Conglomerate was created by Gordon Smith and Christine Hurt on November 16, 2004. At the time, Gordon was a Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, and Christine was an Assistant Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School. Prior to joining forces on Conglomerate, Gordon blogged at Venturpreneur (some of the Venturpreneur archives remain on this site) and Christine had organized a blog of women corporate law professors called Biz Fems Speak! The first post at the new blog promised a "quirky mix of entries about business, law, Wisconsin, legal education, and whatever else strikes our fancy (including, of course, cheese for Gordon)."
Since that founding, Conglomerate has grown through a number of keen strategic acquisitions. Vic Fleischer, then an Acting Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, joined Gordon and Christine in July 2005. Vic cut his blogging teeth on A Taxing Blog. In May 2006, Fred Tung, then of Emory Law School, and Lisa Fairfax, now of the George Washington University Law School, joined the ranks. David Zaring of the Wharton School's Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, hitched his blogging wagon to the Conglomerate star on July 10, 2007. And just over a year later, we were privileged to add Usha Rodrigues of the University of Georgia School of Law to our permanent roster. We added Erik Gerding now of the University of Colorado Law School in January 2010, and Matt Bodie came aboard in October 2015.
We have largely adhered to our original mission statement, even as we refined our marketing pitch with the pithy subtitle: "business, law, economics, and society." In addition to regular posts on all of these matters, we are proud to host the annual Junior Scholars Workshop each summer, as well as occasional "Conglomerate Fora" (see the Disney Forum or the Enron Forum) and the Conglomerate Book Club.
The Conglomerate passed a new threshold on August 25, 2009, when Vic and Fred took emeritus status. We greatly value their friendship and contributions to the blog, and we created a page in their honor.
When Gordon and Christine joined forces, one of their first tasks was selecting a name. They both agreed that Gordon's old blog name -- "Venturpreneur" -- was clunky and too hard to spell. Perhaps as a reaction to Venturpreneur, they immediately gravitated toward real words. "Corporate Conspiracy" was an initial favorite, but it seemed too much like a takeoff on The Volokh Conspiracy ... which it was.
Many forms of conduct permissible in a workaday world for those acting at arm's length are forbidden to those bound by fiduciary ties. A trustee is held to something stricter than the morals of the market place. Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior...Only thus has the level of conduct for fiduciaries been kept at a level higher than that trodden by the crowd."
That is a great passage, but the word "punctilio" is pretty obscure, and the allusion to Cardozo is even more obscure. Plus the word is easily misspellable as "punctillio."
How about "Peppercorn"? Another reference to law, but this time contract law. Remember the peppercorn theory of consideration? This was the idea that gifts could be turned into bargains by adding a peppercorn to the transaction. This is, of course, the height of formalism, and that is probably not a good launching pad for a blog. Plus a lot of other businesses call themselves "Peppercorn," so the risk of confusion was great.
1. "Conglomerate" sounds businessy, and despite the posts on movies and cheese, we are mostly about business.
2. The word "conglomerate" denotes the gathering of disparate parts into a whole. Christine and Gordon were blogging in separate places, and now they are blogging in the same place. With the addition of Vic, the word seems even more appropriate.
3. "Conglomerate" also denotes a rough assemblage of rocks and pebbles. If Slate is smooth and professional, we are more spontaneous and accidental.
4. Finally, "to conglomerate" is a verb about bringing together things to form a whole. What better description of a blog?


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NASA is collaborating with U.S. companies and small businesses to develop space technologies that have the potential to significantly benefit the economy and future NASA missions.
Recent announcements of selections for the agency's Tipping Point solicitation and Phase II of NASA's competitive Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program include several proposals with NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
NASA selected 10 Tipping Point proposals totaling approximately $44 million and Langley is a partner on one $3 million proposal. The agency also selected 20 research and technology proposals — valued at $15 million — from 19 American small businesses for STTR Phase II and Langley will manage three of the selected proposals totaling $2.25 million.
Langley will collaborate with Blue Origin on their Tipping Point proposal to advance sensor suites that would enable landing anywhere on the lunar surface. NASA's Johnson Space Center and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are the other partners. This project will mature critical technologies that enable precision and soft landing on the Moon. The project team will integrate Langley's navigation doppler lidar technology, Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN), and altimetry sensors and conduct flight tests prior to lunar mission implementation. Testing will be performed at approximately 100 km altitude on board the Blue Origin New Shepard vertical takeoff vertical landing (VTVL) suborbital vehicle. The resulting sensor suite will enable precision landing anywhere on the lunar surface.
The Tipping Point solicitation targeted three Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) strategic focus areas: Expand Utilization of Space, Enable Efficient and Safe Transportation Into and Through Space, and Increase Access to Planetary Surfaces. A technology is considered at a "tipping point" if investment in a ground or flight demonstration will result in significantly maturing the technology and improving the company's ability to bring it to market.
STTR supports NASA's future missions in the areas of aeronautics, science, human exploration and operations, and space technology and benefits the U.S. economy by encouraging small businesses and research institutions to develop innovative ideas that meet the specific research and development needs of the federal government. The program is intended to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, increase the commercial application of research results, encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged persons and women-owned small businesses, and foster technology transfer through cooperative research and development between small businesses and research institutions.
Proposals were selected according to their technical merit and feasibility, in addition to the experience, qualifications and facilities of the submitting organization. Additional criteria included effectiveness of the work plan and commercial potential. Only small businesses awarded Phase I contracts are eligible to submit a proposal for a Phase II funding agreement. Phase II is focused on the development, demonstration and delivery of the innovation. Phase II projects are chosen as a result of competitive evaluations and based on selection criteria provided in the Solicitation. Phase II contracts last for 24 months with a maximum funding of $750,000.
The STTR program is sponsored by STMD and managed at NASA's Ames Research Center.
STMD is responsible for developing the cross-cutting, pioneering, new technologies and capabilities needed by the agency to achieve its current and future missions.


