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Just one hour ago, Marco McGrath tweeted this message: "Someone get @morkencino a job already #overexposure." Maybe Marco McGrath should just come up with 10 grand and strap on some hunting boots, because Mork won't be overexposed until Friday at the earliest.
Over the course of six minutes and 28 seconds with Bonnie and some Tooky Tooky Bird who considers himself an "avid hunter," Mork discusses his mother, face paint, eluding capture, violence in urban Chicago and nonspecific hubbubs.
Would You Hunt This Guy? [America's Country Station]
If You've Always Wanted To Hunt a Live Human, Here's Your Willing Prey
Let's Check In With Mork "Hunting Bait" Encino
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Tor Browser 7.0.7 is released
Tor Browser 7.0.7 is now available from the Tor Browser Project page and also from our distribution directory.
This release updates Firefox to 52.4.1esr, HTTPS-Everywhere to 2017.10.4 and NoScript to 5.1.2. On Linux the content sandboxing is now enabled. This release is also fixing some crashes and adding a donation banner starting on Oct 23 in order to point to our end-of-the-year 2017 donation campaign.
The full changelog since Tor Browser 7.0.6 is:
- All Platforms
- Update Firefox to 52.4.1esr
- Update Torbutton to 188.8.131.52
- Bug 23887: Update banner locales and Mozilla text
- Bug 23526: Add 2017 Donation banner text
- Bug 23483: Donation banner on about:tor for 2017 (testing mode)
- Bug 22610: Avoid crashes when canceling external helper app related downloads
- Bug 22472: Fix FTP downloads when external helper app dialog is shown
- Bug 22471: Downloading pdf files via the PDF viewer download button is broken
- Bug 22618: Downloading pdf file via file:/// is stalling
- Translations update
- Update HTTPS-Everywhere to 2017.10.4
- Update NoScript to 5.1.2
- Bug 23745: Tab crashes when using Tor Browser to access Google Drive
- Bug 22610: Avoid crashes when canceling external helper app related downloads
- Bug 22472: Fix FTP downloads when external helper app dialog is shown
- Bug 22471: Downloading pdf files via the PDF viewer download button is broken
- Bug 22618: Downloading pdf file via file:/// is stalling
- Bug 23694: Update the detailsURL in update responses
- Bug 23807: Tab crashes when playing video on High Sierra
- Linux
- Bug 22692: Enable content sandboxing on Linux
This new version 7.0.7 and…
This new version 7.0.7 and the previous version - which i think was the immediate preceding release version of TBB - cause the windows crash alert when shutdown by clicking the "X" in upper right (right end of titlebar). Commented previously, in https://blog.torproject.org/comment/271794#comment-271794
I am using a fresh install from the exe (the previous version).
I have hardly used TBB since.
However, I haven't left TBB exactly as installed. I've added no bookmarks, but I am using a custom userchrome.css and have used firefox's normal Customize GUI. I've chosen max security in TBB slider, then changed a few settings in noscript, and allowed history in Firefox options.
more info…
more info.
event D 1000 application error
Faulting application name: firefox.exe, version: 188.8.131.5242, time stamp: 0x00000000
Faulting module name: nssckbi.dll_unloaded, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x7336da4c
Faulting process id: 0x930
Faulting application start time: 0x01d349599ac3bb7e
Faulting application path: (path)\Browser\firefox.exe
Faulting module path: nssckbi.dll
this is the event related to TBB crash when TBB wanted to restart after the update download. Also Event ID 1000 Application Error:
Faulting application name: firefox.exe, version: 126.96.36.19942, time stamp: 0x00000000
Faulting module name: nssckbi.dll_unloaded, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x7336da4c
Faulting process id: 0x1158
Faulting application start time: 0x01d3495875729585
Faulting application path: (path)\Browser\firefox.exe
Faulting module path: nssckbi.dll
same dll in the earlier app crash, nssckbi.dll
but can see the earlier esr firefox.exe version
If it matters, hardware is common laptop of 2009 - penryn core 2 duo, intel chipset, and nvidia gpu
(preview page wants to redirect, which I allowed, but only after I copied text into memory as "backup". I needed that "backup".
Hope this is not duplicate comment)
Yes, that's still https:/…
Yes, that's still https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22581. I hope to get a computer next week where I know I was able to reproduce that bug to be able to work on it. (All my currently available machines fail to trigger the issue) For what it is worth: the corresponding Mozilla bug is: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1389967.
Thank you for released 7.0.7
Thank you for released 7.0.7
i'm using Tails 3.2, is it…
i'm using Tails 3.2, is it ok to use the 707 auto upgrade?
Hard to say. But you could…
Hard to say. But you could try. I asked the Tails folks a while ago to test 7.5a5 in particular as it contained the sandboxing enabled which 7.0.7 has now as well. I have not heard back from any issues so far (but am not sure either whether they actually tested the content sandboxing in a Tails context).
Glad content sandboxing is…
Glad content sandboxing is finally available for non-alpha builds for Linux, great work!
2017.10.20 18:27:04.800 …
2017.10.20 18:27:04.800 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
2017.10.20 18:27:04.800 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
2017.10.20 18:27:04.800 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
2017.10.20 18:27:04.800 [NOTICE] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9150
2017.10.20 18:27:04.800 [NOTICE] Renaming old configuration file to "\Tor Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\torrc.orig.1"
2017.10.20 18:27:05.000 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 5%: Connecting to directory server
2017.10.20 18:27:06.400 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 10%: Finishing handshake with directory server
2017.10.20 18:27:07.300 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 15%: Establishing an encrypted directory connection
2017.10.20 18:27:07.600 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 20%: Asking for networkstatus consensus
2017.10.20 18:27:07.800 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 25%: Loading networkstatus consensus
2017.10.20 18:27:15.300 [WARN] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 25%: Loading networkstatus consensus. (No route to host [WSAEHOSTUNREACH ]; NOROUTE; count 1; recommendation warn; host 79861CF8522FC637EF046F7688F5289E49D94576 at 22.214.171.124:443)
Other browsers work.
Problem remains, when the…
Problem remains, when the title isn't English, the title doesn't display in the title bar.
Which title and title bar…
Which title and title bar are you referring to?
nice, tor is good tool for…
nice, tor is a good tool for chinese!
I am totally blabbergasted…
I am totally flabbergasted
by reading this
"First, a warning: The sandboxing isn't very strong yet, especially for the threats that Tor Browser deals with: it still allows reading any file and doing arbitrary socket and connect calls, for example, so there's probably a way for a determined attacker to get a generic sandbox escape, and it definitely allows obtaining PII such as MAC addresses."
So all those years we thought Torbrowser was a solid privacy option, we were wrong because we are leaving our mac address everywhere?!
People are using standard browsers as well and a lot of tracking companies will probably have our mac addresses for use and sale.
So everyone that buys a database of mac addresses can compare this with Torbrowser web statistics to deanonymise Torbrowser users?
This is not a bad joke but just very dangerous for a lot of people.
The MAC address can only be…
The MAC address can only be seen from the local network. A website cannot get your MAC address, even in standard browsers, so I don't think tracking companies have databases of the MAC addresses of people who visited some websites. What is possible to do is a database of people who connected to a particular wifi network.
The warning you are quoting explains that in case of a vulnerability in the browser, the sandbox is not protecting access to the MAC addresses (and other things), so it still needs improvements to be able to protect anonymity in the case of someone exploiting an unknown vulnerability.
Also you forgot to read this…
Also you forgot to read this part:
Once we have content sandboxing running on all supported platforms we can think about tightening the policies by backporting (more) patches.
why is there no option to…
why is there no option to uninstall the app either in windows "program and features" nor in windowsball menu?
Windows standard "Uninstall"…
Windows standard "Uninstall" utility is not used to avoid leaving traces or logs of the installation somewhere.
To uninstall it you simply need to remove the Tor Browser folder:
i notice that :…
i notice that :
it should be better set "false" and security.tls.version.min=3 (force TLS 1.2 & disables TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1) , network.IDN_show_punycode;true. If you (additionally) want to force the usage of PFS, the only enabled ciphers should be of the ecdhe/dhe variants : security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha=false. Enabling weakest ciphers is obsolete since 3 years and still present in Tor_october 2017.
