ELKHART - Theodore "Ted" Foeckler, 89, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, in Hubbard Hill Estates. Survivors include his wife, Marie; son, Ron (Barb) Foeckler of Elkhart; stepdaughters, Cynthia Huff of Savannah, GA, Elizabeth (Les) Wright of St. Louis and Shelley (Ed) Wood of Houston; and a sister, Violet Masterman of Walkerton. Private services will be held. Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.


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Family farm seeking public's help to find produce thief
LaValley Farms says large amount of vegetables stolen from field
Updated: 10:28 PM EDT Sep 13, 2016
Cassidy Swanson
Assignment Editor/Digital Producer
A Hooksett family farm is asking for the public's help in finding the person who stole a large quantity of produce from its property.The operators of LaValley Farms posted on Facebook Tuesday that produce had been stolen from its field on Bow Lane in Pembroke overnight. The amount taken would have required containers and a vehicle to transport, according to the post."The thief stole upwards of 10 bushels of corn along with the majority of our Swiss chard, cucumbers, and tomatoes at this field," the owners wrote on Facebook. "This is far more produce than any individual can consume, which leads us to believe they are reselling it."The farm called the theft "heartbreaking" and "a large loss" for their business."This person/people crippled our end-of-the-season harvest massively," the post reads. "On a season where every dollar counts, they have cost us so much more than they could know!"The owners said the thieves may have accessed their field from a trail from Memorial Field in Pembroke. Anyone with information is asked to call Pembroke police at 603-485- 9173.
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A Hooksett family farm is asking for the public's help in finding the person who stole a large quantity of produce from its property.
The operators of LaValley Farms posted on Facebook Tuesday that produce had been stolen from its field on Bow Lane in Pembroke overnight. The amount taken would have required containers and a vehicle to transport, according to the post.
"The thief stole upwards of 10 bushels of corn along with the majority of our Swiss chard, cucumbers, and tomatoes at this field," the owners wrote on Facebook. "This is far more produce than any individual can consume, which leads us to believe they are reselling it."
The farm called the theft "heartbreaking" and "a large loss" for their business.
"This person/people crippled our end-of-the-season harvest massively," the post reads. "On a season where every dollar counts, they have cost us so much more than they could know!"
The owners said the thieves may have accessed their field from a trail from Memorial Field in Pembroke. Anyone with information is asked to call Pembroke police at 603-485- 9173.

