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Project 7: Liberia Orphan Education Project

Greetings friends! As I type this some of you are signing off for the day, while others are just waking up. I love that Craft Hope is made up of individuals around the world and we are able to touch lives in far corners of the globe. The group of people that make up Craft Hope is just as diverse and each individual brings with them their own stories. Stories of hope, survival, triumphs, and failures. Some wear their scars on their sleeves, while others keep them hidden and find passion in helping others silently.

A story that resonates with me is the story of adoption and foster children. The sweet letters I receive from mamas of just why a project meant so much to them. The homeless child. The parents who were unable to have a child of their own. The sense of a loss of hope. The restoration of that very hope.

I get many emails asking how we choose a particular charity. Quite honestly, it just somehow all works out. Many of the charities come directly to us, through an email asking for our assistance. Many of them holding onto a sliver of hope that we can help them. That we could just consider working with them. I am honored and humbled with each and every request that goes into my inbox. Each one read over and over again. Many times filed, for the appropriate project and occasion. Not a one overlooked or dismissed.

Here we go! Consider Project 7 officially launched as we are spreading HOPE in Liberia, West Africa. I, personally, didn’t know much about Liberia and have spent a good portion of the afternoon doing my research. Maybe it’s the teacher in me, but I want you to look it up. Google it. Go see why we are needed there. Opening your eyes to the current situation in a country certainly changes your perspectives. And the beauty of Craft Hope is that it not only changes lives in the areas we are helping, but also changes the lives of those doing the giving.

This time we have partnered with the Liberia Orphan Education Project (LEOP) to provide school supplies to orphan schools in Liberia, West Africa. The LEOP started out seven years ago simply by sending crayons to Liberia and they now currently provide school supplies, teaching instructional supplies, and teacher training to these schools. The founder, Beth, sent me a sweet email asking if we could make bean bags to send to the schools. Heck ya we can!

The specific type of bean bags they are needing are the same ones found in educational resource catalogs. Bean bags with letters, numbers, colors and pictures, bean bags in animal forms and shaped as geometric figures are all available in the educational materials catalogs. These bean bags are incredibly pricey, however relatively easy to make.

One of the things that I immediately realized with this project is that it is a great group activity. They need full sets of the alphabet, numbers, etc. So please spread the word to teachers and groups who may be interested. If you don’t have a group, please connect with other Craft Hope members on our Facebook page. Or if you are feeling ambitious, please create a full set. Only full sets will be accepted.

There are specific requirements for this project since it is an educational tool and traveling to West Africa. And we have big goals this time. We are hoping to collect TWENTY SETS of each. That is, 20 sets of Alphabet bean bags, 20 sets of Shape bean bags, 20 sets of Color bean bags, and 20 sets of Number bean bags. You can see examples of what we are talking about if you click on the links in the previous sentence.

Also, because of shipping and customs issues we cannot accept bags filled with rice, beans, popcorn, or other food products. Plastic pellets, aquarium gravel, or other non-food stuffing is necessary.

Other Considerations ::
Number Bean Bag Sets: All bags need to be the same color so children learn the numbers printed on the bag and not begin to identify the bag color instead of the number (ex.  child ”reads” the red bean bag as “3″ only because it is red and not because of the “3″ printed on it).  If all number bags are the same the child will see the difference in the numbers and not the difference in the colors.

Alphabet Bean Bag Sets: Any colors are great.  Letters can be either upper or lower case or both but might be best if a standard font or style is used so that the letters are easily identified by little ones.

Of course, any other creative ways you can come up with to teach letters, shapes, numbers, and colors with bean bags will be gratefully received.

Here are some bean bag tutorials to help you along… here, here, here, and here.

The deadline for this project is May 15th. This should allow time for you to coordinate a group or make enough bean bags on your own.

Please send your completed bean bags to:
c/o Beth Iden

Browntown, VA  22610

We love feedback from our craft hope community. Join our discussion on Facebook!

General housekeeping (you know the routine) ::
Please spread the word by posting about this project on your blog if you have one. Also, we have a button in the sidebar you can embed into your own site. We also just set up a Facebook fan page that you can also find in the sidebar. Become a fan to stay up to date on all of the latest Craft Hope happenings. And you can follow us on Twitter. And, and we have a Flickr group so please post your photos to this group. We’d love to see pictures of your group in action making the bean bags and the bean bags themselves.

Thanks for all you do. You truly make the world a better place.

Spread hope!

“To make a difference is not a matter of accident, a matter of casual occurrence of the tides. People choose to make a difference.” — Maya Angelou

Frequently Asked Questions ::

Are the number sets supposed to be 0-9 or 0-20? The example link looks like 20. — We are happy to receive whichever set you can do. 0-9 can be used in the youngest grades while 0-20 can be used for the older children.

Does it matter what type of fabric we use? — No

Can the bean bags be knit or crochet? — Yes

What colors should we use for the colors set? — Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Purple (Violet), Black, White, Grey, and/or Brown

Should we embroider the names/numbers/letters on the bean bags or could paint markers/applique, etc. be used? — Any way is fine as long as the paint is nontoxic.


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Exploring the State of the Union Addresses: A Case Study with cleanNLP

Taylor Arnold

In this vignette, the utility of the package is illustrated by showing how it can be used to study a corpus consisting of every State of the Union Address made by a United States president through 2016. It highlights some of the major benefits of the tidy datamodel as it applies to the study of textual data, though by no means attempts to give an exhaustive coverage of all the available tables and approaches. The examples make heavy use of the table verbs provided by dplyr, the piping notation of magrittr and ggplot2 graphics. These are used because they best illustrate the advantages of the tidy data model that has been built in cleanNLP for representing corpus annotations.

Exploratory Analysis

Simple summary statistics are easily computed off of the token table. To see the distribution of sentence length, the token table is grouped by the document and sentence id and the number of rows within each group are computed. The percentiles of these counts give a quick summary of the distribution.

cnlp_get_token(sotu) %>%
  group_by(id, sid) %>%
  summarize(sent_len = n()) %$%
  quantile(sent_len, seq(0,1,0.1))
##   0%  10%  20%  30%  40%  50%  60%  70%  80%  90% 100%
##    2   12   16   20   24   28   32   37   45   57  679

The median sentence has 28 tokens, whereas at least one has over 600 (this is due to a bulleted list in one of the written addresses being treated as a single sentence) To see the most frequently used nouns in the dataset, the token table is filtered on the universal part of speech field, grouped by lemma, and the number of rows in each group are once again calculated. Sorting the output and selecting the top \(42\) nouns, yields a high level summary of the topics of interest within this corpus.

cnlp_get_token(sotu) %>%
  filter(upos == "NOUN") %>%
  group_by(lemma) %>%
  summarize(count = n()) %>%
  top_n(n = 42, count) %>%
  arrange(desc(count)) %>%
##  [1] "year"        "government"  "States"      "Congress"    "United"
##  [6] "country"     "people"      "law"         "nation"      "time"
## [11] "power"       "interest"    "war"         "world"       "citizen"
## [16] "service"     "duty"        "system"      "part"        "state"
## [21] "peace"       "program"     "man"         "America"     "policy"
## [26] "condition"   "act"         "work"        "legislation" "force"
## [31] "effort"      "treaty"      "purpose"     "Federal"     "business"
## [36] "land"        "subject"     "action"      "Department"  "measure"
## [41] "way"         "tax"

The result is generally as would be expected from a corpus of government speeches, with references to proper nouns representing various organizations within the government and non-proper nouns indicating general topics of interest such as tax'',law’‘, and ``peace’’.

The length in tokens of each address is calculated similarly by grouping and summarizing at the document id level. The results can be joined with the document table to get the year of the speech and then piped in a ggplot2 command to illustrate how the length of the State of the Union has changed over time.

cnlp_get_token(sotu) %>%
  group_by(id) %>%
  summarize(n = n()) %>%
  left_join(cnlp_get_document(sotu)) %>%
  ggplot(aes(year, n)) +
    geom_line(color = grey(0.8)) +
    geom_point(aes(color = sotu_type)) +

Here, color is used to represent whether the address was given as an oral address or a written document. The output shows that their are certainly time trends to the address length, with the form of the address (written versus spoken) also having a large effect on document length.

Finding the most used entities from the entity table over the time period of the corpus yields an alternative way to see the underlying topics. A slightly modified version of the code snippet used to find the top nouns in the dataset can be used to find the top entities. The get_token function is replaced by get_entity and the table is filtered on entity_type rather than the universal part of speech code.

cnlp_get_entity(sotu) %>%
  filter(entity_type == "LOCATION") %>%
  group_by(entity) %>%
  summarize(count = n()) %>%
  top_n(n = 44) %>%
  arrange(desc(count)) %>%
##  [1] "United States"        "America"              "States"
##  [4] "Mexico"               "Great Britain"        "Spain"
##  [7] "Europe"               "China"                "Washington"
## [10] "France"               "Cuba"                 "Texas"
## [13] "Japan"                "Pacific"              "Russia"
## [16] "Republic"             "Soviet Union"         "Germany"
## [19] "Nicaragua"            "California"           "District of Columbia"
## [22] "Mississippi"          "Alaska"               "Asia"
## [25] "Africa"               "Iraq"                 "Atlantic"
## [28] "New York"             "U.S."                 "Panama"
## [31] "Philippines"          "Middle East"          "Canada"
## [34] "Afghanistan"          "Paris"                "Brazil"
## [37] "Central America"      "Kansas"               "Oregon"
## [40] "Iran"                 "Peru"                 "Italy"
## [43] "London"               "Colombia"             "Korea"
## [46] "Venezuela"

The ability to redo analyses from a slightly different perspective is a direct consequence of the tidy data model supplied by cleanNLP. The top locations include some obvious and some less obvious instances. Those sovereign nations included such as Great Britain, Mexico, Germany, and Japan seem as expected given either the United State’s close ties or periods of war with them. The top states include the most populous regions (New York, California, and Texas) but also smaller states (Kansas, Oregon, Mississippi), the latter being more surprising.

