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Videoguys DIY Live II: Wirecast Gear Edition for Setting Up a Live Production Studio
DIYJim Dec 21, 2016
Our Videoguys' techs have set-up a live production studio with the Telestream Wirecast Gear
Earlier this year we brought you the first Videoguys' DIY LIVE Guide: NewTek TriCaster Mini. In the past 6 months we have upgraded our bandwidth, the lighting and some other aspects of the studio to create great live videos to YouTube and Facebook. Today we are going to see how versatile our studio is by swapping out the TriCaster Mini for the new Wirecast Gear 110. Our goal is to bring you great info on all of our products so check out this guide and stay tuned for DIY Live III featuring the NewTek triCaster 460... coming soon! For more than 10 years Videoguys.com, one of the world's leading resellers of video editing and production solutions, has been publishing DIY articles as a service to their customers. These guides have been recommended by video editing, post production, gaming and general computer blogs, web sites, and user forums all over the world—including Streaming Media Producer. The Videoguys DIY guides help customers make informed decisions when choosing the equipment they need at a reasonable budget and are different because the Videoguys use these systems themselves. This Videoguys DIY is not about building a video editing workstation computer. Instead, our technicians were tasked with setting up a small in-house studio for tutorial videos, webinars and live production. The result is...
Videoguys DIY LIVE - version 2 - the Wirecast Gear Edition!
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Corporate marketing, tutorials, webinars and web conferencing are all reasons why more and more people are streaming live. The accessibility of Facebook Live!, YouTube Live!, Ustream, Livestream, Zoom, and others make it easier than ever to instantly deliver your message to small or large audiences around the world and the most common question asked is "What equipment do we need to get started?" The answer to this question comes in three parts:
What do you need to build a studio?
How can you produce an entertaining video?
How can you deliver that video live to your audience?
Building a Studio
Wirecast Gear 110 $4,995.00
PTZOptics 12x USB/HDMI PTZ Camera $1,699.00
Sony XD Varies
MXL FR 355K Lavalier Interview Mic Kit $75.00
Options Worth Consideration
Intel NUC PC to add web conferencing capability with ZOOM software $349.00
Microphone Mixer varies
Green Screen, Photographic backdrops, props varies
Building a studio to create high-quality videos for live streaming is not very different than any other video or photo studio. You need some good cameras, the proper lighting, and a production switcher to put everything together. The component here that requires more consideration than usual is the production switcher. There are a lot of options on the market today that incorporate live streaming into the switcher to address content delivery. These options may include a standalone production switcher with a live streaming output like those from Roland, a multi-channel capture PC capture solution with a software-based production environment like Telestream Wirecast or a turnkey system that includes the hardware and software in a pre-configured box like the Wirecast Gear or Newtek Tricaster systems.
Tech Note: You can also run a HDMI or SDI output from your switcher and feed it into an encoder such as the Matrox Monarch or Teradek VidiU family of products to allow for live streaming and/or recording of your program.
For this edition of Videoguys' DIY Live we wanted to show off the versatility of our set-up by hooking up the new Telestream Wirecast Gear 110 live production turnkey system. Wirecast software has long been an industry standard for live video production and streaming from a Mac and or PC. But the Wirecast Gear is their first hardware offering to combine the Wirecast Pro software into a full functioning Windows 10 PC custom built for live production. The Wirecast Gear is different than most turnkey computer systems because of the sharp attention it pays to live production. And, it is different from other live production systems because Telestream actually encourages you to use it as a PC. You can install Adobe, Avid or any other post-production software to complete your production studio environment with ease. Wirecast Gear is a complete, all-in-one unit that is ready to go live in just a few minutes. We plugged in our cameras' HDMI cables into the unit, connected our monitors, the wireless keyboard, and mouse, and we were ready to go live right out of the box. With Wirecast Gear we can switch multiple cameras, add graphics, use transitions, use virtual sets, and record the production to a hard drive for post production. The Wirecast Gear is portable. It is built into a lightweight box that will sit nicely on a desk or that can be rack mounted into a 1.5 RU slot for production studio environments. It's lightweight and can be easily taken on location. It comes with a wireless keyboard and a wireless mouse. We are currently using the 110 model with HDMI connections but the Wirecast Gear also comes in the 210 and 220 models with SDI ports and additional video storage. Our primary goal is to create tutorials and product videos using a basic camera setup. We started with 2 inexpensive Canon Vixia hand-held camcorders with HDMI output and added a PTZOptics 12x USB/HDMI camera. Recently, we upgraded from the Canon Vixias to a Sony XD camera. It was important for us to use the robotic pan/tilt/zoom camera to represent the needs of the schools, churches, and corporate boardroom customers we work with every day. The PTZOptics cameras are also a great way to save space and money. We lit our 10' x 15' studio studio with a 3 point kit from Ikan and a light overhead to light the green screen.
Producing the Video
Once the Wirecast Gear was set up, we watched a few tutorials on how to use it. Switching between cameras, adding graphics, titles and special effects, and mixing audio were all done with ease. The Wirecast Gear comes equipped with the NewBlue FX Titler Pro Live software, and there's no additional setup. You can easily add and change graphics on fly if needed also you can import media from other programs as well. Making it easier for those who aren't the best with technology. One of the best things about Wirecast is how simple it is to use, and the operating system has you in mind, everything must go through the preview window before you take it, allowing for minimal mistakes during live productions.
Delivering the Video
Delivering the video is the most subjective part of the process. There are lots of great streaming methods, and fortunately the Wirecast Gear will work with most of them right out of the box. You can open a pull-down menu and simply select Facebook Live, YouTube, Ustream, Livestream, Churchstreaming.tv, and more than a dozen other options or simply configure your own. We will be streaming our Videoguys productions to YouTuberegularly and have been posting to Facebook Live! It is extremely simple. When using the Wirecast Gear 110 we chose to stream to Facebook Live under Output settings. There you can find all of the other options of places to stream. Once we checked off Facebook live all we had to do was give our stream a name that would appear on the Facebook timeline or dedicated page and authorize our Facebook account to allow streaming. Once settings were configured we just clicked "create" and our stream was ready to go. Check out this quick video...
There are many ways to build a professional live production and streaming solution and this is just one of many scenarios from our experts at Videoguys.com. We will be releasing other possibilities in the future.
We hope you enjoyed the DIY Live II Wirecast Gear edition and hope you check back to see our next guide with the NewTek TriCaster 460. Like us on Facebook, Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and keep checking out our site. Give us a call at 800-323-2325 to discuss any unique challenges and obstacles that you may have.
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Finland's pride - our future model?
12 June 2008 - 12:42pm — murali772
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The Finnish parliament voted to build OL3 (Nuclear plant) in 2002, in a decision seen as revolutionary in a Europe that had built no new nuclear plants since the 1986 Chernobyl accident and where opposition to nuclear power has traditionally been fierce.
The Finnish answer is Olkiluoto 3, a third-generation nuclear reactor, which will be the first of its kind in the world and produce 1,600 MW of electricity. OL3, as the Finns call it, has unusually got the controversial problem of nuclear waste sorted well in advance of the reactor coming on stream and can be truthfully described as Finland's pride and joy. As well as its message to the world.
OL3's pre-emptive bid to calm the anxious 6,000 residents in the reactor's home base of Eurajoki, Finns from elsewhere and curious tourists from around the globe is "information - lots of it, simply and clearly put". Even kindergarten children are given tours of the reactor, complete with a visit to the cavernous underground waste disposal site deep in "stable, three-billion-year-old bedrock", where the Finns are tunnelling away to bury nuclear waste.
Finnish nuclear experts say the OL3 lesson can only be useful further field, including India and China which are building multiple reactors to supply their gargantuan energy needs.
There is little doubt that OL3, which is entirely privately funded, will provide amply for Finland's long, dark and freezing winters, when light and heat consumption soars.
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Entirely privately funded............
City.Zen - 12 Jun 2008 - 5:32pm
I liked the emphasis on the phrase, "Entirely privately funded."
Bangalore has enough number of enlightened millionaires and billionaires who might be approached for selling this idea to them.
Bangalore does boast of having the registered office of one private power company, the Energy Development Company (EDC) of which Amitabh Bacchan is a founder director and Amar Singh the CMD.
disastrous move!
murali772 - 14 Jun 2008 - 2:32pm
This was the response by a Mr M (generally, favourably disposed to the public sector) to my posting of this info on a googlegroup:
This is the first attempt after 1986! Lets see how far they succeed. Why is it that Europe has not gone in for these plants in a big way. Also, Finland claims to have solved the problem of waste disposal. They are burying it deep under the earth. Once it was thought that burying deep under the sea was good enough, until it was discovered that there existed life at those depths under the sea and these ingested radio activity, which then came back to us through the bio-cycle.
They claim that if some one crashes a plane into the reactor, [9/11 style] it would not leak. Hope their calculations are right. What about a terrorist attack / sabotage? An earthquake? A flood?
A reactors life is 25 years. After that it continues to be radio active for 100 years or more. The plant cannot be dismantled. It needs to be guarded all the 100 years! How such plants would suffice?
Why is it that no scientist in India has thought it fit to comment on this aspect of the 123 deal?
I sent an article to the Hindu on this problem. They refused to publish it. It was published in the CSE journal! So much for the independence of our media!
PS: As for private funding of nuclear reactors in India, SIMI, LTTE, BODOs, NSCN and Laske-e-Toiba et al, would be to very glad to set these up free of cost. In fact they may even pay the Govt and all politicians to be permitted to set up such plants!
Muralidhar Rao
The Finns have obviously debated these matters through and through, and then taken this bold decision. Perhaps it was the total transparency of the process that facilitated it. With governments not having the capacity to take up large projects, this now clearly shows the way forward.
Hats off to the Finns.
murali772 - 12 May 2012 - 2:04pm
OL3 seems to carry on undaunted by the Fukushima disaster - check this
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Q: Creating Mock object using Mockito and PowerMockito I'm having a class called SampleClass. This has many static fields and this class is currently used in some other class. I'm new to Mockito and Power Mockito. I have been struggling to mock SampleClass. Can you guys please help by letting me know how to mock the SampleClass.
I have provided both the SampleClass and its usage details below for your reference.
SampleClass.java:
public class SampleClass {
    private static CatFactory catFactory = null;
    private static String catPath = SampleConfigurationManager.getInstance().getProperty("locale_path", "");
    private static URI catURI = (new File(catPath)).toURI();

