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Virginia Roberts Giuffre 2015 Court Testimony [Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM]
In 2015, Virginia Roberts gave testimony about her alleged life as a trafficking victim of Jeffrey Epstein to a Florida Court in a failed attempt to join a civil suit against the US Government. Two victims of Epstein were suing the US government over a widely criticised plea deal granted to Epstein in 2008, in which multiple charges of sex-trafficking and child sex abuse were watered down to a single count of soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. (BBC report.) Virginia Roberts ('Jane Doe 1' in the case filing) had wanted to join that case as a victim; Judge Kenneth Marra ruled she could appear in any subsequent Epstein case as a witness but not as a victim.
In addition to evidence of trafficking by Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell, Roberts testimony contained claims about having sex with lawyer and Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz and Prince Andrew, Duke of York, on several occasions. Both vehemently deny the claims until this day (see Prince Andrew Newsnight interview analysis blog). Roberts giving testimony under oath to a Florida Court and had legal representation.
Outliar™ 'Linguistic Polygraph' Methodology
Outliar™ Linguistic Polygraph is based on principles of deceptive communication drawn from Information Manipulation Theory (McCornack et al. 2014): that lies are built on truth and therefore deception most often produces texts that are a strategic mixture of truth and lies. Using this insight, the Outliar™ methodology utilizes the most sensitive linguistic deception cues (LDCs) drawn from the academic literature (see Hauch et al. 2015 for a good overview), as well as LDCs used on investigator training programmes, in order to identify and separate credible and suspicious content (see Popoola (2017) for a case study). Disclaimer: Outliar™ is not a lie detector. It is an investigative linguistic tool that highlights credible text segments and identifies suspicious text segments as 'points of interest' deserving further investigation i.e. loci of potential deception.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre testimony
Credible testimony segments
Segment 1: Roberts describes how she met Epstein and Maxwell and how she was groomed. There are verifiable details as well as sincere reflection on her motivation and willingness to work for Epstein ("they were promising me the world," line 22). Roberts alludes to the fact that her father accompanied her ("My father was not allowed upstairs, line 15", ). This embarrassing detail (it is the first and only mention of her father) increases credibility.
Segment 6: Roberts' description of meeting Prince Andrew the first time contains clear details of places (Ghislaine Maxwell's house; Club Tramp), people (Prince Andrew's security detail), conversations (Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson; Epstein's instructions) and intention ("exceed everything"- line 157).
Segment 8: Roberts describes her second and third encounters with 'Andy' with additional verifiable details including a new co-witness (Johanna Sjoberg), another alleged Epstein conspirator (Jean-Luc Brunel) and recall of conversations. Roberts is specific about the location of events and freely offers time-specific and contextual information, indicating she is confident of her information and not afraid of incriminating herself.
Segment 10: Roberts mentions a number of named entities and specific details – Epstein, Brunel, Maxwell, Sarah Kellen, U.S. Virgin Islands, Palm Beach, New Mexico – to give a concise summary of the sex trafficking operation; the main actors and their motivations are outlined and the varying levels of involvement are conveyed with a measured tone. Rumours that former US President Bill Clinton was also among the public and elite figures that made up Epstein's alleged clientele are evenly rebutted; this distinction adds credibility to the accusations Roberts does make.
Segment 12: At the end of her testimony, Roberts admits that she has omitted details in relation to sexual activities to focus her testimony on the trafficking operation (global travel, glamorous events and powerful people). Indications of potentially suspicious or low-credibility testimony should be interpreted in the context of this admission and Roberts' willingness to divulge further details if legally required. The combination of 'omission admission' the truth declaration made under penalty of perjury add to Roberts' credibility.
Suspicious testimony segments
Segment 2: Here, Roberts is distancing herself from events and removing self-agency (High ration of 'me' to 'I' in comparison to other segments); Roberts may be downplaying her level of willingness (complicitness?) in the circumstances described. Admission of some level of agency (e.g. admitting that she was not literally imprisoned) would aid credibility.
The role of Ghislaine Maxwell is unclear; it is odd that Roberts describes being fearful of Epstein but not Maxwell although they were allegedly both involved in the training. This lack of coherence may mean pertinent information about Maxwell has been omitted. Contrasting Epstein and Maxwell would aid credibility; nuance and the ability to draw distinctions are signs of veracity.
Segment 7: High use of 'we' indicates Virginia is emphasising her willingness to be included in the company. It is also noteworthy that Virginia use 'we' in reference to the claimed 'sexual activities' with Prince Andrew. This, and use of the familiar 'Andy', also suggests willingness/complicitness. This tone is out of kilter with the general communication of a regimented trafficking operation.
The reference to the 'sexual activities' is notably brief compared to the rest of the story and is referenced impersonally. This could indicate omission of pertinent information. Roberts later admits pleasant surprise at receiving $15,000 from Epstein on this occasion with 'Andy' ("When I got back from my trip, Epstein paid me more than he had paid me to be with anyone else — approximately $15,000" – see lines 196-198 in in my analysis transcript.
Considering the credibility of the surrounding trext, a reason analysis flags this segment as a suspicious point-of-interest is that Roberts may be omitting information that would explain why she was rewarded so 'generously' for the sexual activities alluded to here (see note on omissions in the Segment 12 analysis above).
Summary and Postscript
This is generally credible testimony because the suspicious segments are actually explained in the credible segments; regarding Segment 2's elision of the role of Ghislaine Maxwell, this is developed to some extent in other parts of the testimony. Also the main focus of this testimony was the ongoing investigation of Epstein so it may be understandable that Roberts focus was not on Maxwell.
