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Discover How to Block CryptoLocker Ransomware
Oct 24, 2013 | Cybersecurity Advice, Email & Web Spam, Malware Alerts, Network Security
Ever since the announcement of the discovery of a new and particularly dangerous virus called CryptoLocker, consumers and IT professionals have been searching for information about how to block CryptoLocker Ransomware.
Once installed, ransomware encrypts data and prevents it from being accessed or unlocked without the correct security key being input. Unfortunately, it is not possible for the encryption to be cracked.
CryptoLocker Ransomware has been designed to make it almost impossible for businesses to continue trading unless they pay criminals considerable sums of money to release their data. System files are targeted and locked with two separate types of encryption. The victim is then instructed to pay a ransom or their files will be deleted. Payment must be made using Moneypak or Bitcoin, so the funds are untraceable.
The criminals behind the malware are not concerned about whose system is infected. They just want as many people as possible to pay their ransoms. The first infections required a ransom of $100 to be paid to unlock computers. That price has now risen to $300 with the latest version of the malware. However, there is no telling what ransom will be demanded. Anyone infected is at the mercy of the criminals behind the malware attack.
Payment must be made quickly and the threats of file deletion are very real. If payment is not made within 72 hours of the virus being installed, files are deleted forever.
CryptoLocker Ransomware has been shared and downloaded via social media networks, although many victims have received the virus via infected email attachments. The email is sent indiscriminately from an unknown sender and contains ZIP or EXE files infected with the virus.
How to Block CryptoLocker Ransomware
It is possible to prevent a computer or server from being infected by simply deleting a spam email containing the virus. However, it is not easy to tell whether a .exe or .zip file is genuine, or if it contains the virus. The simple solution is to avoid downloading or opening these file attachments. Individuals should be wary about these attachments anyway as they are often used to install viruses or malware.
IT professionals need to be particularly careful. The more employees an organization has, the greater the risk of individuals downloading or opening the malicious attachments. It is strongly advisable to send out a virus warning via email to all business email accounts warning of the new virus. Regardless, some staff members will not read the emails or will ignore the advice provided and install CryptoLocker.
The best way to block CryptoLocker Ransomware is to use an Anti-Spam solution such as SpamTitan. SpamTitan Technologies Anti-Spam software can detect CryptoLocker Ransomware and prevent the malware from being installed by quarantining the email. This will ensure end users' computers and personal devices are protected. If a business has its network or computers taken out of action, the cost of decrypting is unlikely to be $300. The criminals can name their price.
Have you backed up your data?
If your computer or network has been infected it does not mean that you will lose everything. You can restore your data from a backup, but that would require a current backup to have been made. It is therefore vital to conduct data backups regularly to protect against ransomware. They should be scheduled to ensure they are never missed.
You should also test your backups to make sure that data can actually be restored. Restoring data from backups can be labor and time intensive. Systems can be taken out of action and business lost as a result. The cost of implementing solutions to prevent CryptoLocker and other malware infections is likely to be far lower than the cost of removing viruses and malware from a network.
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I was reading Clarissa Pinkola Estés Untie the Strong Woman the other night (thank you, Sharon Martinelli) and the chapter was about Our Lady of Guadalupe mural in North Denver. The beautiful mural was painted over; sheetrocked over with no clear explanation about why; just for "remodeling sake". There were peaceful protests and many, many inquires about why this happened, and so many pleas to, please, uncover the wall. Nothing. No answer.
But the people knew that the Lady was still there, even though they couldn't see her anymore. They knew she was there and they felt her. And here's the odd phenomenon, according to Estes. Great spiritual passion often arises from travesty. There were "rememberers" who came and touched the wall; who continue to come and touch the wall to let Our Lady know she is remembered; not forgotten and that her work continues in the world.
It became clear to those who covered the wall and the mural that to bury Our Lady, you had to dig deep; a lot deeper than sheetrock and paint.
I felt an analogy to where we are today. You are invited to your own perspective.


The Cultural & Museum Centre Karonga provides facilities for research on and promotion for rich natural heritage of Northern Malawi comprises sediments and fossil remains from the Permo-Triassic (Therapsids), the Jurassic-Cretaceous (Dinosaurs, early mammals) and the Plio-Pleistocene Periods (Hominids).
A walk through the CMCK.
The project was mainly initiated by Karonga community and members of the Hominid Corridor Research Project, who conducted research in the fields of Geology, Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology of Karonga District. The Cultural and Museum Centre Karonga with some 20 employees and volunteers, comprises an exhibition area, a research centre, and a palaeoanthropological field station at Malema with training and research facilities.
Living legends at the Cultural and Museum Centre Karonga.
The centre was constructed through EU funding and opened in November 2004. A cultural centre with an amphitheatre have opened in 2014. Malema Camp (for field schools, workshops seminars) and the Museum serve as a unique platform for international and national scientists in the field of Palaeontology, Palaeoanthropology, Archaeology, Mammalogy and Ornithology, and the exploration of Malawi's unique cultural and natural heritage. Excavations and field projects are undertaken jointly by African and non-African Partners.
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Cranked Up Films Acquires North American Rights to 'Extra Ordinary'
Extra Ordinary is set to release in Autumn 2019
North American distribution rights to the Irish supernatural comedy have been acquired by Good Deed Entertainment's Cranked Up Films.
Extra Ordinary, is the debut feature from Irish co-directors Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman, who also co-wrote the script for the fantasy-based comedy. The feature premiered at SXSW in March, before screening at the Cannes 2019 market in May.
The film stars Irish comedian, podcaster and author, Maeve Higgins ('Moone Boy'), IFTA nominee Barry Ward ('Maze'), Australian actress Claudia O'Doherty ('Trainwreck') and former Saturday Night Live Star, Will Forte ('Nebraska'). The film also boasts a strong Irish cast with Siobhan McSweeney ('Derry Girls'), Risteard Cooper ('Apres Match'), Alison Spittle ('Nowhere Fast'), Mary McEvoy ('Glenroe') and Jamie Beamish ('Derry Girls') rounding out the cast.
'Extra Ordinary' follows the story of Rose (Higgins), a sweet, lonely driving instructor in rural Ireland, who is gifted with supernatural abilities. Rose has a love/hate relationship with her 'talents' & tries to ignore the constant spirit related requests from locals - to exorcise possessed rubbish bins or haunted gravel. But Christian Winter (Forte), a washed up, one-hit-wonder rock star, has made a pact with the devil for a return to greatness. He puts a spell on a local teenager making her levitate, leaving her terrified father, Martin Martin, to ask Rose for her help in saving his daughter.
