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World China targets woman general as graft investigation widens -report
China targets woman general as graft investigation widens -report
BEIJING - Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:25 Email Print
China's President Xi Jinping addresses the Australia-China state and provincial leaders forum in Sydney November 19, 2014. Photo: Reuters/Jason Reed
China investigates senior legislator amid corruption crackdown
Xi's anti-corruption campaign signals power play for 2017
China's military is investigating another top officer in its widening crackdown on corruption, a woman major-general with a senior post at an army university, financial news magazine Caixin reported on Thursday.
Gao Xiaoyan, Communist Party boss of the discipline committee at the People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University, was taken away by military investigators on Nov. 27 and her house searched and sealed off, Caixin said.
She is suspected of taking bribes related to a construction project at a military hospital, added the report, which was widely carried by Chinese news websites.
The Defence Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. It was not possible to reach Gao for comment.
Caixin said Gao joined the army in 1974 at the age of 17 and mostly held political posts during her career, becoming one of just a few women to hold such a senior position.
She has also had articles published in major state media, such as the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily and the military's PLA Daily, it added.
Weeding out corruption in the military is a top goal of President Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, which controls China's 2.3 million-strong armed forces.
Serving and retired Chinese military officers have said military graft is so pervasive it could undermine China's ability to wage war.
In October, the government said one of China's most senior former military officers had confessed to taking "massive" bribes in exchange for help in promotions.
Xu Caihou, whose graft probe was announced in June, retired as vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission last year and from the ruling Communist Party's decision-making Politburo in 2012.
Xu has been under virtual house arrest for months while helping in an investigation into Gu Junshan, who has been under scrutiny for corruption since being sacked as deputy director of the logistics department of the People's Liberation Army in 2012, sources previously told Reuters.
Gu was charged with corruption earlier this year.
China military investigating top officer crackdown corruption Gao Xiaoyan investigators President Xi Jinping Xu Caihou Gu Junshan
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Aknisree Karthik: What women cannot do?
Bangalore: How many of you know about 'Yakshagana'- one of the most popular folk dramas of Karnataka which was performed by the men only during the 11th century. I guess most of you know about it. But how many of you know that even women can perform Yakshagana? Not many.
The traditional folk dance which was once dominated by the men lot has shifted its equilibrium and has reached the women. Yakshagana is a unique and rare blend of powerful music and vigorous dance, marked by vivacious foot work. Choreographic group movements coupled with colourful costumes and elaborate makeup creates an ethereal world on stage. Stylized extempore dialogues with folk and literary charm bring out the subtle nuances of the local language-Kannada.
Karnataka Mahila Yakshagana has taken the lead and has been conducting Yakshagana for females of all age groups from past 12 years.
"Initially women were not allowed to perform Yakshagana. We started about 12-15 years ago. Even when I was interested to learn this art there were no academies or institutions where women can learn Yakshagana. So we came up with this initiative of setting up an institute where women of all age groups can learn and perform Yakshagana" said Gauri K, secretary, Karnataka Mahila Yakshagana.
Gauri and her troupe are involved in the growth and development of Yakshagana. They have been staging performances in various parts of the state. A lot of women empowerment is happening.
"We always had that fear that whether we will be received well or not in our early days. We were discouraged too. Yakshagana was performed in a very orthodox way throughout the night by men in those days. We just thought why we women cannot enter this and make a mark. There are housewives, working women, college and school going girls, who are staging Yakshagana" added Gauri.
Here is Pavithra who is doing her 2nd PUC in Mount Carmel College. When other girls of her age are attached toward the western culture, this girl has set an example by sticking to the traditional Indian culture. While her other members are hitting at the pop, jazz and salsa dances she has expertise the art of Yakshagana.
She drew all her inspirations from her mother V Latha who is an employee at Reserve Bank of India. "I am practicing Yakshagana for more than 12 years. I drew my inspirations when I was doing my schooling. My daughter used to accompany me whenever I go to perform or practice this traditional art and she gradually involved herself in Yaksahgana without hampering her curriculum" said Latha.
When we asked about the future of Yakshagana with Latha who always manages to find some time for Yakshagana in spite of her busy schedule she said "Time has changed now, people look out in curiosity for us when they hear that women perform Yakshagana. It is sure to go places and if this art is introduced as curriculum in some universities it will be good".
Even Sanjana and Sharavani too had the same story to say. They said "It is a good experience. We have dared to be different. We love doing it. There are some misconceptions. Many fear to take up this as they feel that the costumes are heavy enough to carry on. But it is not the case and we totally deny that".
The themes of Yakshagana are largely based on Hindu epics like 'Ramayana, Mahabharata and tales from the Puranas. The makeup of Yakshagana artists are rich and differ with the character. They are closely related to the ornamentation found in the scriptures.
It is the era of women. They are no longer looked like a commodity. There are no less than any men. Now you need to tell me what women cannot do.


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Q: Inter-application communication via the cloud? I have a very general question and am looking for a general point to the right direction. Say if I wanted to build a program that could be run on several computers but wanted each program to work with the other, how could I achieve the communication layer between them?
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Machine A in chicago IL is running
Machine B is running in Houston TX
Machine C is running in San Diego CA
They all serve one function but work on it as a team to get it done quicker.
Machine A turns on and is ready to go but needs to check if machine B and C are ready.
Once all machines are on and check with each other then they start. There is some type of que that they all pick jobs out of and complete. There for they have to know not to do a job that another computer/thread is already working on.
I have never dealt with inter-computer communication when it comes to pairing them up as a team so I really have no idea where to begin. I was thinking about having a cloud database where they can all check in and keep tabs on which machine is doing what but that seems very clunky. I'm sure there is a better way to do it.

