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Story by Jan Stinchcomb	(Read author interview)	July 23, 2021
Art by Umanoide
We gaze in awe at the Pacific Ocean, charged with radioactivity. We see the monster, enormous and merciless, emerge. By the time we hear that magnificent roar, the true source of fear and trembling, it is already too late for Tokyo. The giant tail swings and tall buildings fall. It is too late for all of us.
Devastation on this scale is always the mother's fault.
Godzilla's mother knows what is coming when she lays that egg. As she runs her pretty claws over the humming shell, still pristine, she senses the growing danger of the contents. There are many avenues for a mother like her. She refuses fear, hero worship, and grief. Abandonment calls to her like a siren.
She is not dissuaded by Grendel's mother, famous for her maternal rage. Not impressed when that mother storms into the great hall and grabs her son's severed arm in the ultimate gesture of kinship. In fact, she is critical. Why is the legendary Grendel still living at home? Is this relationship incestuous, a perversion of attachment parenting? Godzilla's mother does not care how hard Grendel's mother has worked. She can imagine a monster childhood that is golden, beyond reproach, and, without a trace of sentimentality, she can conceive of its exact opposite.
Godzilla's mother remembers that Grendel's mother, unable to attain vengeance, does not exist for long without her son.
Isn't it better to cut the apron strings and let your baby go, right away, to Monster Island? Better to let him become a single dad, making his own mistakes? The child, the monster, is one day going to encounter men and their weapons, for both are ubiquitous. Not to worry: a monster is essential, cherished like a bride.
The monster always has his day.
I see Godzilla's mother, one leathery foot poised atop the pulsing egg, as she stares out across the waves. She has a choice. Every mother on the planet has a choice at this delicate stage. She can keep her baby close and love him or she can turn him loose and love him. I feel it happen. My own toes are tingling and curling, my own leg is stretching. It's not a nudge or a tap, no, it's a desperate wish that sets the beloved egg rolling, slowly at first, and then with punishing speed, into the all-knowing mother ocean.
This micro was a finalist in the 2021 SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest.
Jan Stinchcomb is the author of The Kelping (Unnerving), The Blood Trail (Red Bird Chapbooks) and Find the Girl (Main Street Rag). Her stories have recently appeared in Atticus Review, Ligeia Magazine and Fractured Lit. A Pushcart nominee, she is featured in Best Microfiction 2020 and The Best Small Fictions 2018 & 2021. She lives in Southern California with her family. Find her on Twitter @janstinchcomb
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Jazz get blown out by Warriors, 104-74
By Jody Genessy Dec 20, 2016, 10:55pm MST
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket against Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Rodney Hood had to leave Tuesday's game early — as in the first couple of minutes — because of, well, gastrointestinal issues.
The shooting guard returned later in the first half but didn't return to the court in the second half because of what the team called "gastric distress."
Hood might've been the lucky one. He didn't have to witness the team's worst loss of the season.
After a very slow start, the Golden State Warriors completely destroyed the Jazz 104-74 in front of a very entertained Oracle Arena crowd.
"I think we just came out and (played) soft defensively," Jazz center Rudy Gobert said. "We looked like we were just scared and we shouldn't be. We should just come out and play basketball and have fun."
The loss was the biggest deficit of the season for Utah (18-11), which previously lost twice by 14 points. It also ended the Jazz's four-game winning streak.
"Yeah, we lost by 30-plus points or whatever," Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward said after a rough night. "I mean, there's really not much else to say about it."
This game got off to a very bizarre start, which seemed fortuitous for the visitors.
Golden State, which won its fifth straight to improve to 25-4, missed its first six field goals and didn't score until Steph Curry sank a pair of free throws at the 8:34 mark.
Though the Jazz's offense was just as bad — they also missed their first six shots — Utah somehow managed to take a lead despite only scoring five points in the first six minutes and 15 seconds.
Things went downhill like a runaway cable car for the Jazz after the first quarter ended.
"I didn't think either team was playing poorly, to be honest with you," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. "It was just a lot of missed shots. They actually figured it out and we didn't."
Klay Thompson scored 13 of his 17 points in the second quarter as the Warriors outscored the Jazz 36-18. That gave Golden State a 55-33 halftime lead.
The Jazz didn't have a big comeback in them this time like their reserves did in Utah earlier this month. The Warriors went ahead by 37 and never relented.
Curry finished with 25 points on 8-of-18 shooting, and Kevin Durant added 22 points.
Once the Warriors finally got going, the game was reminiscent of their recent 135-90 blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
"It was one of my favorite games of the year for us," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "I know Utah was shorthanded, but they are a tough team, physical, and we couldn't buy a shot to start the game. The first five minutes I think it was 0-0 and the crowd gave us a sarcastic cheer for making a basket. I've never seen that before. I loved that we stayed with it and took care of the ball."
Snyder said it's almost impossible to beat the W's when they get hot.
"Nope. You're going to lose when they're that good, but that doesn't mean you don't try," Snyder said after Utah's morning shootaround Tuesday. "If they're having one of those nights, there's nothing you can do, but you don't know unless you try."
Unfortunately for the Jazz, it was one of those nights.
"If it ends up like that, it ends up like that," Snyder added. "You lick your wounds and move forward and try to learn from it, try to get better."
It would help the Jazz if they could face the Warriors at full strength. Golden State went on a 29-2 run against a shorthanded Utah team in a 106-99 win two weeks ago. George Hill, Hayward, Derrick Favors and Hood all missed that one.
Favors (rehab protocol) and Hill (toe) both missed this one as well.
After missing the earlier matchup because of his finger, Hayward wasn't much help for the Jazz this time around. He only hit two of 10 field goals — and missed all six 3-point attempts — en route to a season-low six points.
Three other Utah starters — Dante Exum, Boris Diaw and Hood — combined for just eight points.
Utah, which hosts Sacramento on Wednesday, ended up shooting a woeful 35.5 percent.
If there was a bright spot Tuesday, it was Rudy Gobert. The Jazz center notched his eighth-straight double-double and finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds.
Joe Johnson led Utah with 14 points, while Joe Ingles and Trey Lyles each added 11 points off the bench.
"We missed some shots early," Hayward said. "We still played good defense against them. We just couldn't find anything on the offensive end."
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I wish that Turbine will get to them all.
want to see some snowy mountains or maybe--dare I say it?--another city.
Don't get me wrong: I see the name Stormreach in the title of the game.
us to another city to serve one of his brethren. Something. Anything.
Just help me get out of town for a vacation!
those new locales I wished for in #10!
Online Adventures, and I might've have wanted to do that in DDO, too.
transmutation school of arcane magic!
Turbine bump it up to 16. This would also bring in a new set of spells.
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1. Release an Expansion that Does All of This!
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ABC was formed in 1994 by a community of people with a common interest in African ornithology and a shared concern for the future of African birds. From those small beginnings, ABC has grown into an international association of over 1,200 members in more than 70 countries across the globe.
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The trustees include a Chair (David Fox), Vice Chair (Paul Buckley), Secretary (Susie Squier) and Treasurer (Anne Varney), who are the Executive Officers of the charity.
ABC has representatives in over 50 countries and you can find out more about them here.
A conservation committee manages ABC's Awards Programme.
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An editorial board oversees the content and production of the Bulletin of the African Bird Club.
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Neat Microphones Bumblebee II review: Sonic depth on a budget
Posted by January 29, 2022 January 29, 2022
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The Neat Microphones Bumblebee II USB condenser mic promises easy-to-use features and high-resolution output in a competitively priced, compactly styled package. Being both affordable and aesthetically pleasing makes it an intriguing option for podcasting, gaming, streaming, and video conferencing. But a mix of design improvements to streamline user workflow and the same internal innovations that set the original Bumblebee apart from the competition are what ultimately make the Bumblebee II stand out for content creators. Let's take a closer look at how the Neat Bumblebee II performs on instrumental sources and manages to deliver some of the most consistent, clear, and natural vocal tones when pitted against USB microphones in the $100 price range.
The Neat Bumblebee II's design
While many of Neat Microphones' products prominently feature a signature yellow-and-black color scheme matching the brand's insect theme, the Bumblebee II mic takes a stripped-down design approach. It sports a matte black metal chassis and grill that give off a rather plain, understated impression that might make it more well-suited for use in more professional settings than the 2015 original—a distinctive golden disc perched above an obsidian slab.
The entire Bumblebee II measures only 8 inches in height, adding to its ability to fly under the radar visually. The microphone itself is permanently suspended on a metal yoke mount that feels sturdy yet easy to adjust, and the yoke is fastened to a plastic horseshoe-shaped desk stand with a soft slip-resistant base. For added flexibility, the yoke mount and microphone can be removed from the desk stand entirely and affixed to a standard boom arm or microphone stand, which is helpful for introducing the microphone to any existing broadcast setup.
The Bumblebee II features a very simple front control panel consisting of a single multifunction knob, a mute button, and a red LED mute indicator. By pressing on the control knob, users can toggle between adjusting headphone output volume, microphone recording level, and mix balance, all of which are indicated by a color-changing light ring around the knob itself. The bottom of the microphone is equally streamlined and features a single USB-C output and a 3.5mm headphone output. All in all, the Bumblebee II's refined design is a welcome change when compared to the bulkier three-knob controls and USB-A output of the first-generation Bumblebee. Regardless of its physical overhaul, the Bumblebee II is capable of recording at the same industry-standard 24-bit/96 kHz audio resolution as its predecessor but with increased dynamic range, allowing it to produce detailed, production-quality audio files.
