Megrahi 'released under false pretences' Jump to media player A US Congressional inquiry led by Senator Robert Menendez into the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbasset al-Megrahi has said there was strong political pressure on the Scottish government to free him.
UK feared Lockerbie bomber death Jump to media player Libya threatened Britain with "enormous repercussions" if the Lockerbie bomber died in jail, cables published by Wikileaks claim.
US questions over Megrahi release Jump to media player A year since the Lockerbie bomber walked free from prison on compassionate grounds, two US senators have said a cloud of suspicion hangs over his release.
Salmond defends Megrahi release Jump to media player Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has defended the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds, a year ago today.
MacAskill 'stands by Megrahi decision' Jump to media player Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has defended his decision to free the convicted Lockerbie bomber, almost a year after his release.
A US Congressional inquiry into the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbasset al-Megrahi has said there was strong political pressure on the Scottish government to free him.
Senator Robert Menendez, who led the investigation, also questioned al-Megrahi's medical prognosis, concluding he was ''released under false pretences''.
Scotland released Megrahi in August 2009 on compassionate grounds because he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. He returned to Libya following his release and is still alive.
The US report comes on the 22nd anniversary of the bombing, in which 270 people died.


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JEFF PRESTRIDGE asks, can FCA walk the walk?
Editor TeamSeptember 19, 2021
Financial Conduct Authority wakes up and and backs our mantra on wealth, but JEFF PRESTRIDGE asks, can the regulator walk the walk?
By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 21:50, 18 September 2021 | Updated: 21:50, 18 September 2021
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It appears the City regulator – the Financial Conduct Authority – has finally woken up from its lockdown slumber and decided to go all bold on us. Miracles never cease – I thought it had gone into permanent hibernation (if only the pesky squirrels in my garden would do so).
Last week, the FCA revealed ambitious plans to turn a nation of savers into investors. It also promised to protect investors from scams and warn them away from higher-risk investments (usually involving cryptocurrencies).
All rather messianic and all rather unusual for an organisation that has a bit of a reputation – fuelled by scandals such as Woodford and London Capital & Finance – for preferring to do nothing until it is too late. Fiddling while Rome burns.
Finger on the pulse: We must give the FCA the benefit of the doubt and pat it on its bureaucratic back
Indeed, you could argue that these ambitious plans are also far too late. After all, we've already had some 12 years of rock bottom interest (savings) rates and along the way far too many investors have been scammed or duped into buying near toxic investments. As well as Rome and fiddling, stable doors and horses bolting spring to mind.
But, for the moment, let's give the FCA the benefit of the doubt and pat it on its bureaucratic back. Under its proposals for an investment revolution, savers with big slugs of their money in cash (bank and building society savings accounts) will be encouraged to diversify into stock market investments. By 2025, the aim is to make investors of 1.7million adults who currently have more than £10,000 of investible assets sitting in cash – and who the regulator believes would be better off spreading their wings.
As a result of paltry savings rates and persistent inflation (3.2 per cent at the last count), the FCA says these savers are at 'risk' of having the purchasing power of their war chest seriously eroded unless they take corrective action.
They would be better off, it says, building long-term wealth by investing in the stock market.
It's an argument that cannot be argued against. In fact, it's why this newspaper for nearly three years (third anniversary coming up on September 30) has had a section dedicated to wealth creation. Readers love it and can't get enough of it.
Our longstanding message, which the FCA has now latched on to, is: 'Yes, cash is great for financial emergencies, but it won't build you a financial fortress. For that, you need to be bold and invest for the long term – using tax-friendly vehicles such as Isas and pensions.'
By 2025, the FCA also wants to have reduced the number of investors exposed to 'higher-risk' investments: everything from cryptocurrencies through to unregulated investment products and mini-bonds (peddled in the past by the likes of LC&F).
It says it will do this through a mix of measures, including making it more difficult for companies to market such investments and spending £11million on a campaign aimed to improve consumer awareness about the toxicity of some of these products.
The final piece of the regulator's jigsaw will be a more 'assertive' stance taken against investment scammers – music to our ears, given our current 'Nail the scammers' campaign.
In summary, the FCA is talking a good story about how it intends giving consumers the confidence to invest without fear they are being ripped off.
But it's the next three years that matter. It's then that we will find out whether as well as talking the talk, the regulator can walk the walk. I'm not confident, but hope that I'm wrong.
