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Hero neighbour steps in to rescue dying toddler in Upper Holloway
Hitesh Rao pictured with Aybars Sen and mother Bahrie Hasan. Picture: Nigel Sutton
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A heroic neighbour saved a toddler's life after he turned "white as a ghost" and stopped breathing in his Upper Holloway home.
Hitesh Rao was settling down in his Cornwallis Road flat to watch Spurs play in the Champions League last week when he heard frantic screams from Bahriye Hasan who lives next door.
Bahriye then began banging on his door and he rushed to open it, knowing something was seriously wrong.
The 46-year-old Natwest worker told the Gazette: "I could hear her on the phone to her husband and she was in hysterics.
"When she banged on my door I was dreading what was wrong. She was holding her son Aybars. The top of his nose and his forehead were blue and the rest of his face was clammy and white.
"He was limp and wasn't moving so I grabbed him and put him on the floor to do the baby Heimlich manoeuvre."
As Bahriye paced around the room and called 999, Hitesh was trying and failing to resuscitate two-year-old Aybars using techniques he learnt years ago working for St John Ambulance.
"It wasn't working," he continued. "I did about 30 slaps and on the last set I did it with a little bit more pressure, but not too much because you can break a baby's ribs like that.
"All of a sudden he vomited from his nose and mouth. It was like The Exorcist. I had been doing it for about 90 seconds but it seemed like an eternity.
"He coughed and started breathing. I couldn't believe it. When he opened his eyes it was amazing."
Bahriye and medics praised Hitesh for saving Aybars' life, and he stressed how vital it is people know first aid.
He said: "It's so important people learn the basics. I hadn't used it for ages but it just kicked in. Not knowing what to do can cost lives."
Aybar and his parents spent the night in hospital but after getting the all-clear the next day he came home – to find Hitesh had bought him a scooter.
Aybars' dad Fikri said: "Hitesh was a hero. When my wife called she was crying. She didn't understand what was wrong with him. But now everything is OK."