A: You want two different things here.  You want a pub/sub or topic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publish%E2%80%93subscribe_pattern) that they all check into on a regular basis... If anyone doesn't check in every x number of minutes/seconds they stop work (assuming you want the to stop, I'd have to vet that requirement).
You also want a simple message queue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_queue) to pick work off.
I'd still double-check whether you really need to have them all running before they start work.  I wouldn't geographically separate them.  If they are just stages in a pipeline, make several queues and when they run out of work they sleep.  This is the advantage of message based architecture.  Decoupling potentially high-lag processes from each other.  Try and keep highly dependent work co-located.

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'Grease' revamped production to return to London next summer
The show will play again at the Dominion Theatre for another limited run starting at the beginning of June, with its cast to be announced in due course. Seen by over 500 thousand people only in the West End, this new version of the iconic 70s music received 4 WhatsOnStage Awards nominations and is directed […]
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El icónico musical de los 70 volverá al West End por primera vez en casi 30 años. Dirigido por Nikolai Foster, esta versión incluirá coreografías y diseños completamente nuevos. Incluyendo todas sus canciones memorables, el espectáculo también contará con números de la temporada original, no tan familiares para el público actual.


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Samsung's latest Unpacked event announced the company's new devices. But the Galaxy Z Fold 2 seems to be the most mysterious one. The company has left out plenty of key details regarding the device leaving information gaps, but is expected to announce the full specifications on 1 September. Samsung, at the end of the event, did mention that 5G and foldable are the company's future so we might be in for some great new experiences and features.
Samsung's second flagship foldable smartphone - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 - is all set to bring with it some significant hardware revisions and meaningful innovations that offer enhanced refinements and unique foldable user experiences. It builds on the feedback with some upgrades and changes, making it look similar to the new and premium Galaxy Note 20 when it's folded. What we currently know is the flagship's design, display and some other specifications, so scroll below to read all about this new monster by Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Display and Design
Samsung is using the same book-style vertical fold like the original Galaxy Fold but with a lot of changes. The display on the Galaxy Z Fold 2 seems to have the biggest overhaul here with the original Fold 4.6-inch display being expanded to a full-blown 6.2-inch one with thinner bezels. When it is folded, the 6.2-inch screen has a punch-out hole for the selfie camera in the top centre, and it's a full-screen display this time, unlike the original fold. Furthermore, when it is unfolded the display is 7.6 inches, outdoing the original 7.3-inch display. At least one of the screens has a 120Hz refresh rate, but the tech giant hasn't specified which one is or it could be both the screens. The original fold had a plastic screen, but the Fold 2 will use the Ultra-Thin Glass on the display, a feature one step above the Galaxy Z Flip, improving the display structure. This should make the new foldable phone offer a better experience while making the screen more durable.
Samsung is offering two colours - Mystic Black and Mystic Bronze. We also have the Thom Browne edition of the device with a more high-fashion feel and aesthetic. It has a USB-C port, but no 3.5mm headphone jack. And, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 is thinner - it's now 6 mm.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Cameras
The original Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 had a lot of cameras, but Samsung had to reduce the front camera notch in the display and it has done it for Fold 2. The official announcement about the Galaxy Fold 2 is that the company is using a punch-hole cut-out to incorporate the single front camera in the interior display. Though Samsung has not provided the camera specifications for the new device, we assume to expect the same camera specifications as that of the premium Galaxy Note 20. This would be a 64-megapixel telephoto lens, 12-megapixel main sensor and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, with 30X Zoom and 3x optical zoom. In addition to this, we also saw exterior cameras with three lenses, but Samsung did not provide any specifications.
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Galaxy Z Fold 2 will be 5G-compatible. It has a 4,500 mAh battery, which to be honest, is a fair size of a power pack in a normal smartphone, but if you use the large screen often and for longer durations, it might not last an "all day" as the company claims. Though it is confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is on its way, we are not yet sure of the exact release date and pricing, so we cannot exactly compare to its predecessors just yet. Samsung is hosting an event on September 1 dedicated to the Galaxy Z Fold 2 where we will find out more about the camera specifications, the processor, and other features.
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In short, the Fold 2 looks a lot like its predecessor but Samsung has promised a number of advancements, especially in terms of phone durability. Since the Unpacked event mentioned how Samsung has focused on improving the design and durability of the phone, it seems like Samsung is renewing its commitment to foldable phones. We are just now waiting for Samsung to fill in the rest of the details in September.


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The average maximum daytime temperature in Ilheus in February is a warm 29°C (84°F) with high heat & humidity. The average night-time temperature is usually a warm 22°C (72°F). There are usually 8 hours of bright sunshine each day, which represents 60% of the 13 hours of daylight.
Expect 171mm (6.7 inches) of rainfall across the whole of February with 22 days with some rain falling. Maximum UV levels will be extreme (11+ UV index) at midday when the skies are clear.
The average sea temperature in and around Ilheus in February is 28°C (82°F).
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Dermatology > Psoriasis
Got Psoriasis? Maybe Best to Avoid Certain Keto Diets
Animal study suggests the two don't always play together nicely
by Mike Bassett, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today October 22, 2019
Ketogenic diets have become an extremely popular way of achieving weight loss, but they may not be advisable for persons with psoriasis, Austrian researchers suggested.
Mouse studies indicated that different ketogenic diets affected skin inflammation differently, depending on the composition of the diet. Specifically, they found that ketogenic diets heavy in medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), especially in combination with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil and plant sources like nuts and seeds, exacerbated a murine model of psoriasis.
However, the researchers also found that ketogenic diets that were well balanced and limited to long-chain triglycerides (LCTs) such as olive oil, soybean oil, fish, nuts, avocado, and meats, did not exacerbate skin inflammation.
