Library cards may be obtained at the Headquarters or any branch of the Library System. Identification verifying name and current address is required. Library cards are issued for three years and are renewable.
Acceptable identification is defined as a valid North Carolina driver's license or other identification with a photo and a current address, or an official photo identification card and either a utility bill, printed checks, property tax statement, cancelled mail postmarked within 30 days, or a typed lease with a current address.
For security purposes, circulation staff will take a digital photograph upon registration of the patron to be placed in their automated circulation file.
1. When a patron first obtains a library card, the patron may check out only two items.
1. Patrons' library cards are valid for three years.
2. Patrons may renew library cards three months prior to the expiration date.
3. The Library Board determines the fees for transient cards.
4. Patrons must pay all fines before renewing library cards.
Lost library cards may be replaced at any branch location with photo identification and payment of a fee set by the Library Board. A parent/guardian is responsible for replacing a juvenile's card. A patron is responsible for all materials checked out on his/her card until the patron notifies the Library that the card is lost.
Persons not meeting eligibility qualifications for a Neuse Regional Library card may receive a card upon payment of a fee set by the Library Board. This nonrefundable, annual fee entitles the holder to all benefits provided by the Library. Valid identification must be presented to purchase a fee card, and that card must be renewed annually. Fee card patrons are eligible to participate in Video/DVD and/or Software Clubs.
Persons not meeting the above qualifications and who will be in the Neuse Regional Library area for a limited time are eligible to obtain a transient card upon payment of a fee set by the Library Board. After one month's use, this card may be renewed each month at the rate set by the Library Board. Valid identification must be presented to purchase a transient card. When the patron returns the transient card to the Library, all materials must be returned and all records must be cleared before the patron receives the refundable portion of the fee. The receipt for the transient card must be returned for a patron to receive a refund. Refunds are processed through the Business Office. Transient cardholders are not eligible to participate in Video/DVD and/or Software Clubs.
The Library issues institutional cards; however, institutional cards are not issued through the Circulation Department or at a branch. Companies or institutions must request the institutional card by means of a letter addressed to the Library Director on the organization's official letterhead. The letter should contain a statement of authorized users and a statement regarding responsibility. The Library Director must approve all institutional cards. Institutional cardholders are eligible for all services provided by the Library.
The Headquarters and all branches of the Neuse Regional Library System issue library cards to children 4 to 17 years old. A parent/guardian must sign the library registration agreement. The parent/guardian must present valid identification in person to ensure that he/she will be responsible for lost or damaged materials.
Internet Use Only Card upon payment of a fee set by the Library Board. This monthly fee allows patrons use only of the Internet.
Valid identification must be presented in order to purchase an Internet Use Only Card.
or Software Club members may borrow videos/DVDs or software upon payment of a fee set by the Library Board.
Jones Counties who meet the eligibility requirements in this policy may borrow school videos/DVDs at no charge for seven working days. (See Appendix A, "Circulation and Renewal of Library Materials.") Teachers are responsible for picking up and returning school videos/DVDs to a branch of the Neuse Regional Library System. Members of the Video/DVD Club may also borrow school videos/DVDs for three days upon payment of a fee set by the Library Board.
The Neuse Regional Library requires a refundable deposit to check out certain high demand materials, such as ASVAB books. A patron is required to keep his/her receipt in order to receive a refund when the material is returned. If the material is not returned within six months, the patron forfeits the deposit, and the deposit will be used to purchase new materials.
photocopies of materials are made available by one library to another upon request. An interlibrary loan must be placed through the Reference Department either in person, by telephone, or through e-mail. Patrons pay a fee set by the Library Board for borrowing materials and for return postage. The fee must be paid when materials are checked out at the Circulation Desk. The checkout period of the lending library is observed.
1. Patrons should report any change in name, address, telephone number, or email address to the Library immediately.
2. Patrons are responsible for all materials checked out on their cards.
3. A patron must present a library card to check out library materials. If a patron has acceptable identification and has forgotten to bring his/her library card to the Library, that patron may check out library materials for a charge set by the Library Board.
4. If a patron loses a library card, the cardholder must notify the Library immediately. A patron is responsible for all materials checked out on his/her card until the owner notifies the Library that the card has been lost. The library card can be replaced for a charge set by the Library Board.
5. The Library reserves the right to deny service to any patron when there is reasonable doubt that he/she is the individual pictured in his/her card's record; patrons must present acceptable photographic identification in this situation.


But first they have to raise the money to fund the next stage.
Constantia has purchased more property for its Maggie Mine Project near 16 Mile, and plan to continue with Phase 2, but first they have to raise the capital to proceed.
"If we can, we'd like to start up in April or May," Jason Quigley, Executive Vice President for Constantia HDI told Cache Creek Council at their Jan. 26 meeting. If that doesn't happen, it might be Fall.
"Based on the first phase, which confirmed the historic results, we'd like to continue on," he said.
He said once they know when phase 2 will begin, they hope to hold a contractor open house to find out what is available. Most of their materials and half of their labourers are sourced locally, he said, but they are having difficulty finding some items.
Last Fall, said Quigley, they were able to partner with the Northwest Community College School of Exploration & Mining to offer a two-week course in Drill Core Technician Training out of their Cache Creek Office.
During phase 1, the company hired more than 19 local residents, many of them from the Bonaparte Band. They have signed for agreements with First Nations, including a land use agreement with the Bonaparte.


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Lake water quality
Stream water quality
Bathing water quality in lakes
Bathing water quality in streams
About Rotorua's State of the Environment Monitoring and Reporting
Extent of wetlands
Urban land and amenity
Urban Subdivision
Neighbourhood reserves in the urban area
New buildings within the Urban Area
Noise levels and noise complaints in the urban area
Change in Landcover of the Rotorua District
Rural land and amenity
Rural Subdivision
Noise levels and noise complaints in the rural area
Protected natural areas within the rural area
Landscapes in the rural environment
Landcover-change
Protection of heritage
Access to wastewater reticulation
Freshwater health
Reserves in the rural area
Riparian margins
Geothermal fields energy production
Green energy building consents
Prospecting geothermal fields
Airport movements
Commercial and industrial development
Visitor nights
Landscapes of the urban environment
Heavy traffic
Number of subdivision resource consents granted in rural zones
Number of new lots created in rural zones (with RMA section 224 approval)
Number of potential lots in rural zones (pending RMA section224 approval)
View this page as a PDF(370 KB)
Purpose of indicator
Rural land is a finite resource and is the only zone getting smaller as land on the urban fringe is rezoned from rural to residential. This can threaten the available area of productive soils, usable lots and rural amenity, and create issues such as reverse sensitivity. Monitoring trends in rural subdivision helps to identify a number of trends and issues including these.
In the past density has been reported using dwelling counts and lot sizes. Due to the unavailability of census dwelling counts data in 2011 this measure is unable to be reported in 2012 reporting timeframes. However, it will be reported in future once census 2013 data becomes available.
Current information and trend
In recent years there has been a decline in the number of subdivision applications and number of new lots in the rural zones (figures 1 and 2). This trend is not exclusive to rural zones, but rather is a general trend observed throughout the district. The reason for this is believed to be influences of the economic climate and resulting market forces.
Figure 1 shows 2006/07 had the highest number of subdivisions granted in rural zones, with a dip in 2007/08. The higher number of consents granted during 2006/07 can be attributed to the introduction of development contributions policy which caused a rush of applications and consequently fewer applications in 2007/08. The Number of consents granted increased to almost the same as 2006/07, with numbers dropping annually from 2009/10 to 2011/12. This latest decreasing trend is attributed to the economic climate.
Over the period of 2006/07 to 2011/12 there were a total of 179 potential lots created in rural zones. Of these 120 gained Section 224 approval and 59 remain potential lots.
A period of five years is deliberately shown as granted consents must be given effect to within eight years of being granted or the consent is considered to be lapsed. To 'give effect' to a subdivision consent means that a section 223 certificate must be lodged, then within another 3 years a section 224 certificate must be attained. Table 1 details what is needed for s223 and s224 approval. Most subdivision consents apply for s223 and s224 approval at the same time as it is less costly and more efficient to do so.
Source: Resource Management Act 1991
Source: Rotorua Lakes Council
The majority of subdivision consents was in the Rural A Zone (figure 3) and Rural B Zone. A small number were in the Rural D and E zones (figure 4). The small numbers in Rural B Zone are due to the limited potential for subdivision as most lots have reached their minimum lot size, and the remainder of land is Maori owned land which cannot be subdivided other than through the Maori Land Court. Rural D zone (figure 3) covers outlying communities of the rural area such Reporoa and Mamaku. It is likely this zone has shown small numbers of subdivision as market demand is low due to their distance from Rotorua CBD and increased fuel prices. Table 1 shows all rural zones of the Operative Rotorua District Plan and a description of their intent.
While the Rural A zone comprises the biggest area in the district (74% of the district) it is has a low population density, and the second highest number of new lots granted, second only to Residential B Zone. However, in the Rural A Zone new lots generally comprise lifestyle lots (up to 6 hectares) and general lots (greater that 15 hectares), where as lot sizes in Residential B zone are smaller, with a minimum average lot size of 450m2. Lot sizes in the rural zone aim to ensure land is retained in large enough lots to allow flexibility of rural uses in the future while allowing a set number of lifestyle lots within the working rural environment.
*These are rural zones of the Operative Rotorua District Plan.
The table below shows issues identified in the rural zones for the review of the Operative Rotorua District Plan, and how these issues were addressed in the Proposed Rotorua District Plan.
While minimum lot sizes and areas of usable land have been revised, of all the provisions in the proposed district plan listed in table 2, transferable development rights are the most significant change to proposed district plan rules for subdivision in there rural area.
During 2006/07 to 2011/12 a total of 179 potential lots were created in the rural zones.
Of the above 120 were reached section 224 approval (actual lots) while 59 remain potential lots pending section 224 approval.
Trends in decreasing number of lots created are likely influenced by global economic climate and resulting market forces.
The majority of rural subdivision consents were in the Rural A zone and Rural B zone
Further information sources
To see the Operative Rotorua District Plan
To see the Proposed Rotorua District Plan
To make a submission on the Proposed Rotorua District Plan (closes 1st March 2013)
To see the Urban Subdivision Technical Paper
Click here PDF(1.61 MB)
To see the Subdivision Lot Sizes Technical Paper
To see the Land Suitability and Subdivision Technical Paper
Click here PDF(2.47 MB

