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Why Mass Killings Happen In Rehabs In Mexico
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El Parece
8 Dec 2020 • 7 min read
Let's clear something up right up front: the violence in Mexico is not one thing. There are many phenomena which contribute to the death toll and each has contextual peculiarities. The many different categories of violence have complex causes and that's not what this essay is about.
This essay is about several related phenomena which happen in populated urban areas like Cd. Juárez, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana and recently in the industrial corridor of Guanajuato. Each of these areas have experienced unusual spikes in the numbers of homicides which is correlated to military presence and operations. Statistical outliers of violent death.
One of the first of these explosions in violence was in Cd. Juárez from 2008-2011 when at least 10,000 were killed and an unknowable number of people disappeared. The official narrative was that the violence was the consequence of territorial disputes between rival criminal organizations. The violence in Cd. Juárez, the stories claim, was from El Chapo's army dispatched to wrest control of the city from the Juárez cartel on their own turf. It later evolved into the claim that, actually, the violence was related to control of local drug sales in Juárez since the wholesale drug trade has not been affected by the perpetually increasing violence in Mexico. In any case, the violence was said to be criminals killing each other in a turf war.
However, the homicide data tell a different story. In a study of 3,203 intentional homicide victims in Cd. Juárez from January 2010-July 2011, only 59 of those victims were found with a firearm near them when they were gunned down. In other words, only 1.8% could even be construed as hardcore criminals who would never be caught slipping in the middle of a supposed war between the cartels. Which is to say, the violence is not just criminals killing each other.
Furthermore, of the 3,203 victims in the study, more than 80% of them were born in Cd. Juárez or had resided there since childhood. What that means is that the majority of the violence wasn't from an invasion of outside forces. El Chapo's supposed army marching into battle is totally inadequate for explaining the phenomenon.
Rather, these attacks correlate directly to periods of heavy military operations, like during Operativo Conjunto Chihuahua (Joint Operation Chihuahua), Felipe Calderón's foray into urban counterinsurgency in March 2008, or more recently during Operativo Golpe de Timón (loosely translated to Operation Sudden Turn) in Guanajuato in March 2019.
The study also found that 90% of the victims were military-age males (18-35), less than half of which had any criminal record (2008 - 44%; 2009 - 65%; 2010 - 32%; 2011 - 47% had a criminal record). In 2008 and 2009, 80-90% of victims were from lower socioeconomic classes making less than double the minimum wage at most. In 2010 and 2011, only 37% of the victims were employed.
The picture that these data paint of the average homicide victim in Cd. Juárez from 2008-2011 is very clear. The victims of most of this violence are local, military-age males from a lower socioeconomic class on the margins of society. The malandros and mugrosos.
Nowhere is this more perfectly illustrated than in the mass casualty attacks on substance abuse treatment facilities.
In Mexico, 'facility' may be too generous of a description. In many cases, these centers are little more than small buildings converted into improvised dormitories to house people addicted to alcohol, piedra, cristal or sniffing glue. Think of a crash pad maybe with soup or rice and beans and religious services and you get the idea. You also probably have to put in work in some form to keep your spot, like the Salvation Army but more austere. In other words, where the marginal of the margins go when the dog-eat-dog of living on the street is too dangerous and exhausting to bear anymore or if they sincerely want to turn their lives around.
Substance abuse treatment centers are frequently targeted by masked gunmen and there appears to be a pattern which connects this particular violent phenomenon in Cd. Juárez, Tijuana and Irapuato.
The following is a list of some of the mass casualty attacks on rehab facilities in Mexico:
13 August 2008 - 8 or 9 killed in Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua
June 2009 - 5 killed in Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua
2 September 2009 18 killed in Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua
14 September 2009 10 killed in Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua
10 June 2010 - 19 killed in Cd. Chihuahua, Chihuahua
24 October 2010 - 13 killed in Tijuana, Baja California
27 October 2010 - 15 or 16 killed at carwash operated by a rehab center in Tepic, Nayarit
5 December 2010 - two attacks at separate rehab centers killing 4 and wounding 5 in Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua
3 June 2012 - 11 killed and at least 9 others wounded in Torreon, Coahuila
2 May 2017 15 killed in Cd. Chihuahua, Chihuahua
26 September 2017 - 15 killed, 8 wounded in Cd. Chihuahua, Chihuahua
6 June 2020 10 killed in Irapuato, Guanajuato
1 July 2020 26 killed in Irapuato, Guanajuato
In every case, these mass casualty attacks seem to target victims fitting the profile of a majority of the homicide victims in Cd. Juárez from January 2010-July 2011. Unarmed, local, military-age males on the margins of society. The drug addicts. The malandros.
According to the forcibly exiled human rights advocate Gustavo De La Rosa:
the majority of those killed or kidnapped are malandros: down-and-outs, urchins, petty criminals and addicts … [p]eople of no value in this war … no use to any cartel; desperate, below poverty whose death has no explanation, except as part of [the] 'limpia social' … the extermination of the lowest of the low
The attacks are perpetrated with a military-like precision and evidently employ surveillance, intelligence and tactical capabilities.
In a 2009 story in The Guardian about the rehab massacres in Cd. Juárez, Gustavo De La Rosa describes 3 distinct classes of violence: cartel assassins (sicarios), gang-affiliated contractors, and a third category. According to De La Rosa:
there are [also] execution squads, another breed forensically killing malandros, planned assassinations of the unwanted. And if we look at exactly how they are done, they are experts in killing characteristic of training by the army or police. I do not think these killings are the work of sicarios, because I don't think that anyone would want to pay the money the cartel sicarios charge to kill malandros. Sicarios kill members of the rival cartel; you wouldn't need a sicario to kill malandros in a rehabilitation centre or abandoned house taking drugs. … I'm not saying that the army is directly killing these people. But, in a city living in a culture of delinquency, soldiers become part of that culture. I kept a map and watched how these squads move across the army checkpoints without hindrance. Until I was told to stop.
According to reporting by the peerless Bill Conroy, the private email correspondence between the private intelligence firm Stratfor and a confidential human source (CHS) published on Wikileaks describes the Mexican military targeting "drug addicts and gangs" suspected of involvement in high-priority crimes like kidnapping. According to Stratfor's CHS:
The larger picture of the change in strategy has to do with a more modest goal. As the major cartels have all guaranteed routes into the US, the addiction problem [in] Juarez is causing most of the violence. About 80% of kidnapping victims that survived that you talk to mention that their captors seemed to be high on something. Therefore, a major component of the [Mexican military] strategy will be to prevent kidnappings and the like by directing efforts against drug addicts and gangs. Gangs are presenting major problems because they are pissed off at each other and their cartel bosses because they are not getting what they were promised. The more modest goal of combating the social violence is supposed to give some breathing room to the [cartel] bosses so that they can issue orders to calm things down.
Death squads are a touchy subject in Mexico since they were routinely used during the so-called Dirty War in the 1960s and 1970s. More recently, cases have emerged which indicate that, in fact, death squads were active in Cd. Juárez in 2008 and 2009. The Mexican Army's (SEDENA) Tercera Compañía de Infantería No Encuadrada (CINE), better known as the "Pelotón de la Muerte" ("Death Platoon"), reportedly began operations in Chihuahua in 2008. According to the testimony of a former soldier with the "Death Platoon", torture, planting evidence, extrajudicial killings and disappearances were routine. According to the soldier, their orders "were to exterminate civilians" while working with certain criminal gangs and persecuting others.
Like most cases of homicidal violence in Mexico, the exact circumstances of each of these rehab center massacres will never be truly clarified. What is clear though, is that the violence is not just criminals killing each other or from the invading armies of El Chapo. The massacres in the rehab centers seem to be intentionally targeting a subset of the underclass suspected of contributing to the insecurity of the area. The unsavory elements. The malandros.
A sincere thank you to Bill Conroy and Molly Molloy for their outstanding work
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Q: Connecting to a remote server using SSH from a Mac I have generated a public key file (id_rsa.pub) and a private key file (id_rsa) and placed them in my ~/.ssh folder
According to the server admin, he has already added "my key" to the server for accessing it.
Could someone please clarify :

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*when he says he has added my "key". Is that the public key that he has added or private key ? I was under the impression that private keys are not supposed to be distributed but only public keys are supposed to be sent. Then why did the server admin ask for my private key ?

*I tried connecting to the server using an ~/.ssh/config file with the entry for IdentityFile as the id_rsa key (private key). I got an error as follows : Permission denied (publickey).
Does this mean it was hoping i'd send a public key rather than a private key ?

*Is it possible to identify public keys and private keys by merely looking at them ? Are they of specific lengths ?

A: *

*The server admin only needs the public key.

