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Compare And Contrast: Treatment Of Thomas Drake & Hillary Clinton For Having Classified Info
from the double-standards dept
Tue, Mar 29th 2016 9:39am — Mike Masnick
The Washington Post has a big story delving deep into how the Hillary Clinton email scandal happened, noting that Clinton just didn't want to give up her BlackBerry, even as the NSA told her repeatedly that it wasn't secure and there were serious risks involved. What's amazing, from the story, is how much everyone was focused on the BlackBerry side of things, and sort of skipped over the fact that she was using a private email account with the server set up in her basement. The WaPo article notes that for the first few months in her job as Secretary of State, the email server didn't even have basic encryption tools enabled. All of that is a travesty, and you should read the whole article to understand the issue more, but I wanted to focus in on a related issue: the high court/low court treatment of Hillary Clinton as compared to others. In particular, the situation with Thomas Drake, the NSA whistleblower.
Almost five years ago, we wrote about the Thomas Drake case, highlighting some key passages in an astoundingly thorough New Yorker piece by Jane Mayer, which ripped the government's case to shreds. That long article is also worth reading, but for this story, the key points are that Drake was getting on some people's nerves by complaining about the decisions the NSA was making in the wake of 9/11 -- moving towards using an expensive computer system that would suck up everyone's data, while he and others had worked on a much more cost-efficient system that would get better results and had built-in protections for civil liberties. Drake blew the whistle and provided information to a Congressional oversight staffer.
When a big NY Times investigative piece came out later revealing the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program, and the NSA tried to figure out who had leaked, they raided Drake's home. He hadn't been the leaker, but after ruffling through basically everything, they found that Drake had kept a few marginal classified documents:
Then, in April, 2008, the F.B.I. told him that someone important wanted to meet with him, at a secure building in Calverton, Maryland. Drake agreed to the appointment. Soon after he showed up, he says, Steven Tyrrell, the prosecutor, walked in and told him, "You're screwed, Mr. Drake. We have enough evidence to put you away for most of the rest of your natural life."
Prosecutors informed Drake that they had found classified documents in the boxes in his basement—the indictment cites three—and discovered two more in his e-mail archive.
The "classified" information in question was totally meaningless. There was unclassified stuff he had kept because he had given it to the Inspector General as part of his whistleblowing and had been told to keep it. And there was a schedule of meetings that was marked unclassified, but which the government claimed should have been classified. And another document that was declassified soon after:
"They had made me into an enemy of the state just by saying I was," Drake says. The boxes in his basement contained copies of some of the less sensitive material that he had procured for the Inspector General's Trailblazer investigation. The Inspector General's Web site directs complainants to keep copies. Drake says that if the boxes did, in fact, contain classified documents he didn't realize it. (The indictment emphasizes that he "willfully" retained documents.) The two documents that the government says it extracted from his e-mail archive were even less sensitive, Drake says. Both pertained to a successor to Trailblazer, code-named Turbulence. One document listed a schedule of meetings about Turbulence. It was marked "unclassified/for official use only" and posted on the N.S.A.'s internal Web site. The government has since argued that the schedule should have been classified, and that Drake should have known this. The other document, which touted the success of Turbulence, was officially declassified in July, 2010, three months after Drake was indicted. "After charging him with having this ostensibly serious classified document, the government waved a wand and decided it wasn't so classified after all," Radack says.
Because of those five documents, none of which ever should have been classified and one of which clearly was not... the Justice Department threatened Drake with thirty-five years in jail.
Drake was no longer charged with leaking classified documents, or with being part of a conspiracy. He is still charged with violating the Espionage Act, but now merely because of unauthorized "willful retention" of the five documents. Drake says that when he learned that, even with the reduced charges, he still faced up to thirty-five years in prison, he "was completely aghast."
Okay. Got that? Thirty-five years because he "retained" five documents the government claims were classified.
Now, back to Clinton:
State Department and Intelligence Community officials have determined that 2,093 email chains contained classified information. Most of the classified emails have been labeled as "confidential," the lowest level of classification. Clinton herself authored 104 emails that contained classified material, a Post analysis later found.
Before the server received a digital certificate marking the use of standard encryption, Clinton and her aides exchanged notes touching on North Korea, Mexico, Afghanistan, military advisers, CIA operations and a briefing for Obama.
Right. So Drake gets his home raided and faces 35 years for "retaining" 5 documents. And Clinton appeared to run classified documents through her unprotected home email server pretty much all the time. Now, it's likely that a lot of those 2093 emails involved "overclassification" situations that are all too common in government. And I'm certainly not making the argument that Clinton should necessarily face jail time (let alone 35 years or more) for the use of her own email server.
I'm just pointing out the seeming difference in treatment that someone like Drake gets, as a known "whistleblower" on government waste, as compared to Clinton, a front-runner for the Presidential nomination and a former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State.
Others have certainly noticed this double standard as well. Last summer, the ACLU called out this seeming unequal treatment, as did the Daily Beat, which referred to it as a double standard. Meanwhile, Glenn Greenwald has -- quite reasonably -- gone even further, in pointing to Clinton's own comments on another situation involving classified emails: the case against Chelsea Manning. That involved the leaking of classified State Department cables while Clinton was Secretary of State. Clinton condemned Manning and insisted that the State Department had to be able to keep communications protected. And, yes, she said this at a time when her own emails were being run off a server in her home's basement.
Who knows what's going to happen with Clinton's email situation, but at the very least, the differential treatment she's received so far, compared to whistleblowers, should highlight just how ridiculous the treatment was for those whistleblowers. And it should reinforce the nature of the "high court/low court" distinction among the politically powerful. They get to avoid the kind of legal troubles the "little people" deal with.
Filed Under: classified information, clinton emails, confidential information, differential treatment, emails, high court, hillary clinton, low court, thomas drake, treatment, whistleblowers
Federal Judge Not Amused By State Department's Continued Withholding Of Hillary Clinton's Emails
from the and-not-even-HE-can-force-it-to-work-faster dept
Wed, Feb 10th 2016 2:06pm — Tim Cushing
A federal judge has expressed his displeasure at the State Department's ongoing foot-dragging over the release of Hillary Clinton's emails.
US District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras told lawyers in a Washington, DC courtroom that "the government put me between a rock and a hard place" by failing to meet the deadline and asking for more time. Contreras didn't want the emails released without being properly vetted for sensitive information — State says it needs more time for the vetting process — but postponing the release was also to the detriment of the American public.
"To state the obvious, these documents have a lot of public interest, and the timing is important," Contreras said.
Contreras undersells the public interest -- which has been high ever since it was discovered Clinton had been conducting official (and sensitive) business using a private email server. Now that Clinton is a presidential candidate, the release of the emails could adversely affect her campaign.
I don't believe the State Department has a personal stake in Clinton's potential presidency, but it's operating in a way that would encourage people to come to that conclusion. Instead, this is likely business as usual for the agency.
For one, government agencies protect their own. Clinton's use of a private server makes the State Department look bad because no one with the power to do so ever made an effort to shut her down. Released emails show Clinton dealt with classified material, something that should never have been routed to a private email account. The State Department's lackadaisical handling of this matter would only be highlighted further by additional releases.
That's one aspect of it. The other is that the State Department is just generally terrible at handling FOIA responses. The agency's Inspector General released a report in January that showed the agency was more than just merely inept. Its FOIA response system is almost completely broken.
The report from State Department Inspector General Steve Linick points to a series of failures in the procedures the office of the secretary used to respond to public records requests, including a lack of written policies and training, as well as inconsistent oversight by senior personnel. The report also faulted the secretary's office for a practice of not searching for emails responsive to FOIA requests unless the request specifically asked for emails or demanded "all records" on a topic.
"These procedural weaknesses, coupled with the lack of oversight by leadership and failure to routinely search emails, appear to contribute to inaccurate and incomplete responses," the report says.
The report also points to extreme delays in other cases, such as an Associated Press request for Clinton's schedules that was pending without substantive response for five years.
The outcome, however, is indiscernible from an active effort to shore up a candidate's presidential race. Judge Contreras is aware of this. He's attempting to set another hard deadline for the release of still-withheld emails, but there's only so much he can do when the State Department has casually rolled past other deadlines it's been given.
"Explain to me again why something that's gone through the legal reviews could not be posted until a week from Thursday," Contreras responded. "This seems like an unreasonably long period of time to post, or give access to, something that has already passed clearance."
The judge ordered State to provide "a very specific description" the following day of why the cleared files couldn't be released sooner. He also told State to consider alternative methods of disclosing the emails that might give VICE News access to them sooner, such as allowing the pages to be viewed on a screen without actually delivering them.
As it stands now -- even without malice aforethought by the State Department -- four states will have concluded their primaries before the agency has to produce the documents.
Filed Under: clinton emails, emails, foia, hillary clinton, jason leopold, rudolph contreras, state department
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Let's examine facts. First, county Supervisor Phil Serna and The Bee claim I'm trying to "water down" the inspector general role. This is simply untrue. The IG never had independent oversight of the Sheriff's Department, or the ability to independently investigate anything. It could only monitor existing investigations. The IG's role has simply always been to observe policies, practices and investigations to suggest improvements, and to be a community liaison.
I know this because I helped create the original IG model. I'm the one as sheriff who asked the Board of Supervisors to reinstate it, and everyone involved was clear about its role. My recent efforts have been to clarify those existing roles and limitations, but opportunists saw an opening to create a false narrative to gain not accountability, but control over the Sheriff's Department.
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Second, asserting that without an omnipotent Inspector General I somehow escape accountability is asinine. No law enforcement agency in Sacramento County or anywhere in the region has an Inspector General, or any other outside person who can exercise oversight over a department. Can it be seriously suggested then that all law enforcement leaders lack accountability?
True accountability and trust comes from many sources, including the individual contacts that officers make every day with citizens, how we meet community expectations and how we deliver services.
And in my case, it also comes by the purest form of democracy, Sacramento County voters. No other elected official -- the governor, the mayor, or a county supervisor – is subject to independent oversight. Rather, accountability comes directly from the people. That is precisely why the law is very clear that an elected sheriff must conduct business free from outside influences.
The women and men of the Sheriff's Department do a phenomenal job. Even with the lowest staffing in the region, our department has lowered crime more than any other agency; is the most technologically advanced, racially diverse and innovative; has created specialized teams to deal with homeless and mentally ill people, and at-risk youth and community programs; has outstanding morale and employee retention; and gives millions of dollars each year back to the county to fund other priorities.
We only need to look in our own backyard to see what dismantling of law enforcement looks like when politicians substitute their judgment for that of law enforcement leaders, catering to the vocal few at the expense of the silent masses.
The fact is I am accountable and always have been, but not to politicians or The Bee. I am accountable to voters, crime victims and the public that trusts the Sheriff's Department to keep them safe, and trusts me to lead it free from outside control or political influence. That is the way it has to stay.
Scott Jones is sheriff of Sacramento County. He can be contacted at sheriff@sacsheriff.com.
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Top 18 Best Video Editing Software for PC & Mac: Free and Paid
To Find the best video editing software, you need to consider your editing skills, you budget and so on.
Usual video editing software includes tools that help to convert file formats, join clips, re-sequence clips, cut segments (trimming), rotate or crop footage, add sound, change brightness/contrast, or add transitions and special effects.
The five main stages of video editing include logging, first assembly, rough cut, excellent cut, final cut.
Most video editing software will edit video, allow titles and effects and allow you to export your project..
If this is a hobby, go the cheapest route… iMovie can produce great results.. do not require any photography, tech, or design skills. All you need to have is video footage from any device and a computer to edit the video. After all it's just a tool.. The editing software will not give you your creativity.