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'Mr. Robot' cast takes a break from the serious
Christian Slater, left, and Rami Malek in "Mr. Robot." ( ((Christopher Saunders / USA Network))
The first ever "Mr. Robot" panel at SDCC on Thursday kicked off in a very "Mr. Robot" fashion thanks to a video featuring the eponymous hacktivist himself in his familiar mask.
The message touting the "rebirth of society" was ominous enough, in fact, that it made a baby in the audience cry while it played. But the intro marked one of the very few serious moments of the presentation. Which made for an interesting break from the subject matter of the series itself.
"Mr. Robot" cast members Carly Chaikin, Christian Slater, Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday and Grace Gummer took to the stage to discuss the show, and their second season (which kicked off recently).
Although the presentation concluded with a showing of a scene from next week's episode (it involved a game of chess), the panel itself remained mostly spoiler free. But despite being cursed with the often not-so-exciting task of presenting a panel at Comic-Con while in the middle of the season, the attendees didn't mind. If the cheering from the audience was any indication, "Mr. Robot" has found fans at Comic-Con.
Doubleday discussed Angela's evolution and her dangerous obsession with positive affirmations, while new cast member Gummer teased how her character Dom is a "complicated weirdo" with her own issues and that "what you see at first is not what you're going to get."
COMPLETE COMIC-CON COVERAGE
Malek revealed the closest thing to a spoiler, alluding to a "really cool hacking [scene] coming up." You don't say.
He also hyped the music for next week's episode.
Through questions from the audience fans also learned that Slater plays "Pokemon Go" (to which Chaikin gave a very in-character warning about the information the app's users are granting to the program). Plus we learned that many members of the "Mr. Robot" cast are watching "The Bachelorette" along with the bachelor nation. "She better choose Luke," Slater warned (referring to the recent cliffhanger in the last episode with Jojo).
And finally, the last thing fans can look forward to in the new season? Dancing.
Tracy Brown is a reporter for the the Los Angeles Times
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Fascinating topic – superb piece!
Love that line: "tossing their knives at your biblical feet". "Biblical feet" is such a fantastic image and idea.
I have to echo bejamin4. Can't come up with anything brilliant on my own.
I fear the lizard is us . . .


The greatest fighters in the ring, from Mirko Cro Cop to Muhammed Ali, all took great care to preserve their hands. Without a proper hand wrap, a fighter will undoubtedly break his or her hand eventually. The brutality of fighting sports is what we fans find so appealing about it and in order for fighters to continue to push their bodies through the brutal regiment of training and fighting they must always make sure to use a proper hand wrap otherwise their hands would break and crumble under the force of their own punches.
Professional fighters will have their hands wrapped by a professional; whether that be their trainer or one of their cornermen. But even casual boxing practitioners must always be sure to take precautions in order to protect their hands.
Even with these precautions injuries still, can and do occur. Floyd Mayweather Jr. must now submit himself to various forms of therapy in order to preserve his very battered hands. With a career as long and as successful as his, even Floyd, who is known for his seemingly superhuman defense skills, was not able to make it out of the boxing world without some irreversible damage to his hands.
I myself have nearly broken a thumb by hitting the pads at my local gym and that was with my hands wrapped! So it really doesn't matter if you are enduring a brutal 12 round fight in the ring or just hammering away on a heavy bag in a boxercise class the importance of proper hand wrap use simply cannot be overstated.
There are many different brands of hand wraps. Whether they are associated with a Boxing, MMA or Muay Thai affiliated company isn't all that important. A quality hand wrap will work just as well for all three sports.
Wraps typically come in either canvas or cotton material and some of the more popular styles feature elastic infused with the material which allows the wrap to stretch a little and better form to the shape of the hand. Cheaper wraps will not have this elastic quality and, although these wraps are far better than nothing, they may start to slightly cut circulation off to the hand as they can easily be tied too tight.
I'll leave it to you to decide which brand best suits you, and don't be afraid to try several different brands – they're pretty inexpensive despite being such a crucial tool for us fighters.
Spending the money on good high-quality gloves and wraps upfront may very well save you some cash on medical bills down the road. You will undoubtedly find yourself itching to get after it at the gym and you may consider skipping wrapping your hands for once – DON'T DO IT. It only takes two minutes to properly wrap your hands, the risk of a hand injury simply isn't worth it. Especially if you plan on ever competing in one of the various fighting sports.
Even with proper medical care, a hand injury may linger and cause complications even well after is has "healed" due to the repeated damage a fighter must inflict on his or her hands in these sports.
Every coach or trainer, more or less, has their own way of wrapping hands. But in this article, we will show a very basic, tried and true method of wrapping hands. So let's get to it. Let's walk through how to wrap your hands step-by-step.
1.Fold the end of the wrap over a few times in 3-4 inch increments. This will work as a thin pad which will lay across the knuckles for protection.
2.Place the "pad" of folded wrap over the top of your knuckles, then wrap once around your palm and knuckles so that the "pad" stays in place.
3.With your palm facing away, wrap from the palm on the side of your thumb down around the wrist on the opposite side.
6.Make one more wrap down and around the wrist forming the X shape only this time, instead of returning to the palm, weave the wrap in between your pinky and ring finger.
With any excess feel free to continue to make the "X" shape wrap around the palm and wrist for extra stabilization.
To close off the wrap either stuff the excess wrap into your palm or if your wrap has velcro at the end you can just seal it around the wrist like a bracelet.
Knowing how to properly wrap your hands is an absolutely crucial skill for anyone looking to engage in either Boxing, Muay Thai or MMA. Whether you plan on becoming an accomplished fighter by slugging it out in the ring or whether you simply wish to get in shape by putting in the rounds on the pads and heavy bag, wrapping your hands is a step that must never be skipped.
Stretching, light cardio warmups and hand wraps are among the greatest precautions a fighter can take in order to prevent injury. Without a proper hand wrap, an injury is inevitable after all the human hand is not designed to take the kind of punishment that these sports require of it.
Not only are these injuries often lengthy in terms of time required to properly heal (meaning less time in the gym which of course we all hate) but they are also so incredibly easily avoidable.
You'll feel like an idiot when you crack those hand-bones because you decided to go all 'Mike Tyson" on a heavy bag without putting your wraps on. Don't be dumb folks, spend the ten bucks and buy yourself some proper hand wraps.
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A great but often overlooked feature of Google+ is communities. Google+ communities provide the perfect platform for discussion and sharing resources / best practice. They're also another great way to connect with other educators.
Communities can be found by using the built-in Google+ search facility. Click on the search icon (top left hand corner of the Google+ toolbar) and type in a keyword e.g. 'Education' + 'Teachers' etc. Google+ will return a list of results based on your keywords. You can also find communities by looking at the interests of people you follow.
Once you've found a community that interests you, click on the 'Join' button.
Note: Some educational communities will be closed. This means that your join request must be approved by the administrator of the group before you're allowed to join. Closed groups are identified by the 'Ask to Join' button instead of the usual 'Join' button. Once accepted, you will be able to post, comment and like posts as normal.
Use the built-in Google+ search facility to find education related communities.
As well as being a great place to share best practice, education Google+ communities are also a great place to find other educators to connect with.
To find other educators to connect with, click on the members tab above the community title. Click on a member's name to view their public profile and connect with them.
Can't find a community that interests you? Then why not create your own community and invite other educators to join!
Click on the 'Communities' tab.
Click on 'Create a Community'.
Enter a name, make the Community public or private, decide if people need to ask to join the Community, and whether member posts are held for review until the member has been approved to post in the Community.
You can also add categories, links, and a description.
In the Navigation menu, click Communities .
Click the Community you want to edit.
Write a welcome post: When you create a community, write a post to set expectations about what you want to see in the community and welcome new members.
Experiment with your posts to learn what your members like: Try posting different types of content, like pictures, questions or general updates. The posts that get the most comments and +1s will help you learn what your members like the most.
Sharing is caring: Communities are for people who are more interested in sharing their expertise or contributing to discussions than self-promotion. Valued community members are those who freely share relevant content or who participate in conversations by leaving comments and +1'ing posts.
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100 Men Who Care Cowichan Valley
100 Men Who Care Cowichan Valley – men meeting quarterly to socialize, learn about local needs, and provide pooled funding to selected charities.
Home – 100 Men Who Care Cowichan Valley
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History of 100 Men Who Care Cowichan Valley
Early History of 100 Men Who Care Cowichan Valley
Manuel Erickson
100 Men Who Care Cowichan Valley sparked interest in early October 2017. A few months before, my wife, Martha Fraser, attended her first meeting of 100 Women Who Care, and came home aglow with the pleasure she had experienced from this high-energy, committed group. Two hundred and thirteen members each gave $100 to the winning charity. Responding to her enthusiasm, I suggested that the men of this area should also form a group. Why should the women have all the fun?
Martha asked a member from her group to put a message on the 100 Women Facebook page to advertise for a 100 Men Who Care group. Well! It got a lot of response. On Monday, October 16, six of us came together at Tim Horton's in Duncan. We agreed to form a chapter and to publicize the group. Martha was present as a resource person. The women's group informed us about an umbrella organization, 100 Who Care Alliance, which offers help to start-up groups, and lists all the chapters that register with them. I asked the Alliance to include our chapter in their extensive listing and we are now listed under "Canada – British Columbia – Men."
One week later, on Oct. 23, eleven of us met in the board room of Arbutus Ridge and formed the Steering Committee of 100 Men Who Care Cowichan. Three Steering Committee members subsequently met with an executive member of 100 Women Who Care and gathered much useful information to help the development of our group.
We grew from just 6 members to over 40 in a single month. Now there are over 60 who have committed to our organization. This is almost explosive growth. It reflects the high degree of caring we feel toward the less fortunate in our valley. The approximately 100 charities here can certainly use all the help they can get.
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What do you do when you've won everything?
Adams Peaty successfully defended his world 100m breaststroke title in Budapest on Monday. Prior to doing that the Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty explained Project 56, the new challenge he has set himself to surpass his own world record set at Rio 2016.
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Q: regex to ignore everything between negative lookbehind and match I know that pretty much every regex question must have been asked and answered, but here I go:
I want a regex to match:
"alcohol abuse"
"etoh abuse"
"alcohol dependence"
"etoh dependence"

