difficult to enter words in this way to restore a backup copy of the wallet.
The main drawback is the quality of the device itself. The left button sometimes perceives a single tap as double.
Supports Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Namecoin, Testnet, Ethereum, and Dash.
The main feature is a 3.12 "OLED display with a resolution of 256 × 64.
This is the only hardware purse, of the considered, which allows you to use your firmware. For security reasons, when using third-party firmware, the device displays a warning when it is turned on.
Complies with FIPS PUB 140-2 and FIPS PUB 180-2.
Just like Trezor comes in a special package, which can not be opened unnoticed.
The mechanism for entering the PIN code is the same as in Trezor, so there will not be a separate video.
Price is $ 129.00. More than competitors, but the screen is really good.
If the previous wallets were more like classic tokens or devices of the TrustScreen class, then this one mimics smart cards.
It supports Bitcoin and, more recently, Ethereum.
It contains a battery inside, which is charged by Micro USB.
Only 4 mm in thickness.
Display eink – 2 ".
It supports several PIN-codes: for connecting a device, for working with purses, for conducting a transaction.
The random number generator was certified by NIST.
Also has a special PIN, the input of which will lead to a complete cleaning of the device.
There are services for working through TOR (BITLOX2twvzwbzpk.onion) or I2P (BITLOX.i2p).
A distinctive feature of this hardware wallet is an unpleasant for the eyes site. And also explicit positioning is not so much to protect the funds, but to privacy and use in Darknet.
Another interesting device. Although it does not have a screen for displaying transaction information, I decided to include it in my mini-review. It's a very unusual idea.
Supports Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH, ETC, and ERC20 tokens). The developers claim that they are working to expand this list.
You can at any time extract or make a backup copy of the microSD card.
Supports work with Tor and Tails OS.
Closed keys are stored on a secure chip that is protected from physical data extraction.
Simple design does not call for additional attention.
Verification of payments and two-factor authentication on the mobile application.
Does not require displaying or typing words on the screen to restore access to the wallet. You simply insert the microSD with a backup.
All communication over the USB protocol is encrypted using AES-256-CBC.
One button for working with the device.
It is impossible not to mention the history of hacking hardware wallets. Josh Datko and Chris Quartier at the conference DEF CON made a presentation on which they shared their tools and methods that allow you to crack some hardware wallets for crypto currency.
The application of these techniques to the STM32F205 microcontroller was demonstrated, which was used in devices from Trezor and Keepkey.
The presentation was based on a study carried out by Jochen Hoenicke in 2015, which resulted in a compromised Trezor private key with an $ 70 oscilloscope. The vulnerability was closed by the manufacturer. This, however, does not exclude the possibility of the appearance of new similar attacks both on these devices and on devices of other manufacturers.
Hardware wallets will not protect your funds from all possible threats, but their correct use will in most cases protect your funds in crypto currency, unless, of course, you have them 🙂 At least they are many times safer than software wallets. There are already many models on the market, so there is plenty to choose from, including the price.
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Cofidis: 'Please don't forget us' as coronavirus quarantine continues
By Daniel Benson
Inside the fourth floor at the teams' Abu Dhabi hotel
Cofidis riders inside the team's hotel (Image credit: Mathilde L'Azou)
Cofidis and several other teams at the UAE Tour are now mid-way through their fifth day of isolation at their race hotel as they await the results of a second round of medical tests.
The French team were originally tested last Friday at 4am. They received a complete list of negative results on Saturday evening but were forced to undergo a second round of testing on Sunday after a small number of individuals were reported to have come down with fever-type symptoms.
Cofidis, Groupama-FDJ and Gazprom-RusVelo remain in quarantine isolation on the fourth floor, while the UAE Team Emirates squad – who voluntarily stayed behind – are still at the same hotel but on the first floor of a separate wing. All other teams left the race 48 hours ago after being cleared by the local health authorities.
Cyclingnews spoke directly to Cofidis' Nathan Haas on Monday and 24 hours later the team's official photographer Mathilde L'Azou provided an update on the situation.
On Tuesday morning, the President of the Cofidis team Thierry Vittu also released a statement that called for his team to be allowed to leave the UAE and once more questioned why they had been kept in isolation.
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"They finally cleaned the floor so now it looks again like a real hotel and not like a recycling center. But the atmosphere is so strange," L'Azou told Cyclingnews.
"We are all in our rooms, but nobody locks their doors. Each time we hear someone talking in the corridor we all come to see what's going on.
"Conditions are still complicated. We have some food; they bring us a lunch pack in front of our room but it is so weird. Personally I have lost 3 kilos since Thursday, because of the food and the stress. The morale is not good now. We are very, very united in the team, and that's the only thing that save us from real depression. But for how much longer?"
The team have tried to pass the time by making YouTube videos and using social media as a way of keeping in contact with loved ones and friends back home. The riders have the added pressure of missing a full week of training and racing but their priority right now is to simply get out as quickly as possible.
A lack of information only makes the situation worse. Riders were supposed to be informed of their test results on Monday morning.
"We tried to play down the situation, to laugh with it to make easier our condition here. That's why we made the video with Nathan and Attilio. But we still don't know why we are confined here, and when we can go out.
"This is not good for our mental health to not know when we can reach our homes. Really, we are getting crazy here." L'Azou continued.
"We just had the bad luck to sleep on the wrong floor at the hotel. And now, you are punished for that. What a shame. Riders can't train, at this important time of the season. We don't have enough clothes, enough contact lenses. And still no information. Don't forget us and our incredible situation..."
The hallway on the fourth floor (Image credit: Mathilde L'Azou)
Held against our will in a place we didn't choose
Vittu expressed similar feelings and called for pressure to be added to help their reliease.
"In fact, I think that this situation is really not normal. We're being held against our will in a place we didn't choose and for an unknown length of time," Vittu said in his statement, published in French and English by the Cofidis team.
"It's this last point which is the most complicated to live with, we always hope that things will get better soon and nothing happens.
"It is true that the means of communication (internet, social networks, telephone, PC) help us to live this situation better, they allow at least to distract ourselves and to reassure our relatives (and incidentally to work).
"It would be nice if the media would take over our situation, just to add pressure where necessary. But hey, morale remains high, this story will end well one day!
"The doorbell just rang at my door, it must be the breakfast left at the foot of the door, that's how they bring us our meals. When we meet someone from the hotel in the corridor, he runs away. That brings me another comparison – we are treated like plague victims; our rooms have not been made since we arrived five days ago, we have to go in front of the elevator, there is a cart and we help ourselves with sheets, soaps, towels.
"That's the situation, some live it well, for others it's more complicated..."
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Date Event Channel Time (ET)
8/3/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Track & Field: Women's Sprint Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m.
8/3/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Track & Field: Women's Sprint Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 9 p.m.
8/3/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Track & Field: Women's Distance Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10 p.m.