Users must avoid unsecure/intrusive service which gmail, brand cloud, fun app & exotic site not because they are bad (i am speaking about the persons who are behind) ; but because the users are running Tor and/or debian/linux system(s). Do not use a linux o.s if you post with gmail : you lost & spoil all your advantages replacing by the worst inconvenient : a big incoherence.
All these services are built for a perfect transparency (not for yourself of course) running on microsoft/apple for the consumers (retarded & handicapped first) providing a great support (not free). These weaks ciphers are for microsoft users : just a minimal setting.
If it is true that running Tor on microsoft/apple is the first step for obtaining a minimal privacy ;
security in mind, anonymity, privacy, foss should have to be understood as a whole concept for a safe internet & personal usage not because it is geek, modern, fun ... it is at the opposite of the idea to be a consumer with a number labeled on your identity ... but because it is the only way to become the owner of his/her own private life and , following the same movement , re-appropriate for oneself his/her own e-space. If you are not involved (or do not wanted to be) in this choice _ it is not an obligation_ do not use debian/linux & harden tweaks.
I should prefer a hardened update version for linux users & the owners of site should have to update their configuration.
this Tor browser is updating…
this Tor browser is updating and applying despite the prefs for each extension are not autoupdate?!?!?!?!
when are you useless developers going to address and fix this?!
Which pref did you set?…
Which pref did you set?
If you want to disable auto updates, you can set app.update.auto to false: http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.auto
If you want to disable updates completely, you can set app.update.enabled to false: http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.enabled
Hello. I too have been…
Hello. I too have been experiencing the same problem: I installed Tor Browser 6.5.2, went into
and selected EITHER of these options:
Check for updates, but let me choose whether to install them
Never check for updates (not recommended: security risk)
In either case, after using Tor Browser for 30-60 minutes, after exiting it, I would find that on the next relaunch, it will have updated itself contrary to the settings above.
I know this problem did not exist in 5.5.5; must have appeared somewhere between 6.0.0 and 6.5.2. Please fix, this is very annoying.
The 7.0.x versions that i'm forced to update to have broken functionality: they do not let me save web pages properly!!!
Have you filed a bug for the…
Have you filed a bug for the broken functionality somewhere? Staying on an old version without any security updates is not a good solution? Have you tested that 7.0.7 is still broken for your use case?
Just upgraded to TB 7.0.7,…
Just upgraded to TB 7.0.7, and can hardly open pages I traditionally opened in older versions. The few pages that open, do it after a very long time spinning. What gives? Going back to older versions is not an option, and not using TB is not an option either. Any TB developers reading this? Thanks.
Which pages and which older…
Which pages and which older versions worked for you? Which operating system are you using?
just updated tor browser and…
just updated tor browser and when trying to start it, avast intercepts firefox.exe and says it has idp.generic virus.
Chances are pretty high that…
Chances are pretty high that your avast tool is wrong here. You could probably make an exception for firefox.exe or use a different tool than avast.
why has my comment not been…
why has my comment not been approved yet?
after this update, when starting tor browser, avast says firefox.exe contains idp.generic virus and put it in the virus chest.
How access gmail and Google…
How access gmail and Google Drive with Tor Browser?
I used the firefox add-on "Export Import Cookies" to import cookies and logs into email accounts like gmail and yahoo with Tor Browser 6.5 successfully, but that does not work in Tor Browser 7.07. Using Tor Browser 7.07, although cookies are imported, websites behave as if cookies do not exist and I can not get into my email accounts. I can not use a phone number to login because that breaks my anonymity. I need to import some cookies to enter the email accounts using different IPs because without those cookies the security of the email prevents the login if the IP is not the same used in the creation of the account. I do not understand why cookies are successfully imported by the "Export Import Cookies" but Tor Browser and the sites behave as if cookies were never imported. I can see imported cookies in "preferences> privacy> Show Cookies," but the sites can not find them. I tested the same add-on on firefox-esr 52.4.1, which is the basis of Tor Browser 7.07, and I was able to import cookies and log in to email accounts normally. Can anyone tell me how to import cookies using Tor Browser 7.0.7? Does anyone have any other ideas on how to access yahoo and gmail email accounts using Tor Browser? Tor Browser should support an add-on to export and import cookies.
Do you see any errors in the…
Do you see any errors in the browser console (Ctrl+Shift+J) when you are installing the extension?
Just upgraded to TB 7.0.7,…
Just upgraded to TB 7.0.7, and can hardly open pages I traditionally opened in older versions. The few pages that open, do it after a very long time spinning. What gives? Going back to older versions is not an option, and not using TB is not an option either. Any TB developers reading this? Thanks.
this page is a good app
this page is a good app
Same issue with avast and 7…
Same issue with avast and 7.07. Tried uninstalling, tried using older installs, creating an exception in avast, nothing seems to work.
I am running Tor Browser on…
I am running Tor Browser on Windows 7-64.
Why does Tor Browser always cause my ZoneAlarm firewall to report that Tor Browser is trying to communicate with explorer.exe? It does this twice, every time I start Tor Browser, even though I tell ZoneAlarm to remember the setting to deny access.
This seems very suspect to me, and has been going on for some time now.
That's the first time I hear…
That's the first time I hear about it. Where did you get your Tor Browser from?
I always download directly…
I always download directly from the Tor website.
I again just downloaded the…
I again just downloaded the windows installer from the Tor website, and installed it to my desktop, the default location.
The installer triggered ZoneAlarm firewall twice, trying to access explorer.exe. I denied permission, and the installation proceeded normally.
Then, when I opened this new instance of Tor Browser, it again made two attempts to access explorer.exe, as indicated by ZoneAlarm firewall. I denied permission, twice, and the browser opened normally.
Here is the log:
10/24/2017 5:06:33 AM.800 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
10/24/2017 5:06:33 AM.800 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
10/24/2017 5:06:33 AM.800 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
10/24/2017 5:06:33 AM.800 [NOTICE] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9150
10/24/2017 5:06:33 AM.800 [NOTICE] Renaming old configuration file to "C:\Users\XX\Desktop\Tor Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\torrc.orig.1"
10/24/2017 5:06:34 AM.000 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 5%: Connecting to directory server
10/24/2017 5:06:34 AM.200 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 10%: Finishing handshake with directory server
10/24/2017 5:06:34 AM.700 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 15%: Establishing an encrypted directory connection
10/24/2017 5:06:34 AM.900 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 20%: Asking for networkstatus consensus
10/24/2017 5:06:35 AM.000 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 25%: Loading networkstatus consensus
10/24/2017 5:06:38 AM.600 [WARN] Received directory with skewed time (DIRSERV:126.96.36.199:443): It seems that our clock is ahead by 1 hours, 57 minutes, or that theirs is behind. Tor requires an accurate clock to work: please check your time, timezone, and date settings.
10/24/2017 5:06:38 AM.600 [NOTICE] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit: We have no usable consensus.
10/24/2017 5:06:38 AM.800 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 40%: Loading authority key certs
10/24/2017 5:06:39 AM.800 [WARN] Received directory with skewed time (DIRSERV:18.104.22.168:443): It seems that our clock is ahead by 1 hours, 57 minutes, or that theirs is behind. Tor requires an accurate clock to work: please check your time, timezone, and date settings.
10/24/2017 5:06:39 AM.800 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 45%: Asking for relay descriptors
10/24/2017 5:06:39 AM.800 [NOTICE] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit: We need more microdescriptors: we have 0/6399, and can only build 0% of likely paths. (We have 0% of guards bw, 0% of midpoint bw, and 0% of exit bw = 0% of path bw.)
10/24/2017 5:06:40 AM.500 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 50%: Loading relay descriptors
10/24/2017 5:06:43 AM.600 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 56%: Loading relay descriptors
10/24/2017 5:07:05 AM.300 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 64%: Loading relay descriptors
10/24/2017 5:07:05 AM.600 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 70%: Loading relay descriptors
10/24/2017 5:07:05 AM.800 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 80%: Connecting to the Tor network
10/24/2017 5:07:06 AM.500 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 85%: Finishing handshake with first hop
10/24/2017 5:07:06 AM.800 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 90%: Establishing a Tor circuit
10/24/2017 5:07:07 AM.300 [NOTICE] Tor has successfully opened a circuit. Looks like client functionality is working.
