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Helping kids deal with the death of a loved one
While it's probably a good idea to shield young children from a constant onslaught of media reports of death and violence, there are times when talking about death with kids cannot, and shouldn't, be avoided.
Children observe from a young age that things around them in nature such as plants and insects don't live forever. But their understanding of life and death really depends on their level of cognitive development. When someone in the family dies, or perhaps when a much-loved pet dies, it can be uncomfortable for some adults to see children not reacting the same way a grown-up would.
Infants and toddlers may be aware people around them are sad but really have no understanding of the meaning or significance of death. Preschool aged children may deny the reality of death, and see it as being temporary and reversible. When someone has been ill for a long time, adults may have been worrying and preparing for such a long time that even though it is very painful, there's also a feeling of relief, especially if there's been an end to someone's suffering. But sometimes death can be sudden and unexpected. Children will pick up on the fact that people are shocked as well as grieving.
It's best to be honest with children because otherwise it can be very confusing. Since younger children tend to see the world in a very literal way, the explanation needs to be in really basic and concrete terms. For example, if a loved one is elderly or has been poorly for a long time, you might explain that the person's body stopped working and the doctors couldn't fix it. It's concrete; it's simple; it's at a basic level.
If a parent is diagnosed with a serious or terminal illness, children will start to become aware of some of the consequences of living with illness within the family. For example: mum's less able to do particular things, or dad can't go to work anymore. Quite often in this sort of situation, children will start to be curious and ask questions, and in some ways that makes it easier for parents to start the conversation, because children are signalling an interest in talking about it. Kids need to get some kind of simple primitive understanding of what's going on – just enough to satisfy their curiosity. The danger is trying to over-explain, and providing more information then they need, or getting into deception and half-truths. For example if someone is seriously ill or has died, and you're creating an illusion that the person's gone missing, or they've gone away for a long holiday, or they've gone to sleep. This tends to backfire in the long run.
As children move through primary school, they start to have a greater understanding of the permanence of death, but they still may not readily accept it, or really understand the causes of it. So it's not until they reach adolescence that the whole notion of the life cycle and the permanence of death is really, fully grasped.
If kids have been growing up in a home where it's okay to talk about your emotions and feelings, then they'll have a better capacity to express something that may be painful, or confusing, or upsetting. You don't have to feel like you should never cry in front of the children. Loss is something that can be experienced at anytime. The more we try to bury the difficult emotions of dealing with loss and grieving and protect children from something that is a normal healthy process – tuck them away and try to pretend it's not happening – the harder it can be for them to get over it.
A child may worry that death could easily happen to them, too. The most important thing is to answer the child's questions honestly, to create an atmosphere of comfort and openness, and also safety. The child needs to know that even though mum or dad are terribly upset by this, they will get over it and the child will be safe and cared for.
For many families, religion provides people with a great deal of comfort, particularly at a time of grieving and of loss. But irrespective of a person's religious beliefs, there is a coping process allows us to, given time, be able to deal with and accept what has happened.

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Hog on ice
Slip-sliding away.
Dear Word Detective: I was just trying to find the origin of the phrase "Individual as a hog on ice," and your website popped up. I don't see it there, so I was just wondering if you could find the answer and post it. Thanks a billion! — Whitney.
Well, I'll give it a shot, I guess. This afternoon, probably, tomorrow at the latest. You do realize that "a billion" isn't what it used to be, right? Definitely an also-ran in the motivational sweepstakes. Even "a trillion" doesn't take your breath away the way it once did. The good news about all this conceptual inflation is that the average person may soon be able to truly grasp the concept of infinity. The bad news is that we're gonna be pondering it while living under a bridge.
But hey, be here now, as my boss used to say. I actually tackled a question about "hog on ice" about ten years ago with only middling success, and things haven't gotten any clearer since then. But it's not just me — etymologists have been searching for an explanation of the phrase pretty much since it first appeared back in the mid-19th century. In fact, back in 1948 etymologist Charles Earle Funk titled his first book of word origins "A Hog on Ice," and his foreword to that book contains a seven page narrative of his quest, ultimately inconclusive, for the roots of the phrase.
One of the possibilities that Funk explored was that the "hog" in "hog on ice" doesn't actually refer to a pig, but to a stone used in the ancient game of curling, which involves sliding large flat stones across ice. A "hog" in curling is a stone that has failed to travel the required distance and sits immobile in the way of further play. But while this is an interesting convergence of "hog" and "ice," it's unlikely to be the source of a phrase so widely known today in both the US and the UK.
It's more likely that "as independent as a hog on ice" simply refers to an actual hog that has escaped and somehow managed to wind up in the middle of a frozen pond or stream. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the phrase as "denoting independence, awkwardness, or insecurity," and I think all three qualities perfectly fit the predicament of a hog at such a moment. While he's technically free, his trotters can get no traction on the ice, making real escape impossible, and he's more than likely to end up splayed helplessly on his belly, easily recaptured and returned to his pen. This sense of "you're free, but it's not doing you any good" seems to be an important aspect of "independent as a hog on ice" in common usage ("They like to think of themselves as independents … independent as a hog on ice," Time magazine, 1948).
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Fetal Lung Mass
What Is a Fetal Lung Mass?
A fetal lung mass is a lump that grows inside or next to an unborn baby's lung.
What Happens With a Fetal Lung Mass?
When an unborn baby's lungs form during pregnancy, they grow in parts called lobes. Each lobe connects to the airway so air can move in and out of it when the baby starts breathing after birth.
A fetal lung mass can cause problems before the baby is born if it gets big enough to put pressure on:
- other parts of the lung
- the baby's heart
- blood vessels
When a fetal lung mass pushes on the heart and blood vessels, the heart has trouble pumping blood. If the heart can't keep up with the baby's needs, fluid builds up around the lungs and in the belly, a condition called hydrops fetalis (HI-drops fee-TAL-iss).
After the baby is born, the fetal lung mass can cause problems because it can:
- get infected (pneumonia)
- take up room so that the healthy lung lobes can't fill with air
The two common types of fetal lung masses are:
- congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM), also called congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM)
- bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS)
Fetal lung masses usually stop growing around the 26th week of pregnancy and may begin shrinking around the 30th week.
What Are the Signs & Symptoms of a Fetal Lung Mass?
Most fetal lung masses don't cause symptoms before the baby is born.
After the baby is born, the lung mass may cause serious symptoms, including:
- blue-tinted skin (cyanosis)
- a collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
- trouble breathing (tachypnea)
What Causes a Fetal Lung Mass?
Doctors don't know what causes fetal lung masses. There's nothing the baby's parents can do to prevent one.
Who Gets a Fetal Lung Mass?
Fetal lung masses happen randomly during pregnancy. They're not caused by a genetic disorder and are not part of a
(a group of problems that are often seen together).
How Is a Fetal Lung Mass Diagnosed?
A routine ultrasound scan of an unborn baby usually will find a fetal lung mass. When viewing the mass, an imaging specialist (a radiologist) will:
- study its location
- measure its size
- try to determine what type it is
The radiologist also looks at how the mass affects the surrounding lung and heart, and might recommend other tests, including:
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- an ultrasound scan of the baby's heart (fetal echocardiogram)
A mass that wasn't found before birth may cause symptoms after the baby is born and starts breathing. Doctors will use one or more of these imaging tests to see what is causing the symptoms:
- ultrasound
- computed tomography (CT) scan
- MRI scan
How Is a Fetal Lung Mass Treated?
Treatment Before Birth
When a prenatal ultrasound finds a fetal lung mass, doctors will check its growth using ultrasound scans. These are usually done:
- every 2 weeks for a mass that is growing or stable
- every 4 weeks for a mass that is shrinking
If the lung mass is large enough to threaten the life of the fetus, doctors treat it by giving the mother steroid medicines. If these don't work, doctors consider other options, such as:
- thoracentesis: inserting a needle under ultrasound guidance into the fetus' chest to withdraw fluid from the lung mass
- thoracoamniotic shunt: putting a tube into the baby's chest to let fluid drain from the lung mass into the amniotic sac (the fluid-filled bag in the uterus where the fetus grows)
- fetal surgery: open or minimally invasive surgery to remove the lung mass
- induced delivery: giving medicines to the mother to start labor so the baby can get treatment right away
Treatment After Birth
If the lung mass causes symptoms after the baby is born, doctors usually do surgery right away to remove it.
