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Alan Catlin: An Essay
Phineas T. Bluster
I was watching the Orange Nightmare, with the sound turned off, making one of his insane proclamations. There is no point listening to Anything he says, but you can see by his various tells that he is lying. He'll say, "Frankly... "or "To tell you the truth....."or, angrily, "And you know it's true that....."You don't need to be a lip reader to see those words spewing forth from his lips.
Then there is the dumb baseball cap pulled too far over his eyes. A sure-fire sign he is going to cough up some good ones to inspire the masses. He doesn't pull the cap as far down as in the good old campaign days, when he yanked it down Really far, so you couldn't see his eyes, which were in a perpetual drug user's squint. Remember the time he toured the sub? His rambling talk before, during, and after, was even more incoherent than usual. Even the next day, from a distance, at one of his golf courses, you could see he was struggling to keep his eyes open. Why doesn't he just do the normal thing like other drug abusers, and wear sunglasses? Just what d rugs was (is) he on? We know he does speed. Remember that time he called into the Fox Morning show and gave an uninterrupted twenty-five-minute Shakespearean soliloquy (That is if Beckett had written Shakespeare instead. Or maybe Peter Weiss. Or maybe Lenny Bruce when he was shooting up, though less coherent.) Even his biggest TV supporters sat as if stapled to their couch, mesmerized, as if in a dream state, not by the brilliance of his talk, good God no, but by just how ridiculous and, well, insane it was. That has to be the network's worst nightmare: a stoned chief executive impossible to shut up. ...but, already. I digress.
We'll probably never know what drugs he was on. Speed and....? The important point is: does anyone look more unnatural in a baseball cap than The Donald? Let's face facts: baseball caps and suits that don't fit, just don't go together. Period. Even if the suits fit, which his don't. Don't get me started on the suits. Remember when he dressed up for that reception with the Queen? Whoever stuffed him into that formal ceremony suit, did him a great disservice. (and how did they do it? The mind boggles) He looked like a dirigible with a cummerbund and a badly dyed comb over. Sort of, well, like the Trump Baby Balloon, only wizened by age and sinful behavior. The only person who has ever looked more ridiculous in formal wear, was Pete Rose during the Fox Pre and Post Game coverage on the World Serious a few years ago. Not only did Pete's suit not fit, it was way too large, but he was wearing sneakers. But Pete had an excuse. He was drunk. There is no excuse for Donald. He's just a huge blood sausage, packaged in a too tight skin, dressed for a ball, no one wants to be at but him. Nothing will ever change that.
His mother would be so proud. Reportedly she loved watching the Coronation as much as Donald would love to watch Pro Wrestling on TV. Ultimately, what would be the difference? In typical Trumpkin style, he has conflated, and confused the two, adapting a style that incorporates both. You could almost hear him saying, as Jimmy Cagney did in 'White Heat', "I made it, Ma. I'm on top of the world."
The important point, though, is where did the name Phineas T Bluster come from?
Let us consider the name and what it implies. No doubt it is the perfect description of a rogue president who bloviates without benefit of the normal codes of behavior and mental filters. In some people that can be brilliant, but in a five year old adolescent mind, tapped inside a grown person's body, perhaps in pre Alzheimer mode, it can be downright scary. I know I do an injustice to five-year olds, to whom I apologize. Get a transcript of that first speech he gave to the CIA if you don't believe me.
Watching a mute gesturing man, in this case the man who plays the president on TV, recalls days spent working nights in a tavern, waiting for the first bus to appear out of the early morning fog and seeing the creatures of the night, wandering about, those left over from whatever alcoholic haze they were lost in, walking down Central Avenue, incoherent, enraged, desperate for attention....The Trumpeter and his tells: the hand gestures, the contorted features, the wicked oval of his mouth. as deftly caricatured by Alec Baldwin, the gaze of deep seriousness, meant to convey his strength and resolution, but that actually conveys one of his deep confusion and mild hysteria, that often crosses over from mild to serious. He fulminates, he fumes, he, well blusters. He is the mayor of Doodyville.
A quick Internet search brings the memories back. The Bluster name stuck because every kid can identify with a tyrannical nincompoop masquerading as an adult, issuing proclamations that make absolutely no sense. All adults, to a certain degree, must appear that way to young children, but even in this world, Doodyville, as Mr. Bluster is the Official in Charge of Howdy Doody's TV town, is especially ridiculous. We live in Trumplandia now as everyone knows and someone ahs to be the mayor.... And the most relevant fact about P.T. Bluster is he's a puppet. The comparisons with the Chief Executive of Disassembly in these formerly United States, begs to be explored further.
It was the late 40's, early 50's, the infancy of television, when the kids show Howdy Doody first appeared. It was instant success. I confess I disliked Howdy myself nor Buffalo Bob, the master of ceremonies. I didn't like Howdy because he was such a do gooder, a model kid, the kind you instantly wanted to do violence against. Buffalo Bob on general principles. He just seemed like a condescending adult twit. But memory plays tricks on you. I didn't like Shari Lewis and her sock puppets either. She was so far ahead of her time we might not be ready for her yet: Peace and love, and human kindness, empathy....
And then there was the Kid's Club. One wonders if Donald Pea Brain, developed his TV watching obsession/habit in those days, and secretly yearned to be one of those hysterical kids in the studio audience. One suspects, it was more likely he wanted to be a Mousketeer and be one with Tommy and Annette. I mean who didn't love Annette? And then she grew up to stuff a wild bikini.... Oh my, what a difference a few years makes! One can easily imagine Donald Small Hands, and his adolescent sexual fantasies, having its roots in the Mickey Mouse Club....
Now that he is chronologically adult, and the reincarnation of the Howdy Show character flub a dub, (needs no explanation, the name says it all), yearning to bring the country back to those innocent days of the 50's where everyone, especially those pesky minorities, knew their place. Back to where the white folks all got new cars every year and had crew cuts and a two-sibling family and their omnipresent dad always wore a cashmere cardigan, and Mom did her chores and cooked in high heels and worse a dress. Talk about Fantasyland....
Which reminds me, what did Ozzie Nelson do for a living? I don't recall there being a clear statement of his occupation, though I could be wrong about this. I'll be damned if I am going to watch old episodes of the show, or Howdy for that matter, just to make that statement accurate (or not). As Bob Dylan said in Memphis Blue Again, "How much to we have to pay to not go through these things twice?" I know what Ozzie did in real life, he was a band leader, but reality doesn't count. One of life's true ironies of life is what happened to that teen idol from his years as a milquetoast, junior league Elvis, Ricky Nelson. He died in a private plane crash, free basing at 10,000 feet. And David Nelson, his older brother, of all people, was put on a terrorist no fly watch list. As he said, more or less: "I'm David Nelson From Ozzie and Harriet. That David Nelson. I'm a businessman now. I need to fly."
But that was under the GW Bush administration, not the Rumpenstein's Monster one, so who knows how that would have been handled now? Besides, David is dead and whatever list he is on doesn't matter anymore.
The truly unfunny aptness of the Phineas doll, and how it applies to the president, is that who is the puppet master? It appears most likely, that it is, Vlad the Impaler. How else can we explain the Loud One's mouthing phrases, and policy statements generally reserved for the Russian Premier. You can almost hear Vlad whispering in Donald's ear, "Be a man, Donnie, boy, you can do it. Fuck the democrats, they're just a bunch of pussies, but you, you are a real Man. We have the sex tapes to prove it. If you need more copies to show your friends, just ask and we'll send them along for you. No need for Melania to ever see you, and all those lovely young girls, is there? How did you know way back, when you first visited, you'd be a feature on the Russian version of Candid Camera? Besides, when we take over, you'll become President for Life ........"
How else can you explain wrecking the G-7, screwing up Nato, approving of BoJo the Wrecker and his fundamentally insane idea for a hard Brexit, and so on and so as the world burns, literally, and Stumpy the Bear says, "The key to preventing forest fires is to rake the leaves....." Shows what you know City Dweller.
It will take a whole administration to undo the evil he has wrought. Maybe more. That is, assuming we survive this one. If only a Borowitz Report news item were true: That after Donald stalks out of Infrastructure Plan meeting, Pelosi steals the nuclear football and hides it....