Writing in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Felix Locker, PhD, of Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria, and colleagues noted some evidence that ketogenic diets (usually consisting of 75%-80% kcal from fat, 5%-10% from carbohydrates, and 15%-25% from protein) have anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, because of the anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic effects, there has been interest in the use of omega-3 fatty acids in dietary interventions in inflammatory skin diseases, the team added.
Locker and co-authors noted that ketogenic diets differ in composition from classic high-fat diets, and that no previous studies have evaluated the effect of these diets on psoriasis. The team therefore wanted to evaluate the impact of ketogenic diets alone or supplemented with omega-3 fatty acids on imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasiform inflammation in mice.
These mice exhibited increased erythema at 4 days when fed with an LCT/MCT diet, compared with mice on a standard diet. In addition, the LCT/ MCT group showed a trend toward increased cumulative disease severity (based on a 12-point scale) compared with the standard diet group (8.2 ± 1.1 vs 6.2 ± 0.7), which was significant in comparison with the LCT group (8.2 ± 1.1 vs 5.9 ± 1.7) after 4 days of IMQ treatment.
The team also found that LCT/MCT with omega-3 supplementation induced skin inflammation, even in Vaseline-treated mice, which was reflected by significant increases in erythema, scaling, and thickening, as well as the cumulative disease severity scores, compared with mice on a standard diet at day 4.
Locker and colleagues also observed that LCT/MCT + omega-3 skin "showed neutrophil-derived myeloperoxidase levels that were significantly higher than standard diet + omega-3 skin upon psoriasis induction and Vaseline treatment."
"Accordingly, we detected a significantly higher number of [the rat monoclonal neutrophil antibody] NIMP-R14+ neutrophils in LCT/MCT +[ omega-3] skin compared to [standard diet + omega-3] skin," the researchers reported.
The study's co-lead investigator, Roland Lang, PhD, also of Paracelsus Medical University, said in a news release, "Ketogenic diets supplemented with MCTs not only induce the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, but also lead to an accumulation of neutrophils in the skin resulting in a worse clinical appearance of the skin of the mice. Neutrophils are of particular interest since they are known to express a receptor for MCTs, and therefore a ketogenic diet containing MCTs may have an impact on other neutrophil-mediated diseases not limited to the skin."
Asked for his perspective, Bruce Brod, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, who was not involved with the research, said the study "raises some good and important points," but that there are many factors that influence psoriasis, and a lot more work needs to be done to determine how translatable the findings are to humans -- "for example, is this translatable to all patients with psoriasis, or just patients with certain subsets of psoriasis?"
"There are multiple factors that can influence psoriasis," Brod continued. "One is body mass index. Infections can play a role, medications can play a role, as can things like stress and alcohol. So [a ketogenic diet] might be another factor that plays a role in psoriasis in certain subsets of patients. But at this point in time it is probably too early to have this study influence our clinical practice."
"I think when we're counseling our patients on dietary recommendations that those recommendations need to be made very carefully within the clinical context of that patient, and that patient's specific medical condition," he said.
None of the study authors or Brod reported having any disclosures.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Source Reference: Locker F, et al "The influence of Ketogenic Diets on Psoriasiform-like Skin Inflammation" J Invest Dermatol 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.718.
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How likely is a 'digital Pearl Harbor' attack on critical infrastructure?
18 Aug 2017 1 critical infrastructure, Malware, Ransomware, Security threats
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by Taylor Armerding
It's coming on two decades now since the first warnings that US critical infrastructure is vulnerable to a catastrophic cyberattack. According to some experts, it is perhaps more vulnerable now than ever – the threats are worse and the security is no better.
But how likely is such an attack? There is still plenty of debate about that.
Richard A Clarke, who in 2000 was the US's top counter-terrorism and cybersecurity chief, gets credit for coining the term "digital Pearl Harbor". He said at the time that it was "improbable," but added that "statistically improbable events can occur".
There have been similar warnings since from top government officials – former defense secretary Leon Panetta paraphrased Clarke in 2012, warning of a "cyber Pearl Harbor" – a major cyberattack on industrial control systems (ICS) that could disable the nation's power grid, transportation system, financial industry and government for months or longer.
Of course, nothing even close to that catastrophic level has happened – yet. And there are a number of experts who say such doomsday language is gross hyperbole, peddling nothing but FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt). Marcus Sachs, CSO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), said at the 2015 RSA conference that squirrels and natural disasters were a more realistic threat of taking down the grid than a cyber attack.
But a couple of experts in ICS – the equipment used to operate the grid and other critical infrastructure – say they are increasingly troubled that security has not really improved since the warnings began.
Galina Antova, co-founder and chief business development officer at Claroty, recently referred in a blog to "The Lost Decade of Information Security", saying:
"We are no better off today in terms of cybersecurity readiness than we were 10 years ago. The threat landscape is clearly growing more active and dangerous by the day. The theoretical is becoming reality and, unfortunately, we aren't prepared to counter the threat just over the horizon.
She has some company in the person of Joe Weiss, managing partner at Applied Control Solutions, who has said for years that ICS security is dangerously lax. Writing on his "Unfettered" blog last week, Weiss said there is essentially no security in ICS process sensors, the tools to detect anomalies in the operation of ICSs – which means an attacker could get control of them relatively easily and create major physical damage.
Weiss cited a number of sensor "malfunctions" that illustrate the problem. One, he said, resulted in the release of 10m gallons of untreated wastewater. Another, he said, was the rupture of a pipeline in Bellingham, WA, which released 237,000 gallons of gasoline into a nearby creek causing it to catch fire, killed three people, caused an estimated $45m in property damage and led to the bankruptcy of the Olympic Pipeline Company.
"That happened in June, 1999," Weiss said in an interview. "How can that be relevant today? It turns out every bit of it is, because the same flaws that existed then exist today."