If the lung mass doesn't cause symptoms, doctors usually remove it when the baby is 3–12 months old to:
- prevent pneumonia
- lower the chance of the mass becoming cancerous later in life, which can happen in rare cases
If a fetal lung mass is not surgically removed, doctors will need to follow its growth carefully with imaging studies until the child reaches adulthood.


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Wave of promising study results raises hopes for coronavirus vaccines
Whether any of these efforts will result in a vaccine capable of protecting billions of people and ending the global pandemic that has claimed more than 600,000 lives is still far from clear
Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released, including a closely-watched candidate from Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and fight the novel coronavirus without serious side effects.
Whether any of these efforts will result in a vaccine capable of protecting billions of people and ending the global pandemic that has claimed more than 600,000 lives is still far from clear. All will require much larger studies to prove they can safely prevent infection or serious disease.
The vaccine being developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca along with the Oxford University, induced an immune response in all study participants who received two doses without any worrisome side effects.
A coronavirus vaccine under development by CanSinoBiologics Inc and China's military research unit, likewise showed that it appears to be safe and induced an immune response in most of the 508 healthy volunteers who got one dose of the vaccine, researchers reported.
Some 77% of study volunteers experienced side effects like fever or injection site pain, but none considered to be serious.
Both the AstraZeneca and CanSino vaccines use a harmless cold virus known as an adenovirus to carry genetic material from the novel coronavirus into the body. Studies on both vaccines were published in the journal The Lancet.
"Overall, the results of both trials are broadly similar and promising," Naor Bar-Zeev and William Moss, two vaccine experts from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, wrote in a commentary in The Lancet.
However, the CanSino candidate again showed signs that people who had previously been exposed to the particular adenovirus in its vaccine had a reduced immune response.
The study authors called that "the biggest obstacle" for the vaccine to overcome.
German biotech BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc released details from a small study in Germany of a different type of vaccine that uses ribonucleic acid (RNA) – a chemical messenger that contains instructions for making proteins.
The vaccine instructs cells to make proteins that mimic the outer surface of the coronavirus. The body recognizes these virus-like proteins as foreign invaders and can then mount an immune response against the actual virus.
In the not-yet peer reviewed study of 60 healthy adults, the vaccine induced virus-neutralizing antibodies in those given two doses, a result in-line with a previous early-stage U.S. trial. The burst of announcements followed publication last week of results of Moderna Inc's vaccine trial, showing similarly promising early results. Moderna's vaccine also uses a messenger RNA platform.
"It's encouraging that all these vaccines seem to induce antibodies in people," said former World Health Organization (WHO) assistant director-general Marie-Paule Kieny of the French research institute Inserm. "This proves that the science is moving forward very quickly, which is a good sign."
None of these leading contenders has shown side effects that could sideline their efforts so far, but all must still prove they are safe and effective in trials involving thousands of subjects, including those at high-risk for severe COVID-19, such as the elderly and people with diabetes.
Historically, just 6% of vaccine candidates end up making it to market, often after a years-long testing process. Vaccine makers hope to dramatically compress that timeline through faster trials and by manufacturing at scale even before the products prove successful.
Several manufacturers have U.S. government backing with a goal of having a coronavirus vaccine by year's end as cases continue to rise at a record pace.
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is one of 150 in development globally, but is considered the most advanced. Late-stage trials have begun in Brazil and South Africa and are due to start in the United States, where the infection prevalence is highest.
In its Phase I trial, the vaccine induced so-called neutralizing antibodies – the kind that stop the virus from infecting cells – in 91% of individuals a month after they got one dose, and in 100% of subjects who got a second dose. These levels were on par with the antibodies produced by people who survived COVID-19 – a key benchmark of potential success.
Oxford researcher Sarah Gilbert said the trial could not determine whether one or two doses would be needed to provide immunity.
The vaccine, known as AZD1222, also induced the body to make T cells – activating a second part of the immune system that experts increasingly believe will be important for a lasting immune response.
Recent studies show that some recovered patients who tested negative for coronavirus antibodies developed T cells in response to their infection. Scientists think both are important aspects of an effective coronavirus vaccine.
Dr Mike Ryan, head of WHO's emergencies program, said the generation of both T-cell and neutralizing antibody responses was positive, adding, "there is a long way to go."
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Ciara Pictures: Ciara arrives on the red carpet at the "For Colored Girls" movie premiere held at the Ziegfeld Theatre on October 25, 2010 in New York City.
In 1974, Ntozake Shange's choreopoem "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf" made its stage debut, combining poetry, dance and music, and most significantly, placing the black female experience center stage. In lyrical, honest, angry, funny and tender language, Shange's "colored girls" evoked the feelings woven into the fabric of black female life in America. Within two years, the play became a Broadway sensation, won an Obie and Tony Award, and would eventually be produced in regional theaters throughout the country. Now, thirty six years later, filmmaker Tyler Perry adapts this landmark work for the big screen, integrating the vivid language of Shange's poems into a contemporary narrative that explores what it means to be a woman of color - and a woman of any color - in this world.
"For Colored Girls" weaves together the stories of nine different women – Jo, Tangie, Crystal, Gilda, Kelly, Juanita, Yasmine, Nyla and Alice – as they move into and out of one another's existences; some are well known to one another, others are as yet strangers. Crises, heartbreaks and crimes will ultimately bring these nine women fully into the same orbit where they will find commonality and understanding. Each will speak her truth as never before. And each will know that she is complete as a human being, glorious and divine in all her colors.
"For Colored Girls" opens in theaters nationwide on November 5.
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Dark Gothic is a deck-building game set in Flying Frog's A Touch of Evil game series.
Each player represents a particular monster-hunting hero in the game, and that hero determines the player's starting deck and grants a special ability. The heroes work together to some degree to defeat villains and monsters as they collectively lose the game if ten cards land in the shadows during play. That said, the game has only a single winner – the player who has the most investigation points at the end of the game. (Villains come in three levels of difficulty, and at the start of the game, you create a villain stack with one card of each difficulty level being chosen at random.)
The game uses three currencies – combat (red), cunning (green) and spirit (blue) – with some cards having a silver cost that can be paid with any currency. Players can acquire cards from a row of six that are available from the main deck or from piles of cards that are always available. If you fight the "Hungry Dead" – an always available card that costs one of each color – you can remove a card from your deck or from the central row.
"Dark Secrets" are a special type of card that get added to your deck through various means. The card is worth negative points at the end of the game, but should you draw it during play, you remove it from the game, then draw a "Shocking Discovery" – which will affect you or all players with some kind of pernicious effect.


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Lifeboat Foundation InternetShield
By Kemal Akman, Jaan Tallinn, Paul Werbos, and other members of the Lifeboat Foundation Scientific Advisory Board. This is an ongoing program so you may submit suggestions to email@example.com.
As the Internet grows in importance, an attack on it could cause physical as well as informational damage. An attack today on hospital systems or electric utilities could lead to deaths. In the future an attack could be used to alter the output that is produced by nanofactories worldwide leading to massive deaths. This program looks for solutions to prevent such attacks, or at least reduce the damage caused by them.Types of Attacks
There are 6 types of attacks. They are:1. Distributed Attack
A distributed attack (in practice, that means commandeering and deploying botnets of zombies). This is the most serious threat that we are currently aware of and it needs to be addressed.Besides mitigating weakest links for zombie use by making common operating systems more secure, the strategy is early detection and blocking at ISP or tier level, by having key routers worldwide communicate about suspicious events. Because of today's financial significance, there is already significant research and practical cooperation (much of it non-public).
