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Why I love Phoenix Point – and why you should too!
by Marcus Delano East | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog, Technology
Written By Marcus East
OK – hear me out.
I know that the general consensus is that Phoenix Point hasn't lived up to the promise, or to the hype, but I disagree. This game, designed by legendary XCOM creator Julian Gollop, deserves a lot more love – and recognition that he has pulled-off a major feat.
Having put over 100 hours into the game, not only do I really like it, but I think that it is one of the most intriguing games released for several years. In this post, I'm going to explain why.
I'll start by saying that I have played every single XCOM game (even the frustrating The Bureau) since I first fell in love with XCOM: UFO Defense in 1994. Back then, I was running it on my Commodore Amiga 1500 and was fascinated by the depth of play, grittiness of story, and the evil ferocity of the aliens. It ushered in a new genre and spawned 12 other games, with the franchise hitting its peak in 2016 with the widely acclaimed XCOM 2 from Firaxis Games.
Like millions of other gamers, I have put hundreds of hours in XCOM 2. I was hungry for more and so was excited to learn that Gollop was working on a new game and was quick to back it on fig.co back in 2017 and waited in great anticipation.
As I played through the backer builds, I saw the game slowly coming together but found that the graphical polish and quality that we hoped for were not there. Some of the stunning original concept art demonstrating a slick, futuristic interface didn't make it into the final production release.
I was initially underwhelmed on my first play, with many game-breaking bugs and glitches and a lack of polish. Still, I persevered and was rewarded by one of the most engaging, thoughtful games that I have played for a long time. This is particularly impressive considering that the game was built on a modest budget, a new team that Gollop assembled in Bulgaria – with just 55 people and no flashy Silicon Valley.
For all of its polish and fantastic storytelling, XCOM 2 doesn't quite evoke the same emotional response that XCOM: UFO Defense did. Its slick, smooth engine delivers excellent entertainment and is the foundation for some engaging storytelling, but lacks the gritty realism that many turn-based players like. While Phoenix Point is missing some pizzazz, it makes up for this in its soul, and by creating a more in-depth, more involved experience than similar games.
I can see a skeptical look on your face, but let me explain why I think that Phoenix Point will eventually become a classic…
Things to love about Phoenix Point
This is not an XCOM vs. Phoenix Point argument; I think that comparing the two is unhelpful. XCOM2 is a beautifully polished product that delivers hundreds of hours of entertainment and is my favorite game of all time. Still, Phoenix Point has its own merits, and I have enjoyed both immensely, despite their differences:
1. Sophisticated Damage Engine & Targeting System
In Phoenix Point, each bullet follows its own trajectory leading to a much more realistic feel for most weapons. Still, Phoenix Point's pièce de résistance is the granular damage system that allows you to target individual body parts with varying effects.
Sending an Arthron scurrying away in a panic after surgically removing its arms with a couple of carefully placed sniper shots, is a joy to behold.
While at first some enemies may seem overpowered, only by fully embracing this new damage system will you ultimately prevail? Fighting acid-bombing Chirons is initially terrifying until you realize how quickly you can debilitate them by destroying their abdomens.
Sirens' ability to get three of your soldiers under mind control in just one turn seems initially ridiculous until you discover that a single Virophage sniper shot to their head is enough the deny them!
This takes some getting used to after XCOM's relatively simple percentage chance which in XCOM 2 has been refined to the point of point-and-click; Phoenix Points approach leads to much more realistic firefights. In XCOM 2, I can be dominated by a mob that has only one health left because all of their abilities and capabilities remain until they die. In Phoenix Point, I can degrade my enemies' ability to fight, opening up the potential for much more profound, engaging combat strategies and forcing a more careful choice of weapons. My Virophage weapons might dominate Pandorans but are obviously relatively useless against The Pure due to their bionic physiology and shields.
2. Julian Gollop is a pioneer
As the original creator of XCOM, I think that Gollop deserves to be taken seriously, and what he has been able to achieve with a sub $1m budget is genuinely remarkable. Anyone involved in technology will know that delivering a working product on time and on-budget is hard to do and that many software projects fail long before any functionality hits the shelves. Gollop has shown that it is possible to release a solid game with a multimillion dollar budget, and reminds us that there is a lot of talent in Central and Eastern Europe with the potential to create some great games.
In the same way that you might enjoy a song more when you know the backstory and the motivations of the artiste, I believe that Gollop set out to do something incredibly ambitious, and he pulled it off. He clearly wanted to create the same frantic, gritty, realistic, and highly-involved close combat battles that we all loved in the original XCOM. He's surely done that in the way that Phoenix Point is considerably more challenging than comparable games.
Releasing a working game (admittedly a 7/10 in most reviews) with a new team and tight budget is incredibly challenging, and the fact that Snapshot Games has delivered a fully working product gives me confidence for the future – and should inspire other independent teams to do the same, which is great for all gamers.
3. The release velocity is strong
"Blood and Titanium" is the first DLC released for Phoenix Point, and together with major update "Leviathan" has massively enhanced the game by introducing two new factions, The Pure and The Forsaken. Weapons have been rebalanced; soldiers can now how cybernetic enhancements and many game-breaking bugs have been removed, making this feel like the game that Gollop wanted when Phoenix Point was initially released.
We're promised three more releases in the coming months, and if they deliver as well as the first, then we're in for a treat. The planned DLC releases are "Legacy of the Ancients" and "Festering Skies," and I cannot wait to see them.
4. Multi-class Soldiers
At first, I didn't like the character development system, because the random allocation of skills seemed well, random. Still, having stuck it out, I think that the flexibility that it provides is an excellent feature of the game. While my favorite soldier class is probably the Heavy/Sniper, an Infiltrator/Heavy is great for creeping right up to mobs before blowing them away with a heavy weapon. Snapshot should continue to build on this, and find ways to add additional flexibility.
5. It's your game!
One of the most exciting aspects of Phoenix Point for me is how your decisions can really change the outcome of the game. There are multiple ways to finish the game, including the ability to go full military and take out most of humanity while beating the Pandorans. Or you could choose to work closely with one of the other factions to support their strategy.
This creates a lot more flexibility in this game than we see in XCOM 2 or similar turn-based games like "Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden," which tend to keep you tightly on the rails and have a much more linear feel to them.
This openness might be annoying for people who just want to 'win.' Still, those who like to take the time to explore the universe in which they are playing the game should find it interesting.
Hopefully, what I've written so far has helped to explain the positive aspects of this game. However, there are clearly some areas that need to improved for it to reach its full potential.
Right now, each member of your squad has little character or personality. They come to you with their nicknames, but no backstory and they don't interact with you much. XCOM 2 and Mutant Year Zero excel in giving each character real personality, both through the use of the language, their posture, and movement. It's great to see some characters who are naturally cautious versus those that are a little cocky in XCOM 2, for example. Future DLC should introduce more characterization, more voice acting and more video to enrich the experience.
Also, the logic should be tightened-up; if I'm at war with the Disciples of Anu, then how come I can still fly to one of its havens and recruit a soldier from them? That doesn't make sense.
I imagine that the Snapshot development team's backlog is pretty full right now. That being said, it should prioritize removing some of the bugs that give the impression of the game being unfinished. For example, if I throw a laser turret (Scorcher AT), while it is flying through the air, it reverts to being a Watcher AT before turning back into a Scorcher once deployed. The interface needs some tweaks; for example, it should prevent the game from jumping from a ship that you're managing to another without any apparent logic. None of these are terminal, but the persistence of such issues undermines the confidence of the player.
AI for NPCs
It's quite counter-intuitive that if I land in a haven that is being overwhelmed by Pandorans that it appears entirely undamaged before the battle (not for long once a Scylla starts running around). It's bizarre the there are no NPCs around that join the action or even put up a fight. Bearing in mind that the havens are populated with people who know that the world is at war with Pandorans, I would expect civilians to run to safety as soon as they see that your crew has made it safe them.
