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Closeted support for eugenics
The Slate Star Codex Jewish psychiatrist blogger writes:
RJ Zigerell (h/t Marginal Revolution) studies public support for eugenics. He finds that about 40% of Americans support some form of eugenics. The policies discussed were very vague, like "encouraging poor criminals to have fewer children" or "encouraging intelligent people to have more children"; they did not specify what form the encouragement would take. Of note, much lack of support for eugenics was a belief that it would not work; people who believed the qualities involved were heritable were much more likely to support programs to select for them. For example, of people who thought criminality was completely genetic, a full 65% supported encouraging criminals to have fewer children.
I was surprised to hear this, because I thought of moral opposition to eugenics was basically universal. If a prominent politician tentatively supported eugenics, it would provoke a media firestorm and they would get shouted down. This would be true even if they supported the sort of generally mild, noncoercive policies the paper seems to be talking about. How do we square that with a 40% support rate?
He goes on to argue that this is a good reason to censor pro-eugenics views.
Jews are preoccupied with eugenics:
Eugenics is alive and well in Israel, although the word 'eugenic' is typically avoided. Glad cites an expert suggesting that the first human clones will probably be in Israel; this will occur with the support of Orthodox Jews. Yael Hashioni-Dolevshows that Israeli geneticists and the Israeli public strongly favor eugenic practices. Israeli women are "heavily pressured to engage in selection of their embryos, or, in the ultra-Orthodox community, to marry according to 'genetic compatibility.'" This can be seen as an aspect of racial Zionism that dominates contemporary Israeli political culture. ...
The fact that Jewish activists have dominated the anti-eugenics movement in the West and that they tend to hold hostile views toward the traditional people and culture of the West suggest that their opposition to eugenics may also have another motive lurking in the background besides their hatred for anything associated with National Socialism: facilitating the genetic decline of the West as an outgroup. Jewish promotion of massive non-White immigration may also be similarly motivated, although the negative effects of non-White immigration extend far beyond a population decline in IQ (e.g., loss of political power of Whites, less willingness to contribute to public goods like health care, increase in social strife and political alienation).
This is why Jews do not want anyone talking about eugenics.
Also from that source, there are attempts to censor Australian politician Fraser Annings for talking about the root causes of the New Zealand shooting.
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Solved - Best Image Format for the Web? PNG, JPG, GIF, and SVG.
Visual content is the "secret weapon" when you're trying to communicate with your audience online, whether you're building a gorgeous website, educating with an infographic, or using video to sell your products and services on the web.
The problem? Choosing the right image file format can feel like war.
The ideal image file formats depend on the how they'll be used online. Are you trying to save space, and improve load times? Do you need a high quality, editable image? Do you want an animation?
