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Jean-Paul Villere: Now and then — one Katrina returnee's retrospective
By UptownMessenger.com | August 26, 2015
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A home along Canal Boulevard, scarred by floodwaters. (photo by Jean-Paul Villere for UptownMessenger.com)
Jean-Paul Villere
The big exhale of 10 years has arrived as New Orleanians near and far reflect on the 2005 storm season that changed us all. Personally, my experiences before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina pale in comparison to many others. My journey to now may best be summed up from the wisdom of my stepfather who told me simply to "ride the horse in the direction it's going." Not an easy thing to do when the unknown awaited, especially in the immediate aftermath of the devastatingly unexpected.
Peculiar moments as I navigated what life had thrown in my general direction: wearing someone else's clothes donated to me and my family, driving a spare car my stepfather happened to have, working my old job in the city I lived in years beforehand. Effectively I was recast in someone else's life, one that unsurprisingly didn't quite fit. Those weeks after Katrina, once my wife and I elected to return to our sunken city we anticipated the challenging path that awaited, but who could have predicted the New Orleans we know now? I submit to you: no one. Below are 10 observations, mindful of this journey:
10) Waterlines remain. You can always replace roofs and refrigerators, but it's a world of difference when seeking to rekindle a neighborhood or revive one's livelihood. We are still recovering, and there are still ample reminders of crested water in embedded lines the city over. We should use an active voice when we discuss recovery and 10 years gone. We must possess the present and convey the work is far from over.
9) Fatigue is real. In short, one tires. And that's okay. Or as my father-in-law is also known to espouse: all you can do is all you can do.
8) Empathy empowers. The world cares about the Crescent City. Our time in Austin, Texas, those weeks afterward it was not unusual to be hugged by a teary-eyed stranger. Processing catastrophe can be confusing, even detaching, but the takeaway can become a shouldering together, however dissimilar we may perceive one another.
7) The little things are a big deal. Who knew receiving daily mail or having routine garbage pickup could make your day? I didn't. Explaining to the uninitiated even today that you had to wait in line at the post office once a week or so for the hopeful event you had any mail to pick up is, well, baffling. And garbage pickup?! Pffft.
6) Winning isn't everything. But achieving a Super Bowl victory? That helped. A lot. And in ways we may never even measure.
5) Patience learned, gratitude displayed. From restored gas lines to being able to simply make groceries. Cold showers and MREs make for strange bedfellows, but you get what you get and you don't have a fit.
4) Comfort is where you find it. From food to music and any social lubricants in between, recentering one's joy zeroed in on no easy task. Room temperature red beans from a can paired with pre-made rice from a pouch. Lemons meet lemonade. And add a little vodka, doll.
3) What do our six deputy mayors do anyway? No really, that's a real question. Is it a secret or something the hackers will have to reveal to us?
2) Politicians are not superheroes. In 2005 we had a governor that wanted to pray the storm away, a president bestowing accolades on imbeciles (can I get a 'You've done a heckuva job, Brownie!' anyone?), and a mayor now incarcerated. In a word: wow. Rebuilding happens at the hands of those that elect to be present, not those that are present because of an election.
1) Your story matters. Tell it. Share it. Whether you've returned or not, know this: you can go home again. The blood, sweat, and tears to get from there to here? I'd do it again. New Orleans needs you and me, and still, and likely always will. And in the same way you and I will likely always need New Orleans.
Jean-Paul Villere is the owner of Villere Realty on Freret Street and a married father of four girls. In addition to his Wednesday column at UptownMessenger.com, he also shares his family's adventures sometimes via pedicab or bicycle on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Jean-Paul Villere: How I spent my summer vacation
As summer's sizzle dissipates over the coming weeks, the back-to-school throngs may muse on their most recent season away from academia, and some may even have it as their premiere assignment upon recommencement. While I don't really recall in my younger years a time when this was asked of my fertile student mind, my 42-year-old memory ain't what she used to be. So color me pseudo-nostalgically amused when my oldest had this very task put to her and she wrote about our family train trip to Chicago. Which I totally dug too. Except, and in honest reflection, my real takeaway for summer 2016? Pecking away, hours over days and largely singlehandedly, at an overwhelmingly under-maintained vacant corner lot in my neighborhood. Bottom line: I snapped. I couldn't take it anymore. I got all Network on this behemoth of overgrowth, harboring all the years of refuse, beer bottles, sodded styrofoam, spent syringes, and a seemingly endless collection of tossed tires and beyond repair furniture. And oh the mattresses! Oozing over sidewalks and lushly spilling into the streets. One pauses to wonder albeit without gravity, "Isn't the city going to do something about this?" Then one recalls "No, this is New Orleans, where a month without a boil water advisory is like a gold star on your homework.
Jean-Paul Villere: Deceptive density — Ain't dere no more
By UptownMessenger.com | May 6, 2015
In 2002 local musical impresarios Benny Grunch and the Bunch released a song entitled "Ain't Dere No More." In it the group collectively bemoan, as only the natives may, the loss of landmarks around the New Orleans metro area. It played in my head over these last few days as I watched yet more apparently salvageable dwellings, in this case double shotguns, meet their untimely demise in the 2400 block of Cadiz. What was more upsetting to me was that their demolition was supposedly not going to happen, and the structures were to be saved by their new owner Arnold Kirschman. Even be occupied by him. Except guess what? They gone. Kirschman revealed a few short weeks ago the doubles would be replaced. And not with similar structures, but a greater-density new build. So either Kirschman, no stranger to real-estate renovation or development (this ain't his first rodeo, folks), either innocently did not do enough due diligence on the front end to accurately assess the condition of the shotguns, or simply had no intention of ever saving them. Feel free to decide which. For the record, the demolition permit for the dwellings was filed February 24th, 2015, many weeks before he shared this update with the neighborhood.
Jean-Paul Villere: Confessions of a Sleater-Kinney devotee
By UptownMessenger.com | April 15, 2015
It all happened so innocently, my love for riotgrrl queens Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss, and Carrie Brownstein, collectively and arguably better known as Sleater-Kinney. While living in Austin in the late 90s, I wanted to attend an in-store performance at Waterloo Records by this well-regarded female rock trio which at the time I had never heard of. Unable to make the event I sprung for a copy of their third studio album, Dig Me Out, and lost my mind. Just lost it. What was this sound? Who were these ladies? The hungry, urgent beats, the sharp, frenetic guitar work, and the layered, waling vocals. And the lyrics? Each song was a visual field infused by carefully chosen wording arcing in harmony. I was hooked, taken, even smitten, and I wanted more. Despite acquiring their catalogue over time and immersing myself in their sound on the regular, it would be years before I would be able to see Sleater-Kinney (often known as S-K to their masses) perform live. In 2003 Pearl Jam toured in support of their album Yield and played the UNO Lakefront Arena; Sleater-Kinney opened, and I went. Historically opening acts get brushed aside, plus their sets can be so short and rushed. True to form S-K played a nice batch of their material but as quickly as they'd started it ended and bingo, bango, bongo on came Eddie Vedder et al. And I like Pearl Jam enough, but not as much, so I called it a night just a few songs into their set. That's the kind of Sleater-Kinney fan I am when they open: I walk out on the headliner.
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Marion Strauss on August 26, 2015 at 12:38 pm said:
My husband (aPsychiatrist) and I (an Occupational Therapist) were at Charity Hospital for 7 plays, 6 nights with 91 Psychiatric patients and over 60 staff… There were many stories to tell, but the important thing was that, although the patients were not difficult to work with, it should not have happened that the rest of the hospital was evacuated much sooner then the 3rd floor of Charity…We waved at helicopters from a small area outside of the Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) on 3.
Finally, at the end of day 7, the National Guard rescued us….There's
more to tell, but will leave it at that.
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The Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains presents the second event in its new Musical Masters lecture series for adult music lovers on Sunday, March 31st, 2019 at 2pm.
Take a musical voyage to enjoy "Brazilian Jazz: From Samba to American Standards" presented by Artistic Director of Tarrytown's Jazz Forum and Brazilian Jazz expert Mark Morganelli. Discover the cross-fertilization between Brazilian music, illustrating the genres of bossa nova, samba, and toada, and American Jazz influences, accompanied by Morganelli's latest recorded work, Brasil! Lecture attendees will also be treated to a live musical performance by trumpeter/flugelhornist Morganelli demonstrating the unconventional, "new wave" rhythms that continue to move music lovers around the world. Compositions by Brazilian Jazz greats Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa, Claudio Roditi, and Marcos Valle will be played and woven into the vibrant discussion. With more than 30 years of masterful experience with Brazilian Jazz bands, recordings, and performances with international jazz legends, Morganelli's passion for this unique musical sound extends into this exclusive presentation.
Following this exhilarating musical experience will be "Musical Storytelling: The Poetry behind Piano Masterpieces" with acclaimed concert pianist Andrew Armstrong on April 28th, and "Film Music: Groundbreaking Director/Composer Collaborations" with Peabody Award-winning Broadcaster & Producer and WQXR radio host Elliott Forrest on May 19th. These exclusive events are not to be missed!
All Musical Masters lecture series events will take place at the Music Conservatory of Westchester, 216 Central Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606. Tickets for individual lectures are $25 each, available for purchase online at http://www.musicconservatory.org/mcw-events.
Trumpeter/Flugelhornist Mark Morganelli began presenting concerts in his first Jazz Forum loft at 50 Cooper Square in June 1979. The second Jazz Forum loft closed its doors in April 1983 with recordings, videos, films and radio broadcasts of documented performances by Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Woody Shaw, Red Rodney, Carmen McRae, Barry Harris, Philly Joe Jones and Max Roach. After residencies at the Village Gate and Entermedia Theater, thirty-four years ago, Morganelli established Jazz Forum Arts, a not-for-profit arts presenting organization, and in 1985 started the Riverside Park Arts Festival, which concluded on its 13th anniversary in August 1997. He has produced over sixty CDs, most for Candid Records, twenty of which were recorded "Live" at NYC's Birdland club, where he was the music coordinator for five years. He inaugurated the Jazz at the Music Hall series in Tarrytown and performed at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival, the 1992 & 1994 Syracuse Jazz Festivals, the Du Maurier Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival, JVC/NY and Saratoga Jazz Festivals, the White Plains Jazz Fest, several tours of Italy, many concerts and festivals around Europe, Japan, Brazil and the Caribbean, and hosted nightly jam sessions aboard the QE2 to the Newport Jazz Festival from 1996-99. He continues to perform with his Jazz Forum All-Stars and Brazil project around the region and recently released "Brasil!" a Double-CD and his fifth recording as leader. He and his wife, Ellen Prior opened their new Jazz Forum club in Tarrytown, NY in June 2017, presenting Jazz and Brazilian music every weekend.