That said, some of the Pandoran AI is pretty good: I'm sure that I've seen a Scylla cower at the back of a citadel when it realized that it was going to get smashed. Instead of rushing in head-on like usual, it sent out its minions using its instill frenzy ability, forcing me to go to it.
Phoenix Point has gone from a weak 7-out-of-10 to a strong 8-out-of-10 for me in the last couple of weeks thanks to the DLC and patches, but I fully expect this game to become a 9 or 10 depending on how much more they can invest in the game.
There is no doubt that it had some early teething problems. Still, those of us who stuck it out have been rewarded with many hours of engaging gameplay.
If you haven't tried it for a while, I encourage you to go back and take a look. You might be pleasantly surprised!
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Securing the National Geographic Image Collection with Google Cloud
by Prajn | Apr 14, 2019 | Environment, Technology
This week, my colleagues Melissa Wiley, Mike Debnam and I had the great privilege of attending Google Next 19 in San Francisco to represent National Geographic.
Melissa gave an excellent presentation about our use of Google Cloud and how it is helping to reduce the National Geographic carbon footprint and make our technology operations more sustainable.
The video below is Melissa's presentation:
Google Cloud was the first cloud provider to operate on entirely renewable energy, which was one of the reasons that we chose to work with them on our Image Collection project.
The next day I gave a short presentation about our work from a more technical perspective, as part of the Google Cloud Customer Innovation Series, captured in the video clip below:
Many thanks to Google for inviting us to participate, and for being such a great partner!
What is this XYO stuff all about anyway?!
by Marcus Delano East | Jan 9, 2019 | Finance, Technology
Thanks again to those of you who have congratulated me on my appointment to the XYO Company Advisory Board; it's great to have a more active role in helping to get the XY Oracle Network off the ground, and I'm very excited about the future.
Many of you have contacted me with questions, and I thought it might be helpful to share some notes for anyone else who wants to know more about XYO from an independent perspective.
It's obvious from the questions and posts that I see on Facebook that many of you are new to investing and new to crypto, and so I've tried to write this in layperson's terms and avoid too much technical jargon to make it as accessible as possible!
Why did the founders change the name of the company?
The founders changed the name of the company from: "XY – The Findables Company" to just "XYO Company" in January 2019.
I believe that this has been done in order to reflect better the value of the XY Oracle (XYO) Network, which is to provide a persistent, permanent record of the locations of physical objects, not just to make them findable.
The XYO brand has gained a lot of traction in the market and in the community, and so it makes sense that the team decided to change the name to reflect this.
The change in company name does not invalidate your investment or your certificate; they are still valid.
What is the difference between XYO Shares and XYO Tokens?
Equity or shares are a formal record of your investment in the XYO Company, making you a shareholder; you are officially registered as such. You could sell your shares to someone who wants to buy them now (while the company is private) or potentially after an IPO (initial public offering), when the company would go from being privately held to being publicly traded. The shares are legally regulated assets, and a company called Carta keeps track of everyone's shareholding in a centralized database on behalf of XYO.
An XYO token is a virtual asset using the ERC20 token standard, which is based on the Ethereum blockchain and cryptocurrency and is created and managed using smart contracts. XYO tokens can be stored in any electronic wallet that can handle the Ethereum cryptocurrency but will only be visible in a crypto wallet that supports ERC20 tokens.
ERC20 tokens are not legally regulated, and there is no centralized record of your holdings.
Where do you store your cryptocurrencies and assets?
I store my cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, and LiteCoin) on a Ledger Nano S hardware wallet and the bulk of my ERC20 tokens (XYO) in my MetaMask wallet.
I have some of my XYO tokens (around 500,000) on my Ledger Nano S, but I will not be able to see or manage them there until there is support for ERC20 tokens by Ledger Nano S, so I consider it to be a safe long-term backup — they are there, but there is no way to see them there.
Where can I track the value of my XYO Company shares?
XYO company shares are not publicly traded, and so you cannot track their value; they are worth what you paid for them, or what someone else is willing to pay you for them if they contact you.
You will not be able to track them on a public exchange (e.g., NASDAQ or FTSE) until the XYO Company has an IPO (Initial Public Offering) and becomes a publicly traded company. If that happens one day, then you will be able to track, buy, and sell shares in XYO in the same way you would any other publicly traded company.
Typically, a company has to trade for many years before it can have an IPO and make its share available publicly; Uber was founded in 2009 and has traded for nearly nine (9) years and has a global business, but it still has not become publicly traded, although it has announced plans to do so soon.
Where can I track the value of XYO Tokens?
ERC20 tokens do not have a regulated share price like a publicly traded share, and so there is not a single, definitive place that you can go to see the market price.
You can use different cryptocurrency exchanges (e.g., IDEX, KuCoin, or LATOKEN) to see the prices at which XYO tokens are being traded, and you can buy or sell them on these and some other exchanges.
Why haven't the tokens gone up in value yet?
Because the network is only just getting started, and so the full value of the tokens has not yet been realized.
When will the value of XYO tokens go up?
The value of tokens can go up or down, and there is no guarantee of when prices will change.
It is my personal belief that the value of XYO tokens will increase significantly only once the XYO network is fully operational, and I would anticipate this taking at least two years because of the global nature of the opportunity and the need to have oracles and sentinels all over the world to power the network.
So, how will I make money?
You could potentially make money in one of three ways:
The value of XYO shares could increase significantly because the company IPOs and the shares become publicly traded, or because another company decides to buy XYO Company and offers a higher price to shareholders than they paid for their shares when originally purchased.
The value of XYO tokens could increase significantly once the network is fully operational, and existing token holders (or HODLers) could sell their tokens on an exchange to people or companies that want them.
You could generate XYO Tokens by operating XYO Network components (Sentinels or Bridges for most people) that participate in the creation of answers produced by Diviners. When fully operational, operators of Sentinels and Bridges will be rewarded for being involved in the creation of the answers used to power the XYO Network. This is "geo-mining," and should not be confused with mining Bitcoin or mining Ethereum, which is a different, energy-intensive process.
How much money can I make?
No one can answer this question with certainty now, but if the XYO Network becomes successful, then the people who invested early and helped to establish the concept should benefit from an increase in the value of the company and an increase in the value of the tokens.
Why did you invest in XYO Company?
I invested because I believe in the concept, I agree with the vision of the founders, and I am impressed by the strength of the leadership team.
I think that the XYO Network will deliver many, many benefits for both organizations and individuals around the world, and I want it to be a great success.
How long will you hold on to your investment?
When I invested in XYO shares, I anticipated it taking three to five years to realize a significant return on my shares.
I will hold on to my tokens for as long as it takes for the XYO Network to become fully established and for tokens to become valuable.
Are you geo-mining?
Yes, I have two geo-mining kits set-up in Washington DC. These kits are really in test mode now, and so I do not expect to generate many tokens this way until later in 2019 when I think that we will see a lot more traffic on the network and many more devices interacting with each other to create verification of location. Because they are located in a busy city, both are likely to have many opportunities to interact in the future due to the high density of people and devices here.
Are you excited?
Yes, I'm very excited — being able to provide permanent, independent, trustless records of physical location will be valuable in many different use cases, and I am delighted to be part of this movement!
There are no guarantees that this investment will pay off, but I'm very confident that it will.
I hope that some of you find this helpful!
Marcus Delano East
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Is there a way to suppress the numbers for the subsections in the table of contents, like you can suppress them using \subsection* rather than \subsection?
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Pavol Čaplovič (Nagyfalu, 1917. március 7. – Árvaváralja, 1994. június 5.) tanár, régész.