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London hate crime raises questions about media coverage
Guardian correspondent, Masuma Rahim, writes that the limited media coverage of acid attacks against South Asians is a symptom of larger media biases and the absence of minority representation in the news industry.
Rahim is, in particular, responding to a hate crime by a white man, John Tomlin, against two South Asian, Muslim relatives. Resham Kahn, who was celebrating her 21st birthday, was sitting in traffic with her cousin, Jameel Mukhtar, when Tomlin attacked. Both cousins have survived but suffered severe, life-changing injuries and disfigurement.
Mukhtar expressed frustration at low media and investigative police response. He claims these institutions would have labelled this attack as a terrorist attack if the religion/ethnicity of the victims and attacker were reversed.
Rahim writes that this attack and other similar ones should be taken more seriously as an issue that affects the whole of society and not just a minority.
Author researcherPosted on 4th July 2017 Categories Discrimination and Xenophobia, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, Security and Counterterrorism, United KingdomTags attacks, hate crime, limited, London, media, minority, representation, South Asians, terrorist attack
Local Community shares concerns about delay in labeling the Finsbury Park Attack as Terrorism
Finsbury Park area residents were frustrated that the police and media took several hours to start calling the Finsbury Park attack a terrorist attack. One person died in the attack and 10 people were injured.
Emma Salem, a 15-year-old resident, said, "I feel like if it was a Muslim man, whether or not they know who it is or whatever, it's straight away classed as a terrorist attack. But because this was a white man I feel like the media especially try and cover it up. "
Some of the anger was based on misleading information, as viral social media comparisons between headlines between Finsbury Park and certain Muslim-perpetrated terrorist attacks did not take the timing of headlines into account.
The media also focused on an alleged history of Islamist extremism in Finsbury Park. This also angered residents, as any such past problem is largely seen to have been actively and successfully resolved.
Author researcherPosted on 3rd July 2017 Categories Discrimination and Xenophobia, Security and Counterterrorism, United KingdomTags attacks, delay, Finsbury Park, history, Islamist extremism, police, social media, Terrorism, terrorist attack
CFCM condemns Manchester attack
The French Council of the Muslim Faith released the following statement regarding the attack in Manchester:
"Two months after the attack on Parliament and Westminster Palace in London, the United Kingdom was once again hit on May 22 by a despicable terrorist attack in Manchester.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith condemns with the greatest vigor this craven and barbaric act that has caused over 22 deaths and left more than 60 wounded, of which there were many young people.
The CFCM extends its sincere condolences to the victims' families and hopes that those who were wounded will make a swift recovery, as several were severely injured.
Following these tragic events that have touched the United Kingdom, the CFCM wishes to express its compassion and solidarity with the British people during these difficult times."
Tuesday, May 23, 2017.
The CFCM Board.
Author researcherPosted on 9th June 2017 Categories France, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations, Security and Counterterrorism, United KingdomTags British, CFCM, London, Manchester, statement, terrorist attack, young people
Suspected revenge arson attack on Greater Manchester mosque after terrorist attack
A few hours after the terrorist attack in Manchester, the door of a mosque in the Manchester area was set on fire. Police are investigating the incident as a retaliation attack.
Luckily, no one was in the mosque at the time and, while the door was damaged, the fire did not spread.
The imam of the mosque, Mohammad Saddiq, was upset that people would target an educational and religious institution and says that the mosque has not been targeted in the past.
The terrorist attack in Manchester at the Ariana Grande concert has been condemned by the Muslim Council of Britain, Manchester's Ramadhan Foundation, and other Muslim leaders.
Author researcherPosted on 29th May 2017 Categories Discrimination and Xenophobia, Security and Counterterrorism, United KingdomTags arson attack, Britain, fire, Greater Manchester, Muslim Council, Muslim leaders, police, Ramadhan Foundation, terrorist attack
Didsbury Mosque renounces actions of former attendee, Manchester bomber Salman Abedi
The Manchester Islamic Centre (more commonly known as the Didsbury Mosque) denounces the terrorist attack by Salman Abedi, who used to attend the mosque. Reportedly, Abedi once responded negatively to an anti-extremism sermon at the mosque, after which his possibly Islamist views were brought to the attention of the home office.
The mosque has a strong Libyan contingent of which the Abedi family was a part. However, the mosque is large and serves a diverse community of worshippers. The mosque emphasised that the attack was in no way representative of the religion of Islam.
Author researcherPosted on 29th May 2017 Categories Radicalization, Security and Counterterrorism, United KingdomTags community, Manchester, terrorist attack
Student known for far-right sympathies charged in Quebec City mosque attack
QUEBEC CITY — Canadian authorities on Monday charged, Alexandre Bissonnette, a 27-year-old university student known for his far-right sympathies with six counts of first-degree murder in a mass shooting the day before at a local mosque.
Described by neighbors and acquaintances as a socially awkward introvert who had recently adopted virulent political views, was also charged late Monday afternoon with five counts of attempted murder with a restricted firearm. The attack, which took place just as about 50 worshipers at the small mosque in the suburb of Sainte-Foy near Laval University had completed evening prayer, sent shock waves through Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was clear that his government considered the shooting a terrorist act. "This was a group of innocents targeted for practicing their faith," Trudeau told the House of Commons. "Make no mistake. This was a terrorist attack."
Author researcherPosted on 5th February 2017 Categories News by Country, News by Issue, Canada, Discrimination and Xenophobia, Immigration and Integration, Islamic Practice, Mosques and Community Centers, RadicalizationTags Canada, faith, House of Commons, political, student, terrorist attack
The Bigotry That Armed the Quebec Mosque Attacker
TORONTO — On Sunday night, a gunman opened fire in a mosque in Quebec City, killing six people and wounding eight. Our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, called the shootings a "terrorist attack on Muslims."
Worshipers gunned down in a mosque — people here more readily associate such news with the United States than with Canada. That this happened in Quebec City has shocked many of us, myself included.
In Quebec, Islamophobia manifested itself in a series of sensational cases, in 2007 and 2008, over the "reasonable accommodation" of religious minorities, Muslims in particular. The provincial soccer federation barred hijab-wearing girls on the pretext of safety. It took an official commission to calm public nerves. Its 2008 report, which had the eminent philosopher Charles Taylor as an author, found there was no crisis: Sensationalist media coverage had distorted perceptions, but Muslims were not making unreasonable demands.
I remain an incurably optimistic Canadian, and I want to believe that Canada is still not the United States. But as Sunday's attack showed, we face the challenge of undoing the damage of years of suspicion and bigotry.
Author researcherPosted on 5th February 2017 Categories News by Country, News by Issue, Canada, Discrimination and Xenophobia, Featured, Featured North America, Immigration and Integration, Mosques and Community CentersTags author, Canada, challenge, Charles Taylor, fire, perceptions, religious minorities, soccer, terrorist attack
Germany debates counter-terrorism legislation after the Berlin attack
In the aftermath of the December 19 truck rampage committed by jihadist Anis Amri at a Berlin Christmas market, the German public debate has shifted to the policy and security lessons to be drawn from the attack. Given the Tunisian nationality of the attacker, discussions have focused on immigration law and on administrative counter-terrorism measures.
New security prerogatives proposed
Politicians from the conservative CSU party have been at the forefront of demands for increased competencies for the security services. In a policy paper, the CSU leadership most notably called for an expansion of administrative detention.
For the CSU, being identified by the intelligence services as an individual likely to threaten public safety because of suspected terrorist intentions (i.e. being identified as a Gefährder or 'endangerer' in German politico-legal parlance) is to be sufficient for an individual to be placed in administrative detention. Moreover, in the case of foreigners awaiting deportation, the period of custody prior to expulsion is to be prolonged from four days to four weeks.(( http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sicherheitsgesetze-bericht-ueber-umfassenden.1947.de.html?drn:news_id=692879 ))
