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Strong astral winds continue to blow through daily life this week, so don't feel surprised if you feel tossed and turned, maybe even a little queasy, from emotional highs and lows—being buffeted by so many strong currents at once can make even the most experienced sky watcher falter. We're currently in one of the more difficult passages of an already too difficult year and it's hard to hang on to the hope that there's a light at the end of this seemingly endless tunnel, especially when so much is being stirred up simultaneously. For some, these disturbances are manifesting as personal shifts that grow increasingly hard to manage. For others, the collective turmoil is so overbearing it corrupts what should be moments of joy. Figuring out how to stay on course in the midst of these winds is the challenge we're facing. Fortunately, there's also planetary support for getting grounded.
Here's the planetary breakdown:
Mars Retrograde continues to disrupt time signatures and throw monkey wrenches into daily routines, which may be why you're showing up early one minute and an hour late the next. Try to keep in mind that although all retrogrades share common characteristics, not all retrogrades are the same. This Mars Retrograde is slightly wonkier than usual and some days it feels more like Mercury Retrograde. That's because when Mars 'turned around' in Aquarius on June 26, Mercury was moving forward into Leo, and by July 2, they began an opposition which was exact on July 5 and persisted until July 10. A Mercury/Mars opposition signifies an active mind but its energetic impulse tends to veer toward a nervous mindset that's on the lookout for what's wrong—and finds it.
Unfortunately, even as that Mercury/Mars opposition dissipates, that Mercury Retrograde je ne sais quoi doesn't disappear. Mercury actually begins its second retrograde phase of 2018 in two weeks, and while Mercury won't go back into an opposition with Mars, we will have a dual retrograde from July 26 – August 19. These are the two planets that drive the mechanics of daily life and their retro-combo is sure to drive some to throw away any and all sky-watching tools and just hang out by the pool. Mercury Retrograde is only two weeks away, so it might be wise to start your backup engines now.
One more bit: The middle of the summer becomes a retrograde triple header, because on August 7, Uranus also goes retrograde. So there it is…Mercury, Mars, and Uranus Retrograde for most of August. I think the appropriate cliché is 'read it and weep'. And because Uranus also affects technology, start your backup now. (And no, I can't say that too often.)
Here's some good news: Jupiter Direct began on July 10, and even though it takes a couple of weeks to gather forward momentum, by end of the month it closes its trine to Neptune, which is exact on August 19, the day Mercury goes direct. (There's so much going on this summer I am starting to consider flags to track the action—you know, like the ones they have on aircraft carriers or better yet, the flags they use at NASCAR.) This Jupiter/Neptune trine carries a strong emotional charge, so don't be surprised if lots of people grow increasingly hypersensitive and sentimental. But also keep in mind that this trine is all about the spin—so much so that by the end of the summer you may never watch TV again. Of course this trine can also be beneficial—it symbolizes idealistic and altruistic inclinations—something we could use a lot more of right now, even though the movement toward kindness and compassion isgrowing. Let the power of this trine inspire a deeper commitment to help those in need.
More good news: We are also under the influence of a Saturn/Uranus trine, a positive interaction that provides the capacity to overcome almost any obstacle no matter how difficult the situation might be. It's an indefatigable determination to endure whatever hardships might stand in the way of success. This force needs to be applied to reuniting families and ending the institutionalized abuse of children.
There is a solar eclipse on Friday, July 13, in Cancer, at 20°41′. This eclipse occurs opposite Pluto, in Capricorn, at 20°00′. During a solar eclipse, when the Moon overshadows the Sun, what's unconscious—individually and collectively—comes to the surface of daily life and drives the action. Because this eclipse occurs in Cancer, the Sign of mothers and their children, the full breadth and depth of the cruelty the United States has visited on the families crossing our borders continues to resonate through the coming weeks.
Pluto is all about power and control, personal and collective. It signifies change at the core, and because of that, it always points a finger at what needs to change as well as the resistance to that transformation. It has the power to both destroy and create and its influence is relentless. Capricorn thrives on discipline, responsibility, organization, and authority—it is the expert. The shadow of its need for expertise is often a ruthless authoritarianism and a stern, controlling reach that tends to be cold and dismissive. The effect of an eclipse can be felt six weeks prior or after the actual event, so there's no denying that the separation of these innocent children from their parents is the signature of this eclipse.
Children in cages, separated from their families without comfort and reassurance is the worst of this eclipse—and it is the worst of us. Surely these souls are brave beyond belief, for they have taken on the burden of reflecting back to us the depth of our moral dilemma. They are making evil impossible to ignore because they are innocent and because we know they are innocent, their suffering has awakened the conscience of many who were still sleeping through this nightmare called Trump. The Parkland students are transforming their tragedy into positive action. We must transform the assault on these children and children everywhere into positive action because the consequences going forward are dire. If you haven't seen this TED talk on the effect of trauma on children, please watch because the science reveals that when we ignore the consequences of trauma, we do so at our own risk and at the risk of our young—a risk we shouldn't take.
As you navigate your way through this week's winds listen closely to your heart. It knows your best course and it knows how to help others find their way. We need each other. It's that simple.
Sun Bursts: If you know your Ascendant and/or your Moon Sign, read that too.
Aries March 21-April 19
Yes, your plate is full, which is why you need to make a firm commitment to finishing all the challenges set before you without resentment that you have so much to do. Prioritize your time and energy and then move forward, one task at a time.
Taurus April 20-May 20
The only way through a temptation to despair is to concentrate on all that's good. I realize this might sound simplistic, but it is the basis of a gratitude practice that can transform anxiety into a positive attitude born of experience. Remember, whatever you focus your attention on becomes your reality.
Gemini May 21-June 21
Steer clear of overextension, especially when it is financial. Instead of holding an extravagant stance, tighten your belt, not because you are afraid, but because you are being practical. This isn't about a poverty consciousness. It's about the wisdom to replenish your reserves before the well goes dry.
Cancer June 22-July 22
You're correct—finding the perfect balance in a relationship is a next to impossible task, especially when you are trying to find the balance between your individual needs and your partner's needs. Take a deep breath and stay aware that this is a process and you are constantly gathering information.
Leo July 23-August 22
It's time to demonstrate your commitment to self-awareness by deepening your internal exploration. Whether it is meditation, a workshop on parental issues, or a course designed to help you listen to your Higher Self, jump in and get busy. You may discover that you actually like growing.
Virgo August 23-September 22
Despite eclipses and retrogrades and any other type of obstacle, be courageous and determined to make forward progress. It can be done, but only if you're willing to resist moody brooding about what could have been or what should be. Stay in the moment and appreciate the perfection of your situation.
Libra September 23-October 22
If you can accept that your current journey is all about self-discovery, you'll have an easier time handling all the distractions keeping you from making the progress you desire. Look at it this way—your reactions to these distractions are also opportunities for awareness.
Scorpio October 23-November 21
Although you've been thinking about what it means to belong, you still haven't found an answer that satisfies. Rather than continuing this exploration on your own, reach out for help. Listening to the opinions of those you respect will not diminish your ability to make up your mind—it will only enhance your options.
