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LGBT History club – Roger Casement
22/09/2020 By ACOMSDave
Tagged With: history, Jeff Dudgeon, LGBT, politics, queer, Richard o'Leary
Today I was in the 'Self Help Africa' bookshop in Botanic Avenue, when I came across two postcards which reflected the development of women in politics.
Miss Kelly
The first postcard Shows 'Miss Kelly' a champion Votes for Women seller', on what was her pitch in Charing Cross.
This refers to the period when women were fighting for the right to have a vote during elections; suffragettes were members of a militant women's organisation who in the early 20th century, under the banner "Votes for Women".
The term referred in particular to members of the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), a women-only movement founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst, which engaged in direct action and civil disobedience.
Irish Women Workers' Union
My second find was a postcard showing a group of ladies who were part of the Irish Women Workers' Union (1911-1984). The Irish Women Workers' Union was founded at a public meeting held on September 5th 1911 in the old Antient Concert Hall on Great Brunswick (later the Academy cinema on what is now called Pearse Street ).
The IWWU at it's peak represented 70,000 women including, bookbinders, contract cleaners, laundry, print and electronic workers. They were instrumental in obtaining the right for two weeks annual paid leave for all Irish workers in 1945, something which no organised male worker had previously demanded.
What peaked my interest was the situation of two completely different countries, having spawned women's movements because women had little or no rights, and were considered to be inferior:
'Masculine prejudice is the major target: man's opinion of the fair sex is due to nothing more than mere custom, and the male chauvinist viewpoint (to use a modern term) has neither a logical nor a scientific leg to stand on '
Today we still have problems accepting women in positions of power and also in politics; in the last few years we have seen the rise of 'Times UP', in 2017 a group of women published a letter which said in part:-
"The struggle for women to break in, to rise up the ranks and to simply be heard and acknowledged in male-dominated workplaces must end; time's up on this impenetrable monopoly"…
Just as we have seen and continue to see the fight for LGBTQ rights throughout the world; something which the British Government has in past created the problem through it's empire days, and even today it continues to on one hand says it is supportive, but on the other pays lip service to it when economics comes into pay (e.g. Middle Est, African Continent etc).
We have a long way to go in this world until we have equality for all, not matter what the gender, or where they live!
The emancipation of women in eighteenth-century English literature
Gender roles in the 19th century
Time's Up: Hollywood women launch campaign to fight sexual harassment
Filed Under: Community Journalist, Government & Politics Tagged With: history, Ireland, Irish Workers Union, politics, Union, Women
Young and Old – time does make a difference!
18/05/2017 By ACOMSDave Leave a Comment
Over the last 40+ years that I have been involved in the LGBTQ community, I have been privileged to witness the acceptance of gay people into the general community – young and old, we now have more freedoms; however this has only come about through the continued pressure from individuals, groups through lobbying and through legal cases. We have in most parts of the UK an acceptance and understanding that being 'gay' is normal, that it does not require "treatment" to correct an illness! Again I said in most parts, there are however still some groups and individuals who wish us to disappear or receive corrective treatment – in most companies LGBTQ rights are now accepted; but we cannot sit back on our backsides; if we do not keep monitoring and interacting with government (both local and national) then the rights that we have fought so hard to achieve will be taken away again.
What are your thoughts on this article; I would really like to hear what you think. Comment now or email us.
Source: Old and young see LGBT rights in contrast
Items for further reading:
30 Essential LGBT Books for YA Readers
What are the best LGBT books for children, teenagers and YAs?
Top 10 LGBT books for pre-teens
Teaching Your Young Child about Homosexuality and Transgenderism
Labour pledges to include gay history in national curriculum
Filed Under: Anti-Bullying & Homophobia, History Tagged With: equality, gay rights, government, history, homophobia, Human Rights, LGBT
Traditonal Values – is there such a thing?
Now I know that quoting Wikipedia is so blase, however in this case I feel the definition is worth looking at: Wikipedia defines "Traditional Values" as "those beliefs, moral codes, and mores that are passed down from generation to generation within a culture, subculture or community."
However on investigation, Wikipedia cannot define where those beliefs, moral codes etc come from. There is no defining text, and what is also interesting is that this cultural phenomena is wildly held as fact, when even within family to family said ideas can be wildly different.
A colleague of mine, put his thoughts as:
Clearly this moron hasn't heard of New Orleans – though as it is French / Irish / Italian Catholic maybe he is going to allow it to secede from the secession.
I will always respect another's opinion, however for it to be acceptable it must be rational, and have at least a modicum of intelligent thought behind it. Mr MacKinnon has obviously not given this a deep enough thought process, as indeed we could say the same about his previous boss President Reagan with some of his actions and speeches. For Mr MacKinnon to say that 'marriage equality' is such a threat to personal liberty that states should risk a second civil war to preserve the right to discriminate against people, only goes to show how bigoted he is and how he has failed to research and understand that society has never stood still, it has always moved forward, and always will
What are "Traditional Values"
Rational Wiki – Traditional Values
Article 19 – Human Rights Council: States Must Reject Traditional Values
A right-wing author has a plan for people who aren't happy about shifting attitudes about LGBT rights.
Source: Conservative author wants states to secede over gay rights | MSNBC
Filed Under: Anti-Bullying & Homophobia Tagged With: history, LGBT, society, traditional, values
British Comics At The Cartoon Museum, London
British Comics For Boys (and girls)
This Cartoon Museum (British cartoon & comic art from the 18th century to the present day), has the potential to be a great resource, not just for cartoons, but for British comics of this era, and importantly as a resource to show our history.
Unfortunately the museum is hidden away in a back street, in rented premises, and it receives no financial support from government both national or local.
The exhibition at the time of my visit in November 2016, was on that great British institution 'Punch'. Unfortunately I would guess due to staffing limitations, the exhibition has not been noted, other than a banner on the Homepage on their website at the time of writing this article.
To do the showing justice you would have need to spend a few hours, both at looking at the drawings and also in attempting to reflect back on the history at that time.
Also there was little at the time I visited that you might want to buy to remember the Punch exhibition.
I am of an era when my weekly stable of comics were the Rover & Wizard, The victor, The Hornet, The Hotspur – not for me the American Marvel(s), I preferred homegrown characters like:
Wilson the Wonder Athlete
Wolf of Kabul
Alf Tupper – The Rough of the track
I Flew with Braddock
And for me the thing I really loved, was that in general the Rover &Wizard was mainly words, with just one introductory picture (or at least that is how I remember it).
So of course I asked if they had any of these comics in museum's collection, and unfortunately was told no. Though they are a museum dedicated to British cartoons and comics, they have not been in a position to obtain any for their collection.
OK I can accept that getting items like these may be difficult, but at the very least you would have thought they would have links to suitable websites to spark interest and show that the museum cared. Instead all I have found is one short paragraph mention of these comics (The British Comic: 1884 –)
The Cartoon Museum is located at 35 Little Russell Street, London WC1 2HH
Always check to see if they are open, usually Tue-Sun, by ringing on 020 7580 8155
Wikipedia – British Comics
Wikipedia – The Wizard
Comic Book Plus – Index and contents for The Rover/Wizard
British Comics – The Rover – Front Cover and some excerpt stories
Filed Under: Editor to ACOMSDave Tagged With: British, comics, history, Rover and Wizard
Have you any Gay Images From Northern Ireland
northern gay and block mounted paisley ayatollah
Northern Ireland's gay history is slowly coming to light in our national institutions. Recently we spotted the Northern Gay and block mounted Paisley ayatollah on display at the Ulster Museum.
This is only part of some of our history, but the museums and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) have more, and indeed are always looking for more material to add to their archives and develop their ability to reflect everyone's history and in particular those of the minority groups which are often under represented.
A quick search on the PRONI websites brought up 15 distinct areas:
Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Advocate
…If you think you're gay or a lesbian, you may be worried about how people will react if you tell them…
…It's against the law for an employer to discriminate against you because of your sexual orientation. You're also protected against harassment or bullying at work…
Information and support for people with HIV and AIDS
…There are support services, information and advice available across Northern Ireland for people newly diagnosed or living with HIV…
Support services for victims
…If you have been a victim of crime or abuse in Northern Ireland, there are organisation and groups who can give you free advice, support and practical help to help you deal with the impact of…
QueerSpace
…Hate crime is a crime against a person usually because of their race, religious belief, sexual orientation, political opinion, gender identity or disability. Hate crime can take many forms…
Pushing the boundaries: Society & law
…A Series of talks exploring society and the law which consider broad areas relating to the changing perception of what constitutes acceptable behaviour within society…
Rainbow Project
…Your human rights are protected by the law. If your employer is a public authority, they must follow the principles of the Human Rights Act…
Equal State Pension rights for transsexual people
…Transsexual people can apply for equal treatment rights for social security purposes. This could mean getting the State Pension paid early, or having some National Insurance contributions…
Easter Rising: 'Irish volunteers centenary project'
…PRONI was pleased to host 'Irish Volunteers Centenary Project', a talk by Donal McAnallen about experiences in the Easter Rising…
Talking to your child about sex and teenage pregnancy
…Young people who can talk about sex with their parents tend to delay having sex and are more likely to use contraception when they do. However, you may find the idea slightly awkward, or you…
…It is against the law for an employer to discriminate against you because of your religion or certain beliefs. Find out about your rights and what you can do if you're worried about religion…
An important thing for all of us in the LGBT community of Northern Ireland is our history, but unfortunately a lot of it has been forgotten, or not written down, or in some cases is still hidden away in individuals homes. We would like to develop further our access to our history, by asking everyone to dig our their history and by contacting us we will work with the museums and PRONI to develop a central resource.
Please do contact us with details of what you have and we will then arrange with the correct repository. All information will remain confidential regarding your personal details, unless yu expressly give us permission to disclose them when lodging the items on your behalf.
NIDirect-PRONI
Jake O'Kane – Ulster Museum Picture – Ulster Museum picture of Northern Ireland Tourist Board stand from 1964 promoting a 'Gay Friendly NI'. If only.
Gay life in Northern Ireland is under threat – time to act
Filed Under: Anti-Bullying & Homophobia, Campaigns, History Tagged With: ayatollah, gay, history, images, PRONI, ulster museums
Struggling white working-class pupils