Important papers on this topic are Inferring Internet denial-of-service activity by David Moore, Geoffrey M. Voelker and Stefan Savage, and Implementing Pushback: Router-Based Defense Against DDoS Attacks by John Ioannidis and Steven M. Bellovin.
2. Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks are a very real and growing problem that causes billions in damage each year. These attacks and worm/virus threats can be recognized and somewhat mitigated or blocked early by global cooperation that makes heuristic comparison and detection of suspicious activity possible.3. Attack Against Physical Infrastructure
Attack against the physical infrastructure of the net. Because of its distributed nature, the Internet is rather immune to physical attacks and therefore this type of attack is not a focus of the InternetShield.Note that the idea of secureDNS could make the Internet less secure *if* it was controlled by just one government. The key infrastructure of the net must be spread out over many countries, and long-term should be spread further out than its main base of North America and Europe (where most of the root servers are).
4. Specialized One-On-One Attack
A "specialized one-on-one" attack against a specific node. For example, a cracker infiltrating the intranet of a company or government institution. Addressing such specialized attacks with a generic security system is rather ineffective, because specialized attacks usually can afford tailored and/or "offline" vectors such as social engineering. This would be a difficult attack for the InternetShield to handle.5. One-To-Many Attack
A "one-to-many" attack is an attack with many targets but with a small number of fixed sources that can be localized.This problem will become increasingly significant as software becomes more intelligent and the strategies to exploit targets becomes more efficient and faster. Better detection of these attacks, and strategies against worms fooling users by social engineering more sophisticated than "i love you" emails are needed.
The better the strategy of a piece of exploit software, the faster and more reliably it can exploit other hosts or their users before that "attacker" host is shut down. The one-to-many efficiency directly dictates the virulence of an Internet worm, for example. Imagine an artificial intelligence developed a few years from now which specialized in one-to-many attacks, and which was self-improving within specialized limits, and you have imagined a big problem.
6. Attack Against Software Components of the Infrastructure
Attack against the software components of the infrastructure, such as router firmware or DNS implementations. If, in current context, we consider routers, DNS servers, etc., as network nodes, we don't really need a special case for them.Note that common Internet software and Operating Systems should implement user-friendly ways of switching to the existing alternative DNS roots.
Social Solutions
The most important part of the InternetShield is its organizing of all the interested parties controlling various facets of the Internet architecture coming together to share information and provide quick response to reports of malicious activity emanating from their networks. The reason we're in such a bad state today is that there are too many countries/networks who simply don't take any action when malicious activity is reported to them. Worse still, some are actively complicit in the activity, but operate with a stance of plausible deniability and a surface appearance of cooperation, all the while sharing reports with the bad guys.South Korea has the right approach to enforcing shutdowns of malicious activity on networks they control if the South Korean CERT tells an ISP to kill an IP address/hostname or a registrar in the country to kill a hostname, with proof of malicious activity, the ISP/registrar must comply by law. Compare that to CERT bodies in other countries, which are powerless by comparison, and only act as information conduits.
We believe that each country in the world that has a connection to the Internet should sign a treaty that mandates they will:
- Create a CERT body to deal with reports of malicious activity.
This body should be mostly
composed of independent professional representatives, especially of
the major ISPs,
to assure neutrality, competence and efficiency in dealing with these
Reporting of incidents to the responsible CERT should become legally binding. A less bureaucratic solution would be that IT-related insurance companies demand reporting of all incidents in their contracts to mitigate the overall impact and frequency of cyberattacks. (And CERT would require that you have IT insurance.) - Create a separate law-enforcement branch that will follow up on
repeated criminal Internet activity by actors within their physical
borders (regardless of provable monetary losses).
This branch will need to differentiate between individual financial losses (traditional fraud against companies, persons, copyright) and the more serious: attacking the Internet infrastructure (DDoS, mass phishing, mass intrusions, worms, viruses, attacks against ISPs and real-world infrastructure such as CCTV, hospitals, and power grids). - Require cooperation and information sharing between these bodies inside the country and also with other countries' CERT/LE bodies.
- Give these bodies the authority and power to require ISPs/registrars within their borders to remove malicious sites and hostnames upon a report by the CERT or face monetary penalties for not doing so.
Technical Solutions
Our 7 recommended technical solutions are:1. Secure Operating Systems
A weak point are routers and other core infrastructure, they are often still prone to attack. We need microkernel- and capability-based operating systems, better (capability-based, not only user-based) privilege separation and zero-configuration, secure by default operating systems. It is still possible and very common to use easy and default passwords, even on critical routing and network equipment.We all know that there are important fuzzy aspects of cybersecurity which need to be faced up to, like insider threats, physical attacks, possible "trap doors" in physical hardware produced outside the US, Internet management and advanced computer systems able to crack public key encryption particularly for wireless communication.
The first (and maybe last) large time-sharing system based on such principles was the Multics operating system. This operating system (owned at times by GE and Honeywell, and developed at MIT and Harvard) was based on far more rigorous mathematical understanding and clear foundations than anything before or since. It was cleared to operate jobs at different levels of security on the same computer, based in part on the mathematics and on the results of a tiger team which spent a year trying to crack it, with full access to all the code. It was the core computer of the Pentagon's World-Wide Military Command and Control System for many years but sheer horsepower issues and the vagaries of marketing eventually shut it down.
The core principle here was "ring bracket design", as well as the use of the same intelligible language (PL/1) for everything, including the PL/1 compiler itself.
People at places like Berkeley have studied how it is possible to specify MACHINE-VERIFIABLE coding rules, to ensure EXACT compliance with ring bracket kinds of rules, that make it simply impossible for anyone to directly take over an operating system and exceed their proper authority in a computer.
Governments do have the power to insist that they will use no operating system which does not meet certain publicly announced standards for their source code. There are some sociological barriers involved but also a growing need to protect critical information, and a growing problem with critical infrastructures (like electric power) under attack.
2. Secure Hardware
A major security hole is the infamous "buffer overflow". This should be addressed by fixing the age-old flaw in processor design in which subroutine return addresses share the space with local data in stack and, thus, can be "inadvertently" overwritten (the data-execution-prevention system in modern processors is an attempted fix).3. Variety of Operating Systems
We recommend an increase in the diversity of network nodes. The bigger the difference between nodes, the more limited the scope of a single attack can be. Actions such as like reducing the dominance of popular OSes and applications, virtualization and sandboxing (ie, "splitting the nodes") qualify as countermeasures.4. Honeypots
We recommend the development and deployment of "honeypots" that run popular OS/application configurations in virtual machines and are constantly monitored for signs of infection.5. Secure Email
Since email is a vector for attacks we recommend replacing email (as we know it) with a communication medium that a) authenticates conversation participants, and b) makes it very difficult (or even impossible) to send unsolicited one-to-many messages.The key item holding this development back is a lack of standardization. Secure email developers should be urged to cooperate, and ISO, IETF and IEEE should be supported in standardizing those measures and encouraging major mail server and client vendors to implement these standards.
6. Untrusted Executables
Can be addressed by disabling "one-click" execution and/or making sure that untrusted executables are put in "quarantine".Additionally a trusted database of system files and trusted software packages should be maintained by the operating system or installed security software. The database should include the fingerprint/signature of each program.
7. Clean Slate
Ideally the Internet would be replaced with a clean slate to meet today's needs.Since the Internet took its first baby steps in Sept. 2, 1969, the needs and expectations of the Internet have greatly changed. The Internet "works well in many situations but was designed for completely different assumptions," said Dipankar Raychaudhuri, a Rutgers University professor overseeing three clean-slate projects. "It's sort of a miracle that it continues to work well today."
The Internet's early architects built the system on the principle of trust. Researchers largely knew one another, so they kept the shared network open and flexible, but spammers and hackers arrived and were able to roam freely because the Internet doesn't have built-in mechanisms for knowing with certainty who sent what.
