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NCBIS Parents' Group "bringing out the best in everyone"
After 40 years of international education and experience, NCBIS is committed to supporting our international families as well as educating their children. While we are busy at the start of year providing comprehensive inductions for new staff, developing team morale, helping them settle in to their new city, country and culture, open bank accounts and organise work permits etc, it would be easy to forget the pressure that our international Parents will be under, with similar challenges and nerves. This may well be their first visit to our wonderful host nation, but jet lag, new school routines, new culture and no supporting family around them, all provide their own challenges. Settling Parental concerns is vital, as if the Parents don't settle, how can we expect the children to feel completely at home, especially the younger ones? The Trailing expat spouse could easily feel isolated and depressed, particularly in compound life together with the long work hours associated with our multinational companies and managerial positions. Children are well known for their adaptability, with the routine and support given to them at school, but may well settle in more quickly than their parents in some cases. That's where NCBIS' important home-school partnership and our vibrant and forward-thinking Parents' Group steps up!
Parental induction starts with the first tour of the school, fitting in with busy company schedules and narrow in-country introduction windows, followed by a comprehensive Admissions service. All new families are then invited into school one day before the official start of the year, to meet staff, school Doctor, Parents' Group, Transport team and Counsellor, all the people able to help ease their transition.
That in itself would not be unusual, but then the Parents' Group steps in with a series of regular year group coffee mornings in our stunning green, relaxing and colourful Pergola, itself an oasis of normality and tranquility in bustling and vibrant New Cairo.
Coffee mornings allow informal interaction so that no one feels isolated at the first "meet the tutor" (Secondary), or "meet the class teacher" (Primary). The Parents' Group then organises four day tours including shops and services in New Cairo, walking tours of Maadi and Heliopolis, followed by a cultural visit to historic Zamalek along with traditional refreshments besides the stunning River Nile. Unforgettable social and cultural moments, giving confidence, whetting the appetite to explore further our historic city and cultural treasures, forging lifelong friendships and developing new intra-cultural experiences, as befits an International school. This is all linked to Parent workshops by our School counselor on "Settling in", "the challenges and advantages for third culture kids" etc, along with opportunities for consultations with life-mentors to discuss relocation issues, where necessary.
The jewel in the crown is then our much awaited October "Family Day", when the school field converts to a musical theme park, entertained by the NCBIS orchestra, stage band, community choir and year group choirs. An exciting mixture of games, activities and of course international cuisine for "all tastes" adds to the occasion and makes for a remarkable occasion. With momentum gaining, Parents take over again, with a variety of social, cultural and sporting experiences, including weekly international cuisine, "Zumba", Yoga, mixed Football field hockey and touch rugby and even cricket matches.
Life in an international school is always busy, culturally exciting, vibrant and dynamic – but when supported by School and Parents' Group, it provides unforgettable and priceless memories and experiences. That's why we smile in over 30 languages, and currently represent 65 nationalities – one family, many cultures! Please come and meet us!


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Photo Essay: Kalaupapa Memories, Molokai, Hawaii
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Coming out this month: The book Ili Na Hoomanao o Kalaupapa, Casting Remembrances of Kalaupapa, by Anwei Skinsnes Law and Valerie Monson, featuring photographs by Wayne Levin. Published by Pacific Historic Parks, visit pacifichistoricparksbookstore.org for more information.
Also this month, The Maui Arts and Cultural Center is hosting an exhibit entitled A Reflection of Kalaupapa, Past Present and Future, featuring photos from Wayne Levin and historical archives. The exhibit runs from Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.
On Sunday, Aug 19, from 2 to 4 p.m., there will be a panel discussion sharing connections to Kalaupapa with Ka Ohana leaders, family descendants and journalist Val Monson. On Monday, Aug. 20, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., there will be an exhibit walkthrough and lecture by Levin for high school students and the general public. Saturday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., there will be an exhibit walkthrough and lecture by Anwei Skinsnes Law for teachers and the general public.


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Obama and McCain insist that the Muslim Brotherhood must be part of the new Egypt. This is the vision that they have for that new Egypt.
"They stamped on his face," said his cousin, Aly al-Masry, 20, who told Sabet's story from his bedside as he drifted in and out of consciousness. "He has three stab wounds, a bullet hole through his leg and stick marks all over his body. There are bruises where he was dragged along the asphalt."There is now mounting evidence that some Brotherhood loyalists within the pro-Morsy sit-ins — which up until now had remained largely peaceful — are indeed armed, and have committed what some human rights groups describe as torture against their political opponents. In interviews, multiple Egyptians who clashed with or observed the pro-Morsy sit-ins describe being beaten and fired on by Morsy supporters.Amnesty International released a report on Aug. 2 in which anti-Morsy protesters recount being "captured, beaten, subjected to electric shocks or stabbed" at the Islamists' two encampments in the Cairo districts of Nasr City and Giza. Ten citizens have reportedly filed torture complaints at local police stations, Amnesty reported. And the violence has even claimed lives: "[W]e were told by the morgue five bodies bearing the marks of torture were found near both camps," says Mohamed Lofty, an Amnesty researcher.The body of 32-year-old tuk-tuk driver Amr, whose family requested that his full name not be published, was one of those found bearing signs of torture near a pro-Morsy sit-in. Amr's corpse was dumped naked and mutilated by a metro station near the Giza encampment on July 20."I didn't know my own brother from the body in the morgue. You could see the burn marks," said his sister Samah, 35. "He was beaten by sticks everywhere from his head to his feet, and they electrocuted his face and his chest."Amr was on his way to the neighborhood near the encampment when he went missing on July 17.Days later, the police tracked Amr's phone to a man based in the Giza camp, who said he had found the phone in the sit-in and claimed Amr had been accused of spying and stealing by the protesters. Samah believes Amr was tortured to death inside the sit-in.
Meanwhile Obama Inc. is warning Egyptian authorities not to crack down on the so-called sit ins. Because they're not supposed to disrupt another branch of the Morsi torture-and-murder factory.
But there are people that the Muslim Brotherhood still knows are on their side.
Cameraman Shehab Eldin Abdel Razeq, 23, who works for ONTV, a television channel widely perceived to be anti-Morsy, was one of the victims of the protesters' anger. He sustained head injuries after he was beaten with sticks in the Nasr City sit-in on the day of Morsy's ouster. "They took me to a tent where there were five other people, bound and in a mess," he said. "I had to pretend that I worked for an American network."