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Ministry with 'intractable' task of reuniting North and South Korea
Updated 9:04 PM EST, Sun January 7, 2018
The hotline linking North and South Korea
On Tuesday, in a building along the border between North and South Korea, negotiators will sit down face to face for the first time in more than two years.
That meeting, the latest in a flurry of rapprochement between the two sides, comes after a breakthrough call between Seoul and Pyongyang last week.
At the South Korean end, were two employees of the Unification Ministry, patiently calling North Korea every day at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and never once receiving an answer.
The welcome break in tensions that have been building on the peninsula amid North Korean weapons testing and saber-rattling rhetoric from Washington, has thrown a spotlight onto the ministry, normally little noticed outside Korea, giving its mission new purpose and importance within President Moon Jae-in's foreign policy.
But despite its growing prominence, reunification of the two Koreas faces almost insurmountable problems, analysts say, and little support among a younger generation that has never known a unified Korean Peninsula.
Important work
Based in an imposing, boxy government building on a tree-lined street near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, the Unification Ministry is "responsible for all issues pertaining to inter-Korean relations and unification," according to its official website.
This rather bland mission statement masks a sprawling ministry with hundreds of employees and units dedicated to military analysis, negotiations and dialog with North Korea, economic exchanges, and refugee support.
The Unification Ministry was deeply involved in arranging talks between the two Koreas and joint economic projects like the Kaesong Industrial Park.
According to the Yonhap news agency, the ministry's budget for 2017 was $1.02 billion, down 20.5% on the year before, a drop ministers put down to worsened ties between the two Koreas in the last year of the conservative President Park Geun-hye administration.
Support for the ministry has fluctuated as political moods have shifted in South Korea. Under Park's equally conservative predecessor, Lee Myung-bak, it was even "on the chopping block," according to a leaked 2009 US government cable.
"(The ministry) survived, largely because progressive forces came to its defense," wrote US diplomat William Stanton, but key liberal officials were fired, staff cut, and it was moved from a standalone building to offices within a larger complex.
Avoiding conflict
The ministry was founded in 1969 as the National Unification Board, "a government body responsible for all issues pertaining to inter-Korean relations and unification," according to its official website.
This was a period of high tension on the Korean Peninsula. The year before, North Korean commandos had infiltrated Seoul with the intention of assassinating President Park Chung-hee. They came within 100 meters of the Blue House before they were detected and most were killed in a massive gunfight with South Korean guards.
In the year running up to that incident, the US estimated hundreds of North Korean guerillas had crossed the DMZ, and, as South Korean officials told their US counterparts at the time, the feeling in Seoul was North Korean leader Kim Il Sung had shifted "from peaceful unification to the use of force to achieve unification."
While Park's government attempted to reassure its allies it was committed to peaceful reunification, the strongman leader – who had seized power in a military coup in 1961 – was widely viewed as unpredictable and hotheaded, and many in Washington feared he was just as likely to spark a second Korean War as Kim.
Despite this, in 1972 both Koreas, after intense negotiations, issued a joint statement laying out their commitment to a peaceful, non-military reunification of the peninsula "without depending on foreign powers and without foreign interference."
According to Shin Jong-dae, a professor at Seoul's University of North Korean Studies, this was the first document agreed on by both Pyongyang and Seoul since the division of the peninsula in 1945.
It also established the hotline between the two countries, which, apart from a brief four year interlude between 1980 and 1984, was in regular use until it was cut off in February 2016.
While relations between North and South Korea have waxed and waned considerably in the intervening period – declassified cables show North Korea considering unification by force again within years of the joint declaration – the importance of the communication system set up and the work of the Unification Ministry is evidenced by the sudden breakthrough this month.
North Korean officials cross the military demarcation line (MLD) for a meeting with their South Korean counterparts on the demilitarized zone in 2013.
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Unification uncertainty
A landmark agreement signed by the leaders of both North and South Korea during a period of improved ties in 2000, hinted towards a possible future federalized state, with little indication how this would be achieved.
The agreement tied both countries to "promoting balanced development of the national economy through economic cooperation and by stimulating cooperation and exchanges in civic, cultural, sports, health, environmental and all other fields."
Anwita Basu, an analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), said this could involve "staged reunification," whereby the North "operates as an autonomous region under the overarching governance of the Southern government," but she warned this was incredibly unlikely at the present time, as "North Korea dismisses South Korea as a legitimate state."
"The two Koreas fundamental ideological difference make it difficult to conceive a credible reunification strategy," she added. "Each want to bring the other under its umbrella and government which frankly is intractable."
There are scant examples of peaceful reunification, particularly of such different countries.
In 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany absorbed East Germany and became one country again. While this was a much welcomed and peaceful process, it followed dramatic upheaval and revolution in East Germany which left the government there on the brink of collapse.
The cost of reunification was massive, estimated at upwards of $100 billion a year in the two decades after 1990, and today GDP, unemployment and other economic indicators show former East German states lagging behind their Western counterparts.
Another possible model is that of Hong Kong, control of which was handed over from the UK to China in 1997, establishing the principle of "one country, two systems," by which Hong Kong retained its political and economic models, but sovereignty and ultimate control passed to China.
This was once mooted as a potential model for reuniting Taiwan and China, which split at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, but in recent years, "one country, two systems" has come under increasing strain, with support for it in Hong Kong falling amid Chinese encroachment and shrinking political freedoms.
North and South Korean negotiators shake hands during high-level talks at the demilitarized zone in August 2015.
Unlikely scenario
Either of the above models would require colossal political change in North Korea, currently one of the world's most autocratic countries, ruled by the third-generation of the Kim family which has been in control since the end of World War II.
"At this stage, reunification is a very remote prospect," said Basu, the EIU analyst.
It's difficult to imagine Kim Jong Un giving up control and allowing his country to be absorbed into South Korea, even with a high degree of autonomy. Nor are South Korea's 51 million people likely to vote to become part of a Kim-ruled united Korea.
A more likely scenario for unification is political collapse in North Korea, brought on by revolution, a military coup, assassination of Kim, or war with South Korea or the United States.
Estimates of the cost of reunification to South Korea range from around $500 billion to several trillion dollars, comparable to the amount spent by Germany since 1990.
Modeling the economic costs is incredibly difficult however, as this would be a completely unique event, potentially catalyzed by violent upheaval inside North Korea and the creation of hundreds of thousands of refugees.
"The differences between the economies of North and South Korea are much greater than were those between East and West Germany," wrote academics Sangmin Bae and Martyn de Bruyn in 2010, pointing to South Korea's far greater population, GDP and quality of life.
"This could lead to massive migration (to South Korea)," they said. "To be sure, the relative costs of unification in Korea would be even higher than the enormous costs in Germany."
Moreover, "unlike the Germans, the Koreans fought a bloody civil war," leaving deep wounds on both sides of the border that could act as a major barrier towards reunification and integration of North Koreans into a South Korean-led country, Bae and de Bruyn said.
A more pressing concern, would be the simple integration of North Koreans into South Korea's highly complex economic system said Basu: "The newly created country (would) struggle to find a unified national identity … Even today North Korean defectors find it very difficult to integrate into South Korean society. More often than not they are treated poorly and discriminated against."
A Council on Foreign Relations report warned last year a unified Korea "could become a constant source of instability or a country preoccupied with internal problems."
These difficulties, as well as years of North Korean aggression, could explain why South Koreans, particularly younger generations, are less supportive of unification than in the past.
CNN's Paula Hancocks, Taehoon Lee, Sol Han, Stella Ko and Sophie Jeong contributed reporting.