…and it must work to protect cash
This Thursday marks the deadline for the Government receiving feedback on its proposals for keeping access to cash on this country's high streets. The legislation that follows will determine whether cash is available nationwide in the years to come, or whether it will be left to wither on the vine. Given our longstanding Keep Our Cash Campaign, we hope cash is very much kept alive.
It's vital that the Government's legislation is robust and puts a statutory duty on the banks to maintain access to cash on the high street – through a network of free-to-use ATMs and branches, as well as newstyle community banks. With legislation unlikely to get on the statute book until 2023, it is imperative that in the meantime the banks aren't allowed to demolish their ATM and branch networks in the pursuit of profit and a cashless society.
The regulator – yes, the FCA – should be bold (again) and insist on an ATM and bank branch closure moratorium until any legislation is in place.
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Private Hall L/10089 Royal Sussex Regiment 13/10/1915
Lieutenant Arthur Anson Grenadier Guards 11/10/1915 (aged 18)
Private Walter Andrews 2401 Leicestershire Regiment 03/11/1915 (aged 20)
Private Barclay 2687 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 03/10/1915
Lance Serjeant Barton 672 East Surrey Regiment 13/03/1916 (aged 26)
Private Bisgood 205134 Lancashire Fusiliers 28/04/1918
Lance Corporal Callender 22218 Royal Dublin Fusiliers 29/04/1916
Private James Job Coughlan 4606 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 04/11/1915 (aged 31)
Private James Currie 13018 Royal Scots 02/10/1915 (aged 24)
Private Joseph Dalton 242624 King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 01/05/1918 (aged 20)
Private Dawtrey G/4065 Royal Sussex Regiment 01/10/1915
Lance Corporal Thomas Albert Dennis L/9525 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 08/10/1915 (aged 22)
Private Dobson 16149 King's Own Scottish Borderers 25/09/1915 (aged 21)
Private John Drew S/7987 Gordon Highlanders 18/10/1915 (aged 28)
Private Duffy 18477 Royal Scots 19/10/1915
Private Arthur Stanley Gibberd 6457 Canadian Infantry 07/07/1915 (aged 26)
Lance Corporal Gillespie S/5974 Gordon Highlanders 19/06/1915 (aged 26)
Private Goodsir 17249 King's Own Scottish Borderers 25/09/1915 (aged 34)
Corporal Greive 6975 Highland Light Infantry 30/09/1915
Lance Corporal Harding 9754 Cheshire Regiment 11/10/1915
Private Hendry 11217 Gordon Highlanders 07/07/1915 (aged 25)
Private Hughes S/7038 Royal Fusiliers 28/06/1915
Private Edward Laing 22846 Northumberland Fusiliers 13/06/1918 (aged 26)
Private Leviston 2620 King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 15/06/1915 (aged 24)
Private James George Miller Mackenzie 28997 Canadian Infantry 22/04/1915 (aged 27)
Lance Corporal Malone 200679 Lancashire Fusiliers 30/04/1918 (aged 20)
Corporal Mitchell 12184 Royal Scots 13/06/1918
Private Moodie S/14120 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 01/06/1918 (aged 20)
Private Nicholson S/8609 Gordon Highlanders 19/06/1915
Private O'hara 3070 Royal Scots 17/10/1915
Private Park 2666 King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 18/06/1915 (aged 19)
Private Thomas Henry Peters 3510 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 26/09/1915 (aged 38)
Private Pickerell 33622 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 19/04/1918
Private Pike 33603 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 23/04/1918
Private Rodger S/3531 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 08/10/1915
Private Smith 6799 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 29/10/1915
Private Thompson 10259 King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 07/05/1918
Private Wagstaff 10215 Bedfordshire Regiment 17/06/1915
Lance Corporal George Watt S/9438 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 25/04/1918 (aged 26)
Lance Corporal Wemyss S/9088 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 30/04/1918
Private Wilson 16988 Yorkshire Regiment 12/05/1918
Private Woollaston 3333 Royal Fusiliers 09/10/1915
Private Arthur Reginald Yates 1529 Middlesex Regiment 08/10/1915 (aged 24)
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The state BJP on Friday petitioned the Election Commission of India through the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka to declare 43 polling booths in the Gundlupet Assembly constituency, which is witnessing a bypoll, as hypersensitive and deploy paramilitary forces on election day.
The petitioned signed by party National Legal Cell member Vivek Reddy and Jayanagar MLA B N Vijaykumar states that the BJP has information from credible sources that violence could be triggered in these booths on April 9, the day on which bypoll is scheduled to be held.
The party has listed the names of the 43 polling booths. The petition charges that the ruling Congress has been misusing officials and state police to further its electoral prospects in the constituency.
The BJP has stated that the need to deploy Central forces had become the need of the hour following the surfacing of a video wherein Congress leader Lakshmi Hebbalkar is purportedly seen distributing money to party activists.
A video in this regard had gone viral. But, the visuals did not indicate clearly whether she was distributing money.
The petition states that BJP general secretary Shobha Karandlaje has lodged a complaint with the local election authorities regarding the Hebbalkar incident on Thursday but no action has been taken so far.