Let's face it, when Duarte, the Pilipino butcher, doesn't want anything to do with a shithole country like the US, you know you are on the wrong tack.
In keeping with a philosophy of moving backwards into a mythological, television based, unreality, as a way forward, to Make America Great Again (to steal a phrase from Doddering Ronnie R) was/ is a philosophy doomed to failure. You may try to ignore fifty or sixty or even, seventy years, of history, and social progress. In the end, no matter how hard you wish, reality is going to bite you in the ass.
One also wonders if he was the kind of kid who went to see Peter Pan in the movies, with his body guard, certainly not his parents, who apparently had no time for nurturing their children, who did not clap his hands in order to save Tinkerbell. As a kid, I often wondered, and this really worried me, when I saw Pete Pan in a nearly empty theater, and later repeated endlessly on Walt Disney Presents, if there was only one person clapping, would that be enough to save Tinkerbell? What if they didn't hear me? Would she die? Donald Scissorhands most assuredly wanted to see her dead. He, no doubt, identified with Captain Hook, if only because he had that cool, mechanical, metal thing, instead of a short hand. The mind reels.
One also wonders if the current madness of crowds and their delusional behavior will revert to a kind of sanity, when the pixie dust wears off. Like in the aftermath of, say Tulip Fever, when a society going on and on, in the grips of mania, of dabbling in/risking it all on Tulip Futures, suddenly woke up and collectively said, "What were we thinking?" Couldn't a whole generation of Americans, a base of voters, (see free basing) come to their senses and say "Oh, my God, the guy is a crook, a bad used car salesman, a, well, fill in the blank, for worst con man you can think of....He's PT Barnum, without a sense of humor, and on a much larger scale. By recent accounts, Barnum was a philanthropist, and an all-around decent person. In addition to lending his name to con jobs for all times. I mean when you see a sign that says This Way to the Egress, and once you find it, and it says push here and you do.... Well it's your own fault that you are locked out and have to pay to get back in. Ignorance is its own reward. Which seems to be what drives the current folks in the Oval
After reading the book, Confederates in the Attic, an account of a Jew, from DC, living in the Virginia suburbs, making his living as writer, married to a popular Australian novelist, goes in search of the Confederacy, into the deep South in late 1990's, America. Often in the company of civil war re-enactors. Tony Horwitz, the author, finds that the Civil War is not even close to over. In fact, it is being fought even as we speak, twenty years later, in the mutated form of Tea Partiers turned Trumpkins. And they mean business.
There is a vast network of people down there, in what is essentially a foreign country to us Yankees, who think 1950's wasn't far enough back to make America Great Again. What we really need to do is go back to the 1850's. The chances of that happening are less than zero, as the seminal novel of lost American youth of privilege aptly described. But try to tell people that. Try to tell them John Wayne's real name is Marion Morrison. "Them's fightin' words, boy. " How, then, did his grandson (John Wayne's that is), the heavyweight fighter, the great white dope, who had to retire from the game when he tested HIV positive after years of unsafe sex with women, his own son's kid, end up the last name of Morrison and not Wayne? And if that doesn't start a fight, try out, "John Wayne was married to Mexican". You could look all of this stuff up.
One wonders if his Mom (D.T.'s), an inveterate TV watcher from way back in the 50's as a Fan of, "This Is Your Life." Imagine this:
Today our guest on the program will be Donald J. Drumpenstein. (and you thought Beto was a made up name-It's a nickname, an affectionate diminutive, dude, like Donald Small Hands. Drumpf. Now there's a name for you. Give me a break, what could be more American than that?) real estate magnet, celebrity, and general gadfly/man about town. (scattered applause, laughter) Donald is brought on stage and seated on a high stool.
Announcer: Donald, This Is Your Life and now joining us on stage is your first-grade teacher Ethel Hepplewhite. (mild applause, laughter)
"What can you tell us about how Donald was as your student."
"Donald was a rip. He never paid attention, always was acting out and making a general nuisance of himself. I think he is the only student, in my 40 year, who never once handed in a homework assignment. Even the kids that drooled turned in something, now and again, and got credit for it. They had an excuse. But Donald, well, he thought he was above homework, as if he knew it all already."
"Is there something you can tell us that was truly remarkable about him?"
"Well, he could pass gas as loudly as any individual I have ever known."
"Some can do it, and some can't, is that it Miss H.?"
"You said it."
"I think Donald spent three quarters of the year in the corner wearing a dunce cap. He insisted that dumb was spelled dumm. I tried to show him a dictionary, where the correct spelling was, and he refused to believe it. Said something like, 'Fake Words!'.... I see by his tweets, he hasn't learned anything much since...."
"Well that sure goes a long way to understanding where Donald's lifelong aversion to facts, learning and education."
"Let's face it, if you feel the need to have all your school transcripts all the way back to first grade, removed from their files, you know there is something to hide. That's just simple logic."
"Let's all give Miss Hepplewhite a hand."
Miss H. arises from her chair points at Donald and says, "Donald, go to your corner." Reflexively, Donald rises as if to move to the corner of the studio. (The audience roars with laugher.
Announcer, "Next up is your fellow primary school student, Susie C. Cheese. Susie recalls you very well and would like to share a few choice words with our friends here and at home with regards to Donald."
Susie, "You betcha."
Announcer. "So, Susie, what would you like to tell us about Donald as a child."
"You know how boys are at that age. They like to play fight, talk tough, and show off for girls. Play a little grab ass among themselves. But Donald was different."
"He liked to grab ass with the girls. In fact, his specialty was, 'Goose the girl.' It was really annoying."
"So, what did you do?"
"Well, after a few weeks of that at recess. I hauled off and belted him. He had a shiner that lasted a month. I said, 'Take that you, Pinhead. And knock it off, or next time you won't get off so lucky.'"
"How did he react?"
"He told everyone he got into a fight with a gang of Puerto Ricans called The Sharks and kicked some serious ass. No one believed him, though."
"Ha, ha. You're a pip, Susie. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the Young Donald J. Any last thoughts you'd like to direct to D.J.?"
"You're still a pinhead." (audience roars with laugher....)
and so it went.... the defenestration of Donald J Drumpenstein.
50's kid shows were not the only irritants/ toxic diseases, that could creep like a cut worm into the heart and mind of a young Mr. Trumpty Dumpty. The Sunday funnies were a big thing still in the 50's. You had to buy the Daily News to get them or The Post. The serious papers, like The Times, wouldn't have such a frivolous item as The Funnies and they still don't, even if they are failing. The kind of father, like DT's (any association, physically with the mythic movie alien is purely coincidental) who gets arrested at KKK meetings, and whose granddad made his nut franchising whore houses, impresses me as Daily News type of person. He'd get the Journal too, but the Daily News, would still the paper of choice for the folks who lived for blood and guts, front- and back-page stories, illustrated by ambulance chased photos of dead people framed under the photographic influence of Wee Gee. It's enough to scar one for life.
We got the Tribune at home, so I had to go to my great aunt's, next door, for the Funnies. My favorite was Mandrake the Magician. I loved that he could gesture hypnotically. Think about Donald Silver Tongues and his hand gestures.... Consider those inexplicable, sometimes twitch like, spasmodic feints of the arm and hands , the inexplicable circular figures he makes that causes you wonder, just what does he mean?
Let's match up the traits of the comic strip dissimulator Mandrake, and the presidential dissimulator, Frump.
Gestures hypnotically and makes people see things that aren't there, as in, "Don't believe what you read and hear, what I say .... goes without saying
Shapeshifting. Check
Believes in slavery-Check (Lothar, the nearly invincible, muscled black man in a leopard skin toga talk about tropes!) right hand man of Mandrake
Slinky female companion: Melania /Narda. Check
Lives in a high rise gated community in NY State. Check
Levitation, Teleporting, Invisibility- not so much but he sure does try for invisibility, not himself minds you, but of records of everything he does.
False confusing illusions. Check
These are not coincidences folks, these are facts.
And Mandrake isn't the only cartoon character we can draw comparisons with.