One of the most straightforward way of extracting a high-level summary of the content of a speech is to extract all direct object object dependencies where the target noun is not a very common word. In order to do this for a particular speech, the dependency table is joined to the document table, a particular document is selected, and relationships of type dobj'' (direct object) are filtered out. The result is then joined to the data setword_frequency``, which is included with cleanNLP, and pairs with a target occurring less than 0.5% of the time are selected to give the final result. Here is an example of this using the first address made by George W. Bush in 2001:

cnlp_get_dependency(sotu, get_token = TRUE) %>%
  left_join(cnlp_get_document(sotu)) %>%
  filter(year == 2001) %>%
  filter(relation == "dobj") %>%
  select(id = id, start = word, word = lemma_target) %>%
  left_join(word_frequency) %>%
  filter(frequency < 0.0005) %>%
  select(id, start, word) %$%
  sprintf("%s => %s", start, word)
##  [1] "take => oath"                  "help => disadvantaged"
##  [3] "fight => homelessness"         "fight => illiteracy"
##  [5] "end => profiling"              "throw => darts"
##  [7] "promoting => internationalism" "makes => downpayment"
##  [9] "discard => relic"              "sound => footing"
## [11] "minding => manners"

Most of these phrases correspond with the ``compassionate conservatism" that George W. Bush ran under in the preceding 2000 election. Applying the same analysis to the 2002 State of the Union, which came under the shadow of the September 11th terrorist attacks, shows a drastic shift in focus.

cnlp_get_dependency(sotu, get_token = TRUE) %>%
  left_join(cnlp_get_document(sotu)) %>%
  filter(year == 2002) %>%
  filter(relation == "dobj") %>%
  select(id = id, start = word, word = lemma_target) %>%
  left_join(word_frequency) %>%
  filter(frequency < 0.0005) %>%
  select(id, start, word) %$%
  sprintf("%s => %s", start, word)
##  [1] "urged => follower"        "brought => sorrow"
##  [3] "hold => hostage"          "eliminate => parasite"
##  [5] "flaunt => hostility"      "make => agile"
##  [7] "fight => anthrax"         "equip => firefighter"
##  [9] "defeat => recession"      "want => paycheck"
## [11] "enact => safeguard"       "embracing => ethic"
## [13] "owns => aspiration"       "containing => resentment"
## [15] "erasing => rivalry"       "embrace => tyranny"

Here the topics have almost entirely shifted to counter-terrorism and national security efforts.

The get_tfidf function provided by cleanNLP converts a token table into a sparse matrix representing the term-frequency inverse document frequency matrix (or any intermediate part of that calculation). This is particularly useful when building models from a textual corpus. The tidy_pca, also included with the package, takes a matrix and returns a data frame containing the desired number of principal components. Dimension reduction involves piping the token table for a corpus into the get_tfidif function and passing the results to tidy_pca.

pca <- cnlp_get_token(sotu) %>%
  filter(pos %in% c("NN", "NNS")) %>%
  cnlp_get_tfidf(min_df = 0.05, max_df = 0.95, type = "tfidf", tf_weight = "dnorm") %$%
  cnlp__pca(tfidf, cnlp_get_document(sotu))

In this example only non-proper nouns have been included in order to minimize the stylistic attributes of the speeches in order to focus more on their content. A scatter plot of the speeches using these components is shown. There is a definitive temporal pattern to the documents, with the 20th century addresses forming a distinct cluster on the right side of the plot.

The output of the get_tfidf function may be given directly to the LDA function in the package topicmodels. The topic model function requires raw counts, so the type variable in get_tfidf is set to tf; the results may then be directly piped to LDA.

tm <- cnlp_get_token(sotu) %>%
  filter(pos %in% c("NN", "NNS")) %>%
  cnlp_get_tfidf(min_df = 0.05, max_df = 0.95, type = "tf", tf_weight = "raw") %$%
  LDA(tf, k = 16, control = list(verbose = 1))

The topics, ordered by approximate time period, are visualized below:

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veccompare: Perform Set Operations on Vectors, Automatically Generating All n-Wise Comparisons, and Create Markdown Output

Automates set operations (i.e., comparisons of overlap) between multiple vectors. It also contains a function for automating reporting in 'RMarkdown', by generating markdown output for easy analysis, as well as an 'RMarkdown' template for use with 'RStudio'.

Version: 0.1.0
Depends: R (≥ 2.10)
Imports: corrplot, gtools, grid, pander, purrr, reshape2, qgraph, VennDiagram
Suggests: devtools, testthat
Published: 2017-09-15
Author: Jacob Gerard Levernier [aut, cre] (Designed and authored the package source code and documentation. Roles: author, creator, designer, engineer, programmer), Heather Gaile Wacha [aut] (Provided intellectual overview and consultation during development for use with medieval cartographic datasets. Roles: conceptor, consultant, data contributor)
Maintainer: Jacob Gerard Levernier <jlevern at>
License: BSD_3_clause + file LICENSE
NeedsCompilation: no
Materials: README
CRAN checks: veccompare results

Reference manual: veccompare.pdf
Package source: veccompare_0.1.0.tar.gz
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Archive for the 'foundation communication' Category

Non-profits and foundations discover the power of saying “I’m sorry.”

July 30, 2007

Are there two more powerful words in the world? “I’m sorry.” When these words are said with sincerity and the sincerity is proven by action, these words can change everything. They are an essential part of the new world of authenticity and transparency. The truth is people screw up and make mistakes. Our litigious society has made it very very dangerous to admit to making mistakes and accept responsibility. But something else is going on as well. People are realizing that credibility in these days is based on full disclosure, complete honesty and the full acceptance of responsibility.

This story from the New York Times about foundations admitting the failure of grants is a great example the growing trend toward painful honesty, and the value of participating in it. Here’s the concluding sentence: “Foundations are supposed to take risks,” Mr. Brest said. “Sure, it’s better to tell your success stories, but there’s no harm in sharing our failures, too. The only thing at stake is our egos.”

Unfortunately, this comment shows that while the trend is good, there is a lack of understanding of why it is so important. Mr. Brest says there is no harm in sharing our failures. Actually, there is. Failures are still failures. The only reason to show them is because the harm in not showing them comes from the sense of covering up what should be made visible. Don’t kid yourself. Talking about your mistakes doesn’t change the fact that they are mistake. Doing so doesn’t necessarily make you look good. It just keeps you from looking a whole lot worse if that mistake is discovered and made visible by others because then you can be charged with cover-up, with dishonesty, with not being trust worthy. The real mistake Mr. Brest makes here, however, is in the last sentence. No, Mr. Brest, the only thing at stake is not your egos. It is your credibility. And if you lose that, you can just lose the whole enterprise. That is the point.


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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Wisconsin Public Unions vs Taxpayers -- Dispatches from the Front

Reports from the front on the battle in Wisconsin between over-compensated public union workers and the over-extended taxpayers who foot the bill:

Howler.  A New York Times article (link) proclaims that a new Rasmussen poll on the dispute may be biased (presumably against the union side).  Yes, that New York Times, the apotheosis of bias, accusing someone else of it.  Well, I guess if anyone can recognize tripe it would be a tripe peddler, although Rasmussen is about the most trusted name in polling.  The only dupes likely to relish this serving of offal are the dwindling number of readers the New York Times has left.

The difference between lightning and a lightning bug.  Supporters of the union side are want to blur any distinction (link) between public and private unions -- hence the railing against "corporate power" and "big money." In fact, the differences between public and private are fundamental, significant, and in the Wisconsin dispute, dispositive (as the lawyers say).

Hmmm -- So that's why all those protesting teachers don't understand that they're grossly over-compensated:  "Only 39% of the 8th graders in Wisconsin public schools are proficient or better in mathematics, according to the U.S. Department of Education, despite the fact that Wisconsin spends more per pupil in its public schools than any other state in the Midwest." (link)

Uh-oh.  The unions have lost liberal Richard Cohen writing in the liberal Washington Post (link):  "It was one thing when unions went after giant corporations run by guys who played golf at restricted clubs. But when it comes to government workers, we are the boss and we pay the bill. To quote what Sam Spade told the woman he loved in the "The Maltese Falcon," "I won't play the sap for you." When it comes to public-sector unions, my sentiments exactly."