As a cardioid condenser microphone, the Bumblebee II features a side-address design and houses a sensitive large-diaphragm condenser capsule that's tailored for reproducing fine sound details and smoothing out sharp transients. The internal capsule itself is expansive by USB microphone standards, measuring 25 millimeters in diameter, which allows it to produce lower self-noise and a clearer signal when compared to something like the seemingly ubiquitous Blue Yeti's 14mm capsule. Speaking of Blue Microphones, Neat Microphones was founded in 2014 by Skipper Wise and Martins Saulespurens, the co-founders of Blue, so the company (now a subsidiary of Turtle Beach) has a serious pedigree in the mic sector.
Simple plug-and-play operation makes this a great mic for jumpstarting a podcasting, livestreaming, or conferencing setup. Julian Vittorio
Getting started with the Neat Bumblebee II
The Neat Bumblebee II comes fully assembled in its box, packaged alongside a quick start guide, a USB-C cable, and a microphone stand thread adapter. It doesn't include a storage bag or case, making it necessary to keep the box and molded foam insert for travel or storage. That's not unheard of for microphones in this price range, but it's something to keep in mind if you're working with limited storage space.
Setting up the Bumblebee II for recording was as easy as placing it on the desk and connecting it to my 2015 Apple MacBook Pro via USB. My computer automatically recognized the Bumblebee II and all I had to do was set the microphone to my input and output device in Apple's Logic Pro digital audio workstation (DAW) to begin recording. During setup, I found that the microphone's proximity to the yoke mount offered just barely enough space to attach my KRK KNS 8400 headphones and the USB cable without crimping the connectors, which could pose problems when using headphones with more rigid connectors. After some adjusting, I found that this can be mitigated by tilting the microphone 180 degrees within the yoke mount to orient the connectors facing upward.
Even when speaking at a normal volume, the default gain settings on the Bumblebee II produced a bit of overloading and required some adjustment out of the box. I soon realized that the overloading was happening in the output stage, leaving the actual recorded audio unaffected, and I was able to simply turn the output down to alleviate the problem. One gripe I had with the microphone's LED ring was that it doesn't provide any visual feedback for volume or gain levels; it simply changes color depending on its operating mode. This made achieving precise adjustments more difficult and I was forced to rely on my own ears and the level indicators in my DAW to dial in the best sound.
The Bumblebee II's sound
The Neat Bumblebee II claims to offer a natural sound with full low-frequency response and I was pleased to find that it absolutely delivers on that promise. The larger-than-average capsule enables a more pronounced smoothing of the low-frequency proximity effect, making space for the microphone to produce a more engaging and realistic vocal sound that's less prone to changing even when users shift positions. Aiding this response is a sensitivity of 16.0 mV/Pa at 1 kHz, signal-to-noise ratio of 80 dB-A, and a dynamic range of 114 dB.
I first tested it on my voice and found that it captured an immediately detectable warmth and intimacy that lacked any of the brittle highs that so often plague budget condenser microphones. According to its official frequency response curve, the Bumblebee II features prominent sensitivity in the 30-40 Hz range that adds audible fullness to its sound when compared to a microphone like the Blue Yeti, which tapers off steadily below 200 Hz. The Bumblebee II also features a more heavily scooped midrange than the Blue Yeti (or the Blue Yeti X), which helps it skirt around a lot of the common boxiness to which vocal recordings are prone.
One of the shortcomings of the Bumblebee II compared to a direct competitor like the Blue Yeti, however, is its single pickup pattern. While the Yeti's five switchable pickup patterns, including figure-of-eight and omnidirectional, allow users to capture a wide palette of sound variations, the Bumblebee II is locked to a unidirectional cardioid polar pattern. This makes it less useful for recording sources apart from a single performer and somewhat limits its creative versatility as a recording tool. However, as a potential new addition to the best podcast microphones, as well as the best mics for streaming, it can excel.
In addition, the Bumblebee II's extended lows, shaped midrange, and gently sculpted highs should allow it to excel theoretically at recording other musical instruments, so I followed up my vocal test with acoustic guitar and electric guitar recordings to see how it might fare in a music production setting. Each of these instruments recorded very well through the microphone, which captured no shortage of full, detailed low-end information. However, while I found that the Bumblebee II painted a very realistic and balanced picture of the acoustic guitar, the electric guitar recording lacked some of the punch and presence I prefer and required EQ for fine-tuning.
It should be noted that, like even the best condenser microphones, the Bumblebee II is prone to picking up a fair amount of ambient room noise that can sound distracting at best and unpleasant at worst. In my experience, however, the Bumblebee II suffered less from this phenomenon than the Blue Yeti and I suspect that this is due to the Bumblebee II's meticulously tailored response that maneuvers around common problem-causing frequencies in the midrange and highs. Still, if working in a significantly echoey room, a less-sensitive dynamic USB microphone like the Samson Q9U may be a better choice for capturing a more focused and sterile vocal tone.
The Bumblebee II captures natural, accurate vocals better than most $100 USB mics. Julian Vittorio
So, who should buy the Neat Bumblebee II?
When stacked up against the best USB microphones in the price range that I've tested, the Neat Bumblebee II delivers an astonishing depth, clarity, and warmth. Thanks to its sculpted frequency response and large capsule, the microphone offers excellent value for content creators who might prefer a natural and true-to-life vocal sound to a traditionally compressed and top-heavy broadcast sound. If you're a musician willing to bump your budget up to $200 you can get the Neat Microphones King Bee II, which features a more studio-centric XLR-based design and a flatter, more versatile frequency response (read our complete thoughts on that model). But, while this cardioid mic does have a few interface quirks and design limitations that are reflective of its affordable price point, the Bumblebee II is hands-down one of the best-sounding, best-performing $100 USB condenser microphones currently available.
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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | World War I started one century ago. Wait! Don't stop reading.
For most Americans, the war is like algebra or frog anatomy -- something you have to study briefly in school but then never have to think about again. Unlike World War II, with its unambiguous villains, epic battles and clear victory, World War I is a hot mess. Countries and forgotten empires declared war on each other in no small part because a bunch of aristocrats in funny clothes said they had to.
Everything about World War I -- from the seemingly ridiculous fighting techniques (who hasn't watched a movie with trench warfare and thought, "Man, that's a dumb way to die"?) to the clothes and music -- seems anciently irrelevant.
But the truth is that almost no modern event can hold a candle to it. George Kennan observed that when studying the maladies of the 20th century, "all the lines of inquiry lead back to World War I." A century from now, people might say the same thing of the past two centuries.
Let's start with the obvious. The staggering loss of military lives: 650,000 Italians, 325,000 Turks, nearly a million from the British empire, over a million from Austro-Hungarian lands, 1.4 million from France, 1.7 million Russians, 1.8 million Germans and 116,516 Americans -- not to mention 8.9 million civilian casualties worldwide. None of that counts the 50 million fatalities resulting from the influenza pandemic largely unleashed by the war.
Without World War I, you don't get the second -- a poignant irony given that the former was sold as the "war to end all wars." The terms imposed on Germany, described as a "Carthaginian peace" by John Maynard Keynes, made another war virtually inevitable. Much as Adolf Hitler found his life's mission while fighting in World War I. Benito Mussolini's fascism was a direct adaptation of what he called "the socialism of the trenches."
Without the first war, the Bolsheviks almost surely would never have come to power in Russia. That led to the Soviet Union's mass murder, Eastern Europe's enslavement, the Cold War and, of course, Vladimir Putin's career.
The Middle East's travails can be traced in no small part to the Ottoman Empire's dissolution at the end of WWI. Dividing their spoils, the British and French drew most of the contours of the Arab world to their benefit. According to a surely false legend, the line between Jordan and Saudi Arabia takes a crooked turn because someone bumped Winston Churchill's elbow while he was drawing it. (Churchill himself blamed his errant pen on a liquid lunch.) What's not disputed is that the resulting maps have fed countless conflicts and resentments ever since.
In the West, the war opened a Pandora's box, unleashing innumerable cultural and intellectual demons that we have decided to make peace with rather than defeat.
And then there's America. Some good was hastened by the war, though it's hard to believe women's suffrage wasn't inevitable. But it's also hard to ignore the harm, at least from a libertarian perspective.
"I believe it is no exaggeration," wrote sociologist Robert Nisbet, "to say that the West's first real experience with totalitarianism -- political absolutism extended into every possible area of culture and society, education, religion, industry, the arts, local community and family included, with a kind of terror always waiting in the wings -- came with the American war state under Woodrow Wilson."
Wilson introduced domestic spying, censorship, violent political intimidation of opponents and economic statism into the American DNA. Pro-Wilson intellectuals celebrated the "social possibilities of war," in the words of John Dewey. By that they meant the ability to force Americans to, as Frederick Lewis Allen put it, "lay by our good-natured individualism and march in step." The enduring notion that experts could plan the economy from Washington was largely born in Wilson's "war socialism."
David Adesnik, my colleague at the American Enterprise Institute, has an essay in The Weekly Standard arguing America had no choice but to join World War I because Germany had resolved to fight us. Maybe so, but America joined that stupid and calamitous war very late in the game and by doing so abetted the Carthaginian peace. The correctness of that choice is an academic question. The consequences of it remain very much alive.