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Here are some of the pictures taken at the photo shoot in Charleston. It was a little chillier than I thought it would be but being downtown was so fun. After the pictures, we went to one of my favorite coffee shops called Kudu's where they have the best ham and cheese croissants.
After breakfast we stopped at the Macaroon Boutique, my absolute favorite bakery downtown. We love the French owners and the goodies they make!
The shirt is by Gap, similar here.
The skirt I got on sale (whoop!) at target, similar here.


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Presidential candidates Vice President Jejomar Binay, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Grace Poe and former interior secretary Manuel Roxas II raise each others' hands at the end of yesterday's presidential debate. The photo is a screen grab from GMA 7 Youtube video.
Liberal Party standard bearer Manuel "Mar" Roxas II vowed on Sunday that he will take concrete steps to modernize the country's fisheries system if he is elected in the May 9 national polls.
Roxas shared his plans during the first Presidential Debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in cooperation with GMA News and Public Affairs and the Philippine Daily Inquirer and held at the Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro City.
He said the first thing he would address would be the reduction of interest rates on loans so fishermen would be able to take home more of their hard-earned cash.
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The veteran lawmaker also put emphasis on the construction of post-catch facilities like chillers and refrigerated vans, which would maintain the freshness of the fishermen's catch.
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Albay Gov Joey Salceda dumps LP's RORO team for Grace Poe
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Last Week: We had no school! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holidays! Thank you to all the parents who came for our Thanksgiving party. I hope you enjoyed it!
Phonics: This week we are beginning reading circles. We begin with our blend and word books and then continue with our readers.
Numbers: We will keep practicing writing combinations for addition, telling time, counting dimes, and recognizing our numbers.
Don't Forget: Please don't forget to check your child's folder each day. I send home important information in the folders and the behavior chart/ homework chart need to be initialed every day. Also, please check the snack schedule each day because we do not want the class to have no snack. This Friday is the Holiday Boutique. I will let you know details for that this week. I am also excited to say that we will begin reading circles in class this week. Once readers are sent home, please keep them in your child's folder because they will need it for reading groups.
Monday: Please practice "O" memory verse; review Blend and Word Book pages 3-8, 30-31. Review writing combinations and counting dimes.
Tuesday: Please practice "O" memory verse, review Blend Book pages 9-14, 32-33, number families, and what comes after.
Thursday: Practice "O" memory verse, review Blend and Word Book pages 15-20, 34-35. Also review time, addition, and counting dimes.


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Mahendrapala II (944–948) ascended the throne of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty after his father Mahipala I. His mother was queen Prasadhana Devi. He reigned for short duration but the inscription found at Mandasor indicates that Gurjara Pratihara Empire extended up to Mandasor during his reign.

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Pratihara empire
10th-century Indian monarchs

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quality planning requirement along with policies, objectives and quantifiable targets.
ISO 9001:2015 requires organizations to have a quality manual which includes the documented procedures or references to them. The manual must include a description of the sequence and interaction of the processes that make up the quality management system specific to your business. In addition, the scope of the system has to be clearly defined.
Overall, the effect of the requirements of the standard is to reduce the instances where documented procedures are mandatory (there are only six mandatory procedures) and to allow the organization the freedom to determine the type and extent of documentation needed to support the operation of the processes that make up the quality management system.


Sheridan Smith credits fiance Jamie Horn with giving her the strength to record her new album, but she's unsure "why" he wants to marry her.
Sheridan Smith doesn't know "why" her fiance wants to marry her.
The 37-year-old singer-and-actress met Jamie Horn on Tinder in January and she credits the 28-year-old insurance broker for helping her find the strength to record her personal new album, 'A Northern Soul', but she joked both she and her mum were stunned when he popped the question.
She said: "I have fallen in love.
"I don't think I could have made this album if I was in the same place, emotionally, because I'd probably end up crumbling and having another meltdown.
"Now I've got my fella with me all the time and he's put a ring on my finger.
"God knows why he'll have me. My mum actually said that to him, when he asked for my hand in marriage. She said, 'Do you know what you're getting yourself in for?' Thanks for the vote of confidence, Mum!"
Sheridan quit musical 'Funny Girl' in March 2016 during a difficult period in her life that saw her father's diagnosis with terminal cancer spark a "meltdown", and though she's upset her dad Colin witnessed her mental decline towards his final days, she's grateful she was "better" before he passed away that November.
She said: "That was the catalyst, and suddenly I was having a proper meltdown. I'm upset that my dad had to see that. But at least I got myself better to be with him for his last days."
But the 'Moorside' actress was convinced her career was over and during her break from acting, got a number of tattoos, including lotuses, a butterfly and diamonds on her hands, and now thinks she was an "idiot" for doing so.


