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How the Target Breach Has Affected Small Business Data Security
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Small and medium-sized businesses may think they're immune to the kinds of attacks that wreaked havoc on Target last year, but they're susceptible to the same nefarious forces – sometimes even more so, as they can lead hackers to a bigger prize.
Since the Target breach, other retailers have been affected, including Neiman Marcus, eBay and P.F. Chang's. But the Target breach was huge – information on 40 million credit and debit cards was stolen, along with records of 70 million customers, including name, address, email address and phone number.
The breach obviously hurt Target – both CEO Gregg Steinhafel and CIO Beth Jacob have resigned, and costs continue to add up. Cards were affected across financial institutions – 10 percent at big banks, 14 percent at credit unions and nine percent at community banks, according to a Discover Financial Services study. Overall, 84 percent of financial institutions were impacted; after a typical data breach, that number is only 29 percent.
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More directly, small businesses that keep customer cards on file to for recurring monthly charges, such as gyms, couldn't process transactions on cards that had been closed.
It's easy to think that your small business won't be affected by hackers, says Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research firm and think tank dedicated to advancing privacy and data protection practices. "Large companies have a bull's eye on their backs. A lot of small companies thought they were immune. It's just at small company. Who's going to hack them?"
A lot of people, it turns out. SMBs face some challenges that are the same as their larger counter partners, but some that are unique to them, too.
Target's failure was a holistic one, says Mark Hammond, senior director of security consulting for Neohapsis Security Services, a security and risk management consulting company specializing in mobile and cloud security services. "One of the things that stuck out was the way partners are managed in the organization. It's not just technology. There's also people and processes filling in all the pieces of the puzzle."
Hackers used credentials from Target's HVAC company to upload malware into the security and payment's system. Target's malware detection tool, called FireEye, caught the attack, but the feature that would have automatically disabled the threat was turned off. Subsequent warnings were ignored, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
This is why a small business can be a different kind of target, especially if it provides a service to a larger company. Hackers used Target's heating and air conditioning contractor as a gateway; subsequent failures on the security chain lead to a successful attack.
Poneman gives the additional example of a defense contractor client that had proprietary information stolen by hackers. "Getting into this defense contractor's system, on a scale of 1 to 10, is 100," he says. Instead, hackers focused on smaller companies that worked for the contractor and hacked their way in that way.
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That's why employees and vendors are important. "You have to be a little less trusting," says Poneman. The culprit here was a janitorial service hired by the small business that worked with the defense contractor. Conduct the proper background checks – not just for your employees, but any vendors you hire to help your business.
Of the 40 million cards stolen, anywhere from 1 to 3 million were successfully sold on the black market. Many were used not in physical brick-and-mortar stores but, rather, on online outlets selling high-end goods such as laptops, watches or jewelry that could easily be resold, says Liron Damri, COO of Forter, an Israeli-based firm that offers fraud protection to small and medium sized online merchants.
"Fraudsters won't necessarily to back to eBay or Target or Neiman Marcus and try to use those credit cards in those systems because their systems are very strong," he says. "They will try to take advantage of those medium-sized merchants and get money out of them."
Fraud charges work differently for online companies vs. brick-and-mortar stores. "If somebody steals a credit card and tries to make a transaction, the merchant will be covered and insured by the credit card company," Damri says. "If an online merchant is processing that credit card transaction, the person who would be liable for any damage is the online merchant. They are the ones liable to 'card not present' transactions."
The biggest change that we'll see in the future of credit card security, says Hammond, is a move toward the European format of chip-and-PIN. All U.S. Target stores will have chip-and-PIN readers by September, and Target will begin issuing chip-and-PIN Target REDcards by the first quarter of 2015, according to the retailer. (Like many European card readers, the new Target systems will read both chip-and-PIN and magnetic swipe cards).
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Because Target is such a large retailer, this switch is already having an impact, even though their REDcards can be used only at Target stores and Target.com. According to the Discover Financial Services study, 86 percent of financial institutions plan to begin issuing chip-and-PIN cards in the next two years.
This won't be a failsafe solution, though. A side effect could be what we already see in Europe, where hackers focus more attention at online transactions. These aren't affected by chip-and-pin security, as no card is present.
"The key impact of this will be a drop in the amount of fraud in the real world," says Damri. "On the other hand, it will push fraudsters to the online world where you don't have to show the pin and where you don't have to swipe the card."
In such a complex threat environment, all companies need an Incident Response Plan, Ponemon says. "If you're a small company … in Tornado Alley, you probably have a plan if your plant is hit by a tornado. It doesn't happen very often, but you're prepared for it."
In the same way, your company should have a plan in place in case fraud happens. This plan should include your immediate response, including which employees will do what, as well as regulatory information about what you need to disclose when. (Your state's attorney general has this information.) "You should run fire drills to make sure you're ready," Ponemon adds.
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This might not seem like much. It might even seem silly. But a poor response to a data breach could be huge. Already, the average data breach costs a company $3.5 million, according to an IBM study that was conducted with the Ponemon Institute. Not having a plan raises those costs 10 to 15 percent, Ponemon says.
You can also hire a consultancy such as Neohapsis to help draft an Incident Response Plan and also conduct penetrating testing to see how secure you really are. If you're an online merchant, meanwhile, companies such as Forter will take the liability issue away from you, deciding which transaction are legitimate and which are fraudulent and assuming the cost of the fraud if they're wrong.
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Google researchers are exploring the potential of machine learning (ML) models for "nearly instantaneous" local weather predictions.
The Alphabet subsidiary shared its research in a blog post linked to a paper, "Machine Learning for Precipitation Nowcasting from Radar Images," in which it looks at how ML might be used to make highly localized predictions that apply to the immediate future.
Google's high-resolution "nowcasting" focuses on zero- to six-hour forecasts, generating predictions that have a 1km resolution with a total latency of five to 10 minutes, explained Jason Hickey, senior software engineer in Google's Research group, in the post. These short-term, limited-range forecasts outperform traditional models, he said, even at these early stages of development.
Because of the virtually unlimited variables, weather forecasting is a real challenge for AI and ML systems. But Google's application of deep learning (DL) techniques shows exceptional promise, Hickey said.
"A significant advantage of machine learning is that inference is computationally cheap, given an already-trained model, allowing forecasts that are nearly instantaneous and in the native high resolution of the input data," he explained.
The Google system uses a data-driven "physics-free" approach, which means the neural network employed learns to approximate the atmospheric physics from the training examples alone, instead of incorporating a priori knowledge of how the atmosphere works. Radar images are collated and analyzed using convolutional neural networks (CNNs), which are the same layered networks used to recognize objects in images and to interpret natural speech.
"We treat weather prediction as an image-to-image translation problem," Hickey said, "and leverage the current state-of-the-art in image analysis."
Google researchers compared their results to three widely used models: the High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) numerical forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which contains predictions for many different weather quantities; an optical flow (OF) algorithm, which attempts to track moving objects through a sequence of images; and the persistence model, in which each location is assumed to be raining in the future at the same rate it is raining now (the precipitation pattern doesn't change). According to the paper, Google's ML-powered rain forecaster outperformed all three.
"One of the advantages of the ML method is that predictions are effectively instantaneous," Hickey said, "meaning that our forecasts are based on fresh data, while HRRR is hindered by computational latency of 1-3 hours. This leads to better forecasts for computer vision methods for very short term forecasting. In contrast, the numerical model used in HRRR can make better long term predictions, in part because it uses a full 3D physical model -- cloud formation is harder to observe from 2D images, and so it is harder for ML methods to learn convective processes. It's possible that combining these two systems, our ML model for rapid forecasts and HRRR for long-term forecasts, could produce better results overall, an idea at the focus of our future work. We're also looking at applying ML directly to 3D observations. Regardless, immediate forecasting is a key tool for real-time planning, facilitating decisions and improving lives."
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Q: Make the element appear at the end of the arc I am trying to make the image appear at the end of the arc much like this:

