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Word zero-day spreading Dridex. Password reuse bites Amazon third-party sellers. Mirai now mines Bitcoin. WikiLeaks, the ShadowBrokers, and war in Syria. Cyber first use. Crypto wars in Europe. Penn State prof takes Gödel Prize.
Dave Bittner: [00:00:02:21] There's a Word zero-day spreading the Dridex banking Trojan. Amazon third-party sellers are bitten by reused passwords. IBM catches Mirai mining Bitcoins. Symantec discerns Longhorn tools in WikiLeaks' Vault 7. Tensions over Syria's civil war seem to be behind the Shadow Brokers' return. Germany considers a cyber first-use doctrine. Crypto wars flare in Europe. And a Penn State professor takes the 2017 Gödel Prize for his work on differential privacy.
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Dave Bittner: [00:01:41:08] Major funding for the CyberWire podcast is provided by Cylance. I'm Dave Bittner in Baltimore with your CyberWire summary for Tuesday, April 11th, 2017.
Dave Bittner: [00:01:50:22] We begin with a few notes on cybercrime. The zero-day vulnerability in Word that's undergoing exploitation in the wild is now being used to distribute the Dridex banking Trojan. Many hope Microsoft will patch the flaw later today, but Redmond is still tight-lipped. Dridex, regarded as a more dangerous bit of malware than most, had of late been relatively quiescent until yesterday, when the SANS Institute and others observed a large spike in its distribution.
Dave Bittner: [00:02:18:06] Over at Amazon, third-party sellers are being hit with a wave of credential theft that's robbing them of the proceeds of their online sales. The criminals are said to be exploiting reused passwords they've purchased in various dark web markets. We heard from Chris Pierson of secure business network provider Viewpost, who notes that username and password credentials have been gossamer against fraud for years, He advises, really, seriously, and no-joke, to move to two-factor authentication.
Dave Bittner: [00:02:47:20] IBM researchers have discovered a new criminal purpose for the Mirai IoT botnet malware. It's now been adapted, by crooks, and set to the CPU-intensive task of Bitcoin mining.
Dave Bittner: [00:02:59:12] Symantec has picked over recent WikiLeaks dumps and concludes that tools revealed in Vault 7 were used in the Longhorn campaigns—some forty incursions into networks of sixteen countries. Again, Vault 7 purports to represent a leak of CIA hacking documents.
Dave Bittner: [00:03:17:12] Fighting in Syria, especially Assad's horrific use of nerve agent against largely civilian targets, has considerably heightened tensions between Assad's patron, Russia, and the West. The US and UK are taking a joint hardline toward Russia over Syria—that hardline is expected to include sanctions and has already included missile strikes against the Syrian regime's military installations. The conflict has its predictable accompaniment in cyberspace, particularly in information operations. The latest Shadow Brokers leaks seems obviously designed to advance Russian interests in Syria. The Shadow Brokers have long been regarded by close observers as a sock puppet on the hand of the Russian intelligence and security organs. But many continue to regard the Brokers as more mysterious than Muscovite. Whoever they are, they're very very disappointed in US President Trump and they're sounding more alt-right (for the moment) than alt-left. They're also moving in lockstep with Russian diplomacy.
Dave Bittner: [00:03:42:16] ISIS, which of course is one of the several parties fighting in Syria, seems to have expanded its recruiting pool. Catalan police have discovered online attempts by ISIS to actively recruit women.
Dave Bittner: [00:04:32:08] Germany's newly established independent military cyber force is expected to grow to an end-strength of 13,500 by July. Over the past weekend, German Interior Minister told the news service ARD that he wanted the Budestag to pass legislation that would permit the Bundeswehr to conduct first strikes in cyberspace in the event of clear, imminent, severe danger.
Dave Bittner: [00:04:57:00] There's a lot of momentum behind artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity these days. So much that it can be challenging to separate the marketing hype from reality. Dario Forte is founder and CEO of information security company DF Labs and he offers some insights.
Dario Forte: [00:05:14:14] The marketing bars and the marketing statements during the RSA, people were - and CISOs and other security professionals are starting to be concerned about what the draw will be after that automation and machine learning will take over. The good news is that there is the possibility to balance both needs, meaning that automation machine learning will be able to relieve security people from their routine tasks and or something that actually is time consuming for them in order to have them focused and concentrated on real important tasks and real important cyber investigation in this particular case. We conducted a reason to survey on many chief security officers in the Fortune 500 space. Some of them is in our advisory board. And we asked them several questions about how they consider automation and machine learning to solve their current problem.
Dario Forte: [00:06:22:04] The first one is that you cannot automate everything, especially in this particular period. There are some pieces of the incident response and security operation ecosystem, for example, that are still requiring human involvement. And the reason is very simple, you cannot trust a machine 100 percent, because if the machine is given the wrong input then the wrong output is consequential and the damage that could become from the wrong output could be even worse than the incident that you are investigating. So this probably one of the most important concerns to address and the solution for that is that keeping the human in the loop, so just being supported by automation, machine learning, is at the moment the best direction that CIOs and CISOs want to take.
Dario Forte: [00:07:19:03] The second concern is that if you rely too much on the machine, especially in data breach and incident response there are many legal implications, and should the CISO be asked to go in court to testify he cannot definitely take a machine as a support and/or expert witness. So machines are still required to help the human but not replace it.
Dave Bittner: [00:07:47:08] That's Dario Forte from DFLabs.