He said in most cases there is no way to know if what happened was an accident or a malicious attack, because of a lack of visibility into the networks. And he wondered on his blog: "How can this lack of security and authentication of process sensors be acceptable?"
What to do? That is where Weiss and Antova part company – just a bit. Antova said she agrees that the sensor flaws exist and, as she wrote, the threat of major ICS attacks "is real and just over the horizon", But, in an interview, she also said she is "allergic" to describing the threat at either extreme – in relatively trivial terms (squirrels) or disaster (Pearl Harbor).
She said it is not simple or quick to fix flaws in sensors. "Engineers know it takes years to design," she said, "and it can take 25 to 35 years to replace the architecture" of ICS equipment. She ought to know – she was formerly global head of industrial security services at Siemens, a leading manufacturer of power generation and transmission systems.
In her blog post, she said called for implementing what is practical and feasible – the kind of "security hygiene" steps that would keep ICS from being the "low-hanging fruit" that it is now. Things like patches, really taking network segmentation seriously, and giving IT professionals visibility into the networks.
What has hampered that, she wrote, has been a failure to "bridge the gap" between IT and engineering staff, each of whom, "approach the world with different viewpoints, backgrounds and missions." Engineers, she noted, focus on keeping things physically safe and running. Anything that impedes that, they reject.
She also said government regulatory frameworks and standards are, in many cases, not practical. One example she cited was the push for "air-gapped" networks. It sounded good, she said, but it interfered too much with efficiency and the needs of the business. "As a result, air gaps now have one thing in common with unicorns – they don't exist," she wrote.
But just doing security basics would help. "You have to start somewhere," she said.
Weiss contends it is possible, and necessary, to be both more aggressive and creative. Part of the problem, he said, "is a failure of imagination. When you look at the bad guys, they really are bad guys. We need to think like bad guys."
But the two agree that there needs to be better communication between operations and IT. "We've got to have engineering in the same room when IT comes in and says this is what I want to do," Weiss said. "Every time there's an important meeting in DC on cybersecurity, GE and Siemens aren't there."
And both agree that the risk of something really serious happening is growing. "We know these (ICS) networks are exposed," Antova said. "They are resilient and have safety measures, but for a skilled hacker, it's not that hard to fool safety equipment."
The real menace, she is said, is that ransomware like WannaCry and Petya are not just in the hands of nation states, but, "in the hands of every crazy person. I don't think people realize how poor the cyber hygiene is."
One comment on "How likely is a 'digital Pearl Harbor' attack on critical infrastructure?"
Tim Boddington says:
Truly frightening. That engineers are using IT and networking capabilities without a full understanding of the threats and risks involved and taking appropriate contermeasures sounds like culpable negligence to me. It's time someone pointed out to managements what their responsibilities include and where the buck stops when it all goes belly up.
I retired as a head of security 22 years ago. It troubles me that the general standard of security appears not to be even as good as the poor security we had in the mid 1990s.
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How To Lead A Charmed Life, Starting With Your Cell
By Kate Betts Monday, Mar. 22, 2004
From Tokyo's fashion-forward Shibuya district to New York City's SoHo, the must-have accessory this year is the lucky charm. Prada charmed the front-row crowd at last month's fall fashion shows with miniature leather handbags dangling from purse straps. The Gap sells plastic and enamel flower charms for $5. "It's a way to personalize your bag," says Emma Hill, vice president of adult accessories at the Gap. "I always have all manner of bits and bobbles hanging from my bag, and I can change the charms instead of changing my bag." Recently charms have been migrating to mobile phones, and luxury-goods companies...


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Breaking MuscleAU
How We Can Apply the Olympics to Our Own Training
Jeff Kuhland
Contributor - Corrective Exercise and Outdoor Fitness
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
MovNat, Mobility & Recovery
Olympians are glorified and their success is celebrated worldwide. Their biggest dreams come true, but at what cost were they achieved and what do they do afterwards? And what does it really have to do with each of us and the time we spend in the gym?
The Life of an Olympian
The life leading up to becoming an Olympian is far from normal, requires incredible sacrifice, and can leave a huge hole after the experience is done. Russian skaters Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov (pictured to the right) skated their entire lives for their Olympic moment. They dedicated the last four years to this single performance. They have often been asked if they are dating, but even that had to be put on hold because it could be a distraction. Maxim moved away from home at a young age to live at the skating rink where he was training. He got one meal a day from the rink as his only meal.
Facing Olympic Defeat
And beyond that immense sacrifice, fourth place at the Olympics is almost viewed at as the first failure rather than an incredible feat. Shaun White (pictured to the right), the snowboarding legend, struggled with a bad day finishing out of the medals at the Sochi Olympics. He threw down a monster run during qualifying, scoring a 95.75, but was unable to repeat that performance during the finals. The criticism mounted, with it being called a "bum run" or a "sad saga," amongst other names. The reality is performing a 1440 double flip while jumping twenty feet in the air off snow is just not that simple. Being able to land it once is almost a miracle, much less performing it regularly. It is disappointing that Shaun was unable to earn a third gold medal, but he is still an elite athletes and one of the best in the world. Every day can't be your day, but rather than focusing on the negative we should still celebrate how amazing even his failures are.
We have become so far removed from the effort, dedication, and skills these athletes show that people feel free to criticize them. The reality is more people struggle to get off the couch than can run one mile, much less ski almost two miles downhill at 60mph with ninety-degree turns and football field-length jumps. Everyone who even makes an appearance at the Olympics should be celebrated and we should take note from the athletes who show up with no chances at winning the medal. Every year there are athletes from countries most people have never heard of who are going to finish way behind the winners - but they show up anyway. They show up to compete, to do their best, and to inspire the men and women of their country. These are the athletes I think should be celebrated the most.