Finally, the CSU proposes to curb the usage of the more lenient juvenile penal law for terrorist offenders under the age of 21, to allow counter-terrorism intelligence operations against suspects as young as the age of 14, and to monitor the movements of convicted extremists even after their release from prison through electronic ankle bracelets.(( http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sicherheitsgesetze-bericht-ueber-umfassenden.1947.de.html?drn:news_id=692879 ))
Effectiveness of policy initiatives
The moment for the CSU's initiative is opportune: not only has the attack on the Christmas market shaken the German public; the effectiveness of expansive surveillance also appeared to be on ample display when a group of young men from Syria and Libya were caught on camera while trying to set on fire a homeless man sleeping in a Berlin metro station.
The men turned themselves in when crystal-clear CCTV images showing their faces were released to the public. Citing this example as an ostentatious success story, the CSU has demanded a drastic expansion of video surveillance of public spaces in the aftermath of the Christmas market attack.(( http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2016-12/berlin-polizei-fahndet-ubahn-obdachloser-angezuendet ))
A spokesman of the German lawyer's association, Swen Walentowski observed, however, that "video surveillance does not lead to greater security. There are completely false and exaggerated expectations of video surveillance. […] [A] terrorist would never be deterred by a video camera mounted on some lamp post."(( http://www.heute.de/csu-papier-fuer-schaerfere-sicherheitsgesetze-partei-setzt-auf-gunst-der-stunde-46201116.html ))
Investigative blunders in the run-up to the attack
Walentowski's comments highlight the fact that the effectiveness of a number of the currently flouted counter-terrorism proposals is questionable. Indeed, in retrospect Anis Amri's journey through Europe was hardly a smooth one, and the Tunisian did little to conceal his jihadist ambitions. European security services failed to use existing legal provisions that would have allowed them to curb the terrorist threat posed by Amri.
Having left Tunisia after the country's revolution, Amri lived in Italy for years and had repeated brushes with the law in the country, spending time in Italian jails. Yet although mandatory on paper, the exchange of information between German and Italian security services appears to have been highly deficient, meaning that Amri could start a new life after his arrival in Germany in summer 2015.(( http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/anis-amri-und-der-anschlag-in-berlin-versaeumnisse-im-anti-terror-kampf-a-1127376.html ))
Subsequently, Amri established contacts to the hardline preacher Abu Walaa, dubbed the informal leader of the Islamic State organisation (ISIL) in Germany. The Abu Walaa network attempted to help Amri to travel to Syria. Amri also repeatedly discussed plans for a potential attack with leading figures in the preacher's group.(( http://www.dw.com/de/anis-amri-abu-walaa-und-die-salafisten/a-36879648 ))
Slipping under the radar
Authorities had collected extensive material on Amri's activities. Amri's file at the domestic intelligence agency was updated only a few days before the December 19 attack, and included his aliases, his contact persons and addresses, details of his arrest in Italy, and his activities as a courier in the Abu Walaa network. It noted, too, Amri's willingness to work as a suicide operator and his interest in building a bomb.(( http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/anschlag-berlin-amri-101.html ))
Abu Walaa himself, as well as some of his most important associates, were arrested in early November 2016. Yet intelligence services ceased their efforts to monitor Amri in summer 2016. Shortly before, an attempt to deport Amri back to Tunisia had failed: although his demand for asylum had been rejected, Tunisia refused to issue travel documents and to readmit Amri.(( http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/anis-amri-und-der-anschlag-in-berlin-versaeumnisse-im-anti-terror-kampf-a-1127376.html ))
To be sure, with numbers of suspected ISIL sympathisers being relatively large, German and European intelligence services will not be able to effectively monitor every single potential attacker. Rule of law and high standards of accountability can also be encumber investigations against terror suspects. The Amri case nevertheless appears to show a series of mishaps on the part of authorities. Tough questions must be asked as to why Amri was allowed to slip under the radar.
Failures to make use of existing legal provisions
When dealing with Amri, intelligence and security services had a range of tools at their disposal which they only used haphazardly. These include cooperation and information exchange with other agencies in the European abroad, as well as a number of domestic measures.
Perhaps most notably, Amri's freedom of movement could have been restricted, thereby hampering his ability to integrate into the German jihadist network in Hanover and to commit an attack in Berlin – both places far from his home in North-Rhine Westphalia. The German Residence Act enables local authorities to require suspect or dangerous asylum-seekers who have had their demands for refugee status rejected to remain within a certain area and to report to the local police.
If the individual violates these requirements, he or she is placed in detention. Significantly, Amri did run into police controls when he was travelling through the country several hundreds of kilometres away from his home. At this point, he could have been arrested and detained had such a residence requirement been in force.(( http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/anis-amri-und-der-anschlag-in-berlin-versaeumnisse-im-anti-terror-kampf-a-1127376.html ))
Legislative fever
Yet none of these measures were taken – in spite of authorities' awareness of Amri's jihadist activities. Instead, the young man travelled frequently and freely across Germany, keeping in touch with his contacts from the radical scene and scouting potential places for attacks. The failure to stop Amri is thus less due to inadequate legal provisions than to a faulty assessment of the threat Amri posed.(( http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/anschlag-berlin-amri-101.html ))
Consequently, the Green Party security spokesman, Konstantin von Notz, accused the governing parties of voicing expansive demands for new laws in order to detract from their failings in implementing existing legal provisions.(( http://www.heute.de/csu-papier-fuer-schaerfere-sicherheitsgesetze-partei-setzt-auf-gunst-der-stunde-46201116.html ))
Following the events of December 19, Germany is currently undergoing the familiar legislative fever that appears to be the inevitable consequence of a terrorist attack. While it may be necessary to amend or alter selected legal provisions, the rushed introduction of sweeping new counter-terrorism laws does not respond to the genuine shortcomings in the German and European counter-terrorism framework that the Christmas market attack has revealed.
Author researcherPosted on 28th December 2016 Categories Germany, Immigration and Integration, Radicalization, Security and CounterterrorismTags CSU, detention, Germany, laws, legal, Politicians, surveillance, terrorist attack, Tunisia
Cell of French women behind failed Notre Dame attack
A cell of radicalized French women guided by Islamic State commanders in Syria was behind a failed terrorist attack near Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral last weekend and planned another violent attack this week before they were intercepted by police, the Paris prosecutor has said.
The women, aged 19, 23 and 39, were arrested in Boussy-Saint-Antoine, a small town 30km southeast of Paris, on Thursday night after they were linked to the discovery of a car packed with gas cylinders parked near the cathedral last weekend. Officials said the women had been planning an imminent violent attack on the busy Gare de Lyon station in Paris and were stopped after a police and intelligence operation described as a "race against time".
The car had no plates and was left with indicators flashing in a narrow alley. From the insurance sticker on the car, police traced it back to a father of five daughters originally from the Seine-Saint-Denis area north of Paris.
One of the daughters, aged 19, who was named by news agencies as Ines Madani, was known to intelligence agencies and had been on a radicalisation watchlist for her wish to leave to join jihadis in Syria. At the time the car was found, she had been missing from home for several days.
Police on Thursday traced Madani and two other women to a flat in Boussy-Saint-Antoine in the Essonne area south of Paris. They arrested the three women when they left the flat. During the arrest, one of the women stabbed a police officer with a large kitchen knife, and Madani jumped on another officer attempting to stab him. The police opened fire and Madani was injured. When she was arrested, Madani had the keys to the Peugeot 607 in her handbag and a note pledging her allegiance to Isis and a reproduction of an Isis text vowing "we will attack you on your territory to attack your spirits and terrorise you". Isis propaganda was found on her computer at her home.