but it appears in the middle. So no matter if I set the end angle / start angle anything the image should always appear at the end of the arc.
This is the jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/wQXCL/421/
I know I have to use translate so something like:
.attr("transform", function(d) {

            var x = 200 * Math.cos(0.25 * Math.PI);
            var y = 200 * Math.sin(0.25 * Math.PI);

            return "translate(" + x + "," + y + ")";

        });

But this formula is not working as well.

A: Updated fiddle : http://jsfiddle.net/wQXCL/423/
Here is the formula for points on a circle :
x = cx + r * cos(a)
y = cy + r * sin(a)

So in your fiddle (you dont need to add the center here as you're already there, i think D3 makes the arc around the point of translation. So you are at point 200/100 as you translated there previously. So the center you need to add to the formula is 0,0) :
var x =  60* Math.cos(0.25 * Math.PI)
var y =  60* Math.sin(0.25 * Math.PI)

The problem with this is, D3 arc starts at 90 degrees (i.e 3 o'clock). So you have to take that away (Math.PI/2). You also have to take care of the image size :
var x =  60* Math.cos(0.25 * Math.PI - (Math.PI/2)) -8 ; // take away half the width of the image
var y =  60* Math.sin(0.25 * Math.PI - (Math.PI/2)) -8 ;

The value of 60 is the center of the inner and outer radius as you want the image in the center of both :)
Hope that helps

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an XSLT policy I get a java.util.ConcurrentModificationException.
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channel attribute change which triggers a move in the previous object.
The simultaneous access is not to the same SQL object.
something to do with it and is visible in the stack trace too.
Memory 8Gb and heap 4G for the driver set.
The JDBC driver has been updated from the version it was in IDM 4.


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A bit about the beer first. 21st Amendment describes it as, "A straw-colored, refreshing beer with a kiss of watermelon aroma and flavor." The watermelon flavor is added via puree during a secondary fermentation. It's 4.9% alcohol by volume. As I took my first few sips from the can, I thought, "Wow! It doesn't have the syrupy type of fruit flavor that a lot of fruit flavored beers have!" Nor did it seem like a terribly fake watermelon flavor that you find in kids' lollipops. For a split second, I thought I had found a nicely balanced fruit flavored beer.
But after that split second ended, something didn't feel right. The watermelon flavor was light, yet it still managed to overpower the beer flavor. It almost was like I was drinking a watermelon drink with beer flavor, which then made the experience a bit more awkward. I'm not saying I was hoping for some kind of complex wheat beer to be the base of the drink, but I also didn't expect that it would be lacking in the flavor department, either. The bottom line is that I felt as though I was drinking an ultra light beer.
Unlike the Snapperhead IPA, which I would never recommend to anyone, I'd say give this one at least one try. Get a few friends, split a six pack, and see how you feel about it. I don't think it's a totally undrinkable beer, but other comrades of mine thought it was a bit unbearable. This very well might be one of those beers that you either really like, or can't stand.


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Q: Identifying ajax request or browser request in grails controller I am developing a grails application which uses lot of ajax.If the request is ajax call then it should give response(this part is working), however if I type in the URL in the browser it should take me to the home/index page instead of the requested page.Below is the sample gsp code for ajax call.
<g:remoteFunction action="list" controller="todo" update="todo-ajax">

<div id ="todo-ajax">
//ajax call rendered in this area
</div>

if we type http://localhost:8080/Dash/todo/list in the browser URL bar, the controller should redirect to http://localhost:8080/Dash/auth/index
How to validate this in controller.

A: Since Grails 1.1 an xhr property was added to the request object that allows you to detect AJAX requests. An example of it's usage is below:
def MyController {

  def myAction() {
    if (request.xhr) {
      // send response to AJAX request
    } else {
      // send response to non-AJAX request
    }
  }
}

A: It's quite a common practice to add this dynamic method in your BootStrap.init closure:
    HttpServletRequest.metaClass.isXhr = {->
         'XMLHttpRequest' == delegate.getHeader('X-Requested-With')
    }

this allows you to test if the current request is an ajax call by doing:
if(request.xhr) { ... }

The simplest solution is to add something like this to your todo action:
if(!request.xhr) {
    redirect(controller: 'auth', action: 'index')
    return false
}

You could also use filters/interceptors. I've built a solution where I annotated all actions that are ajax-only with a custom annotation, and then validated this in a filter.
Full example of grails-app/conf/BootStrap.groovy:
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest

class BootStrap {

     def init = { servletContext ->

        HttpServletRequest.metaClass.isXhr = {->
            'XMLHttpRequest' == delegate.getHeader('X-Requested-With')
        }

     }
     def destroy = {
     }
}

A: The normal method is to have the ajax routine add a header or a query string to the request and detect that.  If you're using a library for the ajax, it probably provides this already.
It looks like you're using prototype, which adds an X-Requested-With header set to 'XMLHttpRequest'; detecting that is probably your best bet.