How about Lil' Abner: Daisy Mae?! Need I say more? (one doesn't like to speculate about adult TV prime time TV watching, but Donna Douglas comes to mind, not for her acting ability, in the Beverley Hillbilly's, but for uncanny resemblance to the buxom MS Mae. ...sorry Donna, them's the facts...)
Of course, there was Pogo, and The Swamp. As Ed Sanders and The Fugs once gleefully sang, "Rompin' in the Swamp" (You can spend your time/ covered up in slime....") Who knew how politically relevant that song would become? Though one would not be going out on a limb to suggest, Rumpy didn't get the politics of Pogo, "We have seen the enemy and he is us...." And those three little raccoons(?) Bewitched Bewildered and Bebothered, think of them as Eric, Don Jr. and Jared....Or maybe we should be more realistic and point out the facts: The three evil twits are more likely Huey, Dewey and Louie. And Scrooge McDuck speaks for itself. I'm sure he got the politics of Al Capp.
It should be noted that, the tightfisted one, was unanimously selected as the cheapest "billionaire" in America, as he once cashed a 1.19 check, sent to various rich people, as a test. In fact, he was the only one who cashed it. Maybe he needed money to buy some Double Bubble Gum to check up on the life and times of Veronica and Betty in the Archie insert comics that came with that awful gum. Even as an adolescent, it wasn't possible Not to notice those girls were hot! Smoking hot. Though why Archie preferred Veronica to Betty, who seemed like a genuinely nice person, in addition to her hotness, while Veronica, well Veronica, was a bitch.... Can you imagine, an adolescent Donald Bloat Face, chewing a huge wad of pink gum? Me either. Hell, he might attempt a giant bubble, the biggest one ever, and have it go bad on him, explode, blowback into his hair plugs/comb over.... Now that is something that would be fun to see. The mind reels.
But I am in the twilight zone of digressions now...
Medium shot of Rod Serling in the concourse of a large arena.
"......what began as a seemingly normal political rally, has transformed into an otherworldly experience, a mirror image world, as if the candidate had stepped through a portal in time and entered a new dimension. We have all crossed over into another world, we have just entered the Twilight Zone.....
Key to 50's pop song, "Rockin' Robin", now the DT re-election campaign song,
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet, tweedilly-tweedilly-deet)
(Tweet-tweet-tweet-tweet) ......
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song
All the little birds on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet
Rockin' robin, (tweet-tweet-tweet)
Rock-rock-rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
Go rockin' robin 'cause we're really gonna rock tonight (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
Rockin' Robin is also the "stage" name of a pro wrestler. As, I confess, not being up on the names and faces of pro wrestling since the glory days of the 50's when I was avid fan. I was also with devotee of roller derby, especially the women. I had a friend in grammar school, whose sister had all the fan wrasslin' 'zines, who harbored an aspiration to actually become a pro wrestler. We've lost touch the last 50 years or so, so whether this aspiration became a reality, I'll never know.
Rockin' Robin's half-brother, Jake the Snake Roberts, was on a short list of Rump's possible appointments for a cabinet post. I believe it was Under Secretary of the Interior, before his untimely death.
Title credits of the episode are shown over the speaker, a large creature, stuffed into a business suit that is three sizes too small, as shot from below. The slightly distorted angle emphasizes his girth, and his bizarre appearance, combining alien features, badly made up with pounds of grease paint, in an attempt to mask the person's demonic features, by disguising him as a circus clown.
RUMOR, FEAR and the MADNESS OF CROWDS
Based on a book by J.P. Chaplin and adapted for the screen by Stephen King
Directed by Rod Serling
The camera focuses on the speaker, in silence, for awhile, as he wildly gesticulates, stopping occasionally to acknowledge applause and adulation from the assembled. Jump cut to a medium shot of the speaker, standing on the dais before a small grandstand packed with paid supporters holding RUMP and Ponce signs, that are shaken up and down, to handheld prompts just beyond the sight of the camera.
The arena appears full, but on closer inspection, many of the upper levels are filled with inflatable dolls. Much of the prerecorded crowd noise is piped in.
The audio of the speech is heard beginning in a random place (a full read out of the text clearly shows that there is no beginning, middle, or an end to the speech anyway, which has no coherent theme, logic, or goal other than to incite the crowd with stick tropes and over-familiar clichés.)
".... totally Fake News. The opposition, those lamestream media heroes. are nothing but snowflake, cucks, who wouldn't know how to load an AR-15 if their lives depended upon it (pause for applause and canned laughter)......Clearly the so-called, popular vote they allegedly won was nothing but a stuffing of the ballot boxes by aliens, actual aliens, in liberal strongholds like Rhode Island and Vermont. (pause for loud choruses of Boos) .... they were all cast by actual space aliens. Yes, folks, the democrats are now using those lizard people from outer space you have been hearing about on the state approved OAR and Fox Networks...The same ones you have been reading about in the only reliable, Rump approved news outlet, The National Enquirer....(pause for chorus of cheers and the general shaking of signs).....
Breaking News: The Rump administration announces a bold, new foreign policy initiative. The president himself, has just signed the papers, to complete the purchase of Hungary. "I've always said the Balkans has Yuge potential. Look at all that beach front property, just waiting to be developed. And, you know, the weather there isn't nearly as bad as people say it is. Once the climate warms up completely, it will be a tropical oasis. ...."
Emerging from the Twilight Zone becomes more difficult with the progression, ( to coin a term when speaking of the current administration, progress, is not a term generally applied to what is happening now), of the agenda, whatever it is. The news has become a Reality Show and it unclear if we are in the Twilight Zone All the time, now, or only part time. Looking at the cabinet that Trumpelstiltskin has assembled has the feel of an unwritten chapter of Alice Through the Looking Glass: The Honchos.
National Security Advisor: The Mad Hatter
Press Secretary: The Queen of Hearts, the Sarah Sanders doll version
Housing and Urban Development: The Caterpillar, with the hookah on a mushroom (aka a new version of Clue card?)
Secretary of State: The Cheshire Cat
Secretary of Energy: Humpty Dumpty
Secretary of the Interior Tweedle Dee
EPA Director: Tweedle Dum
Homeland Security: The Jabberwock
Secretary of Education: The Duchess
Special Advisors to the President (f) March Hares
Special Advisor to the President (m) The Knave of Hearts...........
You have to give Trumple credit for originality. Has it ever occurred to anyone that: if there is not a quorum of actually Senate approved cabinet secretaries, the article to remove the president by a 2/3 majority of cabinet officials, may not be evocable?
But he is a marketing/branding genius. Think of all those catchy three syllables, easy to remember jingles: Lock Her Up, Build the Wall, and Drain the Swamp.... I hereby propose a new three syllable chant: Shut Him Up. If that doesn't work, how about, Bring Him Down? Remember back in the 60's there was Dump the Hump! (referring to Hubert Humphrey, who lost a bid to replace LBJ as president and was beaten by the Biggest Troll Ever Elected President Until Now Award, Richard M. Nixon. As we are intent upon reliving the past how about Dump the Trump!) Try them out sometime. Bring your friends along, make it hash tag, a movement even. Imagine his reaction....
Editor's Note: Since I wrote and revised this essay, a full-bore Democratic Impeachment Inquiry has been launched, proving once again: just when you thought the mother lode of sleaze, corruptibility, and dirty dealing had been mined out, it was only beginning. The Frito Cheeto proves, once again, that there is no bottom to his foulness. A whiff of sulfur is always in the air no matter where he goes with his reverse Midas touch, that: instead of turning things into gold, he turns them into shit. (or as the Rick Wilson, former republican pundit so aptly put it, Everything Trump Touches Dies.) And while we are rewriting Fairy Tales, a new version of Snow White Through the Looking Glass has been unearthed called, appropriately, Snow Black, featuring Melania and the Seven Grifter's:
Trumpy
Dumpy
Slouchy &
The saga continues.........


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We just learned a little more about the OnePlus 10 Pro cameras.
After revealing the fundamentals of the OnePlus 10 Pro earlier this week, the company is revealing a little more details on the camera's features.
The company is teaming up with Hasselblad again to create a second-generation camera, but certain new features were missing from the initial announcement. As OnePlus loves to do, it gradually releases information.