These athletes are so positive, inspiring, dedicated, and incredible, yet get underplayed because they do not medal. We place so much emphasis on winning that everyone else gets shunned and athletes become national disappointments if they don't measure up. The Olympics is about coming together as a world to celebrate our athletes and our shared values of honesty, integrity, and sportsmanship. We should be thankful we are able to come together as a world and take more away from this event than the gold medals. We should all be inspired by the very achievement of building the immense stadiums, the gathering of athletes from all over the world, and the amazing physical feats they accomplish.
The athletes who participate in the Olympics are so elite that you probably don't know anyone who could even step into the arena with them. In watching the Olympics, we can be inspired by how hard these men and women work, and the sacrifices they made to get there. Chances are many of us give up way too early on our workouts. So perhaps the best lesson in watching the Olympics is that even if we won't ever reach that level, we can each train harder and not make any more excuses.
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Finch Pads Retro Paycheck Last Day For Himself And Loyalists, Ganim Pay Scale Benefits Too
December 1, 2015 LennieGrimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events41 Comments
Joe Ganim is now officially mayor again.
In one of his final acts as mayor based on inaction by the City Council, Bill Finch authorized retroactive pay increases for dozens of discretionary appointees–about a dozen of whom received termination letters on Monday in anticipation of Joe Ganim's arrival as mayor–that some outgoing city employees described as a nice departure bonus of more than $10,000 packed into their Monday paychecks including Finch who benefited from his action. Finch could have left the matter for the Ganim administration to handle, but as he did with last week's new five-year appointment of Police Chief Joe Gaudett, used his mayoral powers albeit going out the door.
Salary increases of the discretionary appointments, including the mayor himself and close advisers, come under the Bridgeport City Supervisor's Association that had negotiated retroactive wage increases, covering about 150 city employees, of three percent starting July 1, 2013, three percent starting July 1, 2014, and 2.5 percent July 1, 2015. The rub is the City Council did not act on it so Finch did.
Ganim is screaming foul, saying the move may put the city in "dire financial straights." But here's the reality based on Finch's move. The mayor's salary goes from $132,500 to $144,000 based on the agreement so Ganim receives a pay bump heading into office. The Connecticut Post asked Ganim if he could reverse it. His response, "I don't think so–they were already direct deposited. It's pretty appalling."
Strategically it's smart for Ganim, now mayor again, to pound Finch. And we may see a lot of this in the coming months. And oh, by the way, all the incoming Ganim appointees benefit as well because even if Ganim starts them at the bottom of the pay scale it's up from where it was previously, in some cases six figures including inner office staff and department heads.
On November 18, the attorney for the supervisor's association Ed Gavin sent a letter to Director of Labor Relations Larry Osborne, a Finch supporter who's also a member of the Democratic Town Committee, citing Connecticut law regarding inaction by the legislative body to act on collective bargaining agreements.
"Such requests shall be considered approved if the legislative body fails to vote to approve or reject such requests within 30 days of the end of the 14 day period for submission to said body," Gavin wrote.
One day later Osborne who benefited from the agreement and announced his retirement this week, wrote a letter to Chief Administrative Officer Andy Nunn, a Finch appointee, recommending that the "City move forward with putting the contract into effect, including any and all payroll adjustments as of November 27, 2015. If the City does not implement the contract, it will be subject to Municipal Prohibited Practices and other claims from the Union."
Under the city's chain of command, Osborne reported to Nunn who reported to Finch.
The contract had been tabled by the City Council.
Likely the agreement would have been implemented under Ganim, but Finch and his discretionary employees leaving city service would not have benefited. What's the price tag? That won't be clear until the Ganim administration shares the math.
On the very day the retroactive pay fatted the paychecks of Finch loyalists, Bridgeport Personnel Director David Dunn issued this termination letter Monday via email to about a dozen discretionary Finch appointees including some mayoral staffers. Several outgoing employees shared the email.
I have been notified by Mayor-elect Joseph Ganim that your employment with the City of Bridgeport will officially be terminated as of December 1, 2015.
In the interest of governmental efficiency please arrange to vacate your office and turn over any City property that you have in your possession to the Human Resources office by the close of business Monday, November 30, 2015.
Please be advised that the ITS department will disconnect and disable any phones or IT devices that you may have in your possession at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1st. Your cooperation is appreciated.
A letter from Civil Service on behalf of Mayor Joseph Ganim noticing your termination will be available for pick up at the Civil Service Office, City Hall, Room 106, after 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 1st.
Thank you for your service to the City of Bridgeport. If there is any further information you think I can provide please feel free to call my office at 203-576-7101.
David Dunn
Personnel Director
Andy NunnBill FinchCT PostDavid DunnJoe GanimLarry Osborne
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Frank Venna says:
W O W.
We the taxpayers of the city of BPT just got bent over.
Robert Teixeira says:
Maria Pereira // Jun 6, 2017 at 1:45 pm
I will crush Stallworth. 
According to the Connecticut Post, Bill Finch gave himself and his political appointees retroactive pay raises today, before he left Morton Government Center for the last time. What a piece of shit he is, just a no-good, no-account motherfucker. He professes great love for the people of the city of Bridgeport and then gives the high hard one to the taxpayers because he was voted out of office. This is going to cost the city a large chunk of change.
The former mayor has no shame, none at all.
Steven Auerbach says:
Bridgeport Kid, you most likely will have nobody who disagrees with you.
Very happy for those who will enjoy extra spending money. Why not? Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas. 🙂
I took the high road with this. Eventually there will be payback. I thought Mario Testa requested nothing be done until the new administration came in. I could be wrong.
Bob Walsh says:
And for all the taxpayers?
Less money to spend for holiday gifting. Between the union, Finchettes, and please don't forget, the Ganim new appointees if we ever get an accounting on that.
Finch gave his non-qualified Real Estate Agent a job, most likely his thanks for selling his house?
