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With some new mid-rise buildings sinking due to poor foundation works in Georgetown, the City Engineer's Department has made it mandatory for geo-technical reports to be submitted before construction can take place.
City Engineer Colvern Venture told Stabroek News in a telephone interview last week that as of January 1, 2014, persons desirous of constructing buildings three storeys or higher have to submit a technical report along with a foundation design to the council. Venture explained that before, only a foundation design was submitted.
According to the engineer, the technical design is one aspect of the report, while the type of foundation to be used is the second aspect.
Asked if visits are done to ascertain if buildings comply with the rules and regulations, Venture stated that the onus is on the owner of the building to be properly guided and to ensure the safety of the building and those persons working on the building.
Venture further stated that the City Engineer's Department does not have the facilities to carry out analyses, and these are done by other agencies within Guyana.
He also informed that changes in the use of buildings, such as a conversion from a residence to offices, could be a contributing factor to buildings that are sinking. A thorough analysis needs to be done, he said.
A source told this newspaper that in the construction of high buildings, driving piles is of great importance, as it makes for a very strong foundation and underground structural base that supports the building. The source added that by driving and embedding piles of wood, concrete or steel into the soil of the ground, contractors are able to provide a strong support to the building structure at the foundation level.
A three-storey building at the corner of North Road and Oronoque Street is being demolished after it was only recently discovered that the building was sinking. "The building doesn't have any piles so the building is sinking. We decided to take it down for the safety of citizens," the source said.
Recently, several persons have raised alarm over a similar four-storey building that is being constructed at Joseph Pollydore Street and Mandela Avenue.
City Hall Public Relations Officer Royston King, in an invited comment, said that he has been informed that the sinking building has shown signs of a failing foundation and that there are now attempts to do remedial works to correct the situation. He said the City Council is particularly concerned, about not only the health and safety of those persons working on the building, but also passersby and the public.
"That is why we are imploring on contractors and builders to secure the advice of an engineer before they commence building work in the city of Georgetown," he said.
King stated that of recent, the City Engineer's Department has been requesting, among other things, a geo-technical report. This report he said, will show the condition of the soil based on certain technical tests carried out and will show what works need to be done with respect to the foundation works in particular.
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Correct me if I'm wrong are you saying you are a Kelsey Supporter and you voted for a Judge that makes these reckless decision's in the life of the children? I'm not sure I understand what you are implying?<quoted text>The judge must be doing his job to keep you abusers away from the protected ones. BRAVO for the Judge Keep up the GOOD WORK JUDGE. I voted for you.
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#43 Jan 3, 2012
Look, I don't know the whole story about what happened when I was a child. But I do know that there are always two sides in every case. I know Honorable Judge Gardner does the best he can everyday and if he don't well that's between him and God. I hope you all know what the Bible says about those who become a judge and think how grateful you are to not be in his shoes. So that's just my thoughts. Hope no one gets offended. But that's just my opinion, take it how you want. I am not trying to cast any judgment nor cause any dispute to say the least I am just trying to shed some light from both sides( by reading) and ( by responding) I don't have to see it only from my perspective. No one is perfect.
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#44 Jul 11, 2012
I like Judge Gardner. He saved my grandson from a slut druggy mom. If she ever tries to regain custody I hope it is Judge Gardner on the bench. If you know certain attorneys always win in his courtroom, be smart and hire those attorneys.
#45 Jul 11, 2012
The longer I live in shawnee the more I see the Corruption it is not just here it is all over it is a scam perpetrated by the system the judges are on the take the D.A. is on the take and the Attorneys kinda like you scratch my back I will scratch yours.Here is how it works and it only works if you have money.you are charged with a crime you hire A attorney he makes a deal with the D.A. the D.A. makes A deal with the judge...you can find most of them golfing while laughing about the evil they perpetrate on A daily bases.....nothing will ever change it has been this way for years....And many police and the drug task force are crooks as well I'm not saying it is all of them but most.and the money and drugs they Confiscate is ends up in their pockets.I know this to be true but what are you going to do they have the power and the guns....
#46 Jul 27, 2012
it is good you guys get these stories out there in public because a lot of people would never know about what goes in the courts. this guy needs to be held accountable for his decisions.