And today we have freshly squeezed juice. In terms of hardware, the ultra wide-angle camera has a new 150-degree field of view, but it can be changed to 110 degrees for a less extreme wide shot. There is also a new fisheye mode.
The Hasselblad Pro mode in the OnePlus 10 Pro will now include a new RAW + shooting mode that is similar to Apple's Pro RAW mode. All three cameras are involved here, and thanks to the Pro mode, you'll be able to shoot 12-bit RAW files and tinker with exposure settings.
All in all, this sounds like a speedup over the RAW mode of the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, but with a little computational photography added to it. Software enhancements continue with Movie Mode, which provides ISO and shutter speed control.
The company is also adding new Billion Color Solution processing (borrowed from Oppo) combined with Hasselblad's own Natural Color Calibration, which means the phone can shoot 10-bit color photos. OnePlus says this allows the OnePlus 10 Pro to capture 64 times more colors than last year's Pro release.
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To date, Help For Children Chicago has distributed 205 best-in-class and innovative grants totaling over $7 million. The Committee of Hearts, founded in 2002 by Elizabeth Foster of Kilkenny Capital Management LLC, has strong partnerships in the alternative investment industry and, with its ongoing support, has made a demonstrable difference in the lives of children and families throughout the Midwest for almost two decades.
The Committee of Hearts was enhanced in 2005 by the Committee of Hope, founded by Jennifer Edgcomb of GEM Realty Capital, as a way for rising industry professionals and their peers to contribute to the HFC mission. In joining forces, these two groups have created an even larger contribution to local organizations that are dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse.
The Committee of Hearts holds a popular benefit every May in Chicago. The Committee of Hope holds several fun and engaging events throughout the year, including a craft beer event in the fall and a trivia event each winter.
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Susan Sarandon and Roger Waters to lead protest at 'corporate criminal' trial of anti-Chevron lawyer
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Actress Susan Sarandon and rock legend Roger Waters will protest the trial of Steven Donziger in New York. Donziger took on oil giant Chevron over pollution in Ecuador and won, but now he's in the legal crosshairs himself.
After nearly two years under house arrest, Steven Donziger will finally see the inside of a courtroom on Monday. A former lawyer, Donziger rose to fame after he successfully prosecuted oil giant Chevron for polluting indigenous land in Ecuador. Donziger won damages of $18 billion from an Ecuadorian court in 2011, later reduced to $9.5 billion – less than a tenth of Chevron's 2019 turnover of $139 billion.
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Chevron didn't pay up. Instead, the oil giant filed a racketeering suit against him, and a New York federal court ruled in 2014 that the Ecuador judgement was "obtained by corrupt means." Donziger appealed this ruling, but will now face contempt of court charges for alleged misconduct during this appeal.
Outside the Manhattan courthouse, Susan Sarandon and Roger Waters will lead a protest, Donziger revealed on Sunday.
Thrilled that @SusanSarandon will attend my Chevron-orchestrated "trial" tomorrow with @rogerwaters to bear witness to the nation's first corporate criminal prosecution. Requests to watch are pouring in from around the world. Judge Preska must restore Zoom access. pic.twitter.com/3EfbpVWCNl
— Steven Donziger (@SDonziger) May 9, 2021
Although Donziger's case will be heard inside a federal courtroom, he is not being prosecuted by the government. Instead, a private law firm that listed Chevron as one of its clients is pursuing the contempt charges against him. Donziger described the trial as "Chevron-orchestrated" and "the nation's first corporate criminal prosecution."
Curious parties will not be allowed to watch the proceedings. Donziger petitioned Judge Loretta Preska last month to allow TV cameras inside the courtroom, and to allow the trial to be streamed on Zoom. Both requests were denied, with Donziger's attorney, Marty Garbus, describing the move as an "obvious and transparent attempt to hide public scrutiny of a farcical proceeding with a biased judge, no jury, and a private Chevron prosecutor."
"Requests to watch are pouring in from around the world," Donziger tweeted on Sunday. "Judge Preska must restore Zoom access."
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In addition to Sarandon and Waters, Donziger's plight has attracted the support of 55 Nobel laureates, more than 200 lawyers, and six Democratic members of Congress – including New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michigan's Rashida Tlaib, and Maryland's Jamie Raskin.
If found guilty of contempt, Donziger could face five months in prison. However, he told RT earlier this year that he thinks the true aim of his prosecutors is to prevent future cases being taken against companies like Chevron.
"Oil and big fossil fuel companies do not want to pay for their pollution, if they have to, then their entire business model would be much less viable or would have to be extinguished," he said. "They hate the concept of a country like Ecuador having a court that holds a big US company accountable. I don't think they want other countries ruling on the conduct of US companies to this degree."
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New Web site allows users to call Israel for free
By Mike Zoller January 8, 2009, 4:21 pm 0 Edit
With the war in Gaza still going on with little end in sight, keeping in touch with friends and family in Israel, especially the southern area, can be costly.
However, a new Israeli-based Internet phone company is allowing people to make free calls anywhere in the world — including southern Israel.
Poketalk.com was started by Jewish students who are currently attending university in Israel.
Shai Genish and David Ben-Israel are Jews originally from the United States who crossed the Atlantic to further their education. Eight months ago they launched a Web site that allows people to make calls from their cellular or landline phone to any other phone in 65 countries for free.
"We started this to help the Jewish community to stay connected with the Israeli community for free," Ben-Israel said.
Now in their third year of school, pursuing degrees in business administration and finance, Poketalk.com has over 70,000 registered users across the globe.
Users log onto the company's Web site and input the phone number of the phone they are calling from and the number of the person they would like to call. The Web site calls both phones and you are connected almost instantly with the person you're calling. The quality of the call is crystal clear, as if you were calling phone to phone, as the service doesn't use Internet connections; it uses your everyday phone line.
While many might compare it to the popular Skype program that allows users free calls to anywhere in the world, Ben-Israel and Genish said Poketalk.com is very different.
"Poketalk.com is phone to phone, Skype is computer to computer," Ben-Israel said. "It's just like a call if you pick up your phone."
Skype requires that both users be by their computer when the call is made, and that the quality of the call is not always great. Since Poketalk.com goes right through phone lines, it gives the users much more flexibility and high quality calls.
On Poketalk.com, users are allowed 50, 10-minute phone calls a month. However, during the crisis in Gaza, if you are calling the southern part of Israel or Gaza (an 08 area code) users can make unlimited 30-minute phone calls.
Ben-Israel and Genish said that the promotion would continue until the war is over.
The company is also offering readers of The Jewish Chronicle an exclusive promotion. Once logged into the Poketalk.com users can enter in the promo code: pittchron, and receive 100, 10-minute calls a month, as well as have their first three calls be 20-minutes long.
Ben-Israel and Genish understand that in this time of crisis, people want to stay in touch with those overseas.
With the current conflict, a majority of the calls the company makes are to Israel or from Israel.
"Around 80 percent of our users are in Israel or calling Israel," Genish said. "We are focusing on people getting the people in Canada, the U.S. and Israel to speak between themselves."
The calls are completely free via the Web site thanks to scrolling advertisements on the pages. However, they don't interfere with making or receiving calls. The enticing free part can sometimes make users uneasy.
"A lot of people have a hard time believing it exists, but it does," Genish said. "It really is free. That's our biggest barrier when explaining it to people that it's free."
While the initial purpose of the company was to keep those in Israel connected with others around the world, the company is growing.
"We are always looking to expand," Ben-Israel said. "We would like to go to as many countries as possible."
(Mike Zoller can be reached at mikez@thejewishchronicle.net.)


The Daily Meal has a feature up on a topic near and dear to M. Chapoutier — the World Championship of Pâté-Croûte, which this fall will hold its first semifinal on U.S. soil.
The winner will be flown out to France for the World Grand Finale in December, hosted by renowned French winery M. Chapoutier in Tain-L'Hermitage. The runner-up wins a culinary weekend in Montreal, and third place gets a selection of fine wines and charcuterie.
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What were you doing before design or have you always been in the industry?