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Q: How come Visual Studio can't find my header even though it has been specified in CMake? So here is what my project looks like, for reference:
+ <root>
  + build
  + inc
    + libsm64
      + libsm64.hpp
  + src
    + libsm64.cpp
    + CMakeLists.txt
  + CMakeLists.txt

The top-level CMakeLists.txt:
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
project(libsm64)

# add source.
add_subdirectory(src)

and the CMakeLists.txt for /src:
add_library(libsm64 libsm64.cpp ../inc/libsm64/libsm64.hpp)
target_include_directories(libsm64 PRIVATE ../inc)

Both Visual Studio 2019 and VSCode will give me an error in libsm64.cpp saying that it cannot open libsm64/libsm64.hpp. Why?
EDIT: Even if I replace the relative directory references with absolute references i.e. ${libsm64_PROJECT_DIR}/inc/libsm64/libsm64.hpp it won't work.

A: See here and here.
You want to add a currentDir entry, sorta like this:
"currentDir": "${workspaceRoot}"

Visual Studio apparently ain't that smart.


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The EPL does throw up surprises though with the odd tricky result. There are also the axe wielding chairman who tend not to take losing lightly. A poor run of results, a flirt with relegation and a manager could soon be queuing up for the dole every friday morning instead of taking their private jets to the next fixture. So common are managerial sackings that I can't remember a season passing by without at least two clubs changing their main man and if you can read the signs correctly it can be a very lucrative side bet for those that love a punt on the soccer.
Here is our look at the three main contenders to be the first EPL manager for the chop this season.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was the golden child of football coaching when the reds came within a whisker of lifting the title back in 2014. Praised for his attacking brand of possession based football after winning the 2013/14 manager of the year award meant everybody was predicting big things for Liverpool. How fickle football can be though. Since those glory days the Northern Irishman has been forced to sell his two best players in Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling. Although the board have backed him by re investing these funds the reds have struggled to rediscover any sort of form. Liverpool fans have made their voices clear and they want him out after watching their beloved team set up with a don't lose mentality this season, taking just seven points from a possible 15 while scoring only three times. Former Borussia Dortmund boss, Jurgen Klopp, is apparently waiting in the wings with recent reports stating that discussions between him and the Liverpool board could take place on November.
The Special One is third favourite for the sack with Sportsbet. This is based mainly on Chelsea's poor start to the season. There is also the feeling that Mourinho struggles to stay at clubs for the long term having not stuck out any job for longer than three years. Despite the dip in form and the fact this is his third season back with the blues I just can't see him going this time. This is his chance to really go about building a lasting legacy. He needs to show that he can build clubs for the long term and not swish in, win a couple of trophies and swish out again.
For me Sportsbet have it right. Brendan Rodgers will surely be the first manager to go this season. The man who once prided himself on his attacking identity seems to have let a fear of losing his job cloud his judgement. His tactics are not working, Liverpool are struggling and another loss or two will surely be the end of his reign as king of the Kop.


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Jennifer Love Hewitt is about to find out what it's like when you have more kids than hands, and it is a truly different world. The Criminal Minds actress announced on Instagram that she and her husband Brian Hallisay are expecting their third child together with a photo of her holding a positive pregnancy test.
"Oh baby! We have another one on the way. So excited to finally share this news with all of you," Hewitt, who is already mom to 7-year-old daughter Autumn and 5-year-old son Atticus with Hallisay, wrote on Instagram.
The 9-1-1 actress tends to be pretty private about her home life with her kids. She generally doesn't share photos of her son and daughter on her Instagram feed, and presumably she'll be much the same with her third child. That being said, she was quite forthcoming about this third baby.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt is expecting her third baby.
Hewitt might have just announced she's expecting, but she told People that she was proud of herself for keeping her pregnancy under wraps for a while. Even while playing a pregnant character on 9-1-1. She did not share her due date, however, so apparently she's still pretty good at keeping secrets.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt's son figured out she was pregnant.
Hewitt's 5-year-old son Atticus told her to get a pregnancy test before she even considered she might be expecting. "My son out of nowhere was like, 'Hey Mommy, you should order one of those in case there's a baby in your belly,'" she told People. "I was like, 'How rude! I just ate a big dinner. What is he talking about?' It stuck with me, and they've been asking off and on for a year or so for a sibling. We weren't closed off to the idea, it just wasn't something that we were actively thinking about." It turns out, he was right.
While raising three kids is certainly a handful and a full-time job on its own, don't expect Hewitt to take too much off from acting. The expectant mom explained that being a working mom is important to her in 2019, "I think that's important to show your children that you are something other than just their parent," she told Us Weekly at the time, "and it's been really nice for me to have that experience."