The "big four" - JPG, GIF, PNG, and SVG - have been competing for decades. So which should you use on the web? We break down all four, so you'll get it right every time.
JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) was created in 1986. This image format takes up very little storage space, and is quick to upload or download.
JPGs can support millions of colors, so this file type is ideal for real-life images, like photographs. They work well on websites, and are the best choice when posting on social media channels. In fact, most digital cameras and smartphones save your pictures as JPGs.
The JPG is "lossy" - which means that when the data is compressed, unnecessary information is deleted from the file permanently. That means that some quality will be lost or compromised when any file is converted to a JPG.
Think of JPG as the default file format for uploading pictures to the web, unless they need transparency, have text in them, are animated, or would benefit from color changes (like logos or icons).
GIF (aka, Graphics Interchange Format) came on the scene in 1987 specifically to take the pain out of sending images to or from slow connections, or low bandwidth.
GIFs are "lossless" - meaning that a GIF retains all the data contained in the file, but they are smaller than JPGs, specifically because they only accommodate up to 256 indexed colors.
GIF was intended for small, simple graphic icons, but with one important caveat - they can be animated! There is no audio associated with a GIF, but they are still a powerful way to bring motion to your online channels.
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) was invented in 1995 to replace the GIF and to get around some pesky patent issues. If the size of your file is not a pain point, and you're working with a more complex image, PNG is probably the best choice.
PNG-8 is similar to GIF in that it supports 256 indexed colors, as well as transparency. PNG-24, like JPGs, can support up to 16 million colors. PNGs are most often used for static images, like a JPG would, however they can support animation.
Like the GIF, PNG is lossless, so you do not lose any data during compression, and they're ideal for detailed graphics, or when you're working with files that are still being edited. It's the only raster format of the four that supports transparency!
The latest of all the file types, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a vector image file format released in 2001, and is more powerful than other file formats suitable for the web. Unlike raster formats seen in JPG, GIF, and PNG, an SVG image remains crisp and clear at any resolution or size.
That's because an SVG is drawn from mathematically declared shapes and curves, not pixels. SVG's can be animated, support transparency, and any combinations of colors or gradients.
SVG is a lossless file format like GIF and PNG, and they tend to be fairly large files when compared with other formats for the web.
If you're uploading vacation pictures to Facebook, JPG is the winner. You want to make a short, hilarious animation from your favourite movie scene? GIF. If you're going to be using high quality images, detailed icons or need to preserve transparency, PNG is the winner. SVG is ideal for high quality images and can be scaled to ANY size.
Many people choose file formats based on file size restrictions - adding pictures to your website that will load as quickly as possible to improve SEO, for example.
PageCloud's editor supports all four formats, but the image optimization is done for you automatically. Just drag and drop, and the image is automatically optimized. Try it now!