Dave Bittner: [00:07:52:01] The crypto wars are flaring again in Europe. Emmanuel Macron, candidate for the Presidency of France under the banner of the progressive, third-party movement En Marche!, makes some very tough promises to undermine widespread encryption should he take office. He regards the ability to read the encrypted comms of suspected terrorists as essential to the struggle against terrorism, and he would seek a coordinated EU campaign in which France would play a prominent part.
Dave Bittner: [00:08:18:12] The Wall Street Journal reports that an attack last July on the Union Bank of India closely resembled the phishing that compromised the Bangladesh Bank. The Bangladesh Bank SWIFT theft is generally attributed to the North-Korean affiliated Lazarus Group.
Dave Bittner: [00:08:34:14] Congratulations are in order to Penn State's Adam Smith, professor of computer science and engineering at that University. He's been awarded the 2017 Gödel Prize for his origination of the concept of differential privacy.
Dave Bittner: [00:08:49:14] Finally, to all the cybercriminals who may be listening, some news you can use: if you're under US indictment, don't vacation in countries that have extradition treaties with the US. Spanish police have alleged Kelihos botnet master Pyotr Levashov in custody. US authorities are dismantling Kelihos and all its works, and Mr. Levashov is expected to be facing the music stateside at some point after his interrupted holiday in Spain is over. And in Prague, extradition hearings are beginning for alleged LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring breach-artist Yevgeniy Nikulin . So if you're on the lam from the Feds, think about visiting, say, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, or North Korea. That's just a partial list—your travel agent should be able to advise you fully. Fly direct—no stopovers in, say, Guam—and happy landings.
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Dave Bittner: [00:10:52:12] And I'm pleased to be joined once again by Ben Yelin, he's a Senior Law and Policy Analyst at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security. Ben of course a big story that came by recently was congress overturning the Internet privacy regulations allowing ISPs to sell some of our personal data. Give us the background on this.
Ben Yelin: [00:11:11:18] Sure, so in October of last year, the Federal Communications Commission promulgated a regulation prohibiting ISPs from selling personal information from their users. There's this little-used device, or at least it was little-used until this year, called the Congressional Review Act. Now, the way that this works is that Congress has 60 legislative days after a regulation has been published in the Federal Register to express its disapproval, and if both Houses of Congress express disapproval and the President signs it, that regulation is overturned. And that's what happened here.
Ben Yelin: [00:11:49:06] The impetuous behind this legislation was that the ISP's complained to members of Congress since the Trump administration that such a regulation would put them at a competitive disadvantage compared with what we call edge providers like Google and Facebook. Those companies are regulated by the Federal Trade Commission, they face less stringent requirements. These ISPs are under the authority of the FCC which has more stringent communications. I think the proponents are trying to argue just a simple case of there should be uniformity. My personal opinion is that argument is not well founded. You don't see any sort of effort at trying to develop a uniform policy between the regulations that exist at the FTC and at the FCC.
Ben Yelin: [00:12:37:15] One last thing I'll mention is the way the Congressional Review Act works. Once you overturn a regulation under the Congressional Review Act that agency is prohibited for a statutorily defined period from issuing a separate regulation that would do the same thing as the previous regulation. In other words now the FCC, no matter what happens through the next several years, will not be able to promulgate a similar regulation because this bill has passed. And it's a huge, huge loss for privacy advocates but a major win for the Internet Service Providers.
Dave Bittner: [00:13:13:05] This one is a real head scratcher because who would be for this, other than the ISPs, to be able to, you know, make a buck off of selling your personal information?
Ben Yelin: [00:13:22:06] I mean I think you answered your own question there. I think what we've seen in the public opinion polling is, you know, basically what you said. There actually is no real constituent interest in overturning this regulation. I think it's the industry and, you know, they can make all the arguments they want about how there should be uniformity and privacy regulations, that's fine and good but I think it at least appears that the true motivation is to sidestep these FCC regulations, to sell personal information to make a profit for the Internet services companies.
Dave Bittner: [00:13:55:17] All right, Ben Yelin, as always, thanks for explaining it for us. We'll talk to you again soon.
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How do you create a parenting plan with someone you no longer want to be around? In divorce mediation, we often start figuring out the divorce agreement by creating a parenting plan. After all, the amount of time the children spend with each parent influences other financial decisions, including spousal support, child support, and what to do with the house.
During the mediation process, we often see two parenting problems. In one scenario, parents are being unrealistically optimistic – trying to devise a parenting plan that doesn't reflect their current relationship with their children or their schedule. For example, sometimes a parent who was less involved in their child's life wants 50/50 parenting. Such a change is fine, as long as it is attainable. Otherwise, they are simply setting themselves up to disappoint their children and irritate their ex-spouse. In other cases, the parents are using the children as pawns in their own arguments, refusing to agree to parenting plans because they are angry with their spouse, and they don't want to give an inch on anything. While the issues are slightly different, the problems in these two scenarios are the same – the parents' focus is not on the best interest of the children.
For a parenting plan to work, the parents must focus on the children's needs. Children can adapt to new schedules. They fare best in an environment where they spend some time with each parent and have clear routines. They suffer most when they live in the midst of conflict – including feuding parents. In divorce mediation, we work with the parents to keep them focused on their children's interests and help them develop a plan that works for the whole family.