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in the journey of this life to the next, arrives.
and we walk together, once again, in the Light of the New.
into the eternal harmony, held in the music of the spheres.
together, at the Dawn of the New Day.
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Essay on Qing
The Qing Dynasty Essay Samples
Topic: Qing, China, Rule, Development, Power, Education, Knowledge, Empire
Textbooks are an introduction to fundamental knowledge; they change over time because more knowledge is discovered. The discovered knowledge builds and clarifies existing or assumed facts. In other circumstances, new knowledge can discredit old knowledge. Revisions made to textbooks also alter the information in the books. The alterations also seek to add more information the existing knowledge. The Fairbank text differs from the Hevia text in terms of their argumentative approach. Fairmont chooses to explore the Qing rule from the methods applied by the Manchu in their reign; Hevia approaches the issues from the powers centers that Manchu created to control their empire. Thinking of the Qing as a multiethnic empire as opposed to a Chinese dynasty means that the Qing was made up of a diverse set of ethnicities and other demographical variations. The people under the Qing rule were not Chinese only as it expanded to cover vast areas of Asia such as Tibet and Korea. This significant shift in historical understanding takes place through the adoption of different scholarly approaches to researching the subject. Exploration of the issue from dissimilar points of view facilitates the discovery of relevant facts that were previously overlooked. The consequences of these changes are better understanding of the Qing reign. Publication of updated texts is also an expected outcome of such a significant historical change.
A common theme in all three readings is Chinese Leadership. The authors look at the traditional forms of leadership that was practiced in China and approaching the topic from a historical perspective. "Traditional China at Its Height under the Ch'ing" explains the origin and growth of Manchus. The text "A Multitude of Lords" focuses on the concentrations of powers. The Qing rulers held the majority of the authorities to neutralize the challenge from multiple lords who sought to end the Aisin Gioro house. The text from the textbook "The High Qing: Triumph and Sources of Decline", look at the factors that put Qing in power and sustained its reign; it also looks at the factors that led to the fall of its rule. All three authors give information on Qing reigns. They all elaborate on the factors that facilitated and sustained Manchu rule. And also they all agree on the fact that economic and territorial supremacy was the pillar of the Government. What's more, the three texts all focus on the form of leadership that was adopted by Manchu leadership. This emphasis looks at the execution of administrative and judicial affairs. However, differences arise in their views on the causes of the decline. While "Traditional China at Its Height under the Ch'ing" site external challenges as the cause, "A Multitude of Lords" argues it's the challenges by other lords. And the textbook, on the other hand, suggests corruption and tax evasion is the reason.
According to (Fairbank, Reischauer, and Craig), the rise of the Qing dynasty was in the 17th century lasting to the 20th century. Due to the profoundness of Chinese cultures and beliefs, the Manchu chose to innovate rather than overhaul the Chinese systems. "So well established was the Chinese tradition that a thoroughgoing change of institutions and values could not easily be imagined" (Fairbank, Reischauer and Craig, 211). The dynasty managed to standby avoiding conflicts with neighbor communities. The development of an all-inclusive defense department gave the Manchus a military force. They replaced decisions making bodies with the monarchy. Also "their success depended upon organizing state power in a Chinese fashion and Chinese collaborators" (Fairbank, Reischauer and Craig, 215). The formation of the military unit and administrative units helped the Manchus expand their territories. Moreover, due to their numerical minority, the Manchu was faced with the challenge of maintaining the power. However, they managed to stay in power by the accumulation of wealth. "One method to maintain the ruling family's power was to build up its material resources such funds supported not only the palace but also the imperial clan, which governed through a special office and organized in 12 principal ranks from princes on down" (Fairbank, Reischauer and Craig, 222). They also developed other provisions that ensured they remained a caliber higher than the Chinese.
For , the Qing rule is in the sight of the leadership practices adopted. "A central principle in the Qing imagining of empire was the idea that the world was made up of a host of lords over whom Manchu emperors wanted to position themselves as overlords" (Hevia, 30). "In order to maintain their paramount position over this diverse polity, Qing rulers formulated policies designed to guarantee that no combination of forces came together to challenge the supremacy of the Aisin Gioro house and its claim to Paramount overlordship in east and inner Asia" (Hevia, 31). The methods applied included; subduing of opposition while building collaborations with supporters, pacification and maintain control over the diverse Chinese populace and setting up their empire in defensive positions. The Qing lords managed to incorporate powers of other lords in their powers. They perceived these other lords as a potential threat to their rule. The development of institutional structures that safeguarded their position addressed challenges like being a minority. "First while they retained the core of the Ming governmental structure, they staffed the highest-level offices with equal numbers of Manchu and Chinese officials" (Hevia, 33). The court that was under the emperor controlled local and external trade. This power also gave the Manchu an advantage in their territorial expansion as well as the sustenance of the empire.
Look at the position of the Qing as a facilitator for the economic flourishing of China in the 18th century. "The remarkable efficiency of Chinese farm families – using field residue for fuel, for example, profitability utilizing the labor of women and children and not setting aside productive farmland for pasturage" (Lipman, Edson and Molony, 104). Institutions created as well as an intellectual basis founded the Manchu rule. Only three emperors from the Aisin Gioro clan held power. "In the 18th century, Qing state tried to control social morality and the effects of commerce with conservative Confucian government regulations" (Lipman, Edson and Molony, 113)."State management of society and the economy declined further after the 1770s under the corrupting influence of emperor's favorite, a Manchu named Hesen." (Lipman, Edson and Molony, 115). There was the immense development of scholars and ideologists in the 18th century. This development combined with the failed state institutions are the primary causes of the decline of the Manchu rule.
Fairbank, John King, Edwin O Reischauer and Albert M Craig. "Traditional China at Its Height Under the Ch'ing" in East Asia: Tradition and Transformation. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973. Print.
Hevia, James. "A Multitude of Lords: The Qing Empire, Manchu Rulership, and Interdomainal Relations" in Cherishing Men From Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the MacCartney Embassy of 1793. Durham: Duke University Press, 1995. Print.
Lipman, Jonathan Neaman, Barbara Molony and Michael Robinson Edson. Modern East Asia: an integrated history. Boston: Pearson, 2012. Print.
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Marsh wetlands of the Wildlife Refuge.
The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge encompassing 965 acres (3.91 km2) located in the California coastal community of Seal Beach. Although it is located in Orange County it is included as part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex. It was established in 1972.
The refuge is a collaboration between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of the Navy. It serves as a critical habitat and winter stopover for many birds along the Pacific Flyway. Among the birds found at the refuge are great blue herons and the three endangered species: California clapper rail, California least tern, and Belding's Savannah sparrow.
The refuge is located within Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. Public access in the refuge is limited or restricted to once-a month tour (last Saturday of each month) as it is located within an active military base.
The subtidal zone is the shallow near-shore area below the intertidal zone, the land between the high and low tide marks. Subtidal is permanently inundated, except for rare lowest low tide events. There are four tidal basins created for the restoration of wetland: Forrestal Pond, Case Road Pond, 7th Street Pond, and Perimeter Pond, which are currently supporting the subtidal habitat in the Refuge. Tidal water from Anaheim Bay supports the ponds.
Dominating plants in these subtidal habitat is eelgrass, and mudflat portions in the habitat is supporting many invertebrate species.