MUSE (Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) is a second generation integral field spectrograph proposed to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) for the VLT. MUSE combines a 1' x 1' Field of View (FoV) with a spectral resolution going to 3000 and a spatial resolution of 0.2" provided by the GALACSI adaptive optics system. MUSE is operating in the visible and near IR wavelength range (0.465-0.93 μm). It is composed of 24 identical integral field units; each one incorporates an advanced image slicer made of a combination of mirrors and mini-lenses arrays. During the feasibility study, a slicer prototype has been designed, manufactured and tested. This paper firstly describes an original approach for the slicer optical design and manufacturing. Then, we will focus on the optical tests of the prototype. These tests included the control of the angular tilts and assembling method of the slicer, the measurements of the position, size and shape of the pseudo-slits, the measurements of the Point Spread Function (PSF) for the slice-slit imagery on the whole FoV and an estimation of the size of the global exit pupil. We finally conclude on the feasibility of MUSE image slicer and its possible improvement for the next design phase.


There must be more to life than mere survival. Authors who neglect to provide a deeper meaning to the day-to-day struggle to survive in a hostile universe set themselves up to create the literary equivalent of a Michael Bey film: a lot of sound and thunder and flashing lights that signify nothing. The journey might be exciting, but it won't make a lasting impression on the reader.
Enter Recruit: Iron Legion Book One, by David Ryker and Daniel Morgan. As military science-fiction novels go, it isn't bad. The story of James Maddox, a vat grown wage slave shanghaied into the Federation army and challenged by nature, man, and his own conscience, clips along at a solid pace. It provides all of the daring escapes and front line action and hard tech combat jargon to satisfy any fan of the mil-sf genre. It's a good looking roller coaster ride filled with fully realized characters and a timeless central conflict that provides a suitable backdrop to the adventure.
Like the Galaxy's Edge books, the character drama takes place within a morally ambiguous universe where the good guys and bad guys wear matching gray hats. We're meant to sympathize with our hero, who must make his way through the morass of the uncaring conflict as best he can, doing what he must to survive, while clinging to his last few vestiges of integrity. The problem with this set-up arises when the principal means by which our hero interacts with the universe consists of other characters within that universe. The twin messages that "no one cares" and "noting matters" get hammered home by the wide supporting cast within Recruit, which consists almost entirely of despicable people.
From the first page, James Maddox is surrounded by selfish and gross characters. His fellow workers at the slime-farm, then his fellow recruits, then his fellow trainees, and finally the ragtag group of survivors who coalesce around him, don't like James, don't like what he manipulates them into doing, and don't like doing the obviously right thing. They are an ugly cast set in an ugly universe, and even when they do the right thing, they do it with a vulgar, foot dragging, resentment leaves the reader with nothing to anticipate and nothing to look forward to. No one expresses happiness, or joy, or even satisfaction in this novel. No one smiles. Everyone smirks.
The decision to paint everyone in the novel but James as a selfish jerk even undercuts the authenticity of the military aspects of the piece. When the bullets and blasters start to fly, soldiers who won't fight to protect a nation's economic advantage will still fight to protect the buddy in the foxhole next to him. The Federation in the Iron Legion ignores that principle. It eschews a training regimen meant to build up esprit de corps and effective teamwork for one with a "devil take the hindmost" attitude where recruits backstab and betray each other at the drop of a hat. It's hard to believe a military with such a blasé attitude towards its personnel could manage to field an effective force for the hundreds of years stated in Recruit. Naturally, this same spirit of selfishness arises among the warriors once the real combat begins as well, and we are told repeatedly that saving one's own skin regardless of the cost is the only means of advancing in the Federation armed forces. It's also the driving force behind the Federation's adversary – an amorphous mishmash of rebels and malcontents who live, fight, and behave no better than the Federation.
It is entirely possible that I'm judging this book too harshly. Everyone has to start somewhere, and it is entirely possible that James Maddox and the universe that he wallows in will show signs of character growth and development in the follow on books. There are a few all too brief glimmers of a better life possible in this universe in the first book, and James does have some ability to encourage others to do the right thing. If they have to. I guess. But he'll have to do it without me. There are just too many other works featuring likable protagonists serving people worth saving and making the universe a better place to spend more time in this one.
Recruit is not a bad book. It's just an ugly book. And not the kind of book that's ugly as a means to showcase man at his worst in order to contrast man at its best. It's just ugly for the sake of ugliness. If all you want is combat and action, this book fits the bill. If you don't need any context for the shooting and the struggle, you can enjoy this work from cover to cover. But if you prefer your heroes to act heroic – to fight for something greater than just one more day of drawing breath in a gloomy universe built for empty strife – give Recruit a pass.