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Thank to everyone who came to this month's DC Listening Lounge. It was a really nice meeting with some excellent discussion and a beautiful diverse expanse of soundfull listening.
**At the meeting it was mentioned that our audio friends at HEAR NOW have great resources and a nice outlet for creative programming. We discussed getting a group of DCLL folks together to talk more about how we can/should/want to/don't want to/ work with Hear Now. If you're interested in adding your thoughts to the mix, please rsvp here: dclisteninglounge@gmail.com.
We'll meet for some Indian food and a chat about this with interested folks Tuesday December 6th at 7:45pm to discuss more. Please RSVP.
**The next DCLL will be Tuesday December 13th! Details coming soon. Food, friends and audio to share -- all encouraged.
Jonna shared a Long Haul productions clip from Katheryne moving out of her home to a new one. Non-narrated, very personal.
Jeff performed (in 1983) a family ballad and helped us all see the unifying force of a good bookie.
Thanks to all who shared their time, ears and thoughts. Looking forward to December's lounge!
For those who won't be in town for it, DCLL wishes you some happy holidays!


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Journalist Adam Davidson who writes New York Magazine and hosts a show on NPR says the Clinton Foundation is "all about buying access" describing it as "gross."
Appearing on this week's "Slate Political Gabfest" podcast, journalist Adam Davidson who previously served as a moderator for the Clinton Global Initiative, the centerpiece of the Clinton Foundation, blasted the former Secretary of State and former US President for shamelessly using charity as a cover for a complex pay-to-play scheme.
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"It seems, to me, that it is all about buying access. It is incredibly expensive just to go to the thing, it's $100,000-something," said Davidson before digging into the nuts and bolts of the pay-to-play scheme.
"There's sort of these explicit ways in which you get access," he said. "You pay more money to get more access to political leaders and to really rich people and to big corporate leaders. It feels like the worst version of an elite selling access to the aspirational, creating this theater of doing good, but it's all about something else."
"It really feels gross," said the journalist who said that the Clintons were "beholden to scumbags" through their work with the Clinton Foundation.
"If you are planning… to run for president… don't set up a foundation where you are beholden to scumbags from other countries. That's ridiculous," said Davidson. "And if you are Secretary of State tell your husband not to do business with them."
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The Clinton Foundation has faced a barrage of media attention in the past week following a shocking AP report that showed that over half of Hillary Clinton's meetings as Secretary of State, not including consults that were part of her official duties, were with Clinton Foundation donors many of whom were initially denied a meeting with her under formal State Department protocol.
Media attention on the scandal has begun to wax and wane in recent days with CNN posting a lengthy article accusing AP, the most respected non-partisan news outlet in the country, of journalistic malpractice for failing to report a figure that includes both Hillary's compulsory State Department meetings and those which she had actual control of.
Others in the media believe that AP used the appropriate measure as certain meetings, such as with State Department staff, have little to no bearing on whether or not a pay-to-play scheme existed and instead only serve to distract from reality.
Clinton's campaign team also appear to be struggling with the inconsistency of their vowed position to refuse all foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation if she is elected given that the organization had accepted ever growing sums of foreign cash when she was serving as the country's top diplomat. When asked by CNN's Dana Bash, "how is it wrong to accept foreign donations as President, but it is not wrong to accept foreign donations as Secretary of State," Hillary's campaign manager Robby Mook froze.
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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has said that he wants Donald Trump and the Party to focus on the issue of the Clinton Foundation's financial dealings during Hillary's tenure as Secretary of State.
However, it appears that the allure of what may be a major scandal has worn off after Donald Trump once again stole the media limelight for all the wrong reasons by calling Hillary a "bigot" and strangely celebrating the death of NBA Star Dwyane Wade's cousin.
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Q: JSP communicating with java and dynamically displaying html code I am fairly new to JS and to JSP's, but I am having trouble with my JSP communicating with a Java class. I am not sure if I want to make the java class a bean or an applet or neither.
I have two text inputs from the user. I want the user to input two strings. After the user inputs to strings, I want them to click a button and execute the following:

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*The two strings are going to be used as arguments for a java method.

*The java method is going to be executed with the two strings as arguments

*The method returns a StringBuffer (I realize that this isn't a JS supported class). The StringBuffer is HTML code.

*Display the HTML code that is returned from the java code underneath the button and input
My attempt at the code is below:
JSP:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII">
<title>Button Pusher</title>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Compare</button>

Path 1: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT  NAME="Path1Name" SIZE=20 ID="Path1ID">

Path 2: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="Path2Name" SIZE=20 ID="Path2ID">

<jsp:useBean id="mybean" class="my.MyBean" scope="session" >
<jsp:setProperty name="mybean" property="path1" value="pathname" />
</jsp:useBean>

The Java code:
package my;
public class MyBean {

private String name=new String();
private String path1 = new String();
private String path2 = new String();

public String getPath1() {
    return path1;
}
public String getPath2() {
    return path2;
}
public String getName() {
    return name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
    this.name = name;
}
public void setPath1(String path1) {
    this.path1=path1;
}
public void setPath2(String path2) {
    this.path2=path2;
}
public StringBuffer compare(String path1, String path2) {
    StringBuffer strBuff = new StringBuffer();
    strBuff.append("" + path1+""+""+path2+"");
    return strBuff;
}
}

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

A: You have to submit the form and then get the parameters into your page. I think you need to go through some very basic tutorials on JSP. Using javascript in this way is not correct. There is no interaction between Javascript and the Java code in your JSP.