Education seems to have forgotten a proportion of its population – namely working class boys and girls! Whether we like to admit it or not, one size does not fit all when it comes to education, and boys are a completely different fit to girls, they need different stimuli and different provisions. This does not mean that we need segregated schools before certain elements of the population starts, but it does mean that we need to be inclusive of boys needs which we are not currently in the educational strata. Books need to cater for boys, not just girls. Boys also need more room to run about and get rid of energy, and also classes need to reflect this. It will be interesting to see if government, the educational establishment, and to a large degree teachers can make the changes needed. We continue to talk about league tables, revamping education etc, but we seem to have difficulty in having a long term strategy, to allow it to develop with tinkering (government and inspectors) and to also allow teachers room and time to implement strategy without complaining even before it has had time for the ink to dry! Dave McFarlane, Community Journalist
Study finds poorer white children's attainment has stayed stubbornly low despite improvements among other groups
Source: Schools must focus on struggling white working-class pupils, says UK charity
Filed Under: Community Journalist Tagged With: boys, developments, education, history, politics
LGBT History – Telling All Our Stories before they disappear!
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Heritage Initiative – US national park service
LGBT History is Important
For a number of years it has become clear that LGBT history is disappearing as our societies members have aged and their stories (which our our stories) disappear with their deaths or the onset of illnesses.
Our History is Disappearing
For Ireland this is compounded by the fact that so many of the LGBT community have had to leave the island to find work, relationships and just to be safe. Today these things have been reduced, but the economic crisis of the last few years, and the impending impact of Brexit may well see further departures.
The LGBT society in both parts of the island of Ireland need to start thinking
urgently on how we should capture and then make available our history. This will ensure our past, and also help our future, and will provide a wonderful resource for teachers and other groups/individuals.
A mechanism that might be considered is working with the museums in Ireland who have depositories to see if we can get access combined into a timeline – obviously this will take time and resources, but I believe that a small group could achieve a lot in this regard.
If you feel that you are interested then please get in contact and we can see if we can form that working group.
The American National Park Service has produced a wonderful book in two parts about LGBT History in the USA – the publication LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History is available for download in PDF format – this is just another example of what can be done with the right active group and money.
Source: Telling All Americans' Stories (U.S. National Park Service)
Filed Under: Campaigns, History Tagged With: history, LGBT, locating history, preserving history
Roger Casement: Butterflies and Bones review: blood and thunder
25/10/2016 By ACOMSDave 1 Comment
Secrets Of The Black Diaries…Picture Shows: Image order No HK6737 Irish Patriot and British Consular Official Sir Roger Casement (1864 – 1916) is escorted to the gallows of Pentonville Prison, London.
TX: BBC FOUR Friday, March 15 2002
Getty Images/Hulton Archives
Roger Casement, former British Consul to the Congo, was hanged for treason for his role in Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising. His conviction rested on a set of diaries that suggested he had pursued a highly promiscuous homosexual life. Under the social mores of the day, such a revelation deprived him of all hope of clemency. But were the diaries faked? BBC Four investigates the 85-year-old mystery.
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If you've never heard of Roger Casement, who was executed by the British for treason 100 years ago today, the reason is as simple as it is sad, he was homosexual. For that reason he was ignored when he was not being written out of our revolutionary history.
Jeffrey Dudgeon, MBE has written two wonderful insightful books into Casement,
Roger Casement: The Black Diaries – with a study of his background, sexuality, and Irish political life Paperback – 5 Jan 2016
Roger Casement's German Diary, 1914-1916: Including 'A Last Page' and associated correspondence Paperback – 24 Jun 2016
Aidan Lonergan has written that there are ten things we don't know about Casement:
His Antrim father fought in Afghanistan
His Anglican mother secretly baptised him as a Catholic
He was looked after by the people of Antrim after his parents died
He exposed one of the bloodiest colonial regimes ever
What he saw changed him
He sought German backing for an Irish rebellion during WWI
Some see him as a gay icon
Arthur Conan Doyle campaigned against his sentence
He converted to Catholicism on the day of his execution
A hundred years on from the Easter Rising, it's important to remember Casement
However, as with all history, it is open to interpretation, and I know that different camps will have different feelings towards Casement, his impact on Irish history, and on Gay History.
The musical about him was one such attempt, and I hope that if it comes to a theatre near you, you will make an effort to see it and view it through the eyes of someone who is probably far older than he was, and also who has the benefit of a society that is beginning to be accepting of LGBT people.
Roger Casement is (again) centre stage, but this time it's the dance world that's exploring the many facets of his life
Source: Butterflies and Bones review: blood and thunder
Filed Under: History, Theatre Reviews Tagged With: Belfast, dublin, history, musical, roger casement, The MAC
Park service releases LGBT history study
History to everyone is important, but for those who have not been able to have their full identity because of family or societal pressures, or laws which punished their very existence, history can become a poison chalice. It is extremely comforting to know, that one country, which even though it still has its share of bigots and organisations which seek to continue this persecution, is moving forward and recognising the LGBT community and taking note of its history – in this case it is the National Park Service of America.
Positively, I have just heard that the Scottish Government is seeking to pardon all those LGBT people who have a criminal record due to draconian laws which punished you for being gay!
Unfortunately, due to government filibustering, England and Wales will have to wait for some time for Westminster to bring forward a possible legal instrument for doing the same job.
And for Northern Ireland, the political posturing of both the main parties, means that it is highly unlikely that any law will see the statue books within the next 5 years.
The laws were unjust within the UK, and because of them so much of our history has been lost, as people rightly seeked to protect themselves and their families; I hope that sometime soon we can stat to put together our own history and to have it incorporated into the mainstream history – it is jsut as valid, and when you consider people like Alan Turing and how he and others in other professions helped to win our freedoms, then we must strive to get equal.
Breaking news & opinion from the B.A.R.
Source: The Bay Area Reporter Online | Park service releases LGBT history study
Filed Under: History Tagged With: hidden, history, law, LGBT
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Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting
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This is a national wildlife refuge located where the Occoquan River meets the Potomac River in Woodbridge. This is an ecological treasure of natural habitats that are rare or nearly extinct in Northern Virginia. Visit this unique place to experience tidal shorelines, marshes, meadows, woods and all of the creatures that dwell on the banks of the Occoquan and Potomac Rivers.
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Belmont Bay1.75km from Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Belmont Bay is a body of water at the mouth of the Occoquan River between Fairfax and Prince William counties, Virginia. The bay adjoins the Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge and Mason Neck State Park on the Fairfax County side and the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Prince William County.
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Mason Neck State Park3.76km from Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
A state park that was situated in a peninsula formed by Pohick Bay on the north, Belmont Bay on the south and the Potomac River to the east. It has an area of 1814 acres and is home to bald eagles, great blue herons, ospreys, and many other types of wildlife. The park also contains white-tailed deer and many species of lichen.
Leesylvania State Park6.25km from Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
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A Second lesson behind Wan's story?
AvatarSpirit.Net > The World of Avatar > The Legend of Korra (Moderators: Zubby, avatardestiny, Spiritwhisperer) > A Second lesson behind Wan's story?
I know that one could argue that whole point of Korra learning Wan's story was to remember who she was, but i can't help but feel like there was another lesson behind that history lesson.
The way i see it, Wan's situation was pretty similar to Korra's; his brash behavior caused a disaster that ended up involving the people he cared about. On one side, he had his friend Jaya and all the other people he once stood by under the Chou's reign; but one the other side, he has the Aye-Aye spirit and all the other spirits who helped him during troubling times. He really couldn't take a side in this conflict, because he couldn't turn on either side. On one hand, Vaatu most likely has made some spirits attack Jaya and the other humans; but on the other hand, it's not their fault, Vaatu is the enemy not the spirits, so it would be wrong to blame them for that, especially since Wan was the reason this happened to them in the first place.
I think the lesson here for Korra is that she should remain neutral in the Water Tribe conflict and instead should handle the problem by going to the source of it.
If Aang were to have heard this story, i'd imagine that his lesson would be within Wan's comment about changing the world. One person can make a difference, but only if they break the chains of fear and self-doubt first.
Re: A Second lesson behind Wan's story?
I doubt that is the lesson at all. Unaloq was telling her the neutrality thing in order to keep her out of it.
No. The situations are nowhere near the same. The spirits and humans were more than happy to kill each other.
The SWT didn't bother the North.
And no, the spirits might not have liked the humans, but their first choice was clearly to avoid them at all costs, not attack them. The only times the spirits actually did attack humans was when it was in self-defense or in defense of their own. The only reason they were fighting Jaya and the others was because they destroyed their forest home.
I think Korra learned a few things from Wan that could help her character. For starters I think she'd learned that her actions can not only affect the people close to her, but the world as a whole. This is no longer about how the North wronged her, this is about the world being at risk to endure 10,000 years of darkness.
Another lesson I hoped she learned from Wan is the role of the Avatar. The Avatar is about being the light that guides the two worlds into balance and not just a title you throw around as an excuse to do whatever you want.
Long story short, the second lesson I hope she learned from Wan is to stop being an entitled brat and focus on what's important.
I think Aang would disagree with your argument.
However, I agree that Korra should stay 'neutral' in the sense that she doesn't need to go around killing Northeners or beating them up or what not. However, Unaloq is the root of the problem, so he needs to be dealt with. After all, Vaatu (presumably) wouldn't be a threat at all if not for Unaloq tricking Korra into opening the Spirit Portal.
^^ this, the role of the Avatar, as Fire Rose pointed out. That is huge. Korra has never truly understood the deep meaning of being the Avatar, and has used the Avatar State, for example, without a minimum dose of reverence and respect, in the same way that she sort of despised the possibility of being a nonbender.
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Episode 2 "Fight or Flight"
Episode 3 "Trouble the Water"
As Pilgrims past comes into focus, Frank and Rachel find themselves in police custody, where theyre anything but safe.
Its not a trap if you know its coming: Thats Franks philosophy. Madani opens up and Pilgrim plans a visit to an unholy land.
Amy (formerly Rachel) develops photographs that point to a conspiracy. Russo reads his own report. Madanis story about Russo comes under fire.
Episode 7 "One Bad Day"
Madanis quest to ID Pilgrim hits a wall. Russo and his crew put their plan into action. Frank encounters someone from the past.
Episode 8 " Episode 8"
A big bounty inspires New Yorks worst to pursue the Punisher. A restless Amy seeks help from a fellow grifter. Russo and Krista consider the future.
Episode 10 "The Dark Hearts of Men"
As Madani and Krista debate whos worth saving, Frank prepares to storm Russos territory. A brutal encounter pushes Pilgrim back into old habits.