Similarly, although the segment relating to Roberts' first sexual encounter with Prince Andrew is flagged as suspicious, the subsequent narration of the 2nd and 3rd encounters restore credibility. It may be that the disparity between what Roberts was allegedly paid for the 1st encounter with Prince Andrew, $15000, and the 3-figure sums received on subsequent occasions (see line 208 in my analysis transcript), reflect differences in the service provided that were omitted .
Ambiguity in relation to Roberts' motivation and incentivisation should be investigated. Questioning should probe the psychological and financial aspect of her 'working' relationship with Epstein as well as Roberts' relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell.
Prince Andrew Newsnight Interview: Deception Analysis
The Duke of York interviewed by Emily Maitlis on Newsnight (©BBC 2019)
HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, was interviewed by Emily Maitlis in a BBC Newsnight special broadcast on 16 November. The topic of the interview was Prince Andrew's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire and convicted pedophile who died in prison whilst being investigated for multiple sex trafficking charges. Prince Andrew was also asked about allegations made by Virginia Giuffre (neé Roberts), one of the women who claimed to have been trafficked and abused by Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre testified under oath in a 2015 court deposition that she had been trafficked to Prince Andrew by Epstein and his partner Ghisliane Maxwell, and that she had "engaged in sexual activities" with Prince Andrew on three occasions.
Top: Extract from Virginia Roberts Giuffre 2015 court deposition. Below: Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein in Central Park in 2010.
Newsnight negotiated the interview with Buckingham Palace over a six-month period. After initially refusing an interview with Newsnight in May due to a reluctance to talk about Epstein, Prince Andrew and Buckingham Palace agreed to the interview after Epstein's death in August (see GQ interview with Newsnight producer Sam McAlister ).
Prince Andrew and the palace agreed that no questions regarding the Epstein-related allegations would be off limits; neither were questions agreed in advance. Considering these circumstances of the interview, it seems possible that Prince Andrew was motivated by a desire to clear his name. It is also likely that Buckingham Palace were convinced that the allegations made against Prince Andrew were false. These circumstances point to a strong desire to appear credible and justify a presumption of truth.
Outliar™ 'Linguistic Polygraph' Methodology
Outliar™ Linguistic Polygraph is based on principles of deceptive communication drawn from Information Manipulation Theory (McCornack et al. 2014): that lies are built on truth and therefore deception most often produces texts that are a strategic mixture of truth and lies. Using this insight, the Outliar™ methodology utilizes the most sensitive linguistic deception cues (LDCs) drawn from the academic literature (see Hauch et al. 2015 for a good overview), as well as LDCs used on investigator training programmes, in order to identify and separate credible and suspicious content (see Popoola (2017) for a case study). Disclaimer: Outliar™ is not a lie detector. It is an investigative linguistic tool that highlights credible text segments and identifies suspicious text segments as 'points of interest' deserving further investigation i.e. loci of potential deception.
Prince Andrew's Interview
Credible interview segments
Segment 3: This is Prince Andrew at his most reflective. He admits that he thought visiting Epstein after his conviction was honourable rather than inappropriate ("I felt that doing it over the telephone was the chicken's way of doing it" lines 167-168); he notes that he took the decision to visit Epstein himself and against the advice of at least some of his team ("I had a number of people counsel me in both directions…"). Reflective engagement with different perspectives and self-questioning is a cognitively complex stance that is difficult to maintain during deception.
Segments 6 and 7: These contain a host of ostensibly verifiable details – information about a Pizza Express visit (lines 371-375); details of a medical condition that prevents sweating (lines 387-393), the kinds of clothes he usually wears when traveling (lines 470-472). In the age of 'deep fakes', even his skepticism as to the provenance of the photograph with a 17-year old Virgina Roberts (see above) comes across as reasonable (lines 476-477). As well as verifiable facts, Prince Andrew provides reasons and explanations; all this adds to the credibility
Suspicious interview segments
Prince Andrew's language register shifts significantly in Segment 8; his coherence disappears and he becomes increasingly vague. Up until this point, he has been able to somewhat plausibly deny specific occasions of meeting Virginia Roberts; however, he is unable to convincingly deny knowing Virginia Roberts at all. Prince Andrew doesn't offer any reasons for not knowing her or concessions towards the fact that people might think he has met her. This runs counter to the reflective and conciliatory register of the remainder of the interview.
In general, liars don't like to directly speak lying words. Here, each of Prince Andrew's propositions in lines 577-580 – 'I don't remember meeting her, 'I don't remember a photograph being taken', 'I've said [many times] that we never had…sexual contact' – can be taken literally as true (i.e. not remembering, saying something frequently). However, this is a key difference between lying – speaking falsehoods – and deception i.e. creating false belief; deception is often executed through exploiting presupposition and perceived credibility cues – without explicitly stating false facts. A more credible answer would include a concession (e.g. "I wish I could remember") or explanation (e.g. "I rarely, if ever, have met young girls in a casual setting so it's extremely unlikely…").
This segment of the interview is particularly awkward for two further reasons. Firstly, Prince Andrew pattern of register change indicates a strong distancing strategy; Andrew literally puts a barrier between himself and Virginia Roberts ("I don't have a message for her because I have to have a thick skin", line 589), and quite disparagingly refers to Roberts as just "somebody making allegations"(lines 589-90). This negativity is in stark contrast to the tone of the interview up until now. Liars are more likely to express unmoderated negativity when omitting pertinent information (whereas they become more verbose and personal when exaggerating or falsifying). Secondly, Prince Andrew's suggestion that a man always remembers having sex because it is a "positive act" is vague and unconvincing; Andrew is trying to emphasize the extent to which he doesn't remember; it is difficult to prove a negative i.e. that you don't remember something (just as it is difficult to disprove a negative).