but not to match
"denies alcohol dependence"
"denies smoking and etoh dependence"
"denies [anything at all] and etoh abuse"

The negative lookbehind is obvious, but how to I NOT match the final two examples?
So far my regex looks like this:
re.compile("(?<!denies\s)(alcohol|etoh)\s*(abuse|dependence)")

I cannot include a greedy operator in the negative lookbehind as that operation only works with a fixed length string to be evaluated.
I would prefer to do this in one step as it feeds to a function that accepts one regex as a parameter.
Thanks for the tips

A: You could utilize match groups and employ the following general pattern:
bad|(good)
You do actually match the parts you don't want first, but only the "good" part is remembered in the last part of the alternation.
So your pattern would then be (note all the "grouping only" parentheses):
denies.*?(?:(?:alcohol|etoh)\s*(?:abuse|dependence))|((?:alcohol|etoh)\s*(?:abuse|dependence))
"group 1" in this regex101 demo holds only valid matches.

A: If you cannot install any modules, you could reformulate your expression and check for the emptyness of group 1:
import re
rx = re.compile("(denies)?.*?(alcohol|etoh)\s*(abuse|dependence)")

sentences = ["alcohol abuse", "etoh abuse", "alcohol dependence", "etoh dependence",
             "denies alcohol dependence", "denies smoking and etoh dependence", "denies [anything at all] and etoh abuse"]

def filterSentences(input):
    m = rx.search(input)
    if m and m.group(1) is None:
        print("Yup: " + sent)

for sent in sentences:
    filterSentences(sent)

This yields
Yup: alcohol abuse
Yup: etoh abuse
Yup: alcohol dependence
Yup: etoh dependence

If you have more than denies (i.e. does not like...), just change the first caption group.

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Duke's Ellis Page disagrees with Coleman report
By a staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
February 5, 1982 | Washington
A comparative study of the schooling of some several thousand US high school students has produced conflicting reactions and conclusions by educators and researchers.
The study, titled ''High School and Beyond,'' involving 58,000 tenth and twelfth graders, was conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics of the US Department of Education.
Dr. James S. Coleman of the University of Chicago said the data ''proved'' that nonpublic schools not only were more integrated than public schools, but that private schools, particularly denominational parochial schools operated by the Roman Catholic church, provided an education superior in quality to the public schools.
Not so, says Dr. Ellis B. Page of Duke University. Scores on those tests tied directly to high school subjects such as civics, natural science, and writing ability showed private and public schools to be nearly equal.
Also, Dr. Page disagrees with Dr. Coleman's findings about the relative desegregation of private and public schools.
If the test for desegregation is based on how often students of different races meet each other, then public schools are twice as integrated as private schools, Dr. Page concludes.
But both Drs. Coleman and Page agree about several characteristics that appear to separate the nonpublic from the public schools. The former are described as being more orderly, more academically demanding, safer, and fairer places to study than are the public schools.
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Q: findall Arguments are not sufficiently instantiated I have simplified  my code down to;
findall(T,(T > 0, T < 50),List).

Why would this fail with given error.

A: Here is your code simplified even further:
?- T > 0.
ERROR: >/2: Arguments are not sufficiently instantiated

The "classical" comparison operations like < and > need all their arguments to be fully instantiated to ground terms; in particular, they cannot be unbound variables. (The same is true for the term on the right-hand-side of the is/2 operator.)
You can not use these operators as generators. Here is one illustration of a possible reason why:
?- T = 1, T > 0.
T = 1.

?- T = 0.1, T > 0.
T = 0.1.

?- T = 0.01, T > 0.
T = 0.01.

?- T = 0.001, T > 0.
T = 0.001.

The > operator works for several different types of numbers, including floating-point numbers. If we wanted it to be a logically reasonable generator, it would have to be able to generate all the floating-point numbers it accepts in the example above. That would almost certainly not be what you want.
There are a few ways to get what you want. As you presumably want integers only, you can use the between/3 predicate provided by many Prolog systems (including SWI):
?- between(1, 49, T).
T = 1 ;
T = 2 ;
T = 3 ;
T = 4 .

?- findall(T, between(1, 49, T), List).
List = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9|...].

Another possibility is to use a constraint programming library. Here is one example session with SWI-Prolog's clpfd library:
?- use_module(library(clpfd)).
true.

?- T #> 0, T #< 50.
T in 1..49.