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Centralized services as a hedge against shadow IT's escalation
How cyber deception technology strengthens enterprise security
EDR tools for Windows Server compared
ChatGPT could boost phishing scams
passkey
Exchange Server bugs caused years of security turmoil
Nearly two years after the first series of Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities became known, four collections of high-profile bugs are likely to remain a headache for enterprises for the foreseeable future.
Orange Tsai, a researcher with security vendor Devcore, has taken credit for the discovery and reporting of all four sets of Exchange flaws. Following his most recent disclosure in October, Tsai suggested that he would for now be stepping away from Exchange flaws and declared that "this series has finally come to an end."
That would conclude a campaign that dates back to December 2020 with Tsai's discovery of the notorious ProxyLogon vulnerabilities and has seen administrators and defenders scramble to patch their servers as threat actors primed a potent set of exploits. Though Tsai might be done for now, experts say that for those charged with protecting Exchange servers, the threat won't lift anytime soon.
"I think it will remain a target," Tenable staff research engineer Satnam Narang told TechTarget Editorial. "As long as these systems are accessible online and they are unpatched, it is still going to be a problem."
ProxyLogon makes a splash
The first set of Microsoft Exchange flaws remains the most well known. The ProxyLogon vulnerabilities included CVE-2021-26855, which is a server-side request forgery flaw that allows an attacker to bypass authentication controls for the ubiquitous Microsoft communications server platform.
While such a bug might not seem like a massive vulnerability in most systems, it is a critical flaw for a server whose sole purpose is to handle email. To make matters worse, Tsai discovered another Exchange flaw in late December that when chained with CVE-2021-26855 could form a remote code execution exploit. Two other related vulnerabilities were discovered by Danish infosec consultancy Dubex and Microsoft's own Threat Intelligence Center.
Tsai later pointed out that the vulnerabilities, as with the other Exchange flaws, are logic errors rather than memory overflow errors, making them easier for attackers to reliably exploit.
Things only got worse when, in March, mass exploitation of ProxyLogon was observed in the wild. It was later revealed that some attacks on the vulnerability had occurred before the bug was even disclosed.
According to Tsai, the research into the ProxyLogon bug also provided the Devcore team with a rather exciting yet concerning discovery about the Exchange platform.
"While looking into ProxyLogon from the architectural level, we found it is not just a vulnerability, but an attack surface that is totally new and no one has ever mentioned before," he wrote in a 2021 blog post. "This attack surface could lead the hackers or security researchers to more vulnerabilities."
The forgotten Proxy
Later in the year, Tsai dropped the second of the Proxy vulnerability sets. Known as ProxyOracle, the bug set is considered to be the lowest risk and is probably the least discussed of the four collections.
The flaw was divided into two separate CVE-listed vulnerabilities that could be chained together and used in a phishing attack in the wild. In a ProxyOracle attack, an unauthorized attacker would potentially be able to access session cookies, eventually resulting in the theft of plaintext user passwords by way of a relatively simple cross-site scripting attack.
Tsai noted that this particular attack was devious because even if the targeted user closed their browser in the middle of the attack process, the attack could still be carried out.
All Shell breaks loose
While ProxyLogon and ProxyOracle posed significant risks for enterprises, the situation went to another level in August 2021. During a Black Hat USA conference presentation, Tsai discussed a third set of Exchange flaws known as ProxyShell, which he first shed light on during the Zero Day Initiative's Pwn2Own Vancouver hacking competition in April that year.
Essentially, ProxyShell is a trio of vulnerabilities — an authentication bypass, elevation of privilege and command execution — that when chained together would give a remote attacker what amounted to total control over the targeted machine via port 443.
In practice, this meant threat actors were able to create scripts that could be used against vulnerable machines to perform everything from data extraction to ransomware attacks, as well as lateral network movement that could lead to even more damage being done.
And attack they did — within a month of Tsai's presentation, security vendors reported seeing a spike in active attacks on the ProxyShell flaw. While Tsai did not release a proof-of-concept exploit for ProxyShell, two other researchers used Tsai's work to reproduce and publish a POC during the Black Hat conference.
Though the flaws had been disclosed and patched earlier in the year, many organizations had left their systems vulnerable, likely due to not realizing the threat of the flaws or what could potentially happen should the three vulnerabilities be linked together.
Greg Fitzgerald, chief experience officer and co-founder of Sevco Security, said that given the wide reach Microsoft has across the IT landscape, in many cases companies might not realize how important a single Patch Tuesday issue could potentially be.
"The efficiency is great, but the exposure is massive," Fitzgerald explained. "When they close one hole in Patch Tuesday, the reality is they are interlinked with other tools."
During a presentation at Black Hat USA 2021, security researcher Orange Tsai discusses a new collection of Microsoft Exchange Server bugs known as ProxyShell.
The saga concludes with ProxyRelay
Fast-forward to October 2022 when, with many attackers still successfully exploiting unpatched ProxyLogon and ProxyShell vulnerabilities on Exchange servers, Tsai unleashed a fourth set known as ProxyRelay.
The final of the four bug sets is once again a series of vulnerabilities that can be chained together to not only compromise a single Exchange server, but — thanks to flaws in the Microsoft NTLM component — also jump to every other server on the network using those same pilfered account credentials.
In disclosing ProxyRelay, Tsai also lamented Microsoft's slow patching rollout, noting that one of the CVE-listed issues in the ProxyRelay chain sat unpatched for one year before finally being addressed. The researcher did note, however, that Microsoft wanted to address the flaw at the architecture level — something that would take far longer than issuing a conventional patch.
Because ProxyRelay remains a relatively recent disclosure, there has been little data as to how many attacks have occurred using the bug. If history is any indication, though, threat actors will be eager to put the last of the four Proxy bug sets to use.
Though Tsai has since hung up his proverbial Proxy gloves and promised to move on to new projects, other security researchers have uncovered similar Exchange Server vulnerabilities over the last two years, most recently with the ProxyNotShell flaws. Whether or not new Proxy bugs will be discovered, experts believe that the four sets of flaws — ProxyLogon and ProxyShell in particular — will have a long tail.
A major factor for that long tail will likely be just how difficult it can be to apply fixes for Exchange in many use cases.
"With Exchange or VPNs, it is not a simple endeavor to patch these," Narang explained. "It is still a painstaking process."
Perhaps the most disturbing scenario, however, could be when a vulnerability falls into the hands of a long-term attacker.
Fitzgerald pointed out that threat actors focused on cyberespionage or intellectual property theft will often seek to remain dormant but present on a network on a long-term basis. This could lead to a Proxy flaw only coming back to haunt a company years down the line.
"They just want to observe. They want to be present," Fitzgerald warned of certain threat actors. "It does not mean they are taking anything — they are watching."
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Why Safety Culture Matters
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A recent episode of The Daily, a podcast from The New York Times, discussed the safety culture of the Boeing manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina—the plant that builds the 737 MAX 8, the aircraft involved in two fatal crashes worldwide in the last six months.
Concerns About Culture
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 was grounded by the FAA on March 11, 2019 amid concerns that recently introduced flight control software contributed to both crashes. The subsequent scrutiny on the company brought attention to the safety culture of the Charleston plant.
Interviews in the podcast suggest common characteristics of a negative safety culture were present at Boeing. For example, there was reportedly significant pressure to meet production deadlines, including financial incentives for meeting hourly production goals. Some managers allegedly took defective parts and installed them on aircraft to meet these deadlines. One such incident described on the podcast episode included an attempt to rub off the red paint that is applied to defective parts to prevent installation. Related to defective parts, managers were reportedly pressured to reduce the number of parts damaged by employees during manufacturing. A former quality manager interviewed in the episode alleges that this pressure led to damaged parts being installed rather than reported to management or quality control.
Safety culture is often defined informally as "the way we do things around here" when it comes to safety practices. Essentially, safety culture is the product of the shared values, beliefs, norms, and organizational practices in a company about working safely. An organization's safety culture is ultimately reflected in the way safety is managed in the workplace. The culture breaks down when the disregard for safety becomes "management practice."
Characteristics of a Strong Safety Culture
A strong safety culture has several characteristics in common. Kestrel's research into the topic of safety culture has identified two traits that are particularly important to an effective safety culture: leadership and employee engagement. Best-in-class safety cultures have robust systems in place to ensure that each of these traits, among others, is mature, well-functioning, and fully ingrained into the standard practices of the organization.
Organizations with strong safety cultures typically exhibit many of the following attributes:
Communication. Communication is most effective when it comprises a combination of top-down and bottom-up interaction. Senior management sets the strategic goals and vision for the company's safety program. It is vital that all levels of management (senior, middle, supervisory) communicate the strategy clearly to the workers who carry out the company's mission. It is equally important that workers provide feedback on a practical level about what's working and what's not.
Commitment. When it comes to safety, actions truly speak louder than words. A lack of commitment, as demonstrated by action (or lack thereof), comes across loud and clear to staff. For example, requiring staff to work excessive hours or use defective parts to meet productivity goals sends a clear message that productivity is more important than safety.
Caring. Caring is about doing whatever is necessary to ensure employees return home safely every night. It involves showing concern for the personal safety of individuals, not just making a commitment to the overall idea of safety.
Cooperation. Safety works best if management and workers are on the same team. Cooperation means working together to develop a strong safety program (e.g., management involving line workers in creating safety policies and procedures). It means management seeks feedback from workers about safety issues—and uses that feedback to make improvements. And it means there is no blame when incidents occur.
Coaching. Coaching each other—peer to peer, supervisor to employee, even employee to management—is an important way to keep everyone on track. Coaching involves non-judgmentally providing feedback for improvements and, correspondingly, accepting and incorporating that feedback as constructive criticism.
Procedures. There should be documented, clear procedures for every task. This not only prevents disagreement about what is required, it also shows commitment when things are put in writing. Procedures should be designed jointly by management and workers for practicality and to encourage improved cooperation, communication, and buy-in.
Training. Training is a more formal, documented process for ensuring that employees follow safety processes and procedures. Formal training should happen frequently enough for employees to feel prepared to safely do their jobs.
Tools. All equipment and tools should be in good repair, free of debris, and functioning as designed. Inadequate tools directly impact safety/protection and indirectly impact perception of management commitment. Boeing's alleged practices send a clear message that safety is not as important as productivity.
Personnel. There must be enough workers to do each task safely. The company should not sacrifice individual safety because of being understaffed (i.e., requiring shortcuts/overtime to meet production goals).
Trust. Trust in the safety program, in senior management, and in each other is built when each of these characteristics is present and treated as a company-wide priority.
Benefits of a Best-in-Class Safety Culture
Strong safety performance is a cornerstone of any business. When these characteristics come together to create a best-in-class safety culture, everyone wins:
Fewer accidents, losses, and disruptions
Improved employee morale
Lower workers compensation and insurance claims
Improved compliance with OSHA regulations
Improved reputation to attract new customers and employees and retain existing ones
Better brand and shareholder value