*If StrictModes yes is enabled in sshd_config you have to check the permissons of the id_rsa file.

*When you have created the key, you have specified a length. This is the length of the private key in bits.

With the ssh -v option, ssh print debugging messages like this:
$ ssh -v user@server
# ...
# debug1: identity file /Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
# debug1: identity file /Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
# debug1: identity file /Users/you/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
# debug1: identity file /Users/you/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
# ...
# debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
# debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
# debug1: Trying private key: /Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa
# debug1: Trying private key: /Users/you/.ssh/id_dsa
# debug1: No more authentication methods to try.
# Permission denied (publickey).

Hope this helps.

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#define RSA_NBITS	2048
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#define RSA_MSB(x)  (x >> (sizeof(RSA_DIGIT)*8))
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#define SHA_BLKBYTES	(SHA_BLKSIZE/8)
#define SHA_BLKWORDS	(SHA_BLKBYTES/4)

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Color Struck is a play by Zora Neale Hurston.  It was originally published in 1926 in Fire!! magazine.  Color Struck won second prize in Opportunity Magazine's literary contest for best play.  Color Struck was not staged during the Harlem Renaissance.

Plot summary
Color Struck opens on a train in 1900, with members of the black community from Jacksonville, Florida going to a cakewalk competition in St. Augustine. Hurston specifies that the first scene takes place "inside a 'Jim Crow' railway coach." With much bustle, John and Emmaline arrive at the train just on time. Emmaline made John take the last coach, because she felt he was flirting with Effie, a lighter-skinned black woman.

The play's title focuses on colorism, the idea that people in the black community were judged based on the hue of their skin.  Emma is terrified that John will leave her for a lighter-skinned woman, and is very jealous; Emma says, "I loves you so hard, John, and jealous love is the only kind I got."

At the dance hall, everyone eats their picnic lunches, and Effie offers John a piece of pie. He accepts, though he knows it will upset Emma. Emma refuses to dance the cakewalk with him, even though they are favoured to win the competition. John instead dances the cakewalk with Effie, and they win the prize.

Twenty years pass, and we rejoin Emma in "a one-room shack in an alley." Her daughter, who we later learn is named Lou Lillian, is in bed, feverishly ill. John knocks on the door, and tells her he missed her. He had been married, but his wife died, and he has come to marry Emma now. Emma is thrilled, but wary. John looks forward to raising Lou Lillian as his own, and having a family. Lou Lillian is very sick, and John sends Emma for a doctor. Emma will not go to a "colored doctor," and eventually goes to bring the white doctor. As she is about to leave, she comes back and sees John ministering to Lou Lillian. Emma assumes that John is only being nice to Lou Lillian because she is half-white. In a rage, Emma attacks John. John leaves, and the doctor arrives. The doctor is too late, and Emma's daughter is dead. The doctor remonstrates Emma for not having come earlier, an hour would have made all the difference. As the doctor leaves, Emma is left on stage in a rocking chair, staring at the door, "A dry sob now and then."

Characters

 Emmaline (Emma): a color-obsessed and paranoid Black woman with dark skin
 John: a light-brown-skinned man (not a mulatto) who is deeply in love with Emma
 Effie: a mulatto woman who Emma is jealous of
 Other: Man, Wesley, Emmaline's Daughter, Effie, Doctor, Railway Conductor, Dance Master, Dinky, Ada, Joe Clarke, Woman, Another Man, Girl, Lizz, Clark, Master. Additional Character Info.

Themes and Motifs
Colorism

Throughout the play Emma is overly and self-destructively preoccupied with skin color. Emma is plagued by colorism—intra-racial racism—which causes her to be jealous of light-skinned Black people and despise her own Blackness.

John:  "(kisses her). Emma, what makes you always picking a fuss with me over some yaller girl. What makes you so jealous, nohow? I don't do nothing." Scene I

Insecurities/Self-destruction

Emma is constantly worried that John will leave her for a light-skinned woman. Her insecurities have adverse effects including, losing John for twenty years and allowing her mulatto daughter to die.

John: "… So this the woman I've been wearing over my heart like rose for twenty years! She so despises her own that she can't believe any one else could love it…. Twenty years! Twenty years of adoration, hunger, of worship! (On the verge tears he…exits quietly…)." Scene IV

Hate/Anger/Animosity

Emma displays anger towards John any time a light-skinned woman is in their midst.

Emma: "Oh-them yaller wenches! How I hate em! They gets everything they wants." Scene II

Distorted Vision/Blindness

Emma is unable to see situations as they really are; she constantly accuses John of being more interested in light-skinned women and fails to see his sincere love for her. Also, when the doctor comes to the home in scene IV, Emma reveals she is unable to see well.

John: "Ah don't make you! You makes yo'self mad, den blame it on me. Ah keep on tellin' you Ah don't love nobody but you. Ah knows heaps uh half-white girls Ah could get ef Ah wanted to But (he squeezes her hand again) Ah jus' wants you!  You know what they say! De darker de berry, de sweeter de taste!" Scene II

Additional Quotes
John: "It was Emmaline nearly made us get left. She says I wuz smiling at Effie on the street car and she had to get off and wait for another."Scene I

John: "I wuzn't. I never gits a chance tuh smile at nobody--you won't let me." Scene I

Emma: "Jes the same every time you sees a yaller face, you takes a chance." Scene I

Emma: "….Everything she do is pretty to you." Scene I

Emma: "….I can't help mahself from being jealous. I loves you so hard, John, and jealous love is the only kind I got." Scene I

Analysis, Critiques, and Literature on the Play
According to Martha Gilman Bower, Emma is an exemplar case of the "damaging consequences of an obsession with skin tone among Blacks." The consequences of being "color struck" that one sees throughout the play is escalating anger, low self-esteem, paranoia, and schizophrenia. Bower also points out, Emma does not show animosity towards segregation, but rather is angered by the intra-race hierarchy. Because of Emma's "psychotic obsession with color", she is unable to truly be happy, love, overcome oppression, and consequently is "the only miserable character." Such obsession is self-destructive, distorts vision, and has the possibility of ruining opportunities.

According to Michael North, "'Color struck' is a term for [Emma's] obsession but also for the retreat it causes." Yet, the term "color struck" was popularized by Hurston in at a party after the 1925 Opportunity awards dinner when she comes in and "[triumphantly cries], 'Calaaaah struuuck." North interprets such triumph that Hurston imbues in the cry as what she intended to do with the play. North also points out the historical background of the cakewalk, highlighting its minstrelsy origins; he writes "the cakewalk [is] a cliché of black life."

Faedra Chatard Carpenter offers an insightful analysis of "Color Struck" in the article, "Addressing the 'Complex'-ities of Skin Color: Intra-Racism in the Plays of Hurston, Kennedy, and Orlandersmith. She writes:

The topical significance of Color Struck is in how it challenges assumptions associated with color-consciousness. Rather than staging the color-complex as a unilateral dynamic in which lightskinned blacks reject and separate themselves from their darker brethren (the narrative of the "uppity" light-skinned black), Hurston dramatizes the fact that color prejudice takes many forms. In effect, the dramatic twist Hurston portrays is twofold: both John and Emma are "color struck," albeit in opposing and unpredictable ways. Emma is drawn to light skin (notably, after her relationship with John fails, she presumably has a sexual relationship/encounter with a white man, resulting in the birth of a "very white girl"), while John exhibits color-consciousness in his preference for dark-skinned women (after the breakup, he consciously seeks out a darker-skinned wife that "was jus' as much" like Emma as possible) (348).

Further Resources
Complete text of the play available online: Color Struck
A facsimile reprint of the magazine Fire!!
Bower, Martha Gilman.  "Color Struck Under the Gaze: Ethnicity and the Pathology of Being in the Plays of Johnson, Hurston, Childress, Hansberry, and Kennedy."
Carpenter, Faedra Chatard.  "Addressing 'The Complex'-ities of Skin Color: Intra-Racism in the Plays of Hurston, Kennedy, and Orlandersmith."
Harris, Will.  "Women Playwrights and the Dual Liberation Motif."
Heard, Matthew.  "'Dancing is Dancing No Matter Who is Doing It': Zora Neale Hurston, Literacy, and Contemporary Writing Pedagogy."
Krasner, David.  "Migration, Fragmentation, and Identity: Zora Neale Hurston's Color Struck and the Geography of the Harlem Renaissance."  Krasner
North, Michael.  "The Dialect of Modernism: Race, Language, and Twentieth-Century Literature."