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Home News US Congress Buckles Down With Blockchain – Launch Congressional Blockchain Caucus
US Congress Buckles Down With Blockchain – Launch Congressional Blockchain Caucus
US Representatives Jared Polis (Democrat-Colorado.) and David Schweikert (Republican-Arizona.) officially launched the Blockchain Caucus on Thursday. The caucus will be focused on advocating for "sound public policy toward blockchain-based technologies and digital currencies."
"Blockchain has the potential to transform the 21st century economy," Polis said. "Lawmakers need to understand that as the world rapidly changes, it's our responsibility to ensure that we craft policies and adapt laws that match our ingenuity. Blockchain's potential to reshape everything from the financial industry, to supply chains, to cybersecurity, to health care is something we should embrace. I look forward to the Caucus's upcoming policy briefings and meetings that will educate members of Congress on these innovative technologies."
"Open Blockchain networks and distributed ledger technologies are still new, but it's critical for members of Congress to begin comprehending both their current applications and future use cases," Rep. Schweikert said.
"It is critically important the United States remain competitive regarding emerging technologies, and distributed ledger technology is the open, secure, efficient technology backbone we've been looking for."
The Congressional Blockchain Caucus will seek to educate, engage, and provide research to help policymakers implement smart regulatory approaches to the issues raised by blockchain-based technologies and networks. Polis relaunched the bipartisan caucus alongside David Schweikert (R-Ariz.). Schweikert will replace former Co-Chair of the Blockchain Caucus, Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.).
"Coin Center is thrilled that there is now a caucus dedicated to this revolutionary technology and the important policy issues it raises," Jerry Brito, Executive Director of Coin Center said. "Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize many industries, but it also presents some risks. Its development could also be hampered by outmoded regulation. We applaud Reps. Polis and Schweikert for having the foresight to create a forum for members of Congress to learn about the technology and champion its responsible development, and we're honored to have helped them in launching this effort.
"Blockchain technology is one of the most important inventions in modern finance. Key to unleashing the power of this technology is collaboration and engagement between the industry and policy makers. Our Members look forward to playing a significant role in the development of this sector by working with Rep. Polis, Rep, Schweikert and the Blockchain Caucus towards building a legal environment that fosters innovation, jobs, and investment," said Perianne Boring, Founder and President of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, which represents the world's leading innovators in the blockchain technology ecosystem.
Blockchain is a decentralized distributed ledger that is the main technology powering cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. By using math and cryptography, blockchain supplies a decentralized database of every transaction involving value. This creates a record of authenticity that is verifiable by a user community, increasing transparency and reducing fraud.
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Central banks changing of the guard
Stephen Grenville
While the tradition of central bank independence is relatively new, the idea has held firm.
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Breaking tradition, President Donald Trump has not reappointed Janet Yellen to another term as chair of the US Federal Reserve. Elsewhere, central bank leadership is also in transition. What does this mean for central bank independence?
In America, where political appointments of senior bureaucrats are the norm, it is a well-established tradition that the Fed chair is reappointed for a second term, even when political affiliations differ. Ronald Reagan reappointed Democrat Paul Volcker; Bill Clinton reappointed Republican Alan Greenspan; and Barack Obama reappointed Republican Ben Bernanke.
The case for reappointing Yellen was strong. She is generally acknowledged to have done an excellent job, especially in restraining interest rate increases even as the economic recovery strengthened and unemployment fell below what is often regarded as "full employment". It would suit Trump's economic growth objectives for Yellen to be seen as a "dove". Her deep experience would have been valuable as America negotiates the forthcoming "normalisation" (raising) of interest rates and unwinding of quantitative easing.
Thus, the failure to reappoint Yellen is taken by some as an indication that Trump will assert stronger control over the Fed. In discussing candidates before the appointment, the President said: "You like to make your own mark, which maybe is one of the things which is a little bit against her." The fact that Trump's appointee, Jerome Powell, is a lawyer is seen by some as leaving more room for politics, at the expense of economic analysis.
Central bank independence is a subtle issue in which personality is as important as technical expertise. Arthur F. Burns, well-qualified as an economist, is routinely cited as a malleable Fed chair ready to do the electorally motivated bidding of Richard Nixon. George H. W. Bush clearly expected partisan loyalty from his Fed chairman when he blamed Alan Greenspan for his election loss: "I reappointed him, and he disappointed me."
Paul Volcker laid the foundations of US Fed independence with his 1980 "Volcker shock", a stellar example of determination to put economics ahead of politics in setting monetary policy. To build on this independence, Greenspan was active across politics, holding weekly breakfasts with the Secretary of the Treasury and tirelessly socialising with members of Congress and the financial press. But if this reinforced the power of his position, it created another problem – Greenspan the infallible maestro, overconfident in his opinions.
Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen have established a more modest, more inclusive independence based on demonstrated competence. Jerome Powell, who has been a member of the Fed board since 2012, can continue the tradition.
The Fed chair is powerful, but the composition of the board matters also matters. There are four vacancies (including the key vice-chair position, recently vacated by top economist Stanley Fischer). Marvin Goodfriend, Trump's only nomination so far, would bring deep technical expertise to the position without any doctrinal baggage.
Perhaps the concern is less for monetary policy and more for financial stability. Trump's appointment of Randal Quarles is a clear return to a less-regulated approach to prudential supervision. Some speculate that Yellen's support for the post-2008 financial stability regulatory reforms was the main factor in Trump's decision not to reappoint her.
The complexity of the seemingly simple idea of central bank independence is demonstrated elsewhere. Appointments to the European Central Bank board seem mired in politics, with national entitlements more important than competence or independence. This issue will become more acute next year, when Mario Draghi's term as president concludes.
Again, the arguments of technical competence versus political shrewdness are illustrated by recent history. Jean-Claude Trichet was undoubtedly well-qualified technically (he had been governor of the Bank of France), but his misreading of the post-2007 crisis period is widely seen as a serious error, while Draghi's astute call of "whatever it takes" to save the euro in 2012 was politically brilliant.
In the UK, the perception that the Bank of England (BoE) failed miserably in the financial stability challenges of 2007–08 saw an outsider, indeed a foreigner, brought to the governorship. But Canadian Mark Carney (and the BoE under his leadership) does enjoy a high degree of independence.
In Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda is expected to be reappointed as Governor of the Bank of Japan (BoJ). Kuroda's closeness to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has never been in doubt: he was appointed in order to implement the monetary policy element of Abe's "three arrows" reforms. If this seems contrary to accepted ideas of independence, its success neutralises any criticism. The BoJ's pre-2012 policy of studied inaction provides the contrast: the bank might have demonstrated its independence, but at the cost of creating a reputation for being ineffectual.
Elsewhere in Asia, the separation of politics from policymaking depends, again, on personalities. In China, Zhou Xiaochuan is seen as an outstanding governor of the People's Bank who has trimmed back inflation, reined in the current account surplus, and advanced the cause of economic openness at a good pace, with only a few missteps made along the way. All this within an institutional framework that gave him little room to manoeuvre.
Indonesia illustrates the same ambivalence about independence. After the disaster of the 1997–98 crisis, Bank Indonesia was granted autonomy modelled on the strict separation of the German central bank. This degree of assertive independence was a poor fit with post-1998 politics and one of the factors which led to prudential supervision being shifted from the central bank to a separate agency, in an unhappy outcome for overall financial stability.
What are the lessons learnt from these diverse experiences? Appointing the top central bankers is the legitimate prerogative of governments everywhere, and this presents a potential threat for independent monetary policy. While the tradition of central bank independence is relatively new, the idea has held firm, despite the disruptions to monetary policy since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Without significant resources, the initiative risks looking like an attempt to challenge China, and falling short.
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Washington Monthly Again Ranks Southwestern the Top Liberal-Arts College in Texas
SU is recognized for social mobility, research, and promoting public service.
Today, Washington Monthly published its 15th annual College Guide and Rankings, and Southwestern retained its place as the #1 Liberal-Arts College in Texas.
The publication aims to rate colleges and universities on the basis of "what they do for the country," including "their contributions to social mobility, research, and public service." Top-ranked universities such as SU were required to show excellence across all three categories, not just one.
The social mobility category includes considerations such as affordability, graduation rate, median earnings reported by alumni, and loan repayment rates. The research score is based on institutional spending on research, the number of alumni who go on to earn a Ph.D. in any subject, and the number of faculty receiving prestigious awards. The public service rating assesses the number of students serving in the military and the Peace Corps, the amount of money the institution spent on community-service projects, and the amount of programming devoted to motivating students to vote in government elections. By enrolling and graduating "students of modest means," offering an exemplary return on investment, encouraging students to participate in civic engagement, and supporting innovative research and scholarship by both students and faculty, Southwestern earns its top ranking among the state's liberal-arts colleges while having a wider impact on the nation.
The editors of the popular annual guide set themselves against rankings created by their primary competitor, the U.S. News and World Report, which evaluates institutions according to wealth, exclusivity, and prestige—criteria that Washington Monthly calls "easily manipulated measures." The editors of the 2019 college guide considered 1,431 four-year schools—including public, private nonprofit, and for-profit institutions—within the 50 states.
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Genealogy website Findmypast is to offer free access to over two billion historic records this weekend.
From midday on Friday 6 March, researchers will be able to explore its entire range of collections free of charge, including birth, marriage and death registers, census material and military records.
Crucially for researchers tracing their roots overseas, this also includes datasets normally restricted to 'World' subscribers, including material from Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
New users will not be the only researchers to benefit from the offer. All existing customers who have a 'local' subscription will automatically be granted access to overseas collections, while those with a World membership will have an extra three days added on to the end of their subscription.
To celebrate International Women's Day, at 3pm GMT on Sunday 8 March, Findmypast will be hosting a webinar on searching for women in their historical records. As, historically, women's names changed or were not recorded, finding female ancestors can be tricky. This webinar will help users trace maternal lines and get further with their family tree.
To help everyone make the most of the free weekend, Findmypast has also created a new Getting Started video which will be available to view from this weekend.
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Unless you know how to apply for Federal student loans, you will not be able to get the best deal. A college education is vital for your future and it is also an important investment that requires your personal and financial commitment. The costs of attending four years in college have gone up and this high cost is something that few students can afford to bear on their own.
An instate college student will typically have to pay between six and ten thousand dollars each year for tuition. If you are an out of state student, these costs can rise to between twelve to fifteen thousand dollars on average. Private school education can rise to between twenty and thirty five thousand dollars annually. The good news is that it is possible to obtain federal student loans to help you bear the high costs of college education.
Federal student loans are very competitive on account of the fact that the government backs these loans. This means that creditors can lend money to the student at a premium rate of interest. Compared to secured loans, federal student loans are a much better option because there will not be any need to put up collateral to get the loan. Also, federal student loans carry very low rates of interest. Since these loans are backed by the government, the loan becomes very affordable for everyone.
A federal Stafford student loan offers you, the student easy access to an education loan that is financed by the government at very low interest rates. If your application for such a loan is passed, you will normally not have to pay an interest rate on the loan in excess of 6.8 percent.
If you wish to qualify for a federal student loan, it is necessary that you meet the eligibility criteria. This means that you must be enrolled in a college for at least part time study and your GPA or grade point average must be of a minimum acceptable level. If you are not sure about whether you are eligible for such loans, you should speak with a financial aid counselor at the college to find out.
Next, you will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. FAFSA will help the Student Aid Center in determining the quantum of financial aid that you require in order to pay for your college education.
It is therefore necessary that you provide all relevant information on the FAFSA including your name and social security number as well as your address and details pertaining to you and your family income. It is also necessary to provide the name of the college in which you are enrolled and also specify on the form that you would like to get a student loan.
After completing the FAFSA you need to sign the form electronically and then submit this application to the Department of Education. Be sure to also sign on the financial aid award letter and then accept the money provided by the student loan.