Speaking to Deadline, Scott Donley, CEO and founder of Good Deed said:
"We're so excited to share Extra Ordinary with audiences. The film had a wonderful response at SXSW and we are delighted to release this genre-bending film with fans of horror, romance, and comedy alike."
Filmed on location in Kildare, Tullamore and Wicklow last year, 'Extra Ordinary' is produced by Blinder Films' Katie Holly ('Love & Friendship'), Yvonne Donohoe ('Striking Out'), Ailish Bracken ('The Lodgers') and Mary McCarthy ('The Delinquent Season'). The film is a co-production with Umedia, who also funded the project alongside Screen Ireland and Inevitable Pictures.
Wildcard Distribution will handle the film in Ireland, with an Irish and International release date expected for Autumn 2019.
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Steve Kerr: James Wiseman will be Warriors…
Steve Kerr: James Wiseman will be Warriors starting center 'before too long'
James Wiseman could start as soon as the Warriors' season opener against the Nets on Dec. 22.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 17: Golden State Warriors' James Wiseman (33) dunks the ball while practicing before the Warriors game against the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
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PUBLISHED: December 19, 2020 at 2:49 p.m. | UPDATED: December 19, 2020 at 5:15 p.m.
Even if James Wiseman does not start at center for the Warriors in Tuesday's season opener, head coach Steve Kerr said Wiseman will be the team's regular starter "before too long."
"Clearly he is our long-term starting center," Kerr said Saturday. "When we feel that he's ready for that, then we'll put him out there."
Wiseman, the No. 2 pick in the draft, will likely make his Warriors debut Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets. Wiseman did not play in Golden State's three preseason games after testing positive for the coronavirus prior to training camp.
Meanwhile, forward Draymond Green is doubtful to play Tuesday after suffering a mild muscle strain to his right foot in Friday's scrimmage. An MRI did not show a serious injury, and he will accompany the Warriors on their upcoming four-game trip. Like Wiseman, Green did not play in either of Golden State's preseason games.
After missing all of training camp, Wiseman returned to practice this week and participated in his first full scrimmage Friday, when he got a run with guard Stephen Curry and the other starters. The Warriors have been impressed with his size, athleticism and intelligence.
"He just looked like he picked a lot of things up in the last few days," said Kerr, who has been instructing the rookie to play with more patience in recent practices. "Even though there was a ton of energy, there was less wild energy. There was more of an awareness."
If Wiseman does not start Tuesday, Kerr said, it's unclear who will be named the opening-night starter. Kevon Looney started all three preseason games, but Marquese Chriss — who started in his final 18 games last season — got the start in the second half against the Kings Thursday. The overall rotation will factor into Kerr's decision.
"Both (Looney) and Marquese play well with Steph. They're both really good pick-and-roll players," Kerr said. "I'll probably take a look at what the rotation would be in the second quarter and determine which one I prefer to have out there."
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A White Township man has been accused of breaking into neighbors' cars.
Patterson Township police said Robert Charles Collins, 24, of 66C Colonial Oaks Apartments around 6:20 a.m. July 7 stole a global-positioning system unit and a camera from a car owned by Travis Prindle of 139 Colonial Oaks and attempted to steal items from a car owned by Gary Woodhull of 127 Colonial Oaks.
Collins is charged with theft from a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property and attempted theft from a vehicle.


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Festive styles often teeter on slightly scary, if taken too much. In moderation, though, just about anything works…ALMOST. Though I don't suggest you strike the city in a skin-tight sequin mini dress, be spontaneous and have more fun together with your appearance as 2013 involves a close.
Channel the under manufacturers and attempt a small amount of sheer, embellishment, or feathers to ring-in the new 12 months. Start 2014 off with some fun—you have nothing to reduce!
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New passenger terminal is officially open at Sheremetyevo Airport
Posted: 20 January 2020 | International Airport Review | No comments yet
The new terminal at Sheremetyevo enables the airport to accommodate an additional 20 million passengers per year.
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The new international passenger terminal at Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) has been officially opened to the public.
The build is part of the long-term airport development programme, and forms part of the Northern Terminal Complex (which also includes Terminal B) at the airport. Design and construction of the airport began in April 2017 and was completed in January 2020.
Sheremetyevo's new terminal has the capability to accommodate 20 million passengers per year, comprising of a seven-floor, 127,375m2 passenger terminal building, a control tower to supervise aircraft ground movement, and a six-level parking lot with the capacity of 2,500 vehicles.
The design and construction of Terminal C ensured the combination of technology and architectural design that follows the traditions of Russian Constructivism.
At the opening ceremony of the new terminal, Aleksandr Yurchik, Transport Deputy Minister of Russia, said: "Sheremetyevo has been a leader of the airport infrastructure development in our country, Europe and the world in recent years. The airport and it's base air company, Aeroflot, are the flagships of the aviation industry. It's very necessary and important symbiosis."
A unique challenge was created by the development of the terminal, as it forms a single space together with Terminal B. The buildings were united under one roof, allowing passengers to make use of the services and technical capabilities offered by both terminals, while allowing transfer passengers to move quickly between the terminals through the transit area.
Features of Sheremetyevo's new terminal include retail space; VIP and business lounges; sleep and recreation areas; restaurants, cafes and bars that are constantly open; a baby care room and childrens' play areas; Wi-Fi coverage; and navigation and information systems available in Russian, English and Chinese.
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A's new second baseman Jurickson Profar arrives
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Susan Slusser Feb. 14, 2019 Updated: Feb. 14, 2019 8:29 p.m.
SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 29: Jurickson Profar #19 of the Texas Rangers takes as swing during an at-bat in a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on September 29, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners won the game 4-1. (Photo by
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MESA, Ariz. — As a member of the Rangers the past three seasons, Jurickson Profar has seen more than enough of the A's. He knows exactly what kind of team he's joining.
"I'm feeling great about this organization," Profar said Thursday after arriving at Hohokam Stadium, saying Oakland always gave Texas a hard time. "They have a great team and last year, they always battled. I love that."
Profar, who turns 26 Wednesday, came to Oakland as part of a three-team trade with Texas and Tampa Bay on Dec. 21. He's assuming the starting second-base job left open when Jed Lowrie signed with the Mets.
"I'll try to do my best to fit in and help along the way," said Profar, who also played for Texas in parts of 2012 and '13.
Jurickson Profar arrives at A's camp
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Profar was once one of baseball's top prospects, but injuries took their toll his first few years in the big leagues. Last year was the first time he was able to play in more than 90 games, and he hit .254 with 20 homers, 77 RBIs and 82 runs. He drew 54 walks, and played both second and third base.
"I worked hard to get past the injuries," he said. "Last year was the first chance I got to play, and I think I did good. I'm looking forward to this year, too."