American networks get better treatment from the Brotherhood than Egyptian ones. Anyone want to take a stab as to why that might be so?
About Daniel Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He is completing a book on the international challenges America faces in the 21st century.
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and "Breaking" news, reported on The Jerusalem Post, Obama tells Egypt 'traditional cooperation cannot continue'
WASHINGTON -- US President Barack Obama notified the Egyptian military that "traditional cooperation cannot continue" so long as civilians are being killed in the streets of Cairo, he said today from a vacation home in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.As Daniel Greenfield noted in his commentary, the Muslim Brotherhood still knows who is on their side and the guess work has been removed this morning, as Obama tells Egypt "cooperation cannot continue".
Canceling Operation Bright Star, a biennial military exercise between the US and Egypt in the Sinai that began in 1980, the president also directed his national security team to reassess other aspects of the relationship between the two nations.
"We deplore violence against civilians," he said. "We oppose the pursuit of martial law."
Isn't it fascinating that during Morsi's first year as "president" of Egypt, Obama couldn't wait to send them F-16's, military tanks, and MILLIONS of DOLLARS?!
We've been saying all along that Obama has been arming the enemies of the United States and Israel; we've pleaded with Congress to stop the madness; and now, as the Muslim Brotherhood - the arm of terrorism - has been removed from "Office", Obama in taking his ball and going home. Egypt has made it plain they don't want to play games with the Muslim Brotherhood or Obama anymore.
As for the violence, Mr. Obama, look no further than the reports of torture by the Morsi gang of thugs. Where have you been this past year, when Christians and churches were burned, tortured and raped?! Egyptians aren't the only people who understand your true character, and have decided, like American patriots, that the "Emperor" has no clothes.
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Er. Anjan Kumar Roy was born and received school level education at Darjeeling. The European architectural heritage and culture along with the natural beauty of the famous hill station had a profound influence on the personality and thinking at his tender age. His father being a professor in a local college he had the opportunity to be brought-up within a community of high intellectual credential. During his earlier years in school he was more into painting and sketching than his schoolwork and primarily he wanted to join a fine arts school and become an artist. But as he grew-up his association with his mathematics teacher and increased exposure to modern science encouraged and helped him to peep into the beautiful, rhythmic and orderly world of mathematics and physics, and as a result the young man could realize the inherent beauty present in the apparently monochrome and charmless world of science.
After finishing school education , though he could manage to secure a seat in the Architecture course of IIT Kharagpur , his destiny prompted him to choose Civil Engineering at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. But his inclination, love and passion for the creative world never ceased to exist . During his tenure at Jadavpur University , his association with the fellow students of Architecture enlightened enriched and educated him and encouraged him to be convinced that he had at-least some ability to conceive and produce meaningful lines shapes and forms on paper which could culminate into a design of practical value. Encouraged thus he decided to leave Development Consultants Ltd. Kolkata after two years service as Design Engineer which had joined immediately after his graduation, and restart as a freelance Structural Engineer to earn his living and simultaneously test his deign ability in a tiny Studio he established to fulfill his long cherished dream of roaming through the alleys of the wonderful world of Architecture. Today after twenty-six years of relentless journey through the domain of space and forms he has a number of project of different use and volume in his portfolio. However , he is always conscious about his limitations in the field of Architecture owing to the fact that he does not have a formal training in the subject of architecture. He thankfully acknowledges for whatever little knowledge and enlightenment he could amass from work and philosophy of numerous architects, designers and traditional artists and artisans striving to create a pleasant built environment all around.


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gregd72002 wrote:It looks like you are on top of it. The unknown command message is fine, not all buttons are mapped and pressing them will result in the message. Seeing the x or circle changing box value means the PS3 controller is connected correctly. When you use the PS3 controller analogue sticks should work and you should see the RC value changing (you do not need to be armed to see changes on the RC section).
gregd72002 wrote:Hi, I'm using Jessie. It works fine there. No need for sixad as PS3 is supported in the kernel. The only thing you may need is the sixpair if you intend to use the PS3 over Bluetooth. I'll be back at my pc later this week to check the details
gregd72002 wrote:Hi, I'm back after holidays so should be able to assist more now. Sorry for all the delays.
As far as I understand you've got RPi and an Arduino (or similar board). Based on the screenshots it looks like you had the mw-service installed correct as well as the mw-www and mw-config.
You have also flashed the arduino with the correct code.
The WWW pages should be copied to your apache folder. You have done it correctly as otherwise nothing would work.
Also, lets forget about mw-mavlink for the time being and try to get the mw-ps3 to work if this makes sense? If you encounter any problems at any stage I will need to see the entire outcome rather than the last error message. You could paste it in here or pastebin.com if needed.
So the missing bit was mw-ps3 that it was not reporting your joystick movements. I suggest to plug the joystick via USB at the beginning to test things so there is no need to install anything in additional like sixpair, etc.
All joystick movements (L3 and R3) should be reflected in the RC section on the www.
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Let me know how far you get to and we will take it from there.
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FTR Associates projects the driver shortage will shrink slightly to just over 100,000 drivers in the second quarter of 2005. The ability to put drivers in vehicles, the company pointed out, has a major impact on individual fleet and industry expansion plans.
In January 2005, FTR reported that the driver labor environment tightened for the second consecutive month, primarily due to fewer people participating in the total workforce in both December and January. According to the company, a turn-around during the second quarter will result from modest hiring activity offset by a slower growth in freight.
FTR Associates, located in Nashville, IN, has been a leader in transportation forecasting for over 20 years. Monthly it publishes the Driver Labor Market Indicators report, which looks at supply and demand issues as well as how freight and broader labor markets all affect the pool of available drivers.
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International Conference on New Trends in Education (nteconf)
Organization: Bahçeşehir University
Venue: Bahcesehir University
|Event Date/Time: Aug 13, 2014
|End Date/Time: Aug 15, 2014
|Registration Date: Aug 12, 2014
|Early Registration Date: Jun 30, 2014
|Abstract Submission Date: Jun 15, 2014
This conference aims at bringing academicians and school practitioners together to share their research and experiences based on early childhood educational theories and approaches. With the help of this conference, the practical aspects of theoretical perspectives will be discussed and eventually lead to invaluable contributions to this field.