It is most suspicious that Prince Andrew does not address the second half of Maitlis' double-question: "Is there any way you could have had sex with that young woman or any young woman trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein in any of his residences?" (line 594) . In answer to this question, Prince Andrew's persistent use of the 'it' pronoun to refer to the Virginia Roberts alleged incident than more general allegations is clear avoidance of the second part of Maitlis' question.
Summary and Postscript
Andrew's denial of any knowledge of the existence of Virginia Roberts is unconvincing. Questions about her motivation are denied vociferously but incoherently and with negativity and lack of engagement. This is out of step with the general register of the interview which has a reflective and considered (prepared?) tone. Although Prince Andrew may not have had sex with Virginia Roberts, he is likely to have more information on why she might be making these allegeations.
The photograph below, of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein on a yacht with a number of scantily-clad young females, indicates that the aforementioned unanswered question may be a key to the Prince Andrew – Epstein mystery.
Prince Andrew with Jerry Epstein. Phuket, 2001. Credit: Jason Fraser
Prince Andrew Newsnight Interview with Emily Maitlis – Transcript
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What do fake reviews and fake news have in common? Textual cohesion strategies.
Automated fake news detection is something of a holy grail at the moment in deception research, machine learning and AI in general. Yet, despite all the high profile committees and investigations dedicated to it, fake news is not an isolated problem; it is part of the general epistemic malaise that has caused us to refer to our current era as 'post-truth'. With this in mind, I have approached the problem of fake news detection building on my work on fake review detection. This is not to trivialise the problem; despite its greater social and political impact, the production of fake news is an equally commercial operation (complete with its own writing factories eg. Macedonia, Kosovo and Maine).
In 2018 I presented a paper on fake book review detection at Stanford University's Misinformation and Misbehaviour Mining on the Web workshop. One of my key findings was that authentic reviews were significantly more likely to contrast positive and negative aspects of a book, even in 5-star reviews; positive reviewers often hedge their praise and include caveats (see examples 1 and 2 below). Fake reviews were significantly less likely to display such a balance – basically, deceivers were unable to suggest good points and bad points about a book they hadn't read. Instead, deceptive reviewers would make a single point and then continue on – elaborate – in the same vein, sometimes in a rambling or waffly manner (for example, 3 below).
1. You're not going to find endless action, shocking plot-twists, or gut-busting comedy. What you will find is a simple beautiful poetic story about life, desire and happiness.
2. Sometimes things happen a bit too conveniently to ring true, sometimes it is predictive, but in the end you won't care.
3. This story is extremely interesting and thought provoking. It raises many questions and brings about many realizations. As you read it becomes increasingly clear we really are not so different after all. Great read!
Figure 1: Extracts from Amazon book reviews used in Popoola (2018)
Contrasting is most often (although certainly not always) signalled with 'but' – as in example 2 above – so a rough and ready technique for testing whether Contrasting is more common in truth than deception is to compare the frequency of 'but' in known real and fake reviews. I followed up my initial findings by analysing 1570 true and fake book reviews and found authentic reviews do use 'but' substantially more than fake reviews and that authentic reviews are more likely to use 'but' to signal Contrast relations (see Figures 8 and 9 below; full findings, along with data source, can be found in Popoola (2018).)
What does this have to do with fake news? Presenting all sides of a case or argument, in the name of objectivity and balance, is a conventional feature of the news story genre because it is fundamental to journalism ethics. Balancing and Contrasting are not the same but linguistically they can be performed with similar language – contrastives. Contrastives include conjunctions such as 'but', 'either' and 'or', conjunctive adverbs such as 'however' and prepositions like 'despite'. This can be contrasted with the use of additives – e.g. 'and', 'also', 'in addition – for Elaborating. Contrastives and additives are two of four general linguistic strategies for connecting texts – cohesion devices.
My hypothesis is that there will be variation between the different news sources in the proportion of additives vs. contrastives used – and, just like the book reviews, authentic news sources will use more contrastives. Since additives are the most common way of connecting textual information ('and' is the third most common word in English, six times more frequent than 'but' – good word frequency list here if you are into that kind of thing), I calculated the relative use of contrastives compared to additives
I piloted this approach on a 1.7million word corpus of political news stories downloaded from 15 news sources in Spring 2017. The 15 sources were a representative mix of legacy and contemporary news media from acrosss the political spectrum: Bipartisan Report; Breitbart; Freedom Daily; The Daily Caller; The Daily Mail; Addicting Info; Alternative Media Syndicate; The Daily Beast; Think Progress; BBC; CBS; CNBC; CNN; The Huffington Post; The New York Times.
I used the following definitions for the cohesion strategies:
- contrastives = 'but'|'either'|'or'
- additives = 'and'|'also'|'in addition'.
Figure 2 is a scatterplot of each news outlet's proportion of additive and constrastive relation cues. It shows substantial variation in text cohesion strategies with six news sources lying over one standard deviation from the mean (i.e. outside of the yellow rectangle); additive cohesion is particularly frequent for The Daily Mail, Breitbart, Bipartisan Report and The Daily Caller , while contrastive cohesion is particularly frequent for The Daily Beast and the BBC.
Figure 2: Scatterplot of variation in text cohesion strategies in 15 online news sources. x=Contrastive / [Contrastive+Additive]; y=Additive / [Contrastive+Additive]. Coloured rectangle represents 1 SD from mean.
Example of additive textual cohesion from Breitbart
Full article here: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/03/31/h1b-move-funded-cheap-labor-lobbies/
Example of contrastive textual cohesion from The Daily Beast
Full article here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/nikki-haley-steps-up-in-syria-crisis
So, we can see that the textual cohesion strategies can differentiate articles within the genre. My hypothesis says that the news articles using more additive strategies are more likely to be fake, in this case that The Daily Mail and Breitbart are more likely to produce fake news than the BBC and The Daily Beast. How do we know what is fake? Since we are a looking at the overall source rather than individual articles, we can use a general scoring system. For now, we'll use the simple 'failed a factcheck' test. All the news sources that have ever failed a factcheck are marked in red in Figure 4 below.