Note that here, using #> and #< from the clpfd library instead of < and >, we can actually specify these constraints even on an unbound variable. These constraints are remembered for later use, but they do not enumerate actual values for T. You can use them in arithmetic and comparisons, and the system will sometimes reason things out correctly even though it doesn't enumerate concrete values! For example:
?- T #> 0, T #< 50, X #= T - 50, X #> 50.
false.

To get actual values, you call a specific predicate that enumerates them:
?- T #> 0, T #< 50, indomain(T).
T = 1 ;
T = 2 ;
T = 3 ;
T = 4 .

All this gives another possible solution for your problem:
?- findall(T, (T #> 0, T #< 50, indomain(T)), List).
List = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9|...].

A: If you want filtering, how about writing like this:
bagof(T,(member(T,[0,-4,34,15,76,100,200,43,21]),T>0,T<50),List).

List will be [34,15,43,21].
(though I didn't test)
If you just want to enumurate 1 to 49, ignore this answer(others have already answered)


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//  WebSocketListener.h
//  WebSocket
//
//  Created by Jens Alfke on 9/16/13.
//  Copyright (c) 2013 Couchbase. All rights reserved.

#import "WebSocket.h"

/** A listener/server for incoming WebSocket connections.
    This is actually a special-purpose HTTP listener that only handles a GET for the given path, with the right WebSocket upgrade headers. */
@interface WebSocketListener : NSObject

/** Initializes a WebSocketListener.
    @param path  The URI path to accept requests on (other paths will get a 404 response.)
    @param delegate  The object that will become the delegate of WebSockets accepted by this listener. */
- (instancetype) initWithPath: (NSString*)path
                     delegate: (id<WebSocketDelegate>)delegate;

/** The URI path the listener is accepting requests on. */
@property (readonly) NSString* path;

/** Starts the listener.
    @param interface  The name of the network interface, or nil to listen on all interfaces
        (See the GCDAsyncSocket documentation for more details.)
    @param port  The TCP port to listen on.
    @param error  On return, will be filled in with an error if the method returned NO.
    @return  YES on success, NO on failure. */
- (BOOL) acceptOnInterface: (NSString*)interface
                      port: (UInt16)port
                     error: (NSError**)error;

/** Stops the listener from accepting any more connections. */
- (void) disconnect;

@end

/** A WebSocket created from an incoming request by a WebSocketListener.
    You don't instantiate this class directly. */
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Тляробазутль — село в Чародинском районе Дагестана. Название села происходит от аварского слова «лъарал» так как вблизи села находится водопад собранных из многих ручьев.

Географическое положение

Селение расположено в 18 км от Цуриба, на высоте около 2000 метров над уровнем моря.
Село находится на скалистом утесе. Внизу протекает горная речка. Вдоль реки проходит автомобильная дорога, идущая в Цемер.
Над селом расположены небольшие террасовые участки и пахотные земли, скалистая гряда «Чариб».
Село граничит на северо-западе с селом Цемер, на северо-востоке с селом Рулдаб.

История
В 1939 году селение переселили в с. Верхний Чирюрт Кумторкалинского района. Во время войны многие вернулись обратно в горы.
Село относится к Кенсерухскому (тленсерухскому) вольному обществу

Население
Основными тухумами в селе были: Азалал и Имичилал, малочисленные тухумы, такие как Ажуилал и Ханзалал, постепенно влились в основные тухумы.

Примечания

Населённые пункты Чародинского района

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Obama calls for mutual respect from Black Lives Matter and police
Gregory Korte
MADRID — The Black Lives Matter movement that's arisen in response to police shootings of black men is part of a long line of protest movements that have transformed America for the better, President Obama said Sunday, defending the protests amid renewed tensions over race and policing across the country.
But he also acknowledged that those debates are often "messy and controversial," and urged protesters to "maintain a respectful, thoughtful tone" after a week of deadly shootings — both of African-American men by police and of police officers by a Dallas gunman.
Obama cut short his four-day trip to Europe and instead will go to Dallas Tuesday to speak an an interfaith prayer service, the White House announced Sunday. He'll also devote most of the week working on police issues, aides said.
Obama has spoken about the events of last week four times in the last three days, even as he's juggled an important foreign trip with NATO allies in Warsaw and Spanish leaders in Madrid. But Sunday's comments were focused on the social media-fueled protest movement that has has brought national attention to the issue of police shootings.
And they came the day after DeRay Mckesson, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist, was arrested at a protest in Baton Rouge. That's where police shot and killed 37-year-old Alton Sterling in an incident caught on video and widely shared on social media last Tuesday — the first of three incidents that brought issues of race and policing exploding back into the headlines.
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson arrested in Baton Rouge
On CBS's Face the Nation Sunday, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani called the Black Lives Matter movement "inherently racist" and that police feel it "puts a target on their back."
"They sing rap songs about killing police officers and they talk about killing police officers and they yell it out at their rallies and the police officers hear it," Giuliani said
Obama condemned the more extreme voices, while defending the movement as a whole.
"In a movement like Black Lives Matter there are always going to be folks who say things that are stupid or imprudent or over generalized or harsh," Obama said after meeting with acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
"Whenever those of us who are concerned about fairness in the criminal justice system attack police officers, you are doing a disservice to the cause," Obama said, calling violence against police a "reprehensible" crime that needs to be prosecuted. "But even rhetorically, if we paint police in broad brush without recognizing that the vast majority of police officers are doing a really good job and are trying to protect people … if the rhetoric does not recognize that, then we're going to lose allies in the reform cause."
Even before a sniper killed five police officers during a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas, Obama has gone out of his way to acknowledge both the evidence of bias in policing and the difficult and dangerous job that police officers have.
"There are legitimate issues that have been raised," he said. "And there is data and evidence to back up the concerns that are being expressed."
Obama praised the Dallas police department and its chief, David Brown. "That's part of why it's so tragic that those officers were targeted in Dallas, a place that is because of its transparency and training and openness and engagement has drastically brought down the number of police shootings."
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Just as protesters need to be respectful of police, the law enforcement community needs to listen the the frustrations of people in minority communities, Obama said, and "Not just dismiss these protests and these complaints as political correctness or as politics or attacks on police.".