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Justin Langer may seek extension of contract with Cricket Australia
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Australia's head coach Justin Langer talking to Steve Smith. (File Photo)
"Langer confirmed he wanted to remain in charge of the Test squad and the limited-overs teams"
Former skipper and much-respected Steve Waugh advocates splitting the coaching duties
"Langer's senior assistant Andrew McDonald would be the ideal white-ball coach if roles were split
Australia's current coach Justin Langer wants to continue to be with the national team and would seek an extention of his four-year contract that expires in June, saying he "loves his job".
Langer had faced criticism for his coaching methods from the players but now has a Twenty20 World Cup in his CV and is also close to adding the coveted Ashes Trophy win to it.
Australia are leading the home series against England 2-0.
The 51-year-old former Test opener insisted that his thought process has not changed.
"I have never thought differently, to be honest. I have been consistent with what I have said for the last four years. I love my job," Langer was quoted as saying by 'Sydney Morning Herald'.
"The boys are playing well, no doubt about it, it's a great team to be involved in. So, nothing has changed from my point of view."
Former skipper and much-respected Steve Waugh is one of those cricketing figures in Australian cricket who advocate splitting the coaching duties.
"Langer confirmed he wanted to remain in charge of the Test squad and the limited-overs teams in the long term, for there has been debate that the senior coach for the red-and-white-ball teams should be split," the report said.
"Langer's senior assistant Andrew McDonald would be the ideal white-ball coach if Langer remained and the roles were split. McDonald, who listens closely to players and has an excellent rapport, is seen as a fine leader and also capable of guiding all three teams."
Langer was given the job to overhaul the team's culture and regain the respect of the Australian public after the ball-tampering scandal of 2018.
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The idea is to use phpfreechat as an online support chat room. If there are admins online then a link is prominently displayed saying so and clicking would add you to the chat. If no admin is online then an alternate link which leads to a generic contact page is given.
There are demos to show who's online but what I'm missing is a way to tell if the person online is an admin or not. Any clues on how I could hack this?
I've got pretty strong php/html/css/mysql/etc skills.. I'm just hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
I'd suggest instead that you create or find a outside registration system. When admin login, allow them to "activate" the chatroom... and give them the option to deactivate the chat. When the admin logs out it might not be a bad idea to have it auto shut off too. At any rate, this would probably be easier than the method you're going after.
-this chat room link is set to randomly assign a guest name, frozen nicks, frozen_channels, max_msg 0 and automatically adds user to room support1.
-if no admins are present show a link to a contact page instead of inviting chat.
admin will have to join support3+ if 2 or more users start chatting.. maybe make a custom command to automatically join the next numbered room.
--sound seems to work alright when the user says something.
So that's the game plan... hopefully all will go smoothly.


