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USB Malware Implicated in Fileless Attacks
By Byron Gelera
In early August we discussed a case where a backdoor (BKDR_ANDROM.ETIN) was being installed filelessly onto a target system using JS_POWMET.DE, a script that abused various legitimate functions. At the time, we did not know how the threat arrived onto the target machine. We speculated that it was either downloaded by users or dropped by other malware.
We recently learned the exact arrival method of this backdoor. As it turned out, we were wrong: it was neither dropped nor downloaded. Instead, it arrived via USB flash disks.
Technical Details
The USB flash disk contains two malicious files (both detected as TROJ_ANDROM.SVN), which are named:
- addddddadadaaddaaddaaaadadddddaddadaaaaadaddaa.addddddadadaaddaaddaaaadadddddadda
- IndexerVolumeGuid
The disk's autorun.inf file was likely modified to run the former file, which is capable of decrypting the contents of the latter. These are then loaded into memory and then run. The decryptor's filename serves as the encryption key in this instance. No file is actually saved onto the affected system.
The decrypted code is responsible for creating the autostart registry entry that served as the starting point for our previous analysis. We won't recap the entire infection chain here; we'll instead note that the end result was the installation of a backdoor detected as BKDR_ANDROM.ETIN. None of this changed.
Figure 1. Infection chain
Two things are worth noting here. First, the process differs slightly based on the version of Windows installed. The process is relatively straightforward for Windows 10—the registry entry is created, eventually leading to the download and execution of a backdoor onto the affected system. On earlier versions of Windows, however, there is an additional step: a second backdoor (detected as BKDR_ANDROM.SMRA) is also dropped in the %AppData% folder, with the filename ee{8 random characters}.exe. A shortcut to it is also created in the user startup folder, ensuring that this second backdoor is automatically executed.
One more thing to note is that the URL contained in the created registry entries differs—one URL is used for Windows 10, another for earlier versions of Windows. While we didn't see any difference in the actual behavior, this could allow for different attacks to be delivered based on the user's operating system.
It's unclear why this second backdoor is installed in a manner that is less sophisticated than the other method used by this attack. It could be a diversion: a researcher or user would be able to find this second backdoor much more easily than the first fileless one. Removing this more obvious backdoor might allow the more stealthy fileless threat to remain undetected.
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The following SHA-256 hashes are connected to this attack:
- 24bc305961cf033f78bc1a162c41a7c1a53836a6ccbb197a5669b5f8a9f5251d
- 89dd71692bce3bb51a053570eb87fb5a9b5e1513fc1741f51b785e1137bd3cd1
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"Anyone can fucking make a resin tint. And anyone can make a bat-wing-quad-swallow-tail wood keel. Spend some time and do it. It's bitchin'. (But) it's a hobby."
(An addendum from Toddy: I think I should say that I don't think the boards in the show are shitty. I think I say that a few times in the interview. But I was hopped up on caffeine see, and I was thinking more along the lines to a preponderance of non "high performance" standard shapes. And that's the special sauce. The weird stuff. The "shitty" stuff. And then of course I watch all these boards march through the door this year and I remember how incredible the craftsmanship is on the boards. Just over the top. And I think to myself "hmmm probably shouldn't have called those boards shitty. Someone isn't gonna get my perticular vocabulary...")

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Artists: Morehshin Allahyari (IRN/US), Scott Benesiinaabandan (CAN), Matias Brunacci (ARG/DE), Yu Hong (CHN), Francois Knoetze (ZAF), Erin Ko (US) & Jamie Martinez (COL/US)
Curators: Tina Sauerlaender & Peggy Schoenegge (DE), and Erandy Vergara (MX/CA)
At: Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons School of Design at The New School , 2 West 13th St, Ground Floor, New York, USA
Opening: February 7, 2019, 6- 8 pm
Artists' Tour: February 8, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Duration: February 7, 2019 - April 14, 2019.
Cultures have never existed in a set state. They are all in constant flux brought about by social, economic, and technological developments. The global flow of people forges change, adaptation of norms and the creation of new forms for human societies, religions, rituals, or spoken languages. These processes of change lead to the adoption of new tools or practices and therefore can be considered as engine for progress, growth, and innovation. The new tools of the digital age offer new possibilities for cultures to exist, evolve, and consolidate. Virtual Reality allows artists to speculate about new manifestations of cultural expressions within the conditions of the digital realm. Independent of physical surroundings, new spaces spring into existence. Through their works, the artists shape their hopes and desires into virtual environments representing imagined cultures. Their speculative virtual worlds create different perspectives on established narratives and traditions, as well as images and symbols. The artists' projects thereby open possibilities for leaving accustomed views and familiar structures behind and exploring different notions of one's own personal surroundings and conditions of human existence.
This show is part of the exhibition series Critical Approaches in Virtual Reality Art, which was developed by Erandy Vergara and Tina Sauerlaender at the invitation of the Goethe-Institut and Studio XX in Montréal. This series brings together Erandy Vergara's engagement with postcolonial and feminist perspectives on media art and theory and Tina Sauerlaender's curatorial engagement with digital technologies and Virtual Reality.
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Here you will learn:
* the crucial yogic teaching on samskāras, the subtle impressions of unresolved experiences in your emotional body.
* the true nature of the energy-body, and why 'digesting' its samskāras is necessary for experiencing your natural state of freedom and joy.
* How to digest and resolve samskaras with Tantrik Yoga practice.
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Author(s): Jixing Xu; Shaorong Baggio; Wei Ha
My Mother Tongue is a brand new Chinese Language text that has been purpose-written for senior secondary students. The content-it's themes, topics and levels-has been developed in accordance with the Chinese Study Designs and Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment Framework for Languages (CCAFL). My Mother Tongue is aimed at 1st language students. The content is presented in a range of text types and addresses relevant themes and topics in appropriate breadth and depth. Chinese, as with some other LOTEs, is to be divided into streams: - First language (background speaker) - Second language - Second language advanced The text contains ten stand-alone chapters that allow for a number of entry points. It also features authentic text and resources that teachers usually have difficulty finding, recreating or compiling. My Mother Tongue features vocabulary lists at the end of the book and a glossary of key vocabulary that includes pinyin. My Mother Tongue is accompanied by text-type, context, background information and suggested classroom activities.


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This was a pretty easy decision Stacey.
I was BBQing some burgers when I got home from work and avoiding the shrieks of an eight year old who has just realized that her doll has been thoroughly molested. I knew it was inevitable that I would have to witness some discipline tonight, shit was just getting out of hand. I don't dole out a lot of punishment myself, and it's probably a good thing, because I'm kind of old school that way, but I am at the ready to give a bellow whenever called upon.
Luckily the girls are very good and get along just splendidly, but every so often, they have just had enough of each other and things get heavy. I'm lucky(I think) that my lady is extremely patient when dealing with her children, and treats them like real people. Where I would probably just yell as loud as I could until someone paid attention to me. She calmly explains what is going to happen next and why the consequences that are happening, are happening. It's actually quite amazing to me that fighting with your child until you cry out of frustration and eventually have a nervous breakdown, is not in fact the key to making children behave. (I am so sorry Mom, I love you very much) So with the TV and ipod privileges taken away, they both ate their supper and calmly asked if the could ride their bikes. I was thinking there would be no way that was happening, not after that display of childishness. When they were told that they could ride on the sidewalk until dark, I was a bit surprised and skeptical, but said nothing, because her methods have been working so far.
Twenty minutes later they arrived and explained that they had apologized to each other and went about the various studying and doll playing that leads up to getting ready for bed. Wait, this isn't how it's supposed to go. There was no shouting at them, no one got spanked, or better yet The Belt. Now that I think about it, they weren't even grounded, or put to bed. I'm totally confused now because kids need to be spanked and yelled at once in a while, ask my Dad. I don't understand these newfangled ways, but in the year we've been together they've seemed to work pretty good. I find it crazy that I am not talking to them like they are too young to understand the complexities of how life works. When they ask a question, I answer them like I'd answer anyone, and they seem to respect me for that. They are actually much smarter than I was at their ages, and a hell of a lot cuter. That's saying a lot, because everyone said I was the cutest little fucker they ever did see, but that was a long time ago, when people drank more cocktails during the day than they do now.
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Buffalo Bulls Stampede Into the Bowl SceneDecember 19, 2008
Fifty years ago, halfback Willie Evans and the 1958 Buffalo Bulls football team had to turn down a bowl-bid to the Tangerine Bowl, leading the program into a downward spiral that would haunt the school well into the next millennium.