Excessive force used on fetal head?
A woman experienced a normal pregnancy and an uneventful labor through delivery of the fetal head, at which time shoulder dystocia was encountered.
Delivery notes indicate that the obstetrician used suprapubic pressure, the McRoberts maneuver, and minimal traction on the fetal head to dislodge the shoulder. The child, 8 lb 9 oz at birth, was noted to have bruising to his head and scalp, a molded head, and limited movement of his left arm and hand. He was diagnosed with Erb's palsy, and claims to have permanent damage to his left biceps, left triceps, and middle deltoid, despite 3 surgeries and extensive physical therapy.
In suing, the child claimed that the defendant used excessive force when pulling on his head during delivery.
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She claimed, however, that it was impossible to determine the cause of the child's injury, which may have occurred prior to delivery. Further, she noted the injury was minor and did not greatly impede the plaintiff's quality of life.
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Empress #1-2: Mark Millar Delivers (again)
October 21, 2016 May 17, 2016 by DG Stewart
Empress 1, 2
Icon Comics, June and July 2016
Writer: Mark Millar
Review by D.G. Stewart, May 17, 2016
A critique of this title involves two curious vectors.
First, at some point in many people's lives, sadly, they can become involved in very unhappy, abusive or even violent relationships. This can occur, particularly but by no means exclusively, when a person is young and lacks judgement and experience in respect of the substance of a happy relationship.
Setting aside the nature of mis-spent relationships for a moment, and on what might seem at first blush off tangent, American comic books seem to have a steady supply of science fiction villains (featured in superhero comic books, ordinarily) with beetle-browed, monolithic features, a grim demeanour, and who are exclusively male. These include, in no particular order:
a. Thanos (Marvel Comics);
b. Darkseid (DC Comics);
c. Mongul (DC Comics);
d. Trigon the Terrible (DC Comics);
e. Despero (DC Comics);
f. Apocalypse (Marvel Comics).
Some of these are so similar in appearance that they could be brothers.
British writer Mark Millar poses the question: what if, when you were young and foolish, you married one of these galactic tyrants? How does the wife of a bloody ruler of an interplanetary civilisation cope?
"Empress" is a story set on a myriad of exotic planets, including the Earth, sixty-five million years ago. A galactic empire is ruled by Morax, a brutal and insane despot, who one day met a young girl who was filling in on a shift in a bar, and offered her worlds. Years later, bestowed with the name "Emporia", she has given Morax three children but wants to get herself and her offspring away from Morax's murderous inclinations as quickly as possible.
To this end, Emporia enlists the assistance of her personal bodyguard, a swashbucker named Dane who has more than a dash of Errol Flynn and Flash Gordon about him. Emporia also drags along her children in her exodus, the eldest of which is entirely reluctant to leave her father and his lifestyle. Mutiny seems imminent and the tension betwen mother and daughter sets up an interesting future confrontation. The second issue takes the characters offworld, and introduces additional, colourful protagonists and adversaries.
Mr Millar made his reputation writing "The Authority" for Wildstorm Comics in 2000, transforming an obscure title into an international bestseller, and altering the fundaments of superhero comics through the introduction of pointed geopolitical controversy. He has rarely made a mistake since: he is a font of creativity and flair, who actively seeks out new tangents within the American body of work. In that regard, this story is entirely within expectations.
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It looks actually better than I though. In a boring way. the character lines actually look OK to me.
Sure, it's no Mazda CX-9, but it easily beats the Honda Pilot and the Toyota highlander in the looks department.
As well as the VW Atlas.
So I think it will do really, really well. It will attract more than the usual "Subaru crowd".
Inside, it basically looks like a huge Impreza. Which is OK.
Again, nothing like the gorgeous CX-9 interior. But way nicer than the Atlas.
Expect, at least on this "Touring"version, for the horrible looking fake wood trim.
It didn't look good 20/30 years ago and it still doesn't today.
This one has a more normal bench seat.
And no wood! And it doesn't seem to be replaced by some fake metal trim either.
Of course you can probably sleep inside.
Which is great for camping.
And a CVT. No V6.
it kinda looks like a spiffed up Outback. The interior looks very nice to my eyes. The 260 hp turbo motor should make it scoot pretty good down the highway. I have a feeling the subaru forrester will get a big refresh and upgrade in power soon as this vehicle may end up stealing away some of it's sales.
Hey Honey, I blew up the Outback. At least Subaru finally offers a panoramic sunroof.
Concept looked way better. This looks like a bloated Outback. But I'm not surprised from Subaru. Just another disappointing production model (Looks wise) from a great looking concept. Another thing, are all Subaru drivers around the country the same as they are in the midwest, drive 10 mph under the speed limit (with the exception of the WRX drivers)? I swear they pipe something in through the vents that causes the driver to not push down on the accelerator. Prius and minivan drivers are the same way.
A bigger Outback with a more "attractive" grille. Nothing new here. Neeeext.
Am I the only person seeing Toyota Highlander in this Ascent?
Hmm. Not bad, but not stunning. The back still has a small part of Tribeca left, but it's better.
Not as ugly as a Honda or Toyota, not as handsome as a Mazda, Hyundai or Kia, and not as bland as a Volkswagen. It should do just fine.
Toyota Highlander in this Ascent?
It is nothing groundbreaking, but it is conservatively handsome. The one element that doesn't fit the design is the somewhat awkwardly shaped taillights. Otherwise, I think it looks fine and it appears to give Subaru a solid entry in the three row crossover segment.