Playing just one position should help Profar, manager Bob Melvin said, and the fact that Profar is a switch-hitter, like Lowrie, is also valuable.
"Two years in a row he was the top prospect in the minor leagues and kind of had to get through some injuries," Melvin said. "The timing is right to have him on our side."
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A's position players officially report Saturday, with the first full-squad workout Sunday.
Briefly: Third baseman Matt Chapman, coming back from shoulder surgery, took 10 swings during batting practice for the first time Thursday, along with doing tee work and hitting flips. ... Melvin thought highly of starter Daniel Mengden's bullpen session Thursday. "I think he's got something to prove this year," Melvin said. "He's a guy we really like. He's had some injuries, not consistent starting and so forth. I think he's come to camp trying to prove that he deserves a spot. You can see the look in his eye right now — he's competing out there. He looks like he's on it, throwing all his pitches for strikes. He looks really good."
Susan Slusser is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.
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Susan Slusser has worked at The San Francisco Chronicle since 1996 and has covered the A's fulltime since 1999. She has been a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America since 1993 and in 2012 became the only woman to be elected president in the 111 years of the organization. In 2019, she and Chronicle columnist Ann Killion were named the co-California Sportswriters of the Year; Susan is the first team beat writer in the state's history to win the award.
Slusser's book about the A's, 100 Things A's Fans Need to Know and Do Before They Die, came out in 2014 and she and A's radio announcer Ken Korach released a new book, If These Walls Could Talk, Tales from the Oakland A's Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box, in 2019. She is also a correspondent for the MLB Network.
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A living trust is a trust established during a person's lifetime in which a person's assets and property are placed within the trust, usually for the purpose of estate planning.
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A living trust is an effective estate planning tool for many individuals. Do you want to make sure your heirs don't mishandle or waste what you leave behind? Do you have pets that will need to be cared for if something were to happen to you? Do you or a parent anticipate entering a nursing home in the future and want to protect your eligibility for Medicaid? These are only a few reasons you may want to investigate whether a living trust is right for you.
A trust document is a method of holding property in a fiduciary relationship for the benefit of the named beneficiaries. The same individual may be the grantor, trustee and beneficiary. The grantor may also name successor trustee if the original trustee dies or is unable to serve, as well as successor beneficiaries.
To create a living trust, the owners of the trust (also called the grantors or settlors) make a living trust document and transfer real property or other assets to the trust. Assets are transferred into the trust belong to the trust and are managed by the trustee. The trustee manages the trust property for the benefit of the beneficiaries, according to the terms of the trust document.
A revocable trust may be changed or terminated by the grantor of the trust. The settlor may reserve the right to take back any trust property and remaining revenues. Revocable trusts are also referred to as grantor trusts, and therefore the income is taxable to the grantor and any assets in the trust when the grantor dies become part of the grantors' taxable estate.
An irrevocable trust can't be changed or terminated without the consent of the beneficiaries. By transferring assets into the trust, the creator of the trust gives up control and ownership. Therefore, the assets and income are no longer taxable to the grantor, nor do they become part of the settlor's taxable estate when he or she dies. Some types of irrevocable trusts include an irrevocable life insurance trust, irrevocable family trust, Medicaid income trust, special needs trust, and charitable trust.
Living trusts may provide many benefits, such as avoiding probate, protecting assets from creditors, keeping your financial affairs confidential, minimizing taxes, delay, and legal expenses, and more, when used properly. When your estate is distributed under a will, you lose control over what happens to it once received by the heirs. Living trusts provide a way to protect and manage your estate even after your death or incapacity. Even if you don't have a large estate, they can serve many purposes, such as ensuring that your pets are cared for according to your instructions to the trustees, protecting governments benefits or eligibility for Medicaid, or allowing you to preserve confidentiality in your financial affairs and choice of beneficiaries.
Privacy- The trust document is a private document which is not required to be filed as a public record. Because assets are owned in the named of the trust, trusts provide a level of privacy for ownership. When a will is probated, an inventory of your assets and debts becomes a matter of public record once filed. Unlike a will, the terms of the trust do not become a public document in the probate process.
Asset protection- Property placed in an irrevocable trust may be placed beyond the reach of creditors. Because a trust document isn't a matter of public record, it may also be more difficult for creditors to discover who inherits the property and make a claim on it.
Spendthrift protection- If you die leaving minor children or other financially irresponsible beneficiaries, the trust may continue and have the assets managed by the trustee until the beneficiaries are sufficiently capable of managing the assets themselves.
Incapacity- If you have an accident or become incapacitated, the trustee can mange your financial affairs without the need for creating a guardianship or conservatorship.
Tax Liability- A properly structured credit shelter trust may minimize the estate taxes that might otherwise be due on large estates.
Probate proceedings- The expense, burden and delay of probate proceedings may be avoided since property owned by the trust passes outside of probate. If you own real estate in more than one state, placing the property in trust can avoid the cost and hassle of multiple probate proceedings.
Separation of assets- When a couple has significant assets before getting married, placing assets in trust can help avoid the assets from becoming community property.
Benefits eligibility- A Medicaid income trust can be used to ensure eligibility for Medicaid if a parent enters a nursing home. A special needs trust can allow a person with special needs to receive gifts, lawsuit settlements, or inheritances and not lose disability benefits.
Pet care- Many states now recognize trusts that provide for the care of your loved animals and ensure they are provided for when you are no longer able.
People often wonder whether it is necessary to have a living trust if they already have a last will and testament. A will is an essential document for everyone to have, regardless of whether you also have a trust. By having a will, you can also be ensured that any property which hasn't been transferred into your trust will be distributed according to your wishes. For example, you may acquire property shortly before you die and never had the opportunity to transfer the property into the trust. A will typically contains a residuary clause which specifies how to distribute any property which hasn't already been designated to go to a named beneficiary.
Unlike a will, a trust continues after the incapacity or death of the grantor. Therefore, the successor trustee can manage your assets according to your instructions until a point in time specified in the trust instrument. This is in contrast to a will, since you will have no say in how the property is used once you die and the beneficiaries inherit their share.
A testamentary trust may also be created in a will. These types of wills are sometimes referred to as pourover wills. By creating a testamentary trust and naming a trustee in the will, any property not specifically identified in the will, such as later-acquired property, can be distributed according to the terms of the testamentary trust. Such a trust may also allow the trustee to manage the inherited property for minor or disabled beneficiaries until the trust expires or a certain condition is met, such as marriage or graduation of a beneficiary.
Is a Living Trust Right for Me?