    private static SampleClass catBusinessLogic;
    private static Logger logger = Logger.getInstance(SampleClass.class);

    private SampleClass() {
        initializeCatFactory();
    }

    public static SampleClass getInstance() {
        try{
            if(catBusinessLogic == null) {
                catBusinessLogic = new SampleClass();
            }
        }catch(Exception e ){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        return catBusinessLogic;
    }

    public Cat getCat(String code) throws CatException {
        logger.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, "SampleClass::getCat ENTRY");
        Cat countryCat = null;
        if (catFactory != null) {
            countryCat = catFactory.getCat(code);
        }
        logger.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, "SampleClass::getCat EXIT");

        if( countryCat == null ) {
            throw new CatException("Failed to create CAT object");
        }
        return countryCat;
    }

    public static void initializeCatFactory() throws CatException{
        logger.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, "SampleClass::initializeCatFactory ENTRY");
        try {
            catFactory = new CatFactory(catURI.toURL());
        } catch (MalformedURLException mue) {
            logger.log(LogLevel.FATAL, "MalformedURLException while creating CATFactory " + mue.toString());
            throw new CatException("Failed to create CATFactory");
        }
        logger.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, "SampleClass::initializeCatFactory EXIT");
    }
}

Usage of SampleClass in some other class:
SampleClass sampleClass = SampleClass.getInstance();
String code = "ABC";
Cat cat = sampleClass.getCat(code);
CATUtil catUtil = new CATUtil(cow);

A: If you have a singleton SampleClass. Bellow sample singleton class code.
public class SampleClass {
    private static SampleClass INSTANCE;

    public static SampleClass getInstance() {
        if (INSTANCE == null) {
            INSTANCE = new SampleClass();
        }

        return INSTANCE;
    }

    public String someMethod() {
        return "hello";
    }
}

The next class, where you are using SampleClass looks like this.
public class SomeOtherClass {
    public String hello(){
        return SampleClass.getInstance().someMethod() + "+other";
    }
}

If you want mock your singleton SampleClass class, your code can look like this:
@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest(SampleClass.class)
public class SompleTest {

    @Test
    public void someTest() throws Exception {
        //GIVEN
        //create a mock (you can use Mockito or PowerMock)
        SampleClass mock = Mockito.mock(SampleClass.class);
        Mockito.when(mock.someMethod()).thenReturn("test");

        //when object `SampleClass` is created, then return mock
        PowerMockito.whenNew(SampleClass.class).withNoArguments().thenReturn(mock);

        //WHEN
        String hello = new SomeOtherClass().hello();

        //THEN
        Assert.assertEquals("test+other", hello);
    }
}

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The show, a benefit for Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre, will be Wednesday, Sept. 12 at North Idaho College's Schuler Performing Arts Center.
Asner stars as God and will share the stage with local actors Trigger Weddle and Brandon Michael.
A political comedy, "God Help Us!" features Asner as a cantankerous and wildly funny deity who confronts two political pundits, a liberal guy and a conservative gal with a romantic history.
They learn God is not at all pleased with our politics or what we've done with his creation.
"'God Help Us!' speaks to audiences of all political persuasions with one essential argument: that we have to listen to each other so we can all live — and laugh — together," says the show's website.
But he is best known as Lou Grant, the gruff but kind-hearted journalist who led the TV newsroom on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" and later as city editor on the "Lou Grant" television show, a role that earned him seven Emmy Awards.
Liza Asner is the "God Help Us!" producer and is enjoying traveling all over the country with her father.
The Sept. 12 show will be at NIC's Schuler Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and available via www.cdasummertheatre.com or by calling 208-660-2958.


With deep bow of Namaste in my heart I am connecting with all of you today. I would like to express my deepest gratitude for your beautiful presence, love and commitment as Miracle Team members.
With the latest shifts in planetary energy I am feeling more lonely in the density level, and more open and connected with all of you at the soul and heart level. It is subtle, and it is a profound and very real connection for me. Lately I am wondering if we decided to come together in this timeline to our beloved planet as a soul group a long time ago, and now we are meeting and recognizing each other as a family.
My journey with Sri and Kira began in 2007, when I met them at the Minneapolis expo during a book signing event. They signed their new book for me, and I visited their booth to connect with the Divine Galactic Blueprint. The rest is history… I went to their amazing workshop the next day, and cried with remembering during meditation, and starting reading their books and taking the classes.
When I became a Miracle Team member my journey became evermore meaningful. I was participating in Miracle Manifestation Ceremonies, and recognized more and more voices, names and people during our miracle gathering calls and classes.
I am so deeply grateful for the honor to travel with Sri & Kira and our beloved group as part of the last two trips to India. I cannot say that I enjoy the travels, because it much more than that and beyond words. Every day during these journeys was perfect, beautiful, amazing, powerful and supportive. Every day offered me a vast opportunity to grow and expand, connect and remember… I wasn't sure what to expect after the sacred trips, and with time I recognized the true gifts and value experience as a sacred pilgrimage, without attachments to the end results, without "egoistic" expectations, with an open heart, open mind, and deepest gratitude and attention to the journey itself.
Simplicity and presence become the key "ingredients" for me. They bring me the joy and the sense of love and wholeness, peace and completeness. Only over time I realized that the true gift is a gift of connection. The connection with the Divine, with the whole world around me, and with all of you on the deeper level. This gift is the greatest one, and it resides within me. All that I need to do to evoke that again – is to quiet my mind, remember, breath, smile and know that "all is well".
Much love to all of you, my beloved fellow travelers. May your days always be beautiful and your journeys magical and amazing!
Namaste, beautiful Masha. First, thank you for your perfect message. I have been pondering how we have come together as family and where and when we first met. When and where we first does not matter as much as the fact that we are here now to experience this phase.
Second, I love your scarves. You have some amazing scarves!! I love this one you are wearing in this picture.
Finally, I can't wait to see you again in a few weeks. What an honor to be your soul sister! I see beautiful, small purple flowers as I think of seeing you again. Your aura and your energy swirls so magnificently.


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Le tumulus de Castellaouenan est situé sur la commune de Paule.
Le tumulus fait l'objet d'un classement au titre des monuments historiques depuis 1968.

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Le tumulus de Castellaouenan a été érigé durant l'Âge du bronze.

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Q: D3 taking an index string and classifying a circle as hidden or not I currently have a Javascript function that takes in a string of form "01001", for example, which means that the second and fifth data rows/elements are "marked/selected" in a data table.
I would like to look at this string, and in D3, mark all the circles corresponding to the data elements that are represented by 1's in the string (ie. their .classed is not "hidden").
How exactly would I do this? Here is my current implementation, but I'm pretty sure it's not highlighting the right circles on my graph.
      function brushupdate(index) {
      var e = brush.extent();

        svg.selectAll("circle").classed("hidden", function (d, i) {
            if (index[i] == 0) {
                return true;
            }
            else {
                return false;
            }
        });

        if (index.search('1') == -1) {
            svg.selectAll(".hidden").classed("hidden", false);
        }
    }

I'm not sure how iterating thruogh the string would work in D3.