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If Americans spend more on healthcare, why do Costa Ricans live longer?
Wealthy Americans live longer than Costa Ricans, but poorer Americans don't.
Roheeni Saxena - Jan 13, 2016 3:27 pm UTC
Citizens of the United States have a higher income than Costa Ricans, and they spend more of it on health care. In spite of this, Costa Rica has a higher life expectancy than the US—a new article published in PNAS attempts to explain why. The analysis focuses on the steep socioeconomic gradient in health that exists in the US, where the poor have considerably worse health outcomes than the wealthy.
The authors, Rosero-Bixby and Dow, argue that while the wealthiest people in the US have a higher life expectancy than anyone in Costa Rica, the poorest residents of the US have a considerably lower life expectancy.
In Costa Rica, the life expectancy is 78.5 years, though the per-capita GDP is quite low at $9,200. In contrast, the US has a GDP of $40,000, and a life expectancy of 77.4 years. Typically, economic development raises the national life expectancy, so it's unusual that the US does not have a life expectancy commensurate with its income.
The authors point to one important difference between the US and Costa Rica that likely plays a factor in their different life expectancies: national health insurance. Costa Rica has a single national health insurance system that covers the majority of its residents. In comparison, though the US has drastically reduced the number of uninsured people in the US in recent years, the US healthcare system is still fragmented by private insurance companies. The authors of this article suggest that national health insurance helps Costa Rica to keep its healthcare costs low, whereas private, for-profit health insurance companies have failed to do so.
Rosero-Bixby and Dow also argue that access to lifetime universal health insurance in Costa Rica provides a safety net for poor Costa Ricans, who rely on the insurance for primary care and preventative care. In part, because it pays for medical care, Costa Rica has invested resources in strong public health interventions to prevent common diseases and illnesses. By comparison, in the US, the poor have high uninsured rates and have less-effective public health interventions since these interventions aren't necessarily implemented nationally.
The authors also posit that at least some of the overall difference between Costa Rican and US mortality rates can be attributed to differences in lung cancer and heart disease prevalence, which are four and six times more common in the US, respectively. Smoking could be a strong contributor to this difference, though the data on smoking is not as clear as the authors' assertion would suggest. Women in the US report more exposure to cigarette smoke, but otherwise the reported exposure to smoke is similar in both the US and Costa Rica.
Rosero-Bixby and Dow also mention that the prevalence of obesity is lower in Costa Rica than in the US and that obesity is less linked to socioeconomic status in Costa Rica. In the US, poorer people are considerably more likely to be obese—this is not necessarily the case in Costa Rica. They conclude that the higher mortality of poorer people in the US compared to Costa Rica is likely due to lifestyle factors, such as smoking and obesity. However, the data the authors use to support this conclusion is not necessarily the most robust, and it relies entirely on data from existing surveys of population health. While existing population data sources are often used for public health analysis, targeted studies with carefully worded questions that address a hypothesis are more reliable.
Costa Rica has an overall higher life expectancy than the US because the health gradient is less severe, the researchers conclude—the lower socioeconomic groups in Costa Rica do well compared to their equivalents in the US. The authors also conclude that this difference in life expectancy for the US and Costa Rica could partially be due to differences in obesity and smoking in these two countries. While these authors present some compelling information, further inquiry might identify other factors that cause difference and might be easier to change.
PNAS, 2015. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1521917112 (About DOIs).
Roheeni Saxena Roheeni is a Science Correspondent writing for Ars Technica. She holds an MPH from Columbia, where she worked as Associate Director of Educational Programs. She has also worked as a bench researcher for Harvard Medical School and the NIMH. She is currently pursuing a PhD in environmental health and neurotoxicology from Columbia.
Email roheeni.explains.science@gmail.com // Twitter @RoheeniSax

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Q: Generating a broken or snipped axis in ListPlot I have two data sets, data1 and data2.  For example:
data1 = {{1, 1.1}, {2, 1.5}, {3, 0.9}, {4, 2.3}, {5, 1.1}};
data2 = {{1, 1001.1}, {2, 1001.5}, {3, 1000.9}, {4, 1002.3}, {5, 1001.1}};
ListPlot[data1, PlotRange -> All, Joined -> True, Mesh -> Full, PlotStyle -> Red]
ListPlot[data2, PlotRange -> All, Joined -> True, Mesh -> Full, PlotStyle -> Blue]

Their $y$-values are in vastly different regimes, but their oscillations in $y$ are comparable, and I'd like to compare them visually using ListPlot.  But if I simply overlay them, it is nearly impossible to see and compare their oscillations, because of the scaling:
Show[{
  ListPlot[data1, PlotRange -> {{1, 5}, {-100, All}}, Joined -> True, Mesh -> Full,
     PlotStyle -> Red, AxesOrigin -> {1, -50}],
  ListPlot[data2, Joined -> True, Mesh -> Full, PlotStyle -> Blue]
}]

Is there a way to "break" or "snip" the $y$ axis so that I can compare data1 and data2 on the same plot?  There is no data in the range ~3 to ~1000, so I would like to snip this $y$-range out, if possible, and perhaps include a jagged symbol to show that this has been done.