If you want to edit professionally then there is value in choosing a platform professionals use.. You're going to hear a lot about Final Cut and Adobe Premiere Pro . If you want to do commercials, business videos, weddings semi-pro movies etc etc these will be your go to..
If you want to edit major films in Hollywood you have to learn Avid Media Composer. A good 70–90% of major films for the last 20+ years have been cut on Avid. There is a bit of a learning curve here but not as big as it use to be.. Avid now has a really good free option called Media Composer First that is free though not fully featured. In fact, Final Cut and Premiere Pro have made great strides in offering a lot of Avid's feature set.
As you can see video editing is one of the most common and useful fields. The industry demands most efficient tools and software. Software for video editing re the backbone for Post Production that includes Editing and all. There are lots of video editing software and many of them are paid.
There are lot more video editing softwares available in internet on different platforms. Here i will give you the list of most used softwares by industry professionals: Adobe Premiere Pro CC,Apple iMovie,Final Cut Pro X,Sony Vegas Pro,DaVinci Resolve, HitFilm Express, Filmora,CyberLink PowerDirector,Pinnacle Studio,Corel VideoStudio,Openshot,Shotcut,VSDC, Kdenlive, Lightworks , VideoPad,Adobe After Effects CC, Blender.
18 Best Video Editing Softwares list:
1. Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Available on Windows and Mac OS | Paid
Adobe Premiere Pro deserves its place as the industry standard video editing software,vthanks to its familiar nonlinear editing interface, unmatched ecosystem of tools, and powerful set of capabilities.
It support for 360 VR content, 4K (and higher) and HDR video, and the Lumetri Color tool ( you name it ). It has also added class-leading collaboration capabilities.
All of this makes Premiere well worthy of an ditors' Choice award for professional-level video-editing software.
Those used to traditional nonlinear digital video editing will applaud Premiere's familiar approach .
The program supports a large number of formats and offers the widest set of settings for saving the video.
Project files open in Premiere Pro can be exported to other Adobe products for applying effects or audio processing.
Adobe's subscription model is high cost and it has a steep learning curve.
Premiere Pro CC is the continually evolving professional video editing program from Adobe. It's the sum of decades of design, feedback, and refinement.
Adobe does a stellar job of listening to its users and providing the tools and features they want. The result is a nonlinear editor that has the power, versatility, and depth to create any video project you put to it, whether it be a full-length movie, music video, vlog post or instructional demonstration. This professional video editor is one of the few names in the business that earns the title "industry standard."
2. Apple iMovie
Available on iOS and Mac OS | Free
Your best choice would be iMovie, which is on all Apple Products ( iPhones, iPads and all Macs ). You can create good videos without the hard learning curve in iMovie. It's pretty good and free, and the layout is just like Final Cut Pro X, a professional editing software. Pretty capable for simple to mildly complex projects.
This is a very easy-to-use app, its function is very powerful, and general videos can be produced, now it extended handling to video shot at 1080p and 60 fps. It also supports 4K resolution , Split screen, Audio editing , Video trimming and Library of pre-made transitions . Recent updates tweaked the interface and added Touch Bar support for the latest MacBooks.
One of the other benefits of iMovie is that you can work on the same project on either a Mac laptop or desktop, then switch over to your iPad to continue your editing. It's a very handy feature for those who need the flexibility.
One of iMovie's most coveted features is its green-screen, or "chroma-key" tool, which allows you to place your characters in exotic locations—Hawaii, say—at a moment's notice.
3. Final Cut Pro X
Available on Mac OS | Paid
Final Cut Pro is the next step up. Apple's creative suite allows users to create motion graphics, edit audio, and integrate them on its video editing program.
If you have used iMovie, I'd definitely recommend Final Cut Pro. It has a hefty price tag but is basically iMovie with all those features you wished you had while in iMovie. Better greenscreen and chroma keying, amazing colour adjustments, downloadable plugins for transitions, generators and more, frame by frame editing instead of the editing based off of seconds that iMovie has , keyframed based animation and great sound adjustment.
The Final Cut Pro X is the very definition of a prosumer video editing program. it has helped filmmakers to edit some of your favourite movies including The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This editor is the only one that rivals the customizability of Adobe Premiere Pro. Professional video editors particularly love its innovative Magnetic Timeline, grouping tools, wide range of effects, good organisational features and the simple ways to add and edit audio.
Final Cut Pro has a number of noticeable features such as an impressive user interface, quite useful keyboard shortcuts & lots more. So, if you afford video editing in your Mac, Final Cut Pro is the best video editor for Mac, we assure.
4. Sony Vegas Pro
Available on Windows OS | Paid
Sony Vegas was a fine video editing tool. It was very much like Apple's old Final Cut Pro 7. It's not as simple as many tools, but has all the features you'd need.
Sony ramped down development of it in 2014 and sold the application to Magix in 2016. Magix has made improvements and improved performance and the UI a bit since.
It doesn't take up too much space on your computer. It can runs on lower spec Windows PCs pretty well. It's reasonably simple to use. It's available in a variety of editions that cost different , depending on the features you want, so it can be very inexpensive (and you buy a license instead of paying a subscription fee), and it has a respectable number of transition and effect filters. Sun Burst, Glow, Masking, Chroma Key, Cookie Cutter….you name it.
Definitely, easy drag and drop editing timeline, bountiful formats presets designed specifically for the most common video sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc. In fact most YouTuber's on Windows use Sony Vegas; if you need more advanced editing features then you move onto programs such as Adobe Premier Pro.
Overall, it is probably the best non-linear video editing software in the market. GO FOR IT!!!
5. DaVinci Resolve
Available on Windows, Mac and Linux OS | Free and Paid
Another advanced editor that is commonly used in the industry. It has 3 versions : the free version , pro version and the console version .
The paid version of DaVinci Resolve features plug-in support and some additional features such as 3D video. Seriously check it out as it does everything from color correction to video editing.
And if you need animation software, it's baby brother Blackmagic DaVinci Fusion has the same pricing scheme and a competent free version. This software is ideal for anyone and as soon as you need to do 3D movies you upgrade. Also, it supports 4K.
It is primarily a video editor. Whereas DaVinci for example is primarily a colour grader. For editing use an editor - it will keep your life much more simple.
DaVinci Resolve supports fewer export formats than Premiere Pro and lacks some features such as captioning. But this program is considered the best tool for color correction.
For colour grading, Davinci Resolve is the best of everything an amateur might use and in fact it is used by pros as industry standard too.
It is quite simple to use and straightforward in its own way. It involves using several separate pages where important processes are achieved. There is one for organizing all the media that your grade will use, one for the actual color correction (where you will spend most of your time), one for tracking/masks, one for output, and so on.
If you rank top in terms of the number of features, it would be DaVinci Resolve. The free version has editing, special effects, audio , and industry leading colour grading features.
DaVinci Resolve 16 is the world's only solution that combines professional 8K editing, color correction, visual effects, and audio post-production all in one software tool! You can instantly move between editing, color, effects, and audio with a single click.
DaVinci Resolve Studio is also the only solution designed for multi-user collaboration so editors, assistants, colorists, VFX artists, and sound designers can all work live on the same project at the same time! Whether you're an individual artist or part of a large collaborative team, it's easy to see why DaVinci Resolve is the standard for high-end post-production and finishing on more Hollywood feature films, television shows, and commercials than any other software.
6. HitFilm Express
Available on Mac and Windows | Free and Paid
HitFilm Express is a free video editing software and it has professional visual effects and tutorials. You can call it all-in-one video editing software. it looks and acts fairly similar to Premiere Pro.
HitFilm come with professional-grade VFX tools and everything you need to make awesome content, films, or gaming videos. It features many of the features you'd expect only to find in expensive paid-for software, including 4K video support, 360-degree editing, and hundreds of special effects. supports discrete Nvidia and AMD GPUs for threaded rendering and decoding.
Hitfilm has some easy to use motion graphics capabilities which most of the video editing software don't have.
Our favorite new tool of Hitfilm Express is auto-stabilization, which helps smooth out shaky footage. Other new features include WAV audio exports, a crop and pan/zoom effect, a GoPro FX reference effect, a color adjustment effect.
Free version does not have text / title feature and limited colour correction. Also, this Software has a pro version to buy. But if you don't like to pay then you can use the free version without any watermark video editor. This Software is very high-quality graphics can load, you can edit your large file like a movie or more have lengthy videos throw this Software.
Nice video editor that is free with a social share. This software is Perfect for beginners, professionals, film students, gamers, YouTubers, or any creative without a budget. While Hitfilm Express can be a little intimidating for beginners, we like its low cost to entry and affordable and scalable features.
7. Wondershare Filmora
Available on Mac and Windows OS | Free and Paid
Filmora is Wondershare's standard, easy-to-use , high-quality video editing software for any one. the Wondershare also offers FilmoraGo (for mobile editing) and Filmora Scrn (for screen recording and editing).
The design is intuitive and easy to use and comes replete with filters, overlays, motion elements, transitions, and a small selection of royalty-free music. we can edit a video and create another in twenty minutes and with an excellent professional finishit has what it takes to carry out professional quality projects and create very eye-catching videos .
It lets you capture various type of input formats and edit videos in classic video editing interface with tons of effects and filters. The program also comes a long with 4K editing capability, chroma key and many other advanced features.
The best part of this program is that it allows the users to perform tasks with drag and drop functionality. It means that all can be done in a matter of seconds. Having this program means that you have the best in your arsenal. Filmora supports all common video file formats and allows you to edit footage recorded with a broad range of cameras.
This video editing software allows you to perform color correction, cut, trim or merge multiple video clips or apply visual and audio effects to the footage you are editing. Filmora lets you export your projects directly to YouTube, while it also offers preset profiles for videos you would like to upload to Vimeo or E-mail.
This program is completely free to use for Windows and Mac. However, it will leave a watermark at the center of your video if you use free version. The light interface is ok but the flat style of the UI brings along other issues like no depth in the controls.
8. CyberLink PowerDirector
Available on Windows , iOS and Android | Paid
PowerDirector is a consumer level software that's got a reputation for fast render speed, and has a wide range of features. the Windows version has more features and tools than the Mac version. For example, there's no support for importing 360 photos and videos.
PowerDirector has robust editing features which are perfectly made for every user. Similar to the other programs mentioned above, this program is capable of cutting videos, splitting, adding texts, filters, transitions and so on an so forth.
There's 360-degree video editing as well, together with support for all the file standards and formats you can imagine. Then there's slideshows, screen recording, DVD menus, object design tools and more.
Get cracking on the 100-track timeline and you'll soon find yourself making the most of multitudes of stabilisation and video correction tools, professional effects, multi-cam editing, motion tracking and surprisingly easy trimming.
To be honest though, it's basically just that - consumer grade, and not necessarily the cheapest option. It will appeal to a crowd that wants easy to use options for multicam, 360 degree video, having access to templates and a stock library. However, there are options which are either or both — more cost-effective and/ or give you more creative control.
9. Pinnacle Studio
At the higher end of the Corel product line is Pinnacle Studio—which costs more than twice as much as VideoStudio.
not only does Pinnacle come readily equipped with all the features you'd expect from an upper-echelon product—motion tracking, 360-degree VR support, stop-motion video, motion tracking, 4k support, multi-cam, etc.—but you'd be hard-pressed to find a faster product on the market in terms of rendering.
It is a complete package that makes importing, editing, and finalizing to many different formats very simple. Professional editors will be happy to find a range of pro features, like video masking, clip nesting, LUT presets, and batch processing.
For all of its features, Pinnacle's interface is still as user-friendly and intuitive as anything on this list. Thus, is you have the need for speed, and you don't mind shelling out a few extra bucks for it, Pinnacle might be the product for you.
And if you try and like the Pinnacle way of doing things, you can always upgrade to one of the more fully-featured and professionally oriented packages, Pinnacle Studio Plus and Pinnacle Studio Ultimate.
I recommending it to many Houses of Worship that do not have a dedicated, professional video editor so that they can get their Media Ministry up and running in a short time. The learning curve for the product is not steep, the product is not expensive and you don't need any super high-end workstation to run it.
10. Corel VideoStudio
Corel VideoStudio Ultimate is also one of the best editing software for beginners which can be used on your computer. Users can try its 30-day free trial and then purchase it if you are satisfied with its features. With its 2,000¬¬+ filters and effects, users can make their own unique creations.
