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Voters should look to local heroes
Posted on October 23, 2018 by Peter Denton
When election time rolls around, I really do my best to avoid repeating the lines from Simon and Garfunkel's Mrs. Robinson in my head:
"Laugh about it, shout about it/When you've got to choose/Every way you look at it, you lose…"
Politics of all kinds these days, not just the American variety, leave us wondering where the heroes have gone, why the leaders we have today seem so far removed from the ones we remember.
When people reminisce with fondness about the arrogant disdain Pierre Trudeau had for mere mortals, or hail Jean Chrétien as the "green" prime minister, or remember Stephen Harper for his humility, there is something seriously wrong with our political compass — and with our moral compass — as well as with our memory.
Marvel Comics has touched a nerve in the last decade with all of its various superhero films. Our world does need heroes, of all sorts, but the ones we see in the news most frequently are the ones most lacking in leadership essentials.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on 1.5 degrees (Oct. 8), combined with Category 5 hurricane Michael hitting the Florida Panhandle as the worst ever recorded there, provided a fitting context for American economist William Nordhaus sharing the Nobel Prize in economics for his work on carbon tax and greenhouse-gas emission reduction.
Flip to Manitoba the same week, and Premier Brian Pallister flops by cancelling his Made in Manitoba Climate and Green Plan's carbon tax — apparently to the surprise of his caucus, as well as the dismay of Manitobans of all political stripes. We now have no carbon tax, as well as no plan what to do with carbon tax revenues to reduce emissions if the federal government follows through on what it promised.
The rest of that Green Plan will now probably be kicked to the curb, because Manitoba can't afford any of it without carbon tax revenue, but Pallister can still weakly claim that he tried.
At least when Alberta's Rachel Notley makes a hash of things, she does it with some literary flair. She pompously announced, "In Alberta, we ride horses, not unicorns," to a bunch of teachers who have already figured out that Albertans don't ride nearly enough horses to save the planet, as that province is Canada's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, mostly from fossil-fuel combustion.
Ontario's Doug Ford, on the other hand, is crying into his now-more-expensive beer. Climate change will wreck barley production and drive up the price of what Ontario voters seemingly wanted more than a healthy future for their children.
As another example of the fiscal responsibility we have come to expect from recent Conservative governments, Ford's fit of pique in cancelling the cap-and-trade system and other green initiatives will cost Ontarians upwards of $3 billion and, for next generations, much more down the road.
Throughout all of this political nonsense, Mother Nature just keeps on warming, ignoring our seriously misplaced sense of self-importance and leaving us to sow the seeds of our own doom.
It doesn't have to be this way — but that would mean finding leaders who really lead, on the issues that threaten the world as we know it.
Sometimes I wonder if we are looking too high up the ladder. Perhaps we should be looking not for global heroes, but for local ones.
Canadians are not alone in this predicament. Elsewhere, when national governments fail repeatedly to address the causes of global warming and climate change, regional governments are stepping up. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to sue California and other states to stop their climate initiatives, essentially saying the federal government has the right to endanger their children, too.
When regional governments also fail, local governments — especially in cities — are still stepping up to make a difference. More and more people live in cities, and in many ways the global effort to change course will be won or lost in the places where most people live.
The mayor of Winnipeg (who is elected directly, unlike the premier) manages the lives of three-quarters of Manitoba's population. City councillors are responsible for a very large budget, in a defined local area, where they have the authority to do some things differently, if they choose, regardless of what the province says.
If the mayor and council (and the Manitoba Capital Region municipalities) decide to work together for a sustainable future, it would give everyone a place to contribute, right here where it matters most — close to home — however inadequate the provincial effort might be.
On election day, get out and vote for some local heroes — for people who want to make a real difference where they live, who will work for serious change and not just continue to do business as usual.
Heroes? We need them.
Posted in #RiseforClimate, 2030 Agenda, Carbon Pricing, Carbon tax, Choices, Democracy, Home, Manitoba, Sustainability, Winnipeg Free Press	| Tagged carbon tax, Climate Change, democracy, Local government, power, resilience, sustainability, sustainable cities, WFP, Winnipeg
NAFTA arbitration can hurt communities
Posted on May 11, 2018 by Peter Denton
Local residents on Digby Neck used simple messaging to tell the story. Photo by Ruth Denton
It is a costly and unnecessary lesson, but the federal government's unsuccessful challenge of a North American Free Trade Agreement arbitration ruling could not have come at a better time.
As we renegotiate — or just scrap — NAFTA, perhaps the government will accept what environmentalists have said all along: the current language allows Canada to be sued by companies for protecting our environment and preserving the communities where we live.
Bilcon, a Delaware company, may be awarded up to $500 million for failing, in the end, to explode a significant part of Nova Scotia and crush it into gravel, providing cheap roadbed material for New Jersey highways. The gravel would have been shipped across the right whale breeding grounds in the Bay of Fundy, also destroying lucrative lobster and herring fisheries in the process and effectively rendering Digby Neck uninhabitable.
However the company tried to spin things, this was the project. Local politicians were "persuaded" this was a good idea; local people had visits from folks genially offering to buy land — and only after the fact did people realized these were actually agents for Bilcon, which (by the way) still owns much of the land in question.
You might wonder why Bilcon would bother to seek environmental approval for such a destructive project. I did, when I first heard about it — how could it ever be approved? — but this one strikes close to home. The quarry marine terminal would have been built on land my grandfather once owned and the communities slated for devastation included those where the descendants of my European ancestors have lived since the 1780s — and where relatives still do.
So, without support from either federal or provincial representatives, the local people protested when the implications of the project sank in. They had to fight hard to get a hearing, or to have their concerns heard. Some, such as my aunt — who was one of the leaders — were either threatened with lawsuits or were sued by Bilcon for amounts guaranteed to scare people into silence.
It didn't work. Finally, with the support of large environmental NGOs such as the Sierra Club and with public exposure from an article by Noah Richler in The Walrus, the rest of Canada realized that what was going to happen to Digby Neck could just as easily happen to them and to their own communities.
I fumed from a distance, watching events unfold — I still think a great slogan would have been "It's Your Neck, Too," superimposed on a picture of Digby Neck.
The locals were more prosaic, as signs reading "Stop the Quarry" proliferated from Digby to Briar Island.
Belatedly, and despite a feeble environmental-assessment process, the two levels of government (arguably after one election and faced with another) realized that continued support for the project would admit Canada's resources — and its leaders — were for sale to the highest bidder.
Officially, the reason given was that an environmental review panel concluded the project was "not in keeping with community values."
So, what were these "community values" that surprised everyone later in the process? What "community values" are now potentially going to cost all Canadians as much as $500 million?
Simply, to have a community at all. To preserve the country we have on loan from our children, the resources of land, water and air that are our heritage, resources that we have a responsibility to protect if we want to preserve a decent quality of life for ourselves and others into an environmentally-uncertain future.
This project should have been dismissed out of hand, right from the start. The fact it went far enough to result in a NAFTA arbitration hearing shows our environmental-assessment rules were (and still are) laughably weak.
When Canadians are confronted with the kind of corporate greed that allows others elsewhere to profit from the misery of the people who live where the damage is done, we need to demonstrate that while this might work in other places, it does not work here.
Or, at least, not at the moment. I am concerned that the blatant disregard for similar "community values" reflected in pipeline decisions shows the federal government still has moral lessons to learn.
I worry that it will trade away Digby Neck, after all, to dodge the NAFTA ruling.
But those communities whose values were finally respected were originally created by people who knew that loyalty and respect come at a price. They were United Empire Loyalists, who lost everything because of the American revolution.
Faced with the same thing happening 200 years later, their descendants were not going to let it happen again. Nor should we.
Peter Denton is a descendant of United Empire Loyalists who settled in the communities of Little River, White Cove and Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia.
Posted in A Universe of Relations, Digby Neck, Home, Sustainability, Winnipeg Free Press	| Tagged choices, democracy, power, relationships, resilience, technology, WFP, wisdom
U.S. water ruling bodes ill for Manitoba
Posted on August 18, 2017 by Peter Denton
I have grown up with the story of the Garrison Diversion Project.
Since the 1970s, everyone this side of the border who understands ecosystems — and anyone with a shred of common sense — knows this project is a disaster for the waterways in Manitoba that are fed by the Red River.
Junior high-school biology students still have no trouble understanding the science — I was one, when construction first began, and nothing has changed since. We have even more evidence of the problems of invasive species, along with the northward migration of new species of flora and fauna, thanks to a warming climate. (Check out the pictures of flying Asian carp in the Mississippi River, for example.)
Without environmental approvals or acceptance by the International Joint Commission that resulted from the Boundary Waters Act of 1909, it has been built in fits and starts over the past 50 years anyway. The Garrison Diversion Project/Northwest Area Water Supply is as much of a monument to self-serving American pork-barrel politics as the disappearance of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan is a monument to Soviet economic planning from the same time period. Avoidable ecological catastrophes, both.
Budget after budget, representatives from North Dakota managed to get money for this (unapproved) project to supply water to Minot and other communities by tacking some funding onto whatever federal legislation they could, as the price of their support for tightly contested bills.
Which brings us to today, as all that was needed for the metaphorical switch to be flicked and the diversion opened is the kind of legal decision finally delivered in Washington, D.C., by an American judge last Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled the Northwest Area Water Supply project complies with federal environmental law, dismissing the objections of Manitoba and the State of Missouri.
Posted in Choices, Home, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, Water, Winnipeg Free Press	| Tagged Canada, choices, democracy, economy, sustainability, water, WFP, Winnipeg