Those who submit papers to the scrutiny of the Conference Scientific Committee will be asked to locate their work in one strand, as below:
- Language learning and teaching (mother tongue development and literacy, foreign language learning, bilingualism, etc)
- Play, drama, and learning
- Children's rights, democracy and participation
- Values and values education
- Variety and Inclusion (gifted and talented, inclusive education, etc)
- Learning environments (school/classroom designs, museum education, room design at home)
- Leadership and quality (leadership in early childhood schools, quality indicators)
- Paradigm, theoris and methodologies (Reggio Emilio, Waldord, Montessori, Museum education, etc)
- Social and emotionel development
- Arts and Aesthetics development
- STEM – Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education for Early Childhood
- Cognitive development (brain development, neuro science, creativity, critical thinking, etc)
Conference participants are invited to send proposals that correspond to the conference theme and strands.
A proposal can be submitted for:
- Individual paper presentation: 30 minutes including discussion. Individual papers will be grouped into larger symposia by theme.
- Group presentation: groups may propose to organize 3 papers and a moderator around a common theme as a full session of 90 minutes including discussion. For such presentation, please submit one abstract for each of the papers.
- Workshop: 30 minute hands on classroom practices are presented which will be followed by whole group discussions
- Interactive Poster presentation: selected posters will be displayed, and sessions will be set up for conference participants to interact with poster presenters.
Conference Speakers
Dr. Gelengül Haktanır, Professor of Early Childhood Education, Ankara University.
Dr. Olga S. Jarrett, Professor of Science Education and Early Childhood Education specializes in child development, science teaching methods, the value of play and recess, bully prevention, and service learning. Keynote : Play: A Right of the Child
Dr. Brendan Calandra, Associate Professor of Learning Technologies, specializes in using digital media for learning and teachers' professional development. Keynote: Digital Video for Teacher Education: Research and Practice
Dr. Caitlin Dooley, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, specializes in technology integration and digital literates, as well as emergent literacy in early childhood education. Keynote: Research Instrumentation for Formal and Informal Learning Environments in Early Childhood Education
Dr. Teresa Fisher, Clinical Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, specializes in English as a second language and literacy in early childhood education.
Dr. Peggy Gallagher, Professor, Early Childhood Special Education, specializes in partnering with families of young children, as well as early intervention for young children with special needs. Keynote: Families as Partners in Early Childhood Education
Dr. Lynn C. Hart, Professor of Mathematics Education, specializes in early childhood/elementary mathematics education and teacher development in mathematics education. Keynote: A Framework for Learner-Centered, Problem Solving Lessons in Mathematics for Young Children


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Almost one year ago, I wrote about Amy Cuddy and her research related to the "power pose". If you didn't read that post, here is the link (http:// https://www.patricepalmer.ca/blog/the-super-hero-pose-fact-or-fiction).
If you are unfamiliar with the concept of the "power pose", it means adopting a posture or stance like a "superhero" (hands on hips, standing tall and powerful). The idea is that we gain confidence from standing like a super hero!
Cuddy faced much criticism regarding her research and book - Presence Bringing Your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges (http://amzn.to/2mU6OmJ.
According to Cuddy, "the key finding is simple: adopting expansive postures causes people to feel more powerful". She reports that this effect has been replicated in at least nine published studies and in at least four unpublished studies from nine different labs.
In addition, Cuddy argues that "what's absolutely clear from the studies is that adopting expansive poses increases people's feelings of power and confidence".
So how does this relate to teaching English?
When I published my blog post last year on this, many teachers wrote in to tell me about their own experiences using the "power pose" with their students. Every teacher who responded suggested that their students felt more confident after adopting the power pose.
Placebo effect? Maybe. We know that students are often extremely nervous when public speaking. In fact, most people are (I attended a talk last weekend and the person, a trained actor, was obviously very nervous, sipping water non-stop and making comments like "when I was asked to do this, it seemed like a good idea" as she wiped her brow!)
If you are interested in the latest research, and a recent interview with Amy Cuddy, have a read http://ideas.ted.com/inside-the-debate-about-power-posing-a-q-a-with-amy-cuddy/
I leave you with this from Cuddy:
"It's not just about standing like a superhero for two minutes; it's about carrying yourself with power and pride and poise, as you deserve to do".
In this current wave of anti-immigration in North America, I feel that it is more important than ever to support our students. Stand up tall and be proud. Valuable words for all of our students.
Happy Teaching! Patrice
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Neuger Communications Group has announced the acquisition of Esse Advertising, a Northfield, Minn., advertising company headed by longtime Northfield resident Richard Esse.
President and CEO of Neuger Communications Group David Neuger said, "We are delighted to team up with Rick Esse and Esse Advertising. I have a lot of respect for Rick and the business that he has built over the years, and I'm thrilled that we can bring our two companies together. Neuger Communications Group's core values of integrity, excellence and success are evident in the way Rick has conducted his business, and together we share a truly extraordinary commitment to producing results-oriented communications solutions that delight our clients."
Esse Advertising, which was founded in 1993, has served a wide range of local and regional clients in a number of industries including healthcare, financial services, construction, nonprofit and education. Esse Advertising helped clients develop print and web communications, but is best known for its strength in the development of comprehensive advertising campaigns.
Neuger continued, "Rick's extensive knowledge of the communications field and his strength in developing creative advertising campaigns that generate results complement our firm well. He has a great reputation and an extensive client network across the region. There's no doubt in my mind that he'll be an excellent addition to our team, bringing valuable insight to a wide range of projects."
In his role as a senior communications counselor, Esse will counsel a number of local and regional clients, managing both the creative and strategic communications processes. He will also be responsible for fostering relationships with prospective clients.
Esse said, "I'm pleased to be a part of the Neuger team. Our client service and creative philosophies are similar – we're both dedicated to delivering communications programs that yield tangible rewards for our clients. The clients I've worked with will now have access to additional communications resources that may have been unavailable to them in the past, and I'm eager to add my advertising and creative background to what the Neuger team can offer."
A graduate of St. Olaf College, Esse began his communications career as the director of advertising for the Northfield News where he was responsible for establishing and meeting sales goals, developing specialty publications and generating advertising. After a successful tenure at the Northfield News, Esse launched his own business – Esse Advertising – allowing him to broaden the communications solutions he could offer clients. Across a span of 15 years, Esse Advertising served more than 70 clients in Northfield and the surrounding communities, developing advertising campaigns and print communications solutions. Altogether Esse brings more than 25 years of communications experience to his role at Neuger Communications Group.