The complex system of tidal channels delivers moisture and nourishment (oxygen and nutrients) throughout the habitat and providing food or pathway to food for fish and other organisms.
The soil of intertidal flats is a combination of clay, silt, sand, shells, and organic matter, with algae as dominant plants.
Mudflats contain organisms which are a major food source for worms and invertebrates. Fishes, sharks and rays would often come to the mudflats with the tides and feed on transient or permanent residing fish. Shorebirds also depend on preying invertebrates on the mudflats.
Coastal salt marsh habitat, situated above mudflats, contains salt tolerant vegetation. It is the predominant habitat in the refuge with 565-acre land occupied. It is a nesting, feeding and cover area for bird and fish including the endangered light-footed clapper rails and Belding's Savannah sparrow.
A study on light-footed clapper rail was conducted since 1979. One of the study area is in the salt marsh in Anaheim Bay, the coastal salt marsh located in the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. The environment of salt marsh was described: "The surrounding land lands are flat or gently sloping and provide little drainage into the bay. Consequently there are very little fresh water input other than winter rains… Most of the vegetation is characteristic of the low and middle littoral zones and is completely inundated by a 1.8 m tide (Mean Lower Low Water)." A list of major plants in the marsh was also provided: cordgrass (dominant plants at lower elevation), pickleweed and saltwort (dominant in middle elevation), seablite, saltgrass, sea lavender, arrowgrass, Jaumea carnosa, and Frankenia grandiflora. The dominating plants in the upper zone are glasswort and pickleweed. In the highest elevation (which sometimes is referred to as wetland/upland transition), there are no remaining native species.
Oil extraction beneath the bay led to the marsh subsiding. From 1957 to 1970, elevation dropped 12.5 cm and by 1984, dropped by 25 cm.
41 acres within 65 acres of the uplands areas were built into roads, railroad tracks or others manmade structures. Most of these areas were originally wetland but were replaced for agricultural or military practices in the 19th century.
Situated in the southern part of the Refuge, Hog Island was the only place that supported native vegetation, although none of it has been left for today. There are three "arms" stretching out of the land (military used in the past) planted with native vegetation today to support and shelter upland birds, especially during high tides.
The island is completely manmade, built in the 1960s for rocket testing until 1977. It is leveled today and covered with sand to provide a nesting site for the least tern.
One of these upland islands, located in the 7th Street Pond, supports non-native vegetation including five-horn smotherweed, common thistle, Maltese star-thistle, milk thistle, tumbleweed, black mustard, and the native pickleweed. Another one, in Case Road Pond, supports native intertidal vegetation, and some of the non-native vegetation mentioned.
Night aerial view of Seal Beach, California, and vicinity, from the south. The large dark rectangle is the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, and the dark blob that extends it to the coast is the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. In the lower right, the dark area separated from the ocean by the lighted California Highway 1 is the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach.
In 1944, the Department of the Navy acquired about 5,000 acres of land in and around Anaheim Bay from the Alamitos Land Company. Although the Navy purchased the land, the California State Lands Commission held all of the submerged lands within the station. In May 1954, the Service contacted the Navy, regarding a potential hunting program on their land; however, the Navy rejected permission. Between 1954 and 1956, the Service made several additional proposals to the Navy for managing its lands including raising food crops to support waterfowl. In 1963, Congressman Richard Hanna told the Service he was interested in establishing a Refuge between Huntington Beach and Seal Beach. This cooperative plan for 600 acres of tidal marsh on Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach (NWSSB) was approved in 1964 through a three-way agreement among the Navy, the Service, and the California Department of Fish and Game. In 1971, there was a new discussion about establishing a Refuge at this location. This ultimately triggered political intervention by U.S. Congressman Craig Hosmer and California State Senator Dennis Carpenter. Through the efforts of Congressman Hosmer, President Nixon signed Public Law 92-408 in August 1972, authorizing the establishment of a National Wildlife Refuge on the NWSSB. The Refuge was officially established on July 11, 1974 when the Notice of the Establishment, which included the specific boundaries of the Refuge, was published in the Federal Register.
In 1989, there was a big trapping of hundreds of foxes at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. The red foxes were killed because they put a significant threat to two endangered species of birds, light-footed clapper rail and the California least tern. Even though an animal rights group had requested an injunction to prohibit trapping and maiming the foxes at the refuge, U.S District Judge refused to grant it. Thus, hundreds of foxes were sacrificed to preserve the light-footed clapper rail and the California least tern. Nowadays, no foxes or other predatory mammals can be seen at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge.
In 1995, there was a study that U.S Navy has found elevated levels of toxic chemicals in the carcasses and food of endangered birds at the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. The elevated levels of cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc, all poisonous heavy metals, were found in dead California least terns and light-footed clapper rails. However, these potentially toxic substances were not only found in the birds, but also found in smaller animals normally eaten by them. They also found small amounts of PCBs and DDT, a dangerous pesticide that was banned by the Endangered Species Act in 1973. To find the cause, the Navy assessed the impacts of ponds on the refuge on the birds. They found that there was a construction of the pond by the Port of Long Beach that has raised the volume and velocity of the bay water flowing into the refuge. The toxic materials affect the birds with altered growth patterns, reduced survival, loss of appetite, lethargy, difficulty in reproducing, and even killing the birds.
Study of the endangered light-footed clapper rail was conducted in 1979. This study mainly focuses on the three remaining largest populations in Anaheim Bay, Upper Newport Bay and Tijuana Marsh in San Diego county.
Study of the California least tern nesting season was conducted in 1980. This study mainly focuses on previously color-banded least tern chicks nesting behavior in the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. A least tern nesting site was prepared in the refuge in 1978 for the study.
In March 2011, Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Assessment (CCP/EA) was established to "describes and evaluates various alternatives for managing the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)."
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BOYCOTT The Huffington Post for supporting Rapist Marc Gafni
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Force Accountability on The Huffington Post and BOYCOTT until they cut ties with known child rapist Marc Gafni (a former Rabbi). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-gafni/waking-up-to-a-new-love-s_b_6654044.html
"But he (Gafni) admitted to having had a sexual relationship with another girl, when she was 13 and 14 and he was 19 and 20, studying to become a rabbi.
"I was a stupid kid and we were in love," Gafni was quoted as saying in The Jewish Week. "She was 14 going on 35, and I never forced her."
The woman told Rosenblatt that Gafni had "repeatedly sexually assaulted her" when he stayed at her house for the Sabbath. The rabbi also told her that she would be "shamed in the community" if she told anyone." The Jewish Daily Forward
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Marc Gafni, nee Marc Winiarz, nee Mordechai Gafni, the thrice-divorced rabbi who has been, at times, a hero of Modern Orthodoxy, Jewish Renewal, and the Israeli spiritual renaissance, has again been caught having sexual relations with members of his latest spiritual community.And from the divorce deposition from his third wife who paints a picture of an unrepentant pathological predator
Psychological Sickness - I think it is crucial to share that based on all that I have known of Mordechai (aka Marc Gafni) I see that he clearly has two psychological disorders which are evident and expressed in numerous ways. The most obvious is a narcissistic personality disorder. He exhibited the following characteristics which correlate with the DMS-IV diagnosis of narcissism. In the DMS, at least 5 of the following attributes are requires for diagnosis. Mordechai exhibits them all. I could give numerous examples in each category, but will refrain for lack of space and because they are just so very obvious to anyone who knows Mordechai.):