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The 15 best Linux Books of all time for beginner programmers
There are countless lists on the internet claiming to be the list of must-read Linux books and it seemed that all those lists always recommended that same books minus two or three odd choices.
However I though it would be interesting to trust the wisdom of the crown and to find the books that appeared the most in those "Best Linux Book" lists.
I've simply asked Google for a few queries like "Best Linux Books" and its variations of. I have then scrapped all those pages (using ScrapingBee, a web scraping API I'm working on).
I've deduplicated the links and ended up with nearly 100 links. Using the title of the pages I was also able to quickly discards:
To find the most quoted Linux books I needed to normalize my results.
Linux: Linux for Beginners
Andy Vickler
Have you always used the Windows operating system and want a change? Have you heard the term Linux before and wondered what it is? Have you ever feared implementing Linux as an operating system just because it's free? Do you also have a misconception that free software is never really what it's cracked up to be? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, then you've come to the right place. This book will answer everything you want to know about Linux, and make you wonder why you haven't made the change already.
This book is designed for beginners of the Linux operating system and includes guides to download and install the Ubuntu operating system along with images. Ubuntu is a comfortable distribution of Linux for first-time users.
The book will also introduce you to the Linux operating system's command line, which is essential when using Linux. In this book, you will: Learn the history of Linux and the Ubuntu distribution of Linux Be able to easily follow the steps you need to download and install Ubuntu Linux Discover the many features and applications of Ubuntu Linux Gain a deep knowledge of the Linux command line Investigate Shell Scripting in Linux See examples of the Linux Boot process And so much more… This book has been written so that you can learn Linux from the fundamental level.
With each chapter, you will fall in love with Linux and transition smoothly over from Windows or macOS. The book includes code snippets with images to give you a practical experience of Linux as you progress with each chapter
Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Eighth Edition
Wale Soyinka
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Gain Essential Linux Administration Skills Easily Effectively set up and manage popular Linux distributions on individual servers and build entire network infrastructures using this practical resource.
Fully updated to cover the latest tools and techniques, Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Eighth Edition features clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples. Find out how to configure hardware and software, work from the command line or GUI, maintain Internet and network services, and secure your data.
Performance tuning, virtualization, containers, software management, security, and backup solutions are covered in detail. Install and configure Linux, including the latest distributions from Fedora, Ubuntu, CentOS, openSUSE, Debian, and RHEL.
Set up and administer core system services, daemons, users, and groups. Manage software applications from source code or binary packages.
Customize, build, or patch the Linux kernel. Understand and manage the Linux network stack and networking protocols, including TCP/IP, ARP, IPv4, and IPv6.
Minimize security threats and build reliable firewalls and routers with Netfilter (iptables and nftables) and Linux. Create and maintain DNS, FTP, web, e-mail, print, LDAP, VoIP, and SSH servers and services.
Share resources using GlusterFS, NFS, and Samba. Spin-up and manage Linux-based servers in popular cloud environments, such as OpenStack, AWS, Azure, Linode, and GCE.
Explore virtualization and container technologies using KVM, Docker, Kubernetes, and Open Container Initiative (OCI) tooling. Download specially curated Virtual Machine image and containers that replicate various exercises, software, servers, commands, and concepts covered in the book.
Wale Soyinka is a father, system administrator, a DevOps/SecOps aficionado, an open source evangelist, a hacker, and a well-respected world-renowned chef (in his mind). He is the author of Advanced Linux Administration as well as other Linux, Network, and Windows administration training materials.
Linux for beginners: The easy beginner's guide to introduce and use Linux operating system. How to make an easy installation, configuration, learn basics commands, fundamentals and technical overview.
Matthew Python
Are you even aware of the fact that you are using Linux almost every day? Are you thinking that you have no inkling of the Linux Operating System? Well… this is not the fact. You use it every day without even realizing it.
The Linux servers are responsible for running Facebook, Twitter and even Google. It is also the operating system on which various other major internet sites run.
Linux is quite synonymous with the cloud. If you intend to work on cloud-based projects, it is always good to learn Linux, especially the essentials.
Following are some of the things that run on Linux: Android tablets and phones. CERN, which is the largest Physics laboratory of the world.
The Japanese high-speed rail. The New York Stock Exchange.
94% of the supercomputers in the world. Air traffic control systems.
Nuclear submarines. The basic system or kernel of all the Linux distributions is the same but the look and feel, besides the software ecosystem are quite different from one another.
The best way one can learn Linux is by using it. Also, with the help of a good eBook, one can understand the basics very well.
A complete guide to start is: " Linux for beginners: The easy beginner's guide to introduce and use Linux operating system. How to make an easy installation, configuration, learn basics commands, fundamentals and technical overview " by Matthew Python .
Linux for Beginners is specially compiled and designed for beginners who want to start learning Linux and perform better in their jobs and organizations. There is a special emphasis on the Linux switches and commands, services and applications, scripting, access control, process control and much more.
Here's what you'll learn: What is Linux? History; differences with other operating systems; from Unix to Linux; Linux Distros; etc. Getting started with Linux Download; install; configure; how to add Graphical user interface; how to add additional software; Troubleshooting; etc.
Internet with Linux Choosing an SSH Client; Connecting via SSH with a password from various OS; Importing and generating SSH Keys on various OS; Connecting via Telnet; Connecting Directly. Welcome to Shell Shell history; The bash shell; The Shell commands; assemble shell commands
Linux Administration: The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Learn Linux Step by Step
David A. Williams & Bob Palmer
Have you ever wanted to become a Linux system administrator? Or did you want to learn more about the operating system? If you answered yes to these questions, you have come to the right place. The motive of this book is to get you well versed with the Linux operating system and the profile known to the world as Linux system administration.
A Linux system admin is basically a superhero who owns the servers of an organization and makes sure that they never go down. Servers in an organization contain user data, which is the most important thing in the modern world.
Loss of data can result in huge losses for an organization and even lawsuits. Over the course of the book, you will gather information about the following: This book will prepare you with the knowledge that is essential to enter the field of Linux system administration.
You will learn about the operating system called Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and how to install it. After installing you will learn about the tasks that are essential for a system in their day-to-day life.
You will learn about the command line in Linux, which is used extensively by system admins to perform tasks using important commands. You will further get to know about the Linux File System hierarchy and how to navigate your way through files and directories in the Linux operating system.
You will also understand how processes work in the Linux system and how you can use commands and signals to manage system processes as well as processes started manually. You will learn about SSH, which is one of the most used tools in Linux systems to create secure connections between two Linux systems on a private network or over the Internet.
You will study how to analyze logs in the Linux system and how to read them to understand errors and how to fix those errors. And much more! All in all, the book is aimed at preparing you to enter the world of Linux system administration such that you can pursue a career in an organization.
Linux: Linux For Beginners Guide To Learn Linux Command Line, Linux Operating System And Linux Commands
Josh Thompsons