8/3/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Track & Field: Women's Distance Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10:30 p.m.
8/3/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Track & Field: Decathlon & Heptathlon* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 11:30 p.m.
8/3/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Track & Field: Decathlon, Heptathlon, & Field Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 12:30 a.m.
8/4/20 Return to Beijing – 10th Anniversary: 2008 Beijing Games – Usain Bolt* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m.
8/4/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Track & Field: Men's Sprint Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8:30 p.m.
8/4/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Track & Field: Men's Sprint Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 9:30 p.m.
8/4/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Track & Field: Men's Distance Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10:30 p.m.
8/4/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Track & Field: Men's Distance Events* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 11:30 p.m.
8/5/20 Return to Beijing – 10th Anniversary: 2008 Beijing Games – Women's Basketball Final: USA vs. Australia* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m.
8/5/20 Olympic Classics – 2012 Women's Basketball Final: USA vs. France* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10 p.m.
8/5/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games –
Women's Basketball Final: USA vs. Spain* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA Midnight
8/6/20 Return to Beijing – 10th Anniversary: 2008 Beijing Games – Men's Basketball Final: USA vs. Spain* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m.
8/6/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Men's Basketball Final: USA vs. Spain* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10 p.m.
8/6/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Men's Basketball Final: USA vs. Serbia* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA Midnight
8/7/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Women's Road Cycling: Road Race & Time Trial* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m.
8/7/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Women's Road Cycling: Road Race & Time Trial* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10 p.m.
8/7/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Track Cycling & BMX* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA Midnight
8/8/20 Return to London: 2012 London Games – Men's Road Cycling: Road Race & Time Trial* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m.
8/8/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Men's Road Cycling: Road Race & Time Trial* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10 p.m.
8/8/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Track Cycling & BMX* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA Midnight
8/9/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Michael Phelps* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m.
8/9/20 Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games – Best of Team USA* Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 9 p.m.
8/9/20 Olympic Ceremonies: London 2012: Closing Ceremony Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 11 p.m.
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Return to Beijing – 10th Anniversary: 2008 Beijing Games
Men's Basketball Final: USA vs. Spain: The U.S. defeated Spain and Pau Gasol in the preliminary round by 37 points, but the gold medal game between the two countries was a more closely contested affair, with the U.S. winning 118-107. Dwayne Wade led all scorers with 27 points, and Kobe Bryant added 20.
Usain Bolt: The special details Usain Bolt's details three memorable gold medal performances in 2008, including his world record-breaking 9.69 in the 100m final. The "fastest man in the world," Bolt also helped Jamaica win the 4x100m relay, but that gold medal was rescinded nearly a decade later due to a doping case involving relay teammate Nesta Carter. Bolt would end his career with eight Olympic gold medals.
Women's Basketball Final: USA vs. Australia: In Beijing, the U.S. women's basketball team continued its Olympic dominance with a fourth consecutive Olympic gold. Led by Sylvia Fowles, the American women won each of their eight games by 15 or more points and extended their Olympic winning streak to 33 games. In the final, the U.S. defeated 2006 world champion Australia by a score of 92-65, to claim its third straight win over the Aussies in the gold medal game.
Return to London: 2012 London Games
Men's Basketball Final: USA vs. Spain: In 2012, the U.S. men's basketball team again matched up with Pau Gasol and Spain in the gold medal game. In a tight battle, the U.S. prevailed, 107-100, behind the play of Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul. Durant led all scorers with 30 points and James chipped in 19 points and seven rebounds.
Men's Road Cycling: Road Race & Time Trial: Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov claimed gold in London, becoming the first two-time medalist in the road race. Rigoberto Uran claimed Colombia's first medal in the road race with a silver medal, while Norway's Alexander Kristoff finished with bronze. 2012 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins won Olympic gold in time trial, becoming the most decorated British Olympian with seven medals (tied with teammate Chris Hoy; Wiggins now stands alone as Britain's most decorated Olympian after winning team pursuit gold in 2016). 2011 time trial world champion Tony Martin of Germany finished second, while Great Britain's Chris Froome, who finished second in the 2012 Tour de France, claimed bronze.
Track & Field: Decathlon & Heptathlon: Ashton Eaton and compatriot Trey Hardee, who came in as the reigning world decathlon champion, had a 1-2 finish, becoming the first Americans to claim the top two spots in the Olympic decathlon since 1956. On what became known as "Super Saturday" for the host nation, Jessica Ennis won Great Britain's first track & field gold medal of the London Games in heptathlon.
Track & Field: Men's Distance Events: In 2012, American Galen Rupp won the silver medal in the men's 10,000m, becoming the first U.S. man to win a medal in the event since Billy Mills won gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Leo Manzano claimed the silver medal in the men's 1500m, becoming the first American to win a medal in the event since Jim Ryun won silver in 1968.
Track & Field: Men's Sprint Events: Usain Bolt continued his dominance in men's sprint events, winning three gold medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games. With his win in the 100m, Bolt became the first man to successfully defend an Olympic 100m title since Carl Lewis in 1988. American Justin Gatlin won bronze in the 100m behind Jamaica's Bolt and Yohan Blake, while Aries Merritt won gold in the 110m hurdles.
Track & Field: Women's Distance Events: Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba won her second consecutive gold in the event ahead of Kenya's Sally Kipyego and Vivian Cheruiyot, both finishing in second and third, respectively. Amy Hastings (now Amy Cragg) was the top American finisher in 11th In the 5000m, 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and teammate Dibaba finished with gold and bronze, respectively, while Kenya's Cheruiyot claimed silver. Americans Molly Huddle and Julie Culley finished 11th and 14th, respectively.
Track & Field: Women's Sprint Events: In London, Allyson Felix became the first American woman to win three golds in track & field at an Olympics since Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988. In the 200m, Felix won her first individual Olympic gold medal, while teammate Carmelita Jeter earned bronze. Sanya Richards-Ross ended her long wait for individual gold with a win in the 400m.
Track Cycling & BMX: The favorites in the women's team pursuit, Great Britain easily dominated the women's final to win Olympic gold. Led by Sarah Hammer, the Americans finished with silver, while Canada earned bronze. In men's BMX, Latvia's Maris Strombergs led the field to capture his second straight Olympic gold, while Australian Sam Willoughby followed closely with a silver medal and Colombia's Carlos Oquendo took bronze.
Women's Basketball Gold Medal Game: USA vs. France: Coached by legendary University of Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma and led by the scoring powered predominately by Candace Parker, the U.S. women's basketball team's Olympic dominance continued with an 86-50 victory over France, claiming a fifth straight Olympic gold medal.