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[House Report 116-85]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
116th Congress   }                                       {      Report
1st Session     }                                       {      116-85
TO REQUIRE A REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE COAST
GUARD, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
May 24, 2019.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. DeFazio, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1322]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 1322) to require a report on the
effects of climate change on the Coast Guard, and for other
purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon
without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
Purpose of Legislation...........................................     2
Background and Need for Legislation..............................     2
Hearings.........................................................     2
Legislative History and Consideration............................     2
Committee Votes..................................................     3
Committee Oversight Findings.....................................     4
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     4
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     4
Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     5
Duplication of Federal Programs..................................     5
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff
Benefits.......................................................     5
Federal Mandates Statement.......................................     5
Preemption Clarification.........................................     5
Advisory Committee Statement.....................................     6
Applicability to Legislative Branch..............................     6
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation...................     6
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............     6
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 1322 is to direct the Coast guard to
submit a report on vulnerabilities of Coast Guard installations
and mission capabilities resulting from the impacts of climate
change over the next 20 years.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The impacts of change on near coastal areas is a major
concern for the Coast Guard, which has hundreds of properties
and units located along the water's edge. Some of these
facilities may be directly affected by the impacts of climate
change, such as sea level rise, storm surge, high winds, and
severe flooding. It is important for the Coast Guard and
Congress to understand the Coast Guard's climate change
vulnerabilities.
Pursuant to section 103(i) of H. Res. 6, 116th Cong.
(2019), the Full Committee held the following hearing to
develop or consider H.R. 1322:
On February 26, 2018, the Committee held a hearing entitled
``Examining How Federal Infrastructure Policy Could Help
Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change.'' Witnesses included: Dr.
Daniel Sperling, Board Member, California Air Resources Board;
Mr. Ben Prochazka, Vice President, Electrification Coalition;
Ms. Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Georgetown Climate
Center; Mr. James M. Proctor, II, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel, McWane, Inc., testifying on behalf of the
Build Strong Coalition; Mr. Kevin DeGood, Director,
Infrastructure Policy, Center for American Progress; Ms. Lynn
Scarlett, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, The
Nature Conservancy; and Dr. Whitley J. Saumweber, Director,
Stephenson Ocean Security (SOS) Project, Center for Strategic
and International Studies. Topics discussed included impacts of
climate change on Coast Guard facilities and operations in the
Arctic.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
H.R. 1322 was introduced in the House on February 22, 2019,
by Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York and Mr. Anthony Brown
of Maryland, and referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure. Within the Committee, H.R. 1322 was
referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation.
The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1322 on March
The Full Committee met in open session to consider H.R.
1322 on March 27, 2019, and ordered the measure to be reported
favorably to the House without amendment by voice vote, with a
quorum present.
The Committee took the following actions:
An amendment offered by Mr. Perry, (#1); At the end
of section 1, add a new subsection entitled ``(d) Use
of Products From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change.''; was NOT AGREED TO by a record vote of 22
yeas and 33 nays (Roll Call Vote No. 1).
COMMITTEE VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires each committee report to include the
total number of votes cast for and against on each record vote
on a motion to report and on any amendment offered to the
measure or matter, and the names of those members voting for
and against.
An amendment offered by Mr. Perry, (#1); At the end of
section 1, add a new subsection entitled ``(d) Use of Products
From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.''; was NOT
AGREED TO by a record vote of 22 yeas and 33 nays (Roll Call
Vote No. 1). The vote was as follows:
ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
ROLL CALL VOTE NO. 1
On agreeing to amendment #1 offered by Mr. Perry to H.R.
Not Agreed to: 22 yeas and 33 nays.
Representative                   Yea      Nay            Representative            Yea      Nay
Mr. DeFazio, Chair..........................  .......       X   Mr. Graves of MO, Ranking            X   .......
Ms. Norton..................................  .......       X   Mr. Young.....................       X   .......
Ms. Johnson of TX...........................  .......       X   Mr. Crawford..................       X   .......
Mr. Cummings................................  .......  .......  Mr. Gibbs.....................       X   .......
Mr. Larsen of WA............................  .......       X   Mr. Webster of FL.............       X   .......
Mrs. Napolitano.............................  .......       X   Mr. Massie....................       X   .......
Mr. Lipinski................................  .......       X   Mr. Meadows...................       X   .......
Mr. Cohen...................................  .......       X   Mr. Perry.....................       X   .......