a. has a grandiose sense of self-importance – exaggerates achievements and talents.
b. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power and brilliance.
c. Believes that he is "special" and unique and can only associate with other special or high-status people or institutions.
d. Requires excessive admiration
e. Has a sense of entitlement – expecting especially favorable treatment or compliance with his expectations
f. Is interpersonally exploitative; taking advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
g. Is envious of others or believes that others are envious of him
h. Lacks empathy; is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
i. Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
As for the antisocial (or sociopathic) personality disorder. He exhibits the following of the criteria for the DSM (of which 3 are needed for diagnosis):
a. failure to confirm to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors (such as his sexual harassment in the workplace and sleeping with students and employees)
b. deceitfulness, repeated lying
c. irritability and aggressiveness (as is known by anyone who has ever worked under Mordechai, or crossed his path politically)
d. reckless disregard for safety of self or others (such as endangering himself by juggling numerous affairs at once, given his history)
e. lack of remorse; indicated by rationalizing having hurt, or mistreated others
Unfortunately, with Axis II Personality Disorders the chances for change via treatment are extremely slim; as opposed to Axis I disorders which are considered more treatable. Mental Retardation, for example, is also on Axis II, because no amount of therapy will be able to fully 'treat' retardation. The same is understood for Personality Disorders – they are not entirely treatable. Thus, in my opinion, the belief that Mordechai will one day be able to return to being a teacher leader of any sort is a dangerous one. I personally (and professionally) do not think that he should be "allowed" to return to any such roles at any point in the future.
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"After death and divorce, moving house is the third most stressful life event," so goes the cliché. With a little help, your move doesn't have to be a source of stress and worry, but it's important to be informed.
Before anything else, know the differences between the terms "moving," "shipping," and "relocation." Chad Forrest, general manager of Asian Express International Movers, says think about moving as one part of the relocation process. "The traditional components of relocation are moving, the home search, visa, immigration, and cross-cultural training. A moving company focuses on the moving aspects. A relocation company will engage in all separate components in one way or another," he explains.
In your search for the right company and services, remember to get several quotes, make sure communication is clear (even if you have an interpreter), and plan ahead whenever possible. Very little is negotiable in the relocation business, so knowing exactly what you want up front makes the process move more smoothly.
Most moving companies have a logistics division that moves products rather than household goods or a general cargo division that focuses on large projects and transporting machinery. Relocation management companies (RMCs) outsource different stages of the relocation process and are the single point of contact for a client. They might contract with one company to oversee global relocation, another for immigration, and yet another for cross-cultural training.
Shipping is part of the international moving process in which personal belongings and household goods are transported by either the generally slower but cheaper sea freight or quicker but more expensive air freight to the destination country.
If you are engaging the services of a relocation or moving company, one of the most important parts of the process is the visual survey. Before the survey, cull as much as possible by donating or selling anything you do not need to save considerable time and money. Keep in mind that the survey is by definition an estimate; this is why it is important to get several quotes. "If two moving companies have estimated a similar volume and the third is way out, then you pretty much have the answer to your question," says Forrest.
The best thing families can do to save money is to get the process started and get estimates as early as possible. During less busy times of the year, contacting the moving company at least two months in advance is optimal. If you have the flexibility to choose when to move, you are more likely to get a good deal if you relocate during off-peak months in the fall or early spring and winter rather than June or July.
Also consider cutting down unnecessary daily expenses and making a moving budget several months before the intended relocation date to prepare for unforeseen costs. Watch out for hidden fees, especially if you are planning the move yourself. Each stage in the relocation process carries its own costs, so be sure to clarify exactly which services and conditions are included in a quote: door to door, door to port, port to port, air versus sea freight, among others.
Susie Hetherington, a teacher in Beijing, has had a bad experience in importing shipments. "No one informed us that China taxes all items for the [second shipment into]China, [and that]cost us USD 6,000," she said. Another expat mother, who refused to be named, shared that her family ended up paying RMB 30,000 in taxes. The reason? Their shipment was named under her (she's on a dependent visa) instead of her husband (who has a working visa).
In these situations, Asian Tigers Mobility advices expats to prepare all necessary documents and ask the shipping company about further requirements and taxes. "Full duties and taxes on every single item are applicable if the expat does not have their Chinese work and residence permit available. The moving company can change the shipper's name [to the one with these permits]. However, this has to be done before customs clearance takes place and may result in a delay with the shipment. These documents have to be valid up to 365 days and issued from Beijing," says Wilson Fan, Beijing manager of Moving Services unit of Asian Tigers.
He stresses that if an expat is importing a second shipment into China, just like Hetherington did, everything in that shipment is subject to additional duties and taxes. "The [added]duty and taxes should be a result of improper import documents." Fan instructs clients to choose a moving company not on price alone, but also consider the quality of service. In that way, he says bad experiences relocating can be avoided.
* For full details on services offered, contact the listed moving, shipping, and relocation companies directly.
See more details and discussions about relocating here.
This article originally appeared on p 60-61 of beijingkids May 2017 Home & Relocation Guide.
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CAUCUS IOWA POLLS
Elizabeth Warren holds on to 2nd place in Iowa Poll, showing some strengths, weaknesses
Kim Norvell
Des Moines Register
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is holding on to her place as the second favorite among likely Democratic caucusgoers in Iowa, according to a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll.
Seventeen percent choose the Massachusetts senator as their top candidate, earning her 1 more percentage point since the November Iowa Poll, but putting her still 5 points behind her 22% high in September, when she led the poll.
"Though she technically is in second place, there really is a mix of good and bad news there," said J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co., which conducted the poll.
Warren is viewed favorably by 70% of likely Democratic caucusgoers, the highest favorability rating among the 14 candidates tested.
She is also viewed favorably among those who define themselves as very liberal, 93% — a challenge for left-leaning competitor U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sanders is viewed favorably by 82% of the very liberal group, although when asked their choices for president slightly more of the very liberal group back Sanders over Warren.
The poll of 701 likely Democratic caucusgoers was conducted Jan. 2-8, and the margin of error is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
Perhaps the brightest spot is her footprint in Iowa — those who have identified Warren as their first or second choice or are actively considering her as a candidate, 59%. That is just below former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, at 60%, and above Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden, both at 55%.
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She also is the second choice for the plurality of respondents who pick Sanders as their first choice and for those who pick Buttigieg as their first choice.
She does well with women under age 45, at 27%, and leads all candidates in support from those with college degrees, at 21%.
But the new poll also includes some less positive signs for Warren.
Warren does better with younger caucusgoers than older, "but Sanders has a stronger hold on this group," Selzer said.