A well-designed interface means it's very easy to get going with straight away, and yet it doesn't lack in features. There's multi-cam editing, 4K video support, 360-degrees VR video support, a music library , multicam support, more than 2,000 effects, HTML5 video page creation, Stop-motion tool , enhanced lens-correction tools, and 3D text editing. Besides, it's the fastest product on the market in terms of rendering.
Wide selection of fun video-creation tools. Clear, simple interface. It has plenty of video editing features, such as video collage templates, which allow you to merge multiple videos into a single layout and eliminate distortion on action camera videos. and direct export to YouTube.
One of the knocks on VideoStudio is its speed, which lags notably behind some of the faster systems on this list, like CyberLink PowerDirector and Pinnacle Studio.
11. Openshot
Available on Windows,Mac, and Linux OS | Free
The simplest one in the list is Openshot. However, keep in mind that "simple" does not necessarily mean "lackluster." It simply means that the interface is designed for the regular user in mind, and everything is pretty easy to figure out. However, you still have a lot of features to use for your videos, from color correction, to compositing and rotoscoping, to various forms of transitions.
OpenShot is a free video editor for beginners that can be used on several platforms. It comes with a simple interface which surely beginners can operate. Users can change the screen into Simple or Advanced mode depending on what you need. Just like the other tools mentioned above, it has a number of features which include animation, keyframe, audio waveforms,Unlimited TracksVideo Effects,Title Editor ,Slow Motion & Time Effects , and 3D animations, and so on and so forth.
OpenShot is an efficient option for small businesses and is best for clip resizing, scaling, trimming, snapping, and rotation. It also offers credit scrolling, frame stepping, time mapping, audio editing, and real-time preview. For audio editing, you can use waveforms to visualize your audio. It includes more than 70 languages.
This free video editor is updated regularly, so you can always use the lasted video editing technology. However, you need to fix bugs or problems on your own as it is an open-source editor, and the video effects are also limited.
12. Shotcut
Shotcut is a free open-source option that's quite beginner-friendly as it doesn't look as complex and intimidating as other options, but isn't so over-simplified that it limits you too much.
Some of its workflows (e.g. colour grading, keyboard shortcuts, ripple insert & delete) give you a taste of the types of processes you'd use when working with a high-end pro software .
Efficient options for inserting / deleting / ripple insert & delete, with keyboard shortcuts provided in the right-click menus to help you remember.
Colour wheels (albeit simplified) and brightness adjustment can be customised for the shadows, midtones and highlights separately
Automatic creation of a cross-dissolve transition if you overlap clips in the timeline.
Two of Shotcut's most striking features are 4K HD resolution support and its timeline editing. Not many free video editors offer 4K resolution support. Plus, Shotcut doesn't require you to import your video into the editor: this can be a timesaver if you are dealing with large video files.
This video editor supports a wide range of video formats ( including FFmpeg, ProRes, and DNxHD ) and boasts a great collection of tutorial videos.
Shotcut also provides extensive audio editing options, making it ideal for audiophiles. Its host of fine-tuning audio tools allows users to make bass and treble adjustments, create bandpass filters, adjust gain, add dynamic compression, and much more.
13. VSDC Video Editor
Available on Windows OS | Free
VSDC was designed to run on very low spec laptops. It is tied with Kdenlive for the position of being the most suitable for low end computers.
Like Lightworks, VSDC is a non-linear video editor that's able to compete with more expensive video editing packages. It also lets you apply audio filters and effects like echo, equalizer, volume correction, sound normalization and a lot more.
VSDC is the best for tutorials and presentations. Its workflow is just like PowerPoint for overlaying text and images and editing everything right in the viewer. It also has a feature to create and overlay data charts. The process for importing media is piecemeal, which is probably the worst drawback, but again suits the sequential nature of tutorial videos. You have a lot of creative control (albeit presented to you in a very geeky way) to make things visually appealing.
It comes in both free and premium editions, and there are pleasingly few prompts for free users to subscribe. Although the free version has reduced features, it still comes with VSDC's full video editing suite—including a mask tool and chroma key functionality for green-screen video effects.
the audio waveform is really the one basic feature that Free version is missing. Additionally, users can use it without any restriction since there is no trial period, watermarks on the exported video, or even ads.
If you have the funds to spring for the full version, the suite of tools expands to include video stabilization, robust post-production effects, slideshow/presentation capabilities, 3D diagram templates, and direct social media publishing.
14. Kdenlive
Kdenlive is the best for Linux or low spec computers. It's also open source, like Shotcut. The difference is that it has more advanced functions (eg vectorscopes and histograms for colour grading). Best for feeling like a pro while working on a low end system.
This video editing software combines the simplicity of entry-level video editors with advanced video editing tools frequently used by experienced professionals.
If you are prepared to spend some time learning the interface, Kdenlive provides a more complete toolkit for video editing, including color management tools like histogram and vectorscope, a truly massive library of effects (for both video and audio), and waveform display on the clips in the timeline. In essence, if OpenShot is like Movie Maker, Kdenlive is closer to Premiere.
If you're using Windows, you need to switch from DirectX to OpenGL back-end to make the colour scopes work. Text clips can handle simple titles, but not large amounts of text.
The colour wheels in Lift / Gamma / Gain are very sensitive, any move off-centre will give you a distinct cast in the colour that you increased your saturation. Not great if you are trying to correct rather than grade your colour (e.g. removing yellow light but not wanting to saturate in another colour).
Kdenlive isn't especially powerful or easy. It's good enough to get most ordinary jobs done, so serious foss enthusiasts who don't care for commercial or proprietary software will appreciate it, it's lightweight, and it's certainly several steps above underpowered like Windows Movie Maker , but that's about all it really has going for it.
15. Lightworks
Available on Windows,Mac, and Linux OS | Free and Paid
For advanced editing, Lightworks also works well. Lightworks is the best free option for anyone who wants to create professional-quality movies and videos without paying a penny. While it still can't be considered a match for a program like Adobe Premiere Elements, it supports multitrack video and is a non-linear editor, so the quality of your footage won't be reduced while being processed. and Lightworks really focuses on the cutting experience .
Lightworks is specialized primarily in editing, specifically to provide a visual and streamlined experience to video editing. Most editing software need you to mark an in point and an out point to a clip then bring it into the timeline.
Lightworks uses Mark & Park which saves you one keystroke by marking the in point, then viewing the clip and it will automatically set an out point where you "park", i.e. stop viewing. Then there are myriad ways you can tweak where you cut between clips when in the timeline.
The Flexible layout lets you configure anything you want in your workspace, remove items you don't need and bring in new ones. Do 2 edits in the same "room" to compare.
Lightworks is best for efficiency if you are already used to editing with keyboard shortcuts instead of a mouse and want the most efficient process. You never have to save because it constantly saves for you.
The free version can only export to 720p YouTube or Video, but the monthly licence plan allows you to edit in the free version during months that you don't buy the licence. You get all the editing tools in Free that are in Pro but export formats is where they restrict you, as well as the ability to render while editing. 4K video support only in paid version. Some users may find Lightworks too advanced.
16. VideoPad
Available on Windows, Mac , iOS, and Android OS | Free and Paid
VideoPad is a Video Editor and Movie Maker Software from NCH , With an intuitive and easy to use UI, VideoPad makes video editing fun. It's perfect for anyone starting to play around with video compositions as it is simple and easy to use. Advanced video editors may find it too basic though.
VideoPad features an intuitive drag-and-drop interface with a wide selection of video effects, transitions, filters and options. Adjust video speed in a snap, stabilize shaky clips, add background music or add text overlays to perfect your video project.
The only drawback is that it may be too simple for advanced video editors. It doesn't come with as many advanced features as some of the other free video editing software on this list.
Users can create and apply over 50 effects to their videos. Support for almost all file formats. In addition, videos created with this tool can be used on your DVD player, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and more since it supports all popular video formats. In addition, this software has a free version that users can download without paying a single dollar as long as it's for non-commercial use only.
17. Adobe After Effects CC
Adobe After Effects CC is an industry standard tool for visual effects and advanced animation ( Cartoon Animation ) kinda stuff . it's popular in the broadcast and indie film industry for VFX and motion graphics. It has tight integration with other Adobe products such as Adobe Premiere Pro as well as third-party programs like Cinema 4D and Mocha.
After Effects is mainly used to create motion graphics videos, do post production visual special effects, do innovative kind of text animation, video animation and anything that requires a special treatment.
It works just like photoshop in video editing ,but it not suitable for editing audios with videos for example sinking vocals with lips ,or any sound editing .
Adobe After Effects is contains awesome effects, they are for making intros, videos with effects and more… There are so many times that I've needed to comp in screens, key out green, do motion tracking, stabilizing, etc. and I could never have done it without After Effects. It's such a powerful tool, and the understanding of keyframes and layers will only help you be a better editor. Not only that, but you will become more valuable and be paid more, which is never bad.
if you are a beginner then you should start with Premiere Pro as your primary video editing tool and the afterwards you can turn to After Effects if you are in a need to do Advanced Animation . if money is an issue there are some amazing free ones like DaVinci Resolve or Hitfilm Express.
Available on Windows, Mac and Linux OS | Free
Blender is a famous 3D software that can be used for modeling, animation, visual effects and it also includes a video Sequence editor but is it really good for editing videos. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a professional, Blender will be enough for most of your needs in the process of video editing.
With this free video editing software you will be able to make video cuts, splicing and video masking. You will get up to 32 slots for adding video, audio, and effects. In this free video editing software you can adjust layers, transitions, keyframes, and filters.
Also, there are live previews, luma waveform, chroma vectorscope and histogram displays. Some of these features could take your time to understand, but once you figure out how everything works, you will be getting awesome results.
In the case of Blender, it can theoretically do everything that After Effects can . however the learning curve is enormous. The compositor can be the most powerful tool Blender has, but unlike AfterEffects, it is node-based, rather than timeline-based. This means you will have to make complicated node structures to accomplish what could easily be done in a timeline, such as what AfterEffects has.
Thanks to the proxy render and frame offset, Blender becomes one of the powerful free video editors that seldom freeze and lag. Blender renders videos only on 1 core, which makes the rendering quite a bit slower. But you can use this to your advantage by rendering multiple video files at once but it surely is a PAIN.
As an integral part of the VFX creating pipeline of video studios, Blender, performing at the same level as HitFilm Express, is used for modeling, animation, rendering for many movies. While editing, you are allowed to live preview the video, and also preview in the sequencer in which you can see the strips and timelines of the video material.
As stated above, there are free videos editor for beginners and paid versions that definitely can help you make creative videos. Whether it is for education, business, entertainment, instructional videos, etc., you can use all of them. However, when it comes to choosing a video editor, you have to consider which the budget-friendly one is and which program is the best for your needs.
The point of not using actually basic software is that if you decide to learn a little more advanced editing later, you already know the basics of a software and you just go on with it. Basic software will limit you to basic abilities.
In the end I would like to say this that I say to everybody, all the softwares available for video editing are good and do what they are supposed to do. It all depends how good you are at video editing. Softwares are just tools. Like for example, if a carpenter does not make a table properly he cannot put the blame on his tools. It was he who was not good at his work, his tools were just there to bring his imagination and his ideas into reality. Similarly, editing softwares are just digital tools, that help you bring your imagination and ideas into reality.
So learn to use the tools along with learning the art of video editing, use this lockdown phase to learn something new and productive that might help you with your career or bring new dimensions for your future.
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Lahore : After refusing to admit at PIC , former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been shifted to Kot Lakhpat jail.
Today in the afternoon , government decided to sent Nawaz Sharif back to jail as he does not want to stay at PIC saying that if there is no facility of treatment at PIC for than it is useless to admit here.
If government wanted to provide me medical facilities than it may provide it in the jail like other prisoners. I have packed my luggage and ready to go to jail.
As the prisons staff came to him for taking him to jail , he met and hugged his mother , grand daughter , daughter , waved his hand to PML-N workers for a while and seated in the vehicle to go back to jail.
Nawaz Sharif decision to stay at jail has burried all the rumours about any deal that he will leave the country on medical ground and will spend his rest of the life in overseas.