A: I would split() your string, then reading it as array you have your first element to look at the same index value in your array, so then easily in you create a function(d, i) {} and you take a look at the index of the element should be the same than the index of your binary array, so then you could react accordingly.

A: As @Santiago suggested, you can use the split method to transform your string to a data array, and bind that array to your selection. EDIT: Changed the example to use circles instead of list elements.
// Split the string in individual characters
var dataString = "010011",
    dataArray  = dataString.split(''); // ['0', '1', '0', '0', '1', '1']

// Create a selection for the circles and bind it
// to the data array
var svg = d3.select('svg'),
    circles = svg.selectAll('circle').data(dataArray);

// Assign the classes 'zero' and 'one' using the data bound to each circle.
circles.enter().append('circle')
  .classed('zero', function(d) { return d === '0'; })
  .classed('one',  function(d) { return d === '1'; })
  .attr('cx', function(d, i) { return 50 + i * 50; })
  .attr('cy', 100)
  .attr('r', 20);

circles.exit().remove();

A working jsBin is available. The result should look like this:

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Ksar Ouled Soltane: 15th century granary used as a slave quarters in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
March 22, 2017 Jack Beckett
Author: Asram CC BY SA3.0
Located about 20 km south of the city of Tataouine, in southern Tunisia, Ksar Ouled Soltane is an attractive and well-preserved fortified granary (or ksar) spread out over two courtyards, built completely of cracked, dry mud by the Berbers, an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa.
A fortified granary, built by Berber tribes. Author: Asram CC BY SA3.0
Ksar Ouled Soltane was originally built in the 15th century and had hundreds of granary cellars (called ghorfas) which, for five centuries, the nomadic tribes used them to store grain and olives.
The ghorfas are four stories high and have been restored to their original condition.
Ksar Ouled Soltane ghorfas. Author: Ian Sewell CC BY SA3.0
Multi-level ghorfas, as seen at Ksar Ouled Soltane in southern Tunisia. Author: Andy Carvin CC BY SA3.0
Many of the ghorfas are accessible by the steep steps that lead up from the courtyard floor. Author: Asram CC BY SA3.0
It was intentionally situated on top of a hill which made it easier to protect it from the raiders of the ancient world.
The two courtyards of Ksar Ouled Soltane, connected by a passage made of palm wood, offers some of the finest and best-preserved examples of ancient ksars in Tunisia. Later in the 19th century, the number of ghorfas increased to around 400.
Located on a hilltop, to help protect it from raiding parties in previous centuries. Author: Panegyrics of Granovetter CC-BY 2.0
Ksar courtyard. Author: Ggeorgery CC BY SA4.0
The building was restored to its original state in 1997, although with cement rather than the original materials of mud and brick.
In the Middle Ages, granaries were often fortified to stop raids on a village's food supply. Author: Asram CC BY SA3.0
Each ghorfas was assigned to and used by a single family. Author: Panegyrics of Granovetter CC BY2.0
This 15th-century granary was used during the summer of 1998 as a setting for the filming of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. It was used as futuristic slave quarters (a.k.a Mos Espa of planet Tatooine) where the Anakin Skywalker lived as a boy.
Considered the most beautiful of the Ksour (plural of Ksar) in Tunisia, today it's a tourist destination, with visitors coming to see its well-preserved granary vaults, imbued with the spirit of a past civilization.
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Under the proposed new rules, the office could not employ a spokesperson, investigate anonymous tips or refer criminal wrongdoing to prosecutors without the express consent of the Ethics Committee, which would gain the power to summarily end any OCE probe.
Under the current House ethics regime, the OCE is empowered to release a public report of its findings even if the Ethics Committee chooses not to take further action against a member.
Yes, the House is weakening the powers of an independent entity that was authorized to investigate allegations of wrongdoing. Boo, hiss. But keep some perspective: the Office of Congressional Ethics had two powers: the first was to issue those public reports – giving the accused member of Congress bad publicity. The second was to refer their findings to the House Ethics Committee, which could implement a more serious punishment, like fines and formal reprimands by the full House. Under the old system, the referrals went to the House Ethics Committee, consisting of five Democrats and five Republicans. Under the new system, the no-longer-public referrals will go to the same committee, consisting of five Democrats and five Republicans.
There are other entities that are also independent of Congress and that can investigate these sorts of allegations, with a lot more resources and power: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice, and U.S. Attorneys around the country. And they do so: Representative Chaka Fattah, convicted of racketeering conspiracy, bribery, bank fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, making false statements to a financial institution, and falsification of records. Representative Rick Renzi, convicted on 17 counts. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud. Sometimes a congressman's wrongdoing ends up caught by local law enforcement, like the time Representative Trey Radel tried to buy cocaine from an undercover cop.
In fact, in the case of Michael Grimm, the House Ethics Committee deferred consideration of the allegations of Grimm upon the Department of Justice's request; the federal criminal investigation was already underway.
Pop quiz: How many times since 2008 have you heard from the Office of Congressional Ethics? In the past three years, about half of what the office investigated resulted in the office's board voting to end the investigation or dismiss the matter. In the 114th Congress, the Office of Congressional Ethics began 35 reviews, and referred 17 to the House Ethics Committee. In the 113th Congress, the office began 36 reviews, and referred 16 to the committee. In the 112th Congress, the office began 32 reviews, and referred 13 to the committee.
But apparently it's impossible to just say that this is a small setback for oversight of Congressional ethics, or just a bad decision. No, in keeping with the Defcon One, Category-Five Permanent Social Media Freak-out, this has to be the worst decision ever.
It would be better if the House had that independent entity that could issue a public report, rather than giving the House Ethics Committee complete control over what gets released to the public. But the notion that this change legalizes corruption or represents some sort of enormous sweeping change is another triumph of the narrative over the facts.
Hey, remember that ominous Washington Post story about Russia hacking a Vermont electrical company, and the scary warnings from Vermont Democrats that Vladimir Putin was attempting to shut down the grid in the middle of winter?
Massachusetts raises its minimum wage to $11 per hour… and the results are predictable: nice for the current workers, but bad news for people looking for a new job.
ADDENDA: I'm scheduled to chat with Bill Martinez on his syndicated radio program on at 11:46 Eastern and Tim Farley of Sirius XM POTUS at 12:25 Eastern.