A living trust can serve many purposes, so whether you need a living trust will depend on your reasons for creating a trust. Typically, a living trust is most popular among those with significant assets and over the age of 50. However, because of the advantages described above, it may also make sense for anyone who wishes to leave property to beneficiaries who are minors or who are disabled, seeks to avoid probate procedures, keep their financial affairs and chosen beneficiaries private, or protect assets from the reach of creditors. A living trust avoids the oversight of the court involved with a testamentary trust. When making an estate plan, a trust is an important legal tool to be considered.
How Can a Home Be Transferred into the Trust?
Q: We just created a living trust. How do we put our house into the trust?
A: You may put the property in trust by creating a quitclaim or warranty deed transferring the property from the current owners to the trust. To add real estate to a living trust, the grantor(s) of the trust create a real property deed with the living trust named as grantee. The deed should be signed and recorded in the local recorder office where the real property is located.
Will Putting Real Property in a Trust Prevent Foreclosure?
Q: Is there a type of living trust form that will stop a home foreclosure or bank auction?
A: If the foreclosure process has already been started, putting the property into a trust will not be helpful in stalling or stopping the foreclosure process. If a person knows that there is a pending claim by a creditor, and then makes a transfer of property to a trust, it may give rise to claims that is a fraudulent conveyance intended only to prevent creditors from collecting money owed out of the asset. If a claim of fraudulent conveyance is proven, the court can void the transfer to the trust and determine that the property is still actually in your ownership.
How Can a Trustee Be Forced to Carry Out Duties?
Q: My uncle is the trustee of our family trust, but he's going through personal problems and due to the conflict going on, has ignored u sand hasn't given the beneficiaries the trust income for a while now. What can be done?
A: Trustees are considered fiduciaries, which means they have a duty to follow the instructions detailed in the trust instrument and act with the utmost care and loyalty toward the trust property. A trustee must act in the best interests of the trust and not for personal benefit. For example, a trustee should not profit from or borrow against the trust.
When a trustee doesn't follow instructions or acts for personal gain, it's called a breach of fiduciary duty. If a trustee breaches a fiduciary duty, an action may be filed in court to have a trustee ordered to do or not do something, show the court an accounting of all transactions, be removed and replaced with a successor trustee, or other relief as may be needed.
Is the Privacy of My Financial Affairs Ensured by a Trust?
Q: I'm wondering if my wife and I create a living trust, will we need to file it at court so that the contents of the trust can be seen by anyone?
A: No, a trust agreement is a private document, allowing you to avoid probate filings like a last will. While you may wish to voluntarily have it on file in some instances, but you do not have to file it, and therefore can keep your assets, debts, and choice of beneficiaries from being disclosed.
What is the Difference Between a Revocable or Irrevocable Trust?
Q: How do I choose between a revocable living trust and an irrevocable living trust?
A: The answer will depend on your circumstances and your reason for wanting to make a trust agreement. To put it simply, when you create a revocable living trust, you still have a form of control in being able to change or terminate the trust, therefore, it is possible that creditors could attach the assets in the trust. In contrast, with an irrevocable trust you give up all rights to control or change it, so creditors are less likely to be able to claim you have ownership of the trust assets.
A Special Needs Trust (also called a Supplemental Needs Trust) protects minor children and adults with disabilities who rely on government benefits and need to maintain income eligibility levels while receiving other income, such as gifts and inheritances. Such trusts are often used to pay for things like education, recreation, counseling, and medical attention that exceed usual living expenses. In some cases the trustee can use trust property for basic necessities if the trust allows that discretion.
These examples of irrevocable living trust agreements restrict the use of and how much income a beneficiary of the trust may receive.
Q: How do I know if I need a living trust?
A: It is an important tool to consider as parts of one's estate planning. The answer will depend on your personal circumstances and needs. A living trust, also called an inter vivos trust, may be used for various purposes, such as asset protection, reducing federal estate taxes and other taxes, avoiding probate of certain assets, protecting eligibility for government benefits, ensuring irresponsible heir s don't waste inheritances, helping a charitable cause, and more.


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Quota 'LOCAL_SSD_TOTAL_GB exceeded. Limit: 1500.0

I tried to decrease the local SSD storage to suppress this error but the box is grayed out to the a fixed value 375 GB. Any idea how to resolve this?

A: From GCE public documentation for Local SSD devices:

Pricing and quota

Local SSDs are billed at a different rate than persistent disk. Refer to >>Compute Engine Pricing for more information.
By default, all projects are limited to four local SSD devices per region.
    If you need more local SSDs for your project, you can request more quota.

To request for a Quota increase, use this form

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Apple at WWDC: Sleek new iOS, death of the big cats, pint-sized Mac Pro
CEO Cook: 'The biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone'
By Rik Myslewski 10 Jun 2013 at 22:45
Updated Apple came out swinging at its detractors during its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote presentation in San Francisco, announcing a slew of new products including iOS 7, the next version of OS X, new MacBook Air notebooks, a "sneak peek" at the next-generation Mac Pro, and iTunes Radio - nee iRadio.
"Can't innovate anymore, my ass," said Apple marketing headman Phil Schiller when introducing the new Mac Pro, which will be manufactured in the US and be available later this year.
The Reg will dig deeper into some of Monday's announcements in follow-up stories, but for now we'll simply provide you with an overview of the major ones.
iOS 7: Described by CEO Tim Cook as "the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone," iOS is not only a complete rework of the iOS user interface, but also includes a raft of improvements to such elements as multitasking, the Safari mobile browser, and Siri.
iOS 7 retains the grid-based app-icon layout of previous versions, but adds a layered user interface in which many control layers use transparency to provide context of what is beneath the controls. In addition, the layering allows for a faux parallax effect when the device is tilted - the desktop image appears to shift beneath the icons, causing a 3D-like impression.
And, as had been expected, the UI is based on a flat, non-skeuomorphic design that does away with most if not all of the real world-imitating interface design elements.
"We just completely ran out of green felt," quipped engineering headman Craig Federighi when describing the new Game Center app. Showing the new iBooks app, which also drops its skeuomorphic bookshelf look, he added, "And wood as well - this has got to be good for the environment."
Multitasking in iOS 7 now provides a view of each background app, which you flick through much as was done in Palm's late webOS. Flicking - swiping? - is also used to view your Safari history items and tabs for saved pages - which are no longer limited to eight, as is the case in iOS 6.
Safari's Tabs feature gets a major overhaul in iOS 7
Siri gets an upgrade, with the addition of improved female and male voices, and will be available at iOS 7's launch this fall in English, French, and German. Siri also adds access to Wikipedia content, and - tellingly - web search results not from arch-rival Google, but from Microsoft Bing.