Do You Want To Master The Linux Operating System? Would You Like To Start Leveraging The Command Line System Fast and Easily? Yes, if you've ever dabbled with Linux, even if you have no programming experience, then this book will provide the basis and tools you need to become successful with Linux Operating System! Linux is, without a doubt, the best and most often used operating system that is open-source. In "Linux: Linux For Beginners Guide to Learn Linux Command Line, Linux Operating System And Linux Commands" , the author provides proven steps and strategies on learning what Linux is and how to use it.
If you like the idea of having additional security and stability in your system, you should start learning more about this revolutionary operating system by using sites that provide Linux links. This book contains information on the Linux Operating System, especially for beginners.
Programmers and system administrators can also easily benefit from the discussions inside. The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Linux Operating System And Command Line For Linux System Programming Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn: Installing Virtual Machines The Linux Directory Structure All About the Shell Basic Linux Commands Teach Yourself Fish File and Directory Permissions Getting to Grips with Editors Environment Variables and many more! By the end of this book, you will fully understand the most important and fundamental concepts of Linux server administration.
More importantly, you will be able to put those concepts to use in practical real-world situations. You'll be able to configure, maintain, and support a variety of Linux systems
Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Seventh Edition
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Now with a virtual machine showcasing the book's test system configuration, Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Seventh Edition teaches system administrators how to set-up and configure Linux quickly and easily.
Effectively set up and manage any version of Linux on individual servers or entire networks using this practical resource. Fully updated to cover the latest tools and techniques, Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Seventh Edition features clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples.
Find out how to configure hardware and software, work from the GUI or command line, maintain Internet and network services, and secure your data. Performance tuning, virtualization, containers, software management, and backup solutions are covered in detail
Linux for Beginners: Why You're Not Using Linux yet and How to Overcome Command Line Fear
Nathan Clark
If you have always wanted to try Linux but feel overwhelmed by the complexity of switching to an unknown operating system, then keep reading. Have you tried to install Linux in the past only to get stuck with a broken system, eventually giving up and resorting back to your old Windows or macOS? Or are you overwhelmed by which distribution to choose, using a terminal for the first time, or simply being able to perform the tasks you normally would on your old system? It may take you weeks to adjust to the Linux filesystem, right? Wrong.
Linux is increasingly becoming more popular, with companies like Google, Facebook and IBM using Linux in one form or another. This is due to its superior privacy, reliability and security.
Fortune Business estimates that the Linux market will increase by 402% in the next 7 years, making now the best time to get started with Linux. So if the mythical Linux learning curve is holding you back, don't let it.
We call it a myth, because with the right step-by-step guidance, that is exactly what it is - a myth. Just because you're a beginner, doesn't mean it should be hard.
In this book you will discover: The single biggest mistake a beginner can make, that can ruin your entire Linux experience, and how to avoid it - page 13 How to install Linux step by step (with pictures) in less than 1 hour - page 21 Why getting this simple command line symbol wrong could force you to repair your Linux system - page 45 How to make Linux look and function more like good old familiar Windows or macOS - page 45 What the best distribution is for an experienced Windows user, but who has never used Linux before - page 16 How to find and install apps that work with your specific distribution - page 183 What to do when your Linux system freezes, crashes or has unexpected errors - page 215 How to avoid using the command line to navigate the Linux filesystem, and what we use instead - page 62 A core aspect that Linux runs on, and how mastering it can take your Linux experience to a whole new level - page 75 Why programmers prefer Linux over Windows and macOS, and how Linux can help you become a better programmer - page 67 How to create partitions and mount the correct filesystem for your needs - page 141 A difference between Linux and Windows that you can exploit to potentially save you gigabytes of space - page 169 Where to look for help when you're feeling stuck and getting nowhere - page 221 The areas of your system that are vulnerable to attack, and how to protect yourself from threats - page 197 Why a beginner should not be using Ubuntu and what to use instead - page 15 …and much, much more! Most beginners think it is vastly more complicated to start using Linux than it really is. In fact, if you can copy files and browse the internet on your existing system, you can successfully install and use Linux
LINUX: Easy Linux For Beginners, Your Step-By-Step Guide To Learning The Linux Operating System And Command Line (Linux Series Book 1)
Felix Alvaro
Learn The Linux Operating System and Command Line Today With This Step-By-Step Guide!- Linux Ultimate Beginner's Guide 2018 Updated 2ND Edition: March 2018 Do you want to learn the Linux Operating System and Command Line? Do you want a guide that is easy to follow, detailed and designed to make the process as effortless as possible? If so, "LINUX: Easy Linux For Beginners, Your Step-By-Step Guide To Learning The Linux Operating System And Command Line" by Felix Alvaro is the book for you. It breaks down the fundamental elements that are essential for you to master Linux.
Linux is an extremely powerful operating system that whilst not the most popular among everyday users, 98.8% of the world's fastest computers and systems use the Linux kernel. If they are using it, then why shouldn't you? Aside from personally using it on your own computer, the demand for Linux administrators has been characteristically high ever since big companies adopted the open-source operating system for their servers.
What Separates This Book From The Rest? What makes this book unique is how easy it makes it for you to learn. The author brings you a guide that takes you through a natural sequence of lessons, step-by-step, carefully explaining each concept and staying away from technical jargon.
This one-step-at-a-time approach allows anyone from an absolute beginner to a more knowledgeable reader to easily grasp each lesson and become more proficient as they progress through the book. In addition to that this guide also contains images, examples and other tools to give you the assurance you are going in the right direction, as well as exercises that will allow you to retain up to 400% more of what you learn by practicing your exciting new skills! You Will Learn The Following: The history of Linux and Operating Systems How everything works How does Linux compare to other Operating Systems Linux Architecture and Distributions How to install Linux in your PC Get to know Shell, your Desktop and Navigating the File Systems Linux Applications- Office, Multimedia and Imaging Managing Hardware and installing additional Software Using the Linux Command Line Vital Administration and Security Introduction to Scripting And much more! So whether you are getting this book to experience using Linux for the first time, or if you are interested in getting a Linux Professional Certification in the future, we can promise that you have found the book that is going to put you on the right track.
Take the first step to learning Linux by downloading this eBook version now- also readable on your phone, PC or tablet. Alternatively, you can also order the paperback version for an easier read
Linux for Beginners: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Learn Linux Operating System and Master Linux Command Line. Contains Self-Evaluation Tests to Verify Your Learning Level
Ethem Mining
Are you looking for a complete guide which enables you to use Linux and manage shell Linux like a pro? Are you struggling to navigate among all the Linux distributions out there and finding hard to define the best one for your needs? Do you want to evaluate your learning level step by step? Linux is without doubt the most powerful operating system in the world. Yes, you may think Windows and macOS are powerful operating systems owing to the fact that they control much of the PC market but I have some stats that will change your perspective: As of 2021 100% of the world's supercomputers run on Linux 23 of the top 25 websites in the world run on Linux 96.3% of the world's top 1 million servers run on Linux 90% of the world's cloud infrastructure operates on Linux All the best cloud hosts run on Linux I believe you now appreciate just how Linux is not really given as much credit for running the world behind the scenes and have even greater motivation to learn it.