10/24/2017 5:07:07 AM.300 [NOTICE] Bootstrapped 100%: Done
10/24/2017 5:07:08 AM.800 [NOTICE] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
10/24/2017 5:07:09 AM.000 [NOTICE] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
You might want to fix your…
You might want to fix your clock offset:
10/24/2017 5:06:38 AM.600 [WARN] Received directory with skewed time (DIRSERV:22.214.171.124:443): It seems that our clock is ahead by 1 hours, 57 minutes, or that theirs is behind. Tor requires an accurate clock to work: please check your time, timezone, and date settings.
But that should not be the reason for the zonealarm trigger.
Does a normal Firefox trigger the same alarm?
My clock appears to show the…
My clock appears to show the correct time for my time zone. Haven't had any problems with that at all. It is set to synchronize automatically with the naval observatory time server.
What could be causing Tor Browser to report a severe clock skew problem? This did not use to happen, until fairly recently.
Once Tor Browser is up and running, it seems to function normally. But that could just be an illusion. What is going on beneath the surface could be a different story.
I have not noticed this issue with Firefox, which I have highly customized to tighten up security, to approximate that of Tor Browser. I get test scores comparable to Tor Browser when I test using Panopticlick and ip-check.info, though I know they don't tell the whole story.
Any help is appreciated.
Hows does one fix the clock…
Hows does one fix the clock issue, if my system clock seems to be correct?
"installed it to my desktop,…
"installed it to my desktop, the default location"
this might be what bothers the firewall.
"Desktop" is a special folder.
(The icons on the desktop you see may be in two different "Desktop" folders - C:\Users\yourusername\Desktop and C:\Users\Public\Desktop)
So, to keep things simpler, I would "install" TBB to a more typical folder such as C:program files\TBB\ or perhaps in a folder on the drive letter (C:\TBB\)
I had previously placed the…
I had previously placed the Tor Browser folder in my C:\Program Files (x86) folder, to get it off my desktop.
Later, after experiencing this issue, and thinking this might be a problem, I tried putting a fresh installation of Tor Browser back on my desktop, the default location where the installer wants to put it.
It makes no difference. Same problem, either way.
From the ZoneAlarm Advisor…
From the ZoneAlarm Advisor page:
Tor Browser is trying to open an existing process.
ZoneAlarm is asking you whether to allow this behavior. Your computer is safe.
What should I do?
If Tor Browser needs to open an existing process in order to function correctly and you know what this program is, then give it permission. If it does not need to open a process, or you know that a process should not be opened, then deny it. If you are unsure, you can always deny it from opening a process and run the program again if it is required.
Tor Browser is potentially malicious. This is particularly true if opening an existing process will load malicious programs and/or utilize an excessive amount of CPU time, memory, and other resources.
nside the OSFirewall alert …
Inside the OSFirewall alert
Alert property Alert property value Technical explanation
Program Name Tor Browser A program running on your computer, which attempted an action that was detected by the OSFirewall.
Filename firefox.exe The filename of the program that ZoneAlarm found on your computer.
Program Version 52.4.1 The version of Tor Browser running on your computer.
Program Size 337920 The size of the program executable file in bytes.
Program MD5 946fd9704dcddf0041eecb2beb28e342 The MD5 hash, or number, that uniquely identifies the executable.
Smart Checksum 4eadd97966ec4a78d2271d214f0d9272 The SKIMP hash, or number, that uniquely identifies the executable.
Date Modified Dec-31-1999 05:00:00 PM The date when firefox.exe was most recently modified.
Event Type Process The event involved starting or terminating a thread or process.
Sub Event Type OpenProcess Tor Browser attempted to open another process.
Command Line C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE The command being used to open another process.
Still have gotten no…
Still have gotten no resolution of this problem.
Tor Browser has updated to 7.08, but the problem persists of Tor Browser invoking to access explorer.exe on Windows 7-64
Runs a little slow on my…
Runs a little slow on my macbook pro but wanted to update and keep it around for an occasional private search
after the update I have …
after the update I have "your tab just failed" and I do not load any pages. How can I solve that problem? for what is this?
attached I leave the image of the fault
Which Tor Browser version…
Which Tor Browser version did you use previously? Does it work for you if you open
about:config and set
browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 to
false and restart?
The sandboxed-tor-browser (0…
The sandboxed-tor-browser (0.0.14) is completely broken with this update. Any idea when it'll be fixed?

subset: commoncrawl


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The free WiFi offer for visitors is accessible through the SSID (name of the WiFi network) #hotspot.koelnmesse. After the registration on the portal page of this network, the free internet access is available to you.
WiFi internet access Koelnmesse
Infoscout - The Koelnmesse visitor information system
You can access the Web-based information system Infoscout free of charge through the Web browser via the WiFi network in the trade fair halls.


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This was published 7 years ago
Anonymous mobile phone location data leaves 'fingerprints' that could identify you
An oft-repeated refrain among the privacy conscious is that a mobile phone is really a tracking device that lets you make calls. But a major new study suggests the digital trail left by a mobile phone can identify more than mere movements - it can be used as a "fingerprint" to identify people with a striking degree of accuracy.
In a report published this week, a team including researchers from MIT and Harvard revealed that anonymised mobile phone location data demonstrate patterns of behaviour that could be used to identify a person. They were able to "uniquely identify 95 per cent of the individuals" so long as they had hourly updates showing mobile phone location and could measure it against four distinct "spatio-temporal points" on a map. The finding was significant. It illustrates "fundamental constraints to an individual's privacy," according to the researchers.
The data on the 1.5 million people were obtained from an unnamed mobile phone operator in a "small European country" and covered a 15-month period. Location data over time, for instance, could be used to help pinpoint where users worked, where they shopped, where they went to relax on the weekends, where and when they left the country and from which airport they departed, and more. Of course, the researchers didn't identify any users by name in their study - but the point is that it wouldn't be difficult to do.
"Given the amount of information that can be inferred from mobility data, as well as the potentially large number of simply anonymised mobility datasets available, this is a growing concern," the report noted. "The information that can be inferred from [the data] highlights the importance of understanding the privacy bounds of human mobility."
It's fairly common for app providers to gather location data on users. The researchers pointed out that an estimated one-third of the 25 billion apps downloaded from the Apple App Store access a user's geographic location, and about 50 per cent of all iOS and Android traffic is available to ad networks. Mobile phone location data are widely used by law enforcement, too, with authorities in some cases using "tower dumps" to obtain information showing the movements of all individuals in a target area at a specific time. The US Justice Department has recently claimed that users have no reasonable expectation of privacy over their location data - though this latest study may go some way to discrediting that argument. It may also fuel support for a proposal, that would force app providers to ask users for consent to record their movements.


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For people who don't know IPL, IPL is today's money making machine in the sports arena. IPL aka Indian Premier League is the largest sports (cricket) entertainment in terms of money and entertainment. Now, the idea of IPL is not new. It exists in various forms of other games like basketball (NBA), soccer, football (NFA) and many more. So, what makes IPL the most popular game.
- Cricket: Cricket is one of the craziest games of many countries especially in Asia. Go to any nook and corner of the countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and you will find kids and people playing cricket with a bat and ball. Very few them make it to the playing 11 of the team but to be 11, is like a dream come true for anyone. In India, cricketers and film stars are like demi-gods. If one legend dies, the whole country goes down in no time. If India gives one bad performance in a cricket match, the effigies are burnt. One would be surprise to know that we have temples to worship cricketers and film stars. Moreover, IPL paved the way for shortest version of cricket games: 20-over bringing the excitement right onto the audience
- Entertainment: Cheer-leading has never been a profession earlier in India but it is one now. How can someone forget the Knight Riders' team Cheer-leading Reality Show. Additionally, not to forget the eminent filmstars associated with IPL: Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty and many more. Not to forget how dozens more flock around during the matches to promote themselves and their movies.
The marriage of above two fields. Cricket and Entertainment was deadly and that drove the whole nation crazy. Of course, one might say the business model is not new. There is nothing innovative. Of course, yes. I do agree but then no one introduced the concept better than IPL. And let us accept the fact: almost all our business models are the borrowed concepts from abroad: well tested and proven because we, Indians, (most of us) are not risk-takers by nature.