Women's Road Cycling: Road Race & Time Trial: After giving birth to her son in 2010, American Kristin Armstrong made her return to cycling in 2012 and won gold Olympic gold in the time trial, successfully defending her 2008 Olympic title. After fracturing her collarbone several months before the London Olympics, Marianne Vos of the Netherlands edged Great Britain's Lizzie Armitstead for the gold in the road race. American Shelley Olds finished seventh overall, the best finish for a U.S. cyclist in women's road race since 1992.
Return to Rio: 2016 Rio Games
Best of Team USA: The program highlights some of the most memorable American moments and performances in Rio. At the Games, the U.S. topped the medal chart with 121 medals, including 46 gold. The U.S. also surpassed 1,000 all-time gold medals at the summer Olympics.
Men's Basketball Final: USA vs. Serbia: The heavy favorites coming into Rio, the U.S. men's basketball team had not lost an international game since the semifinals of the 2006 World Championships, when they were defeated by Greece. Coached by Duke men's basketball legend Mike Krzyzewski, the U.S. defeated Serbia 96-66 for gold, in a rematch of the 2014 World Cup final, which the Americans won. American Carmelo Anthony became the first man to win three Olympic gold medals in basketball.
Men's Road Cycling: Road Race & Time Trial: In Rio, Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium passed Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang for an Olympic gold medal in the road race event. In his final major international race, Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara successfully regained the Olympic time trial title he won eight years earlier in Beijing. Cancellara ended an illustrious career with eight stage wins in the Tour de France and 29 yellow jerseys, three Olympic medals, and seven world medals (four of them gold). Tom Dumoulin won the first men's time trial medal for the Netherlands with silver, while four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome earned bronze.
Michael Phelps: The special showcases Michael Phelps' medal-winning performances in his fifth and final Games. In Rio, Phelps won five gold medals and one silver, becoming the most successful athlete of the Olympic Games for the fourth consecutive time. Phelps would end his career as the most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals (23 gold, three silver, two bronze).
Track & Field: Decathlon, Heptathlon, & Field Events: American Ashton Eaton successfully defended his Olympic decathlon title in Rio 2016 and tied the Olympic record in the event (8,893 points). After Bob Mathias of the U.S. and Great Britain's Daley Thompson, Eaton is only the third Olympian to achieve back-to-back gold medals in the decathlon. Christian Taylor's gold in the men's triple jump made him the first repeat Olympic champion in the event since the Soviet Union's Viktor Saneyev in 1976. In men's shot put, Ryan Crouser broke the Olympic record (22.52m) in the fifth round to secure the gold medal. For the U.S. women, Tianna Bartoletta won her third Olympic gold medal (her first in long jump) with a personal-best jump of 7.17m.
Track & Field: Men's Distance Events: American Galen Rupp earned a bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 2016 Rio Olympics. American Matthew Centrowitz won the 1500m race, becoming the first American to win the event since Mel Sheppard in 1908, and Clayton Murphy won bronze in the 800m.
Track & Field: Men's Sprint Events: In Rio, Usain Bolt's triple farewell act included wins in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay events. The first athlete to win the 100m and 200m three times at the Olympics, Bolt ended his illustrious career with eight Olympic gold medals. Finishing second in the 100m, five-time Olympic medalist Justin Gatlin was the first man in history to win a medal of every color (gold, silver and bronze) in the 100m.
Track & Field: Women's Distance Events: In Rio, Emma Coburn broke the American record in 3000m steeplechase and became the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) in the event. Three-time Olympian Jenny Simpson became the first American to win a medal in the 1500m event with a bronze.
Track & Field: Women's Sprint Events: Allyson Felix became the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history after winning three medals in Rio, bringing her career total to nine. Felix won a silver in the 400m event and earned a pair of relay golds. American Tori Bowie also earned a pair of individual event medals with a silver in the 100m and bronze in the 200m.
Track Cycling & BMX: In the women's team pursuit gold medal final, the British earned gold after setting a new Olympic and world record (4:10.236), while the U.S. followed close behind with their second straight Olympic silver medal in the event. In the men's BMX event, Connor Fields won gold to become the first-ever American BMX gold medalist. For the women's BMX event, Mariana Pajon defended her 2012 Olympic title to become Colombia's first-ever two-time Olympic gold medalist in any sport. American Alise (Post) Willoughby earned the silver medal for the best-ever finish by a female U.S. BMX cyclist.
Women's Basketball Final: USA vs. Spain: In Rio, the U.S. women's basketball team continued its Olympic dominance. The Americans defeated Spain to win their sixth straight gold medal and 49th consecutive Olympic game. The team was led by Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, and Breanna Stewart, who were coached in Rio by their University of Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, who won his second gold medal with the team.
Women's Road Cycling: Road Race & Time Trial: Kristin Armstrong became the oldest female cyclist in history to win an Olympic medal when she won gold in the time trial event at the Rio Olympic Games. Led by first-time Olympian Mara Abbott, the U.S. women's road cycling team placed three athletes in the top 12. Abbott's fourth-place finish was the best result for an American woman since 1984.
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The 19 Kids and Counting brood cannot seem to catch a break. Following the scandals that saw Josh Duggar in the middle of the mess, the family of Jim Bob Duggar and wife Michelle Duggar appear to be getting no rest from their critics. Amid the controversies involving Josh Duggar and reportedly estranged wife Anna Duggar, the 19 Kids and Counting family experienced yet another backlash.
This time, however, the issue stemmed from the opinions expressed by Jim Bob Duggar's son-in-law, Derrick Dillard, regarding his mission in Central America. It could be recalled that Derrick Dillard and wife Jill Duggar Dillard announced earlier this year their desire to leave the United States in an effort to join a missionary trip to the said region.
"God did not call us to convert Catholics, but God has called us to follow His example " noted Derrick Dillard in a post in their family blog, titled "God Called Us." The husband of Jill Duggar Dillard further pointed out that the mission he and his family aim to fulfill has nothing to do with converting "Buddhists, Muslims, Baptists, atheists, Mormons, Lutherans, Jehovah's Witnesses, Methodists, agnostics, or Hindus."
Derrick Dillard clarified that the reason they decided to take part of the mission is to follow the example set by God. The brother-in-law of Josh Duggar further noted that their goal is to "preach the good news of the kingdom of God" as well as to "proclaim liberty to the captives." Citing his own faith and the strength he draws from such belief, Derrick Dillard and wife Jill Duggar Dillard want the rest of the world to find inspiration as well.
The husband of Jill Duggar Dillard shared, "Jesus Christ's great commission to the church to make disciples of himself, is a commission to all those who put their faith in him. This is the call God has predestined for all of his saints, whether they follow Him to a foreign land or not, whether they are students, doctors, stay-at-home moms, lawyers, pastors, accountants, teachers, missionaries, engineers, businessmen, politicians, waiters/waitresses, etc." He added, "As was Paul's ambition in Philippians 3:14, let us also 'press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.'"
Unsurprisingly, this caught the ire of the other sectors. However, the most highly affected religious group are the Catholics. In fact, the consequence of Derrick Dillard's post even reached Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar. Sources confirmed that the invitation for the parents of Josh Duggar to speak at the Alberat Home Education Association Event in Alberta, Canada has been withdrawn due to this recent issue. Earlier this year, the Duggar family announced that they were called by the association to share their thoughts in the said annual conference. However, reports revealed that the negative publicity combined with the reactions from the members of the Catholic church pushed the organization to relent and remove Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar in the list of speakers.