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Thomas Ostwald (* 26. Januar 1949 in Braunschweig) ist ein deutscher Literaturwissenschaftler, Autor und Verleger. Ostwald veröffentlicht auch unter dem Pseudonym Tomos Forrest.

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Mit seiner 1976 veröffentlichten Arbeit Friedrich Gerstäcker – Leben und Werk begründete er die neuere Gerstäcker-Forschung. Er ist seit der Gründung der Friedrich-Gerstäcker-Gesellschaft e.V. deren Vorsitzender und führte in seinem Geburts- und Wohnort Braunschweig das Gerstäcker-Museum. Das Museum wurde im Oktober 2016 nach 34 Jahren dauerhaft geschlossen.

Darüber hinaus engagierte sich Ostwald in den vergangenen 30 Jahren stark für den klassischen Abenteuer- und Reiseroman, gab eine eigene Zeitschrift zum Thema heraus und begründete die noch heute bestehende Zeitschrift Magazin für Amerikanistik (Wyk auf Föhr). Weitere Biographien folgten über Charles Sealsfield (Pseudonym von Karl Postl), Karl May und Jules Verne. Zusammen mit Wolfgang Bittner gab er eine sechsbändige Gerstäcker-Edition heraus, erschienen von 1987 bis 1990 im Union Verlag Stuttgart sowie parallel im Verlag Neues Leben und in der Büchergilde Gutenberg.