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These are some discoveries of mine that I have made during the pandemic.
I asked Facebook friends to share what they've discovered about themselves during the pandemic. I also share here, my own self discoveries.
I have found that I am a deeply reflective person and in the midst of the pandemic I have searched daily to find some form of humor to float my spirit. Comedians fuel this need for me. With so much time spent at home, I've grown to know that I love writing more than I ever thought, and that I love, most, writing things that might aid in another person's happiness or peace. When I tap out words meant to inspire others, the words are like medicine to me, that later might serve others as well.
I have found that I miss getting dressed up and going to the theatre, as I love the arts, including fashion and getting dressed up for events as a patron of the arts. I have found that I actually require and need much less than I thought I needed. I have found a deeper love for birds, as I sit outdoors on nice days and listen to their singing, while nature watching, as deer and wild turkeys pass through my lawn. I have found that I was always a dog lover, but during these times, I've found just how deeply and often my dogs make me smile and how I feel their unconditional love regardless of how I am feeling on any given day. My faith in God/Divine Order/Divine Presence is even-more stronger than it was before the pandemic and that faith fills my heart with hope for better times.
My 81 year old aunt said, she's discovered that every time another bad news comes in, that she is stronger than she knew she was before the pandemic. Prayers, reading, connecting with family and friends online, and on the phone, sustain her, while trying to be an inspiration to others and maintaining a sense of calm is what comforts her and also what she's learned through the pandemic. "Like swans and ducks, who appear calm on the surface of the water, but underneath their feet are pedalling vigorously towards positivity." She recommends that we all stay calm but keep pedalling underneath while doing practices that make us happy. She also revealed, "God does not make mistakes. Keep the faith, and SMILE."
A friend of mine who is a dance teacher, has come to realize that she can actually, sit and watch television with a sense of calm, and even went on to say, "All though these times are uncertain, certain things, like love, time, and thoughtfulness go so very far,' as she prepares her dance studio for the return of dancers, ready to express themselves through movement.
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Sometimes just hearing the scratching song from the needles on our records conjures a sense of hope for the future, while also that of honoring our past.
My yogini, musician, model, artist friend, Kirsten Lyon, has found a deeper connection to her music through our times of isolation, and sharing her love of music is healing for her as well as her fans, as she strums on her guitar offer a sense of vibrancy and color, not just through her rainbow-colored hair, but within the lyrics of her music, within in them, we feel a sense of hope and inspiration through her music and words.
It is our artists, their art, that will sustain our sense of joy, hope, beauty, and rainbows in abundance after the pandemic storm passes, which will help to keep us strong and positive.
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"I SPENT YEARS ABROAD AS A HOMELESS PERSON" JOYCE WANJIKU | CEO PURITY ELDER CARE FOUNDATION
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Joyce Wanjiku Kairu once found herself on the streets of Germany after being lured to the country with the promise of a well-paying job. She tells LYDIAH NYAWIRA why she now helps care for the elderly in Kenya.
When news of a frail 93-year-old woman from Amboni Village in Nyeri County was broadcast in the media, one of the first people to rush to her rescue was Joyce Wanjiku Kairu founder of Purity Elderly Care foundation. Wanjiku was outraged and heartbroken by the incident because this was not the first time she was caring for a defenseless elderly woman who had been brutalised or neglected in Nyeri County. For the past three and a half years, Wanjiku has dedicated her life to care and compassion thousands of lonely helpless and elderly men and women in Nyeri County.
Her foundation has been in the front line of feeding the elderly, building shelter and providing them with clothes and medical attention through her foundation.However, for 42-year-old Wanjiku, life has been a journey filled with challenges that have seen her suffer and triumph in equal measure before she reached a turning point that would ultimately see her leave her comfort zone for the sake of the elderly.
MOVES TO GERMANY
After high school at Othaya Girls School in Nyeri where she had spent all her life, Wanjiku left the country in 1997 for Germany, the plan was to get a better life with a well-paying job and a promise of a bright future. Like many in the diaspora, the then 26-year-old was being hosted by a family and was optimistic that a job offer would change her life. But after a week in her new home in Frankfurt , she realised there was no job waiting for her. The family asked her to go shopping in the local supermarket and one of the family members offered her a cold drink. "I lost consciousness and woke up in a brothel, I had been drugged and I had no money or way to get back home," Wanjiku says. She says she was told that the only way she could earn money was to be a prostitute, she breaks off for a minute overcome with emotion then explains.
"There was a German man who I was supposed to be sold to, I stole money from him, escaped and started living in the streets, homeless and hungry, I had no choice but to pickpocket to stay alive," Wanjiku openly confesses. At night, I slept under bridges with other homeless people and during the day, I camped in a phone booth, which I often used to call home and ask for money. "I rationalised my stealing from people telling myself it was better than prostitution but to be honest, those were the toughest days of my life," Wanjiku notes.
She luckily bumped into a friend who got her a temporary place to stay. Wanjiku was in Germany for eight months before she returned home to her family, disappointed but not discouraged. "I decided I would not dwell on the past and started to save money. With my parents' help, I was able to fly out to South Africa in 1998," Wanjiku said.
In South Africa, she was employed as data clerk, which allowed her to pursue her education at University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) business school. "I got a diploma in project management from Wits Business School and I was lucky enough to get a job at Lexxmark International as a project manager," Wanjiku explains. Her life turned around, with what she can only describe as an opportunity of a lifetime.
"I worked all over the world. I travelled extensively through African nations such as Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia," Wanjiku narrates. She also got opportunities to travel all over Europe and the United States, Australia, not just to work but also to have fun. "I am a big rugby fan so when I had the chance to travel to watch rugby in New Zealand, I never missed the games. It was a very thrilling time in my life," Wanjiku says. However, with a six figure salary and a lavish home and globe-trotting career, she lost touch with her family, and for 14 years, she did not have time to keep in touch. She notes that this is a problem because many people use it as an excuse to ignore their aging parents.
"It's easy to get absorbed in the day-to-day life experiences of work and a fast-paced life until tragedy strikes and makes us evaluate what really matters to us," Wanjiku explains. For her, the news that her mother had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2010 was a big blow , but like many high-flying career-driven Kenyans abroad, she sent money and did not visit. She called home more often but each time her father asked her to come home and see her mother, she said she was too busy to get time off work. For a whole year she simply continued to live her life until she got the call that her mother had died.
Unfortunately for Wanjiku, this was not her turning point, she kept on working until one day when she was jogging around her upmarket neighbourhood. Her jogging partner was hit by a speeding car and was killed instantly. "I was in shock at that moment. All I saw as my friend died in front of me was how my life was short and without purpose," Wanjiku explains.
For months, she tried counselling, took time off work and eventually quit her well-paying job and came back to Kenya in 2011 when she immediately set up her foundation. "I was regretful that I had not been there for my mother when she needed me and I decided to offer compassion, love and hope for other aging parents," Wanjiku says.
PURITY ELDER CARE FOUNDATION
She named the foundation 'Purity' after her mother as a symbol of her mother's struggle and need for care and moved to Mweiga in Nyeri County.
"The first case I came across that broke my heart was of a 95-year-old woman who was so weak she could not leave her bed. To protect her from stray dogs, her neighbours used to lock her in her mud hut. The neighbours had made a large hole in her bed and mattress so she could pass stool into a bucket under the bed and she was covered in bed sores. Wanjiku gave her new bedding and brought her a clinical officer to clean her bed sores. Wanjiku also worked with two volunteer community health workers who cared for the woman every day. "She passed away 12 days after we intervened but what made me feel relieved was that her last days were spent in dignity, and with a feeling that someone cared about her," Wanjiku said.
Since then, Wanjiku has dedicated her life to caring for the elderly. She is known to locals as a beggar for the elderly, a title she is not ashamed of as she constantly asks for money and food stuffs from strangers, business people and fruit vendors. She uses the money and donations to buy clothes, food, adult diapers, build homes, blankets and anything the elderly people in her care need.
So far, the foundation funds home-based care for 29 vulnerable elderly people, they donate foodstuffs and clothes to more than 300 people a month, and have built shelters for seven elderly people. Last year, Wanjiku received the Humanitarian award on World International Women's Day from Mrs Deloris Jordan who is basketball legend Michael Jordan's mother.
Wanjiku's parting shot to all those who are living in the fast lane is, "We shall all get old one day and we should treasure the elderly now so we too, can be treasured when the time comes."
Article was written by:- Lydia Nyawira
Article adapted from: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke
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About James Baccus
Professor James Bacchus is Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs and the Director of the Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity at the University of Central Florida. He is a founding Member and served two terms as Chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization, where he and his judicial colleagues judged all of the international trade disputes during the first decade of the WTO. American Lawyer magazine has described him as "the John Marshall of the WTO." Bacchus is also a former Member of the Congress of the United States, from Florida, and a former Special Assistant to the United States Trade Representative. He is a Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute, a Global Fellow of the Center for International Governance Innovation, Senior Counsellor to the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, and Chair of the global Commission on Trade and Investment Policy of the International Chamber of Commerce. He has served as a member of the High-Level Advisory Panel to the President of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and as Chair of the Global Council on Governance for Sustainability of the World Economic Forum. He is the author of the book "Trade and Freedom" and of the forthcoming book "The Willing World: Shaping and Sharing a Sustainable Global Prosperity," forthcoming in 2018 from Cambridge University Press.


