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The brief for this project by Philip Leeson Architects called for a small stage at the southern end of Glebe Park to encourage organised and impromptu performances evenly throughout the park. It was seen as a companion building to the 1980’s public toilets and rotunda designed, incidentally, by Philip Leeson in 1987. Glebe Park contains remnant English Elm plantings dating from the 19thcentury and is heritage listed for its strong historic links with Robert Campbell, St John’s Church and schoolhouse in Reid and Reverend Pierce Galliard Smith who was responsible for the original plantings. Thus, the design of the stage was to respond to contemporary needs, and earlier and historic associations.
Until the 1980’s Glebe Park was an informal place on the edge of Civic featuring copses of trees and open grassed areas. In 1988, the place was formalised with additional plantings, fences, gates pathways, toilets and rotunda. Their design of the two buildings was influenced by the visual prominence of the trees within the park: the rotunda with slender timber columns, and the toilets with its four robust corner columns, tapered bases and the solid proportions.
The stage was sited on a swathe of lawn a few metres forward of a dense copse of trees that forms a solid backdrop to the space at the southern end of the park. The building faces north towards low rising ground allowing the audience to look in a southerly direction away from the sun. The building features two linked but separate spaces – the raised performance platform in front and a “back-of-house” space facing the trees.
Dense tree plantings interspersed with open lawn areas give Glebe Park a strong pattern of solids and void / light and dark – tree trunks against sunlit spaces beyond. The design of the stage responds accordingly. A row of slender precast columns fans out across the back of the stage, their solid off-white forms contrasting with the dark of the trees behind. The light and dark theme continues in the roof. “Piano key” roof elements spring from the columns each being separated by narrow glazed gaps between deep red soffit linings. Cantilever beams extend aft from the columns supporting the hardwood pergola. The primary roof offers solid cover and protection to the stage itself while the pergola provides filtered shade to the paved hang-out area behind. Circular holes in the columns make a musical reference.
The contemporary language of the stage complements the existing structures within the park: the stout proportions of the toilet block; the delicacy of the rotunda. The stage finds its own language sitting comfortably in its surroundings while responding to its functional requirements and the earlier architecture of the park.
The Glebe Park stage is a small free-standing structure allowing for impromptu and organised performances at the southern end of Glebe Park. It becomes the focus of activities during festivals held in the park and provides a sheltered picnic space adjacent the popular and nearby barbecues. It is a companion building to the public toilets and Rotunda also designed by Philip Leeson in 1987.
The building consists of precast concrete columns supporting “piano key” roof elements fanning out over the raised concrete stage and a steel and hardwood pergola above the brick paved area behind. The row of columns defines the front performance space from the rear, provides opportunities for hanging sets and backdrops and supports the timber seats. The musical reference of the roof continues with the circular holes in the columns arranged as musical notes on a manuscript.
Light, colour and texture are used to dramatic effect. The roof elements, separated from each other by glazed strips allow sunlight to shine through onto the floor. The smooth rich red of the soffits contrasts with the fine textured off-white precast columns while the dark painted steel contrasts with the rough hewn hardwood of the pergola.


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A Maryland prostitute accidentally offered sex to a police officer after dialing the wrong number, authorities said.
Angela Ayers, 44, of Walkersville, Md., allegedly made the phone call to a member of the Frederick Police Department's Drug Enforcement Unit on Wednesday.
"It's safe to say that she thought this phone number belonged to someone other than a police officer," Lt. Clark Pennington told the Daily News.
Police say the officer — not Pennington — asked Ayers if she knew who she was talking to and she responded that she did but called him by a different name.
"At which point he said, 'I'm not working today but give me a call tomorrow and I'll make it happen.' So she did," Pennington said.
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The cop and Ayers agreed on a price and a place to meet and she was arrested without incident upon arriving, authorities said.
Police say they searched her person and found a "crack stem," which is a smoking device made of glass. They suspect that it contained the residue of crack cocaine.
Ayers was charged with solicitation of prostitution, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of crack cocaine.
Pennington explained that Frederick is a small city and officers give out their contact information regularly to citizens.
This particular officer first came into contact with Ayers during a previous investigation and provided his phone number in case she had anything to tell him.
Pennington said, "At first the officer thought she was calling him about other information."

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Boston Public Schools announced a new $38 million donation Wednesday from a major philanthropic organization that will allow it to expand a small vocational school in the district and open new healthcare career paths with the state's largest hospital system create.
Bloomberg Philanthropies' $38 million investment is the largest financial donation in BPS history. Plans call for doubling the size of the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers — known to many as “EMK” — to 800 students and creating a workforce pipeline for careers at Mass General Brigham, the state's largest private employer.
The grant is part of a broader $250 million initiative by Bloomberg Philanthropies that connects high schools in 10 communities across the country with hospital systems struggling with workforce shortages. Other participating cities include Nashville, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Charlotte and Dallas, as well as four rural communities in Tennessee and Alabama, according to a news release.
“EMK serves as a blueprint and model,” BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper said during a news conference at Massachusetts General Hospital. “Not just for our other public schools in Boston, but for the rest of the country. What can happen when you bring philanthropy and a strong partner like Mass General Brigham to the table to develop an interest in such an important industry? medical care.”
Edward M. Kennedy Academy currently has 375 students enrolled and a waiting list of approximately 400. Over the next five years, the school will double in size to accommodate 800 students in grades 9 through 12 and eventually add grades 7 and 8 . The school, which already offers healthcare pathways in nursing and emergency services, will add new pathways such as medical imaging and surgery as part of the grant.
The academy is housed at two campuses, in Roxbury and Mission Hill, and serves predominantly black and Hispanic students. The new partnership with Mass General Brigham was briefly mentioned in Mayor Michelle Wu's State of the City address last week, in which she touted “work-based learning.”
The president of the Boston Teachers Union praised the new partnership and said this is exactly the type of workforce development the city should invest in.
“This is a victory in many ways,” said Jessica Tang. “Hospitals need staff, our students need career opportunities, and then our communities benefit when we have strong schools and strong hospitals.”
As part of the partnership, students receive workforce training such as hospital visits, job shadowing, simulation labs and paid summer internships, and take specialized health courses. According to details announced at the press conference, students also have the opportunity to earn college credit through dual enrollment or in an early college program at a two- or four-year institution.
Children are encouraged to choose a health specialty by the end of the tenth grade. They then receive in-person training in Mass General Brigham's departments and laboratories during their junior and senior years. And when students graduate, they have direct access to jobs in the hospital system.
The opportunity to find a job in health care straight out of school is an important part of the program's structure, those involved said.
“For far too long, students have been given one option: a four-year college or nothing,” said Jenny Kane, director of college access and success at Bloomberg Philanthropies. “We know students and parents want and need more options.”
In Massachusetts, the need for hospital-based healthcare workers is high. There are about 19,000 job openings statewide, according to the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association.
Dr. Anne Klibanski, president and CEO of Mass General Brigham, called the new partnership “transformational.”
“What we will do is significantly improve our ability to educate, train and diversify the next generation of healthcare professionals at such a critical time for our workforce,” she said.
Mass General Brigham currently has about 2,000 open positions on its 84,000-person staff. Klibanski said most of the openings are for positions such as nurses, physician assistants, surgical technicians and laboratory technicians.