Half a century later, the Bulls are finally stampeding into the spotlight.
After an improbable 42-24 victory in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship game against then-No. 12 Ball State, the Bulls (8-5) are finally going to their first bowl game on their own terms. On Jan. 3, the Bulls will faceoff against Connecticut (7-5) in the International Bowl, held at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
"I'm just proud," said Buffalo head coach Turner Gill. "We came to a program where there wasn't a lot of hope or expectations. We came together as a unit and that's why this football team is successful."
After losing four of their first six games, the Bulls erupted with a five-game winning streak, beginning with a 27-24 overtime victory against Army. Following were key victories against Akron and Bowling Green, putting the Bulls in their first ever championship game.
"Nobody probably outside of our locker room, our administration and our fans thought we could do this," said Buffalo senior quarterback Drew Willy. "It just feels awesome to know that we are MAC champions."
The Bulls are led by a trio of athletes that are helping the team gain national attention.
Willy has thrown for 3,091 yards, 25 touchdowns and five interceptions heading into the bowl game, while throwing 13 touchdown passes and only one interception in his last seven games.
Junior wide receiver Naaman Roosevelt has been Willy's go-to-guy throughout the season. He has had 96 receptions for 1,312 yards, earning 13 touchdowns in the process. He is currently ranked eighth in the nation in receiving yards.
For Roosevelt, knowing that his team has won a MAC Championship as well as heading to the International Bowl is something he is still trying to process.
"It's a crazy feeling," he said. "It's unbelievable."
Junior running back James Starks has been a monster on the ground, rushing for 1,308 yards and scoring 15 touchdowns. He is currently ranked eighth in the nation in rushing, a statistic which is one reason why the Bulls are playing their first football game ever in the month of January.
"It was, 'UB doesn't win, blah, blah blah.' It was real bad," Starks said. "Now I can talk to those people and say, 'Hey, look at what we did."
While Starks is climbing the national rankings, Huskies running back Donald Brown has singlehandedly been the factor in Connecticut's offense. The nation's leading rusher leads the FBS with 1,822 rushing yards and has scored 17 touchdowns throughout the season.
While the International Bowl has yet to be played, Brown is already thinking to the future, announcing he will return to Connecticut for his senior year in hopes to fulfill a dream he has.
"My goal is to go to the Orange Bowl," Brown said. "That's what I want to do, and next year will be my last shot."
Brown will more than likely carry the offense on his shoulders against the Bulls. Buffalo is ranked 83rd in the nation in rush defense, allowing 158.8 yards per game. Currently, quarterbacks Tyler Lorenzen and Zach Frazer have struggled, combining for only four touchdowns and 14 interceptions throughout the year.
The Huskies trip to Toronto will be the first time in their history that they have earned bowl games in consecutive seasons since joining Division-IA. Because of this, head coach Randy Edsall believes that it only shows how hard his athletes are working.
"For the overall good of the program, it's a significant step to be in back-to-back bowls," Edsall said. "I just want to give the kids a lot of credit for doing what they've done."
Kickoff from the Rogers Centre takes place at noon.


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Let me tell you about Buenos Aires (saying goodbye).
If you know me at all, you know that I hate starting over.
I think that's one thing I wasn't expecting on this trip – I figured I would have to balance the world I was in and the world that was going on without me back home, I was braced for culture shock and of course, language immersion – but I didn't expect daily life Buenos Aires to feel so utterly and completely different, in everything from community to commuting. I wasn't quite ready for that feeling of starting from scratch here.
As life does, there were pieces of my past and of my story and of my home that followed me here. Some really amazing – many, many, endless thanks to the friends back home who made such conscious efforts to stay in touch with me, you don't know how much that means – and some that were pretty tough. But I quickly found that when I was completely cut off from the context, it put the tough stuff in perspective. I quickly learned that here, I had no expectations or obligations. It was an incredibly freeing opportunity to lean extra hard on God and just figure out what it looked like to be the me that He made me to be.
Going back, it's not starting over. It's coming home, and I can't wait to see my family and jump back into my community at Vanderbilt and, a little selfishly, have some familiarity and creature comforts back in my life again. It's jumping back into the life that I know, but it's also saying goodbye.
And when I thought about saying goodbye, there was a piece of the trip I thought I would be absolutely ready to peace out right that second. And that's when I began making this list. There are two things you should know about this trip and this list.
First, is that everyone says you come back from this kind of experience changed or as a new person. I think I've changed, but I've only become more of the person I've always been and always wanted to be becoming. Secondly, is that as grateful as I am for every individual moment and memory, they could have been mediocre, and this trip would have still been incredible, simply because it happened and I was here.
Places I went/spent time in Buenos Aires
- Obelisco
- Plaza Italia
- Facultad de Medicina
- Plaza Rodriguez Peña
- Plaza de Mayo
- Plaza de General Las Heras
- La feria de San Telmo
- La feria de Recoleta
- Recoleta Cemetery
- Plaza Francia
- El Tigre
- Alvear Palace Hotel
- Café Tortoni
- Galería Güemes
- Calle Florida
- Museo de Bellas Artes
- Museo de Arte Decorativo
- Bosques de Palermo
- Puerto Madero
- Teatro Colón
- La ESMA
- Museo Malvinas
- Hora de té / tea hour at Las Violetas
- Caballito
- Villa Crespo
- Amalgro
- Palermo
- Palacio Paz
- La Boca
Favorite Places I Ate
- Café Malvon
- Café Le Blé
- El Montañes
- MaturieLBambu – my favorite empanada place on the same block as FLACSO
- La Napolitana – a pizza place close to school
- Taco Box – sometimes you just need a little Tex-Mex, Argentine style in your life
- El Gato Negro – traditional café that specializes in tea
Things I did
- Visited most of the cafes within a 5-6 block radius of my house (despite appearances, I did NOT spend every day at Starbucks! Just most of the days. Kidding, of course.)
- Ordered food in Spanish and had no idea what I was ordering or when it came what it was (some kind of pork stew. It was pretty good. That wasn't the last time, either)
- Gone and gotten dulce de leche McFlurrys at midnight, just because
- Translated for my parents with street vendors at both San Telmo and the Recoleta street fair
- Went to a tango show (twice!)
- Saw a movie as part of BAFICI, the Buenos Aires international film festival (It was in English and from the 70s, but I got to hear the director introduce it, and it was hilarious, so still pretty cool)
- Found a home church and went every week (woo Hillsong!)
- Got on the subte with a group of friends and had no idea where we were going (something everyone should try)
- Had asado – essentially Argentine barbecue, but not the way we know it! I didn't try any distinctive parts of the cow – because trust me, they use the whole cow – but I did eat some of the best cuts of meat I've ever had in my life
- Celebrated the Revolución of 1810 – essentially Argentina's first independence day that celebrates their break from Spain – with a traditional dish called locro with twelve or so of my best friends here at our sweet friend Lexi's house with her host parents
- Went to the empanada place down the street from FLACSO so often that the girl working there learned my name and my order – if I was going to become a regular somewhere, I'm very okay with it being the empanada place
- Watched the sun set over the city from the roof of my friend Alison's apartment 34 stories up
- Made friends in my UBA class – or rather, had a cohesive conversation with two of the girls from my group in a class activity and learned their names, and at least one of them greets me with a beso when I come to class every week!
- Had multiple intense discussions with our tutor for my UBA class about the pros & cons (mostly cons) of capitalism and learned a lot about the way Latin America perceives the U.S. and why
- Made a porteño friend, and gone with him to a discussion group at his school where I got to listen to Argentine teenagers debate big themes of today like what it means for a topic to be "taboo" and whether abortion should be legal in Spanish
- Gone to the movies in Spanish
- Seen a show at Teatro Colón!
- Traveled around Argentina to the provinces of La Rioja, San Juan, and Mendoza
- Went to a hot springs spa in Mendoza
- Toured three wineries and an olive oil factory in Mendoza
- Traveled to Uruguay for a day
Things I'm grateful for about my life in Buenos Aires
- My room. It's not very big, but it's really cozy. It feels like coming home.
- My street, and the way the sun shines through the trees in the afternoon. It's quiet, but it's got a kind of energy all its own. I can tell you exactly which businesses line either side of the road, but I couldn't tell you how many people live in the different apartment buildings. We all live separate lives, but we cross paths every day of them.