A 15-year-old girl, who is the daughter of one of the three women arrested, Amel S, was separately detained on Friday morning in Clichy-sous-Bois, north of Paris. The prosecutor said the teenager could have been implicated in the planned terrorist attack.
The French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, had said of the three women detained on Thursday that they were "radicalised and fanaticised" and believed to have been preparing "new and imminent violent action". He said there had been a "race against time" to stop them, involving a vast police and intelligence operation.
"France is confronted with a terrorist threat of unprecedented scale," he added. The changing threat took different forms and was very hard to detect, he added, calling for the "vigilance of all citizens".
The Paris prosecutor, François Molins, said one of the women arrested, who he referred to as Sarah H, aged 23, had been engaged at different times to two French extremists who themselves had carried out deadly attacks this year.
She had been engaged to Larossi Abballa, who in June murdered a police commander and his police officer partner at their home in Magnanville outside Paris in the presence of their three-year-old son. He filmed the aftermath on Facebook Live before dying in a police raid. She was also betrothed to Adel Kermiche, who slit the throat of an elderly French priest during morning mass in Normandy in July. Her current fiancé was arrested on Thursday, Molins said.
The prosecutor said the cell of women terrorists showed that Islamic State "intends to make women into fighters". He said that if women had previously been "confined to family and domestic tasks" by the militant group, that vision was now strongly out of date. "Their aim was to commit an attack," he said of the women.
The group's first attempted attack involved parking a Peugeot 607 car packed with gas cylinders near the cathedral in the heart of Paris and trying to blow it up. The car was also found to have contained diesel canisters and a barely-smoked cigarette had been thrown into the car near a canister with traces of hydrocarbons. Molins said the perpetrators had clearly tried to blow the car up and if they had succeeded it would have led to the explosion of the whole vehicle.
The French president, François Hollande, said: "There's a group that has been annihilated, but there are others. Information we were able to get from our intelligence services allowed us to act before it was too late.''
Speaking on Friday morning, an interior ministry official told Reuters: "An alert has been issued to all stations, but they had planned to attack the Gare de Lyon on Thursday."
The train station, one of the busiest in Paris, is in the south-east of the capital.
The discovery of the Peugeot 607 near Notre Dame carrying seven gas cylinders, six of them full, led to a terrorism investigation and revived fears about further attacks in a country where Islamic militants have killed more than 230 people since January 2015.
Several people have been arrested and questioned in the case of the car of gas cylinders. A 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were detained on Wednesday south of Paris and a second couple, a 34-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, were detained on Tuesday.
Earlier this week, Florence Berthout, the mayor of Paris's fifth arrondissement, said the discovery of the car highlighted the need to increase security in the French capital. "Police and army staffing must be stepped up," she told news channel BFMTV.
The vehicle was left in a zone where parking is strictly prohibited and had remained there for about two hours before it came to the attention of police after being reported by a waiter at a nearby restaurant, she said.
Thousands of extra police and soldiers have been deployed to protect sensitive sites across France. A state of emergency declared after the coordinated attacks on Paris last November remains in place and gives police extra search and arrest powers, but there has been a continuing political debate about security levels since 85 people were killed when a man driving a lorry ploughed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on 14 July in Nice.
Author researcherPosted on 17th October 2016 Categories France, Radicalization, Security and CounterterrorismTags arrest, attacks, France, intelligence, Paris, police, Syria, terrorist attack, women
French Army Asks Citizens To Enlist–But No Muslim Headscarves
After the July 14 terrorist attack in Nice, the French interior minister called on "all willing French patriots" to help defend the country by volunteering for the military's reserves.
Two sisters, Majda and Amina Belaroui, French Muslims of Moroccan heritage, heeded the call in the aftermath of the Bastille Day attack, when a Tunisian truck driver mowed down crowds of spectators, killing 84 and wounding hundreds.
Majda, 21, and Amina, 24, are both university students who live in Nice, on the French Riviera. They pair French fashion with traditional Muslim dress, sporting wide-brimmed sun hat and headscarf ensembles.
The Monday morning following the attack, the third major terrorist rampage in the past 18 months, young men and high school boys trickled through the gates of Nice's military recruitment center. So did Majda. Wearing a hat and headscarf, she walked past soldiers guarding the gate with weapons across their chests.
She was there to sign up for the "operational reserves," comprising both former soldiers and civilians with no military background. She wasn't interested in holding a gun. She just wanted to see how she could help, and set an example as a Muslim amid the growing fears over radical Islam.
"I want to show," she said, "that I am not like that."
The receptionist told her she must take off her hijab to enter the recruitment center.
French law prohibits people from displaying their religion in government-run buildings, including public schools, to maintain secularism in the public sphere. It's a fundamental tenet of the country, stretching back more than a century as part of an effort to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church. But the old concept of secularism is now rubbing up against France's new efforts to integrate its Muslim population, the largest in Europe.
France has succeeded, in many cases. In Nice, Muslims are an integral part of the landscape. They, too, were on the promenade watching fireworks along with their French compatriots on Bastille Day, the most French day of the year, when the crowd came under attack. Nearly a third of the victims of the attack were Muslims, according to a Muslim community group.
But some Muslims in France believe prohibitions against wearing religious clothing in government venues are actually targeted specifically at them, sending a message that Muslim culture is unwelcome in France.
"Although France has managed to integrate many immigrants and their descendants, those it has left on the sidelines are more embittered than their British or German peers, and many feel insulted in their Muslim or Arab identity," sociologist Farhad Khosrokhavar wrote recently in The New York Times. "Laïcité, France's staunch version of secularism, is so inflexible it can appear to rob them of dignity."
It poses a dilemma for people like the Belaroui sisters, who want to stay true to both flag and faith.
Minutes after entering the recruitment center, Majda walked out, unwilling to remove her hijab when asked.
"If I weren't Muslim, I think I would be so afraid of these people," she said, referring to Muslims. That's precisely why she came to volunteer, hijab proudly wrapped around her head.
"For me, it's discouraging. We want to show that we are against this violence," she said, adding, "We are demotivated."
Her sister, Amina, a third-year engineering student, faced the same difficult decision.
Amina had already been to the recruitment center a week prior to the Nice attack and went back again, by herself, more determined following the attack.
Both times, she agreed to take off her hijab in front of the uniformed men, though she really didn't want to. She said it felt like undressing in public.
"I think the ends justify the means. That's why I took it off," Amina said in her flawless English. "I really want to commit and help people, and also try to give another image of Muslim girls, and Muslims in general."
Anger is boiling over in Nice, which leans conservative. At the memorial ceremony for the victims, some residents argued with Muslim citizens. In the days after the attack, some in the city voiced their support for the National Front, France's far-right political party, which has used anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Amina hopes joining the military reserves while she finishes her engineering degree can help change minds in France. Or, at the very least, it can help change the minds of French Muslim girls like her.
"Maybe it will encourage other girls to do something they didn't think they could do before," she said. "Maybe it will change things."
Author researcherPosted on 10th August 2016 Categories France, Gender Issues and the Hijab/Burqa, Radicalization, Security and CounterterrorismTags headscarf, hijab, military, Nice, public schools, recruitment, secularism, soldiers, terrorist attack