A: ScalingFunctions
We can use custom piecewise linear ScalingFunctions which efectively makes the interval $[3,1000]$  very short and add a glyph to indicate the break using Epilog or AxesStyle to
ClearAll[sf, isf, inset]
sf[t1_, t2_, gap_: 1/10][x_] := Piecewise[{{x, x <= t1}, {t1 + gap/(t2 - t1) (x - t1),
    t1 <= x <= t2}, {t1 + gap + (x - t2), x >= t2}}]
isf[t1_, t2_, gap_: 1/10][x_] := InverseFunction[sf[t1, t2, gap]][x]

head = Graphics[{Antialiasing -> True,EdgeForm[None], FaceForm[White],
    Polygon[{{-1, -1/6}, {1, 5/6}, {1, 1/6}, {-1, -5/6}}], Black,
    CapForm["Butt"], AbsoluteThickness[1],
    Line[{{{-1, -5/6}, {1, 1/6}}, {{-1, -1/6}, {1, 5/6}}}]}];
inset[pos_: Scaled[{0.005, .55}], size_: {1/3, 1/3}] := Inset[head, pos, Automatic, size]

{t1, t2} = {Ceiling[#[[1, 2]]], Floor[#[[2, 1]]]} &@
   (CoordinateBounds[#][[2]]&/@ {data1, data2});
{yrange1, yrange2} = {Floor[#, .5], Ceiling[#2, .5]} & @@@
  (CoordinateBounds[#][[2]] & /@ {data1, data2});
ticks = Join @@ (Charting`FindTicks[{0, 1}, {0, 1}][##] & @@@ {yrange1, yrange2});

Using inset[] as Epilog:
ListLinePlot[{data1, data2}, PlotStyle -> Thick,
 ScalingFunctions -> {"Linear", {sf[t1, t2], isf[t1, t2]}},
 Ticks -> {Automatic, ticks}, PlotRangeClipping -> False,
 Epilog -> inset[], ImageSize -> Medium, AspectRatio -> Automatic]

Using head as Arrowheads in AxesStyle:
ListLinePlot[{data1, data2}, PlotStyle -> Thick,
 ScalingFunctions -> {"Linear", {sf[t1, t2], isf[t1, t2]}},
 Ticks -> {Automatic, ticks}, PlotRangeClipping -> False,
 ImageSize -> Medium, AspectRatio -> Automatic,
 AxesStyle -> {Automatic, Arrowheads[{{.05, .55, MapAt[
  GeometricTransformation[#, RotationTransform[Pi/2]] &, head, {1}]}}]}]

A modification of rm-rf's snip used with Epilog and AxesStyle:
ClearAll[snip2, inset2]
head2 = Graphics[{Antialiasing -> True, FaceForm[White],
   Rectangle[{-1/3, -1/2}, {2/3, 1/2}],
   {#, Translate[#, {1/2, 0}]} & @
    BezierCurve[{{0, -(1/2)}, {1/2, 0}, {-(1/2), 0}, {0, 1/2}}]}];
snip2[pos_] := Arrowheads[{{Automatic, pos, head2}}];
inset2[pos_: Scaled[{0.005, .55}], size_: {1/3, 1/3}] := Inset[MapAt[
  GeometricTransformation[#, RotationTransform[Pi/2]] &, head2, {1}],
  pos, Automatic, size]

ListLinePlot[{data1, data2}, PlotStyle -> Thick,
 ScalingFunctions -> {"Linear", {sf[t1, t2], isf[t1, t2]}},
 Ticks -> {Automatic, ticks}, PlotRangeClipping -> False,
 Epilog -> inset2[], ImageSize -> Medium, AspectRatio -> Automatic]

ListLinePlot[{data1, data2}, PlotStyle -> Thick,
 ScalingFunctions -> {"Linear", {sf[t1, t2], isf[t1, t2]}},
 Ticks -> {Automatic, ticks}, PlotRangeClipping -> False,
 AxesStyle -> {Automatic, snip2[.55]}, ImageSize -> Medium,
 AspectRatio -> Automatic]

TranslationTransform
We can translate data2 and modify vertical tick labels taking the translation into account:
data2translated = TranslationTransform[{0, -997}] @ data2;
ticks2 = Join[Charting`FindTicks[{0, 1}, {0, 1}][##] & @@ yrange1,
   Charting`FindTicks[#, # + 997][## & @@ #] &@(yrange2 - 997)];
ListLinePlot[{data1, data2translated },
 PlotStyle -> Thick, PlotRangeClipping -> False,
 ImageSize -> Medium, AspectRatio -> Automatic,
 AxesStyle -> {Automatic, snip2[.55]},
 Ticks -> {Automatic, ticks2}]