Developers receive a beta of iOS 7 for the iPhone this week at WWDC, and will receive a beta for the iPad version "in the coming weeks." iOS 7 will run on the iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, the iPad mini, and the fifth-generation iPod touch.
OS X 10.9: Noting that Mountain Lion was the ninth release of OS X, Federighi said that with the release of the tenth version, Apple would change its big-cat naming convention for its Mac operating system.
"We do not want to be the first software in history to be delayed due to a dwindling supply of cats," he said. After joking that Apple would take its Lion series in a "different direction" and name the new operating system OS X Sea Lion, he revealed that Apple is now changing its naming convention to one based on California landmarks.
"We want a set of names that will carry us through at least the next 10 years," Federighi said. To accomplish that, the next version of OS X will begin that series named after "a place with some of the biggest waves and most extreme surfing in all of North America: OS X Mavericks."
California was a recurrent branding theme throughout Monday's presentations, with the phrase "Designed by Apple in California" reappearing frequently - expect to see that phrase in the next wave of Apple ads.
It should be noted that the term "OS X 10.9" was never uttered during the presentation, perhaps answering the question of what to call the next version of the Mac operating system after 10.9; it appears that those numbers may very well be hidden away from now on.
Mavericks, Federighi said, has a number of "deep technology" improvements focused on extending battery life and improving responsiveness, including App Nap, which directs power only to those apps that are in need of CPU access - a busy browser animation will cease to draw CPU resources, for example, when hidden behind another window.
Added also are tabbed Finder windows; file-tagging to enhance organization, navigation, and searching; and greatly enhanced multiple-display support. The Safari browser also receives a laundry list of improvements, and an iCloud keychain has been added to simplify password management.
MacBook Air: When introducing the new MacBook Air line, Schiller focused on "the most important feature we always want on a portable device: all-day battery life."
That battery life is achieved in part due to the new MacBook Airs being powered by Intel's 4th Generation core processors, aka "Haswell", which Schiller said can be run at a slower clock speed "to save energy and still deliver 40 per cent faster graphics performance."
The new Airs will, Schiller said, be able to wake up in one second and remain on standby for up to 30 days. The current 11-inch MacBook Air, Schiller said, has a battery life of five hours and the 13-inch, seven hours. The new Airs, available beginning today, will bump up battery life to nine hours and 12 hours, respectively.
The Airs will be equipped with 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and new AirPort Extreme base stations are now available to service them. Pricing will remain the same as for the current crop of MacBook Airs, even though SSD capacity will double for each model.
Mac Pro: Perhaps the most interesting announcement - for pro users, at least - was Schiller's "sneak peek" at the upcoming Mac Pro, which will be manufactured in the US and be released "later this year."
The most surprising thing about the upcoming Mac Pro is perhaps its size. It's small. Very small - one-eighth the volume of the current Mac Pro, according to Schiller.
Apple's upcoming Mac Pro, between the existing Mac Pro and Apple marketing headman Phil Schiller
The upcoming Mac Pro didn't make an appearance itself at the keynote, but a video showed it to be a cylindrical affair, with a plethora of ports on its back - ports that are ringed with light when the system senses that you have turned the unit around to access them.
The Mac Pro is based on what Schiller described as a "unified thermal core" that houses a "new generation Intel Xeon chip" with configurations of up to 12 cores, 256-bit wide floating point, gen-3 PCI Express, four-channel 1866MHz DDR3 memory with a total of 60GB/sec bandwidth, and PCI Express SSDs with 1.25GB/sec reads and 1.0GB/sec writes.
The Mac Pro will come standard with two AMD FirePro GPUs configurable up to a total of 4096 stream processors and an aggregate bandwidth of 528GB/sec. This graphics oomph, Schiller said, will support up to three 4K displays.
"And for those of you who use OpenCL - and you all know you should," he told the assembled developers, "this delivers seven teraflops of compute power to your applications."
"All expansion is external," Schiller said - a break from the internally expandable current Mac Pros, and one big reason for the new model's compact size. That external expansion is accomplished through six Thunderbolt 2 ports that can each handle six devices, as well as six FireWire 2.0 ports* driven by three controllers, four USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and HDMI-out.
No pricing hints were given - but don't expect this baby to come cheap.
iTunes Radio: Described by Apple's internet software and service chief Eddy Cue as "an amazing way to discover new music," iTunes Radio will also, Cupertino surmises, be a way to induce you to purchase more music through the iTunes Store.
iTunes Radio isn't a separate app, but rather a feature of iOS 7's revamped Music app. The main screen presents you with a set of Featured Stations put together by Apple, but also allows you to create your own. There are also "hundreds" of genre-based stations - Alternative, Christian, Classical, Country, and so on (and on) - that you can choose.
iOS 7's new shared photo stream feature gives a good idea of the UI's new look and feel
You can create your own stations simply by picking an artist, song, or genre from either your music collection or something accessed through iTunes Radio, and the app will build a station around it.
As you might assume, you can also edit your stations and modify them on the fly, and skip through songs without having to wait through those you don't like - and if you really don't like a song, you can instruct iTunes Radio to never play it again.
You're also given the opportunity to see songs in various Featured Stations - ones that are trending on Twitter, for example - choose one or more, and have the app build a station around them for your listening pleasure.
Songs can be added to a wish list for future purchase, or you can get a list of all the songs you've played on all your devices through a History feature, where you can preview and purchase them directly.
iTunes Radio will be ad-supported and free when it appears along with iOS 7 this fall, and will also be available in the iTunes app on Macs and PCs, and "even in your living room built into Apple TV," said Cue. And if you really can't stand the ads, you can subscribe to iTunes Match and get an ad-free version. The service will begin in the US, with other countries added "over time," Cue said.
By the time Cue had finished with his demo of iTunes radio, the WWDC keynote was approaching the two-hour mark. Wrapping up, Cook led the the now-traditional round of applause for Apple's engineering teams, and delivered a bit of a veiled finger-wagging at the critics who have been grousing that Apple hasn't released enough ground-breaking products in recent months.
"I'd like to close this morning with a reminder," he said, then reiterated his oft-stated mantra that Apple is about great products, and showed a new ad that included the line, "We spend a lot of time on a few great things."
Whether investors are satisfied by that approach is still open to debate, but after a brief post-keynote spike to $449.08 per share, Apple's stock sank to as low as $436.80 before the markets closed for the day. (R)
* Update
During Phil Schiller's introduction of the upcoming Mac Pro on Monday morning, he described one set of that system's I/O ports as following, quote: "... six FireWire 2 being driven by three FireWire 2 controllers, and you guys who use this stuff know what I'm talking about."
He misspoke. The Mac Pro has no FireWire ports, but rather six Thunderbolt 2 ports. The Reg regrets Mr. Schiller's error.