Sagittarius November 22-December 21
Moderation…let me say that again…moderation…it's the key to your happiness right now because any extreme is going to be a personal pole tilt and you might not like the new direction. Take a deep breath before you decide on any radical action—there's plenty of time later for course corrections, if necessary.
Capricorn December 22-January 19
Of course, it's all about relationship issues, and while I am not suggesting you capitulate to others' agendas, I am thinking that it might be best to at least consider the value of opposing opinions. You don't have to agree, you simply have to listen with an open mind.
Aquarius January 20-February 18
Make a commitment to authenticity and then be honest with yourself about what you want to accomplish and why. You can keep this promise private and you don't have to share your revelations with others. You just have to be aware of your true motivation.
Pisces February 19-March 20
Don't hesitate to find the help you need to make grounded, practical and tangible changes in your life. It's time to transform what you're learning about yourself into positive action—even if your biggest discovery is that you need therapy. Don't hesitate—the time is ripe with opportunities for growth.


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National Gas & Electric Selects Alpine Energy Systems' Broker Portal Software to Drive Commercial Sales Efforts
17 Aug, 2016, 11:46 ET
OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As a rapidly growing private retail electricity and natural gas supplier, National Gas & Electric, LLC (NG&E) has partnered with Alpine Energy Systems to ramp up commercial sales efforts in 6 states and 17 utility territories in the nation's deregulated retail energy markets.
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"We view this partnership as an opportunity to grow our C&I business quickly and effectively," explains Kathryn Tozzini, NG&E's Senior Director, Sales and Business Operations. "By leveraging Alpine's sales platform, NG&E has the ability to manage a larger book of brokers, easily custom price deals, and, ultimately, grow the sales pipeline to close more sales, all of which accelerates our aggressive business expansion goals."
NG&E has recently garnered additional press for their affiliation with public retail energy company, Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE) as both NG&E, Spark and its affiliates have been active in pursuing strategic acquisition opportunities in the retail energy space this year. With an ambitious growth plan, NG&E looks to expand their national presence into additional markets through organic growth and continued M&A activity, supported by the Alpine Ascent Platform.
"The ability to partner with the seasoned energy veterans at NG&E is a tremendous opportunity for Alpine as our platform becomes the industry standard for pricing portals and data management," says Michael Wood, Principal of Alpine. "We look forward to helping NG&E meet its goals for customer acquisition."
Alpine Energy Systems, LLC (www.alpineenergysystems.com) offers a robust suite of sales software to the retail energy industry. From managing sales channels to calculating commissions to running complex risk management reporting, Alpine Energy Systems' market-leading tools allow suppliers to focus on growth, profits and other critical business aspects. Since its inception in 2010, Alpine Energy Systems' software has proven to drastically improve retail energy providers' existing sales processes while integrating with a number of industry-recognized EDI/billing vendors and platforms.
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About Spark Energy, Inc.
Spark Energy, Inc. is an established and growing independent retail energy services company founded in 1999 that provides residential and commercial customers in competitive markets across the United States with an alternative choice for their natural gas and electricity. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Spark currently operates in 16 states and serves 66 utility territories. Spark offers its customers a variety of product and service choices, including stable and predictable energy costs and green product alternatives.
For more information visit the company's web site at www.sparkenergy.com.
About National Gas & Electric, LLC
National Gas & Electric, LLC is an independent retail energy services company founded in 2015 that provides residential and commercial customers in the Northeastern United States with an alternative choice for their natural gas and electricity. NG&E is wholly owned by W. Keith Maxwell III, who is also the Founder and current Chairman of Spark Energy. NG&E is working alongside Spark to develop a strategy that maximizes Spark's ability to aggressively pursue additional growth through M&A opportunities while also serving as a retail energy services company that originates its own retail customer base as well as de-risks acquired books of customers.
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A man was arrested after he launched a Molotov cocktail into a Brooklyn deli then slashed a worker with a "sharp object," law enforcement sources said.
Allister Mangal, 38, had gotten into an argument with the staff at NR Rock Deli in Bed-Stuy just before 8 a.m. Saturday, sources said.
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Makoto was a senior data analyst on the forecasting and data analysis team for over six years, where she managed, built, and launched products including smartphone, mobile PC (notebook and tablet), and desktop monitor models. Prior to joining Omdia (formerly IHS Markit) in 2014, Makoto spent eight years at Sony Electronics working in product marketing for digital camera and TV products. At Sony, she also covered market trends for point-of-sale data and gained experience in supply chain and sales strategic/promotional planning.
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Excellent quarterly results, confirming the soundness of our strategy toward Specialty Materials, and achieved in a very inflationary context.
Annual guidance raised despite a more uncertain macroeconomic environment.
- Sales of €3.2 billion, up by 32.9% compared with Q2'21:
- Benefits of new business developments in high value-added sustainable solutions (batteries, sports, electronics, healthcare, etc.)
- Selling price adjustments in the face of very significant raw materials, energy and transportation cost inflation
- Slight decline in volumes relative to last year's high comparison base. Contrasting regional dynamics, robust in North America, down in Europe, and slightly positive in Asia despite the context of lockdowns in China
- EBITDA up by a strong 47.5% compared with Q2'21 to €705 million, and a record EBITDA margin of 22.1%:
- Very significant 41.8% growth in Specialty Materials' EBITDA to €600 million (€423 million in Q2'21), supported by each of the three segments, Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials and Coating Solutions
- Intermediates' EBITDA at €129 million (€81 million in Q2'21), benefiting notably from more favorable market conditions overall and from initiatives taken by the Group
- Adjusted net income up very strongly by 65.9% to €443 million, representing €5.99 per share (€3.50 in Q2'21)
- Recurring cash flow of €235 million, reflecting the quality of the Group's financial performance and including an increase in working capital linked to higher prices and traditional seasonality
- Net debt tightly controlled at €2,789 million, including €700 million in hybrid bonds, representing 1.3x last-twelve-months EBITDA
- New, more ambitious climate plan announced on 7 July, with an increased level of commitment, aligned with a 1.5°C trajectory and now including scope 3 emissions
- Strengthening of the Coating Solutions segment's downstream with the acquisition of Polimeros Especiales, one of the leaders in solvent-free acrylic resins in Mexico, which will complement the Group's offering of more environmentally friendly solutions
- Annual guidance raised significantly despite a more uncertain macroeconomic environment and weaker demand in Europe: Arkema now aims to achieve in 2022, excluding further significant disruption of the global context, annual EBITDA growth of 17% to 22% at constant scope compared with 2021 (vs. "slight growth" previously), representing an EBITDA of around €2,100 million.