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ASHER & ADAMS
Asher & Adams' Missouri.
New York: Asher & Adams, 1873. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 22.25". Beautiful double page map of Missouri divided into counties and townships. Shows towns and cities, railroads and waterways. Minor discoloration along centerfold and small chip to lower corners. Asher & Adams were publishers based in Washington and New York in the late 19th century.	More
CAREY & LEA
Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Missouri.
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 7/8" x 10", image plus text measures 16.5" x 20 5/8". Great double page map of Missouri divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, waterways and topography. Extensive information pertaining to history, climate and culture surrounds map. From "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas...". Light scattered staining and foxing, mainly to margins.	More
COLBY, Charles G.
New York: Samuel Gaston, 1857. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 6" x 5 1/2" This map shows the state of Missouri in the middle of the 19th century. Published in 1857, it belongs to a period of rapid population growth in the state. The map's hand-colored counties and district divisions show how developed the state was becoming. The index includes towns, rivers, and both existing and proposed railroads. The map appeared in Colby's "Diamond Atlas" and is..... More
MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus Jr.
County & Township Map of the States of Iowa and Missouri
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1882. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21.5" x 14.5". Great double page map of Iowa and Missouri divided into counties. Showing townships, towns, major routes, waterways and railroads. Plan of St. Louis on verso. In excellent condition with only very slight crease along centerfold edges. S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American publishers...	More
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1867. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.75" x 11". Nice map of St. Louis colored according to wards. Shows streets, railroads and public parks. In very good condition with a small tear and chi to bottom edge. S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American publishers.	More
MORSE, Sidney Edwards and BREESE, Samuel
New York: 1842. Map. Uncolored wax engraving (cerograph). Image measures 11 7/8" x 15". A charming and rare map of Arkansas showing all counties, major towns, railroads and waterways. A fine example of Sidney Edwards Morse's wax engraving technique, from "The Cerographic Atlas of the United States". Map of Missouri on verso. Light scattered foxing, minor wear to edges.	More
Rand, McNally & Co's Indexed Atlas of the World Map of St. Louis.
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1896. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 26" x 19". Greatly detailed double page map of St. Louis. Shows streets (including parts of East St. Louis), parks, railroads and stations, public institutions and waterways. An inset shows the city and its environs, from the Missouri to the Mississippi. A few small tears to left edge.	More
SDUK (The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge)
North America Sheet IX Parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1844. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 13" x 14 1/2". Beautiful map of Illinois and parts of Missouri, Indiana, and what is now Iowa. County lines are drawn in. Denotes towns, major routes, waterways and train lines, all in beautiful detail. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was formed in 1826 and published low cost maps with the goal of reaching a large market, while still maintaining high quality and precision...	More
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Did you know that each day about 1,000 United States citizens require emergency treatment for a dog bite injury?
Did you know that the State of Illinois ranks #2 in the nation for dog bite claims?
The Agency for Healthcare research and Quality published a study in 2010 showing that the number of Americans hospitalized for dog bites almost doubled over a 15-year period. Dog bites can cause serious injuries resulting in medical expenses, lost time from work, scarring, disfigurement, pain and suffering. The average cost of a dog bite related hospital stay is approximately $18,200.
According to DogBite.org in the 8-year period from 2005 to 2012, Pit Bulls and Rottweiler's accounted for 73% of the dog attacks that were fatal. From 2006 to 2008 18% of all dog attacks that resulted in death occurred off the dog owners' property.
If a dog or other animal, without provocation, attacks, attempts to attach, or injures any person who is peaceably conducting himself or herself in any place where he or she may lawfully be, the owner of such dog or other animal is liable in civil damages to such person for the full amount of the injury proximately caused thereby.
A dog bite victim can bring a claim against a dog owner based upon this statute, and pursuant to the Illinois common law.
See a doctor immediately in order to receive necessary medical treatment and document the dog bite.
Be sure to get the name(s) address(es) of witnesses, the dog owner and the person who had custody of the dog when you were bit.
Be sure to file a report with your local animal control agency and/or police report.
Make sure you take photographs of your wounds/injuries. This is very important documentation needed when dealing with the insurance companies.
Follow up with the plastic surgeon or family doctor after your emergency room visit.
Obtain a photograph of the dog and the scene of the attack if possible.
If you, a family member or friend were bitten by a dog, we strongly encourage you to call McHenry County Dog Bite Lawyer David N. Rechenberg (847) 854-7700 to ensure you receive the benefits you deserve for your injury and emotional distress.