- The area I live. It took me awhile to explore it, but once I did, I couldn't stop! (That's a fun story. I accidentally told my host parents I was going to church when there wasn't actually a church service to go to and I ended up going on a two hour walk.) Most of where I live is residential – seven or eight story apartment buildings that look exactly like the one where I live, maybe with a different style of balcony. But hidden among them are some of the cutest cafes I've found in the city.
- Living so close to Alison and Jon. Who would have thought that I would have friends right off the bat in Buenos Aires, especially friends who used to work with my dad? Alison and I have the best conversations, she's a great combination of friend and big sister. I love how at home I feel at their apartment. Their security guards know me now, and I can fall asleep on their couch or their balcony or help set the table without having to ask. They have the most gorgeous view from their balcony, and Alison makes the best food! I didn't know I would have some place to go that felt so much like home, but I'm really greatful that I do.
- The fact that when I got here, I was terrified to speak to anyone, for anyone to speak to me, or to go anywhere alone – everything was new and unfamiliar. And now when I have a few hours to kill, I feel right at home walking into a café I've never visited and ordering a café con leche, or striking up a conversation with the person next to me at the bus stop, or offering, not just asking for, directions – all in Spanish and all by myself.
- The colectivos. Crazy, right? Everywhere else, we see public transportation as a last resort, or at the very least, a pain. And I'm certainly not saying that the bus (or subway) system here is entirely reliable all the time. But I will say that because I rode the bus to class every day, and to get to most other parts of the city as well, I saw a lot more of Buenos Aires than I would have otherwise. I learned the geographical ropes fairly quickly, and I people-watched a LOT. I got to know the heart and the spirit of the city in the best way possible – its daily routines – and that made a huge difference in what I took away from it.
- How generous and open with their time and friendship Argentines are, generally. Not only did I feel like I was welcome most places I went, but I had a lot of wonderful, sporadic conversations with waiters, people in line – and found genuine friendships in many of my professors, and even an incredibly kind vendor who carved Biblical scenes at the Recoleta street fair who met with me on her day off to deliver an order and chatted with me over coffee.
"Worst Nightmare" scenarios
- Losing my phone – Nope! Miraculously, even though my iPhone 5 is on its last leg, this is the one part of the trip that went smoothly. I got a pay-as-you-go mobile chip with a plan that gave me data every day so I could use things like WhatsApp, Google Maps and Facebook on the go and it worked really well!
- Not being able to get cash – Yep... EVERYTHING in Buenos Aires runs on cash – en efectivo. You can get discounts if you pay for things like shoes in cash instead of with card, and if you go somewhere with a group of people, forget about paying separately – you're all on one check and you divvy up the change the best you can! So cash is key. And apparently when your bank ships a new card to your house with no warning, they shut off the one you have in a foreign country. That's why you bring emergency dollars and keep an eye on the exchange rate.
- Getting lost – Haha, of course. Almost every day for the first month, but the very worst was the day of my visa appointment when I couldn't find the Office of Migrations, which is not in a very good neighborhood, and I was 20 minutes late after a saintly elderly lady found me and aggressively took me with her to find directions. People are wonderful, am I right? And the Office of Migrations turned out to be a cheerful version of the DMV, where I still had to wait in a lot of lines and go through a lot of procedures but everyone was quite kind and no one minded I was late.
- Not being able to communicate – I mean, this was bound to happen, but I hope you can see from my other stories that even when my lack of command of the language frustrated Argentines, there was always someone around to help me get where I was going. And by May, "De dónde sos?" was no longer the first question, and I was getting more people saying as I met them – in the line at the bus stop, in Starbucks, at the grocery store – how well I spoke.
- Getting hurt – Well... Remember the La Rioja trip I went on with my program? I stepped off the curb off-balance that morning rushing to catch the bus and twisted my ankle. I knew the second I put weight on it that it was sprained. But there's not a whole lot you can do for a sprain besides ice and rest, and I've sprained this same ankle before and already brought my brace with me, just in case. So, quick shoutout to my friends who have been incredibly patient and kind with me since then as I develop an addiction to Advil and limp around everywhere. Especially to sweet Julianna who insisted I take her arnica cream which worked WONDERS on my stiff ankle, and to Griffin who let me pester him with sports medicine questions and had great answers.
- Getting sick – Oh dear. One Sunday night after we'd eaten at our usual Chinese buffet restaurant after church, affectionately nicknamed "the black place" for its sparse exterior, my poor friend Kyler got a text from me around 1am that said "Are you throwing up? Because I'm throwing up." I know food poisoning when I see it – and I hadn't gotten sick like that in a good five or six years. Laying on the floor of a bathroom in a house that's not your own in the middle of the night, shaking and trying not to be sick, in a foreign country, is terrifying. I will be endlessly thankful to Kyler for responding right away and being sympathetic (read: and letting me moan and complain despite the late hour), my wonderful mama for praying and being there for me, my host mom for getting up and getting me medicine in the middle of the night, and Alison for making me soup the next day and letting me take a nap on her balcony in the sun instead of going to class. For the record, I'm the only one that got sick and we still don't know what it was I ate. My host parents' theories, in case you were wondering, range from nerves, to missing my family, to having met a boy in Colonia the day before, and finally to food poisoning. (I didn't acquire a boy but I did acquire a dog. That's a story for another day)
- Having to go to the hospital – Thank goodness I avoided this one. At least at the end of the day, it could have always been worse!
Funniest things that happened
- When my family was here visiting, we were walking around after dinner one night with my friend Kyler. We had just stepped off the curb when a motorcycle came roaring around the corner and nearly ran us over. I jumped back, but Kyler yelled "Calláte!" – "shut up!" Apparently it was the first angry Spanish phrase that came to mind, but I couldn't help it – I busted up laughing.
- On my first visit to La Boca, my friends Dawson & Miranda and I were wandering around a museum, taking in the view from a second-story floor-to-ceiling window, when we noticed a street vendor right outside – selling clothes for dogs. The best part is, she had brought three or four dogs of her own to serve as models. They were all wandering around the little square outside wearing jean overalls with fake subway passes stuffed in their back pockets and cellphones clipped to their belts, complete with clashing hats. It was easily the most entertaining thing I've ever seen, but we felt so bad for the poor dogs!
Weirdest thing that happened
- I'm gonna have to go with getting followed off the bus by a really cute Argentine guy who'd I'd made the mistake of smiling back at when he caught my gaze on the colectivo. It was really flattering, but also 9pm, pitch black, and raining while he walked me halfway home and tried to convince me to give him my number. Truthfully I think he meant well (and it did turn out he lived on the same street, thank goodness) and if it had been daylight I wouldn't have been nearly so creeped out!
Things I'll Miss
- You can stay at a café or a restaurant for hours, and the waiter will never once ask you if you're ready for the check.
- Being able to walk into just about any establishment in the entire city and being able to get a good cup of café con leche
- The random, casual, but always interesting conversations I strike up with strangers (or rather, they strike up with me) on the streets, on the buses, in cafes – I've been a lot of places but these are the friendliest and most open people I've found.
- Getting a craving for an alfajor and being able to duck into one of six or so kioscos on whatever block I'm on to pick one up for about a dollar. Also, alfajores. And dulce de leche. Don't even get me started on how much I'll miss dulce de leche . . .
- Making a habit out of going to church every week at Hillsong with friends, and going out to dinner afterwards
Things I won't miss
- Dog poop. EVERYWHERE.
- Being constantly on alert for pickpocketers
- Eating out every day for lunch – and in general, not having a whole lot of control over what I ate
- You know how you're supposed to walk on the right side of the sidewalk? Nobody does that here.
- Waiting – on public transportation, or for professors who are late for class, or for things that are just running on argentiempo. I'm good with ten or twenty minutes, but forty-five is a lot.
Lessons that I learned
- How to write (more) like a native Spanish speaker
- How rich and deep my community back home is, and how considerate and generous with their time my friends are
- The basic framework of Argentina's history as a nation and how it affects their world today
- The basics of the Argentine political system
- When to use tampoco instead of también (just for you, Kyler)
- How to stop apologizing unintentionally (love you, Steph Moss)
- To take ownership over how I feel, what I want to do, and who I am (shoutout to my mama)
- That when you own who you are, you make the friends you're supposed to have
- Everyone's story is still being written. Mine, included.
- Worship knows no language or cultural boundaries. Hillsong Buenos Aires will always be home to me.