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A: As per their docs, popperjs should be installed using:
npm i @popperjs/core

or it you can use their CDN for runtime downloading by placing the script call in the <HEAD>...</HEAD> tag of your index.html:
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@popperjs/core@2"></script>

https://github.com/popperjs/popper-core

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REPUBLIC RECORDS NAMES INDUSTRY-LEADING MUSIC SUPERVISOR DANA SANO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF FILM & TELEVISION
NEW YORK, July 17, 2017 – Republic Records welcomes industry leading GRAMMY® Award-nominated music supervisor Dana Sano in the role of Executive Vice President of Film & Television—as announced today by Co-Founders and Chief Executives Monte and Avery Lipman. Ms. Sano will head the department out of the Los Angeles, CA office.
Over the course of her illustrious 25-year career, more than 100-plus films, and tenure as a Senior Music Executive at New Line Cinema, she has overseen influential soundtracks and scores, working hand-in-hand with Academy® Award-winning luminaries, including Paul Thomas Anderson, Sir Richard Attenborough, David Fincher, and more. Collaborating closely with Republic as an independent music supervisor throughout the past decade, Ms. Sano would shepherd the platinum-certified Academy® Award-nominated soundtrack albums for the blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, personally achieving a 2016 GRAMMY® nod.
In this new role, Ms. Sano will oversee all film and television projects and also augment the launch of the new Federal Films initiative, which will explore non-traditional opportunities for film and TV on behalf of Republic in conjunction with Universal Music Group's Polygram Entertainment division.
About her addition to the team, Monte comments, "I've always admired Dana's independence, resourcefulness, and long-standing relationships with today's top filmmakers and studio executives; her ability to navigate seamlessly through shark-infested waters of Hollywood is nothing short of extraordinary."
"We're thrilled to have Dana join the creative team of Republic Records. Simply stated, her track-record speaks for itself," adds Avery.
"An entrepreneurial engine drives Republic," says Ms. Sano. "They're constantly looking ahead, innovating, and setting the pace for the industry at large. Republic's expansion into content branding will allow for bigger opportunities in the film, tv and theatre mediums. It's an amazing honor to embark on this next chapter with them."
Currently, Ms. Sano is working on the third installment of Fifty Shades of Grey: Freed—opening in theaters worldwide February 2018. Most recently, she was invited to join this year's class of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
About Republic Records
A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Aminé, Ariana Grande, Black Sabbath, DNCE, Florence + the Machine, Godsmack, Gotye, Hailee Steinfeld, James Blake, James Bay, John Mellencamp, Julia Michaels, Keith Richards, Kid Cudi, Marian Hill, Of Monsters and Men, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings (The Avett Brothers), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Casablanca Records (Afrojack, Tïesto), Cash Money (Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj), Hollywood Records (Sofia Carson, Zendaya), John Varvatos Records, Lava Records (Jessie J, Lorde), Monkeywrench (Pearl Jam), XO (The Weeknd), Roc Nation (Belly, Justine Skye, The Dream, T.I.), among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with country powerhouse Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift). In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Fifty Shades of Grey, The Hunger Games, Lee Daniels' STAR, Pitch Perfect, SING, and The Voice (NBC TV), as well as other notable film and television franchises.