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Does Manning's Mom Know The Truth?
By Chris Eades December 29, 2015
One Life to Live
At the end of today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE, it was revealed that Irene Manning — the biological mother of Todd and Tina — is not only alive, but is the mysterious person who has been skulking around Llanview! Broadway veteran Barbara Rhoades will be playing the presumed-dead character for the short-term arc, as Irene sheds some light on the true connection between the Two Todds!
In addition to her varied stage career, Rhoades also has a long list of television credits to her name, including the role of Jessica Gardner in GENERATIONS and Maggie Chandler on the daytime-themed sitcom SOAP. The actress recently appeared onstage opposite OLTL's Kim Zimmer (Echo) in the Off-Broadway production of Love, Loss And What I Wore.


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Bullets a super community focused organisation so we're excited today to be talking to Giustina Mizzoni of the Hello World Foundation the mother ship of CoderDojo which supports over 381 free coding for kids classes across the globe. Giustina also volunteers at Ashoka a global organisation focused on social entrepreneurship across.
We'll be find out what motivates Giustina, and why she believes social enterprise can help change the world. We'll look at what she's learnt from her time work in the Red Cross right up to the super capitalist VC funded Dogpatch Labs and what she thinks both sides of the fence can learn from each other.
So, Giustina from the Red Cross to a Venture Capitalist organisation to Coderdojo and teaching kids to code, what's quite a journey, how did you get there?
For the most part it has been kind of accidental! I moved to London in 2010 to do a Masters in International Politics & Human Rights. My original plan was to finish my Masters and get a job with an international NGO. After volunteering with the Red Cross for a year I knew that I wouldn't be happy if I pursued by original plan. Despite their incredible work I found that organisations of their size were resistant to change and slow to embrace technology that would bring efficiencies. I moved back to Dublin and fell into the technology sector by getting a job with Dogpatch Labs. It was through working at Dogpatch Labs that I met James Whelton and joined the Foundation as the first employee when it set up last year.
What have you learned the most from your time at Dogpatch Labs working with Irish startups after your social volunteering?
The most important lessons I learnt from the startups in Dogpatch are the necessity of being open to change and the importance of being flexible and adaptable because things can dramatically change in the morning.
With over 381 classes been run in 43 countries, how does an organisation like Hello World manage to keep the light touch feel but still manage its growth?
The Foundation is still an incredibly new organisation, it was only our first birthday last month. When we were set up to support CoderDojo, the movement was already two years old and growing at an extraordinary rate. Today there are over 370 active or in planning Dojos across forty-two countries. Determining the relationship between Dojos and the Foundation is an ongoing learning process, but we have learnt an incredible amount and are happy with where we are going. There are a number of exciting developments coming up over the next number of months.
What do you think are the big lessons social conscious people can learn from entrepreneurs?
I think a more valuable question would be 'what can entrepreneurs learn from social conscious people'. Every aspiring entrepreneur and start-up, regardless of the sector they are operating in should be thinking, how could I have a positive effect on my community, the environment and impact society in a positive way at large.
If more entrepreneurs thought like socially conscious people while trying to build a sustainable, profitable business society would benefit enormously.
I gave a talk at the Malahide dojo, and couldn't get over the near 100 kids giving up their Saturdays to learn, what key points do you think our primary education system could take form it?
The key difference between a Dojo and primary schools is that children attending a Dojo actually want to be there. The atmosphere and energy at the sessions is infectious and something I've never witnessed in schools. A child who wants to learn how to build an app won't be satisfied by a one hour a week computer class in school that doesn't teach how to create with technology. Dojos place a large emphasis on project based work, collaboration, self led and peer-to-peer learning. These types of learning are rarely seen in schools which are obviously more formal and structured. I think schools could only benefit by adopting a Dojo style learning into certain subjects and aspects of school.
Do you think organisation like Ashoka talk about change while others are making those changes?
My sister Serena is the Director of Ashoka Ireland. Regardless of which I think Ashoka are doing incredible work through supporting world leading social entrepreneurs and initiatives, but also through contributing to the broader change-making movement.
But back to the question! There will always be people be they entrepreneurs, public servants or people from the social sector who rather sit around and talk about what they are doing rather than working to achieve it! I've found this across sectors so don't believe its something you only find among charities.
Everytime I see a government initiative I see another quango been setup and very little else. I often think the enterprise boards are pointless and the government would be better to just provide a founders dole through it's current infrastructure (welfare office) and let entrepreneurs do their thing, would you agree the most government initiatives are just political point scoring?
No, I believe that some government initiatives have added real value to society. Nonetheless I think there is something valuable in using current infrastructure to tackle problems. There are some incredible social enterprises in this country solving real world problems and the government should both work to create the right environment to allow these to prosper but also embrace them instead of reinventing the wheel with initiatives.