Most importantly . . .
- God made each of us with such intentionality and purpose, and I really like the person He made me to be.


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Evaluation context is the heart of the DAX language in Power BI and it is essential to learn them in order to understand the internal behavior of the calculation engine in tabular data models.
In this article, We will closely understand how calculated columns are created, its relationship to the row context and the EARLIER function.
What are Calculated Columns?
With calculated columns, you can add new data to a table already in your model. But instead of querying and loading values into your new column from a data source, you create a Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) formula that defines the column's values.
In Power BI Desktop, calculated columns are created by using the New Column feature in Report View. Calculated Columns are visible in the data model just like other columns of the table and the purpose of it is to extend the data model & support the advance calculations.
Let's say that you have a very simple Item table like this:
And you want to add a third column that is the total for each item:
This is the combination of magic between FILTER, Row Context and EARLIER functions. If you don't really understand row context, you can simply follow the pattern here to add that third column for the moment being.
So the question is
what's going on in that subtotal calculated column:
Let's understand this step by step:
Since there are ten rows in the table, the calculated column formula needs to iterate over the table rows 10 times—once to calculate each row's resulting value (in this case, 50, 90,120, 110, and 70, as pictured above). Within each one of those ten steps, a reference to a column will evaluate to the value of the specified column from that current row. So, for instance, in the second row of the table, a reference to Item[Amount] will return 2. Just like you want it to.
On the off chance that this seems complex already, we want to illustrate that there is nothing complex here yet because this is precisely the way you already understand things. Now say that you write another calculated column, this time with the following formula:
=CONCATENATE(Item[ItemName], Item[Amount])
You get, of course, precisely what you expect:
Row by Row iteration
This is because, at each one of the ten iterations in the calculated column (one step per row), a reference to a column is essentially limited to the current row. It would be quite unusual if, in the first row, a reference to the [Amount] column evaluated to 2! Of course you want it to evaluate to 1. ( Row by Row Iteration)
As a calculated column evaluates, once for each row in the table, the DAX term for the concept of "current row at each step/ Row by Row iteration". It's called row context in DAX.
Now Let's comeback to the original formula to dig deep into this context:
Per Item Totals = CALCULATE(SUM(Item[Amount]), FILTER(Item, Item[ItemName]=EARLIER(Item[ItemName]) ))
The formula for the Per Item Totals column contains a FILTER() function, and
FILTER() is an iterator function in DAX. Just as the calculated column formula itself is evaluated once per each row context, FILTER('Table',…) also steps through each row in Table, one at a time, much like the calculated column formula itself!
One of the key characteristics of FILTER() is that it ignores the row context generated by the calculated column and operates on the full table. This makes it simultaneously confusing (at first) and awesome (once you grasp it).
Since Item Table has ten rows, every time FILTER('Table',…) is evaluated, FILTER() has its own ten steps to process. At each step, it performs the check "Hey, should I keep this row or filter it out?" All in all, then, there are 100 steps involved in evaluating the calculated column: (Something like CROSSJOIN in SQL)
So there are ten calculated column row contexts," and tucked inside each of those 10 filter row contexts – an outer loop of ten row contexts and an inner loop of ten row contexts.
Now, within a FILTER() function, a "naked" reference to a column will evaluate according to the row context of the FILTER() function itself, not the calculated column row context. Inside FILTER(), the reference to 'Table'[Column1] will be evaluated according to that "inner" row context generated by FILTER() function – completely ignoring the "outer" row context of calculated columns
(Remember that FILTER() has to iterate over every row in the table to see if it should be kept or discarded.) So even when the formula is evaluating in the outer row context (where [ItemName]="Item 1″), the "naked" reference to 'Item'[ItemName] inside FILTER() will iterate over to evaluate "Item 2" – in the iteration of 100 steps.
Within FILTER(), how do you "get back" to the outer loop and see what is the value of [ItemName] in Row 1? You use the EARLIER() function!
EARLIER() basically says "pop out of the current row context and look at the outer (earlier) row context instead, when evaluating the value of the specified column." EARLIER allows you, within FILTER(), to examine every row in the table and compare it to the current row of the calculated column. So it is focusing on a given row of a table and as well as going back at all the rows in the table, saying to each row and asking "Hey, are you similar to me? If so, I want to count you."
And yes, it is possible (but very rare) to end up in situations where you have more than two nested loops of row contexts. That's why EARLIER() has the optional second argument Number—because you can specify how many loops "outward" you want to step. When you omit that argument, it defaults to 1. This is also why there is an EARLIEST() function: Its purpose is to get back to the absolute outermost row context, no matter how deeply nested you might find yourself.
How do I reference the row immediately 'above'/'below' this one?
For the calculation of Running Total in Calculated column
So what is happening here:
FILTER creates inner loop and EARLIER grabs the outer loop row context that is generated by the calculated column asking "Hey, are you similar to me? If so, I want to count you."
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RunningTotal = CALCULATE( SUM( 'Item'[Amount] ), FILTER( ALL('Item') , SUMX( FILTER( 'Item', EARLIER( 'Item'[date] ) <= 'Item'[date] ), 'Item'[amount] ) ))
EARLIER is one of the complex functions in the DAX to understand and we will keep explore it the upcoming posts.


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Madonna's Cone Bra Is Coming to Brooklyn!
A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk
Where: The Museum at FIT, NYC
When: Sept. 13, 2013, to Jan. 4, 2014
What: Some of the greatest designers in fashion history have been gay, and this exhibit explores the history of fashion "through the lens of gay and lesbian life and culture." The pieces in the exhibit span nearly a century, and come from the archives of Cristobal Balenciaga, Gianni Versace (pictured at left with Naomi Campbell and Carla Bruni in 1992), and Jean Paul Gaultier.
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A Brita filter uses activated carbon to filter impurities, such as zinc, cadmium, chlorine, copper and mercury, out of water. Filters made from active carbon are the most effective type of filter for removing chlorine from water, though carbon filters cannot remove minerals and other types of sediment. To keep a Brita filter functioning at its best, change the filter every 40 gallons or every 2 months.


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A recent article in this newspaper noted major cuts in funding for Italian schools and bureaucratic procedures that make it difficult for students to progress and ultimately to get jobs. Tens of thousands of students and teachers have taken part in protests against these conditions ("Cuts put Italian schools under the microscope," Nov. 10, 2008).
Of course bureaucracy isn't found only in Italy. Have you ever gone to get a permit or to renew a passport and found the line so long that you won't be taken until the week after next? Or maybe you were given forms one week, but when you went back the next week, there was a different person on duty – and that person said you had the wrong ones. So you had to start all over again.
When these things happen, it's not unusual to feel powerless before a faceless bureaucracy. There is a way, however, to get past those feelings of powerlessness and resulting anger. It's prayer that rests on the conviction that there is only one Mind, or God, and that this Mind truly does govern all aspects of our lives. Then, when we seem to be up against bureaucracy – whether it's in a major corporation, a government, or a university – we can focus our prayers on understanding Mind's will for us and for everyone. That will guide our steps to the right solution.
Here's an example. A woman was concerned because an unlighted street lamp near her home left a dark area where people congregated at night, sometimes for illegal purposes. Feeling fearful, she called the town hall to see if it could be fixed. At first, she was told that the town could afford only one light per street, but when she reported that this was the one light, the clerk told her they couldn't help her without the light pole's number. When she called in the number, the clerk still refused her request.
Feeling frustrated, she now realized that she needed to take time to pray, if only to maintain her own sense of peace and justice. In her prayer, she reaffirmed that under God's care, harmony and safety are the norm – and that she had a right to persist until justice prevailed.
Christ Jesus told an interesting parable about the value of persistent prayer in the face of injustice. He spoke of a widow who came to an unjust, disrespectful judge and asked him to help her. His natural inclination was to ignore her, but she was so persistent that he finally said to himself, "...because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!" (Luke 18:5, New International Version). Jesus' point was that even if the circumstances don't seem promising, persistent prayer will remove the obstacles we face.
Encouraged by her prayer, the woman decided to try again. She felt deeply that her desire to see a more lawful environment – that is, having the street illuminated as a deterrent to crime – was in line with the intelligence and wisdom that come from divine Mind. Under God's government, there can be no place for crime or even the inclination to consider illegal acts. God's purpose is always good, and this woman refused to believe that something other than divine law – such as apathy, laziness, resistance to change, among other things – could control her community.