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Why Johnny Gargano's WWE Main Roster Status Remains Uncertain
by Felix Uptonon March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 at 8:09 am
Johnny Gargano made his WWE main roster debut along with three other top NXT Superstars. However, recent events with Tommaso Ciampa's neck injury have created quite a tough situation for everyone close to the Psycho Killer. We have to warn you that this article does include big spoilers.
Triple H kicked off the NXT television tapings by addressing what is going to happen to the NXT Title after Tommaso Ciampa's injury. Goldy is now vacant and a match was decided where Johnny Gargano will battle Adam Cole in a 2 out of 3 falls match at NXT TakeOver: New York.
If you would like full spoilers from the television tapings you can click here.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that as of right now, Johnny Gargano's status on the main roster is "uncertain." He is slated for a big match on WrestleMania weekend where he could finally pull down the NXT Title. If this happens then that means NXT needs him and he will be staying. However, Adam Cole could always pick up the title leaving Gargano the freedom to continue with his WWE main roster run.
Gargano hasn't been featured on the main roster since news broke of Ciampa's injury. Therefore, it looks like a waiting game right now. However, it should also be noted that Aleister Black and Ricochet are slated to remain on the WWE main roster as well in spite of the fact that they are scheduled for an NXT Tag Team Title match against The War Raiders at NXT TakeOver: New York as well.
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Nigeria's Super Falcons beat South Africa's Banyana Banyana 2-1 on Wednesday in Windhoek, Namibia to qualify for the final match of the 9th African Women Championship (AWC).
In the semi-final match played at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, Asisat Oshoala scored twice in the first half to keep the six-times African champions in the driving seat.
The star player of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in August opened scores in the 38th minute after a great run and a shot helped in by a defender.
Six minutes later, the most impressive player at the youth championship in Canada ensured her team would be making a return to Canada in June with the second goal.
South Africa came back into the game in the 68th minute after a disputed goal halved Nigeria's lead, even though it was not just enough as the Falcons hung on.
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The Nigerian side thus kept up the record of qualifying for every FIFA Women's World Cup since 1991, a record matched only by Brazil, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the U.S.
The Falcons had qualified for the maiden event in China in 1991, Sweden in 1995, the US in 1999 and 2003, China in 2007 and Germany in 2011.
Nigeria will meet the winners of the other semi-final fixture between Cameroun and Cote D'Ivoire on Saturday for a chance to win the AWC title a record seventh time.
They had won the competition almost every two years since its inception in 1998, except in 2008 and 2012 when Equatorial Guinea won the titles.
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The preferred alternative for a fish screen installation on the East Fork Ditch, called a corrugated water screen, if approved, will be the first of its type to be installed in Ravalli County. It stops the fish from entering the ditch and allows them safe return to the river and its unique design is self-cleaning using the waters own flow over the corrugated surface.
The Bitterroot National Forest is inviting the public to review and make comments on the East Fork Ditch Fish Screen Project. The project proposes to install a fish screen on the headgate of the East Fork Ditch. The East Fork Ditch is located on the north bank of the East Fork Bitterroot River at river mile 28.7, across from Bonanza lands subdivision 17 miles east of Sula. The legal location of the point of diversion is T2N, R17W, S20NW¼.
Installation of the fish screen would require the following activities: (1) excavating and building the foundation for the fish screen, (2) installing the screen, and (3) burying a "go back" pipe between the screen and the East Fork Bitterroot River. The "go back" pipe allows fish that swim up to the screen to be able to get back into the river. The footprint of the excavation is estimated at 20 feet wide by 20 feet long, centered on the existing headgate. Installation would occur between October 19th and December 1st.
The purpose of the project is to keep fish out of the ditch. In its currently unscreened condition, numerous Westslope cutthroat trout enter the ditch throughout the summer, and bull trout are also at risk of becoming trapped and perishing in the ditch when the water is shut off in October.
"Just the fact that it's located on an important section of the river for Westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout makes it a high priority for a fish screen," said Bitterroot National Forest fisheries biologist Michael Jakober. "You can add to this the fact that it is a bigger sized ditch," he said.
According to Jakober, they have done some electro-shocking in that section of the river and in the first hundred meters of the ditch. Although no endangered bull trout were found in the ditch, bull trout were found in that section of the river.
Jakober said that the electro-shocking was limited to once per summer so that it doesn't mean that no bull trout make it into the ditch.
"There is nothing stopping them," said Jakober. He said the number of Westslope cutthroat trout found in the ditch has ranged from 15 to 40 in the first 100 meters of the ditch. Many are only 5 to 6 inches in length but some have been 10 to 12 inches. Some juvenile Mountain Whitefish were also found in the ditch.
The agency chose the lowest cost alternative as the "preferred alternative" in this case. The cost is estimated at $33,500. The other alternatives were estimated to cost $58,480 and $51,500 respectively.
The particular type of fish screen being proposed as the preferred alternative for installation, called a corrugated water screen, has not been used before in Ravalli County, according to Jakober. It is supposedly self-cleaning, although Jakober said the agency has found that no fish screen is really self-maintaining. They all take some sort of regular maintenance, some more than others.
But this uniquely designed passive screen, which uses water flow itself to clean the screen, promises to be much more efficient than the older style manual screens that could easily clog within an hour under certain conditions. The self-cleaning corrugated screens are also a whole lot cheaper than the more sophisticated self-cleaning screens with paddle wheels and mechanical wipers like the one up Skalkaho Creek.
Jakober said that the agency had been batting around the idea of installing a fish screen on the East Fork Ditch for years but did not have the money to do it until Trout Unlimited stepped up to help out. He said TU has been the major driver in finding the money to do this project. Jakober estimates that only 5% of the ditches in the valley have a fish screen.
Christine Brissette, Special Projects Manager for Trout Unlimited in Missoula, said that they worked with FWP and the Bitterroot National Forest in identifying this as a priority site and then worked with the local irrigators to make it happen. She said in this case most of the water was going to supply a pond that is used by the Forest Service as a place to dip water buckets when fighting wild fires in the area.
Public comments specific to this project and/or to individual sites and resources are valuable in helping the Forest Service identify concerns and develop alternatives. Comments are due by April 22, 2019.
Submit comments to the Responsible Official: Eric Winthers, District Ranger, by one of the following methods: mail PO Box 388, Darby, Montana 59829; fax (406) 821-4264, or email comments-northern-bitterroot-darby@fs.fed.us. Comments should include: 1) name, address, phone number, and organization represented, if any; 2) title of project on which the comments are being submitted; and 3) substantive comments including specific facts and supporting information for the District Ranger to consider.
For more information contact Michael Jakober at the West Fork Ranger District at (406) 821-3269.