A: Here is a solution that uses a BezierCurve to indicate a "snipped" axes. The function snip[x] places the mark on the axes at relative position x (0 and 1 being the ends). The function getMaxPadding gets the maximum padding on all sides for both plots (based on this answer). The two plots are then aligned one over the other, with the max padding applied for both.
snip[pos_] := Arrowheads[{{Automatic, pos,
     Graphics[{BezierCurve[{{0, -(1/2)}, {1/2, 0}, {-(1/2), 0}, {0, 1/2}}]}]}}];
getMaxPadding[p_List] := Map[Max, (BorderDimensions@
    Image[Show[#, LabelStyle -> White, Background -> White]] & /@ p)~Flatten~{{3}, {2}}, {2}] + 1
p1 = ListPlot[data1, PlotRange -> All, Joined -> True, Mesh -> Full, PlotStyle -> Red,
    AxesStyle -> {None, snip[1]}, PlotRangePadding -> None, ImagePadding -> 30];
p2 = ListPlot[data2, PlotRange -> All, Joined -> True, Mesh -> Full, PlotStyle -> Blue,
    Axes -> {False, True}, AxesStyle -> {None, snip[0]}, PlotRangePadding -> None, ImagePadding -> 30];

Column[{p2, p1} /. Graphics[x__] :>
    Graphics[x, ImagePadding -> getMaxPadding[{p1, p2}], ImageSize -> 400]]

A: This solution shifts data around and makes new ticks for the y axis.
compressYAxis[plot_,plotRange1_,plotRange2_] will modify the y axis of the supplied plot to exclude the region between the upper limit of plotRange1 and the lower limit of plotRange2. With your data, here is the plot with a compressed y axis:
data1 = {{1, 1.1}, {2, 1.5}, {3, 0.9}, {4, 2.3}, {5, 1.1}};
data2 = {{1, 1001.1}, {2, 1001.5}, {3, 1000.9}, {4, 1002.3}, {5, 1001.1}};

p = ListLinePlot[{data1, data2}, PlotRange -> All,
 PlotLabel -> "Example of a compressed y axis",
 AxesLabel -> {"x", "y"}];

compressYAxis[p, {0, 3}, {999, 1003}]

You will have to fiddle with this if you want tick subdivisions or a different background colour; the compression marks could be improved too.
The definition is
Clear[compressYAxis];
compressYAxis[plot_, range1_, range2_] :=
  Module[{ytick1, ytick2, epilog1, target},
   ytick1 = FindDivisions[range1, 5] /. y_?NumericQ :> {y, y} /. {y_?NumericQ, _} /; y >= range1[[2]] :> Sequence[];
   ytick2 = FindDivisions[range2, 5] /. y_?NumericQ :> {y - range2[[1]] + range1[[2]], y} /. {y_?NumericQ, _} /; y <= range1[[2]] :> Sequence[];
   epilog = Options[plot, Epilog][[1, 2]];
   target = Subtract @@ Reverse@range1/(Subtract @@ Reverse@range1 + Subtract @@ Reverse@range2);
   Show[plot /. {x_?NumericQ, y_?NumericQ /; y > range2[[1]]} :> {x, y - range2[[1]] + range1[[2]]},
     PlotRange -> {range1[[1]], range1[[2]] + Subtract @@ Reverse@range2},
     Ticks -> {Automatic, Join[ytick1, ytick2]},
     Epilog -> Join[epilog, {White, Rectangle[Scaled[{-0.1, 0.98 target}], Scaled[{1.1, 1.02 target}]], Black, Text[Rotate["\\", \[Pi]/2], Scaled[{0, 0.98 target}], {-1.5, 0}], Text[Rotate["\\", \[Pi]/2], Scaled[{0, 1.02 target}], {-1.5, 0}]}]]
 ]