After more delays from the clerk, the woman's persistence drew a supervisor into the discussion. When he looked into the record, he found that the town had been being billed for the light right along – even though it hadn't been lit. She had no difficulty making her case for the light to be repaired – which it was. Now, many years later, it still is shining.
Whenever bureaucracy seems to stand in our way, it's important to turn to God for the specific guidance that will help us see the divine plan and then follow it with persistence and conviction. Loving respect for our fellow humans, and the certainty that each one can respond to divine Love's guidance, will open the way.
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Robert Michael Bobo, disappeared October 2, 1998, Rogue River National Forest, Oregon.
Robert "Bob" Michael Bobo, 36, was camping in a remote, heavily wooded area in the Rogue River National Forest between Prospect and Union Creek, Oregon, in October 1998. The area is to the west of Crater Lake National Park, where there have been several mysterious disappearances.
Hunters in the area saw a female dropping him off at his campsite in the Woodruff Meadows area near 700 Road on October 2, 1998, at around 9pm. He was a part-time woodcutter and had been living alone at Woodruff Meadow for a few weeks.
The Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest is a United States National Forest in the U.S. states of Oregon and California. The formerly separate Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests were administratively combined in 2004. Now, the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest ranges from the crest of the Cascade Range west into the Siskiyou Mountains, covering almost 1.8 million acres (7,300 km2).
On October 3rd, one of Bobo's friends arrived at his camp to pick him up for the opening of the hunting season and found no sign of him, even though he had no vehicle of his own. He contacted National Forest Rangers to report Bob missing.
What worried friends and family are that Bob left everything behind, including his favourite black Pape Cat cap, two rifles and all his clothes and all his camping gear. He knew the area too well to get lost, and he had no money to leave on his own.
Numerous searches were conducted in the area around Bobo's campsite, but no evidence was uncovered. Authorities stated there were no indications of foul play, but they do not believe Bob left of his own accord.
Robert Bobo was one of three Rogue Valley men who had disappeared into the area's forests around 1998.
Jackson County sheriff's deputies investigated the case. "It's just suspicious. We don't know what happened", said Detective Dan Hobbs, who suggested Bobo could have left the campsite and suffered an injury or medical emergency,
Robert's brother, Dennis travelled to the Prospect area to search for skeletal remains at least once a month looking for clothing, pieces of fabric or bones but managed to find nothing saying "We've played a million scenarios through our heads. We're reasonably sure he's not going to show up." According to Dennis that fact that he left behind his baseball cap is all the proof that somebody killed his brother. When he woke up in the morning before he even went to the bathroom, he put his hat on, Dennis Bobo says of his brother. He was self-conscious about his receding hairline, and he never went anywhere without his cap.
Dennis Bobo says his brother was too familiar with the territory to get lost. Moreover, he doubts his brother would have wandered very far if he had suffered some kind of major medical problem and even if he wanted to leave, he was too broke. On the night he was last seen alive, Bob cadged dinner and drinks from friends in Prospect before bumming a ride to the campsite. To be that broke and then to be dropped off 14 miles outside of Prospect at the campsite would be consistent with someone planning on going deer hunting in the morning, not leaving.
Given the circumstances, Dennis Bobo said he was 99 percent sure his brother was a victim of foul play and was unhappy with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. "There's no evidence of foul play as they consider it, but put two and two together: Where is he if there's no foul play?"
Sheriff's Detective Dan Hobbs, said "Good question. At this point we have nothing to indicate foul play, Needless to say, it is suspicious in nature that he would up and disappear like that. Basically, we've done all we can do, he says. I sympathise with the family, not knowing, but we're just grasping at straws here."
Hobbs says he checked out a number of leads, but none panned out. Bob ran with a sketchy crowd, and Hobbs says rumours about his disappearance flourished in Prospect.
The fact that Bob Bobo left behind all his gear at the camp including valuables like his firearms is highly suspicious. Was he attacked in his camp that night in October 1998 by someone or something? To this day, Bobo's body hasn't turned up and there is a complete lack of evidence of an animal attack. Another weird Oregon disappearance.


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It's been a rough first week after the healthcare vote for conflicted Democrats, and much of it is coming from their side of the aisle.
Over the last five days, potentially vulnerable members have drawn primary challenges, big-name liberal opposition, the wrath of abortion-rights groups and unions and blowback from crucial voting blocs.
It's become clear that, whether they voted yes or no, there wasn't a great choice for a lot of them on Sunday.
Elizabeth Shipp, the political director at NARAL Pro-Choice America, said incumbent members are now in the crosshairs. Her group endorsed a primary opponent to anti-abortion-rights Democrat Bart Stupak (Mich.) on Wednesday and said more are "definitely" on the way.
"To almost quote the vice president, 'This is a big deal,' " Shipp said.
It remains to be seen whether any of the members are at risk in their primaries, but the enthusiasm from the left in the days since the vote has been notable.
Stupak's primary has taken off alongside other Democratic efforts to take down Reps. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.), Mike McMahon (D-N.Y.) and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.). Liberal activists have also recalibrated their efforts to go after Reps. John BarrowJohn Jenkins BarrowRepublican wins Georgia secretary of state runoff to replace Kemp The most important runoff election is one you probably never heard of Our democracy can't afford to cut legal aid services from the budget MORE (D-Ga.) and Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.).
Stupak learned Wednesday that his challenger would be supported by NARAL and Planned Parenthood — the first time they have joined forces in the seven years Shipp has been at NARAL.
The group is prepared to make an example of Stupak by backing Charlevoix County Commissioner Connie Saltonstall.
"We are going to be very active and vocal in that district," Shipp said. "And on independent expenditures, I imagine that we are going to be doing some things to educate Democratic and independent voters."
Saltonstall said that in the two weeks since she launched her campaign, she has already raised $80,000.
"A lot of people have lost trust in him and feel that his behavior on the healthcare bill was more about Bart Stupak than healthcare reform," said Saltonstall, who had Stupak's support when she lost a 2008 state House race to a GOP incumbent.
Stupak will be the top target of these groups, because his name was most prominently attached to the Democratic resistance on the healthcare bill. But Shipp said there will almost "definitely" be others, and Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards said it will also look at other races.
"We are taking a close look at all members who supported the Stupak abortion ban – Democrat and Republican – and evaluating those races," Richards said. "Our goal is to elect more members who support women's health care and access, and continue to build our majority in Congress."
Faced with growing numbers of primary challenges, the White House sought to tamp down speculation Thursday that it might exact revenge by not supporting members who opposed it on the healthcare bill.
"I think the president understands that we're a big family that may not agree on everything, but the president will be out there helping Democrats get reelected this fall, regardless of healthcare votes," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.
One incumbent who could find himself on the receiving end of liberal anger is Barrow. Barrow, with his "no" vote Sunday, appears to have irritated both the large black contingent (44 percent) in his district and liberal groups.
Former state Sen. Regina Thomas is running again, but now leaders have turned their attention to a different African-American state legislator, state Sen. Lester Jackson.
Another Blue Dog facing a renewed primary threat is Herseth Sandlin.
Former top Obama adviser Steve Hildebrand threatened a primary challenge against her before she voted no on healthcare. Hildebrand wound up declining to run but is now helping the man who has stepped forward — Dr. Kevin Weiland — assemble the necessary signatures before next week's deadline.
Weiland said the healthcare debate was "one of the most egregious examples of why we need to rid big money from politics and implement stricter rules on the nearly 14,000 registered lobbyists in Washington."
Other "no" votes elicited similar responses.
Lipinski switched his vote from yes in November to no on Sunday. He may have been saved by the fact that Illinois holds an early primary — it was in February — but he might be asking for it when the nomination for his seat comes up again in 2012.
In New York, McMahon's 2008 primary challenger, Stephen Harrison, has re-emerged for a potential 2010 rematch. In Massachusetts, activist Harmony Wu is getting fresh attention in her potential primary against Lynch, a member who has often frustrated liberals. And in Pennsylvania, Altmire faces the prospect of a primary or third-party candidacy from Allegheny County Labor Council President Jack Shea.
McMahon and fellow New York Rep. Michael Arcuri (D) both face potential opposition from the liberal Working Families Party, which can be potent in New York. Rep. Zack Space (D-Ohio), like Arcuri another yes-to-no switcher, is also being targeted.
But the hill is often steep for these kinds of candidacies. Raising money against an incumbent is difficult, and many well-known and qualified primary challengers have seen their campaigns flame out.