#47 Mar 29, 2013
they waste too much time tryin to SET people up wrongfully and getting snitches and ci's and pci's that do the same things, but by telling on others and doing so makes their crimes right??? I dont think so... i go to prison and people that point fingers go free and they are dirtier than most and therefore the people they work for must b too.
#52 May 6, 2013
I too would like to add my comments on judge gardner,he is out right for his buddy ,, the lawyer,no way could we have lost a child custody case if he weren't. he even went against his own rulings prior to court of contempt.. for the lawyer and him were most blatanly friends and his friend got so much on his side it was pure proof. we will be learning how to overturn this judges decision and hoping helping to get him disbarred. he is a disgrace to the robe. Now I'm not saying all this just because we lost,,I'm saying we lost because of his bias and prejudice towards his friend the lawyer,,this was never about the child.
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#53 Aug 5, 2013
You just think you know what you saw.
#54 Sep 15, 2013
hi my family too has gotten the wrong end of justice from this judge the mom has no record the dads record is long with DUI s and even includes vehicular manslaughter still he got 50% custody was the lawyer against you the judges friend? His was! I think we should gather some data and find out who the lawyers are in each of these cases listed here with these stories , everyone should post the lawyers name to find out if there could be corruption that we can prove in this judges courtroom his lawyer Paul sutton
#55 Sep 15, 2013
. Who was their lawyer? We are gathering information to find out if the judge is corrupt and letting his lawyer friends win right or wrong
#56 Sep 15, 2013
. Who was there lawyer ? We are gathering information to see if there is corruption that can be proved in this judges courtroom - we want to see if its his lawyer friends that win , right or wrong
#57 Sep 15, 2013
. Who was the lawyer buddy? We are gathering data to see if its enough evidence for an investigation into judge Gardner as to letting his ' friends win cases even when they are wrong
#58 Sep 24, 2013
money or friendship!!!! we need to know who was the attorney in all these wins theres our answer
#59 Sep 24, 2013
I was done unjust myself and trying to find out who the winning attorney was in all these cases. total conspiracy is what im seeing
#60 Sep 24, 2013
cayou tell me ho the winning attorney was? I smell conspiracy in all these cases, trying to find out if its same attorney in them all his buddy.
#61 Sep 24, 2013
. The attorney in our case was Paul sutton
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#62 Sep 25, 2013
His lawyer was also Paul sutton
#63 Jan 23, 2014
We also had issues with Judge Gardner favoring Paul Sutton during a custody trial. The Biomom hired Paul Sutton as her lawyer. With no proof of child abuse the Biomom accused me of child abuse. The judge ordered me to do anger management and parenting classes. After that I was allowed two visits with my bonus daughter. That summer we had a water balloon fight and the Biomom filed a complaint to the court for child abuse again. Judge Gardner took her word and ordered me to do a 52 week anger management course before I can see my bonus daughter again. On top of that the judge refuses to hold the Biomom accountable for refusing visitation between my husband and their child. The court order says my husband can see his child every other weekend. Since 2010 the Biomom has refused to allow visitation or any contact with the child. The Biomom also took the child away without notifying my husband. It's pretty much legal kidnapping. If my husband did what the Biomom is doing he would be in jail. We filed contempt against the Biomom but Judge Gardner wouldn't do anything about it. We have tried to hire a lawyer but they won't take our case because they know Paul Sutton will win since Judge Gardner is over the case. I started Strong Stepmom Awareness Campaign(2010) and We Demand Family Court Reform in Oklahoma(2014). This isn't fair and it's very unjust to be treated like a criminal just because the other parent hired Paul Sutton and you're buddy buddy with judge. It's uncalled for. Pretty messed up to me and the child suffers the most.
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#64 Feb 18, 2014
Shawnee Oklahoma Police and court system is very corrupt. I dont know how they get away with the awful things they do to people. Makes me Sick!!!