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Techdirt ist eine Website, die meinungsstark über neue Technologie und Technologiepolitik berichtet, insbesondere über Fragen des Urheber- und Patentrechts. Sie selbst beschreibt sich als Gruppen-Blog. Mike Masnick gründete die Website 1997, als Newsletter, stellte aber bald auf ein Blog-Format um und begann das Hobbyprojekt im Jahr 2000 zu einem Blog mit Unternehmensberatung auszubauen.

Eigentümer ist das Unternehmen Floor64, das in Foster City, Kalifornien im Silicon Valley seinen Sitz hat. Floor64 beschäftigt acht feste Mitarbeiter.

Konzept
Techdirt thematisiert gesellschaftliche Auswirkungen und Auswüchse der digitalen Technologieentwicklung: vor allem geschlossene Systeme aller Art wie Urheberrecht, Bezahlschranken, das Geschäftsmodell von Apple oder andere Versuche, Offenheit und Kommunikation einzuschränken. Obwohl im Silicon Valley ansässig, begreift sich Techdirt nicht als typisches Silicon-Valley-Blog, da es weniger Start-Up-News und Geschäftszahlen bringe, sondern allgemeiner über Technologiepolitik und Ökonomie berichte. Die Leserschaft setzt sich nach eigenen Angaben aus dem gesamten englischsprachigen Raum zusammen. Den eigenen Zahlen nach sind die Leser überwiegend männlich, zwischen Anfang 20 und Anfang 40, IT-Leute, Journalisten, Regierungsbeamte und Anwälte.

Masnick verfolgt die inhaltliche Linie, dass sich nur knappe Güter verkaufen lassen und Text und Nachrichten heutzutage keine knappen Güter mehr sind. Masnick und Techdirt zeigen sich dabei experimentell in dem Versuch, Geschäftsmodelle zu entwickeln, die ohne künstliche Verknappung auskommen, indem sie tatsächlich knappe Güter verkaufen.

Ursprünglich als Unternehmensberatung und Infoservice mit sieben Mitarbeitern gegründet, die 2006 etwa 40 Großunternehmen berieten, expandierte  Techdirt im Jahr 2006. Das kostenfreie Blog Techdirt kreiert eine Community, auf der dann andere Geschäfte aufsetzen. Neben dem Blog betreibt Masnick seit 2007 die Techdirt Insight Community, bei der sich Kleinunternehmen Beratung durch eine Vielzahl von Experten holen können. Die Website geht damit einen Mittelweg zwischen offenen Plattformen wie Yahoo Answers oder Gutefrage.net und geschlossener traditioneller Unternehmensberatung.

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Die Redaktionslinie wird dabei von MediaShift als "geistreich-schnoddrig" bezeichnet. Techdirts inhaltliche Linie wird als angriffslustig und bissig gegenüber Unternehmen bezeichnet, die nach Ansicht von Techdirt das Internet und seine sich ändernden Kontrollmöglichkeiten nicht verstanden haben.

Masnick prägte auf Techdirt den Begriff Streisand-Effekt. 2003 kürte das Forbes techdirt als eines der "Best Tech Blogs". Business Week verlieh der Site schon ihren Best-of-the-Web-Preis.

Die Künstlerin Lily Allen beendete ihr öffentliches Engagement gegen Filesharing, nachdem sie mit Techdirt unter anderem aneinandergeraten war, weil sie unautorisiert einen Techdirt-Post auf ihre Website gestellt hatte.