However, fewer of her supporters say she is the candidate they like best and has the best chance to defeat President Donald Trump, 55%, compared to supporters of Biden, 69%, or Sanders, 66%. Thirty-one percent of Warren's supporters say she is the candidate they like best, "though someone else has a better chance to defeat President Trump" — the highest among the four candidates atop the poll.
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Susan Dickinson, 27, of Iowa City, is among the poll respondents who think Warren can defeat the president. She believes the nominee needs to be someone who can inspire people to come off the sidelines to vote.
"I would honestly love to see her on a debate stage with Trump. I think she's incredibly well-prepared; she's a brilliant woman; and she puts a lot of thought into everything that she says and does," said Dickinson, who works for the University of Iowa. "Her vision for what the country can be is inspiring, and I think the more people who hear that, the more likely they are to vote for her."
Warren is last among the top four candidates in supporters who say leading the military would be more of a strength than a weakness, 58%. After the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem  Soleimani and the escalating tensions in the Middle East, that may be a weak spot for Warren moving forward.
Further, when likely caucusgoers were asked which candidates' health care policy most closely aligns with their own views, 24% reply that Sanders' policy was closest. Fourteen percent reply that Warren's policy is closest. Both Sanders and Warren have backed "Medicare for All."
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The Iowa Poll, conducted Jan. 2-8, 2020, for the Des Moines Register, CNN and Mediacom by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, is based on telephone interviews with 3,131 registered voters in Iowa, including 701 who say they will definitely or probably attend the 2020 Democratic caucuses.
Interviewers with Quantel Research contacted randomly selected active voters from the Iowa secretary of state's voter registration list by telephone. The sample was supplemented with additional phone number lookups. Interviews were administered in English. Responses for all registered voters were adjusted by age and congressional district to reflect their proportions among active voters in the list.
Questions based on the sample of 701 voters likely to attend the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. Questions based on the sample of 3,131 registered voters have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points. This means that if this survey were repeated using the same questions and the same methodology, 19 times out of 20, the findings would not vary from the true population value by more than plus or minus 3.7 or 1.8 percentage points, respectively. Results based on smaller samples of respondents — such as by gender or age — have a larger margin of error.
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Business / Economy
Innovation should drive reform: Premier Li
By Chen Jia (China Daily)
Innovation should be one of the major driving forces of China's ongoing economic reforms and development in the future, as the country's GDP is expected to slow from double-digit growth, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday.
Li stressed that China's innovation drive should cover several areas, including technology, the economic system and the government's management mechanism, which are closely linked with the reform blueprint formed since he took office in March.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) talks with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim in Beijing on Monday.[Photo/Xinhua]
The Premier made the remarks at a meeting with the World Bank's President Jim Yong Kim in Beijing. This is the second time that Kim has visited China since he became the top leader of the organization.
Li sees innovation as the main driver to promote social comprehensive competitiveness, improve the quality and efficiency of economic development, as well as accelerate the growth pattern's upgrading process.
The world's second-largest economy went down from 7.9 percent GDP growth in the fourth quarter of last year to 7.7 percent in the first quarter of this year and 7.5 percent in the second quarter, with a reduced increase in consumption, investment and foreign trade.
Meanwhile, existing problems, including an excess of production capacity in the manufacturing sector, shadow-banking risks and expanding local government debt require the government to keep making progress on the reforms to secure the economic growth's bottom line.
On Sep 11, at the opening ceremony of the seventh Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013, known as Summer Davos, Premier Li said in his keynote speech that "reform and innovation is the running theme and spirit of the policies adopted by the Chinese government and it is the banner that we will always hold high".
"We are implementing the innovation-driven development strategy at a faster pace, aggressively promoting technological innovation and deep integration of science and technology with the economy, and are building a social environment friendly to innovation and business start-up activities," Li added.
Louis Kuijs, chief economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland, said that China will not grow at 10 percent per year anymore but at around 8 percent in the coming years, moderating to around 7 percent by 2020.
"Li rightly focuses, in his presentation and in his work on economic policy, on structural reforms," Kuijs said. "It's good to see that there seems to be a reasonable degree of consensus on how to move forward on financial and monetary reform."
The World Bank is working with China on a broad agenda including eliminating poverty, protecting the environment and improving the urbanization process.
Liu Yuanchun, associate dean of the School of Economics at Renmin University of China in Beijing, said that the sustainable growth of China's economy will remain a driving force of global development.
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1. Choose an exhibition: Decide what kind of information you are interested in. Look through the exhibition calendar. Choose an event.
3. Pass the on-line visitors registration. It would save your time and money. You will get a visitor's badge valid during all days of the exhibition, presentation kit and the visitor's guide. Other advantages of the pre-registration are described here.
4. Choose the way you reach the SIBERIA Exhibition Centre. If you travel from another city, book the tickets, choose a hotel in Krasnoyarsk and book a hotel room. You may see the information on the SIBERIA Hotel at our web-site.
5. Prepare business cards, booklets and price-lists. Plan your time on the exhibition.
1. Get your individual badge, take an official catalogue of the exhibition, visitor's guide and the event program.
2. Do an exhibition, take the promotional materials, share your materials and business cards, write down the contact details of the companies' representatives you talked to.
1. Analyze the collected information, save the necessary contacts. Evaluate the efficiency level. If the work did not come to the esteemed results, analyze the reasons, get to the bottom in order to rise the efficiency of the next year exhibition work.
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Soul Tether is a unique Cloth BeltCloth BeltRequires Level 16(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery .
Soul Tether's unique mod Life Leech is applied to Energy Shield instead while on Full Life essentially behaves as a conditional Ghost Reaver. Instances of life leech or energy shield leech do not interact with each other.
This can be demonstrated in two ways.
The first example is using the Slayer node Endless Hunger (overleech). Here, the belt's energy shield degeneration (-5%/sec) is allowed to completely drain the player's energy shield. Previously-created life leech instances continue healing the player's life pool when damaged by monster attacks. Note that Endless Hunger does not allow over leech to energy shield, and instances created when both pools are full will be instantly removed.
The second example is when a player takes chaos damage while on full life, and partially full energy shield. In this situation, any previously-created leech continues to recover to energy shield, while new instances of leech are sent to life. This will have the appearance of both pools leeching simultaneously.
Soul Tether was created by supporter Nickoladze.
↑ Jon Carnel (Sep 4, 2017). "Slayer + Soul Tether Over leech interaction". Youtube. Retrieved Sep 17, 2017.
↑ Mark_GGG (Feb 13, 2017). "Endless Hunger "Life Leech effects are not removed at Full Life" doesn't work with Ghost Reaver / ES". Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved Sep 17, 2017.
↑ Mark_GGG (Aug 15, 2017). "Path of Exile, Dark Soul(tether) 80-tól egy próba Atziri!! ;P, freezEpic HU". Youtube. Retrieved Sep 17, 2017.
↑ freezEpic (Aug 16, 2017). "Soul Tether". Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved Sep 17, 2017.
↑ Nickoladze (March 31, 2017). "Viability of ES hybrids". Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
↑ Nickoladze (May 25, 2017). "New unique belt coming in 3.0.0! Promises to make hybrid ES-Life viable". Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved May 25, 2017.


