It is a beautiful day in Sacramento. The freedom of wild wings, the flight of birds, bees, and butterflies blends with many colorful budding flowers to lift my spirits. It is difficult for me to believe that the world we live in is so fraught with violence and disaster. If it weren't for my network of friends, my family, my wife, and my cats, it would be easy to lose my sanity and give up all hope for the fate of the planet and the foolish human species that seems determined to destroy it.
The news was dismal once again this morning. Associated Press reports that more troops will be sent to Afghanistan as part of an expanding counter-insurgency war effort there. Currently, we have 158, 000 American troops and over 100,000 American private contractors in Iraq. Another 30,000 soldiers are fighting in Afghanistan. The plan is to send thousands more to Afghanistan over the next year.
At the center of the violent whirlpool of the Middle East, the Israeli/Palestinian peace talks continue to flounder in the face of new Israeli settlement construction on the West Bank. Tensions mount in Lebanon threatening a new civil war, while Syria and Jordan struggle to accommodate the stream of millions of displaced Iraqi refugees fleeing into their countries. American supplied intelligence has helped Turkey bomb Kurdish sites in northern Iraq.
A greater violence threatens to erupt throughout the Middle East. Israel, for example, is talking about another military campaign against Hamas and Hezbollah. It is also threatening to attack Iran before it gets WMDs. Overall, it's safe to say that the American Crusade in the region, with its state organized "terror from the skies," the terrorist violence against Iraqi and Afghan civilians that comes from cluster bombs, B-52's, and tomahawk cruise missiles, has destabilized the entire region and only beckons more "non-state" terrorist violence in response. Al Qaeda's recruitment of new terrorists is up. Sadly, I see no end to this horrid cycle of violence in my lifetime.
The Bush administration has tried to sell the idea that "the surge" has been successful in Iraq, while Republican Presidential nominee John McCain talks about "victory" in Iraq and Afghanistan, even if it takes a hundred years. But there are signs that the whole devastated country of Iraq is likely to explode in violence independent of whether or not we leave. We should leave and try to get the international community to help forge a political settlement, but that is not in the cards. Our military occupation is unlikely to bring the peace.
Like so many others, I see a pervasive and deeply embedded militarism in American life. Several recent scholarly works have reinforced that ominous perception.
Nick Turse's book THE MATRIX: HOW THE MILITARY INVADES OUR DAILY LIVES, shows how the "unwarranted influence of the military/industrial complex" that Eisenhower warned against has expanded dramatically in American society sending its tentacles into every sector of the economy -the mainstream media, the university, the scientific community, the intelligence network, the entertainment industry, STARBUCK's, the two dominant political parties, and the corporations, particularly the oil industry. The Department of Defense has gone from 22 thousand prime contractors in 1970 to 47 thousand in 2008. Many of these are big name retailers. Turse's book follows a character named "Rick" through his daily life showing how dependent we all are on THE COMPLEX. Rick is against the war, but consumes numerous products that directly benefit the military/corporate complex. The pervasiveness of the military in /American life is amply demonstrated.
The "homeland security state" is also spying on Americans without warrant, detaining and torturing people without due process, and waging a continuous pre-emptive war against "terrorism" that has no clear objective, no boundaries, and no end. Naomi Wolf's recent book, entitled THE END OF AMERICA: LETTER OF WARNING TO A YOUNG PATRIOT, has warned that we are moving to a new kind of fascism as our nation's freedoms and civil liberties are being systematically dismantled and dissident speech criminalized. Wolf argues that America has already taken several steps toward fascism such as expanded surveillance, the development of paramilitary forces, the infiltration of citizens groups, the practice of Rendition and establishment of secret CIA "ghost prisons," the arbitrary detention of citizens, increased press censorship, the open embrace of torture, and the targeting of key individuals to silence and make an example of.etc, etc. Wolf argues convincingly that we need a movement to save our democracy before it is too late.
In fact, much of this attack on our freedoms had been done in the name of the "war against terror" which in reality has been a "war of terror" as many civilians have died as a result of America's attempt to bomb its way to an elusive victory against an ill defined foe that is found nowhere and everywhere. The ideology of endless war and of the need for increased national security has been woven into the very the fabric of American life in spite of the fact that polls show most Americans opposed to the war. Jeffery St. Clair, in his book GRAND THEFT PENTAGON, demonstrates the corruption and profiteering that accompanied the war on terror, how the manipulation of fear since the horror of 9/11 has been an essential ingredient of enhanced executive power and aggressive pre-emptive militarism. ST Clair shows how the Bush administration hired a team of marketing and PR executives to sell the war on terror to a compliant media and a panic stricken American public while at the same time refusing an offer by the Taliban to turn over Osama Bin Laden. Bush and his neo-con advisors wanted total war irrespective of the facts.
While most Americans say they oppose the war, they don't want to talk about it or lift a finger to end it. A "post-modern" lethargy and apathy is fed by the mainstream media which has created a literal blackout of antiwar news such as the recent testimony of American atrocities committed in Afghanistan and Iraq by the 2008 "WINTER SOLDIERS." This apathy and sense of hopelessness is a poisonous acid eating away at the American social body. Meanwhile, Congress continues to fund the wars and write the Pentagonians a blank check to the tune of over five hundred billion a year as America prepares for new overt and covert wars (eg: Iran, Venezuela ?) and modernizes its nuclear arsenal in an effort to maintain its tottering empire.
Meanwhile, as the war drags on endlessly, the American economy is on the brink of bankruptcy with a financial and housing crisis causing serious hardship for thousands of Americans. Thousands have lost their homes and a majority of economists argue that we have already entered a recession. Some economists link the tailspin in the economy directly to the war, with cost estimates running as high as three to five trillion dollars before it's all over. The war has boosted oil prices from 25 dollars a barrel to 110 dollars a barrel, and this has generated a wave of inflation throughout the American economy as higher gas and transportation costs are translated into higher costs for American consumers at the grocery store. Now the politicians are saying we don't have enough money to maintain Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid as they vote for increased military spending each year.
All of this is, frankly, rather depressing. It augurs a dismal and dark future for the American people. Our only hope is that a new social movement for real change will arise to take up the challenge of deconstructing the corporate "complex" and ending its militarism. Although the prospect of such a wide scale social movement developing soon seems bleak, I continue to hope. We have to save America from the dark authoritarian forces that are threatening to engulf it.
Meanwhile, when we can, we must take time to love and smell the flowers and not allow the Pentagonians and their empire to destroy our humanity. We have to risk standing up for our civil liberties and our right to dissent before it is too late, before there is nothing worthwhile to defend.
Well done Rickers. While I haven't read all the books you mention I have read some of them and others. It seems they all point towards the same scenario doesn't it? I often wonder how we have allowed ourselves as Americans to be so complacent as a society, while our dreams of a more just and equal society slips away from our control. I also try to remain positive, but the bastards have begun to wear me down as age creeps up on us all. Perhaps if I've done my task well enough my son's will continue the struggle. We can only hope.
Well, Herbert Marcuse wrote: You don't kill the goose that lays the Golden Eggs." But what if the goose starts laying stinky rotten eggs for the majority and golden eggs for but a few? Then what?
This holy "war on terror" , what Bush called "this Crusade," is a rotten egg. It will not bear healthy offspring.
For more on Naomi Wolf's book noted by Nadeau, go here to an earlier post.