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BOT approves cost-reduction plan due to financial impact of COVID-19
August 19, 2020 8:59 pm by Leda Alvim, EDITOR IN CHIEF
The estimated cut of over $36 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year will encompass five categories across USF's operations, including instruction, university support services, academic support services, research and student services. ORACLE PHOTO/LEDA ALVIM
Amid tensions and concerns, the USF Board of Trustees (BOT) on Wednesday approved a reduction plan to cut 8.5 percent in funding received from the state for the 2020-2021 fiscal year as a result of the financial constraints caused by COVID-19. While still in the planning stages, the projected cuts could potentially lead to layoffs and impact student services, as well as affect the university's emphasis on research.
With a cut of over $30 million in general revenue and $6 million in lottery appropriations, the estimated total cut for USF is $36.7 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. The plan included possible reduction strategies as well as descriptions of some of its anticipated impact.
During the BOT meeting, the plan ignited discussions on the timeliness of the cuts as well as their impacts on the university's preeminence status and performance-based funding.
BOT Vice Chair Stephanie Goforth expressed her concerns on how the university should have acted "months ago" and the urgency to "execute now."
"I'm a lot concerned over the document itself, not the numbers specifically, but some of the things on here," Goforth said. "I get where we're coming from, I get, you know, the whole eight and a half percent but some of the stuff we've got to execute on now."
Considering the future impacts of COVID-19 on state funding, the Board of Governors (BOG) advised all state universities in July to consider the 8.5 percent cut from their current budgets in state funding for the 2020-2021 fiscal year as well as an additional 10 percent cut for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The estimated cut will encompass five categories across the USF's operations, including instruction, university support services, academic support services, research and student services.
In the plan, 44 percent, or $16.3 million, of the total cut will fall under the instruction category, leading to the anticipated elimination of academic programs and/or initiatives, limit of course section availability, increase in faculty workload and the reduction of enrollment.
Besides impacting student success, the projected funds could potentially impact USF's emphasis on research with the reduction and/or elimination of programs focused on best practices for research, reduction of library services, elimination of access to periodical packages and the reduction of travel related to research/professional development.
Research alone will be 12 percent, or $4.2 million, of the total cut, leading to the reduction of research support, delay in upgrades to equipment and research-related technologies as well as the availability of necessary research supplies and a delay in the development of grant proposals.
University support services will be subject to 21 percent, or about $7.7 million of the total reduction for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Among the services impacted, the budget cut could potentially affect the delivery of core services, including facilities, human resources and technology, as well as impact the overall quality of services, service hours and related response times.
For academic support services, the university projected a 17 percent, or roughly $6 million cut. Such cuts would consequently reduce staff support for faculty and programs, reduce in-classroom support and reduce advising and academic support services.
With a 6 percent, or $2.3 million cut, student services will also be affected, leading to a reduction in services and financial assistance available to undergraduate and graduate students.
The plan will be submitted to the BOG on Friday.
On July 31, Senior Vice President of Business and Financial Strategy David Lechner sent a letter to USF leadership, including college deans, across all three campuses — Tampa, St. Pete and Sarasota-Manatee — requesting a prioritized budget for their campus/college which reflects recurring Educational and General budget reductions at 10 percent, 12.5 percent and 15 percent.
In this budget modeling process, a description of the specific programs, initiatives and services where the cuts would be implemented as well as the dollar amount associated with it had to be included. The deadline to submit was on Aug. 14.
Lechner said at least five percent of those reductions must be planned for the current fiscal year.
"We recognize that the budget planning task and timeline are extremely challenging," Lechner wrote in the letter. "But, as you know, the Governor, State Legislature, SUS and others are having to make similar, difficult decisions."
For BOT Chair Jordan Zimmerman, the university has to move "faster and swifter" when it comes to implementing the cuts so it does not fall behind.
"As we start moving forward, we want to make sure we get ahead of there right now. I think we're starting a little bit behind," Zimmerman said. "And I know they've started making some of these cuts already, but we have to move faster and swifter."
In regard to the timeliness of the plan, USF President Steven Currall emphasized the university is "not waiting for the state's budget downfall" to implement the cuts.
"We're not trying to look into a crystal ball and figure out what the state is doing and then begin planning or taking action, we're already doing that and we're using those scenarios which are frankly more draconian to do our planning," Currall said.
"We're following the state closely, but we're not waiting for any final budget deliberations from the state in order to do our own planning for this year and the subsequent year."
While Zimmerman and Currall affirmed that the university already started implementing some of the cuts, university spokesperson Adam Freeman said the university "still remains in the planning stages and specific cuts have not been determined or implemented."
Included in the 8.5 percent potential decrease in state funding, a 6 percent holdback had already been enacted by the state for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. For that to become a permanent cut, Vice President of Business and Finance and CFO Nick Trivunovich said it needs to be passed by the legislature.
For Trivunovich, "eight and a half percent is a pretty definitive number."
"We're concerned as that's something that actually could take place at this point. We are planning for reductions and reallocation based on a potential 8.5 percent reduction so we're moving, we're trying to move forward, making some of these conservative assumptions at this point."
In regard to performance-based funding and maintaining the preeminence status, Zimmerman assured that they will not be affected by the cuts.
"We're going to do everything possible not to inflict any pain on our performance-based funding and our preeminence funding or preeminent records," Zimmerman said.
Despite the projected cuts creating significant constraints for the university, Zimmerman said the decisions should be based on the worst-case scenario.
"I think we have to look at the worst-case scenario … and plan for the worst," Zimmerman said. "We could adjust for the best. I never want to be caught behind where it winds up being a greater loss than we suspected would be."
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Q: Find factors of number and return nth position n and k are inputs, 10, 3 respectively
Find the factors of n => 1,2,5,10
return the Kth value => 5
I'm getting undefined.
Just learning asych/await, that is probaly the issue.
function pthFactor(n, k) {
// Write your code here
getFactors(n,k);
async function getFactors(n,k) {
    let promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        setTimeout(() => resolve("done!"),7000)
    });
    if (n === 1 || k === 1) {
        return 1;
    }
    let result = await promise;
    console.log(result);