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360 Security awarded TRUSTe Privacy Seal
January 8, 2015 admin Information Technology
360 Security is certified by TRUSTe, the leader in data privacy management, demonstrating 360 Security Group's commitment to its users' privacy
SAN FRANCISCO, January 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — 360 Security Group, a global leader in mobile Internet, software, services, and security, today announced that its Android optimization and security app 360 Security has been certified for the TRUSTe Privacy Certification, the industry standard for safeguarding mobile users' privacy.
TRUSTe, the leading data privacy management company and industry authority on online privacy, rigorously audits a company's user privacy standards and regulations before it can qualify for TRUSTe's Privacy Certification. All assessed and certified apps must comply with TRUSTe's Privacy Program Requirements, which are based on national regulatory policies including the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), the California Attorney General's Privacy on the Go, and privacy protection frameworks established by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Passing TRUSTe's inspection and being granted its prestigious certificate certifies 360 Security's data collection and management practices as meeting TRUSTe's rigorous mobile user privacy compliance criteria.
"360 Security Group's primary concern is the safeguarding of privacy of the very users that entrust their mobile lifestyles with 360 Security," said Ren Huang, Chief Architect of 360 Security Group. "TRUSTe is the world's most trusted and recognizable privacy seal by internet users. The award of this certificate underscores 360 Security Group's vehement commitment to ensure the protection of our users' privacy and mobile safety."
To be fully compliant with TRUSTe's privacy program requirements, 360 Security's privacy policy is fully transparent in outlining how its users' information may be collected and used. 360 Security also submits to on-going monitoring, and participates in TRUSTe's consumer privacy dispute resolution program.
"By displaying the TRUSTe privacy seal, 360 Security gives its users a clear message that it is trustworthy and respects the privacy of the people who use the app to safeguard their mobile lifestyles," said Chris Babel, CEO of TRUSTe. "360 Security joins many other leading mobile brands that are committed to building consumer trust online through participation in the TRUSTe Privacy Certification Program."
Visit 360 Security's Privacy Policy page on TRUSTe.com for information about its privacy policy:
http://privacy-policy.truste.com/certified-policy/mobile/app/en/360security.com/index.html
Visit 360 Security's blog post for more information about its commitment to user privacy:
http://www.360safe.com/news/2015/01/08/360-security-receives-truste-privacy-certification
Download 360 Security on Google Play: http://www.360safe.com/360SecurityonGooglePlay.html
About 360 Security Group
360 Security Group is an international mobile Internet company providing the smartest solutions to secure your mobile lifestyle. Its flagship mobile product, 360 Security, optimizes and protects more than 640 million users globally on Android; more than any other all-in-one mobile device cleaner and security solution on the market. Designed to minimize interruptions to its users' lifestyles, 360 Security, powered by big data and sophisticated algorithms, defends against the latest viruses, malware, system vulnerabilities and privacy risks, while delivering the best Android device performance optimization technology on the market. More information can be found at http://360safe.com.
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The "Babylon" which was seized on January 8 by the Singapore's DBS Bank against mortgage claims, has yet again failed to find a buyer at the auction in the recent week. The deep divide between price expectations of the High Court of Singapore and potential buyers of the arrested vessel continued at a second auction. Officials at the Sheriff of Singapore's office, who ran the sealed-bid sale stated that this time they received a fair number of offers for the vessel, but none had been close to the minimum reserve price set by the court. The ship remained stationary on the Sinapore East Anchorage on June 7.
Interested parties invited to bid for purchase
Wed May 15 21:58:10 CEST 2019 Timsen
By an Order of Court dated March 6, 2019, all interested parties were invited to bid for the purchase of the arrested "Babylon" which was being moored on Singapore East Anchorage since Jan 8, by private treaty. The bids must be submitted in Singapore Dollars together with a deposit of 50.000 Singapore Dollars in local cashier's order made in favour of "The Sheriff Of Singapore" and should be placed in a sealed envelope marked "Tender for Babylon" and sent to the Sheriff?s Office, Legal Registry, Level 2, 1 Supreme Court Lane, Singapore 178879, to reach him no later than 1500 hrs, on May 27. Bids made without the accompanying deposit will be rejected. The deposit shall be returned to unsuccessful bidders. The vessel will be sold on an "as is where is" basis and the sale is on the Sheriff?s standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. Permit to inspect the said vessel may be obtained on application to the Sheriff.
Arrested tanker to be auctioned
Tue Apr 23 11:04:02 CEST 2019 Timsen
Court-mandated surveys described the "Babylon" as being in structurally sound, serviceable condition and free of any significant damage. The "Babylon" was estimated to have a market value of US dollars 17 million. The vessel was set to be sold through a sealed bidding process, with offers due in at the Sheriff of Singapore's office at 3 p.m. on April 23, 2019. The "Babylon" by April 30 failed to find any suitors willing to offer what they were deemed to be worth. The bids received for the vessel did not meet the minimum reserve price set by the High Court of Singapore. The tanker was arrested by the Singapore Supreme Court in Singapore on Jan 8, 2019.