Mr. Sires...................................  .......       X   Mr. Davis of IL...............  .......  .......
Mr. Garamendi...............................  .......  .......  Mr. Woodall...................  .......  .......
Mr. Johnson of GA...........................  .......  .......  Mr. Katko.....................  .......       X
Mr. Carson of IN............................  .......       X   Mr. Babin.....................       X   .......
Ms. Titus...................................  .......       X   Mr. Graves of LA..............  .......       X
Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of NY..............  .......       X   Mr. Rouzer....................       X   .......
Mr. Huffman.................................  .......  .......  Mr. Bost......................       X   .......
Ms. Brownley of CA..........................  .......       X   Mr. Weber of TX...............       X   .......
Ms. Wilson of FL............................  .......       X   Mr. LaMalfa...................       X   .......
Mr. Payne...................................  .......  .......  Mr. Westerman.................       X   .......
Mr. Lowenthal...............................  .......       X   Mr. Smucker...................       X   .......
Mr. DeSaulnier..............................  .......       X   Mr. Mitchell..................       X   .......
Ms. Plaskett................................  .......  .......  Mr. Mast......................  .......       X
Mr. Lynch...................................  .......  .......  Mr. Gallagher.................  .......       X
Mr. Carbajal................................  .......       X   Mr. Palmer....................       X   .......
Mr. Brown of MD.............................  .......       X   Mr. Fitzpatrick...............  .......  .......
Mr. Espaillat...............................  .......       X   Miss Gonzalez-Colon of PR.....  .......  .......
Mr. Malinowski..............................  .......       X   Mr. Balderson.................       X   .......
Mr. Stanton.................................  .......       X   Mr. Spano.....................       X   .......
Ms. Mucarsel-Powell.........................  .......       X   Mr. Stauber...................       X   .......
Mrs. Fletcher...............................  .......  .......  Mrs. Miller...................       X   .......
Mr. Allred..................................  .......       X   Mr. Pence.....................       X   .......
Ms. Davids of KS............................  .......       X
Ms. Finkenauer..............................  .......       X
Mr. Garcia of IL............................  .......       X
Mr. Delgado.................................  .......       X
Mr. Pappas..................................  .......       X
Mrs. Craig..................................  .......       X
Mr. Rouda...................................  .......       X
Vote Total:...................      22       33
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are
reflected in this report.
NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is
included in this report.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE
With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has
received the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1322 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, April 25, 2019.
Hon. Peter A. DeFazio,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1322, a bill to
require a report on the effects of climate change on the Coast
Guard, and for other purposes.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan
Carroll.
Keith Hall,
Director.
Enclosure.
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H.R. 1322 would require the Coast Guard (USCG) to report to
the Congress, within one year, on the agency's potential
vulnerability to climate-related hazards. For example, the bill
would require the USCG to identify the 10 installations that
are most vulnerable to risks of rising sea tides, increased
flooding, droughts, desertification, wildfires, thawing
permafrost, or any other risks identified by the Commandant.
The bill would require the USCG to report on potential means of
mitigating such risks to those installations and, more broadly,
to discuss how climate-related changes affect the agency's
operations, particularly with regard to humanitarian
assistance.
Using information from the USCG, CBO expects that
implementing H.R. 1322 would not significantly affect the
federal budget. Based on the historical cost of similar
efforts, CBO estimates that any change in federal spending to
complete the required report--which would be subject to
appropriation--would not exceed $500,000.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll.
The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
performance goal and objective of this legislation is to
determine the Coast Guard installations most vulnerable to the
impacts of climate change over the next 20 years.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the Committee finds that no provision
of H.R. 1322 establishes or reauthorizes a program of the
federal government known to be duplicative of another federal
program, a program that was included in any report from the
Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to
section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program related to a
program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance.
In compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff
benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of the rule
FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act (Public Law 104-4).
PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION
Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local,
or tribal law. The Committee finds that H.R. 1322 does not
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law
104-1).
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION
Sec. 1. Report on effects of climate change on Coast Guard
This section requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to
submit a report to Congress on the vulnerabilities of Coast
Guard installations and requirements resulting from climate
change over the next 20 years. Section 335 of the National
Defense Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) includes a
similar requirement for the four other Armed Forces.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
As reported by the Committee, H.R. 1322 makes no changes in
existing law.