    let factors = [];
    console.log(factors);
    for (let i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
    if (n > 10 ** 15 || k > 10 ** 9) {
        continue;
    }
    if (n % i === 0) {
        factors.push(i);
        console.log(factors);
            if ( factors.length === k) {
               return factors[k-1];
            }
    }
    console.log(factors);
    return 0;
    }
}

}
console.log(pthFactor(10, 3));

A: Your return 0 statement is misplaced and your loop will always terminate after the first iteration. Moving the return 0 outside of the loop will fixes your issue.

async function getFactors(n, k) {
  let promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    // I made this timeout shorter, makes the example more interactive
    setTimeout(() => resolve('done!'), 1000);
  });
  if (n === 1 || k === 1) {
    return 1;
  }

  let result = await promise;

  let factors = [];

  for (let i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
    if (n > 10 ** 15 || k > 10 ** 9) {
      continue;
    }
    if (n % i === 0) {
      factors.push(i);
      if (factors.length === k) {
        return factors[k - 1];
      }
    }
  }
  return 0;
}

// Log result
(async() => {
  const factor = await getFactors(10, 3);
  console.log(`async getFactors: `, factor);
})();

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February is the month for love, and Valentine's Day is just around the corner. This is the month where love is talked about, read about and of course, songs are written and performed. I wanted to go a little different route with our book for February. The story of Amelia and Radcliff is one of my favorites. If you remember from the first book that we read, it started out with them hating each other and turned into a match that was meant to be.
Through their adventures in archaeology and solving crime, they have built a lasting partnership based on love and mutual respect for each other's abilities. I have loved these books since I started reading the first one, and I am so excited to share them with you! They are fabulous reads. Humor, adventure, history, and mystery all combine to bring a fabulous journey that will leave you laughing and gasping all at the same time.
The 1895-96 season promises to be an exceptional one for Amelia Peabody, her dashing Egyptologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, and their precocious (some might say rambunctious) eight-year-old son, Ramses. The long-denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor has finally been granted, and the much-coveted burial chamber of the Black Pyramid is now theirs for the exploring.
Before the young family exchanges the relative comfort of Cairo for the more rudimentary quarters near the excavation site, they engage a young Englishman, Donald Fraser, as a tutor and companion for Ramses, and Amelia takes a wayward young woman, Enid Debenham, under her protective wing.
But there is danger and deception in the wind that blows across the hot Egyptian sands. A brazen kidnapping attempt, a gruesome murder, and an expedition subsequently cursed by misfortune and death—all serve to alert Amelia to the likely presence of her arch nemesis, the "Master Criminal," notorious looter of the living and the dead. But it is far more than ill-gotten riches that motivate the man known as Sethos. The evil genius has a score to settle with the meddling lady archaeologist who has sworn to deliver him to justice . . . and he's got her dead-on in his sights.
Replete with edge-of-the-seat suspense and scrupulous archaeological and historical detail, all delivered in Amelia Peabody's unique, wry voice, Lion in the Valley is a classic installment in Elizabeth Peters's beloved mystery-adventure series.