The strikingly modern Suryadatta Campus is specifically designed to create Unique Ambience, is strategically located in Pune. SIMMC campus is spread over a lush green environment at Chandani Chowk, Pune. A vibrant campus in picturesque surrounding with all required modern infrastructure facilities provides a stimulating environment & interesting intellectual alertness.
• Green campus with duly planned walking / jogging / skating track.
• Medical facilities in the vicinity and first-aid facility in the campus.
• Entrepreneurship Cell / Research Center.
• Every Class Room is installed with modern teaching aids such as LCDs, audio video facilities.
• Tutorial rooms for mentoring, students' activities, seminars and presentations.
• High-tech wi-fi campus including Computer / Internet Labs.
• Knowledge resource centre with a rich collection of self learning tools such as DVDs, e-journals, annual reports & related literature.
• Seminar halls and auditorium with sophisticated audio visual facilities .
• Fully hi-tech wi-fi enabled campus ensuring that the students and faculty remain connected at all times.
• Well furnished hostel, cafeteria with hygienic food and mess facility available.
• Indoor & Outdoor sports complex, gymnasium, conference hall, seminar hall, activity hall, yoga and meditation hall.
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A Room equipped with audio equipement to aid students learning english and other foreign languages.
The library provides access to a wide range of information sources that include 24322 regular text books / reference books, 62 leading national, international Journals, Magazines, periodicals and subscription of leading 6 Newspapers. In addition to an impressive collection of business databases, corporate annual reports and DVDs, Profiles of leading national and transnational organizations, leading national magazines, etc. The library is fully computerized and accessible on the campus LAN and operates on specialized library software. The user-friendly package facilitates issue and return of books, online access to the catalogue, and reservation of books.
The library has adopted the latest information technologies like Multimedia Kits, Barcode Scanners and Text and Graphic Scanners for effective use of the library services.
SIMMC Library gives access to various e-journals & online data base such as different articles, abstracts and company profiles is being provided to the students and faculty members. This center helps to develop research capabilities and entrepreneurship skills amongst the students.
a] Intellectual Capital :Suryadatta believes in offering contemporary education to its students. Faculty members at Suryadatta, ensure that the students get the best of the inputs so as to create a foundation for successful career. Well qualified and experienced core faculty members at Suryadatta are academicians and practitioners from the Industry.
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This is an opportunity for students taking the High School Placement Test (HSPT) on November 9, 2018, required for entrance into the Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Newark, to prepare for the exam. The course provides an intensive review of mathematics, reading, language arts skills, instruction in quantitative and verbal reasoning, and general test taking strategies. In addition, a full length practice test will be administered after the first week of the course. The practice test will be scored and feedback will be provided to each individual student.
The course will be taught by Mr. Joseph Kievit, a faculty member at St. Joseph Regional High School. Mr. Kievit teaches the SAT and ACT prep courses at SJR and has over seventeen years of experience in preparing middle school and high school students for standardized tests in mathematics, reading, and language arts. (Mr. Kievit was previously a Center Director with Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions).
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Infinite Lagrange Coming to PC – IGN
Your new favorite sci-fi strategy game, infinite lagrangeOfficially coming to PC
infinite lagrange is a huge online sci-fi space simulation game that has been one of the top-rated titles in the strategy category since its debut. It has been ranked at the top of the download and recommendation list on the Apple App Store and currently sits at 4.7 out of 5 stars with several thousand reviews. Now developer NetEase, one of China's leading game studios, is bringing its beautiful and ambitious sci-fi strategy game to PC this holiday season with various visual and technical enhancements. Specular reflection, collision monitoring, and frame rate increases are just some of the improvements in the PC update. By comparing before and after screenshots, you can see the ships dynamically reflecting light sources around them. The visual differences are obvious to the naked eye. Collision monitoring minimizes model penetration while affecting players' war strategy.
To infinity and beyond.
One of the most significant changes with the announcement of a PC version is graphical and audio updates that help create a more immersive gaming experience. Fans love the game for its elegant ship designs, anthropological worldview, and large-scale battles. With this latest update, the game runs beautifully at 120 frames per second! The images look like a more robust industrial version of something you might see in an establishing shot from Star Wars or Star Trek. You might sometimes find yourself rotating the camera around a fleet of your ships, just enjoying the cosmic backdrop behind you.
Just looking at the visuals in Infinite Legrange as you build your base, add facilities, and craft your ships is fun. This new version for PC takes the already great visuals and makes the experience more immersive by improving everything. You can also level up each facility to gain access to additional perks, such as upgrading your capital shipyard to unlock the ability to build multiple ships more quickly. All of this is happening against a canvas of realistic space images that look like something out of the James Webb Space Telescope.
A pioneer's dream come true.
The level of customization and layering of strategy in Infinite Lagrange is pretty amazing. The fact that they can make it incredibly accessible with such an easy to use interface is even more impressive. The game plays like a sci-fi space version of the hit series, Civilization. You arrive in a new star system with a small fleet of two ships and immediately start working on your base. After that, it's all about building the necessary shipbuilding facilities, a fleet command center, a port, a shipyard, or other necessary items to help your base thrive.
You'll start by giving your faction a name and crest and begin building your starter ships before registering your location in the galaxy. The game also gives you a list of helpful tips for exploring new solar systems early on to help set you up for success. These include scouting near the base and navigating other factions that may be friendly or hostile. Every two months, a new season begins in the game that invites players to explore and master a new galaxy. This keeps the game fresh and ensures that players have new frontiers to discover.
Ship models are fully customizable and created with amazing detail. You can group ships to collect resources, mine space dust, explore your environment, or set up defenses to protect your base. Build an army, mine resources, build your airspace, or develop new technologies based on your collected materials. The freedom that the game provides is also noticeable, allowing you to explore the galaxies in any direction.
Not everything is exploration and mining.
In addition to exploration-focused ships, you'll also want to make sure you're prepared for warfare in the far reaches of space. Large scale fleet battles are incredible and require focused strategy and battlefield domination if you are to survive in these new worlds. The newly added "flagship" feature adds a new level of strategy by adding massive flagships you can build that impact your entire fleet and how they work. The introduction of the new Identity Agreement System also brings another level of immersion to the game, adding factions for players to join. Will you sign the Trojite Node Recovery Agreement, Data Rescue Agreement, or Crystal Mining Agreement to identify yourself as a neutral faction? Or will you identify yourself as a free explorer and join the Hayreddin Clan as a Prospector? Neutral factions become Legrange Network diplomats, while prospectors will allow access to facility blueprints. This all adds to the level of customization and total immersion in the world of Infinite Legrange.
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Q: On non-Euclidean geometry Wandering around Wikipedia, I came across the idea that if we violate the parallel postulate, we arrive at new, non-Euclidean geometries. Specifically, if you violate it in one direction, you get elliptic geometry, and in the other direction you get hyperbolic geometry.
It's a fascinating idea, but Wikipedia doesn't say a whole lot about it. I've spent a few weeks turning the idea over in my mind, and I now think I understand it. Basically I want to write down how I think it works, and have someone tell me whether I'm correct or not. However, I'm having trouble not making this into a 50-page essay that nobody will ever read!