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Cavanagh Responds to Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Overturning Roe v. Wade
LANSING, Mich., June 24, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. This decision on Dobbs upholds the Mississippi law that places a ban on abortion after 15 weeks as constitutional. By upholding this law, Roe v. Wade is overturned — thus, allowing states to place a ban on abortions, severely limiting the right to abortion throughout the country.
"The court's opinion in Dobbs is a direct threat to Americans' rights to reproductive health and choice. The decision to uphold the Mississippi law is an assault on Roe v. Wade, which has been the law of the land for almost 50 years," said state Rep. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford). "I am resolutely committed to protecting all individuals' reproductive rights — this means making sure Michiganders have the ability to make individual choices about health care, birth control, pregnancy and having children."
Cavanagh has demonstrated her dedication to reproductive rights by supporting the Reproductive Health Act — which guarantees individuals are free to make independent decisions about their own reproductive health — as with House Bills 5542–5548.
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(Minneapolis, Minn.) Western National Insurance Group (WNIG) of Edina, Minn., today announced that A.M. Best Company has affirmed the group's "A" (Excellent) financial strength rating and "a" issuer credit rating, effective December 19, 2012. The group's outlook for all ratings is stable.
This affirmation reflects the group's strong capitalization, operating performance, and business profile, according to A.M. Best. It applies to Western National Mutual Insurance Company and the following wholly owned subsidiaries: Western National Assurance Company, Western Home Insurance Company, Pioneer Specialty Insurance Company, Umialik Insurance Company, and Arizona Automobile Insurance Company.
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The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering was established in 1974. The first group of engineers were graduated from the department in 1978. Today the department offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
As of February 2019, the department has graduated 2559 undergraduate, and 549 graduate students since its inception.
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UAE scores high on human, economic index among Arab countries
The Human Freedom Index 2021 released by Fraser Institute ranked the UAE 6th in the Arab World.
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Published: Mon 20 Dec 2021, 2:27 PM
The UAE has been ranked among the top nations in the Arab world where people enjoy high personal and economic freedom.
The Human Freedom Index 2021 released by Fraser Institute ranked the UAE 6th in the Arab World and 7th in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, higher than Oman, Morocco, Turkey, Bahrain, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Yemen and Syria.
The Human Freedom Index (HFI) is based on 82 distinct indicators of personal and economic freedom in rule of law, security and safety, movement, religion, association, assembly, and civil society, expression and information, relationships, size of government, legal system and property rights, sound money, freedom to trade internationally and regulation.
Despite a drop of two positions to 131th, the UAE's score improved in 2021 in the index. The UAE scored very high on security and safety, rule of law, civil justice, criminal justice, freedom of movement, freedom of religion and others.
In the region, countries that topped the list are Israel, followed by Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Kuwait and Qatar.
The countries that took the top 10 places globally are Switzerland, New Zealand, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Canada and Finland (tied at 6), Australia, Sweden, and Luxembourg.
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The countries where people have the least freedom are mostly those which are ravaged by civil wars such as Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, Iran, Somalia, Burundi, Iraq and Libya.
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Life Science Jobs
Life Science Vacancies
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 15 January 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Rank 507 723 645
Rank change year-on-year +216 -78 +36
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 247 310 529
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.40% 0.25% 0.35%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.03% 0.64% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 146 209 310
Median salary % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.05% +7.79%
90th Percentile £107,500 £82,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £49,375 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.27% +9.72% -
Life Science is in the Generic IT Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,995 48,642 59,816
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.41% 38.48% 39.57%
Median salary % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
% change year-on-year +7.78% - +4.65%
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science.
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science over the 6 months to 15 January 2021.
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the UK over the 6 months to 15 January 2021. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
England +198 192 £53,750 -2.27% 113
UK excluding London +175 157 £50,000 +1.27% 104
South East +163 56 £51,000 -11.30% 35
London +141 54 £80,000 +45.45% 16
Work from Home -22 54 £50,000 -9.09% 27
East of England +114 35 £52,500 +5.00% 31
North of England +77 34 £37,500 -16.67% 13
North West +74 30 £37,500 -16.67% 10
Scotland +59 19 £44,000 -43.23% 6
West Midlands +75 7 £36,537 -14.03% 5
Midlands +71 7 £36,537 -18.81% 13
South West +82 4 £115,000 - 4
Yorkshire +46 4 £50,000 +6.67% 1
Northern Ireland +15 2 £30,000 -33.33%
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 15 January 2021, IT jobs citing Life Science also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Life Science.
1 74 (29.96%) Degree
2 67 (27.13%) Pharmaceutical
3 54 (21.86%) Analytics
4 52 (21.05%) SQL
5 51 (20.65%) Data Science
6 49 (19.84%) Computer Science
7 45 (18.22%) Agile Software Development
8 40 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
9 39 (15.79%) Python
10 37 (14.98%) Azure
11 32 (12.96%) Data Management
12 31 (12.55%) SAS
13 30 (12.15%) Manufacturing
14 28 (11.34%) Project Management
14 28 (11.34%) Mentoring
15 26 (10.53%) Machine Learning
15 26 (10.53%) Automotive
15 26 (10.53%) Software Engineering
15 26 (10.53%) Mathematics
15 26 (10.53%) Renewable Energy
16 25 (10.12%) Statistics
16 25 (10.12%) Finance
16 25 (10.12%) AWS
16 25 (10.12%) CDISC
17 23 (9.31%) DevOps
17 23 (9.31%) Data Analytics
18 22 (8.91%) Big Data
18 22 (8.91%) Artificial Intelligence
18 22 (8.91%) Active Directory
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
1 31 (12.55%) SAS
2 7 (2.83%) Confluence
3 5 (2.02%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.81%) CMS
5 1 (0.40%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
2 5 (2.02%) Q-Pulse
3 2 (0.81%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.40%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.40%) TrackWise
1 37 (14.98%) Azure
2 25 (10.12%) AWS
4 9 (3.64%) Office 365
5 8 (3.24%) GitHub
5 8 (3.24%) SaaS
7 3 (1.21%) Amazon EC2
7 3 (1.21%) Amazon S3
8 2 (0.81%) Amazon SageMaker
8 2 (0.81%) PaaS
9 1 (0.40%) Amazon EKS
2 16 (6.48%) NAS
2 16 (6.48%) VoIP
4 3 (1.21%) VLAN
4 3 (1.21%) VPN
2 19 (7.69%) MySQL
2 19 (7.69%) SQL Server