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i did played for 3 years of my schooling there..
now, the reality has to be present..
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Syria's Civil War Explained
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1 Syria's Civil War Explained By Al Jazeera, adapted by Newsela staff on Word Count 1,055 Level 1000L A displaced Syrian child, fleeing from Deir Ezzor besieged by Islamic State (IS) group fighters, hangs on the back of a woman as she walks through a refugee camp in al-hol, located 14 kilometers from the Iraqi border in Syria's northeastern Hassakeh province, February 1, Photo by: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images The Syrian Civil War began in Since then, more than 450,000 Syrians have been killed and more than a million injured. More than half of the country's pre-war population has been displaced from their homes. Early in 2011, revolts brought down both the Tunisian and Egyptian presidents. This became known as the "Arab Spring." In March 2011, peaceful protests erupted in Syria as well, after 15 boys were arrested and tortured for writing graffiti in support of the Arab Spring. One of the boys was killed after being brutally tortured. His name was Hamza al-khateeb and he was 13 years old. The Syrian government, led by President Bashar al-assad, responded to the protests violently. It killed hundreds of demonstrators and imprisoned many more. In July 2011, a rebel group called the Free Syrian Army formed. Its aim was to overthrow the government. From there, Syria began to slide into civil war. This article is available at 5 reading levels at 1
2 What caused the uprising? Initially, lack of freedoms and economic troubles fueled resentment toward the Syrian government. The harsh crackdown on protesters increased public anger. Successful uprisings in nearby Tunisia and Egypt gave hope to pro-democracy activists in Syria. Many Islamist movements were also strongly opposed to the Assad family s rule. Though the term "Islamist" has come to be associated with violent groups, not all Islamist movements are violent. It is a broad term that refers to political activism based on the Islam, one of the world's major religions. There are Islamist groups that are violent and carry out acts of terror. The Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) is one of these groups. But not all Islamist groups are violent. A lot of them are peaceful. Many believe strongly in democratic ideas like freedom of assembly and a free press. In 1982, Hafez al-assad, the father of the current president Bashar al-assad, ordered a military crackdown on an Islamist organization called the Muslim Brotherhood. The operation he ordered killed between 10,000-40,000 people. Climate is also considered to have played a role in sparking the 2011 uprising. Syria experienced a severe drought from 2007 to This made it difficult for farmers to make a living. It caused as many as 1.5 million people to migrate from the countryside into cities, which exacerbated poverty and social unrest. Just as there are different types of Christianity, like Catholicism and Protestantism, there are different types of Islam. Sunni is the largest branch, and Shiites make up a large minority. The Sunni-Shiite divide dates back centuries, as do the tensions between them. Although most Syrians are Sunni Muslims, Syria's government, including the Assad family, has long been dominated by members of another group, the Alawites. The Alawites broke off from the Shiite branch over 1,000 years ago. Today in Syria, most groups fighting against Assad's government are Sunni Muslims. Minority religious groups, like the Alawites and Shiites, tend to support the Assad government. These divides are reflected throughout the region. The majority-shiite countries Iran and Iraq support Assad. Meanwhile, Sunni-majority countries, including Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia staunchly support the rebels. The role of foreign involvement Foreign influence has played a large role in Syria's civil war. The United States has led international coalition that has bombed Islamic State targets since This article is available at 5 reading levels at 2
3 The Islamic State is an extremist group. It emerged in 2013 in northern and eastern Syria after overrunning large portions of Iraq. The group quickly gained international notice for its brutal executions and its use of social media. It has attacked both government and opposition forces. Its goal is to create its own Islamic state across Iraq, Syria and beyond. Russia has also gotten directly involved. In September 2015, it started bombing what it referred to as "terrorist groups" in Syria. This included ISIL, but also rebel groups backed by western states. Russia has also deployed military advisers to help Assad. Several Arab states, along with Turkey, have provided weapons and materiel to rebel groups in Syria. Many of those fighting come from outside Syria the ranks of Islamic State fighters include a sizable number of people from around the world. Although the United States has stated its opposition to the Assad government, it has hesitated to involve itself deeply in the conflict. This was even after the Assad government crossed what President Obama had called a "red line" using chemical weapons. In October 2015, the U.S. scrapped its controversial program to train Syrian rebels. It was revealed that it had spent $500 million but only trained 60 fighters. The situation today On November 26, the Syrian army launched an attack on a city named Aleppo. On December 13, the Syrian army claimed that 98 percent of east Aleppo was in the hands of the Syrian government. This article is available at 5 reading levels at 3
4 Besides Aleppo, the Syrian government currently controls the capital, Damascus. It also controls parts of southern Syria, much of the area near the Syrian-Lebanese border, and the northwestern coastal region. Rebel groups, the Islamic State and Kurdish forces control the rest of the country. Kurds are an ethnic group primarily centered in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. Most, but not all Kurdish people are also Sunni Muslims. Rebel groups frequently fight each other. The Free Syrian Army has weakened as the war has progressed, while extremist groups became empowered. Meanwhile, Kurdish groups in northern Syria are seeking self-rule, which has alarmed Turkey's government. It fears its large native Kurdish population may demand greater autonomy as a result. On August 24, 2016, Turkish troops backed by the Free Syrian Army, launched an operation called "Euphrates Shield." Its goal was to liberate the Syrian city of Jarablus from Islamic State fighters. This operation is considered to be the first Turkish ground intervention in Syria. This article is available at 5 reading levels at 4
5 Effects beyond Syria's borders The Syrian war is creating deep effects far beyond the country's borders. Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan are now housing large and growing numbers of Syrian refugees. This is also impacting European countries. Fighting has occasionally spilled over from Syria into Lebanon, contributing to the country's political polarization. Several rounds of peace talks have failed to stop the fighting. With much of the country in ruins, millions of refugees abroad, and a population deeply traumatized by war, one thing is certain. Rebuilding Syria after the war ends will be a lengthy, extremely difficult process. This article is available at 5 reading levels at 5
6 Quiz 1 Which selection from the article BEST develops a CENTRAL idea? Early in 2011, revolts brought down both the Tunisian and Egyptian presidents. This became known as the "Arab Spring." In July 2011, a rebel group called the Free Syrian Army formed. Its aim was to overthrow the government. From there, Syria began to slide into civil war. In 1982, Hafez al-assad, the father of the current president Bashar al-assad, ordered a military crackdown on an Islamist organization called the Muslim Brotherhood. Although the United States has stated its opposition to the Assad government, it has hesitated to involve itself deeply in the conflict. 2 Which answer choice describes two MAIN ideas in the article? The civil war in Syria began after several young people were arrested for protesting. Turkish and Kurdish groups are also involved. The civil war in Syria is the result of actions taken by President Bashar al- Assad. Religious groups such as Alawites and Shiites tend to support Assad. The civil war in Syria began as part of what was known as the "Arab Spring." It has continued far longer than protests in other countries. The civil war in Syria is the result of long-held tensions between the people and the government. It has created far-reaching chaos and destruction. 3 Which answer choice accurately characterizes the response of the Assad government to those who disagree with it? The government has worked with groups who speak against it to understand their desires for democratic ideas. The government has created a special department to communicate about the concerns of those who speak against it. The government has imprisoned and killed those individuals or organizations who speak against it politically or religiously. The government has tolerated political groups that speak against it but has killed religious minorities. This article is available at 5 reading levels at 6
7 4 In what way has the involvement of many different groups MOST influenced Syria's civil war? It has helped stabilize the country through the creation of peace talks. It has added more violence and confusion as forces back various allies. It has helped to weaken the government as the other organizations join power. It has added strength to alliances between the United States and Russia. This article is available at 5 reading levels at 7