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Why does mold/fungus come in such a variety of colors?
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Here, a color guide to molds commonly found in the house:
If you see green mold, it could be just about any type of unwelcome fungus. There are more than a hundred thousand types of mold — and thousands of species of green mold. So what does the color green tell you? Not much.
Olive-green, brown, grey or black
These are common molds in the Cladosporium genus. Outdoors, they lurk on plant leaves. Indoors, they're often found on walls and insulation and can grow on damp carpet, too. They are linked to skin, eye and sinus infections. Very rarely, they can cause brain infections (fungal meningitis), according to the CDC.
Blue, green, or white
These molds, also common, belong to the Penicillium genus. You're right if you think that a type of this mold was used to make penicillin many years ago. It's usually found on food and walls.
Yellow, green or black
These may be Aspergillus molds. According to the CDC, people breathe in these molds every day, usually without getting sick. But those with existing lung problems or weakened immune systems may develop aspergillosis. This illness might entail coughing, wheezing and sinus inflammation.
Black or grey
These could be Alternaria, which is most common as an outdoor mold, growing around damp, dusty areas, soil and plants. But it has made its way indoors. In one study, Alternaria was found in more than 90 percent of house dust samples. Exposure to it may boost the risk of asthma.
The pink "mold" often seen in the bathroom in the form of a slimy, pinkish discoloration on sinks and tubs is actually bacteria, not mold. Specifically, it's Serratia marcescens. It thrives on soap and shampoo residues and is linked to urinary tract and respiratory infections. Don't obsess about getting infected from pink bathroom slime, though. S. marcescens usually enters the urethra through catheters or the lungs through respirators, according to an article on the website of Scientific American magazine.
Greenish-black
This mold, of the Stachbotrys genus, is the infamous "black mold" that some news reports have linked to severe health problems, including memory loss and lung bleeding. It's less common than the molds described above — and possibly less dangerous than news reports would have you believe. According to the CDC, Stachbotrys has not be proven to cause either memory loss or lung bleeding.
As to why they come in such a variety of colors, Scientists have come up with several different reasons why mold comes in such an array colors but can't seem to nail down one over the other. There is a good chance a number of things are influencing the color of any give mold.
Colors of mold for example, vary regionally. The colors in the Pacific Northwest tend to be more green and blue whereas oranges appear more often in the Amazon.
Other studies indicate that the color of this particular fungi comes from its food source, genus, conditions under which it grows and it's age.
While all of these things do contribute in some way, shape or form, mycologists (scientists who study mold) still haven't been able to pinpoint one single reason why this mysterious fungi comes in all colors of the rainbow to this day!
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Robert Pattinson tests positive for COVID-19; Batman Shooting halted
image: twitter
Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson, who recently resumed the shooting of The Batman, is said to be tested positive for COVID-19 due to which the production of the superhero film has taken a halt. A spokesperson of Warner Bros released a statement, which reads, "A member of The Batman production has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating in accordance with established protocols. Filming is temporarily paused." The production house also said they would not say anything on any individual worker's health. The shooting of the film earlier took a halt due to the pandemic crisis in March and because of that, the film was pushed from June to October 2021.
🦇🏎 #TheBatman pic.twitter.com/qJFNprk1ut
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) March 4, 2020
The US publication has confirmed through a reliable source that Pattinson was the individual who got infected. Earlier, the Filming for the comic book adventure film was halted due to coronavirus pandemic when it was roughly seven weeks into the production.
The Matt Reeves directorial, which is said to be a grittier take on the 'Dark Knight' mythos, is left with the shooting material of approximately three months, reported Variety. The film can be wrapped up by the end of this year.
The construction of sets is underway by the crew members of the film.Soon after the production halt, the theatrical release date of the film has been pushed back by the Warner Bros. Studios from June 2021 to October 1, 2021. The new Batman film stars Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, and Zoe Kravitz. The movie is planned for release in 2021.
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Concern for Children Trust
Improving the quality of life for Karachi's urban slum children costs far less then you may think. Noorjehan is one of 200,000 children who live in Karachi's largest unofficial kutchi abadi: Moham-madi Machar Colony. She wakes up every morning at 5 am to do housework and also cooks for her family. Her mother is critically ill with Hepatitis C and her father, a day labourer, is away from the house from 6 am to 8 am, attempting to make the Rs. 2,500, that is the average monthly family income in this area. Because there is no access to natural gas, Noorjehan has to spend at least 3 hours in gathering, preparing and lighting the firewood on which she must cook. At fourteen, she is the primary caregiver to six younger siblings.
Machar Colony is home to 750,000 people who have no access to gas, safe water or sewage facilities. Most children like Noorjehan are unable to attend the tiny private schools that dot the locality because they are employed, either in caregiving or in working long hours in the neighbourhood's many 'jinga baras' or shrimp peeling warehouses. Hours of hard labour in appalling unhygienic conditions can earn a child Rs. 30-50 per day. It may seem like a pittance, but over half of the area's families can only spend Rs. 300 a month on the care of each of their (on average six) children.
Concern for Children Trust (CFC) is a not-for-profit organization that has been actively working in Machar Colony since 1997. Originally founded as a project to ensure access to good quality healthcare and branded medication to the area's children, it has developed in the past twelve years into a comprehensive community driven development project which addresses the unique challenges of the locality of three thematic areas: 1. Health (of which mental health is an integral part), 2. Education/ vocation and 3. Sanitation. In light of this new cohesive mandate to community building, CFC has successfully run health awareness projects, trained local birth attendants in safe delivery practices, built a well-outfitted mother and child healthcare center, introduced art therapy programmes in six local schools and implemented a community kitchen that allows local residents access to safe and green fuel. All this has been made possible with the generous support of private donors and with CSR initiatives implemented with local companies.
Roof top view of Machar Colony houses
Additionally, after the devastating earthquake that rocked the country, CFC mobilized as a disaster relief organization, providing mental health training to local people in Kashmir and running a tent school for the children of Bandi Chakan whose only school building was destroyed by the natural disaster. As part of CFC's commitment to sustainable development in communities, a permanent, earthquake proof school is currently under construction in the area.
CFC's mandate, to build empowered lives for children and their families, forms the backbone of all community interventions. Community awareness meetings are carried out on a regular basis, community leaders are always consulted on projects in the design stage and an emphasis is placed in project design on sustainability in the future with minimum funding.
One way CFC approaches sustainability, is to invest in early interventions; health and education with the youngest members of the society ensures changes in habitualized behaviours in the community that prevent growth; family planning and the role of women for example. Members of the community who use CFC developed projects such as the Mother and Child Healthcare Center (MCH) or the Community Kitchen, pay a small fee for the service this usually covers the basic running cost of the project if used by a certain number of users over time.
Boy filling drinking water to sell
Most recently, CFC has become involved with the relief effort for the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in the north west of our country. A CFC medical mission, in conjunction with two NGO's on the ground in Mardan and Swat (Omer Asghar Khan Development Foundation and Sungi) provided medical care and medications to over 600 IDPs.
Additionally the mission created health profiles for each housing facility, identifying potential sources of disease and highlighting IDPs who require medical monitoring for chronic conditions.
CFC is externally audited each year, providing corporate partners and donors with the reassurance that their contributions are well spent.
Organizational costs account for less then 15 percent of the over all budget, due again to the successful long term partnership that CFC has built with corporate partners such as Glaxo Smith Kline who provide office space, stationery, technical support, computers and communication costs. This "in kind" CSR with some partners allows CFC to ensure that 85p of every rupee goes straight towards the running costs of projects, allowing the greatest coverage for each programme.
It costs just 1,000 rupees a month to provide 10 women with pregnancy tests, allowing CFC's community doctors to provide well rounded prenatal care. Rs. 3,000 buys 300 safe delivery kits, allowing CFC's trained traditional birth attendants ('daees') to ensure sanitary and safe birth for 300 women and their babies. Rs. 1,400 allows a child from the most challenging background to participate in a four week long summer art therapy programme that fosters self esteem and Rs. 3,000 a month pays the rent of the community kitchen, allowing 24 mothers to feed their children safe and nutritious food.
Noorjehan has been able to return to school as she now utilizes the facilities at the CFC community kitchen, allowing her to cook for her family in an hour and attend classes in the afternoon. Through awareness raising sessions at the Community Kitchen, Noorjehan is learning about hygiene, how to keep her siblings safe from hepatitis, how to save money using a simple piggy bank and the importance of continuing her school work. For every child that a CFC programme reaches, there are 200 we are unable to help due to a shortage of funds.
Poor sanitation
Companies can play a pivotal role in assisting well reputed NGO's to attempt to ensure opportunities for health, education and environment are provided to people from all walks of life.
Questions for corporations to ask an NGO before forming CSR linkages with them
Is the organization registered?
Does the organization have tax exemption?
How does the organization handle its finances?
Is the organization externally audited?
Does the organization have a governing body/trustees?
What experience does the organization's management have with development projects?
How long has the organization been working with a particular community or group?
How will the organization's plan ensure sustainability of the project?
What tools does the organization use to monitor and evaluate the project?
Has the organization worked with corporations before or received any grants?
CFC: Currently Running Programmes
1. Mother and Child Healthcare Center (MCH)
The MCH provides comprehensive out patient services in the following areas: Tuberculosis Prevention, Immunisations, Family Planning, Skin, Gynaecology and Pediatrics.
2. Community Awareness Meetings
Held fortnightly in various homes in thecommunity, locally employed community mobilizers and CFC doctors have informal chats with community women on various health concerns.
3. Quarterly Health Camps
Day long camps with volunteer doctors and free medication are a means to provide quality care to a large number of residents. Each camp serves approximately 800 patients.
4. The Community Kitchen
This provides women a safe and sanitary place to cook. It encourages the use of green fuel and reduces deforestation. Also, it supports healthy mother-child interactions by housing day care for children under 5 years of age. Biweekly information sessions are hosted on nutrition, hygiene, mental health.
5. The Machar Art Programme
This programme provides Machar colony school students with training in art and photography from some of the leading professionals in the city. It serves a unique and necessary therapeutic function in allowing children a space to be children, to have fun while learning and to develop problem-solving skills by sharing common narratives.
The artwork generated in the programme is displayed annually in an exhibition serving as an important awareness raising function and a major source of income generation for commu-nity projects.
6. Training and Capacity Building of 'Daees'
(Local Birth Attendants)
CFC provides basic training in sanitary habits, and identification of problem cases during labour and delivery.
Future Plans for Machar Colony
Education/Livelihood
1. Project Kitab
Capacity building for existing small schools in Machar Colony through teacher training,provision of books and learning tools.
2. Shrimp Peeling Child Labourer's Drop-in Learning Centre
A safe space in the community where working children can come after work hours to play and learn.
3. Microcredit for Small Enterprises
CFC will work with local banks to provide a system of micro credit for small entrepreneurs in the community and provide borrowers with tools for successful running of small business.
1. Training of Community Women as Peer
Psychological Counselors
Based on past projects in Karachi, CFC plans to train women from the community to provide basic mental health counseling, and provide extensive supervision for community
counselors.
2. School Mobile Health
CFC will provide basic outpatient services to children through their schools. This will allow for better follow up of immunizations.
2. Ambulance Service
CFC will form linkages with existing NGO's running ambulance service to enable timely transportation of residents to hospital at
nominal charges.
1. Garbage is Gold Scheme:
Sorting and sale of recycled goods to companies that manufacture building material out of it.
2. Sanitation Project:
Development of sewage lines, community toilets.
3. Solar Stoves:
Utilize solar technology for cooking, heating etc to ensure sustainability and lower adverse effects on the environment.
www.concernforchildren.org.pk
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Q: Why I'm not kept logged in when using Passport and sessions? Passport's "isAuthenticated()" always returns false I am using Angular, Passport and sessions for authentication. I can create a new user, login but,
Problem
when checking if the user is logged using Passport's isAuthenticated() function always returns false. I followed the instructions from various online resources and I am unsure if:
Question
I can use passport and sessions with my Angular app? or I am just doing something wrong in my code? I would really appreciate it if you guys have any idea/hint why it's not working. Thank you.
Backend code
const cors = require('cors');
const express = require("express");
const app = express();
const PORT = 3000;
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const seedDB = require("./helpers/dbseed");