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THE 'PEANUT BUTTER GRANDMOTHER'
By Carole Sugarman
She was America's most gutsy housewife, a woman who turned domestic concerns into national battles. Ruth Desmond, founder and president of the Arlington-based Federation of Homemakers since 1959, died Friday of cancer. She was 82.
Desmond was best known as the "peanut butter grandmother" for her fight, against the Food and Drug Administration in 1965, to increase the percentage of peanuts in peanut butter. A consumer activist with a unique style, she was perhaps the last of an extinct breed.
"She was really the first person to put down roots and go after these namby-pamby regulatory agencies," said Ralph Nader, in an interview three years ago. She was the only remaining "heiress" to a tradition, a tradition of home economics activism that started at the turn of the century with women such as Carrie Nation, Nader believed.
Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen Health Research Group, said at the time that Desmond showed the "extraordinary ability to make a difference as one person."
Desmond sat through 10 years of FDA appropriations hearings and knew the names and spellings of all the subcommittee chairmen. Some said she was the only housewife to read through FDA hearing room records. Her interests were primarily food safety and she tackled such issues as nitrates in baby food, additives in jelly beans and caffeine in soft drinks.
In a makeshift office in Arlington, Desmond published a newsletter ("Fighting for Wholesome Foods Since 1959" said the letterhead) that was sent quarterly to the federation's approximately 5,000 members.
She admittedly lacked scientific know-how and her grandmotherly image often subjected her to ridicule and sexism. While she didn't have the resources or power of today's sophisticated consumer groups, she did function as an "alerter" for them -- highlighting issues that were later pursued by people such as Nader.
Nevertheless, many believed she had a rare ability to get right to the point, an unusual talent in Washington that often left the powerful speechless: At an international food law conference, Desmond, seated next to the senior vice president of General Foods, said, "I know this is terrible, but you know it amazes me, how you gentlemen in this food industry are always so concerned about having quality food yourself. But you want the rest of us to eat sawdust."
At the peanut butter hearings, Desmond told company attorneys that peanut butter with less than 95 percent peanuts should be called "peanut spread," or better yet "cold cream."
After she successfully sued the Department of Agriculture for permitting "all beef" and "all meat" to appear on hot dog labels -- even though they contained other ingredients -- she called the Department of Justice to say it would be an injustice if the agency took the case to the Supreme Court. "This is ridiculous," she said. "Our own government is against us, the people, the taxpayers, the consumers. This is terrible. I'll just tell the world how outrageous this is if you go on."
Ruth Desmond set an example for housewives, concerned citizens, stiff and serious government officials. She will be missed for her sincerity, chatty demeanor, senses of irony and humor -- and most importantly, her voice.
As she said three years ago, "I've always been amazed. I suppose because I have a pleasant manner, they {the food industry} will tell me the most outrageous, confidential things. I just wonder why, I would say to myself inwardly, are you telling me this?" Because, she continued with a infectious laugh, "I will mostly certainly blab it."

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With the lack of military presence (thanks; sequestration) at this year's show I decided not to attend, but opted instead to photograph arrivals, practices and any other aircraft that may be passing through KEFD the Thursday and Friday before.
Thursday brought a little bit of action starting with a NASA Super Guppy (B-377 SG/SGT) working the pattern with one touch and go, then circling around to land. This was my second time to see it in the air and my first to catch it somewhat head-on. I must admit it looks rather unusual from that perspective; almost like an alien head with wings. As the day progressed a B-52H from Barksdale AFB landed, a C-40 landed, and a pair of C-130Js (one from Little Rock AFB and the other from Dyess AFB) who were delivering equipment for the USAF Thunderbirds arrived. A little after 2pm the Thunderbirds arrived flying around the field (I believe) looking for points of reference for their show. A short time later an Albatross Seaplane flew in and some civil aircraft, both private pilot types and some business jets. We hung out till around 7pm with hopes of catching the arrival of the VFA-122 Super Hornet TACDEMO team, but that never materialized. By then it was getting too dark to wait any longer so we left. Later, a friend said he thought they arrived around 9pm.
Friday started with the arrival of a C-17A that I unfortunately missed. It came in a few minutes before I arrived. About 10am the mini-show began that Wings Over Houston puts on each year for school kids. It included skydivers, warbird formations from Tora-Tora-Tora, and the Super Hornet demo. Shortly after the mini-show the Breitling Jet Team took to the skies for their media flight, making a few passes before landing. This was followed by the arrival of a United Airlines 737-900 for static display, the Super Hornet practice demo, Thunderbirds practice, a pair of E/A-18G Growlers from VAQ-142 who stopped by for a gas-n-go, a pair of F-5Ns from VFC-13 Saints, a B-17G and a Spitfire that is a new acquisition by the Lone Star Flight Museum. Mixed in were a few other warbirds to include a B-25, a Stinson, Mustang and a couple of 0-2 bird-dogs.
Spotting on Thursday took place just north of the airfield off Genoa Red Bluff road next to a church. The only exception was the arrival of the B-52G which was shot from the south end, just east of RWY 35L.
Spotting on Friday started at the north end (just like Thursday), but soon changed to the south end along Hwy 3 (Old Galveston Road).
The hi-lights for me these two days was seeing the Tiger Stripped F-5N that has been on my must see aircraft list for the past two years and the pair of Growlers from VAQ-142 Greywolves, a unit I had not seen since they transitioned to that airframe.
As much as I enjoy spotting I enjoy it that much more hanging out with others who share our passion. In no particular order it was great hanging out with Nathan T., Nathan B., Nathan F., Justin, Jim, Gerald, Gabe and Andy.
Note: One of the fellow spotters mentioned is Andy Nguyen who is a friend of Dave Chng (owner and editor of this site). It was Dave who put him in contact with me so we could meet and hang out together. And man, am I glad he did. Not only is he one of the nicest guys around, he is a master photographer who was kind enough to share some tips that paid off. To Dave, thanks for arranging for us to meet. And to Andy, it was such a pleasure to get to know and hang out with you. I look forward to seeing you in San Antonio spotting the Randolph show next week.