$10,000 could nab you an Apple-1... manual at auction. Sorry, it's more like $375k for real thing
Impeccable history swapped for a CD packed with code
EU lumbers towards Apple probe as Spotify cries foul over App Store's 30% cut
Competition commissioner finds grounds to investigate
Apple iPrunes iTunes: Moldering platform's death expected to be announced at WWDC
Service will split into separate apps for music, TV, podcasts
Apple sued over fondleslab death blaze: iPad battery blamed for deadly New Jersey apartment fire
Insurers and family fling sueballs at Cupertino giant
IVE HAD ENOUGH! iQuit. Jobs done. Jony cashes out at Apple to run his own design biz
Do my Ive's deceive me? No, Sir Jony exits Cupertino, which will be among his first clients
Not a price cut! Apple perks up soggy iPhone demand with rebate boost
Calm down dears, it's only happening in the US
And in current affairs... Apple recalls three-prong AC adapters after some shocking behavior
Six incident reports prompt wall wart withdrawal
China still doesn't want iPhones despite Apple slashing prices, say market watchers
Wanted: A cheap model?


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Home>F1 1994>Book review: 1994 the Untold Story by Ibrar Malik
The Formula One was dominated years by McLaren and Williams. Both won several titles during the 1980s and the 1990s, until 1994 arrived. With Senna moving towards Williams and McLaren left with Peugeot engines. And Benetton… well they had some German Michael Schumacher. The season would be full of scandals, false claims and sadly the loss of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger. 1994 the untold Story by Ibrar Malik goes deeper into the season to find the truth about this season.
I came in contact with Ibrar Malik two years ago via twitter, he told me he was working on a book about the 1994 season. The books name would be 1994 The Untold Story of a Tragic and Controversial F1 season. I was instant interested in the book. As Ibrar explained he already worked on the book for a couple of years. And moreover he was to uncover the scandals of the season. Interviewing key players of that period. 1994 the Untold Story goes very deep into the matter which most F1 books don't do at all.
For me personally 1994 the Untold Story shed new light on the season. That specific season was my first season I came in contact with Formula One. Well I can remember seeing Jos Verstappen, our hero, ending on the podium at the Hungaroring. Later in the years I started to question myself what really had happened with Verstappen during the pitstop. If you read the book you will understand what happened. Benetton was for example not the only team to change the refuelling gear. Were Benetton removed the filter, teams as Larrousse received from Intertechnique scheme's. Scheme's showing how to modify the equipment.
Moreover, I'm impressed for the fact that Ibrar managed it too came in contact with people as Willem Toet (Williams), Frank Dernie (Williams), Paul West (Benetton) and several others who shed their light on that terrific, turbulent, strange, dark insane season. It makes it legit to say that 1994 the Untold Story is a superb investigated book without choosing the side of either Schumacher or Senna nor between Williams or Benetton.
I'm glad that Ibrar questioned also the objectives of the FIA during the season. As we know Barrichello had a bad accident during that dark weekend at Imola. Ratzenberger died during the qualification session, while Ayrton Senna would let his life a day later. These were not the only crashed that happed there were many more which brought the FIA in a terrible situation. On the other hand they had to make the sport safe asap, on the other hand you had the fans that needed to be satisfied.
The relation between the FIA and the Scuderia is described as well. If you followed the 1994 season, or did read about the season it is a returning subject. Was the FIA in favour of Ferrari and allowed Ferrari to use driver aids? Well make up your mind, and read the book you will find out yourself.
Speaking about driver aids, Benetton was the team that was accused of using forbidden driver aids. Probably the rumours were started by Ayrton Senna when he stood next to the track in Aida, and was convinced he heard something strange. Or better said, he knew for sure Schumacher's Benetton B194 was using illegal driver aids. Or was it something else why Benetton was investigated?
All I can say, Flavio Briatore and Tom Walkinshaw, at that time the spill behind the Benetton team, were not good friends with Max Mosley. Basically there was some kind of power struggle going on. As a result that the Benetton team was checked most of the times. Besides that, both the management of Benetton as the FIA were considering to go even further. Read 1994 the Untold Story yourself to find out how or what it happened.
My conclusion:
1994 the Untold Story, is a book that every dedicated Formula one fan should have on its bookshelf. The book is filled with a lot of information many haven't read about. As well it gives you a good feeling and view of what happened behind the table and gives you an insight how the Formula One itself reacted on all the tragedies, controversies and struggles. Ibrar didn't choose any side during his investigation of the season and wrote the book, in my opinion, neutral to give the best view.
My only problem was the fact that the book is in English, which isn't my native language, so it took longer to read the book and make this book review.
I would like to thank Ibrar Malik and the Publisher performancepublishing.co.uk for allowing me to review this masterpiece and give me a free example of the book. The hard copy of the book can be purchased via the publisher following this link, and will cost you 29 pound (around 33 euros). The audio version can be bought via this link, and will cost you 15 pound (around 17 euros).
During the time 1994 the Untold Story was written, many blogs were released with lots of side info released about the 1994 season. You can read these via this link.
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Home Donor Egg , IVF , Too Old Germany's Egg Donation Prohibition Is Outdated, Experts Say
Germany's Egg Donation Prohibition Is Outdated, Experts Say
Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Thursday, December 20, 2007 | 0 comments
The recent birth of a baby by a 64-year-old woman in Germany has sparked debate about the Embryo Protection Law, which prohibits egg donation. But with rising infertility rates, Germany may need to rethink its policies.
The 64-year-old German woman who recently gave birth to a healthy baby girl made headlines around the world. But her age did not set a precedent. Last year, a 67-year-old Spanish woman became the world's oldest mother when she gave birth to twins, topping the record from the previous year of a 66-year-old Romanian who also had twins.
The unnamed German became pregnant with the help of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), using an egg donated by a 25-year-old and the sperm of the German woman's husband. The treatment was conducted abroad, as donating eggs cells for pregnancies is illegal in Germany.
The prohibition of egg cell donation is part of Germany's "Embryo Protection Law," which was passed in 1990. Sperm donation, however, is permitted.
Full article: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2999675,00.html
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Wizards hand NBA-worst Magic 10th straight loss, 112-106
January 12, 2022, 10:44 p.m. ·3 min read
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma had 19 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Washington Wizards scored the game's first nine points in a 112-106 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
Washington has won three in a row, and the Wizards won for a second consecutive night without star guard Bradley Beal, who was out because of health and safety protocols. This is Washington's first three-game winning streak since winning five in a row to cap a 10-3 start.
Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said he didn't realize how close Kuzma was to a triple-double until the end.
"He's been able to rack up a number of very impressive performances," Unseld said. "Just another one in the bucket."