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Fascinating analysis, thank you! I found myself moving through various stages between fearful fatalism and sobering reality. This offers the worried sick populous a better understanding what may be collectively required in the battles ahead.
Thanks Tim. Yes, we need to collectively persist and be resilient. . . as this doesn't appear to be a problem that will just fade away. It's great to hear from you.
JSF 2020! Enjoy Nz Pete.
Thanks Pete! See you in September.
John, thanks for sending us the link to your Slate article. I find the distinction between narcissism and anti-social personality disorder informative, if not ominous. I now see the reasons for your preference. I also appreciate your warning that containment may not work for this man because of the power he wields. Your article adds to Timothy Snyder's warnings in his new short book On Tyranny. Thanks for helping us understand our situation.
Thanks for your comment Gary. I'm hopeful that containment can work, but I think it needs to be multidimensional, persistent, and resilient. I'll have to check out that book. Lately, I seem to especially like short books. I hope you're doing well.


ATTYÉF AL'MEDINA اطياف المدينة (»Illusions of the Medina«) is an interactive installation developed impromptu and on-site within three days at the INTERFERENCE Festival in Tunis/Tunisia.
We found our venue in the Dar Sharif دار شريف, a long abandoned construction site of a former noble residence in the historical city centre, the so-called Medina. The projection was installed in the courtyard on a wall above the visitors, a surface partly covered by ornamental tiles. Some of the embellishments had disintegrated while others had been removed, revealing different layers of textures on the wall.
In our installation the visitors' shadows were cast onto the raised surface, stimulating the appearance of these layers into motion as well as the ambient sound in different ways. Their bodies turned into a source of light, shadow, sound and movement, uncovering the former and present beauty — and thus motivating them to experiment with the atmosphere and response of the magical building.


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Sloboda je vrsta naseobine koja se javljala u povijesti Rusije, Ukrajine i Bjelorusije.

Ime se izvodi od staroslavenske riječi, koja ima isto značenje kao i u hrvatskom jeziku danas. Glede činjenice da se govori u naselju, prijevod bi bio "slobodno naselje".

Status "sloboda" se je mijenjao vremenom i ozemljem. Početnom bi stanovnici "slobode" bili o-slobod-jeni plaćanja danka po raznim osnovama i razlozima. Brojne "slobode" su osnovane u novonaseljavanim zemljama, posebice od strane Kozaka, koristeći tako oslobađanje od daća kao poticaj za naseljavanje.

U prvoj polovini 18. stoljeća ova povlastica je ukinuta, i "slobode" su postale obična sela, posadi, štetli, naselja gradskog tipa, predgrađa.

Izraz se sačuvao u imenima raznih naselja i gradskih četvrti. Neka od naselja su tako i imenovana: "Sloboda", "Slobodka" (umanjenični oblik) na ruskom, a na ukrajinskom jeziku: "Slabodka", "Slobidka".

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Titan profitable for second consecutive quarter
QUINCY, Ill. (July 30)—Titan International Inc. posted net income of $5.6 million on sales of $121.2 million for the second quarter, its second consecutive profitable period, the company reported July 30.
Titan's net profit for the quarter was a big improvement on the like period of 2003, when it posted an $8.2 million loss. Sales were down 7.5 percent from the $131 million posted in the second quarter of 2003, but increased 28.9 percent from the $94 million pro forma, adjusted to reflect the April public sale of Titan Europe.
Net sales for the first half of 2004 were $288.2 million, up from $260.0 million for the first half of 2003. The company reported net profits of $10.9 million for the first six months of 2004, up from a $14.1 million net loss last year.
"The first half of 2004 has shown solid progress for Titan and the strength of our order book is evidence of our customers' preference for Titan products," said Maurice Taylor Jr., Titan president and CEO. "This was the right time to secure Titan's refinancing and position the company to take advantage of growth opportunities. The outlook through 2005 is positive and Titan is prepared to meet these challenges."