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By Guy Stuart, Linda Kaboolian and Jorrit de Jong
Tags: innovation • governance
Pro Mujer is a nonprofit organisation serving communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru. It delivers an integrated package of financial services, business, and empowerment training through its communal banks, which are groups of 20-30 women who receive small business loans through Pro Mujer.
But there is an added dimension to Pro Mujer's services. When groups meet, Pro Mujer credit officers lead health and human development workshops before facilitating loan repayment and disbursement. Depending on local context, Pro Mujer also provides primary healthcare services directly through its own medical staff (parallel-delivery model) or local health care providers (linked-delivery model). In addition to being cost-effective and efficient, delivering multiple services to clients under one roof allows clients to spend minimal time away from their business and families. A 2006 study conducted by Pro Mujer found high levels of client satisfaction with this holistic approach of integrating microfinance and health. Since its founding in 1990, Pro Mujer has served approximately 1.6 million women and their families.
Pro Mujer's approach to health education is an example of what we call embedded education, by which we mean the practice of educating people through encounters that they already have with delivery systems that exist primarily for non-educational purposes.
There are many examples of embedded education in both developing and developed countries. In Zambia, for example, VisionFund—a microfinance institution working with Microfinance Opportunities—embedded financial education into its loan application and origination process, with favorable impacts on the debt management behavior of customers. In Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the District Attorney's office trains hair salon stylists to recognise signs of domestic violence in their customers and share information with them about help they can get.
In fact, embedded education goes back decades if not centuries, but we believe it represents a good example of an "innovation in governance," whereby a variety of actors accomplish public goals more efficiently, more effectively, and more equitably. This is the case for the following reasons:
By leveraging private sector assets and infrastructure (such as distribution networks and service encounters) one can deliver educational content and reach otherwise hard-to-reach target groups much more efficiently than if one had to create new channels from scratch. Piggybacking is a huge cost-saver.
By creating real educational encounters, rather than merely broadcasting information, embedded education is a more effective way to cause behavior change, because it engages the client and draws on pedagogical principles associated with deeper learning and internalisation of content.
By focusing on disadvantaged individuals and communities that do not have access—or have not had access—to formal education and other services that can help them improve their lives, embedded education contributes to an equitable distribution of knowledge, skills, and information.
There are growing opportunities to deliver education to people who would otherwise go without it. In the developing world, there are huge numbers of young people who have had some schooling but are unlikely to have access to further education through traditional classroom and campus-based channels. If they are to have access to education it will likely be through nontraditional channels, including education embedded in existing delivery systems.
Embedded education should be an attractive tool for policymakers interested in enabling people to make informed decisions that have a positive impact on their lives. At the micro-level, people currently delivering embedded education have a vested interest in understanding what does and does not work, including how education and "nudges" do or do not work together. They are also likely to be interested in how they deliver education in a responsible, ethical manner. For these reasons we think that embedded education is a worthy focus of research, whether academic or practitioner-led.