8 Answer Key 1 Which selection from the article BEST develops a CENTRAL idea? Early in 2011, revolts brought down both the Tunisian and Egyptian presidents. This became known as the "Arab Spring." In July 2011, a rebel group called the Free Syrian Army formed. Its aim was to overthrow the government. From there, Syria began to slide into civil war. In 1982, Hafez al-assad, the father of the current president Bashar al-assad, ordered a military crackdown on an Islamist organization called the Muslim Brotherhood. Although the United States has stated its opposition to the Assad government, it has hesitated to involve itself deeply in the conflict. 2 Which answer choice describes two MAIN ideas in the article? The civil war in Syria began after several young people were arrested for protesting. Turkish and Kurdish groups are also involved. The civil war in Syria is the result of actions taken by President Bashar al- Assad. Religious groups such as Alawites and Shiites tend to support Assad. The civil war in Syria began as part of what was known as the "Arab Spring." It has continued far longer than protests in other countries. The civil war in Syria is the result of long-held tensions between the people and the government. It has created far-reaching chaos and destruction. 3 Which answer choice accurately characterizes the response of the Assad government to those who disagree with it? The government has worked with groups who speak against it to understand their desires for democratic ideas. The government has created a special department to communicate about the concerns of those who speak against it. The government has imprisoned and killed those individuals or organizations who speak against it politically or religiously. The government has tolerated political groups that speak against it but has killed religious minorities. This article is available at 5 reading levels at 8
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Share this Story: UWindsor President Robert Gordon outlines how campus will reopen
UWindsor President Robert Gordon outlines how campus will reopen
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A screen shot of University of Windsor President Rob Gordon is shown during a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 regarding the return to campus. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
Senior administration at the University of Windsor outlined the next steps for students, staff and faculty on Wednesday during a virtual town hall led by U of W president Robert Gordon.
Gordon laid out plans for the fall term, which will be delivered primarily online as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic.
UWindsor President Robert Gordon outlines how campus will reopen Back to video
Students and employees submitted questions either in advance or live during a question and answer segment.
Gordon and others addressed inquiries about tuition fees, employee safety, parking, residence, access to labs, the library and food services and what the winter term might look like.
Also Wednesday, the Ontario government announced that in-person education and training at colleges will resume in July on a limited basis.
Colleges and Universities Minister Ross Romano made the announcement.
An empty section at the University of Windsor campus is shown on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
St. Clair College president Patti France said they were "elated" by the announcement from Colleges and Universities Minister Ross Romano.
"We're especially happy for our 2019-20 students in the various programs that were unable to fully complete their mandatory clinical training and other hands-on requirements due to the pandemic's interference with the winter semester," she said in a news release . "This means, now, that they should be able to complete their programs, graduate, and enter the job marketplace within a matter of a few months."
France said St. Clair will first focus on opening labs for students who require time to finish their winter semester, and the college will then turn its attention to students in the spring semester. These are students in programs that require lab work and other in-person instruction to fulfil the programs' requirements. Individual communications will be sent to students in the affected programs by their program co-ordinators with further instructions.
St. Clair College has developed a plan that includes guidelines for physical distancing, protocols for cleaning, and rules for using personal protective equipment (PPE).
France said the limited safe return to campus in July and August will allow St. Clair to plan for a blended delivery and learning model in the fall.
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Gordon also outlined a "phased-in approach in line with public health guidelines."
He said the university remains operating on an "essential services" model. The next phase would involve essential and critical research, then a blending of on-line and face-to-face learning and finally a return to the "new normal."
As for a fuller return to campus, "I cannot provide a timeline for that," he said.
Gordon noted there are 10 working groups at the university developing plans to ensure the health and safety of the entire university community. They are doing significant "zone and flow analysis of all spaces" and establishing protocols and best practices that include cleaning, social distancing and personal protective wear.
In tight office settings, PPE will be provided for workers as well as others who work in high traffic areas such as food services.
Gordon said the university was bracing for a funding shortfall "greater than $20 million primarily because of the challenge of international recruitment and a number of other issues we're dealing with in terms of the pandemic response."
Douglas Kneale, the university provost and vice-president academic said they would not be reducing tuition for the fall semester.
"Our thinking behind that is that we are continuing to deliver our programs at the University of Windsor. We're open for business in the fall semester." Kneale said.
A committee is look at ancillary fees to determine if they are still relevant and fair.
Kneale also explained there would be "rare instances" of face-to-face learning in the fall for accreditation or clinical purposes. He said lab credits could be attained in different ways — with a virtual lab, deferring lab work until the winter semester or actually being on campus.
As for residence living, rooms will only be occupied by one person not two, students would receive additional cleaning products and cleaning regimens for residences would be enhanced.
The university has established a new website at askuwindsor.ca to share answers and information about online learning and the fall term.
No decision has been made with regard to the winter term.
"It's good to see the university has carefully thought things through in terms of research," said Herman Dayal, president of the University of Windsor Students Alliance. "It's a phased and staged approach. Right now there are so many more questions than answers but at least we learned what residence is going to look like and what classes are going to look like."
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What if you thought "virtually"? So, you go buy (or build) your beefy development machine. But then didn't install anything but Windows Updates (of course), and VMWare Workstation. Now granted your want your physical box to have 8, 12, or 16 GB of RAM, and loads of fast disk space, but yeah, just need to have a beefy machine.
Now, you set up your actual dev machine as a virtual machine, you give it 8 GB of RAM. You install the OS, and take a snapshot (In VMWare). You install VS2010, take a snapshot. You install SQL Server 2008 R2 Dev, snapshot. You install each browser you need to test with, snapshot, snapshot, snapshot. You get the idea.
Now, if something is totally wacked, you can revert to a snapshot. You can even have multiple paths of snapshots, this type of thing is very VERY cool if you get it going correctly.
You can also just grab the entire VM hard disk and settings and copy off to your trusty 2 TB USB drive or whatever and you can do this once a week and you have a complete backup of your dev machine.
You can then set up another VM, say, "Web Server" or whatever you desire, give it 2 GB or whatever it needs to run, do the same thing. You can have both running, and do your testing. You can create a separate SQL Machine for testing. Try to set up your environment as you would for your development. If you need an Active Directory? Set that up, set up 3 VM's or whatever, you don't need to have them all running all the time. You need Exchange? Or SharePoint? Same thing. You have a Technet or MSDN Subscription, right? No? Go get one NOW.
What is even better then best, is that 3 years later, when you get an even better machine, you know what? You just install VMWorkstation, and copy or locate your VM's and you are set. No resetting things up, etc, etc. It just works.
You want to create a smaller dev VM for holiday travel? Take it on USB, use Mom's PC with VMWare Player and give your VM 1 GB of RAM. You just need enough to get by on. No laptop needed, just bring up your USB. You get the idea.. you can do pretty much anything you'd like.
If a salesperson came up to you and said "I have a way for you to configure multiple environments, multiple computers, setups, and have ways to revert back to things you did while configuring, and take backups of everything easily, etc, etc" How much would you pay? $1k? $5k? More?
How about roughly $200, for VMWare Workstation (if you already have Technet/MSDN – which you would have already). I'm sold.