Ein weiteres Arbeitsgebiet Ostwalds ist die amerikanische Pioniergeschichte unter Berücksichtigung der Deutschen in Amerika. Dazu veröffentlichte er 1992 den Roman über die Braunschweiger Soldaten Auf unsers Carls Befehl, der das Schicksal der Subsidienregimenter während des Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges schildert, das Tagebuch der Freifrau Riedesel sowie zahlreiche Berichte in verschiedenen Publikationen.

Als Tomos Forrest verfasst Ostwald historische Romane, u. a. die Serien Sir Morgan, der Löwenritter; Bolthar der Wikingerfürst; sowie Pastiches der Karl-May-Romane mit den May'schen Helden u. a.

Von 2014 bis 2019 führte Thomas Ostwald in Braunschweig mit 50 Laiendarstellern die von ihm geschriebenen Bühnenfassung der "Heinrich-der-Löwe-Sage" auf. Nach einer Indoor-Variante folgten jeweils im Mai die Outdoor-Variante im Magniviertel in Braunschweig, bei der zum Abschluss jeweils am Pfingstmontag Heinrich-der-Löwe-Festspiele mittelalterlich Gewandete als Heinrich, Hofstaat und Bürger durch die Innenstadt zogen.

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 Karl May, Leben und Werk. Graff, Braunschweig 1974, ISBN 3-87273-017-7.
 Jules Verne, Leben und Werk. Graff, Braunschweig 1978, ISBN 3-87273-025-8.
 Magazin für Abenteuer-, Reise- und Unterhaltungsliteratur. (Mehrteiliges Werk). Graff, Braunschweig 1978,
 Sherlock Holmes. mit John Watson (Mehrteiliges Werk). Kibu, Menden/Sauerland 1983–1985, .
 Friedrich Gerstäcker, Leben und Werk. Gerstäcker-Gesellschaft, Braunschweig 2007, ISBN 3-925320-09-1.
 Welfenkaiser Otto IV. Ed. Corsar, Braunschweig 2009, ISBN 3-925320-12-1.
 Mein Blutsbruder – Mörderjagd im Apachenland. Der Romankiosk, München 2020, ISBN 978-3-7502-5973-7.
 Mein Orient-Tagebuch – Der Löwe von Assur. Der Romankiosk, München 2020, ISBN 978-3-7529-4888-2.
 Regional-Krimis: Mordanschlag beim Lichtparcours. Der Romankiosk, München, ISBN 978-3-7529-5500-2

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 Magnus Behringer auf fremden Pfaden in Berlin, mit Guy Brant und Marten Munsonius. epubli, Berlin 2022, ISBN 978-3-754-94368-7
 Unter Apachen und Blutsbrüdern, mit Guy Brant und Marten Munsonius. epubli, Berlin 2022, ISBN 978-3-754-94396-0
 Berliner Kanalratten, mit Guy Brant. epubli, Berlin 2022, ISBN 978-3-754-94449-3
 Der Mörder tanzt kein Kasatschok, mit Guy Brant. epubli, Berlin 2022, ISBN 978-3-754-94450-9
 Geh nicht sanft in die ewige Nacht, mit Guy Brant. epubli, Berlin 2022, ISBN 978-3-754-94451-6

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Seit 2008 bietet Ostwald im Schloss Richmond sowie in der Burg Dankwarderode in Braunschweig Erlebnisführungen an.

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Lebowitz joined the Herald's Broward County bureau in 1999. He has also worked at The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel and The Times Herald-Record of Middletown, NY, The Enterprise of Brockton, Mass., and for United Press International in Portland, Maine.
Reporter Larry Lebowitz gives the backstory for what resulted in a rich Miami Herald multi-media series on big promises to improve mass transit, but little action.