Welcome to the future -- a preview of medical care if the Democrats have their way:  At least three faculty physicians from the University of Wisconsin Family Medicine Department are filmed proudly handing out confirmation of illness statements to union protesters so they could obtain excused absences from their teaching duties, all proving too much even for a big liberal writing in the liberal Atlantic (link).  Hey, who says we need to do a careful interview and physical examination of the patient to make a diagnosis?  That old school stuff discriminates against doctors who can't do physical exams, or don't know how, to say nothing about how needing a doctor's statement discriminates against those who aren't actually sick.  Medical ethics is a retro-capitalist construct.  No doubt the UW Dept of Family Medicine is a hotbed of support for Obamacare.

So that's why our school maintainence bill is so high.  Wisconsin unionized teachers drop their garbage where they stand (link).  Overheard by a mind reader: "hell, cleaning up after myself isn't in my union job description, and after all, I'm creating jobs for unionized clean up workers."

But didn't Obama say all that violent rhetoric was off limits?  So much for the liberals' new age of civility -- (link).

Who are these guys?  Unions to bus in outside agitators to join Wisconsin protests (link).  Boy, that side really knows how to community organize.
John M Greco

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Act of Independence of hereditary factors

But what did she write on the sand? Was it not the name of Amor, or a heart pierced with
his dart, or something of such sort, that one might know from it that the satyrs had whispered
to the ear of that nymph various secrets of life?

drop dead gorgeous with wild flavor of melting Allusion
Speech frees the mind from the inner closet of confusion and even pain, and writing closes the door on the uncertainty of words, at least for a time.
ah these of products alienation inexhaustible conflict interest great moral confusion and dominance of politics in the global framework within which human activities are intertwined as never before silently accepting things as they are, rough and ruthless real world..***and this is my writing peacekeeping mission in the bloody war..We are forced to look below the surface in search of all the deep rooted common characteristics lurking, perhaps, and in our own
thoughts..It takes more: a constant effort focused on understanding and undermining mindset development of a peaceful way of thinking through education in the broadest sense through which would come to the fore our potential for strength and common sense and suggests practical ways by which use to our society could build a culture of peace for affection and behavior which aims to aiding and abetting another in which it is not expected some sort of other awards. This is a behavior that is usually described as "selfless", because the interests of others placed above the interests of helpers- actions are aware and contain the intention to help someone and require some sacrifice or renunciation.
Yet the experience is far from the only field in which our reason given limit. Experience tells us though, it is, but does not tell us that this must necessarily be so, and not otherwise..
common destiny of the human mind to the possibilities as soon as possible complete their building and to subsequently examine whether the foundation well laid*

Standards are always trying to channel people's behavior towards the ideal-the type figure very standard*
There is nothing contradictory in an attempt to explain the "center of gravity" movement and at the same time enjoy their aesthetic impression; to understand the motives of human actions and to discern the values that these motives are manifested in reality, to understand the reality and individuality of human actions and that they do not apply the specific criteria of treatment, and ultimately, to learning about these rules themselves do not try to be Creative.In the interpretation (and understanding) of other works, we actually use our own judgment, the interests, values and attitudes, and they will be reflected in the interpretation of others. "Other" we therefore only means for understanding ourselves, and it makes no sense to talk about the "objectivity".

"Prophecies that are fulfilled alone" - "unintended consequences of human action."
For example, a bunch of the group without a structure, and as a rule is made up of individuals who are in the same number and capacity will not meet. Or vice versa, marriage or family is very structured even though it may consist of two or three members, and until recently it usually lasted until the end of life of its members. The man on the street asking "what time is it" do not even know, and our "relationship" takes a few seconds. And some large groups such as the state can take dozens of centuries.
For providing the image one period it is necessary to provide many details of everyday life
social contract theorists believe that the state is caused when individuals realize that the better for them opportunistic left part of their freedom (sovereignty) to someone else, the king, the rulers, democratic government or sovereign briefly, to instead perform general function of protection, rather than the adhere to their absolute freedom, when a person is a wolf to man, and live in constant fear that the other, with his absolute freedom, to kill while he sleeps.

current of thinking has enormous power that you can easily drag along timeless inner space in which discloses the contents of your life   this is nothing but a point of view, one of the many possible perspectives.**
Aunt is "cool" adult. Because there is no responsibility of parents, in this regard aunt can easily show your child's side. Memories  mainly related to the fun, jokes and games. Aunt not to let your imagination run wild and be a real entertainer.  As the aunt grew up with a father  of the child, it can be better than anyone to understand children's frustrations and problems, and to understand their point of view. In conflict with their parents, especially in adolescence, uncle can be very useful. Children will be entrusted aunt if not their parents, and she in family disputes can be the perfect mediator, a trusted advisor. Children often with aunts can talk about topics that they are embarrassed to speak in front of their parents. She gives great advice without prejudice, kept secret and openly talk about their experiences. Aunt may be a treasure trove of advice..

so I told them a couple of times that-I'm there when they need me****
She knows more than that, but the he can behave like someone who knows absolutely nothing. This from Aunt learns to know and not know that they are not sticking their noses into other people's plates, it is nice to have a best friend, but the you do not need to because all the other chase, it's normal that friends sometimes quarrel.

Aunt is not a substitute for the mother; It is their supplementations..

 Social status is determined by the value of the rights, power and characteristic behavior of people, which includes certain norms and limitations, as expressed by the appropriate symbols.

She knows that no matter how far you go in your sleep, you will always come back and it will wait patiently. Her eyes will still reflect that lunar magic that is so well remember, wonderful kitchen will smell like spices, you will be asked how it was, how you feel. If all is not as it should and you feel miserable, will tell you a joke to please you. then will fill your stomach, and because relax, will solve all the problems you his wise advice and subtle humor. Later, in the light of the fire, you will look at her straight face and ask for the hundredth time: Is it really the moon girl from a misty garden or beautiful Cuckoo? But the answer never know or be very important..
because with his lunar, photographic memory to remember every child's first step, and then when he had long since left the nest.


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Zeroing in where security hinges

Archive for April 2010

iPhone vulnerability HOWTO

XMCO Partners is a security company publishing an online magazine about recent security topics. Their latest issue (#25) provides a HOWTO dedicated to creating signed mobileconfig files that are shown as valid from any iPhone/iPod Touch. The most interesting point is that they succeed in re-directing all web traffic from the victim’s device to their own server by configuring the operator access point proxy.

This issue (in French) can be found here:
ActuSecu at XMCO Partners

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Adoption, Altcoins

Monero – Privacy and Anonymity on the Blockchain

Fittingly, the exact origin story behind Monero is still somewhat mysterious. Like digital cash, it’s untraceable as it changes hands.

What is Monero?

The concept behind Monero was first published by Nicolas van Saberhagen. This name was later proven to be a pseudonym and can refer to either an individual creator or developing team.

Monero was created to enhance the user’s anonymity, an issue that was increasingly experienced in the Bitcoin community.

While Nicolas van Saberhagen came up with the idea behind the cryptocurrency, it was coded by a user simply known by their online pseudonym “thankful_for_today”.

Monero was initially called Bitmonero, taking the “monero” part from Esperanto, where the term means coin. However, after a hard fork in 2014, the cryptocurrency evolved into the Monero that we know today.

While users technically enjoy a degree of anonymity on the Bitcoin network, the network still allows transactions to be traced back to the accounts from which they originated. In addition, users on the bitcoin network can see each other’s total bitcoin holdings available in their accounts.

While it’s relatively easy for bitcoin users to keep their real-life identities hidden on the Bitcoin network, it becomes difficult to do so once you engage in any Bitcoin deals that require you to use your name.

After attaching your name to a deal, it becomes easy for other users to trace transactions back to you. While the regular user would not be too alarmed by this, those users who need bitcoin for not-so-legal activities obviously consider this a major issue.

To address this, Monero uses several techniques to ensure anonymity on its network. All users are issued with “stealth addresses”. These unique addresses are encrypted which prevents any transactions from being traced back to its account of origin.

In addition, the Monero network lumps hundreds of transactions together, meaning that it’s incredibly difficult for a curious user to single anyone transaction. The exact amount in every transaction is also not displayed, which makes any tracking virtually impossible.

Monero is an open-source cryptocurrency that focuses on privacy, decentralization and scalability.

Emergent Privacy Problems

Recently, it was discovered that hackers have taken to targeting YouTube ads in order to distribute cryptocurrency mining malware to audiences all over the world. Attacks of this nature often referred to as “cryptojacking,” have become more popular and frequent ever since the price increase of most major cryptocurrencies over the last few months.

Cryptojacking involves the distribution of malicious code that allows the hacker to hijack the victim’s computer processing units (CPUs) to covertly mine cryptocurrency to the benefit of the responsible hacker.

While the increasing frequency of the attacks is unsurprising, the surprising factor is the fact that all these attacks use Monero as their mining cryptocurrency of choice.

Monero was established in 2014 and was created to allow its users’ maximum anonymity. However, a 2017 report from Wired notes that this enhanced anonymity has made Monero a popular currency on the Dark Web.

The Dark Web is perhaps a somewhat notorious online black market where users frequently use cryptocurrencies to purchase questionable and illegal goods such as stolen credit card information, weaponry, and illegal substances.

Ever since the Wired initial report, however, Monero has become more prominent in mainstream culture. At the time of writing, Monero is ranked as the world’s 13th largest cryptocurrency, in terms of market capitalization.