const session = require("express-session");
const passport = require("passport");
const LocalStrategy = require("passport-local");

// the model with Passport-Local Mongoose plugged in
const User = require("./models/user");
const Profile = require("./models/profile");
const Recipe = require('./models/recipe');
const Macro = require ("./models/macro");
const Micro = require ("./models/micro");
const Ingredient = require("./models/ingredient");

// const {isLoggedIn} = require("./middleware/auth");

mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/foodAppCopy', {useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true})
    .then(() => {
        console.log("Mongo Connection open");
    })
    .catch((error) => {
        console.log("No, Mongo -> Connection Error " + error);
    })

seedDB();

app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));

app.use(cors());
app.options('*', cors());
app.use(express.json());

const sessionConfig = {
    secret: 'pass',
    resave: false,
    saveUninitialized: true,
    cookie: {
        httpOnly: true,
        expires: Date.now() + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7,
        maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7,
    }
}
app.use(session(sessionConfig));

app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session());

// passport.use(new LocalStrategy(User.authenticate()));

passport.serializeUser(User.serializeUser());
passport.deserializeUser(User.deserializeUser());

// Create New User
app.post('/register', async (req, res) => {
    try {
        const {name, email, password} = req.body;
        const user = new User({name, email});
        const registeredUser = await User.register(user, password);
        // This is used to create a profile
        res.send(registeredUser._id);
    } catch(e) {
        console.log(e.message);
    }
});

// Login
app.post('/login', passport.authenticate('local', {successRedirect: '/recipes'}),
    async(req, res) => {
});

// Create Profile
app.post('/profile', async(req, res) => {
    const {userID, profileData} = req.body;
    let user = await User.findOne({_id: userID});
    if (user === null || user.length <= 0) {
        return res.status(422).json("Could not create profile");
    } else {
        let newProfile = new Profile({
            userID: user._id,
            dob: profileData.dob,
            gender:profileData.gender,
            weightGoal:profileData.weightGoal,
            weeklyLossFrequency:profileData.weeklyLossFrequency,
        })
        await newProfile.save();
    }
});

// INDEX Recipes
app.get('/recipes', async (req, res) => {
    if(!req.isAuthenticated()) {
        console.log("error");
        return res.status(422).json("You need to be logged in");
    }
    const recipes = await Recipe.find({});
    res.send(recipes);
});

Middleware file
    module.exports.isLoggedIn = (req, res, next) => {
        if(req.isAuthenticated()) {
            return next()
        }
        res.status(403).send("Please login");
     }

  [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/GsfG8.png

User Model
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
const passportLocalMongoose = require("passport-local-mongoose");

const UserSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
    email: {
        type: String,
        required: true,
    },
})

UserSchema.plugin(passportLocalMongoose, {
    usernameField: "email"
});

module.exports = mongoose.model("User",UserSchema);

Error in the console

A: I'm just guessing what's wrong because you didn't precise the port of your application in your question, but I assume it's 4200 as I see that you have added these lines to the original project:
app.use(cors());
app.options('*', cors());

And you probably added them after having experienced this kind of error:

Access to fetch at 'http://localhost:3000/' from origin
'http://localhost:4200' has been blocked by CORS policy: No
'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested
resource.

If my assumptions are right, then the problem you have is another problem related to  your backend running on the port 3000 and the frontend running on the port 4200.
Indeed, you are using the session and you have configured it to use cookies. However, cookies won't be sent from another domain (different port is considered different domain) unless some special options are set:

*

*The access-control-allow-credentials: true header in the HTTP response

*The withCredentials option in the HTTP request

*The SameSite=none cookie attribute

These options tend to lower the security level of your website (other CORS options do as well). The easiest solution to stay at a good security level and avoid those errors is to serve the frontend and the backend on the same port.
On the local environment, this can be done with the Angular development proxy which you could configure like this:
{
  "/backend": {
    "target": "http://localhost:3000",
    "secure": false,
    "pathRewrite": {
      "^/backend": ""
    }
  }
}

Don't forget the reference to that new file in the angular.json file:
"proxyConfig": "src/proxy.conf.json"

After that, change all of your backend calls from http://localhost:3000/... to http://localhost:4200/backend/... and your login should work fine (you can remove the two CORS lines as well).


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address scope
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An **address scope** is a scope of IPv4 or IPv6 addresses that belongs
to a given project and may be shared between projects.

Network v2

address scope create
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Create new address scope

.. program:: address scope create
.. code:: bash

    os address scope create
        [--project <project> [--project-domain <project-domain>]]
        [--ip-version <ip-version>]
        [--share | --no-share]
        <name>

.. option:: --project <project>

    Owner's project (name or ID)

.. option:: --project-domain <project-domain>

    Domain the project belongs to (name or ID).
    This can be used in case collisions between project names exist.

.. option:: --ip-version <ip-version>

    IP version (4 or 6, default is 4)

.. option:: --share

    Share the address scope between projects

.. option:: --no-share

    Do not share the address scope between projects (default)

.. _address_scope_create-name:
.. describe:: <name>

    New address scope name

address scope delete
--------------------

Delete address scope(s)

.. program:: address scope delete
.. code:: bash

    os address scope delete
        <address-scope> [<address-scope> ...]

.. _address_scope_delete-address-scope:
.. describe:: <address-scope>

    Address scope(s) to delete (name or ID)

address scope list
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List address scopes

.. program:: address scope list
.. code:: bash

    os address scope list

address scope set
-----------------

Set address scope properties

.. program:: address scope set
.. code:: bash

    os address scope set
        [--name <name>]
        [--share | --no-share]
        <address-scope>

.. option:: --name <name>

    Set address scope name

.. option:: --share

    Share the address scope between projects

.. option:: --no-share

    Do not share the address scope between projects

.. _address_scope_set-address-scope:
.. describe:: <address-scope>

    Address scope to modify (name or ID)

address scope show
------------------

Display address scope details

.. program:: address scope show
.. code:: bash

    os address scope show
        <address-scope>

.. _address_scope_show-address-scope:
.. describe:: <address-scope>

    Address scope to display (name or ID)

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May 23, 2021 Say cheese! Drug dealer caught from fingerprints on M&S stilton
Police have tracked down a drug dealer from his fingerprints.
Say cheese! Drug dealer caught from fingerprints on M&S stilton. They used them from a photo of him holding a block of cheese. He has now been jailed. At Liverpool Crown Court on Friday Carl Stewart, 39, was sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison. Police stated that his "love of Stilton cheese" was behind his capture.
He was identified after he shared a photo of him holding some cheese to a mobile encryption service. His fingerprints were analysed from the image. An international operation is targeting drug criminals and Stewart, from Liverpool, is the latest to be jailed.
He supplied large amounts of class A and B drugs using the name "toffeeforce" on the encrochat service which they believe makes them untraceable. Detective Inspector Lee Wilkinson said "Today we have seen another significant sentencing as part of national Operation Venetic, which came about after law enforcement officials in Europe managed to crack the 'encrochat' service being used by criminals involved in serious and organised crime to carry out their business.
Carl Stewart was involved in supplying large amounts of class A and B drugs, but was caught out by his love of Stilton cheese, after sharing a picture of a block of it in his hand through encrochat.
His palm and fingerprints were analysed from this picture and it was established they belonged to Stewart." Arrests continue across the Merseyside area police said. Wilkinson continued "As part of Operation Venetic, Merseyside Police has so far arrested more than 60 people, many of whom have been charged with serious drug trafficking or firearms offenses.
This year will see a number of these people continuing to appear before the courts, and we welcome each and every one. Merseyside Police, along with law enforcement agencies across the world, will leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of those people who think they are above the law, and we will continue to target anyone involved in serious organised crime to keep this positive momentum going."
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IP Address represents an IP address. The address itself is available as the Address property, and may be converted to dotted decimal format with the To String () method. IP Address also implements a static Parse () method, which effectively performs the reverse conversion of To String () – converting from a dotted decimal string to ari IPAddress.
In the above example, the long integer address will be assigned 156121322, and the string ipString will be assigned the text "234.56.78.9".
IPAddress also provides a number of constant static fields to return special addresses. For example, the Loopback address allows a machine to send messages to itself, while the Broadcas t address allows multicasting to the local network.