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What is the most recorded song in history?
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Which fairytale creature, mythical being, Muppet puppet, character from "The Princess Bride," cupcake flavor, Disney princess or "Star Wars" character are you?
If you spend any time on Facebook, you've seen the silly quizzes your friends have tried and the results they've posted. I might be considered a party-pooper, but I haven't done any of them. If there is a possible answer that would tell me I'm a volcano-climbing, coffee-loving, adventure-seeking, faith-filled, healthy-gardening wife and momma who homeschools her kids, likes good food, can't get enough of nature and dabbles in writing … THEN, I might check boxes in a quiz to see what the answers reveal.
Last weekend, I participated in an online conference by (in)courage. The focus of the online conference was for us to feel empowered to share our (in)real life stories with one another.
The speakers were women who had a story.
Does that sound like you? It sounded like me. The women shared their stories. They were all different, but they all mattered.
WHY? Why did all of their stories matter? They mattered because thousands of women tuned in over the weekend to hear someone tell a story that made sense, that held familiarity, that held hurt, that held grace, that held mercy and that He used in some way.
and even in Sarah Markley's story (sarahmarkley.com).
Lots of individual bits of their individual stories sounded like a tidbit of mine.
I could connect even though my story wasn't told.
Not everyone is meant to be a writer or a blogger like the women above and those from the (in)RL Conference. But, we all still have stories that matter.
You have a story. There's someone out there who needs to hear your story.
They need to hear it, because it matters.
You aren't a mythical creature, a princess or a movie character. You are you.
You also aren't only one (or more) of those sentences above. You are you.
When we find ourselves in our story, and when we have a heart to become what God created us to be, our story grows and it changes. The hurts, the heartaches and the heaviness in our lives are a part of our stories, but we come to realize and we come to live, because we know that God isn't finished with us yet.
He's working on us, in us and through us to make our story all He created it to be.
He's working on us, in us and through us to make US all He created us to be.
And…even though He isn't finished with us yet, He wants us to be available for Him. When we are willing to be available to share our story with others who might need to hear it, we continue to grow our story, and that story has the power to impact others. When we can seek and find the hope and redemption in our story, AND we're brave enough to share parts of that story, that hope and that redemption with others, we offer them a rope of hope…one in which they can grab hold of and use to pull themselves toward Him.
I attended the (in)RL conference last year, too. The Lord had already begun working in me, leading me to write, and leading me to hope. I had ideas, I had writings, I had a name, but I lacked the bravery to put it all out there, even though I felt Him prodding me forward.
After sitting in the comfort of my own home for (in)RL in April 2013, I knew I had to take a step forward toward where He was leading. Hope Surrendered was born shortly afterward. I haven't shared a lot of the background of my story; some of you know some of it, but none of you know all of it. I'm very grateful to the people of DaySpring, (in)courage, and of the (in)RL Conference for what was given to us in both 2013 and in 2014, and I am here, in part, because of the courage gained from them to share my story with you.
For a lot of reasons, I've not shared much of what is behind me, but do know this: The Lord has used almost all of that in moving me forward. Some of that "moving forward" is here in the pages of this site where I share with you some of the ways I've learned from His leading.
Our stories – yours and mine – have many layers. Our Lord can use our stories to help others move past their hurts, to lean into the challenges they are facing and to lay a stepping stone for those whose upheaval might be yet to come. Our stories might plant seeds of hope for a generation to come.
When we surrender our story to Him and allow Him to use us, He will find a way to use our story.
If you are willing, if you are led, or if you need an ear to listen, you are welcome to email me with parts of your story or you can comment below.
I'd be honored to pray for you.
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Patients with severe psoriasis have an additional 6.2% absolute risk of major adverse cardiac events compared to the general population. This finding could have important therapeutic implications for cardiovascular risk stratification and prevention in patients with severe psoriasis.
Recent studies suggest that psoriasis, particularly if severe, may be a risk factor for major adverse cardiac events, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and mortality from cardiovascular disease. We compared the risk of major adverse cardiac events between patients with psoriasis and the general population and estimated the attributable risk of severe psoriasis.
We performed a cohort study in the General Practice Research Database. Severe psoriasis was defined as receiving a psoriasis diagnosis and systemic therapy (N=3603). Up to 4 patients without psoriasis were selected from the same practices and start dates for each patient with psoriasis (N=14,330).
Severe psoriasis was a risk factor for major adverse cardiac events (hazard ratio 1.53; 95% confidence interval, 1.26-1.85) after adjusting for age, gender, diabetes, hypertension, tobacco use, and hyperlipidemia. After fully adjusted analysis, severe psoriasis conferred an additional 6.2% absolute risk of 10-year major adverse cardiac events.
Severe psoriasis confers an additional 6.2% absolute risk of a 10-year rate of major adverse cardiac events compared with the general population. This potentially has important therapeutic implications for cardiovascular risk stratification and prevention in patients with severe psoriasis. Future prospective studies are needed to validate these findings.
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This article originally appeared in the August 2011 issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
Thanks for the comment. In our experience in Preventive Cardiology, these young patients with moderate to severe psoriasis all are found to be at the high end of a low risk Framingham score (e.g. 7-9%). Thus, by adding this AR of psoriasis of 6%, we see them fall into the intermediate risk category. Of these, about 5-10% will go on statins, however, all will get aggressive deit and lifestyl guidance from our dietician. The main purpose of this paper was to increase awareness to the providers as well as patients so that awareness of this increased risk of vascular disease is more quantifiable than just an "emerging risk factor" as ATP III states.


Advocacy for me means to stand up for and GIVE VOICE to people and cultures who are not given the possibility to be listened to. My work tries to point in the directions we need to go to look at issues that are most often swept under the carpet. I will also discuss how ignoring oppressed languages contributes to the creation of reductive stereotypes that impoverish our cultures and give rise to ultra-right movements that only add to the existing ignorance and prejudice, creating conflict and misery.
As a Catalan speaker whose mother tongue has been minoritized, I feel the need to explore how any language is minoritized, which drove me to write a book on Theatre in indigenous languages in Puebla (Mexico). What I discovered in writing this book it will be the focus of the first half of my lecture. The three sections of the book will be explored (context, contents and objectives).
As a theatre practitioner in my quality of actress, playwright, producer, pedagogue and director who lived abroad for many years, I have found myself in a situation where translation was a must. Often it would increase the possibility of promoting my plays - or others' - by giving them access to the literary departments of theatres, and options to enter contests and settings where they would only enter if translated.
My one woman show «Phoolan is Everyone» presented in stages in Europe, Asia and the Americas in several languages, and with 15% of its contents always in Catalan will take the last portion of my lecture.