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World Water Day: Two thirds of world population could face water shortages
Written by Neven Mimica on 21 March 2016 in Opinion
New EU approaches to improving access to safe drinking water in developing countries are starting to bear fruit, writes Neven Mimica.
World Water Day, on 22 March, is an opportunity to emphasise the vitality of water. Leonardo da Vinci once said, "water is the driving force of all nature." This is a powerful message, particularly for developing countries that continue to struggle for access to clean and safe water.
As the world's largest provider of development assistance, the European Union has long kept a watchful eye over the water sector, an essential asset in fighting poverty, inequality and climate change. Nonetheless, our past experience has opened our eyes to the bigger picture.
Access to water alone, without significant improvements in sanitation, will not be able to help fight diseases, taper off child mortality and reduce poverty. Through this broader perspective we can address the close interdependence of these sectors.
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Thankfully, we are not starting from scratch. Water was already identified as a key priority within the Millennium Development Goals, which were due to be met by 2015. The objective was to reduce by half the population lacking access to clean water.
Thanks to European financial assistance, over 74 million people (greater than the population of France) in developing countries now have access to drinking water and more than 27 million improved their sanitation facilities.
Since 2004, we have used numerous new instruments to address water challenges, including the EU's water facility, targeting rural and peri-urban areas in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries with €712m from 2004-2013. Through this facility, with its bilateral support to developing countries, the EU is funding over 300 projects in over 60 countries.
Let me give you some examples of our work on water using projects that I have visited so far during my time as Commissioner. During my visit to Peru last October, I witnessed some of the challenges they face.
Only 3.7 per cent of the population has access to the country's greatest water source, the Amazon, which accounts for 97.2 per cent of its water resources. To overcome this unequal access, the EU supplied €3.15m financial aid to help build two water containers (La Atarjea I and II) to store raw and potable water.
This has secured access to clean and safe water for some of the nine million people living in Lima. The 'Project for the expansion and improvement of water supply, sewage, waste water treatment and reuse systems in the Lima metropolitan area' was launched in March 2014.
It is improving both water resources and the public health of Lima residents. This action was initiated jointly with the German cooperation agency, KfW and Lima's Water Utility Service, SEDAPAL.
The EU is assisting Latin American countries in the water sector in the form of partnerships, trying to ensure that all the concerned parties are heard and are part of the design and implementation of projects.
Last November in Africa, I visited a project in Samburu county, Kenya, where I saw how EU support had built a rain water collector to help local communities that previously had had to trek long distances in search of water for household and livestock use.
Samburu is considered a water scarce county, with most areas regularly experiencing extreme water shortage during periodic dry spells. The water project is currently supporting 400 households and 7000 livestock.
Women are now walking shorter distances to fetch water, allowing them to undertake other economic activities. Livestock health has also improved, as they too are walking shorter distances to water points.
Another key area I'd like to highlight is what we're doing to help build resilience. For example, in order to help the most vulnerable people, the EU has decided to renew the RESET programme to support resilience building in Ethiopia. The country is being hit particularly hard by the most severe climate patterns on record, El Niño, provoking severe droughts.
The numbers speak for themselves; in the past year alone, the number of food insecure people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance increased from 2.9 million at the beginning of 2015 to over 10 million. This is on top of the almost eight million chronically food insecure people in the country.
RESET will increase access to the supply of drinking water and improve sanitation and hygiene, as well as water resource management, among other objectives. This is done for instance by developing irrigation schemes that are accessible to the poor, therefore ensuring the use of modern technology and better quality varieties of crops.
Despite all of these positive examples of what's being achieved, unfortunately it's clear that much more still needs to be done. 880 million people worldwide (or one in eight people) still lack access to safe water and 2.4 billion people (or one in three people) still lack access to a toilet.
These shocking figures are the reason why water is listed in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by world leaders in September 2015.
That's also why we aim to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030. We are also examining the interlinkages between SDGs, in particular in the context of the water-energy-food security nexus, addressing the high water-related risks in relation with food and energy production. The Commission has launched a programme for this, supporting regional dialogues in different parts of the world.
Strengthening cooperation in the water and sanitation sector is crucial; water scarcity is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. At the current consumption rate, by 2025, two thirds of the world's population may face water shortages.
Nevertheless, I am confident that together with our partners, we will be able to meet the challenge. Strong cooperation is the key to sustainable development and providing access to water and sanitation for all.
Neven Mimica is European international cooperation and development Commissioner
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Q: The triangle is not displayed in OpenGL application I'm trying to make my first polygon.
Because I wrote a code, complied it and voila ... the triangle is not displayed :(
What is wrong with this code?
#pragma once

#include <Windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <gl\GL.h>
#include <gl\glu.h>
#include <gl\glut.h>

HDC         hDC=NULL;
HGLRC       hRC=NULL;

GLvoid GL_ReSizeGLScene(GLsizei width, GLsizei height);
int GL_init( GLvoid );
int GL_drawit( GLvoid );

typedef struct {
    HWND hWnd;
} Glab_t;

static Glab_t glab;

char szClassName[ ] = "GLab";

static LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
    switch (message) {
        case WM_DESTROY:
            PostQuitMessage (0);
            break;
        case WM_SIZE:
            GL_ReSizeGLScene(LOWORD(lParam),HIWORD(lParam));
            break;
        default:
            return DefWindowProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    }
    return 0;
}

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) {
    MSG messages;
    RECT rect;
    WNDCLASSEX wndClass;
    int screenWidth, screenHeight;
    int x, y, w, h;
    GLuint      PixelFormat;

    screenWidth = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
    screenHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);

    rect.left = (screenWidth - 582) / 2;
    rect.top = (screenHeight - 358) / 2;
    rect.right = rect.left + 582;
    rect.bottom = rect.top + 358;

    x = rect.left;
    y = rect.top;
    w = 640;
    h = 480;

    wndClass.hInstance = hInstance;
    wndClass.lpszClassName = szClassName;
    wndClass.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;
    wndClass.style = CS_DBLCLKS;
    wndClass.cbSize = sizeof (WNDCLASSEX);
    wndClass.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wndClass.hIconSm = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wndClass.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wndClass.lpszMenuName = NULL;
    wndClass.cbClsExtra = 0;
    wndClass.cbWndExtra = 0;
    wndClass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_BTNFACE + 1);

    if (!RegisterClassEx (&wndClass)) {
        return 0;
    }

    glab.hWnd = CreateWindowEx (
           0,
           szClassName,
           "GLab - OpenGL",
           WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
           x,
           y,
           w,
           h,
           HWND_DESKTOP,
           NULL,
           hInstance,
           NULL
           );

    static  PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd=  {
        sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR),
        1,
        PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW | PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL | PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER,
        PFD_TYPE_RGBA,
        16, // Can be 32 tough :)
        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0, 0, 0, 0,
        16,
        0,
        0,
        PFD_MAIN_PLANE,
        0,
        0, 0, 0
    };

    if (!(hDC=GetDC(glab.hWnd))) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Create A GL Device Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if (!(PixelFormat=ChoosePixelFormat(hDC,&pfd))) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Find A Suitable PixelFormat.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if(!SetPixelFormat(hDC,PixelFormat,&pfd)) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Set The PixelFormat.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if (!(hRC=wglCreateContext(hDC))) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Create A GL Rendering Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if(!wglMakeCurrent(hDC,hRC)) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Activate The GL Rendering Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    ShowWindow (glab.hWnd, nCmdShow);
    SetForegroundWindow(glab.hWnd);
    SetFocus(glab.hWnd);
    GL_ReSizeGLScene( w, h );

    if (!GL_init() ) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Initialization Failed.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return false;
    }

    if( !GL_drawit() ) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Initialization Failed.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return false;
    }

    while (GetMessage (&messages, NULL, 0, 0)) {
        TranslateMessage(&messages);
        DispatchMessage(&messages);
    }

    return messages.wParam;
}

GLvoid GL_ReSizeGLScene(GLsizei width, GLsizei height) {
    if (height==0) {
        height=1;
    }

    glViewport(0,0,width,height);
    glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
    glLoadIdentity();
    gluPerspective(45.0f,(GLfloat)width/(GLfloat)height,0.1f,100.0f);
    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
    glLoadIdentity();
}

int GL_init( GLvoid ) {
    glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH);
    glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f);
    glClearDepth(1.0f);
    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
    glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL);
    glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_NICEST);
    return true;
}

int GL_drawit( GLvoid ) {
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
    glLoadIdentity();
    glTranslatef(-1.5f,0.0f,-6.0f);
    glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
        glVertex3f( 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
        glVertex3f(-1.0f,-1.0f, 0.0f);
        glVertex3f( 1.0f,-1.0f, 0.0f);
    glEnd();
    return true;
}

Using MC Visual C++ 2010 Express and OpenGL 1.4.