Following Arkema's Board of Directors' meeting held on 28 July 2022 to approve the Group's consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2022, Chairman and CEO Thierry Le Hénaff said:
"The excellent second-quarter performance was achieved in a demanding operating environment, marked by high raw materials inflation, the particular energy context in Europe and disruptions to logistics flows between regions. I would like to thank all of our teams, who contributed to this outstanding financial performance through their commitment and responsiveness, as well as our customers, for engaging in high quality dialogue that enabled us to support them in this complex environment. The Group also continued to benefit from the superior quality of its portfolio of technologies in high performance materials, the opportunities created by the strength of its innovation for sustainable development, and its balanced geographic presence between the three key regions.
Moreover, Arkema is continuing to implement its strategy focused on sustainable growth, with the successful integration of Ashland's adhesives, the announcement of a high-quality bolt-on acquisition in the Coating Solutions segment's downstream, the upcoming start-ups of our major investments in Aurora, North Carolina, and Singapore, and our new climate plan announced in early July, which is aligned with the Paris Agreement and a 1.5°C SBT trajectory.
In a global environment that many observers and experts are qualifying as difficult for the coming months and which incites us to be attentive, the new EBITDA guidance for 2022, which has been significantly raised, is a sign of confidence in the Group's ability to meet the challenges that could arise in the second half of the year."
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The second half is marked by a context of risks of lockdowns in China, geopolitical tensions linked to the war in Ukraine, concerns regarding the availability and price of natural gas and electricity in Europe, as well as the significant increase in the level of inflation, which are all factors that could weigh on demand going forward.
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Further details concerning the Group's second-quarter 2022 results are provided in the "Second-quarter 2022 results and outlook" presentation and the "Factsheet" document, both available on Arkema's website at: www.arkema.com/global/en/investor-relations/
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India and Australia Test a much-awaited Test series is all set to get underway. And fans are eagerly waiting to watch their favorite Indian superstars back to playing in international cricket. The Men in Blue are scheduled to play series across all the formats. And, Glenn McGrath has come out with an opinion that the Test series will be a tough one for middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been away from competitive cricket for a very long.
The rivalry between India and Australia has got intense with each year passing. Now, things have certainly changed. Once it was impossible to defeat Australia in Australia. But, Virat Kohli & Co. changed that scenario back in 2018-19 by defeating the hosts in the longer format by 2-1. This time there are lots of expectations from Team India to repeat their success once again. However, it will not be an easy task for the visitors.
Glenn McGrath Feels It Will Be A Difficult Test Series For Cheteshwar Pujara
It will be more difficult for Team India as they will be playing their first international series after February. Meanwhile, Glenn McGrath, the former Aussie pacer feels that it will be a more difficult Test series for Cheteshwar Pujara, who is yet to play his first competitive game post-New Zealand series.
The former pacer feels that back in 2018-19, Pujara finished as the leading run-scorer in the Test series. The latter spent enough time on the crease to unsettle Aussie bowlers But, this time, he will be fully fresh and it is difficult for any batsmen to face an Australian bowling attack on any given day. And, Pujara, who has been away from cricket for a long will have a difficult tour of Australia.
"The thing he did so well last time was that he occupied the crease. He spent time in the middle just batting. He is the kind of batsman who doesn't feel pressure when not scoring runs. That's unique in the modern era where there are batsmen who would want to score runs after one maiden over.
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Dr John Edeen is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon in San Antonio, TX and is active in seeking the right to carry for qualified hospital staff. At Doctors For Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO), he oversees membership development.
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to rage, seriously affecting regional security and the world economy. NATO, haunted by its Cold War mentality, is widely recognized as the main culprit behind the outbreak of the conflict and its escalation. Despite the worsening situation, NATO, led by the United States, is contributing nothing to peacefully ending the conflict. Contrarily, it has taken the opportunity to flaunt the value of its existence, increase the military spending and deployment of its member countries, and accelerate the pace of extending NATO's Article 5 to the Asia-Pacific region in order to serve U.S. hegemony.
NATO held a summit at the end of last month in Madrid and included China in its Strategic Concept document for the first time, arguing that China poses a challenge to NATO's "security, interests and values" and calling for united efforts against the "systemic challenges" posed by China. It was also the first time that NATO invited the leaders of four Asia-Pacific countries, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, to its summit. In the context of intensified strategic competition with China, the U.S. is pushing NATO to extend its tentacles to the region and by doing so it has fully revealed its strategic intent to "contain China with NATO". It should be noted that the so-called Strategic Concept document is filled with confrontational concepts, Cold War mentality and ideological bias. The document is so disconnected from reality and it smears China for no reason at all. The U.S.-led NATO is trying to conjure up a threat in Europe so it can provoke confrontation in the Asia-Pacific region – this, rather than China, is the real "systemic challenge" to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
Disrupting World Peace
The Strategic Concept is the guiding document for NATO. After the Cold War, there had been three "strategic concepts" adopted in 1991, 1999 and 2010. NATO touts the documents as an action to "fulfil new missions, admit new members and expand new functions" and to promote the transformation of the alliance. To put more accurately, it's a vivid recount of how the document has served as a tool for NATO to show its subservience to the U.S. and help maintain the U.S. global hegemony and its interests; and that NATO has been completely reduced to a tool to create "enemies" and fabricate "threats", and bring harm to regional and global security.
In 1991, the NATO Rome Summit adopted the Alliance's New Strategic Concept, the first "strategic concept" document issued by NATO after the end of the Cold War, proposing that NATO's military strategy shifted from "forward defense" of the Cold War to increased mobility to respond to international crises, which laid the foundation for large-scale military interventions in the future. Soon thereafter, NATO intervened directly in the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the pretense of humanitarianism, helping the U.S. to dominate the situation in the Balkans region.
At the turn of the century in 1999, the U.S. led the second "transformation" of NATO, whose new Strategic Concept for the 21st Century emphasized that NATO should play an important role in defending democracy, freedom and human rights, turning NATO into a tool to promote Western values. At the same time, the document suggested that NATO's actions to maintain peace and security, when necessary, could extend beyond member states, making possible the "interventionist" and "expansionist" NATO military operations outside the defense zone in the name of group security. Also in 1999, NATO, led by the U.S., launched air strikes against the former Yugoslavia without the approval of the UN Security Council.
As the world's largest military alliance, NATO's survival is driven by adversaries and threats, and after 9/11 highlighted non-conventional security threats, counter-terrorism became the mission of NATO and the reason to justify its aggression of sovereign states. In the name of counter-terrorism, NATO launched military operations against Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya ...... not only taking more than 800,000 lives, but also resulting in volatile situations in the Middle East and other regions. No wonder the U.S.-led global counter-terrorism stuck into the strange circle of "the more counter-terrorism fights, the more terrorist threats". It also unveiled how unjust plots of regime change are carried out under the just cover of counter-terrorism.
In 2008, the United States and other Western countries bore the brunt of the international financial crisis, although the "strategic concept" document adopted in the same year no longer considered Russia as the main threat, the U.S. knew its tensions with Russia was a hinderance to U.S. hegemony over Europe and the very survival of NATO. That's why NATO didn't stop its eastward expansion, and eventually, it built and pushed the strategic containment line to the doorsteps of Russia. After the Crimean crisis in 2014, NATO has been increasing its military support to Ukraine, squeezing Russia's security space and ignoring Russia's legitimate security concerns, which eventually triggered the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022.