Harvey Weintraub says:
This doesn't surprise me. Finch is a vindictive, angry and bitter man. I was thinking two weeks ago, okay Finch lost, but it was sort of nice to for him to have that grand opening at Bass Pro, kind of his "last hurrah." That night would have been a good way for him to go out. But no, he has now proven what kind of person he is. Thank God he was voted out, could you imagine what he had in mind for the next four years if left in office??? But once again, it is the taxpayers who get the shaft.
Bill Finch has no class, couldn't give a farthing about what the people of the city of Bridgeport thought of him while in office and he ain't gonna give a shit now. After all, this is the man who responded to a question about improving the quality of education in BPT by saying "I built a water slide."
It's a safe bet Tax Bill will not be frequenting downtown any time soon.
Advanced Therapy says:
Finch will never hold an elected position ever again, but where was McCarthy? He's also at fault. In two years the people of his district should vote the fucker out of office.
I wonder if Tom McCarthy is one of the individuals who received a termination letter today. He is a good guy. I do not see him voted out as he was just voted in! He is very well liked in his district. I expect he will be council president.
LennieGrimaldi says:
Steve, McCarthy did not receive a termination letter Monday.
Every day McCarthy remains a city employee is a statement by the Ganim administration it will not act on conflict of interest.
Ganim back in July: "If elected, I will honor the city charter that says no city employee shall be allowed to sit on the council." We'll see.
Do people just look for something to demonize people with? From what I've read the council doesn't do its job, and Finch did. We talk about how bad Finch screwed the taxpayers. Why don't the same people who are demonizing Finch for granting the raises ask Joe and his appointees who are going to benefit from the raises to decline them? Like they are asking the chief to decline his $500,000 contract. Joe has the power to make the cuts for himself and his appointees. Right. PS Joe, don't do if they ask you too. They hate you too.
www .youtube.com/watch?v=6rHhW3Fnk6I
What Finch did was legal. Unethical and immoral, but legal.
Good Luck to our new City Hall leaders, cut through the b.s. and get our city back to relevant and hopefully much more.
Dave Walker says:
Outrageous and inappropriate last-minute actions by Mayor Finch! Why did the City Council fail to act on this matter within the 30-day period? Just another example of how Tom McCarthy has blatant conflicts by being both a City employee and City Council President. It's time to end that conflict! Actions speak louder than words.
And another reason why McCarthy didn't get a termination notice? Because Ganim gets a raise. All Ganim is asking for is to make it effective a few days later so he gets a raise and Finch gets the shaft.
Same old B'port politics.
Dave, not only did they fail to act, they never questioned the consequences of what would happen if they didn't act. My guess is no one other than McCarthy knew they should have asked the appropriate questions before making a motion to table. They didn't have a clue. Ganim is in for a culture shock as he presides over the coming Council meetings.
Lisa and/or Dave, was the council's failure to act during the tenure of Ricky Torres? I ask because he was the council watchdog to keep an eye on those members who didn't always question or do what was in best interest of the residents, as opposed to what was best for the party.
Donald, it was, but in his defense being a freshman council member he wouldn't be expected to anticipate the consequences of not acting one way or another. However, McCarthy knew.
Lennie,
I believe the minimum on the pay scale is not mandatory so Ganim can go below it if he so chooses. Or at least that was how it was way back during G1.
Troll, I dare say any mayor can set their salary below the minimum, but you may recall the council approved a pay scale range by ordinance for many political appointees in 2012, shortly after the election.
www .ctpost.com/news/article/Finch-assailed-over-raise-proposal-2439790.php
On November 26, 2015, Thanksgiving Day CT Post edition LEGAL NOTICES page C7
The City Council of the City of Bridgeport adopted the following ordinance, said ordinance available for public inspection during regular business hours of the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1) Updated ranges for Officers and Unaffiliated Employees Salaries pursuant to and as required by Municipal Code Section 2.36.010. ADOPTED September 4, 2012 [126-11]
Attest: Fleeta C. Hudson, City Clerk
So I visited the City Clerk office late Monday November 30 to find Fleeta Hudson had departed after her party and Lydia Martinez was present preparing for today, when she assumes the elected office.
I was able to learn the notice appeared this year because it evidently had not appeared previously in the CT Post as necessary. Details and more details? Errors? Time will tell.
Ganim sworn in and sworn at today.
In G1, it took Ganim 4-6 years to grow arrogant.
It seems like his arrogance is in high gear starting day 1.
He is creating jobs, which he does not have the authority to do.
He is obviously setting pay rates for new positions, which he does not have the authority to do.
He is complaining about Finch retroactive pay raise but not turning it down for himself and others.
Yea, this is the new Joe. Same old Joe.
How do I complain to the Minister of Integrity?
Lennie, did David Dunn get his walking papers? Under Dunn fewer blacks and women were hired for the fire department than at any time in the last 40 years, and now civil service is running a recruitment drive for the fire department.
Mayor Ganim, please postpone the fire exam until you have the opportunity to look over the roadblocks of exclusion David Dunn has added. Brother Mackey and I would be more than happy to show you those roadblocks and how they are an exclusion of participation for blacks and women.
Donald Day and Ron Mackey,
It's a safe bet Ganim is going to be rolling up the carpets to expose the dirt and slime of the previous administration. What we've known for a long time, Bill Finch is a petty, deceitful man, was confirmed by his reappointment of Joseph Gaudett and giving himself and his cronies retroactive pay raises.
Joseph P. Ganim is not likely to resort to the behavior that landed in prison for seven years. He's been given a second chance. He does not want his political legacy to be "convicted felon." He is burnishing his image. Making the police and fire departments, and the city government as a whole, more inclusive and representative of the greater Bridgeport community is one of his top priorities.