Several Edward M. Kennedy Academy students spoke at the press conference to share their career goals and praise the upcoming expansion.
“I was in shock,” said Alison Johnson, a freshman from Dorchester. “My classmates will soon have access to three more [health care] Ways.”
Tang said doubling the size of Edward Kennedy Academy and introducing new career paths would be a difficult task. But she noted that the national union, the American Federation of Teachers, has helped other cities establish such partnerships in the past.
“We have a lot of resources and experiences to share,” Tang said. “We want to be a true partner to make this happen.”


London | Scotland could hold another vote within two years to break away from the United Kingdom, after the country's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she'd look to hold a plebiscite if or when Britain leaves the European Union.
"The choice between Brexit and a future for Scotland as an independent, European nation should be offered in the lifetime of this parliament," she said, referring to the Scottish legislature whose fixed term runs until May 2021.
Her statement to the Scottish Parliament, the most definitive she has yet made on holding another independence poll, underlines how Brexit is tugging at the threads holding the UK together.
There's also a growing expectation that Northern Ireland - whose people, like the Scots, voted in 2016 to remain in the EU - might eventually hold a referendum on whether to leave the UK and unite with the Republic of Ireland.
Along with Wales - which is unlikely to ever vote to leave the Union - the three 'devolved administrations' have repeatedly claimed that their interests have been overlooked in Prime Minister Theresa May's negotiations with Brussels over Brexit.
"In that time we have seen the limits of Scotland's influence within the UK and, in sharp contrast to that, the power that independent nations have as members of the EU," Ms Sturgeon said.
She was referring to the unstinting political backing that Ireland has received from the other 26 EU member states during the talks on Brexit, in light of the disproportionate effect that the British rupture with Europe would have on the Irish economy.
Although the law isn't fully certain, it's likely formal and binding Scottish independence referendum, like that in 2014, would need buy-in from the British government and parliament - both to hold the vote, and to implement the result.
But there's nothing stopping the Scottish government holding a plebiscite that - if successful - would pile political pressure on London to let Scotland go.
"The genie is out of the bottle."
— Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald
Ms Sturgeon said Mrs May's opposition to another Scottish referendum would "prove to be unsustainable".
"If we are successful in further growing the support and the demand for independence, then no UK government will be able to deny the will of the people or stop that will being expressed," she said.
Almost every poll taken on the issue has shown a narrow majority in favour of the status quo - typically between 51 and 53 per cent, with independence getting the support of 41 to 45 per cent. The result of the referendum in September 2014 was 55.3 per cent to 44.7 per cent.
Ms Sturgeon plans to tackle that by convening a "citizens' assembly" on Scotland's political and constitutional future.
Before Easter, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald told a press conference in London that Brexit was a "constitutional earthquake" which had reignited debate on the possibility of Irish unification.
"The genie is out of the bottle," she said. "The conversation is underway and we're asking the government in Dublin to shape that conversation."
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Born and raised on a small farm in a small town in the majestic Utah Rocky Mountains, singer/songwriter Jake Jacobson was not surrounded in a music rich environment. Barely able to pick up radio in his home town his major influences would come at a much later time, but as he always said, “nature never fails to influence.” Jake took up singing as many do during his mid-teenage years. Only during his junior year in high school however did Jake pick up the guitar and write his first song.
During his senior year he joined his first band and performed at a local Battle of the Bands as well as at the year end talent show as a solo vocal act for the entire school.
As a self-taught musician, Jake never learned to read music or had a lesson until his college years. He still writes everything by ear and has said that “learning to read music and learning music theory is very valuable, but great music that flows and inspires comes from a still place inside each of us, and not the cluttered and loud logical realm of the mind. It is this still quiet space in all of us that recognizes this same music.”
Jake now resides in Salt Lake City, where he plays at regular gigs in the valley. Jake''s loves to perform live and can either electrify us with a very high energy, high intensity performance that is truly captivating or serenade us with his low soothing voice. And he isn''t afraid to interact with the crowd while on stage; joking and getting everyone involved.
All in all, Jake''s music is charged with melodic soundscapes and big beats all originated from an organic mahogany and steel stringed guitar. All this tied together with a voice that''s sultry, yet reaches up and into the deepest of places and begs us to hear the message within...

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In today’s busy medical environment, doctors are asked to do a lot in a short amount of time. The average well visit clocks in at somewhere around 12 minutes these days, which means pediatricians need to screen children for several potential problems in a very finite amount of time.
Because of these time restrictions there simply isn’t enough time to do all the screenings recommended as part of general health care. One area that often gets overlooked is substance abuse among adolescent patients.
Data suggests that many physicians do not routinely broach the topic of alcohol and drug use with their teen patients because there isn’t enough time to bring the subject up, or they don’t always know what to do when a screen suggests a patient may have a problem.
To make the process easier on time starved doctors, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Addiction (NIAAA) and the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) have both released screening and brief intervention guidelines that will help physicians choose valid screening tools and clearly explain when to suggest appropriate interventions for their patients.Sometimes called Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), the screenings allow doctors to learn about their patients’ substance abuse history quickly, and provides a clear course of action for the doctor to take based on the patients’ answers.
“These guides provide simple strategies for screening and talking to kids about alcohol and drug use. We hope they will reinforce a recommendation that’s been in place for some time, and offer additional advice on making it more efficient,” says Sharon Levy, MD, MPH, director of the Children’s Hospital Boston Adolescent Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), and chair of the AAP Committee on Substance Abuse. “By giving clinicians these tools we hope more physicians will heed the recommendation and be more confident in addressing alcohol and drug use with their adolescent patients.”
The NIAAA guide focuses on alcohol and consists of two questions; one about the patient’s drinking history in the last 12 months, and the other on their friends’ use of alcohol. These questions were selected because data shows they are the two best indictors of a young person’s level of risk associated with alcohol use. The guide recommends screening children as young as 9 years old, or the first time the child spends time alone with his physician.
The alcohol screen can be given when time tight, like during urgent care appointments, or when the physician thinks its needed, like when a patient brings up his or her own questions about alcohol. The NIAAA encourages physicians to complete a more thorough interview, including questions about use of other drugs, whenever an alcohol screen is positive.
The AAP guide screens for alcohol and drug use simultaneously and uses the CRAFFT questions which were developed by John R. Knight, MD, director of Children’s Hospital Boston’s Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research(CeASAR). Depending on the patient’s answers, the clinician is given suggestions for responses that focus on positive reinforcement for those who have not used alcohol or other drugs, or medically relevant messages that were designed to reduce alcohol or drug use.
For adolescents with more serious problems related to alcohol or drug use, both guides give suggestions and examples using a simple motivational approach designed to reduce drug use and, when necessary, to help the adolescent get more treatment for a substance use disorder.
The short and clinical tone found in both guides has been carefully crafted, because to be truly effective in reducing underage drinking and drug use Levy believes the medical community needs to focus less on the ethics of substance abuse and stick to their area of expertise: health.
“We want to change the tone of conversations doctors are having with young patients about drug and alcohol so it’s less about judgments and finger waving and more positive interaction,” she says. “This screening has nothing to do with morals or legality of underage drinking, or drug use. It’s strictly about the health risks. By focusing on proven, scientific facts about how substances negatively affects health I think doctors can have much more impact in reducing the behavior.”