Hyping "China Threat" Theory
Since 2017, the U.S. national security strategy has quickly shifted from counterterrorism and regional affairs to conventional great power competition. Since Biden took office, the U.S. has focused on "great power competition" and "long-term competition" with China and other adversaries. It views NATO as the most important strategic tool for maintaining its global hegemony, hence intensified its coordination with NATO allies against China, and urged NATO to compete with China. Due to its security dependence on and the continued pressure from the U.S., NATO's attitude toward China took a sharp turn in a short period of time, and has become increasingly assertive, despite the fact that China is far from a security threat to European countries. In NATO's latest "Strategic Concept" document, China was considered a "systemic threat" to Euro-Atlantic security, not only in traditional security areas, but also in "China's quest to control key technologies and industrial sectors, critical infrastructure, strategic goods and supply chains," and "China's attempt to subvert the rules-based international order".
The "China Threat" is completely groundless. China has always been a positive force for peaceful development in the world. In the face of the overlapping challenges brought by changing geopolitical landscapes and a once-in-a-century pandemic, China has never surrendered to strength, never engaged in bloc politics or confrontation, and never resorted to "decoupling" or "building walls for a small yard". Quite the opposite, it has provided a large number of public goods to maintain world peace and stability, and to advance global sustainable development.
The "China Threat" then quickly became a pretext and tool for NATO to bridge its legitimacy gap, to promote a "globalized NATO", and to go beyond the traditional geopolitical and arms race. Despite the ongoing Ukraine crisis, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has repeatedly said that "NATO will incorporate the 'response to China's rise' into its new strategic concept," and bluntly stated that it would be a future priority. The new "Strategic Concept" will, not surprisingly, serve as a basis for NATO's continued existence in the future.
The new "strategic concept" shows NATO continues to indulge itself in the Cold War mindset. NATO is more willing to picture China as a "threat" than to work with China to address common, non-traditional security challenges. It is also more willing to emphasize its own domination of the security order than to construct a more inclusive regional security order. By provoking contradictions and ideological confrontations of values, NATO is attempting to re-play the "camp confrontation" game in the Asia-Pacific region.
Severely Undermining Asia-Pacific Security
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been going on for more than five months now. Rather than shouldering up international responsibility to resolve the issue through peaceful dialogue, NATO keeps adding fuel to the fire and pushing up the risk of complicating and prolonging the conflict. More regrettably, the conflict seems to have provided an opportunity for the U.S. to reshape NATO and extend its tentacles to the Asia-Pacific region, thus making it better serve U.S. hegemony.
In the "Indo-Pacific Strategy" document released by the Biden administration at the beginning of this year, it was clearly proposed that the "Indo-Pacific Strategy" welcomes the participation of NATO. The "Indo-Pacific Strategy" is essentially a tool of the U.S. to fuel its competition with China at the regional level. As NATO maintains its position that China poses a "systemic challenge", it would naturally strengthen its military presence in the region, provoke "camp confrontation" and continue to undermine China's security environment and contain China's development – the impact of which will certainly not go unnoticed.
In recent years, the U.S. has continued to deepen its "Indo-Pacific Strategy" and has continuously emphasized that alliances and security partnerships are the most important "asymmetric competitive edge" against China. That's why it has strengthened its bilateral military alliances, the AUKUS and the QUAD mechanisms and other structures in the Asia-Pacific region, and has strengthened the ties between NATO and its allies in the region. The NATO Madrid Summit for the first time invited the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, and during the summit talk of the "NATO Asia-Pacific Partnership (AP4)", NATO vowed deeper defense coordination and cooperation with Asia Pacific allies. In addition, since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the U.S. has touted that "the security and defense of Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are inextricably linked" and that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow". By hyping up the "security threats" facing the region, the U.S. is encouraging NATO members to increase their military presence in Asia Pacific.
As the most dynamic and promising region in the world, Asia-Pacific is also the region where the interests of China and the United States are most intertwined. The prosperity and stability of the region is of great importance and far-reaching significance to the world. To maintain national security and regional peace, countries in the region have, for a long time, exercised considerable restraint in their security policies, i.e. enhancing military strength while avoiding arms race. As for security cooperation, they hope to have certain security support but refrain from forming new military alliances, nor are they willing to "choose sides" between China and the United States. On this basis, it has become the consensus of the region to build an institutional system that safeguards regional security and stability, promotes intra-regional cooperation, and restrains security behaviors of member countries.
However, in the current process of NATO's Indo-Pacificization, the United States has increasingly tied its Asia-Pacific allies to NATO, attempting to create a "small bloc" and "political group" against China, instigating countries in the region to adopt a more offensive military policy, and forcing them to "take sides" between China and the United States, and pushing up drastically the risk of camp confrontation. The Asia-Pacific region has a very different geopolitical environment and security issues than Europe. The U.S. and NATO have overestimated their ability in delivering public goods to the region, and are overly optimistic in believing that strengthened military presence would equal to the ability in addressing multiple traditional and non-traditional security issues in the region. Compared to working with China and ASEAN through dialogue and consultation, increasing NATO activities in the region will only exacerbate regional tensions.


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The elementary school experience today is vastly different from what it used to be like not too long ago. Thanks to the rapid development of various technologies, how they are used in classrooms has vastly evolved. Eight years ago in elementary school, I remember walking down to the computer lab with my classmates. We would impatiently wait for the teacher to unlock the door, then we would enter and choose our favourite computer. Typically, a portion of the time was spent typing away on All the Right Type or creating artwork on KidPix (does this ring a bell?). Other times, we would spend time in the computer labs working on research projects. After everything was done, we would be allowed free time on the computers.
Nowadays, students don't even have to leave the classroom to access technology anymore. Often times, they are already installed in the classrooms. One of the most recognizable technologies are SmartBoards, which is one type of Interactive Whiteboards (IWB). IWBs strive to increase student engagement by providing a focal point for instruction, interactivity, gaming, and animations. Gone are the days of overhead projectors!
Other common technologies include iPads and laptops. Often, classrooms or school libraries will have carts of iPads and laptops available for loan during school hours. When using any device, encourage small group work so that students get the advantages of learning to use the technology while fostering social interactions.
Regardless of whatever technology you decide to utilize, remember:
"The mere introduction of the technology does not guarantee an enhanced learning environment. The role of the teacher, his or her knowledge of the technology and how to use it, will be the most important factors in determining if successful progress can be identified and supported" (Hockly, 2013). The view that any technology by itself will lead to "better" learning is misleading (Hocky, 2013).