A: You need a SwapBuffers() call in there after you render your scene:
#include <Windows.h>
#include <GL/GL.h>
#include <GL/GLU.h>

HDC         hDC=NULL;
HGLRC       hRC=NULL;

GLvoid GL_ReSizeGLScene(GLsizei width, GLsizei height);
int GL_init( GLvoid );
int GL_drawit( GLvoid );

typedef struct {
    HWND hWnd;
} Glab_t;

static Glab_t glab;

char szClassName[ ] = "GLab";

static LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
    switch (message) {
        case WM_DESTROY:
            PostQuitMessage (0);
            break;
        case WM_SIZE:
            GL_ReSizeGLScene(LOWORD(lParam),HIWORD(lParam));
            break;
        default:
            return DefWindowProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    }
    return 0;
}

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) {
    MSG messages;
    RECT rect;
    WNDCLASSEX wndClass;
    int screenWidth, screenHeight;
    int x, y, w, h;
    GLuint      PixelFormat;

    screenWidth = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
    screenHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);

    rect.left = (screenWidth - 582) / 2;
    rect.top = (screenHeight - 358) / 2;
    rect.right = rect.left + 582;
    rect.bottom = rect.top + 358;

    x = rect.left;
    y = rect.top;
    w = 640;
    h = 480;

    wndClass.hInstance = hInstance;
    wndClass.lpszClassName = szClassName;
    wndClass.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;
    wndClass.style = CS_DBLCLKS;
    wndClass.cbSize = sizeof (WNDCLASSEX);
    wndClass.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wndClass.hIconSm = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wndClass.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wndClass.lpszMenuName = NULL;
    wndClass.cbClsExtra = 0;
    wndClass.cbWndExtra = 0;
    wndClass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_BTNFACE + 1);

    if (!RegisterClassEx (&wndClass)) {
        return 0;
    }

    glab.hWnd = CreateWindowEx (
           0,
           szClassName,
           "GLab - OpenGL",
           WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
           x,
           y,
           w,
           h,
           HWND_DESKTOP,
           NULL,
           hInstance,
           NULL
           );

    static  PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd=  {
        sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR),
        1,
        PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW | PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL | PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER,
        PFD_TYPE_RGBA,
        16, // Can be 32 tough :)
        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0, 0, 0, 0,
        16,
        0,
        0,
        PFD_MAIN_PLANE,
        0,
        0, 0, 0
    };

    if (!(hDC=GetDC(glab.hWnd))) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Create A GL Device Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if (!(PixelFormat=ChoosePixelFormat(hDC,&pfd))) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Find A Suitable PixelFormat.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if(!SetPixelFormat(hDC,PixelFormat,&pfd)) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Set The PixelFormat.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if (!(hRC=wglCreateContext(hDC))) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Create A GL Rendering Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if(!wglMakeCurrent(hDC,hRC)) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Can't Activate The GL Rendering Context.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return FALSE;
    }

    ShowWindow (glab.hWnd, nCmdShow);
    SetForegroundWindow(glab.hWnd);
    SetFocus(glab.hWnd);
    GL_ReSizeGLScene( w, h );

    if (!GL_init() ) {
        MessageBox(NULL,"Initialization Failed.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
        return false;
    }

    while (GetMessage (&messages, NULL, 0, 0)) {
        TranslateMessage(&messages);
        DispatchMessage(&messages);

        if( !GL_drawit() ) {
            MessageBox(NULL,"Initialization Failed.","ERROR",MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
            return false;
        }
        SwapBuffers(hDC);
    }

    return messages.wParam;
}

GLvoid GL_ReSizeGLScene(GLsizei width, GLsizei height) {
    if (height==0) {
        height=1;
    }

    glViewport(0,0,width,height);
    glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
    glLoadIdentity();
    gluPerspective(45.0f,(GLfloat)width/(GLfloat)height,0.1f,100.0f);
    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
    glLoadIdentity();
}

int GL_init( GLvoid ) {
    glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH);
    glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f);
    glClearDepth(1.0f);
    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
    glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL);
    glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_NICEST);
    return true;
}

int GL_drawit( GLvoid ) {
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
    glLoadIdentity();
    glTranslatef(-1.5f,0.0f,-6.0f);
    glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
        glVertex3f( 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
        glVertex3f(-1.0f,-1.0f, 0.0f);
        glVertex3f( 1.0f,-1.0f, 0.0f);
    glEnd();
    return true;
}

EDIT: I also moved your GL_drawit() call to the event loop so it redraws in response to resize events.  Well, any event at all really.

A: Getting OpenGL windows initialized is tricky and hardware dependent.  Suggest you try your OpenGL code first in a window built by GLUT.  After it's working there, if something about GLUT won't work in your application, you can grok its sources to see how to initialize your own OpenGL window.


text:
from google.appengine.api import users
from google.appengine.api.logservice import logservice
from webapp2_extras import sessions

# Python Apis
import webapp2
import os
import jinja2
import os
import time
import logging
import uuid

# Setup our Jinja Runner
jinja_environment = jinja2.Environment(loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader('views'))

#
# Acts as the Frontpage when users are not signed in and the dashboard when they are.
# @author Johann du Toit
#
class BaseHandler(webapp2.RequestHandler):

	# Do some general checks
	# here we mostly just check users
	def dispatch(self):

		# Right carry on
		super(BaseHandler, self).dispatch()

	# Our global key to check for if
	# a site comes in
	viewing_site_key = None

	# Our defaults
	defaults = {

		'user_obj': users.get_current_user()

	}

	#
	# Merges and returns the template vars.
	# Just a quick util method
	#
	def get_default_template_vars(self, current_vars):

		if current_vars != None:

			return dict(self.defaults.items() + current_vars.items())

		else:

			return self.defaults

	#
	# Custom helping method
	#
	def render(self, template_str, template_vars=None):
		template_vars = self.get_default_template_vars(template_vars)
		template = jinja_environment.get_template(template_str)
		self.response.out.write(template.render(template_vars))

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The name emerald comes from the Greek 'smaragdos' via the Old French 'esmeralde', and really just means 'green gemstone'.
The Incas and Aztecs of South America, regarded the emerald as a holy gemstone.
The green of the emerald is the colour of life and of the springtime, which comes round again and again. But it has also, for centuries, been the colour of beauty and of constant love.
The power of the Emerald is said to be highest at the full moon.