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2002 Isuzu Axiom: Another truck from Isuzu? In a word, yes
By Autoweek
We hold this truth to be self-evident: You don't have to ride like a truck to be a truck. Axiom, the most car-like of Isuzu trucks, will come in either rear-or-four-wheel-drive versions, in two trim levels, and yes, all with that monstrously tall front end.
If you think of trucks as a fad, don't tell that to Isuzu. They're all the Japanese automaker builds, without apology. If it's a car you want, Isuzu will gladly tell you to look elsewhere.
Until now, that is. Enter Axiom, Isuzu's answer to its car-devoid lineup. Only Axiom isn't a car. It's another Isuzu sport/ute, but the most car-like sport/ute Isuzu has ever designed.
With its slightly lowered ride height and a decidedly wagon-esque rear hatch design, Axiom certainly looks more like a car (at least from the rear) than, say, a Trooper or Rodeo. More so, it drives more like a car than anything else in Isuzu's lineup-or many other SUVs on the road, for that matter.
Axiom gets its car-like ride despite a fully boxed-frame platform, borrowed from the Rodeo. This saves the company money, of course, but Isuzu says using a conventional frame chassis over a unibody design also gives Axiom a stiffer body that is more resistant to bending and twisting forces. Important because although Axiom is built primarily for on-road performance, it is still an Isuzu, which means it better be able to venture off-road with some semblance of ability.
Also helping off-roadworthiness is an automatic transmission with built-in grade-sensing software, limited-slip diff and Isuzu's Torque-On-Demand 4wd system with low range. When TOD (essentially a viscous center differential) senses wheelslip, up to 50 percent of engine torque shifts to the front wheels to maintain traction.
It felt more than capable in a run down a pothole-ridden dirt road, the four-wheel drive pulling us up and over some tricky spots with little fanfare. But Axiom's lowered ride height most likely will limit it to light to medium off-road duty.
Its front suspension is an independent, double-wishbone setup with torsion bars and antiroll bar, while a five-link live axle with coil springs and antiroll bar dampens the rear. To achieve its untrucky ride, Isuzu uses what it calls Intelligent Suspension Control, the heart of which lies in a CPU that monitors data on engine rpm, vehicle speed, brakes and lateral acceleration. The CPU then directs the shocks to adjust damping rates accordingly, ensuring the ride remains smooth and flat. Minor bumps in the road are soaked up without upsetting the chassis, especially in the ISC's Comfort mode. Selecting Sport mode gives the Axiom a slightly more taut ride feel, though still nothing like most trucks ride. We think the Axiom's ride feels as good as most unibody SUVs, made all the more impressive knowing it comes from a traditional truck-frame design.
Powering the Axiom is the 3.5-liter, all-aluminum dohc V6, the same mill found in other Isuzus but tuned for slightly increased output. It turns out a peak 230 hp at 5400 rpm and 230 lb-ft of torque at 3000 rpm, or 15 more horses than it produces in its other applications. The power increase results from a revised intake with variable length runners and an air inlet box located inside the front-left fender instead of inside the engine bay, allowing for the intake of cooler air. This setup also allows for more torque availability over a wider band, improving the Axiom's driveability over other Isuzus.
Axiom production began in January. When Axioms hit dealer showrooms in April, look for pricing to start in the mid-$20,000 range, with high-end 4wd versions topping out in the low $30,000s.


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Summit County's first suicide prevention walk raises $10,600
Alli Langley
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David Reifsteck, right, holds his mother Bertie's hand as they lead about 200 people on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Summit County's first annual suicide prevention walk called Out of the Darkness. The walk has raised about $10,600, which will go toward research, education, advocacy and support efforts through the nonprofit American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Local students, school staff members and other community members rallied around suicide prevention after Marco Reifsteck died by suicide in May.
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If you are thinking about harming yourself or you know someone who might, call the Mind Springs Health 24/7 crisis hotline at (888) 207-4004.
Other resources include the Safe2Tell 24/7 anonymous tip line for Colorado students to report threatening or dangerous behaviors at 1-877-542-SAFE (7233), the national suicide prevention hotline at 800-273-TALK (8255) and http://www.mantherapy.org, a website directed at men that provides an interactive, anonymous mental health inspection among other services.
A couple hundred people came together in Silverthorne to take a few thousand steps — steps toward healing, steps toward talking more about mental health, steps toward preventing self-harm and suicide.
Summit County hosted its first annual Out of the Darkness community walk, a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, at the Outlets at Silverthorne on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Sheri Cole, the foundation's Rocky Mountain area director, said above-expected turnout shows Summit needed the event after recent losses of students, an elected official and other community members to suicide.
A Summit High School group comprised about 60 students wore school colors and "Marco Forever in Our Hearts" bracelets in memory of 18-year-old high school senior Marco Reifsteck, who died days before the school's graduation in May.
"We're all kind of one big family now," said Riley Beck, a senior and best friend of Marco's brother, David Reifsteck.
David thanked those who attended for the support, and mother Bertie Reifsteck said she hoped bringing people together could help the next person who may be on the brink.
Kristin Anderson, a 2013 Summit High School graduate whose older brother Aaron died by suicide in October, said, "This event really brings a lot of light to a painful situation."
She was one of many people wearing shirts with the names of loved ones or beaded necklaces with colors symbolizing how they have been personally affected by suicide and self-harm.
The event was sponsored by the towns of Silverthorne and Dillon; The Outlets of Silverthorne; Tents & Events; Summit Ford; Blue Lotus Yoga Studios; Ten Mile Dental; Summit County Elks Lodge; Lary, May & Associates; the Rotary Club of Summit County; The UPS Store in Dillon; Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant; Mind Springs Health; Copy Copy; Krystal 93; Locals Liquors; Knights of Columbus and TV8 Summit.
Silverthorne Mayor Bruce Butler encouraged people struggling or aware of someone who might need help to reach out.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about," he said. "All the networks that are out here, from grief counseling to faith, all come in so important."
After the 3-mile walk to the town's Willow Grove Open Space and back, organizer and Summit resident Debbie Butler, who lost her brother and a dear friend to suicide, called participation a "huge, phenomenal success."
The walk drew about 200 people and by Sunday had raised about $10,600, which will go to the foundation's national and state-level research, education, advocacy and support efforts.
ALARMING STATS
Suicide in the U.S., according to the most recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the 10th most common cause of death, and someone dies by suicide every 13 minutes.
Since 2000, the country's overall suicide rate has been slowly ticking up, and, in Summit, more people than ever have died by suicide. According to data from the Summit County Coroner's Office, six people died by suicide in 2012, eight in 2013 and 10 in 2014. Suicide has consistently caused 8 to 10 percent of deaths in the county.
The issue is a growing public health concern with shrinking degrees of separation, Cole said, especially in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region, where sparse populations, less social interaction, harsh winters, extreme environments and living at high elevation may contribute to higher rates than in the rest of the U.S.
"Sadness is universal. We all have it, and some people are better skilled at moving out of sadness or have the resources around them to help them move out of sadness," said Robin Albert, director of Summit County Youth and Family Services.
In resort towns — where year-round residents often struggle to afford housing, food, health care, child care and other basic necessities — economic hardships are strong factors in suicide.
People in the 45-64 age range have overtaken those 85 and older in the last seven years as being the age group in which suicide is most prevalent.
Men and boys, who are often conditioned not to seek social support and mental and behavioral health-care services, are four times more likely than women and girls to die by suicide. Men and boys tend to choose more lethal means, however, and women and girls attempt suicide three times as often.
People who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender are at higher risk, and suicide is regularly placed in the top three causes of death among people ages 10 to 24.
For every person who dies by suicide, 12 other people attempt, and attempts are even more prevalent among youth.
Suicides are sometimes underreported, and one problem with the statistics, Debbie Butler said, is that suicides are typically counted in the county where they occur and not the county where the person lived.
The county Healthy Futures Initiative, a grant-funded coalition that promotes healthy lifestyles free of substance abuse, has led a suicide-prevention action team that formed in 2014, and a subgroup of the team will soon analyze data from completed local suicides and look for ways to close gaps in community services and support.
Laurie Blackwell, the initiative's coordinator, said the action team is also organizing educational opportunities and trainings over the next few weeks.
Some think if they mention suicide, the situation will worsen and the person will be more likely to act on suicidal thoughts. Studies have proven that assumption false.
No matter the relationship — whether parent-child, teacher-student, friend, coworker, stranger — don't be afraid to ask someone how they're doing and seek help. Experts say people struggling later say they are grateful for interventions and support.
"It's a tough topic," Blackwell said, but "suicide is very preventable with the right resources and people asking."
Everyone should be aware of signs and symptoms, she said. Suicide almost always has multiple causes, and risk factors include depression, mental-health conditions, harassment or bullying, serious or chronic physical-health conditions, recent relationship or job loss, substance abuse and personal or family history.
"They say the very, very biggest thing is connectedness," Blackwell said, encouraging people to simply check in with any classmates, neighbors or coworkers who seem off.
Tamara Drangstveit, director of the Family and Intercultural Resource Center, recommending seeing a professional behavioral health care provider, whose services might now be covered through insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
"It's worth investigating what those benefits may be and not letting cost be a barrier," she said, and people should encourage each other to visit behavioral health care providers in the same way they would say to a friend with a broken bone, "We're going to the hospital."
This year, the school district moved Suicide Prevention Month from October to September to put the resources in front of students and staff as early as possible. Summit High School teachers will have an opportunity to learn more through a Signs of Suicide training on Sept. 28, which will be brought to all the school's students on Oct. 8.
The general community is welcome to a Dialogue Over Breakfast on suicide prevention and behavioral health on Sept. 29 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Summit Middle School.
Blackwell said she is looking for people to get involved in education and outreach using evidence-based programs at workplaces and community meetings, and anyone interested should contact her at 668-9196 or laurie.blackwell@summitcountyco.gov.
For more information about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, upcoming Out of the Darkness walks in Colorado and online resources, visit afsp.org. People can still donate to the Summit County walk at http://bit.ly/1EWxcAc and receive T-shirts through Dec. 31.
This article has been corrected to reflect an error in the age of Marco Reifsteck.
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LAOAG CITY, July 23 — The authenticity and uniqueness of the local fabric known as 'Abel' Iluko was projected in the limelight by Amor Albano, an Ilocos Norte-based designer, during a national television competition for young designers.
"I want to prove that our 'Abel' can be used for high-societal clothes" Albano said.
Since he used the 'Kapurpurawan Rock Formation', one of Ilocos Norte's top tourist spots, as his inspiration, Albano said the 'Abel' compliments the roughness and the curves of the rocks that can perfectly flaunt the aesthetic of his design.
Rajo Laurel, a known fashion designer for celebrity and one of the board of judges in 'Runway Philippines' complimented Albano in using 'Abel' for his final collection.
"I know 'Abel' is one of the hardest fabrics to manipulate when it comes to designing. I admire you for using your local fabric in showcasing your design, and I compliment you for that", Laurel said.
Albano said, he was challenged to use the ' Abel Iluko' for his final collection during the competition because he wants to prove that fabric can be made into a high-class night gowns, party dresses and classy wear not just for ordinary "basahan" (rags) and "tuwalya" (hand towels).
"When I visited Paoay (Ilocos Norte), I saw there that our 'Abel' was only used to make rags and hand towels, so I thought it for my designs and show people that our 'Abel Iluko' can also be used for glamorous designing", Albano said.
However, Albano said, the local fabric must be developed into more appealing and manipulative way for designing. He noted that the local fabric lacks appeal to designers due to its coarseness and stiff texture.
"It must be develop into more usable fabric so that designers, like me can use it more often. It can be added with silk over its runs, or with other fabric to make the 'Abel' softer", he said.
Abel is a famous handwoven Ilocano fabric. Abel-weaving involves the use of a wooden handloom and cotton yarn (sagut) made from local cotton plants.
Abel Iloco products include blankets, bed linens, bath towels and robes, hand towels, place mats, table napkins, runners and fabric for clothing material.
During the final runway competition, the four finalists from different provinces displayed their talents in designing, however, only Amor Albano used a local fabric for his designs.
Albano placed 4th among the contenders namely Milka Quin Redoble from Pasig City, Cheetah Rivera of Manila, and Nel Claveria Jr. from Camarines Sur.