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Two Folks on Editors
I've talked a lot about the merits of editors. This is only natural, since (a) I'm an editor, since it's often on my mind and (b) I spent a lot of time with other editors breaking down what does and doesn't work in RPGs and in fiction. A lot of time. But I like it


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Month in Review: Apple Security in February 2017
Posted on February 24th, 2017 by Joshua Long
Another month, another round of Apple security news. Like last month, February has certainly kept the news coming—this time including a tidal wave of new malware designed to infect Macs.
New Mac Malware: Filecoder/Findzip Ransomware
Yesterday the story broke that a new ransomware Trojan horse affecting Macs is out there in the wild. Called OSX/Filecoder by Intego and OSX.Findzip.A by Apple, the malware masquerades as a "patcher" or cracking tool for illegally unlocking unlicensed copies of Adobe Premiere Pro CC or Microsoft Office 2016.
Whilst the Trojan horse app pretends to do some mysterious cracking magic, instead it surreptitiously encrypts all of the user's documents, after which read-me files are dropped onto the desktop requesting payment of a multi-hundred dollar ransom to recover the user's files.
Check out Intego's write-up for more details: Patcher Ransomware Attacks macOS, Encrypts Files Permanently.
New Mac Malware: Sofacy XAgent
The biggest buzz in Mac malware this month involved a backdoor associated with a group known variously as Sofacy, APT28, and Fancy Bear. The malware itself is dubbed OSX/Sofacy.gen by Intego, and OSX.XAgent.A by Apple. If a Mac has previously been infected by Sofacy's malware known as Komplex, that malware may download and install XAgent as a secondary infection.
Intego VirusBarrier detects Sofacy XAgent
XAgent includes functions to allow an attacker to do just about anything with your Mac, including but not limited to logging everything you type (including your passwords), automatically taking a screenshot every ten seconds, stealing iPhone and iPad backups, and accessing the command shell (effectively equivalent to typing commands into your Mac's Terminal app).
For further details on this malware, see Intego's article: Komplex Malware: The Return of Sofacy's XAgent.
New Mac Malware: iKittens
Earlier this month, a report was published describing Mac malware called MacDownloader or OSX.iKitten.A. The malware was targeted at the United States defense industry, and was distributed through a site that impersonated an aerospace firm (as depicted in the screenshot; image credit: Iran Threats).
The deceptive page pushes a fake Flash Player installer that infects the victim's Mac with iKitten malware, after which iKitten attempts to upload a copy of the user's Keychain (which contains a user's saved passwords) to a site maintained by the malware developer.
The malware itself is poorly written and doesn't seem to persist in memory after a reboot, but by the time a user reboots their system, their passwords may have already been stolen.
New Mac Malware: EmPyre Word Macro
If you've been around long enough, you may remember hearing about Microsoft Office macro viruses nearly two decades ago. Around that time, Word and Excel macro viruses (that is, Microsoft Office documents containing malicious scripts that automatically execute predefined actions) had started to become a cross-platform threat, but in recent years we haven't heard much about macro viruses.
Well, don't count out macro viruses just yet, because at least one malware developer has gone retro!
Image credit: Patrick Wardle
A file named "U.S. Allies and Rivals Digest Trump's Victory - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.docm" recently circulated that contained a Microsoft Word macro (as indicated by the .docm filename extension) which contained EmPyre malicious code.
If a user attempts to open the file, Word will present a dialog box stating that the document contains macros (and in fine print it states that "Macros may contain viruses that could be harmful to your computer").
If the user ignores the warning and carelessly clicks on the (non-default) button "Enable Macros" (as seen in the screenshot above), their Mac could become infected with additional malware. For more details, see Patrick Wardle's write-up.
New Mac Malware: PROTON RAT
Reports circulated in early February about a new remote access Trojan (RAT), called PROTON (OSX.Proton.A), found on a Russian cybercrime message board. The RAT was reportedly available for other would-be criminals to purchase for their own targeted campaigns, and even offered to add an Apple-approved developer signature to the attacker's custom RAT software in order to bypass Apple's Gatekeeper protection on the victim's Mac.
After deploying the RAT onto a victim's Mac, an attacker could allegedly gain complete remote access, including viewing the user's screen in real time, recording keystrokes, uploading the victim's files, downloading additional malware, accessing the webcam, issuing shell commands, and other nefarious things. More information can be found in this PDF report published by Sixgill (their accompanying blog post was offline at the time of this article's publication).
iCloud Was Storing "Deleted" Safari History
Forbes broke the story that a company in Russia had developed a tool, called Phone Breaker, that could recover (ostensibly) deleted Safari browser history as far back as November 2015. The tool's functionality was independently confirmed by a Forbes source.
Phone Breaker screen shot. Image credit: Forbes
Apple did not respond to Forbes' media inquiry, but shortly after the article was published, old browsing history records began disappearing from iCloud accounts that were known to have been affected.
Since Apple was tight-lipped about the ordeal, one can only speculate, but it's possible that in late 2015 Apple either made a programming error that caused Safari history to no longer get deleted and has now corrected the issue on the back end, or perhaps Apple has yet to fix the underlying issue and has started proactively deleting old history backups while working on a more permanent fix.
Apple Security Updates
Apple has released security updates for the following software this month:
- GarageBand 10.1.6 (available for Macs running macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan, or OS X Yosemite) fixes a vulnerability described in a single CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) ID, preventing maliciously crafted files from causing arbitrary code execution (i.e. doing bad stuff to your Mac) — If that sounds familiar, it's because a similar bug discovered by the same security researcher was just patched last month
- Logic Pro X 10.3.1 (available for Macs running Sierra or El Capitan) fixes the same vulnerability that was patched in this month's GarageBand update
Apple also released updates for the Apple Remote Desktop Client and Apple Remote Desktop Admin software (both of which are available for Macs running Sierra, El Capitan, or Yosemite), vaguely mentioning that the new Admin app offers "Improved security, with an optional compatibility option to support older clients in the Security tab of the Preferences panel."
When asked to comment on the security improvements, an Apple representative responded with the following details:
- ARD clients in Sierra and the ARD console now use the Secure Remote Password (SRP) protocol for authentication where possible.