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Historic Bar Crawl
Indiana Authors Awards INseparable One State / One Story: The Year We Left Home Crossroads: Change in Rural America Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial Chew on This Humanities Action Fellows INconversation Next Indiana Campfires Novel Conversations Historic Bar Crawl Books, Booze & Brains
Each summer, Indiana Humanities brings Hoosier history to life by combining fascinating moments from our past with local libations…and a few surprises, too!
Crawls feature actors from the Indiana Historical Society re-imagining important moments in Indiana history. Attendees sip on local beers and signature cocktails and thematically-appropriate snacks, while getting a glimpse into historic stories and surprising venues around Indianapolis.
2019 Historic Bar Crawl
On your marks. Get set. Drink! 2019's theme, Huddle Up: A Boozy Throwback Through Indy Sports History, raced through a century of Circle City sports, with plenty of drinks to keep you and your teammates hydrated. Along the way, we witnessed Hoosiers on and off the court battling for Title IX, saw the spot where Major Taylor first performed cycling tricks before earning worldwide fame and learned other surprising stories from Indianapolis athletics history. Attendees visited six locations in downtown Indianapolis, enjoyed Sun King Beers, signature cocktails and themed snacks; at each stop, Indiana Historical Society actors brought the past to life.
PLAY BY PLAY RECAP
It's time to drag this remarkable and little-known LGBTQ history into the spotlight! On June 20, we journeyed through the late 1970s into the early 1990s with a drink (or two) in hand. We witnessed the nation's first AIDS fundraiser, the state's first Pride demonstration and other colorful scenes from the city's past. Attendees visited six locations (some bars, some surprise locations) in the Old Northside of Indianapolis, where Indiana Historical Society actors brought the past to life.
Disco dancers and hip cats grooved through Indy on Tuesday, June 20 and Wednesday, June 21 from 6 – 9 p.m. Our fifth annual historic "bar" crawl, which combines thematically-appropriate food and drinks with historic re-enactments of stories of the city and its people will be themed "Naptown Get Down: A Groovy, Boozy Tour through 1970s Indianapolis."
Participants weaved through downtown, beginning and ending at 416 Wabash and journeyed to four different stops along the way to learn about the people and places that helped transform the city from "India-no-place" to the dynamic urban center of today. Can you dig it?
Check out our recap blog and pictures from Tuesday and Wednesday night!
Secret agents joined us for a mission on June 21 and 22 through Cold War Indianapolis (circa 1948-late 1950s). Our intelligence officers helped train them to be on the lookout for suspicious activity – specifically spies and Communist sympathizers trying to infiltrate the heartland – and we met the brave men and women whose vigilance kept Indianapolis safe from the Red Menace. The fourth annual historic bar crawl, themed "Duck & Cover," once again featured Indiana Historical Society actors re-imagining scenes from Indy's past.
We noshed on thematically appropriate snacks and imbibed on drinks provided by Sun King Brewing Company while we visited four locations: Hirons & Company's rooftop — where we met a member of the Ground Observer Corps keeping an eye on the sky; St. Mary's Catholic Church — the real site of the first meeting of the Indiana chapter of the ACLU; Union 50 — where we met a young man eager to start his new job at the Naval Avionics Facility on Indy's Eastside; and Indy Reads Books — where we learned about Rebecca Pitts, a professor who may have been fired thanks to her Communist sympathizing. The pre- and post-event gatherings were held at the Indy Fringe Theatre.
For two days in June, bar crawlers journeyed through the history of Indianapolis' working people, the city they built and the legacy they left—all with beer in hand. After clocking in at historic Union Station, revelers witnessed an 1880s economic depression that put thousands out of work, the outbreak of a 1913 streetcar riot, a 1930s Don't Shop Where You Can't Work campaign and local Lake Central stewardesses leading the nation's first airline workers' strike! Special thanks to Sun King Brewing and City Way.
Indianapolis' shadier side was the focus of the second annual bar crawl, as participants experienced a recreated John Dillinger raid, visited the site of a 1910s brothel, witnessed the FBI take down a 1950s "most wanted fugitive" and listened in on the closing arguments of the D.C. Stephenson trial. Special thanks to Sun King Brewing.
The cityscape and technology may have changed, but many of the topics we debate have not. Participants toured 100 years of Indianapolis history, including the catacombs hidden beneath the City Market, the city's oldest bar, a historic transit hub and timely watering holes. Stories explored critical issues such as human sexuality, transit, economic woes, and foreign policy along the way. Special thanks to Sun King Brewing.


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Meet Suetables, the Canadian Jewellery Brand Worn by Meghan Markle This Month
The Duchess *really* loves Canadian designers.
By Maddison Glendinning
PHOTO BY SAMIR HUSSEIN/WIREIMAGE
In one of her last royal engagements of the year, Meghan Markle was spotted wearing two gold zodiac necklaces – and it turns out that the pieces are from Canadian jewellery brand Suetables. It's not the first time the Duchess of Sussex has chosen a local accessories brand, however it is the first time she's worn this particular label.
Started in 2005 in the basement of founder Sue Henderson's home, the brand was a hit with customers from day one. After making herself a necklace hand stamped with the initials of her son ("'love letters as I called them," she tells FASHION), Henderson caught the attention of other mothers in the playground and had soon outfitted all of them with their own pieces. Demand grew quickly, leading her to google "sterling silver jewellery" which then introduced her to Taxco, Mexico. "I saw photos of silversmiths, beautiful jewellery shops and a mysterious hillside town that beckoned," the designer recalls. "With money in my pocket from selling my [inital] love letter necklace, I was determined to build my line. I craved adventure and a creative outlet. So, my sister Kathryn and I travelled there and created exclusive designs working with two different families."
More than 12 years on, and the brand (which has two stores in Toronto and one in Montreal, as well an e-commerce platform that ships globally) is still working with those same families with Sue and Kathryn visiting regularly. "We strive to work with partners who enforce safe working conditions and support families. These are not mass produced, each piece is hand finished," she says, adding that the houses "employ local artisans who are dedicated to conserving techniques which are passed on from generation to generation." There's also an eco-conscious focus to the business – "No pieces go to waste – any pieces from ruined hand stamping, we recycle," says Sue.
The brand loves to share in its customers' stories, which is why Sue was thrilled that the Duchess chose such sentimental pieces. When meeting with army families, Meghan opted for the Shirley Zodiac (to represent Prince Harry) and Vanessa Coin Zodiac (to represent Archie). "I never imagined Meghan Markle would be one of our customers," Henderson tells us. "It was so touching to see that she wants to keep her family close to her heart by wearing charms that represent them. In a world of so many big global brands, we are honoured that the Duchess is choosing to wear necklaces from a small independent Canadian company. My whole line stemmed from wanting to keep my own children close to my heart, and it feels wonderful to have the Duchess want to do the same thing with her family."
The designer has long been a fan of Markle, beginning from her days on Suits. "I read her blog, The Tig, and loved the show Suits – even naming a line of jewellery after some of the characters one year," Sue explains, adding that she was in communication with the show's team back in the day about having Meghan wear her pieces. Years later, to see Meghan in the pieces of her own accord was the most pleasant of surprises. "This has come as the biggest surprise and had absolutely nothing to do with my efforts. I am so delighted."
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One of the most satisfying garments to sew is the blazer or jacket. We shy away from these seemingly more difficult projects due to the details & time involved. A blazer roughly takes about 4 hours total, from laying out the patterns to cutting & sewing.
If you give yourself 1 hour per week, you can create your very own, favorite fabric/color combination, perfectly-fitted jacket in a month! It is SO satisfying to see the finished product!!
PATTERN TIP: Break down challenging projects (jackets) into smaller, manageable parts. Our students begin with a sketch & focus on one section at a time, like armholes. Think of patterns as a fun puzzle!