Figure 4: Scatterplot of variation in text cohesion strategies in 15 online news sources. News sources with failed factchecks marked red (source: mediabiasfactcheck.com)
As can be seen, 9 of the 15 news sources have failed a factcheck recently; factchecking by itself is not the most sensitive discriminator. However, 6 of the 15 news sources tend towards additive cohesion strategies and all 4 of the highest additives have failed factchecks whilst neither of the prototypical contrastive texts are 'fake by this definition.
So, it would seem that just like with fake book reviews, there is a tendency for fake news to lack shades of contrast. Perhaps deceivers are less likely to contrast their lies with the truth because it dilutes their deception. As you read, I've been adding more news sources to the analysis and refining the cohesion strategy specifications. Stay tuned!
The Fake Review Challenge
Can you tell a real book review from a fake book review? Below are five tips that I have learned from my research. It is likely to be fake if:
1) It reads like a press release
2) It reads like the blurb on the back of the book
3) It is either extremely positive or extremely negative. Authentic reviews are more nuanced and tend to mention possible negatives even in 5-star reviews.
4) Fake reviewers are more likely to talk about themselves
5) Fake reviewers are more likely to address you the reader
The more of these signs you find in a review, the more likely it is to be fake. Now take the Fake Review Challenge and see how you get on!
Did Hillary Clinton's PR team solicit fake Amazon book reviews for 'What Happened'? Part #2
In the first post of this two-part linguistic investigation, we set up an unsupervised analytical approach; factor analysis to identify latent dimensions of linguistic variation in the 'What's Happened' reviews then feeding these dimensions into a cluster analysis in order to identify a small number of distinct text types. We know that the reviewing patterns for 'What Happened' displayed 'burstiness' i.e. a high frequency of reviews within a short period of time (see Figure 1 below). As Figure 2 below hypothesises, if there is a text type cluster that displays similar 'burstiness', we can infer that there there was probably some level of coordination of reviewing behaviour and identify linguistic features associated with less-than-authentic reviews.
Figure 1: Quantity, frequency and rating of 'What Happened' book reviews in the first month after launch.
Figure 2: Hypothesis for fake review detection using cluster analysis with time series.
The factor analysis found four dimensions of language variation in the 'What Happened' reviews: Engagement; Reflection; Emotiveness; Commentary.
Dimenson 1: Engagement
One linguistic dimension of these reviews describes levels of Engagement. In engaging reviews, writers directly address (using 'you' pronouns) either the reader or Hillary Clinton. The style is conversational and persuasive with exclamations, questions and hypotheticals used to interact with the reader.
THANK YOU for telling your story Secretary Clinton! You have accomplished so much and are a genuine inspiration. If they weren't so afraid of you, they wouldn't work so hard to shut you up. Keep fighting and I will too!
It's her side of the story. That's what it claims to be, and that's what it is. For those who don't like it because you disagree with her, you're missing the point. After reading it, did you get a better feel for who the candidate was, what she was thinking, and even what her biases were and are? If so, then the book does what it claims to do.
Non-engaging reviews are more linguistically dense, using longer words and giving complex descriptions of the content.
The second chapter describes the days after the election, when she first isolated herself from the deluge of texts and emails from well-wishers. Eventually, however, she threw herself back into the fray, writing letters of thanks to supporters, attending galas, and spending time with her family.
Dimension 2: Reflection
A second linguistic dimension sees reviewers reflect on their personal experience of reading the book. This may include autobiographical elements, narratives related to the book purchase and reading occasions as well as feelings had while reading. The key linguistic features here are 'I'-pronoun and past tense:
Like many other people, I wondered if this book would really be worth reading. I voted for Clinton but I wondered how much value there could be in her account of the 2016 Presidential election campaign. Luckily, this book is so much more. It hit my Kindle on Tuesday and as it happens I had three airplane flights (including two very long ones) on Wednesday and Thursday, so I made it my project for those flights. I didn't have to force myself to keep going; once I started, her narrative and the force of her ideas and anecdotes kept me reading.
Dimension 3: Emotiveness
Reviews with a high Emotiveness score were extremely positive in their praise of the book and, especially, Hillary Clinton. This was signalled by use of long strings of positive adjectives that might reasonably be considered excessive:
A funny, dark, and honest book by one of the truest public servants of her generation. Her writing on her marriage was deeply heartfelt and true. The sad little haters will never keep this woman down, and history will remember her as a trailblazer and a figure of remarkable courage.
The People's President, Hillary delivers her heartfelt, ugly cry inducing account about What Happened when she lost the Electoral College to the worst presidential candidate in modern history. Politics aside, America lost when they elevated Russia's Agent Orange to the presidency. Think what you will, but America missed the chance to have a level headed, intelligent and resilient leader, and yes the first female president.
Hillary's a smart, insightful, resilient, inspiring, kind, caring, pragmatic human being. This book is a journey through her heart and soul.
Dimension 4: Commentary
Reviews with high Commentary focused on Hillary Clinton and the other actors in the election story (high use of third person pronouns). The reviews analyse and evaluate Clinton's perspective and explanation of what happened in 2016, in a conversational manner much like a TV commentator or pundit.
I disagree with the reviewers who says Hillary doesn't take responsibility for her mistakes. She analyzes all the reasons she thinks she lost the election–yes, she talks about Russian interference, malpractice by the FBI, and false equivalence by the mainstream press IN ADDITION TO missteps she thinks she made. My own take is that she doesn't pay enough attention to the reasons why Bernie Sanders was able to command so strong a following with so few resources; but that is part and parcel of who she is.