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Q: How to properly setup squid3 as HTTPS proxy? I am trying to setup squid3 as an HTTPS proxy using the tutorial given here. I have properly setup the proxy settings in my browser and when I try to hit HTTP web sites, I am able to connect successfully. However, I keep getting a "Connection timed out error" whenever I hit an HTTPS protocol web site and the following error in my /var/log/squid3/cache.log:
2016/06/20 19:12:47|  NF getsockopt(SO_ORIGINAL_DST) failed on local=<local_ip_address>:3129 remote=<remote_ip_address>:55209 FD 8 flags=33: (92) Protocol not available

Here is my /etc/squid3/squid.conf file (commented lines removed for brevity):
auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid3/basic_ncsa_auth /usr/etc/passwd
auth_param basic casesensitive off
auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours

acl user_auth proxy_auth REQUIRED

http_access allow user_auth

acl SSL_ports port 443
acl Safe_ports port 80          # http
acl Safe_ports port 21          # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443         # https
acl Safe_ports port 70          # gopher
acl Safe_ports port 210         # wais
acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535  # unregistered ports
acl Safe_ports port 280         # http-mgmt
acl Safe_ports port 488         # gss-http
acl Safe_ports port 591         # filemaker
acl Safe_ports port 777         # multiling http
acl CONNECT method CONNECT

http_access allow localhost
http_access allow all
http_port 3127

https_port 3129 intercept ssl-bump generate-host-certificates=on dynamic_cert_mem_cache_size=4MB key=/etc/squid3/example.com.private cert=/etc/squid3/example.com.cert

ssl_bump server-first all
sslproxy_flags DONT_VERIFY_PEER
sslproxy_cert_error deny all
sslcrtd_program /usr/lib/squid3/ssl_crtd -s /var/lib/ssl_db -M 4MB sslcrtd_children 8 startup=1 idle=1
coredump_dir /var/spool/squid3

refresh_pattern ^ftp:           1440    20%     10080
refresh_pattern ^gopher:        1440    0%      1440
refresh_pattern -i (/cgi-bin/|\?) 0     0%      0
refresh_pattern (Release|Packages(.gz)*)$      0       20%     2880
refresh_pattern .               0       20%     4320

always_direct allow all

Here is the output of my squid3 -v:
Squid Cache: Version 3.3.8
 (Ubuntu)
configure options:  '--build=i686-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--includedir=${prefix}/include' '--mandir=${prefix}/share/man' '--infodir=${prefix}/share/info' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--localstatedir=/var' '--libexecdir=${prefix}/lib/squid3' '--srcdir=.' '--disable-maintainer-mode' '--disable-dependency-tracking' '--disable-silent-rules' '--datadir=/usr/share/squid3' '--sysconfdir=/etc/squid3' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--enable-inline' '--enable-async-io=8' '--enable-ssl' '--enable-ssl-crtd' '--enable-storeio=ufs,aufs,diskd,rock' '--enable-removal-policies=lru,heap' '--enable-delay-pools' '--enable-cache-digests' '--enable-underscores' '--enable-icap-client' '--enable-follow-x-forwarded-for' '--enable-auth-basic=DB,fake,getpwnam,LDAP,MSNT,MSNT-multi-domain,NCSA,NIS,PAM,POP3,RADIUS,SASL,SMB' '--enable-auth-digest=file,LDAP' '--enable-auth-negotiate=kerberos,wrapper' '--enable-auth-ntlm=fake,smb_lm' '--enable-external-acl-helpers=file_userip,kerberos_ldap_group,LDAP_group,session,SQL_session,unix_group,wbinfo_group' '--enable-url-rewrite-helpers=fake' '--enable-eui' '--enable-esi' '--enable-icmp' '--enable-zph-qos' '--enable-ecap' '--disable-translation' '--with-swapdir=/var/spool/squid3' '--with-logdir=/var/log/squid3' '--with-pidfile=/var/run/squid3.pid' '--with-filedescriptors=65536' '--with-large-files' '--with-default-user=proxy' '--enable-linux-netfilter' 'build_alias=i686-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2 -fPIE -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -fPIE -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now' 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2 -fPIE -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security'

I have spent a lot of time googling this error but could not arrive at a solution which would configure squid as an HTTP proxy. How do I get this working?