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OnePlus, for such a young company, have had more than their fair share of controversies and they seem to have learnt important lessons from each one. Unfortunately for them they now have another controversy to learn and grow from, the collection of personally identifiable data of users without their knowledge.
We have seen several issues in the past where apps have been installed on phones by manufacturers to analyse how the customer uses their phone and any issues they have with it. This collection of data was usually unknown to the customer. Now OnePlus have been caught doing the same thing, and it seems it is not the first time.
Security Researcher Chris Moore was doing a bit of hacking on his OnePlus 2 as part of the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge 2016 and "had cause to proxy the internet traffic from my phone" and came across web traffic requests to a domain open.oneplus.net. Of course he did what any decent software engineer would do, he investigated it closer, and the closer he got the more shocked he got.
The data first found to be being sent over HTTPS (thank goodness for small mercies) was when he turned his display on, off, unlocked or when there was an abnormal reboot. These don't seem to be much of an issue except that they also include the serial number of his phone in the traffic!
After further investigation he also found that it recorded the "phone's IMEI(s), phone numbers, MAC addresses, mobile network(s) names and IMSI prefixes, as well as my wireless network ESSID and BSSID and, of course, the phone's serial number". All this can be attributable back to him as he bought the phone directly from OnePlus.
It recorded when he opened each and every app and how long he had it open for as well as time stamps of each activity within each app when activated. After contacting OnePlus via Twitter when he got nothing remotely helpful, he searched some more and found that this wasn't new. It seems that way back in July of last year someone complained to OnePlus about this, or something very similar, but seems that they got nowhere as well.
The code responsible for this data collection and transmission is inside the OnePlus Device Manager and the OnePlus Device Manager Provider "which run the OneplusAnalyticsJobService under the OnePlus System Service" and resulted in 16MB of data being sent in just ten hours. You would think that this continual monitoring would not be great for battery life.
We have looked on our OnePlus 5 and have not been able to find the offending app or service so we assume that it is no longer done or done under other apps.
In the end I am sure that OnePlus are scrambling behind the scenes to put out this fire. While it is important for future devices that some data is collected it is unusual that things such as serial number and IMEI of the phone are not just collected, and also sent in such an open fashion that allows the user to be easily identifiable.
Hopefully OnePlus can learn from this mistake, although we are not sure that they actually still do this. In the future they should either make this analytical data collection opt in (or out), stop the practice entirely or modify it to just the essentials they require. One thing though, if they do still acquire this data, you can be sure they are not the only one. Now where did I put that tinfoil hat.
Is this an over-reaction by the enthusiast community?
This wouldn't affect custom ROMs, would it?


For a small country, Laos is one of the most diverse places in South East Asia.
Laos is graced with many serene and relaxed towns, a product of the country's Buddhist traditions of peace and respect. The wonderful city of Luang Prabang is no exception, with its vibrant market, ornate monasteries and the nearby Kuang Si waterfalls, it's a place most visitors spend at least a few days.
Other highlights include the peaceful northern village of Luang Namtha, the base for some incredible treks and optional adventure activities in the forests and rivers of Nam Ha National Park. Vang Vieng, in the heart of the country, is another incredible town and known for its outdoor activities such as trekking, cycling and rock climbing!
Like the landscapes, the food is also beautiful. The typical Laotian dish of Laap is rich in marinated meat and aromatic herbs. It is a perfect treat after a day of exploring. With a distinct taste, the dish is best enjoyed with sticky rice and lashings of fish sauce.
Laos is a country that offers a friendly welcome, and you're sure to have a wonderful time whilst enjoying the landscapes and culture of this gem of South East Asia.
The enchanting city of Luang Prabang is anchored at the junction of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers in northern Laos. Home to a spellbinding array of gilded temples, art deco shop fronts and weathered French colonial buildings, it is a fascinating and beautiful city to wander around. For all its magnificent architecture, it actually feels more like an easy-going provincial town - saffron-robed monks amble silently through the streets collecting offerings from the city's residents in the early morning, and when the evening comes old men lounge in chairs outside their homes while children play out in the streets.
There's plenty to explore here, from the Royal Palace and the town's many temples to the sacred caves of Pak Ou a short distance outside the city. You can also make the steep climb up Mount Phousi - the spiritual and geographical heart of the city, and a great spot to watch the sunset over the Mekong.
Vang Vieng is nestled in a valley of on the banks of the Nam Song river, surrounded by misty jungle and craggy karst limestone peaks. Being up in the hills, the town enjoys a cooler climate than much of the surrounding area, and together with its breathtaking mountain views and laid-back feel, this has made it a popular backpacker haunt in recent years. The area is renowned for its many caves, many of which are easily accessible from the town - perhaps the most famous is the cave of Tham Chang, a beautiful cavern fed by a natural spring making it a perfect spot for a refreshing swim. There are a multitude of outdoor activities available in Vang Vieng - from trekking to cycling and from rafting to rock climbing, the town has something for everyone!
The town of Pakse started life as an administrative outpost for the French colonial rulers in 1905, before becoming the capital of the semi-autonomous Lao Kingdom of Champasak until the whole country became an independent monarchy in 1947. Pakse is the gateway to the ruins of Wat Phou, a ruined Khmer Hindu temple complex dating from the 11th to 13th Centuries CE.
Luang Namtha is a laid-back town on the banks of the Nam Tha river in northern Laos. It's the most ethnically diverse area in the whole of the country, home to more than 35 minority groups, including the Lanten, Hmong, Khmu and Tai Dam.
The nearby Nam Ha Protected Area is a conservation area covering over 200,000 square kilometres - it's a beautiful, remote, mountainous area, home to a wide array of wildlife including the black-cheeked crested gibbon, tigers and clouded leopards, as well as over 300 species of birds. Whilst we are staying in Luang Namtha it is possible to arrange trekking, mountain-biking, kayaking and rafting trips that will take you right in to the heart of this protected region.
The Si Phan Don (4,000 Islands) is an archipelago of islands in the Mekong River in southern Laos. Half of the islands become submerged with the river floods, and the area is home to several schools of the rare Irrawaddy Dolphin. Some of the islands have some impressive waterfalls which are wonderful to trek to.