Historical memoir from the first female candidate for a major political party…a unique perspective and platform to write from. She does recount her successes as well as her failures…she was mostly shut down during the campaigns by repetitious questions and by over-coverage of Trump by the media. She is intelligent and well-informed and states her case without self-pity.
Having the identified these four linguistic functions in the 'What Happened' reviews, the trick is to see how they combined to form clusters of review text types – and whether any one of these clusters is more strongly correlated with the high frequency and early reviews.
As Figure 4 shows, hierarchical cluster analysis identifed four review text types: 'Tribute' reviews, the largest cluster, have high Emotiveness; 'Pundit' reviews have high levels of Commentary and Engagement; 'Content descriptive' or 'spoiler' reviews talk about what's in the book in an objective manner i.e. without Reflection or Engagement; 'Experiential' reviews narrate the writer's personal Reflection on the experience of reading the book.
Figure 4: 4-Cluster solution with mean factor loadings, interpretations and percentage of total reviews.
So, we have these four review text types…do any of these correlate with the bursty reviewing patterns identified? Figure 5 below shows that the actual linguistic pattern of 'What Happened' reviews appears to correlate with the burstiness pattern; a large proportion of the first day reviews are Tribute reviews and most of this review type occurs within the first week before tailing off during the rest of the month. The fact that no other review type is particularly time sensitive suggests that, at the very least, Tribute reviews are correlated with early reviewing and are potentially evidence of coordinated recruitment of Hillary Clinton's 'fans' as book reviewers.
Figure 5: Distribution of 'What Happened' review text types during first month following book launch, compared to hypothetical deceptive and non-deceptive distributions.
If Hillary Clinton's PR team did solicit positive reviews in the early days of the book launch, perhaps it is not surprising; they would have been responding to an extensive negative campaign against her book which included manipulating review helpfulness metrics (i.e. massive upvoting of low-rated reviews) as well writing fake negative reviews.
From an investigative linguistic perspective, this analysis shows that: a) suspicious activity can be detected using linguistic data as well as network or platform metadata; b) unqualified praise and intense positive emotions are deception indicators in the online review genre; and c) cluster analysis is an effective way of recognising linguistic deception features in an unsupervised learning setting.


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EVENT RECAP: APSA Discussion Panel about US-China Opportunities
This Tuesday, August 1st, Americans Promoting Study Abroad (APSA) hosted a panel discussion themed "Emerging US-China opportunities for aspiring young professionals". Project Pengyou Interns were invited to attend the event, contribute to the conversation, and share the takeaways.
At the Beijing American Center (BAC) in the U.S. Embassy, four professionals currently working in China share d their insights with global-minded youth who were in China for APSA's China Scholars Program – Richard Coward, CEO of China Admissions, Aaron Berkovich, Founder of Peking Productions, Samantha Kwok, Founder of JingJobs, and Alexandra Pomeroy, Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing
CEO of China Admissions
Richard Coward set up his first internet business at 15, selling ebooks online. He is a graduate from University of Exeter in Politics Philosophy and Economics and Chinese, and studied Chinese at Peking University and learned Chinese selling tea in the largest tea market in China. Whilst in China in 2008, he gave a speech in Chinese to 8000 Chinese students.
After inspiring a number of his friends to study in China, in 2010, Richard signed the first contract with China University of Political Science and Law and set up China Admissions (formerly CGES).
China Admissions is the leading online platform for international students to study at top Chinese Universities and is funded by over 70 top Chinese Universities to attract more international students and develop their international programs. The platform is free for international students to apply.
Founder of Peking Productions
Since arriving in China nearly five years ago, Aaron has been immersed in the ever evolving world of creative production and consulting. Using skills honed as a photojournalist and producer in Washington DC, and with myriad clients and projects in China under his belt, Aaron continues to strive to use visual media to bridge language and culture gaps across global boundaries. Through media and creativity, Aaron will continue to build and connect communities in Beijing, greater China, and beyond, and build upon a strong reputation of telling stories, capturing meaningful moments, and inspiring new experiences.
Founder of Jingjobs, Gucycle Instructor, Leadership Council Beijing Women's Network
Sam's passion is to help young graduates and professionals make genuine connections with potential employers, and empower the, to take control of their own career development. She created Jingjobs at the age of 22, an online and offline platform dedicated to bringing together China focused start ups and fresh bilingual talent with a strong focus on Beijing and Shanghai. As the Co-chair of the BWN Professional Development Series, she facilitates events and workshops that provide training in workplace skills relevant across various industries. Sam moved to Beijing 4 years ago from Sydney, Australia.
Alexandra Pomeroy
Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing
Alexandra Pomeroy has a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from William and Mary and a Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University. Alexandra previously worked as a youth youth employment counselor for the city of Alexandria and a program officer for the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, which included work in East Africa, the Balkans, and Central Asia. More recently, Alexandra worked for a research department in the World Bank Group.
After brief introductions of the panelists and their specific fields of expertise, the interactive discussion took off with questions from the floor. Summarized below are advice from the panelists to the enthusiastic leaders of the future.
Key Takeaways
Network, network, network.
All panelists agree that networking is the key to career advancement. According to Alexandra, it takes time to build relationships, but it is very important. Richard reminded the audience to make sure to access all the resources available and find opportunities through their connections. Samantha echoes the thought, adding that it's all about meeting the right people at the right time, and keeping relationships authentic. Aaron, who once had a very meaningful conversation with the person sitting next to him on a plane (and happened to be the person he had cited multiple times in his research – The conversation led to Aaron, as a journalist, helping her with her presentation), emphasized the importance of talking to more people, building your reputation, and staying open to respond to the best opportunities.
Find out your interests.