Footnotes

1925 plays
Discrimination based on skin color
Plays by Zora Neale Hurston
Plays about race and ethnicity
Plays set in Florida
Fiction set in 1900
Fiction set in 1912
African-American plays

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Mother Of 4YearOld Boy Arrested Admits She Dumped Body
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Share APThis undated artist rendering provided by the Galveston Police Department shows a depiction of a boy that police are asking for the public's help to identify. The young boy's body was found on a beach in Southeast Texas. Galveston police say the boy, aged 3 to 5 years, was found Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Police are sifting through hundreds of tips and leads to discover the name of the little boy whose body was found on a deserted beach in Southeast Texas last week. (The Galveston Police Department via AP)The mother of a 4-year-old boy whose naked body was found on a South Texas beach last year admitted to authorities that she beat him and denied him medical care after he suffered a head injury from running into a wall, then drove to Galveston in the middle of the night and dumped the body in the water, according to court documents.Galveston police identified the child as Jayden Alexander Lopez. Authorities had named him "Little Jacob" after no one came forward to report him missing.Galveston police chief Vernon Hale announced Wednesday that the child's mother, Rebecca Rivera, and her girlfriend Dania Amezquita-Gomez, had been arrested and charged with fabricating or tampering with physical evidence.An affidavit says Rivera, in an interview on Tuesday, told authorities she woke up in the middle of the night after her son had died, carried his body to her vehicle and drove to Galveston with her other young child and Amezquita-Gomez.According to an affidavit, she said she put her dead son into the water because he went to the beach previously and he liked the water.Last month, in an interview with authorities, Amezquita-Gomez acknowledged being in the vehicle but did not give any other details about where they went or about the dead child being in the vehicle, according to the affidavit. She reported being too drunk to remember the details.APThis undated photo provided by the Galveston Police Department shows Rebecca Rivera. Galveston police on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, announced that the unidentified 4-year-old boy whose body was found eight months ago washed ashore in South Texas had now been identified as Jayden Alexander Lopez, and his mother, Rivera, and her girlfriend have been arrested and are charged with fabricating or tampering with physical evidence. Investigators say they're trying to determine whether the mother was connected to her son's death. (The Galveston Police Department via AP)Rivera admitted that she abused the boy, saying "she was stressed out and took this out on Jayden by striking him with 'whatever I could find,'" according to the court documents.Rivera told authorities that about two weeks before the boy's death, he had bumped into a wall, causing a head injury. Rivera told police she used alcohol to clean the injury but she and her girlfriend began to argue, causing the alcohol to spill onto the child's face.According to the court documents, she said her child's face started to swell, and over the next two weeks his health "deteriorated." He reportedly complained of stomach aches and became visibly more lethargic, the mother told police.Rivera also told police her girlfriend blamed the child for problems in the couple's relationship, the affidavit says.Jail records did not list attorneys for either woman.Bryan Gaines, a supervisory senior resident agent with the FBI, called the crime "appalling" at a press conference Wednesday announcing the arrests."No one reported Jayden as missing. No one was looking for Jayden. Jayden had no advocate other than us," he said. "Someone took a beautiful, innocent child and discarded him in the ocean as if he was a piece of trash."Investigators made the unusual move of releasing a photo of the face of the dead boy earlier this year, hoping it would generate new leads about his identity. Authorities had previously released a sketch of the child with a phone number to call with tips. Police on Wednesday said tips led to a possible name for the boy and a DNA comparison led to the positive identification.Lois Gibson, the forensic artist who created the sketch, said she was at home when she heard news of a break in the case."I cried, I cried with relief," said Gibson, who works as forensic artist at the Houston Police Department. read more
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John Mahoney, Star of 'Frasier,' Dies at 77
Kevin Fitzpatrick Published: February 5, 2018
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One of TV's most beloved fathers has sadly passed away. Reports confirm that John Mahoney, best known for his role as the curmudgeonly Martin Crane across eleven seasons of Frasier, died in Chicago at the age of 77.
TMZ confirmed as much with the actor's publicist, noting that Mahoney passed away in hospice care on Sunday. His last reported screen acting credit took place in 2015, following a recurring stint on TV Land's Hot in Cleveland from 2011-2014.
In addition to his famous Frasier role, Mahoney had a storied, decades-long career that included a Tony Award and movie roles in Primal Fear, The American President, Barton Fink, Eight Men Out and more. On the TV side, Mahoney has appeared in classic SNL, 3rd Rock From the Sun, and even a Cheers episode as a character unrelated to Frasier Crane. Mahoney was actually born in Lancashire, England, and gained American citizenship in 1959. The actor never married, but served as godfather to Frasier co-star Jane Leeves' son.
Best wishes to all those mourning John Mahoney's loss in the meantime.
Source: John Mahoney, Star of 'Frasier,' Dies at 77
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Poor Little Lambs is a play by Paul Rudnick. It was first produced at the Theater at St. Peter's Church in the Citicorp Center in Manhattan, New York City, in 1982. The 1982 production, which featured David Naughton of An American Werewolf in London fame, is notable for including in its cast a number of young actors who were beginning to achieve, or later achieved, significant success in television or movies, including Kevin Bacon, Gedde Watanabe and Bronson Pinchot.

The play is a comedy that takes place at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, during the period when Yale College was first becoming coeducated. A feminist transfer student from Vassar College named Claire Hazard wishes to join the all-male a cappella singing group called The Whiffenpoofs, who are not amenable to the idea of adding a woman to their group.

The title of the play is a reference to the lyrics of "The Whiffenpoof Song", a traditional song of Yale, which the Whiffenpoofs sing at the end of each of their performances.

In February 2018, the Whiffenpoofs tapped Sofía Campoamor to be the first female member of the group.

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For a second year during this holiday season of giving, the University's Study Coordinators Organization for Research and Education (SCORE) participants are hosting donation stations to accept your contributions of NEW Books for the Golisano Children's Hospital.
The drive will run until Dec. 18. Thanks for your donation!
With winter having descended on Rochester, the view out Dongmei Li's office window is decidedly different than it was earlier this year, when she was looking out across beaches and the Pacific Ocean from her office at the University of Hawai'i at Mᾱnoa.
If Rochester gets a dose of the weather that hit Buffalo last week, her opinion might change. But so far, she has no regrets about leaving the Aloha State to join the University of Rochester.
Li, who joined the CTSI's bioinformatics team earlier this year, adds to the institute's fast-growing informatics team. Led by Tim Dye, Ph.D., the group has been incorporated into the foundation of the CTSI.
And while many doctors and scientists spend a portion of their time working within the CTSI, Li is the first faculty member ever appointed to the CTSI.
Li received her doctorate in biostatistics from The Ohio State University, and spent time in Hawaii as an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Science. While there, she used her expertise to help a variety of researchers tackle biostatistics problems and write grants.
She also previously collaborated with Dye in Hawaii, where the duo worked on the RMATRIX grant, which stands for RCMI Multidisciplinary And Translational Research Infrastructure eXpansion, and supports translational research, similar to the CTSI.
Li spends her weekends with her husband and two children, where they often partake in family karate classes. Her office is in the CTSI Director's Suite; stop by and say hello.
Curing infectious diseases requires extensive knowledge of the microscopic cells that make up the body. Ensuring the population embraces those cures necessitates a deep understanding of the massive, 7-billion-strong human populace.
A new Ph.D. program at the University of Rochester Medical Center will train scientists to think small and big at the same time.
The program, called Infection and Immunity: From Molecules to Populations (IIMP), will develop scholars who are adept with both bench research and population health, in the hopes of providing a shorter path between basic science advances and health improvements for the community at large. IIMP is supported by $2.5 million from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and aims to bridge the gap between bench research and population health.
URMC was selected by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund from dozens of applicants in part due to the university's history in infection and immunity, as URMC researchers have previously expanded on bench research to develop vaccines that prevent childhood meningitis, pneumonia, and human papillomavirus infection.
The program also leverages unique URMC resources in both laboratory and population science – including the Respiratory Pathogens Research Center, the New York Influenza Center of Excellence, the Center for Community Health and its Rochester Emerging Infections Program, and the UR's National Vaccine Surveillance Site – as well the University's new Institute for Data Science.
Many additional resources within URMC will further support the IIMP program, which will be a track within the Translational Biomedical Science doctorate. Scholars in the program will cross-train in both basic research and population sciences, and will have dual mentors drawn from each discipline. They will also have the opportunity to take courses from a wide range of departments and disciplines, and to learn from other scientists working at the interface between laboratory and population sciences. Students can choose to do internships and externships with scientists in a variety of settings from academia, to industry, to public health.
The IIMP program is now accepting applications for the Fall 2015 semester. Visit the IIMP homepage for more information.
UR Medical Student and CTSI Year Out Scholar, Kyle Rodenbach, has been selected to participate in this year's prestigious Kidney STARS Program, part of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2014 in Philadelphia, PA (November 11-16, 2014). Kyle will be participating in the program's "clinical nephrology track" and is looking forward to learning more about clinical aspects of nephrology, hot topics in clinical research and career opportunities.
The Kidney STARS (Students and Residents) Program provides interested medical students and residents an opportunity to learn more about all aspects of nephrology. The program features "Meet the Experts" sessions with leaders in the field, a guided tour of innovative research abstracts, and a number of networking events.
Below, Nana Bennett discusses the plans for the expansion of the role of the Community Advisory Council, which advises the Center for Community Health and URMC.
Tell me a little bit about the history of the council.
The Center for Community Health was created in 2006, and at that time, we knew we needed a Community Advisory Council (CAC) to help guide the Medical Center on all aspects of community engagement. We knew we needed their advice on how best to approach the community and use best practices to engage the broader community in an effective and meaningful way.
Academic health centers have not always had good reputations in their communities. Sometimes, community members feel like they are being used for academic research — that investigators come into the community, get what they want, and then leave them without any benefits from the research. Communities want researchers to involve them in all phases of research and to work WITH them, rather than give the impression that they are simply doing things TO them.
The best practice is to involve the community to establish the research priorities that will best meet the needs of the community, and to involve them in meaningful ways on the research team from the development of an idea to the design of the project to dissemination of the research findings. I can't stress enough how important it is to let the community know: "This is what we learned" and ideally to enhance the capacity of the community through the research.
Why is the expansion happening now, and how is it going to work?
As a result of the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report on the CTSAs, Karl Kieburtz, Harriet Kitzman, and I have been eager to increase community engagement across the spectrum of translational science. So, we approached the CAC and asked that they consider how to have more meaningful involvement in the CTSA. Recently, the CAC had a retreat during which numerous ideas were discussed re the contributions of the CAC to research at the URMC. It is likely that a subset of the CAC will meet regularly with CTSI leadership, providing advice and input similar to that provided by the national members of the CTSI External Advisory Committee. In addition to increasing the input of the CAC to the CTSI, we hope that investigators throughout the UR will make use of the community input in developing and implementing their research. These meaningful relationships will likely improve the quality and relevance of UR research.
Have the members of the CAC embraced the larger role?
Yes, absolutely. We are so impressed by and grateful for the level of commitment that the CAC members bring to this responsibility. The chair of the CAC is Wade Norwood, who serves as the Director of Community Engagement at the FLHSA. Scott Benjamin is the vice chair and President of the Charles Settlement House, and the rest of the council is comprised of very broad representation of community members. These are busy people, and they do this because they think it's important. They are serious about improving health and eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities, and realize that the right community based research can be helpful in this endeavor. They believe that it's well worth their time to work with the university and tackle these issues together. As we move into an era of increasing population health focus, we need their insights and assistance more than ever.