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Magecart strikes again! Cybersecurity researchers have identified yet another supply-chain attack carried out by payment card hackers against more than 17,000 web domains, which also include websites in the top 2,000 of Alexa rankings. Since Magecart is neither a single group nor a specific malware instead an umbrella term given to all those cyber criminal groups and individuals who inject digital card skimmers on compromised websites, it is not necessary for every one of them to use similar techniques with the same sophistication. A new report shared with The Hacker News prior to its release details a new supply-chain attack campaign wherein hackers are using shotgun approach instead of targeted attacks to infect a wide range of websites, preferring larger infection reach as possible over accuracy. Almost two months ago, security researchers from RiskIQ discovered supply-chain attacks involving credit card skimmers placed on several web-based suppliers, including AdMaxi
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Magecart strikes again, one of the most notorious hacking groups specializes in stealing credit card details from poorly-secured e-commerce websites. According to security researchers from RiskIQ and Trend Micro, cybercriminals of a new subgroup of Magecart, labeled as "Magecart Group 12," recently successfully compromised nearly 277 e-commerce websites by using supply-chain attacks. Magecart is the same group of digital credit card skimmers which made headlines last year for carrying out attacks against some big businesses including Ticketmaster , British Airways , and Newegg . Typically, the Magecart hackers compromise e-commerce sites and insert malicious JavaScript code into their checkout pages that silently captures payment information of customers making purchasing on the sites and then send it to the attacker's remote server. However, the researchers from the two firms today revealed that instead of directly compromising targeted websites, the Magecart G
CoinHive URL Shortener Abused to Secretly Mine Cryptocurrency Using Hacked Sites
July 04, 2018Wang Wei
Security researchers have been warning about a new malicious campaign that leverages an alternative scheme to mine cryptocurrencies without directly injecting the infamous CoinHive JavaScript into thousands of hacked websites. Coinhive is a popular browser-based service that offers website owners to embed JavaScript code that utilizes their website visitors' CPUs power in order to mine the Monero cryptocurrency for monetization. However, since its inception, mid-2017, cybercriminals have been abusing the service to illegally make money by injecting their own version of CoinHive JavaScript code to a large number of hacked websites, eventually tricking their millions of visitors into unknowingly mine Monero coins. Since a lot of web application security firms and antivirus companies have now updated their products to detect unauthorized injection of CoinHive JavaScript, cybercriminals have now started abusing a different service from CoinHive to achieve the same. Hackers
WebSites Found Collecting Data from Online Forms Even Before You Click Submit
'Do I really need to give this website so much about me?' That's exactly what I usually think after filling but before submitting a web form online asking for my personal details to continue. I am sure most of you would either close the whole tab or would edit already typed details (or filled up by browser's auto-fill feature) before clicking 'Submit' — Isn't it? But closing the tab or editing your information hardly makes any difference because as soon as you have typed or auto-filled anything into the online form, the website captures it automatically in the background using JavaScript, even if you haven't clicked the Submit button. During an investigation, Gizmodo has discovered that code from NaviStone used by hundreds of websites, invisibly grabs each piece of information as you fill it out in a web form before you could hit 'Send' or 'Submit.' NaviStone is an Ohio-based startup that advertises itself as a service to u
A Simple JavaScript Exploit Bypasses ASLR Protection On 22 CPU Architectures
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Security researchers have discovered a chip flaw that could nullify hacking protections for millions of devices regardless of their operating system or application running on them, and the worse — the flaw can not be entirely fixed with any mere software update. The vulnerability resides in the way the memory management unit (MMU), a component of many CPUs, works and leads to bypass the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) protection. ASLR is a crucial security defense deployed by all modern operating systems from Windows and Linux to macOS, Android, and the BSDs. In general, ASLR is a memory protection mechanism which randomizes the location where programs run in a device's memory. This, in turn, makes it difficult for attackers to execute malicious payloads in specific spots in memory when exploiting buffer overflows or similar bugs. In short, for attackers, it's like an attempt to burglarize a house blindfolded. But now a group of researchers, known as VUSe
Firefox Zero-Day Exploit to Unmask Tor Users Released Online
Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Firefox to unmask Tor Browser users, similar to what the FBI exploited during an investigation of a child pornography site. Tor (The Onion Router) is an anonymity software that not only provides a safe heaven to human rights activists, journalists, government officials, but also is a place where drugs, assassins for hire, child pornography, and other illegal activities has allegedly been traded. A Javascript zero-day exploit currently being actively exploited in the wild is designed to remotely execute malicious code on the Windows operating system via memory corruption flaw in Firefox web browser. The exploit code was publicly published by an admin of the SIGAINT privacy-oriented public email service on the Tor-Talk mailing list. The mailing list message reveals that the zero-day exploit affecting Firefox is currently being exploited against Tor Browser users by unknown attackers to leak the potentially identifyi
Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerability allows hackers to Insert malicious code into Emails
January 28, 2014Anonymous
Do you use Thunderbird , a free; open-source; cross-platform application for managing email and news feeds? According to a Pakistani Security Researcher from Vulnerability-Lab, a flaw gives an attacker the ability to run code on a user's machine. Mozilla Thunderbird 17.0.6 email application is vulnerable to critical validation and filter bypass vulnerability, enables an attacker to bypass the filter that prevents HTML tags from being used in messages. According to a Security Advisory released by Vulnerability-Lab , the flaw resides in Mozilla's Gecko engine. During the testing, the researchers found many java script errors which gave the researcher much hope in believing that the application might actually be vulnerable. By default, HTML tags like <script> and <iframe> are blocked in Thunderbird and get filtered immediately upon insertion. However, while drafting a new email message, attackers can easily bypass the current input filters by encoding
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Address space layout randomization (ASLR) is a security technique involved in protection from buffer overflow attacks. Many recent APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attacks have utilized many different ASLR bypass techniques during the past year, according to Researchers at FireEye . Many exploits and malware attacks rely on the ability of the programmer to accurately identify where specific processes or system functions reside in memory. In order for an attacker to exploit or leverage a function, they must first be able to tell their code where to find the function or process to exploit. The goal of ASLR is to introduce randomness into addresses used by a given task. It involves randomly arranging the positions of key data areas of a program, including the base of the executable and the positions of the stack, heap, and libraries, in a process's address space. Today a lot of attention is brought to client side exploits especially inside web browsers . Normally the e
Android's Firefox app Vulnerability allows hacker to steal files from SD card
Mobile Browsers are complicated applications and locking them down against threats is extremely difficult. According to a Mobile Security Researcher, Sebastián Guerrero from ' viaForensics' , Android's Firefox browser app is vulnerable to Hackers. He responsibly disclosed the details to Mozilla, that allows hackers to access both the contents of the SD card and the browser's private data. He posted a video showing how hackers will be able to access data on the device. The flaw works only if a user install a malicious application or opened a locally stored HTML file in the vulnerable Firefox app that included malicious Javascript code. Successful Exploitation allows attacker to access to files on the SD Card including all of users' cookies, login credentials, bookmarks etc. This is a privacy issue and could be severe depending on what is stored there, including personal pictures and video, or data placed there by other applications. Files are access
Android WebView vulnerability allows hacker to install malicious apps
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WebView is an essential component in Android and iOS. It enables applications to display content from online resources and simplifies task of performing a network request, parsing the data and rendering it. Today AVG Security expert reported a critical vulnerability in Android's WebView feature that allows an attacker to install malicious software, send SMSs and performing more tasks. WebView uses a number of APIs which can interact with the web contents inside WebView. So this allows the user to view a web application as a part of an ordinary Android application. Users can be infected when they click on a URL link using a vulnerable application that allows opening a Java enabled browser or web page. The commands in the JavaScript code can enable attackers to install malicious software, send SMSs, steal personal information and more. To exploit the flaw, attacker can trick users to click a malicious link from a vulnerable WebView application and which will
Firefox Zero-Day Exploit used by FBI to shutdown Child porn on Tor Network hosting; Tor Mail Compromised
August 05, 2013Mohit Kumar
TOR is the dark side of the Internet, the so-called dark web, which provides a safe haven to privacy advocates but is also where drugs, child pornography, assassins for hire and other weird and illegal activities can allegedly be traded. A claimed zero-day vulnerability in Firefox 17 was used by the FBI to identify some users of the privacy-protecting Tor anonymity network. The FBI did not compromise the TOR network itself and The complex multi-layers of encryption still stand. Instead the FBI compromised the TOR browser only using a zero-day JavaScript exploit and used this to implant a cookie which fingerprinted users through a specific external server. Eric Eoin Marques , 28 year-old man in Ireland believed to be behind Freedom Hosting , the biggest service provider for sites on the encrypted Tor network , is awaiting extradition on child pornography charges. It is understood the FBI had spent a year trying to locate Mr Marques. Marques was arrested on a Maryla