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'Empire' actress arrested in Chico after car crash
By Chico Enterprise-Record |
PUBLISHED: December 9, 2019 at 10:20 am | UPDATED: December 9, 2019 at 11:18 am
CHICO — Actress Amanda Detmer was arrested Sunday at East Ninth Street after the Chico Police Department received a call regarding a vehicle hitting a utility pole at the corner of East Eighth and Flume streets.
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Detmer, 48, of Chico was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a traffic collision.
The caller reported that the vehicle in question had left the scene of the accident, said a press release issued Sunday by the Chico Police Department. An officer did a traffic stop on a vehicle that had sustained "heavy front-end damage" at East Ninth and Bartlett streets.
Detmer was identified as the driver and placed under arrest, the release said. She has acted in movies and television shows such as "Empire," "Final Destination" and "Saving Silverman."
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Clapham North je stanice metra v Londýně, otevřená 3. července 1900. Nachází se na lince :
 Northern Line (mezi stanicemi Clapham Common a Stockwell)

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Home Trucking News Runaway truck ramp planned for site of deadly, controversial mountain wreck that...
Runaway truck ramp planned for site of deadly, controversial mountain wreck that prompted 100+ year sentence
A second runaway truck ramp is now in the works for Mount Vernon Canyon – the site of a wreck involving a semi truck that killed four, injured 10, and prompted a 100+ year sentence of the truck driver.
The initial wreck occurred in April 2019 in Jefferson County, Colorado on Interstate 70 in Mount Vernon Canyon. The truck driver, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, was sentenced to 110 years in prison in December of 2021, promoting outrage from the trucking community. Aguilera-Mederos' sentence was later reduced to 10 years by the Colorado Governor to "end the drama" surrounding the case.
Now, Colorado engineers are looking to install a second runaway truck ramp in addition to the current ramp that Rogel missed to prevent such a tragic incident from happening again.
"When you lost your brakes your mind is blocking," Rogel said in an interview at the Jefferson County Jail when asked why he didn't use the runaway truck ramp at the time of the crash.
The new ramp will be installed on I-70 between the Morrison and C-470 exits on the left side of the roadway, just below the existing ramp. The existing ramp will also be shortened to make the entrance more visible to drivers and entrance lights will be installed.
"If we had had this second ramp, might this tragedy have been avoided?" said CBS4 investigator Rick Sallinger in an interview with CDOT engineer Kevin Brown.
"That's what we are thinking," Brown said. "There will be another accident, another tragic crash, if we do nothing."
Construction of the ramp is intended to begin later this year.


Dust mitigation on jobsites is nothing new – but compliance with new OSHA regulations may impact broom/sweeper selection.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new rules related to exposure to silica dust on construction sites – those rules went into effect on June 23, 2016, and compliance for construction sites is required by June 23, 2017. These rules apply to any site that will "drill, cut, crush, or grind silica-containing materials such as concrete and stone".
This doesn't apply to every construction site, but it does add significant weight to the selection process for broom and sweeper attachments for skid steers, compact track loaders, compact wheel loaders and backhoes. While relatively basic attachments, there are considerations to keep in mind when making your selection. And with new rules and regulations in place to protect workers and the community, erring on the side of greater containment/prevention may be your best bet.
There are generally two styles of brooms – angle and collector (or pick-up). An angle broom does exactly what its name sounds like: it operates at an angle to the left or the right, and pushes material off the surface and away from the machine. This style is common in snow removal, and with municipalities simply looking to sweep off shoulders or roadways. There are also select turf applications where these brooms may be used. This style of broom does not offer any capture ability, and therefore may not be advantageous in applications where dust mitigation is a priority. These would also generally not be appropriate for indoor applications, or for use in residential neighborhoods where it could result in material being pushed into yards and driveways.
A collector is likely more appropriate for most construction sites where the goal is the collection and pickup of debris from the site. This includes sites where airborne particulate and debris cannot be swept to the side, or where environmental laws and regulations require the suppression of dust and debris. They are also more suitable for use with heavier, clunky debris that cannot be easily removed by an angled sweeper.
As it relates to rules and regulations – and the types of sites a contractor will be able to work on – a general rule of thumb is that a collector/pick-up broom will be suitable for working on a broader range of jobsites than an angle sweeper.
Waterless systems attempt to capture the dust and material within the structure of the sweeper, but can still be quite dusty. Waterless systems have evolved over the years to further improve collection and keep dust levels down. The most common of these older technology systems features high-volume suction that pulls the material into the unit and filters it through a particulate filter. These are effective, but when a system takes in high volumes of air, that air needs to escape somewhere – and with these systems, you still get dust that escapes into the surrounding environment. Newer waterless systems feature a high-pressure, low-volume fan that is used to merely create a negative air pressure within the body of the broom that effectively eliminates the airborne particulate from escaping the container. That lower air volume maintains air circulation at levels where it's not pushing more air through than it can handle – ultimately keeping more of the particulate within the unit and making it easier to fall within jobsite/local standards and regulations.
All sweepers operated by compact construction equipment can be operated off the standard auxiliary hydraulics made available with the machine. A 14-pin electrical connection may also be required. Many sweepers come completely contained with the pickup and disconnect hoses routed, and the electrical kit already installed. These are not particularly complicated attachments to implement.
The major sizing consideration with brooms is width. A good rule of thumb is to select a broom that is as close to the width of the tires and tracks as possible. Anything wider than the tires or tracks may limit accessibility to certain areas. Anything smaller than the tire/track width results in less surface area coverage – especially if it's an angle broom which, when angled up to 30 degrees, actually covers even less area as the machine moves forward, and may even be offset to the left or right on some machines.
There are generally three types of brush media available on today's construction brooms: polypropylene (poly), a poly and wire brush combo, and an all-wire brush. The all poly brush media swiftly moves material from the surface and is the least aggressive brush composition – ideal for snow, turf applications, and any surface that a contractor doesn't want to scratch, such as sealed concrete, cement floors, etc.
A combo poly/wire is more aggressive and is better for dirt and debris on hard pavement and surfaces that can withstand a more aggressive brush – but is not so aggressive that it can damage the surface.
All-wire brushes are available but are not as common as they can be too aggressive to surfaces.
The way that filters work in collector brooms is that the airborne material is sucked through the filter media, and that material then falls down into the collection chamber either during normal operation or with the use of an optional "shaker" feature that can be triggered by the operator in the cab. Newer technology filters are easily removed, easily washable, cleaned and replaced, and come in a variety of micron sizes to control the amount of particulate that escapes out into the jobsite. The smaller the micron rating, the more material it will filter out and the less dust/particulate it will emit into the atmosphere.
Many current collector and pickup brooms do not give the operator a clear perspective of the broom and how it engages the ground. Collector brooms are now available that will provide a gauge or meter facing the operator that informs them when the broom is in its optimal operating position. This will provide the most efficient use of the broom, reduce rework and ultimately minimize the wear and tear on the brush media and the entire unit itself.
Once all of the material is collected in the bucket, it needs to be dumped out. Contractors should look for a solution that allows for high dump heights and a dumping mechanism/movement that minimizes the amount of material that can blow back at the operator.
A drape system around the base of a collector sweeper will further help keep dust and particulate within the confines of the sweeper.
Collector brooms purchased for street sweeping applications are best complemented with a gutter broom for optimal collection of materials up against curbs.
With the increased attention being paid to jobsite dust and airborne particulate, a contractor's ability to contain and mitigate these materials will not only become more important, but it may also make them more competitive and increase their likelihood of being asked to bid on the next project. Choose wisely.