Safari Glamping in Devon with a slightly shabby chic twist! 'Birch' is one of two bespoke tents tucked away in a small wooded plot on a private equestrian centre. The Devonshire moors and Venn Ottery Reserve are right over the hedge with over 40 species of birds and Moorland horses, which can sometimes be seen mooching around the neighbouring fields.
To the front of the safari tent is a decked veranda with seating looking through trees towards the equestrian menage - a lovely spot for a 'sundowner' or breakfast on sunny mornings. A designated fire-pit is nearby for night time campfire chats.
Is a privately owned Equestrian Center which includes stabling and the owners' house. The first owner who commissioned the build had spent some years abroad which probably influenced its Colonial style. The safari tents, therefore, make a rather fitting contemporary tribute.
Children are welcome - they love playing around the tents and exploring the surrounding natural area. There are however two small streams (one runs behind the tents) and a pond nearby and supervisions around these are recommended for smaller children.
This is one of only two quality safari tents at this site the other, 'Willow' is about 5 meters away. They can be booked together for a larger group. Also available is Bramble Shepherd's Hut on the site, with private facilities.
Devon has many interesting attractions and natural sites. The coast is 20 minutes away with Jurassic geology. Check out independent eateries such as the 'The Pea Green Boat cafe' on the Sidmouth waterfront serving good quality food and wines. Overall this is a great spot to go glamping in Devon!
The tent is open plan with a dining space for leisurely meals, a kitchenette with cool-box and utensils. There is a single day bed, with another single pull-out bed underneath (N.B. pull-out bed suitable for children only). All bedding is included.
Under the canvas roof, two separate huts at the back of the main accommodation have a hot shower in one, and camping loo / Victorian style washstand in the other. Towels are provided.
To view more pictures of Birch Safari click the button below.
Here's a few helpful reminders and information about the property (and general location) that should help you decide whether Birch Safari is right for you.
2 on double bed in sectioned off 'room'. 1 on a day bed. 1 child on pull-out single bed (suitable for child only). All bedding is provided.
Kitchen inside the tent: sink (cold only), gas hob (gas inclusive), cool box (shared fridge and replacement freeze blocks are available in shop hut). Complimentary tea coffee and homemade cake provided.
Behind tent in 2 separate huts: hot shower (towels provided). Caravan camping style loo, Victorian wash-stand.
Log burner (starter pack fuel inclusive, more supplied at cost). Solar lamps, do bring own torches. Electricity available in shop up for phone charging etc.
parking for 2 cars 40 meters away, no closer vehicular access to tent. Barrow available & help with luggage.
Decked veranda to front with table & chairs. Fire-pit.
Nearest train station is Feniton, nearest bus service is Ottery St Mary.
Owners feel that the site is not suitable for childen under 8 so at parents own risk. Check with Owner.
An adventurers delight in Dorset - this old railway carriage oozes Victorian explorer charm!
Set in a small paddock with Hope Gypsy Wagon and a Shepherds Hut the Explorers carriage is just a few miles from the coast - a great spot for some exploration of your own.