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Lakers governor Jeanie Buss and longtime boyfriend Jay Mohr confirmed their engagement to The Times. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
Lakers governor Jeanie Buss and her longtime boyfriend, actor and comedian Jay Mohr, are engaged to be married, the couple confirmed to The Times.
Mohr and Buss have been dating since 2017, TMZ reported. The pair often sit together in Buss' second-row seats during Lakers games at Crypto.com Arena.
Buss, 61, was married to volleyball player Steve Timmons from 1990 to 1993 and was engaged to former Lakers coach Phil Jackson.
Mohr, 52, has been married twice, to former model Nicole Chamberlain from 1998 to 2004 and actress Nikki Cox from 2006 to 2018. He has two sons, one from each marriage.
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An actor, comedian and sports radio host, Mohr played sports agent Bob Sugar in "Jerry Maguire."
Buss has been under fire from Lakers fans frustrated by the team's struggles. She told Times columnist Bill Plaschke before the start of this season that she understood the fan emotions and vowed to "make it better."
She said she has maintained a nonromantic relationship with Jackson, winner of 11 NBA titles as a coach, and counts on him for advice.
"He's somebody that knows this environment and knows the challenges I have and wants to see the Lakers successful," Buss said of Jackson.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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Why did Joshua Wong have to poo on a plate?
The 13-month prison sentence imposed on Joshua Wong has rightly attracted a lot of attention. This has rather overshadowed a less spectacular but still interesting matter, which is what happened when he was first detained back in November.
When you are remanded in custody in Hong Kong you are taken to a place called the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre. This name is not a mere euphemism for Lai Chi Kok Prison; it recognises an important difference.
People who are remanded in custody pending trial are not convicts. The remand is not a punishment because in our system you are presumed to be innocent until the trial. Keeping people in custody before the hearing is supposed to be a rather reluctant concession to some practical needs: to ensure that the defendant turns up, does not repeat the crime, and does not interfere with potential witnesses.
When I was still a full-time reporter I used to receive occasional suggestions from people who had been unwilling guests at Lai Chi Kok that conditions there were scandalously Spartan. The official response to requests for comment on this was that the facilities were simple because stays were expected to be short.
In that respect, alas, times have changed. It used to be supposed in the vast majority of cases that the defendant had a right either to a speedy trial or to be freed on bail while the prosecution got its act together.
Standards in this matter have slipped. I notice that by the time Mr Tam Tak-chi stands trial for a number of legal antiques alleging "subversion" he will have been in custody for nine months.
Anyway back to Mr Wong. It seems, according to a " letter from prison" on his Facebook page, that on his arrival in the Reception Centre on November 23 he was X-rayed. The correctional X-ray interpreter decided that there was some unexplained object in his stomach.
The nature of this object was apparently quite unclear. It "could be drugs, rings or gold and silver objects", he was told.
He was then placed in a cell on his own. The cell light was on at all times. He used a blindfold to sleep, but was woken every four hours to have his blood pressure and oxygen saturation checked. He was not allowed the usual hour of outdoor exercise.
He was required to defecate … to hell with the euphemisms … he was ordered to shit on a plate. This had to be handed to a Correctional Service person who checked the output for drugs, rings, gold and silver objects etc. After the inspection of the plate Mr Wong was required to sign an "isolated observation form", whatever that is.
He had to pee in a washbasin. It did not have running water. He was subjected to further X-rays. He was not allowed to see the results but they cannot have shown very much because after three days no gold and silver objects or other treasures had appeared. So it seems there was nothing unusual in Mr Wong's stomach at all. He was then allowed to mix with the other prisoners, take exercise, etc.
This story raises a number of questions of the kind which one might once have hoped would be asked by some alert Legislative Councillor.
The first one is: are all new arrivals at the Reception Centre routinely X-rayed? This is a medical procedure which usually requires the patient's consent. There are hazards attached to exposure to X-rays, which is why if you have one in a hospital the camera operator invariably leaves the room before the actual picture is taken.
They do not have to worry about undetected pregnancies in Lai Chi Kok, because the Reception Centre only admits males. Still, some people may be harmed by exposure. And after all, a remand prisoner is not a convict. He does not have the right to leave; that does not mean he loses all his other rights as a citizen and a human being.
If the X-ray is not applied to all new arrivals it raises another question: why was Mr Wong singled out for the privilege? Mr Wong is, whatever you think of his politics, a fully paid-up member of the middle classes. He is an unlikely dope dealer. Why anyone would want to smuggle personal jewellery into the Reception Centre is not clear.
Then we may wonder what is with the recurring visits for tests of blood pressure and oxygen saturation? Was this a medical necessity? Did the repeated X-rays show anything, and if not why did Mr Wong's solitary confinement continue?
Interpreting X-rays is notoriously tricky. The matter has been much studied and error rates in the range 20-40 per cent are commonly found. More disturbingly, in one experiment where the radiologists were offered the same X-ray picture again they disagreed with themselves about 20 per cent of the time.
I shall not name the rather prestigeous and expensive Hong Kong hospital which, having sent me home with a clean bill of health, telephoned the next day to say that on a second look at my X-rays they had detected a broken leg. It happens.
If, when it happens, you are confined to a toilet for three days with the light on and constant interruptions, you are entitled to wonder what is going on. And if you have in fact eaten nothing abnormal you may wonder, when the X-ray is repeated, whether any of the people looking at it know what they are doing.
I have some good friends in the Correctional Services Department. The department has an improbable enthusiasm for Scottish music. I am sure most of the correctional people are humane and benevolent individuals sincerely trying to do the best they can for the people in their custody. I recognise also that the staff at Lai Chi Kok cannot choose their guests, some of whom are a rough bunch.
However you need more faith in the milk of human kindness than I can muster to look at the way Mr Wong was treated and shake off the suspicion that someone in Lai Chi Kok thought it would be a good idea to give him a hard time because of who he is. This is not supposed to happen.
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Excellent piece! D. All best. Keep well!


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Home Technology Information Technology Privacy
Cell Phone Privacy
I. Introduction: A. Whenever you use your cell phone, you are being tracked. Whether you are using an app or connecting to Wi-Fi, your phone company knows where you are and what you are doing. B. It may be true that the laws involving cellphones and the user can be used for safety reasons. But some cell phones track the users' location without their knowledge. Cell phones also store personal data that can be sold to third parties. Also police can search someone's cell phone without a warrant.
The laws involving phones infringe on the privacy of the user. II. Concession: It may be true that the laws involving cellphones and the user can be used for safety reasons. A. As most people carry their cell phone with them at all times, the ability is in place to track the exact movements of all individuals. Cell phone GPS could prove useful in saving lives during emergencies (Lawyers). B. Storing personal data may better the users' experience. The phone can make better suggestions for search results.
C. Tracking phones can help recover a lost or stolen phone. III. Paragraph #3: Topic sentence: However, the invasion of privacy is an infringement on our rights. A. Law enforcement authorities can listen in on conversations without the cell phone even being on. Even if a cell phone is completely turned off, law enforcement authorities can still listen in on the conversations that a suspect is having (Michael). B. Police officers have the authority to search a cell phone without a warrant (Sengupta). C.
Cell phones are tracked by GPS and can reveal your location. GPS data can reveal whether a person "is a weekly church goer, a heavy drinker, a regular at the gym, an unfaithful husband, an outpatient receiving medical treatment, an associate of particular individuals or political groups — and not just one such fact about a person, but all such facts" ( Maass). IV. Paragraph #4: Topic sentence: Cell phones and the information they hold are vulnerable. A. Companies sell personal information gathered on cell phones to third parties.
Verizon Wireless changed its privacy policy to allow the company to record customers' location data and Web browsing history, combine it with other personal information like age and gender, aggregate it with millions of other customers' data, and sell it on an anonymous basis (Goldman). B. Law enforcement authorities are pulling data out of cell phones for no apparent reason. According to the ACLU, state police in Michigan are now using "extraction devices" to download data from the cell phones of motorists that they pull over.
This is happening even if the motorists that are pulled over are not accused of doing anything wrong (Michael). C. Text messages and phone calls can easily be traced. V. Paragraph #5: Topic sentence: Cell phones aren't required to have enough safety precautions. A. Anyone can install spyware onto your phone. B. Downloading apps can bring malware onto your phone. The new Android malware disguises itself in fully functional copies of apps, including "Angry Birds Space," and hides its malicious payload in the string of code at the end of an otherwise genuine JPEG file (Liebowitz). C. Apps are tracking your location when it is unnecessary.
Apps such as the "Brightest Flashlight", "Angry Birds", and "Shazam" are able to track location even though they have no need to do so (Sullivan). VI. Conclusion: There is not enough laws protecting the privacy of a cell phone and its' user. Whenever you turn your phone on, there is a database that keeps tabs on where you are, whenever you make a call and hear static in the background, is it just noise or are you being eavesdropped on by the law? When will the intrusion on privacy stop, how soon until our government wants to implant a microchip in all of us? The world is changing, and all of us better wake up.
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We're here to help improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, sistergirl/transgender or living with HIV.
Our Work With Aboriginal People
We're here to help improve the sexual health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, sistergirl/transgender or living with HIV. We do this by providing culturally sensitive HIV and sexual health education, including:
HIV and STI education campaigns targeting Aboriginal people including our Aboriginal gay men's HIV testing campaign
Arts-based community development activities in partnership with Aboriginal Community organisations
Outreach at selected community events such as NAIDOC Week events
Partnership activities with Aboriginal health organisation such as the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW
Support for NSW Aboriginal Sexual Health Workers
For more information, please contact us here, via (02) 9206 2024 or our Facebook page.
HIV in the NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population Paper
In 2019 we launched a policy paper to highlight the challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in relation to HIV and sexual health. Titled HIV in the NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, the paper outlines key issues and sets out recommendations to improve health outcomes.
You can downloaded the paper here.
We get out and about as much as possible to relevant community events, especially those where we can have contact with gay men, sistergirls and people with HIV. We aim wherever possible to partner with Aboriginal community organisations to do this. Our community outreach activities include:
Gadigal Information Service's Mardi Gras season Klub Koori
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative's Mardi Gras season show
World AIDS Day events at the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern
If you have an idea for outreach or would like to volunteer to help, please contact us here or via (02) 9206 2024.
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First Australians and Mardi Gras
Each year we help organise the First Nations float in the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. Participants gather at two community meetings to work together to design the parade entry, developing new skills and creating activities the whole community can enjoy.
This culminates in the Mardi Gras Parade, raising awareness and visibility of sexual and gender diversity in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Planning for the performance and creative arts program begins in October. For more information or to get involved, please contact us: jstrang@acon.org.au | (02) 9206 2042
Creative Arts Workshops
From time to time we also offer activities such as music or photography as a way for community members to express themselves, tell stories, learn new skills, meet new people and celebrate culture.
If you have any suggestions for activities, or would like to register your interest, please contact us here or via (02) 9206 2024.
Ngalawi Djardi 'Sit and Yarn' Health Retreat
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The name, Ngalawi Djardi means 'sit and yarn' in Dharug language. The retreat is facilitated by Aboriginal workers with non-Indigenous support staff. The purpose of the retreat is to connect and share support with others who have similar experiences. Quiet rest and relaxation time is also incorporated into the program.
Our retreats are held in simple motel-style accommodation with private rooms in a peaceful location just outside Sydney. All transport from ACON, accommodation and meals are provided.
The retreat is particularly valuable for those living in rural and regional areas of NSW who may not have regular access to HIV support services in their area. People who need assistance with transport to Sydney are encouraged to talk to us as soon as possible so that we can assist you to seek travel assistance.
All aspects of the retreat are conducted in strict confidentiality and the privacy of all participants is respected.
Ngalawi Djardi retreats are generally held in October/November each year. Interested people must contact us by 13 October at the details below so that we can assist you with your application.
For more information or to get involved, please contact us here or via (02) 9206 2024.
We communicate regularly with the community via our Facebook page. Please like our page to stay in touch with all our events and news about our services.
For more information, you can also contact us here or via (02) 9206 2024.
ACON Reconciliation Action Plans
In late 2016 ACON's Board and Senior Leadership Team recognised the need to work in a more coordinated, culturally respectful and inclusive way with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, service users and organisational partners. ACON initiated work with Reconciliation Australia to develop ACON's first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which is a formal framework for organisations to ensure their work supports the national reconciliation movement. Our collaboration with Reconciliation Australia has continued, most recently resulting in the production of ACON's second RAP in 2020.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remain a priority population under successive state and national health strategies, recognising that this population continues to be disproportionately impacted by poorer health outcomes across a number of areas, including HIV and STIs, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Smoking, Domestic and Family Violence and Social Inclusion.
With the implementation of ACON's two RAP, our intention is to build on the partnership work ACON has already been doing. We aim to create a more strategic, collaborative and whole of organisation approach to our work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Our second 'Innovate' RAP was released internally in May 2020, with a community launch held online in June that featured singer-songwriter and story teller Aunty Dawn Daylight and poet Brooke Scobie, and was emceed by Will Trewlynn from BlaQ. You can watch the launch of our second RAP below.
The Innovate RAP 2020-22 strengthens the organisation's commitment to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures, acknowledge our history, build closer relationships, and to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
You can access a public copy of our second RAP here.
If you have any feedback or would like to join the RAP Working Group, please fill out this short form or contact RAP@acon.org.au
Our first RAP was released in 2018, with community launches held in Sydney and across regional NSW during 2019.
You can access a public copy of our first RAP here.
ACON acknowledges and pays respects to the traditional custodians of all the lands on which we work. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
General Support & Services
We're here to help end HIV transmission among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, sistergirl or transgender. To find out more please visit our HIV Prevention section.
We're here to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with HIV take control of their health by providing up-to-date information as well as a range of programs and services. To find out more please visit our HIV Support section.
Sexual Health and Cervical Screening
Our sexual health programs for gay and bisexual men are inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men who have sex with men. To find out more please visit our Sexual Health section.
Our sexual health programs for lesbian, bisexual and queer women are inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who have sex with women. To find out more please visit our Sexual Health section.
We offer cervical screening programs for Aboriginal lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. To find out more please visit our Sexual Health section.
Aboriginal people who identify as heterosexual are encouraged to contact their local Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service or their local sexual health centre for information about sexual health.
We provide a range of counselling and community care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including those with HIV or who use drugs. To find out more please visit our Mental Health section.
We provide a range of resources and support services to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use alcohol and other drugs. To find out more please visit our Alcohol & Drugs section.
We provide a range of resources and support services to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are experiencing homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination. To find out more please visit our Safety & Inclusion section.
We provide a range of resources and support services to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are experiencing domestic and family violence. To find out more please visit our Domestic & Family Violence section.
We provide a range of resources and support services for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (50+). To find out more please visit our Ageing section.