Shea said he's being realistic. He missed the deadline for the primary two weeks ago, but he could wage a write-in campaign or go the third-party route in the general election.
"There's a lot of people that are serious and that are very, very disappointed," he said. "I'm taking it serious, but I'm not playing a game. If it's not doable, it's not doable."
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is supporting the incumbents in spite of their votes.
''Our members work hard to vote the way they feel is best for the people they are elected to represent," DCCC spokesman Ryan Rudominer said.
Chairman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has said the "circular firing squad" is the province of Republicans and urged his party to refrain from going after its own.


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The car's vehicle identification number (VIN) is the identifying code for a SPECIFIC automobile. The VIN serves as the car's fingerprint, as no two vehicles in operation have the same VIN. A VIN is composed of 17 characters (digits and capital letters) that act as a unique identifier for the vehicle. A VIN displays the car's unique features, specifications and manufacturer. The VIN can be used to track recalls, registrations, warranty claims, thefts and insurance coverage.
Where can I find the VIN?
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The following example is provided to give students a real life example of a research paper. Review this example in its entirety and begin writing your own today.
Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Part 1
This presentation focuses specifically on the vulnerable population of elderly in nursing homes. This particular vulnerable group has a need for more nurse advocates because no one knows what it's really like to be an older adult except for an older adult. Aging brings with it both physical limits and psychological gains; but old age also brings social challenges. Older adults are sometimes stereotyped as marginal and powerless in society, much like children. The goal of this paper is to address existing biases or preconceived perceptions staff may have about the elderly, create awareness by educating staff about health disparities, and then preventing the barriers to care in the nursing home.
In the youth-driven society of the United States, old age has a negative connotation. In many cultures, older adults are accorded a position of respect, and young people feel a moral and familial responsibility to care for parents and older relatives. In American culture, misconceptions about older adults abound. There are many reasons these myths develop and persist. For example, many young people today have little personal contact with older family members such as grandparents; also, health care providers usually see only older people who are acutely or chronically ill, and are hospitalized or live in a long-term care setting. Older adults are often stereotyped as being ill, bald, hard of hearing, forgetful, rigid, grumpy, or boring, simply on the basis of their age and regardless of their competencies and individual characteristics. Many younger Americans also believe that all older people live in nursing homes and fail to consider the independence of the older generation and their contributions to society. These types of attitudes are known as ageism. Ageism is defined as the process of stereotyping in discriminating against people because they are old (Hogstel, 2001).
To many people, aging is synonymous with death; these individuals have a negative view of their aging process, which usually results from fear, lack of exposure to older individuals, and a lack of understanding of how varied experiences can enhance the overall quality of life. Surprisingly, many older adults have negative attitudes toward other older adults; these often result from fear of stereotypes and social stigmas, or a sense of anxiety over the guilt by association. Nurses need to be aware of... [continues]
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I work closely with the cofounders on UX design, brand strategy, production, and recruiting. I'm thrilled to be the first employee of a company making an inspirational difference in the world!
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Snapguide started as a iPhone app for creating how-to guide on any subject. Now their platforms include iPhone, iPad, desktop & mobile web. My role was a hybrid position of both product manager and designer. I worked closely with Snapguide's CEO to structure quarterly roadmaps, project schedules, and design reviews including the launch of their new iOS7 iPhone app, which was featured in the App Store during iOS7's launch. I also designed improvements for the product's mobile web, desktop web and iPhone app.
Visual Designer at YouTube May 2010 to January 2013
I led design on YouTube's first visual language redesign. I started as the sole designer on the project—conducting brand research, visual explorations, and establishing the building blocks for the visual system. As the team grew, I also took on project-management tasks, created an implementation plan, and composed the company-wide style guide. After completing the redesign, I focused on the holistic user experience of signing-in and on-boarding.
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I design and maintain the festival's visuals—including print, online, motion graphics and merchandise. I oversee other designers and advise the directors on creative matters and content selection.
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I led projects and worked directly with clients on a variety of websites. Clients included Six Apart, Mint, The Financial Times, and The Applied Research Center.
Visual Interface Designer at Cooper 2006 to 2008
I designed visual interfaces from concept to pixel-completion for clients, including Motorola, Dolby, Dymo, and Cigna, using the goal-directed design methods. I also designed infographics and layout for the book, About Face 3.
Singer & Performer ongoing since birth
Give me a stage and I will give you a performance.
Carnegie Mellon University
I earned a BFA in communication design, a minor in creative writing, and graduated with university & college honors. I was on the Dean's List for all semesters, received the School of Design Merit Award and Landesberg Prize in Graphic Design.
Glasgow School of Art
I studied abroad in Scotland in the advanced graphics program, focusing on motion graphics and textiles.
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts
I was accepted into this select state program as a junior in high school and studied graphic design and drama.
User experience design
Visual interface design
Product design
Logo Development
User research
Persona development
Site architecture
Content strategy
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bada OS users we've got a news for you,not the one you'd like to hearDecember 22, 2011
Couple of days back we published a post higlitghting the Samsung's failure to update their own bada OS on time and how it was delayed from time to time. We're expecting it to appear in Q1 2012 and hopefully in January but it seems that all is not good at Samsung R&D labs.
The Facebook page of Samsung Italia today published a long post describing the current status of the bada 2.0 OS. According to them since bada 2.0 is major update from 1.x version they are facing some compatibility issues. They said that they want to remove all incompaitilites from the OS so that it can run on existing devices and use the existing user data and applications. So it seems that OS is not stable at this point of time. According to Samsung Italia, the R&D teams are investigating all issues and trying to remove but it seems that it will take more time than expected. Because of all these problems bada 2.0 won't be coming to existing Wave devices this year end nor in January or February as anticipated. Samsung hopes to complete the development in coming weeks though they have not given any specific dates. If everything goes fine and as planned then Samsung is hopeful about rolling out the update to Wave devices around March-April 2012. We're done with the news here. Looking at the pace of bada OS development we think it's better not to comment.
Thanks to our friend @AlgerianAm on twitter for this tip!
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Coalition of Immigration, Civil Rights, Labor, and Social Service Groups Urges Supreme Court to Protect President's Executive Actions on Immigration/
Legal brief filed by 224 groups asks high court to hear landmark immigration case, Texas v. U.S.
WASHINGTON — Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) today joined a coalition of 224 immigration, civil rights, labor, and social service groups in filing an amicus ("friend of the court") brief urging the Supreme Court to review Texas v. U.S., the case, that has temporarily blocked some of President Obama's executive actions on immigration. The filing comes less than a month after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction put in place by a Texas federal district court that blocked implementation of protections for millions of immigrants across the country.
The filing from the National Immigration Law Center, American Immigration Council, Service Employees International Union, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Advancement Project, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, among others including SIREN, comes only ten days after the formal request, known as a petition for writ of certiorari, from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Supreme Court to review the case. Amicus briefs in support of a "cert" petition are usually due 30 days after the petition is filed. The amici coalition acted swiftly, since the Justice Department has requested a briefing schedule that would allow the Supreme Court ample time to hear the case during the current term and issue a decision by June 2016.
"The breadth and depth of support for the president's executive actions is clear," said Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center. "It's now up to the Supreme Court to take the case up this term and put the legal questions to rest so that the over 5 million U.S. citizen children whose parents are eligible for DAPA [Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents] can finally have stability and be free from the fear that they will one day be separated from their parents.
"With more than 200 organizations joining this amicus, including labor groups that represent millions of immigrant workers, there's no question that the president's immigration initiatives are necessary and backed by the majority of the American public," said Rocio Saenz, executive vice president of SEIU International. "The Supreme Court has a responsibility to take this case, just as we have a duty to mobilize our communities to continue to defend the immigration action and push lasting immigration reform to the forefront of the agenda with our vote."
The brief provides personal stories and testimonials about potential beneficiaries of expanded DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA and explains how these deferred action initiatives would positively impact millions of U.S. citizen and lawful permanent resident children, family members, employers, employees and other community members. The groups explain that the sweeping injunction upheld in the lower court directly harms people who have either been in the U.S. since they were children or are the parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
"The individuals profiled in the brief illustrate the havoc this case has wreaked on the lives of millions of immigrants who remain in legal limbo," added Benjamin Johnson, executive director of the American Immigration Council. "We urge the U.S. Supreme Court to take up this case and give hard working immigrant families the chance to live and work without fear of deportation."