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Espinal, Biggio, and Merrifield embracing fluid roles in Blue Jays' post-season push
Santiago Espinal, left, and Cavan Biggio, seen here in 2020, have come up together with the Blue Jays. And now they find themselves sharing time on the field. (Adrian Kraus/AP)
| September 8, 2022, 4:20 PM
BALTIMORE — Consider Santiago Espinal. He was playing in MLB's All-Star Game just seven weeks ago after posting an .801 OPS through mid-June and seizing an everyday job as the Toronto Blue Jays' second baseman. He's been a part-time player since the beginning of August, starting only 20 of his team's 34 games over that span.
Consider Cavan Biggio. He lost his early-season platoon role opposite Espinal, missed over two weeks with Covid-19, spent another couple weeks at triple-A, and earned most of his playing time as a corner outfield or first base spot starter upon his return. He's been playing just as often as Espinal lately, with 17 starts since the beginning of August.
Consider Whit Merrifield. He started all 84 games the Kansas City Royals played up until July 9 when he suffered a bone bruise fouling a ball off his foot, and led MLB in hits and games played since 2018 when he was acquired by the Blue Jays a little over a month ago. He's started only nine of Toronto's last 22 games.
Those are the three players Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider is considering at second base each night as he fills out his lineup card. And depending on recent performance, matchups, track records, offensive profile, defensive ability, base running, and just a little bit of gut feel, he's liable to choose any one of them on any given night. That's been the case over Toronto's last five series, a span in which Espinal has started seven of Toronto's games at second, Biggio has started five, and Merrifield has started four.
"It's a great problem to have. It's a great opportunity for everyone to be involved," Schneider says. "I can't say enough about the way the three of them have gone about it. You're talking about a guy that's been here for four years, an All-Star this year, and a guy that leads the league in hits the last five years. So, it's kind of a unique situation where you have depth at the major-league level.
"Every day, the message to them has been, 'We are trying to win that game. And whoever's skillset fits that the best, that's what we're going to do. If you're not starting, you're going to be contributing in some way.' And they've all been great. They're all willing to do whatever they need to do to win."
That's what ballclubs pushing for the post-season need in September — players quickly adapting to new roles, putting team before self. And it's all players can ask for from their coaching staff in return — clear and open communication with regards to playing time and expectations. It's not always so easy navigating that two-way street. And Schneider's ease and persistence in having those conversations is an underrated trait he brings to Toronto's managerial office.
Professional athletes with proven track records at the highest level such as Merrifield, Espinal, and Biggio won't ever be thrilled with inconsistent playing time. But none of those three can say they've been caught off guard by it. The reality of Toronto's position, battling nightly to hang on to the AL's third wild card spot, is that Schneider has to ride hot streaks and react quicker to cold ones. And he's said that directly to each of the principals involved in Toronto's second base carousel.
"And all the guys are on board with that. We've talked with everyone about that and it's by no means to put more pressure on anyone. But it's a talented group all the way down. They understand that we're just trying to win every night no matter what the circumstance is," Schneider says. "But at the same time, I think we're in a unique spot where a lot of different guys bring a lot of different skillsets. So, if they're not starting, they're maybe in there when we're trying to utilize what they're really good at."
For Merrifield, those traits would be contact ability, speed, and defensive versatility. Need someone to lay down a bunt or put the ball in play against a tough reliever? He could be that guy. Need late-game wheels on the basepaths? He's the club leader in sprint speed. Need someone to cover at second, anywhere in the outfield, or even first base after pinch-hitting or pinch-running for someone else an inning prior? He could do that, too.
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For Biggio, it's a similar situation defensively. His flexibility allows Schneider to use him at second, first, or a corner outfield spot as he tries to make puzzle pieces fit late in games. Offensively, Biggio provides a discerning, disciplined left-handed plate approach to contrast with the more aggressive right-handed hitters atop Toronto's order. And with 25 steals in 26 attempts over the course of his career, plus the third-highest sprint speed on the team, his base-running shouldn't be as slept on as it is.
For Espinal, the defence speaks for itself. He's the best infielder of the three and the only one that can cover shortstop. And at the plate, he's as prepared for battle as anyone. Espinal is averaging 3.9 pitches per plate appearance this season and has a top-20 contact rate. He worked an 11-pitch walk against DL Hall on Monday that led to a three-run inning and saw 26 pitches over four plate appearances in a game against the Chicago Cubs last week.
"He was the same way in the minor leagues," says Schneider, who managed Espinal at double-A in 2018. "His line to me was always, 'I'm ready to go. Whatever you need, whatever you need, whatever you need.' So, I think embracing that change in role a little bit has allowed him to perform like he always has.'"
The role change for Espinal has certainly been abrupt. He went to the All-Star Game in mid-July as an everyday player and began ceding starts to Biggio only two days after he returned. That has something to do with the fact Espinal hit .218/.259/.273 over 116 plate appearances entering the all-star break from that day in mid-June when his OPS peaked at .801. But through it all, Schneider says Espinal's approach hasn't changed.
"He's been totally professional. I've had talks with him. He's been the absolute consummate pro and a great teammate. He wants Cavan and Whit to do nothing but great things," Schneider says. "He understands that, yeah, it is a change from the first, whatever, hundred games of the season. But him, like everyone, especially at this point in time, they want to win. And he's been nothing but professional about it. He's been great."
Espinal's skid has also coincided with Biggio looking more like the player he was through the first two seasons of his career, when he posted a 116 OPS+ over a 695-plate appearance sample. Since returning from the minors in late May, Biggio has hit .245/.335/.446 with a 13.7 per cent walk rate, which is more than the Blue Jays could ask from a versatile defender hitting in the bottom third of the lineup.
"He's commanding the zone, getting on base, setting the table, and doing damage when he's getting good pitches to hit. He's really been consistent since he came back in May. And that's a huge, huge boost to our team and the way our lineup is constructed," Schneider says. "We have a lot of really good, aggressive hitters. And I think it's nice to break up that string at times so a pitcher can't really fall into a rhythm of, 'OK, here's what I'm doing, here's what I'm doing.'
"We've seen it enough, too. When [Raimel] Tapia is in there, when Biggio is in there, it's a different feel. And a pitcher has to attack hitters a different way. And that usually leads to good things when those righties come back around the next time."
Now, Espinal and Biggio aren't in a straight platoon. If they were, Espinal would rarely play. The Blue Jays have made the fewest plate appearances against left-handed pitching (998) of any MLB club this season and the most against right-handers (4,168). Espinal has to face righties. And a right-handed starter isn't a guarantee Biggio's drawing in. Saturday, against Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Roansy Contraras, Espinal was in the lineup with Biggio on the bench. Same thing Thursday against an Orioles tandem outing between righties Tyler Wells and Dean Kremer.
But the handedness splits each hitter has put up this season do suggest the Blue Jays ought to think about those matchups against tough relievers. And it's something we've seen more of late, as Schneider has pinch-hit Espinal for Biggio against left-handers and Biggio for Espinal against righties in late-game spots over the last week.
And, remember, there's Merrifield, too. When the Blue Jays acquired the seven-year veteran at the trade deadline, club GM Ross Atkins said, "Whit is someone we see as an everyday player." But that was before Merrifield hit .211/.274/.263 with a 21 per cent strikeout rate over his first 62 plate appearances with his new team. Baseball isn't always a meritocracy. But it took only a couple weeks for Merrifield to play his way out of regular run.
Of course, that's not the outcome anyone expected when the Blue Jays added Merrifield. And it's not the player he's been through the course of his career. Over the last three seasons with the Royals, Merrifield never had a strikeout rate higher than 14.5 per cent. So far with the Blue Jays, he's striking out 20.3 per cent of the time.
It's a decent bet that won't continue. And things can change quickly this time of year, when the same urgent decision-making that's decreased Merrifield's playing time of late could just as easily increase it. He's only a hot streak away. Or an injury to a regular away, like the one Lourdes Gurriel Jr. suffered running out an infield hit Wednesday, which brought Merrifield into a game off the bench.
In a September playoff push, when team results take utmost importance over individual ones, everyone has to do their part. Just ask Biggio, who's seen the most plate appearances over Toronto's last five series of all three players we've been talking about.
This time last year, Biggio was stuck in IL purgatory. He started a minor-league rehab assignment coming off a back issue in August, shut it down due to an elbow issue, then started another in September. He then spent a month partly with the triple-A Buffalo Bisons and partly with the Blue Jays watching games from his hotel room while on the club's taxi squad.
He was finally activated to the major-league roster ahead of Toronto's final homestand of the season as it made a last-breath playoff push. And on the first of October, facing big-league pitching for the first time in two months, Biggio went 3-for-4 out of Toronto's nine hole and drove in the winning run of a tight game the Blue Jays couldn't afford to lose.
A moment like that is coming for one of these three over the next four weeks. Could be Biggio again; could be the all-star-turned-part-timer, Espinal; could just as easily be Merrifield emerging from his funk. But, at this time of year, focusing on the who and not the what would be missing the point.
"I think with where we're at with guys stepping up and changing roles — you even think about a guy like Mitch White coming into the rotation, and Yusei [Kikuchi] being in the bullpen and having success the last couple of outings — I think that's huge," Biggio says. "We're all just taking a team-first mentality. Try not to be too aggressive and make an early, easy out. Take a team at-bat and try to get the pitcher to throw some pitches. Try to get some runs across any way we can.
"That's the thing that I learned most last year — every pitch matters. Every pitch counts. And we have the ability to flip the momentum with any single guy in the batter's box. Where we are right now feels very familiar to last year. And last year, we missed it by a game. So, every pitch matters right now."
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Bruce Springsteen super-fan from Jesmond appears on the Boss's new DVD
Bruce Springsteen super-fan Rachel Gould danced on stage with the Boss and the performance will now be shown to millions across the world
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Rachel Gould's moment onstage with stage with Bruce Springsteen is now part of a new DVD
She became the real-life Courtney Cox when she was picked out of the crowd to perform on stage with Bruce Springsteen.
And now super-fan Rachel Gould's performance with The Boss will be shown to millions across the world.
Rachel's surprise stage debut in Hyde Park, London, has made the cut for the Boss's new DVD 'Springsteen and I', which focuses on his fans and their devotion to the man, four decades into his career.
Rachel, from Jesmond, Newcastle, was picked out of the crowd after holding up a sign at a gig saying 'I'll b ur Courtney Cox', before being invited on stage during his performance of 'Dancing in the Dark'.
The 34-year-old, who is now living in London, said: "It was absolutely amazing. My sister pushed me to the front and then they got me on stage to dance with him.
"I couldn't speak to him - he was talking to me but it's all a blur. I remember giving him a hug and saying 'I love you Bruce'".
Following Rachel's performance, producers of 'Springsteen and I' appealed to fans for footage for the new film before Rachel was told her video had made the cut for the DVD.
In July a one-off screening of the film was shown in cinemas all around the world, while Rachel was invited to the premier in London. She said: "I'm really excited about the DVD and all the extras that will be on there."