- The Diffie-Hellman key size for encryption has been increased to 2048 bits.
Apple also uses the SRP protocol for communications between mobile devices running iOS 9.3 or later and HomeKit accessories, according to this Apple white paper (PDF).
Alleged Nude Celebrity Photo Leak Blamed on "iCloud Hack"
Various celebrity gossip sites reported earlier this week that model/actress Emily Ratajkowski had allegedly fallen victim to a cyberattack, and that naked pictures of her were stolen from her iCloud account.
A salacious someone who allegedly was in possession of those photos reportedly attempted to convince a gossip columnist to publish the photos online.
The gossip columnist—who, by the way, seems to be the sole source for the story—declined to publish the pictures.
No details about the alleged hack have been published, but the story brings to mind a similar alleged "iCloud hack" celebrity photo leak that we reported on in 2014.
In this case, it's quite probable that the attacker simply guessed or phished Ratajkowski's password—assuming that the story is even authentic. There is no evidence to suggest that Apple's iCloud servers were compromised.
RSA Conference
Last week I attended RSA Conference, an annual cybersecurity conference held in San Francisco at (and around) the Moscone Center. We'll publish a separate article very soon covering some highlights—there's some great stuff that you won't want to miss.
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There's more to come. Be sure to subscribe to The Mac Security Blog to catch our RSA Conference coverage, and of course to stay informed about Apple security throughout each month.
If you missed Intego's other recent Apple security news roundups or our security predictions for 2017, you can check them out here:


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Moving Up
Josh Freeman, Vikings
Matt Cassel turned into Christian Ponder's non-identical twin this week against the Panthers so it's a pretty safe bet that Freeman will be under center for the Vikings once he gets up to speed with the team's playbook. It could be this week against the Giants.
Nick Foles, Eagles
Subbing in for an injured Michael Vick, Foles was effective against a solid Bucs secondary, throwing for 296 yards and three touchdowns. His performance may have planted some seeds of doubt as to whether Vick is immediately inserted into the starting lineup once he returns from an injured hamstring.
Thaddeus Lewis, Bills
For emergency only (216 yards with two touchdown passes this week as well as 17 yards and a score on the ground).
Moving Down
Andrew Luck, Colts
Last year's rookie sensation (4,374 passing yards with 23 touchdowns and five scores on the ground) is this year's fantasy bust. Luck is on pace to finish the season with 3,611 passing yards, 18.6 touchdown passes and 5.3 rushing touchdowns. Over the Colts final 10 games, they face six passing defenses ranked in the top 10.
Running Backs
Moving Up
Brandon Jacobs, Giants
Well, David Wilson is hurt and the coaching staff doesn't trust Da'Rel Scott (cut twice already this season) and rookie 7th round pick Michael Cox (no carries). Jacobs put up the best performance of any Giants back this season by carrying the rock 22 times for 106 yards and a pair of scores against the Bears. With Eli struggling, look for another 20-touch performance this week against the Vikings. The Giants only face three top 10 rushing defenses over the balance of the season.
Lance Dunbar, Cowboys
Sure, he's out with a hamstring injury but Dunbar probably rates as the Cowboys top backup running back when he returns to health. With DeMarco Murray out for an unspecified amount of time with a sprained MCL, Dunbar is likely in line for some starts. Unfortunately, the Cowboys tend to rely heavily on the pass when Murray is out and Dunbar will likely split the role with rookie 5th round pick Joseph Randle. The Cowboys face two top 10 rushing defenses the rest of the way.
Joseph Randle, Cowboys
I like Dunbar more but Randle is worth an add. Unfortunately, he doesn't look like a guy who is ready to be a steady contributor.
Zac Stacy, Rams
Making note of the fact that after splitting the workload last week, Stacy had 20 touches this week against the Texans and Daryl Richardson had just four. While the Rams had a big lead for most of the game and Stacy is better suited to running out the clock, the discrepancy in the workload seems to indicate that Richardson will be relegated to a change of pace and pass receiving role unless Stacy struggles.
Stevan Ridley, Patriots
Some times players are benched because they have played poorly, some times it is because their backups are better and some times it is a combination of the two. With LeGarrette Blount and Brandon Bolden having done little, it seems Ridley was benched to send him a message (i.e. run hard and don't fumble). This week, he had his best game of the year with 20 carries for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns. When Shane Vereen comes back, we will get to see if Ridley gets benched because his backup is better. That isn't the case at the moment.
Moving Down
DeMarco Murray, Cowboys
As gramma used to say, "Davey, the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior." Let's apply that to Murray's injury history. Sometimes, things are predictable.
Rashard Mendenhall, Cardinals
It is looking more and more like Mendenhall is in a full on timeshare with rookie Andre Ellington. That would be fine if he were finding the end zone on a regular basis but he isn't with just two touchdowns in six games.
Willis McGahee, Browns
Either McGahee needs some time to round into form or else he's finished. With 59 carries in four games, he has had enough time to get up to speed but he's averaging a measly 2.8 yards per carry. At some point, the Browns will see what else they have at the postion.
Wide Receivers
Moving Up
Justin Blackmon, Jaguars
Blackmon has been a monster in his first two games of the season, hauling in 19 of his 29 targets for 326 yards and a touchdown. Six weeks into the season, Blackmon is the 45th ranked fantasy wide receiver. Not bad. Cecil Shorts suffered a sprained shoulder (or sprained sternoclavicular joint if you want to be specific) putting him in doubt for this week.
Denarius Moore, Raiders
Moore is a streaky player and he's currently lighting it up. At least for him. With three touchdowns in his last four games, Moore is chipping in scores on an almost weekly basis despite playing in the Raiders suspect offense. He also has 20 receptions for 356 yards over the last four games, as he makes a run for WR2 status. The schedule shows the Raiders playing five of the league's top 12 passing defenses and five ranked 20th or worst over the balance of the season. At least you will know when to start him.
Rueben Randle, Giants
Randle proved this week that he isn't a polished product but he does have three touchdowns over the past two weeks and there are reports the Giants are getting ready to unload Hakeem Nicks, who does not appear to be in their plans for next season (unless he signs a below market contract). It's also worth noting that Randle has been targeted 41 times this year to 45 for Nicks.