Wow, I can't believe what I'm reading but I do agree with you.
Donald,
Yes. However, he was the sole Republican and was not part of the Democrat caucus, which is where all the real discussion happens. This failure to act has to be laid at the feet of the Council President, Tom McCarthy. He needs to be held accountable. It's time to address the clear conflict he has in his role as a high-level City employee in the Labor Relations Department and as Council President! Honor our City Charter. Both Tom McCarthy and Mayor Ganim have the power to eliminate this conflict. It's time to do so!
If Larry Osborne retired, then Tom McCarthy is head of Labor Relations. With a Brannelly brother-in-law in the office and a former treasurer of the DTC also working there.
All Finch loyalists.
What's Joe gonna do?
Troll, I'm not sure Joe knows what he's gonna do yet. He'll weigh if McCarthy will be a bigger pain in the ass on or off the payroll since he's likely to remain council president. If not Joe himself, he may send in Danny Roach who's now on the payroll as a mayoral staffer to have a conversation with McCarthy or perhaps Town Chair Mario Testa will weigh in as well. Most of us have operated on the assumption as deputy director of Labor Relations McCarthy works at the pleasure of the mayor. What if McCarthy says mess with me and I'll file a lawsuit? And oh by the way I'll be a big pain in the ass on the council if you mess with me. Or maybe Joe forces the issue and follows the city charter prohibiting city employees from serving on the council. Make a choice, city council or the job? I'm not sure Joe knows yet what move he'll make.
Bubba, McCarthy has future political aspirations, and he should. He's smart, likable and has gained experience while on the council. If he draws negative press and opinions because of this situation, he's shooting himself in the foot. On the other hand, if he doesn't make a decision, and Joe doesn't act immediately, Joe can count this as his first major mistake, and there are thousands of voters out there who didn't vote for him; they're just waiting for him to screw up.
Lennie, just a guess. Joe knows very well the experience of working with difficult council members. To name a few, Bob Walsh, Lisa Parziale, Ed Gomes, Andre Baker, and that's just to name a few who served at the end of his last term. Back then, if you were perceived as difficult, it was because we were doing our jobs. Sorry Tom M., can't include you as doing your job. You knew better!
I have read your question twice and I do not understand it yet. The part about "the tenure of Ricky Torres" is confusing me. Rick Torres was one Council person of 20. He asked a lot of questions, received many fewer truthful, fair and timely answers but persisted. If you saw him as a watchdog, I did too. But being a single watchdog, as a part-time Council person, of a different party, with the underwhelming "legislative instruction" of Tom McCarthy to all the new 2013 Council members and then running for two offices himself, he was busy. What is your point, Donald? Who are you looking at to pick up the habit of questioning? Best guess? Time will tell.
JML, are you trying to anticipate my motives for asking and do you think there were some nefarious reasons I asked?
Believe it or not, it was as a point of information in that he said something about the unfair taxes paid on the East End or the unfair boot and tow program that was implemented. JML, I knew Ricky was the voice of discontent and conscience in a den of party loyalists and wondered if he knew this but never got the opportunity to expose this unfair practice. Assumed?
Tax fairness, in calculated amount, relative to real values, and in applying penalties was something raised by Rick and others during this campaign season. I was not looking for "nefarious," just for your point or direction that was absent from your posting.
Our late revaluations, now overdue two years and counting have allowed a period when almost all property values decreased, but then many rose, not to where they were before but scattered all over the spectrum. That means each property, currently taxed on a "fair" valuation from 2008 will now be taxed on that same valuation, that no professional would call "fair." Unfair taxation creates resentment certainly. (People in some neighborhoods felt if revaluation were done today and "fair" revaluation occurred, some neighborhoods would be hammered in the name of "fair" practices. But aren't values for real and to be used not only for buying and selling but also for taxation?
When someone on the East End fails to pay WPCA or property tax, how rapidly do interest or fees lead to tax lien or sale of tax liens? In comparison to property in another neighborhood? We reported more than one contrast between property treatment in Black Rock and that in the East End.
The idea of five-year revaluations has substance and is the reason for the State guidelines. Finch, and Ganim before him, played with the flexibility of the system by asking for exceptions and/or postponements. What will be the response of Ganim II to the current problem of fairness? What will become of the opportunity raised by Representative Torres to explore "land-based valuation" as a way out of future problems of sitting on land without current development to keep property taxes low? Time will tell.
Phil Smith says:
I think it's fair to say attempting to remove McCarthy, or any other city employee/council member, in the face of a state law allowing them to serve in an elective office would raise significant, and potentially expensive, legal issues. Despite what you may have heard in the last campaign, mayors don't get to simply "ignore" state laws they don't like.
*** Talk about showing his true "Grinch" colors during the holidays, "Mean Green!" These last official moves by Mayor Finch will end up hurting the city and its residents, no doubt. However, everything that is negative energy and vindictive he leaves behind today will in time come back to bite him in the ass in the future! *** Whatever good Finch did as Mayor of Bpt during his eight years in office will be overshadowed by these last vindictive moves he claims he needed to do before leaving office. *** SHAME ON YOU! ***
carolanne curry says:
Bill Finch/wood never had the intelligence to think of this on his own. That being said, he didn't have the intelligence to know how damaging his actions would be. Someone else did, and talked him into this.
He simply took the money, and ran.


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Academic journal article The European Journal of Counselling Psychology
Parent Training for Families with a Child with ASD: A Naturalistic Systemic Behavior Analytic Model
By Gena, Angeliki; Galanis, Petros; Tsirempolou, Erifylli; Michalopoulou, Eleni; Sarafidou, Kalliopi
The treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) continues to be a great challenge that often transcends the therapeutic technology that is available within one epistemological paradigm (Schreibman et al., 2015). There is ample evidence that behavior analytic interventions continue to provide the most effective and efficient means of intervening directly with the child with ASD (Koegel, Koegel, & Camarata, 2010; Smith, Klorman, & Mruzek, 2015). Yet, we do not have all the answers pertaining to optimal treatment practices (Fein et al., 2013), especially those associated with parental training, support, guidance and counseling (Gena, Galanis, Alai-Rosales, & Michalopoulou, 2014). Thus, there is a great need for models that attain to a systemic view of the needs of children with ASD and their families (Klin et al., 2015).