Even if the original designers had the benefit of hindsight, they would have had problems incorporating features that are needed today. Computers, for instance, were much slower then, possibly too weak for the computations needed for robust authentication.
A new network could run parallel with the current Internet and eventually replace it, or perhaps aspects of the research could go into a major overhaul of the existing architecture.
Authorities are underestimating the damage that could be caused by an Internet based attack. The time to develop solutions is now.Notes and References
CIA Says Hackers Have Cut Power Grid: Several cities outside the U.S. have sustained attacks on utility systems and extortion demands by Robert McMillan, IDG News Service – January 19, 2008.Cybercrime "more lucrative" than drugs by John Leyden, The Register – November 29, 2005.
Protecting Against the Unknown: A guide to improving network security to protect the Internet against future forms of security hazards by Kemal Akman – January 2000.
Researchers Use PlayStation Cluster to Forge a Web Skeleton Key – December 30, 2008.


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Swimming is, by far, one of the most popular pastimes in the world. It is also one of the oldest. As an organized activity, swimming dates back to around 2500 BC. Swimming was immensely popular in ancient Egypt, and there are a number of relics from the period which depict the act of swimming in vivid and awe-inspiring detail. In ancient Greece and Rome, swimming was taught to boys as part of their elementary school curriculum. Furthermore, the first known public swimming pools were built in Rome.
Under the direction of a wealthy Roman lord named Gaius Maecenas, the first heated swimming pool was also built for public use. Plato, himself, once declared that anyone who could not swim lacked a proper education. Who dares to argue with him? Aside from the Greeks and Romans, many other ancient cultures have left evidence of their love for swimming; among them the Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians. There is also evidence of competitive swimming in Japan over 2000 years ago.
In the 1830's, swimming became extremely popular in England with the establishment of various swim clubs. At the time, the breaststroke was the most oft used technique. In 1885, Captain Matthew Webb became the first man to swim across the English Channel and the breaststroke was his technique of choice. Two of the most popular swim clubs from the time were The Otter Swimming Club and The Leander Swimming Club.
In 1896, the first of the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Naturally, competitive swimming played a significant role. The swimming event was held in the Aegean Sea, in the bay of Zea. The gold medalist for the swimming event was a fellow named Alfred Hoyos Guttman. Of the event, he said that his greatest struggle "was against the towering twelve-foot waves and the terribly cold water." Swimming continues to play a prominent role in the Olympic Games.
Swimming continues to be the sport of choice for many of today's athletes. Most cities have public swimming facilities, where you can swim for competitively or merely for fun. In fact, a number of public swimming areas also offer lessons for a very reasonable price. If you are a keen swimmer, you might even consider installing a pool in your backyard. With summer just around the corner, it would be a good time to start planning.


text: Good News Translation Nebuchadnezzar's Dream1In the second year that Nebuchadnezzar was king, he had a dream. It worried him so much that he couldn't sleep, 2so he sent for his fortunetellers, magicians, sorcerers, and wizards to come and explain the dream to him. When they came and stood before the king, 3he said to them, "I'm worried about a dream I've had. I want to know what it means." 4They answered the king in Aramaic,+ "May Your Majesty live forever! Tell us your dream, and we will explain it to you." 5The king said to them, "I have made up my mind that you must tell me the dream and then tell me what it means. If you can't, I'll have you torn limb from limb and make your houses a pile of ruins. 6But if you can tell me both the dream and its meaning, I will reward you with gifts and great honor. Now then, tell me what the dream was and what it means." 7They answered the king again, "If Your Majesty will only tell us what the dream was, we will explain it." 8At that, the king exclaimed, "Just as I thought! You are trying to gain time, because you see that I have made up my mind 9to give all of you the same punishment if you don't tell me the dream. You have agreed among yourselves to go on telling me lies because you hope that in time things will change. Tell me what the dream was, and then I will know that you can also tell me what it means." 10The advisers replied, "There is no one on the face of the earth who can tell Your Majesty what you want to know. No king, not even the greatest and most powerful, has ever made such a demand of his fortunetellers, magicians, and wizards. 11What Your Majesty is asking for is so difficult that no one can do it for you except the gods, and they do not live among human beings." 12At that, the king flew into a rage and ordered the execution of all the royal advisers in Babylon. 13So the order was issued for all of them to be killed, including Daniel and his friends. God Shows Daniel What the Dream Means14Then Daniel went to Arioch, commander of the king's bodyguard, who had been ordered to carry out the execution. Choosing his words carefully, 15he asked Arioch why the king had issued such a harsh order. So Arioch told Daniel what had happened. 16Daniel went at once and obtained royal permission for more time, so that he could tell the king what the dream meant. 17Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened. 18He told them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy and to ask him to explain the mystery to them so that they would not be killed along with the other advisers in Babylon. 19Then that same night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he praised the God of heaven: 20"God is wise and powerful! Praise him forever and ever. 21He controls the times and the seasons; he makes and unmakes kings; it is he who gives wisdom and understanding. 22He reveals things that are deep and secret; he knows what is hidden in darkness, and he himself is surrounded by light. 23I praise you and honor you, God of my ancestors. You have given me wisdom and strength; you have answered my prayer and shown us what to tell the king." Daniel Tells the King the Dream and Explains It24So Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had commanded to execute the royal advisers. He said to him, "Don't put them to death. Take me to the king, and I will tell him what his dream means." 25At once Arioch took Daniel into King Nebuchadnezzar's presence and told the king, "I have found one of the Jewish exiles who can tell Your Majesty the meaning of your dream." 26The king said to Daniel (who was also called Belteshazzar), "Can you tell me what I dreamed and what it means?" 27Daniel replied, "Your Majesty, there is no wizard, magician, fortuneteller, or astrologer who can tell you that. 28But there is a God in heaven, who reveals mysteries. He has informed Your Majesty what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you the dream, the vision you had while you were asleep. 29"While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about the future; and God, who reveals mysteries, showed you what is going to happen. 30Now, this mystery was revealed to me, not because I am wiser than anyone else, but so that Your Majesty may learn the meaning of your dream and understand the thoughts that have come to you. 31"Your Majesty, in your vision you saw standing before you a giant statue, bright and shining, and terrifying to look at. 32Its head was made of the finest gold; its chest and arms were made of silver; its waist and hips of bronze, 33its legs of iron, and its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34While you were looking at it, a great stone broke loose from a cliff without anyone touching it, struck the iron and clay feet of the statue, and shattered them. 35At once the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold crumbled and became like the dust on a threshing place in summer. The wind carried it all away, leaving not a trace. But the stone grew to be a mountain that covered the whole earth. 36"This was the dream. Now I will tell Your Majesty what it means. 37Your Majesty, you are the greatest of all kings. The God of heaven has made you emperor and given you power, might, and honor. 38He has made you ruler of all the inhabited earth and ruler over all the animals and birds. You are the head of gold. 39After you there will be another empire, not as great as yours, and after that a third, an empire of bronze, which will rule the whole earth. 40And then there will be a fourth empire, as strong as iron, which shatters and breaks everything. And just as iron shatters everything, it will shatter and crush all the earlier empires. 41You also saw that the feet and the toes were partly clay and partly iron. This means that it will be a divided empire. It will have something of the strength of iron, because there was iron mixed with the clay. 42The toes—partly iron and partly clay—mean that part of the empire will be strong and part of it weak. 43You also saw that the iron was mixed with the clay. This means that the rulers of that empire will try to unite their families by intermarriage, but they will not be able to, any more than iron can mix with clay. 44At the time of those rulers the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. It will never be conquered, but will completely destroy all those empires and then last forever. 45You saw how a stone broke loose from a cliff without anyone touching it and how it struck the statue made of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God is telling Your Majesty what will happen in the future. I have told you exactly what you dreamed, and have given you its true meaning." The King Rewards Daniel46Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed to the ground and gave orders for sacrifices and offerings to be made to Daniel. 47The king said, "Your God is the greatest of all gods, the Lord over kings, and the one who reveals mysteries. I know this because you have been able to explain this mystery." 48Then he gave Daniel a high position, presented him with many splendid gifts, put him in charge of the province of Babylon, and made him the head of all the royal advisers. 49At Daniel's request the king put Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in charge of the affairs of the province of Babylon; Daniel, however, remained at the royal court. Footnotes: Good News Translation® (Today's English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. 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where's Runnicles?