Today, IPL has emerged as the biggest and largest money spinner in its genre in the sports domain surpassing all NBA and NFL. Last year, its brand value was estimated to be $4.13 Bn and with the addition of two new franchisees, it is going to be more this year. Let us look at the some of the auction highlights of this year:
- A total of 127 players were sold in the two-day auction at the ITC Gardenia hotel in Bangalore, while 12 players were originally retained by the franchises ahead of the auction.
- Deccan Chargers have 14 players, spending $6,875,000 and keeping $2,125,000 still to spend. Dale Steyn ($1.2 mn) and Cameron White ($1.1 mn) were the costliest players for the team.
- Kolkata Knight Riders have 12 players, spending $8,575,000 and keeping $425, 000 still to spend. Gautam Gambhir ($2.4 mn) and Yusuf Pathan ($2.1 mn) were star cricketers.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore have 16 players, spending $8,640, 000 and keeping $360,000 still to spend. Saurabh Tiwary ($1.6 mn) and AB de Villiers ($1.1 mn) were top fetchers.
- Mumbai Indians have 12 players, spending $8,520,000 and keeping $480,000 still to spend. Rohit Sharma ($2 mn) and Andrew Symonds ($850,000) rocked the table for Mumbai Indians.
- Sahara Pune Warriors, the new franchise, have 14 players, spending $8,070,000 and keeping $930,000 still to spend. Robin Utthappa ($2.1 mn) and Yuvraj Singh ($1.8 mn) were their prized possessions.
- Team Kochi, another new franchise, have 17 players, spending $8,640,000 and keeping $360,000 still to spend. Mahela Jayawardhane ($1.5 mn) and Muttiah Muralitharan ($1.1 mn) were the costliest players.
- Delhi Daredevils have 17 players, spending $8,250,000 and keeping $750,00 still to spend. Irphan Pathan ($1.9 mn), David Warner ($750,000) and Umesh Yadav ($750,000) were star cricketers bought.
- Chennai Super Kings have 18 players, spending $8,615,000 and keeping $385,000 in pocket. R Ashwin ($850,000) and S Badrinath ($800,000) were top fetchers.
- Rajasthan Royals have 8 players, spending $6,195,000 and keeping $805,000 in pocket. Ross Taylor ($ 1 mn) and Johan Botha ($950,000) emptied their suitcase.
- Kings XI Punjab have 11 players, spending $6, 945, 000 and keeping $2,005,000 in pocket. David Hussey ($1.4 mn), Adam Gilchrist ($900,000), Piyush Chawla ($900,000), Dinesh Karthik ($900,000) were their prized possessions.
- Rajasthan Royals were allotted budget of $7 million because of Bombay High court order.
- Koklkata Knight Riders were constantly on the news: for picking up Gautam Gambhir for a record money and then not taking the star player of the region and former Indian Cricket team Captain, Saurav Ganguly.
- Saurav Ganguly, Brian Lara and Chris Gayle went unsold. More than Brian Lara, this IPL auction put a BIG DOT on the cricketing career of one of the most successful Indian Cricket team Captain, Saurav Ganguly. Media left no time to make a fuss about the situation and broke hell on Dada. Most surprisingly, can Kolkata Knight Rider play without Saurav Ganguly in the player's hometown itself? I guess yes, because this is India and lets be honest, we take few seconds to make a star and few seconds to bring someone to ashes.
- The another aspect of auction side of KKR is: If I am not wrong, they are the only team to have broke even and into the profits. Don't forget that they have never qualified for the semi-finals and have been one of the worst performers in the league. The credit goes to the King Khan of Bollywood, their franchise owner, Shahrukh Khan. Personally, I don't like him or his acting but I love his presence of mind and his sheer attitude and marketing skills inspire me a lot. Remember, those xxx energy drink or the cheer-leading Reality show, SRK rocked the IPL with his own presence. SO, why KKR needs to play when both franchise owners and players are happy earning money without winning matches.
- Personally, I feel Team Kochi made intelligent buys and did not put in money anywhere where the stake was too high. A lesson well learned from the Deccan Chargers from the past.
- Anil Kimble made a smart move by opting himself out of the auction at the right time. Prestige and honor kept intact and he also got to mentor the Bangalore Royal Challengers.
- Rahul Dravid, another star player of Indian Cricket team, just escaped the fate of Saurav Ganguly when he was picked up but it is a YELLOW light for Dravid. Be careful for the next auction.
- Youngsters from India and abroad made the most out of this auction. A lot of unknown names got picked up over well known names: a very good positive sign. I am a strong believer in the power of fresh blood and Ia m sure some of them are going to make their dream run this IPL. Best of Luck to all of them!!!
- Last year, IPL debuted on youtube, live streaming all matches. I expect this year they should live tweet also 🙂
- IPL3 also debuted on movie theaters, showing the IPL matches live in the multiplexes. So, I guess you can grab your popcorn this year too.
IPL4 is going to have more matches and it is going to get bigger and better. I have always been a strong fan of Mumbai Indians and I am going to stick to my team this year too. Who will win IPL4? What do you think?
Just sit back, relax, get your popcorn and enjoy!!! For me, I am more interested in knowing the facts and success of both IPL4 and Cricket World Cup and we will try to bring you a post-tournament report. I am curious to co a sided-by-side analysis of the two biggest cricketing events of the year. Are you anxious? Do check back that time…


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The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the impacts of sea level rise on domestic energy and water infrastructure.
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witnesses' testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Chief ScientistNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAbdalati Testimony 04.19.12.pdf (248.5 KBs)
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New shareholders will expand KZA's portfolio of services and solutions
Poland is one of the largest railway infrastructure markets in Europe. The current EU financial perspective for Poland includes railroad investment plans worth around €16bn, and KZA has a strong position in this sector.
Edward Jacek Kwarciak, CEO of KZA said: "The deal between FIMA and KZA will help strengthen our business capabilities in light of the forthcoming high-value public infrastructure modernization projects. It will also expand a portfolio of solutions we offer, enable us to better use our professional staff and reduce business operating costs. There are plans to invest almost €1.5bn in the Polish railway signaling an automation market alone in the next several years".
The FIMA company, established in 1992, owns companies in Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, and Poland. More than 500 employees work at FIMA group companies and 140 of them are certified to work in railway projects. For the railway industry, FIMA provides traffic control, communications, power supply, security, passenger and staff information, and railway point heating systems. FIMA has acquired 68% of KZA's shares.
FIMA's Director General Gintaras Juknevičius said: "By implementing the company's development strategy and seeking to use our resources and expertise more efficiently, we are examining opportunities to expand to neighboring countries.
"Poland is one of the largest railway infrastructure markets in Europe. KZA has an excellent position in the segment that is of interest to us. The deal will open the Polish railway infrastructure market and ensure a long-term growth for a whole group of FIMA companies.
"At the same time, we plan to continue KZA's work. We rely on the existing management and value their competence. We believe that the united capabilities of FIMA and KZA will enable us to compete for a bigger part of the infrastructure projects market."
To close the deal on the sale and purchase of KZA's shares, the shareholders of KZA company were advised by BCMS Polska and DZP law firm, the shareholders of FIMA – by WEH Advisors Sp. z o.o., IFP Corporate Finance, law firm Soltysinski, Kawecki & Szlezak and Ernst & Young Sp. z o.o.
KZA (Krakowskie Zakłady Automatyki S.A.) is a Polish company operating on the market of railway infrastructure and control automation solutions, offering services in design, implementation and maintenance of systems as well as project management. The company's roots go back to 1928. Currently it has 200 employees. Its head office is located in Krakow.
FIMA is a leading company of intelligent engineering solutions in the Baltic region. FIMA's main areas of work are in implementation and maintenance of railway control and engineering systems, intelligent transportation systems, communications and information technologies, data centers, building management, automation and monitoring solutions. The company's head office, established in 1992, is located in Vilnius. The main share of FIMA is controlled by an American investment fund MVC Capital Inc.


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Given the choice of having anything dumped on her head, "Carrie" star Chloe Grace Moretz of course wouldn't choose blood. Her preference: Gummy bears.