A: May be you need to consider usinghttp_port directive with ssl-bump and not https_port, since you have your browsers configured with proxy (CONNECT method).
Intercept mode is appropriate for transparent proxy (no browser settings needed), when packets are automatically forwarded to the proxy using iptables. https_port directive is used to intercept and handle such traffic arriving at proxy.
ssl-bump:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/ssl_bump/

This option is consulted when a CONNECT request is received on    an
  http_port (or a new connection is intercepted at an     https_port),
  provided that port was configured with an ssl-bump    flag. The
  subsequent data on the connection is either treated as    HTTPS and
  decrypted OR tunneled at TCP level without decryption,    depending on
  the first matching bumping "action".

For ssl-bump example:
http://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/Intercept/SslBumpExplicit

A: The error "NF getsockopt(SO_ORIGINAL_DST)" is a NAT error. It has nothing to do with the encryption.
Since you have configured your browser to use the proxy explicitly:

*

*you are not intercepting anything. Using the "intercept" option is wrong and leads to the NAT error.

*the browser would not be using TLS to connect to the proxy. That is the real reason why https_port is wrong to use.

*the browser will be sending CONNECT messages to port 3127 of the proxy. These are what need to be "bumped".
So what you need to do to is simply to move the ssl-bump settings to your existing http_port line. It should become like this:

http_port 3127 ssl-bump \
   generate-host-certificates=on \
   dynamic_cert_mem_cache_size=4MB \
   key=/etc/squid3/example.com.private \
   cert=/etc/squid3/example.com.cert

Other things you should do to correctly setup SSL-Bump is remove the following lines:

 sslproxy_flags DONT_VERIFY_PEER
 sslproxy_cert_error deny all

 always_direct allow all

They do more harm than good and are not even useful for debugging.
Also, upgrade your proxy to the latest upstream release. TLS and SSL-Bump are involved in a fast changing arms race to do better security, and to decrypt that better security. Using older versions than latest is guaranteed to hit problems one way or another. Squid-3.3 specifically has issues with Elliptic Curve and other recent ciphers, breaks when TLS session resume is used, cannot bypass cert pinning using SNI, generates SHA-1 certificates, etc.

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The Podcast by the Cemetery
Welcome to The Podcast By the Cemetery! We are a horror/exploitation movie podcast where we talk beers, news, movies, video games, and music before we dig up two themed movies to review. Two of us are fairly knowledgeable when it comes to the genre and we like to submit our third host, who doesn't watch horror or exploitation, to some very interesting films of that genre and gauge his reaction.
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March 2, 2019 The Podcast by the Cemetery: Black History Month EpisodeWelcome Gravediggers to The Podcast by the Cemetery. We are back from our long hiatus and on this episode we discuss what we have been up to, what we've been watching and playing, Randall's Tunes From the Crypt where he talks about New York death Metal band Suffocation, then we dive into three movies that prominently feature black actors starting w..
February 6, 2019 The Podcast by the Cemetery episode 9: Sword and SorceryGreetings Gravediggers! After a long hiatus we are back with a new episode! On this episode we don our loincloths and grab our swords as we veer away from horror to discuss some classic Sword and Sorcery films. Join us as we discuss what we have been watching and playing, dive into our Tunes From the Crypt segment where not only Randall but also Ti..
November 20, 2018 The Podcast by the Cemetery Episode 8: Halloween Themed HorrorGreetings Gravediggers! On this episode the guys get spooky with this Halloween themed episode. Though it may be passed Halloween it doesn't matter for us horror nerds! On this episode we talk about what we've been up to, what we are drinking and smoking, horror news, what we have been watching, Randall's Tunes From the Crypt where he talks about t..
October 23, 2018 The Podcast by the Cemetery Episode 7: Haunted House MoviesWelcome Gravediggers! On today's episode The Podcast by the Cemetery will be discussing what they have been watching, Randall's Tunes From the Crypt where we talk about the finnish death doom metal band Hooded Menace, and reviewing haunted house movies, The Legend of Hell House and We Are Still Here. So grab your shovels and let us dig in! Check us..
October 1, 2018 The Podcast by the Cemetery Bonus Episode 1: The VoidGreetings Gravediggers! On this bonus episode Tim and Scott discuss what games they have been playing before reviewing The Void and talking about Type O Negative. So get your shovels handy and lets dig in! Check us out at: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-by-the-cemetery/id1393906636?mt=2 Podbean: https://thepodcastbythecem..
August 23, 2018 The Podcast by the Cemetery Episode 6: Heavy Metal HorrorGreetings Gravediggers! The guys are putting their corpse paint on and getting ready to thrash! In this episode we are talking about what we are drinking and smoking, horror an video game news, what we have been watching and playing, Randall's Tunes from the Crypt where he talks about the band Mortician, and we review two heavy metal horror films T..
August 14, 2018 The Podcast By The Cemetery Episode 5: Horror Comic Book AdaptationsWelcome Gravediggers to The Podcast by the Cemetery Comic Shop. If you are looking for Marvel or DC comics then you are out of luck. What we have here is the finer tastes of comic books the likes of which may not be as well known to the mainstream public. On this episode the guys gather around to talk about what we've been up to, what we are drinki..
July 26, 2018 The Podcast by the Cemetery Episode 4: Revenge FilmsOn this episode the guys go through their typical small talk talking about what they are drinking and smoking, horror news of the week, what they have been watching and playing, Randall's Tunes From the Crypt where he talks at length about the grind-core band Frightmare, and finally they get some revenge by reviewing the 1981 underrated rape/reveng..
July 22, 2018 The Podcast By The Cemetery Episode 3: Camp SlashersWelcome campers to Camp PBC! Camp counselors Scott, Randall, and Tim have some fun activities in store for you! First up we talk about the beer we will be drinking, then we will cover the news of the week, then we tell you about what we have been watching and playing, we will then open up the Tunes of the Crypt and discuss the band Macabre, and las..
July 22, 2018 The Podcast By The Cemetery Episode 2: Drug Themed HorrorWelcome Gravediggers to episode 2 of The Podcast by the Cemetery. In this episode Scott, Randall, and Tim will discuss what we are drinking, the news of the week, what we have been watching and playing, The Misifts in Randall's segment Tunes from the Crypt, and we dig into two reviews of drug themed horror films David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch and D..
July 22, 2018 The Podcast by the Cemetery Episode 1: IntroductionFor our first episode of the podcast we introduce ourselves and our plans for the show, what we have been watching and playing, and our experiences at the Motor City Nightmares Horror Con. We hope you enjoy. The post The Podcast by the Cemetery Episode 1: Introduction first appeared on Legion.