I''ve been working in the interior design industry since I was a teenager when I started as an intern organizing fabric memos. As a child, I would rearrange the furniture in my bedroom frequently. My mother is a very talented artist so I had some early lessons in color theory playing with her paint. I've always been naturally drawn to the field. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to have my own interior design business.
Why did you want to be involved in the design industry?
I love both the creative and business sides of the industry. It's a great fit for me. I have always wanted to make spaces look good, but most importantly, rooms need to function well.
Are you formally trained and educated or are you self taught?
I am a graduate of the New York School of Interior Design and a nationally licensed interior designer.
What were the major inspirations for the work that you do?
I am inspired by architecture when I travel. Whether it's modern design in Shanghai or traditional European architecture in Copenhagen, it is all influential to me.
Who do you look up to in the design industry?
I look up to Bunny Williams. She has had a great career. She can design in both traditional and more modern styles. Being able to design in a range of looks is important to me because everyone is different and needs a unique look.
Describe your design process from beginning to end?
We work with clients on renovations, house builds, full-scale interior design and individual room design. We start the process with floor plans and architectural drawings, design the spaces for the client and end with an installation. I don''t repeat fabrics or furniture so each client gets their own custom design.
What has been your biggest achievement in the design industry?
My biggest achievement was passing the NCIDQ, which is a multi-day national licensing test for residential and commercial work. One of our projects was also recently published in Better Homes and Gardens magazine. It''s a big achievement for me to have been published on a national level.
What is the most challenging experience you have encountered?
Fortunately, we have great clients and a solid process that keeps things moving smoothly. However, bad weather during large installations can be a little stressful.
What do you like the most about your work and what do you dislike the most?
I enjoy enhancing the client's quality of life through design. My favorite part is seeing their reaction after we''ve installed. I dislike it when my office internet goes out!
I''d like to continue working on residential projects and grow on the commercial side of design.
Classic, tailored, functional and sophisticated.
How has Charlotte received your work and influenced your field?
My work has been well received here and my business has grown a lot. I''ve been fortunate to have great clients with whom I collaborate but who also appreciate what I do.
I can't pick a favorite, but I enjoy any book on British or Russian history.
Could you imagine yourself doing anything else?
[If I wasn''t designing] I would be a travel writer or an architect.
What advice would you give to someone wanting to pursue a career in design?
I would encourage [them] to get a degree in interior design, or at least start taking some classes. [Education] is the most important part of wanting a long term and diverse career in the field.


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Jyotsna Ji's vote
Posted on 23 November 2014 by Shivam Vij
For The Express Tribune on 10 April 2014
Jyotsna ji has been my house help since 2006. She hails from a village East Midnapore district in West Bengal. She has lived in Delhi for about 22 years now. She separated from her husband and raised her two sons by herself.
I never asked her about politics until the day she returned from her annual trip to her village, some years ago. After 37 years of communist rule, West Bengal had a new government, led byMamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress. The communists had been popular in West Bengal because they had done some half-baked land reforms and the rural poor loved them for it. The rest they managed by violence and rigging. Now the communists had tried to copy China and industrialise in a hurry, throwing the poor out of their land, using police, rape, murder and arson. The people voted with their feet. I wanted to know what Jyotsna ji thought of this change.
"See," she said, "The people in the village are fools. I told them as much. As you know I don't mince words." She sounded patronising like Indian expats used to, about the country they had left. "I asked them if they had extracted any promises out of Trinamool or just shifted to with the wind? They had no answer. I told them I've lived in Delhi for 20 years! And in our jhuggi(slum) we've always voted Congress but only after extracting specific promises out of them. Nothing can happen to people in the village. Even the communists and the Maobaadis (Maoists) fool them".
Then her sons grew up and she moved left the slum, moving into a rented house. The sons got jobs and one of them recently got married. Some months ago I asked her whom she was voting for in the Delhi assembly elections. "Abki baar jhaadu!" she said with surprising enthusiasm as she cleaned the floor with a broom, convincing me that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with the broom as its election symbol was going to do well. What about your sons? "They are they ones who persuaded me it was time to move on from the useless Congress".
Arvind Kejriwal became chief minister of Delhi with support from the Congress. But he could either run Delhi or prepare for the Lok Sabha elections. He tried his best to make the Congress withdraw support but the Congress did not. So he tried to pass a law that the Delhi assembly could not have passed, complaining that the Congress didn't let him pass the law. He resigned. The gimmick has been so obvious it has dented the AAP's image and made people question if they are mature enough for power.
Your government fell, I pointed out to Jyotsna ji. Well, she replied, the Congress didn't let it last. Few are better than the AAP with political communication.
Some days ago I asked her who she was planning to vote in the central elections. Nobody, she replied. They're all useless. Which is how most people in most countries feel about most politicians anyway, but what happened to Jyotsna ji's newfound love for the broom party? "See, Congress is useless and jhadu didn't last long, or wasn't allowed to last long, or whatever happened but the experiment didn't work out." And Modi? "Modi tou chor hai!" she said with a vehemence that surprised me. "Modi is a thief!" Labelling Modi and the BJP as being equal with Congress in corruption was the AAP's trick, and evidently the broom party's communication was still strong even when they were losing a voter.
Yesterday, she said she'll go to vote. Really? But I thought you won't vote? "I am thinking that I should. When they come to demolish the jhuggi and I plead with them not to, the politicians will say you don't even vote." But I though you didn't live in the jhuggi anymore? "I don't, but I gave out my rooms there on rent".
Renting out rooms you don't own – her village folk are clearly never going to be this smart.
So who will you vote for? I haven't decided, she insisted. How's that possible, you must have some thoughts? "All my life I have voted Congress so my son was saying this time," she hesitated to complete the sentence, "why not try the lotus?" Lotus is the election symbol of Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.
Who are others in the jhuggi voting for? What is your jhuggi leader saying? "I don't know," she said. "I go there rarely."
She admits that her monthly ration has become cheaper under a new food security law enacted by the Congress but that's not good enough for her. She is no longer bound to the blackmail that is the Congress' patronage system of capturing long-term vote blocks. Even if the slum is demolished she won't be on the road. She is free now, free like you and me, a free woman happy to make wrong choices at the polling booth and learn from them the next election.
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Jeez, we've been posting a ton of content today and half our staff's in San Diego. And the day's not over yet - I have an exclusive poster premiere later in the evening. But if you can keep up with us, we're going to keep bringing you the good stuff.
Attack Of The Show played the BUNRAKU trailer on Wednesday, July 20th, and today, AICN has it for you exclusive online! The trailer looks crazy, with gangsters, cowboys, samurai, car chases, and Woody Harrelson doing his Bartender thing again. This played at last year's Fantastic Fest and got a great response, and judging from the trailer it looks to be kinetic and fun. Here's the BUNRAKU trailer!
BUNRAKU comes out on September 1st VOD and September 30th Theatrical. Nordling, out.


In today's society, travel has become more and more desirable. With all the famous travel bloggers and celebrities flooding Instagram and news feeds with photos of themselves luxuriously lounging under palms in the Isle of Capri, or strutting the streets of Vancouver, we all are destined to not only "like" these images, but subconsciously wish we could be in their shoes, instead of being stuck in the "boring" homeland that is Ohio. However, many can't exactly just get up and travel away to exotic lands whenever they please. Our time, money, and priorities are sometimes too great of roadblocks to pass through. But is it possible to see the world within our own city? Believe it or not, there are actually quite a few hidden gems within our very own city that could make us feel like we are thousands of miles away from home.
One of the most popular tourist locations of the year, coming in at number fourteen on the World's Most Traveled Destinations, is Rome, Italy. Taking a trip to Rome would require a ten or so hour flight and approximately $1,000 at least. With the Vinoklet Winery & Vineyard in the heart of Cincinnati, who needs to spend all that time and money getting a taste of Italy's vineyards when they can right at home? Nestled in Colerain Township is thirty acres of picturesque rolling hills and ponds, just like in Italy. Spectators can stroll the fields, watch the sunset from the winery gazebo, and enjoy an extravagant Italian meal, just like a real Italian.