Articles worth checking out:
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- E-books and Early Elementary Education: A Balancing Act of Technology and Teaching Pedagogy
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By Allison Kubo
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that in the last 1.1 Ma the Greenland Ice sheet melted at least once and reformed. The team found fossilized plants buried under 1 million years of snow based on the Camp Century Ice Core. The long core samples the layers of snow in the Greenland Ice Sheet.
|Silvan Leinss, Radar reflector installation Greenland, CC BY-SA 4.0
The deeper the core the older the ice is and at its deepest point the Greenland Ice Sheet measures approximately 1.9 miles. Finding dirt and plant material in the core under layers of ice indicates it was once covered with plants and maybe even trees. The researchers used cosmogenic isotopes, atoms that are only formed when radiation from space and the sun interact with dirt, to show that it melted at least once within the last 1 million years. Although it may seem like a long time, 1 million years is an eyeblink to geologists. This research indicates that Greenland could almost completely melt and refreeze in a very short timescale. It highlights that climate change is a threat to humans in our lifetimes and that the Greenland Ice Sheet is very sensitive to climate changes.
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This isn't the first time that the Camp Century Ice Core has had important scientific or even societal discoveries. The saga took to get this research includes secret cold war missions, abandoned bases, modular nuclear reactors, lost data, and a 4560-foot sample of the Earth's past.
Drilled from 1963-1966, it was one of the first long ice cores to be used to model climate and look at Earth history. Camp Century, only 800 miles from the North Pole, was built into the ice including barracks, a theater, and a barbershop, all powered by a portable nuclear reactor. But climate science at Camp Century also hid more troubling motives. Camp Century was the home of Project Iceworm, declassified in 1996, which was a mission to station 600 nuclear warheads under the ice. They soon learned the ice was too unstable to maintain the base let alone launch missiles. The US Army abandoned the base and their waste to be reclaimed by the ice. Although originally intended as a cover, the ice core became the subject of major work in climate research, climatology, even volcanology since it recorded ash from large eruptions. However, as new cores were drilled the interest in Camp Century decreased and it was shipped around from New Hampshire to Buffalo and eventually to Copenhagen in the 1990s. The boxes and boxes of ice were forgotten in the freezer in Denmark until 2018. We continue to see the legacy of the Camp Century ice core with the recent research published by the University of Vermont.


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Driving from Washington D.C to Southern PA is the ideal road trip. Indeed, it can be done in a day! With a total of 200 miles, the journey should take you about three and a half hours to reach your destination (without traffic). The easiest and quickest way to go is via I-70 W and US-30 W, but you're also able to go through country roads if you wish to see more scenery! To learn more about our recommended stops, skip to step 3 below!
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Andy Powell's presentation on Web 2.0 and repositories is just as relevant a read for GIS designers as it is for archivists. These communities have much in common, including:
A mission to archive and curate comprehensive, unique datasets.
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In the institutional repository space, open access voices don't want their agenda derailed by debate about the re-architecture of the systems to be opened. Likewise in the open source GIS, or FOSS4G, space: businesses that are barely succeeding in winning government and industry clients over to open source solutions based on "OpenGIS" standards aren't keen on having these standards undermined for any reason.
Powell's assessment is that the way forward for repositories is either simpler (Atom, for example) or more complex (RDF, which I'm told is to the OGC what the XML mapfile is to the MapServer community) than the current approach. Or both. I think this is true for geospatial as well.


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Scheduling is a major task in project management. The current scheduling technique, Critical Path Method (CPM), has been widely applied for several decades, but a large number of projects fail to be completed on time and schedule delays occur in many projects. This raises question about the validity of the current project scheduling system. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), derived from Theory of Constraints, is a relatively new alternative approach toward scheduling projects. This study compared CCPM and CPM to determine which scheduling method delivers a shorter project duration and has a better usage of resources. A scheduling software called ProChain was used to reschedule a CPM based construction project using CCPM. The study concluded that the CCPM has the possibility to deliver shorter project duration and better resource usage in comparison to CPM. It was revealed that ProChain has limitation in the process of transforming a CPM schedule to a CCPM schedule. For example, ProChain treats any tasks without any predecessor as a project terminating task and puts a project buffer after it.
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True Diversity in the Fashion Industry
What it Means & How We Get There
"Be the change you want to see" said ex-model, Regenerative Futures co-founder, and artist, Wilson Oryema. "You can't wait for a bus to come on a route it's never taken before," was his response when asked for his opinion on the diversity of the fashion industry at the moment.
But how do we begin to create this change?
Last decade we saw Edward Enningful appointed as Vogue's editor-in-chief and we watched as Virgil Abloh and Oliver Rousteing entered into the French fashion houses, a space that previously excluded people of color. Seemingly a lot of progress was made in the 2010's and was even declared by Vogue to be "a turning point for diversity in fashion."
Yet, it is 2020 and we are still having this conversation. And as model, presenter and Mixer member, Georgia Moot said, "there's still a long way to go." The tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, have brought human and civil rights to the forefront of conversations. In fashion specifically, these conversations have largely focused on the lack of diversity in the industry.
We spoke with David Lipford, former Head of Creative Content Production for Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade and co-founder of Dual Phocus, as well as Georgia Moot and Wilson Oryema about their personal experiences, their opinion on the current state of the industry, and what needs to change.
Through these thoughts and experiences that these three creatives generously shared with us, we have identified what some of the issues that remain are, some ways we can tackle these issues and some examples of brands who are beginning to take this seriously.
When asked about obstacles he faced during his fashion career, David shared, "for me it was just feeling seen and understood. There's not a lot of people of color at an executive level in many of the corporations that I've gone into and it's just now becoming something that is even recognized in the way that we can action on change."
He spoke about a personal experience where he had a run in with a police officer after being wrongly accused of trespassing in a hospital and had to go to work straight after. "I just had to go into work like nothing was going on because my counterparts may not necessarily have experienced things with the police in the same way that I have, but it's like nope, come to work and let's make the business happen. So those were the kind of experiences. Not necessarily always in the workplace where people were directly aggressive racially."
Discomfort in the workplace is an obstacle shared by Georgia and her experience with microaggressions. "I'd experienced some things that I don't even think I realized at the time were maybe problematic. I knew they made me feel uncomfortable, so like a few discussions around my hair, or comments that would be made, or that feeling, like I said, of constantly feeling too much. They are microaggressions, so they're not like huge acts of racism, but learning and understanding that, that all perpetuates this system and that I had the right to feel uncomfortable because of these comments. And that this is something that maybe someone who was White and petite in the industry wouldn't face."
There is an attitude of silence within the industry that has maintained this lack of understanding and created an uncomfortable atmosphere for many people of color. Georgia notes that there is an air "of "don't bite the hand that feeds you" in the fashion industry" and describes the feeling of not wanting to appear "difficult" or be "blacklisted." In the end, she explains that "it all contributes to a feeling of othering and just not feeling comfortable. And you should feel comfortable in your job."
Progress may have been made last decade, but with this feeling of othering and many other discomforts still existing for so many people of color within the industry, we clearly have not made enough.
So, what would it look like if the industry really was diverse?
Imagining True Diversity
"It just looks like you get a sense of everyone and everything," Wilson answers. " It's not that we throw everything into the things that already exist. It's more we also build new solutions and institutions which look different. You don't change a system that needs a change by simply throwing everything that wasn't there before into the same structure and hoping that it works for everyone. You need different forms and new structures and new things."