The recent publication of the Edinburgh International Festival programme for August 2007 prompted my brother to muse on how he'd like to do something to set down his thoughts on it. He also said the word blog. Something that hadn't occurred to me (in past years I've used the Naim Audio forum, in particular the music section, but given he's not really a hi-fi nut, that isn't for him). So a blog it was. All we needed was a name....
why Runnicles?
Donald Runnicles is a favourite conductor of ours. In my case he has been ever since two magical concerts he gave at the 2005 festival (Verdi's Requiem and Mahler's 3rd symphony), with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Further concerts and CDs have only enhanced our view of him. Which made it all the more of a shame when he was unable to bring the New York based Orchestra of St Luke's to last year's festivities, owing to the terrorism scare related chaos. Sadly, he is even more absent this year. We wish he wasn't. However, as one of Scotland's foremost conductors, even if much of his work is abroad, a name paying tribute to him seems a natural choice. Of course, it goes without saying that should Maestro Runnicles or his management take issue with this we will rethink.
So is this just a bitter, twisted rant?
Not a bit. Our aim is to be positive, where possible, and open-minded about the new director and his programme. Hopefully we'll say the odd interesting or thought provoking thing along the way. We'll also cover far more than just the festival or Runnicles, but that can wait for future posts.


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Set amid the giant trees of Northern California's magical Lost Coast, RAISING WRECKER is a rich and rollicking novel for anyone who has ever raised a son, or loved someone else's. You can read RAISING WRECKER in its trade paperback edition, listen to the audiobook (from Audible), track down its original hardcover as WRECKER, or find the special edition from Book-of-the-Month Club. If you're persistent, you may even be able to secure a rare large-print version. In the UK, there's all that plus a mass market paperback. Whew! All of which is to say, there are lots of ways to experience this book. Many libraries have it, too. (I love libraries.) Book clubs may be interested in the reading group guide. Watch the video trailer on YouTube. WRECKER playlist on Largehearted Boy blog. Thanks to Women Writing the West for awarding it their 2012 WILLA Award for Contemporary Fiction! What's the book about? Here's how others have described it: It's June of 1965 when Wrecker enters the world. The war is raging in Vietnam, San Francisco is tripping toward flower power, and Lisa Fay – a young innocent from a family farm down south – is knocked nearly sideways by life as a single mother in a city she could barely manage to navigate as just one. Three years later, she's alone again. Kids aren't allowed in prison. And Wrecker, scared silent, furious, and hell-bent on breaking every last thing that crosses his path, is shipped off to live with distant relatives in the wilds of Humboldt County.
By turns funny, moving, and gripping, Wrecker is the story of a nearly-broken boy whose presence turns a motley group of isolated eccentrics into a real family. Real enough to make mistakes. Real enough to stick together in spite of everything ready to tear them apart. Check back frequently for updates, or sign up to get news delivered to your inbox! Read an interview with Summer Wood about the book. |


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No Title, No Problem
Do you have a dream car? For years, I have dreamed of owning an antique Volkswagen Beetle. They are timeless, brilliantly beautiful, and a reminder of simpler times. Have you ever seen one on the road? I've done a little research regarding the cost based on condition. Even the Beetles that aren't running properly can be worth up to $5,000.
Every once in a while I search the Internet to see what's currently on the market. Recently, I found a Beetle available for $1,600. My jaw instantly dropped, and my heart raced. This can't be true! Why would someone sell such a classic for so little money? Upon further research, I got my answer. The truth is: the Beetle doesn't have a title. Whoever sold the car to its current owner didn't have the title either.
So what can be done about this? There has to be a solution. I started doing my research. If you ever come across this issue, don't give up hope, there could be a way to get the title.
Perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind about purchasing a car without a title is this: There is always the possibility that the car was stolen. The less serious explanation is that the title was lost/stolen, or damaged. The title states the legal owner of the vehicle and is necessary when buying or selling a car. So, as you can imagine, the buying process gets difficult without one.
There are multiple methods to retrieve a title. I will discuss a few from autoblog.com.
A crucial step in purchasing a car without a title is getting a bill of sale. When writing out a bill of sale, include all important information regarding the sale. Include: both the buyer and the seller's names and addresses, VIN number, date the sale took place, a complete vehicle description, the amount paid, the method of payment, and any further agreements and special terms to the sale. You can also find a bill of sale form at your local department of motor vehicles.
You can also develop further knowledge of the car by doing a vehicle history report search by a reputable website. The report will list things like the previous owners and any insurance claims or accidents. The National Insurance Crime Bureau allows you to run the vehicle's VIN number to see if the car has been stolen.
Finally, you can ask the seller of the vehicle to fill out a Duplicate Title Request form. This form can be found at the DMV. You will also need to contact your independent agent to get the certificate of title bond. They will need to do a VIN verification. The process can become lengthy.
A quick Internet search will give you a few additional methods to purchasing a car without a title. Do everything you can to get your hands on a title for the vehicle during the purchase. If you cannot retrieve a title, you may not want to purchase the vehicle to avoid any issues in the future. It may be worth the process of getting a Duplicate Title if the car is a great price.


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Set a price at the lower end of your property's realistic price range. Consider:
- Comparable properties: A "comp" is what real estate professionals call home sales that can be reasonably used to help determine the price of your home. But just because you're in the same neighborhood doesn't mean that the houses will sell for the same amount. Your real estate professional will help you determine how to compare your home in terms of size, upkeep, and amenities.
- Competition: How many other houses are for sale in your area right now? Are you competing against new homes or condos for sale in the area?
- Contingencies: Do you have special needs that might turn away buyers? A common one is refusing to be flexible about a moving date.
- Asking a lender: Since most buyers will need a mortgage, the home's sale price should be in line with a lender's estimate of its value.
- Accuracy: Studies show homes priced more than 3 percent over the correct price take longer to sell.
Prepare for visitors.
Get your house market-ready at least two weeks before you begin showing it. Make all your repairs, and then do a deep clean (or hire a cleaning service to help).
Consider an appraisal.
For a few hundred dollars, a qualified appraiser can give you an estimate of your home's value. This is useful for sellers going through a divorce or needing to divide the proceeds for other reasons. Be sure to ask for a market-value appraisal, and find someone who understands the area and type of home you have. Your agent should be able to offer recommendations.
Be flexible about showings.
Spur-of-the-moment showings are disruptive, and making sure your home is constantly ready to show can be exhausting. But the more amenable you can be, the sooner you'll find a buyer.
Anticipate the offers.
Decide in advance the price range and terms that are acceptable. Be clear with yourself and your agent about what kind of offers you're comfortable with. It's critical to know what price you'll accept before entering negotiations with a potential buyer.
Don't refuse to drop the price.
If your home has been on the market for more than 30 days without an offer, be prepared to at least consider lowering your asking price.
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Fox Cancels 'America's Most Wanted'
'America's Most Wanted' is officially no longer wanted on Fox, as the network announced Monday that it is canceling the long-running program after 23 years on the air.
The reason: The show was no longer profitable, according to Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly.
"It's been an important show for us historically," he said. "We haven't made money on the show in quite a while. It wasn't particularly viable. We wanted to keep the franchise alive. John [Walsh] is having conversations about ways to keep the series alive."
Fox added that it will still air four quarterly 'Wanted' specials next season, so wanted criminals may want to keep looking over their shoulders for the time being.