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#66 Aug 16, 2014
Judge g told my husband he was stupid or high. my husband was physical with me and emotionally abusive to my kids and myself. i had to move from my home bc of broken windows prowlers stolen properity. i didnt SEE him there so county stopped coming just told me to shoot him. my husbands brother is friends with every deputy because he used to b one. i never had the option to press charges. he was given supervised visits that arent followed. a yr later im still maried and my mom-in-law says my x is to get them every weekend. a whole year no child support and im not divorced, im not going back. The judge thinks we need to go to mediation. frusterated and still fighting
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UPDATE! Hi all, I just went to Gio again for my opti.smooth retouch and I wanted to let everyone know how it went. I initially had opti.smooth done about 2 years ago by Gio. Fantastic. Then I got my first retouch done at another salon (J christopher) one year ago bc they were really cheap. But you get what you pay for. Seriously. He left out a few chunks of hair that I had to straighten daily (defeats the purpose of straightening!). I was livid. No one at that salon cared. So, another year passes and it's time for my re-touch. I didn't even hesitate about going back to Gio. I will NEVER go anywhere else for opti. My hair is PERFECTLY straight and smooth. I literally let my hair air dry and it looks great! No damage. Gio puts so much time and care into every strand. Trust me. I have something to compare it to! She does not miss a piece!!! And I really like everyone in the salon. They're cool. Not pretentious. very accommodating. I'll be going back in another 10-12 months for sure. PS- she fixed the mistakes that they made at that stupid other salon that I've been living with for year. If you're doing opti.smooth, do NOT consider another salon. Gio does opti.smooth's all the time (another woman was leaving after her opti.smooth when I was coming in) so she has the experience. She's so sweet too and will happily answer any questions you have. I'm happy to answer questions too - from a non-hairdresser/expert perspective if you're feeling nervous. I've sent one co-worker and one friend to Gio for opti.smooth (one cold and one hot process) and they've both been as happy as me. Hi everybody, about a month ago, I had the Opti smooth hair straightening (the thermal smoothing) at Gio...and I couldn't be happier!!! I had wavy hair with tons of frizz, now I can leave the house without any product or styling and look half way decent! IT's not perfect (the ends still have some body- but I didn't want stick straight hair and that's why I didn't do japanese straightening). My hair was "virgin" - no other chemical processes or coloring in years, so it took to the process very well. The only thing is you cant shower for three days (so do it on a thursday night that way you can shower before you go to work monday morning). I've gotten tons of compliments and I truly couldn't be happier!!! It's expensive ($400 at Gio Salon in NYC) but worth every penny! I'm very cheap cheap cheap, but again I'd do this again in a heartbeat. I can't believe how soft and manageable my hair is now. If you're considering and have any questions, let me know. I did so much research before hand because I was SOOOO nervous (I've never done any straightening or chemical processes before) but I know I chose the right process. For me, japanese straightening makes your hair look damaged and too stick straight, BKT brazilian straightening uses either formaldehyde or ether, or I don't want to breath in either! So opti.smooth was the right pick for me, but everyone's hair is different!! Just PLEASE MAKE SURE you have an experienced hair dresser that has been doing the process for years and has regular clients that get it done (you can even ask for a client reference if you want). I went in for a complimentary consultation with Gio before hand and she answered all of my questions and made me feel more at ease. Bottom line, get an experienced stylist and be UPFRONT about anything that could affect the process (any meds that you take, any highlighting, henna, coloring, if you swim a lot, if you're in the sun everyday, etc). GIO is a great salon to do it at! (P.s. you can ask for a first time client discount!) Thanks! :o)
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We cannot say enough good things about Betty of Fort Washington Florist and her team. She did the flowers for our wedding in October of 2010. We had an outdoor wedding in Fort Tryon Park and our reception at the New Leaf Cafe. Betty listened to our ideas of what we wanted for our wedding. Don't be put off by the plastic flowers and rose arrangements with glitter in the shop if that is not your style. Our flowers were classy, elegant and gorgeous. She listened to what we wanted and took our ideas to the next level. We wanted some purple flowers, and she ended up mixing purple hydrangeas, purple roses, cream roses, and green orchids together in this beautiful, elegant mix. We received tons of compliments on our flowers, and they were the perfect height; no one had trouble seeing other guests over the arrangements. Also, we had some taller arrangements for around the room. I had this idea of branches sort of like cherry blossoms, only with berries and appropriate for fall. Betty took this idea and made arrangements more gorgeous and creative than we had every imagined. We will definitely be using Betty for future special occasions. My mother-in-law already asked for Betty to do the flowers for her birthday. In addition to the quality of the flower arrangements and the service, Betty gave us an incredibly fair and reasonable price. I shopped around before going with Betty, and I did not find anyone with prices to match hers. We want to thank Betty and all the people who work with her from the bottom of our hearts for taking part in making our wedding such a beautiful and memorable occasion!