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Murder inquiry could take months
The detective leading the hunt for the Fakenham murderer said the investigation could continue for months if necessary to find crucial evidence.Steven Murphy, 45, was found stabbed to death in his home on King's Road six weeks ago.
The detective leading the hunt for the Fakenham murderer said the investigation could continue for months if necessary to find crucial evidence.
Steven Murphy, 45, was found stabbed to death in his home on King's Road six weeks ago.
The attacker has so far eluded detectives despite more than 1,300 lines of enquiry and a �10,000 reward offered by the family for information leading to a conviction.
But Det Chief Insp Jes Fry said there could be no thoughts of scaling down the investigation after recruiting more manpower to boost his team, which now stands at between 20 and 25 officers.
"We have drawn some other resources to supplement our numbers," he said.
"There is enough work here to keep us going for several months. There is no consideration for slowing it down until we have looked at every avenue.
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"Unless we come to a positive result, which could come out at any time, it could run for several months until we come across that little piece of information we need."
Det Chief Insp Fry said Mr Murphy's mother, Valerie Tuck, had visited the incident room last week for a briefing on the investigation.
"They were very supportive of how the inquiry is being progressed," he said. "I told her it was still solvable and there are still a lot of enquiries to be done before we even consider the idea it might not come together. There are still forensic submissions being processed and there are all sorts of ways it can be detected. The family went away thinking it was more positive than they realised."
t Anyone with information should contact Norfolk police on 0845 456 4567.


The Hudson Area Library presents Wish You Were Here: A Look Back at Life in Hudson Through Vintage Postcards. This marks the library's first ever History Room collection exhibit, and is curated by David Murphy of Hudson, former president of the library's Board of Trustees and a member of its History Room Committee.
What did people do to connect with each other before telephones, internet, and instant messaging? Many sent postcards, even if it was to a friend or relative just a few miles away. Wish You Were Here examines and celebrates that era.
The Hudson Area Library History Room has collected an extensive set of postcards from this river city, most from the early 1900s, that tell charming personal stories about life here 100 years ago. The collection illuminates how essential this widely used method of communications was for travelers, family and friends in and around Hudson. It includes many street scenes of Hudson, prominent buildings such as the county courthouse, and parks such as Promenade Hill.
There will an opening reception on Thursday, September 6, which includes a presentation on the collection, hosted by Gary Sheffer, a native of Hudson. This will be followed by a wine and cheese gathering. The library will also have note cards and t-shirts for sale with an image of an iconic historic Hudson postcard.
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Want to avoid getting scammed on your 2017 taxes? File your tax return now.
Most ID theft happens via the trash.
Even if you're being audited or have legit penalties, the IRS only communicates by physical mail.
"Some social circles scammer will work in and become trusted in the circle and offer to for your taxes and just say sign here and I'll do it for you. Never sign it," emphasizes Henderson.
Henderson recommends popping for a credit monitoring service that checks your credit scores and reports regularly, and can alert you to any changes or updates. It's best to invest in service that scans your reports through all three credit bureaus (Equifax, TransUnion and Experian) such as LifeLock, which though not personally a user, is a service Henderson recommends to clients. This is a pricier service, so consider using eBates if you're buying online — you can get up to 40 percent cash back on your purchase. RetailMeNot also has some coupon codes you may want to try, while Groupon has some specials.
If you do end up the victim of tax return fraud, note that if you're persistent you can get your money back.


Janet R. Burnham died early Monday morning, May 21st, 2018 at her home of natural causes. She was born April 21st, 1946 in Lewistown to Jim and Sally Comes. She attended elementary school in Ware and graduated from St. Leo's High School in 1964. She then attended Carroll College in Helena for nursing school, completing her degree at St. Vincent School of Nursing in Billings. On June 24, 1967 she was united in marriage to David J. Burnham in Fort Bragg, NC. They made their home and raised their family in Lewistown. She worked as a Registered Nurse for over 30 years, with the majority of her career at the Montana Center for the Aged. She retired due to health reasons in the mid 1990's.
Janet enjoyed camping and riding motorcycles with friends and family. She also loved to read, sew, garden and spend time with family. All animals were very dear to her, especially her cats.
She was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 51 years, Dave of Lewistown; one daughter Kim (Mark) Rapkoch of Laurel, MT; one son Greg (Lisa) of Billings, MT; one brother Gene Comes of Billings, MT; one sister Marilyn (Leo) Barrick of Lewistown, MT; seven grandchildren, Jeremy, Kyle, Mariah, Brandon, Brock, Peyton, and Mykayla; two great grandchildren Brynlee and Greysen; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
No services will be held at this time; Cremation has taken place. The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Memorials are being taken for the Pet Assistance League of Lewistown (P.A.L.) and may be left at Cloyd Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com.