Situated in the centre of the village, next to the church and village green, Chitterne Village Hall is an idyllic setting for your event plans. Opened in 1999, the Hall offers a modern and flexible space for your celebration or event.
Capable of accommodating 80 people for a seated dinner or 168 for a buffet or BBQ, the Hall has a fully equipped kitchen, toilets, easy access, parking and an enclosed rear patio.
Our Village Hall is a member of the Wiltshire Village Halls Association. Follow the link for more detail.


Celebrate the life and works of Scotland's most famous Bard with my quick and easy recipe.
The perfect alternative to a full-blown Burns Supper, my hollowed baby potatoes filled with haggis, turnip and carrot mash is the ultimate party piece and accompaniment to a good whisky.
Thank you to Johnnie Walker who sent me this epic hamper which also included their brand new collaboration with Harris Tweed – a bow tie made from whisky scented fabric Yes, really. And it smells amazing!
Cook your haggis as per the manufacturer's instructions. A 500g haggis will take approximately 1 hour 20 minutes to cook.
Clean, peel and dice the turnip and carrot into small chunks and boil in a pan of unsalted water.
Boil the potatoes in a pan of salted water.
Once cooked, mash the carrot and turnip along with milk and/or butter. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
Once the potatoes are cooked, drain them and leave to cool.
After cooling, scoop the centre of the potato out.
Fill the potatoes with a scoop of haggis and top with the turnip and carrot mash.
Serve with a Johnnie and Ginger – Johnnie Walker, ginger ale and a squeeze of fresh lime.


Since publishing "Drawing Your Own Path : 33 Practices at the Crossroads of Art and Meditation" with Parallax Press in 2016, John Simon has begun organizing a community of creative contemplatives; people interested in exploring Art and Meditation. For this community podcast, he is recording discussions and interviews with contemporary artists and contemplatives about their personal experiences and lessons from their practices. Enjoy!
Michael Rees and I are friends from the early digital art days in NYC. He is an innovator in the integration of technology and sculpture experimenting with robotic marble carving, 3D modeling of inflatables, and AR activated imagery.
After interviewing Deborah J Haynes in episode #17 the conversation hasn't stopped! In this episode the tables are turned and Deborah interviews me. We delve deeply into studio practice and the source of creativity.
Contemplative Artist Janine Ibbotson dives deep into Enso practice and shares her genuine love and respect for this ancient , creative, and meditative method of painting. We talk about paper, ink, and brushes, as well as the state of mind of the painter.
Artist and author Shelley Marlow and I discuss the finer points of creativity, gender identity, the writing process, and living in New York City that flowed together to make her novel, "Two Augusts in a Row in a Row."
Mary Ann Strandell and I grab a couple of chairs and hang out in front of a large wall painting and lenticular prints she created for the 'Solace' group exhibition in Chelsea, NY. We discuss painting, meditation, and the sources of creativity.