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The 4th Annual LAPD Celebrity Baseball Swing-A-Thon and Baseball Game between the LAPD and NYPD
"The 4th Annual LAPD Celebrity Baseball Swing-A-Thon and Baseball Game between the LAPD and NYPD"
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton; Los Angeles City Council President Alex Padilla; Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavski; Manny Mota and Starting Players from the Los Angeles Dodgers; Former Professional Football Players, Rod Martin, Charles White and Anthony Davis and other elected officials and celebrities to be announced
Saturday, July 24, 2004, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
El Cariso County Park, 13100 Hubbard Street, Sylmar
Los Angeles: On Saturday, July 24, 2004, the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Baseball Team will host the 4th Annual LAPD Celebrity Baseball Swing-A-Thon.
The LAPD Baseball Celebrity Swing-A-Thon is an exciting, one of a kind baseball festival and fundraiser. Free to the public, the event brings together police officers, elected officials, celebrities, children and families to promote positive life choices, good health and physical fitness through America's favorite past time, baseball.
The Swing-A-Thon will feature free baseball and football clinics, an autograph session, and a health fair presented by the Manny Mota International Foundation. Baseball legend Manny Mota and a host of starting Dodger players will be on hand to give instruction in batting, fielding, catching, throwing, and running bases. Former football greats Rod Martin, Charles White, and Anthony Davis will teach the football clinic and sign autographs. During Opening Ceremonies Rod Martin will be presented with the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to youth and continuous service to the Los Angeles community.
The event will also feature an entertaining and competitive baseball game between the LAPD "Centurions" and the baseball team from the New York City Police Department.
Officers from the LAPD SWAT Team, Mounted and K-9 Units, will showcase some of their tactical equipment and police vehicles dating back to 1929 will be on display. Other activities include free digital fingerprinting, a karaoke contest, interactive games, inflatable jumpers, community booths, music, giveaways, food, a celebrity home-run contest, and much, much more!
All proceeds and pledges for runs scored, stolen bases, home runs, or base hits recorded during the game will benefit the Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway in December. Last year, more than 2,500 underprivileged children from around the City received presents, food and warm holiday wishes from the LAPD Centurions Baseball Team.
For additional information regarding the 4th Annual LAPD Celebrity Swing-A-Thon or to receive a schedule of events for the New York Baseball Team, please contact Police Officer Mike Scott, Event Coordinator, at 818-268-2488 or email at scottsoldier@aol.com.
This news advisory was prepared by Media Relations Section, 213-485-3586.


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Les Greyhounds de Sault-Sainte-Marie sont une franchise de la Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario.

Historique
L'équipe est connue pour avoir été une des premières équipe de Wayne Gretzky et pour avoir fait une brève apparition dans le film Les petits champions.

Les logos

Joueurs

Numéros retirés
Au cours de leur histoire, les Greyhounds retirèrent cinq numéros :
 1 - John Vanbiesbrouck
 4 - Craig Hartsburg
 5 - Adam Foote
 10 - Ron Francis
 99 - Wayne Gretzky

Voir aussi

Sault-Sainte-Marie
Club sportif fondé en 1962
Sault-Sainte-Marie (Ontario)


Hello from Niger! It's been almost four months since I stepped off a very long plane ride and began my life as a Municipal and Community Development Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger. Although Niger is just as hot, dusty and poor as my Google searches had forewarned me, even Wikipedia couldn't describe the kind, jovial and infinitely patient nature of Nigerien culture.
Upon arriving, I spent three months in Pre-Service Training—a mixture of summer-camp and college that gave myself and 32 other Americans in my training class the language and cultural knowledge necessary for the two years that we will spend here. Or, as is often said in such a deeply Muslim country like Niger, inch'allah "If it pleases god," we will stay here.
I've now been in my village for what seems like forever, but has actually only been one short month. My village is called Safo, and although it's very small, it is only 7km from one of Niger's biggest cities, Maradi. I've been lucky enough to receive a nice house with two rooms, and have lost no time in adorning my mud walls with pictures, maps and letters from home. I've seeded my sandbox of a yard with what will hopefully soon be a garden. Just the other day, I made bread in a mud oven that I built myself. Fitting my new "make-do" attitude, I'm currently reading Robinson Crusoe. At the same time, I have a feeling that life on a shipwrecked island is far quieter than the donkeys, children and calls to prayer that consistently resound through my life.
My days have taken on a schedule of sorts, although certainly not one to be found in America. In the mornings, I can be found in a classroom made entirely of millet, with an upwards of thirty wide-eyed thirteen-year-old's staring up at me from their "seat" on the sand. Although I'm no English teacher, Safo's headmaster told me quite pointedly that if I did not teach them then my two classes would spend the hour staring at a blank blackboard—there simply aren't enough English teachers to satisfy my village's growing population.
Life in Niger is far from easy, but my head is full of projects and ideas that I hope to carry out over the next two years. Perhaps my greatest fear is losing touch with all of you so if you will forgive my long-winded mass email and drop me a line, I would love nothing more than to hear how you're doing! And if you're of the letter-writing type, my address is below and I promise your letter will not go un-answered!


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Q: v8 performance guidelines I tend to use the factory method to construct my objects in javascript without the this keyword. For example:
var PointA = function(x, y) {
  var z = {};
  z.x = x;
  z.y = y;
  return z;
};
var z0 = PointA(1, 2);

I've seen several examples illustrating how v8 uses hidden classes to attain fast property lookup, but all these examples employ the standard technique of object construction, namely:
var PointB = function(x, y) {
  this.x = x;
  this.y = y;
};
var z0 = new PointB(1, 2);

If I use a nontraditional factory like PointA am I thwarting the hidden class optimizers of v8?