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10 Dec Horizons
Posted at 13:05h in China	by	Renzo Freschi - asian art 0 Comments
by Theresa Liu
What do I remember from my trip to Yunnan 40 years ago? Red earth from the hillsides spilling onto the road. That enduring color had cut a visceral memory and I looked for it on this recent trip. Again, the red was ubiquitous. The soil supported the mountains of pines, oaks, wild rhododendrons; also the tended fields of potato, buckwheat, tobacco, blueberries. It was tilled in the landscaping projects in villages where denizens planted flower beds to beautify their communities, readying for tourism.
Yunnan province in southwest China is bordered by the Tibetan highlands in the northwest and tropical rainforests that extend into Myanmar and Laos in the southeast. The province is home to one-third of China's national minorities, many of whom hold fast to their ethnicity and cultural identities.
My recent journey began in the provincial capital of Kunming, a metropolis of five million people. The highlight was visiting the Stone Forest where tightly packed limestone pillars, some 30 meters in height, resembled a petrified forest. Before the onslaught of tourism the area was home to the Sami minority who mostly made a living tending their plum orchards. Many now work as guides, grounds keepers, and souvenir hawkers at the site.
The bullet train transported me to Dali, a city 328 kilometers northwest of Kunming and capital of the Bai minority. After leaving the bustling new town I descended into a peaceful valley where the architecture changed into traditional Chinese-style structures with tiled roofs and skyward pointing eaves. The mud-and-wattle buildings were white-washed with gables decorated with large hand-painted blue motifs of curly clouds and stylized lotus flowers.
In the old town small shops and eateries lined both sides of the main thoroughfare. A jumble of religious buildings can be found in the narrow streets; they ranged from Buddhist and Taoist temples to an Islamic mosque, as well as a Catholic church crammed into a Chinese temple.
An evening stroll sharpened my olfactory glands to the scent of roses in the midst of merchants fashioning silver jewelry and fancy tea thermoses, and others displaying batik and tie-dye apparel in blue-and-white. The floral fragrance permeated the area causing me to lose interest in the rose-flavored sweets.
While in Dali I witnessed the Torch Festival, an ancient folk custom celebrated by many ethnic groups in the region. The worship of fire was believed to chase away evil and to protect crop growth. Large torches made of dried pine wood attached with auspicious words on banners are erected at a central location in many villages. During the day festivities include traditional singing and dancing, horseracing, and eating and drinking. As night falls, the large torches are lit and the locals throw pine resin at them causing minor explosions. People carry smaller torches and parade through streets and fields adding to the festivities.
Lijang is my next stay. Along the way I stop a taxi at Shaxi, a lovely village during the Tea Horse Road, where the tea caravans went for century from the Southern Yunnan to Tibet and the inner China.
I traveled farther north to reach Lijiang, the premier tourist attraction in Yunnan. After the great earthquake of 1996 the old town was rebuilt and prettied up with gardens and paved lanes. The wooden doors, screens and shutters of the buildings were re-embellished with carved images of flowers, vines, and birds. Many family homes have been converted into guesthouses while others were sold or rented to outsiders who turned them into cafés and souvenir shops.
My local guide accompanied me to Wangu Lou Pavilion, a 33-meter high structure standing on Lion Hill, the old town's highest point. At the top I was rewarded with a view of homes with their characteristic grey tiled roofs and flying eaves. While we circled the landing, my guide commented on Lijiang, the capital of the Naxi minority to which he belonged.
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, Lijiang has vaulted to the number two position for the most beautiful ancient-styled town in China. It is the only Asian city in the world's top 10 for clean air quality. In traditional Naxi society, women rule over all domestic affairs and family finances, yet despite such authority, most domestic and agricultural work are done by women. Preservation of nature is the central tenet in Naxi culture, fortified by its Dongba religion. Most striking among the guide's remarks was his dislike for the majority Han Chinese. From experience he found them to be haughty and worst of all lacking respect for nature. He attributed their shortcomings to the absence of religion.
While in the area I came across the name of Joseph Rock several times so I visited Yuhu village, the site of his home and museum.* Rock was an Austro-American botanist and explorer who lived in the area on and off from 1922 to 1945. He posted reportages for National Geographic on the region's floral richness and the minority peoples. His articles inspired author James Hilton to write Lost Horizon in which the mystical realm of Shangri-La was created. Decades later Rock's articles offered inspiration for poet Ezra Pound's seminal work, The Cantos. Several verses in the last of The Cantos describe the Naxi's paradisiacal land of clear air, spring water, and luxuriant forests.
"And over Li Chiang, the snow range is turquoise
Rock's world that he saved us for memory a thin trace in high air" (from Canto CXIII, Ezra Pound)
Here I am reminded of the importance of nature to the Naxi by a story my guide related. Every week he makes a trip to a natural spring to fill 36 liters of water for his grandmother's weekly tea brewing and cooking habits. Then there was the day when I was soaked to the bones by a thrashing downpour as we toured the ancient village of Shuhe. The foul weather did not prevent him from leading me to the headwater, the source of the waters that run through the village. It was vital that I bear witness to it. The next day under cerulean skies, we returned to have a better look. Crystal indeed.
*For more information on Joseph Rock and the Naxis, see Renzo Freschi's article "Joseph Rock, Ezra Pound and Shangrila"
My final destination was further north in Zhongdian county where the altitude reached 3160 meters. In a cunning move to attract tourism, the name was changed in 2001 to Xiang Ge Li La, better known the world over by the legendary moniker, Shangri-La.
Since the publication of Lost Horizon in 1933, Shangri-La has been synonymous with any earthly paradise. There was no major Chinese translation of the novel until the early 1990s at which time the local government discovered the similarity of the mythical kingdom to the county of Zhongdian. Realizing they could attract foreign and domestic travelers to the region, the new name was designated.
Tibetans dominate the large number of ethnic groups in Shangri-La. In the newly developed northern end of town there are many outdoor outfitters catering to visitors who arrive to be challenged by the mountain trails. This part of town is constructed with new but traditional Tibetan style buildings that are square in shape with faux-painted timber beams under the roof. Hanging over many windows are the colorful cloth valences that flutter with the passing wind.
Outside the town farm animals – yaks, pigs, goats, chicken – wandered freely along roadsides grazing on grass. The ever present sylvan mountains were never out of view. Visiting Buddhist temples I learned to enter the sacred buildings from the left and circumambulate the halls clockwise. For the first time I turned the heavy wheels fulled with the prayers' rolls. It was as if those prayers rose symbolically to the sky. As if they were said by me.
I ate yak meat sautéed with vegetables, sampled fried goat cheese that tasted slightly sweet; most dishes were heavily laden with dried chili peppers so I welcomed simple sautés of scrambled eggs and tomatoes. I drank buttered tea—definitely an acquired taste. In the early evening spirited music played in the main square, signaling the start of the daily circle dance. Locals and tourists alike took part in the spontaneous activity. It was easy to be inspired by the sweeping waft-like motions of the dancers.
The last stop before returning home was Hong Kong. By coincidence my hotel was the Shangri-La Kowloon. Every evening upon returning to the well-appointed room with a panoramic view of Hong Kong Island across Victoria Harbor, I would find a bookmark placed on my pillow with a short passage from Lost Horizon. Reading the passages reminded me that although I was no longer in the embrace of Shangri-La, the allure remained, lulling me into a restful slumber.
For over two weeks I had no obligations but to meet the local guide and follow the day's agenda. The sensations experienced are being sorted; some will be discarded as were the "Artemisia arundinaria winnowed in fate's tray" (from Canto CXII, Ezra Pound).
The gift of remarkable journeys. This one allowed unspoiled air and clear waters to linger long past the sojourn.
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Zach Braff says having therapy changed his life
Motown legend Barrett Strong dies aged 81
The Who announce on their first UK tour in six years
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Air-raid sirens all over Ukraine: interceptor jets take off in Belarus
Air-raid sirens sounded all over Ukraine on the morning of 25 January.
Source: air-raid sirens map; Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet, on Telegram
Details: Air-raid sirens sounded in the capital at 09:07, and then it spread all over the country in a few minutes.
An air-raid siren means that there is a threat of missile attacks or airstrikes. When you hear it, you need to go to a shelter.
The Belarusian monitoring media outlet announced that an AWACS aircraft, a support fighter, and a MiG-31K capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles have taken off in Belarus.
In particular, at 08:30, a support fighter took off from Baranavichy, Belarus, then at 08:35, the A-50U AWACS aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces took off from Machulishchy airfield, Belarus.
And at 09:00 and 09:06, two MiG-31Ks of the Russian Aerospace Forces took off from Machulishchy.
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An air-raid siren was sounded throughout Ukraine on the afternoon of 24 January (at that time, a Russian MiG-31K was in the airspace of Belarus); the missile threat lasted for 40 minutes.
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Q: phone. no. login is working in android but the data is not storing on server and api as well I am trying to add phone no. authentication in my new video app( I already have Facebook and Google authentication in my app) and they are working well. I need to save and parse user data in the server and in local as well.
I do not know much about phone number authentication, please help me to fix the issue in phone no. authentication.
As I already said Facebook and google authentication working perfectly and user data from these is also saving in local and server as well.
Please make phone no. authentication work like google or Facebook.
Note - Phone no. authentication is working perfectly but the data is not storing in server and local. (phone no. authentication is storing in Firebase but not on server).
when I put phone no. it authenticates successfully but then app says "App is stopped" other than going to "main_menu".
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Internet of Things Cybersecurity Conference – Secure IoT
IoT Cybersecurity Best Practice
NIST guidance for protecting Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) have issued a new publication: "Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps in Healthcare Delivery Organizations". Whilst this publication focuses on securing Infusion Pumps, it also also contains lessons and tips that can help protect what it calls Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices.
This NIST cybersecurity publication provides best practices and detailed guidance on how to manage assets, protect against threats, and mitigate vulnerabilities by performing a questionnaire – based risk assessment. In addition, the security characteristics of the wireless infusion pump ecosystem are mapped to currently available cybersecurity standards and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule.
The NCCoE's practice guide to securing wireless infusion pumps in HDOs
can help your organization:
reduce cybersecurity risk, and potentially reduce impact to safety and operational risk, such as the loss of patient information or interference with the standard operation of a medical device
develop and execute a defense–in–depth strategy that protects the enterprise with layers of security to avoid a single point of failure and provide strong support for availability
implement current cybersecurity standards and best practices, while maintaining the performance and usability of wireless infusion pumps
Internet of Things Encryption Snooping
You don't need to sniff clear-text Internet of Things traffic to comprehensively compromise a gadget-fan's home privacy: mere traffic profiles will do the job nicely, a group of researchers has found.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/10/internet_of_things_encryption_snooping/
Encrypted streams can be surprisingly revealing, after all: just ask Cisco, which learned how to identify malware crossing the network boundary, without having to decrypt the data.
In this paper at pre-press site arXiv, nine researchers from Florida International University, Italy's University of Padua, and the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany gathered data from household Internet of Things gadgets.
What they found is that even with encrypted payloads, light bulbs, power switches, door locks, speakers and the like reveal their activity in how, rather than what, they communicate: the duration of a traffic spike, the length of packets in a communication, packets' inter-arrival time, deviations in packet lengths, whether the user is contacting the device locally or over the Internet.
A botnet of smart irrigation systems can deplete a city's water supply
Cyber security researchers warn of a potential distributed attack against urban water services that uses a botnet of smart irrigation systems that water simultaneously.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers analyzed and found vulnerabilities in a number of commercial smart irrigation systems, which enable attackers to remotely turn watering systems on and off at will. They tested three of the most widely sold smart irrigation systems: GreenIQ, BlueSpray, and RainMachine smart irrigation systems.
"By simultaneously applying a distributed attack that exploits such vulnerabilities, a botnet of 1,355 smart irrigation systems can empty an urban water tower in an hour and a botnet of 23,866 smart irrigation systems can empty flood water reservoir overnight," Ben Nassi, a researcher at Cyber@BGU, says. "We have notified the companies to alert them of the security gaps so they can upgrade their smart system's irrigation system's firmware."
Bugs in Samsung IoT Hub Leave Smart Home Open To Attack
Researchers found 20 flaws in Samsung's SmartThings #IoT Hub controller – opening up supported third-party smart home devices to attack.
Researchers found 20 vulnerabilities in Samsung's SmartThings Hub, allowing attackers to control smart locks, remotely monitor the home via connected cameras and perform other alarming functions.
Cisco Talos researchers, who published a technical breakdown of the vulnerabilities on Thursday, said each of the flaws are located in Samsung's centralized controller, a component that connects to an array of IoT devices around the house – from light bulbs, thermostats, and cameras. SmartThings Hub is one of several DIY home networking devices designed to allow homeowners to remotely manage and monitor digital devices.
European Parliament fails to ensure security for connected consumer products
European Parliament regrettably missed an opportunity to establish mandatory security requirements for connected products such as smart watches, baby monitors or smart locks. This is the outcome of a vote in its industry (ITRE) committee.
PRESS STATEMENT – 10.07.2018
http://www.beuc.eu/publications/european-parliament-fails-ensure-it-security-connected-consumer-products/html
Consumers in Europe are exposed to a string of unsecure connected products[1]. These range from hackable security cameras, door locks and heating thermostats in people's homes, to the possibility for strangers to easily tap into connected toys and smart watches for children.
Consumer groups had urged the EU to ensure that the upcoming Cybersecurity Act would plug this gaping hole in EU legislation to finally protect the security of our lives and homes.
Yet, despite the immense threat to consumers and society as a whole because of unsecure connected products, the European Commission, Member States and (as of today) Parliament are content with only a voluntary scheme that will not appropriately protect consumers' privacy, security or safety.
Secure IoT devices from the microcontroller, up
For OEMs, the expense of IoT security is more than simply adding a cryptographic IC to the bill of materials, as it also has implications on engineering development time, power consumption, the type of microcontroller selected, and so on.
http://www.embedded-computing.com/iot/secure-iot-devices-from-the-microcontroller-up
Faced with the time to market and cost pressures of consumer and commercial product development, it's not surprising many device manufacturers elect to shortcut or completely forego steps in the secure development lifecycle.
Connected devices have a large attack surface and attacks can be software-based, focus on communications channels, target vulnerable firmware during and after an update process, or look to compromise physical components.
Hide 'N Seek botnet also includes exploits for home automation systems
Security experts from Fortinet have discovered that the Hide 'N Seek botnet is now targeting vulnerabilities in home automation systems.
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/74756/malware/hide-n-seek-evolves.html
The Hide 'N Seekbotnetwas first spotted on January 10th when it was targeting home routers and IP cameras.
It was first spotted on January 10th by malware researchers from Bitdefender then it disappeared for a few days, and appeared again a few week later infecting in less than a weeks more than 20,000 devices.
Researchers at Bitdefender found similarities between the Hide 'N Seek botnet and the Hajime botnets, unlike Mirai, Hajime doesn't use C&C servers, instead, it implements a peer-to-peer network.
Bitdefender experts discovered that Hide 'N Seek botnet exploited the CVE-2016-10401 flaw, and other vulnerabilities to propagate malicious code and steal user data.
In May the botnet infected over 90,000 unique devices, recently researchers from Qihoo 360's NetLab discovered the bot was also targeting AVTECH webcams, Cisco Linksys routers, OrientDB and CouchDB database servers.
A Botnet Compromises 18,000 Huawei Routers
A cyber hacker, by the pseudonym Anarchy, claims to have made a botnet within 24 hours by utilizing an old vulnerability that has reportedly compromised 18, 000 routers of Chinese telecom goliath Huawei.
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2018/07/a-botnet-compromises-18000-huawei.html
As indicated by a report in Bleeping Computer, this new botnet was first recognized in this current week by security researchers from a cyber-security organization called Newsky Security.
Following the news, other security firms including Rapid7 and Qihoo 360 Netlab affirmed the presence of the new danger as they saw an immense recent uptick in Huawei device scanning.
The botnet creator contacted NewSky security analyst and researcher Ankit Anubhav who believes that Anarchy may really be a notable danger who was already distinguished as Wicked.
The activity surge was because of outputs looking for devices that are vulnerable against CVE-2017-17215, a critical security imperfection which can be misused through port 37215. These outputs to discover the vulnerable routers against the issue had begun on 18 July.
Alliance to improve cyber security
A cross-sector alliance incorporating leading UK organisations has been created in response to government plans to develop a national professional body for cybersecurity.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/19/cyber_security_pro_strategy_uk/
Collaborative Alliance aims to shape national cybersecurity standards, drive advances in education and advise the government on policy.
The founding members include BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, CREST, The Engineering Council, IAAC, The Institution of Analysts and Programmers , The IET, Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), Institute of Measurement and Control, ISACA, (ISC)2, techUK, The Security Institute, CIT, and The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.
The latest (ISC) Global Information Security Workforce Survey predicts a global shortfall of 1.8 million cybersecurity personnel by 2022 and a shortage of 350,000 across Europe. One of the alliance's key aims is to create a self-sustaining pipeline of talent to fill the skills gap in the UK.
UK's Huawei handler dials back support for Chinese giant's kit in critical infrastructure
A UK government-run oversight board has expressed misgivings about the security of telecoms kit from Chinese firm Huawei.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/20/huawei_security_appraisal/
An annual report (PDF) from the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) concluded that "shortcomings in Huawei's engineering processes have exposed new risks in the UK telecommunication networks and long-term challenges in mitigation and management".
Huawei kit is widely used on BT's network backbone so reduced confidence in equipment from the manufacturer has profound implications unless steps are taken to restore full confidence.
HCSEC warned: "Huawei's processes continue to fall short of industry good practice and make it difficult to provide long term assurance."