Kris Durham, Lions
With Patrick Edwards having been released and Ryan Broyles averaging two targets a game, Durham is the Lions second receiver behind Calvin Johnson. And his 13 targets this week prove that. It's also pretty clear that Johnson's knee is more of an issue than the Lions are letting on. That means Durham's eight-reception, 83-yard performance this week could be a precursor of his weekly production for the next few games.
Brandon LaFell, Panthers
During his first three years in the league, LaFell has proven to be nothing special. However, he is on a hot streak with 11 receptions for 207 and three touchdowns over his past three games. Carolina faces pass defenses ranked 16th or lower in each of the next three weeks.
Jarrett Boykin, Packers
Well, his performance this week wasn't anything special with one reception on six targets and a pair of drops. But he did manage to take his reception for 43 yards, the Packers like him and they don't have many options at the moment with Randall Cobb out for an extended period and James Jones looking doubtful for this week.
Moving Down
Danny Amendola, Patriots
I've been calling him Little Danny Amendola since he signed with the Patriots and he keeps on making me look good. This week's injury for Amendola was a concussion on a play where he was completely rocked. I don't know if he will play next week but it doesn't look good and if he does, I can't tell you what type of injury he will suffer. I just know there's a good chance it will be something. With Amendola, it's always something. Remember Gramma's saying?
Marques Colston, Saints
Colston looks like he is either injured or lost a step. With the Patriots focused on shutting down Jimmy Graham, Colston had a pile of single coverage this week but only finished the day with a single reception for 11 yards. Over the past two weeks, Drew Brees has targeted him just five times and he hasn't found the end zone since Week 1.
Chris Givens, Rams
A breakout candidate after catching 42 passes for 698 yards and three touchdowns during his final 13 games as a rookie in 2012, Givens can't seem to get on the same page as quarterback Sam Bradford. Possessed with outstanding speed, Givens failed to haul in a long pass that would have resulted in a touchdown this week and how has just four receptions for 36 yards over his past two games. Worse yet, he has caught just 17 of his 38 targets in 2013. At some point, St. Louis will start taking away his playing time in favor of Austin Pettis, Brian Quick or rookie 3rd round pick Stedman Bailey.
Tight Ends
Moving Up
Vernon Davis, 49ers
It's not fair to say that Davis is maddeningly inconsistent because he is a true professional. But it is fair to say that his usage in the 49ers offensive game plans has been maddeningly inconsistent. That might be about to change. With San Francisco's wide receivers struggling, Davis caught eight passes for 180 yards and a pair of scores giving him 11 receptions for 268 yards and three touchdowns in his last two games. He has also now scored in three straight contests. Look for Davis to get plenty of targets over the next few weeks.
Kyle Rudolph, Vikings
Lukewarm endorsement. Fine as your TE2 but too touchdown dependent as your TE1. Rudolph set single game career highs in receptions with nine and yards with 97 (his previous high was 67) while matching his career high in targets with 11. He also scored in the Vikings blowout loss so this is clearly a case of garbage time production. If you believe that checkdown artists Matt Cassel or Christian Ponder will remain under center, Rudolph isn't a bad player to own. If Josh Freeman takes over at quarterback, it's a different situation.
Joseph Fauria, Lions and Lance Kendricks, Rams
Fauria, an undrafted rookie free agent, took all three of his targets to the house this week, giving him five touchdowns on the season… on seven receptions and nine targets. Kendricks scored this week against the Texans giving him a touchdown in each of his last three games. Chasing touchdowns? Yes. But when the byes hit, that's not necessarily a bad thing at the tight end position.
Tim Wright, Bucs
First off, at 220 pounds, Wright isn't your prototypical tight end. However, that is how he is listed and he has caught 12 of his 15 targets for 132 yards over the past two weeks. Mike Williams' absence helped his cause this week but Wright is a guy to watch over the next few weeks.
Moving Down
Jimmy Graham, Saints
Leading the league (not just tight ends but the entire league) in receiving yards entering the Saints Week 6 matchup against the Patriots, Graham put up a doughnut and suffered a foot injury. With New Orleans on a bye this week, Graham gets an extra week to heal but the blueprint is now out there for teams to slow him down although not all teams have a cornerback with Aqib Talib's physical characteristics and experience.


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Eternity's End is the final cinematic in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, which takes place after completing the final mission of the night elf campaign Eternity's End. It shows as Malfurion Stormrage use the primal fury of Nordrassil and hundreds of nature spirits to defeat Archimonde, sacrificing the night elves' immortality and causing a devastating shockwave.
- "The roots will heal in time, as will the entire world. The sacrifices has been made. Just as the orcs, humans and night elves discarded their old hatreds and stood united against a common foe, so did nature herself rise up to banish the shadow forever.
- As for me, I came back to ensure that there would be a future, to teach the world that it no longer needed guardians. The hope for future generations has always resided in mortal hands. And now that my task is done, I will take my place amongst the legends of the past."
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The talented forward and his father were found guilty of three counts of fraud. The duo were sentenced to 21 months in jail, and a fine of €2 million.
Both men denied the allegations and may appeal the running. However, they need not serve the sentence.
And Barcelona say they will support any decision Messi and his family should decide to take in the wake of the ruling.
"FC Barcelona gives all its support to Leo Messi and his father with relation to the sentence for tax evasion handed out by the Provincial Court in Barcelona today," a club statement read.
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|Avalon Gallien a student of Sufism for over 35 years, is a senior teacher, retreat guide, Cheraga (Minister), Shafayat. And is currently immersed in the teachings of Inayat Khan on divine light, healing, and the mystery of death and dying.
|Devi Tide…is the Kefayat of the Sufi Healing Order in North America. Devi has over 30 years of experience as a healer, retreat guide and teacher of spiritual healing practices and meditation. She is the emeritus Secretary General of the Ināyati Order, representing the Sufi ideals of inter-religious harmony and personal transformation. She has led healing retreats and seminars all over the world and speaks internationally on healing. She is the executive editor of the Dynamics of Healing series, and the creator of the forthcoming CD, Perspective.
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|Sarmad Michael Tide is a senior teacher, retreat guide, Cherag, Shafayat, and Dance mentor. He has was the Center Leader at the Abode of the Message for several years, and has a special attunement to breath and the Elements. He combines a deep knowledge of esoteric lore, and practices with a lively sense of humor.