A: All JavaScript objects in V8 are using hidden classes machinery, so it does not matter whether you create an object via a constructor or from a literal --- both will have hidden classes.
What matters here however is how hidden classes are connected to each other. Hidden classes are forming transition trees with a root attached to the constructor. If you are creating objects from a literal it means your transition tree is essentially growing from the Object constructor. This can confuse V8 sometimes because transition trees that are logically disconnected seem to be connected to V8 at their root. Take a look at this jsPerf microbenchmark. I create two objects that are seemingly disconnected:
function X() {
  var self = {};
  self.x = 0.1;
  return self;
}

function Y() {
  var self = {};
  self.x = true;
  return self;
}

var y = new Y, x = new X;

Yet internally V8 can't select the most efficient representation for the property x on objects made by X because it also sees objects made by Y as part of the same hidden class transition tree. If you make an object through a constructor that starts a new transition tree and a result there is no type polution.


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Urban forests: councils tackle urban tree decline
Increasing populations and overdevelopment are challenging urban forests across Australia.
Local governments are exploring creative ways to revive greenery in cities as growing populations and urban density put tree cover at risk.
The Waitemata District Council in New Zealand and Sydney's Northern Beaches Council might be seas apart but they have one thing in common – the decline of their urban tree canopy.
Dwindling urban forests is a challenge facing many local authorities. Greater Sydney Commission research last year showed that some of Sydney's leafiest regions including Warringah, Hornsby and Willoughby have seen the highest percentage of loss in their tree canopy.
Waitemata, just north of Auckland city, has lost almost 13,000 trees between 2006 and 2016 predominantly as a result of private land ownership and high rates of development.
Auckland City Council launched an innovative program, 'urban ngahere,' meaning 'network of trees', to increase the amount of greenery in the city by up to 30 per cent.
The council's chief sustainability officer, John Mauro, said that Auckland is one of many large cities across the globe under pressure to protect their natural environment as a result of overdevelopment.
"A healthy urban forest enriches our communities, our local economies and our natural environment. Auckland cannot become a world-class city without a great urban forest," he said.
But population growth and overdevelopment aren't the only factors threatening tree populations – climate change and invasive species are also contributing to the decline of Auckland's trees.
"Some of the key challenges to our urban forest that we are monitoring include; population growth and urbanisation, ongoing issues with weed and pest control, diseases such as kauri dieback and myrtle rust and factors caused by climate change," Mr Mauro said.
The urban forest program includes coordinating planting initiatives with members of the local community such as local boards, schools, farmers, developers and social groups to plant and maintain trees across the city.
These efforts are complimented by 18 actions identified under a threefold strategy: knowing data around tree loss, growing canopy and protecting existing trees from pests and other diseases.
Mayor Phil Goff partnered with the New Zealand Department of Corrections to launch a Million Trees project which has seen 750,000 trees planted, some 500,000 of which were done this year alone.
Watch a video about the Million Trees project:
The partnership involved the Department of Corrections delivering a nursery space to plant thousands of trees and shrubs, as planting and maintenance from their inmates.
This partnership has been key to help council find the required scale to kick-start the project, Mr Goff said.
"The partnership with the Department of Corrections is crucial," he said. "It gives us the scale required to meet the Million Trees target, and having Trees that Count on board will ensure we are accurately reporting what we deliver."
The council is also targeting the protection of trees by providing an additional $311 million funding over the next decade to help maintain trees and greenery by preventing pests and disease.
Sydney's urban canopy
Sydney's Northern Beaches' Council has joined Auckland City Council in exploring new ways to counteract increased development with an urban tree canopy.
Despite having one of the best tree cover in the Sydney Metropolitan area at more than 50 per cent, compared to many councils that have less than 20 per cent, a population boom has compelled the council to launch a draft Urban Tree Canopy Plan.
The local government says that the increased pressure on land usage experienced by the Northern Beaches is an issue for all Sydney councils – but one that council hopes to tackle.
The plan, which has been on public exhibition since late September, aims to mitigate the impacts of a growing population by planting at least 5,000 new trees annually and introducing an offset program involving planting two trees for every tree that is removed.
Over 100,000 new trees planted in council land, a tree register and tools to promote trees on private property are all components of council's plan.
Northern Beaches Mayor Michael Regan said the plan will be underpinned by a focus on monitoring the tree population, and encouraging community support.
"The immediate focus will be on collating accurate baseline data to allow us to monitor the actions of the plan and ultimately measure how successful we are in protecting and maintaining a healthy and diverse canopy cover," he said.
"Engaging our community in protecting and enhancing our urban trees will also be a critical factor in achieving the objectives of the Urban Tree Canopy Plan."
Tree management simplified with council's app
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3 thoughts on "Urban forests: councils tackle urban tree decline"
John Bristow says:
Christmas Trees: Why do we use pine trees or plastic trees at Christmas. Why not an appropriate native living tree for Santa to put the presents under, then the trees can be planted. I understand would take some planning and management but we could have an industry around providing young trees for Christmas celebrations and then planted as part of a planned process.
Diane Reeves says:
What a wonderful idea. We have a geriatric plastic tree as we have cats plus I think cutting down a tree for such a short showtime is rather sad. This would be great – as long as planters remember that native trees do tend to grow somewhat!
Renee Levy says:
This is an excellent idea, as long as endemic species are used, and ideally 'trees' would include large and smaller bushes and all the layers essential for healthy habitat.
Please see the Birds in Backyards guidelines for habitat creation – which would benefit all wildlife, not just birds.
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/Guidelines-Creating-Bird-Habitats
The focus on community monitoring would be really good and could include bird monitoring, with easy data entry on the Birdata website.


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Band Blues Classic Rock
ROLLOVER is a band deeply rooted in the blues and classic Guitar driven rock. They toured the country extensively in the 90's when the band's first record broke on Chicago's 93.1 WXRT-radio. Their song "Shipwreck" was the break-out single. Rollover was the first Chicago Rock Band to be signed by the legendary Bill Graham Management (Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Neville Brothers, Joe Satriani, etc.).
Over the years ROLLOVER has toured with and supported Top Rock acts like The Allman Brothers Band, Joe Satriani, Sheryl Crow, Blues Traveler, The Neville Brothers, Dave Mason, Los Lobos, Jimmy Vaughan, Buddy Miles, John Hiatt, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, Robin Trower, Cheap Trick, Hot Tuna, Eddie Money, Foghat, Atlanta Rythym Section, Dick Dale, Sonny Landereth, Savoy Brown, Earl King, Gatemouth Brown and many others.
Rollover loves and has been influenced by the music of Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers Band, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Tom Petty and other classic bands and artists. His sound is described as "roots rock meets the blues".
In 1995, Louie's song "Shipwreck" was featured on A&M Records "H.O.R.D.E. CD Sampler". They were constantly on the road, sometimes spending months traveling from L.A to New York and back again. This gave the band a chance to really develop their sound and tighten up their already exciting live shows. The band did many tour dates supporting Joe Satriani and performed with him in the U.K for a month of sold out shows in 1996. Upon returning to the states the band did two more sold-out nights with Joe at the famous Fillmore in San Francisco.
Rollover songs have been used for TV shows (CBS's The Rachael Ray Show, Nash Bridges, Spelling Productions etc.) and movies (Lost and Confused). For the last 18 years, he has been writing songs with Roy Marinell. Roy co- wrote "Werewolves of London", "Excitable Boy", other hits with the late great Warren Zevon. Roy also recently co-wrote "All Summer Long" with Kid Rock. Rollover's Louie Zagoras produced all of the ROLLOVER CDs as well as the new "Twenty Fingers" solo CD. After three nationally distributed CDs and countless tours with ROLLOVER, Louie has released his first solo CD, "Twenty Fingers" on Isis Records. Produced by Louie and The Herron Brothers, it features top Chicago musicians Jay Davenport on Drums and former Black Crowes/Jimmy Page bassist Greg Rzab. Joe Satriani says "Twenty Fingers" is a joy to listen to."
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February is Black History Month and is a time to honour the legacy of African American individuals, both past and present, as well as recognize the social injustices that continue to occur in society today. One way to acknowledge Black History Month is to stay informed, educated, and aware, and a great way to do this is through movies. Below are the top FIVE movie screenings in Toronto that you can attend during Black History Month.
For more information about the event and how to get tickets, click here.
The Toronto Public Library is also screening the movie 42 at their Riverdale location on February 26th from 2:00pm-4:00pm. This movie highlights the first African American major league baseball player to be signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, but faced considerable racism in the process. This movie is also a free drop-in event and you can check out more information by clicking here.
At the Dufferin & St. Clair branch of the Toronto Public Library, the movie Ninth Floor is being screened on February 28th from 6:30pm-8:00pm. This movie highlights the Sir George Williams Riot, where a group of Caribbean students suspected their professor was exhibiting racism. It discusses Canadian race relations and the nation's history. This is also a free, drop-in event. For more information click here.
There are many great ways to honour Black History Month and staying informed on the issues that are relevant, is extremely important. Watching movies with a historical background is a great way to learn about the issues the Black community in Canada faced and is a way to support those involved.