Next on the list of most desirable travel destinations, not too far from the vineyards of Italy, is the country of France. There may be only one Eiffel Tower in the world (although Kings Island's Eiffel Tower is pretty cool too), but that doesn't mean that there are no French roots engrained in Cincinnati. Jean-Robert's Table is a relaxed urban bistro in historic Over the Rhine. French chef Jean-Robert de Cavel, born in Roubaix, Northern France, embarked on his culinary training at age 16, learning and traveling across France. He then brought his talents to Cincinnati to cultivate his own five-star restaurant. Jean-Robert's Table is a place of true French cuisine- with menu items like duck breast, a French Chateau Burger, rack of lamb and sea scallops.
Cincinnati was formed from its strong German ties, yet there are not too many people out there that know much about the roots of our hometown. Cincinnati's German history goes back all the way to 1788, when German immigrants fled to America to escape religious persecution and the lack of availability of jobs. Now, we Cincinnatians still love our soft pretzels and cheese more than ever. However, we might not get too many chances of getting to immerse ourselves directly in the culture. Try speaking the language at Old Saint Mary's Church in OTR. The church was erected in 1841 and mass is every day at various times, with options of English, Latin, and German speaking masses. Try the German mass for a true German feel, because every word of it will be spoken like so.
At Old Saint Mary's in Over the Rhine, pamphlets are given out to follow along with the various languages. Following along throughout the mass makes the experience seem much more real.
Jumping over to the next continent of Asia, there are numerous different countries where tourists travel. China, Indonesia, and Thailand are extremely popular destinations today, and hold the very top spot of most traveled to countries according to CNN. These countries are known for their street food. Their cuisine is usually composed of piping hot ramen; noodle bowls with chewy white noodles and garnished with fresh mint, shallots, cilantro, cucumbers and sweet pineapple; or seasoned sweet and sour pork. The people of these regions create these meals in order to express their roots and home traditions. What better way to experience the taste of Asia than a whole festival dedicated to Asian street food? Starting May 14 through May 15, Washington Park will hold its annual Asian Food Fest. Here visitors can gather to bring the many Asian communities and vendors together in Cincinnati to encourage diversity through Asian food and culture.


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Understanding Cyber Warfare. From Cyber Warfare to Cyber Resistance
By Rachael M. Rudolph
Theme: Militarization and WMD
Instruments of warfare have evolved. Gone are the days of battle-axes, machetes, swords, and men charging in strategic formation or lying in trenches awaiting their foe. Instead, guns, bombs, chemical and biological agents, unmanned aircraft and assault vehicles are used as instruments of war. A more significant change from the past has been the robotic nature of the way conflict is waged, supposedly making more "humane" an inhumane act. The changes witnessed of course parallel technological advances within society, resulting in even more wars and conflicts being waged from behind a computer screen, in a command center, and by remote control. Likewise, the ways in which resistance is carried out will parallel the technological changes and evolving nature of warfare. The rise of cyber warfare and resistance shed light on where we are heading, with both state and non-state actors on almost equal footing in the knowledge of and potential use for viruses, worms and Trojans. Arguably, some actors operating in the realm of cyber resistance are more advanced in knowledge than the states they are battling. Is Cyber Resistance a weapon for checking the traditional and conventional military power of the state? Will it be the key for checking Israel and its inhumane and disproportionate use of force and weaponry against Palestinians?
Emerging Cyber Warfare and Resistance
In 1996, Russian Major Boystov argued that the development of very precise lethal and non-lethal kinds of weaponry to exert pressure over another is necessary today because of the urban concentration of most populations, with electronic weapons being such a direct or indirect means.[1] Discussion of electronic weaponry prior to the 1990s was limited to academic, government and military circles. Rarely were there discussions that entered the public domain. The academic literature cites the US War with Iraq in the 1990s as the point of change.
This point also parallels the rise of Cyber Resistance. Prior to the 1980s, individual hackers were relatively unknown to one another. Well, at least in the context of their geographical boundaries. Chat systems transformed interaction by bringing individuals from all over the world together. They were able to not only interact but also learn from and exchange ideas about the realm of possibility. A common goal united their association and interaction, which was the liberation of information from the shackles of the corporate and governing elite.[2] However, it would not be until the mid-to-late 1990s that cyber collectives would emerge and the early 2000s for the waging of concerted transnational actions that can be considered existing within the paradigm of Cyber Resistance.[3]
In spite of the development of electronic means of warfare and the rise of cyber resistance, states would not publicly admit and/or declare the existence of their cyber warfare programs. In 2007, NATO established the Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre to coordinate and enhance the organization's cyber defense capability. In 2009, the Obama Administration declared America's digital infrastructure to be a strategic national asset; and, one year later USCYBERCOM was established to defend US military networks and to attack other countries' systems.[4] Australia, Britain, Iran, Israel, India, North Korea, and Pakistan are also cited in the literature as being in the process of boosting their cyber war capabilities.
Very few, however, have actually articulated their Cyber Warfare Doctrine.[5] China and Russia are two recognized in the literature as having well-developed theoretical doctrines,[6] while the US has maintained a cloak of silence over its own. The lack of intellectual development in this area, according to Simon Tisdall in his article published in the Guardian in February 2010, is comparable to the period of the 1950s when states were racing to develop their nuclear technological knowledge and programs.
The lack of existing state programs and the uncertainty of engaging in Cyber Warfare led many states to rely on and hire individuals and/or collective groups over the years. For example, Israel hired several individuals to breach the US Department of Defense's computer systems in 1994.[7] India and Pakistan have also relied on an ongoing cyber war between non-state actors from their respective countries. Cyber war is not directed, carried out and waged by these states, but instead by non-state actors that are engaging each other and attacking the opposing government's websites and computers. Use of and reliance on non-state actors by states is likely to change in the years to come as government Cyber Warfare Programs are developed, and as more non-state actors band together to wage in resistance against the growing abuses by those in power.
The Cyber world today remains the realm wherein people can anonymously and legitimately challenge and check states growing abuse of power and infringement on the rights of people, which they are supposed to protect and represent. In the minds of many today and in the media is the global, leaderless collective called Anonymous, where individuals and groups are working independently, interdependently and simultaneously in a framework shaped by and operated according to shared beliefs and interests of those therein participating. There is no centralized structure and each of the entities operating therein has their own independent decision structures and mechanisms for constructing and implementing policies. Anonymous' overall functioning and power lie in the will of people, which is the reason it can and will remain a leaderless movement that encompasses all.
Given everything, it should come as no surprise to many that today states are on equal footing in some cases and have been outpaced in others by non-state actors operating in the realm of Cyber Resistance. The literature on Cyber capabilities ranks non-state actors inside Pakistan as having the potential to rival China and Russia in capabilities and knowledge, which is quite amazing given that these two countries' abilities and existing programs are considered the best. Hezbollah is also ranked high for its cyber warfare program and the ability to carryout cyber attacks. For many of us who write on resistance movements, Hezbollah is considered and respected as one of the best in terms of military capabilities, knowledge and development. Lastly, it should also be noted that some cyber groups specialize in, and are known for, certain cyber activities.
When looking at the concept of and potential for Cyber Resistance, the realm of possibilities are exciting and seem limitless. Cyber Resistance is here to stay and cyber programs are the future for many existing actors, groups and movements seeking to challenge the existing status quo and engage in conflict with an entity that is stronger in conventional armaments and programs. It is, arguably, the key to finally checking Israel and preventing it from continuing to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land. Before addressing this point, a brief examination of what is cyber warfare and the methods it encompasses are necessary.
Attempting to Understand Cyber Warfare
Given the nascent development of Cyber Warfare programs, it is not surprising that there is a lack of consensus on what exactly is meant by the term. Cyber Warfare is considered politically motivated computer attacks on informational, technological and/or physical infrastructures. Some have argued that "war" is not the appropriate reference and is used to evoke a militaristic frame and thus draw a similar response. Proponents of this argument posit that the phenomenon is best captured by acts of sabotage, espionage and subversion. Differences over definition of what constitutes cyber warfare have resulted in a reluctance of many to pursue cyber arms control agreements. The definitional debate will continue to rage for years to come, similar to the debate over defining a terrorist and a freedom fighter. States are likely to continue deeming the challenging non-state actors and/or groups as terrorists, while the people recognize them for what they rightly are, which is resistance.