It is 100% possible to do this. Don't ever believe the myth that you will get fat once you give up smoking.
Eating food is just one way of curbing your appetite for nicotine. But there are so many other ways to go about it!
You don't have to keep eating all the time. No one is forcing you. Your addiction is not forcing you to eat.
Well, for starters, when you're a smoker, you have no energy. You have no energy to exercise, no motivation to go hiking, walk around the block, play tennis, or do any sort of physical activity.
You're a slave to nicotine.
After a few days, you'll notice your energy level fly through the roof!
Smoking depletes your oxygen intake, and it clogs your lungs with tar. You think you can breathe to your fullest with clogged lungs? Absolutely not!
Remember, you only exhale 10% of what you inhale, so there is a LOT of leftover smoke that stays in your lungs.
Easy to understand now, isn't it?
So when you finally quit, and that smoke from your lungs eventually clears, you begin to breathe better. You'll begin to feel great, and that's when your energy skyrockets.
Do You Think You'll Be Lazy Then?
If you're bouncing off the walls with joy and excitement because of this renewed energy, do you think you're just going to want to sit on the couch all night and stuff your face?
You'll want to be active, clean the house, take a walk, join the gym, or start a hobby. You'll do this all naturally.
The second you start to get lazy is the moment nicotine strikes back with a perfect mind trick. You don't want to be caught off guard, especially in a vulnerable moment.
That has happened to me dozens of times. You must always be on your toes.
But it's totally possible to not gain weight.
You'll be freaking out in the very beginning anyways, so you'll want to stay busy to keep your mind off cigarettes.
If you're active and running errands and taking walks and doing physical things, you won't gain weight, you'll be burning calories.
You could plant a garden, rearrange your living room, clean the bathroom, sort the recycling, etc.
There are so many ways you can keep active and not just sit around and eat all day.
You might even LOSE weight.
When I quit, I went back to the gym. I had always had a membership, but I never went on a regular basis.
Even though I started out slow, just being there was motivation to continue going.
Slowly but surely I went from walking on the treadmill to running. I started out going to the gym for 30 minutes, but now I go for at least an hour.
I used to be lazy and sit around my apartment all night and chain smoke. I wasn't active at all. I did nothing with my life. I was eating horribly, too, because I just didn't care about myself.
However, you should never replace eating with smoking. You'll end up feeling much worse than ever before.
You don't NEED to join a gym to lose weight.
Remember, all that smoke that was stuck in your lungs is now escaping, making it much easier for you to breathe.
More oxygen means more energy, and more energy means you won't be lazy in your everyday life.
You'll wake up every morning feeling wonderful! You might even burst into tears because you're so happy.
Trust me, everything in life is possible. All your dreams can come true!
Be active, and don't be lazy. Take control and never look back. Be the NEW you.
I just wanted to say thank you. Your advice on this situation just hit home so hard I am in tears right now and I am ready!!!! Thank you again I am going to keep your website so I can look back for help when my struggles are at its peak… Probably mornings 🙁 I also have not been able to smell in 3 years I have been smoking 14 I'm thinking maybe I will regain smell as well. Thank you again.


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Gunning Against Guns
Transparency at the United Nations.
By David Kopel. Mr. Kopel is research director at the Independence Institute.
National Review Online. August 1, 2001 8:30 a.m. More by Kopel on United Nations gun control.
Editor's note: This is the second installment in an NRO series on the U.N Small Arms Conference. For Part I, see Score One for Bush.
At the Small Arms Conference, one of the buzzwords of gun-prohibition advocates was the need for "transparency" in small arms. This was shorthand for saying that there should be no privacy regarding gun ownership. Every government ought to have a list of every gun owner and every gun in the country. Registration has been used to facilitate gun confiscation in the United Kingdom, Australia, Jamaica, California, New York City, Nazi-occupied Europe, Soviet-occupied Europe, the Philippines, Bermuda, and many other places. Registration as an important preliminary step to total handgun prohibition.
Pete Shields, the founder of America's largest gun-prohibition movement (originally called the National Council to Control Handguns; later, Handgun Control, Inc.; currently, the Brady Campaign) explained his three-step program for handgun prohibition in the July 26, 1976 New Yorker:
"The first problem," Shields explained, "is to slow down the increasing number of handguns being produced and sold in this country." Solving this "problem" was high on the U.N. agenda, with many concerns expressed about "excessive" accumulations of small arms.
"The second problem," said Shields, "is to get handguns registered." This was Secretary General Kofi Annan's prime hope for the conference, to create a worldwide system of gun registration.
"Our ultimate goal," Shields continued, "is to make the possession of all handguns and all handgun ammunition--except for the military, policemen, licensed security guards, licensed sporting clubs, and licensed gun collectors — totally illegal."
As the U.N. pushed for global gun registration, the Washington Post and many other newspapers fumed that there was nothing on the U.N. agenda which would infringe anyone's Second Amendment rights. To the Washington Post editorial page, this statement was plainly correct, since the Post believes that individual Americans have no Second Amendment rights.
Other newspapers, appeared to recognize an individual Second Amendment right, but insisted that nobody's hunting guns were in danger. If a U.N. treaty were to require governments to register the ownership of every book (or every political book) in a country, would these same newspapers insist that there was no danger to freedom of the press?
A United Nations press release touted mandatory gun registration for every (non-government) firearm anywhere in the world, but said that a U.N.-controlled registry was "premature" — not that a U.N. registry was a bad idea, just "premature" in light of current political realities.
The Canadian government, having sunk almost three-quarters of a billion (Canadian) dollars into domestic gun registry — at the expense of police on the streets and the health-care system — pushed hard for international registration mandates. Apparently the Canadian government's failed registration scheme would look less foolish if other governments followed suit.
"Transparency for thee, but not for me" could be the U.N. motto. While pushing to abolish privacy for gun owners, the U.N. barred the press from the debate and deliberation on the official program of action. Americans would be appalled if Congress threw the press out of the Capitol while debating a gun law. But that is precisely what the U.N. did.
"Transparency" for small arms also requires, in the U.N.'s view, abolition of Internet privacy. The U.N. complains that part of the small arms trade conducted by e-commerce "is frequently encoded or encrypted, thus placing an extra burden on the law enforcement institutions to detect it."
To the extent that gun "transparency" can actual help track down how criminals and terrorists get their guns, the world's responsible firearms manufacturers already provide it. Since the Gun Control Act of 1968, all guns manufactured in or imported into the United States must have serial numbers, and markings indicated the identity of the manufacturer and place of manufacture. In conjunction with the U.N. Conference, the world's firearms manufacturers, working through their World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities, signed an agreement with the Eminent Persons Group (a collection of 23 anti-gun politicians) to provide similar markings on all their firearms.
Such identification has never been objectionable to the manufacturers. At a previous international conference, the only reason that a binding agreement on markings was not achieved was that China objected.
At the U.N. Small Arms Conference, the U.S. again supported firearms identification — provided that the language clearly did not open the door for registration of gun owners. That's good enough for legitimate investigations — but not good enough for prohibition groups who wanted to use the trade in illicit arms as a pretext for destroying the privacy of every (non-government) gun owner in the world.


After receiving many requests for Tibetan phurbas, we finally found a new supplier in Nepal who makes these amazing quality ritual tools. We are so excited to showcase this amazing Tibetan phurba in a hand carved wooden box! The bronze phurba dagger features an intricate Garuda design and comes inside of a hand carved and painted wood case. The outside of the case is carved with the mantra of compassion, Om Mani Padme Hum, in Tibetan script.
The phurba is triple sided Tibetan ritual dagger or stake. It is typically used during ceremonies and in areas of protected space to create stability. Often times it is staked into the ground prior to rituals to tether negative energy. Many practitioners use phurbas as a part of their meditation room.
Wooden case measures approximately 11 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches deep. Phurba measures about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide. Made in Nepal.


Norman Vincent Peale said, "We've all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I think it's more important to learn from successes. If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors." I have to agree with Mr. Peale.
As a manger or anyone in a leadership position it is important to learn from the successes, especially when dealing with people. When something is working leading a team, it is critical to continue continuity. People, in general, do not like change. The more a leader can remain on the same path as to how they treat their staff in a positive way the more productivity they will get out of their people.
Conversely, if a manager is not getting the productivity out of their staff or if the morale is not what it used to be, it is usually what the manager is doing. As the saying goes – "when the fish stinks, it stinks from the head." Many times, people in leadership positions have a difficult time looking at themselves and thinking they might be part of the issue. As a leader if you do not think you are part of the problem it will be difficult to be part of the solution.
Employees in general want to do a good job, but they also want to feel appreciate and feel like they are making a difference on their team. Of course, there are also employees who are strictly there for a paycheck and wonder why they get passed over again and again when other opportunities open up to grow with a company.
As leaders and managers, it is imperative to lead by example. If a manager consistently leaves early, takes excessively long lunches, does not pay attention to detail, does not show appreciation or respect for their employees it won't take long before the people on their team they are leading either leaves the company or starts to do less because they may feel demoralized.
Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World and star of the hit TV show "The Profit" says that it is more important to take care of your employees than your customers. He claims, if you take care of your employees and they are happy, they will in turn take better care of your customers.
A company is only as good as it's people. No matter how small a job you may perceive a person has, it may be the most important thing to them. Recognize your people when they do well. The more they see that you are there for them, they will be there for you and the company.