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Walmart Reveals Grand Plans for Microfulfillment
Local fulfillment centers combine automated and human-led order picking for faster online order prep By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 27, 2021
Photograph courtesy of Walmart
Walmart is going big on what it is calling local fulfillment centers (LFCs), announcing that it's scaling up its use of in-store or store-adjacent modular storage and retrieval systems that will allow for faster and more efficient online order fulfillment in what represents a major commitment to automation.
Walmart opened its first LFC in Salem, N.H., in late 2019, and after seeing promising results, plans are in the works to expand microfulfillment centers to "dozens of locations, with many more to come," Walmart U.S. SVP of Customer Product Tom Ward wrote in a blog post. Walmart's LFC system will rely on a combination of robotic order picking for items such as electronics and other packaged goods and human selection of fresh produce, meat and seafood, as well as large general-merchandise items from a store's sales floor.
"This whole process can take just a few minutes from the time the order is placed to the time it's ready for a customer or delivery driver to collect," Ward wrote—meaning Walmart can pick more orders and customers can retrieve their order or have it delivered within an hour.
See also: Walmart Touts One-Hour Delivery Across Its Stores in China
Some stores will also add automated, drive-thru pickup points, allowing customers to scan a code to have their order retrieved automatically, Ward added. Though Walmart didn't state as much, this automated pickup technology could also reduce labor demands associated with curbside pickup.
"It's no secret our customers love the speed and convenience of pickup and delivery," wrote Ward. "These local fulfillment centers help unlock our ability to expand even faster to meet their needs today, while also setting a new foundation to serve them in the future."
Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart is working with multiple technology companies to test different store orientations for the modular LFCs—in-store vs. attached to an existing store, for example. Among these are Alert Innovation, Dematic and Fabric.
Walmart has been working with Alert since 2016, when it reached an agreement to fund Alert's Alphabot order-picking technology. "Walmart was the first food retailer to recognize the need to automate fulfillment of online orders at store-level," Alert founder CEO John Lert said in a statement in response to Walmart's announcement. "Walmart's announcement is exciting as it's the largest deployment of automated micro-fulfillment technology announced to date by any retailer and represents a major step in the evolution of local fulfillment."
Fabric, an Israel-based logistics and microfulfillment specialist, opened the doors to its first U.S. microfulfillment center in New York in late 2020. The company earlier in 2020 announced a deal with East Coast online grocer FreshDirect to help allow for two-hour grocery delivery in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
"As consumers are shopping for their groceries more and more online, the need for same-day and 1-hour deliveries becomes critical—and as our solution was built for on-demand, Fabric is in a unique position to enable retailers to meet this need for speed, in sustainable unit economics and superior operational scalability," Fabric CEO and co-founder Elram Goren said in a statement Jan. 27.
Walmart offered no timeline for its LFC expansion, saying only that the company is "excited about this new chapter for our business and what it means for our customers."
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Hacktivism: Where it's Been and Where it's Going
As New Hacktivist Groups Join the Scene and Targets Change, We Could See Evolutions that May Prove to be More Fruitful Than Harmful.
Idan Aharoni
It seems as if Hacktivism's blip appeared on the threat radar almost completely out of the blue with Anonymous' Operation Payback. Anonymous didn't invent Hacktivism, but until then it was mostly limited to wannabe Jihadist groups who thought defacing the website of the Israeli Britney Spears fan club would speed up the destruction of the infidel state. The DDoS campaign against companies that "wronged" Wikileaks snowballed as media focused their attention on these activities, drawing many internet dwellers searching for that attention to the cause. Over time, as the numbers of Hacktivists grew, Hacktivism changed and evolved – in the ways the attacks were carried out, the types of individuals behind them and the cause they set to accomplish. The big question is, with the rapid growth and evolution of Hacktivism – where is it going?
While some would have hoped that this activity would fade away as quickly as it has appeared, the first answer to "where is Hacktivism going" would be where it's not – away. Even if you are to remove Anonymous today, there are many other groups that are not affiliated with it that would continue to seek to wreak cyber havoc. Some groups are accidentally tagged as Anonymous cells, often due to the fact that they are or at some point were using Anonymous' IRC chat servers to communicate. However, these chat rooms have long since become a meeting place not only for Anonymous members, but Hacktivists in general. "The Unknowns", for example, a hacking group that claimed responsibility to hacking into organizations such as NASA and the U.S. Air Force, has been falsely tagged as Anonymous by some. This caused one of its members, BZyklon, to write on Twitter: "People, stop to say The Unknowns are linked to Anonymous or another hacking group, because that's totally false", after which he invited people to join him for a chat on Anonymous' server.
Over time, Anonymous' and other Hacktivists' Modus Operandi evolved over time (Operation Payback itself was an evolution). Much like the underground economy, once the foundations of a certain capability has been established, whenever a new MO was introduced, it didn't mean that the previous MOs have stopped being used. An example from the fraud world is Phishing attacks, which haven't disappeared even when the more sophisticated Trojan horses became widely available. In the Hacktivist scene, there were several similar introductions of new MOs. The HBGary hack was one of the early examples involving Anonymous. In the beginning, the group only focused on DDoS attacks, with some members against being classified as "Hacktivists" by the media, as they claimed no actual hacking takes place in a DDoS campaign. However, HBGary's case showed that Anonymous also possessed skills that stretched beyond knocking out websites with brute force. Topiary, Sabu and the rest of LulzSec group (who were also involved in the HBGary case) showed the world in their sarcastic way that it was not a one-time thing. Operation AntiSec, a joint effort between Anonymous and LulzSec, which launched during LulzSec's short and eventful lifespan, set a new standard for Hacktivist operations – hack into an organization (preferably government) as a retaliation to one thing or another, steal information and then post it for everyone to see. Just as DDoS campaigns didn't stop after AntiSec (although they garnered less media attention) so wouldn't publishing internal data of organizations going to fade away once a new MO would be introduced. This is a real threat CISOs of all organizations should be worry about moving forward. It may fade in favor of other types of attacks, especially from media attention, but not disappear – especially when groups such as "The Unknowns" have adopted these types of attacks.
Another method of operation is "d0xing" – from the word docs, or documents – meaning exposing personal information of a target in public. Information in a "d0xing" post can include a current address, Social Security Number, Date of Birth and other information. When the target is of an "actor" in cyberspace, it may reveal his true identity. Some of the exposed data seems to have been obtained through data aggregators and social networks, while some may even come from an infected machine or a hacked webmail account. This tutorial may shed additional light on how it's done. Search Pastebin and the likes for "d0xing" posts and you will find a wide range of individuals being d0xed, from supposed pedophiles, company executives even to the President of the United States and his wife. Some groups are entirely dedicated to "d0xing".
Interestingly enough, many "d0xing" posts are dedicated to rival actors, with some posts even dedicated to exposing members of those groups that are themselves dedicated to "d0xing". This adds another intricate complexity to the Hacktivism scene – Anti-Hacktivist groups, that use the same methods that Anonymous and their peers use against them. Recently arrested group UGNazi is an example of a group targeted for being Hacktivists. The group, which had ties to Anonymous, focused on "d0xing" and DDoS attacks against government websites. The group itself was "d0xed" by another group of the scene. "The Happy Ninjas" are an additional example – a German group dedicated to taking down fraudster forums. Germany has a bustling underground economy which, unlike other geographies, mainly focuses locally on German victims. Their motives might not be completely to protect the innocents, but they were able to cause quite a stir in the underground economy.
To summarize, the Hacktivism scene is not going away, as well as its MOs. DDoS attacks are not going to stop, as well as exposing internal data and "d0xing" activity. New MOs may be introduced over time, which may take the media attention from the previous MOs, but those will continue to threaten organizations. As new groups join the scene over time and as the targets change, we may see some interesting evolutions that may prove to be more fruitful than harmful. For example, "d0xing" groups targeting fraudsters and identity thieves. While these statements may sound generic, bear in mind that the chaotic nature of the scene makes it difficult to look forward. Anonymous' nature hasn't changed that much, with smaller cells acting almost completely independently and various forces trying to pull to various directions. To which directions they should turn in the future – is anyone's guess.
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Q: Arrays of Structures and External Files in C++ poSo, I've made some progress with a question I asked earlier, but I have one more question.  I'll copy and paste the description of the assignment from my earlier question: So I'm working on a homework assignment for my CS162 class which requires me to make a program that allows the user to input their class plan for college. The user inputs classes they have taken, are currently taken, and/or plan on taking, with the categories of: department/class number, class name, term/year, whether or not the class is required for their major, and any additional comments. Then, the program is supposed to store this invermation with external data files so that the classes are stored and won't be lost. The program should be able to store up to 60 classes in memory.
Now, I've set up everything correctly (I believe) with my arrays of structures; but what I'm still struggling with is the reading of this information into an external file to be stored.  Here's what I have so far:
struct college_class
{
    string dept_classnumber;
    string class_name;
    string term_year;
    string is_required;
    string comments;
    string grade;
}
college_class myCollegeClass[60];