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This new initiative aims to increase market penetration of professional staffing services and lessen the gap between employers and employment seekers.
The objective of the retail outlet is to make job opportunity accessible to candidates at convenient locations and provide opportunities available in their immediate locality.
Ma Foi job centres will be strategically located across the cities providing a strong professional approach, effective and efficient service at competitive and economical pricing.
Ma Foi aims to establish 25-30 job centres by end of December '06 in Mumbai, Delhi et al.
Ma Foi's strength of being successful in the recruiting business would be leveraged upon to deliver quality and speedy service at these retail outlets.

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Ten Bob Notes are an Orignal band from Newquay, Cornwall
With recent additions to their line-up which now consists of 7 Members, Jaimie O’Neill Lead vocalist & Cornet, Chris (Upright) Bracken on Double Bass, Joe Gutterage on Drums, Dave Moss on keyboards, Brynn Williams on Rhythm Guitar & Vocals, Joe (the lips) Hoskins on Trombone & Ian Scott on Saxophone.
Their Lively, Original, energetic Ska/reggae/Two Tone style, mixing witty lyrics and serious issues with addictive guitar riffs and brass melodies, will keep the audience humming for days and will guarantee that night to remember!
The bands debut album is avalaible from Specialized Records
This CD album contains ten origianl ska/reggae dance floor fillers including the super skanker ‘Harry the Boat’ and the silky smoocher Fistral Beach (which takes it name from the beach used for major international surfing competitions in Newquay.
Ten Bob Notes are known for their lively, original, energetic Ska/reggae/Two Tone style. Mixing witty lyrics and serious issues with addictive guitar riffs and brass melodies.
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But the 1.3 million-square-foot, mixed-use Fenway Center — between Brookline Avenue and Beacon Street near Fenway Park — is getting help via a unique air-rights agreement with DOT that gives developer Meredith Management Corp. “rent credits” to partly offset the added cost of building over the Pike. The details haven’t been finalized but the proposal would theoretically deduct some of the deck costs from future rent payments to the state.
“You have to build it on stilts while allowing the highway and rails underneath to still operate,” said John Rosenthal, president of Meredith Management. “If you could shut down (roads and rails), great, and it would lower the costs. But you can’t do that.”
Gregory Bialecki, Gov. Deval Patrick’s secretary of housing and economic development, said the Fenway Center lease deal represents a new approach by the state toward development projects in general across the state.
In the case of the Columbus Center project, people demanded numerous concessions from the developer and top dollar for the air-rights lease. “There were some who thought it was just a pot of gold,” Bialecki said.
Today, the goal is still to get a good deal with developers, but perhaps less than what was envisioned in the past, Bialecki said. The key is to spur overall development, creating jobs and “unlocking” other development and business opportunities, he said.
Besides the Fenway Center and parcels 12-15, there are no other Pike air-rights deals on the table elsewhere. However, the state has organized the Pike’s air space into 23 “parcels,” and some could be used for future development.
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My philosophy is simple, I believe that you are the expert at your own life, even if you don't feel it now. I believe that we all can find ourselves feeling stuck, at our wits end or lost at different points in our lives. Life can be so difficult and hectic sometimes that we forget to take those moments to take care of ourselves.
Counseling can provide the support and guidance needed to navigate those difficult times, restoring a sense of balance to your life. Because of the complexity of each individual, I tailor my counseling approach to meet the needs of each individual I meet.
My extensive training and experience are here to assist you in finding strength as you journey through the many challenges and transitions life may bring.
I provide a judgement-free, confidential space in which to allow you to explore yourself. My goal is to help you uncover ways in which to live your life to the fullest according to your personal values and beliefs.
I focus on the whole person, not just one aspect of mental health. I allow my clients to guide me on their journey through counseling, providing support, expertise and guidance along the way.
Anxiety and stress are getting more common in our fast-paced world. Counseling can help you learn more skills to manage.
It can be challenging to maintain a positive mood when life seems to hand you lemons. Counseling can provide the support and skills you need to uplift your mood.
Many people face experiences at various stages in their lives that seem to leave a mark. Counseling can help you reclaim your life and work through your past trauma.
Loss can come in many forms. Whether you've lost a loved one, lost a job, or lost an opportunity, it can be difficult to grieve alone. Counseling can help you process your life and uncover your strength to cope.
It's common to find yourself feeling lost due to a life transition. This may be because your a new parent, leaving home for the first time, retiring, changing work roles or new responsibilities in your life. Counseling can help give you the support you need.
Addiction, be it to alcohol or other drugs, food or shopping, is a serious challenge that disrupts not only the life of the person battling the addiction, but everyone around them. Counseling can help guide you and your family through the recovery process.
It can be incredibly difficult to make major life-changing decisions when it comes to choosing a career path. Work and feeling productive is an integral piece in making meaning in our lives. Counseling can help you find the path that fits your values, beliefs and goals.
As humans, we need other people. Stability in relationships can help us flourish in life. Counseling can help you find more satisfaction, increase communication and help you set limits in relationships that help them become deeper and more meaningful.
Sometimes you may find yourself just needing a little extra support from someone outside of your family and friends to provide a non-judgmental listening ear.
It can be difficult to navigate life at times if your gender expression, identity or sexuality do not conform to societal norms. Counseling can be essential to give you or your family the support you need.
Taking care of your spiritual wellness is only one piece of holistic wellness, but it is vitally important in finding meaning and purpose in life. Counseling can assist you in clarifying your beliefs.
Counseling is a space in which to explore yourself free of judgement. All things discussed in counseling are held confidential, giving you peace of mind that your secrets are safe.
Yoga is often thought of in our society as simply physical fitness. However, at Mind+Body Connection, yoga is so much more! For me,yoga is all about using movement to calm the body. Once the body is calm, then the breath can be used to calm the mind. When the mind is calm, then you open yourself to spiritual growth. This holistic growth can open your life to more fulfillment and joy overall.
If you're feeling in a space where you're not quite ready to talk about the challenges you face in life. Or maybe you've talked enough and just aren't feeling the growth you were looking for. Yoga can actually be used instead of counseling to help you release and unlock some of the difficulties you've been holding on to.
Yoga can be used as a supplement to counseling, to help you continue to strengthen and support yourself from the inside out. We can incorporate gentle movement, meditation or other mindfulness practices into your counseling sessions or you can come to a yoga workshop in between sessions.

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Saturday 16 March 2024
With the Rudding Lane ground unfit, Harrogate travelled to Cleckheaton for their “home” fixture.
Cleckheaton immediately took the lead in the first minute when Dale Breakwell dropped a goal from just inside Harrogate’s half. This did not last long however as Sam Brady went over for a try in the 4th minute, converted by Oli Toomey.
Cleckheaton retook the lead in the 15th minute. Winning the ball from a 5-metre scrum, the ball was moved left, and a fortunate kick saw Jack Marshall score the try that Dale Breakwell converted.
Cleckheaton had an opportunity to extend the lead in the 31st minute, but Dale Breakwell was off target with a drop goal attempt that resulted in a Harrogate 22-metre drop-out. Nonetheless, they were not to be denied. Strong running from the Cleckheaton backs ended with Tom Hainsworth going over in the 34th minute for an unconverted try.