Kuzma wasn't the only player to fall an assist shy of a triple-double. Cole Anthony had 19 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for the NBA-worst Magic. Orlando has lost 10 in a row to fall to 7-35.
"What I like the most about what Cole did tonight was, his shot wasn't falling early on," Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said. "You look at him having nine assists, and then doing things that we've asked him to do on the glass."
A night after outlasting Oklahoma City in a back-and-forth affair, the Wizards led wire-to-wire against last-place Orlando. Rookie Corey Kispert made a layup and a 3-pointer during Washington's early nine-point run.
The Wizards shot 68% from the field in the first quarter and led 33-16. Thomas Bryant pushed the lead to 20 with a 3 early in the second.
Bryant played for the first time this season after recovering from an ACL injury.
"My legs feel great, my knee feels great," Bryant said. "Overall, I just really feel fantastic. I feel well conditioned."
It was 52-43 at halftime, and Orlando pulled within six in the third quarter before a 12-2 run put the Wizards up 68-52.
The lead was just five in the fourth before a dunk and a layup by Montrezl Harrell made it 103-94.
"Down the stretch, it felt like everybody else, they were doing a good job, but I felt like I blew some crucial plays," Orlando's Robin Lopez said. "I thought other guys, they were great. I think they were really on top of it."
SQUABBLE
Unseld didn't have much to say about a report of an altercation between Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Harrell on the way to the locker room at halftime of the previous night's game. The Athletic, citing unidentified sources, reported the two needed to be separated by teammates.
"I think it happens every now and then, but it's not anything worth commenting on or making a big deal of," Unseld said. "Guys are competitive."
Harrell would not comment on the incident.
Magic: Terrence Ross scored 17 points. It was another strong game after he scored 20 consecutive points for Orlando in the second half of Sunday's loss to the Wizards.
Wizards: This was the second game of an eight-game homestand.
Magic: At Charlotte on Friday night.
Wizards: Host Portland on Saturday night.
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With no VanVleet, Siakam narrowly misses triple-double in win over Charlotte
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Graham, Valanciunas push Pelicans past Pacers, 117-113
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Cleveland Guardians sign lease agreement through 2036
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WINNIPEG — On a team with plenty of scoring power, Florida Panthers forward Mason Marchment took his turn in the spotlight Tuesday. Marchment scored twice and added an assist as Florida defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 before 250 fans. "It was his best game by far," Florida interim head coach Andrew Brunette said of Marchment. "He's a unique player for us and he brings a dimension unlike a lot of players like him. "And he creates a lot of different things with his size, his reach, his tenacity. He


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Where does 'Big Data' fit into Procurement?
I spent about a year working as an Energy Analyst in Procurement at a large Telecommunications company. I'm by no means an expert but these are my own thoughts on where I feel 'big data' fits into procurement.
Firstly for the stake of this argument let us consider procurement as a the purchase of goods for the rest of a large company – and fundamentally it is a cost-control function for a business. These are some ideas of where 'big data' can fit in a procurement organization. It is by no means exhaustive.
Tools for supporting pricing information. I worked on tools like this in the past, but getting good pricing information helps you benchmark your performance. This is really important if your prices are subject to markets like energy markets or commodity markets.
Machine learning for recognizing contracts – lots of procurement is about dealing with contracts – one could apply natural language processing to finding similar contracts or similar documents. This could be invaluable for lowering costs in organizations.
phone mast – you'll find a number of residual parts such as steel, batteries, etc etc. For services this gets even more complicated because of the nature and lack of visibility of the costs. One can leverage applied statistics and monte-carlo simulations to help better understand the natures of these variable costs, and better model your total cost of ownership.
Since traditional methods for reducing costs are fast evaporating, CPOs (Chief Procurement Officers) should increase the time and effort invested in total cost modelling. In doing so, they will not only inform internal decisions, but also deliver to procurement an opportunity to drive strategy, thereby developing the top line impact modern businesses desire from them.
When it comes to practicalities, building an analytics capability has to start with a definition of the problem and a clear understanding of the boundary conditions. Limiting procurement's scope by simply working with the data that is easily available will also limit the outcomes. CPOs need to contemplate the relationships between data sources and data points and look for indications of likely trends without direct access to 'proof' data.
Particularly of interest to procurement professionals will be the deluge of information from the 'internet of things'. However this data needs good governance (it needs to be fit for purpose) and good analysis to take advantage of. We'll talk more about such things in the future.
Next: Next post: What does a Data Scientist need to know about Data Governance?


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If You're Looking for a Low-Key Surf Vacation, Head to Morocco
The country's southern beaches are a haven for surfers and lazy beach bums alike.
If you're into expertly pulled tea service, deeply satisfying goat feasts, and mazes of open-air markets, Morocco is the place for you. But you likely already knew that. What most travelers visiting the North African country miss out on during their visit is hiding in plain sight further down the Atlantic Coast. Not a secret to Moroccans, the southern coast is filled with nearly-tourist-free beaches, incredible surf spots, welcoming hospitality, and astoundingly good food. With new highways running from major cities like Marrakech and Agadir, these beachy treasures are now more easily accessible than ever.
Of course, you're not wrong to start off in Marrakech. The city is lively and filled with souks (markets), shisha bars, beautiful museums (hit up YSL's), and glorious hotels (try Villa des Orangers). After a few days of exploring the many wonders of the city, it's time to head south. Within minutes of skipping town, you'll feel a new sense of calm: the roads are clear, there are fewer people, and the wind through the argan-tree-dotted hillsides of the countryside will remind you what happiness feels like. (If you look closely, you'll see goats in those trees, balancing on branches while they nosh on the trees' bounty. It's cute as hell.)
Jeff Vallee
In a few hours' time, you'll reach Taghazout. Like many up-and-coming surf spots, this one was originally a fishing village that wandering (foreign) surfers set up camp in back in the 70s. Now you'll find Moroccans shredding the perfect waves here in addition to surf-seekers from around the globe. Even if you're not a seasoned surfer, you'll feel at ease in Taghazout. "The profile of the surfer is changing here, from the very good bunch of adventure surfers coming down to surf, to beginners coming to learn, coming to live the lifestyle," says Younes Arabab, a professional surfer-turned surf industry professional. He manages the surfing program at Tadenga Surf Village, a resort at which you should definitely stay when you're in town. (Each little villa room comes with its own hammock, so you can relax after a super-stressful day of carving.) "What makes this spot so good for learning is the sea topography, like its sand bottom," Arabab tells me. "And thin sand, not a thick volcanic sand or like coral. The waves are not that rough and water temperature is good—we have over 300 sunny days here." With the opportunity to surf in the morning, do yoga in the afternoon, and eat beef tagine with prunes at night, it is explicitly clear why a vacation to Taghazout is increasingly appealing. The secret is definitely out—the Four Seasons is currently in construction and a Hyatt is already available for the booking.