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HomePalo AltoMan accused of wild spree — groping, head-butting a nurse, spitting in a paramedic's face, various assaults and robbing P.F. Chang's
Man accused of wild spree — groping, head-butting a nurse, spitting in a paramedic's face, various assaults and robbing P.F. Chang's
Javas Debois Minor was arrested by Palo Alto police on Monday.
By the Daily Post staff
Palo Alto police have arrested a man accused of groping a Macy's employee in the butt, robbing P.F. Chang's at the Stanford Shopping Center, spitting on a paramedic and head-butting a nurse.
Arrested was Javas Debois Minor, 41, of Redwood City. He's being held in the Santa Clara County Jail in San Jose in lieu of $200,000 bail.
It started at 7:11 p.m. Monday (Jan. 29) when Macy's at Stanford Shopping Center reported that a man groped the buttocks of a female store employee in her 30s, and when a loss prevention officer went to ask him to leave, he punched him in the jaw and fled, police said.
The loss prevention officer, a man in his 30s, sustained a laceration to his tongue from the punch, but did not require medical treatment.
The man moved on to P.F. Chang's, where he entered the prep area of the kitchen, claimed he had a gun and started taking food from the takeout counter, police said.
He threw a plate of food at one employee and threatened to kill him and another employee several times, police said. He also held his fist up menacingly in the face of a female employee in her 20s and threatened her as well, according to police. No employees ever actually saw a gun. They said he fled before police arrived.
Minor moved on to the transit depot at 95 University Ave., where he was arrested.
No gun was found and he told police he simply lied to P.F. Chang's employees about having one.
As officers were moving him to a patrol car, he attempted to kick one of them but missed, police said.
They took him to the police station, and then he claimed he could no longer feel his feet due to a medical condition, according to police.
Paramedics were called and when they arrived, Minor spit in the face of one of them who was trying to evaluate him, police said.
Police said they took him to a hospital to obtain a medical clearance before putting him in jail, and once there, he attempted to bite a nurse who was treating him and then head-butted the same nurse. The nurse sustained minor injuries to his nose and forehead, and was treated at the hospital.
Minor was booked into jail for robbery (a felony), three counts of criminal threats (all felonies), resisting arrest (a misdemeanor), and four counts of assault and/or battery (all misdemeanors). The victim of the sexual battery at Macy's did not desire to press charges against him.
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Spirit of Major Taylor lives on bringing African-American cyclists together
Simone Cazares
Members of the Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota set off for a ride on July 6, 2019. Major Taylor is primarily made up of African-American riders but it's also open to anyone who isn't, co-founder Walter Griffin says.
Courtesy of Walter Griffin
At almost 80, you can find Louis Moore out biking most days of the week. It's what he loves to do and he isn't planning on slowing down anytime soon.
Moore is president and co-founder of the Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota. Named after the first African-American world champion cyclist, Marshall "Major" Taylor, the group aims to honor his legacy by getting more African-Americans out on a ride.
"The idea was to get camaraderie, people meeting people and getting outdoors," Moore said.
Louis Moore before a Major Taylor ride at the Freewheel Bike Midtown Bike Center on July 3.
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Reed Hart of Minneapolis is in his third season riding with Major Taylor. Being a member of the group, Hart has experienced that camaraderie. He's enjoyed having a group of other bikers to ride with and he appreciates the wealth of knowledge Moore and another co-founder of the club, Walter Griffin, have about the black neighborhoods they ride through and their history.
"I'm not from around here and so I've learned a tremendous amount about Minneapolis and St. Paul history, especially about black history from riding with [Moore] and [Griffin]," Hart said "All that stuff they lived through — I would have no idea otherwise."
There's a reason why it's important for the leaders of Major Taylor to keep that history alive. Although Major Taylor is now a cherished part of the Twin Cities biking community, Moore remembers a time when it wasn't.
"We were riding down Park Avenue, and there were about a dozen of us. A Minneapolis police car drove up alongside us and the cop rolled down the window, looked over at us and looked at his partner and he said, 'Boy, that's a different looking kind of gang,'" Moore said.
"That was during the beginning of a time where gangs were starting to come to Minneapolis, so he equated us as cyclists and being black as a gang. And he laughed, rolled up the window and drove off. He thought it was funny and we all just looked at him like, 'What are you talking about?' But that was the population's image of us in the beginning."
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Members of Major Taylor gather before a ride at the Freewheel Bike Midtown Bike Center in Minneapolis on July 3, 2019.
Most of Major Taylor's riders are in their 50s, 60s and 70s. Moore said they even have a group within the club called "The Geezers," for the riders who are 70 and older. For Moore, the secret to being one of "The Geezers" is simple — just keep riding.
"I tell people that because it makes a difference in what you do and how you feel. If you are dormant and spend a lot of time on the couch with the channel changer you are cutting down on your ability to live till old age," said Moore.
To get involved, all you have to do is show up, said Griffin. Everyone is welcome to come out on a ride.
"We accommodate anyone who comes. We make sure there's always someone with that person," Griffin said. "That's really important because that's how you grow a club. Everyone doesn't want to go far, everyone doesn't want to go fast but it's important that everyone gets a chance to be part of the group."
And when Griffin says everyone, he means everyone. Although Major Taylor is primarily made up of African-American riders, the group has plenty of members who aren't. Jerry Ciardelli of Minneapolis is one of them. He has been with the club for several years and sees the group like a family.
"After a while you don't hardly think about it. They're just buddies. I joke around with them and they do the same with me," Ciardelli reflected. "But I take pride in being a member of the club and being in a mixed group like this."
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The Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota is one of the original Major Taylor groups around the country. The group is also a member of the National Brotherhood of Cyclists, the League of American Bicyclists and other bike clubs around the country.
Riders who want access to all of the club's organized rides, activities and gear can become members on the Major Taylor website. The Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota is also being featured in an exhibit at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery.
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Found this on the hard drive. No idea what this was for, and I do not remember drawing it. There is almost no way that I could have done so without being enormously influenced by Ken DeVries, whose hexagonal latch hook rug featuring a smart salamander design impressed me so much years ago.


MANY of the streets and buildings in Stirling, more particularly in the older parts, having within recent years undergone considerable change—so much so that only native inhabitants have concept ion of where some were situated, or how they looked, or can fully understand or appreciate the stories connected with them and their occupants—I have endeavoured in the following pages to present, in as succinct a manner as possible, some of the leading items of information bearing upon such, and these brief notes will, I trust, be found not only useful in themselves, but serve to preserve, in some degree at least, interest in our good old town.
In addition to the notes on the Auld Biggins of Stirling: its Streets, Wynds, and Closes, it has been deemed advisable to include illustrations of the more prominent and typical of these, from which still better understanding and appreciation of their appearance may be had, and this will doubtless be considered a by no means unimportant part of the book. The pictures of Neebour Villages will also, it is hoped, prove of interest, and the insertion of the portraits of Burgh and County Officials gives additional local bearing to the volume.
In the compilation I have been greatly aided by several friends affording information on points of moment, and I am also indebted to the results of investigation made by ex-Bailie Ronald, Mr W. B. Cook, and Mr J. S. Fleming, F.S.A.; and, as in my former works of this nature, Mr Archd. Duncan has been especially helpful. In preparing the photographs, Messrs. Crowe & Rodgers, and also Mr Joseph Kenny, entered heartily into the work, and while to all I desire to express my thanks, I earnestly trust that the united efforts will meet with appreciation at the hands of Sons of the Rock, and others, both at home and abroad.


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They say all is fair in love or war. This saying goes double during this upcoming Valentine's day on February 14th (we've put the date there in case you forgot).
Restaurants are fully booked, chocolate candies are cleared off the supermarket shelves and roses are sold out despite the exorbitant prices as love-struck individuals try to outdo one another in expressing their romantic side to their partners.
But let's face it. Not everyone is keen on the idea of having roses shoved under their faces as a surprise. Some people even loathe at the idea of holding hands in public places; much less being (literally) swept off their feet by their partner.
Everyone has a "safe zone" where they feel comfortable in showing romance to their partners in their own special ways. With that in mind, I have scoured the content of the vast universe that is the Internet to bring to you a little Popsical quiz where I narrowed to the top 4 most common types of romantic personalities around the world. Find out if you (or rope in your partner as well) are the showy type. Or maybe maybe you guys are more private in showing affection affection. Either way, I bet the quiz will help with the planning for a perfect Valentine's Day date once you figure what you or partner likes and prefers.
So let's take a little break from all those planning and hit the link below and find out exactly the type of Romantic person you really are. From us at Popsical, Happy Valentine's Day kids! Don't forget to take our Popsical quiz!
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Syracuse Crunch turns to familiar face for its new captain
Updated: Nov. 26, 2021, 5:32 p.m. | Published: Nov. 26, 2021, 5:32 p.m.
Forward Gabriel Dumont has appeared in 112 career games with the Crunch, recording 32 goals and 54 assists. (Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com)Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.
By Lindsay Kramer | lkramer@syracuse.com
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Syracuse Crunch has announced that forward Gabriel Dumont has been named captain for the 2021-22 season.
Additionally, forward Daniel Walcott and defenseman Fredrik Claesson will serve as alternate captains.
"It's a great honor, but at the same time, we have a bunch of veterans and everybody needs to be a leader in their own way," Dumont said in a statement. "It doesn't change anything for me and it shouldn't change anything for the team. I am just going to try to show the way the Crunch are supposed to play every night."
Dumont, 31, is in his fourth season with the Syracuse Crunch and second stint with Tampa Bay Lightning organization. He previously served as Crunch captain during the 2018-19 season.
Dumont has appeared in 112 games with the Crunch recording 32 goals and 54 assists. His last season with the Crunch was 2018-19 when he registered 15 goals and 28 assists in 59 games. Dumont was signed to a one-year contract by the Lightning on July 28, 2021.
The Crunch have had 21 full-time captains in franchise history and four since affiliating with the Lightning in 2012. Dumont's second stint follows Luke Witkowski, who also served twice as Crunch captain – first in the 2016-17 season and again from 2019 to 2021. Erik Condra captained the Crunch during the second half of the 2016-17 season, after Witkowski earned a full-time position with the Lightning, through 2017-18. The first captain of the Lightning affiliation was Mike Angelidis who served from 2012 to 2016.