Big banks and oil traders call an end to the oil price slump.
At this week's 2017 Strategy and Outlook update, French energy giant Total confirmed plans to exit Canada at some point in the future, when oil prices improve. During Monday's conference call, CEO Patrick Pouyanne says his company is in no hurry to divest its Canadian operations, suggesting he's not likely to get a decent price under the current environment. The CEO confirmed that Total's oil sands operations have the highest breakeven prices throughout the company's entire portfolio. The company remains embroiled in a commercial dispute with Suncor, refusing to pay for recent cost escalations at the $17 billion Fort Hills mine. The French oil major has a 29.2% stake in Fort Hills, as well as a 50% stake in the Surmont SAGD facility, operated by ConocoPhillips.
In a recent interview with Postmedia, Suncor CEO Steve Williams says the oil sands will be alive and kicking 100 years from now. Williams says he's working hard to tear down the industry's reputation for being a "high-cost albatross and an environmental offender," noting that his company can cover its operating costs at just US$37 per barrel. The CEO admits the era of mega-projects has largely ended for now, and future expansion will come from "bite-sized" SAGD expansions. Suncor says it will look at these next phases of expansion late next year at best, once Fort Hills is completely off the ground and running.
Pembina announced plans to expand its Phase V pipeline by another 45,000 bbl/day thanks to strong demand and additional volume commitments. The company says the expansion addresses capacity constraints between Lator and Fox Creek, Alberta, and is intended to support future growth in the Montney and Deep Basin regions. Capital costs for Phase V have been increased from $135 million to $385 million due to the added scope. The expansion is expected to be placed into service by the end of 2018.
The National Energy Board (NEB) and the Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) released a revised estimate of reserves contained in central Alberta's Duvernay Shale, now estimated to hold 3.4 billion barrels of marketable light oil and field condensate, as well as 77 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The Duvernay Shale covers covers a land mass equivalent to 20% of the province, stretching from just below Grande Prairie to just north of Calgary. Current development has focused on the Duvernay's West Shale Basin, including the Kaybob Field northwest of Edmonton. A full report on the Duvernay Shale deposit is expected to be released this fall.
Cenovus Energy has agreed to sell its Suffield operations in southern Alberta to International Petroleum Corporation (IPC) for $512 million and up to $36 million in contingency payments. The company says it expects to announce a buyer for its Palliser and Weyburn properties before the end of this year. IPC, a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Lundin Group, says the acquisition more than triples its production and reserves. The assets are expected to produce an average of 24,000 boe/day this year at a cost of less than $10/boe.
Veresen and Encana announced the start-up of the Tower rich gas processing plant earlier this week, ahead of schedule and under budget. The plant has the capacity to process 200 MMcf/day of natural gas, one of three projects being constructed to support condensate production from the Montney basin in northeastern BC. Construction continues to progress on the two remaining facilities, Sunrise and Saturn. Once operational, all three plants will have a total processing capacity of 1.5 Bcf/day.
In a recent survey by Angus Reid, a surprising fraction of BC voters support the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMEP), despite the government's effort to derail the pipeline. Overall, 47% of respondents support TMEP while 33% want to see it cancelled. Residents are split along political lines, with only 10% of Liberal voters wanting to see the pipeline cancelled, versus almost 50% of Green/NDP voters. Younger voters with lower household incomes, who make up a larger proportion of Green and NDP supporters, were more likely to be against the pipeline project. Female respondents were also far more likely to be opposed.
The NEB has sent a warning letter to Kinder Morgan Canada, reminding the company that its construction permit extends to the Westridge Marine Terminal only, and not other sections of the line. The NEB says it has become aware of the company's recent installations of fish spawning deterred mats in various waterways along the TMEP route, which is in violation of several sections of the NEB Act. Kinder Morgan says it has complied with the order but warned the fish mat installations were key to meeting the line's in-service date of late-2019.
South Korea's Hyundai Oilbank says it is looking to expand its crude supply sources beyond the Middle East, more specifically from Canada, if and when the Trans Mountain pipeline is expanded. Senior VP Chang Ji-hak says his company has already tested Canadian crude and determined it to be "suitable" for processing at its 390,000 bbl/day refinery in Daesan, South Korea. The VP says some non-Middle Eastern grades are "sometimes too light" and "sometimes too heavy" creating processing limitations for its refinery. The company didn't name the exact grade of Canadian crude tested.
In a speech delivered in St. John's, NL, this week, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz says monetary policy played a "key role" in the country's adjustment to lower oil prices, saving 120,000 jobs and pumping $50 billion into the Canadian economy. Poloz says the oil price shock is still visible in "energy-intensive" parts of the country but is being offset by greater strength in other parts of the economy.
ExxonMobil says it has expanded its plans to reduce methane emissions throughout its US production and gathering facilities, particularly those operated by subsidiary XTO Energy. The program includes phasing out high-bleed pneumatic devices over the next three years, facility design improvements and extensive personnel training. The company also says it is looking at opportunities to upgrade facilities and improve efficiency at its existing and future operations. XTO Energy was purchased by Exxon in 2010 and holds the largest natural gas reserves in the US.