While becoming a florist doesn't require any formal education, floral designers must know how to care for the plants they use and which ones work best for which season or event. Additionally, a skilled floral arranger must also be familiar with the cultural symbolism behind each flower. For instance, carnations symbolize beauty and pride while daisies represent innocence and purity.
If you plan to give someone a flowering plant as a gift, then a good florist can direct you to the right one. They may also help you choose flowers to convey platonic or romantic love.
Many floral designers provide a host of services to meet customer demand throughout the year.
Most florists, whether they work at a chain or independent flower shop, both online or in a brick-and-mortar store, offer pre-arrangements of flowers. This means the floral designer has a selection of roses, tulips and other popular kinds of blossoms designed in arrangement that customers can simply buy on the spot instead of telling the florist what kind of flower pattern they want.
Have you ever purchased a get-well basket featuring sunflowers or an array of springtime flowers for Mother's Day? If so, you most likely bought a pre-arrangement that the floral designer put together ahead of time.
Buying a pre-arranged bouquet is a great option if you don't know what blooms or plants to purchase but you need flowers for a particular occasion.
Pre-designed arrangements are not original, one-of-a-kind designs, but the upside to buying pre-arrangements is they already come with a fixed price attached. Customers may simply walk in and spend $50 on a Valentine's Day bouquet as opposed to paying the florist a commission for an original design that could fetch a much higher price.
Custom-Made Arrangements
Having both an eye for design as well as good people and customer service skills is a must for any florist. These professionals work with clients to find the best flowers and custom-designed arrangements appropriate for the event or occasion. A commission to create a table piece, wreath or other type of design is typically much more expensive than a pre-arrangement, as it may not be made up of plants the florist already has on hand.
There's always a demand for florists and their creations year-round as people celebrate and commemorate the special moments in their lives. Whether you're getting married or remembering a loved one that just passed, flower arrangements and wreaths are traditional items we all use to help mark the important dates, stages and occasions in our lives.
One type of event most floral designers work on is weddings. Professional florists will collaborate with the bride and groom to formulate a design scheme that complements the event's overall colors and layout. Depending on what the couple wants and can afford, a floral designer may create the bridal bouquet along with streams of flowers for the wedding venue, table arrangements and vases for the reception afterward.
The prices for hiring a florist to do a wedding vary broadly because it not only depends on how many blooming plants you want, but also how widely available the particular flowers are.
More exotic types of blossoms, such as orchids, are pricier than your typical rose. Your bill could also fluctuate depending on how complicated the design is to make and if the flowers you choose are in season or not.
Keeping that in mind, florists are like any other tradesperson - your bill will reflect the materials they used and the time and labor that went into making up the designs.
Some floral designers also charge delivery fees to transport the flowers, vases and other materials to wedding or reception sites. Remember, it's not only the bride that needs flowers. Bridesmaids and the mother of the bride might also carry corsages and the groom and groomsmen sometimes festoon their jackets with boutonnieres. Don't forget about the flower girl, as well.
In all, the average cost to outfit a wedding with flowers is about $700. Some florists advise people to set aside 10 to 15 percent of the ceremony's budget for floral decorations.
Funerals are another major life event we commemorate with flowers. Florists may furnish sympathy flowers for the observance and lay sprays or baskets of plants around the church, synagogue or funeral home to help attendees with the grieving process. Designers also make floral wreaths and crosses to set up at the venue or in the cemetery, as well as special casket arrangements so family and friends may show their respect for the deceased.
Many customers choose traditional roses, lilies and carnations to send to a bereaved family, but florists are also able to personalize arrangements to your liking.