As best as I can understand it, it's a question of space. Elliptic geometry doesn't have enough of it. Hyperbolic geometry has too much of it. Let me explain...
Euclidean geometry is the geometry of flat space. If you take a flat sheet of paper, cut wedges out of it, and glue the edges together, it forces the paper to curve. If you follow that curve far enough, it naturally closes into a complete sphere.
Sure enough, if two ships set sail from the north pole on different headings, initially the distance between the two ships grows linearly, just like Euclidean geometry would suggest. However, by the time they reach the equator, they are actually sailing parallel to each other, and after that they actually sail towards each other.
(Question: Is elliptic space finite in size? If you travel in a straight line for long enough, do you end up back where you started?)
Basically, as you travel outwards, elliptic geometry has "too little space", compared to what you would expect from Euclidean geometry.
Hyperbolic geometry is harder to think about; the Earth is spherical, but I'm not aware of any simple real-world shape that is hyperbolic. But, logically, if elliptic geometry is the geometry of missing space, hyperbolic geometry ought to be the geometry of too much space.
That is, as you travel outwards form a point, you find too much space around you. I don't know exactly "how much" extra space, but more than you would expect.
(Question: What's the formula for the circumference of a circle in elliptic geometry and in hyperbolic geometry?)
This suggests that if two ships set sail towards each other, provided they start off far enough apart and the angle between them is shallow enough, the "extra space" that keeps materialising as they travel onward potentially means they could actually miss each other - which would explain why you can have more than one parallel line. At some point, the angle becomes sharp enough that the ships' paths do cross, but at any shallower angle, they will miss. (And there are infinity such angles.)
Is any of this correct? Or an I barking up the wrong tree?

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Question: Is elliptic space finite in size? If you travel in a
  straight line for long enough, do you end up back where you started?

It depends on whether you are thinking globally or locally.  In the global case, yes, the space is finite in size, however, if a space is locally elliptic it does not necessarily mean that it is globally elliptic (or finite).  In response to your second question, it depends on if you are dealing with a perfect sphere or an ellipsoid (i.e. like a water mellon or a hamburger bun).  In those cases one orbit of a godesic will not necessarily bring you back to where you started (see Geodesics on an ellipsoid).

What's the formula for the circumference of a circle in elliptic
  geometry and in hyperbolic geometry?

If we let $C$ be the circumference of a circle and $D$ be the diameter, then....
for eliptic spaces we have $\frac{C}{D} < \pi$ and,
for hyperbolic spaces we have  $\frac{C}{D} > \pi$.