As Grangers we are told to have faith in God. But having faith can be a rather tricky business. After all, we cannot see God, and except in rather rare instances we cannot hear God. And when disasters strike some of us ask "Why didn't God step in and prevent this from happening?" In fact, several people have written books to examine exactly that question. One is called "Why do bad things happen to good people?" and one is called "When bad things happen to good people". I recommend both of them for their discussion of this question. The question is ancient, and is the background for the Old Testament Book of Job. Job, you may remember, was a happy and prosperous resident of the land of Uz, somewhere in the Middle East, and a faithful worshiper of God, when a series of disasters wiped out his flocks and his family and eventually caused him to be covered with boils. His "friends" came to visit him and supposedly "comfort" him, but mostly they kept trying to convince him that his troubles were caused by his sinning against God and that he needed to repent. He rejected their persistent advice and insisted that he had done nothing wrong to provoke God's wrath. His wife told him that he should reject God and die. He ignored that advice also. Job kept faith with God, although he complained bitterly to God about his troubles and kept asking God why all this had happened to him, what justification was there behind his troubles. God himself eventually shows up, rebukes Job's "comforters" for their misguided advice, and restores Job's former fortunes.
I wrestled deeply with these questions when my wife died 4 ½ years ago. My final resolution was that God does not directly cause any human suffering, but that He does allow bad things to happen, and expects us to be the ones working to prevent suffering and disasters. The message is that we should not depend on God to prevent those things which we are capable of making preparation for ourselves. And our prayers to God should be to give us the guidance, wisdom, and enlightenment that allows us to see the way to do so.


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Most recently Kicking the Spectrum won a grant courtesy of The Pepsi Refresh Program and to show their sincere thanks to their supporters, they are hosting a Thank You & Fundraiser Event. Please join them for amazing drink specials, free food, raffle for some incredible prizes (including two one night stays at an NYC hotel…staycation, anyone?!) and of course it wouldn't be a party without some beer pong action!
There will be a $10 cover at the door, which will be donated entirely to charity.


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All these types have their function with their own positive and negative points. For home-defence and low profile protection during civil unrest or terror attacks, you don't always need a full plate carrier or armor vest. So I opted for the Warrior Assault Systems Covert Plate Carrier, or CPC in short. I ordered this plate carrier from UK Tactical during one of their sales. (They have a lot of sales!) They price around $109.00.
Warrior's Covert Plate Carrier (CPC) is a low profile slick armour carrier designed to hold 10 x 12 plates and US style SAPI Plates. The CPC is fully adjustable on the shoulders for size. The sides are made from double layer high quality elastic, and incorporate 2 internal pouches on each side which can hold mag pouches and/or radio. The sides are fully adjustable for girth by way of Velcro closure. The CPC can be upgraded to create the CPC-MK1 Combo by adding Warrior's TVMP Triple Velcro Mag Pouch for 5.56mm mags, which attaches to the front of the carrier by means of Velcro and is then secured shut by overlapping the Velcro elements of the side elastic side sections. Made from Genuine U.S. Mil Spec materials.
Looking at the CPC, it's obvious that it has a simple design. But perfect for low profile work. The CPC is basicly two plate bags held together with an elastic cummerbund and velcro. Now let's take a look at all these components, individually.
The bags are shaped especially for SAPI style plates.
Starting from the top. They have two shoulder straps covered with either hook or loop velcro. On the front there is a loop velcro panel where you can attach IFF and or morale patches. This is also an ideal spot to attach small velcro-backed panels, like the Spiritus Suite Inserts. Going lower, there is a second velcro panel, this one is to attach the elastic cummerbund. You can also add velcro-backed pouches to this panel, like the Triple Velcro Mag Pouch by WAS. In my CPC, I carry LVL IV ICW plates by NEXUS, also acquired trough UK Tactical. (Again, sales!) My hard plates are backed by PARACLETE LVL IIIa soft plates. These fit great and are held inside of the carrier by a velcro strap underneath the plate bags.
The cummerbund is made from a double layer elastic and is, in my opinion, one of the best things on the carrier. It has two slots on either side for radios, 5.56 Mags, Twinkies, cellphone for Tinder and in my case… an Israeli Pressure Bandage and possibly a NAR CAT TQ.
The cummerbund is well constructed and the items placed inside the internal pockets don't dig into your sides. Adjusting the size of the carrier is easily done by adjusting the velcro. It will fit skinny and fat guys and girls. You can also adjust the size on the back.
Well, …. That's it. A simple carrier. Now I do have some points that I don't like or I would like to see improved.
One of the things I would like to change is adding two 1″ vertical straps next to the front top velcro panel. The reason behind this is the ability to attach female clips to attach a chest rig. Somewhat like the Ferro Concepts Slickster. Yes, I know, this is another plate carrier and no I didn't buy the FC Slickster. Adding the ability to attach a chest rig or placard will seriously increase the options you have. Another point I would like to see improved is the selection of pouches available from WAS for this carrier. Pistol mag pouches with velcro attachements come to mind. Some brands that make quality velcro pouches, suitable for this carrier are Blue Force Gear and Spiritus.
The CPC is made to be covert (Duh!), but just how covert is it? I have worn the CPC under a light winter jacket, hoodie and large shirt. The CPC is only slightly noticable on the back. It is comfortable enough to be worn for a complete day, even when loaded with a radio, a 5.56 mag and med kit.
Via one of the Facebook gear pages, I managed to find a coyote CPC that was already altered. The previous owner added the shoulder straps of one of the Warrior Assault Systems chest rigs. In doing so, I was avle to attach the excellent Spiritus Systems Micro Rig ( bought at Tactical Kit), thus expanding the capabilities of the CPC.
Adding their SACK pouch, I was able to build a full size rig, by just adding the female buckles.
If you're looking for a cheap quality covert plate carrier, this is the one for your. It is my "bump in the night" carrier that has it's place next to my bed, yet is sturdy enough to be used as a SHTF plate carrier during civil unrest or during terror attacks. Slightly adding some hardware like the female clips really improves the carrier.
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After covering evolving race relations in 2015, The New York Times decided it wanted to start a newsletter focused on those particular set of issues. So I designed this landing page keeping the overall mission and brand of the Times in the forefront. We wanted something with a serious yet conversational tone since one of our goals was increased reader engagement.
The desktop is very simple and direct with action steps to sign up for or contribute to the newsletter. However, this project was designed mobile first in a way that explains to readers (step by step) why the Times is creating this new product.