int main()
{
    int i=0;'
    char again='y';
    while(again != 'n' && again != 'N' && i<60)
    {
        cout<<"Enter department and class number (e.g. "CS162"): ";
        getline (cin,my CollegeClass[n].dept_classnumber);
        cout<<"Enter class name (e.g. "Intro to Computer Science"): ";
        getline (cin,myCollegeClass[n].class_name);
        cout<<"Enter the term and year the class was/will be taken: ";
        getline (cin, myCollegeClass[n].term_year;
        cout<<"Enter whether or not this class is required for your major: ";
        getline (cin,myCollegeClass[n].is_required);
        cout<<"Enter any additional comments here: ";
        getline (cin, myCollegeClass[n].comments);
        cout<<"Would you like to enter another class?(y/n)";
        cin>>again;
        i++;
    }
    ofstream myfile("classes");
    if(myfile.is_open())
    {
        /*I know that I need to loop through my myCollegeClass here, but I'm not sure how to do it*/
        {
            myfile<<myCollegeClass[i].dept_classnumber;
            myfile<<myCollegeClass[i].class_name;
            myfile<<myCollegeClass[i].term_year;
            myfile<<myCollegeClass[i].is_required;
            myfile<<myCollegeClass[i].comments;
        }
    }
    else cout<<"Unable to open file";
    return 0;
}

Can anyone help me with the external file aspect of this?  Thanks so much for the help (in advance)

A: First of all you need to change your variable from n which doesn't apper anywhere to i in your while loop.
From this:
getline (cin,my CollegeClass[n].dept_classnumber);

to this:
getline (cin,my CollegeClass[i].dept_classnumber);

Secondly add a for loop to save every class. The loop should look like this:
for(int j=0;j<i;++j){
        myfile<<myCollegeClass[j].dept_classnumber<<endl;
        myfile<<myCollegeClass[j].class_name<<endl;
        myfile<<myCollegeClass[j].term_year<<endl;
        myfile<<myCollegeClass[j].is_required<<endl;
        myfile<<myCollegeClass[j].comments<<endl;
}

Don't forget to close the file with:
myfile.close();

Futhermore you should name your variable with names that say for what purpose they are used.
Here you can change i to numberOfClasses it woudl look much better.


While applauding his team's quest for an undefeated season, Kentucky Coach John Calipari acknowledged that seeking perfection has a flaw.
The Cats are not playing free and easy. They have become distracted.
"The way I've always coached is day by day," Calipari said on a Southeastern Conference coaches' teleconference Monday. "I try not to worry about the past. Rip out the rearview mirror. Have amnesia. Move on. Try to get them to play that way.
"And this team is struggling with that a little bit. When guys miss shots, they seem to miss four in a row."
Calipari seemed to have complacency on his mind when he said, "We talk of dreaming big, but our whole thing is I'm telling them we're 9-6."
■ Down 18 to Miami (Ohio) in the first half.
■ Beating Sam Houston State despite surrendering 18 three-point baskets.
■ Down two points to Stanford with 9.5 seconds left and the Cardinal shooting two free throws.
■ Seeing a 19-point first-half lead narrow to two in the final minute before holding on against North Carolina.
■ Winning in the final minute against Connecticut despite shooting 39.1 percent.
"There are games we played that were like, 'Wow, how did we win?'" Calipari said.
Of course, that can be turned around and interpreted as a sign of an opportunistic and indefatigable team that finds a way to win.
When UK's 12-0 start in 1983-84 fueled a debate about great teams, former UCLA coach John Wooden seemed the ultimate authority. He guided the Bruins to four of the 12 unbeaten records in Division I history: 1963-64, 1966-67, 1971-72 and 1972-73.
Physical ability was not enough, he said.
"It takes balance ... in every aspect of the game," Wooden said in 1983. "Great teams have balance. They can run. They can be patient. They can play an inside game. They can score from outside. They can play the small, quick teams. They can play the big, powerful teams.
"They have a counter for it all."
Certainly, Kentucky has shown versatility, winning an up-tempo game against Sam Houston State and half-court slug-fests with Louisville and Connecticut.
North Carolina has plenty of tall timber. Connecticut and Indiana have guard-oriented approaches.
Stanford has a singular star in Landry Fields.
■ A dominating big man.
"All the great teams I've seen and had, and I mean truly great, they all had one dominant player," said Wooden, who mentioned Bill Russell (San Francisco), Lew Alcindor (UCLA), Bill Walton (UCLA) and Alex Groza (Kentucky).
UK might lack such a dominating big man, but the Cats' imposing front line has overwhelmed many opponents. In NCAA statistics through games last weekend, Kentucky ranked second nationally in rebound margin (plus 11.5), seventh in blocked shots (7.5 per game) and seventh in shooting (50.2 percent).
"A team wins on defense, not offense; offense just gets the most recognition," Wooden said. "A man-to-man defense or a zone with man principles."
UK plays mostly man-to-man well enough to have stifled most opponents so far this season. UK ranks 22nd nationally, holding opponents to 37.8-percent shooting.
As Calipari and others have suggested, Kentucky is not without weaknesses. The Cats are inconsistent three-point shooters (142nd in three-pointers per game), hence the many zone defenses opponents play.
Kentucky also ranks 248th in turnovers (15.5 per game) and 225th in turnover margin (minus 0.8).
Calipari spoke of improvement as a must this week.
How seriously the Cats take the need to improve going forward may be a big key in achieving an unbeaten record.
Or, as Wooden said of the UK talk of greatness 27 years ago, "If they think that in December, that would scare me as a coach."


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Meg Vito grew up exploring with her family, often taking trips as long as three months as her parents made it a priority to see as much as possible. Now she considers herself to be a "weekend warrior", spending her time away from work hiking, camping, canoeing and exploring the outdoors – not only across Canada but other countries as well.
In this episode, Meg and I talk about how her exploring has given her confidence and self-reliance so she is less afraid to take risks. She also finds that her Philosophy degree has given her some unique critical thinking skills that translate to her being a better trusted advisor for her clients, because "developing trust is one of the most important things we can do." We discuss some of the things that Elements does to foster trust amongst the team and how Meg finds that "Often times when you do a little digging, people are more complex than they appear."
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Sammie Johannes has been weight training since she was 16 years old. Her classes ended sooner than her younger brother's, so she would spend that time at the gym next door, working with dumbbells and doing some kickboxing. Now, she's placing in powerlifting competitions and hitting milestone lifts in bench, squat, and very close to this in dead lift. Some of her colleagues have even come to support her at these competitions while she proudly wears her firm's shirt.
In this episode, Sammie and I talk about how her powerlifting has given her more patience and resilience. Training doesn't always go according to plan and constructive feedback is taken much better after being coached in the gym. The atmosphere at Accodex allows her to be able to talk about her powerlifting, even being encouraged by one of the founding partners to have a flexible schedule if training needs to happen during the day. But it's not just sharing you're your hobby or passion, Sammie adds, "It's important we also share the why for our hobbies and passions."
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Ed Kless grew up near New York City with parents in a "mixed marriage" – one rooted for the Giants and the other rooted for the Dodgers. Luckily, both teams moved before he was born, so it was easy for him to grow up a Mets fan. He's attended a game in 18 baseball stadiums across the country, with Citi Field being his favorite. He recalls a great story about being at the game when the Mets won the National League Championship over the St. Louis Cardinals in 2000, chanting Rick Ankiel's name as he continued to struggle to find the strike zone. He also brings up just how much baseball lingo has made it into the regular business world, with phrases like pinch hit, home run, touch base, and to 86 something.
In this episode, Ed and I talk about authenticity consulting theory, which means saying what you see or saying what you feel. It's the most powerful tool we have to communicate. We also discuss how it's easier for an organization to shut down a positive culture than it is for them to foster it, because the latter requires buy-in from the individuals. Ed also says that "Human beings behave by what we believe, not because of what we know." This is what actually drives our actions. Unfortunately, this is directly at odds with the corporate world, which is based on what you know. So getting to the beliefs of each individual takes some time but results in a strong culture.
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Tim Cowley started playing rugby after a friend suggested they both join a team as they were watching a match on TV. It had been several years after his college football ended, but Tim thought those skills would translate well to the rugby pitch. Besides, it was in his blood because his grandfather had played Gaelic Football in Ireland and then a little bit after immigrating the US. He's also really into table top games and microbrewing beer, all of which give his skills that make him a better CPA.
In this episode, Tim and I talk about how important it is for accountants to know how to network. Through his hobbies, he's learned that there are a variety of people out there, some with non-traditional jobs, so they might be looking for someone who isn't a traditional accountant. He also finds that it's really important to take the time to talk with everyone because "making a non-business connection to others is the key to being a good accountant."
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In this episode, Trent and I discuss his philosophy that "as long as my outcomes are being met, then everything is free reign." We talk about how companies and firms can create the framework for a sharing culture to thrive but it's still up to the team members to be an active participant in that. He also gives several examples of ways that coworkers have bonded at different places he's worked.