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GlobeX Data Ltd. Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 16, 2021 / GlobeX Data Ltd. (OTCQB:SWISF) (CSE:SWIS) ("GlobeX" or the "Company"), the leader in Swiss hosted secure data management and secure communications, is pleased to announce that as per its press release of January 4th 2021, stating interest for an oversubscribed private placement, it is pleased to announce the closing of a private placement offering for a total of 9,000,000 Units (as defined below) at a price of CA$0.12 per Unit for total gross proceeds of CA$1,080,000.
Each Unit consists of one common share (a "Share") and one share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase an additional share at a price of $0.15 per share for a two-year term (the "Warrant Term").
The Company CEO and CFO have participated in the private placement as well with subscriptions of 2,017,355 units, or almost 23% of the total offering.
Finance fees equivalent to CAD 50,040 were paid in the form of Units for a total of 417,000 units and advisory were paid in cash amount of CAD 76,500 and in the form of compensation warrants for a total of 640,000 warrants and CAD 4,000 were paid in the form of advisory fee in cash with no compensation warrant. Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $0.15 for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance. Net proceeds to the Company were CAD 999,500.
The Company plans to use the proceeds of this financing primarily for operational sales and the marketing of its Sekur security solution offering secure email, instant messaging and file sharing, as well as any other marketing related activity for sales in Canada, the USA, Latin America and South Asia.
Alain Ghiai, CEO of GlobeX Data said: "We are very pleased with the response we have received to this private placement. In addition to our valued shareholders who continue to support our vision, the CEO and the CFO have participated in this placement in the amount of 23% of the total units offered, confirming our commitment and strong belief in the success of GlobeX as its story unfolds. As of the close of this placement, we are in a much stronger position than we were at the time of our IPO. Our balance sheet is stronger, the hard work and large expenses of the IPO in addition to our integration and heavy R&D costs are behind us, and we have added strong distribution partners, such as the ones we have just signed up in Canada and the USA. Additionally, our emerging market partners, such as telecom giant America Movil, are starting to ramp up post COVID-19 and have shown a real commitment to push GlobeX's security solutions to their business clients. I look forward to an exciting 2021 and would like to thank all our shareholders for their continuing support."