Just like other ceremonies that call for flowers, the price depends on the number of blossoms and what type of plants you want, along with the complexity of the arrangement. A complete funeral floral package that includes sprays along the casket, flower decorations for the venue and flowers for the participants can run from $200 to $800.
Meanwhile, the usual sympathy bouquet or vase runs between $40 and $80.
Mother's Day
You might think Valentine's Day would be the busiest day for a florist, but the day of love comes in second place behind Mother's Day. According to a number of studies, people do more online searches for flowers in anticipation of the May holiday than they do for Valentine's Day.
In fact, this day is inextricably linked with flowers, as Congress first issued a Mother's Day proclamation in 1913 asking all federal officials to wear a white carnation to commemorate their mothers.
Many children wish their mothers well on the day by sending a bouquet of carnations, roses, violets or tulips.
Valentine's Day
Coming in second place as the busiest holiday for florists is Valentine's Day. When Feb. 14 arrives, so do many people looking for arrangements to send to their loved ones. Just like Mother's Day, this holiday is very lucrative for floral designers. Americans typically spend tens of millions of dollars on their significant others every Feb. 14, and flowers, especially long-stemmed red roses, are a popular way to show someone you care.
Valentine's Day goes to show that a gift of fresh-cut flowers never goes out of style. However, it does go up in price - quite a lot, actually. The price of a bouquet of roses usually doubles on Feb. 14 before it goes back down the next business day. Expect to pay up to $100 for red roses from a flower shop on Valentine's Day. Therefore, if you're looking for a deal, it's smart to buy your bouquets a few days ahead of time and keep them in a vase with water so they stay fresh.
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah
The holiday season is also one known for festive floral arrangements. Many families look to florists to come up with a Thanksgiving table set piece or a traditional cornucopia featuring plants with autumnal colors and gourds. Many churches and individuals also spring for flowering plants to help usher in Christmastime. Many florists sell living yuletide decorative plants such as ivy, holly, poinsettias, mistletoe and even miniature Christmas trees.
Many flower shops and floral arrangers also design centerpieces especially for the eight nights of Hanukkah. Online and brick-and-mortar florists offer blue and white flowers, usually arranged with candles in between the blossoms.
Easter and Passover
Religious holidays held in spring also keep flower shops busy as they design orders for families, churches and synagogues. Many shoppers are on the lookout for bunches of mixed flowers pre-arranged in bouquets or vases by florists. Lilies, as well as daffodils and tulips, are especially popular around these spring holidays.
Hindu and Buddhist Ceremonies
Flowers, especially the lotus, figure prominently in Hindu and Buddhist religious ceremonies, as well as in these two ancient religions' wedding customs. Many florists provide garlands of flowers to decorate and festoon the functions with.
Other Occasions
Remember that it doesn't need to be a holiday to purchase flowers. Floral designers also make commissioned or pre-arranged flowers to take to sick relatives, friends and colleagues recovering at home or in the hospital. Many florists also make designs for newborn babies, too.
While the majority of their work is devoted to making eye-catching and pleasing creations with plants, florists can help you with much more than just finding the right flowers for your next event or party.
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Did you ever consider taking a mixture of tar and honey to soothe a cough? Or did you know that an onion poultice is said to cure pneumonia? And how about tannic acid (found in black tea and blackberry leaves)? According to some, it's a miracle drug, good for whatever "ails you." sIn Folk Medicine you'll find more old-time remedies for a variety of ailments. You'll discover the medical folklore of various groups, including: Native Americans. people from Appalachia. African Americans. Hispanic Americans. Asian Americans. sFor many people, folk practices supplement the treatments offered by modern medicine. That's why folk medicine is alive and growing today.