Discovering what one likes the most was another theme that all panelists geared their attention towards. Both Alexandra and Aaron stressed the importance of figuring out one's comparative and competitive advantage. Alexandra also advised the youth to be ever curious, and keep asking questions – that's how one will see where their interests lie. Aaron, on the other hand, was concerned with learning one's limits. In his opinion, one should take calculated risks, because that is how one can push past boundaries and pinpoint their strong points. Additionally, Richard and Samantha encouraged diversity – in particular, Richard advised focusing on and listening to oneself whilst trying different things; Samantha suggested trying out different internships to find out what was meaningful and held the most value to oneself.
General Advice
Before ending the session, the panelists generally imparted some life advice. Alexandra reminded the audience, as international scholars in China, to resist the temptation to make big generalizations or judgments [about China]. Richard encouraged them to take action, and not worry about making mistakes. Aaron once again expressed that staying focused was crucial, and advised them to learn to say no to distractions. In closing, Samantha recommended that whenever they ask for help, give something in return.
After the panel discussion, Alexandra Pomeroy, Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State, spoke about work in the foreign service. The session was friendly and casual; it was a productive two-way conversation with the audience. APSA students were able to share their experience in Beijing, and talk about their goals for the future. Ms. Pomeroy also offered advice and resources to look into for those interested in her line of work.
Americans Promoting Study Abroad (APSA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that designs tailored global education programs for underserved youth and provides scholarships to increase the overall diversity and number of
American youth who are studying abroad and actively developing foreign language fluency, cross-cultural awareness and 21st-century skills.


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The Tried and True
One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.
Harry Hepner
The definition of tried and true refers to something that has been tested, or that has been used in the past and worked well and which is trusted.
We all face tough decisions everyday. I've encountered circumstances which test my patience, my character and my peace of mind. For me, it's the tried and true values which guide me and shape my priorities and reactions.
When our actions and words are aligned with our values, life is generally good and we feel content, confident and satisfied.
The following list of values are the most important for me to live by and the ones I want to pass along. There are tried and true methods that are still as effective today as they once were.
We need to care for others as well as ourselves. Someone who cares will ask you how your day is. They want to know what you're doing; they want to know if something significant has happened in your life. You don't have to talk to them all the time, but when you do see them, they will want to know how you are. Not out of some sort of obligation, but because they genuinely want to know. Caring means sharing.
Commitment shows loyalty and it can show bravery and tenacity as well. A commitment is a promise made and an expectation we have created. Honoring our commitments can make the difference between achieving what's most important to us or feeling disappointed and defeated. Commitment means you've promised to stay and work it through, not just today but all the days.
When you forgive, you are better able to let go of the past and keep moving forward with your life. Through forgiveness, you can move away from the pains of the past.
It is with a grateful heart that helps me to see so much abundance in my life. My value of gratitude reminds me that what I have today can be taken away tomorrow.
The presence of love in our life, the love we have for our families, our friends, our faith and for ourselves, is the single most important source of light and energy we can tap into when we have the need to be filled up; or when we see the need to fill someone else up with grace, hope and our love. Love brings us joy and also empowers us to do many things in our lives we wouldn't do otherwise.
Values provide perspective in the best of times and worst.
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The core content area of English-language arts, mathematics, science, and social science will be standards-based, thus students transitioning from the charter to the feeder middle school, RVMS (Rincon Valley Middle School), will receive similar content as their peers.
The uniqueness of the charter is not only in the embedded use of technology in students daily learning, but in the following ways in which the charter believes learning best occurs:
1. The teaching and learning of the core content standards will focus on breadth and depth of understanding of the overarching standards. Standards-based instruction will not simply be a covering of those standards on the part of the teacher, but of students working together to apply their conceptual understanding of those standards in various and meaningful ways.
2. The lens through which students make meaning of that curriculum will be an area of focus that is determined by student needs and interest. At SRACS, each child is provided a rigorous challenging curriculum in a safe and affirming environment allowing children to form complex understandings of the subjects and gives a system to understand new content with depth and complexity. These increased options provide students with enriched educational opportunities far beyond the traditional elementary school setting while simultaneously providing the unique prospect of becoming true stewards of their own learning.
3. Furthermore, this charter believes that learning in isolation is not a reflection of the society in which our students are contributing members. Therefore, program development will be based upon collaboration, metacognition, and connectivity. Collaboration will occur between and among teachers, students, parents, and community stakeholders. Students will be provided myriad opportunities for self-reflection and assessment, through curriculum that values the learning process equally to that of finished products. As a result, students will develop the critical thinking and metacognitive skills necessary to guide their own learning. Whenever feasible, curriculum will be interdisciplinary and provide students with real-world application of their learning.
4. In addition to the rich curriculum, real world application, community involvement, development of technological skills, metacognitive learning, and greater choice in educational program, students will also benefit from the setting, which is at RVMS. As a result, students may
5. Not all students learn in the same way, nor equally well from the same sources so there will be a use of differentiated curriculum in content, process, and product.
6. The school educational program recognizes that children are variously gifted, and subscribes that there are many learning modalities, such as linguistic, mathematical/logical, intrapersonal (self), interpersonal (others), bodily kinesthetic, spatial, and musical.
7. Instruction will be provided by highly qualified staff who will employ a wide range of instructional strategies that support attainment of high academic standards, and who embrace collaboration and ongoing professional development.
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HAVANA — Luis Posada Carilles is a household name in Cuba. Havana authorities identify him as "Latin America's Osama bin Laden," blaming him for dozens of terrorist acts aimed at toppling the government of Fidel Castro.
His supporters in Miami, undeniably fewer in today's post-9/11 world than when he first began his fight, prefer the term "militant."
Now his attorney is seeking asylum for Posada in the United States. NBC News producer Mary Murray spoke with Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, President of Cuba's National Assembly, for his views on this case.