5 9 (3.64%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (2.83%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (2.83%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (2.43%) Oracle ODI
8 5 (2.02%) Base SAS
9 3 (1.21%) GIS
10 2 (0.81%) Amazon QuickSight
10 2 (0.81%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.81%) Text Mining
11 1 (0.40%) JanusGraph
1 19 (7.69%) Git (software)
4 8 (3.24%) Cucumber
4 8 (3.24%) Jenkins
5 6 (2.43%) Jasmine
5 6 (2.43%) JUnit
5 6 (2.43%) Karma Test Runner
5 6 (2.43%) Mockito
5 6 (2.43%) Oracle APEX
6 4 (1.62%) Subversion
7 3 (1.21%) Bitbucket
7 3 (1.21%) Selenium
8 2 (0.81%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.81%) RubyMine
9 1 (0.40%) Bitbucket Server
9 1 (0.40%) C++Builder
9 1 (0.40%) TestRail
9 1 (0.40%) webpack
2 30 (12.15%) Manufacturing
3 26 (10.53%) Automotive
7 8 (3.24%) Retail
8 6 (2.43%) German Language
9 5 (2.02%) Electronics
9 5 (2.02%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.62%) Legal
11 3 (1.21%) Italian Language
11 3 (1.21%) Publishing
12 2 (0.81%) Law
13 1 (0.40%) Advertising
13 1 (0.40%) Banking
13 1 (0.40%) Brand Awareness
13 1 (0.40%) Portuguese Language
1 43 (17.41%) Developer
2 26 (10.53%) Architect
2 26 (10.53%) Programmer
3 21 (8.50%) Statistical Programmer
4 17 (6.88%) Analyst
5 15 (6.07%) Consultant
6 14 (5.67%) Software Developer
7 13 (5.26%) Senior Developer
7 13 (5.26%) Support Analyst
8 12 (4.86%) Data Scientist
9 11 (4.45%) Data Architect
9 11 (4.45%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (4.05%) Data Manager
10 10 (4.05%) Senior Programmer
11 9 (3.64%) Senior Statistical Programmer
12 8 (3.24%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
12 8 (3.24%) 3rd Line Support
12 8 (3.24%) Full Stack Developer
12 8 (3.24%) IT Support
13 7 (2.83%) Project Manager
1 20 (8.10%) CSS
2 17 (6.88%) Node.js
3 14 (5.67%) AngularJS
4 13 (5.26%) Natural Language Processing
5 12 (4.86%) REST
7 7 (2.83%) Express
7 7 (2.83%) HTML5
7 7 (2.83%) Vue.js
7 7 (2.83%) XML
8 6 (2.43%) Entity Framework
8 6 (2.43%) JPA
8 6 (2.43%) Spring Boot
9 5 (2.02%) React
9 5 (2.02%) Spring
9 5 (2.02%) TensorFlow
9 5 (2.02%) WPF
10 4 (1.62%) React Native
1 26 (10.53%) Renewable Energy
4 17 (6.88%) Biotechnology
7 8 (3.24%) Algorithms
8 6 (2.43%) Robotics
10 4 (1.62%) LIMS
10 4 (1.62%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.62%) PKI
11 3 (1.21%) Industry 4.0
11 3 (1.21%) Pharmacovigilance
11 3 (1.21%) Public Cloud
12 2 (0.81%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.81%) Cyberthreat
1 22 (8.91%) Windows
6 4 (1.62%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.81%) Embedded Linux
8 2 (0.81%) Unix
9 1 (0.40%) CentOS
9 1 (0.40%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
6 32 (12.96%) Data Management
7 28 (11.34%) Mentoring
7 28 (11.34%) Project Management
8 26 (10.53%) Machine Learning
8 26 (10.53%) Mathematics
8 26 (10.53%) Software Engineering
9 25 (10.12%) Statistics
12 21 (8.50%) Validation
13 20 (8.10%) Data Architecture
14 16 (6.48%) Biometrics
14 16 (6.48%) Decision-Making
14 16 (6.48%) Test Automation
7 10 (4.05%) R
8 5 (2.02%) SAS Macro
9 4 (1.62%) C++
10 3 (1.21%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.81%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.81%) Scala
11 2 (0.81%) VBA
12 1 (0.40%) ES6
12 1 (0.40%) PHP
12 1 (0.40%) PHP 7
12 1 (0.40%) VB
3 9 (3.64%) PhD
4 7 (2.83%) Numerate Degree
5 6 (2.43%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.21%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.81%) ISEB
8 1 (0.40%) CSPO
8 1 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.40%) PMP
8 1 (0.40%) Postgraduate
1 25 (10.12%) CDISC
3 9 (3.64%) Good Clinical Practice
4 4 (1.62%) GxP
5 2 (0.81%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 2 (0.81%) GAMP
5 2 (0.81%) HIPAA
5 2 (0.81%) IEC 62304
5 2 (0.81%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.40%) GLP
4 2 (0.81%) Firmware
5 1 (0.40%) NFS
1 12 (4.86%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.81%) Cisco UCCE
2 2 (0.81%) Cisco UCCX
3 1 (0.40%) Ansible
3 1 (0.40%) Icinga
3 1 (0.40%) Nagios
3 1 (0.40%) Opscode Chef
3 1 (0.40%) Rancher
3 1 (0.40%) SCOM
3 1 (0.40%) Zipkin
1 21 (8.50%) Microsoft
6 9 (3.64%) Google
7 8 (3.24%) Verint
8 7 (2.83%) New Relic
9 6 (2.43%) Avaya
10 5 (2.02%) Sage
11 4 (1.62%) MuleSoft
12 3 (1.21%) Facebook
12 3 (1.21%) Instagram
12 3 (1.21%) Salesforce.com
12 3 (1.21%) Siemens
12 3 (1.21%) Xamarin
13 2 (0.81%) Alteryx
14 1 (0.40%) HubSpot
14 1 (0.40%) Marketo
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Hi you guys, hope everyone's doing great. If you're gonna ask me how I am coping up here in the other side of the world, I would be able to answer you quickly with "i'm doing fantastic". I'm finally living my purpose and that is to be with my family and of course entering a whole new path for my blogging career.
Now let me take you to a visual tour of Oslo using my Fujifilm mirrorless camera (XT-10) plus of course my newly purchased customised bicycle from Oslovelo that I named AL. So I have asked my friend Andreios to join me as I take photos of some of the good places around the city. Welcome to Oslo.
The famous Oslo Opera House, our rendezvous. i used the pancake lens for this one to capture a wider shot .
To our next stop Akershus festning (fortress). It was a medieval castle that was built to protect Oslo from the conquerors and was also used as a prison. Such a beautiful place to visit, but be ready for long walks and uphill trekkings.
This shot was taken using a continuous shot to choose the best photo.
with this one I used an advanced filter (DYNAMIC TONE), creating a fantasy effect by dynamically modulated tone.
here I used another advanced filter, a black and white.
and here is the other side of it, cool right! A see through glass that can be scary when you're inside looking outside. Now we cruised for a long ride and went to the popular Vigeland Park. It is the largest sculpture park in the world that was only made by a single artist, Gustav Vigeland. Landscape is amazing. here I used the 35mm f1.4 lens to emphasise on the subject creating a nice bokeh.
usually for my product shot I used the 35mm to create a nice depth of field, except for flat lays wherein you don't need the bokeh or the blurry background.
we've now reached halfway of our journey, heading back we passed by the luxurious view of Sjølyst Marina, I used the advanced filter (DYNAMIC TONE).
stopped here for a while and enjoyed the nice view of Sjølyst Marina.
we also cruised at one of the luxurious area in Oslo, Aker Brygge.
now this caught my attention, tell me how this sculpture was mounted?
the upper class canal of Tjuvholmen. the other side of the Oslo Opera House, need to go back here co'z i'm not yet familiar going around the city with AL my bicycle. Okay so we cruised around the city for a good 25 kms, good thing we have our bikes with us co'z we won't be able to reach the far side of the city just by walking.
but lastly, coffee… can't just go home without pausing for a coffee fix and it has to be at one of my favorite coffee house near our place. Espresso House in Markveien. Used the 35mm lens here to get that tasteful bokeh.
And this is the end of the visual tour of Oslo. All of the photos taken here were not edited to show you how good the quality is of the Fujifilm mirrorless camera. I really love this camera for so many reasons, quality, the wifi connectivity which I can transfer immediately the photos from my camera to my phone, the capability of producing a good shot even on low light, the flippable screen of the XT-10 that can hugely affect your shots, the vintage looking design of it, the different filters that are built in to the camera, the option to instantly set your photo to square for a more Instagram ready photos and lastly its size and its lightness of the weight. It's is an amazing piece of camera. And if you're looking for a good camera i really suggest that you get a mirrorless camera of Fujifilm. Well I hope you guys enjoyed the view of Oslo, I'll definitely be back for more.