Already thinking of postponing your annual dental appointment? Don't – especially not if you are diabetic.
Many adults with diabetes don't see the dentist often enough, even though they're at increased risk for gum disease, researchers say.
Study author Huabin Luo, of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, was concerned by the results. "Those who need dental care the most seem to be the least likely to have it," said Luo, an assistant professor of public health.
With about 6% of South Africans suffering from diabetes, it's just as important in this country that diabetics visit the dentist regularly.
The study's senior author, Bei Wu, says, "For people living with diabetes, regular dental check-ups – paired with proactive dental and diabetes self-care – are important for maintaining good oral health." Wu is director of Global Health and Aging Research at New York University's Rory Meyers College of Nursing in New York City.
"Regular dental visits provide opportunities for prevention, early detection, and treatment of periodontal [gum] disease, which can potentially help with blood-glucose control and prevent complications from diabetes," Wu explained in an NYU news release.


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HI launches a campaign to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Togo and protect the most vulnerable (Current page)
HI launches a campaign to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Togo and protect the most vulnerable
Emergency Health Prevention
Humanity & Inclusion's teams in Togo are taking action to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. They aim to help the most vulnerable people understand the importance of taking basic precautionary measures, and to cope with their fear of the virus.
HI teams disseminate prevention messages to the Togolese population to prevent the spread of covid 19 | © HI
How does the Covid-19 virus pass from one person to another? How can you protect yourself? What's the best way to help people with disabilities, who are often the most vulnerable to the virus? Humanity & Inclusion (HI) provides answers.
HI drives around the streets of the capital Lomé, in northern Togo, broadcasting prevention messages through loudspeakers mounted on the roof of their vehicles.
"It works really well because people want clear information on how to protect themselves and their loved ones. There are a lot of mixed signals out there, so it's not easy for everyone to navigate"
explains Irène Manterola, HI's country manager in Togo.
Basic precautionary measures adapted to the most vulnerable
For many, the recommended precautionary measures are impossible to apply. What do you do if you use a wheelchair and need help washing or feeding yourself, for example?
"Social distancing, okay! But people with disabilities or older people, who normally need a caregiver or health assistant or medical assistance, can't be left to fend for themselves because people are afraid of catching the virus. We need these people to be able to protect themselves while attending to the most vulnerable."
adds Irène.
Making hygiene accessible to all
The price of hygiene products in Togo has soared in recent weeks - including a seven-fold increase in the cost hydro-alcoholic gel. This makes it more difficult for people to take precautionary measures. HI's teams have begun to make bleach and soap for hygiene kits so the poorest can continue accessing these essential items.
"We hand them out to our beneficiaries and in the poorest areas, where there is more overcrowding,"
Radio programmes to reassure the population
The Covid-19 pandemic has generated a lot of fear in Togo. To help people manage this fear, HI's teams have recorded a series of radio programmes.
"One of the biggest problems we face is how to gauge the information: people need to know how serious the situation is without making them feel completely helpless,"
explains Irène. Building on the success of these programmes, HI is now working with the country's union of psychiatrists and psychologists to create a free counselling helpline anyone can call.
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© Davide Preti/HI
Emergency Rehabilitation
Haitian earthquake victim Moïse is back on the football pitch
Moïse, who is 14 years old, lost his leg in 2010 when Haiti was struck by a powerful earthquake. With support from Humanity & Inclusion (HI), he has now been fitted with a prosthesis. He meets the HI team regularly to ensure regular adjustments can be made as he grows.
© Nadia Todres/HI
Haiti: 11 years on, HI continues to ensure access to rehabilitation services for people with disabilities
After Haiti was hit by an earthquake on January 12th 2010, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) launched one the biggest emergency responses in its history. The organisation continues to provide support to people with disabilities today.


Another hour spent stitching last night. It was quite relaxing.
This project still doesn't look like much. It's going fast. The weekend is to be rainy with snow mixed in for good measure. It's the perfect combination to putting up the feet, tossing a load of wash in the machine and just stitching. I've been quite stressed since Monday and stitching relieves my stress.
It's good that I didn't pick too difficult of a pattern for this next project. If I'd have to do partial stitches while feeling this overwhelmed, the stitching would contribute to feeling badly.
As it is, all it does is relax me and give me a feeling of accomplishment. That's what hobbies should do, make you feel good.


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Symptom of omicron that appears when you're sleeping
You may only notice that you have this symptom once you wake up
Branwen JonesWelsh Identity Reporter
Nisha Mal
Tougher restrictions across England may soon be introduced in a bid to tackle the omicron variant.
London declared a 'major incident' yesterday, as the capital's mayor Sadiq Khan described the rapid rise in cases as 'hugely concerning'.
There has also been wide speculation the nation will enter into a circuit breaker lockdown just after Christmas, with new restrictions in place to help tackle the variant.
Speaking to ITV's Lorraine, Dr Amir Khan has said that doctors from South Africa - the country in which the variant was first detected - have found that patients have been suffering with night sweats as they sleep, Wales Online reports.
Night sweats is another term for excessive sweating. It's when you sweat so much that your night clothes and bedding are left soaking, even when you are sleeping in a cool room.
The main symptoms of coronavirus are a high temperature, a new and continuous cough, as well as a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste. However, according to doctors, patients detected with the Omicron variant have said that they've experienced body aches and pains, fatigue, fever and a dry cough.
They also added that these effects are milder among those who have been vaccinated.
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Dr Khan explained further: "The symptoms that are coming out of South Africa by the doctors that are looking after patients with Omicron show these five new symptoms.
"A scratchy throat, mild muscle aches, extreme tiredness, a dry cough and night sweats. Those kind of drenching night sweats where you might have to get up and change your clothes.
"And this is important. It's important we keep on top of these symptoms, because if we're going to keep track of Omicron here and worldwide we need to be able to test people with these symptoms."
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BUFFALO – To Chad Johnson, his weak numbers are deceiving. Other than a poor 20-minute outing, the Sabres goalie believes he has played well this season.
Naturally, Johnson is frustrated. In 12 games, he is 1-5-3 with a ghastly 3.76 goals-against average and an .880 save percentage, his lone win coming Oct. 15.
Among goalies with 10 or more appearances this season, only Vegas Golden Knights rookie Maxime Lagace has a higher goals-against average and a lower save percentage.
Still, Johnson, who has received little goal support, said he feels fine.
"Pucks don't bounce your way and games just don't go your way, and for me, it seems like there's been more of those than not," he prior to Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Boston Bruins inside KeyBank Center.
Other than a weak goal former teammate Tyler Ennis scored Nov. 22, a contest Johnson allowed three early goals before getting pulled, he wouldn't change too much.
Johnson's recent body of work is strong. A year ago at this time, he was coming off a torrid 11-2-0 stretch with the Calgary Flames. During his first run here in 2015-16, he morphed into the Sabres' unsung hero, posting terrific numbers – 22-16-4, 2.36 and .920 – in 45 games.
This year, however, has been tough.
"I don't know what to say, I got to start going to hockey church or something like that," Johnson joked.
The affable Johnson, who always seems to be smiling, said "it takes a lot of work" to remain positive these days.
In difficult times, Johnson leans on his family, including his fraternal twin brother, Curtis, and Sabres goalie coach Andrew Allen.
Johnson trusts Allen, whose presence helped lure him back to Buffalo on a one-year deal.
"Watching other games, watching other goalies, having Andrew here watching video tape, going over goals, talking with him, especially just to keep me positive about where my game is at, is key for myself," Johnson said.
The Sabres made one lineup change up front Tuesday, inserting center Jacob Josefson, who missed 24 of the previous 27 games with an ankle injury.
Housley said Josefson "solidifies us down the middle." The Swede centered Jordan Nolan and Evan Rodrigues against the Bruins.
To make room for Josefson, winger Scott Wilson was scratched. The Sabres are 2-1-3 with Wilson, who was acquired from Detroit on Dec. 4, in the lineup.
Housley said winger Hudson Fasching, who was returned to the Rochester Americans on Monday, tailed off after starting his five-game recall strongly.
Notes: The Sabres also scratched defensemen Justin Falk and Josh Gorges (both healthy). … The Amerks have signed defenseman Stuart Percy to an AHL contract for the rest of the season. Percy, 24, has three goals and 17 points in 23 games this season. He signed a pro tryout in October. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted him 25th overall in 2011.