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Infosecurity Magazine Home » News » Pentagon Exposes Top Secret Classified Info to Public Internet
28 Nov 2017 News
Pentagon Exposes Top Secret Classified Info to Public Internet
Tara Seals US/North America News Reporter, Infosecurity Magazine
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In the wake of a string of data exposures originating from Pentagon intelligence-gathering agencies, critical, highly classified data belonging to the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) has been found in an unsecured open database on the internet.
The UpGuard Cyber Risk Team found the data from INSCOM, a joint US Army and National Security Agency (NSA) Defense Department command tasked with gathering intelligence for US military and political leaders, exposed to anyone with an internet connection in an Amazon Web Services S3 cloud storage bucket. Unfortunately, this is just the latest exposure due to a misconfiguration—the problem has become endemic.
It said that among the downloadable assets is classified data labeled Top Secret and NOFORN—a restriction indicating a high level of sensitivity, prohibited from being disseminated even to foreign allies. Further, the subdomain name for the S3 bucket, INSCOM, provides "little ambiguity to any bad guys seeking to determine the data's significance," the firm pointed out.
The exposed data also reveals sensitive details concerning the Defense Department's battlefield intelligence platform, the Distributed Common Ground System—Army (DCGS-A) as well as the platform's cloud auxiliary, codenamed "Red Disk." Also exposed are a virtual drive used for receiving, transmitting, and handling classified data, and private keys used for accessing distributed intelligence systems, belonging to administrators from a now-defunct third-party contractor. This cache included hashed passwords which, if still valid and cracked, could be used to further access internal systems at the Pentagon.
"Plainly put, the digital tools needed to potentially access the networks relied upon by multiple Pentagon intelligence agencies to disseminate information should not be something available to anybody entering a URL into a web browser," the firm said, in a blog. "This cloud leak follows a number of previous Cyber Risk Team reports detailing Pentagon data exposures from within the US Central Command, US Pacific Command, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a Defense Department agency tasked with acquiring and analyzing satellite imagery intelligence. Such continual and apparently accidental exposure of classified national security data to the wider internet is proof that even the most secretive corners of the IT landscape are not immune to the cyber risks befalling any enterprise operating at scale."
There also are indications that some of the data in the bucket had been accessed and worked upon by Invertix, an external third-party vendor.
"Third-party vendor risk remains a silent killer for enterprise cyber-resilience. The transfer of information to an external contractor, such as Invertix, exposes the originating enterprise (in this case, INSCOM) to the consequences of a breach, but without direct oversight of how the data is handled," UpGuard said. "Invertix has since merged into a new corporation, Altamira…If the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing, the entire body will be injured. The Defense Department must have full oversight into how their data is handled by external partners, and be able to react quickly should disaster strike."
The misconfiguration was discovered in late September, after which UpGuard helped the military secure the information, it said.
Threat Stack CSO Sam Bisbee told Infosecurity that infrastructure has now outpaced security, and that we will likely see more of these types of breaches in the public and private sectors, especially as holiday season infrastructure goes live.
"The market's investment in services and tools to automate business processes without incurring heavy maintenance costs has outpaced investment in the methods to secure them," he said. "Sometimes it's safer to bring commoditized systems that are likely to leak sensitive information, such as log aggregation, into your own environment since they have become too cheap to maintain. As usage of services like GitHub and AWS S3 grow, organizations of all sizes must understand whether the services they use to store data are in fact risk-appropriate for the type of data they put into them. Security and operations teams have an opportunity to work together to help their enterprises manage the risk of data breach by auditing their current environments to understand what data is expected to be stored in them versus what is actually stored in them, the relative safety of the storage services, and then establishing appropriate controls and monitoring for when, how, and where data is accessed."
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Memphis basketball score vs. Wichita State: Live updates for Penny Hardaway's Tigers
Jason Munz
Memphis basketball has won 14 straight home games, dating back to last season. The Tigers will try to score another one Thursday.
That's when Wichita State (9-8, 2-3 AAC) will be welcomed to FedExForum, where it will face the Tigers (13-5, 3-2).
Kendric Davis leads the conference in scoring (21.2 points per game) and assists (5.8). After scores 63 points in two games last week, Davis was named the league's player of the week for the fifth time this season. No other player has won it more than twice.
Craig Porter Jr. leads the Shockers in scoring (12.3 ppg), blocks (27) and steals (25).
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I write this letter with some emotion, as it is the last one I will pen after some 18 years serving in this role. I have a deep love for the Bride of Jesus—the church—and it has been the greatest privilege of my life to have served the EFCA as a pastor, district superintendent and senior vice president, and then as its leader. I will continue to serve the Bride even as I retire.
It is appropriate that this issue of EFCA Today features disciplemaking, because that is the essence that God calls each of us and our congregations to embody. Disciples are those who have been so captivated by Jesus and His gospel that they are compelled to follow Him with a wholehearted devotion. We are praying in the EFCA that God would raise up at least 1 million disciplemakers in this movement to impact those around them with the good news of Jesus.
I believe that a true disciple is one who understands grace and therefore extends it to others, who has learned to think through issues in light of God's Word, who aligns his or her life with God's priorities, and who sees people and loves people as God sees and loves them.
Can you imagine the power of a movement of disciplemakers like that? When we look like Jesus, that likeness within us helps attract others to Him—new disciples who go on to make other new disciples.
The truth is that there are some who call themselves believers whose lives have not been much transformed. For many, that's because they have not been challenged to bring their whole life into alignment with the life of Christ. It is why the church often has so little impact in the community at large.
If I have one dream for the EFCA movement I love and have served, it would be that each of our congregations would focus on what it means to make disciples of Jesus—the essence of the Great Commission. By reflecting that priority of Jesus, we would constantly be looking for people who need the good news and always helping others take the next step in their own followership of Him.
In doing so, we step into God's eternal plan of redeeming the effects of the fall and bringing hope and healing to every corner of the world.
It has been an immense privilege to serve you and the EFCA movement as its president. I look back with great thanksgiving, but I look forward with even greater anticipation. I pray that, in the words of the apostle Paul, God will do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine through this family of EFCA congregations.
Thank you for the privilege of serving as your president for these years. Together, let's focus on becoming a movement of disciplemakers.


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Vaccinogen Inc. — американська біотехнологічна компанія, що базується в Балтіморі. Вона розробляє перспективний метод імунотерапію раку під назвою OncoVAX, де власні пухлинні клітини пацієнта, посилені БЦЖ, використовуються як вакцина. Цей метод досліджений у фазі III клінічного дослідження при раку товстої кишки у 90-х роках, та у іншому дослідженні фази III, яке має назву ACTIVE, у якому набираються хворі на рак товстої кишки II стадії. Компанія називає свій підхід «активна специфічна імунотерапія» або ASI.

Передумови
Вакциноджен став наслідком роботи, яку проводив засновник компанії, д-р Майкл Ханна (Michael Hanna), наприкінці 1970-х — початку 1980-х років, коли він був директором Національного інституту раку в м. Фредерік, штат Меріленд. Ханна заснував компанію для розробки OncoVAX, і вона була придбана компанією з Сіетла під назвою Intracel, але ця компанія подала заяву про банкрутство в 2001 році. Вакциноджен був створений у 2007 році, для отримання інтелектуальної власності та інших активів у Intracel. Д-р Бен Карсон був головою компанії з серпня 2014 року до оголошення заявки на президентство США в травні 2015 року. Карсон раніше працював у медичній консультативній раді компанії.

OncoVAX
OncoVAX — це аутологічна вакцина проти раку, тобто вона виготовлена з використанням власних пухлинних клітин пацієнта. Проводиться хірургічне видалення пухлини, її стерилізація та гамма-опромінення для того, щоб позбавити пухлинні клітини здатності ділитися. Потім пацієнту підшкірно роблять дві ін'єкції цих пухлинних клітин, змішаних зі штамом БЦЖ TICE. Після цього пацієнт отримує ще дві ін'єкції пухлинних клітин, але без БЦЖ. Перші три імунізації проводяться щотижня приблизно через місяць після хірургічної резекції пухлини, а четверту проводять через півроку. В даний час продукт призначений для лікування раку товстої кишки II стадії, коли пухлина проростає в м'язи навколо товстої кишки, але без її візуального поширення на лімфатичні вузли віддалених ділянок.