Harrogate conceded a penalty in the 38th minute when players were within the 10-metre zone from a high kick. Cleckheaton could not take advantage with the kick being missed, and they were reduced to 14 men just before half-time when Matt Beasty was yellow-carded.
Harrogate immediately took advantage, with Guy Coser scoring his first try of the season. As the conversion was missed, Harrogate trailed 15 – 12 at half-time.
At the start of the second-half, Kodie Brook, having an excellent game at full-back, broke through the middle on a searing run, but the move came to nothing.
In the 51st minute, Cleckheaton won a lineout and drove over. However, the ball was deemed to be held up giving Gate a goal-line drop-out.
Harrogate drew level in the 54th minute when Oli Toomey dropped a goal, and nearly took the lead in the 59th minute but Conor Miller was bundled into touch just short of the line.
It was Cleckheaton who nearly scored in the 68th minute. Once again, they drove over the line, but a try could not be given and Harrogate escaping with a goal-line drop-out. However, this resulted in Dale Breakwell dropping another goal to give them a 3-point lead.
Gate responded and scored their 3rd try in the 72nd minute when Harry Butler drove over near the posts for Oli Toomey to convert. With this being the last score of a tough game, Gate secured 4 points in their quest for promotion.
Grateful thanks are given to Cleckheaton RUFC, their committee and supporters, for enabling the game to go ahead.
Harrogate’s next fixture is the first of back-to-back fixtures against Doncaster Phoenix. The game at Castle Park on Saturday kicks off at 3pm.
Harrogate: Brook, Miller, Kaisia, Fox, Abram, Toomey, Olley, Peace, Maycock, Butler, Pritchard, Brady (c), Coser, Dodds, Hill. Replacements: Edgar, Leatham, Steene.
Cleckheaton: Brambani, Breakwell T, Hainsworth, Hayward, Marshall, Breakwell D, Howarth, Jackson, Bennett, Piper A, Beasty, Frear, Plunkett-White, Marsden, Piper R (c). Replacements: Thrower, Iwanejko, Symonds.
Referee: Matthew Higgins (Yorkshire Society)
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Providence, RI—Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) announced today that $202,000 in Library of Rhode Island (LORI) grants have been awarded.
"Libraries continue to play a vital role in our neighborhoods throughout the state," Governor Chafee said. "I am pleased that the grants will ensure that these institutions can advance their good work and improve services to Rhode Islanders."
The Office of Library and Information Services funds the Library of Rhode Island grant program with federal dollars that it receives from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act. The grant program was open to public, academic, and school libraries and library consortia which are members of the Library of Rhode Island network.
"Rhode Island has a long history of supporting public library services through its State Library Aid program," said Richard Licht, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Administration. "This additional grant program supports collaboration among all types of libraries and other community organizations."
"The Library of Rhode Island grant program enables the State of Rhode Island to support innovative projects and statewide initiatives that enable our libraries to advance library services for everyone," Karen Mellor, acting Chief of Library Services at the Office of Library and Information Services, said.
The grants went to the following libraries and consortia:
-Davisville Free Library in North Kingstown will provide story hours for pre-school children and their caregivers at Kingstown Crossings, a Crossroads RI family housing facility. Caregivers will be introduced to pre-literacy skills and librarians will help foster a passion for reading that is important for future success.
-The Rhode Island Family Literacy initiative at Providence Public Library will build a digital literacy curriculum to help adults with limited English proficiency learn computer skills at the Providence Public Library and the Cranston Public Library.
-The Newport Public Library, in partnership with the Middletown Public Library, the Portsmouth Free Public Library and FabNewport, will create innovation studios in all three libraries on Aquidneck Island. The studios will be outfitted with digital fabrication tools that enable youth to explore digital design technologies to create designs that can then be manufactured into three-dimensional objects.
-The Archie R. Cole Middle School in East Greenwich will have students create book trailers (short promotional videos) that connect fiction and non-fiction books. The project blends skills for reading with 21st century technology skills and goals identified in the Common Core Curriculum.
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-Providence Public Library will work with the Brown University Center for Public Humanities, Providence Preservation Society, the RI Historical Society and the Providence Youth Center to create a Teen Tech Squad. This project will engage Providence youth in the digital humanities, enabling them to explore and document neighborhood histories by creating electronic exhibits.
-HELIN, a the consortium of academic and health sciences libraries, will develop a statewide digital collection of information resources and cultural heritage artifacts that will become an online educational resource for all Rhode Islanders.
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6523.0 - Household Income and Wealth, Australia, 2015-16 Quality Declaration
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DEFINING LOW, MIDDLE AND HIGH INCOME
Households with middle and high incomes tend to have a corresponding level of economic resources and wellbeing. Low income households, however, do not always have a lower level of economic well-being, because low income households may have stores of wealth which help to support their living standards.
In this section, the characteristics of households with different income and wealth levels are compared. For this comparison:
This low income definition was introduced in SIH 2013-14. This definition better captures households that have low economic resources by excluding those with nil or negative income, or income significantly below government pension rates. Such households often are either experiencing a temporary economic setback or have stores of wealth to support their living costs.
Equivalised disposable household income (EDHI) estimates are adjusted by equivalence factors to standardise them for variations in household size and composition, while taking into account the economies of scale that arise from the sharing of dwellings. When discussing income in this chapter, we are referring to EDHI.
CHANGES IN INCOME OVER TIME
Change in the distribution of income and wealth over time are a key area of interest for social and economic policy analysts and researchers. Distribution analysis can indicate whether the material living standards of the community are improving evenly across the population.
As shown in Graph 1, between 1994–95 and 2015–16, the mean income of low income households increased by $151 per week in real terms to reach $421 per week in 2015–16. Middle income households increased by $309 per week over the same time period to reach $856 per week in 2015-16. In comparison, high income households increased by $841 per week to reach $2,009 per week.
Graph 1 - REAL(a) MEAN WEEKLY EDHI(b), by income group, 1994-95 to 2015-16(c)
Footnote(s): (a) In 2015-16 dollars, adjusted using changes in the Consumer Price Index (b) Equivalised Disposable Household Income (c) Survey of Income and Housing data was collected in labelled years (d) In 2007-08 there was a change in income standards, see Explanatory Notes for more information
Source(s): ABS Survey of Income and Housing, various years
All income groups have experienced a real increase in their income since the mid-1990s. Some of the growth in middle and high income groups was due to a broadening of the Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) income measure from 2003–04, with further improvements in 2007–08. However, there were also real increases in average incomes during this period.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she worries that angry rhetoric over President Barack Obama’s effort to remake the nation’s health care system could incite violence. Read More
Pelosi do you remember the times you yourself spouting hateful rhetoric against President G.W. Bush? Do you remember the actions of your friends the far left liberal code pink group? Out of the 10’s of thousands of conservatives in Washington D.C. protesting Obama’s policies there was not one person arrested for bad conduct. What are you and Jimmy Carter trying to do, stir up racist between the blacks and whites? Get your head out of the sand!