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Q: What stealth elements are in Black Mesa and how does the enemy AI detect the player? I would like to know what stealth elements are in Black Mesa and how does the enemy AI detect the player.
Specifically, I would like to know if:

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*Can enemies detect by sound?

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*Will weapon sounds (gunfire, grenade explosion, crowbar hit sound) alert them? (even if not hitting them, but are within their earshot)

*Will walking or crouch walking lessen sound (compared to sprinting)?

*Can enemies detect light levels?

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*Do enemies detect light from the flashlight (and are you more likely to be detected with the flashlight on)?

*Will hiding in dark places work?

*Do enemies see behind their backs (i.e. Can you can sneak up on them if their backs are turned to you)?

*Does hiding behind objects work (or do enemies see through objects)?

*Are enemies alerted forever? (i.e. If they detected you, will they be permanently be on alert for you, or will they go back to their previous routine once you have been out of their sight for some time)

*Do enemies alert each other if one of them has sighted you (or is detection, per individual enemy unit)?

*Does the enemy notice you if you are near their vicinity (relative to enemy's location) or is enemy detection of the player scripted (fixed), and you can't avoid detection once you are in a certain area?

Yes, I realize I have too many questions. Please bear with me. I just don't want to waste my efforts going all ninja if the enemy will be able to detect me, anyway.