This week I am going to show you how easy it is to learn the beaded St. Petersburg Chain. This bead stitch design can be used to make necklace or bracelets. You can also use a variety of beads to add dimension to your piece. I have seen a lot of instructions on this stitch and some make it look so complicated when it is actually a very easy stitch to learn. And It works up very quickly. It also has a natural curve which makes it the perfect necklace. I have shown 3 samples so you can see how versatile the stitch can be.
Next time I will show you how easy it is to do the Double St. Petersburg Chain Bead stitch.
1. Pick up 1B, 6A, go with thread up through the 3rd and 4th A beads just added in this step.
2. Pick up 1C, go with thread down through the 4th, 3rd and 2nd A beads added in the previous step.
3. Pick up 1B, go with thread up through the 6th and 5th A beads added in step #1.
4. Pick up 4A, go with thread up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added in this step. Make sure to pull up thread so that the 1st A bead added in this step is snug and next to the 5th A bead, step #1.
5. Pick up 1C, go with thread down through the 2nd and 1st A beads added in the last step, and the 5th A bead, step #1.
6. Pick up 1B, go with thread up through the 4th and 3rd A beads, step #4.
7. Pick up 4A, go with thread up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added in this step. Make sure to pull up thread so that the 1st A bead added in this step is snug and next to the 3rd A bead, step #4 or #7.
8. Pick up 1C, go with thread down through the 2nd and 1st A beads added in the last step, and the 3rd A bead, step #4 or #7.
9. Pick up 1B, go with thread up through the 4th and 3rd A beads, step #7.
10. Continue by repeating steps #7, #8 and #9 until you reach the length that you would like.
This is another fast and fun necklace to make. You can also make a bracelet from the same pattern. So make yourself a necklace and bracelet and you will be all ready for the party.
1. Pick up 6A, 7B, 3A, go with thread up through the 1st A bead just added in this step.
2. Pick up 3A, 4B, go with thread down through the 7th B bead added in the previous step.
3. up 1C, 4B, go with thread up through the 1st B bead added in step #2.
4. Pick up 7A, go with thread down through the 1st B bead (of the 4B), step #3.
5. Pick up 6B, 5A, go with thread up through the 4th A bead, step #4.
the 1st A bead, step #5.
7. a) Pick up 3B, 1A, 3B, 1C, 3B, go with forward through the A bead just added in this step.
b) Pick up 3B, 5A, go with thread up through the 5th A bead, step #5.
8. a) Pick up 9A, go with thread down through the 1st A bead, step #7(b).
b) Pick up 7B, 3A, go with thread up through the 5th A bead this step at (a).
c) Pick up 3A, 4B, go with thread down through the 7th B bead, this step at (b).
d) Pick up 1C, 4B, go with thread up through the 1st B bead, this step at (c).
e) Pick up 7A, go with thread down through the 1st B bead, this step at (d).
f) Pick up 6B, 5A, go with thread up through the 4th A bead, this step at (e).
9. Continue necklace by repeating steps #6, #7 & #8 until you reach the length that you want your necklace to be.
10. To add clasp, Pick up 3A, clasp, 3A, go with thread up through the 2 A beads in necklace. Continue with thread around through the clasp beads several times. Weave in and end thread. Repeat the clasp directions in the same manner on the other end after removing the stopper bead.


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Q: IPTables and SNAT for just two ports I want to set up some NAT policies so that certain machines will only have outbound access to http/https. They should not be able to do port scans or anything else from their machine.
Currently my NAT rules are:
-A PREROUTING -d 1.2.3.4 -j DNAT --to-destination 10.10.1.10
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10 -j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4

And I have this shared rule:
-A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

1.2.3.4 is a public IP, and 10.10.1.10 is an internal IP.
This allows all inbound and outbound access to NAT directly through.
I tried the following POSTROUTING rule instead of the one above:
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10 -p tcp --dport 80 -j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4:80

However, that didn't seem to work. After adding that rule I could still use RDP from the workstation.
To recap, my goal is to allow certain workstations to only have http/https access to the Internet. All other outbound traffic should be blocked. All traffic should be allowed. I want all other workstations in the network to use the existing NAT policy to allow all outbound traffic to be NAT'ed.
Update
Based on @Zoredache's reply, I now have the following Postrouting rules.
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10/32 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4:80
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10/32 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 443 -j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4:443
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10/32 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 53 -j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4:53
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10/32 -p tcp -m udp --dport 53 -j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4:53
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10/32 -j ACCEPT
-A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

They don't quite work yet but they are getting close. More in my reply to @Zoredache below.

A: The key to iptables is the first match wins.
Assuming the client machine is 10.10.1.10 then you just have to look at these rules in order.  If the first rule doesn't match it is going to pass down MASQ rule which it will match.
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10 -p tcp --dport 80 -j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4:80
-A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

If you were to add another rule before the final MASQUERADE rule should result in the NAT not happening.  Since the packets from 10.10.1.10 will that are not destined to tcp/80 or tcp/443 will match the ACCEPT rule, meaning that they will not be translated by the SNAT/MASQ rules.
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10 -p tcp --dport 80 -j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4:80
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10 -p tcp --dport 443-j SNAT --to-source 1.2.3.4:443
-A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.1.10 -j ACCEPT
-A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

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Lalai Singh Yadav (1921-1993) was a policeman in paramilitary who became a social justice activist and play writer. He wrote plays like Shambhuk Vadh. He translated Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's The Key To Understanding True Ramayan from Tamil to Hindi as Sachi Ramayan Ki Chabi. In 1962, he wrote a book entitled Baman Vadi Rajya Mein Shoshito Par Rajnaitik Dakaiti. He fought a free speech case against the UP Government on his book ban.