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Mohan Babu, Vishnu Manchu and Manchu Manoj starrer Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummedha is all set to hit the screens on January 31, 2014. Mohan Babu himself confirmed the news on Twitter and he also revealed that a promo song will be unveiled on January 1. Initially, the makers were contemplating to release the film for Sankranthi; however, it’s now confirmed that the film has been pushed to January 31.
Srivas has directed the film and it also stars Varun Sandesh, Tanish, Raveena Tandon, Hansika and Pranita Subhash in lead roles. The film is said to be a hilarious family entertainer and in recent times, the film has been in news for Manoj’s characterisation. He’ll reportedly be seen both as a cop and also as a lady. Sources close to the production team say that these scenes featuring Manchu Manoj as a lady have come really well.
Manchu Vishnu and Manoj Manchu have produced the film under 24 Frames Factory and Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner. More details about the film will be revealed soon.
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Plainfield, WI Homeowners Insurance
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Check to see if you can get home insurance through your current insurance provider. If you can, you should definitely look into that option.
We need to insure the things that are most valuable to us. If your home is insured by a great company, you won't have so much to worry about. You will know that you have coverage of a worst-case scenario occurs. A solid insurance policy can really give you some peace of mind.
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In Nuclear Throne, your goal is simple: reach the Nuclear Throne. It’s a brutal mix of fast-paced, top-down action, random generation, permadeath, and player choice — and honestly, you probably won’t stand a chance. More than anything, the result of your run will be seven simple words: “You did not reach the Nuclear Throne.”
To the two of us at Vlambeer and the four others who have been working on the game for the past 2.5 years, there’s something exciting about making a game that’s intentionally mean to you in every possible way, without becoming unfair. When we set out to make this game, we wanted to make a game that would be fun to play for us as its creators — something even we couldn’t fully predict.
Nuclear Throne did that, and then we made it harder and added more content. We continued adding little mean things to the game until eventually our gaming skills were pushed to the absolute limit. We didn’t stop pushing until we saw that dreaded “Did Not Reach” pop up because of mimics we forgot about while playing, or enemies that snuck up on us and ended our runs with a single well-placed hit.
In Nuclear Throne, you choose one of twelve mutants to reach that Nuclear Throne. Each of them has a passive and an active ability — sometimes simple, such as a temporary shield or higher ammo drops, and sometimes ridiculous, such as interdimensional airstrikes and the ability to fight on as a headless chicken after you die. When you get better at the game, you will get access to their own powerful Throne Butt or even more powerful Ultra abilities for your current run.
A mutant can carry two weapons at once, and there are approximately 125 weapons in Nuclear Throne. Some of them are the usual fare, pistols, machineguns, screwdrivers, laserguns — and some of them are completely over the top — things like gatling sluggers, super plasma guns, and the golden nuke launcher. Either way, power isn’t everything — the more powerful weapons take longer to reload and use more ammo, and if you run out of ammo, you’re going to have a pretty pathetic end to your run.
As you kill enemies and bosses in the wastelands, your mutant will gain radiation — or rads — that help your mutant achieve mutations. There are almost 30 mutations in the game — but you’ll only get to pick from a random selection of four at any time. Some of them are fun, some of them are practical, and some of them are very situational.
Scarier Face is a good one to come across, because it lowers the health on every enemy you come across. Impact Wrists — which increases the force your weaponry has on enemies, slinging them further away — works wonders when you’re playing with the mutant Melting, whose active ability allows you to blow up corpses from a distance. Or you might want to avoid Euphoria when you’re playing as Crystal, because her shield ability reflects bullets, and Euphoria slows down all projectiles in the game.
And that’s just the core of Nuclear Throne. As you struggle to figure out a way to beat the game’s areas and bosses, there are dozens of useful and less useful secrets to find — things called crowns, secret characters, areas, endings, cursed weapons, and all sorts of mysterious meta.
There are dozens of ways to enhance your run, or to make it harder. And if you feel like you’re ready to show off, we’ve got you covered, too. Play couch co-op with a friend, or participate in our daily challenge and a weekly challenge to show off your skills against everybody else.
Nuclear Throne will have an exclusive console launch on PlayStation platforms, and we’re looking forward to seeing how you do not reach the Throne.

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Lopez to move to AC MIlan?
Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez has reportedly rejected his much speculative move to French club Monaco, and is now being heavily linked with Italian giants AC Milan, who are keen on signing the Spaniard.
The 32-year-old was the Whites’ first choice shot-stopper in La Liga last season, which put Iker Casillas on the sidelines for the Spanish club.
But with the signing of Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas from Levante this summer, Lopez is on the verge of an inevitable exit from the Santiago Bernabeu side.
The player, who returned to Madrid from Sevilla in 2013, was previously close to moving to the Ligue 1 side, but fresh reports on Sky Italia suggest that the Red and Blacks’ CEO Adriano Galliani have initiated talks with the Spanish club to permanently bring him to the San Siro to join Christian Abbiati and Michael Agazzi in the goal post.
Lopez had made 36 league appearances for Real Madrid last season, but with his departure Navas looks all set to become Carlo Ancelotti’s first choice this season.


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Now Playing: From 'Anna Karenina' to 'Hitchcock'
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Some particularly good movies are in theaters right now, and some of them have particularly good music. Mychael Danna's score for "Life of Pi" is full of lustrous color; Danny Elfman's scores for "Hitchcock" and "Silver Linings Playbook" display his playful side; and Dario Marianelli has fashioned appropriately elegant music for "Anna Karenina."
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C Media Creative team was honored with the Silver Award at the "Power of Cityscape" category under the Maze Awards 2016 for our outstanding FTLife Brand Launch Advertising Campaign.
The Award ceremony celebrates the most innovative, creative and stunning staged at all outdoor advertising platforms such as Bus Shelters, Tramcars etc. The category "Power of Cityscape" honors the campaigns that take up full advantage of the Bus Shelter and Body, achieving the widest brand attention and awareness among target audiences.
Our strategic media planning and creative design, which symbolized and communicated the message of FTLife's brand launch in Hong Kong, have extensively impacted the passersby.
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The Perfect Wedding in the Caribbean
Caribbean weddings are on the increase and that should not be surprising considering the sheer natural beauty of the tropical islands in that region. A Caribbean wedding is not merely a wedding because firstly, it takes place in one of the most beautiful locations in the world and secondly, most people are discovering that there is no better place to get married in and honeymoon without having to travel any further. It really makes no difference whether you are inviting just a few close people or several family members and relatives when you are hosting a Caribbean wedding. Be it a dozen people or hundreds, the Caribbean is a place where everyone will enjoy themselves and remember forever the wedding that took place on a beautiful island.
Caribbean weddings are the most popular form of offshore weddings that are taking place today and the islands in the Caribbean Sea were quick to catch on to this new trend and have specialized themselves to offer many wedding planning services in order make the whole process pleasant for everyone involved. While the trend has spread to other locations besides the Caribbean the popularity of Caribbean weddings has in no way suffered from this development and it continues to be the leading wedding location. This is because the Caribbean has clement weather throughout the year along with some really wonderful beaches and excellent resorts that make it an unbeatable option. Since there are several wedding-planning agencies that permit you to choose the island where you would like to host a Caribbean wedding the biggest decision is selecting the island because all of them are so beautiful. There are resorts that offer exclusive wedding offers and special packages for visitors including the wedding ceremony, reception, and rooms for the wedding party as well as special honeymoon suites.