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An outbreak of measles that began in early 2019 in the southeast corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now spread to all 26 provinces. Over 180,000 cases and more than 3,000 deaths have been reported. The outbreak has disproportionately affected young children under five years of age. Similar outbreaks occurred previously in the DRC in 2011 and again in 2015.
This is the largest and most fatal of the large measles outbreaks across the world this year. These have occurred in the Ukraine, Philippines, Brazil, US, New Zealand, Madagascar and Nigeria. While the details of each individual outbreak vary, the root cause of measles outbreaks is always the same: too few children receive timely and effective vaccination.
The outbreak in the DRC highlights all of the various causes for episodic measles outbreaks. The delivery of measles vaccine in endemic areas must contend with a biological catch-22. From birth to about nine months of age, most infants have maternal antibodies that protect them from measles infection. But these antibodies also prevent the measles vaccine from conferring lifelong immunity.
Those children whose maternal immunity wears off early are at risk of infection at an age when measles infection can be most severe. Thus, health systems in endemic regions, like the DRC, employ a first dose at a relatively early age (nine months) to immunise these vulnerable children. Later they provide a second dose to catch those for whom the first dose didn't provide protection.
The weak spot of this strategy is the accessibility of routine preventive health services. In the DRC, as in many underfunded health systems, many families cannot routinely access timely preventive services. This can be because they live too far from clinics, or because clinics are in bad shape.
To combat limited vaccination access, the DRC conducts periodic "supplemental vaccination activities". These are large, coordinated efforts to bring second dose opportunities into every community, vaccinating all children under five years of age, regardless of prior vaccination. The expense and logistics of these massive efforts means that they can only be conducted every few years.
The unfortunate consequence is that, in the years in between them, many children are born and not vaccinated. This sets the stage for large outbreaks.
On the ground
Many specific challenges in the DRC compound the already difficult task of vaccine delivery.
Years of internal conflict have displaced millions from their homes, limiting their access to preventive health services. The country has an estimated population of 87 million, of which more than half are children. About two thirds live in rural areas and 40% of mothers report distance to health facilities as a challenge when getting health care.
In addition, inherent mistrust of government-run programmes prevents some from seeking care. Those who do are met by health-care workers who want to help, but are hampered by stock outages or unstable refrigeration necessary to store vaccines in the prescribed temperature range. Many are understaffed or simply don't have sufficient vaccines available due to the fragility of cold-storage and supply chain in remote areas.
All of this combines to leave more than 40% of children born in the DRC unvaccinated in any given year. This risk isn't uniformly distributed. Some remote areas and areas of conflict have much lower coverage.
Once an outbreak begins, rapid response to provide vaccination to children at risk is critical. This first requires detection and confirmation of the outbreak, and must be followed immediately by a massive effort to coordinate agencies, and often NGO partners, to mount a response in affected or at risk areas.
Even when cases of measles are detected in clinics, limited diagnostic and communication infrastructure can cause significant lags in triggering the outbreak response. The DRC currently has only one reference laboratory that can run the blood tests necessary to confirm a measles outbreak. Transporting and processing samples can take weeks. Add to this the competing demands of a health system combating two Ebola outbreaks in the past two years, and these lags can become larger.
Coordination efforts for outbreak response have been improving in the DRC. The Ministry of Health has partnered with the Measles and Rubella Initiative, the World Health Organisation and Gavi, the vaccine alliance, to deploy vaccination campaigns in April 2019 and again in October 2019. The aim is to vaccinate more than 20 million children under the age of five nationwide against measles.
Medecins Sans Frontieres has additionally conducted several targeted vaccination campaigns, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, in acutely affected areas.
Tackling intractable problems
The solution to measles outbreaks is deceptively easy: vaccinate more children. This belies the challenges along the path to that solution. In the DRC, as in many low and middle income countries, periodic supplemental vaccination activities have borne too much of the weight of the control effort.
Supplemental vaccination activities as discrete events are convenient for external partners to fund and to evaluate afterwards, and thus have become a favoured tool of organisations that are beholden to donors seeking measurable results.
While the benefits of supplemental vaccination activities are clear (they have saved millions of lives), they don't address the fundamental need to improve routine vaccination. Improving routine vaccination coverage requires a broad, systems-wide approach that includes supply chain, training and financing of health system staff, and community engagement to get at the root causes of non-vaccination.
In the DRC this requires tackling seemingly intractable problems. One is health access for people internally displaced by conflict. Another is deep mistrust of government institutions and solutions from the global north in areas that have experienced decades of both colonial and internal oppression.
Technological and infrastructure solutions can help to make gains in vaccination coverage. Solutions ranging from the very simple – packaging vaccines in pre-loaded syringes to prevent wastage in remote clinics that see children infrequently – to the aspirational – micro-patch technology to allow thermostable, needle-free vaccination – hold real promise but are years from implementation at scale.
Mundane solutions hold the potential to make meaningful gains in improving immunisation rates overall and increasing equity. These solutions include improving surveillance and response by building new regional reference laboratories to reduce the burden on the single national lab and shorten the time to confirm outbreaks.
Additionally, trying out strategies to increase routine vaccine delivery throughout the year, rather than relying on campaigns every three or four years; and reinforcing national surveillance to allow targeted, reactive enhancement of vaccination activities in locations that are underperforming can help to achieve the goal of equitable control of measles.
Matthew Ferrari, Associate Professor of Biology, Pennsylvania State University
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


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Truth About Tring
Tiprasa Or Borok
Tipra Or Twipra
Original Names
Himalayan Kirat
Tiprasa, that is the Tripuris, the Native people of Tripura, are the original inhabitant of this lofty north eastern state of India since time immemorial. The Tripuri dynasty had ruled the kingdom for more than 5000 years; a total of 185 kings had ruled over the state and with stood various dynasties of India and different wars of the world.
We identify ourselves as Tiprasa or Tripuri as we are the indigenous inhabitant of present Tripura states or erstwhile Tripura kingdom. It is not only our ancestral and birth right but also logical to take this Identity. But due to some obscure reason we are in the path of losing this right of 5000 years old. Must not we fight tooth and nail to preserve this Identity of our Ancestors?
The state of Tripura is located in the north eastern part of India. It is one of the eight North Eastern states. It falls in to the category of Oldest States, it had been mentioned in the Epic Mahabharata. The state is bounded four-fifth by present Bangladesh, where is it is connected with India through one fifth border by the states of Asom and Mizoram, towards the north and eastern border. In the hey days the border of the state was upto Brahmaputra and Ganges river, which had been reduced to present area during the medieval period. Tripura has an area of 10,477 square kilometers, full of beautiful hills, hillocks, dales, lush green valleys, rives, streams, ponds and lakes. The states lies between the latitude of 22º56 and 24º32 North and longitude of 91º10 and 92º21 East. The hills run north to south, so also most of the rivers. The rivers ultimately flows to the Bangladesh and fed the rivers of that country. It is one of the most beautiful states, the eyes can't afford to blink while on the move through the roads of Tripura. the rives are not so big to flood away the people, the hills are not so high that it can not hold any vegetation like the peaks of Himalayan ranges, the sea is not so close to embark upon its land during the Tsunami or the danger of being submerged by the rising water of ocean due to green house effect. Her people are protected from the scorch of heat from the Sahara or Kalahari Desert, similarly protected from the frosty cold of snow fall. On the other hand neither are her children are devoid of any needs to live in. There is not an inch of land which does not support to the life on her. There is no over rain fall or any long drought, she is the most caring, loving and protecting mother that any one might encountered.
The history of Tripura is as old as the history of India. It is not impossible but difficult to ascertain how the name of Tripura kingdom had come into existence. The most plausible is that it was named after the mightiest ruler of Tripura, the son of Daitya, Tripur, the 40th descendant from Yayati, the famous king of Chadra (Lunar) dynasty. In the Mahabharata Trilochana is mentioned as the king of Tripura at the times of kurukshetra war, the same fact is also corroborated in the royal chronicle of Tripura, the Rajmala. Tripur was described as most powerful and unreligious in Shivmahapuran, there fore he was assassinated by Lord Shiva, consequently her widow queen Hiravati was blessed with a most religious and spiritual son named Trilochana, having third eye, who as also known as Subrai raja by the Tripuri people ever since. He is equivalent to Lord Rama of Hindu pantheon and adored by all section of people.