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An update on the status of Linux support for the sci-fi RPG 'Encased' now it's in Early Access
By Liam Dawe - 27 September 2019 at 9:54 am UTC | Views: 8,711
After a successful crowdfunding campaign in October last year, the sci-fi RPG Encased is now on Steam and GOG in Early Access. Here's an update on when we might see Linux support.
Linux was a noted platform they were planning to support and when we spoke to them back in March, they said Linux would not be available during Early Access but would be around the full release. Since it's been a while and now it's actually on Steam, users have been asking on the Steam forum about when Linux support will arrive.
Today, the developer replied with:
We really want to get it to you soon. It is a bit tricky to support so many builds during EA (win/mac/linux times Steam+GOG). So answer for now - we will try add it soon. But all platforms will work on release for sure
The good news is of course they haven't suddenly dropped Linux support. I will be keeping an eye on it , so once they have a more solid answer on the Linux version I can let you know.
See the trailer below:
If you wish to follow it ready for Linux support, you can do so on GOG and Steam.
Tags: Early Access, Indie Game, RPG, Steam, Upcoming
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Nanobang 27 Sep, 2019
Wishlisted! You know, one of my favorite things about utterly ignoring every game announcing their Kickstarter campaign is that when they're successful its a bright, shiny surprise!
Now, please excuse me. I have to make an appointment to get this memory scrubbed, too, in case it doesn't actually come out for Linux when it's fully released. (But if it does---BAM! Bright and shiny all over again! XD
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Nezchan 27 Sep, 2019
Looks remarkably like the upcoming Wasteland 3 in a lot of ways, although it's pretty likely that wasn't on purpose. Although I expect they had a lot of the same inspirations, and similar systems (movement areas, map layouts, etc.) do lead to similar results.
Not getting a feel for what the game is about from this trailer, although it does seem worth keeping an eye on.
Beamboom 27 Sep, 2019
Quoting: Nezchan Looks remarkably like the upcoming Wasteland 3 in a lot of ways, although it's pretty likely that wasn't on purpose.
... I'd add several other titles to that comparison, to be frank. Birds eye perspective, turn based, text dialogue... Isn't that what pretty much all are?
One could very well start wondering if there isn't a pre-made template they all are using.
dvd 28 Sep, 2019
Quoting: Beamboom
Pretty much the same way you could say this for all Witcher/TES/<your generic mainstream action rpg here> titles, all the minecrafty games, all the online shooters and all the fps games, oh and all the platformers, racers, etc...
Quoting: dvd Pretty much the same way you could say this for all Witcher/TES/<your generic mainstream action rpg here> titles, all the minecrafty games, all the online shooters and all the fps games, oh and all the platformers, racers, etc...
Yeah. A valid point. You're right.
I guess my main problem here is that the mentioned factors are so... Old-school. I'd love for them to push forward a bit more. Like having a 3rd person view (over-the shoulder perspective), or a realtime/turnbased hybrid, voice acting, something that brings the game a bit more to life, break out of the "game pieces on a board" feel. Without losing the strategic elements.
I think they do a really good job in this in the X-Com games. Same mechanics, but feels a *lot* more modern.
dvd 2 Oct, 2019
I think i see what you mean. X-Com is more of a strategy game with a lot less dialog/text, so it is easier to voice. The action animations on the other hand, while amusing the first time in X-Com, got really tiresome and annoying real quick.
I think (from the teaser at least) the camera will be (or could be) a lot closer in the upcoming wasteland, it made a much more action-y impression me than wasteland 2.
Beamboom 3 Oct, 2019
Quoting: dvd I think i see what you mean. X-Com is more of a strategy game with a lot less dialog/text, so it is easier to voice.
True, but man there's games out there with hours upon hours with scripted text voiced. There's no technical limitations on doing so, it's "just" work involved.
Quoting: dvd The action animations on the other hand, while amusing the first time in X-Com, got really tiresome and annoying real quick.
Ah you think so! So this is where we differ hugely :). For me it's still awesome every time. It's so great just to see the playfield from a different perspective, adds so much LIFE into the game, it's not "just another board game" then - and I get up close and personal with my soldiers.
I guess I play my games from a more "personal" side, I don't really care about strategy gameplay at all to be honest. I'm in it for the experience. New maps, new enemies, building my characters... All that.
tuubi 3 Oct, 2019
Hours upon hours of studio-produced voice over by professional actors can't be cheap. And there aren't many genres of game with as much text/dialogue content as an old-school, non-linear cRPG. It's "just work" only if the developers happen to be competent voice actors with a decent studio setup.