Розробка OncoVAX
Ханна та ін. протягом двох десятиліть до 2001 року провели три багатоцентрових, проспективно рандомізованих, контрольованих клінічних дослідження післярезекційного ад'ювантного ASI. Метааналіз цих досліджень, опублікований у журналі Vaccine, виявив «значні клінічні переваги у пацієнтів із раком товстої кишки II стадії». Ханна та ін. описали «спроби і перепони», пов'язані з розробкою OncoVAX, в статті 2006 року в журналі Human Vaccines.

* Пілотне дослідження при раку товстої кишки та прямої кишки. Майкл Ханна вперше застосував метод ASI в клінічних умовах під час пілотного випробування в лікарні Джона Хопкінса, яке розпочалося в 1981 році. Головним дослідником був д-р Герберт К. Гувер-молодший, «дальній племінник» 31-го президента США. Фінальні дані дослідження, в якому було оцінено результати лікування 80 хворих на рак товстої кишки та прямої кишки, були опубліковані у березні 1993 р. у Журналі клінічної онкології. Дослідження виявило значне поліпшення виживання (p = 0,02) та безрецидивного періоду (p = 0,039) у всіх пацієнтів, хворих на рак товстої кишки, але не було виявлено позитивного ефекту для хворих на рак прямої кишки.

* Дослідження фази III при раку товстої кишки II та III стадії з першим поколінням OncoVAX. У цьому дослідженні за участі 412 пацієнтів, у якому порівнювали резекцію+АСІ та тільки резекцію, було застосовано схему з трьох щотижневих внутрішньошкірних ін'єкцій 107 опромінених аутологічних пухлинних клітин, де перші дві ін'єкції також містили 107 клітин БЦЖ. Після періоду спостереження (медіана 7,6 років) між групами не було статистично значущих відмінностей у клінічних результатах, проте спостерігалася тенденція до збільшення безрецидивного періоду та загальної виживаності для пацієнтів з АСІ, які отримували всі три дози.

* Випробування фази III при раку товстої кишки з OncoVAX другого покоління. Це дослідження за участі 254 пацієнтів, яке дозволило Вакциноджен заявити про ефективність своєї поточної версії OncoVAX в компанії отримало назву «8701». Результати були опубліковані в The Lancet у січні 1999 року. У цьому дослідженні дослідники застосували 107 клітин БЦЖ у перших двох дозах та додали прискорену вакцинацію у термін шість місяців 107 опроміненими аутологічними клітинами пухлини. Протягом періоду спостереження (середнє 5,3 років) спостерігалося 44 % зниження ризику рецидиву для пацієнтів, які отримували OncoVAX (p = 0,023), але користь отримали лише пацієнти, які мали II стадію. У цих пацієнтів ризик рецидивів зменшився на 61 %. Згодом вартість продукту була вивчена спеціалістами з оцінки медичних технологій в Медичному центрі університету Еразма в Роттердамі, які повідомили про «вражаючі економічні переваги для системи охорони здоров'я» у статті для журналу Vaccine. У 2012 році дослідники переглянули дані, щоб побачити, чи існувала різниця результатів для пацієнтів з мікросателітною нестабільністю та стабільним раком товстої кишки. При цьому вони відслідковували безрецидивний період досліджуваної популяції протягом 15 років, і виявили відношення небезпеки для групи лікування 0,62 (р = 0,033).

Виробництво OncoVAX
OncoVAX використовує «централізований» виробничий процес, коли зразок пухлини пацієнта відправляється на підприємство, яке належить компанії, ліцензованої за стандартами GMP в нідерландському місті Еммен, а потім відправляється назад до лікарні для введення пацієнту. У дослідженні «8701» виробництво ще не мало ліцензування за стандартами GMP. Після нього було проведено невелике дослідження за участі 15 пацієнтів за умов, коли виробництво пройшло ліцензування (ідентифікатор ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00016133). Це дослідження показало, що виробничий процес на імуногенність OncoVAX не впливає.

Заплановані клінічні дослідження OncoVAX
В даний час Вакциноджен набирає пацієнтів у підтверджуюче клінічне дослідження фази III під назвою ACTIVE, яке має залучити 550 пацієнтів з раком товстої кишки II стадії, із рандомізацією 1:1 для отримання хірургічного втручання або хірургічного втручання плюс OncoVAX (ClinicalTrials.gov ідентифікатор NCT02448173). Первинною кінцевою точкою в цьому дослідженні є тривалість безрецидивного періоду.

Паралельно з ACTIVE компанія планувала пілотну програму для дослідження OncoVAX у поєднанні з ад'ювантним хіміотерапевтичним лікуванням у хворих на рак товстої кишки III стадії.

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У вересні 2015 року Вакциноджен оголосив про ексклюзивне дворічне співробітництво з Дублінським міським університетом над високопропускною, мультиплексною аналітичною платформою, розробленою в лабораторії доктора Пола Леонарда (Paul Leonard) під назвою DiCAST (Direct Clone Analysis and Selection Technology). Вакциноджен має намір використовувати DiCAST для обстеження біологічних зразків пацієнтів, отриманих після того, як ці пацієнти отримали протираковий імунітет для пошуку нових протиракових антитіл.

Акції Вакциноджену
Акції компанії торгуються позабіржовими майданчиками в США. Фондовий код VGEN. SEC у вересні 2017 року призупинив торгівлю цими акціями. Згідно з листом про призупинення, "VGEN порушив вимоги у своїх періодичних поданнях до Комісії, не подаючи жодних періодичних звітів, оскільки подав форму 10-Q за період, що закінчився 30 вересня 2015 року, в якому повідомляється про чисті збитки, доступні для загальних акціонерам 24,743,490 доларів за попередні дев'ять місяців. "

Керівництво
Голова та генеральний директор Вакциноджену — Ендрю Туссінг (Andrew Tussing), колишній інвестиційний банкір, який співзаснував компанію з Майклом Ханною у 2007 році. Майкл Ханна залишається директором. Головним операційним директором (COO) Вакциноджену є доктор Пітер Морсінг (Peter Morsing), який раніше працював у компанії АстраЗенека.