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June 7, 2019 Horror filmsbody horror, David Cronenberg, exploitation, slasher moviesreallyawfulmovies
Cold. Calculating. American Psycho is an infamous flick adapted from an even more infamous book.
On this episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, a deep dive into the 2000 feature, starring the incomparable Christian Bale.
He plays Patrick Bateman (a surname allusion to Hitch's Psycho). He's a narcissistic manipulator enjoying the high life in Manhattan.
We chat about the book's origins, the different actors attached to the film, the trio of high-profile directors, the locations, and the stockbroker profession.
Also in this episode, we talk Leo Di Caprio, Wolf of Wall Street, Maniac, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Batman, Tom Cruise, and The Machinist (it's quite a smorgasbord!)
Join us, and please subscribe to the show.
Really Awful Movies: Ep 250 – Heavyweights
November 30, 2018 Comedybody horrorreallyawfulmovies
A Disney movie where Ben Stiller runs a fat camp? What's this movie called, "Box Office Poison"? (to quote an infamous Norm MacDonald appearance on Conan O'Brien).
It's hard to believe someone actually green-lit Heavyweights (or Heavy Weights as it's sometimes known). This 90s-era comedy came and went with little fanfare.
Like many flicks that are not successful theatrically, the film has since garnered a cult following, probably because of the involvement of co-writer Judd Apatow along with Stiller.
Ben Stiller plays fitness guru Tony Perkis, an excitable send-up of infomercial gym hucksters. He's also a yoga aficionado as well as an up-with-people peddler of lifestyle trends
As a new owner of a fat camp (which he has purchased from a kindly, if ineffectual elderly duo), Tony Perkis is tasked with whipping a bunch of teen boys into shape.
The boys (who include among their ranks, Fat Albert and Saturday Night Live standout Kenan Thompson) are none too happy about this and decide to stage a coup along with camp counselor and co-conspirator, Pat (played by Frasier's Tom McGowan).
This is a movie that is being pulled in opposing directions. As a New York Times critic put it, "One…is a no-holds-barred spoof of a Tony Little- or Susan Powter-style fitness merchant […] The other …a conventional family comedy that pokes lighthearted fun at the chubby young campers."
It's tonally very odd, but it's also an interesting look at the comedy star Ben Stiller would soon become. Perkis' is a fantastically over-the-the-top workshopping of a character. When Heavyweights focuses on him, the film comes to life, otherwise, it sags.
Still, there is surprisingly enough to recommend it even if it falls into the trappings of other summer camp-type movies, Meatballs, etc.
Join us on this unique episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast!


Dwayne Johnson's demigod character Maui is computer-generated — and upstaged at times by his little hand-drawn alter ego.
In Disney's Moana — the movie scored an impressive $81.1 million during the Thanksgiving weekend — the 16-year-old title character goes on a journey with the demigod Maui. Taken from Polynesian mythology and voiced by Dwayne Johnson, Maui is an imposing figure, but he's almost upstaged by tiny Mini Maui, a kind of sentient tattoo that comes to life on Maui's impressively muscled and decorated body.
"Somewhere in the process, Mini Maui started to emerge, almost as a Jiminy Cricket alter ego; the tattoo can't speak, but he can communicate with Maui," explains John Musker, who directed with Ron Clements, of the telltale tat's development. "Maui's full of himself, and here is someone who could poke fun at him — literally poke him." The two directors, responsible for such Disney classics as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, are making their first foray in a near-fully computer-animated feature with Moana, but for Mini Maui, they decided to return to their roots and create a hand-drawn character. So they recruited the legendary Eric Goldberg, best known as the lead animator of the Genie in Aladdin, to serve as Mini Maui's animation supervisor.
Goldberg says Mini Maui required a creative collaboration among the 2D and 3D animation teams and the so-called Disney Story Trust. "I wanted him to be a graphic character but also a character whose emotions you could read; that was important for John and Ron as well," says Goldberg. "He's a full personality and Maui's better self."
However, combining the hand-animated Mini Maui with the computer-animated Maui was no easy task. Says Goldberg: "The technical people came up with a great solution. We could superimpose the rough drawings of Mini Maui on the CG version of Maui [during production], so we could see how the two were interacting and check that the timing and eyelines were working."


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Balancing Act: Schools, Neighborhoods, and Racial Imbalance, published by the Brookings Institution, takes up the important task of considering school and residential segregation by exploring the racial makeup of schools compared to their proximate neighborhoods.
Professors Genevieve Siegel-Hawley of Virginia Commonwealth University and Erica Frankenberg of Pennsylvania State University reviewed the brief and found that its shaky grounding in the research, law and methods that inform school desegregation limits its usefulness when it comes to policy and practice.
The report suggests that racially concentrated schools are the result of residential segregation and how school district boundaries are drawn in ways that separate populations. It also explores the possibility that charter schools, which are freed from the constraints of traditional boundaries, can interrupt the school-housing relationship. Yet it finds that charter schools are, on average, more racially imbalanced than other public schools.
Siegel-Hawley and Frankenberg found that the report's methodological decisions, such as its treatment of metro areas as the same as rural ones and its definitions of neighborhoods, either are not fully explained or lack a research-based rationale. This weakness undermines the utility of the newly created database—which its authors view as a vital contribution of the report.
Though the reviewers believe that the report deserves credit for tackling the complicated relationship between school and housing segregation and for bringing renewed attention to issues that are often considered separately, they conclude that the report ultimately represents a missed opportunity to accurately explore the connection.


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Our best universities have, paradoxically, typically looked down their noses at education, as if it were intellectually inferior. The result is that the strongest students are often in colleges that have no interest in education, while the most inspiring professors aren't working with students who want to teach. This means that comparatively weaker students in less intellectually rigorous programs are the ones preparing to become teachers.
So the first step is to get the best colleges to throw themselves into the fray. If education was a good enough topic for Plato, John Dewey and William James, it should be good enough for 21st-century college professors.
She's a senior lecturer in psychology and the director of the teaching program here, and a very warm person. I've never had much interest in teaching, but I think the op-ed makes many good points. It's unfortunate that so many of the Ephs who do Teach For America would never consider sending their own kids to the schools in which they work.
Leaving Mississippi (or more specifically, education in Mississippi) was definitely bittersweet – certainly "relief" might be the first word that comes to mind. I am relieved to be back in an educated state, in a place I love, surrounded by family and old friends. I am relieved that I will never again have to face the pressure, stress, and heartbreak of teaching in the Delta.
But a part of me is distinctly frustrated at the thought of leaving the classroom, or the realm of education. I'd like to work a way back into the education sphere in some way – if not through a career, then peripherally as a volunteer, a board member, a community leader, or even as a participant in a sort of wider conversation about education reform. That was the root of much of my Mississippi woes – I would rather reform the way education happens (to avoid the huge gap in achievement for low-income students) than try to work within a broken system (as a teacher to those low-income students).
By "adjusted for gunshots," here's what I mean. I did not count in the starting total Cedirick Steele, who was shot and killed in Dorchester on Thursday of spring break 2007. I did count the mother this semester, who could not complete an assignment about a month ago because her son was shot.
Eighty-one percent made it, adjusted for gunshots. The economy may be stabilizing. Federal tax policies, which offer tens of thousands to students at the schools I attended, Williams and Yale, and nothing to Bunker Hill students, are the same. Those colleges will try to regain what they lost by taking their endowments to the dog track. My students don't know if they will have enough money to enroll in the fall. That's a jeremiad for another day.
Because Williams does not have an Education major, a graduating Eph who wishes to teach has three main options.
3) Enroll in an alternative-route certification program, such as Teach for America, Mississippi Teacher Corps, New York City Teaching Fellows, Chicago Teaching Fellows, and many, many others.
I hope to get few writers from each of these categories, but I'm starting these entries with participants from alternative-route (meaning: not through traditional graduate school) programs. Obviously, as a current member of one these programs, its the viewpoint most familiar to me. But I am also starting here because it is the category that has been receiving the most attention recently – news articles, columns, books, and lots of good buzz about how a big chunk of our generation has chosen to devote two years of our lives to improving our nation's educational system.
Most aspiring teachers who choose that third category will find themselves in low-income school districts that have a high rate of teacher turnover — and a whole slew of problems that contribute to it.
This is the first post in a summer-long series of "Eph Diaries" about the experiences of recent Williams grads who have chosen to pursue teaching after graduation. As an '07 graduate, I just completed my first year in the Mississippi Teacher Corps, a two-year, alternative-route program (similar to Teach for America), which trains and places recent graduates in the critical-needs school districts of Mississippi. I'll be cross-posting some of my own blog entries from this year, as well as thoughts from other young Ephs in the classrooms. Hopefully our stories, observations, and ideas will provide inspiration for other Williams students who are contemplating a career in education.
Perhaps it seems odd that these entries appear over the summer — school is out, we are not necessarily teaching, and our blog entries will often be outdated. I think, in fact, it is the perfect time for these entries – a time in which students and teachers alike can reflect on the year, on what has (or has not) been accomplished, and on what might be achieved when September rolls around again. To those undergraduates adrift in a sea of career opportunities, summer is the perfect time to begin thinking about the future -and hopefully you might gain some insight from those of us newly "on the job".
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