Monero 1 Month Price Chart
Over the past month, Monero reached a high of $420. It is currently trading at a 40% discount of $248.

According to the cryptocurrency coin rankings, Monero is currently priced at $248 per unit. Experts also predict future great expectations for the cryptocurrency and believe that Monero could become even more prominent and valuable in 2018.

However, what exactly is Monero, how can you invest in it, and what can be expected from this cryptocurrency in the future?

What’s next for Monero?

Project Coral Reef
Project Coral Reef is an initiative created by Naveen Jain and Riccardo “fluffypony” Spagni to elevate the awareness and viability of using Monero in everyday consumer transactions.

Monero offers an alternative to the original p2p coin model. Its privacy capabilities allow the consumer/investor/holder certain privileges that other coins just can’t provide.

In addition, the Bitcoin network has become increasingly impractical in its transaction times and fees as the network has become too popular. Even if the Bitcoin network could solve its structural problems, its issues of privacy remain.

For example, even if you could pay your bills using Bitcoin, your creditors could still see how much money you actually have available in your account. Monero offers its users much more privacy in this respect in addition to a more practical network.

Monero might also be pushed to new heights as influential figures join its developing team. Charlie Lee, who became famous as Litecoin’s creator and founder, tweeted that he would like to collaborate with Monero so that the two cryptocurrencies could be integrated seamlessly.

However, the cryptocurrency industry is becoming increasingly competitive and Monero has a growing list of worthy competitors that are likely to give it a run for its digital money.

For example, both Dash and ZCash offer similar privacy protocols and are currently worth more than Monero at $685 and $385, respectively.

How to Buy Monero

While Monero is not currently available on Coinbase, the interested investor has plenty of other options.

Popular cryptocurrency exchange platforms such as Bitfinex and Kraken allow you to buy Monero using fiat currency, while over-the-counter

DISCLAIMER: Our writers' opinions are solely their own and do not reflect the opinion of CryptoSlate. None of the information you read on CryptoSlate should be taken as investment advice. Buying and trading cryptocurrencies should be considered a high-risk activity. Please do your own due diligence before making any investment decisions. Finally, CryptoSlate takes no responsibility should you lose money trading cryptocurrencies.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Fall Fast Day 11

I woke up with a headache, swollen eye lids, puffy face, fatigue, heart rate in the 150s, weak, dizzy, and out of it. Blood sugar was 77. My stomach was just slightly distended below the belly. I had some watered down black tea and half a cup of water with some organic lime juice and sea salt. Roughly 30 minutes later I had the pregnant belly and my back started to hurt. Not only is it incredibly uncomfortable, but it is utterly frustrating that some water with lime juice and sea salt would cause me to be this distended. I am SO incredibly tired of this f-ing abdominal distention and constant,  non-stop, excessive hunger. If I could get rid of those two symptoms alone, my life would be so much easier, less frustrating, and more enjoyable.

I am angry at God, too. I am not asking him to allow me to eat cheesecake or crap without consequences. All I am asking is to be able to eat healthy, nourishing, wholesome food without feeling like utter crap. And I would like to know the friggin' cause of the abdominal distention and excessive hunger. I am not even asking Him anymore to take them away, I just want to know WHY I have these symptoms so I can address them. Not to have control over what is happening in my body is one of the worst things I have had to deal with in my life and I absolutely hate it.

There, that's my rant and blow up for the day!

Jacey said...

I'm praying that God comforts you, brings peace and understanding about your circumstances and heals your body completely.

I'm very sorry that you are sick. I've only read your blog a few times (just recently stumbled on it) but I hope you get better soon!

- Jacey

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Thank you for your prayers. It is very much appreciated.


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Friday, April 28, 2017

V&O Historical Society on Facebook

For those of you who are on Facebook, there is now a V&O Historical Society group. Donald Dunn, who is the creator of the Kentucky, Virginian & Ohio free-lanced railroad, created the page after a visit to the current version of the V&O on Gerry's Albers incredible Deepwater District of the Virginian.

If you are on FB, check out the group. There are some great shots of all three versions of the V&O along with numerous photos of locos and rolling stock. Given the depth and breadth of Allen McClelland's modeling efforts over the years, I'm sure this page will grow quickly with a lot of wonderful memories.

And thanks, Donald, for setting up the group.

  1. Is it a Page or a Group? I see a V&O Historical Society group but not one that is a Facebook page.

  2. Phil,

    You're correct- it's a group, not a page. Thanks for pointing this out. I've corrected the comments in the post.

    Tom Patterson

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Dana Does Healing from the Lies of Lust

My heart was shattered into a million pieces, and my stomach felt like it had been suckered punched as I saw graphic photos of women on a phone screen. Thoughts began to flood my mind.

“Why am I not enough?”

“What does she have that I don’t?”

“I am now a fraction when I was supposed to be a whole piece.”

Being the wife of a man with a stronghold of lust can be downright devastating. I am not writing this to shame my husband. Instead, I believe God challenged me to write it for two reasons.

  1. I believe my wounds are very fresh, and this will be a way to help the healing process.
  2. Most importantly, I believe the enemy would love to isolate and shame me, stopping me from potentially helping someone else who is in my exact same shoes and feeling helpless.

In my own story, I married a man who was molested as a young child for many years. He was exposed and opened to things he should have never been. Although he went through a lot of healing in many areas for his past, this was a very touchy subject, as it is for many men who walk through abuse. I had never been sexually abused, so I was even more careful not to try to force any discussions other than what he was comfortable with.

I was a virgin until I married my husband. I have only been with him sexually. Although I am very happy about this, I believe it made this lust issue a harder pill to swallow. I saved myself for him in this area, so the betrayal felt even stronger.

Through the years we had grown closer to God and each other in so many areas. I thought this issue was over. I guess I never even saw it as big of a stronghold as it was. I always thought it was drug related when he used in the past, or it was just a slip up. The enemy loves to deceive us.

Just in this past 5 months or so I realized the lust issue was back. Well, it was always there, but it was no longer laying dormant. I started feeling very cheap in ways myself. Sex felt no longer like love-making but an act of momentary satisfaction. I can be transparent enough to say I am still not healed in this area completely.

For a while, I felt like I was replaceable. I felt that I could easily be traded out for a woman on social media. I was once again a fraction, when he was my whole. Add to that an already sinking self-esteem you have an absolute recipe for disaster.

I had to learn some hard truths in my despair. First of all, I had to see that his lust issue 100% HAD NOTHING TO WITH ME, MY ABILITIES AS A WIFE, MY APPEARANCE, OR SHORTCOMINGS. That was huge for me. I had to figure out that even in hurting me, I was unfortunately just collateral damage in his spiritual battles. I also had to see this as what it was, A TACTIC OF THE DEVIL HIMSELF TO DESTROY MY HUSBAND AND MY FAMILY. He comes to kill, steal, and destroy, and the place he loves to do it the most is in the family. If he can divide, he can conquer, especially if he can get the leader of the home first.

Once we were able to see what was happening, we were now equipped to fight. God will allow darkness to come to light. Finding out my husbands secrets were devastating but a relief at the same time. The truth was now out, and the enemy was exposed. We both had a choice in what we did with that.

I can say that my husband is finally starting to walk through deeper healing of his sexual abuse and confronting the root of his lust issue. I believe society makes men seem like they are wired to be sexual and lustful, but that is also a perverted truth. The truth is God created sex to be beautiful between spouses. The devil came in and twisted it, and being a “player” should never be celebrated. I’m now raising 3 boys who I will do everything I can to always teach them to value woman and be gentlemen in a world that would promote everything against that.

I am still in the healing process today. I forgive my husband for the years off and on of enduring this and can now see where the devil was the enemy in this all. I have faith that as we move further past this, I will be see sex and love once again as what it was created to be. I believe God is healing not just me, but the little boy inside of my husband who was completely violated and tortured for so long. That is the power of God.

If you are the victim of someone else’s lust issues, know that in your pain, YOU ARE ENOUGH. You are never the problem. You are actually the solution. If you yourself are dealing with this stronghold, you need to treat it as what it is, a weapon of an enemy who wants to destroy you and your loved ones. It may seem like simple, harmless pleasure, but momentary quickly turns into all-consuming and devastates everyone involved. There is healing and deliverance in Jesus. It’s never too late.

Only the Lord Almighty can trade our shame for our freedom song.

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You Know You’re From Connecticut!

This is NOT a complete list of signs that someone is from Connecticut. Just several of them are from other sites because I’m sick and tired of New York City and Boston getting all the glory. On that note, all my fellow Nutmeggers unite!