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Manchester United have been linked with one of Bayern Munich's star midfielders as a replacement for Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini.
Carrick is set to retire from playing football at the end of the season, bringing an end to 12 years with the club.
The former Spurs engine room man has won multiple trophies at United including 5 Premier League titles, an Fa Cup and a Champions League.
Carrick is set to join the coaching staff at Old Trafford when he hangs up his bootsin the summer.
Belgium midfielder Fellaini is also departing the first team, the former Everton man, who has been a divisive figure among fans since he arrived under the watch of David Moyes, has refused a new deal at Old Trafford and will likely make a move to Turkey where he has been offered more money.
This will leave Mourinho needing recruitments to help out Pogba and Matic.
With Bayern Munich agreeing a deal to bring Schalk's young German midfielder, Leon Goretzka, to the club in the summer, Arturo Vidal is understood to be surplus to requirements, according to Bild.
The Chilean could line out beside his country man Sanchez if United can agree a fee, with Munch thought to want around £30m for the 30 year old.
Vidal has had a decorated career so far, winning six league titles with both Juventus and Munich as well as a number of cups in both countries.
He was also a member of the Chilean squad's to lift the Copa America in 2015 & 2016.
Vidal has been on United's transfer list in the past but chose the German side over Old Trafford in 2015.


The membership of the NBCA mourn the passing of legendary assistant coach, Frank Hamblen. Coach Hamblen won seven NBA championships and was instrumental to the success of the Lakers and the Bulls as an assistant to Phil Jackson. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this difficult time.
LOS ANGELES — Frank Hamblen, who won seven NBA championships as an assistant to Phil Jackson in Los Angeles and Chicago, died Saturday. He was 70.
The Lakers said Hamblen died in Del Mar. They did not provide a cause of death.
"He was my assistant coach in Chicago, a good friend and great coach. He will be missed," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before Golden State's first preseason game in Oakland.
Hamblen helped the Lakers win three straight titles from 2000 to 2002 then back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. He also was an assistant to Rudy Tomjanovich in between Jackson's stints in Los Angeles and was briefly the head coach after Tomjanovich stepped down in February 2005.


"Junko and Thomas Tilly present Wild Protest, produced by Emanuele Carcano for Vent des Forets Art Center in France. Each year, Pascal Yonet, director of the Art Center Vent des Forets, invites between six to eight artists to confront a natural forest environment and to create a unique work, more or less ephemeral. The project is born from the desire to bring together two sound artists, a brutiste performer and a field recorder, on a territory that still resounds with cries of two world wars. In July 2016, at Vent des Forets, Junko made a series of cries performances in the woods, wild bursts into the Meuse forest with the howling known from the Japanese noise scene. Out of words and meaning, pure expression of the body, its shrill cries are full of freedom and revolt. The sound of his voice rending sounds of the surrounding nature is recorded by Thomas Tilly, who distills this first sound material to compose a piece revealing an exceptional audio experience. Long time tracking in the forest and around it allowed Junko and Thomas to find the most relevant and surprising places for its outlets. Registration cries, Thomas could capture the immediate or distant sound environment which then forms the basis of its original composition. Each cry is geo-localized, the track list gives the GPS coordinates of each. The opening, which was held July 11, 2015, allowed 70 people to participate in a collective cry. Junko is a member of the cult group of the Japanese noise scene, Hijokaidan (group formed around the guitarist Jojo Hiroshige). Junko joined the group in 1982, participating in the development of an increasingly radical group. Thomas Tilly uses the microphone and speaker as key creative tools. His work is centered on the study of the sound environment and his confrontation with the space in which it exists."