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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The Northern California Section of the PGA is pleased to announce that Ray Otis, PGA Head Professional at CordeValle Golf Club (San Jose, CA), claimed title to the 2016 NCPGA Match Play Championship today. Otis won 8 & 6 in the final round at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif., defeating Steve Watanabe, PGA Teaching Professional at The Bridges Golf Club (Lafayette, CA). The semifinal round was also played today in Pebble Beach, Calif. at Cypress Point Club.
Prior to becoming a PGA Professional, Raymond Otis participated in numerous local and national tournaments and enjoyed an accomplished career. He won the NCPGA Assistant Match Play Championship in 2006 and was named the NCPGA Assistant Player of the Year shortly after. Otis was elected to PGA Membership in 2009, and became Head Golf Professional at CordeValle in 2012.
Steve Watanabe is a PGA Class A Professional with 8 years of teaching experience. He has had 19 professional career wins and was the NCPGA Assistant Player of the Year in 2010.
This event is made possible through the sponsorship of presenting partners PGA TOUR and OMEGA, and supporting partners Greg Norman and Sterling Cut Glass. For more information or to view results from rounds 1 through 4, please visit the official website of the NCPGA at www.ncpga.com.
Final Round Matches– Pebble Beach Golf Links: Pebble Beach, CA (Par 72)
Ray Otis, CordeValle Golf Club, defeated Steve Watanabe, The Bridges Golf Club, 8 & 6
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Steve Watanabe, The Bridges Golf Club, defeated Dave Carr, Teal Bend Golf Club, 2 up
Ray Otis, CordeValle Golf Club, defeated Jason Owen, California State University, 1 up
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This result is also called Snake Eyes. It is a losing result that sum 2, 3, or 12. However, the round is not over.
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painter, performance artist, graphic artist, experimental filmmaker, writer
Viennese Actionism
Brus was a co-founder in 1964 of Viennese Actionism (German: Wiener Aktionismus with Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch, and Rudolf Schwarzkogler. His aggressively presented actionism intentionally disregarded conventions and taboos, with the intent of shocking the viewer. Sentenced to 6 months in prison after the Kunst und Revolution event at the University of Vienna in 1968, he fled to Berlin with his family and returned to Austria in 1976. Brus urinated into a glass then proceeded to cover his body in his own excrement, and ended the piece by drinking his own urine. During the performance Brus also sang the Austrian National Anthem while masturbating. Brus ended the piece by vomiting and was subsequently arrested. Through this piece and his other performance works, Brus hoped to reveal the still fascist essence of the nation. Brus also was editor of the Schastrommel (author's edition) from 1969 on. He was involved into the NO!Art movement. In 1966 he was with Gustav Metzger, Otto Muehl, Wolf Vostell, Yoko Ono and others a participant of the Destruction in Art Symposium (DIAS) in London.[1]
Brus was awarded the Grand Austrian State Prize in 1997. Most of his works are shocking and controversial. The Joanneum now houses a permanent gallery, called the Bruseum, featuring the work of Brus and fellow Viennese Actionists.
In 2010, Berlin-based art film home video company Edition Kröthenhayn released a boxset including a DVD containing his films (including, inter alia, 8/64: Ana – Aktion Brus, 10c/65: Brus wünscht euch seine Weihnachten, 10b/65: Silber – Aktion Brus, 10/65: Selbstverstümmelung, 16/67: 20. September, Die Blumen des Bösen, Strangulation, Psycho-Dramolett, Kunst und Revolution, Osmose, Einatmen – Ausatmen, Handlung, Zerreißprobe, Selbstbemalung, and Wiener Spaziergang), directed by, among others, Kurt Kren, Hans Christof Stenzel, Peter Gorsen, Ernst Schmidt Jr., Helmut Kronberger, Werner Schulz, Otto Muehl, as well as by Brus himself and his wife Anni Brus, compiled and presented in a documentary format by Peter Kasperak, with a total running length of 82 minutes in a limited edition of a thousand hand-numbered copies under the title Körperanalysen: Aktionen 1964–1970. The DVD further features a 2004 52-minutes television documentary film about Brus called Schrecklich verletzlich – Günter Brus directed by Peter Kasperak, Anita Natmessnig, and Adam Wallisch as well as many slide shows of Actionism photography by such luminaries as Ludwig Hoffenreich. The boxset also sports a 100-pages book with photos and texts by Peter Weibel and Theo Altenberg.[2]
^ [1] Destruction in Art Symposium (DIAS), London, 1966.
^ "Körperanalysen: Aktionen 1964–1970". Edition Kröthenhayn. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
Green, Malcolm (1999). Writings of the Vienna Actionists. London: Atlas Press.
Jay, Martin. Refractions of Violence, Somaesthetics and Democracy: John Dewey and Contemporary Body Art (2003): 170.
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Nicolas Fehr announces new album and shares first single "Somehow Still Sail On"
Let us introduce you to Berlin-based singer-songwriter and producer Nicolas Fehr who just announced his sophomore album "Violet XLVIII". The new album arrives only six weeks after the musician dropped his great debut album "Violet". There seems to be no stopping Nicolas Fehr and we are glad to present you his new single "Somehow Still Sail On" and accompanying video.
New single "Somehow Still Sail On" is an infectious track filled with glistening synths and lo-fi guitars. Fehr's lush vocals and melancholic lyrics turn this into a stellar track that we just can't seem to get enough off. The new single comes with a beautiful and mesmerizing DIY-style video shot in the Alps. We are glad to have stumbled upon this rising talent and can't wait to hear the new record. Be sure to check out Nicolas Fehr's great debut album "Violet" and get ready to anticipate "Violet XLVIII"!
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Adalbert I of Ostrevent (died 652) was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman of the court of King Clovis II of France. He is recognized as a saint, and is commemorated on both 2 February (his martyrdom) and 2 May (translation of his relics to Douai in 1221).