"[They're] delicious. That sounds way more fun than blood," says the 16-year-old actress, who plays the titular horror icon in director Kimberly Peirce's ("Boys Don't Cry") fantastic new take on Stephen King's novel. "Also, gummy bears aren't that heavy. So it wouldn't be like you're being hit by rocks."
In the film, out Friday, Carrie White (Moretz) doesn't get to choose. She bears—SPOILER ALERT, if somehow you don't know this already--the brunt of a pig's blood-oriented prank at prom, the culmination of bullying that adds to Carrie's already-difficult upbringing with her extremely conservative mother (Julianne Moore). The part required so much of her that Moretz ("Kick-Ass," "30 Rock") says that halfway through filming, she went from being a child actor to an adult actor.
At the Four Seasons Hotel, she talked about feeling comfortable around blood, the powerful being Carrie couldn't defeat and her favorite parts of "Mean Girls."
Now or when you were younger, have you ever been squeamish about blood?
I think everyone's been squeamish about blood at some point in their lives. When you're a kid you're a bit more squeamish about it. I think after the first "Kick-Ass," seeing that much blood I was like, "Oh, whatever." I think there's a difference in real blood and fake blood though. I think if I watch a movie and someone's getting stabbed, I'm squeamish.
Do you have a memory from when you were young and felt that way?
I think I was around a lot of blood. I have four older brothers, so I always saw someone getting bloody at some point. With me it was just like, "Oh, whatever; they're just beating each other up again."
Carrie's sheltered and doesn't understand certain things about the world. What's something that you felt like you didn't understand while growing up?
I think that life and death was a major thing that I never understood, and I was really confused by it [when I was four or five]. I was like, "I don't think that anyone dies. I think it's all fake. I feel like we all live forever and people just lie to you about it 'cause they want to scare you."
And some people just go on vacation for a long time.
Exactly. But no. Not true. Apparently we do die.
When I was younger and we went on two-minute car rides to a friend's house, I thought it was so far away.
So far away! That's very true. Totally. That would always happen. I remember we were getting a new car, and I remember how it felt so long. My mom was like, "It will be one more hour." I was like (whispers in mock-disbelief), "An hour?! That's like my entire day. What are you telling me to do right now?"
What do you think the average teenager would do with telekinetic powers like Carrie's?
I think that's scary. I think that teenagers are so irrational and they're so spur of the moment. They get angry so quickly and they get happy so quickly. That type of power that really does [hinge] on your emotions I think would be terrifying with a teenager because it just seems dangerous: You get 'em mad and they're going to hurt you with it. You get 'em happy and they're going to fly around.
Carrie vs. another superhero--say, the Hulk. Who wins?
Carrie. The Hulk just has super strength. Carrie can, like, pick him up.
You think she can lift the Hulk?
Yeah! It's Carrie.
Is there anyone she could not defeat?
Carrie vs. God.
[Laughs.] Carrie vs. God.
Who's playing God in this scenario?
Oh, God, I don't know. Bruce Willis.
This movie will have people talking about bullying and thinking about how terrible teenagers, especially girls, can be to each other. What's your favorite part of "Mean Girls"?
My favorite part of "Mean Girls" is … OK, I have so many parts to this. One is when she looks at the skirt and says it's, "The ugliest effing skirt I've ever seen."
Why do you like that?
Because it's brilliant. It's so good. And it cuts to the flashback of when she told Cady Herron that she likes her bracelet and then it cuts back to nowadays. And another great moment is when she's walking out of the Halloween party and the drunk guy is sitting on the ledge and she scares him, and he falls over and goes, "Dude, that's a scary mask!" But she's actually just wearing makeup. [Laughs.] And then another great moment is probably when they're doing the Christmas dance. And they kick the stereo and start singing.
When can we expect "fetch" to catch on?
I've used "fetch" many a time. "Fetch" has caught on in my book. I think Gretchen Wieners is right.
What do you say that about?
I don't know. "Chicago's very fetch."
I hope an ad for this movie will say, "'Carrie' is the most fetch movie ever."
(mock Valley girl voice) "Carrie's so fetch, oh my God! I love Carrie!"
You're younger than a number of actors getting lead roles in this industry. Have you ever felt bullied in one way or another in your career?
Yeah! I definitely think as an actor you put yourself out there more than a lot of people. And have your most vulnerable moments judged by audiences around the world too. It's like, not only do I get judgment after every movie but I get a lot of people who don't understand my lifestyle too, who like to push me in different ways.
What do you mean?
I think that a lot of teenagers, ever since I started this when I was five, a lot of people didn't understand why I would leave school so much or why I couldn't be around them so much because I was always away. I think they were scared of that in some ways because they would react in a mean way instead of a supportive way.
In several roles including "(500) Days of Summer" and "30 Rock," you're so good as coming off as smarter than people expect a character that age to be. What would it be like for you to play an idiot?
[Laughs.] If I played Amanda Seyfried's character in "Mean Girls"? Oh my God, that would be great. I think that would be fun too. You know that movie "Dick" with Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst? I really want to do that. Such a good movie. It's fun. That's such a fun character to do if it's well-written.
After the challenges of "Carrie," would that be taking another step to play someone who knows even less than she does?
Totally. I think that for "Carrie" I had to pull back the vulnerability, but I think for a character like that you have to pull back your intelligence a little bit and become someone else who's not quite as smart as you are. A bit more naïve.
What can we expect when you and Abigail Breslin play the two creepy girls in "The Shining"?
[Laughs] I don't know! A "Funny or Die" skit?
What she ate last night in Chicago: Deep-dish Giordano's pizza with sausage and peppers
Her experiences in Chicago: "I've been to Chicago for 'Kick-Ass' the first time but other than that, no. it's my first time really remembering it. The last time I was here I threw the first pitch at the Cubs game, which was really sick. It was really fun. So I'd want to do that again."
Favorite place in the world: Tokyo
Where she still wants to go to: Verona
On transitioning to adulthood in Hollywood: "I've been doing adult roles since I was a kid. When I was 11 the first role I broke out in was a role about me killing people and cussing and playing this assassin who's been manipulated--her childhood's been manipulated by her father. I've played on the heavier side, the more adult side of roles for a long amount of time in my career. So I have been lucky enough to kind of not worry about that transition. But of course there's always a transition. You're going to adulthood. It's that boundary of, 'Can adults be attracted to someone who is 17, 18, 19 years old, and does it look appropriate when you're working opposite a male actor who is 20 years old?' I think that's more of a transition than mentally. I think mentally I can go wherever I need to go as an actor. But I think it's more the look of everything that's the transition."
Funniest thing she's seen recently: "The Heat." "Oh my god. I love that movie. It was amazing."
Best advice she remembers receiving: "Make sure you're always having fun; otherwise don't do it."


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"They are trained to be careful," transportation secretary Ray LaHood told a caller on NPR when asked if it was OK for cops to use cell phones while driving. They're not, but what could cops be texting each other?
As you can see in this factual reenactment, Wert and I posed as police officers this morning, carrying out the specially trained skill of texting while driving while protecting you from yourself. Actually, Ray and I are as highly trained at this as police officers, despite LaHood's assertion, police receive no specialty training in chatting on their phones while operating a motor vehicle.


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Ridiculous 80s-styled Canadian metallers 3 Inches Of Blood are to return to the UK in March 2007 with a new album and a tour as well.
The Vancouver natives have recorded their new album with amazing Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison at the production helm. I don't think it's got a title yet but they're aiming to release it on March 12.
Mike Gitter, the man from their Artistes and Repertoire department has claimed the record is "clearly a kick in the ass to anything the 'Blood have done to date" but judging by Mike Diver's review of 2004's Advance and Vanquish, that wouldn't take much. Apparently you should "think classic Metallica, old-school Kreator, and that old reliable standbye: Judas Priest's 'Painkiller', all rolled up into one". Try thinking it without weeping uncontrollably. I DARE YOU.
Oh and that tour. It's quite a long one but the even more ridiculous Biomechanical are tagging along for the ride and they are bloody funny. And quite good. Mutually exclusive? Tickets cost £8 as well.