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Blu-ray Review: 'Inside Out' (2011)
by Rianne Hill Soriano - November 20, 2011 April 6, 2021 545
The 2011 action-crime drama "Inside Out" comes out on a single-disc Blu-ray set featuring the story of a man imprisoned for 13 years, and just a few hours after finally gaining his freedom from his manslaughter case involving a man who intended to kill his best friend, this ex-convict finds himself in the middle of an accidental shooting that results to another murder. Yet again, this man who now simply wants to start a small business to live a crime-free
'The Legend of Zorro' Film Review: The Dela Vega heroes
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"The Legend of Zorro" tones down a bit by fronting the more human issues about family relationships in its storytelling, as compared to the visually purist, action-filled premise driving the storyline for such an action genre offering. Yet, this follow-up to "The Mask of Zorro" doesn't lose its own touch of valuable action and playful camera work. The pompous stunts, grand production design, and outstanding cinematography often keep the spectators' eyes nailed to what happens next. The film captures the audience right from
'Beowulf' (2007) Film Review: Motion-capture statement
"Beowulf" ambitiously blends CGI, motion-capture, and 3D technologies to bring a new level of hyperreality for the viewers to enjoy. Everybody knows, or at least, has already heard about the epic poem "Beowulf" in school, or perhaps, with the prior 2005 live-action offering "Beowulf and Grendel" starring Gerard Butler as Beowulf. This time, the Robert Zemeckis-helmed "Beowulf" utilizes the latest motion-control technology available to tell a tale approximately 1,400 years old in an astonishingly new way -- a sensory animation experience
Blu-ray Review: 'Gangster Squad'
"Gangster Squad" debuts in home video format via a two-disc set housing the film's Blu-ray, DVD, UV digital, and iTunes digital copies. This 2013 picture's theatrical release was infamously delayed for a few months in the wake of the tragic Aurora theater shooting in 2012. The production decided to reshoot its mid-movie shootout in order to remove the sequence involving a massacre in a movie theater. Ruben Fleischer helms this period actioner that stars Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Emma
'Rio 2' Film Review: Perfectly fine, perfectly forgettable
"Rio 2" is a delightfully bright and breezy bit of computer-generated entertainment. As an acceptable family fare, this sequel maintains that blockbuster flavor that is expected of such an animated flick. It mostly hits the sweet spot when it comes to eye-popping visuals and feisty song-and-dance sequences. However, its predictable narrative plays too safe that it simply crafts nothing more than a fine commercial blend of heart-warming and toe-tapping moments for its target demographic. For this second installment in the "Rio"
'Sky High' Film Review: Soaring HS heroes and sidekicks
by Rianne Hill I. Soriano - June 18, 2006 March 22, 2021 1600
This is a Disney hybrid superhero movie: "The Incredibles" meets "X-men" via "Harry Potter." If you think Hogwarts is the only secret school for extraordinary kids, well there's also the heroic children's world of "Sky High." This film is a hybrid superhero flick: "The Incredibles" meets the "X-Men" via "Harry Potter." It may be a Disney flick with a big celebration of superhero cliches; but it is entertaining enough for its target market. As a derivative, it never claims to be genuinely superior to its more successful blockbuster sources. Despite having a
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We have failed miserably for the past 4 years at finding the perfect spot to watch Fireworks. Growing up in hill-y Southern California, we were always able to see Fireworks from the backyard deck. There were are few years that we made the trek to the park or beach, but most of my memories of Fourth of July were at home. Living downtown is great for a lot of things… not Fourth of July. Next year, I think we'll make more of an effort to be lake-side or better yet… maybe plan a family trip to CALIFORNIA!
My mom "Gramma G" was in town with my youngest sister Emily for the 4th (and to celebrate my… gulp… 26th birthday!). A whirlwind of a trip, we started with a quickie dinner at Tampopo Japanese Cafe on Greenville (delicious… and cheap! tempura and bento boxes!) before escorting my darling gandaddy and his date to a summer concert at the Dallas Arboretum.
Such a bummer when this holiday falls midweek.. at least for my sweet hardworking husband who has to go straight back to work the next day. We attended my mom's childhood neighborhood parade first thing in the morning, followed by a wonderful afternoon by the pool. Post-swimming naps and snacks and a wonderful meal at our new favorite place Chicken Scratch (read more here). Great food (Free Range Fried Chicken + traditional southern sides) Good beer selection, and AMAZING outdoor atmosphere… very kid friendly!
Full of Fried Chicken our plans to go and see fireworks at Fair Park were quickly abandoned… instead we ate Peach Cobbler (Recipe Here) on the front porch, bathed the baby and called it a night. The rest of Gramma G/Auntie Em's trip included a trip to the Dallas World Aquarium, a weekend at Lake Cypress Springs, a birthday celebration and delicious brunch at Oddfellows in the Bishop Arts District.
And in one short month… WE'RE GOING TO CALIFORNIA!
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Roman Abramovich Net Worth
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich is a Russian-Israeli billionaire businessman, investor and politician.
Abramovich is the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC, and is best known outside Russia as the owner of Chelsea Football Club, a Premier League football club.
Roman Abramovich Net Worth 2019 is $10 Billion
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University Industrial Institute in Ukhta, Moscow State Auto Transport Institute, Moscow State Law Academy.
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Russian oligarch who made an enormous fortune in oil and used it to buy the Chelsea football club. In 2019, Roman Abramovich Net Worth is $10 Billion.
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Q: Django/Json: Can i easily change how django serializes objects? I have Serialized and dumped my objects like this:
data = serializers.serialize("python", MyObject.objects.all())
    dic = { 'Studium' : data}
    return JsonResponse(dic, safe=False)

The response I get:
{"Studium": [{"model": "djangoApp.studium", "pk": 538, "fields": {"studiumkode": "ABIOK", "studium": "ABIOK (anestesi/barnevern/intensiv/operasjon/kreftsykepleie"}}]}

The response I want:
{"Studium": {"studiumkode": "ABIOK", "studium": "ABIOK (anestesi/barnevern/intensiv/operasjon/kreftsykepleie"}}

A: Answer commented by @jordanm:
dic = { 'Studium': data[0]['fields'] }

returns:
{"Studium": {"studiumkode": "ABIOK", "studium": "ABIOK (anestesi/barnevern/intensiv/operasjon/kreftsykepleie"}}