Life
Adalbald was the son of Gerberga, daughter of the magister militum Richomer and Gertrude of Hamage (died 649), who founded a nunnery at Wandignies-Hamage near Douai. According to Alban Butler, Adalbald had two brothers, Sigefrid, count of Ponthieu, and Archenald, Mayor of the Palace to Clovis II, son of Dagobert, to whom they were related. His relationship with Merovingian King Dagobert has been proposed to have been through his mother Gerberga, and her putative sister Bertrude (or perhaps Haldetrude, Clothar's first wife). However, Karine Ugé argues that the connection between Adalbald and Erchinoald is a fiction developed by the canons of Saint-Amé (Saint Amatus) at Douai to enhance a connection with Rictrude.

Adalbald was a leading noble and claimed lordship of Douai. He was a disciple of Amand of Maastricht. In 630, Adalbald founded Marchiennes Abbey. During a military expedition in Gascony, he met and married Rictrude of Marchiennes, daughter of Ernoldo, lord of Toulouse, despite the opposition of both families. Although her parents approved, others opposed a marriage to a Frank. The marriage was said to be happy. They had four children: Maurant, abbot of Breuil (died 702); Eusebia of Douai (also known as Ysoie) (died c. 680), abbess of Hamage Abbey near Arras; Adalsinda, a nun at Hamage (died 714); and Clotsinda (died 714). All are venerated as saints.

The couple opened their castle to the poor and disadvantaged. The hermit-monk Richarius was a family friend.  Adalbald's wife made Marchiennes Abbey a double monastery in 643.

Adalbard was assassinated in obscure circumstances in 652, near Périgueux during a subsequent expedition to Aquitaine, probably by his wife's relatives still bitter about the marriage to an enemy of her people. His body was returned to Flanders and buried at Saint-Amand Abbey where he was venerated as a martyr, as his death had taken place in a region which largely had not yet adopted Christianity. His name, however, is not currently mentioned in the liturgical calendars of Cambrai and Lille.

After the death of Adalbald, his brother Archenald (Erkenwald) rebuilt the castle of Douai (which gave rise to the town) and founded the church of Our Lady, now dedicated to  Saint Amatus.

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This book is for anyone upgrading from their Nikon D90 or current DSLR to the highly anticipated Nikon D7000. There's the manual, of course, as well as competing books, and while they all explain, often in 400+ pages, what the camera can do, none of them shows exactly how to use the camera to create great images!
This book has one goal: to teach D7000 owners how to make great shots using their new Nikon camera. Users learn how to use the D7000 to create the type of photos that inspired them to buy the camera in the first place. Everything in the book is in service of creating a great image.
Starting with the top ten things users needed to know about the camera, photographer John Batdorff carefully guides readers through the operating features. Owners get practical advice from a pro on which settings to use when, great shooting tips, and even end of chapter assignments.


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Braschi, Giannina
United States of Banana: A Graphic Novel
by Giannina Braschi and Joakim Lindengren
edited by Amanda M. Smith and Amy Sheeran
The Ohio State University Press, 2021
"I was a monument to immigration—now I'm a border control cop." So admits the Statue of Liberty in Giannina Braschi's United States of Banana, a rollicking and nakedly political allegory of US imperialism and Puerto Rican independence. Illustrated by Swedish comic book artist Joakim Lindengren and based on Braschi's epic manifesto by the same title, the story takes us along on the madcap adventures of Zarathustra, Hamlet, and Giannina herself as they rescue the Puerto Rican prisoner Segismundo from under the skirt of the Statue of Liberty. Throughout their quest, the characters debate far-ranging political and philosophical subjects, spanning terrorism, global warming, mass incarceration, revolution, and love. The Marx Brothers, Pablo Neruda, Barack Obama, Disney characters and more make appearances in this stirring call to overthrow empire, liberate the imprisoned masses, and build a new country rooted in friendship, art, poetry, and laughter.
Giannina Braschi is a Puerto Rican writer based in New York City. Her works encompass poetry, fiction, manifesto, and drama and include the poetry trilogy Empire of Dreams and the experimental Spanglish novel Yo-Yo Boing!
Joakim Lindengren is a Swedish cartoonist, illustrator, and artist whose celebrated titles include the Captain Stofil series and Ugly.
Amanda M. Smith is Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she researches twentieth- and twenty-first-century Latin American cultural production.
Amy Sheeran is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Otterbein University. She specializes in early modern Peninsular literature.
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Review: Brightest Shadow by Candice Gilmer
The Mythical Knight Book 1
This werewolf alpha wants her. She's not interested.
Losing a father is always hard, losing a father who's a pillar of the community is harder. When he's the alpha of your werewolf pack it is even harder.
Still, that's exactly where David Drigan finds himself--lost and rudderless after the death of his father.
Nonetheless, the final transformation to turn David into the leader has yet to happen, leaving his family wondering if he will ever be strong enough to lead his pack.
Trying to step into his place in society, David meets Kelsey.
Blonde. Curvy. Attitude.
There's just something about her that makes David's beastly desires surface unlike ever before. The need to take her and protect her, if only from herself, overwhelms him.
Not that Kelsey would let him. She doesn't need anyone to take care of her. Never has.
But this David guy? He's not her usual bad boy.
He's, like, a suit.
Then things get crazier.
One night at her favorite decrepit amusement park, she learns there's a lot more to David—and the world—than she ever expected.
Is Kelsey ready for this darker world where she would have to step up and truly stand by her alpha?
David just lost his father, the alpha of their pack and now they were all looking to him to be the alpha but the change that was supposed to happen to him to make him alpha...just wan't happening and he had no idea why. David and Kelsey met at a party on his behalf even though she didn't know who he was when they met. The attraction they felt for one another was almost instantaneous but they both had roles to play at the party so they didn't get a chance to really talk much.
They meet again when he comes to her work to sign some papers and they make a date to go running later on. They get along really well and like being around each other which was fun to watch. Kelsey has no idea that he's a werewolf even though he's let a few things slip but she never picked up on it.
Then when they're at one of her favorite places to spend time, some bad mythicals as they call themselves, show up and put David and Kelsey in danger. David has no choice but to shift into his wolf in order to keep them both safe from the bad guys, but it's a shock. She takes the whole thing pretty well at first and then just wants some space. I don't think she really knew how to deal with all of it but I can't really blame her.
There's a couple of interesting characters in this book and even though they seem like they are almost bad guys, I think there might be more to them than that. It'll be interesting to get to see more of them in future books. But I really think an opportunity was lost when we didn't get to see more of David's mother's grief over having just lost her mate. I realize this isn't her story but the expected grief just wan't there which made her character a little less believable.
I really enjoyed this author's writing style. I felt drawn into the story from the very first pages. I never got bored and always felt like the story was progressing nicely. We don't get a whole lot of world building so I hope to get more of the mythicals and how they came about in the next books.