A: None of the Half Life series has stealth mechanics as such. Enemy pathing and detection work on the old-school model that goes back into the dim history of shooters: you get close enough, or you hit them, and they activate. The HL series refines this with a relatively sophisticated AI suite, but it wasn't built with a modern stealth-mechanic paradigm in mind. It is a descendant of run-and-gun shooters, with some primitive stealth options tacked on to make it more believable, but the intended play-style is still a close cousin to Doom.
Without a unified stealth subsystem, the "detection" mechanics, such as they are, are baked into the individual AI of enemies. For example, soldiers will search for you and not go passive even if you're out of sight; headcrab zombies will aggro if you're near but forget about you if you get away and out of line of sight; Xen fauna will go about their own business if you get away from them.
Some principles from personal experience:

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*Line of sight matters, and so does enemy facing

*Gunshots will alert nearby enemies and they will zero in on your location

*Movement noise is not part of the game: you can jump on plinky sheet-metal all you like and you won't be noticed

*Light (including the flashlight) doesn't seem to be part of the mechanics

*Get far enough away from an active enemy and they'll behave differently – how depends on their AI

*Get out of LOS of an active enemy and they'll behave differently – again depending on individual AI

*Walls block LOS differently than environmental objects – hide behind a crate and they will target you in your cover, hide in a different room and they will start to lose your location

*Soldier AI is not to be underestimated – they react to sight and gunfire sound in an organised way, and react realistically to discovered charges and incoming grenades

*Some enemies are individually activated, while some will alert each other (soldiers in particular)

*Some zones have unique event-driven scripting to handle enemy detection and activation, to make it work more in line with the situation or plot than the built-in AI can by itself

*Apart from the scripted exceptions, activation is AI-based – if an enemy wanders from their position, you can infiltrate; in general though, enemies are usually standing guard and don't wander much

So you can "stealth" to some degree, but sneaking up on enemies is less the "creep up and backstab" kind of stealth and more the "sneak into a good position and then open up with guns blazing" kind of stealth that predates game series like Thief, Assassin's Creed, or the later Elder Scrolls.


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The role of Nigerians in Diaspora is beyond sending money back home – Peter Obi
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 9:41 am
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has said the the role of Nigerians in Diaspora is beyond sending money back home. He said they are critical in skill transfer, technology advancement, strengthening democracy, opening up global supply chains, trade and foreign direct investment, education and research as well as healthcare.
Obi stated this while speaking on "The Role of the Nigerian Diaspora in Civic Leadership in Nigeria," on Monday in California.
The former Anambra governor said that diaspora community can be effectively mobilized as true assets for the rapid development of our country.
He said, "Diaspora communities constitute an integral part and indeed, a critical mass of the development trajectory of their respective home countries. In that context, Diaspora communities are increasingly part of the foreign relations architecture.
"They now serve as informal ambassadors and help with in advancing development in their home countries.
"Beyond their renowned role of sending foreign remittances back home, the Diaspora are increasingly critical in advancing technology and skill transfer, strengthening democracy, opening up global supply chains, trade and foreign direct investment, education and research as well as healthcare.
"Diaspora Remittances now outstrip foreign direct investment for most low and middle-income countries, Nigeria included. In most cases, such remittances now constitute three times the volume of Official Development Assistance (ODA) received.
"Nigerians in the diaspora constitute the first line of representation and the first line of defense. They have been flying the national flag high, in contributing their quota towards the development of the country across various sectors.
Read also: Nigerians in Diaspora will vote by 2027 – Peter Obi
"Nigeria Diaspora remittances now augment and support education, promote entrepreneurship and stimulate businesses, and investments in healthcare in addition to foreign remittances.
"The diaspora community can be effectively mobilized as true assets for the rapid development of our country. The Nigerian diaspora can play a major role in helping Nigeria transform its education sector.
"The diaspora community can help set up and administer endowment funds in the Nigerian Universities. Recently, Dr. Phillip Ozuah took a catalytic lead by donating $1m to University of Ibadan.
"Endowments can also be used to provide support for students to go on exchange programmes that add value to their skills and motivation. It can also be used to support Faculty research and research and development (R&D) in general.
"Opportunities also abound for proactive collaboration between the Diaspora community and the Federal and State governments in expanding healthcare delivery; improving the quality of our healthcare system as well as ensuring skill transfers to locally-based practitioners.
"Nigerians in the Diaspora when effectively engaged can act as important 'trade ambassadors' and 'negotiators' for the country, especially at the level of attracting small-scale boutique businesses.
"In the New Nigeria we seek, we must think out of the box and at times, disruptively. As government and as Nigerians in Diaspora, we must henceforth contemplate those global best practices that will confer comparative advantage on us, and replicate known successes that can move Nigeria from consumption to production.
"One of Nigeria's best brand Ambassadors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers an excellent example of promoting our country and Nigerian brand products abroad. Beyond her excellence in telling stories that promote Nigeria in irresistible fashion, she has proudly ad constantly promoted made-in-Nigeria fabrics and outfits through her social media channels; and by adorning them on various global stages that she has shared with some of the most prominent personalities in the world.
"Besides voting, a citizen's most coveted role is holding an elected government accountable. With your education, exposure and understanding of government responsibilities in your host country, and collective leverage, it is your duty to help hold your state and national government accountable back home.
"You have the network and numbers to be able to negotiate the priorities of the government, especially during the election period as the one we are embarking on soon. You should be able to place pressing issues on the agenda of the candidates and subsequently, on the front burners for new government that will be formed.
"Patriotism cannot be imposed; just like respect, it must be earned through dedication, responsiveness, active engagement, orientation, and prioritizing of Nigerians in Diaspora. The ripple effect will be rapid and will rub off positively on the country's economy.
Ifunanya Ikueze
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
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Trump: Calling Obama ISIS founder was 'sarcasm'
By Jessie Hellmann - 08/12/16 07:09 AM EDT
For the second time in less than a month, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpLev Parnas implicates Rick Perry, says Giuliani had him pressure Ukraine to announce Biden probe Saudi Arabia paid 0 million for cost of US troops in area Parnas claims ex-Trump attorney visited him in jail, asked him to sacrifice himself for president MORE is writing off a statement many found offensive — that President Obama was the "founder" of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) — as "sarcasm."
"ISIS is honoring President Obama," Trump said Wednesday during a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "He's the founder of ISIS. He founded ISIS."
"I would say the co-founder would be Crooked Hillary Clinton," Trump added of his Democratic rival and Obama's former secretary of State. Trump has previously referred to each as ISIS's most valuable player as well.
Trump doubled down on the claim Thursday in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, telling the radio host that "everyone's liking" the comments.
"I know what you meant. You meant that he created the vacuum. He lost the peace," Hewitt said.
"No, I meant that he's the founder of ISIS," Trump replied. "He was the most valuable player. I gave him the most valuable player award."
But on Friday, Trump tweeted that he was being facetious:
Ratings challenged @CNN reports so seriously that I call President Obama (and Clinton) "the founder" of ISIS, & MVP. THEY DON'T GET SARCASM?
In July, Trump came under fire for saying he hopes Russian hackers find Clinton's 30,000 missing emails from her private server, statements he later dismissed as "sarcastic."
I love watching these poor, pathetic people (pundits) on television working so hard and so seriously to try and figure me out. They can't!
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Q: iOS MSAL Library flagged for insecure cryptographic encryption algorithm I'm working with the Microsoft Authentication Library for iOS. It is being flagged by a Microfocus Fortify scan for the following vulnerability. I need to understand two things:

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*What encryption mode is this using with AES 128 (CBC, ECB, GCM, etc) ?