Solution for list of objects
dic = { 'Studium': [d['fields'] for d in data] }

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'Sycophant': Mike Pence provides teachable moment for Dictionary.com
Kyle Swenson
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This week's passage of the Republicans' tax bill was largely seen as a major legislative victory for President Trump. In a meeting of Cabinet members Wednesday, Vice President Pence got right down to business singing his boss's praises.
In a three-minute speech, the vice president gushed about Trump's accomplishments once every 12 seconds, as The Washington Post pointed out. Pence's pep talk included memorable praise such as telling Trump that he has "unleashed American energy," "signed more bills rolling back federal red tape than any president in American history," "restored American credibility on the world stage" and "got Congress to do what they couldn't do for seven years, in repealing the individual mandate in Obamacare."
Pence's speech was fodder for plenty of eye-rolling and jokes online, including from an unlikely source — Dictionary.com.
There's a word for a person who would praise someone every 12 seconds. https://t.co/FlY8TY3fJa#VP #Pence https://t.co/4KMEkV496m
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) December 21, 2017
"There's a word for a person who would praise someone every 12 seconds," the site's Twitter account posted Thursday, before linking to the dictionary's entry for "sycophant." The tweet ended with the hashtags "VP" and "Pence."
Sycophant, according to Dictionary.com, is a noun referring to a "self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite." Synonyms, it said, include "toady, yes man, flunky, fawner, flatterer."
Dictionary.com — which bills itself as the "world's leading digital dictionary" — has actually been a fairly regular and occasionally snarky critic of the Trump administration and the president's own word choice. In late November, the site jokingly announced the word of the year would be "covfefe," the confusing non-word Trump tweeted out in May. "JUST KIDDING!" the Dictionary.com tweet added, before announcing "complicit" as the actual 2017 winner — a choice with its own political overtones.
We're so excited to announce that the Word of the Year is covfefe!
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Title: Crumble aux pommes
Category: Recette
Tags: recette, dessert, gateau, moyen
Summary: Recette de mon crumble aux pommes, délicieux en hiver comme en été !

Recette de mon crumble aux pommes, délicieux en hiver comme en été !

- *Préparation* : 15 minutes.
- *Cuisson* : 25-30 minutes.

## Ingrédients
- 5 ou 6 pommes de bonne taille (golden, ou autres),
- 150 g de sucre roux (cassonade) ou blanc,
- [Cannelle](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannelle) en poudre, un peu,
- 300 g de farine blanche[ref]Je pensais qu'on pouvait faire une variante avec moitié farine blanche, moitié farine de sarrasin, mais en fait ça ne marche pas du tout ! Le sablé ne prend pas et ça ressemble à des miettes de galettes bretonnes pas assez cuites...[/ref],
- 100 g de beurre (salé),
- Optionnel : 25 g de pralin.

## Préparation
1. Éplucher les pommes, les couper en tranches ou en gros morceaux,
   [![crumble-aux-pommes-1.jpg]({static}images/crumble-aux-pommes-1.jpg){width=40%}]({static}images/crumble-aux-pommes-1.jpg)
2. Les faire réduire à feu fort 2 min avec une cuillerée à soupe d'eau puis maintenir la cuisson à feu doux pendant 7 à 8 min.
3. Écraser les derniers gros morceaux de pommes à la fourchette. Mélanger les pommes avec 125 g de sucre et 1/2 cuillère à café de cannelle. Verser ce mélange dans un plat à gratin beurré.
4. Écraser le beurre à la fourchette dans un saladier. Ajouter le reste du sucre et de le cannelle, ainsi que la farine, puis mélanger le tout avec les doigts afin d'obtenir un sable grossier. Rajouter de la farine si le mélange est trop liquide. Optionnel : ajouter le pralin à la fin,
5. Répartir sur la compote dans le plat,
6. Saupoudrer avec un peu de sucre roux,
7. Faire cuire maximum 30 minutes dans un four à 180°C / T6 <i class="fa fa-thermometer-full" aria-hidden="true"></i>, en vérifiant la cuisson à partir de 15 minutes (le dessus ne doit pas cramer !).

## Photo
- Le plat :
  [![crumble-aux-pommes-2.jpg]({static}images/crumble-aux-pommes-2.jpg){width=50%}]({static}images/crumble-aux-pommes-2.jpg)

- Une part :
  [![crumble-aux-pommes-3.jpg]({static}images/crumble-aux-pommes-3.jpg){width=50%}]({static}images/crumble-aux-pommes-3.jpg)

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## Variantes
On peut varier un peu les fruits :

- en été on peut faire pommes et fruits rouges,
- en automne, faire 1/3 coings et 2/3 pommes (en laissant fondre les coings à la casserole), ou moitié pommes - moitié poires,
- en hiver, on peut rajouter des noix ou des chataîgnes !

Autres variantes :

- Je n'ai jamais essayé moi-même, mais pommes - bananes est un grand classique !
- On peut aussi faire un crumble pommes - bananes - chocolat ! Je rédigerai la recette [quand j'aurai essayé](https://github.com/Naereen/cuisine/issues/114) !

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## Remarques
- :cutlery: Servir tiède avec une boule de glace vanille ! *Miam !*
- Il pleut être réchauffé rapidement au four à micro-ondes si besoin.
- Convient bien aux régimes sans viande et sans produit d'origine porcine, mais ne convient pas aux régimes sans lait (beurre !).
- Se conserve quelques jours, sous une cloche (ou au four), mais pas plus longtemps (il n'y a ni œufs ni lait, mais il y a du beurre !).
## Notes