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Children's LiteratureThe cover with Norman Rockwell's "Grandma's Remedy" sets the tone for the lovely format of this book about folk medicine. The contents include: a definition of folk medicine, ancient medicines, "science" and "folk" beliefs, Native American medicines, Appalachia folk medicines, African American folk cures, Hispanic folk healers, Asian American folk medicine, and folk medicine today. There is further breakdown of the kinds of medicine in each of these areas. There is something in this book for everyone. Each section is laid out well with photographs and nice depictions of the plant sources for many of the medicines and remedies. For many people, folk practices may supplement the treatments offered by modern medicine. The book may be used with high school students where there is an interest in such material. This "North American Folklore" series notes that Dr. Alan Jabbour, Folklorist and Former Director of the American Folklore Center, is the series consultant. 2003, Mason Crest Publishers,
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Bangladesh v India, World Cup 2011, Mirpur
Shakib rues profligate fast bowlers
ESPNcricinfo staff
February 19, 2011
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has held his fast bowlers responsible for making his decision to insert India backfire spectacularly.
"I thought we could have bowled better" Shakib - downcast but not desolate - said. "We bowled too many boundary balls, and that cost us the game."
The opening ball of the World Cup, short and wide from Shafiul Islam, yielded a boundary as Virender Sehwag crunched it through extra cover. Shafiul went on to concede eight more runs in his first over, including a four off the last ball. By the end of the third over, the Indian openers had hit six boundaries and raced to 32. It led to the introduction of spin in the fifth over.
"I thought we had a better chance of winning the game chasing," Shakib said repeatedly. "It would have been a different game had we got two early wickets. That was our plan. Our fast bowlers didn't execute the plan, that was the main problem.
"I thought our fast bowlers have been bowling really well for the last 12 months. Today wasn't their day but hopefully they will come back strongly."
He said he was satisfied, however, with the effort with the bat despite his team finishing 87 runs short of the target. "The plan was to bat properly, playing cricketing shots. We knew the wicket was good, and if one of Tamim (Iqbal) and Junaid (Siddique) had kept going, we could have got a very good total.
"That was our plan, and I thought we executed our plan very well. We didn't try to hit too many slogs, we played all cricketing shots, and got close to 300. I thought we batted really well and sensibly."
He refused to be drawn into discussing the non-selection of Mohammad Ashraful, who has spent more time on the bench than in the playing XI under his captaincy, and to a pointed question on whether he had a problem with the senior players, his response was a cryptic and dismissive "no comments."
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Posted by mrgupta on (February 22, 2011, 15:33 GMT)
@Sofiq Hasan: Last time BD beat India was 4 years ago not last year. In that same WC guess Who defeated BD?? Don't remember?? Ans: Ireland!!! So you wanna talk about 2007 WC, lets talk about your defeat against a Non-Test playing nation... Atleast India lost to a Test Playing nation. What you need to prove is that you are good enough to atleast defeat Ireland. Stop talking about defeating India in WC2007 that was a fluke (No wins in last 4 years against India). Plan well now, Ireland is coming ... :-)
Posted by dummy4fb on (February 22, 2011, 10:37 GMT)
Bangladesh is still a minnow.. not even mediocre.. so, there was no chance for them watsover! Though they are competative one somewhat like ireland. What happened four years earlier is history, they can't relish that untill now.
Posted by dummy4fb on (February 21, 2011, 21:47 GMT)
Here Indians are really worried about Bangladesh,they are cursing that Bangladesh can't even complete with Ireland.How they forget where last year Ban beat India.
Posted by dummy4fb on (February 21, 2011, 19:20 GMT)
There are total 19 matches in WC, where the first batting side scored 300+ runs (played between 2 test playing nations and the side batted first won). some facts: 1) 87 runs defeat of BD was the 7th smallest 2)only in 5 occasions, the 2nd team scored 280+, BD is 1 of 'em 3) only in 6 occasions, the 2nd team weren't all out, BD is 1 of 'em.
so, BD played quite a very good cricket!
a) the defeat against BD knocked India out of WC from the 1st round, in 2007. b)BD has still very good chance to make to the quarter finals.
India is much more stronger than BD, (almost) in every field of cricket; yet we,the Bangladeshis, still believe that we can DEFEAT India in the next match....:)
(Personally, I believe India has the strongest eleven in WC and they should win the cup)
Posted by shista on (February 21, 2011, 17:11 GMT)
Why d indian supporters think themselves as World Champion after beating Bangladesh. Remember we kicked out India frm first round four years back n team India has unable to ensure their bowling lineup such world class to b da champ within this four years!!! But anyway congrats Shewag for such a great innings....