*How and where is the Initialized Vector (key) being generated? If it's null in this case, I saw another post discussing the NULL key scenario for CCCrypt

The function msidAES128DecryptedDataWithKey:keySize:() in NSData+AES.m
uses a cryptographic encryption algorithm with an insecure mode of
operation on line 48.
The mode of operation of a block cipher is an algorithm that describes
how to repeatedly apply a cipher's single-block operation to securely
transform amounts of data larger than a block. Some modes of operation
include Electronic Codebook (ECB), Cipher Block Chaining (CBC), Cipher
Feedback (CFB), and Counter (CTR).
ECB mode is inherently weak, as it produces the same ciphertext for
identical blocks of plain text. CBC mode is vulnerable to padding
oracle attacks. CTR mode is the superior choice because it does not
have these weaknesses.
Avoid using ECB and CBC modes of operation when encrypting data larger
than a block. CBC mode is somewhat inefficient and poses a serious
risk if used with SSL 1. Instead, use CCM (Counter with CBC-MAC)
mode or, if performance is a concern, GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) mode
where they are available.

    CCCryptorStatus cryptStatus = CCCrypt(kCCDecrypt, kCCAlgorithmAES128, kCCOptionPKCS7Padding,
                                      key, keySize,
                                      NULL /* initialization vector (optional) */,
                                      [self bytes], dataLength, /* input */
                                      buffer, bufferSize, /* output */
                                      &numBytesDecrypted);

Example Solution - The following code uses the AES cipher with CTR mode:
ccStatus = CCCryptorCreateWithMode( kCCEncrypt,
    kCCModeCTR, // Uses CTR mode
    kCCOptionPKCS7Padding,
    ccPKCS7Padding,
    iv,
    key,
    kCCKeySizeAES128,
    tweak,
    kCCKeySizeAES128,
    0,
    0,
    &cryptor);

CVE 2014-3566,
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-3566


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Halo: Contact Harvest By Joseph Staten
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Tor is proud to continue its series of novels based in the compelling universe of bestselling video games Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and the upcoming Halo 3
Halo: Contact Harvest Summary
This is how it began . . .
It is the year 2524. Harvest is a peaceful, prosperous farming colony on the very edge of human-controlled space. But we have trespassed on holy ground - strayed into the path of an aggressive alien empire known as "The Covenant." What begins as a chance encounter between an alien privateer and a human freighter catapults mankind into a struggle for its very existence.
But humanity is also locked in a bitter civil war known as the "Insurrection." So the survival of Harvest's citizens falls to a squad of battle-weary UNSC Marines and their inexperienced colonial militia trainees. In this unlikely group of heroes, one stands above the rest . . . a young Marine staff sergeant named Avery Johnson.
About Joseph Staten
Joseph Staten started with Bungie Studios in 1998, and has since served as a writer and designer for ONI (2001) as well as writer and cinematics director for HALO (2001) and HALO 2 (2004). Currently writing HALO 3, Joseph is also working with Peter Jackson's newly formed game development studio, Wingnut Interactive, writing and designing an as-of-yet unannounced game set in the Halo universe.
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FTR Reveal Post-Match Handshake With The Briscoes At ROH Supercard Of Honor Was Spontaneous
After months of back-and-forth and animosity, FTR and The Briscoes finally met in a wrestling ring, with the 'Top Guys' getting the win and the ROH World Tag Team Titles at ROH Supercard of Honor...
ROH Supercard of Honor 2022 Results
The second era of honor began as Supercard of Honor XV kicked off the new Ring of Honor in a night of title changes, surprises, and exciting glimpses into the future of the most important independent...
Jonathan Gresham Wins Undisputed ROH World Championship At Supercard Of Honor 2022
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Minoru Suzuki Wins ROH World TV Title At Supercard Of Honor 2022
Ring of Honor has been put on notice as 'The King' Minoru Suzuki has won the ROH TV Championship. Suzuki defeated long serving ROH star Rhett Titus for the title, a win that marks Suzuki's...
FTR Win ROH World Tag Team Championships At Supercard Of Honor 2022
FTR have defeated the legendary Briscoes Brothers to win the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championships for the first time, with the 'Top Guys' defeating 'Dem Boys' for the straps at...
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Triumph Rocket Streamliner targets 400 mph for new landspeed record
August 31, 2013 | Deepak Dongre
Powered by two heavily modified Triumph Rocket III engines screaming out 1000 bhp and 500 foot pounds of twisting force, the Jason DiSalvo piloted Triumph Rocket Streamliner is undergoing tests and preparation with an aim to shatter the land speed record of 376.363 mph (605.697 kph) set by Rocky Robinson in an Ack Attack streamliner back in September 2010. The team not only targets to surpass the record, but fly past the 400 mph mark as well.
The 25 feet long Triumph Rocket Streamliner is a project of Hot Rod Conspiracy and Carpenter Racing in collaboration with Castrol Motorcycle and Powersports Products. Powered by Methanol fuel, the Streamliner uses a Carbon Kevlar monocoque construction running on custom made suspension by Hot Rod Conspiracy and Goodyear Land Speed Special Tyres.
The two Rocket III engines are modified by Carpenter Racing with each engine being reduced from their stock displacement of 2294cc to 1485cc to comply with the 3000cc class requirement. The long stroke of the pistons too has been reduced from the original 3.75 inches to 2.4 inches, but with an increased redline from 5750 rpm to 9000 rpm. A liquid cooled turbocharger has also been put in place towards forced air induction- a necessity for a run of this magnitude.
Pilot Jason DiSalvo says "Land speed racing is the purest form of motorsport. It's about bringing all of your ingenuity, resources and determination together for a constant battle against the elements. The salt surface has little traction. The wind pushes against you from every side. But what's really special about Bonneville Land Speed Racing is the people. The conditions are so challenging that for the past 100 years, racers with little else in common, have banded together to support and encourage each other to become the world's fastest."
Greg Heichelbech, President and CEO, Triumph Motorcycles North America quotes "This project is a celebration of Castrol and Triumph's motorsports heritage, innovation, courage and perseverance. It's an incredible opportunity to simultaneously chase history and celebrate your heritage."
Indeed yes, Triumph does seem to chase history and reclaim their days of glory when they ruled the motorcycle landspeed records for one full decade from 1956 to 1966. All the very best to the entire team and whether they succeed or not, but a Streamliner clocking close to 600 kph would indeed be a sight.
Oh yes, there's a video treat too and a gallery on the next page! Worth a watch.
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TRIUMPH ROCKET STREAMLINER GALLERY