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Bayern's birthday boy confident ahead of Mainz
Munich - FC Bayern Munich are looking to pick up where they left off prior to the international break as they host 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a freshly-laid Allianz Arena pitch on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 15:30 CEST).
"No reason not to win"
"Mainz are a very, very good team," said centre-back , who, despite only joining the Bavarians from Borussia Mönchengladbach over the summer, is well aware of their troubles against Thomas Tuchel's side in recent encounters.
"There have been problems with them in the past," the Brazilian continued, "but we just need to be on our guard. We know the way they like to play: modern football, getting forward quickly and with lots of pressing." Indeed, the 28-year-old appears to have been in Munich long enough to have picked up the sense of self-belief running through the side: "We just need to play our best, then there'll be no surprises."
While team-mate , who turned 23 on Thursday, admitted that Mainz had been an "uncomfortable" opponent in recent years - they have won two and drawn one of the last four meetings - the midfielder was bullish about Bayern's chances. "The last time we played [a goalless draw on Matchday 31 of 2011/12] we were all a bit deflated as it was the first game after we'd lost to Dortmund, but now there is no reason why we shouldn't win at home."
Injuries take their toll
That may not be strictly true, with Mario Gomez, Arjen Robben, David Alaba, Diego Contento and Rafinha all likely to miss out through injury. Yet not even such a long list of personnel worries is enough to shake Müller's confidence: "At Bayern there's always someone who can take your place so that the team doesn't suffer."
The visitors have a couple of significant absentees of their own, with new signing Ivan Klasnic staying at home with a torn calf muscle and midfielder Eugen Polanski missing out with knee trouble. That could lead to making his club debut after missing the season start due to international commitments with Australia. Mainz have collected just a solitary point thus far, but given their record here, they will not be intimidated by the Bavarian bravado.
Possible line-ups:
Bayern: Neuer - Boateng, Badstuber, Dante, Lahm - Schweinsteiger, Gustavo - Müller, Kroos, Ribery - Mandzukic
Mainz: Wetklo - Bungert, Kirchhoff, Noveski, M. Caligiuri - Baumgartlinger, Soto - N. Müller, Ivanschitz, Choup-Moting - Szalai
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Spring fever is setting in, and in true Elaine fashion I have started my spring cleaning. Nothing is quite as euphoric as throwing something away. Actually that's not true- I can tell you several things that are more euphoric, but let's just say tossing junk is in my top 10.
It is around this time of year that I step back and take stock of what really matters. Over time things collect, both in our spaces and in our minds. So, it is incredibly healthy (and satisfying) to de-clutter in all senses- from your noggin to your nooks and crannies.
As the years of spring cleaning have passed, I have realized that my most valued things are not actually things- they are experiences. I have been able to relinquish "stuff" as I have realized that moments are all I need. Moments spent with people, connecting and sharing. So, in honor of dusting off cobwebs, tossing out the old, and relishing in the new I thought I'd share some connections I have made recently that I have truly enjoyed.
I am a girl boss hear me roar! Click here to read my top 5 leadership lessons that I have crafted after 18 years of entrepreneurship. Don't worry, there is humor involved. Not all things 'business' have to be stuffy- although I do talk about stuffing myself into Spanx and how it taught me a valuable business lesson.
Leave a comment below with your spring rituals and/or a recent connection that you loved!


Mazatlan Restaurant, in downtown Auburn, serves authentic Mexican food dishes to delight your palate. Also, enjoy food and beverage in our cocktail lounge.
OddFellas Pub & Eatery is Auburn's Destination Spot. With 25 Beers on Tap, Steaks, Sandwiches, Salads, and Chops…There is truly something for everyone of every age!
Oddfellas Pub & Eatery is located in Auburn, Washington, in the heart of the city in which we grew up in. Our name is derived from the old British loyal order of "Odd Fellows." The hall stood in our place over 100 years ago. Like the Odd Fellows we are very much a supporter of our community, with strong ethical practices, but mostly we like to have a good time.
We don't like to take ourselves too seriously, like our motto states ….
We enjoy poking fun at the "P.C" status quo. Have a quick read of our menu and beverage selections and you'll see for yourselves!
Oddfellas has a European Pub feel with a focus on great comfort foods, traditional spirits as well as an eclectic selection of craft brews with local and Euro influences. Our goal is to create an atmosphere that is inviting and accepting to all who grace us with their presence, from the ditch digger to the dignitary alike.
Authentic Vietnamese Restaurant located in downtown Auburn.
Casual haunt serving burgers & bar fare, known for its energetic karaoke nights.
An Auburn coffee shop where the waitresses are friendly and know their customers' names.
Home Plate Pub is a great place to meet and make new friends. Monday and Thursdays mean free poker from 6-8:30pm. We have some of the best bartenders in the area along with a friendly team of servers. Join us for a drink, some delicious food, or one of our many parties for Halloween, Christmas, New Years, St. Patty's Day, and more. For over 60 years, we've been offering people who live and visit Auburn a good time and excellent service. Try a daily special or enjoy one of our regular menu items offered anytime. Stop in to enjoy a relaxing night out. There's always something happening at Home Plate Pub.
The Rainbow Cafe was started in 1929 by 2 enterprising Auburn women. It has changed hands several times but continues as the historic downtown Rainbow Cafe. As of November 2013 The Rainbow Cafe has new ownership. The Rainbow Cafe is the best restaurant in Auburn, WA.


You can get it by clicking on the title to this post. That will redirect you to the CT blog where you will find the download link.
While you are surfing the net, swing by Susan's store http://raspberryroaddesigns.blogspot.com/ She has posted a new kit this morning and it is lovely. It's called Boho Collection and has some beautiful late summer colors in it. There is also a freebie paper kit called Big Boy Collection that Susan has posted to say thanks to all of her wonderful fans who offered comments and support this past week. The elements to the Big Boy Collection will be posted tomorrow.
There will be lots of great things happening at Raspberry Road Designs over the next few weeks, so check back often.
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I snagged this at Susan's place last week. Had NO IDEA that you had made it! It's divine -- TYVM for sharing your talents!


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import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { ionicBootstrap, Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
import { StatusBar } from 'ionic-native';

import { HomePage } from './pages/home/home';
import { TestPage } from './pages/test/test';
import { AlertPage} from './pages/alert/alert';
import { ButtonTestPage} from './pages/button-test/button-test';
import { CardTestPage} from './pages/card-test/card-test';
import { IconTestPage} from './pages/icon-test/icon-test';
import { InputTestPage} from './pages/input-test/input-test';
import { ListTestPage} from './pages/list-test/list-test';
import { GridTestPage} from './pages/grid-test/grid-test';
import { ModalTestPage} from './pages/modal-test/modal-test';
import { NavigationTestPage} from './pages/navigation-test/navigation-test';
import { TabTestPage} from './pages/tab-test/tab-test';
import { ToastTestPage} from './pages/toast-test/toast-test';
import { ToolbarTestPage} from './pages/toolbar-test/toolbar-test';

@Component({
  templateUrl: 'build/app.html'
})
export class MyApp {
  home: any = HomePage;
  test: any = TestPage;
  alert: any = AlertPage;
  button: any = ButtonTestPage;
  card: any = CardTestPage;
  icon: any = IconTestPage;
  input: any = InputTestPage;
  list: any = ListTestPage;
  grid: any = GridTestPage;
  modal: any = ModalTestPage;
  navigation: any = NavigationTestPage;
  tab: any = TabTestPage;
  toast: any = ToastTestPage;
  toolbar: any = ToolbarTestPage;

  rootPage: any = this.home;

  constructor(platform: Platform) {
    platform.ready().then(() => {
      // Okay, so the platform is ready and our plugins are available.
      // Here you can do any higher level native things you might need.
      StatusBar.styleDefault();
    });
  }

  openPage(page) {
    this.rootPage = page;
  }

}

ionicBootstrap(MyApp);

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