After a sleepless night (tossing and turning, brooding on the incident and trying to understand what may have happened, what we may have overlooked, what we still need to try), we return loaded with caffeine to the Organization.
Autopsy has finished the processing of the hard disk image, but after a superficial analysis of the results our initial theory is confirmed: the user's computer is clean. In fact, it is so clean that the malicious email did not even touch that computer. Therefore, it is confirmed that everything that happened must have happened in the Exchange.
We keep thinking about the incident, and there is something that irks us: if the attackers had complete control of the Exchange, they could have deleted the mail from the Recoverable Items folder, which they didn't. But what they did manage was to erase it from the EventHistoryDB table, which operates at a lower level … or perhaps they didn't either.
Note: This is a fictional story; the characters and situations are not real. The only real thing is the technological part, which is based on a mixture of work done, experiences of other colleagues and research carried out.
What actions did the malware perform on the system?
What type of malware is it?
To get out of doubts we execute the document in a specially tuned virtual machine with anti-VM measures, which also has Noriben and Sysmon installed. In addition, we capture the outgoing traffic with WireShark to have as complete a view as possible of what the malware does.
[Note: This is a fictional story; the characters and situations are not real. The only real thing is the technological part, which is based on a mixture of work done, experiences of other colleagues and research carried out.
These articles are part of a basic incident response workshop. Therefore, there are things that could be done more efficiently and elegantly… but the idea was to do them in a simple way so that they were easy to understand. And like any good practical workshop, you can follow it step by step: you can download a Remnux virtual machine with everything you need for the workshop here (for VMWare) or here (.ova format)).
Preparation: We prepare ourselves for a possible attack by deploying detection and response measures in the Organization.
Detection and analysis: We detect possible attacks and analyze them to determine whether or not they are false positives, and in the event of an attack we analyze its severity.
Containment, eradication and recovery: We contain the spread of the attackers through the system, expel them and return the system to normal operation.
Post-incident lessons: We analyze the incident in search of measures to improve both the security of the system and the response itself for future incidents.
(Note: This is a fiction story, the characters and situations are not real, the only real thing is the technical part, which is based on a mixture of work done, experiences of other colleagues and research carried out. If you want a version with the same technical dose but with less narrative, you can consult the video of the talk that the author gave at the 11th STIC Conference of the CCN-CERT here).
Another day in the office, with a list of pending tasks to plan longer than the beard of Richard Stallman and none of them entertaining: reports, documentation of a couple of projects and the preparation of a meeting is what the menu of the day offers for almost the entire week.
The adrenaline rush at the thrill of the hunt is instantaneous: ATD is our internal name of a group of attackers that we hunted a few months ago on another client, and our reversers ripped the malware open from top to bottom without mercy. The analysis allowed us to detect a series of particular "irregularities" in their way of acting, which allowed us to generate a series of high fidelity YARA rules (that is, false positives practically null). If it was triggered on CARMEN (our advanced intrusion detection tool), then 99% sure to be infected".