The immigration programs, which were announced by the president in November 2014, would expand eligibility for the existing DACA program and expand protections for parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents through a program known as DAPA. Together, the programs would allow millions of undocumented people to remain in the United States without fear of deportation and apply for work permits for a period of three years, with the possibility of renewal.
"It has been a long road since President Obama's executive action announcement last year, but our community fought for DAPA and expanded DACA, and will continue to fight until we see these program implemented," said Maricela Gutiérrez, Executive Director at Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN). "Our communities deserve to feel safe and productive, and our families deserve to stay together, in peace. Everyday we push and it's days like today that we move closer to having some relief for our families."
"The DAPA and expanded DACA policies will help ensure that families are not needlessly separated and that immigrant workers can speak up for basic safety and fairness on the job without facing retaliation," said Tefere Gebre, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO. "We urge the Supreme Court to take up this case right away."
The full legal brief is available at www.nilc.org/document.html?id=1302.
An interactive timeline outlining the process for review of the case by the Supreme Court is available at www.nilc.org/TexasvUSTimeline.html.
For more background on the legal challenges to executive action on immigration, see www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/understanding-legal-challenges-executive-action.
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I'm cleaning out my closet, y'all.
Spacebee and I are relatively healthy now, but the kid's sickness continues. He's had some sort of flu, cold, puking, diarrhea, and/or runny nose since Thanksgiving. It's getting tiring waking up to a crib covered in puke and diarrhea these days. I attribute it mostly to the Den Of Germs that is his day care, but c'mon kid get some immunity already.
Things are going pretty well at work these days- I've had a hectic few weeks working to get a client's web application working on mobile, as well as putting in a day here and there at YWeb helping out the students as they turn from HTML/CSS to Javascript and Git.
Now that some time has passed since changing jobs I have more perspective on the changes, and I'm more enthusiastic than ever. Love my coworkers, and I'm it's humbling to be learning new things daily compared to the rut I was stuck in at Intuit. Technology, client relation skills, project management; the list goes on. It's also great to be closer to the Madison developer community- seeing folks more regularly that I used to only see a couple times a year.
Finally, now that the weather is nice it's so much more satisfying working in an office on the capitol square in Madison. Going for walks, eating at the food carts, seeing the crowds out and about- it sure chases the seasonal depression away.


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By Margaret Farrell
Still bright-eyed from her performance the night before — an opening spot on Hot Chip's bill at Webster Hall — Georgia Barnes hasn't gotten used to her own spotlight yet. At 25 years old, she's already acquired a fair amount of experience in the background, drumming for Micachu and Kate Tempest as well as Hot Chips' Alexis Taylor and Trinidadian pan legend, Fimber Bravo. Just last year, she signed on solo to Domino Records (Animal Collective, Blood Orange) in order to release a debut album that took over two years to complete. "There is always a struggle really," she laughs, "but then again, it wouldn't be much fun if it was easy." Perhaps it's because she took this much time — and because she entered the scene as a session musician, a role which centers around absorbing the music of others — that most of the songs on her full-length came "quite naturally."
Rare Candy sat down with the Northwest Londoner to chat about the project, an LP she calls Georgia. Over bagels at the LES's Russ & Daughters, I ask her what it means to her to be performing her own songs this time around. "I'm excited. I'm a bit nervous about it, terrified really," she answers with a tilted smile.
If Barnes appears anxious about the rapid expansion of her promising solo career, it's because she's dutifully humble, not because she's unprepared. She's been at all this for a while now. Following the lead of her father, Neil Barnes (half of the nineties electronic duo Leftfield), she taught herself drums as a young child and began recording herself with a four-track at age fifteen.
Growing up in a musical household meant finding inspiration in everything around her. From the mélange of pop music introduced to her by her mother (Joni Mitchell, most notably) to the platter of techno and electronic melodies served to her by her father, Barnes's taste for a far-scattered spectrum of sound explains why she studied ethnomusicology at London's School of Oriental and African Studies. Among the unexpected influences that have found their way into her latest album, Barnes mentions an unidentifiable Kawalli cassette tape that a taxi driver once lent her, and the music of early aughts rapper/producer Timbaland. It's not so hard to believe Barnes when she claims not to be "a music snob."
Barnes explains that all of these influences "amalgamate into something that becomes a little bit of my own" — yet to regard the album as merely the outcome of a very clever cut-and-paste job is to miss the point entirely: this is a deeply personal record, one that seeks to assemble not only a wide range of sonic influences, but also a series of autobiographical narratives. "I actually didn't realize for a while that they all had a story to them, and actually listening back to it now…I think it's multiple stories, it's about all the experiences that led up to this point of being in London and being a London girl. It's like a bit of an open window into my world."
Indeed, the story of Barnes's album is one that comes together, for her, only after the fact of its production. Her goals from the outset were constructively vague: "I guess the vision was just to try and release something that is really true to me and make music that I really enjoy and represents me. There was no vision at first. I just knew that I wanted to release something. The goal was to just get a move on and release something,"
Much of the record was made between midnight and six o'clock in the morning, during which time she would toy with industrial drum hooks and apply heavy voice manipulation techniques in her home studio. Barnes showcases her multi-instrumental skills on tracks like "Tell Me About It" and "Digits," and alongside the relentless intensity of "Move Systems." The result is an LP as cohesive as it is broad, traversing a vast musical terrain without ever losing its sense of direction. As for what's next: "I just take from everything really. At the moment I love The Weeknd, "I Can't Feel My Face," stuff like that, so I want to make a disco-y record that's a bit twisted." No release date yet, but "it probably won't be long."
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Upstairs across from our regular meeting room at RCBC
5:30pm – 7:00pm - upstairs – in other room, not our normal meeting room
No program/speaker – Happy Hour to celebrate St. Patrick's DayOpen bar (wine/beer) – cash bar available Irish fare/menu/food will be provided
Please invite a guest to join in the celebration
Wear Green! There will be a "prize" for the best dressed (most festive) outfit!
March 31 - Easter Basket project-prior to regular lunch meeting
April 23 - Alhambra Fundraising event-"On Golden Pond" Reserve your table!
April 28 - Blood Drive Noon-2pm
May 8-10 - District Conference and Assembly
Budweiser Plant Beermaster Tour- A Fantastic Time!
The whole tour took our group over four floors of beer production which ended up on the floor where the cans of Bud Light were then filled, sealed, labeled, boxed and readied for immediate shipment that same day!
The Budweiser plant in North Jacksonville is huge with 850 acres of land. It is the second largest employer in Jacksonville.
It takes 30-days to brew Budweiser beer. Michelob Light takes 22 days to brew - a long process! To flavor the beer, Hops is a spice that gives beer it's unique taste. They come in little green pellets before being mixed in with other key ingredients to make Budweiser.
40 x 20,000 gallon tanks are used on three floors to ferment beer and in 5 days it turns the liquid into alcohol. Add yeast and cold temperatures and churning after 24 days and you get...Budweiser Beer!!
The large silver cylindrical tanks that ferment with beechwood can make 400,000 bottles of beer each, with 16 inches of Beechwood chips that hold the yeast at the bottom of tank. They have 350+ tanks kept at 48F which are run continuously. That means the plant makes more than 400 million beer bottles each cycle! Once the beer is made, the tanks are cleaned out and the next beer label, Michelob, or whatever other lagers they own are mixed in. All tanks rotate to make the different beer labels.
The plant churns out 500,000 barrels of beer and 90% of the beer made in Jax is sold here in FL. Their main plant is in St Louis, Missouri.
On each final pellet filled with cases of beer, 8,200 cans of Bud Light are readied for distribution. 700 labels are sealed on bottles with lasers every one minute.
5 million bottles are made a day in Jax and 8M cans a day. The plant down the road makes them then sends it over to Budweiser for the beer. Interesting right??
350+ tanks to ferment with beechwood and yeast. This was for Budweiser (not light). It was SO cold in there at 48F. I was on this floor When we turned the tap on one of these huge tanks - This was THE coldest and THE freshest beer Moat of us have ever tried!!!!!!!!!! It was SO refreshing. Straight from the tank after 30+ days of being brewed! Amazing taste!!
We all had to wear safety glasses and they gave us each a Budweiser hat to keep. We had earphones to listen to our tour guide as some areas was so loud.