Just like any other travel or tour package it is important that you read through the whole offer to be clear of what is being offered in the Caribbean wedding package that is offered to you. You should not be left feeling a little disappointed if you select a package that only offers a wedding space, a reception hall, and maybe the services of a local minister. If you want more then look for a Caribbean wedding package that specifically and clearly offers more. Imagine you are having a regular wedding and what all you would need, then ask if all that is included in the price for the Caribbean wedding package.
James Penn runs a highly informative Caribbean website which details exactly how to find cheap Caribbean vacations and also the ten best activities in the Caribbean for families and couples alike.
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The stress among them world leadership suggests a dramatic destruction since they common extended handshakes and you may Trump chose dandruff away from Macron’s shoulder to set up him to have an image.
Within their basic meeting in Brussels before a beneficial NATO seminar shortly once Macron’s election, new duo are viewed shaking each other people’s hand to possess an uncomfortably long time in advance of Trump fundamentally taken out.
At the time, Trump was commonly speculated to support Macron’s tough-proper challenger Aquatic Le Pencil in the French presidential elections, who the guy told you had a more challenging posture into the borders.
On a single date, Trump – who’s got a penchant to own uncomfortable handshakes – is actually seen extract Macron’s hand if you are moving it just after Macron picked in order to allowed Italian language Chancellor Angela Merkel earliest.
“It is really not the new alpha together with omega out of a policy, but another away from insights… We have to demonstrate that we shall perhaps not generate short concessions, also emblematic, however, nothing overmediate possibly,” Macron try cited given that stating during the time.
President Donald Trump, when you look at the a rather poor disperse, advised Macron’s wife Brigitte one to this woman is into the “for example good shape” just before France’s Bastille Date celebrations during the Paris.
Speaing frankly about new French visit to the fresh new York Moments later on, Trump said he has a good “higher relationship” having Macron
Brigitte Macron, 64, is 25 years older than Macron, nearly like the brand new twenty four-seasons decades pit anywhere between Trump with his partner Melania.
Regarding the three-years given that several industry frontrunners first fulfilled both, United states President Donald Trump and you may French president Emmanuel Macron’s relationships enjoys slower deteriorated
The very next day, Trump eagerly shook Macron’s hands for about 25 moments at one-point, the guy shook both Macron and you will Brigitte’s give meanwhile.
Trump said he was plus driven by army display on Bastille Day to help you host an identical July 4 military procession on the usa Capitol.
After the Trump’s detachment on Paris Agreement, the new S was not enjoy so you can a climate change conference in the Paris that have business management.
At the time Macron, who had steadily slammed Trump’s environment changes thinking over the past years, and advised Us boffins to go on to France.
Macron told you France “is truth be told there to replace” All of us capital from environment research. The guy entitled the fresh new give to simply help scientists relocate to France the brand new “Generate Our planet High Once again” offer when you look at the a great sardonic nod so you’re able to Trump’s “Build The usa Great Once again” venture motto.
During Macron’s basic condition stop by at the usa, Trump told you he brushed particular dandruff away from Macron’s neck since the fresh French president – thirty-two decades their junior – would be “perfect”.
“It’s a great award, good honor as here,” Trump told you while in the a hit briefing at the Light House. “We do have an incredibly special matchmaking. Indeed, I shall have that nothing bit of dandruff out of – nothing piece. We need to create your primary. He’s primary.”
Later you girlsdateforfree to big date, the brand new Macron/Trump handshake battles was indeed ratcheted up to a limited accept and you may concluded having Trump kissing Macron toward cheek, saying, “I enjoy him a lot.”
From the an event of G7, Macron endangered so you can prohibit Trump off playing along with other frontrunners when you look at the a joint declaration out-of unity.
“The brand new Western President may well not notice are isolated, however, none can we notice signing a half dozen-nation contract when the need-be,” Macron typed with the Myspace.
“Because these half a dozen places represent beliefs, they represent a monetary market which has the extra weight of the past behind it and you may that is now a genuine internationally push,” he went on.
Immediately after Macron recommended you to definitely European countries strengthen its very own military potential, Trump criticized France saying, “These were beginning to learn German into the Paris through to the United states came along an evident look within France’s industry of the Germany throughout the World war ii.
For the a presentation, Macron cautioned you to Europe didn’t extended confidence the us getting their army shelter and you can necessary immediate the fresh protection policies when you look at the see your face off rising nationalism and extremism.
Trump next volleyed straight back, and you may titled Macron’s comments “really insulting” and you may claimed you to France charges high tariffs with the All of us circumstances.
Macron established however send Trump another “relationship forest” as planted at the White House adopting the completely new passed away, a week immediately after he encouraged the united states to battle for the versatility of others.
The initial forest is actually delivered more regarding Belleau Timber in the France, in which regarding the dos,100000 American servicemen passed away during the Industry Battle We.
Inside the a demonstration from the commemoration, Macron told you: “The us has never been higher than if it is attacking towards the freedom regarding others. The united states of The united states has never been higher than whether or not it shows its support.”
Macron generated brand new report when you’re discussing Trump’s detachment folks troops out-of northeastern Syria from inside the med Trump to possess perhaps not alerting NATO of the new prepared withdrawal.
Once Trump titled Macron’s comments “insulting,” then he claimed France’s benefit are suffering, and you will referred to the brand new yearlong “reddish vest” protests against Macron’s professional-business monetary guidelines.
The united states plus threatened to provide tariffs with the French cheddar, champagne, make-up-and bags immediately after France become taxing United states electronic people like while the Bing, Auction web sites, and you will Fb.
Later one date, Macron is actually filed from inside the a discussion with Canadian Perfect Minister Justin Trudeau and British Finest Minister Boris Johnson where in actuality the about three chuckled from the Trump’s antics.


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UYU drop hyza; add omniscient
With just one week until the next ESEA season is set to begin, UYU have opted to remove Joey "hyza" Cornelius from the starting lineup in lieu of Kevin "omniscient" Ma. This news comes despite the squad's recent successes, which saw the team secure a spot in ESL Challenger League Season 41 after battling through ECL Season 40 Relegation.
hyza had been with Matthew "tatm" Munro and company throughout the entirety of ESEA Advanced Season 40, joining the lineup while it competed under the MunroPeek moniker before being signed by UYU in late February. As previously mentioned, hyza helped UYU secure a spot in ECL Season 41 during his two-month tenure with the squad whilst averaging a 0.92 rating across 20 maps.
Filling hyza's spot on the roster is Kevin "omniscient" Ma who joins UYU's books after spending the past two seasons in ECL with Eros. This notably saw the squad fall flat with an 11th-12th place finish before faltering in ECL Season 40 Relegation, ironically being sent down to the lower bracket by tatm's men in the first round. Whilst on Eros' ranks, omniscient posted a 0.99 rating over 57 maps, being his team's highest-rated player in the process.
When contacted by Dust2.us, hyza explained that the reason for his removal from the team was due to a difference in the way the two parties wished to play. This was also coupled with a lack of comfort with the team's system which affected hyza's performance.
tatm echoed hyza's comments, stating that hyza and the squad didn't see eye to eye and, as such, the roster subsequently decided to go in a different direction. The IGL also stated that hyza was offered a substitute position on the roster but the 23-year-old ultimately declined.