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Rob Chrystie names Scotland Club XV to play Ireland
Late switch of venue and time due to a frozen pitch means that Dalriada Cup first leg will now be played at Netherdale with a 3.30pm kick-off
31 January 2019 David Barnes Ayr RFC, Boroughmuir Rugby Club, Clubland, Currie Chieftains, Edinburgh Academical FC, Glasgow Hawks, Hawick RFC, Heriot's Rugby Club, Melrose RFC, News, Stirling County RFC, Tennent's Premiership, Watsonian FC 2
Rob Chrystie has named his Scotland Club XV side to face Ireland at Netherdale on Friday night. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
THE SCOTLAND CLUB XV to play Ireland at Netherdale tomorrow afternoon has been unveiled by head coach Rob Chrystie. The 23 man squad includes eight Heriot's players (two starting and six on bench) and six from Ayr (all starting), plus two each from Currie Chieftains and Melrose, and one each from Boroughmuir, Glasgow Hawks, Hawick, Stirling County and Watsonians. Edinburgh Accies are the only Premiership club not represented.
With the recent freezing temperatures rendering Myreside unplayable, the match has now been switched to Netherdale in Galashiels, where there is undersoil heating, and it will now kick-off at the earlier time of 3.30pm so as not to clash with the Scotland Under-20s match versus Italy at the same venue later that evening, which is a shame because it is bound to impact the number of people able to make it along to watch one of club rugby's showcase occasions.
Ayr number eight Pete McCallum will captain the side, having fulfilled the same role two seasons ago. Melrose's Fraser Thomson, who led the side last season, is unavailable due to injury, and is replaced at full-back by Paddy Dewhirst, who has been in fine form for Ayr in the Tennent's Premiership in recent weeks, scoring five tries in the team's last six outings including a hat-trick against Glasgow Hawks last weekend.
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17 member of the squad were involved in the team's narrow victory over Scotland Under-20s in last week's warm-up match at Oriam. The other players, alongside Dewhirst, who were not involved in that game are Currie Chieftains centre Robbie Nelson, Ayr winger Kyle Rowe, Ayr second-row Tommy Spinks, reserve props Gary Strain and Struan Cessford of Glasgow Hawks and Heriot's respectively, and reserve utility-back Patrick Anderson of Melrose.
"We've picked a squad who have been performing week in week out in the Tennent's Premiership," said Chrystie. "The squad have trained really well, and despite a few injuries, there are only two players who haven't been involved from the start of our training schedule, so we're in a good place. The coaching and support staff have been working non-stop to get the team in a position to go out Friday and put in a performance.
"It's a great opportunity for these players to play at the highest standard possible and a represent not just themselves but also their clubs."
This is the first instalment of this season's Dalriada Cup double-header against Ireland, with the return leg being played in Dublin next Friday night. Scotland are the current holders of the trophy after securing a better aggregate score over the two matches last season.
Tickets to Scotland U20 v Italy U20 at Netherdale on Friday 1 February (7.35pm) will also allow you access to Scotland Club XV v Ireland Club XV at 3.30pm in Netherdale. Likewise, tickets to the Club XV fixture will also allow you access to Scotland U20 v Italy U20.
If you have bought a Scotland Club XV ticket and wish to receive a refund, please contact the Scottish Rugby Ticket Centre by calling 0131 346 5160.
Tickets to Scotland Club XV v Ireland Club XV will only be available to purchase at the turnstiles from 2.30pm.
Scotland Club XV (v Ireland at Netherdale on Friday at 3.30pm): Paddy Dewhirst (Ayr); Craig Gossman (Boroughmuir), Rob Kay (Heriot's), Robbie Nelson (Currie Chieftains), Kyle Rowe (Ayr); Gregor Hunter (Currie Chieftains), Murdo McAndrew (Melrose); Shawn Muir (Hawick), Ross Graham (Watsonians), Steven Longwell (Ayr), Hamilton Burr (Stirling County), Tommy Spinks (Ayr), Blair Macpherson (Ayr), Jack McLean (Heriot's), Pete McCallum (Ayr). Subs: Gary Strain (Glasgow Hawks), Michael Liness (Heriot's), Struan Cessford (Heriot's), Ruaridh Leishman (Heriot's), Iain Wilson (Heriot's), Andrew Simmers (Heriot's), Stuart Edwards (Heriot's), Patrick Anderson (Melrose).
That was the month that was: January 2019
ewan macrae says:
I believe it is sad that there are no caps for anybody who plays outside the Premiership.
Moody Blue says:
Good and interesting side. While you would never want to take away from the guys who get picked since for them all it is the cumulation of a hard seasons work, it would be interesting to know who is unavailable through injury.
Jamie Forbes, Fraser Thomson, Jordan Edmunds, Craig Jackson, Ben Robbins, Johnny Matthews and Ian Moody have all played outstanding rugby this season and miss out – presumably some of them at least because of injury.
The back 5 of the pack reminds me of a Scotland pack of the late 80s and early 90s – 5 back rowers and no locks in it! We may miss the retired Scott Sutherland and the removed Robert McAlpine from previous seasons!
Meanwhile if you take 'The Offside Line' team of the week as a reasonable gauge of form, then you can see most of the guys selected here have been consistent in form throughout the season….here is the team with 'Appearances in the Team of the Week' in brackets.
P Dewhirst (3); C Gossman (1), R Kay (2), R Nelson (3), K Rowe (3);
G Hunter (3), M McAndrew (5)
S Muir (7), R Graham (2), S Longwell (5) T Spinks (2), H Burr (3), B McPherson (5), P McCallum (1), J McLean (5)
P Anderson (1), S Edwards (2), A Simmers (3), G Strain (2), M Liness (3), S Cessford (5), R Leishman (1), I Wilson (4)


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Q: filling 100% width of website using mantine My goal is to have my header and content to be 100% of the width of the page. I have no css files but instead am using mantine for styles.
I've tried editing widths to 100% on different components with no luck.
The end goal once I've got my page using 100% width is using display grid to organise my components in columns.
I would like my WeatherComponent to fill the full width so say gridColumnStart: 1 to 4
TodoList to start and end 1 to 2
and NewsComponent to start and end 2 to 4.
This is my dashboard where components are rendered:
import { Container } from '@mantine/core';

import { Group } from '@mantine/core';
import NewsComponent from '../components/NewsComponent';
import TodoList from '../components/TodoList';
import WeatherComponent from '../components/WeatherComponent';

const Dashboard = () => {
  return (
    <Container style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '20px' }}>
      <Group style={{ gridColumn: '1 / span 3' }}>
        <WeatherComponent />
      </Group>
      <Group style={{ gridColumnStart: 1, gridColumnEnd: 1.5 }}>
        <TodoList />
      </Group>
      <Group style={{ gridColumnStart: 1.5, gridColumnEnd: 3 }}>
        <NewsComponent />
      </Group>
    </Container>
  );
};

export default Dashboard;

And this is my WeatherComponent which is basically serving as my Header:
import axios from 'axios';
import { Weather } from '../types';
import UserForm from './UserForm';
import { Title, Text, Container } from '@mantine/core';
import { useEffect, useState, createContext } from 'react';

export const WeatherContext = createContext<any>(null);

const WeatherComponent = () => {
  const [weather, setWeather] = useState<Weather | null>();
  const fetchWeatherData = async () => {
    const response = await axios.get('http://mock-api-call/weather/get-weather');

    setWeather(response.data.result.weather);
  };

  useEffect(() => {
    fetchWeatherData();
  }, []);

  return (
    <Container>
      <WeatherContext.Provider value={weather?.forcast}>
        <UserForm />
      </WeatherContext.Provider>
      <Title order={2}>Today's Weather</Title>
      <Text size="lg">
        {weather?.forcast} with a low of {weather?.min} and a high of {weather?.max}
      </Text>
      <Text size="md" data-testid="description">
        {weather?.description}
      </Text>
    </Container>
  );
};

export default WeatherComponent;

Ideally I'd like to use mantine stylings to reach 100% and not create a css file to style *.

A: To prevent mantine from enforcing max-width on the container element, use the fluid prop on the container.
return (
    <Container fluid>
    {content}
    </Container

)

A: Solved!
I changed the width of the WeatherComponents Container to 100% and it fixed the issue.
in WeatherComponent
return (
    <Container style={{ width: '100%' }}>
)