Further south, you'll find more sandy stretches for your holiday pleasure. Legzira Beach doesn't have much going on in terms of hotel accommodations or town life, but it's a lovely red rock-flanked place to spend an afternoon drinking tea and soak up the Atlantic. Further south yet is Sidi Ifni, an even better place to lay your head. A former Spanish port city, it is now a super-calm place that attracts Moroccan vacationers. There's not the same sort of tourist racket you'll get in larger cities like Casablanca, just ~chill vibes~. "There are no people expecting tourists so they can sell them stuff. There is nobody will stop you in the middle of the road and tell you come here, eat in my restaurant," explains Khalid Lamlih, who runs tours throughout Morocco for Intrepid Travel. Instead, the town is a place to surf, eat fresh sardines, sit at a sidewalk cafe table and people watch. You'll leave the place feeling recharged, refreshed, and baptized by the holy power of the ocean water.
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BREAKING News At The Border
Flood Of Asylum Requests Forces Border Checkpoint To Shut Down
Jason Hopkins at The Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF)
A record number of asylum requests and border crossings has forced the El Paso Border Patrol sector to temporarily close its highway checkpoints.
"We were told to go ahead and close down all the checkpoints," a Border Patrol official told Texas Monthly. Agents who typically work at the checkpoints will instead be used to transport and process asylum seekers for an indefinite amount of time. "It's really out of control. It's bad," the official continued.
These checkpoints are used to inspect cross-border cargo, where agents work to stop the flow of illicit drugs such as fentanyl, marijuana and methamphetamine from reaching the U.S. interior.
The surge in asylum requests comes as the U.S.-Mexico border is experiencing the highest levels of border crossings in over a decade. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced on Monday that her department expects to apprehend nearly 100,000 migrants by the end of March, which would be the highest number of apprehensions since 2007.
"I want to cut through the politics today to tell you loud and clear: There is no 'manufactured' crisis at our southern border. There is a real-life humanitarian and security catastrophe," Nielsen said Monday at George Washington University.
The surge in illegal immigration primarily stems from Guatemalan and Honduran nationals, who have fled their home countries in droves to escape poverty and gang-related crime. The number of Guatemalans and Hondurans who have fled to the U.S., in comparison to their countries' populations, is striking. Between October and February, one out of every 155 Honduran nationals has been apprehended while crossing the U.S. southern border. For Guatemalans, that ratio is one out of 211, according to an analysis by Texas Monthly.
Immigration enforcement officials have detailed why the border crossings seen presently constitute an emergency.
Unlike the 1990s and early 2000s, where illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border annually exceeded one million, the illegals of today are primarily not Mexican or Canadian, and many of them are children. The demographics make it difficult for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to quickly deport them, leaving detention facilities filled to the brim.
ICE detainment facilities have become so overwhelmed with illegal aliens, an agency spokesman revealed on Thursday that her agency has been forced to release over 100,000 migrant family members in the past three months alone.
ICE officials, much like the employees at El Paso Border Patrol, have been forced to forgo their typical duties in response to the influx of illegal immigrants coming from the southern border.
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Against Biden, Trump is brewing a big game of chess
Trump's "loss" is big now
Against Biden, Trump is brewing a big game of chess At a sensitive time of the transfer of power in the U.S. government, current President Trump is brewing a big game of chess.
The Governor Noted that Trump, who has refused to admit the election defeat, is considering various ways to "strip" the Biden administration if he loses in the lawsuit.
The U.S. Capitol Hill quoted the Axios website as saying that Trump told his close advisers that he was considering running for the 2024 presidential election.
The report pointed out that Trump or Biden announced his participation in the 2024 presidential election on the day of his inauguration on January 20, 2021.
In addition, Trump and his cronies have begun to investigate which funders will support him to challenge to the White House again, and some of the main allies have indicated that they will win Trump's favor in order to occupy a seat in the White House in the future and ensure their own Republican career.
A Bloomberg report said that Trump met with Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Pompeo and national security adviser O'Brien earlier this month to talk about his plan to run for the presidency again if the turnover fails. O'Brien said in front of Trump: "If you do this, I think I represent everyone in the room. We support you 100%."
U.S. media: Trump privately discusses the 2024 election
Trump is trying to "stumbling" the Biden administration, on the one hand, to create chaos at home.
Recently, Trump has fired a number of senior officials one after another. According to CNN's previous report, the Trump administration removed several well-known members of the U.S. Defense Policy Committee on the 25th local time, including former Secretary of State Albright and Henry Kissinger. Earlier, he also fired several senior officials, including former Defense Secretary Esper.
U.S. media commented that for an outgoing president, the dismissal of these senior officials is unprecedented, and it is actually a beheading of the U.S. national security agency.
On the other hand, Trump gave Biden a succession to the world.
The website of German news and television reported on the 18th that Trump began to fulfill his campaign promises, such as withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, shortly before the end of his term. One administration official said that Trump's purpose was to "blaze fires" everywhere, making it difficult for the next administration to put them out.
Trump also wants to list the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist organization, which will be difficult to reverse. A State Department official said that Pompeo did not care whether it would create a difficult situation for Biden's team. "Pompeo will do everything possible to make it difficult for the new government to act".
It is worth mentioning that Israeli media reported that the assassination of Iran's top nuclear physicist Fakrizad on the 27th may be related to Pompeo.
After the assassination, British and American media have analyzed that just over 50 days before the change of the U.S. government and the next Biden administration intends to restart nuclear negotiations with Iran, the Trump administration used the assassination to create tension between the United States and Iran, which will make it more difficult for Biden to return to the Iran Nuclear Agreement after taking office.
On the 19th, Pompeo (right) visited the Golan Heights and delivered a speech.
The Times of Israel reported that Amos Yadrin, the former head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Agency and now the director of the National Security Institute of Israel, pointed out in an interview that the people who made the assassination decision were very clear that "the current White House hosts have the same views on the Iranian threat, but only 55 days… After Biden took office. That's another matter."
He also speculated that Pompeo's visit to Israel last week was not simply intended, and may be related to the assassination of Fahrizad." Obviously, Pompeo's visit (Israel) is not a special trip to Pusaga winery for drinks.
Regarding the successive actions of the Trump administration, the website of Russia's Businessman previously commented that the Trump team has formulated a series of foreign policies that may have to be dealt with by the Biden administration, and it does not rule out that Republicans are using these measures to protect their heritage and prepare for revenge in 2024.
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