Exxon also announced the addition of 22,000 acres to its Permian Basin portfolio since last spring, in addition to 250,000 acres purchased in February. The lands are located in the "highly prolific, stacked oil pay zones" in the Delaware and Midland Basins, adding to the company's existing 6 billion barrels of oil equivalent in the Permian.
US lawmakers have launched an investigation into whether Russia colluded with anti-fossil fuel groups in the US to spread "misinformation" about the dangers of fracking on social media. The Russians are known to have spent millions backing the anti-fracking movement in Europe, a region held hostage by Russian natural gas imports, despite having significant shale gas reserves of its own.
Regulatory hearings have begun in Minnesota for Enbridge's Line 3 Replacement project. The Public Utilities Commission is expected to make a final decision next April, representing the last regulatory hurdle for the project. Replacement of the 50 year old pipeline will restore capacity to its original 760,000 bbl/day.
Royal Dutch Shell's 227,500 bbl/day Convent refinery in Louisiana caught fire this week, forcing a shutdown of the entire facility. The fire was started in an electrical substation. The refinery was scheduled to begin a one-month maintenance turnaround next week.
The 185,000 bbl/day Monroe Energy refinery in Pennsylvania ran out of feedstock this week after rough seas prevented the offloading of West African crude. Several other refineries in the region were forced to reduce rates as Hurricanes Jose and Maria delay shipments into the US Atlantic Coast. The rough seas are boosting demand for crude-by-rail from North Dakota.
Just weeks after China announced a ban on fossil-fuel powered vehicles "sometime in the future," the California Governor Jerry Brown is now considering a similar move to combat climate change. The state registers 2 million new passenger vehicles per year, making it one of the largest auto markets in the world.
US commercial crude stockpiles declined sharply in the Gulf Coast last week, as crude exports hit a record high of 1.5 million bbl/day. Production has recovered from the effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, now back to the mid-2015 high of 9.55 million bbl/day.
Us oil rig counts rose by 6 this week, the first increase in the past three weeks. In Canada, the number of oil rigs in service fell by 9 to 113.
Royal Dutch Shell and Ireland's natural gas distributor are still working to remove unodourized gas that entered the network last week due to a "technical problem" at the country's Corrib gas field. The mishap has significantly curbed output from the field, forcing the company to flare the unodourized gas and reducing supply to Irish customers. Corrib has the capacity to supply up to 60% of Ireland's natural gas needs. Shell sold the field to a division of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for US$1.23 billion last July, effectively exiting the country.
BP announced the start-up of its Khazzan gas field in Oman, reportedly ahead of schedule and under budget. The US$16 billion project is BP's sixth and largest project to be started up this year, owned jointly with the Oman Oil Company. Phase one is expected to produce 1 Bcf/day of gas, increasing to 1.5 Bcf/day once the second phase is operational. BP has one more start-up planned before year end as part of its plan to start-up 7 new mega projects this year, adding 800,000 boe/day of new capacity by 2020. The final project is the Zohr field in Egypt, which will add another 40,000 boe/day (net) of production to BP's total output.
ExxonMobil drastically expanded its footprint in Brazil this week after winning 10 blocks in the country's 14th round of bidding for offshore exploration rights. The company is mostly partnered with PetroBras in the fields, but other partners include Murphy Oil and Brazil's QGEP. Other big winners in the auction include China's CNOOC and Spanish firm Repsol. Seventeen companies won 37 offshore blocks in total, raising US$1.2 billion in payments for exploration rights in the country. The Brazilian government says results were much improved over previous auctions.
According to Australia's Energy Market Operator, Eastern Australia will face a shortage of natural gas next year and in 2019, three times bigger than originally estimated. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is asking east coast LNG operators, including Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips and Santos, to find a way to fill the supply gap. Australia's coal stockpiles are also dwindling fast due to strong demand from Asian customers. Coal still accounts for 76% of he country's power generation.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to cut-off pipeline exports from the Kurdish autonomous region in retaliation against a the region's efforts to separate from Iraq. The US, EU and Iran all oppose the region's efforts to separate for fear of further destabilizing the region. The 600,000 bbl/day pipeline carries crude from northern Iraq and into the Turkish port of Ceyhan. The Iraqi government has asked foreign countries to stop importing crude from the region and instead "deal exclusively with the federal government of Iraq." The region currently produces about 650,000 bbl/day.
India's state-owned Petrobangla has put a wrench into Chevron's plans to sell its natural gas assets in Bangladesh to a Chinese consortium for US$2 billion. Petrobangla has the first right of refusal in the sale and is considering a counter-bid, despite not having the expertise to run the fields or fund future investments.
Traders, investment banks and oil majors were tripping over each other this week raising their forecasts for crude prices. Oil trader Trafigura warned a supply squeeze is in the cards for 2019, declaring an end to sluggish oil prices. Citigroup says it's time to start preparing for an oil shortage, as several OPEC producers (Libya, Nigeria, Venezuela, Iran and Iraq) are already pumping at capacity. S&P Dow Jones Indices says "fundamentals are changing and the market is rebalancing," potentially pushing oil prices over US$80 a barrel. US oil producer Hess says shale is not enough to meet future demands and more offshore investment is needed to avoid "another supply shock.