UYU now have:
Matthew "tatm" Munro
Alvin "Alvin" Bui
Kamron "kmrn" Manii
Andrew "Drew" Warkentin
Kevin "omniscient" Ma
UYU now have just over a week to settle in their new recruit, with the next season of ECL officially kicking off on April 26th.


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By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor
Over the past few years, documented cyberattacks have escalated in frequency and severity, evolving from IT data breaches and theft to ransomware attacks with payloads of destructive malware and sophisticated tools. These attacks can cause a loss of visibility or control of an industrial asset, like a drilling rig, leading to manipulation of safety critical systems.
A presentation at the 2021 Offshore Technology Conference on 17 August discussed a three-year project Shell undertook to identify and validate an optimal cybersecurity approach for deepwater rigs. The operator partnered with Naval Dome, a cybersecurity consultancy, on the project. The approach deviated from the conventional “outside-in” approach, where companies set up firewalls around their infrastructure, and went instead with an “inside-out” approach, where each piece of critical OT equipment is protected individually, said Adam Rizika, VP of OEM Sales at Naval Dome.
The project began in 2018, when Naval Dome ran a simulated cyberattack – also known as a penetration test – to identify vulnerabilities onboard one of Shell’s deepwater rigs. The test specifically targeted a dynamic positioning (DP) system using a software installation file for the DP workstation charts. The attack was conducted by simulating an OEM service technician unknowingly using a USB stick with three zero-day exploits – vulnerabilities that hackers can use to attack systems – hidden amongst original files. The original and attack files were mixed together, making the malicious file look like the original file.
The vulnerabilities had passed unnoticed despite the use of anti-virus scanning and a cyber network traffic monitoring system, and the penetration test allowed Naval Dome to take full control – not only of the DP system but also other safety critical systems on the same network, both locally and remotely. This revealed the vulnerabilities of an “outside-in” system: Once the attacker went over what Mr Rizika called the “protection perimeter fence” (the anti-virus and network trafficking systems), a large number of connected systems became exposed.
The goal of the penetration test was to simply illustrate how traditional cyberdefense solutions are inadequate in protecting safety-critical OT systems, Mr Rizika said, and it convinced Shell of the need to move to a more advanced system.
Traditional cyberdefense is often designed to protect IT networks, not OT networks. Most IT systems are connected, monitored and constantly updated against new threats. This connectivity works as a fence – the “outside-in” approach refers to the assumption that network connectivity to the outside world is the primary cyber threat.
While network connectivity can be effective as a barrier against outside attacks, network monitoring systems are subject to human error, alarm fatigue or misdiagnosis – like an attack file in a USB port being misdiagnosed as a regular file. Citing a 2019 study from CISCO, Mr Rizika said that 24% of users with installed detection systems were having to triage more than 100,000 alerts per day. At that rate, it is easy to envisage that some attacks will be missed, allowing them to enter the OT environment.
The penetration test also served to convince Shell of the need for an “inside-out” approach to cybersecurity. For instance, instead of having one firewall for the entire rig’s network, Naval Dome installed its anti-virus protection software and built firewalls for the human-machine interfaces of each OT system: the dynamic positioning, navigation, BOPs and so forth. This approach limits the scope of potential attacks, as hackers would need to launch discrete attacks against multiple OT systems in a short time frame in order to make any noticeable impact. Even in that case, each attack would remain a local break that would be easier to contain.
The project also utilized a Zero Trust software architecture, where critical data, assets, applications and services on a rig’s network are identified and organized within “protect surfaces.” This architecture differs from a traditional security model, which operates under the assumption that everything inside an organization’s network is critical and must be trusted. The traditional approach can be problematic on a rig because it has unique characteristics that make it hard to protect. OT equipment has a long lifecycle, with most systems using legacy operating systems that are no longer supported by OEMs, such as Windows XP or Windows 7. These legacy systems are particularly vulnerable to attack.
“All rigs include a diverse set of OEMs providing a complex set of OT equipment, all with limited to no security. There is no aggregated view of cyberdefense across the rig, which makes it very hard to track,” Mr Rizika said.
While a Zero Trust architecture is complex, it can be built upon existing architecture. In Shell’s case, the operator also didn’t have to replace existing technology or install new operating systems.
Last year, Shell brought together Naval Dome and various OEMs to pilot test and validate the cyberdefense system on a small segment of the safety-critical OT systems on two of Shell’s deepwater rigs in the US Gulf of Mexico. Penetration tests were run on automated drill floor equipment, handling equipment, pressure control equipment and onboard ROVs, and the companies determined that everything remained protected.
Further testing is being planned to reduce the overall deployment time of the system. While the pilot test had a planned five-week installation window, it took nearly eight weeks to fully commission and establish cyber protection onboard the selected OT systems.
Attacks are costly and increasing in number
Companies in the drilling industry are paying increasing attention to cybersecurity in recent years. Around the world across industries, the cost of cyberattacks amounts to $600 billion annually, or around 0.8% of the global GDP, according to Mr Rizika. Large multinational companies incur an average cost of $239 million per cyberattack and can lose upwards of 12,000 devices.
In the oil and gas industry specifically, direct and indirect attacks have caused noticeable financial and process disruptions, with the May 2021 ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline on US East Coast being the most recent noteworthy incident.
In this environment, the need to develop systems that keep rigs secure from cyberattacks is greater than ever, Mr Rizika said. “Protecting mission critical OT equipment is a worldwide priority, and as we all know, rigs are absolutely critical infrastructure. The impact of an attack on a deepwater rig is much more than financial damage. We’re talking loss of life, environmental impact, and the loss of reputation can be catastrophic. Providing consistency and reliability in an environment where cyberattacks are growing is both complex and challenging.”


This week, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders renewed his quest for the presidency. On Feb 2nd, Tulsi Gabbard, Iraq War vet and congresswoman from Hawaii, launched her campaign with an unusual vision: to end America’s wars of regime change.
This prompted Wikileaks to tweet:
“Iraq war veteran Tulsi Gabbard launches presidential campaign with echoes of Smedley Butler: “powerful politicians have a vested interest in perpetual war…” “I will end the regime change wars..”
Although this syncopated political platform has raised concern on both the neoliberal and neocon sides which are very much in sync with wars of intervention, the Wikileaks tweet reminded me of just how many ideas, like Gabbards, lie on the dustbin of history, along with a once famous General Smedley Butler.
For those who have never heard of Smedley Butler, he wrote a tell all book about his 34-year career in the Marines called War is Racket in which he alleged that his experience in the Philippines, China, in Central America and the Caribbean during the Banana Wars, and France in World War I amounted to proxy wars for bankers and American corporations.
Further buried in the rubble of history is the Congressional testimony Butler gave about how American businessmen in 1933, via proxies, tried to get him to raise a fascist army, stage false flag events, and begin a coup d’etat over Franklin Rosevelt on behalf of this cabal.
I was at a conference when I met a young lady who was a self-proclaimed think tank policy expert on Middle East terrorism. I asked her what she thought about Gabbard’s proposed legislation called the “Stop Arming Terrorists Act” or H.R. 608 introduced on 1/23/2017. She didn’t even know anything about it, much to my disappointment.