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Closely coupled, ubiquitous, and complex, accretion and outflow are the yin and yang of astrophysics (1). The processes occur on all length and time scales, from the formation of the first galaxies in the early universe to the formation of stars in our Milky Way. Compact objects such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes provide some of the most spectacular examples of these entangled phenomena. Quasars, for instance, are supermassive black holes with masses as large as 10 billion times that of the Sun that lurk in the centers of galaxies and are extraordinarily efficient accretors as revealed through luminous x-ray emission as well as producers of narrowly collimated relativistic jets that can extend millions of light years away from the black hole (see the figure). On page 62 of this issue, van Velzen et al. (2) report the discovery of a transient relativistic jet flowing from a supermassive black hole system that captured and destroyed a passing star. The discovery further confirms the coupled nature of accretion and outflow. Most important, the discovery shows that these events short-circuit the extraordinarily long evolutionary time scale of quasars, creating a laboratory for the study of accretion and outflow physics.


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Why Joe Biden Won't Tighten the Screws on China Despite His Assertive Rhetoric
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by Ekaterina Blinova
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Although Team Biden has vowed to continue exerting pressure on China, it is highly unlikely that they will actually dare to do this once they control the Oval Office, says Beijing-based political commentator Thomas Pauken. The potential Biden administration would not be in a position to dictate its terms to Beijing, he believes.
On 25 November, Chinese President Xi Jinping joined the chorus of those world leaders who congratulated ex-Vice President Joe Biden, who is projected by the US media to win the race, amid the election controversy over alleged voter fraud. Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan saluted Biden's running mate Kamala Harris the same day.
What's Behind Beijing's Signals to Biden
The US mainstream media called Biden the winner on 7 November, prompting a wave of congratulatory messages from Washington's allies and partners despite the fact Donald Trump had refused to concede. Beijing hesitated for almost a week, but on 13 November offered congratulations to the Democratic nominee via a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman without naming Xi Jinping. Twelve days later the Chinese President finally tipped his hat.
The People's Republic's 13 November move was prompted by Mike Pompeo's Taiwan remarks, voiced a day before, suggests Thomas Weir Pauken II, a Beijing-based US commentator specialising in Asia-Pacific Affairs and author of "US vs. China: From Trade War to Reciprocal Deal".
"Chinese President Xi Jinping and the State Council had initially planned to wait for legal issues to get resolved before officially congratulating Biden as President-elect," Pauken believes. "Biden's alleged victory looked highly suspicious so it served no advantage for China to rush in and congratulate him. But US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo gave a radio interview to Hugh Hewitt and said, 'Taiwan is not a part of China'."
The same day when Pompeo openly challenged Beijing's "One China policy" principle under which Taiwan is regarded as a sovereign territory of the People's Republic, Trump signed an executive order forbidding US companies and investors from conducting deals with Chinese companies linked to the People's Liberation Army.
"Beijing officials were shocked," the China-based political commentator says. "China was one of the few sovereign nations delaying its congratulations to Biden, hoping they could score a 'win-win' US-China free trade agreement, should Trump's legal team score victory and the US Supreme Court rule Trump can serve his second term in the White House. China played the waiting game to be careful. They understood Biden would be soft on Beijing, so there was no need to flatter him. But when the Trump administration issued anti-China statements and actions, Beijing felt they had to congratulate Biden."
US President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago state in Palm Beach, Florida, US, April 6, 2017.
'Biden Will Have No Other Choice But Open Doors to China'
Meanwhile, US foreign policy observers suggest that Biden's China strategy – should he occupy the Oval Office in January 2021 – will not differ much from that of Donald Trump. "Not only did Biden… pledge to take even more 'aggressive trade enforcement actions against China'," writes Foreign Policy magazine, "but he also proposed to rewrite global procurement rules to accommodate his $400 billion 'buy American' plan for government purchases". "Biden is rebranding but not reinventing Trump's China policy," notes The Washington Post.
However, Pauken believes that given Joe Biden's long record of cooperation with China and his role in promoting the People's Republic to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), it's more likely that the Sino-American relationship will undergo a reset under the potential Biden administration.
"Look to see Biden scrapping US-China trade wars," he says. "Biden is not likely to raise tariffs on Chinese imports. But the US dollar has declined against the Chinese yuan in value. This signals the Chinese economic rebound is for real and the US economy is going downhill. After Biden enters the White House, he is expected to mandate strict social distancing measures to combat coronavirus, which will spark serious disruptions to the US economy."
Pauken explains that "Chinese manufacturers and exporters are not expecting to boost trade with the US, the EU and UK markets in the year ahead as they anticipate Western democracies will struggle under gloomy economic conditions."
However, under these conditions China is likely to step up investments in foreign markets, including the US market, according to the political commentator. He expects massive cash flows from the People's Republic to buy up US properties and acquire American companies.
"The Biden administration will have no choice but to allow Chinese companies and investors to sweep into the US market starting in spring next year in efforts to spark a US economic revival. Biden will have an open doors policy for China in order to prevent the US economy from collapsing," Pauken believes.
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An MH-60R Seahawk assigned to the "Saberhawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 lifts off the flight deck of America's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while conducting operations in the South China Sea.
US, UK and Their Allies Unlikely to Decouple With China in the Post-Covid Era
At the same time, however, British hawks are looking forward to beefing up the UK's military presence in the Indo-Pacific and teaming up with the US in a bid to counter rising China. On 22 November, the influential British think tank Policy Exchange, which brought together the former cabinet members of Canada, the UK, the US, Australia, and other countries, called for a joint effort aimed at challenging the Beijing-led Belt and Road Initiative and for a new military buildup in the Indo-Pacific in a report titled "A Very British Tilt".
The commentator expresses doubts that the "British Tilt" policy could succeed as a united front against China: "It's silly to assume that Biden and Trudeau will be leading wars against Beijing. And if they do - that will lead to a tragic ending for them."
"A better question to ask: Will Washington, Brussels, London, Ottawa and Canberra follow through on the 'British Tilt' policy? This appears to be the dog that's all bark and no bite. Are we to believe that the US, UK, EU, Australia and Canada will risk World War III or to decouple economically with China?", Pauken says commenting on the British conservative thought leaders' plan.
Furthermore, Biden has already pushed back against UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the latter's Brexit deal with Brussels, he believes. In contrast, "the US-EU alliance under Biden will remain vibrant", Pauken notes. "Biden was favoured by the globalist elites' crowd. He will do the bidding of Brussels and he's not even trying to hide it."
As for China's Belt & Road Initiative, Beijing should focus more attention on its partnerships with countries in the emerging markets and developing world, according to the author. Besides the Belt and Road project, China signed a historic Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this month, which was called one of the world's largest trade agreements.
European Interest in China's Low-Yield Bonds Speaks Volumes About Its Economic Robustness: Analysts
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condition. I try both C/S 19591 and 19634, it can be reproduced easily.
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This new kitchen by British brand Devol is just stunning! Even pink walls look so stylish. By the way, the whole color scheme is quite a bold and unexpected choice for usually neutral and muted English interior. But such a contrast makes this kitchen fresh and unique. Great design!
You can browse other beautiful kitchens by Devol here.