Tripura was originally land of almost exclusively of Tripuri people till the nineteenth century. Up to the middle of 20th century Tripuri people were still a majority in the state, but by the turn of 6th decade of last century the Tripuri people turned out to minority in their own state. And in the beginning of 21st century the Tripuri people became a minority in the land of their fore fathers. It is stated that they now consist of only 31% odd including other indigenous people. Earlier the state was having more of Muslim Bengali people, but it had, since the middle of the century gradually been transformed of having more Hindu Bengali then Muslim because of influx from erstwhile East Pakistan.
The comparative over view of the population ratio of the different ethnic races for the past one century will give a clear understanding of Tripura migration and refugee predicament of present time. In the year 1901 AD, the population percentage of different communities in Tripura were approximately viz. the Tripuri and other indigenous people including the Manipuri was 74.68%, the Muslim Bengali 25.9 %, the Hindu Bengali were just 8.6%. Just after 100 years apart the percentage of different ethnic races as per the census report of 2001 AD stands as follows, approximately the Tripuri and other indigenous people including Manipuri came down to 31.82%, the Muslim Bengali went down to 8%, where as the Hindu Bengali percentage went up to 60%. This is how the population ratio has just been substituted between the Tripuris and Hindu Bengali in the matter of just one century apart.
There have been multiple impact of demographic changes that took place in Tripura following refugees settlement from erstwhile East Pakistan in the after math of India'a independence and partition. Apart from the political, economical, social impacts it has also affected the Cultural and topographical aspect of Tripura. Most of the names of different villages, hamlets, rivers, tributaries, markets, area, hills, hillocks, towns etc had been Changed to suit the tongue of refugees, who had since became majority population. This created the impression that Tripura state did not belonged to Native Tripuri people, rather it created the idea that the land had since been occupied by Indo-Arian language speakers, which it was not till mid 20th century in true senses. These are just a tip of ice berg, the list if added it would make almost all the geographical names of Tripura.
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Tim Russert has engaged in a bit of glasnost, chatting a bit with the NY Times and devoting his Sunday CNBC show to extensive coverage of the Plame investigation and his role in it (transcript via Lexis, and I am plugging Lexis a la Carte for the budget-minded sleuth).
Well. Arianna Huffington laughed out loud at the Times coverage, and the CNBC show has been widely ignored. But we are here to take a closer look at Mr. Russert's story, and we will make the following points:
With DOUBLE emphasis, we do not know what Mr. Russert said in his deposition for the Special Counsel, and we have no reason to question the veracity or completeness of his presentation. Furthermore, Mr. Fitzgerald *does* know what Mr. Russert said, and produced an indictment. However, based on the transcript we have seen, Mr. Russert may be a terrible witness for the prosecution.
More broadly, we still don't have the answer to a seemingly simple question: What did Tim Russert know about Joe Wilson's wife being at the CIA, and when did he know it?
All summer, Mr. Russert drew criticism amongst the blogs for his unwillingness to move beyond an Aug 2004 press release which described his testimony to Mr. Fitzgerald in much too specific terms. When, people wondered, would he tell his story? Those questions were emphatically not answered by his Sunday presentation.
Although it received much less attention, the Aug 2004 press release was also quite coy about what Mr. Russert knew about Joe Wilson's wife, and when he knew it. That basic question, after a lot of tap-dancing on the Sunday broadcast, also remains unanswered. However, a good defense team may find this to be fertile ground, as it speaks to the plausibility of the conversation between Libby and Russert as described by the two men.
Further, as media critics have noted, the NBC coverage of this story is being distorted by their own role in it. For a recent example, by Friday, Oct 28 two bloggers had the story (in speculative form) that Chris Matthews was the subject of Libby's call to Tim Russert (Michael Crowley has background). Todd Purdum endorsed this speculation in the NY Times on Monday. Yet on the Sunday show, Chris Matthews was not mentioned. Do these reporters enjoy being scooped?
Finally, Tim Russert himself provided a very plausible motive for NBC to, ahh, under-emphasize their role in and awareness of the Wilson story and backstory. Mr. Russert's point - when NBC put Wilson on Meet The Press on Jul 6, 2003, and let him criticize the White House for ignoring intelligence from the CIA, they had a modest journalistic responsibility to note that Mr. Wilson's objectivity might be compromised by his marital situation. Mr. Russert may believe that their current modified limited hang-out is doing less damage to their reputation than would a full disclosure of their behavior in July 2003. We are here to help them re-think that view.
Putting the pieces together, let's say that the Libby defense team may put Russert's credibility on an Atkins diet, and we will all watch it shrink away.
Here we go - we have an interesting show and we hope you stay with us.
As an experiment, we are going to post the transcript that launches the discussion, and come back tomorrow to turn this into a polished gem of dazzling insight (and wit!). First time for everything. Putting up the raw draft, I mean...
Key bits:
Russert's press release, with the emphasis on 'I didn't know/reveal the name':
During the interview, Mr. Russert was asked limited questions by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald about a telephone conversation initiated by Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's Chief of Staff, in early July of last year. Mr. Russert told the Special Prosecutor that, at the time of that conversation, he did not know Ms. Plame's name or that she was a CIA operative and that he did not provide that information to Mr. Libby. Mr. Russert said that he first learned Ms. Plame's name and her role at the CIA when he read a column written by Robert Novak later that month.
Andrea Mitchell telling us that she knew about a link between Wilson, his wife, and the CIA on Oct 3. 2003. Let's note - she knew Ms. Plame was at the CIA, but not her specific job:
MURRAY And the second question is: Do we have any idea how widely known it was in Washington that Joe Wilson's wife worked for the CIA?
Mitchell: It was widely known among those of us who cover the intelligence community and who were actively engaged in trying to track down who among the foreign service community was the envoy to Niger. So a number of us began to pick up on that. But frankly I wasn't aware of her actual role at the CIA and the fact that she had a covert role involving weapons of mass destruction, not until Bob Novak wrote it.
Finally, big chunks of the transcript from the Oct 29 Tim Russert Show. No road map for now - just look for the robotic emphasis on her name, as distinct, perhaps, from "Wilson's wife". There is plenty of other great stuff there, too. For example, Andrea reads the blogs! She mentions how she has been whacked, but there must be ten Russert-bashings for every Andrea-Assault, so she must be aware of that controversy.
The subject is Russert's deposition in the Libby situation. Here we go:
RUSSERT: In a lawyer's office here in Washington, and not before a grand jury. But I was under oath and I said, `You can share this with anyone you want.' I was asked about a phone call that Scooter Libby made to me, as the indictment says, on or about July 10th or 11th. I'm sure not which day it was.
WILLIAMS: So Wednesday or Thursday.
RUSSERT: Yeah. And interestingly enough, he didn't call me as a source. He called me as a viewer. And I'm a...
WILLIAMS: Libby, you mean?
RUSSERT: Scooter Libby.
WILLIAMS: Right.
RUSSERT: And I am Washington bureau chief, so I was a manager, in effect. He called me to complain about something that he had been watching on MSNBC, and he was rather agitated about it and wanted to make his views known, as a viewer, and I duly noted it and said, `You know, you should call the correspondent directly, or you could call Eric Sorenson'--who was then the head of MSNBC--`or Neal Shapiro'--then head of NBC News--`or I'd be glad to share this information.' I gave him some phone numbers, I believe. He then says that I shared with him the name of Valerie Plame and that she worked for the CIA. I didn't know who Valerie Plame was; I--therefore I didn't know that she could have worked for the CIA. I wish I had. I--Mr. Libby didn't share it with me, although he obviously had confirmed it with other reporters, and to this I wonder why.