You Know You’re From Connecticut if:

  1. You get wicked pissed when someone tries to pronounce the second “C”.
  2. You never went to a bar in high school.
  3. You thought that the only highways were 91 and 84.
  4. You thought everyone couldn’t buy beer after 8 pm (or, until last May, on Sundays).
  5. You actually thought that Hartford was big
  6. You or someone you know has attended UCONN
  7. You understand how extremely important “taking the Merritt or 95” is.
  8. You were sad when the Whalers left.
  9. You have been to Misquamicut and to that little hot dog place.
  10. There is a farm within miles of your house.
  11. You thought bars were really for people over 21
  12. Your high school Thanksgiving football game was the highlight of your school year.
  13. You don’t have an accent when you talk
  14. You have known at least 2 preppy rich kids from Fairfield who listen to Phish.
  15. You love Hilton Kaderli and your mom cried when he retired.
  16. UConn basketball rules and no one can tell you different
  17. You have deer in your backyard.
  18. You didn’t drink or do drugs until 10th grade.
  19. You still don’t understand why people say that Connecticut is the richest state.
  20. Your best friend went to Central, Western, Eastern and finally Manchester (or Tunxis!) Community College.
  21. Your mom works at Travelers and your dad works at Pratt and Whitney.
  22. You have been drunk at the Meadows and don’t remember the concert.
  23. You go to Riverside at least once a summer
  24. Your parents actually care about the Governor, the Patriots coming to Hartford, the lights at Christmas in Hartford & Channel 3 news.
  25. You have a UCONN flag outside of your house year round
  26. You thought New Jersey was a toxic waste dump
  27. You hang out at Denny’s
  28. You’ve partied at bonfires
  29. You have at least one friend with a pickup
  30. You think everyone works tobacco in the summer
  31. You think Old Lyme is a shore town
  32. You’ve been to Cape Cod
  33. You think the Connecticut River is endless
  34. The town Diner is the only place open after midnight.
  35. You have at least 4 friends who drive Jeep Grand Cherokees
  36. You root for all the New York sports teams
  37. Anybody asks if you’re from just outside of New York.
  38. You’ve never looked at a public bus schedule
  39. You have both girlfriends and guy-friends with the same name as you.
  40. You go to the diner late night to post party.
  41. You think New Haven is the worst ghetto you’ve ever seen
  42. You can proudly tell an outsider about Nutmeg.
  43. You weekend either on the Cape or Rhode Island at a summer home
  44. You have said… ” I’m in a good location… Between both Boston and New York.”
  45. You can carry on a conversation about Mike Liut, Torrie Robertson, and the Brass Bonanza.
  46. You have to explain Cow Tipping to people from out of state.
  47. When you go to a real city, you sincerely feel bad for every poor / homeless person you see.
  48. You get pissed at anyone who doesn’t know how to drive in the snow.
  49. You can name all the members of the UCONN men’s and women’s basketball teams.
  50. You still can’t find your way in Hartford (except for that bar area near Union Station.)
  51. You hold the door open for someone and they don’t say “Thank You.”
  52. You get scared to ride the bus unless you’re in Hartford.
  53. You’ve ever shopped at Ames or Bradlees.
  54. You went to Mianus before Jackass was there,
  55. You still miss Wawa.
  56. You’ve ever passed by at least one tobacco field in you life.
  57. There’s at least one Stop & Shop within 5 miles where you live.
  58. You’ve gotten lost at Mohegan Sun.
  59. You dreamed of being on Fox 61 Kids News.
  60. You actually read this entire post!

How Rude!

Bostonians don’t do hugs and Seattleites are cold. But there is one city that took the title as America’s Rudest City… and it ain’t New York City.

The winner — I mean loser — is Los Angeles. But New York did make the list, landing on the number 2 spot, followed by Philadelphia at number 3. Other cities to make the list are Boston, Baltimore, Washington,  D.C., Dallas, and Miami to name a few. On the flip side, Charleston, South Carolina is named the Most Polite City in America.

Funny, I always though New Yorkers were rude. L.A. can count me out as a tourist. But what about Hartford — we’ve got some rude f**kers people out here, too.

Street Signs A-Changin’

Is it just me or does the government seem to get in the way of how we print street signs? It happened in New York (recently, I might add). Could it also happen here?

The New York City Council changed the lettering of every street sign from ALL CAPS to a combination of Upper-and-lower case… ’cause the feds don’t like the font. Boo-hoo! That pissed off many a New Yorker. This means the “ALBANY AVE.” sign in Hartford will become “Albany Ave.”

But changing the lettering ain’t what got New Yorkers outraged. What really irked them is the cost — a $27.5 million project that what could have been used to offset the city’s budget deficit. I’m no economist nor should I ever try to be, but it’s a STUPID IDEA.  Wanna know what got the federal government’s idea to change the lettering of the street signs?

P.S. Don’t think for one minute your town won’t be affected.

New York Wins Super Bowl Bid

Start spreadin’ the news. New York City has won the bidding to host the Super Bowl in February 2014. Super Bowl XLVIII will be held at the Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey where the New York Jets and Giants play. This will be the first cold-weather Super Bowl… ever. Yes, February can be cold in New York — not as cold as January, though. In fact the average temperature through the year’s shortest month is a bone-chilling 39 degrees. Brrrr.

Courtesy: Associated Press.

In the NFL spring meeting, the league’s 32 owners had to choose between New York/New Jersey, South Florida, and Tampa for the host city of Super Bowl XLVIII. But let’s be honest, why should all the warm weather residents get all the glory?

You don’t mess with them New Yorkers. However, Mother Nature might have a lot to say about that.

New York/New Jersey took a gamble. This could very well be another Freezer Bowl, which is the most gracious euphemism for a cold Super Bowl ever recorded in history, and it wasn’t even in a cold climate!  This sooooo breaks the 50-degree requirement the NFL’s held on its Super Bowl since the first Super Bowl. But we’ll just have to see when Super Bowl XLVIII airs on television February 2, 2014, a.k.a. Groundhog Day.

Guess if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere, huh?


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THIRST (a.k.a. Bawkji)

The Director: Chan-wook Park (Old Boy)

Starring: Kang-ho Song, Ok-vin Kim, Hae-sook Kim

The plot: Selfless priest Sang-hyeon (Kang-ho Song: The Host) is consumed by the sadness of the world so he volunteers to be a guinea pig in an experiment to find a cure for a contagious disease and, maybe, help save one person. The experiment fails and Sang-hyeon becomes infected, but an accidental transfusion of vampire blood cures him, and he becomes an object of worship for the miracle of his recovery.

One of his followers is childhood friend Kang Woo (Ha Kyun-Shin). Invited into his friend’s home, Sang-hyeon soon becomes entangled with his wife Tae-joo (Ok-vin Kim). Meanwhile, the contagion returns and the priest soon realizes that the only way to stave off its symptoms is to drink blood. Thus, his thirst – for both blood and pleasure –threatens to consume him.

The verdict: Director Chan-wook Park inability – or, likely, simple unwillingness – to commit to a genre (not exactly a horror film, Thirst oddly combines elements of melodrama, romance and thriller) makes it difficult to entirely empathize with his creation. It’s also overlong, although a mordant sense of humour keeps us engaged throughout.

Kang-ho Song as the priest is eminently sympathetic as a man caught between normal desires and a higher calling, and there’s an intense chemistry between him and co-star Ok-vin Kim, which makes for some truly erotic tension.

Rating: 7/10

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  1. FYI, subtitles only show up if you watch at You-tube. (at least on firefox)

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(September 2013) Neil Welsman says:

Just came across your Phu Loi Tower 4 blog — I was assigned to the 520th – there from 8/69 to 8/70 — I was a 1st lt assigned to bn staff as S2, communitions officer and starting about 9/69 — security platoon leader!!! I worked with the security plt sgt on maintaining our perimeter sector. We were “Reno sector” and had 4 towers and the bunkers in between in our sector – as you mentioned – the towers were manned 24 hrs/day and bunkers only at nite. Can’t remember sgts name – but he had the plt operating so well – I pretty much let him run things. Every nite I would brief the officer of the day who would then handle the sector at nite. several other units on the base camp were assigned to our sector and would send over guys to help man bunkers. Robbie Robertson was the commo plt sgt – Robbie had served several tours in Vietnam – could speak the language – and was probably the best scavenger in the army!!!!

As a note to your blog – I very seldom drove the perimeter – but would often walk it during day — checking bunkers and towers — often found large cans of strange green leafy stuff in the bunkers – and towers – I would actually climb the towers unobserved at times because guys in towers were sleeping soundly – perhaps the effect of the strange green leafy stuff!!!! – which of course upon being woken up, no one claimed — whenever I found a problem on the bunker line – I would let the security plt sgt know and let him deal with it — things worked better that way. entire year I was there – no attacks and fortunately no one got hurt. Once or twice a month, Charlie would send us some mortars from around Dog Leg village – usually they would land around the airfield – but – at least while I was there – hit nothing. Of course once the 1st incoming came in we would go on full alert – I would have to man the command bunker until the all clear came – talking about purple hearts – if you remember, the bn hq area had deep drainage ditches that ran thru it – and up to the trailer where the bn cmdr stayed — one alert, he was running from his trailer to the command bunker – fell into a ditch, broke his leg — for which he too was awarded a purple heart!!!

Anyway – your blog brought back memories – thanks for the posting.


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Why All Fashion is Inevitably Pointless

There’s one thing that I profess I know very little about –  fashion.  Fashion has never been something that I have ever given much thought to.  To my knowledge and the knowledge of people around me I have always dressed fairly middle-of-the-roadish, comfortably plain and simple, though not necessarily conservative because that then drums up an image of an Evangelical priest who’s on his first date with a minor, but anyway my style is particularly low-key casual.  I stick with blue as my primary colour with the occasional white shirt thrown in happily for good measure.  I don’t care about clothes or read fashion magazines because I can’t be bothered and there’s too many adverts.