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What ceases to amaze me about your paper is the lengths you are willing to go to make headlines and sell papers. Who cares if those headlines help the enemies of America, you guys are making money and that is what it is all about in the end right?
Your recent decision to publish information about a classified program intended to track the banking transactions of possible terrorists is not only detrimental to America but also to its fighting men and women overseas. I know because I am a sergeant in the army on my second tour to Iraq. As I am sure you don't know because you aren't in Iraq, and I am sure never will be, terrorism happens here everyday because there are rich men out there willing to support the everyday terrorist who plants bombs and shoots soldiers just to make a living. Without money terrorism in Iraq would die because there would no longer be supplies for IED's, no mortars or RPG's, and no motivation for people to abandon regular work in hopes of striking it rich after killing a soldier.
Throughout your article you mention that " the banking program is a closely held secret" but the cat is out of the bag now isn't it. Terrorists the world over can now change their practices because of your article. For some reason I think that last sentence will bring you guys pleasure. You have done something great in your own eyes-you think you have hurt the current administration while at the same time encouraging "freedom fighters" resisting the imperialism of the United States. However, I foresee a backlash coming your way. I wish I had a subscription to your paper so I could cancel it as soon as possible. But alas, that would prove a little tough right now since I am in Iraq dealing with terrorists financed by the very men you are helping.
Thank you for continually contributing to the deaths of my fellow soldiers. You guys definitely provide a valuable service with your paper. Why without you how would terrorists stay one step ahead of us? I would love to hear a response as to why you deemed revealing this program a necessity, but that will probably come as soon as the government decides to finally put you guys behind bars where you belong.
Keep pressuring the NY Times and your congressmen, it the only way anything might be done about this situation. Tell your congressmen that what the Times is sharing with the world is hurting American soldiers. Feel free to copy my letter in full and send it to your congressmen as well.
I found this at T. F. Boggs site: http://boredsoldier.blogspot.com/ Boggs is on his 2nd tour in Iraq.
Lately a lot of media coverage has been directed towards the actions of a few marines in Haditha, Iraq last November. The marines killed 24 Iraqis after a roadside bomb hit their convoy on November 19th 2005. After the dust settled on that day 1 marine and 24 Iraqis were dead, and of the 24 dead Iraqis 15 of them were supposedly innocent civilians. Since then an investigation has been opened concerning the events and everyone has an opinion about what happened that day. Congressman, ex-marine, and failed human being John Murtha has already publicly declared that the marines killed the civilians "in cold blood." All this before the trial has even taken place.
What you will not hear in the media and what no one but someone in the military could understand is that sometimes, and I am most likely hanging myself out to dry here, the killing of innocent people in a war zone is understandable. Now notice that I did not condone the killing of innocent people but instead I said that it is understandable coming from the viewpoint of someone who has served in a combat zone. In no way is killing an innocent person right, rather, it is a morally reprehensible thing to do. However, in the heat of the moment, when split second decisions mean the difference between life and death, your mind can become cluttered and the will to survive takes over.
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The thing to understand about combat veterans is that they can grow tiresome of the day-to-day bullcrap that they have to put up with i.e. ever changing Rules of Engagement, an unidentified enemy, and the restraints placed upon them in the name of "winning hearts and minds." Oftentimes it can become too much to continually watch your buddies die or get hurt when there is nothing you can do in their defense. Such is the nature of IED's. When convoys are hit with roadside bombs there is oftentimes nothing that can be done at the moment. Terrorists or criminals, however you want to look at them, hide some distance away out of sight and detonate IED's or even place the IED's in such a manner that they are victim detonated i.e. land mines, trip wires, and laser beams. It is a frustrating situation when someone you know gets hurt and there is nothing you can do about it.
I imagine the marines that day were fed up with all of the aforementioned things. Sometimes it simply becomes too much to deal with day after day. Have you ever had a bad day at work and wanted to snap at the smallest thing? Have you ever been fed up with your spouse and snapped at your children as a result? Although not on the same scale as killing, these examples are much like what soldiers face daily. There is only so much you can expect of 18-25 year olds given the task to kill bad guys. When you were 18 did you have the benefit of a lifetime of experiences and wisdom? Do you think you would be able to watch your best friend die and then restrain yourself when you knew his killer was within a quarter mile of you?
And we wonder why the media is so incapable of reporting on such issues. Have they themselves lived through the things they are reporting on? Have they ever spent time in the military? Are they professional enough to report what happens day in and day out without interjecting their own opinion? Most of the time I would say no to each one of these questions. There are a few exceptional reporters but for the most part they fail miserably when it comes to military matters, and these past few years it is the military that matters whether you believe we should be in Iraq or not.
Now the likes of John Murtha and the rest of the pathetic lefties want to turn this incident into another Abu Gharib so that the president's approval rating will drop even further and will give them an edge when they put up whatever pitiful candidate they can muster in 2008. The state of politics is so pathetic that politicians are willing to see the lives of heroic soldiers ruined in order to keep their job. They are willing to damage the reputation of America and make a mockery of it's military in order stay in Washington.
I asked the Iraqis I work with the other day what they thought about the incident at Abu Gharib and they replied that is was a shameful thing. When they finished answering I asked them what they thought about Iraqis killing American contractors and then dragging their bodies through the streets and celebrating. They looked at me and replied that that was also a shameful thing. When I told them that Americans were horrified about the actions of the soldiers at Abu Gharib they looked bewildered and ashamed that their own people celebrated the death of American civilians. When are we going to start applying the same standards to the Iraqis that we do to our soldiers? Is it okay for them to kill our civilians while we bemoan even the accidental deaths of Iraqi civilians?
Is it too much to ask that our politicians defend their military when it sacrifices so much for them? Is it too much to ask that our government stand behind these marines when they need their help the most? Is it too much to ask that the marines be given a fair trial before lowlifes like John Murtha condemn them in the court of public opinion before their real trial even takes place?