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Source: China Daily Published: 2019-11-6
Washington's isolation from global efforts to battle warming condemned
The United States started the process of pulling out from the Paris Agreement on Monday, the first formal step in what will take a year to exit the global pact to fight climate change. Its actions will undermine the international solidarity in coping with the threat from global warming, analysts said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that he had filed a formal notice to the United Nations, starting the process.
In a statement, Pompeo said the accord would have imposed intolerable burdens on the US economy, echoing US President Donald Trump's long-held view that the agreement would cripple growth and intrude on US sovereignty.
"In international climate discussions, we will continue to offer a realistic and pragmatic model - backed by a record of real-world results - showing innovation and open markets lead to greater prosperity, fewer emissions and more secure sources of energy," Pompeo said.
Nearly 200 countries have signed the climate deal, with each country setting a target to curb emissions that cause climate change. Once it exits, the US - the top historic greenhouse gas emitter and leading oil and gas producer - will become the only country outside the accord, Reuters said.
UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said that the world body will work out procedural details for what happens next.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Tuesday that climate change is a common challenge to all mankind, and all members of the international community should join hands in cooperation and make their own contribution to a solution. "We felt regret that the US started the formal process to exit from the Paris Agreement," Geng said.
He said China hopes the US can become more responsible and make more of a contribution to pushing forward with multilateral cooperation, instead of bringing more negative factors.
As the largest developing country, China firmly upholds multilateralism, supports the Paris Agreement, actively undertakes international responsibilities in accordance with its own development stage and conditions, and adopts practical policies and actions to address climate change, he said.
Geng said China will continue in all its efforts to fight climate change, actively participate in related multilateral processes, and firmly safeguard the global governance process.
Ma Jun, director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, a Beijing-based environmental NGO, said that the coming US exit from the pact is "a huge setback" in the global efforts to fight climate change.
"While the world is working together to face the challenges of climate change, the US' exit is shortsighted and irresponsible. This could undermine the global solidarity in coping with climate change, bring negative influences to some other countries' resolutions to combat climate change and give them an excuse not to act," he said.
Diao Daming, an associate professor of international relations at Renmin University of China, said Washington's withdrawal would damage the United States' credibility and leadership globally.
"Over the past two years, there have been various polls showing that the US credibility globally is decreasing, and the exit from the Paris Agreement will surely aggravate the process," he said.
He said that the need to combat climate change is founded on an international consensus and is backed by science. But the common sense that underpins this understanding has been distorted by factional squabbling within the US, which resulted in "a decision that goes against the mainstream international values", Diao said.
The US withdrawal from the agreement will not be completed until Nov 4, 2020, the day after the presidential election. If a Democrat wins the White House, the US could re-enter the agreement after a 30-day waiting period.
Against this backdrop, whether the US will ultimately exit the pact is not yet settled, Diao added.
Diao Daming is a research fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China.
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