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COMMON GROUND: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is holding the NYPD gold shield that belongs to retired Det. Luis Alvarez. Mr. Alvarez, a seriously-ill victim of a World Trade Center-related cancer who got a standing ovation after his June 11 testimony before Congress.
Photo courtesy of Matt McCauley FealGood Foundation
Advocate: 'He Sensed the Urgency'
Senate Leader Pledges Vote on VCF Renewal
By BOB HENNELLY
A delegation of 9/11 first-responders June 25 convinced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to commit to bring the renewal of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund to a vote before Congress's August recess, according to two people who were present.
"The meeting was productive, and the Senator was engaged," said John Feal, a World Trade Center first-responder and founder of the FealGood Foundation. "He sensed our urgency between the statistics and the facts. More importantly, we humanized the issue for him. I saw a side of Mitch McConnell for the first time in 15 years [that] I never saw before."
Once House Acts, He Will
"It was a long meeting," said Ben Chevat, executive director of the Citizens for the Extension of the Zadroga Act. "Boiling it down, the Majority Leader committed that when the House passes the legislation, he will take it up and try and move it before the August recess."
In a phone interview, Mr. Feal said that his group raised with Mr. McConnell the plight of 20,000 former city public-school children who went to school in the WTC hot zone after then-Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Todd Whitman said the air in lower Manhattan was safe to breathe.
"We not only advocated for 9/11 first-responders, but for the thousands of schoolchildren that were forced back to school and now suffer from the aftermath of the toxins of 9/11," he said. "They need to be covered."
During the meeting, the advocates presented Mr. McConnell with the badge of retired NYPD Det. Luis Alvarez, whose time at the Trade Center site after 9/11 led to his developing the cancer that would claim his life a few days after the Majority Leader gave his commitment to schedule a vote on reauthorizing the VCF. Mr. Alvarez was 53 years old.
In addition to Mr. Feal and Mr. Chevat, Mr. McConnell met with FDNY Lieut. Michael O'Connell,
NYPD Lieut. Brendan Fitzpatrick, Correction Warden Rich Palmer, retired firefighter Kenny Specht, and Matt McCauley, a 9/11 attorney and former member of the NYPD.
Created by Congress
The 9/11 VCF was established by Congress to provide financial support to any of the 90,000 first-responders and more than 400,000 lower Manhattan survivors who have died or been sickened as a result of their exposure to WTC-linked toxins.
It has been overwhelmed by an exponential jump in claims from both the first-responder and survivor groups. As a consequence, the fund's Special Master, Rupa Bhattacharyya, announced in February that the VCF would have to cut awards between 50 and 70 percent, depending on when they were filed. The fund had already committed over $5 billion of its $7.3-billion congressional appropriation and was faced with more new claims than it resolved in the five years since Congress re-authorized it.
Without congressional action, the fund, which has been an economic lifeline for thousands of first-responders and WTC survivors, will close on Dec. 18, 2020.
Ms. Bhattacharyya told the congressional panel June 11 that it would cost an additional $12 billion to satisfy the claims she anticipated receiving by that deadline.
At that same hearing, Dr. Jacqueline Moline, director of the Northwell Health Queens World Trade Center Program, said there could be as many as 20,000 more cancers as a consequence of exposures to the contaminants that were released by the collapse of the World Trade Center and fires that burned for months after.
Already Logged 12,000
According to the WTC Health Program, there are already 12,000 WTC-related cancers among the first-responder community and those that lived, worked or attended school south of Houston Street on Sept. 11, 2001 through the clean-up that was completed at the end of May 2002.
Dr. Moline told the panel that 55,000 individuals "have been certified for at least one WTC-related health condition."
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"Over 50 percent of the firefighters who worked at the WTC have developed a persistent respiratory condition," she said.
On June 11, the bill re-authorizing the 9/11 VCF until 2090 was voted out of the House Judiciary Committee and awaits action in the full House of Representatives.
Backers of VCF renewal say they now have 327 co-sponsors in the House and 61 in the Senate. "In 2015, we had 70 in the Senate, and we will go over that," said Mr. Feal. "In 2015, we had 297 in the House. So the support is there for us. The American people have spoken, and while we put boots on the ground in D.C., we have everybody else sending emails."
No Moral Equivalence
The issue of the program's potential cost was raised at the June 11 hearing by U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana. He expressed concerns that the bill "creates an unlimited authorization for appropriations…Our objective, of course, is fairness to all, and by all I mean all Americans including first-responders nationwide who heeded the call of service to the smoldering remains of terrorist attacks but also through the dense wildfire smoke of California and the wreckage following a Kansas tornado and the floods in Louisiana and all the other disasters and tragedies everywhere."
His equating the nation's obligation to first-responders called upon to handle natural disasters with the one incurred by the 9/11 terrorist attack drew a sharp retort from former late-night comedian Jon Stewart.
"When we talk about price [for renewal of the VCF], the attacks on 9/11 have been used by our government to justify all manner of policy and spending to the tune of trillions of dollars," he said. "I am awfully tired of hearing that 9/11 is a New York issue. Al Qaeda did not shout 'death to Tribeca.' They attacked America and these men and women, and their response to it brought our country back. It is what gave a reeling nation a solid foundation to stand back upon to remind us why this country is great, of why this country is worth fighting for."
Mr. Feal credited Mr. Stewart's remarks, which went viral, for the proposal's momentum. "Jon articulated our pain, suffering and agony of 18 years," he said.
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Review: Making of the Middle Ages Essay
The Making of the Middle Ages
R.W. Southern
Personally, when thinking of the middle Ages, I tend to have the misconception that it is a period of darkness with no progress. However, R.W. Southern's book, 'The Making of the Middle Ages', offers an in depth study of the development of history in the world today. Observing that this book was published during the 1950s, Mr. Southern's interpretation of the 'Middle Ages' was very distinctive in comparison to other historians of his time. He explores the significance of the Middle Ages as a separate sector in the study of history by which the audience will notice that previous categories of studied history is set aside, as we are no longer focusing on the usual 'Classical Greece' and 'Rome' …show more content…
Why? Compared to modern literature and then the books published at the time.
Index: always a noun but mentions none in themes, another flaw in the writer as the impression it gives shows that there aren't any interests in wider themes.
Eurocentric attitude to history isn't as important- maybe ignores development in Africa? Role of women, children or slaves (under classes) but does have 'serfdom' only one chapter? Imperial terms;
Sort of model of Thucydidean history (which is history of political leaders) military generals none of underdogs. (power politics) theme of Enlightenment-inspired medievalism and protonationalism with a study of legendary heroes Guy of Warwick and Bevis of Hampton in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century literary circles, while articles by Helen Phillips, John Marshall, and David Mills examine gender in Chaucer's writings, Robin Hood's embodiment of pageantry, and the Chester Plays, respectively. Andrew Wawn expands on his earlier work by examining Victorian makers of the Viking Middle Ages active in Merseyside and Edward Morris surveys early nineteenth-century Liverpool collectors of illuminated manuscripts, devoting considerable attention to restituting the scholarly reputation of Sir John Tobin, a retired seaman, former slave trader, and pioneer in the acquisition of medieval manuscripts whose collection, amassed between 1823 and 1835, was "perhaps the most important small group
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What is a habit according to Charles Duhigg?
Is The Power of Habit nonfiction?
What is the purpose of the book The Power of Habit?
What qualification does Charles duhigg have?
In the prologue, we learned that a habit is a choice that we deliberately make at some point, and then stop thinking about, but continue doing, often every day. Put another way, a habit is a formula our brain automatically follows: When I see CUE, I will do ROUTINE in order to get a REWARD.
Is The Power of Habit worth reading?
Nonetheless, "The Power of Habit" is an enjoyable book, and readers will find useful advice about how to change at least some of their bad habits — even if they want to keep their salt.
What kind of book is The Power of Habit?
Self-help bookThe Power of Habit / GenreA self-help book is one that is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving personal problems. The books take their name from Self-Help, an 1859 best-seller by Samuel Smiles, but are also known and classified under "self-improvement", a term that is a modernized version of self-help. Wikipedia
The Power of Habit and its follow-up, Smarter, Faster, Better, by Charles Duhigg were some of the bright shining spots in my nonfiction reading over the past year.
What is the power of habit summary?
1-Sentence-Summary: The Power Of Habit helps you understand why habits are at the core of everything you do, how you can change them, and what impact that will have on your life, your business and society.
How do I create a habit in Charles duhigg?
Studies show that the easiest way to implement a new habit is to write a plan: post this plan where you will see it. try it for a week. Eventually, studies say, the new behavior will become automatic.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This instant classic explores how we can change our lives by changing our habits. In The Power of Habit, award-winning business reporterCharles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
How long does it take to read The Power of Habit?
The average reader will spend 6 hours and 56 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).
What does The Power of Habit teach you?
In The Power of Habit, award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg explains why habits exist and how they can be changed. At its core, The Power of Habit contains an interesting argument: the key to exercising regularly, losing weight, being more productive, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.
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Q: How to invoke IEDriver using Serenity I know this is a basic question but I am just not able to solve it.
I downloaded the sample serenity project (mvn archetype serenity-junit-screenplay-archetype) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-6CcDFn5Ug) to search for "BDD in Action" in google.
I am using Gradle for my build compilation:
build.gradle
repositories {
    jcenter()
    mavenLocal()
}