Are you surprised that Luis Posada Carilles has surfaced in Miami?
Absolutely not. In an interview with the New York Times [in 1997] he was asked specifically whether or not he enters the U.S. And he laughed, saying that he has many times and in many different ways. His family has been living in Miami for quite some time.
Not everyone in Miami was happy to hear that Posada surfaced in their city. In fact, some Cuban Americans oppose his political asylum request. This seems to represent a change in Cuban-American public opinion where at one time anyone who stood against your government was welcomed as a hero. What accounts for that change?
Everybody in the U.S. has strong feelings about terrorists. Ordinary Americans are outraged that he's there and nothing is happening.
This is a very serious problem for the U.S. government. The U.S. has spent hundreds of millions of dollars protecting its borders, fighting illegal immigration, hunting undocumented people across the country.
At the same time that a well-known terrorist announced his specific whereabouts — in Miami Dade County — and his lawyer informed the media that his client applied for political asylum, there are more than 34,000 undocumented people requesting political refugee status.
Posada Carilles is one of them. The only difference is that 34,000 thousand were taken into custody and are now in jail while Posada Carilles is at-large.
The U.S. is under a clear obligation to find this man, take him into custody and expel him to another country.
After 9/11, the U.N. Security Council, at the request of the U.S. government, adopted Resolution 1373 on Sept. 28, 2001 that makes it mandatory for every government in the world to oppose any form of cooperation with all terrorists — no matter what they did or where. No protection. No refuge. Nothing.
The Security Council established a permanent committee to follow-up on the implementation of that resolution.
Imagine if someone asked the Committee about Posada Carilles? A fugitive of Venezuelan justice. An admitted terrorist. How can he be in the U.S. and nothing happens to him? It is extremely embarrassing for the U.S. to be forced to recognize that a person linked with terrorism is on U.S. soil.
Does Cuba want him returned to the island?
No. We are not asking for his extradition, although we have that right because he's committed many crimes against us. But, we've officially said we don't want him here.
Twenty years ago Venezuela declared him a fugitive from justice — long before President Chavez came to power. The U.S. has a clear obligation to find Posada, detain him and send him back to Venezuela to answer those charges
But, wouldn't you like to see Posada go on trial here in Cuba?
We don't want to give people any excuse not to bring him to justice.
We made that decision a long time ago. He was being tried in Venezuela as the result of an international agreement between Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Cuba and Venezuela. I participated in drafting that agreement.
At the time I was Cuba's ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. We met in Port of Spain to analyze where to try those people. It was a Cuban airplane but the victims were not only Cubans, but also Guyanese and from other nations. The incident took place near Barbados, and the assassins were two Venezuelans arrested in Trinidad and Tobago and imprisoned in Trinidad.
We agreed that the trial should be held in Venezuela for a number of reasons. First, Venezuela does not have the death penalty while the rest of the countries do. They were mostly Venezuelans or residents of Venezuela like Posada Carilles and a man named Orlando Bosch who now resides in Miami. The action was clearly planned in Caracas.
His lawyer says that extraditing him to Venezuela would be tantamount to his client receiving a death sentence.
It is completely false that he could be executed. As I said, Venezuela does not have the death sentence. If he were finally found guilty, he would serve time.
You mentioned that your government delivered a formal appeal to the U.S. State Department.
Two actually. We delivered a diplomatic note here in Havana to the U.S. Interests Section and another one in Washington to the State Department.
What are you asking for?
First to tell the truth. Recognize the facts. Acknowledge that Posada Carilles is in the U.S. He has friends in the U.S. paying his lawyer and appearing on TV describing how he made it to the U.S. How can the U.S. government continue to claim that it has no evidence that Posada is there?
Second, since the 1970s we've asked for cooperation in the investigation of the terrorist bombing of our airplane. For decades, the U.S. government has refused.
When Posada's associate, Orlando Bosch, entered the U.S. in the late eighties, the Attorney General determined that he was inadmissible due to his terrorist actions. In the Attorney General's document, he said that law enforcement agencies possessed secret evidence regarding the attack on the airplane.
This means that the U.S. has evidence of that crime but they never shared it with anyone. At the time the bombing took place, it was a moral obligation. Now, it is a legal obligation according to Security Council Resolution 1373.
What has been the response from the U.S. government?
Silence. They continue to say they have no evidence he is in the U.S.
Mary Murray is an NBC News Producer based in Havana.


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Jamaica operates the Caribbean's only nuclear reactor as part of a research project at the University of West Indies (UWI). On a recent visit, the International Atomic Energy Agency applauded the nearly 35-year-old programme for showing a continuous commitment to safety after a successful conversion to low-enriched uranium.
Jamaica's nuclear story started in 1984. Supported by the European Union (EU), the Government and the UWI established the Centre for Nuclear Sciences (CNS), to help resolve local critical socio-economic challenges by creating integrated, multidisciplinary research and development programmes.
For its work, the EU provided the facility with a Canadian-invented 20KW SLOWPOKE research reactor. Source.


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Meet Alun and Angela! Will Veronica help them find the home their dreaming of?
- Search Location: Lower North Shore of Sydney, NSW
- Budget: $2.3 to $2.5million
The Brief: Alun and Angela have a clear vision of what they want: a stylish renovated home, with a smart floor plan suited to a family with young children. After living in Britain, and the cold weather that comes with it, they are determined to enjoy all that Sydney has to offer, including a house and garden that doesn't require a huge amount of maintenance. Another priority is a location which provides them with easy access to a village atmosphere, complete with cafes, restaurants and shops. With the eldest of their two children starting school next year, they want a place where they can feel as though they are part of the community. They are looking for a four bedroom, free standing family home and the great Australian backyard, with a pool - or room for one, and an alfresco dining / BBQ area. Ideally they also want to be close enough to the bridge so they have easy access to enjoy city life.