10 Doncaster Dome Festival
11 Milton Keynes The Pitz
12 Norwich The Waterfront
13 Manchester The Music Box
15 Dublin Voodoo Lounge
16 Cork Cypress Avenue
17 Glasgow The Barfly
18 Aberdeen The Tunnels
19 Newcastle Trillians
20 Bradford Rio's
21 Wolverhampton Little Civic
22 Swindon The Furnace
23 London Underworld
24 Peterborough The Park
25 Wrexham Central Station
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Successful candidates will characterize, on the molecular level, how RNA-binding proteins, enzymes acting on RNA, and various regulatory RNAs, including microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs and bacterial sRNAs, modulate gene expression. On the basis of animal and plant model organisms, students will explore how the post-transcriptional control of gene expression determines cell fate and diseases.
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Force Continuum
The Force Continuum is a scale that ranks force options in orders of magnitude. It recognizes that different types of force are appropriate in different situations. Here is a typical, 6-level Force Continuum.
Level I: Presence. The officer has a reasonable expectation that being seen in uniform or after identifying him or herself as an officer, people will stop behaving badly. It works remarkably well - there's nothing like a police car in the rearview mirror to get you under the speed limit.
Level II: Verbal. There is probably more skill applied at level II than at all the others combined. Asking, advising, ordering; persuasion and verbal judo; finding the social and psychological hooks that allow the officer to defuse the situation; even down to shouting orders and intimidation are all skills that fall under the heading "Verbal".
Level III: Touch. This is the hand-on-the-shoulder attention getting and the one hand on the elbow to steer a drunk toward the door. It is volatile. Many assaults happen here because the officer has misjudged the threats stability. When it happens, it is close up and fast.
Level IV: Pain compliance. These are the relatively low risk of injury techniques with high potential payoffs. Joint locks, pressure points and takedowns. Some agencies classify OC at this level, others at level V.
Level V: Impact. Level five incorporates the techniques that might well result in injury but are unlikely to result in death. Focused blows with hands, feet, batons, chairs, or less-lethal munitions. Some agencies class electrical stun devices, such as tasers at this level, some at level IV. Some class choking here, some at level VI
Level VI: Deadly Force. Any force readily capable of causing death or serious injury. Shooting, cutting, driving over with cars, stomping necks, throwing off buildings…
Verbal Judo! What could this mean? Of course I know that the context of the saying means exaclty as Rory has described it...Asking, advising, ordering; persuasion. That is the verbal alright. But what about the judo?
I love that phrase.
It makes perfect sense that in order to be proficient in "verbal judo" as in martial judo you must practice verbal randori. However before you can practice, you must learn the basics. A while ago, when I first took over this forum, I suggested that we make a VSD kihon. We got some good suggetsions however it never materalized. Rory and I tossed around some comments and catch phrases that we could start with, but the thread died soon after.
I practice verbal judo in my dojo with my junior students. They react the same way that they do when learning martial judo. They giggle and laugh their way through the verbal randori. Some of the comments and phrases they use can be hilarious at times and some are downright silly, and no sir, we do NOT allow them to use swear words.
We give them a situation that they can role play. Person A has done something to cause person B to become enraged. Person B confronts person A with a verbal barrage. It is Person A responsibility to de-escallate the situation by verbal means only.
I never thought about this drill as verbal judo or verbal randori. However, after reading Rory's description of level II in his Force Continuum Model, I am assured that it is exactly what it is.
We should be doing more of this in the dojo with our adult students as well.


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Using a Twitter client, you can connect to WordPress.com to follow your favorite blogs and receive notifications when new posts are published. You can even publish status updates to the WordPress.com blog of your choice. You'll see the author's gravatar in your timeline with excerpts and links to full posts. This way you can be notified of each new post within minutes.
In some ways our service is different from Twitter. A Twitter user has a timeline of status updates which is like a blog. On WordPress.com one user can write for many blogs and one blog can have many authors. And then there are comments which can be left by anonymous users.
We made our Twitter-compatible service to subscribe to blogs, whole blogs, and nothing but blogs. You can also publish updates to a blog by typing in your Twitter client. With these exciting features and themes like P2, WordPress.com is a great place for microblogging.
To connect to our Twitter API you'll need a client that supports custom API's. The example on the right is a desktop client called Spaz. Any client that lets you enter your own API should work.
Our API is at
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Instead of following users you will follow blogs. Refer to them by their domain names (e.g. matt.wordpress.com). Support for replies and retweets will be added soon.
When you post a status update using our Twitter API, the update will appear on your blog. (If you have more than one blog you can choose which one gets the updates. The option is in your profile.)
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Home Prices Post Biggest Rise Since 2006
U.S. home prices rose in January from a year earlier, registering the biggest increase since the summer of 2006. Nick Timiraos reports on Markets Hub.
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US to sink ghost ship dislodged by Japan tsunami
The ship holds more than 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel and authorities are concerned it could interfere with the course of other vessels as it drifts through shipping lanes. A Coast Guard cutter was headed out to the ship on Thursday with plans to fire cannons loaded with high explosive rounds to sink the vessel.
The Japan earthquake triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl accident in 1986, but Alaska state health and environmental officials have said there's little need to be worried that debris landing on Alaska shores will be contaminated by radiation.
If there were no threat from radiation the boat could be salvaged and sold, or sent back to the Japanese fishermen who no doubt miss it. They are NOT sinking it because of diesel fuel.


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The Singapore Institute of Legal Education ("the Institute") is a statutory body established under the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161).
The Institute is managed by a Board of Directors comprising representatives from various stakeholders in the legal community. The Honourable Attorney-General, the President of the Law Society of Singapore, and the Deans of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, the Singapore Management University School of Law and the Singapore University of Social Sciences School of Law are ex officio members of the Board of Directors. The remaining members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the President of the Singapore Academy of Law.
The Chairman of the Institute is the Honourable Justice Quentin Loh.
The Acting Dean of the Institute is Mr David Chong Gek Sian, SC.
The Institute is entrusted with maintaining and improving the standards of legal education in Singapore, and has powers to review the implementation of initiatives, programmes and curricula relating to legal education in Singapore, including diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and continuing professional development.
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- Maintains a register of qualified persons seeking admission to the Singapore Bar
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Welcome to the Queensland Wader Study Group Website
WADERS or shorebirds are a diverse group of wading birds that comprise 10% of Australia's bird species.? Most are migrants from the northern hemisphere.? They make remarkable long-distance seasonal migrations and face numerous threats to their survival during these marathon journeys.
The Queensland Wader Study Group (QWSG) was established in 1992 as a special interest group within Birds Queensland, to monitor wader populations in Queensland and to work towards their conservation.
The aim of this website is to share information about waders and QWSG's activities with everyone interested in these special birds and to encourage participation in the conservation effort. Please see the "What's New" page for details of Wader ID days, banding dates?and all our other activities.
We're adding content all the time, so please come back if you don't see what you're looking for, or, E-mail the?Web Administrator if you have any requests or comments.
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If you want to?JOIN the group?or make a?DONATION the link here will show you how and give you access to a membership form. Details of our activities and what's happening where can be found on this link and if your interested in reading our banding catch reports have a look here
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A new assessment report by the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on preparing for weather and climate extremes warns that a changing climate "can result in unprecedented extreme weather and climate events" and says that actions ranging "from incremental steps to transformational change are essential for reducing risk from climate extremes." Yet the U.S. has no national climate change preparedness strategy, and Federal efforts to address the rising risks have been undermined through budget cuts and other means.
Re-posted from the World Wildlife Fund WWF Climate Blog, courtesy of the indispensable Nick Sundt:
IPCC Says Essential Actions Needed to Reduce Risks of Changing Climate Extremes
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) approved on Friday (18 Nov 2011) a report on preparing for weather and climate extremes. The report's summary warns that a changing climate "can result in unprecedented extreme weather and climate events" and says that actions ranging "from incremental steps to transformational change are essential for reducing risk from climate extremes."
The U.S. this year has experienced a record fourteen weather-related disasters each in excess of a billion dollars – and many more disasters of lesser magnitudes (see 2011: Fourteen Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters, Most in U.S. history, WunderBlog, 4 November 2011). Yet the U.S. has no national climate change preparedness strategy; and Federal efforts to address the rising risks have been undermined through budget cuts and other means. Though seriously constrained by the lack of strong and unified leadership in Washington, communities and others around the country nevertheless are taking commonsense actions to address the emerging impacts of increasingly disruptive climate extremes.