Gabbard alleges, along with many whistleblowers, independent journalists, and consumers of independent media, that our nation, via proxies, is funding the groups seeking to topple Assad, destabilize Yemen, and foment violent discord.
Again, history does not acknowledge that her premise is even valid despite the evidence to the contrary. Even the purported humanitarian White Helmets, whose movie about their efforts won a Best Documentary Academy Award, are alleged to be agents of foreign intelligence by this Canadian journalist:
If we examine the rise of American/corporate influence that has existed from the time of the Butler, through the Cold War, and into the present day meddling in Gabon in January and in Venezuela currently.
If you do in investigation into almost every war, they are almost all triggered by what people call “false flag” events and subsequent propaganda. These staged attacks roil the populace, trigger fear, and galvanize support for endeavors in which the instigators rarely put their own selves or sons in danger but result in devastation to generations of humans.
History is largely a glorification of horrible men and how they defeated other horrible men, in what year, and for what manufactured reason. If the gears of credit, fear, war, conflict, rebuilding, and recrimination were to have a shoe thrown into them, perhaps it will be in the form of this congresswoman from Hawaii. Or perhaps she will be cast upon the dustbin of history because an anti-war message is deemed obtuse by deep state operatives. Time will tell. If you want to see what kind of Idiocrats they are recruiting for “journalism” these days, watch comedian Jimmy Dore skewer a NYT reporter for denouncing Gabbard an “Assad toady” despite not knowing the definition or even how to spell the word! (caution: there is a lot of profanity used by these comedians).
My prediction is Bernie/Gabbard lose in 2020 but Gabbard/Ocasio-Cortez triumph in 2024. Gabbard famously resigned as Vice-Chair of the DNC over how they were treating Sanders. What a Smedley Butler-esque thing it is to stand on principle….This is not my desire per se…I have problems with a lot of the rhetoric of Ocasio-Cortez and her rather thinly wrought policy edicts based on ideology. I just think the two-term pendulum tends to swing that way and America is enthralled with identity politics (AOC) but also hungry for politicians with a moral compass (Gabbard).
In the meantime, let us all pause and reflect on just how much sympathy we should have for the deep state advocates of perpetual warfare like General Petraeus, who unlike Smedley Butler, cashed in big time with teaching appointments at Harvard and becoming a wealthy mucky muck at investment firm KKR.


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Custom-Painted EarthBound Shoes
I’m still catching up on my EarthBound e-mails! Morgil sent me this e-mail a while back about the Angry Video Game Nerd:
I’m sure a lot of people know about the Angry Video Game Nerd show, which reviews old bad video games. However, the creator and star, James Rolfe, also does numerous other game and movie based videos on his site Cinemassacre.com. One of these other video series is one where he and friend Mike Matai just site around and casually play some game while talking about random stuff.
In the latest video, they were playing Smash Bros. Melee, and towards the end when they were fighting on the Onett stage, they started talking a bit about their own personal memories of Earthbound. In particular, James did some comparing of the game’s battle system to other SNES RPG’s at the time. It was pretty interesting to hear their brief thoughts on the ol’ SNES gem
And here’s that part in the video:
James/the AVGN has never really commented much on EarthBound before, aside from maybe this, so this was a neat surprise! I also hear that EarthBound is a regular request he gets for AVGN videos – and in a way I think it could fit really well if he played with the whole “this game stinks” and “talking piles of vomit” angle the game has
In fact, when I read this I can totally hear the Nerd saying it:
And I also wanna get the Awesome Video Games guys to do an EarthBound Zero episode someday!
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The centre to provide isolation facility with oxygen supply to the patients from nearby villages
Surat: In a major relief to people in Saurashtra region, especially of Bhavnagar and Amreli, a 100-bed isolation centre for Covid-19 patients was set up by Sadbhavna trust in Palitana town. The centre has been set up at a girls’ hostel with the help of Surat-based Seva group, which has 52 trusts and organisations under its umbrella. The centre will provide isolation facility with oxygen supply to the patients from nearby villages who were earlier forced to travel all the way to Surat for Covid-19 treatment. “The patients who have been advised home isolation but don’t have facilities to follow the same at their home will be admitted here. We are providing uninterrupted oxygen supply besides free meals, medicines, round the clock doctors, energy drinks and mineral water free of charge. “We decided to set up isolation centres in Saurashtra region so that the people who live here don’t have to travel a long distance to get Covid-19 treatment. We are taking help of local trusts, NGOs and institutions,” Mahesh Savani of P P Savani Group, a member unit of Seva Group, told TOI. “We are now setting up similar isolation centres in a hospital in Timbi village in Umrala taluka of Bhavnagar, Gariyadhar town of Bhavnagar and Dhari-Bagasara of Amreli district within the next two days. Each centre will have 100 beds with oxygen supply facility. Our plan is to provide such facilities to rural patients within 50kms of their village. If needed, we will set up more isolation centres,” Savani added. In Surat, the Seva group has set up 14 isolation centres with 650 beds. “We can increase the bed capacity from 650 to 1000 if need arises and we are prepared to add another 1000 beds in Surat,” he added. Moreover, Seva group has set up an oxygen filling centre at Tarapur town of Anand district for Covid-19 patients who are traveling from Saurashtra to Surat.


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Motorcycle riders will raise money for Goldsboro officer
By Nick Hiltunen
Published in News on April 15, 2010 1:46 PM
When family members approached Brandon Massey about Goldsboro police Officer James Serlick, they told him the situation was dire.
Serlick has been suffering from a rare form of leukemia and recently had a relapse. Massey has organized a motorcycle ride to ease the family's financial burden.
On April 17, the Golds-boro Police Department and the Wilson County Sheriff's Office are holding the "Officer James Serlick 'Pass the Hat' Ride."
"Pass the Hat," means just that -- passing a cap that participants can fill with cash or other offerings to help Serlick's cause.
The ride will begin at 11 a.m. at the Forest Hills Road Wal-Mart in Wilson County, and bikers will travel 42-some miles through the countryside to the Goldsboro Police Depart-ment, organizers said.
Massey explained why he organized the ride -- he has participated in other charity rides, but this is the first where he played a supervisory role.
"He and his family are members of a church that I grew up in," said Massey, a Wilson County Sheriff's Office corporal who rides a motorcycle for his law enforcement unit.
"I knew James' situation through family members that are members of (Pikeville Pentecostal Free will Baptist Church)," Massey said, adding that Goldsboro officers told him Serlick was in a daily struggle for his life.
Massey, who has been working with Goldsboro Capt. Al King, said if the phone calls he has gotten prior to the ride are any indication, the event should be well attended.
"It'll probably be one of the biggest rides that I've been involved in," Massey said.
He said many groups had expressed interest.
"I've had agencies, pretty much from all over the state calling, wanting to know details on it," Massey said.
The corporal said those calling were not limited to law enforcement, either. Biker groups of all kinds have phoned asking for the details.
Massey said he felt it was his duty to help a fellow officer.
"This young man has been willing to go out and put his life on the line for the people in his community," he said. "It's up to us to try to make his fight a little easier. As much stress as we can take off his wife and his family, that's what we're here to do."
To get involved with the event, call either King at 580-4236 or Massey at 252-205-0887.