Parent-training practices are considered to be an essential part of therapeutic interventions for children with ASD (National Research Council, 2001) for several reasons: (a) Parents exert a powerful influence on their children since they have both great proximity and a life-time commitment to them. (b) Parents provide unlimited resources that facilitate child progress, such as numerous opportunities for generalization and maintenance of acquired skills, which is very difficult to achieve without parental involvement (Gillett & LeBlanc, 2007; Koegel, Schreibman, Britten, Burke, & O'Neill, 1982). (c) Parent training is a cost-effective intervention which is very important given two factors, the continuously increasing prevalence of ASD (e.g., Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network Surveillance Year 2008 Principal Investigators, 2012), as well as the paucity in funding in the fields of special education and mental health, especially in countries that undergo financial hardship as is the case of Greece (Economou et al., 2014; Economou, Madianos, Peppou, Theleritis, & Stefanis, 2010). (d) Parent training can be very useful while children with ASD are on a waiting list for treatment. As indicated, the waiting lists for effective interventions such as EIBI (Early Intensive Behavioral Interventions) are very long (Coolican, Smith, & Bryson, 2010). (e) The absence of parent training practices limits the therapeutic benefits to the child with ASD (Maurice, Green, & Luce, 1996).
In addition to the aforementioned reasons that underline the importance of parent-training practices for parents of children with ASD, the most substantial evidence about its importance comes from studies that point out the multiple benefits of such practices. In an attempt to classify those benefits, we may say that there are three types of benefits, which are, of course, interrelated: the benefits associated with the advances made by the child with ASD, the benefits to the parents, and the benefits to the parent-child relationship.
Starting with the benefits to the child with ASD, numerous gains are made across the board: communicative behavior, both non-verbal (Anderson & Romanczyk, 1999; Koegel, Koegel, Harrower, & Carter, 1999) as well as verbal, such as taking an initiative to talk to their parents (Laski, Charlop, & Schreibman, 1988; McGee, Morrier, & Daly, 1999; Stahmer & Gist, 2001); in play skills and other social skills (Kasari, Gulsrud, Wong, Kwon, & Locke, 2010; Stahmer, 1995; Vismara, Colombi, & Rogers, 2009); in fostering independence (Krantz, MacDuff, & McClannahan, 1993); and in managing inappropriate behavior, such as aggression (Koegel, Koegel, & Surratt, 1992; Vismara et al., 2009). It is apparent that the benefits of parent-training for children with ASD are noted in all areas of functioning: adaptive, intellectual, emotional, social and behavioral (Anan, Warner, McGillivary, Chong, & Hines, 2008; Baker-Ericzén, Stahmer, & Burns, 2007; Boettcher Minjarez, Williams, Mercier, & Hardan, 2011; Solomon, Ono, Timmer, & Goodlin-Jones, 2008). …
Publication: The European Journal of Counselling Psychology
Gena, Angeliki
Galanis, Petros
Tsirempolou, Erifylli
Michalopoulou, Eleni
Sarafidou, Kalliopi
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Miguel Levario, a Texas Tech history professor and author of "Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans Became the Enemy," said the U.S. government erected military bases such as Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, for the sole purpose of removing Native Americans from lands. "It had little to do with immigration," Levario said.
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OAU: The betrayal of students and the deafening silence of all
Kazeem Olalekan Israel writes on the silence of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) management in the face of difficult situations facing students on the campus.
"I am not a liberator. There are no liberators. The people liberate themselves" – Ernesto Che Guevara
The situation of things on campus at present can best be imagined than felt. There is no gainsaying in the fact that academically and infrastructure-wise, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is lagging behind and is not worth being referred to as an institution of higher learning. Considering the reality on ground, it can better be said that OAU is sitting on a keg of gunpowder, and the explosion can be very devastating.
It is so unfortunate and embarrassing that the University community shifted briefly from partial blackout to total blackout and now to partial blackout again all because of unknown reasons thereby subjecting the students populace to unwarranted hardship coupled with lack of water.
It is a height of betrayal of trust from the University management for the students to be subjected to this kind of hardship. In as much as the school authority in its ineptitude had devised a means of playing safe in the blame game while pointing the fault to the school's external source of power supply, it should be noted that at a point in time when students have a limited time-frame to round off lectures with assignments, practicals and tests and still double in preparing for exams, all parameters ought to be put in place to ensure ample delivery of facilities to ease living and learning.
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While hostels, as of the moment may have been temporarily or permanently back to light due to a recent restoration of power supply, the academic areas of campus are still in a dismal blackout state. This is no doubt a threat to security, performance and health of the students.
Students who have little time to prepare for their exams may be forced to employ all means within reach to ensure that reading is not halted, by this, many may subscribe to dim sources of light to read thus increasing the workload on the brain as the straining of eyes tells on the brain. This, coupled with the ease of the underworld to act in the guise of the existing darkness contributes to the traumatic pressure of preparing for our tests and exams.
It is not out of place if the school having realized the possibilities of unforeseen contingencies had put in place standby generator(s) while readjusting the academic calendar so as to avoid unnecessary casualties. It is thus imperative that the school authority act fast in ensuring a livable and learnable environment for us as this may in no time tell on the general health of students within the campus.
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Kazeem Olalekan Israel (GANI) is a student in the Political Science department at OAU
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