The report punctuates a recent series of extreme climate events across the planet. See 2010 – 2011: Earth's most extreme weather since 1816? (24 June 2011) by Jeff Masters, Director of Meteorology at the WeatherUnderground; Current Extreme Weather and Climate Change[PDF] (7 Sep 2011), by Climate Communications; and the excellent segment below from NBC Nightly News.
IPCC: Actions are Essential to Manage Risks of Changing Climate Extremes
The Special Report for Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) was approved by the IPCC yesterday. The report's Summary for Policymakers was publicly released, but the full report will not be released until early 2012. The report indicates that already changes in the frequency and/or severity of some extremes have been observed.
For the balance of the 21st century, the IPCC concludes:
- "Models project substantial warming in temperature extremes by the end of the 21st century."
- "It is likely that the frequency of heavy precipitation or the proportion of total rainfall from heavy falls will increase in the 21st century over many areas of the globe."
- "Average tropical cyclone maximum wind speed is likely to increase, although increases may not occur in all ocean basins."
- "There is medium confidence that droughts will intensify in the 21st century in some seasons and areas, due to reduced precipitation and/or increased evapotranspiration."
- It is very likely that mean sea level rise will contribute to upward trends in extreme coastal high water levels in the future."
The IPCC identified "low-regrets measures" as starting points in responding to the threat of future extremes, saying that such measures "provide benefits under current climate and a range of future climate change scenarios." It adds:
"Many of these low-regrets strategies produce co-benefits, help address other development goals, such as improvements in livelihoods, human well-being, and biodiversity conservation, and help minimize the scope for maladaptation…Potential low-regrets measures include early warning systems; risk communication between decision makers and local citizens; sustainable land management, including land use planning; and ecosystem management and restoration. Other low-regrets measures include improvements to health surveillance, water supply, sanitation, and irrigation and drainage systems; climate proofing of infrastructure; development and enforcement of building codes; and better education and awareness."
IPCC Conclusions Echo Earlier Findings, Yet U.S. Remains Dangerously Unprepared
In 2008, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) covered some of the same issues in Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Pacific Islands (see also 4-page highlights). It found that "[m]any extremes and their associated impacts are now changing," and that as the planet continues to warm:
"[H]heat waves and heavy downpours are very likely to further increase in frequency and intensity. Substantial areas of North America are likely to have more frequent droughts of greater severity. Hurricane wind speeds, rainfall intensity, and storm surge levels are likely to increase. The strongest cold season storms are likely to become more frequent, with stronger winds and more extreme wave heights."
|Above:In the U.S., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a Climate Extremes Index that shows national and regional trends in weather extremes. For some extremes and regions, the trends are dramatic, particularly in recent decades. The figure above shows the trend for 1-day precipitation extremes in the Northeast during the colder time of year (October through March). For more on the extremes that have afflicted the U.S., see the regional fact sheets at Climate Central's page on Extreme Weather and Climate Change.
The USGCRP assessment was followed in 2010 by the America's Climate Choices series of reports from the National Academies of Sciences (NAS), including Adapting to the Impacts of Future Climate Change (see National Research Council Reaffirms Climate Change Science; Cites Urgent Need to Reduce Emissions and Prepare for Impacts, WWF Climate Blog, 19 May 2010). The NAS report said that "extreme weather events, including heat waves, floods, droughts, windstorms, and wildfires, will likely be particularly challenging for communities and sectors to adapt to." The panel argued that "[m]any current and future climate change impacts require immediate actions to improve the ability of the nation to adapt." The report continued:
"It is the judgment of this panel that anticipatory climate change adaptation [i.e. preparedness] is a highly desirable risk management strategy for the United States. Such a strategy offers potentials to reduce costs of current and future climate change impacts, not only by realizing and supporting adaptation capacities across different levels of government, different sectors of the economy, and different populations and environments, but also by providing resources, coordination, and assistance in assuring that a wide range of distributed actions are mutually supportive."
Despite these and many other scientific assessments spanning several decades, the U.S. has no national strategy to address climate change – either to slow it by curbing emissions or to prepare for the impacts. As the Washington Post said in an editorial (A Bad Month for Climate-Change Skeptics,18 November 2011):
"The U.S. debate on global warming remains fancifully divorced from the scientific discussion. President Obama hardly ever mentions climate change. Republicans' behavior is much more embarrassing: GOP presidential candidates often dismiss the warnings of experts in favor of conspiracy-drenched denial. The debate should no longer be about whether the world is warming or whether there is reason to act. It must be about how to respond." (emphasis added)
See also our previous postings, White House Reports on Climate Change Adaptation, as Communities Face Rising Impacts Without National Strategy (1 November 2011), As the Costs of Extreme Weather Rise, Americans Cannot Afford Denial (9 Sep 2011), House drying up funding for weather preparedness (12 Aug 2011) and Dangerously Unprepared: Congressional Budget Cuts are Leaving Americans Vulnerable to Climate Extremes (21 July 2011).
Local and State Governments, and Others Take the Initiative Despite National Leadership Void
Though undermined by the lack of strong and unified leadership in Washington, communities and others around the country nevertheless are taking commonsense actions to address the emerging impacts of increasingly disruptive climate extremes.
"We are beginning to see action in industry and state and local governments," said William K. Reilly, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989-1992) under President George H.W. Bush. Speaking earlier this month, Reilly cited Chicago as a leader among cities that are both curbing their greenhouse gases and preparing for the impacts of climate change (see Former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly: On Climate Change, Cities May "Save Us From the Ideological Gridlock in Washington," WWF Climate Change Blog, 11 November 2011)."This is promising, this is progress. This is how practical leaders do what they can while the country and the world wait for the United States government to make carbon reduction and climate mitigation a priority."
"Cities and counties are increasingly engaged in preparing for climate change," said Brian Holland of ICLEI last week during a teleconference organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). "Despite some real challenges in identifying resources to do climate adaptation, we expect to see continued growth in the number of communities attempting to build resilience to climate change and extreme weather." See the UCS press release, 2011 Breaks Records for Extreme Weather Damage (14 November 2011); and backgrounder, Year of Extremes Underscores Need for Better Preparedness, Emissions Reductions (November 2011).
In a news conference on 18 November hosted by Ceres, Kevin Parker, global head of Deutsche Asset Management, said that the IPCC SREX report "is further confirmation for investors not just of the reality of climate change but of the urgent need to hedge against the growing risk of devastating climate events in many parts of the world." Dan Probst, chairman of energy and sustainable services at Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate services
firm, said that "more than ever before, weather events and other climate-related factors are beginning to impact real estate location and design decisions." (see Ceres' press release, IPCC Report Confirms What Businesses Already Know: Extreme Weather & Climate Affect Investors, Insurance, Agriculture, Other Industries).
Some businesses are starting to organize around preparedness issues. Oxfam and a group of companies on 28 October 2011 announced formation of the Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness (PREP). According to a press release from Oxfam (Key companies launch partnership on climate resilience, 28 October 2011), the initiative will "promote responsible business practices and strong policies and programs that help businesses and vulnerable communities prepare for and respond to climate change. PREP signals a growing recognition among companies that the risks communities on the front lines of climate change face are also business risks."
"Investing in smart adaptation solutions is a major step towards building a climate resilient society," said Mark Way, Senior Vice President for Sustainability and Political Risk Management at Swiss Re, one of the partners in the initiative.
Online Resources
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Web site for the Special Report for Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX)
- Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report for Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
- Press Release [PDF], 18 November 2011.
- Fact Sheet [PDF]Slide Presentation [PDF]
WWF Climate Change Blog, recent related stories:
- Former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly: On Climate Change, Cities May "Save Us From the Ideological Gridlock in Washington". 11 November 2011.
- White House Reports on Climate Change Adaptation, as Communities Face Rising Impacts Without National Strategy. 1 November 2011.
- As the Costs of Extreme Weather Rise, Americans Cannot Afford Denial. 9 Sep 2011.
- House drying up funding for weather preparedness (Repost). 12 Aug 2011.
- Dangerously Unprepared: Congressional Budget Cuts are Leaving Americans Vulnerable to Climate Extremes. 21 July 2011.