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenLocal()
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath("net.serenity-bdd:serenity-gradle-plugin:1.1.36")
    }
}

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'idea'
apply plugin: 'net.serenity-bdd.aggregator'

dependencies {
    compile 'net.serenity-bdd:serenity-core:1.1.36'
    compile 'net.serenity-bdd:serenity-junit:1.1.36'
    compile 'net.serenity-bdd:serenity-screenplay:1.1.36'
    compile 'net.serenity-bdd:serenity-screenplay-webdriver:1.1.36'
    testCompile('junit:junit:4.12')
    compile('org.assertj:assertj-core:1.7.0')
    compile('com.googlecode.lambdaj:lambdaj:2.3.3')
}
gradle.startParameter.continueOnFailure = true

I have updated the "SearchByKeywordStory" as follows to include the "webdriver.driver" properties for IEDriver and ChromeDriver:
@RunWith(SerenityRunner.class)
public class SearchByKeywordStory {

    Actor anna = Actor.named("Anna");

    @Managed(uniqueSession = true, clearCookies=BeforeEachTest)
    public WebDriver herBrowser;

    @Steps
    OpenTheApplication openTheApplication;

    @Before
    public void annaCanBrowseTheWeb() {
        System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver", "../resources/IEDriverServer.exe");
        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "../resources/chromedriver.exe");
        anna.can(BrowseTheWeb.with(herBrowser));
    }

    @Test
    public void search_results_should_show_the_search_term_in_the_title() {
        givenThat(anna).wasAbleTo(openTheApplication);

        when(anna).attemptsTo(Search.forTheTerm("BDD In Action"));

        then(anna).should(eventually(seeThat(TheWebPage.title(), containsString("BDD In Action"))));

    }
}

I use IntelliJ to execute my scenarios. The Chromedriver works flawlessly and the test passes. But the IEDriver does not work and when I run the test, I get the following error:
SLF4J: Failed to load class "org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder".
SLF4J: Defaulting to no-operation (NOP) logger implementation
Started InternetExplorerDriver server (32-bit)
2.48.0.0
Listening on port 35996
net.thucydides.core.webdriver.UnsupportedDriverException: Could not instantiate class org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriver
net.thucydides.core.webdriver.UnsupportedDriverException: Could not instantiate class org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriver
at org.ao.automation.tasks.OpenTheApplication.performAs(OpenTheApplication.java:15)
at org.ao.automation.features.search.SearchByKeywordStory.search_results_should_show_the_search_term_in_the_title(SearchByKeywordStory.java:43)

Process finished with exit code -1
I have verified all the settings in IE (Protected Settings, Zoom level, registry value for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE)
I can see that the IE browser gets invoked (Starting Internet Explorer... blah) but it fails immediately after that.
I know for sure that the IEDriver works because I have several other Selenium maven projects with 100s of tests which have no problem invoking InternetExplorer.
Please let me know if am doing anything wrong here.

A: Have you tried upgrading the version of IE Driver to 2.53.0?

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Churches and schools not expected to quickly change John Paul II name
This article appears in the The McCarrick report feature series. View the full series.
by Lucy Grindon
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A banner of St. John Paul II is seen behind a sculpture of him May 16, 2018, at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
While Pope John Paul II's canonization has been increasingly questioned in light of a Vatican report detailing abuses committed by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, don't look for quick name changes on the scores of Catholic schools and other institutions named for the papal saint.
In the United States, there are more than 40 schools named after Pope John Paul II — at least 20 primary schools, 20 secondary schools, and one university. In addition, churches, foundations, organizations, public spaces and shrines called "St. John Paul II," "Pope John Paul II" and "John Paul the Great" can be found all over the country and the world.
Since the McCarrick report's revelation that John Paul II was warned about sexual abuse and misconduct allegations against McCarrick before he appointed him Archbishop of Washington, D.C., in 1999, the late pope's speedy canonization has been questioned and criticized in both religious and secular media. The National Catholic Reporter, for one, in an editorial called upon the church to "suppress the cult" surrounding the saint.
"The recent report detailing the Vatican's response to the scandal surrounding ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick shows why it's a mistake to canonize popes (or anyone) quickly after their deaths," Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese wrote in his latest "Signs of the Times" column.
"Pope John Paul II was no saint. Neither is Pope Francis," declared a Nov. 16 Boston Globe headline on a column from associate editor and columnist Joan Vennochi.
Schools and churches named for Pope John Paul II are not likely to be renamed hastily, if at all. The names of parishes and diocesan schools are decided by dioceses, school and church administrators say, and bishops have not called for or discussed the renaming of any institutions during their ongoing fall assembly.
At St. John Paul II Parish in Mt. Olive, Illinois, the pastor, Fr. Tom Hagstrom, told NCR his community's attention has primarily been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, so there has not been much public discussion of the McCarrick report, and no one has suggested to him that the parish's name should be changed.
"Of course," Hagstrom said, "you can't change the name of a consecrated church, but you can change the name of a parish." (The parish was last renamed when it was formed by the merging of two former Mt. Olive parishes, Ascension and Holy Trinity).
But Hagstrom, who became the pastor three years ago, thinks it's unlikely the parish's name will be changed again. "We didn't accept the name of John Paul because of his personnel policies," he said. "We had regard for him for his teaching and his witness by his own suffering as he battled his final illness of Parkinson's."
"We didn't take the name of John Paul II as a favor to ex-Cardinal McCarrick," Hagstrom added. "Sometimes we have to stop and think, you know, [a] saint is not the equal of God. I mean, God is the one who knows everything and makes no errors," he said. "There are saints who've had some pretty iffy kinds of behaviors."
As one example, he noted, "Athanasius, the great theologian, was a dirty fighter — he did not fight fair."
A priest at another parish named for John Paul II, who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the McCarrick scandal, said someone had contacted a church employee about the blame placed on the church's namesake in the McCarrick report, but he said he could never make a decision about the parish's name without consulting the diocese.
Administrators at John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries, Virginia, and John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas referred NCR to their respective dioceses for comment.
Amber Roseboom, director of media relations for the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, told NCR in an email that a name change for the school in Dumfries is not being considered.
[Lucy Grindon is an NCR Bertelsen intern based in Los Angeles. Her email address is lgrindon@ncronline.org.]
Editor's note: Updated to reflect statements of administrators at John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries, Virginia, and John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas.
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Mustafa Dil (* 17. April 1960 in Rize) ist ein ehemaliger türkischer Fußballspieler.

Karriere
Dil spielte zwei Jahre lang für Galatasaray Istanbul. Für die Gelb-Roten kam er in elf Ligaspielen zum Einsatz. 1980 wechselte Dil zum Zweitligisten Kayserispor. Nach Kayserispor folgte Anadolu. Seine Zeit bei Anadolu war die torreichste für ihn, in 54 Ligaspielen erzielte er 16 Tore. 1985 spielte der Stürmer auf Leihbasis bei Kocaelispor.

1987 kehrte Dil zurück zu Kayserispor und beendete 1990 seine Karriere bei Vanspor.

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Fußballspieler (Galatasaray Istanbul)
Fußballspieler (Kayserispor)
Fußballspieler (Üsküdar Anadolu 1908 SK)
Fußballspieler (Kocaelispor)
Fußballspieler (Vanspor)
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Geboren 1960
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