Cyber attacks, however, are recognized by states as a means for countering an opponent that is superior in conventional and traditional military power. Any informational infrastructure or that which relies thereon can be bugged, hacked, infected, tapped and penetrated. Thus, a multifaceted cyber attack employing various techniques could be highly disruptive to the targeted enemy. The basic notion of and that which most attacks are designed to do go beyond mere annoyance, agitation and irritation to inflict sustained uncertainty, confusion, chaos, and to provoke a feeling bordering on fear. Some attacks also seek to disable or prevent an action. For example, cyber actions to prevent or halt the US government's censoring or blocking of information; its violations of free speech and infringement on the people's human rights; and, using unjust means to put down public unrest. The reasons for attacks are thus political and the cyber means for carrying them out vary.
Types of attacks that fall under the rubric of cyber attacks are evolving, with no clear line or rules for engagement and/or classification of their nature. Hacking, Trojans, worms and/or viruses are the means used for the execution of attacks. Cyber attacks can be categorized into those that are mere psychological or informational in nature and others that are structural. Some of psychological attacks include the giving of or implanting false impressions that masquerade or serve as a decoy for a larger operation; disinformation campaigns that result in errors of judgments; and, web defacements designed to agitate the targeted enemy. While some attacks are carried out for the sole purpose of, geared toward or designed for information collection and cyber reconnaissance, all cyber operations contain this type of attack or strategy.
Some of the structural attacks include the implantation of backdoor, time or logic bombs; changing data or the jamming of systems to produce the dysfunction of the target; performing data corruption or degradation of computer systems that control monitoring capabilities; development of viruses and the use of denial of service attacks (DoS) to disrupt activity; use of electromagnetic and sound wave technologies to interfere with the frequency and equipment used to operate structures, systems, and weaponry; erasing of hard drives to disrupt development and research; rewriting of software programs to permit remote access; and, tampering and destruction of critical economic and public infrastructure from remote areas.
Cyber attacks can also resemble traditional modes or tactics of resistance such as virtual protests and the shaming or agitation campaigns that utilize social media. Virtual protests and aggressive agitation campaigns have become popular since the start of 2011, with participation significantly increasing. Computerized global campaigns to support the activities on the ground in places like Tunisia, Egypt and Palestine have complimented the traditional modes and tactics of non-violent resistance employed by fellow activists. The collective mobilization of cyber activists and those on the ground has also created a bond that has the potential to transform resistance and the strategies employed in ways not thought possible in the past.
Excitement for new modes, strategies and tactics and the emergence of a paradigm for cyber resistance must be tempered by the fact that carrying out a cyber attack is not easy.[8] Each one requires a significant amount of informational acquisition to identify potential entry points and susceptible points in the communication systems or structure. Afterward, codes must be written and inserted. The first step is sometimes referred to as the "true hack" and the second as the "derivative hack."[9]
A derivative hack does not require a significant amount of computer or programming knowledge for execution, especially not with all the existing software programs available. Regardless, a large cyber resistance attack requires a significant amount of planning, cooperation and participation for its successful execution. Giving the novelty of cyber warfare and the attacks that can be waged, there is very little appreciation or developed methods for assessing the use and success of some of the aforementioned. This is in large part due to the difficulty in knowing the origin of an attack and the length of time between execution and its realization by the opposing side. Of course, some attacks are more readily apparent such as those that recently occurred to disrupt the functioning of the Israel's intelligence and military websites.
Effective or successful attacks or operations are defined as those that intrude upon the enemy's virtual space or network to compromise, degrade, disrupt or impair activity and undermine trust. The disadvantage is that effectiveness can only be measured in minutes whereas conventional weapons can remain effective for years. The upside for many resistance movements and people seeking to check the abuses of the state is that Cyber resistance is more cost-effective than the acquisition of traditional warfare, at least for the time being. Iraqi resistance was able to intercept video feed from the inhumane Assassination Drones for only 30 US dollars.[10] Costs vacillate according to the technological changes in the development of new, or the updating of old, conventional military equipment.
Finally, a person lacking in knowledge of how to hack or to engage in Cyber Resistance can still participate directly or indirectly. This changes, in some ways, the nature of who participates, the quantity of participants, and how some resistance strategies can be waged. The changes have the potential to increase the success or impact some of the traditional strategies, which have become a bit ineffective over the years.[11] A latent power behind and associated with Cyber Warfare for challenging Israeli policies of genocide and occupation exists, with some attacks having the potential to reduce and/or constrain Israel's use of targeted assassinations. Assassinations are contrary to international law and there is no humane justification for their use. The increased use of them by Israel and the United States sets precedent for how state warfare is likely to change and be engaged in the future, if their abuses are not checked.
Checking Israel with Cyber Resistance?
Cyber war is not a new phenomenon and cyber attacks are familiar in the conflict between Israelis/pro-Israeli and Palestinians/pro-Palestinian activists. Tactics such as web defacements, system penetrations, misinformation campaigns and the use of viruses and Trojans have been used.[12] The year 2000 saw a spike in their use, which garnered some media attention. In addition to web defacements and system break-ins, the Bank of Israel and the Tel Aviv Stock exchange were targeted. The attacks were of course a response to not only Zionist atrocities committed against the Palestinians but also because of Israeli cyber attacks on Palestinian sites, including those of Hezbollah and Hamas. Activists participating in cyber resistance against Israel span the world, but the latter too has its own activists to hit back. Thus, examination and evaluation of past attacks used in this context on both sides, as well as those used by other groups, are necessary to develop better cyber resistance programs, strategies and tactics. It is only through coordination and cooperation in this area that the potential to check Israel becomes a reality.
An examination of the types of cyber attacks carried out elsewhere and in the past provides an understanding of the potential ways Cyber Resistance can be used to check Israeli behavior. Defacement, DoS and cyber attacks for information gathering are already being and have been carried out, but the question begging is whether some of the nuanced attacks and strategies employed elsewhere makes the targeting of drones, domes and electronic censors possible? Given the length of this article, a discussion of domes and electronic censors will be reserved for another day or left to someone else. A brief one will be had, however, on the potential use of cyber resistance for targeting the flying assassinator that kills, maims and injures Palestinians sleeping at night, driving in cars, walking on the streets or attending weddings and funerals. The terrorizing, buzzing noise of the Israeli drone is not limited to Gaza but has also been used to violate Lebanese and Syrian territories to gather intelligence on future targets, whether they are buildings or people.
Israeli UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are used for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting missions. As like most advanced military equipment and the command centers from which they are operated, computer generated technology is the backbone. Drones and other computer-operated equipment can be targeted, especially given previous incidents. Iraqi resistance was able to intercept the feed from US drones, which permitted identification of what was being monitored and removed the element of surprise. In most cases, drones are used for intelligence gathering prior to carrying out an assassination. The feed gathered is sent back to the command center in order to identify potential targets. Iraqi resistance has not alone in its penetration of the drone, however.
According to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli technological control over the telecommunications in Lebanon has permitted eavesdropping, monitoring of individuals and the collecting information, all of which are used for attacks, assassinations and kidnappings.[13] Israel also has control over the telecommunications infrastructure in Palestine. Before 1997, according to Nasrallah, Hezbollah was able by its technical efforts to monitor an Israeli aircraft that was taking photographs and sending them back to the Zionist Entity. Through electronic penetration, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon was able to gather some of the films and images captured, which were then analyzed and compared with satellite images by professionals. A lack of expert professionals in the beginning meant that some of the images were not understood, but the introduction and development of Hezbollah's technological capabilities permitted greater understanding. Today, as already noted, the Islamic Resistance Movement in Lebanon has one of the best Cyber Resistance Programs among resistance groups.