MITCHELL: And this was before Novak's column, and it was after Wilson had come out the previous Sunday, four days earlier, on "Meet the Press" and The New York Times.
RUSSERT: Well, that's exactly right. "Meet"--Joe Wilson had been on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, which you moderated because I was on vacation.
MITCHELL: And...
RUSSERT: I came back after that interview, after The New York Times piece, and there was a discussion about Joe Wilson and I didn't know very much. And then when I read Novak's column the following Monday, I said, `Oh, my God, that's it. Now I see. It's his wife, Valerie Plame, CIA, sent him on the trip. Now I understand what everybody was trying to figure out.'
MITCHELL: But you'd already talked to Libby, and you couldn't possibly have shared that name with Libby 'cause you didn't know it.
RUSSERT: Well, the interesting thing is that I was so far down the food chain going through this indictment, it appears that he spoke with seven government officials, according to the indictment, starting with the vice president, a CIA briefer, the undersecretary of State, the White House press secretary, the vice president's press secretary...
MITCHELL: Karl Rove.
RUSSERT: ...Karl Rove, Judy Miller of The New York Times on June 23rd, which is a full three weeks before he talked to me, and Matt Cooper of Time magazine. So I don't quite know just what the suggestion is.
WILLIAMS: How long did your conversation with the special prosecutor last?
RUSSERT: Oh, I would say 20 minutes.
WILLIAMS: Really?
RUSSERT: It was very quick. I mean, less than a half-hour. It was not very--and because it was a--it was questioning as to what I said; `What did you say to Mr. Libby?' And I said I don't--I didn't say very much because I was listening to a complaint from him.
WILLIAMS: But that was the deal you worked out with him, that you would only testify about, in essence, what someone would have heard standing in your office on your end of the telephone call, and you wouldn't say...
RUSSERT: Right. And...
WILLIAMS: ...what he said to you?
RUSSERT: But I also said--I also said very clearly, 'cause, you know, I thought it was important to his investigation, that I was not the recipient of the leak. I mean, Mr. Libby did not say to me, `Hey, by the way I have a great story for you: Valerie Plame, Joe Wilson's wife, works for the CIA. She's an operative there, and she was instrumental in sending Joe Wilson.' None of that. None of that. And so I don't know, you know, exactly what Mr. Libby is now--was suggesting when I read his--in the indictment or his testimony. I didn't recognize any of it.
MITCHELL: You know, I should have spoke--'cause there's been a lot blogged about all of this--I was called by the CIA because it was erroneously reported in The Washington Post that I was the recipient of the leak before Novak's column came out, and I had not been. So I was never questioned because I simply told the FBI--and, you know, NBC put out a statement that night--that I had not been a recipient of the leak; in fact, I had learned about it from Novak's column like everyone else. Then after the fact, a lot of us had gotten calls and conversations with people, you know, `Hey, how about the Novak column?' But that was after the fact.
RUSSERT: Well, ironically, when I was asked about this, I said, if I had known this, I would have told Andrea Mitchell. I would have told Pete Williams.
MITCHELL: In fact, Tim, you would have called me and said, `You hosted "Meet the Press" and questioned Joe Wilson and covered the agency and you didn't know that the wife--what's going on with you?'
RUSSERT: And I did call Neal Shapiro, the head of NBC News, and say, `You know, we have this high-level viewer complaint about what's on cable,' and that--you know, that was the extent of my sharing information with Neal Shapiro.
GREGORY: Wait...
RUSSERT: If I had known something with--then I would have said to Neal--and Neal would have said, `Get to the cameras.' Or you know what? Actually it is so sensitive...
MITCHELL: We would have decided not to...
RUSSERT: ...I would have even talked--we would have talked it through and said...
MITCHELL: Right.
RUSSERT: ...`Hey, what about this?' or `Should we check her status?' It's easy to say that in hindsight, but I...
MITCHELL: In fact, we should tell...
RUSSERT: ...when I read it in Novak, boom.
GREGORY: And it is interesting--it's also interesting, I should just point out, that nobody called me at any point, which is unfortunately...
WILLIAMS: Apparently not.
GREGORY: ...not the point.
RUSSERT: Does anybody ever?
GREGORY: But I just wanted to note that.
RUSSERT: I've been meaning to talk to you about that.
Oh, that is great material. Let's pick on this, from Russert:
RUSSERT: I came back after that interview, after The New York Times piece (Sunday, July 6, 2003), and there was a discussion about Joe Wilson and I didn't know very much. And then when I read Novak's column the following Monday, I said, `Oh, my God, that's it. Now I see. It's his wife, Valerie Plame, CIA, sent him on the trip. Now I understand what everybody was trying to figure out.'
Hold on - who is "everybody", and what were they trying to figure out? I was under the impression that Mr. Russert knew nothing about a Wilson and wife mystery. When he read Novak's column, he should have said "Huh?"
If "everybody" included his reporters, then we have a different question - Russert knows that there is a mystery buzzing on the Wilson trip ("there was a discussion about Joe Wilson and I didn't know very much". Libby calls, out of the blue, to complain about... the MSNBC coverage of the Wilson trip. So, being a diligent newshound, Russerts asks about... anything except the Wilson trip!
Tell that to a jury. Maybe after Libby explains how he forgot his seven chats in May (and June) about Ms. Plame, Russert can explain how he forgot that his whole staff was dying to learn more about the Wilson trip. I'll be the guy outside selling this.
Now, why might NBC find this whole subject awkward? Let Tim tells us:
RUSSERT: Well, ironically, when I was asked about this, I said, if I had known this, I would have told Andrea Mitchell. I would have told Pete Williams.
MITCHELL: In fact, Tim, you would have called me and said, `You hosted "Meet the Press" and questioned Joe Wilson and covered the agency and you didn't know that the wife--what's going on with you?'
RUSSERT: And I did call Neal Shapiro, the head of NBC News, and say, `You know, we have this high-level viewer complaint about what's on cable,' and that--you know, that was the extent of my sharing information with Neal Shapiro.
GREGORY: Wait...
RUSSERT: If I had known something with--then I would have said to Neal--and Neal would have said, `Get to the cameras.' Or you know what? Actually it is so sensitive...
MITCHELL: We would have decided not to...
RUSSERT: ...I would have even talked--we would have talked it through and said...
MITCHELL: Right.
RUSSERT: ...`Hey, what about this?' or `Should we check her status?' It's easy to say that in hindsight, but I...
MITCHELL: In fact, we should tell...
RUSSERT: ...when I read it in Novak, boom.
What are they saying? *IF* they had known, they would have handled the whole Wilson story differently, and tried to disclose his CIA conflict of interest? But wait, she's a spy, can't do that. A puzzle...
Ms. Mitchell chimes in with a reminder: "We would have decided not to...". Not to what? Disclose her status, presumably.
Is she speaking hypothetically? She said in Oct 2003 that she did know about a spousal link to the CIA. What is the chance that, with Russert away, she did meet with Shapiro, and they did decide to proceed with the Wilson interview despite a glaring conflict?
Or maybe she didn't check first. Oops. Or maybe she talked it through with Tim, and it was full speed ahead. But if she knew about the CIA wife, as she said she did, there is a story being hidden here.
Well, questions have been raised.
Let's add - here we have Tim Russert, Washington Bureau Chief, talking with his subordinates. If he is going to tell his story on NBC, they need to think about who is asking the questions. Somebody Russert can't sack would be a useful first step.
MORE - BONUS on Andrea:
Jim E found her saying this on July 8, 2003 on The Capitol Report:
"He [Wilson] was sent over by some of the covert operatives in the CIA at a very low level, not, in fact, tasked by the vice president."
That was the White House pushback, all right. Novak made "operative" famous in his description of Ms. Plame. Did Ms. Mitchell get a similar leak, or perhaps a cleaned-up, spouse-free version? She denies, in the transcript above, receiving a relevant White House leak.