But… there are some things in fashion that really piss me off.

Firstly and this is a given, men who wear pink shirts.  There is absolutely no place in society for a grown man to wear anything that is pink, not even if they are signalling that they are gay.  The only time a male can get away with donning pink clothing is if he is a newborn baby and his poor simple-minded parents believed that Gad Almightie would deliver to them a girl, thus they had then gone out and spent several £100 on everything pink.

People who dress ‘Gangsta‘ should be boiled in hot water and then covered head-to-toe in red pepper.  There really is no point to looking like a toss.  The baggy basketball top (arguably the most pointless sport, only beaten by ‘handball’ and ‘speed walking’) the untied trainers, (an accident waiting to happen) and knockoff  bling jewellry where they have their name dangling from their necks because they are too retarded to remember their own puerile gangsta name.

Continuing from gangsta, probably my most hated fashion faux pas is anybody who wears a baseball in any other position other than straight-forward, which actually serves a purpose of blocking out the sun.  I can’t go into words how annoying I find it, but I have been known to be violently sick for several days after seeing such a sight.  Wear it properly for heaven’s sake!

I have an astronomical problem with sunglasses, in that if it is night-time there can be absolutely no point in wearing sunglasses.  The only reason I can come up with is if you are blind, but even then it still boils up under my skin considerably.  And if you’re talking to someone, don’t be a rude ignorant moron who’s only contribution to the human race will be to die in the Darwin Awards. Be courteous – take them off!

Other things on my imaginary list include socks with sandals, dead animal furnovelty ties and having a mullet when it isn’t 1986!


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Dean Sniegowski was a lecturer in the Computer Science department.

Dean last taught ECS10 and ECS20 in Spring 2006.

Dean was still listed as a graduate student on the CS website when he started as a lecturer during the 2002-2003 school year.

What people say about Dean:

  • I saw him at the arc working out once.CharlieRuss
  • Quite a fun character, Try taking him out for a beer sometime.AlexGarbutt
  • I had him for ECS30 sometime in 2005. I enjoyed the class and it helped me improve my proficiency with C. -AV
  • I had him for ECS30 in Fall 2005. The class was a bit boring, but I think he did a very good job of getting us to where we needed to be for future classes.WilliamLewis
  • "The guy is no longer a lecturer. I had him for ECS 30 in Fall 2005 and I thought he was an excellent lecturer. I think he is now working at ViaSat. I see him occasionally at the career fairs to recruit for Viasat." —SebastianNg

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Early in 2009, several labs and offices in the Computer Science department were moved from Kemper Hall to this building, and took up residence on the second floor. Laboratories to be found here include the Security Lab and the Networking Lab.

Misc. Photos

Photo array in the lobby showing professors and projects Lobby decorations

Construction Photos

No concept art exists on file for what this extension to Academic Surge will look like, but dedicated Wiki scientists believe it could look something like this

As of 04/29/2005. Does not seem to match provided concept drawing

This relatively new building has a pretty serious pattern of cracks in the stucco.

South face east of lobby

Western face

Western face

Window on the western face

I have seen this happen, often because of it not drying properly suggesting a kinda off mixture for the stucco. They should have redone it, but then again they are on budget, hopefully these are not too terribly deep cracks. ~Davepoole


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D.C. Metro Police are on the scene at former President Obama's D.C. office after reports of a white powdery substance. - Fox 5