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Holidays bring student binge drinking, arrests
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Photo illustration by Austin Brumblay / Cuesta Journalism 201A student
By Allison Turner
Special Contributor
Journalism 201A
"Drink, drink, drink!" is a common chant echoed throughout college parties during many holidays and cultural celebrations. College culture can be defined by holiday bar crawls and night-long celebrations involving mass gatherings of local students.
However, these escapades can also bring binge drinking, underage consumption and increased arrests.
A recent survey of Cuesta and Cal Poly students showed that New Year's Eve was the most popular drinking holiday, followed by Halloween, Independence Day, and Día de los Muertos. These holidays made up the top drinking holidays in 75 percent of students surveyed.
The survey also addressed binge drinking. According to the results, 49 percent of the students said they participate in holiday celebrations with the intent to binge drink, while 7 percent of students only sometimes binge drink on holidays.
This survey showed that of the 49 percent, 41 percent binge drink between four to six holidays of the year and 24 percent binge drink between seven to nine of the holidays.
With increased drinking, sometimes comes over-the-top behavior — and arrests.
For instance, over the Halloween weekend, the San Luis Obispo Police Department saw an increase in party- and alcohol-related reports compared to non-holiday and standard weekends.
The police logs from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 show a total of 66 police calls throughout the city, ranging from disorderly reports near college residences to DUIs in downtown San Luis Obispo.
Many of these calls were logged as complaints about college student parties infringing on the city's noise ordinance, reports show. The noise complaints mainly occurred from Saturday evening into the early hours of Sunday. Many of these complaints show accompanying alcohol infringements in the police logs.
During holidays, the fine for violating the noise ordinance doubles to $700.
Data specific to under-age drinking fines and arrests was not available, according to the SLO PD.
However, after interviewing weekend partygoers, it was revealed that many students were not of drinking age, but still chose to attend alcohol-centered parties and events. Typically, a fine of $250 is imposed for first-time offenses and $500 for second — but this doesn't appear to stop people.
"I went out this weekend mostly because my friends said it would be a good time," said a student who wished to remain anonymous for legal reasons.
"We're always looking for a way to unwind and house parties are the cheapest way to go and the easiest for underage students like myself," he said. "The place was a chaotic mess, but it was something to do other than sitting around in a dorm on a major holiday."
Local student Lucas Newcomb was one of the over-21 crowd partaking in alcohol-related celebrations.
"I celebrate probably seven holidays out of the year and do drink with friends for most," Newcomb said. "I 100 percent think students are drinking as a stress relief. We're so wound up when it comes to school, there's a lot of due dates and responsibilities and we need an outlet to let loose and enjoy life."
While the nightlife surrounding holidays known as "Cinco de Drinko" and "St. Fratty's Day," along with Halloween and New Years can be appealing, many students participating are unaware of the history and culture surrounding their favorite drinking holidays.
The survey data shows that students actively seek out activities surrounding alcohol consumption over holidays. It also showed that the majority would be interested in learning more about the history and culture surrounding their favorite drinking weekends.
"I wish we had more classes made accessible to students surrounding the historical aspects of the holidays," said one under-age weekend party goer. "Everyone likes to go out and party, but few people know what the actual days represent."
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Public historians possess the desire and ability to understand and explain past human behavior in a variety of different contexts. The three public history program options at Loyola rest upon a combination of solid historical training and skill development in applied history research. Loyola's curriculum serves to:
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Unexpected Visitors | The Crazy World of Ann Patras!
I love reading your rambles, thanks for that!
I'm with Ziggy on this one, I wouldn't have heard a thing either – I could sleep through the philharmonic playing the 812 at the foot of the bed.
Hi Ann, I stumbled across your blogs and just had to read , I was totally engrossed, thank you for brightening up my rainy day x.
I shall try and post more of our sillies, between trying to finish my third book.


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Again!? The NSA's Phone Records Program Still Can't Stay Within the Law
By Matthew Guariglia
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Just as the Trump administration has signaled its interest in a permanent "clean" reauthorization of the Patriot Act's phone surveillance provision, the NSA proves once again that it is not to be trusted with these tools. New documents obtained by the ACLU and reported in the Wall Street Journal have revealed that last year the NSA once again collected phone records of Americans that it was not authorized to obtain.
The NSA collected Information, including who phone-users were calling and for how long, after a telecommunications firm began sending the information to the NSA—despite the fact that it had received no orders that would have authorized them to do so. Although the name of the company is redacted, for years it has been widely reported that large telecommunication firms like AT&T and Verizon have worked with the NSA as part of BLARNEY, an NSA project that leverages "commercial partnerships" in order to gather intelligence.
This "anomalous" unauthorized collection of American's private information comes only a few months after a separate incident in which "technical irregularities" resulted in the NSA getting access to many more records than it should have. In response, the NSA erased three years of all of its collected metadata, which amounted to records of hundreds of millions of phone calls. The documents released today include an assessment by the NSA that the overcollection had a "significant impact on civil liberties and privacy," which is putting it mildly.
The NSA's telephone record program, conducted under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, allows it to collect metadata of phone calls, including phone numbers, time stamps, and other identifying information. While this information may seem benign, many organizations and outlets, including EFF, have demonstrated how things like time stamps, phone numbers, and the GPS coordinates of where calls were made can be stitched together to reveal potentially compromising information about a person. Metadata can, for instance, have dire consequences for vulnerable populations who fear retribution for political beliefs, or whose metadata could be used in immigration enforcement.
With Section 215 up for re-authorization in December, these two instances prove that it's time to let the NSA's permission to sweep up phone records expire. If Section 215 is allowed to be reauthorized, accidents like this—in which an unthinkable amount of our personal data winds up in the hands of the government—will continue to happen.
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