The book discusses the ins and outs of Linux in a beginner friendly style to make your learning process frustration free, as the book does not assume you know anything about Linux. More precisely, this book will teach you: The basics, including what an operating system is, what Linux is, how it has evolved over the years, how Linux works, the architecture of Linux, files hierarchy in Linux as well as the system architecture in Linux Benefits of using Linux as an operating system Linux distributions, including how to choose a distribution from the different distributions available, depending on your unique needs How to use Linux text editors How to install Linux on Virtual Machines on Windows 10 How to install Linux on Virtual Machines on MacOS The concept of shells in linux, including what is a shell, how to gain access to the shell, the different types of shell, shell scripting along with basic command line editing How to unleash the full power of different commands in Linux to maximize your user experience How to set up access levels and assign users different privileges in Linux, including the different types of users in Linux and more How to make the most use of Linux for network administration Some great Linux alternatives to some of the popular Windows applications And much more Even if you've never used Linux before but want to learn it, to add it to your skillset and possibly start using it for networking, programming or even just simple web browsing, you will find this book helpful.
Lucky for you, the book takes an easy to follow, beginner friendly approach to introduce you everything, beginner or advanced, to ensure you start applying what you learn right away. PS: To help you learn even faster, there is a quiz at the end of every chapter along with answers shortly after to help you test your understanding of the concepts you will have learned in that chapter
Linux All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Emmett Dulaney
8 mini books chock full of Linux! Inside, over 800 pages of Linux topics are organized into eight task-oriented mini books that help you understand all aspects of the latest OS distributions of the most popular open-source operating system in use today. Topics include getting up and running with basics, desktops, networking, internet services, administration, security, scripting, Linux certification, and more.
This new edition of Linux All-in-One For Dummies has a unique focus on Ubuntu, while still including coverage of Debian, Red Hat, SuSE, and others. The market is looking for administrators, and part of the qualifications needed for job openings is the authentication of skills by vendor-neutral third parties (CompTIA/Linux Professional Institute)―and that's something other books out there don't address
Evi Nemeth & Garth Snyder & Trent Hein & Ben Whaley & Dan Mackin
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, Fifth Edition is today's definitive guide to installing, configuring and maintaining any Unix or Linux system -- including the systems that provide core Internet and cloud infrastructure. Now fully updated for today's Linux distributions and cloud environments, it details best practices for every facet of system administration, including storage management, network design and administration, web hosting and scale-out, automation, configuration management, performance analysis, virtualization, DNS, security, management of IT service organizations, and much more
How Linux Works, 2nd Edition: What Every Superuser Should Know
Brian Ward
Unlike some operating systems, Linux doesn't try to hide the important bits from you—it gives you full control of your computer. But to truly master Linux, you need to understand its internals, like how the system boots, how networking works, and what the kernel actually does.
In this completely revised second edition of the perennial best seller How Linux Works, author Brian Ward makes the concepts behind Linux internals accessible to anyone curious about the inner workings of the operating system. Inside, you'll find the kind of knowledge that normally comes from years of experience doing things the hard way.
You'll learn: –How Linux boots, from boot loaders to init implementations (systemd, Upstart, and System V) –How the kernel manages devices, device drivers, and processes –How networking, interfaces, firewalls, and servers work –How development tools work and relate to shared libraries –How to write effective shell scripts You'll also explore the kernel and examine key system tasks inside user space, including system calls, input and output, and filesystems. With its combination of background, theory, real-world examples, and patient explanations, How Linux Works will teach you what you need to know to solve pesky problems and take control of your operating system.
The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition: A Complete Introduction
William Shotts
You've experienced the shiny, point-and-click surface of your Linux computer--now dive below and explore its depths with the power of the command line. The Linux Command Line takes you from your very first terminal keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell (or command line).
Along the way you'll learn the timeless skills handed down by generations of experienced, mouse-shunning gurus: file navigation, environment configuration, command chaining, pattern matching with regular expressions, and more. In addition to that practical knowledge, author William Shotts reveals the philosophy behind these tools and the rich heritage that your desktop Linux machine has inherited from Unix supercomputers of yore.
As you make your way through the book's short, easily-digestible chapters, you'll learn how to: • Create and delete files, directories, and symlinks • Administer your system, including networking, package installation, and process management • Use standard input and output, redirection, and pipelines • Edit files with Vi, the world's most popular text editor • Write shell scripts to automate common or boring tasks • Slice and dice text files with cut, paste, grep, patch, and sed Once you overcome your initial "shell shock," you'll find that the command line is a natural and expressive way to communicate with your computer. Just don't be surprised if your mouse starts to gather dust.
Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
OccupyTheWeb
This practical, tutorial-style book uses the Kali Linux distribution to teach Linux basics with a focus on how hackers would use them. Topics include Linux command line basics, filesystems, networking, BASH basics, package management, logging, and the Linux kernel and drivers.
If you're getting started along the exciting path of hacking, cybersecurity, and pentesting, Linux Basics for Hackers is an excellent first step. Using Kali Linux, an advanced penetration testing distribution of Linux, you'll learn the basics of using the Linux operating system and acquire the tools and techniques you'll need to take control of a Linux environment.
First, you'll learn how to install Kali on a virtual machine and get an introduction to basic Linux concepts. Next, you'll tackle broader Linux topics like manipulating text, controlling file and directory permissions, and managing user environment variables.
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VIDEO: Inside Luminant Fire Brigade Live-Fire Training
The pressure is high, the heat extreme and the visibility low. Together, a team of Sandow Power Plant emergency responders must weigh each of these factors and determine how best to tackle the fire before them – not at the plant, but at Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station.
"This is hands down the best kind of training because it's not only hands-on, it's incredibly realistic," explains Michelle McDonald, Sandow safety specialist. "We're assessing the fire, the best way to fight it and going through our procedures to ensure electricity is cut, just like we would in a real situation."
And while this emergency isn't real, it does involve an actual fire courtesy of the largest live-fueled firefighter training facility in the world. On this particular day, 17 members of the Sandow team are putting out three fires – each one designed to simulate a situation they could potentially encounter at the plant, each one designed to test team members' focus on safety.
"Safety is paramount," affirms Jesse Smith, safety specialist at Sandow. "It is critical that we train regularly to ensure the safety of our fire brigade, our personnel, the public and our facility, so that we can continue providing our customers with much-needed, reliable electricity."
The training, which took place throughout the month of October to allow each of the response team's 65 members an opportunity to train, is just one of four major sessions held each year.
"In addition to training on fire response, we also participate in HAZMAT training, medical training and high-angle rope and confined rescue training," explains McDonald. "Safety is number one in our books and this kind of regular, intense training helps keep our team sharp and ready to respond safely and effectively."
Watch the training in this month's Eye on Luminant and view more photos from the session in a new photo gallery available now on Flickr.
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// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