- Jared Diamond: With Climate Change, Americans Have Unique Opportunity to Avoid the Fate of Ancient Maya. 3 June 2011.
- For the People and Wildlife of the Northern Great Plains, Heavy Winter and Spring Precipitation Brings a Taste of the Future. 30 May 2011
- U.S. National Academy of Sciences Presents "America's Climate Choices". 12 May 2011.
- National Research Council Reaffirms Climate Change Science; Cites Urgent Need to Reduce Emissions and Prepare for Impacts. 19 May 2010.
Union of Concerned Scientists:
- 2011 Breaks Records for Extreme Weather Damage. Press release, 14 November 2011.
- Year of Extremes Underscores Need for Better Preparedness, Emissions Reductions. Backgrounder, November 2011.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC):
- Call it `The New Abnormal,' and then Start Doing Something About It. By Theo Spencer, 4 November 2011.
- 2011, A Year of Living Dangerously: SREX Report Highlights Need to Prepare for Extreme Events and Climate Change. By Kim Knowlton, 18 November 2011.
- Extreme Weather and Climate Change. Includes fact sheets for several regions of theU.S.
Jeff Masters:
- Extreme weather and climate change: a new IPCC report. 18 November 2011.
- 2010 – 2011: Earth's most extreme weather since 1816?.24 June 2011.
Climate Variability and Climate Change: The New Climate Dice. By J. Hansen, M. Sato, R. Ruedy, 10 November 2011.
- IPCC Report Confirms What Businesses Already Know: Extreme Weather & Climate Affect Investors, Insurance, Agriculture, Other Industries. Swiss Re, Deutsche, Jones Lang LaSalle, The Climate Corporation Provide Insights on Key Business Sectors. Press release (18 Nov 2011) from CERES.
- U.S. Climate Extremes Index
- Billion Dollar U.S. Weather/Climate Disasters
- North America Climate Extremes Monitoring
- Global Hazards and Extremes
A bad month for climate-change skeptics.
Editorial (19 November 2011), Washington Post.
The IPCC report on extreme climate and weather events.
RealClimate.org, 19 November 2011.


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You just need to be famous. Really famous. Like this lady, Yuko Oshima.
Not only is pop idol Yuko Oshima testing Final Fantasy XIII-2, she's also designing costumes. One of these outfits will be selected by fans as DLC for the game.
One of them looks like Little Red Riding Hood. The other does not.
Oshima is holding the final versions—the ones that Square Enix prettied up. One of her original drawings can be seen in the gallery above.
As far as putting together an outfit for FF's Serah, it's fine, I guess. And she's got an eye for fashion. Remember, she's just supposed to be a tester, not a designer. The most famous Final Fantasy tester. Ever.
(Top photo: Square Enix)
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The natural wealth that is a characteristic of the Ionian islands.
The islands are lush with rare flora and fauna, with many natural attractions with interesting geological phenomena.
Excellent interesting view of the Ionian ecological. In the Ionian sea live some of the species at risk of extinction in the Mediterranean, loggerhead turtles and monk seals.
During a tour in the islands will find many beauties. Characteristic of these islands are heavenly beaches with turquoise waters and endless beaches. There are many beautiful and picturesque harbors in the islands, shelters for resting and swimming for those who seek the beauty of the Ionian by boat.
In the following links you can find useful infomrmation about what is worth to visit and see in Kefalonia.


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The National Senior Games are exciting Olympic-style events that feature athletes over the age of 50. Over 10,000 athletes from the 50 states plus Canada and Trinidad and Tobago competed this year in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Opening ceremonies were held at the new CHS Stadium, home of the St. Paul Saints near the Mississippi River. As the athletes paraded into the stadium behind their state flag and placard, each state was announced with background music similar to the Olympics. There were 641 athletes from California with Minnesota having the largest contingent. The Minnesota Boys' Choir sang the National Anthem followed by speeches and excellent entertainment. The evening ended with the lighting of the cauldron and an amazing fireworks show. Birmingham, Alabama will be the host city for the 2017 National Senior Games.
Athletes qualify at the state level and the Nationals are held every two years. The Pasadena Senior Games, a qualifier, are held every year in June with 28 different sports at various venues throughout the area. It's open to men and women over the age of 50 and the Games are dedicated to promoting health and wellness through sport.
At the local and National Games you will find many seniors not acting their age! There are no rockers for these Grandmas and Grandpas. They are speeding around the track, jumping, throwing, and participating in many different sports. Some only started training in their 60s or later and never competed in any sport previously. There are those who beat cancer and other health issues to participate in the Games. Among the reasons are: "My kids are grown," "I'm retired," "I like to travel," "I need a motivation to become healthier," and "I enjoy the friendship."
One lady in high school earned a full scholarship in swimming to college and was asked to try out for the Olympic team but a family tragedy prevented her from doing so. Recently, in her 70s she lost 75 pounds through working out and good nutrition, got back into swimming, and competed in the Games. She didn't win any medals at Nationals this time but was so happy to just be there. Her goal is to lose 20 more pounds, continue training, and be faster in 2017. A local Arcadia resident who "was never good at sports" recently became a California State Champion in powerlifting at age 86!
It's never too late. What's your goal? If you're a newbie, have never participated in a sport, are out of shape, don't be afraid to start. You will find there are others just like you. Just begin! The Sneiders provide a safe, private, non-judgmental environment to begin your quest for better health. Now is the time to train for next year's local Pasadena Games. You'll have fun and get fit along the way! For more information contact Sarah or Rob Sneider at (626) 355-8964 or email email@example.com.


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Cartoon Museum
The Cartoon Museum exhibits the very finest examples of British cartoons, caricature, and comic art from the 18th century to the present day. There is also a shop, an archive and a reference library.
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Museum, Library, Archive
Mon - Sat, 10.30-17.30
Sunday, 12.00-17.30
Also open Bank Holidays. Closed over Christmas and New Year
Adults £5.50
Concessions £4
Students £3
Free for Children, U18, Art Fund
There are currently about 900 works in the collection. These include original cartoons, caricatures, drawings, sketches and letters.There is also a selection of eighteenth century original prints. Some rare books featuring the work of cartoon artists are also included in the collection.
Collection details
Design, Film and Media, Fine Art, Literature, Social History, Weapons and War
Key artists and exhibits
- Rare and original artwork on loan from The Beano, the Dandy, and Topper including The Bash Street Kids, Roger the Dodger, Billy the Whizz, Desperate Dan, Beryl the Peril and of course Dennis the Menace.
- Classic works by Gillray including The Plum Pudding and, John Bull - taking a luncheon, and The Zenith of French Glory.
- Cartoons in 3D including Gerald Scarfe¹s memorable Chairman Mao, Scarfe's caricatured original leather armchair from 1971.
- Cartoons by Larry, Kipper Williams, Tony Husband, Nick Newman and many more.
- Emett¹s working 'Fairway Birdie' (made by this eccentric cartoonist whose wacky contraptions appeared in Chitty Bang Bang, and at The Festival of Britain.)
- Classic war cartoons including Sir David Low¹s 'All Behind you, Winston', and Bruce Bairnsfather¹s, 'If you know a better 'Ole...'
- Colour mural painted by top cartoonists including Steve Bell, Dave Brown, Martin Rowson, Peter Brookes, Chris Riddell, MAC and Hunt Emerson.
- Annual cover drawings by Carl Giles featuring the Giles family and his immortal Granny.
Cartoon Museum
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Billy Ray Sanders, 19, 701 Columbus Ave. NW, of Canton, is wanted on a robbery charge in Massillon.
Police are seeking a Canton man who they say struck a crossing guard on his way to work Monday morning and stole a couple dollar bills.
City police have a robbery warrant for Billy Ray Sanders, 19, 701 Columbus Ave. NW, and if he does not turn himself in, officers may contact the Stark County Fugitive Task Force, said Sgt. J. J. DiLoreto, public information officer with the police department.
Police say Sanders asked a man walking to the bus stop along Seventh Street NE for money at 5:50 a.m. Monday. The man said he didn't have any extra money except for bus fare, DiLoreto said. The man hit him in the face and took some money.
Another man was arrested for obstructing justice as police were conducting the investigation, DiLoreto said.