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Beethoven: The Early Quartets; Budapest String Quartet
BRIDGE 9342A/B
The release of this two-disc set completes the Budapest String Quartet's historic Beethoven string quartet cycle, recorded at the Library of Congress's Coolidge Auditorium. Both the middle and late quartets from this cycle (BRIDGE 9099A/C and BRIDGE 9072A/C) have frequently been cited as among the finest recordings ever made of Beethoven's singular masterpieces. The present recordings of Beethoven's six Op. 18 quartets were selected from performances given during the Budapest String Quartet's 22-year long residency at the Library (1940-1962). The recording dates were: Op. 18, Nos, 1, 2 & 3 (1944); Op. 18, No. 4 (1962), Op. 18, No. 5 (1943) and Op. 18, No. 6 (1960). In addition to the six quartets, a short track drawn from a Budapest String Quartet rehearsal is included on disc two.
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Returning this year to the Stockman's stage are The Flying Silos!
the first Thursday, August 8 and then again Saturday, August 10.
Playing a mix of country, classic rock and blues the Silos keep the crowd stirred up while having a blast themselves. They've been known to mix in everything from fiddles to females so you never know what's coming next. Come on down to Stockman's and find out.
More info about the Flying Silos can be found at www.flyingsilos.com.


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Home / غير مصنف / House of Lords demands extra powers in order to scrutinise Boris Johnson over coronavirus
House of Lords demands extra powers in order to scrutinise Boris Johnson over coronavirus
Politicians in the unelected chamber have written to the Lord Speaker requesting extra time so that more members can take part in debates on the pandemic. A cross-party group of 194 members put their name to the letter, PoliticsHome reports. The Prime Minister took part in his first PMQs on Wednesday since returning to work following hospitalization for coronavirus.
He promised 200,000 tests per day by the end of the month as he was grilled by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
In their letter, the Lords said debates on COVID-19 had so far been "artificially constrained" due to the time limits.
They called for a return to a full four-day sitting pattern.
The group led by the Liberal Democrats' deputy Lords leader Baroness Walmsley said the change should be made after the May recess.
Another key demand was to allow for more oral questions.
They wrote: "We acknowledge that the first two weeks since our return on 21st April have been experimental to meet an unprecedented challenge and we commend the hard work of officers and departments alike.
"But with that experience behind us, we can plan appropriately.
"The implications of the pandemic are widespread - so serious and unprecedented that other unrelated issues impacting on the daily lives of our fellow citizens may be neglected.
READ MORE: Lords attacked for holding sessions in private - while on full pay
"But it also involves civil liberties and human rights. These cannot be muted.
"The House of Lords has a unique role which should not be artificially restrained."
Many members are working from home during the lockdown.
The Lords wrote that given the change in circumstances members should be working more not less as they called for two days of debates each week.
"In these abnormal times the majority of us are working at home and this consideration does not apply," they added.
"Surely we should work more, and not less.
"Longer hours and an allocation of two days for popular debates would enable each peer to make the contribution he/she wishes."
The letter comes a week after the House announced the formation of a new committee to scrutinise the Government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
The House of Lords Liaison Committee said the COVID-19 group should work towards developing in well-rounded understanding of the lessons to be learned from the crisis.


I am ready to start Chapter 5 (just finished the Boy in the Bed section). I don't have the book to go through the next door. Where should I have picked it up?
Update: Never mind - I went back and got it!
everytime you need to do that.


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 25, 2009) - Ryland Oil Corporation (TSX VENTURE:RYD) is pleased to announce that its joint venture partner, TriAxon Resources Ltd., has drilled, completed and tested its third farm-in well on Ryland Bakken lands in the Flat Lake area of southeast Saskatchewan. The most recent horizontal well, located at 1-22-1-14W2, was multi-stage fracture stimulated. During clean-up of load fluid after the frac, the well flow tested light oil rates in excess of 200 barrels of oil per day, with water cut steadily reducing to approximately 35% as load fluid was recovered. After the flow test, the well was shut in for a pressure buildup and was returned to flowing production last week. TriAxon paid 100% of the costs of drilling completing and equipping the well with Ryland retaining a 50% working interest.
Ryland management is very encouraged by the test results on the new well to date and the development potential of its substantial acreage position in the area. The new well is located approximately 7 miles northeast of the initial producing well drilled by TriAxon on a contiguous lease block owned by Ryland. Ryland, through its wholly owned subsidiary Pebble Petroleum Inc., is a party to three farm-out agreements with TriAxon under which TriAxon was granted the right to farm in to a total of 81 1/4 sections of Pebble's properties in the Flat Lake area. TriAxon's earn-in rights are restricted to the Bakken Formation only. TriAxon is an established and successful operator in the Bakken Formation in southeast Saskatchewan with a focus on developing low permeability reservoirs with horizontal, multi-stage fracture stimulated wells.
Ryland also announces that, with its financial advisor and agent GMP Securities LP, it is continuing to pursue and review various corporate strategies, which may include a sale or merger of the Company, an asset sale, or a teaming agreement with one or more industry partners. Ryland has agreed to pay GMP a success fee on the closing of any transaction, calculated as a percentage of the transaction's value.


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Iraqi Paper Uses Porn Picture for Kurdistan Referendum, Drives Twitter Furious
Iraqi Kurdistan's Independence Referendum (53)
https://sputniknews.com/viral/201709281057788199-iraqi-paper-porn-picture-kurdistan/
Adult film actress Piper Perri must have never thought that a picture from her X-rated movie would appear in an Iraqi newspaper lambasting the Kurdistan independence vote. Of course, it sent shockwaves through social media.
While tensions in the Middle East are on the rise, the Iraqi newspaper Al-Nahar has released a meme depicting the post-referendum situation in the Kurdistan Region, which shocked many due to its offensive undertone.
The image depicts five men in their underwear, looking at a young girl in a harassing and rather abusive manner. The five men depicted are Middle Eastern countries: Iran, Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan, while the young girl is said to be a Kurd. The meme illustrates an article that describes how these countries have already started to put pressure on Kurdistan because of its striving for independence.
1-Iraqi newspaper Al-Nahar published following photo on Sept26 in reference 2 repercussions awaiting #Kurdistan aftr independence referendum pic.twitter.com/rl2eNxqF5Z
— Mohammed A. Salih (@MohammedASalih) 27 сентября 2017 г.
The cover has ignited furor on social media.
Every woman & anti-rascist in world needs to rebel against this picture & mentality portraying Kurdistan about 2 be raped #WomensMarch #HRW
— Peri-Khan (@Perixan7) 28 сентября 2017 г.
What is then the difference between them and ISIS taking sex slaves?!
This is straight up racism and they can get away with it —.-
— ADR (@ahmeddilshad1) 28 сентября 2017 г.
Pure disgust with the way this historic moment is being portrayed. Shame on the ones who thought this is the way.
— Noora M (@noora1307) 28 сентября 2017 г.
Why I'm not surprised? They've been commiting genocide against the Kurds for decades and this picture is the least what they'll do
— Sam Su (@Sam_Med_) 28 сентября 2017 г.
On September 25, the residents of Iraqi Kurdistan went to the polls to vote on an independence referendum for the autonomous region amid pressure from Baghdad and neighboring countries.
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The voting was held in the region and several adjacent territories, disputed by Baghdad and Erbil with almost 93 percent of the voters having supported Kurdistan's independence.
Following the referendum, the Iraqi authorities have called on other countries to withdraw their diplomatic staff from the Kurdistan Region and demanded the deployment of Iraqi troops to Kurdish-controlled disputed areas.
These steps came as a part of a decree adopted on Wednesday by the Iraqi Parliament in order to punish the Kurdistan Region for having organized the vote.
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