Apart from translating True Ramayan, he wrote 5 plays as well, including one on Aṅgulimāla, Shambuka, and Ekalavya.

Conversion to Buddhism
Lalai Singh Yadav was an Ambedkarite Buddhist.

He renounced Hinduism in 1967 and embraced Buddhism. After adopting Buddhism, he removed the word Yadav from his name. His deep anti-caste consciousness was working behind the removal of the word Yadav.

See also
A.R. Akela
Periyar
Dalit studies

References

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US president and Saudi crown prince are set to discuss Gulf crisis, Iran and other issues during White House meeting.
US President Donald Trump will urge Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman to find a solution to the Gulf crisis with Qatar during the crown prince's visit to the White House on Tuesday, according to a senior White House official.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, also told reporters that the president still hopes to hold a summit with Gulf leaders in May.
Trump will press the Saudis "to take a key leadership role in the region and encourage them to help move this dispute forward", the official said, adding that Trump believes it is critical that there is unity among the Gulf states and that he is concerned about the long-term impact of the crisis on the region.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar on June 5, 2017, accusing Doha of supporting "terrorism". Qatar rejected the allegations as "baseless".
The US has repeatedly called on the countries to engage in dialogue.
Bin Salman's visit is the first by a Gulf leader in a series of bilateral meetings the US president is scheduled to have over the next couple of months.
The Saudi crown prince will be in the US for about two weeks, meeting with politicians and business leaders in a trip designed to "rehabilitate" the kingdom's image in the country, analysts say.
Reuters news agency quoted an official last month who said talks with the leaders will revolve around the possibility of establishing a GCC summit later this year, among other issues.
Last month, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that his country would be willing to participate in a US-GCC summit next spring, provided that the blockading countries' motivation is based on real will and not coercion.
Asked about the summit at a briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said he was unaware of any specific plans for a summit.
"Qatar is irrelevant," he added.
The last US-GCC summit was held in May 2017 in the Saudi capital Riyadh, just before the crisis unfolded.
Trump and bin Salman will also discuss Iran, Russia and possible investments in US companies, among other issues, the White House official said on Monday.


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At Øredev 2013, I asked managers to tell me what makes their job difficult. I spoke to one manager who told me that they face immense pressure on two fronts: from the board of directors to deliver more features more often and from the programmers to give them more time to refactor. I've heard dozens of stories like these over the years and I've found a trick that helps. It doesn't resolve the problem, but it helps take a significant step in the direction of a resolution.
Warning. You almost certainly have more to deal with in your exact situation than this advice can cover. You might need some more direct help. I can offer that to you, but for now, read on.
I call it the eternal struggle between the Business and Programmers. Specifically programmers, because I almost always hear the specific complaint coming from them. It goes like this.
It usually involves more colorful language, more intense emotions, and repeats a few times, but it boils down to this. I notice a few things about this particular exchange.
First, the Business can easily justify their position: they need profit, and profit comes from sales, and sales come from features, and features come from, among other people, the Programmers. Without more profit, nobody keeps a job.1 Clearly, the Business has this one right.
Next, the Programmers can easily justify their position: they need to deliver more features, and they can't deliver features if they don't understand the code, and almost nobody writes code clearly the first time, so the Programmers need to edit their work, and they call that editing "refactoring". Without refactoring, features don't flow, the Business has nothing to sell, we can't generate profit, and nobody keeps a job. Clearly, the Programmers have this one right.
Unfortunately, the Business only sees that the Programmers used to deliver features more quickly, and now they want to slow down. This creates obvious tension. This tension slowly pervades every aspect of the relationship between the Business and the Programmers. It obscures something important. I'll come back to that.
Somehow everyone has ignored that the Programmers are slowing down anyway, because the code gradually forces them to slow down. Interesting.
So the Business needs features to sell, but the Programmers want to slow down. The Business needs to feed a market that expects more features sooner, but the Programmers need to feed a design that demands cleanliness as a condition for adding new features as a steady pace. Thus, the eternal struggle, because it has always been thus.
The Programmers plead: "If only you'd let us refactor! We have a sick design; it actively prevents us from adding features sensibly. It encourages us to do the wrong things. It encourages us to duplicate code, which makes mistakes seem inevitable. It has code that nobody understands any more, and so when we have to change it, we need weeks to read, to research, to gain confidence that changing it won't anger our existing customers. If you'd let us refactor, then we could spot design improvements that would unblock new features, that could reduce the cost of new features by 20%, 30%, 40%, and more! Why don't you let us refactor?!" They appear to have a point.
The Business pleads: "If only you'd stop with this refactoring nonsense! The economy has to grow. We have to grow. The board of directors yells at the vice presidents, who yell at the third-line managers, who yell at the second-line managers, who yell at us. More features! More features! They only want more features! Not only can they not afford for you Programmers to slow down, but they need you to speed up! I need you to speed up! What do you go faster?!" I don't envy their situation.
If you're a Programmer, then imagine yourself in the position of the Business. The Business relies completely on Programmers (among other people) for its survival. I imagine the Business finds this imbalance uncomfortable, even threatening. Without the Programmers, the Business has nothing to sell. Worse, at the source of this tension we find a haphazard, slow stream of half-working, not-quite-what-we-wanted features. It doesn't matter that the Programmers can easily justify their behavior, because the Market doesn't like the results, and as soon as the Market has an alternative, it disappears, and nobody keeps a job.
I have to admit that the programmer in me loves that a cyclic dependency lies at the center of this conflict.
Bullet. How many of you read it?
Accidental complication and essential complication.
audit a tax return? Have you read the tax code in Canada?
It's this thick. Essential complication.
Accidental complication... we're not so good at our jobs.
do you estimate, if you estimate?
thing took two weeks. This thing, two weeks.
Well, what the hell do you mean?
Step four: write just enough code to make it pass.
Just enough code to make it pass.
shop is either 12 or 13 dollars, we're done.
the test pass the next thing we do is we clean the kitchen.
some behavior and now we smooth that little mess out.
Cleaning the kitchen, reducing accidental complication.
write at once. Reduce accidental complication.
Finally, make the test pass. Refactor, clean the kitchen.
didn't do a good job of avoiding it in the first place.
complication that got in while you weren't looking. Why?
theorem of agile software development.
Not enough of you are leaning in.
complication). f is supposed to be proportional to g.
been seven minutes and 26 seconds.
Now, we can realize something significant: The Business and the Programmers want the same thing. They want the same thing: to deliver a more predictable stream of important features that will make the market happy—or, at least, knowing the fickle market, that will risk disappointing them the least.
The Business and the Programmers need to agree on two things, each conceding a key point to the other. The Business needs to agree that the Programmers have been going more quickly than they really can, that they cannot sustain this pace, and that trying to do it leads to disaster. We are driving in a car accelerating towards a brick wall. The Programmers need to agree that the Business has a legitimate need to deliver more features, that everyone's livelihood depends on this, and that "it's the Business' job" to ask for more than the Programmers can ever deliver. The market compels them to do this—if it doesn't, then where does the revenue come from? In this equation, the Programmers have the responsibility to do whatever they can to maximize their ongoing delivery speed, and that includes regular, aggressive refactoring.
Finally, both the Business and the Programmers have to agree that they have wasted too much time arguing about this and need to move forward. They want the same thing! They can have it!
Thus, I propose a kind of detente. The Business agrees to remember that the Programmers always try their best to go at a fast-but-sustainable pace. The Programmers agree to remember that the Business also feels threatening pressure to perform, and that they don't feel comfortable relying so much on the Programmers for their success. Each group needs the other desperately, and together they all want the same thing.
…and let's not forget the Testers and Operations and other departments. If we listen to each other, we'll realize that we all want the same things, and together, we can make things so much better.
Good programmers with great habits will help your project succeed, but even the greatest programmers with the greatest habits can't guarantee the results you need. You need help with your tough questions. You need somewhere to go to ask whether you're on the right track, making the right decision, solving the right problem. It's hard to tell the good advisers from the bad. If you like what I have to say, then you'd probably enjoy having me on your team.