Molly Webb is head of smart technology for The Climate Group.
Molly Webb is head of smart technology for The Climate Group and is responsible for developing and coordinating the organization's SMART 2020 Programme, which supports climate change action across the information and communications technologies (ICT) sector.
The program aims to support market development of ICT-enabled climate change solutions through developing demonstration projects, and supporting finance and policy networks to scale up solutions.
The initiative follows the report Molly co-authored, SMART 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age (released June 20, 2008) which identified opportunities for 15 percent of global emissions savings through ICT.
Prior to joining The Climate Group, Molly was a researcher at Demos, a London based think tank, where she focused on science, innovation and environmental policy. She co-authored "The Disrupters: Lessons for low-carbon innovation from the new wave of environmental pioneers" (2007) and "South Korea: Mass Innovation comes of age" (2006).
She holds an MSc in Environmental Policy at the London School of Economics, and has five years of experience in website and software business development and production in New York and Japan.
An international roster of leaders from city and state governments and business shared their best strategies for financing large-scale deployment of low carbon technologies in the built environment to create smarter grids, buildings, transportations systems and urban infrastructure.


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Air traffic controllers call July strike across Spain
Spanish air traffic controllers have called partial strikes over two weekends in July - threatening to disrupt some of the busiest travel days for holidaymakers.
The strikes have been called for 11, 12, 25 and 26 July, Spain's air traffic controller union, La Unión Sindical de Controladores Aéreos (USCA) said yesterday.
The stoppages will take place between 10a.m and 1p.m on 11 and 25 July and and between 5p.m and 8p.m on 12 and 26 July.
The strike is the second such action in as many months after air traffic controllers took action over four days in June in protest at sanctions handed out to 61 air traffic controllers for shutting down Barcelona's airspace in 2010.
"The USCA thinks that the decision to maintain sanctions against the 61 air traffic controllers is incomprehensible," the trade union said in a statement released yesterday.
They confirmed the strike days with a tweet, blaming the lack of will by Enaire to reach an agreement.
Enaire, which runs the majority of airports in Spain, fined 61 air traffic controllers from Barcelona Control Centre one month's salary, as well as suspending them for a month, because of a strike which led to a national emergency in 2010.


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Q: Android Studio : errors while building apk I have recently updated my Android Studio to 2.1.1 and initially, the layout previews weren't working. There was a rendering problem. Then I changed the version of the Android to 23 (as was the solution to this problem i found in here). By this, thankfully rendering problem was solved.
But then another problem occurred in execution, and I found that .apk file is not generated.
And it gave FileNotFoundException for app-debug-unaligned.apk
I even tried to build apk manually but it also didn't work.
It says "File <MyProjectPath>\app\build\outputs\apk\app-debug-unaligned.apkcan not be found".
apk folder is generated but its empty.
Please help !

A: If useing library or module go to gradle and check dependencies for repeated compile.
For example
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:19.1.0'//  1
    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:22.2.+'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.+'//    2

I hope help...

A:
Try this:
       First close your android studio then open to it. then clean your project, then rebuild project and then run your project.
      hope it will work


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Prestidigitation vs. public trust
Categories: Books, Editorials, Ethics, Health, Media, Politics, Science, Social Science, Utrinque Paratus
Or how we can learn to change the conversation and prevent powers from "organizing the discontent"
When Drs. Silvia Camporesi, Mark Davis, and Maria Vaccarella (2017) approached the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry about a symposium on "Public Trust in Expert Knowledge" as well as a panel session at the October 2016 meeting of the American Society for Bioethics + Humanities in Washington, D.C. (Camporesi et al. 2016), two books immediately sprang to mind.
The first was Strangers at the Bedside by David Rothman (2009, originally published in 1991). Subtitled A History of How Law and Bioethics Transformed Medical Decision Making, Rothman describes his book as an attempt to understand "how bedside ethics gave way to bioethics" (2009, 11). His central thesis revolves around the concept of trust—and the erosion of trust within medicine. From a U.S. vantage point (although the Unites States is not alone in this metamorphosis), Rothman critically examines how the rise of human experimentation, especially in "The Gilded Age of Research" following World War II, the distancing of doctor from patient in terms of social demographics, culture, and connection to a common community, and rapid advances in biotechnology have helped increase expert knowledge. However, this has often come at the expense of unacceptable costs, such as wartime medical researchers carrying out studies from a bastardarized utilitarian perspective that prioritized "urgency" and the need for all citizens, including child, mental health patient, prisoner, or conscientious objector—and whether knowingly or not—to play their part. "Hands-off" policies within universities, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Senate allowed post-war researchers continued freedom from oversight, and, as Rothman emphasizes, policymakers and participants alike conflated researchers' aims with a doctor's duty of care and therefore trusted them to act in the best interests of their subjects (and disregard the inherent conflicts that exist in this relationship). And although the concept of consent was neither non-existent nor new (having at least been acknowledged in the clinical encounter and the law), because the Allies were "not Nazis," there was little self-reflection, recognition of moral abuses, or changes in medicine or medical research until whistle-blowers like Maurice Pappworth and Henry Beecher (Harkness, Lederer, and Wikler 2001; Beecher 1966) or Jean Heller (1972) of the Associated Press, with help from Peter Buxtun, published their exposés about clinical experimentation or governmental research like Tuskegee.
As Rothman describes, this history, alongside changes in society, medical education, and science and industry, also transformed the physician into stranger—and, by doing so, invited additional experts into the clinical encounter and underscored the need for a more formal and more inter-professional bioethics.
Thus, in large part, bioethics is born of questions of trust in expert knowledge.
But it also gives birth to the means for establishing or re-establishing trust within healthcare and health policy. [continued …]
Read the full article for free
Rich, Leigh E. 2017. Prestidigitation vs. public trust: Or how we can learn to change the conversation and prevent powers from "organizing the discontent." Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 14(1): 1–6.