#nullable disable

using System;
using System.IO;

namespace Roslyn.Test.Utilities
{
    public class TestStream : Stream
    {
        private readonly bool? _canRead, _canSeek, _canWrite;
        private readonly Func<byte[], int, int, int> _readFunc;
        private readonly long? _length;
        private readonly Func<long> _getPosition;
        private readonly Action<long> _setPosition;
        private readonly Stream _backingStream;
        private readonly Action _dispose;

        public TestStream(
            bool? canRead = null,
            bool? canSeek = null,
            bool? canWrite = null,
            Func<byte[], int, int, int> readFunc = null,
            long? length = null,
            Func<long> getPosition = null,
            Action<long> setPosition = null,
            Stream backingStream = null,
            Action dispose = null)
        {
            _canRead = canRead;
            _canSeek = canSeek;
            _canWrite = canWrite;
            _readFunc = readFunc;
            _length = length;
            _getPosition = getPosition;
            _setPosition = setPosition;
            _backingStream = backingStream;
            _dispose = dispose;
        }

        public override bool CanRead => _canRead ?? _backingStream?.CanRead ?? false;

        public override bool CanSeek => _canSeek ?? _backingStream?.CanSeek ?? false;

        public override bool CanWrite => _canWrite ?? _backingStream?.CanWrite ?? false;

        public override long Length => _length ?? _backingStream?.Length ?? 0;

        public override long Position
        {
            get
            {
                if (!CanSeek)
                    throw new NotSupportedException();
                if (_getPosition != null)
                {
                    return _getPosition();
                }
                if (_backingStream != null)
                {
                    return _backingStream.Position;
                }
                throw new NotImplementedException();
            }

            set
            {
                if (!CanSeek)
                {
                    throw new NotSupportedException();
                }
                if (_setPosition != null)
                {
                    _setPosition(value);
                }
                else if (_backingStream != null)
                {
                    _backingStream.Position = value;
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new NotImplementedException();
                }
            }
        }

        public override void Flush()
        {
            if (_backingStream == null)
            {
                throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
            _backingStream.Flush();
        }

        public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
        {
            if (_readFunc != null)
            {
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            }
            else if (_backingStream != null)
            {
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        public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
        {
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            {
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            }

            return 0;
        }

        public override void SetLength(long value)
        {
            if (_backingStream == null)
            {
                throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
            _backingStream.SetLength(value);
        }

        public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
        {
            if (!CanWrite)
            {
                throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
        }

        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (_dispose != null)
            {
                _dispose();
            }
            else
            {
                _backingStream?.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }
    }
}