Map. History of District Columbia conflict

25 February 2018
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[email protected]: "We've made such incredible progress over the last yearWe had the lowest African American unemployment rate in the history of our country."
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[email protected]: "It is the dream of a nation where every citizen, regardless of color, religion, or background, can grow up to succeed and to thrive. A nation where every family is safe, where every community can prosper, and where all Americans can stand tall and proud and free."
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[email protected]: This year we honor a special theme: African Americans in times of warLong before our nation righted the wrongs of slavery and segregation, African Americans gave their hearts, their sweat, their blood, and their very lives to defend the US, its flag, and its highest ideals.
US Department of State: "Iraq is at an important juncture in its history. We support a united, democratic, federal, and prosperous Iraq, and a stable and viable Iraqi Kurdistan region as part of the Iraqi state." - Secretary RexTillerson today at KuwaitConference
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Another judge blocks Trump administration from ending DACA program
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan: Jeff Bell was a man of conviction whose big ideas helped pave the way for the pro-growth policies of Reagan and Kemp. I learned much from him. We will miss him, and I am praying for his family during this time.
Video: @StateDeptSpox Nauert and @WHAAsstSecty Palmieri discuss Secretary Tillerson's recent travel to Argentina, where the Secretary and President @mauriciomacri discussed bilateral trade, Venezuela, and Buenos Aires hosting the G20 Summit.
President Trump was asked twice today by @ABC about domestic violence following staffer's resignation. He did not respond.
US Department of State: Secretary Tillerson at KuwaitConference: We are committed to supporting the U.S. private sector in Iraq through @EximBankUS and @opicgov. Their work will create jobs and opportunity in the region and enhance economic cooperation between Iraq and the U.S.
Sherriffs say they used meeting with Pres to also discuss frustration with sanctuary cities that harbor criminal suspects from law enforcement.
Department of State: In Egypt, Secretary Tillerson had a chance to catch up with the employees and @USMC Security Guards at @USEmbassyCairo.
Department of State: Today, @StateDept and @USAID published their FY 2018-2022 Joint Strategic Plan, which conveys Secretary Tillerson's and @USAIDMarkGreen's vision for foreign policy and development, based wholly on @POTUS' commitments to America and its citizens.
White House Proposes Replacing Food Stamp Program With Pre Packaged Meals Called "America's Harvest Box"
President also to nominate Joseph Cella, businessman and Catholic issues advisor to the Trump Campaign, to be US Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati,, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu.
@statedeptspox: At the Iraqi Reconstruction Conference today, Secretary Tillerson was pleased to announce that the United States is committed to supporting the U.S. private sector in Iraq through the @EximBankUS and @opicgov.
President also uses remarks to sheriff's to pitch for his immigration enforcement program including southern border wall.
At meeting with members of @NationalSheriff, Pres Trump pledges 100% support for "strong law and order." "We're taking the fight to the drug dealers and drug pushers. That's that's the way it's gonna stop."
@IvankaTrump: Infrastructure in the United States is crumbling and no longer meets the needs of the American public. +50K American bridges are rated as "structurally deficient." These deficient bridges are driven across 175 MILLION times each day. We must rebuild our country's infrastructure!
@statedeptspox: As a part of U.S. efforts to bolster Central America's fight against transnational crime, the @StateDept and @USCG partnered to refurbish and donate two Coast Guard cutters to the Costa Rican Coast Guard.
[email protected] on immigration debate: "I'm ready to get started. This is the debate they said they wantedThe sooner we get started, the better."
Asked whether President Trump believes women who accused former White House staffer of domestic violence, @PressSec tells @CeciliaVega he takes allegations seriously, and "supports the victims of any type of violence, and certainly would condemn any violence against anyone."
1 week ago
[email protected]: "The president has confidence in his chief of staff."
[email protected]: "I know the president certainly would like to reduce the deficit He is going to continue to look for ways to do that."
@statedeptspox: We join the Government of Pakistan and others around the world in mourning the untimely death of Pakistani humanrights and democracy advocate, Asma Jahangir. For years, she courageously defended the rights of those who did not have a voice.
@SenGillibrand: Our country is better and stronger because of the contributions of our Dreamers. They deserve to know that their futures are secure. As this debate finally moves to the Senate floor, let's give everything we can to the fight to protect them.
[email protected] says WH Personnel Security Office received FBI report on Rob Porter in July, but needed more fieldwork. Recd subsequent FBI report in November, and was still working on his security clearance recommendation when Porter resigned.
1 week ago
"It's up to Congress to set the timeline," says @PressSec.
"I've done the best I can to walk you through that process," adds @PressSec.
"We relay the best and most accurate information we have," replies @PressSec on whether she may have been misled on Porter timeline by the chief of staff.
Sarah Huckabee Sander: "A large number of the background component is run by the FBI."
Sanders: "We've condemned domestic violence in every way possible."
Communications Director Hope Hicks "was not part of a lot of conversations that took place" about Porter but "has done a great job." - Sanders
Sanders: "I wouldn't know the specifics" of what required more field work for the security clearance investigation of Porter.
Sarah Sanders: "We are humans, making us imperfect people."
Ambassador Haley: "Without the media and @UN personnel in Burma to shed light on the crimes being committed, there is no hope for justice for the victims."
The @WhiteHouse "personnel security office" which is staffed by career officials "had not completed their process."
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"Significant additional investigatory fieldwork" was needed to complete Rob Porter's security investigation, says @PressSec.
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There will be only limited time for questions today, says @PressSec.
"Not enough money in the world to pay for all the infrastructure," says @SecElaineChao. Says Admin looking for creative ways to rebuild infrastructure. Says Admin giving states and localities flexibility for creative financing.
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[email protected]: Today, the president is proud to donate his fourth quarter 2017 salary to the Department of Transportation to support their programs to rebuild and modernize our crumbling infrastructure.
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[email protected]: "We are committed to quickly building a safe, reliable, and modern infrastructure to meet the needs of the American people and to fuel economic growth."
[email protected]: "We have over 350 companies that have announced wage increases, bonuses, new hiring or increased retirement benefits as a direct result of tax reform which not a single Democrat supported."
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[email protected]: "The president is working to build an economy that works for all Americans."
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"A very special announcement," says @PressSec. @POTUS 2017 4th quarter salary being donated to @USDOT.
Cosmetics impresario and @GOP fundraiser to be nominated as US ambassador to Poland.
[email protected]: "We can never give up on health care reform because that is the key driver of our debt in the future You fix health care, you fix the debt crisis."
U.S. urges U.N. to hold Myanmar military accountable for 'ethnic cleansing'
Sen. Graham: "When you think about Democ and DACA think about Republicans and Obamacare. They know what they're against but don't know what they are for"
Pres also invited members of Congress to make a counter-proposal to his infrastructure plan. Urges Congress to work together on plan to fix roads, tunnels and bridges. Says he's ready, willing and able to work on it with them.
@WhiteHouse daily briefing delayed until 14:30 EST (19:30 GMT).
[email protected] on @POTUS' DACA offer: "I can't imagine the other side of the aisle objecting to what he came out with."
@IvankaTrump: An incredible day in Pittsburgh, PA discussing TaxReform and Deregulation with small business owners and local officials. Thanks to TaxCuts small businesses will benefit from the lowest tax rate in 80 years!
National Intelligence Dan Coats told the US Senate, "The provocative nature and the instability that Kim has demonstrated potentially is a significant threat to the United States"
At end of trade meeting, Pres doesn't respond to reporters questions about former aide Rob Porter and the allegations of his ex wives.
"Do you believe Rob Porter's ex-wives?" a reporter repeatedly asked @POTUS as the press pool was ushered out. No reply to that.
"I am ready, willing and able" to consider a counter-proposal on infrastructure, @POTUS tells bipartisan group of senators.
Trump to Sen. Brown: "I actually think that we can go bipartisan on infrastructure, maybe even more so than we can on DACA. Because the difference is we want to help DACA, you don't OK? I'm kidding. I'm sure you do. I hope we can."
"There is no tax, there is no tariff if they come in and built their plants in this country," promises @POTUS.
"It can often do as much damage as good," warns @RepKevinBrady, sitting alongside @POTUS, of Section 232. "You have to be really targeted."
President accuses China of exporting steel to the U.S. by trans-shipping through countries that don't even make steel, so there are no tariffs. "It's a very bad situation," says Trump.
@SenGillibrand: I will no longer accept donations from corporate PACs, and I wanted to share why I've made that decision. I hope you'll join me in doing everything we can to fight to reform our broken campaign finance system.
ROK "doing a lot of trans-shipping" of steel from China, says @POTUS, further indicating he's likely to invoke Section 232.
"This really is a national security issue," says @SenBobCasey of steel used for the US electrical grid which is manufactured in Pennsylvania.
"We do have a pool of 100 million people," in US, says @POTUS but some make more money "if they stay home than work."
Burr pointedly said there is more than just the Special Counsel's investigation going on re: Russia
"It's very much a double-edged sword," agrees @POTUS.
Steel tariffs by George W Bush administration "backfired," causing higher prices and lead to US job losses, @SenAlexander tells @POTUS.
Pres needles Democrats at trade meeting. "I hope we can do DACA. You don't." Then quips, "just kidding." But urges lawmakers to "focus on DACA this week if you don't mind." Earlier tweeted that Dems want the political issue, not a DACA deal.
Burr said Senate Intel will hold a hearing on election security before 2018 primaries begin next month
"A lot of our manufacturers have given up" on selling overseas because of high taxes, says @POTUS to @RepWalorski who has been citing woes of Indiana manufacturers.
During WH mtg, Alexander reminds POTUS that Bush imposed tariffs on steel imports in 2002. Trump: "It didn't work for Bush but nothing worked for Bush."
$7 trillion "wasted" in the Middle East, declares @POTUS, contending there's not "two dollars" to fix roads and bridges.
"We want to help DACA, you don't," says @POTUS to @SenSherrodBrown. "I'm kidding."
"232 needs to apply more broadly" beyond China, adds @SenSherrodBrown.
"Trade has always been bipartisan" @SenSherrodBrown asserts alongside colleagues from both parties and @POTUS at the @WhiteHouse.
D.C. Metro Police are on the scene at former President Obama's D.C. office after reports of a white powdery substance. - Fox 5
"We're like the piggy bank," says President criticizing U.S. policies he inherited. He cites Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Says it's not fair. We defend them and they pay us a fraction of the costs.
"We have rebuilt China with the money they've taken out of the United States," adds @POTUS.
"It's not fair" that Japan and ROK pay only a fraction for the cost of the US defending them, says @POTUS, returning to one of his campaign themes.
"We're like the stupid people," says Pres Trump of trade where US exporters have to pay massive tariffs in some countries, like India, but other countries can sell their products in US without tariffs. Considering reciprocal tariffs.
"It's not fair," @POTUS says of ROK "dumping" TV sets in US, but also noting they're no longer made in the US.
"How many Chevrolets do you see in the middle of Berlin?" asks @POTUS.
"It's called fair trade. It's called free trade," says @POTUS of possible need for reciprocal tax on countries, such as India. "We charge them zero. We're like the stupid people."
India and others will reduce their taxes instead of retaliating, predicts @POTUS.
Pres blames his predecessors, "not just Obama," for agreeing to trade deals that gave advantage to other countries - especially China. Says he's spoken to China "very strongly" about its unfair trading practices.
And @SenToomey also warns @POTUS of retaliation if Section 232 of Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is invoked.
Money and jobs lost to China "unthinkable," adds @POTUS.
"We've told them it just can't continue," @POTUS says of China and trade deficit with US. "People who sat in my seat allowed them to do this."
"I appreciate the bipartisan spirit of this meeting," adds VP and then @POTUS says: "I want to hear from both sides before we make the decision" noting it could lead to "high prices" but would also generate US jobs.
Pres Trump consults with GOP and Dem members of Congress about how to respond to dumping of steel and aluminum imports in the US. Says its "decimating" US steel and aluminum industries. Says he has to decide on tariffs or quotas in response. "I want to hear from both sides."
"It's about our economy, it's about our national security," says @VP concerning "dumping of aluminum and steel."
"It's a horrible dealit was a disaster," reiterates @POTUS on KORUS.
A @GM auto plant in ROK is "going to move back to Detroit," announces @POTUS. "We have a very bad trade deal with Koreait's incompetent somebody could have made a trade deal like that."
Giants, such as US Steel "are hanging on for their life." - POTUS