Interception of video feeds and the knowledge of the intelligence gathered are not the only way in which cyber resistance can be used. In an incident carried out by unknown individuals, the Creech Air force Base in Nevada was infected with a key logger virus that was not caught until two weeks later.[14] Other means to be used are the jamming viruses and electronic interference. Past attacks using these tactics include jammed or disabled radar systems; and, worms and viruses to target specific functions. All military activities that use computers and satellites for coordination are at risk of equipment disruption; and, all orders and communications can be intercepted or replaced. The realm of possibilities and the strategies to be employed in the realm of Cyber Resistance are limitless and provide a new playground for academics and journalists that write on such matters. Nothing is inconceivable and no shackles can be placed upon ideas generated by the minds of many.
Dr. Rachael M. Rudolph is Head of International Relations for Facilitate Global. She can be reached at [email protected].
1 Billo, C. and W. Chang (2004). "Cyber Warfare: An Analysis of the Means and Motivations of Selected Nation States," Institute for Security Technology, pp. 1-140.
2 Phrack Magazine, "International Scenes," Volume 4, Issue 44.
3 In 1999, individuals in Canada, Norway and Thailand were able to coordinate and cooperate to breach successfully the military computers at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, which is the center for the most sensitive Air Force Intelligence. See: Miklaszewski, J. "Pentagon and hackers in 'cyber war,'" ZDNet at http://www.zdnet.com/news/pentagon-and-hackers-in-cyberwar/101740 .
4 Billo and Chang supra note 1.
5 Greenemeir, L. (2011). "The Fog of Cyber Warfare: What are the rules of engagement," Scientific American.
7 The US Pentagon was hacked again by an Israeli in 1998. See: Thomas, D. (1998). "Sorting Out the Hacks and the Hackers," A USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review. Http://www.ojr.org/ofr/ethnics/1017969499.php .
8 Schmitt, E. and T. Shanker (2011). "US Debated Cyberwarfare in Attack Plan on Libya," New York Times.
9 Thomas, D. (1998). "Sorting Out the Hacks and the Hackers," A USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review. Http://www.ojr.org/ofr/ethnics/1017969499.php .
10 Gorman, S., Y.J. Dreazen and A. Cole, (2009). "Insurgents Hack US Drones," The Wall Street Journal.
11 Although there is no standard measure of power or success for the resistance tactics and strategies employed and a quantitative means for ranking resistance movemen7ts, there are common variables used for assessment and evaluation of effectiveness of tactics, strategies and movements.
12 Gentile, C. (2000). "Hacker war wages in Holy Land," Wired.
13 See Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speech on August 9, 2010, which aired on Press TV. The speech can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5odeTwU2zjw.
14 "UAV Drone Virus—What we know so far?" Cyber Arms.
Copyright © Rachael M. Rudolph, Global Research, 2011
Articles by: Rachael M. Rudolph


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Paul William Robertson (December 19, 1954 – September 2, 2014) was a Canadian businessperson, media executive and producer known for his work in animated television and broadcasting. He died of pancreatic cancer on September 2, 2014.

Career
Robertson held an honours degree in business administration from The Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Robertson brought over 30 years of broadcasting and marketing experience to the operational oversight of the Global network and Shaw Media's portfolio of 18 specialty channels. His previous roles included president of Corus Television, senior vice president of programming and marketing at CTV, president of Baton Broadcasting, president of Nelvana, and senior marketing positions at Campbell Soup and General Foods.

At the time of his death, he was the group vice president, broadcasting of Shaw Communications and the president of Shaw Media.

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External links

Animation Magazine's interview with Paul Robertson (November 7, 2002)
Shaw taps Corus veteran for top TV job (May 4, 2010)
Shaw Takes Reins as Canwest Rides into Sunset (October 27, 2010)
One Minute with Shaw's Paul Robertson (June 2, 2011)

1954 births
2014 deaths
Canadian television producers
Canadian television executives
Deaths from pancreatic cancer

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like many where African Americans and whites mingled uneasily. But on April 13, 1873, a small army of white ex–Confederate soldiers, enraged after attempts by freedmen to assert their new rights, killed more than sixty African Americans who had occupied a courthouse.Seeking justice for the slain, one brave U.S. attorney, James Beckwith, risked his life and career to investigate and punish the perpetrators?but they all went free. What followed was a series of courtroom dramas that culminated at the Supreme Court, where the justices' verdict compromised the victories of the Civil War and left Southern blacks at the mercy of violent whites for generations. The Day Freedom Died is a riveting historical saga that captures a gallery of characters from presidents to townspeople, and re-creates the bloody days of Reconstruction, when the often brutal struggle for equality moved from the battlefield into communities across the nation.
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How Trump's immigration move could derail the market rally
Published Sat, Jan 28 2017 4:25 PM EST Updated Sat, Feb 18 2017 9:47 AM EST
Jeff Cox@JeffCoxCNBCcom
Trump: Executive order establishes extreme vetting of refugees
The ramifications of President Donald Trump's immigration order Friday will be different for Wall Street than for the rest of the world.
For many people, barring the U.S. door for four months to refugees and travelers from several Muslim-majority countries will be a matter of humanitarian concern and potential legal overreach.
But on Wall Street and the investing community, the concern will be simpler and more practical: Has the Republican president taken his eye off the ball that propelled him into office?
"The market is going to question whether or not he is going to be able to stay on the very pro-growth, pro-business agenda that the market embraced," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial. "If there is deviation from that, yes, the market will have difficulties."
The timing couldn't be more critical.
The market looks ahead. But if it looks ahead and sees trouble brewing to get things done, the market is going to perhaps stall until it gets what it wants
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market strategist, Prudential Financial
Stocks have been on a powerful rally since Trump's improbable victory in the November election. The Dow industrials rallied 7.6 percent from Election Day to the inauguration, the second-strongest move ever, exceeded only by the 21.8 percent Herbert Hoover enjoyed back in 1928-29, which was bolstered by a March inauguration.
Since Trump took office stocks have jumped even higher, with the Dow eclipsing the psychologically significant 20,000 barrier and tacking on about another 2 percentage points on market optimism that he will spur economic growth after eight years of sub-par gains under former President Barack Obama.
But already, the market has shown impatience when it senses Trump is distracted from the job at hand. Therefore, some say his anti-immigration efforts could give investors pause.
"The market looks ahead. But if it looks ahead and sees trouble brewing to get things done, the market is going to perhaps stall until it gets what it wants," Krosby said.
Of course, the market already has had experience with Trump's vagaries, as it went up during one of the most ambitious first weeks in presidential history.
As Trump signed a flurry of executive orders to begin enacting his agenda, he engaged in a heated public battle with Mexico's leadership over the Republican's plan to build a wall on the southern border and force Mexico somehow to pay for it. Through the tumultuous week, the Dow still gained 1.3 percent.
So whether the immigration move will disrupt markets or dampen economic animal spirits will depend on the extent to which Wall Street thinks Trump still can push the domestic agenda while fighting his geopolitical battles.
"What are the market disruptions of not admitting Syrians?" said Peter Morici, a professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. "This probably is much less of an issue than the media would make it out to be."
Morici acknowledged the "fundamental moral question or trade-off between respecting human rights and protecting the domestic population," but added, "In terms of economic consequences, I can't see a lot."
Strategists and economists on the Street have been raising their projections for the market and growth. But in doing so they almost uniformly cite the same risk: "policy uncertainty" that comes with Trump's unpredictability.
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With the ever-present distaste the markets have for instability, there's question over how many wildcat moves from Trump it will be able to stomach.
"Donald Trump will make volatility and uncertainty great again," said Doug Kass, president of Seabreeze Partners Management.
"The gap between economic reality and expectations rarely has been wider. Above all, the markets are now inattentive to the ideological, logistical and fiscal constraints that represent practical headwinds to the implementation of the administration's proposed initiatives," he added.
There also are political ramifications that would make things rough for the president.
Members of his own party have expressed unease with his immigration stance among other issues, and a hot-button move like the refugee ban could strain those relationships even further.
That in turn would make it more difficult for Trump to implement his agenda.
"The bottom line is he only has a certain amount of political capital," said Greg Valliere, chief global strategist at Horizon Investments and an expert on the nexus between Wall Street and Washington.
"There's going to be such on intense focus on this for several days that it will reinforce some anxiety in the market that a lot of economic reforms, tax cuts, things like that are not at the top of the list of his priorities."
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