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True Or False? – 5G Will Give You Cancer
Written by Pat Pilcher on August 9, 2019
PAT PILCHER checks the science behind 5G and looks at growing anti-5G noise.
An unfortunate side effect of Vodafone's announcement that they're to switch on 5G in December has been the growing volume of concerns – along with the accompanying pseudoscience – expressed by opponents of the new technology.
Despite a mounting body of scientific evidence that 5G poses no real health risks, many remain staunchly opposed to its implementation.
So, what are the facts? How valid are anti-5G concerns? Will faster mobile data give us all cancer or cause us to glow in the dark?
The root cause of most concerns goes back to early 2000 in Florida, where Broward County Schools were considering switching to student laptops and wireless networks. They decided to check if there were any health risks with the move and approached Bill Curry, a consultant and physicist.
His findings caused considerable alarm when he reported that adopting wireless networks was "likely to be a serious health hazard". The most troubling evidence in his report was a graph that he labelled "Microwave Absorption In Brain Tissue (Grey Matter)". Curry's chart showed that radiation to the brain increased as the frequency of the wireless signal increased.
Since then, Curry's chart and dire warnings have been embraced by a growing number as the radio frequencies used in mobile networks and home Wi-Fi continued to rise.
Moves to the fifth generation of mobile technologies have seen similarly dire warnings starting to flood Facebook and other social media. As part of their initial 5G launch in December, Vodafone is using the existing 4G radio spectrum. 5G Opponents have expressed concerns around Vodafone's use of millimetre spectrum radio, a higher part of the radio spectrum.
A quirk of physics means that radio waves of higher radio frequencies are less able to penetrate walls and go through solid objects. Because of this, 5G networks will require that many microcell sites transmitting in the millimetre band are deployed to achieve coverage.
The sad and somewhat perplexing thing is this: Curry's research is flawed, and has since been thoroughly debunked. Counter intuitively, experts say that higher frequency radio waves are safer, not more dangerous. Experts universally agree, however, that extremely high-frequency energetic radiation such as x-rays and UV do pose a health risk.
Experts say that 5G does not use ionizing radiation. It instead uses a radio frequency that lies between microwave and Infrared radiation, which is less energetic than visible light. They say that if 5G was harmful, then seeing should also be very dangerous. Of course, it isn't. Everything we see is the result of our peepers absorbing low energy non-ionizing radiation – visible light.
So, in "science-speak", it works like this: 5G radio signals are non-ionizing and are a form of electromagnetic energy that does not carry enough energy to ionize atoms. They don't have enough power to play billiards with the DNA in human tissue and cannot cause cancer with regular smartphone use. The high-frequency radio waves used by 5G cannot penetrate human skin. It is known as "the shielding effect" and is something Curry's research failed to take into account.
Sadly, these facts eluded the US arm of RT, the Russian state broadcaster who portrayed 5G as something "that will kill you" in their news segment titled "5G Wireless: A Dangerous Experiment on Humanity". For those lacking a degree in physics, the RT story makes for alarming viewing, but as the New York Times points out, it is in Russia's interests to create fear around 5G. Any country that gets an early lead in 5G stands to gain an economic, scientific and industrial advantage.
RT trotted out numerous "experts", but failed to mention that many of these were from anti- 5G/wireless groups, who were pushing agendas based on pseudoscience instead of fact.
US intelligence agencies had long since identified RT as meddling in the 2016 presidential election as an arm of Putin's government. RT America may be trying to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt around 5G, but in February, Putin announced the launch of Russian 5G networks.
RT has run 7 anti-5G stories in the last 12 months, all of which have been embraced by anti-5G advocates. Social media platforms are now filled with dire warnings of our impending doom once 5G is switched on.
So, what exactly has got the anti-5G crowd so concerned? Checking online shows that most are saying that the radio spectrum used by mobile networks is harmful "radiation". Many online anti-5G posts confuse radio waves with radiation at the far end of the electromagnetic spectrum (e.g. x-rays and ultraviolet rays). UV radiation and X-rays are at the opposite end of the electromagnetic spectrum to radio waves.
A link often used by the anti-5G crowd to give their views more credibility is a federal study conducted in 2018. It found that cell phone signals might cause brain cancer in some male rats. What is not said is that the study used lower frequency radio. The rats' exposure to radiation was also far more than what would constitute heavy cellphone use by most people.
According to researchers at Cornell University high-frequency radio waves are not absorbed by the human body and will only cause illness at the energy levels well over those found in smartphones and Wi-Fi connected devices. For any of the damage cited by 5G opponents to happen, you'd need to be right next to a cell site antenna for a considerable period.
The other factor to consider is this. With tobacco, the side effects became widely known because of the growing numbers of people who have lung cancer, emphysema and other tobacco-related illnesses. With the WHO estimating that over 5 billion people use mobile phones, I'm wondering where the hospital wards filled to bulging with people living with brain cancer are?
Either way, I suggest you do your own research, check reputable sources and then make your mind up.
Pat Pilcher
Pat has been talking about tech on TV, radio and print for over 20 years, having served time as a TV tech guy and currently penning reviews for Stuff as well as Witchdoctor. He loves nothing more than rolling his sleeves up and playing with shiny gadgets.
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Q: Setting up user login with Firebase I am new to android and firebase.  I have the project setup at firebase and is connected.  I know i must have some code mistakes that are preventing my user logins to get to firebase. The app starts fine, and the AlertDialog works. The problem is after i enter email, username, and password. Thats when the app crashes and i dont see any users added to firebase. Any help would be appreciated.  Please be noob friendly as i am just learning.
public class CreateAccount extends AppCompatActivity implements ProgressGenerator.OnCompleteListener {
    private EditText emailAddress;
   // private EditText userName;
    private EditText password;
    private String userId;
    private ProgressGenerator progressGenerator;
    private ActionProcessButton createAccountButton;

    public CreateAccount() {
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_create_account);

        emailAddress = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.userEmailId);
        password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.userNamePasswordId);
        //userName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.userNameAccountId);

        progressGenerator = new ProgressGenerator(this);

        createAccountButton = (ActionProcessButton) findViewById(R.id.userNameCreateAccountButtonId);

        createAccountButton.setMode(ActionProcessButton.Mode.PROGRESS);
        createAccountButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                setCreateAccount();
            }
        });

    }

    private void setCreateAccount() {

        final String uEmail = emailAddress.getText().toString();
        //final String uName = userName.getText().toString();
        final String uPword = password.getText().toString();

        if (uEmail.equals("") ||  uPword.equals("")) {

            final AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(CreateAccount.this);
            dialog.setTitle("Empty Field");
            dialog.setMessage("Please Complete All Fields");
            dialog.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

                @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                    dialog.dismiss();
                }
            });
            dialog.show();
        } else {

            final Firebase ref = new Firebase("https://texter-20d04.firebaseio.com/");

            progressGenerator.start(createAccountButton);
            createAccountButton.setEnabled(false);
            emailAddress.setEnabled(false);
            password.setEnabled(false);

            ref.createUser(uEmail, uPword, new Firebase.ValueResultHandler<Map<String, Object>>() {
                @Override
                public void onSuccess(Map<String, Object> result) {

                    logUserIn(uEmail, uPword, ref);

                    //create a new branch with username

                }

                @Override
                public void onError(FirebaseError firebaseError) {
                    // there was an error
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Error", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            });
        }

    }

    private void logUserIn(final String uEmail, final String uPword, final Firebase ref) {

        if (!uEmail.equals("") || !uPword.equals("")) {
            ref.authWithPassword(uEmail, uPword, new Firebase.AuthResultHandler() {
                @Override
                public void onAuthenticated(AuthData authData) {
                    userId = authData.getUid();
                    Log.v("USER ID: ", userId);

                }

                @Override
                public void onAuthenticationError(FirebaseError firebaseError) {

                }
            });
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onComplete() {

        startActivity(new Intent(CreateAccount.this, ChatActivity.class));

    }

}

build.gradle:
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.0"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "texter.rednak71.com.texter"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE-FIREBASE.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
    })
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.0.0'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:9.8.0'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.0.1'
    compile 'com.firebase:firebase-client-android:2.5.2'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:9.8.0'
    compile 'com.github.dmytrodanylyk.android-process-button:library:1.0.0'
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

A: Another android enthusiast here: I'm learning too, and I think you could change some things:

*

*First, we (the community) need to know where you have the error using the debugging method (The icon is a green bug with a play icon), so put some breakpoints and click on the button mentioned.

*Second, as firebase says:

By default, read and write access to your database is restricted so
  only authenticated users can read or write data. To get started
  without setting up Authentication, you can configure your rules for
  public access. This does make your database open to anyone, even
  people not using your app, so be sure to restrict your database again
  when you set up authentication.

So, I recommend you authenticate users with their emails, so read this. You will realize that you have to comment this
final Firebase ref = new Firebase("https://texter-20d04.firebaseio.com/");

Because the user doesn't have permissions to write on the database without being authenticated first. And change the method
ref.createUser(...

Because you need the method signInWithEmailAndPassword to add users with their email.
Try to do these things and tell me. I hope it helps and If I'm wrong, please, correct me.

A: You're using a combination of Firebase clients:
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:9.8.0'
compile 'com.firebase:firebase-client-android:2.5.2'

This will not work.
Please use a tutorial that is made for a version of Firebase (anything with 9.x) or stick to the official Firebase documentation and codelab.