One of the major differences we've discussed in the past between Google+ and other social networks is the ability to format your posts. I've shared tips and techniques, and the renowned Peg Fitzpatrick recently ran through her style for creating the perfect Google+ post, and it's right in line with how I share new blog posts.
When you've published a new blog post, your next step should always be to promote it, and I've broken down many of the techniques I use myself.
Every social network is a little different when it comes to what you can post and how it can look. If you're just sharing your blog title and a link, you're missing out on all kinds of ways to make your posts more interesting, more engaging, and expanding your reach to the broadest audience.


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Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy Shows the Perils of Data Security Breaches
Nicole Lindsey· May 9, 2018
After nearly two months of non-stop controversy and scandal over its improper use of Facebook data, Cambridge Analytica finally announced that it was ceasing operations, effective immediately. As part of winding down its operations in both the UK and the U.S., the company will file for bankruptcy. In doing so, Cambridge Analytica has become the new poster child to highlight the perils of data security breaches.
While still clinging to the notion that it had done nothing fundamentally different from what other companies have done, Cambridge Analytica conceded that its role in the Facebook scandal had made it a pariah in the business world. As the company announced in a statement, "The siege of media coverage has driven away virtually all of the company's customers and suppliers." On top of that, Facebook had already cut off Cambridge Analytica from its platform, meaning that the core ingredient of the disgraced company's business model – Facebook user data – was no longer available for analysis and data mining.
Is there life after a data privacy scandal?
The big question, of course, is what happens next for the people involved with Cambridge Analytica. The company might be shutting down operations, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the people behind the company – both the executives and investors – are walking away from similar types of business endeavors. There have been some published reports, in fact, that executives of Cambridge Analytica are forming a similar type of company, also to be based in Britain.
In one scenario that has been floated, a wealthy Hong Kong financier and Erik Prince (the controversial founder of Blackwater) are combining forces with members of the wealthy Mercer family to re-launch and re-brand the company as Emerdata. Other scenarios have suggested that Cambridge Analytica might be looking for ways to sell its most valuable assets – data and intellectual property – to the highest bidder before it closes its doors for good.
There are obviously going to be a number of legal, not just business, implications if Cambridge Analytica attempts to rise, Phoenix-like, from the ashes. One of those involves a pending case from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office related to Cambridge Analytica's role in the 2016 Brexit referendum. Just as U.S. legislators allege that Cambridge Analytica helped to tip the scale in favor of U.S. President Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election, UK legislators allege that Cambridge Analytica helped to tip the scale in favor of Brexit in 2016. Efforts to resolve this case might make it harder for Cambridge Analytica to close up shop and quietly walk away.
The financial cost of a data security breach
While Cambridge Analytica stands alone as an example of a company that has been toppled as the result of a Facebook-related data privacy breach, there are many examples of companies that have paid the price – literally – for a data security breach. In the latest 2017 "Cost of Data Breach Study" conducted by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach involving sensitive data is now $3.62 million. If you break that down, it comes out to an average cost of $141 for every lost, stolen or breached record. While the cost of a data breach has decreased by nearly 10 percent on a year-over-basis, the size of the average data breach has increased by almost two percent.
In most cases, companies will attempt to keep news of a data breach as quiet as possible, knowing full well that once news of the data breach becomes public, it could lead to a massive run for the exits by investors. Case in point: Equifax, a credit data company that reported a breach of 145.5 million records in September 2017. Almost immediately, Wall Street investors began to abandon the company in droves. On September 7, the stock price of Equifax was $142.72. One week later, the stock price was $92.98, and many people openly speculated that the company could be headed for failure. The entire business model of the company, after all, was based on user data. Yet, seven months later, the stock price has stabilized in the $110 – $120 range. The rumors of an Equifax death, as Mark Twain might have noted, had been greatly exaggerated.
Data privacy perils come to the executive suite
Far more likely than a complete collapse of a company is the removal of the top executive – or team of executives – thought to be responsible for the data breach at a company. That was the case with the mass market retailer Target, which saw a spectacular data breach of nearly 110 million records in 2014. That ultimately led to the dismissal of the company's CEO, Gregg Steinhafel. A similar fate awaited the head of Sony Pictures, Amy Pascal, who was shown the door after a massive data breach of the company by a hacker collective calling itself "Guardians of Peace" (thought to be linked to the North Korean regime).
As one popular saying goes, "There is no job security when your job is security." In other words, if you are being paid a six-figure income and are appointed the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of a company, you can rest assured that your job will be on the line if there is a major data breach at your company.
Business failure as the result of cyber attacks
Large, established companies might not topple as the result of a data breach, but the results are much dicier with small- and mid-sized businesses, which simply lack the resources to remain a viable working entity after a massive data breach. Certainly, you can put Cambridge Analytica into this category of company.
According to the SEC, cyber attacks pose "an existential threat" for small- and medium-sized businesses. In an October 2015 public statement, SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar pointed out the rising costs of cyber attacks for small- and medium-sized businesses, which now bear the major brunt of hacker phishing and spear-phishing attacks. Hackers view these smaller businesses – many of them only lightly defended against attack – as easy targets. Perhaps not surprisingly, the SEC pointed out that one-half of all small businesses have been the victim of a cyber attack. Of those businesses, nearly one-third now require at least 3 days to recover from such an attack.
The new data privacy landscape of the GDPR
The new wildcard in the data privacy world, of course, is the introduction of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018. The regulation specifically holds open the door to significant financial penalties in the case of non-compliance. IBM and the Ponemon Institute have already suggested that the average cost of a data breach is $3.62 million. With additional costs added on from GDPR, it's easy to see how that figure might balloon even higher still, to more than $4 million per data privacy breach. For some companies, such an extensive price to pay for a data breach might ultimately put them out of business.
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If that is indeed the case, then Cambridge Analytica might just become the first in the line of many companies that have failed due to one simple reason: they failed to take user data seriously.
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Nicole Lindsey
Nicole Lindsey is a journalist and writer for more than 10 years, focusing on the intersection of technology, innovation and privacy. She has a background in information technology and has worked with various software companies and tech startups on their public relations and communications initiatives.