Neutral Bay
- Sale Price: $2m +
- Land Size: 427sqm
- Agent: Belle Property
Property Description
A clever renovation has created an atmosphere that is modern and filled with character. Four of the five bedrooms have period features, whilst the fifth is a versatile loft bedroom with sitting area. The contemporary open plan living, dining and gourmet kitchen are set down from the bedrooms zones. The Caesarstone kitchen is well appointed with Miele appliances, excellent storage and glass splash backs. Thoughtfully designed for family living and inviting outdoor entertaining. With many stunning period features, including original fireplaces, this beautiful home provides an easy lifestyle just steps to a variety of eateries, shops and across the road to Neutral Bay Public School.
Area Description
Located on Sydney's lower north shore, Neutral Bay is approximately five kilometres from Sydney's CBD and is home to one of the most beautiful areas in Sydney. The hilly foreshores of Neutral Bay provide stunning views of Sydney Harbour and the city skyline. The area boasts a wide array of parks and reserves, a vibrant café culture and shopping options. The area offers a wide range of schools and well-regarded childcare centres, such as Neutral Bay Public School, one of NSW top performing primary schools. Other schools within easy reach of Neutral Bay include Mosman High School, North Sydney Boys' and Girls' selective high schools, and a range of private schools including S.C.E.G.G.S, Queenwood, Scots College, Wenona and Monte St Angelo
- Sale Price: Low $2m's
- Land Size: 420sqm
- Agent: LJ Hooker Mosman
Property Description
This substantial four bedroom family home offers a lifestyle of space, style and convenience. It is discreetly set back from the street, whilst providing the convenience of Mosman Village's boutique shopping, celebrated restaurants and vibrant cafes. Offering sophisticated, yet practical living areas, the adjoining lounge and dining rooms interact with the open-plan Caesarstone kitchen, whilst the addition of a TV room/playroom provides families with a valuable extra living space. Taking advantage ideal aspect, the upper level offers a north facing entertaining terrace with views over Balmoral and a built-in BBQ area.
Area Description
Located on Sydney's lower north shore, Mosman is approximately eight kilometres from Sydney's CBD and home to a number of beautiful city beaches including Balmoral beach, Chinamans beach and Clifton Gardens Reserve. From its elevated position many homes capitalise on Sydney Harbour and city line views. Homes range from units and Californian bungalows, to newly designed luxury town houses along with some of Sydney's finest grand period homes. With many dining options local restaurants include numerous Asian, Italian, Thai and modern Australian options. The length of military road offers a broad range of exclusive fashion and homeware stores. Mosman is also home to Sydney's world famous Taronga Park Zoo. The medium house price in Mosman is $2.395m and the medium unit price is $740k
- Sale Price: Low $2m's
- Land Size: 415 sqm
- Agent: Clarke and Humel – Manly
Property Description
This stylish four bedroom newly built home has been designed with strong eco principles and function in mind. The kitchen is tastefully styled and the open plan living space leads out to a good sized garden. The tiled living room and upstairs bathrooms have under floor heating. Additional to the four upstairs bedrooms is a fifth downstairs bedroom, which could be used as a playroom or study. The elegant main bedroom features Catherine Martin designed wall paper, walk in robes and ensuite. 'Green' features include 5kw of Solar Energy panels on the roof and a 3,000l water tank with grey water pump function. The home has four years remaining on its new home owner's warranty. Local schools and village are within easy walking distance. Both Freshwater and Curl Curl beaches are under 5 minutes away by car.
Area Description
Freshwater is located 17 kilometres north east of Sydney's CBD. Freshwater is often recognised as 'the Australian home of surfing'. In 1914 when world sprint swimming champion Duke Kahanamoku was touring Australia he fashioned a board modeled on those used in his native Hawaii and introduced surfboard riding at Freshwater Beach. A quiet and highly desirable suburb, the majority of homes in Freshwater are within easy walking distance to the beach. Many of the properties feature contemporary updates and multiple levels to capitalise on ocean and beach views. There are still some un-renovated houses, as well as a good number of apartment complexes. Freshwater village provides a good selection of conveniences; the closest large shopping complex is Warringah Mall in adjacent Brookvale. Freshwater is home to numerous cafés, parks and reserves. The medium house price is $1.325m with medium unit price at $570k
- Sale Price: $1.7m
- Land Size: 580sqm
- Agent: McGrath Lindfield
Property Description
With loads of charm and elegance, this cute bungalow has been renovated with a great use of space and a focus on fluid indoor/outdoor living. It is set on a quiet, level block in one of Willoughby's most sought after streets close to shops and schools. It features four double bedrooms with built-ins and high ornate ceilings, with two of the bedrooms leading to a tessellated tile sunroom or study. With modern bathrooms and laundry, and featuring streamlined glass bifolds leading to an entertaining terrace, the level lawns are ideal for family living. There is also easy access to the city and Chatswood shopping precinct, and a short stroll to Willoughby shopping, schools, bus and Bales Park.
Area Description
Willoughby is a peaceful, leafy suburb popular with young families who enjoy its proximity to the city and the period charm of its architecture. Most homes in Willoughby were built after the 1920s and consist of predominantly California bungalows, with some Federation homes and Art Deco semis. There is a mix of Italian, Armenian, French and modern Australian restaurants and cafés on Willoughby Road and Penshurst Street. Nearby is the shopping precinct of Chatswood. Willoughby is located 8.5km north of the CBD and there are easy public transport option to both the city and Chatswood Station. It has a number of sporting and recreational complexes and the area is home to a number of highly regarded primary and high schools. The medium house price is $1.4mil and the medium unit price is $650k.