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The Ivy River Watershed serves a vital role to communities in both Madison and Buncombe Counties. One of the largest tributaries of the French Broad in Madison County, it is used for fishing, swimming, agriculture, and drinking. In the late 1990's, the watershed became a water supply source for the Town of Weaverville, NC and more recently a backup water source for the Town of Mars Hill. Since that time, continued progress has been made toward maintaining and improving water quality in the watershed. Landowners have worked with local agencies and groups to eliminate many sources of pollution in the watershed. However, water quality monitoring results show that continued efforts to protect water quality are still needed. Ivy River Partners was formed in 2014 to address this need.
In 2013, Mountain Valleys RC&D and Madison County Soil & Water Conservation District completed a Source Water Protection Plan for the Ivy River Watershed. This plan identifies potential sources of contaminants and lays out a series of strategies for improving water quality. Ivy River Partners uses this plan as a guiding document and continues monitor the health of the watershed. Check out Our Impact and the "What We Do" tab to learn more.
For Ivy River Partners, clean water is the goal and cooperation is the strategy. Our partnerships between federal, state, and local agencies as well as private and non-profit entities, serve to strengthen our impact.
Mountain Valleys RC&D facilitates this partnership and procures grant funding and donations to put projects on the ground to improve water quality. To learn more about Mountain Valleys, click here.
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Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images/Victoria's Secret.
Remember the notion that "Victoria's Secret hair" only consisted of straight, super-long waves? Well, that was so two years ago. Ever since Maria Borges strutted down the runway with her beautiful 4c Afro, the lingerie brand has included more models with natural curls, coils, and kinks. In 2015, it was just Borges. In 2016, there were three models. This year, we're counting at least nine.
Now, that's not to say that Victoria's Secret is a shining beacon of diversity. We'd still very much like to see the plus-size and trans community reflected on the runway... and that's just scratching the surface of possibilities. The show is all about fantasy — and our fantasy would be seeing all forms of beauty celebrated. Still, the progress is worth noting.
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"Standards of Care" of conventional (allopathic) medicine is usually Vicodin for pain and Flexeril for muscle spasm. The patient is discharged shortly thereafter if no broken bones or other serious injuries are discovered. Alternative medical choices usually involve spinal manipulations (chiropractic, osteopathic, naturopathic), now usually with massage therapy; or sometimes acupuncture. All biological tissues have inherent electromagnetic vibrational resonances. Injuries change these resonance frequencies. The injured tissues are still the same tissues, but something has changed. Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) addresses these resonance changes. FSM, provided together with spinal manipulations, is the best choice for motor vehicle accident victims. Sharing patients between a chiropractor and a naturopathic physician is easy, and performed frequently at this clinic.
Learn more under Microcurrent in the Resources area of this website. It is a long read, but well worth the effort.
Go to YouTube (www.youtube.com). In the search box type in, "Kirlian Photography Aura." There are many videos. Concentrate of the ones that show changes to the aura when outside influences are introduced. This is a basic understanding how FSM works, by addressing very specific resonance frequencies that result when damaging injuries occur.
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Blood test lab range values must promote health, not be an average of a population base which is getting sicker and sicker with each generation.
Conventional Medicine uses population averages to determine acceptable test ranges. As populations become sicker, the "acceptable" test values widen.
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There are several documented health problems associated with eating foods which the body can no longer tolerate. Some are specific to children. Most documented health problems affect adults and children alike. Many of these food allergies (or food intolerances), will not manifest until four (4) days after eating the offending foods. I call these 4-day delayed reactions, "hidden allergies" because it is nearly impossible to discover the offending foods without proper testing.
IgE: Immediate - as short as a few minutes, up to a few hours. Usually easy to identify because the reaction occurs without much delay.
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The announcement of the winners concludes the third edition of Open Accelerator, the initiative supported by ZCube, Zambon Research Venture, which finances the most deserving startups in the field of Life Sciences.
Milano, 03/12/2018 – A sphere to reduce the essential tremor of the hands and to allow patients to perform daily activities; shoes with an integrated device that oversees the motor behavior of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease and suggests an adjustment of therapy to the specialist and prevents the risk of falls; a digital stethoscope connected to the smartphone that detects the sounds of the lungs and foresees the exacerbations; a blood test for the early diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. These are the winners of the third edition of Open Accelerator who received a seed investment, the opportunity to start a strategic partnership with Zambon and consulting and legal services to facilitate their entry into the market.
"Open Accelerator is a "gym" to train for the challenges of a very complex market and to deepen the knowledge of technologies and business, necessary for innovative startups. It is no coincidence that the program takes place in OpenZone where science meets industry, where innovation and entrepreneurship interact, in short where science oxygen business – says Elena Zambon, President of Zambon Spa -. This is the most effective representation of the spirit that animates us: making sure that new ideas and solutions are translated into reality able to improve patients' care and quality of life, adopting a cure&care approach. We focused this edition on neurodegenerative and respiratory diseases to make our network and skills available. This is how we can promote value entrepreneurship, trying to anticipate the future".
Prindex: a blood test for the early diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, not invasive, based on a simple blood sample – Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Vilimball: Therapeutic device, shaped as a sphere, able to temporarily reduce the essential tremor of the hands. The patient, holding it in his hands for a few minutes, can receive temporary relief from this disorder by having the opportunity to carry out daily activities – Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Mobile GaitLab: Motion sensors for patients suffering from Parkinson's integrated in orthopedic shoes that continuously record patient gait data that neurologists can track through an app– Erlangen Universitu, Nürnberg, Germany.
LungPass: Digital stethoscope that, combined with an application based on the Machine Learning, allows patients suffering from COPD to remotely monitor sounds from the lungs and keep track of their conditions to prevent exacerbations – Minsk, Belarus.
In addition, the Cameroon Diagnos, protagonist of a special fast track for the design of an app that remotely connects patients and specialists, was awarded a special prize of 10.000-euro.
"Innovation must be rewarded and continuously fed with the correct support of skills. This is why we have studied a tailored acceleration process for each startup – continues Giovanni Rizzo, Chief of Innovation Division, Zcube -. In the field of Life Sciences there are many skills and competences that need to be put together and in this respect a program like Open Accelerator is of great importance. Thanks to the support of Zambon and of a global network of mentors, collaborators, advisors and tutors was offered to the startups specific and multidisciplinary knowledge to be successful. An important news is that three of the selected startups will have the opportunity to start a strategic partnership directly with Zambon".
In fact, in addition to the seed investment, three startups have been rewarded with a Partnership Engagement, a Zambon scholarship and creation of a specific business case for the strategic fit between the company and the startup.
"We are developing a device for hand tremor, based on a vibrational therapy and an algorithm that helps to provide an individual therapy leading to up to 4 hours lasting effect of reduced hand tremor. This helps patients in their day to day life activities. – claims Mantas Venslauskas, CEO at ViLim Ball – The support of the Open Accelerator helped us in preparing a good business plan taking into consideration all its aspects. The most important thing of this program is the great network of experts that it provides to young startups as ours. I think that partnering with Zambon could help us on the clinical studies side and on the go-to-market strategy".
Generali Welion has awarded Mobile GaitLab with an investment of 000-euro.
78 startups from 16 different countries participated in the international call for project, launched in April. Four the areas of interest: Drug delivery systems; Medical devices, biomarkers and diagnostics; Wearables and digital health; Big Data. 11 were the selected startups that participated in the 12-step acceleration program, that took place between September and November, with mixed sessions at OpenZone, the scientific campus near Milan, and online sessions tailored to the needs of each startups.
The announcement of the winners concludes the third edition of Open Accelerator in collaboration with Officine Innovazione di Deloitte with the support of Italian Angels for Biotech, Innogest, Premio Marzotto, Unicredit, StartLab, Studio legale Bird& Bird, Generali Welion.