Posted by aditya87 on (February 21, 2011, 8:39 GMT)
Bangladesh will definitely get through to the quarters. Be prepared for them to spring a surprise in this tournament. India were too strong for them, but they have a pretty good chance of beating the Windies. Their spinners might also give England a scare. When they reach the quarters, it is highly possible that they will cause a major upset.
Posted by dummy4fb on (February 21, 2011, 7:44 GMT)
i don;t know u guys remembered it, during toss dhoni said that he is gonna choose(if he wins the toss) bowling because of dew factor, as shakib chose. And don't think india is giving a very good sign, something is not right in their team,..just a feeling..
Posted by indianzen on (February 21, 2011, 7:04 GMT)
Ashraful - Shakib in fighting will never help. there should be a complete unity unless which the team would perish... Keep on fighting until you succeed, rather than a 10 ball 24 run, you can better score 150 ball 80 run...
Posted by dummy4fb on (February 21, 2011, 6:08 GMT)
It's not only the fast bowlers who bowled poorly, but the spinners too bowled in a wayward fashion. Spinners gave 238 runs in 33 overs at 7.21 runs per over whereas pacers gave 129 runs in 17 overs at 7.58 runs per over. Not much difference is there, is it?? A team which relies solely on spinners should not blame there quickies who bowled as badly as their spinner teammates.
Posted by xx7799 on (February 21, 2011, 6:05 GMT)
When it comes to India the Bangladeshi think that they can beat them easily...don't know why...the way BD fans are reacting it seems that India has caused a major upset by defeating them....funny....isn't it?? Anyway..all the best to Bangladesh for the rest of the tournament...
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This article focuses on homomorphic encryption techniques and what they can mean in practice for cloud computing in the next few years; it is not a mathematical primer.
Suppose you want to hire someone to do a job for you, but you suspect she might leak sensitive details of your business to your enemies. The immediate solution: don't hire her. But real life is often not so clear cut. Your prospective employee may be very good at a particular job, and you don't want to lose her skills; while the risk that she turns bad may be low and you need the job done.
This general real life problem has had many solutions over the centuries. People have written contracts with confidentiality clauses, threatened court action, come up with rules for the workplace, tried to instill pride in their workforce, and sometimes they've even begged for good behavior.
One particularly nice concept: suppose you could give the job to the talented lady, but seal it in an opaque black sack. She wouldn't be able to see inside, but would manipulate pieces by putting her hands into the dark sack to get the job done. This way, she would use her talents without discovering your secrets.
The disadvantage is obvious: very few jobs can actually be done blindly, without knowledge and mutual trust. But there are real life examples of the black bag approach. For example, spies work in "cells" designed so that they know as little as possible about other "cells."
Cloud computing and homomorphic encryption
Cloud computing can suffer from some of the problems we described above. Suppose you have sensitive data information: health data, financial data, or military secrets. And imagine you need to use a cloud "as a service" solution that takes your data and produces a report. The goal is to compare all the pieces of data and find the "important flukes." In healthcare, an important fluke could be overpayment for a patient's treatment. In finance, it could be a credit card fraud event. In the military, it could be data about a cyber-attack hiding between normal pieces of data.
In each of these cases, the "normal" data is sensitive: health, money, "normal" military activity. Still, for valid reason, you cannot do the analysis yourself in your own "secure" space. Somebody else has the expertise to do this particular analysis for you, and is using cloud computing because the job involves massive amounts of computational power.
Your find yourself with sensitive data in a cloud, on servers you do not own, and a programs running there which you may not own either.
Cloud encryption is always about hiding secrets.
You take a bunch of readable data and make it unreadable by scrambling the characters and numbers in the data so they don't make sense. Only someone who has the "encryption key" can reverse the process, decrypt the data, and make it readable again. A typical decryption key could be 64 random characters long, yet by using known encryption techniques (like AES, "Advanced Encryption Standard"), that key can make terabytes completely scrambled and unreadable. Only if you have those 64 characters, the key, can you reverse the process and make the terabytes readable again.