Wilson imagines true diversity to feel like an "outpouring" where there is "room for everyone." "I couldn't describe it as a house, it would look almost like just a massive open space with all types of ground for whatever you wanted to make."
Georgia adds that we won't be able to get to this open space, "until stuff like race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, mental health is removed from the aesthetic of fashion and from it being able to be a trend." She argues that until this is done, "the fashion industry isn't going to get to where it needs to be."
For Georgia, a truly diverse industry is a place where "someone's skin color is not a trend. You can't change that, that should not be something where, oh you want to be more diverse this season, so you've decided that you're going to use someone with dark skin and then next season you're actually over it and it's all about florals."
Here are some changes that Georgia, David and Wilson believe can help us achieve this:
1. New Programs and Training
Georgia states that "there should be more schemes to help young people of color or people from diverse backgrounds to be able to access fashion and the fashion industry and the roles."
It is important to note that these schemes should not just apply to designers. "It needs to be marketing, HR, these all need to be internship schemes. Editorial roles, writing roles." Georgia continues to say that unpaid internships are harmful as well because "that just means that only a certain demographic of people can get into fashion and it just really perpetuates that elitism circle or the nature of the industry."
Adding to this, David speaks about "creating workshop training that allows people to actually grow and to understand what their skills really are." If brands did this, it would "help the company grow by evolving with their people. As their people change and grow, then the business changes and grows."
David describes the knock-on effect that this could have. Noting that the greater diversity introduced by these programs and training "in a corporate environment is going to allow for many others, who are dependent, to understand those same changes. For those large million-dollar fashion corporations to really have a diverse group of executives in there to speak up for the board room and say "this campaign would be offensive to my culture because.." and to help people to understand so that they can correct it before it gets out to market. I think those are the things you need to have, an inclusion board, have an outside board."
Some examples of this type of training can be seen at Nike, in its launching of Amplify in 2018, an internal development program for high-potential women and minorities at the director and senior director levels. Among many other new initiatives.
However, it is the newer brands that are truly taking the lead. Georgia mentions Telfar and Christopher John Rogers as great brands to look to and as two of her favorites, adding that their work changed her life. "Smaller brands in London and New York who are just doing really cool stuff are showing that it can be done" she says.
David also gives the example of his own company, Dual Phocus. "Part of the inclusion aspect of Dual Phocus is creating a space where someone may not necessarily have the resources to have gone to Parsons but they have a skill, they have a gift, and they have a very unique talent that can be leveraged. And our business offers a service to not only the artist by helping them to understand that there's a way to structure your communications with the client."
We asked David to explain more about Dual Phocus and what they do, he shared with us that "Dual Phocus is a content creation agency and an artist management company. It's basically a content creating hub, we have stylists, photographers, graphic designers, illustrators, mixed media artists, that help to work on our creative content based on clients that have a production need."
David's professional experience has allowed him to be a "bridge in the gap between artists and aligned opportunities in the industry." Dual Phocus aligns "the artist with an opportunity that really needs to leverage their skills." It acts as a bridge between the "creative language and the corporate language."
Another example he shared is Gucci. Who, recognizing they have a lot of work to do, have now created programs to reach back to high schoolers and teach them about the industry. They are doing this through plans such as the North American Changemakers Scholarship Program, which provides students finances, mentoring, and internships to help them break into the fashion industry.
Programs like these are essential if we want to:
2. Change Internal Structures
As Wilson pointed out, "we need to create new structures. We can't just have everything funnel through the same system because there's some people that it works for." He explains that, "that's not to say there's only two or three structures, this could be all types of business models all holding this plot in this same open space. There's not one structure. It's making the soil fertile or making the land liveable for everyone without encroaching on each other's territory and allowing for cross collaboration and exchange."
Within these new structures, there must be diversity at every level. For example, corporately, David explains what he would like to see change internally "in terms of just real equality. From a corporate, executive, VP level, to the HR executives- to the real, true, internal growth trajectory for the executive assistant who should be moving into a project manager position. And then they can go up to be a VP of project management there. Because those are people who are really managing and manning down the fort. But those are Black women who are in those positions, who are making under $50,000 a year to do this job that is manning the forts for these super large corporations, who have more than enough to provide for them."
Georgia elaborates on this point, adding that "you need to start hiring more people at multiple levels and not just one person and blast them out. You can't hire just one Black editor-in-chief and expect him to change a whole system that has historically been quite White."
She explains how, "models are often the people that are seen, they're the most visible. But it's the bits that go on behind the scenes that are the most decisive and the most racist or where the most ignorant things are said - behind closed doors. And they're protected by this hierarchy of the industry. I think until you have a team and everyone in the company at different levels in the company, reflecting the people, the models that you're booking, or the society that you're working in, then it's not going to work."
One way to kick brands into action to actually hire diversely across the board is through:
3. Accountability
Georgia believes new training "comes hand in hand with accountability...providing statistics." She mentions the UK's initiative with the gender pay gap and believes this same mandatory transparency should be applied to diversity within the workplace.
She goes on to say, "they've just made a Black fashion board in the US, in New York, like the Black in Fashion Council to help hold businesses accountable. I think once people start showing numbers or even like @show_the_boardroom, and people start seeing these things then it's very hard to not be called out or be forced to change your hiring processes or forced to change the structure of your business".
Although Nike still has a long way to go, they have begun to invite accountability through publishing statistics like these:
While there is still a lot of work to be done in the fashion industry, Wilson encourages us and says to "anyone reading this, you can do anything you want. You can create the change you want to see, if there's a problem you can create the solution. You can email people, you can talk to people and put different things together and make new solutions that no one's ever seen before. And that's how we make a better world. It's not by waiting for others, it's by putting our best foot forward and we may fail. I fail all the time, I make mistakes all the time, but there's no harm in trying. Honestly, whatever you believe you can do it. So, good luck".
Mixer would like to thank David Lipford, Georgia Moot and Wilson Oryema for giving so much of their time and insight to us about this issue.


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DARPA Wants Research into Resilient Anonymous Communications
DARPA is funding research into resilient anonymous communications systems.
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DARPA is funding research into resilient anonymous communications systems.
Last year I wrote about the Digital Security Exchange. The project is live:
The DSX works to strengthen the digital resilience of U.S. civil society groups by improving their understanding and mitigation of online threats.
We do this by pairing civil society and social sector organizations with credible and trustworthy digital security experts and trainers who can help them keep their data and networks safe from exposure, exploitation, and attack. We are committed to working with community-based organizations, legal and journalistic organizations, civil rights advocates, local and national organizers, and public and high-profile figures who are working to advance social, racial, political, and economic justice in our communities and our world.
If you are either an organization who needs help, or an expert who can provide help, visit their website.
Note: I am on their advisory committee.