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Francis Capra's Net Worth, Child, Jail. Is he married? Gay?
Francis Capra is a popular American actor, who is perhaps best known from his portrayals of Max Connor in "Kazaam", and Eli 'Weevil' Navarro in "Veronica Mars" series. He had a hard childhood, but the difficulties only inspired him to achieve more goals in life.
Original source: https://marriedbiography.org/francis-capras-net-worth-child-jail-is-he-married-gay/
1.1 Francis' sister, actress and screenwriter Chanel Capra
3.1 First steps in acting career
3.2 Further success
3.3 Other endeavors
4 Personal life, wife Nora
Francis Capra was born on 22 April 1983, in The Bronx, New York City USA, so his zodiac sign is Taurus, and he holds American nationality, but is of Italian and Dominican descent. His mother's name is Ann Marie Capra; for a long time, she was the only one who took care of the whole family, as her husband, Francis' father, spent most of his life in jail. Francis rarely saw him, and could hardly remember anything positive about his father.
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He spent his childhood growing-up alongside his sisters, Chanel and Ava, and his brother, Asa John. In 2003 when Francis was 20 years old, he lost his father, as he was accidentally shot during a street fight. 'Unfortunately, I never knew my father and when I did, it was very briefly. He was incarcerated for most of my life <…> I think that even though my father wasn't there, in his death and in his memory, he has been a mentor to me in my manhood because my mom couldn't teach me how to be a man', Francis shared in a blog posted on his personal website.
When a kid, Francis liked playing basketball and even wanted to become a professional player. However, he was too short to join any professional team, so he enjoyed playing his favorite game with his friends from the neighborhood.
His brother Asa John is an illustrator and animator; his sister Ava is an actress and model, working in Los Angeles, and participated in the popular show "America's Next Top Model" in its Cycle 22.
Francis' sister, actress and screenwriter Chanel Capra
Francis' elder sister, Chanel Capra was born on 25 June 1978, in New York USA. She started her acting career in 1995, when she landed an episodic role in the movie "Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home", portraying a teenage girl walking in the park. in 2001 Chanel appeared as a party girl in "The Andy Dick Show" episode "Andy Land", then after a couple years without any offers from directors, Chanel decided to try herself as a screenwriter. In 2003 she wrote the script to the movie "Nora's Hair Salon", released in May 2004, starring Tatyana Ali, Bobby Brown and Kristian Bernard, also having the famous female rapper Lil' Kim as a guest star.
In 2005 the movie "In the Mix", starring the popular hip-hop and R&B performer Usher, was based on the story Chanel wrote for the project; she also co-produced the film. In 2008 Chanel wrote the script for the sequel to "Nora's Hair Salon", also appearing in the movie as Rosio. In 2010 Chanel was a location manager for the TV Movie documentary "Nicki Minaj: My Time Now".
Francis had troubles studying in high school, due to various issues in his family; they experienced hard times and never had enough money to live comfortably. However, Francis managed to matriculate from his local Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School in The Bronx, in 2001. There is no information on his further education; presumably he skipped college to pursue his acting career.
First steps in acting career
Francis debuted in the movie "A Bronx Tale" when he was only nine years old – he was noticed personally by Robert De Niro, and appeared in the film as Calogero 'C' Anello, for which he was nominated as "Best Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Drama" by Young Artist Award. In 1995 he appeared as Elvis in "Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home" alongside with his sister Chanel, and also landed the role in a short music video of Michael Jackson "Childhood", appearing opposite Erika Christensen, then aged 13, who is now also a successful actress, starring in such movies as "To Have and to Hold" and "Anything for Love".
Francis Capra
From 1996 to 2001 Francis appeared in various TV series, mostly landing episodic roles; thus, he could be seen in "My Guys" as Francis DeMarco, in "413 Hope St." as Tony Garrett, and even in "Walker, Texas Ranger", in which he played Ace in the episode "Division Street" (2001). He also played Tony in "So Little Time" in 2001, and Jesus Rosales in one of the episodes of "The Shield" in 2002. After appearing in "The O.C" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", in 2003 Francis finally landed his first recurring role in the series "American Dreams", portraying Palladino. He became even more recognized after landing another recurring role as Eli "Weevil" Navarro in the series "Veronica Mars", from 2004.
Further success
From 2005 Francis was invited to show up in such projects as series "Blind Justice", "The Closer" drama series, and also in the episode "Children of the Dark" of the "Criminal Minds" series.
From 2006 to 2008, he played Jesse Murphy in the sci-fi drama "Heroes". After landing supporting roles in "Blood and Bones" (2009), "Rampart" (2011) and "Clear Skies 3" (2011), Francis reprised his role as Eli "Weevil" Navarro in "Veronica Mars", but for that time it was an eponymous movie, released in 2014, starring Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni and Jason Dohring. Among Francis' latest work one could notice his role of Baron in several episodes of "iZombie" (2018 – 2019); he also continues filming for "Veronica Mars" series.
Other endeavors
Together with his friend De'Aundre Bonds, Francis founded a company entitled "Take Off Productions".
Francis helped his friends a lot, as Bonds spent eleven years in prison for manslaughter, and couldn't find a job, even though he earlier worked as an actor, appearing as Evan "Smooth" Jr. in "Get on the Bus", directed by Spike Lee; he also could be seen in "The Wood", "Gangster Squad" and "Tales from the Hood".
Personal life, wife Nora
Francis and his Nora have lived together for a very long time, but don't' share any kids. However, they share mutual interests and hobbies, such as computer games, "Dungeon and Dragons" and other trading card games. Both Francis and Nora are collectors of action figures of the Transformers characters. As Francis keeps information about his private life low-key, he was rumored to be gay, but he denied these gossips, posting pictures with his wife, proving he had straight sexual orientation.
Francis enjoys playing such computer and video games as "World of Warcraft", "GTA" and "Transformers: Earth Wars". He even streams his gaming process on his Twitch channel, "Seize7". Francis likes eating out, especially at McDonalds – his favorite drink is Coke!
Francis enjoys being bold, though he has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. Francis is 5ft 6ins (1.68m) tall and weighs around 154lbs (70kgs). He has over 18 tattoos; among them tributes to his father and his siblings.
As of 2020, Francis Capra is reported to have a net worth of approximately $1.2 million.
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