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Piling on
Back in '08 when it was Senator Obama and I was an accredited journalist. My first question: "So, how do you like Iowa?"
It feels necessary to share my thoughts and opinions about the 2012 presidential election. I am a journalist after all.
In short: I am happy with the results.
And, I don't know that anyone was surprised by the results.
The long version:
Since this was the first election in 12 years that I wasn't sitting overnight in a news room or in a courthouse waiting for the results to come in, I feel like I missed out on the excitement and hooplah. I didn't feel like I was a part of this election, especially since I more than likely won't live in the U.S. during Obama's second term, and many of the policies won't directly affect me.
Though, some of them will obviously have lingering effects, kind of like John Kellogg and his effect on breakfast cereal.
Anyhow, since I don't feel qualified to provide commentary on the election night in America, I can provide some insight into the atmosphere here in Tokyo.
First, the general attitude of most Japanese (or, at least the three people I talked to), was mild curiosity.
The majority of the Japanese population included in my survey support Obama. In fact, I have been asked many times why anybody would have ever voted for George Bush. The second question they ask me is if I own a gun.
Most of the international community appreciate Obama's candor with foreign dignitaries and his policies toward diplomacy, environmental protection and human rights.
The main concern was that if Romney did win, the Japanese stock market was bound to take a hit due to the uncertainty of his foreign policy plans.
You know, because during the campaign Romney never once stated what his plan was for anything. You know, except that he was going to help his rich buddies get richer.
Sorry, a little personal editorial there.
My point is, the Japanese (at least three of them) like Obama, and so do I.
When I learned about the results of the election, I was riding the subway. I was on my way to work. I was listening to Toby Keith on iTunes. Oh wait, sorry, that's not right. I was listening to R.E.M. – "Superman."
Before I had left for work, the early results on CNN showed that Romney had a commanding lead. However, none of the big states had reported yet, so it was quite preliminary. Still, I had some trepidation.
Then, an hour later on the train, I checked my Twitter feed on my iPhone. The first tweet that popped up said "Election called for Obama."
That was pretty quick.
What struck me, was that this scenario was a perfect example of 21st century media. I was standing on a subway in the middle of Tokyo receiving the results of the presidential election on my cell phone via social media.
There were some international businessmen sitting on the bench next to me. A few minutes later they became animated as one of them, a Canadian, reported that Obama had won. They all seemed happy, but none of them were American. There was one European, the Canadian and three Japanese. After news of the election, I tried to eavesdrop on their conversation but they started to talk about grain imports from Canada.
When I arrived at work I giddily reported to my desk neighbor, an Australian, that Obama had won the election.
"Oh, was that today?" she said.
Yes, and I missed it.
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