Summer Fowler at CMU has invented a new word: prosilience:
I propose that we build operationally PROSILIENT organizations. If operational resilience, as we like to say, is risk management "all grown up," then prosilience is resilience with consciousness of environment, self-awareness, and the capacity to evolve. It is not about being able to operate through disruption, it is about anticipating disruption and adapting before it even occurs—a proactive version of resilience. Nascent prosilient capabilities include exercises (tabletop or technical) that simulate how organizations would respond to a scenario. The goal, however, is to automate, expand, and perform continuous exercises based on real-world indicators rather than on scenarios.
I have long been a big fan of resilience as a security concept, and the property we should be aiming for. I'm not sure prosilience buys me anything new, but this is my first encounter with this new buzzword. It would certainly make for a best-selling business-book title.
This article demonstrates that security is less important than functionality.
When asked about their preference if they needed to choose between IT security and business flexibility, 71 percent of respondents said that security should be equally or more important than business flexibility.
But show them the money and things change, when the same people were asked if they would take the risk of a potential security threat in order to achieve the biggest deal of their life, 69 percent of respondents say they would take the risk.
The reactions I've read call this a sad commentary on security, but I think it's a perfectly reasonable result. Security is important, but when there's an immediate conflicting requirement, security takes a back seat. I don't think this is a problem of security literacy, or of awareness, or of training. It's a consequence of our natural proclivity to take risks when the rewards are great.
Given the option, I would choose the security threat, too.
In the IT world, we need to recognize this reality. We need to build security that's flexible and adaptable, that can respond to and mitigate security breaches, and can maintain security even in the face of business executives who would deliberately bypass security protection measures to achieve the biggest deal of their lives.
This essay previously appeared on Resilient Systems's blog.
Really nice profile in the New York Times. It includes a discussion of the Clean Slate program:
Run by Dr. Howard Shrobe, an M.I.T. computer scientist who is now a Darpa program manager, the effort began with a premise: If the computer industry got a do-over, what should it do differently?
The program includes two separate but related efforts: Crash, for Clean-Slate Design of Resilient Adaptive Secure Hosts; and MRC, for Mission-Oriented Resilient Clouds. The idea is to reconsider computing entirely, from the silicon wafers on which circuits are etched to the application programs run by users, as well as services that are placing more private and personal data in remote data centers.
Clean Slate is financing research to explore how to design computer systems that are less vulnerable to computer intruders and recover more readily once securityis breached.
Nice essay on the futility of trying to prevent another 9/11:
"Never again." It is as simplistic as it is absurd. It is as vague as it is damaging. No two words have provided so little meaning or context; no catchphrase has so warped policy discussions that it has permanently confused the public's understanding of homeland security. It convinced us that invulnerability was a possibility.
The notion that policies should focus almost exclusively on preventing the next attack has also masked an ideological battle within homeland-security policy circles between "never again" and its antithesis, commonly referred to as "shit happens" but in polite company known as "resiliency." The debate isn't often discussed this way, and not simply because of the bad language. Time has not only eased the pain of that day, but there have also been no significant attacks. "Never again" has so infiltrated public discourse that to even acknowledge a trend away from prevention is considered risky, un-American. Americans don't do "Keep Calm and Carry On." But if they really want security, the kind of security that is sustainable and realistic, then they are going to have to.
There's a lot of good material in this essay.
And on a related topic, an essay and commentary on overhyping the threat of terrorism at the London Olympics.
This is kind of a rambling essay on the need to spend more on infrastructure, but I was struck by this paragraph:
Here's a news flash: There are some events that no society can afford to be prepared for to the extent that we have come to expect. Some quite natural events—hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, derechos—have such unimaginable power that the destruction they wreak will always take days, or weeks, or months to fix. No society can afford to harden the infrastructure that supports it to make that infrastructure immune to such destructive forces.
Add terrorism to that list and it sounds like something I would say. Sometimes it makes more sense to spend money on mitigation than it does to spend it on prevention.
Stratfor has an interesting article.
There was a conference on resilience (highlights here, and complete videos here) earlier this year. Here's an interview with professor Sander van der Leeuw on the topic. Although he never mentions security, it's all about security.
Any system, whether it's the financial system, the environmental system, or something else, is always subject to all kinds of pressures. If it can withstand those pressures without really changing its behavior, then it's robust. When a system can't withstand them anymore but can deal with them by integrating some changes so the pressures fall off and it can keep going, then it's resilient. If it comes to the point where the only choices are to make fundamental structural changes or to cease existence, then it becomes vulnerable.
I've worked a lot on the end of the Roman Empire. Let's go back to sometime before the end. The Roman Empire expands all around the Mediterranean and becomes very, very big. It can do that because wherever it goes, it finds and then takes away existing treasure that has been accumulated over the centuries before. That treasure pays for the army, it pays for the administration, it pays for everything. But there's a certain moment, beginning in the third century, when there is no more treasure to be had. The empire has already taken in all of the civilized world. At that point, to maintain its administration and military and feed its poor, it must depend basically on the annual yield of agriculture, or the actual product of solar energy. At the same time, the empire becomes less attractive because it has less to offer, because it has less extra energy. So now it has to deal with all kinds of unrest, and ultimately, the energy that it has available for its administration is no longer sufficient to maintain the empire. So between the third century and the fifth century, the empire has to make changes. That is the period when it adapts its behavior to all kinds of pressures. That is the resilience period. At the end of that period, when it is no longer able to maintain that, it quickly becomes vulnerable and falls apart.
And here's sort of a counter-argument, that resilience in national security is overrated:
But it can go wrong. Rebuilding a community that sits in a flood zone shows plenty of resilience but less wisdom. American Idol contestants who have no singing ability but compete year after year are resilient—and delusional. Winston Churchill once joked that success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. But there is a fine line between perseverance and stupidity. Sometimes it is better to give up and pursue a different course than continuing down the same failing path in the face of adversity.
The potential problems are particularly acute in foreign affairs, where effective resilience requires a tireless effort to adapt to changes in the threat environment. In the world of national security, bad things don't just happen. Thinking, scheming people cause them. Allies and adversaries are constantly devising new ways to serve their own interests and gain advantage. Each player's move generates countermoves, unintended consequences, and unforeseen ripple effects. Forging an alliance with one insurgent group alienates another. Hardening some terrorist targets leaves others more vulnerable. Supporting today's freedom fighters could be arming tomorrow's enemies. Effective resilience in this realm is not just bouncing back and trying again. It is bouncing back, closing the weaknesses that got you there in the first place, and trying things differently the next time. Adaptation is key. A country's resilience hinges on being able to adapt to continuously changing threats in the world.
Honestly, this essay doesn't make much sense to me. Yes, resilience can be done badly. Yes, relying solely on reslience can be sub-optimal. But that doesn't make resilience bad, or even overrated.
EDITED TO ADD (7/14): Paper on resilience and control systems.
I've long advocated investigation, intelligence, and emergency response as the places where we can most usefully spend our counterterrorism dollars. Here's an example where that didn't work:
Starting in April 1991, three FBI agents posed as members of an invented racist militia group called the Veterans Aryan Movement. According to their cover story, VAM members robbed armored cars, using the proceeds to buy weapons and support racist extremism. The lead agent was a Vietnam veteran with a background in narcotics, using the alias Dave Rossi.