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Two men were arrested Tuesday afternoon, March 22nd, when Sheriff's Investigators and officers with the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections conducted a home visit of a parolee at 187 CR 458.
During the home visit, officers found controlled substances and drug paraphernalia. These included Carisoprodol and Colnazepam, both schedule IV controlled substances, and also syringes, smoking pipes, and a marijuana grinder.
Both are being held in lieu of $3,500 bond each on the new charges, while JOHNNIE COLLINS is also being held without bond for the parole violation.


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Central Highlands Regional Council v Geju Pty Ltd
This case concerned the duty of care owed by the appellant council to the subsequent purchaser of a property. The council had provided a misleading certificate as to the correct zoning of the property, which had the effect of making it appear more valuable. The court considered the usual factors which go to a duty of care owed for pure economic loss, and in particular, the questions of indeterminacy and vulnerability, ultimately finding that the Council did not owe a duty of care to the subsequent purchaser.
Fraser and McMurdo JJA and Brown J
This matter concerned an appeal from a judgment that the appellant council pay the respondent $852,205.50. [1]. The primary judge had awarded damages for loss sustained by the respondent in purchasing vacant land ("Lot 70") in reliance upon a negligent misrepresentation in a limited planning and development certificate. [1]. The certificate was not issued to the respondent, but to the owner of Lot 70, who subsequently sold the lot to the respondent. [1]. The appellant council appealed on the ground, among others, that the primary judge erred in deciding that the appellant owed the respondent a duty of care. [3].
In March 2007, the owners of a lot of land contracted to sell that lot to the Mayfair Group. [6]. The lot was in a rural zone. [6]. As part of the arrangement, the owners applied to reconfigure the lot into two lots and for a material change of use from Rural Zone to Industrial Use. [6]. The council approved that application. [6]. Lot 70 was one of the two lots created upon the registration of the survey plan in October 2007. [6].
In December 2007, the Mayfair Group settled their purchase of Lot 70 and their solicitors applied to the appellant for a limited planning and development certificate. [7]. The certificate issued by the appellant to the Mayfair Group wrongly stated that the Lot 70 was "Zone: TOWN Precinct: INDUSTRIAL". [9]. The trial judge concluded that the certificate was relevantly misleading, and that Lot 70 would have been more valuable if it had been zoned industrial (as stated in the certificate) instead of being in the rural zone with the benefit of the approved material change of use. [10].
In June 2008, the respondent entered into a contract to purchase Lot 70 from the Mayfair Group. [14]. At an unknown time between February and June 2008, one of the principals of the Mayfair Group gave the limited planning and development certificate to the real estate agent for Mayfair Group, who in turn gave a copy of the certificate to the principal of the respondent. [15].
The primary judge held that the appellant owed a duty of care to the respondent and rejected the appellant's argument that this was not one of the categories of case in which a duty of care has traditionally been imposed. [18]. The primary judge held that a duty of care is owed not only to a person who requests information but also to a person dealing with the recipient of the information. [18].
Fraser JA, with whom McMurdo JA and Brown J agreed, disagreed with the primary judge and held that the appellant did not owe the respondent a duty of care. His Honour referred to statements from various High Court authorities dealing with liability for negligent misstatements. [20]–[21]. His Honour explained that "[n]one of those statements support the existence of a duty of care in the quite different circumstances of this case, in which the duty of care is alleged to be owed to a person other than the person to whom the appellant gave the certificate". [21].
Fraser JA disagreed with the primary judge's conclusion that the respondent was a member of an identified class to whom it was likely that the certificate would come and that the certificate would be very likely to lead it to enter into a transaction of the kind it did enter into. [26]. His Honour noted that, as the appellant had submitted, "there was no rational way to define a class of which the respondent was a member other than in very broad terms". [26]. Although it was foreseeable that Mayfair Developments might pass on the zoning information in the certificate to one or more of the people in the broad class of persons, who might in turn rely upon that information, "there [was] no basis in the evidence for concluding that the appellant knew or ought to have known that Mayfair Developments would do so, much less that the appellant intended, knew, or ought to have known, that a person would buy Lot 70 in reliance upon the zoning information in the certificate". [26].
As Fraser JA explained, the primary judge had also held that "the vulnerability of the respondent, arising from the circumstance that the appellant was the only potential source of the information the certificate was supposed to contain, justified the imposition of a duty of care". [35]. However, Fraser JA considered that "[t]he argument for vulnerability [was] weaker in this case because the respondent did not establish that the appellant was the only reliable source of the relevant zoning information". [39]. Moreover, vulnerability was "not established on the facts of this case merely if it was reasonable for the respondent to rely upon the certificate without taking any other steps". [41].
Finally, while noting that reliance has been regarded as an "indicator of vulnerability", Fraser JA said that:
"the High Court has so far not held that a duty of care arises in negligent misstatements cases merely because it is foreseeable that a plaintiff unknown to the defendant falls within a broadly defined class of persons who might suffer economic loss by reasonably relying upon a statement made by the defendant." [41].
In the result his Honour did not consider that the collection of features upon which the respondent relied justified a conclusion that the appellant owed the respondent a duty of care. [43]. The appeal was allowed on this ground. [44]. His Honour also would have allowed the appeal on the basis that the primary judge erred in declining to make a finding of apportionment against the solicitors of the respondents, in circumstances where it was conceded that a duty of care was owed, that it had been breached, and that the breach was a cause of the loss. [47]–[54].
M J Hafeez-Baig


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Wayang kulit () is a traditional form of puppet-shadow play originally found in the cultures of Java and Bali in Indonesia. In a wayang kulit performance, the puppet figures are rear-projected on a taut linen screen with a coconut-oil (or electric) light. The dalang (shadow artist) manipulates carved leather figures between the lamp and the screen to bring the shadows to life. The narratives of wayang kulit often have to do with the major theme of good vs. evil.

Wayang kulit is one of the many different forms of wayang theatre found in Indonesia; the others include wayang beber, wayang klitik, wayang golek, wayang topeng, and wayang wong. Wayang kulit is among the best known, offering a unique combination of ritual, lesson and entertainment.

On November 7, 2003, UNESCO designated Wayang the flat leather shadow puppet (wayang kulit), the flat wooden puppet (wayang klitik), and the three-dimensional wooden puppet (wayang golek) theatre, as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In return for the acknowledgment, UNESCO required Indonesians to preserve the tradition.

Etymology
The term wayang is the Javanese word for "shadow" or "imagination". Its equivalent in Indonesian is bayang. In modern daily Javanese and Indonesian vocabulary, wayang can refer to the puppet itself or the whole puppet theatre performance. Kulit means "skin" or "leather", the material from which the figures are carved.

History

Hinduism arrived in Indonesia from India before the Islamic and Christian era.  Sanskrit became the literary and court language of Java and later of Bali. Wayang kulit was later assimilated into local culture from India with changes to the appearance of the characters to resemble cultural norms.

When Islam began spreading in Indonesia, the display of God or gods in human form was prohibited, and thus this style of shadow play was suppressed. King Raden Patah of Demak, Java, wanted to see the wayang in its traditional form, but failed to obtain permission from Muslim religious leaders.

Religious leaders attempted to skirt the Muslim prohibition by converting the wayang golek into wayang purwa made from leather and displayed only the shadow instead of the puppets themselves.

Wayang puppet figures

The wayang comes in sizes from 25 cm to 75 cm. The important characters are usually represented by several puppets each. The wayang is usually made out of water buffalo and goat hide and mounted on to bamboo sticks. However, the best wayang is typically made from young female buffalo parchment, cured for up to ten years. The carving and punching of the rawhide, which is most responsible for the character's image and the shadows that are cast, are guided by this sketch.  A mallet is used to tap special tools, called tatah, to punch the holes through the rawhide. Making the wayang sticks from horn is a complicated process of sawing, heating, hand-molding, and sanding until the desired effect is achieved.  When the materials are ready, the artist attaches the handle by precisely molding the ends of the horn around the individual wayang figure and securing it with thread. A large character may take months to produce.

There are important differences between the three islands where wayang kulit is played (due to local religious canon).

In Java (where Islam is predominant), the puppets (named ringgit) are elongated, the play lasts all night and the lamp (named blencong) is, nowadays, almost always electric. A full gamelan with (pe)sinden is typically used.

In Bali (where Hinduism is predominant), the puppets look more realistic, the play lasts a few hours and, if at night, the lamp uses coconut oil. Music is mainly by the four gender wayang, with drums only if the story is from the Ramayana. There are no sinden. The dalang does the singing. Balinese dalangs are often also priests (amangku dalang). As such, they may also perform during daylight, for religious purposes (exorcism), without lamp and without screen (wayang sakral, or "lemah")

In Lombok (where Islam is predominant and Bali's influence is strong), vernacular wayang kulit is known as wayang sasak, with puppets similar to Javanese ringgits, a small orchestra with no sinden, but flutes, metallophones and drums. The repertoire is unique to the island and is based on the Muslim Menak Cycle (the adventures of Amir Hamzah).