In our case, however, there is a twist. We want the data to be completely unreadable, but we want the program mentioned before (the one running on servers you do not own and doing a job that requires expertise and computing power the cloud provides) to be able to do its job.
Ideally, we want the program to do its job on data that is always encrypted (and remains encrypted) and successfully come up with a useful result.
Homomorphic encryption makes this possible. Homomorphic encryption is a set of encryption techniques that will scramble the data based on a key, but allow a program to do some useful work on the unreadable encrypted data. The program cannot understand the data, but it can do something useful on it, without giving it away: an opaque black sack for cloud computing.
Steps to homomorphic encryption: examples of "something useful"
People have started figuring out useful things that can be done to encrypted data by taking a practical approach. Instead of saying that anything can be done in the black sack, people are starting out by saying that something can be done. Here are some examples of "something:"
- A specific statistical function, perhaps taking the average of two numbers.
Both numbers are encrypted and the result is also encrypted. Only the holder of the encryption key can know the real values of the numbers and the result. However, a machine in the cloud can take the encrypted values and average them, sending an encrypted result back to the "owner." The owner can then decrypt that result back at home.
- Searching a person's genome data to find whether that person has a specific gene that is especially harmful to health while protecting privacy.
The data that describes the genome is encrypted as is the description of the specific gene being searched. Both are uploaded to the cloud servers and the result comes back: the gene is either found or not. But only the person who owns the encryption key knows the genome (and the identity of the human being with that genome); and only they know what they were looking for. Was it a gene that may signal cancer? Or perhaps a gene that may signal high blood pressure? Only they know.
Techniques like these have been described in academic literature. They have not yet been commercialized, but they can really work. You'll notice that the researchers have been smart. They focused on a useful and specific problem that can most likely be solved. This is sometimes called "partially homomorphic encryption" and sometimes called "somewhat homomorphic encryption" because the scheme is constructed with one focused goal in mind. It doesn't try to solve everything.
Fully homomorphic encryption
A more ambitious approach is fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). The Holy Grail is to encrypt any data for any purpose, so that a program running on cloud servers could do almost anything to the data and generate useful results. But only the owner of the data could actually understand the data and understand the result, because only the owner has the key. The running cloud servers would run on encrypted data and produce an encrypted result.
This would be great to have. Recently, Gentry made progress in this field by showing that any function that is made up of additions and multiplications can be computed on homomorphically encrypted data, using what has naturally become called the Gentry scheme.
"Any combination of additions and multiplications" really is quite a lot – in fact almost any math function can be broken down into additions and multiplications, so Gentry's result is quite strong.
However, there are some practical limitations that have thus far, stopped us from using FHE. One is performance; which can be billions of times slower than the "somewhat" or "partial" approach. Though it is currently being worked on, a big gap persists.
Another limitation to FHE is the kind of problem it can solve. Suppose you wanted to use FHE with a medical expert system. Such systems work more with questions and answers then with addition and multiplication. They try to diagnose a disease based on gathering patient information, applying some logical rules and then asking more questions. This is a logical process and a major part of it is interactive – asking questions and learning. The best of these systems also constantly change their rules, as they learn more about how patients and diseases really work. Is a learning system based on rules and interactive back-and-forth questions and reasoning – easily broken down into addition and multiplication?
So FHE has limitations based on performance and limitations based on type of problem it might solve.
Are there any commercial implementations of homomorphic encryption?
The world's first commercial implementation is Homomorphic Key Management, a "partially homomorphic" approach. Homomorphic Key Management is focused on the specific problem of encrypting the encryption keys themselves and keeping them safe and secret in the cloud, while still being able to use them for encrypting data. This work was done by Porticor in 2011-2012 and a commercial product entered the market at the end of 2012.
Several academic teams are now working on bringing additional "somewhat homomorphic" approaches to market, though as far as we know, none other has yet been commercialized. We hopefully look toward the coming years to produce commercial results relevant to the study of many fields, such as genomics and specific computations within databases.
In parallel, Academia continues to work hard on making FHE more efficient.
The post Homomorphic Encryption and Cloud Security: The Practicalities appeared first on Porticor Cloud Security.
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