Code-named PATCON, for "Patriot-conspiracy," the investigation would last more than two years, crossing state and organizational lines in search of intelligence on the so-called Patriot movement, the label applied to a wildly diverse collection of racist, ultra-libertarian, right-wing and/or pro-gun activists and extremists who, over the years, have found common cause in their suspicion and fear of the federal government.
The undercover agents met some of the most infamous names in the movement, but their work never led to a single arrest. When McVeigh walked through the middle of the investigation in 1993, he went unnoticed.
The whole article is worth reading.
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.


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Ah, it was a resourceful kind of morning. With back to school just around the corner the kids were happy to hang around the house. We had some old fashioned playtime by balancing on tin can stilts and chalking random pieces of art with handmade sidewalk chalk.
We made the stilts out of recycled coffee cans and simply fed a skipping rope through a punctured hole. The kids decorated the tin cans with craft foam, fashion coloured duct tape and Sharpie pens.
Yoga Tree!
We discovered tuna cans work better for the younger crowd. Shoes and a helmet are always a good idea.
By the end of the morning most of the neighbourhood kids were sporting a pair of tin can stilts. I think they liken the "tall walk" to high heeled stiletto's...so not ready for that!
Three cheers for "Tin Can Stilts" for providing physical exercise, a craft and recycling!


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Insights From Women Who Participate In Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group
Every season of the year is difficult for victims of betrayal trauma and emotional abuse. Many women are stuck between a rock and a hard place as they push through or put up with the abuse during the holidays because they have awesome vacations planned, they have children at home, they have family coming.
We want to focus on providing the best support whenever you need it. Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group has sessions every single day that are available on your phone. On the free BTR podcast, some women want to share how they feel about BTR Group. They stayed after a group one day and recorded their feelings.
The following are the true, written thoughts of women from the Betrayal Trauma Recovery community.
Validation Through Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group
I really appreciate how you validated everybody, first by listening to them and then by encouraging them in their own insights and in giving them permission to do and be whatever they needed to be in that moment. I have not experienced this in counseling, though I have been to a lot. It has been a trial and I recognize the uniqueness of it and it's amazing.Anonymous Member of the Betrayal Trauma Recovery community (1)
Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group Provides Guidance
Betrayal Trauma Recovery has been life-changing for me. I started in November and it is now June. The support I have gotten in the women's group, whether I'm on video or over the phone, has helped me to share my feelings, my story, and not only have the coaches helped guide me through my own path–because they don't tell me how to choose to live or choose to recover or how to grow with my husband, it's more of a guidance.
The fact that I have been able to hear other girls' stories is amazing. I don't feel alone. I feel like the knowledge about what other women have done and what their husbands have gone through has taught me to grow; it doesn't have to be the same scenario. It's just knowing what they have done that has helped me in the different chapters in my recovery; it has allowed me to make my decision.
I look forward to the group every time I am on here and find it very affordable. Actually, my counselor made me mad one day. He said that women's groups like to tell each other what to do and that leads to divorce. I told him that's not true. You guys definitely don't lead us to make decisions that would cause anyone to choose divorce; that is a huge thing for me because I have heard other places or counselors do that. I definitely recommend BTR to everyone.Anonymous member of the Betrayal Trauma Recovery community (2)
Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group Helps Me Know I'm Not Alone
My husband was in recovery and having all these meetings each week and having all the help and counseling he needs and I felt like I was being left out in the dark. I was at the end of my rope and needed some counseling myself so I began searching for something to help me. I found BTR.
I lean on this Group a lot when I am going through hard times and I don't understand everything that is happening with my addict. They help clarify situations for me and give me options about how to handle it. They also give me a place to share. I feel like it is safe and I'm not being judged.
I just want others to know how wonderful the BTR Group has been for me and I recommend it to anyone going through betrayal trauma so they can learn and grow. I feel like I have learned and grown from the first time I began attending to this day. I've learned self-worth, self-care…things that I didn't understand when I started this group. I want to thank all the coaches, every one of them. They are all wonderful ladies.Anonymous member of the Betrayal Trauma Recovery Community (3)
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Victims of betrayal trauma and emotional abuse deserve support whenever they need it. Join the Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group today and find the validation, love, and support that you deserve.
Remember, you are not alone.


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UPDATE AT 11:48 a.m.: Mission Local previously reported that the fire displaced 26 people, based on an initial report by the fire department. More recent reports indicate that 11 people were displaced. Estimated damage to the building that was on fire is $50,000 in property and $100,000 in contents. A neighboring building exposed to the fire suffered estimated damages of $25,000 in property and $10,000 in content. The fire's cause is still under investigation. Mission Local will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
Two buildings were damaged by a two-alarm fire that broke out in a three-story building at 3477 22nd St. near Dolores early Thursday morning. The blaze displaced 11 residents, according to the most recent report from the San Francisco Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched to the eight-unit building at 1:06 a.m. The fire was under control by 1:54 a.m. The smoke may also have affected a third building, at 3483-3489 22nd St., according to fire department spokeswoman Lt. Mindy Talmadge.
Neighbors on the scene Thursday morning said the fire appeared to have originated in the staircase and that the cause seemed to be electrical, but this has not been confirmed.
The Red Cross was called to help displaced residents and the arson unit was sent to the scene to investigate, according to the fire department.
There were no reports of injuries.
Lisa, a resident who did not want to give her last name, was shaken by the fire. As she stood by a pile of burnt items from her apartment, she told Mission Local that she lived with her boyfriend and her dog in one of the affected buildings.
Standing near Lisa was her daughter, who lives on 22nd and Folsom streets. She didn't know about the fire until she woke up this morning and saw several missed calls on her phone.
Neighbor Max Schaefer said, "I was woken up by 1:30 a.m. by the smell of smoke down the alley. You could see the amber flames hitting the other houses."
Teresa Calle, who also lives nearby at 3475 22nd St., was awakened when her neighbors rang her doorbell and rushed her to get out. Her storage unit, laundry room and closets suffered water and smoke damage.
"It seems like the fire was coming down the stairs to the basement, but who knows?" she said. As the firefighters worked to put out the fire, Calle was standing across the street, watching the flames. She saw the firefighters enter unit 3458 and open a hole in the ceiling to contain the fire. "It was a very strong fire. It took very fast; in five minutes it was all involved in flames," she said.
According to Calle, the Red Cross came immediately and handed out brochures, prepaid credit cards with $75, blankets, coffee and food. Displaced residents sat in a Muni bus parked on Dolores and 22nd streets. Fire victims were offered a three-night stay in a hotel downtown.
Calle said she is planning to stay with friends and make use of the supplies the Red Cross gave her. Her landlord, John Smith, told her this morning that he will work with cleaning teams to make sure there is no mold in the units after the fire is out.
"Good neighbors make a difference," she said of those who came to hand out water and blankets.
Calle, who has lived in her apartment for 22 years, said she took the day off from work so she can "hopefully recover and take one day at a time."


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