Hahahahaha! I had a plate do this once, but it wasn't nearly as messy!
HA! This happened to me just last week. I made hot tea and poured into a pitcher that was cold since I just took it out of the fridge and the handle cracked right off of the stupide thing. What am I supposed to do with a pitcher with no handle? Seriously? I guess it is my fault though. I should have known better.
This has happened to me with a margarita glass - a favorite glass.
As for pouring, I have the same trouble when I boil water for bottles, and pouring faster difficult because I was using a funnel.
I'm with you - screw liquids.
Allison: Pitcher with no handles = vase.
Sarah: Anyone that knows anything about the behavior patterns of molecules is not stupid.
Everyone else: Tragic, but not the same as hot broth going all over half of your kitchen.
I'm sorry for your loss. But, this is one aspect of physics I am familiar with. I'm with Sarah, sudden explosion of dishes is caused by rapid temperature changes most of the time. Don't give up on liquids though! Think of all the hot chocolate you'd miss out on.
It's all about the temperature difference. Not that it matters in Alabama, but it's the same reason you can't just put warm water on a frozen windshield. Maybe you could warm the bowl in warm (not hot) water before pouring the soup into it.


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Q&A: Female Conservative and Male Democrat
Maeve Dietrich, Social Media and Photography Editor
Today, 38 percent of registered females are registered under the Republican party and 42 percent of registered males side with the Democratic party. I sat down with Abby Streff and Emmitt Thulin, who are soon to be among those percentages, to ask about their experiences.
DISCLAIMER: Ideas and stories of these individuals are their own and do not represent all female conservatives or male democrats.
Abby Streff: Female conservative
Q: What is your gender and what political party would you currently catergorize yourself under?
A: I am a female and I catergorize myself into the Republican and or Conservative party.
Q: If you were able to vote in this election who would you vote for and beliefs of their's draw you to them?
A: Personally, since the debates beforehand did not go as well, I really don't think I would vote for either of them, mostly because they are two very older men. I think that not only should the country be run by somebody who is much younger, but I think both of them kind of crashed, if you know what I mean, during the debates. However, though, I do associate myself more with Trump just because our ideals regarding abortion and gun rights are similar. In the end, I don't think I would vote for either of them.
Q: Have you ever been ridiculed for being a female conservative and what were those instances like for you?
A: In terms of being a female conservative, I think the biggest one I have gotten ridiculed for before would be abortion because I know it is a very sensitive and strong topic when it comes to females, especially women who are unable to get them. I personally believe that abortion does kill the baby, and people have told me that I should be standing for the right of the women since I am one and that I should be supporting them, but for the most part that is what I have been ridiculed for.
Q: Do feel as though you have to keep things quiet at some points because your gender is sometimes not socially accepted to be affiliated with the Republican party?
A: I definitely have. Certain people are silenced depending on times they are ridiculed. I like to be more bold and I like to put my opinion out there because I am not ashamed of who I am but there have definitely been instances of people being outwardly mean and calling me names that have hurt a couple times. That's kind of made me step down a little bit just because I know that the world isn't perfect and people are going to try to hurt you based on what you believe. A lot of the people that I was friends with when I started to lean toward being more conservative were very liberal, and there have not been as many girls I have met who have had the same views as me. I've had friends as me why or have almost just questioned me and tried to make me in a way transfer to being a democrat or asked me questions that made me feel bad about who I was. I have felt silenced at times for being a conservative who is female, but for the most part, I have tended to not post on social media as much because I think it's silly and it doesn't exactly do anything except for I suppose spread awareness for certain things. All in all, I have been unashamed and no one can change that.
Q: Has somebody with the same political ideology ever shot you or your opinion down because of your gender?
A: No, that has never happened to me.
Q: Do you have any female conservative role models or political role models in general?
A: I have a big conservative female role model who is Candace Owens. I think that not only do I find her inspiring because she is African American who is a conservative but she spreads awareness for things that should be looked on more, I know abortion is a big one. She is very educated on that and she is not afraid to say something about it because I know there aren't many African Americans out there who do lean more towards the conservative side. I think that she is that one percent that we should have more of and inspire more younger females no matter what race or ethnicity they are to stand up.
Q: Do you feel that 2020 has caused a shift, whether that be good or bad, on other people's views on conservative females?
A: Yeah I think 2020 has taken a bad shift on this just because I think they're taking some ideology and twisting it around to make it seem as if conservatives are racist or they don't approve of certain things that they know should be approved of. I feel like they are doing it because there is so much going on and I am sure that it is not intentional but I know, like I said before, people are purposefully mean to try and shut people down that are a different political party than them and I just think that it is really important right now that we possibly come to a silver lining and with this situation going on and especially with BLM and I know that's a really big one with faulting conservatives, but I hope we can all agree that we are all one race and in terms of what is going on in the world, that we just need to be one as America.
Q: If you were to give any advice to female conservatives who are not comfortable with being outspoken with their views due to fear, what would that be?
A: I feel that good advice for female conservatives would be to stop being afraid of what people may think of you and you shouldn't feel forced to change your opinion based on who your friends are, being a female conservative is underrated right now, I guess if you could say that. You should not be shameful of your ideas.
Emmitt Thulin: Male Democrat
Q: What is your gender and what political party do you currently categorize yourself under?
A: I am a male and I identify with the Democratic party.
Q: Were you able to vote in this election?
A: I was not able to vote in this election.
Q: If you were who would you have voted for?
A: I would have voted for Biden.
Q: What views of his do you stand behind?
A: My biggest issue is probably environmental issues and the environmental protections that he has, and also social justice issues in general.
Q: Have you ever been ridiculed or teased for being male and being a democrat?
A: I do not think I really have, I think I have a solid group of people who like me for who I am and not really my political affiliation.
Q: Have you ever heard stories of friends or other people who have experienced that?
A: For me, being at North it is definitely more of a liberal community and so people who have more conservative values and some of my friends who do, have gotten comments on their Instagram posts or things of that nature when they post them going to pro-life marches in DC. I think that on that side of the aisle, especially in our community, they get a little more reaction to their political views.
Q: Have you ever felt that you can not be as outspoken with your views?
A: I think that I have had a pretty easy time talking about my views. Being younger in school it was something where I steered away from it more. Freshman and sophomore year I was a little more hesitant, just because I did not know people and I was not as knowledgable or firm in my beliefs.
A: Not really, if anything it's more like clarifying positions or issues.
Q: Do you have any democratic male role models or political role models in general?
A: I feel like I look toward the democratic party and many of the candidates from this election were good models of acting when they know issues to be wrong and having their voice heard about those.
Q: Do you feel that 2020 has caused a shift, good or bad, on views on male democrats?
A: I think that 2020 has definitely really brought a lot more people into the political area, myself included, getting more involved in educating yourself more about all the issues on the table. That has definitely been a change for the positive but has become a lot more divisive with party lines.
Q: If you were able to give any advice to someone who identifies as a male democrat who feels as though they can't be as outspoken because of who they are, what would that be?
A: I think it would be to be confident and educated in policies and things that you are talking about so that you know that you know what you're talking about is right and that you don't just come with solely opinion-based information.