In the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, members of Javanese diaspora communities continued the artform from the nineteenth century, until the death of Nek Ichang, the island's dalang (puppeteer) in 1949. Examples of the wayang kulit are in the collection of Pulu Cocos Museum and were featured on a set of Australian $1 and $2 stamps in 2018.

Performance

The stage of a wayang performance includes several components. A stretched linen canvas (kelir) acts as a canvas, dividing the dalang (puppeteer) and the spectator. A coconut-oil lamp (Javanese blencong or Balinese damar) – which in modern times is usually replaced with electric light – casts shadows onto the screen. A banana trunk (Javanese gedebog, Balinese gedebong) lies on the ground between the screen and the dalang, where the figures are stuck to hold them in place. To the right of the dalang sits the puppet chest, which the dalang uses as a drum during the performance, hitting it with a wooden mallet. In a Javanese wayang kulit performance, the dalang may use a cymbal-like percussion instrument at his feet to cue the musicians. The musicians sit behind the dalang in a gamelan orchestra setting. The gamelan orchestra is an integral part of the Javanese wayang kulit performance. The performance is accompanied by female singers (pesinden) and male singers (wirasuara).

The setting of the banana trunk on the ground and canvas in the air symbolizes the earth and the sky; the whole composition symbolizes the entire cosmos. When the dalang animates the puppet figures and moves them across the screen, divine forces are understood to be acting in his hands with which he directs the happening. The lamp is a symbol of the sun as well as the eye of the dalang.

A traditional wayang kulit performance begins after dark. The first of the three phases, in which the characters are introduced and the conflict is launched, lasts until midnight. The battles and intrigues of the second phase last about three hours. The third phase of reconciliation and friendship is finished at dawn.

Wayang shadow plays are usually tales from the two major Hindu epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The puppet master contextualizes stories from the plays, making them relevant to current community, national or global issues. Gamelan players respond to the direction of the dalang.

See also

 Wayang
 Wayang golek
 Wayang beber
 Culture of Indonesia

References

External links

 Shadow Music of Java, CD with thirteen-page booklet. Rounder CD 5060.

https://www.storiesbysoumya.com/wayang-kulit-indonesian-shadow-puppets/

Wayang
Indonesian culture
Javanese culture
Theatre in Indonesia
Traditional drama and theatre of Indonesia
Shadow play

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Alfred Packer
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Alfred Packer and the Remains of his Victims
In the winter of 1874, Alfred Packer was hired to lead a group of prospectors through the San Juan Mountains from the winter campsite of Chief Ouray located near the present-day Delta, Colorado. This turned out to be a particularly harsh winter in the Lake Fork drainage area. Deep snow drifts and sub-zero temperatures slowed the party and supplies soon ran out. Wild game was non-existent, according to Alfred Packer, and these were no fish to be found in the frozen-over streams and lakes. By the time the men had reached the foot of Slumgullion Pass, the men had even chewed the leather from their boots. Starvation was upon them. What was a man to do to survive the winter of 1874?
Six weeks later, Packer appeared alone at the Los Pinos Indian Agency near Saguache. There he told the sad tale of losing his fellow miners in a snowstorm, but he seemed well fed and was spending money freely from several wallets. The story began to unfold when strips of human flesh were found. A search party found the bodies of the missing men at the foot of Slumgullion Pass. They had apparently been murdered and showed evidence of being cannibalized.
Packer escaped and was at large for many years. When he was captured, he was tried at the Hinsdale County Courthouse in Lake City and found guilty of murder. He was sentenced to be hanged on May 19, 1883, but won a new trial in Gunnison. There he was convicted of five counts of murder and was sentenced to 40 years in the state penitentiary at Canon City.
Packer never accepted blame for murdering all five of his companions, but he did admit to shooting and killing Wilson Bell in self-defense. Israel Swan, the oldest member of the party, died of natural causes, stated Packer, and he was cannibalized by surviving members of the party.
Denver Post columnist Polly Pry launched a crusade on Packers behalf. He was paroled in 1901, and spent his final days near Littleton, Colorado, outside of Denver.
Packer died April 1907, after suffering a stroke, and he is buried in the cemetery at Littleton.
National attention was focused on Lake City the summer of 1989 as a team of Archaeologist and Forensic experts unearthed the grave of five men who had been murdered 115 years earlier.
Did Packer kill all five of his companions and then live off their flesh for weeks? Did they kill each other? Or, would the scientists find nothing beneath the memorial boulder, which lists the names of those unfortunate men- James Humphreys, Frank Miller, George Moon, Israel Swan and Wilson Bell?
In the summer of 1989, a team led by Dr. James Starrs of George Washington University exhumed the bones of the victims for a scientific study at the Human Identification Lab in Tucson, Arizona. They concluded that the bones did show evidence of cannibalism and violent deaths.
The remains were then returned to Lake City and reinterred on August 15, in a multi-denominational service. The bones from each skeleton were placed in one of five compartments in a single wooden box. The remains of those five prospectors again rest peacefully on the bluff overlooking the Lake Fork.
The Facts Concerning the Alfred Packer Trial
Between November 1873 and January 1874, Alfred Packer traveled with a party of twenty-one men from Utah to Chief Ouray's camp outside of what is now Montrose, Colorado.
Packer and five other men from the party left Ouray's camp in early February, bound for the Los Pinos Agency, about 35 to 40 miles northwest of Saguache. Packer was the only member of the party to appear at the agency on April 16, 1874.
While there, he gave his first confession regarding the death of his companions. He was placed in the Saguache jail, from which he would escape, with assistance, in early August. Nine years passed before Packer was captured near Fort Fetterman, Wyoming in March 1883. He then made his famous second confession about the deaths.
Packer's first trial occurred in the upstairs courtroom of the Hinsdale County Courthouse during the first two weeks of April 1883. He was found guilty. His conviction was reversed, however, on October 30, 1885, and a second trial took place in Gunnison in August 1886. At that time he was sentenced to 40 years in the Colorado penitentiary.
In January 1901 Governor Thomas paroled Packer. He moved to the Denver area, where he remained until his death on April 23, 1907.
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