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While the Lamzac the original is large and comfy when you use it, it is easily deflated and stored in a small package allowing you to take it anywhere you want! As a result Lamzac the original is the perfect buddy for all your outdoor activities such as travelling, festivals, beach trips, hanging out in the park, camping ... the list goes on! Meanwhile the lightweight but strong and durable fabric will ensure that you can use the Lamzac the original over and over again. Be prepared to get loads of attention when using this product in public!
Product Dimensions
200 x 50 x 90
Nylon ribstop cover ,high-density inner bag polyethylene bag
Luxurious lounge chair
Easy inflation in a few steps
Super strong (hold up to 200 kg )
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"OLD FORGE, N.Y. -- With around 400 locally made bowls being purchased by hundreds of people, View's annual chili luncheon was underway.
I think the most unique thing about this is that we make these bowls. So it features our potters and gives them a chance to, people get the opportunity to see their styles," said Executive Director of "View", Jennifer Potter Hayes.
"I think people have a natural love for pottery. When they come here they get to see not only the chili bowls, but also other pieces that artists have made," said Potter, Bette Rintrona.
"View" in Old Forge offers workshops year-round for those interested in tapping into their creativity. The luncheon helps with funding.
"We usually raise about $8,000. That's our goal this year again," said Potter Hayes.
Community members say given the milder season it's been, they're especially grateful for the luncheon and how it's bringing more visitors to the area.
"It's been a very difficult winter for us here because the snow has been intermittent. Some of our biggest holiday weekends we have not had snow for our snowmobilers and skiers. So, people are dying to get to Old Forge. They want something to be happening," said Potter Hayes.
"It's huge. It's one of the main reasons I chose to live in Old Forge because of all the community events and sense of community here," said Old Forge resident, Hannah Payne.
It's estimated that more people came to the luncheon this year than ever before.
"It used to be held during the week sort of as an activity to get people out of their homes in the dead of winter. They moved it to a Saturday which has allowed a lot of visitors to come," said Inlet resident, Mary Jane Lasher.
For more information about the "View" and the workshops offered, visit their website. -Melissa Krull


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Admit it: Even the times you've thought you finally found a heel you can last all day in, you still find yourself reaching for the band aids come four o'clock. But, if this particular shoe's waitlist is any indication, The Heel by Margaux, is actually comfortable. The brand's first non-flat shoe, which debuted in April of last year, has been a runaway hit ever since. It's pretty much always out of stock, and although it just got restocked, the fact that it was a waiting list several hundred people long, means it's going fast.
You see, Margaux made a name for itself with its super-comfy and professional flats, but a heel was always on the horizon. It took the brand two years to develop, and clearly it was worth the wait. This style features a classic almond-shape toe and a totally manageable 2.5-inch heel, which is enough height to maintain comfort while still feeling like you're getting that little boost that makes you feel your best.
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Charles Thacker, the man who helped create graphical operating systems, the laser printer and tablet computers has died aged 74.
Working at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Centre in the '70s Thacker helped to develop the Alto, the world's first computer with a graphical user interface. This was at a time when most computers used text-only command lines and, as such, not great for normal people. The work done in those early days at Parc impressed people like Steve Jobs and enabled the Mac to be developed by Apple and inspired Bill Gates to create Windows. These advances led to the computers of today, and an explosion in the popularity of home computers.
It wasn't just developing the more glamorous aspects of computing that kept Thacker busy either. He was also responsible, in part, for work on the standards that allow us to send information over the internet, and around local networks. It's hard to overstate the impact Ethernet had on the world, from office PCs connecting to local networks through to delivering superfast broadband to your home, Ethernet has played a huge role in virtually everything we do. The key was being able to send and receive data at the same time, something that wasn't possible with radio networks like ALOHA, which connected the Hawaiian Islands together. Ethernet allowed the checking of data that had been sent and could re-send any data that had been corrupted. You simply couldn't have the internet without the work done by Thacker and the others at Parc like Robert Metcalfe, David Boggs and Butler Lampson.
It's also worth pointing out that Ethernet was invented in 1973 and it was the foresight of that team meant that it could continue on and on, adapting to new technologies that allowed speeds to increase. From a token ring coaxial network originally with speeds lower than 10mbps up to today's 10gbps networks.
Eventually, Thacker left and worked at Digital Equipment and developed the world's first multiprocessor workstations. After he joined Microsoft and moved to the UK to establish Microsoft Research in Cambridge. Microsoft's investment in both R&D and the UK has created a huge number of amazing projects like machine learning and has made things like Kinect a possibility.
Perhaps Microsoft would even give credit to Thacker for its current success with the Surface range of tablets. When he returned to the US Thacker designed the early hardware for Microsoft's tablet PC range.
Thacker never thought computing was boring, despite a lifetime working in the field. In 2014 he said "New physics is being discovered every day, and many of those discoveries will surely have a significant impact on computing, So the journey has just begun".
Thacker died on Monday after a short illness. His contribution to the world will continue to be his legacy, allowing us to publish this story and thank him for a lifetime of work to make the world a cooler place and bring about staggering change. [via Ars Technica and ACM]


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2019 Women in Jazz Combo Members
Directed by Katie Thiroux
Veronica Leahy, alto saxophone
Senior, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, North Carolina
Summer Camargo, trumpet
Senior, Dillard High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Gianna Pedregon, violin
Sophomore, Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana, California
Hannah Mayer, piano
Junior, Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland, California
Jayla Chee, bass
Senior, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Carmen Murray, drums
Junior, San Diego School Creative and Performing Arts, San Diego, California
April 6, 2019
Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation of Women in Jazz Combo
49th Annual Next Generation Jazz Festival
Monterey Conference Center
1 Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940
10:30am, De Anza I Stage
10:15pm, Serra Ballroom
The Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) has been committed to providing all young people with access to high-quality music education opportunities for nearly a half-century. In recent years, MJF has focused on encouraging and inspiring young women to participate and perform in all of its jazz education components and programs. To this aim, in 2019 MJF is assembling its first Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo, a parallel of the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, MJF's flagship excelling high school all-star big band comprised of the top high school jazz musicians in the United States and beyond.
The Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo will be a small ensemble comprised of a select group of top high school women jazz players from throughout the United States. The ensemble will have a rhythm section as well as a few brass and woodwind players, possibly a vocalist, and all selected based on set criteria through video auditions via the online portal Acceptd.
Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo made its first appearances at the Jazz Education Network (JEN) annual conference in Reno, Nevada, January 9-12, 2019. The group is directed by rising star and bassist/vocalist and bandleader, Katie Thiroux.
"There needs to be an equal effort for supporting and encouraging the multitude of high school young women who work hard in honing their jazz skills and contribute so much to their local school programs," says Paul Contos, MJF's Education Director. "We are excited to provide a platform where they can receive national recognition."
About Katie Thiroux, Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo Director
Rising star Katie Thiroux is a bassist, vocalist and composer. Coming from a musical family in Los Angeles, Katie began her career in music at age four on violin and switched to bass at eight. By age 10, she was performing in principal vocal roles in the LA Opera and Opera Pacifica. She began studying privately with jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton at the age of 12, and in 2005, Thiroux began a mentorship with John Clayton. Among her many awards, she's received the Shelly Manne New Talent from the Los Angeles Jazz Society, and in 2006, Katie was awarded the full-ride Phil Ramone Presidential Scholarship to Berklee College of Music.
After teaching at the Berklee International School in Quito, Ecuador, she returned Los Angeles, where completed her master's degree at California State University Long Beach on full scholarship in 2012. In 2015, Katie was a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Competition. She has performed at jazz festivals in the United States, Mexico, Germany, Finland, Serbia, Singapore and Switzerland as both a leader and a sideman. In addition, Thiroux often incorporates workshops for students and audiences.
Her debut record, Introducing Katie Thiroux was released in 2015, and received many awards including "Debut Record of the Year" from the Huffington Post, All About Jazz, the Jazz Journalists Association and "Top 5 Debut Records of the Year" from the NPR Jazz Critics Poll. Katie's latest recording, Off Beat, was cited by DownBeat as one of the "Best Albums of 2017."
Katie has also been heavily involved with MJF's educational components. Thiroux is a 2006 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra alumna, and was a 2007 member of the Berklee-Monterey Quartet. She has performed and won soloist awards and scholarships at the Next Generation Jazz Festival as a high school student with the Colburn School and as a post-graduate with Cal State Long Beach. In 2017, MJF welcomed Katie as one of MJF's Traveling Clinicians in the Jazz in the Schools program, and she taught at MJF's 2018 Summer Jazz Camp. She recently performed at MJF61 in 2018 with her trio.


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The Texas Longhorn has come a long way.
From the domestication of an ancient extinct predecessor to modern cattle to a trip to the New World with Spanish explorers, the history of this iconic cattle breed and a detailed trove of geopolitical history was hidden away in its genes until recently. To discover the Longhorns' story, researchers at the University of Texas and the University of Missouri-Columbia worked through roughly 50,000 genetic markers from 58 breeds of cattle. It was the most in-depth analysis to date, according to the University of Texas.
The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, utilized genetic information garnered from samples run on BeadChips in Neogen's GeneSeek laboratories. These chips allow researchers and ranchers an inside look at the genetic history of individual animals.
"It's a real Texas story, an American story," said Emily Jane McTavish, a doctoral student who worked on the research with biology professor David Hillis.
Today's Texas Longhorns are descended from animals brought over with none other than Christopher Columbus in 1493 and had made it to Texas by the end of the 17th century.
However, the Longhorn's story begins much earlier. The researchers found that about 85 percent of the cattle's genome is taurine, which comes from the wild aurochs, an animal that was domesticated in the Middle East between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago. The remainder of the Longhorn's genome is indicine, which comes from aurochs domesticated in India.
The last known aurochs died on a Polish nature reserve in 1627 (although recently, scientists have looked at resurrecting it). They were enormous creatures – at more than a ton in weight and roughly six feet tall at the shoulder, aurochs would have dwarfed humans.
Cattle with more taurine features include Angus, Hereford and Holstein, whereas those with more indicine heritage often have a hump at the back of their neck. Taurine cattle eventually migrated from the Middle East to Europe, while indicine cattle moved from India to Africa, and eventually into the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).
It's on the Iberia Peninsula that researchers believe the taurine and indicine cattle intermixed during an extremely active time in history.
"It's consistent with the Moorish invasions from the 8th to the 13th centuries," Hillis said in a statement. "The Moors brought cattle with them and brought these African genes, and of course the European cattle were there as well. All those influences come together in the cattle of the Iberian peninsula."
Fast forward to the 1400s, when Columbus brought cattle over on his trip to the New World – once there, many of the cattle became feral. Traits that had been bred out of previous generations, such as longer horns, began to reappear as animals with more robust horns could better defend themselves from predators. The cattle remained free on the range until the Civil War, when once again, they were brought back in for domestication, according to the University of Texas.
However, the long feral period helped out the Longhorns – they are immune to the tickborne disease cattle tick fever and have better resistance to drought conditions than do cattle brought to the U.S. later, the paper notes. Today's Longhorns also are prized for their iconic look, their parasite and disease resistance and their lean meat.
Read the full paper here.


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I had a couple of days off from crafting, and in those two days I had so many ideas going through my mind…..don't you hate that?! You have a couple of days off and you have lots of ideas and when you have time or want to create there's nothing, zip, zilch, nada going through your creative banks!! That's why keeping a craft journal/notebook is a good idea. When you see something or have an idea in places you would never expect you can jot/draw it down while it's fresh in your mind and use it when you can sit down to create.
But onto what I have created…..You know how I have created something for the Clean And Simple challenge blog…..well I made some more!
Pretty cute HUH?! well I have sort of decided just recently that I would create two of the same cards at once, and when it comes to doing a girl card I would do the same card in boy colours…..so here is number two
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Latest Planned Parenthood Video (StemExpress)
The latest undercover video from the Center for Medical Progress has come out. This time it's lunch in a Chinese restaurant (or is it Italian?) with red wine as the CEO of StemExpress, a research company that buys tissue, organs, and body parts from fetuses from Planned Parenthood explains "how they do it".
In this video, you will see CEO Cate Dyer talk about whole fetuses, heads with eyes open and profits. She makes it all seem like one big hoot.
Update: Dyer is denying she discussed dealing in intact fetuses.
Then why would anybody be surprised if they opened a box and saw an intact liver (with its eyes wide open)?
This is sick stuff. These people have become so hardened that they can joke about the process.
Posted by Gary Fouse at 2:41 PM
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