Finally, we got to taste 4 kinds of beer each in their Bud Beer Bar next to their gift shop after the tour! 22 different kinds to choose from: blueberry beer, chocolate beer, Rastafarian beer labels, Shock Top beer, Black Crown, bud, bud light, Oculto, Stella Artois, MixxTrail Hurricane, Michelob, Mich light, and many others.
Other On-Goings!
Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is hosting a blood drive!
April 28th!
There is always a need for blood, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood at some point in our lifetime.
Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
Tuesday, April 28th (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
835 Museum Circle
River City Brewing Company - Bloodmobile
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Rotary Foundation
Jersey Mike's "Month of Giving" Campaign 2015
March 25 - Jersey Mike's Subs locations will promote Day of Giving
Since 2010, our devoted franchisees and team members throughout the country, supported by our generous customers, have raised nearly $10 million for worthy local charities and distributed more than 1 million free sub sandwiches to help numerous causes.
One of our most successful fundraiser's is Jersey Mike's Month of Giving. Last year we raised nearly $2.1 million for 100 different charities nationwide. Now in its 5th year, we are looking forward to making the program bigger than ever.
From coast to coast, more than 120 charity partners have been chosen, from hospitals to youth organizations, which are excited to join with us on this initiative. The 31 days of "Month of Giving 2015" will peak with "Day of Giving" on Wednesday, March 25. On that day, 100 percent of sales will be donated to our partner charities.
There's a lot we can do locally to get the best possible fundraising results for those who will benefit, so below you will find helpful tools and ideas for getting the word out.
Program Summary:
Jersey Mike's Subs stores will offer fundraising support in several ways during the month of March:
· Month-long fundraising campaign contributions. Month of Giving is intended to raise money throughout March. Customers can select $1, $3 or $5 donation tear off sheets located near the cash register.
· Day of Giving. Nationwide, Jersey Mike's Subs locations will promote Day of Giving (March 25), encouraging customers to contribute to a local charity, including your chosen charity, raising significant funds in one day. Each restaurant will donate 100 percent of that day's sales to the chosen charity. Our Chosen Charity is End Polio Now
Donations from local Jersey Mike's restaurants. As always, our franchisees are known for their generosity and many organizations will also benefit from their direct contributions.
April 23rdOn Golden Pond:
Mike Farrell of MASH stars in On Golden Pond, the Tony Award winning play by Ernest Thompson. The play explores the often turbulent relationship of a young woman and her father, and the difficulties faced by a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage.
Shop on Amazon - help raise money for our club!
AmazonSmile Foundation Donation Disbursement
Do you shop through Amazon? If so, you can help increase our Charity Foundation's donation potential by spreading the word about AmazonSmile.
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
Sign in to http://org.amazon.com and click on Marketing Tools to access customized online tools to let your supporters know that their AmazonSmile shopping can support Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville Charities Inc.
Share this link with friends, family, employees and volunteers:
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/59-3750282 and ask them to choose Rotary Club Of South Jacksonville Charities Inc.
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Event Reminders:
May 8-10: District Conference and Assembly at the Flagler College campus. Mark your calendar for a weekend of interesting, informative and inspirational sessions, and a lot of fun Rotary fellowship.
June 18-21: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will take place again this year on the University of North Florida's campus. Make sure your club sponsors at least one, and preferably two, aspiring high school leaders who will be entering their junior or senior years at the start of the 2015-2016 school year.
June 26-28: Zone 34 Regional Seminar at the Hyatt Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. All District and Club leaders, as well as any Rotarian interested in learning more about Rotary, are encouraged to attend. Look for more details soon on our District website.
For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.
Yours in service to Rotary,
District Governor 2014-2015
Rotary International District 6970


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William J. Simmons (Bill), president
William J. Simmons (Bill) officially joined the family business, City Light & Power, in 1996 as a Systems Engineer. At the time CLP was focused on electrical utility contracts across the U.S. and especially in California. In 2007 Bill took over as Co-President with his brother, Tom. As Co-President of City Light & Power, Bill has been fortunate to be involved with the significant growth of CLP moving into new market spaces. In 2000 CLP entered into the utility privatization market for the department of defense when they were awarded the March Air Reserve Base contract.
Bill received his Bachelor's Degree from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins. While still in school Bill began expanding his knowledge of the utility industry at Westinghouse Electric Supply Company.
Bill now has over 30 years of experience in the electrical industry, implementing long and short-term public and private partnerships and energy related projects while overseeing the day to day management operations and continued growth of CLP.
- Air Force Association (AFA), Life Member
- American Public Power Association (APPA), Life Member
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Life Member
- Long Beach Symphony
- Long Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
- National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
- Rotary Club of Long Beach
- Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), Sustaining Member
- St. Mary's Medical Center
- Young Presidents Organization (YPO)


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Phyllis Becker named director of Missouri Division of Youth Services
Phyllis Becker has been appointed Director of the Division of Youth Services (DYS).
Missouri Department of Social Services director Brian Kinkade announced the appointment on April 17, 2015.
Becker has a served as the division's acting director for the past 18 months.
She has a long history of service to the division, working with kids directly as a group leader and facility manager, with its professionals as a trainer, and as an executive leader as deputy director and acting director.
In his announcement, Kinkade said:
I have witnessed [Becker's] innate concern for the youth entrusted to DYS and to the "Missouri-approach" of providing caring treatment – not punishment – to them. I have confidence in her ability to lead the division to ever higher levels of improved outcomes for youth, as well as student achievement.
Becker is a longtime supporter of LINC and has been an invaluable resource for LINC's work with youth.


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Last week's headlines on politics, religion and culture
Update: Michael is interviewed on "In the Square," a podcast on progressive Christianity hosted by a Franciscan friar and political strategist, Eric Fought. Michael describes his analysis of the #SOTU, how he came to faith, and what it was like to work with Obama.
1. Many Conservatives Speak Out Against Cruz
First it was David Brooks, describing Ted Cruz as a Pharisee devoid of Christian values of compassion and humility, although many took him to task for his poor legal analysis of an old case that Cruz fought as Texas' solicitor general.
Then it was Matthew Lee Anderson, a conservative evangelical, who compares Trump and Cruz to the "undead," for they are rehashing old Religious Right tactics not in pursuit "of a common good for all people, but a nihilistic cynicism animated by resentment and anxiety."
Contrast Cruz's vision with Marco Rubio's, which was described by his faith outreach liaison as "liberalism in its truest sense, a place where every American is free to live out their beliefs and values in proximity with those who don't necessarily share them and respect one another's differences."
2. Flasbhack: The speech that turned it around in Iowa
A few months before the Iowa polls in 2007, the NY Post published an article, "Hillary Ready for her Coronation." All polls were pointing towards a Clinton victory. Jon Favreau, Obama's chief speechwriter, tells the story of the speech in a diner in Iowa that turned it all around.
3. Iran & USA: Hostages, Nukes and Lifted Sanctions
One of the biggest news this past week was the freeing of three Americans, who have been detained in Iran for years, including a pastor, Saeed Abedini. It's worth reading the President's entire speech to put this hostage exchange in context of the seismic shift in Iran's relationship with the US. With the lifting of ten-year-long international sanctions, Iran's economy can now finally open up to the global market.
4. Too much politics? How about some football...
Many years ago, Gary Haugen, CEO of International Justice Mission (IJM) visited a high school to talk about modern-day slavery. One of the students listening was really impacted and promised that if he ever got a platform to shine some light on IJM, he would do so. That student was Kirk Cousins, who is now the quarterback of the Washington Redskins. Listen to this interview of both Cousins and Haugen.
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FCS Tips - April 2017
|April 5, 2017
Choose the Best Cooking Oil for Your Needs
When it comes to cooking oils, there are so many choices: olive, canola, peanut, sesame, vegetable, corn ... the choices seem to go on and on. How do you choose the best for your cooking needs?
|April 12, 2017
How to Make Perfect Boiled Eggs Without the Green Ring
Making hard-boiled eggs for your Easter egg hunt sounds easy enough but what if your eggs end up with a green ring around the yolk? Are they safe to eat?
|April 19, 2017
Ruby Red Pomegranates - Unique and Nutritious
Pomegranates are not only delicious and beautiful, they are also nutritious and considered to be high in vitamin C and potassium and low in calories.
|April 26, 2017
Spoiled Rotten - How to Store Fruits and Vegetables
Knowing where to store your fruits and veggies is important to prevent waste. A whopping 40% of food in the U.S. goes uneaten, mostly because it has gone bad.