We "have to be careful we don't start a reciprocal battle on tariffs," @RoyBlunt tells @POTUS.
"I will make a decision that reflects the best interests of the United States." POTUS
"We are taken advantage of by other countries," in aluminum and steel trade, says @POTUS. "They're being decimated by dumping by many countries, but in particularly one."
@POTUS: "Part of the options would be tariffs."
[email protected]: "If [Democrats] want a solution for the DACA issue, the president gave them the solution in the State of the Union, which is in this legislation."
Asked if the White House should have handled Porter's situation any differently, John Kelly said, "No It was all done right."
US Intelligence officials warn Congress that Russia is trying to interfere with 2018 elections
3 Democratic senators have introduced a resolution pushing Trump to use the new authority over Russia sanctions that Congress gave him
U.S. moves to place Pakistan on global watchdog's terrorist-financing watchlist; Pakistan 'hopeful' it can stave off its inclusion at meeting next week
[email protected]: "There's a lot of good things in the budget, but it should have been offset."
[email protected]: If you made the decision to come to this country illegally, you do face risk of deportation
No single agency is "in charge," of dealing with Russian election meddling, DNI Coats says.
DNI Coats tells Senate Intel Cmte that that the federal debt poses a "national security threat," which could harm future planning. Says that's a problem mixed with "fractious" political discourse
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DNI Coats says Russia views the 2018 midterm elections as potential for influence operations
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DNI Coats says the number of people displaced by conflict right is the highest it's been since WWII
As DNI Coats just warns that Russia will continue to use "sympathetic spokesmen" to advance its interests in the US, note how far right-wing talking points mirror those of Russian bots
DNI Coats tells the Senate Intel Committee that Russia will continue attacking our elections and are focused on the 2018 midterm elections. "There should be no doubt that Russia perceives it's past operations as successful."
DNI Coats says the risk of interstate conflict is higher at any time than since the Cold War
DNI Coats says: "Pakistan will continue to threaten US interests by deploying new nuclear weapons capabilities, maintaining its ties to militants, restricting counterterrorism cooperation, and drawing closer to China."
Iran military official: West used lizards for nuclear spying
[email protected] Hutchison says US is "trying" to stay in compliance with INF Treaty, but longstanding Russian violation means "there's a timetable". If the Kremlin doesn't dial back its missile program, she reminds, Trump Admin will move ahead with developing a similar capability
[email protected] Hutchison on Russian violations of INF Treaty: "There's a timetable here" and if Russia doesn't return to compliance, "there will be consequences and that's not in their interest or ours."
[email protected]: Our Allies want Russia to come into compliance with ALL of its international treaties and obligations, including INF Treaty. But that's a bilateral issues we hope we can resolve with Russia
The US and Turkey are "trying to work through" situation in northern Syria "as allies," says @USAmbNATO Hutchison ahead of DefMin opening tomorrow
[email protected] Hutchison on new German coalition not committing to spending 2% of GDP on defense commends Berlin as strong ally. "Are we going to continue to push for more from Germany as well as our other allies? Yes we are. But are we going in the right direction? Yes, we are."
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[email protected]: Negotiations on DACA have begun. Republicans want to make a deal and Democrats say they want to make a deal. Wouldn't it be great if we could finally, after so many years, solve the DACA puzzle. This will be our last chance, there will never be another opportunity! March 5th.
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[email protected]: Our infrastructure plan has been put forward and has received great reviews by everyone except, of course, the Democrats. After many years we have taken care of our Military, we have to fix our roads, bridges, tunnels, airports and more. Bipartisan, make deal Dems?
Asked about tensions between the US and Turkey in northern Syria, NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg said situation in n Syria is complicated, deadly for civilians, and a "challenge for all of us." "I welcome that there are contact talks between Turkey and US," though NATO not involved
Japan confident US is still holding firm on North Korea despite Pence's dialogue offer
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Putin and Trump discussed North Korea by phone on Monday: Kremlin
Coalition members must help Iraq rebuild, Tillerson says
China's foreign ministry called on the DPRK and the US to seize the positive momentum in DPRK-ROK relations and take decisive and meaningful steps to extend it to dialogue between the DPRK and the US
Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with President Putin of Russia
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[email protected]: "We learned of the extent of the situation involving Rob Porter last Tuesday evening, and within 24 hours, his resignation had been accepted and announced. We announced a transition was going to happen, and within hours, it did."
1 week ago
[email protected]: "@POTUS, along with the entire admin, take domestic violence very seriously, and believe all allegations need to be thoroughly investigated. And above all, @POTUS supports the victims of domestic violence, and believes everyone should be treated fairly and with due process."
1 week ago
[email protected]: "The budget reduces the deficit by over $3 trillion. This budget not only funds @POTUS' priorities, but puts the country on a path to restoring fiscal discipline."
Commerce Department spox confirms that Thomas Brunell, controversial Trump nominee under consideration for a top role at Census Bureau, is no longer being considered for role.
1 week ago
[email protected]: "We're going to do our best to make this day better than the last, and make this country better than the day it was before."
1 week ago
OMB Director Mulvaney's briefing right on the Trump 2019 budget is on the record, but not on camera
Press Sec. Sanders says there were things we could have done better in handling of Rob Porter allegations.1 week ago
Press Sec. Sanders says "there were things we could have done better" in handling of Rob Porter allegations.
"I can't get into the specifics," replies @PressSec to questions of when @WhiteHouse first knew of any domestic violence allegations concerning Rob Porter.
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[email protected]: "If you guys have real concerns about leaking out classified information, look around this room. You guys are the ones that publish classified information, and put national security at risk. That doesn't come from this @WhiteHouse."
[email protected] to press corps: "If you guys have real concerns about leaking out classified information, look around this room. You guys are the ones that publish classified information and put national security at risk."
Chuck Schumer: @SenateDems want to work in a bipartisan way to improve our infrastructure -we put fwd a plan that would expand access to high-speed internet, rebuild roads and bridges, and modernize our electric grid while creating millions of jobs. The TrumpTolls plan falls short on all these.
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"If you guys have real concerns" about leaks of classified information "look around this room," says @PressSec contending it's the press "not the White House" leaking intel.
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"The president, above everything else, supports the victims," says Sarah Huckabee Sanders, running, above everything else, counter to all available evidence.
On whether President Trump believes former White House staffer's accusers, Press Sec. Sanders tells @CeciliaVega President Trump believes all allegations of domestic violence need to be thoroughly investigated. "I'm not going to go beyond that. That's where we are right now."
1 week ago
Sanders' clarification of @POTUS position a different tone from his Saturday tweet when he said: "Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false." "There is no recovery for someone falsely accused," he said.
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"If changes are thought to be made that would be made by the intel and law enforcement communities that run that process." - @PressSec
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"We're not going to get into the details of how the (security) clearance process works," says @PressSec. "It's the same process that has been used for decades in previous administrations."
Clarifying Pres Trump's position, @PressSec says @POTUS takes domestic violence very seriously and thinks all allegations need to be investigated thoroughly. She says he also supports the victims of domestic violence and believes all should be treated fairly and with due process.
1 week ago
"The president has been clear multiple times through myself and others," says @PressSec replying to questions why @POTUS himself doesn't address the victims.
"The president is simply saying there is a due process that should be followed and looked atI don't think the president supporting due process for any allegations is not tone deaf." Press Sec. Sanders
1 week ago
@IvankaTrump: Thinking of @MrsVanessaTrump and wishing I was by her side today. No one deserves to be frightened this way. There is no excuse.
1 week ago
[email protected]: The journey to MAGA began @CPAC 2011 and the opportunity to reconnect with friends and supporters is something I look forward to every year. See you at CPAC2018!
As happened Friday, the WH press briefing has been delayed twice and is still starting late.
Schumer: Trump infrastructure plan would result in "Trump tolls" on highways across America
The white powder not ytet identified, according to officials who add that whatever it is has, however, been deemed "non-hazardous."
President Trump, on defense procurement: "We want to get twice as many planes for half the price."
@USAIDMarkGreen: @POTUS' budget request reaffirms that we will always stand with people when disaster strikes or a crisis emerges, because that's who we are as Americans. We will remain the world's leader in humanitarian assistance, but we'll also call on others do their part.
Trump admin's new budget includes estimated $10 million for Mueller probe.
Deputy Secretary John Sullivan: @POTUS' FY 2019 budget request proposes $39.3 billion for the @StateDept and @USAID. With this funding level, we will protect Americans at home and overseas by countering the gravest threats to U.S. national security.
White House holds daily press briefing after unveiling a $4.4 trillion spending plan on Monday
Rep. Sean Maloney says former Trump aide Rob Porter "never should have been" in that job.
@LindseyGrahamS: I'm pleased @POTUS Trump is showing the same determination to repeal and replace Obamacare that President Obama did to pass it into law. It is time for Republicans – and some Democrats – to rally around GrahamCassidy.
@LindseyGrahamSC: My goal is to get money and power out of Washington and give it back to patients and states for better health care outcomes.
@LindseyGrahamSC: I'm glad to see there is no quit in President @realDonaldTrump when it comes to replacing Obamacare with the state-centered block grant known as GrahamCassidy.
Bernie Sanders: If you were wondering how Trump plans to pay for his tax cuts for billionaires and corporations, you know: with $1.8 trillion in cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
@IvankaTrump: To build a better future for all Americans, the Admin sent Infrastructure principles that will spur $1.5 trillion in new investment over the next 10 years, shorten project approvals from 10 to 2 years, address unmet rural infrastructure needs and train the workforce of the future.
US Department of State: Today in Egypt, Secretary Tillerson and @AlsisiOfficial discussed our shared commitment to fight terrorism, especially ISIS. They agreed to pursue a new joint strategic dialogue enhancing U.S.-Egypt ties, and also to continue to work to resolve other issues of mutual concern.
At 15:00 EST (20:00 GMT) Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and @USAID Administrator Mark Green hold a special @StateDept briefing on FY2019 @POTUS proposed budget.
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Kremlin on Putin/Trump call (NBC translation) "D. Trump expressed his condolences to V. Putin regarding the tragic plane crash that took place the day before. During the telephone conversation, the two heads of state also discussed some aspects of the Middle East settlement."
[email protected]: "I don't think there's enough interest in avoiding spending and cutting programs anywhere in the federal government."
[email protected]: The wall works, and it's been proven
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu updated the Americans on the initiatives being raised in the Knesset, and the Americans expressed their unequivocal position that they are committed to advancing President Trump's peace plan," Netanyahu's office says.
Department of State: @POTUS' FY 2019 budget request proposes $39.3 billion for critical @StateDept and @USAID efforts to advance peace and security, expand American prosperity and influence, and address global crises while making efficient use of taxpayer resources.
The Education Department has told BuzzFeed News it won't investigate or take action on any complaints filed by transgender students who are banned from restrooms that match their gender identity.
White powder that Vanessa Trump was exposed to is non-hazardous - New York police
Jeff Sessions: "I want to thank every sheriff in America. Since our founding, the independently elected sheriff has been the people's protector The office of sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement."
[email protected] touts "plans to reduce high drug costs" in Trump Budget.
"We have to get control of mandatory spending – that is the driver of our debt" @SteveScalise
Some of the budget's "major warfighting investments," according to @DeptofDefense.
"This budget is antithetical to building a better today for a more prosperous tomorrow," adds @JoaquinCastrotx.
"It calls for a 21% cut for the Department of Health and Human Services and a 10.5% cut for the Department of Education, endangering the Infrastructure of Opportunity that makes the American dream possible," says @JoaquinCastrotx.
Reports are false that US discussed with Israel an annexation plan for the West Bank, according to a @WhiteHouse official.
"Fortunately, it is Congress—not the President—that has power of the purse, and I urge my colleagues to join me in ensuring that like last year, these draconian cuts are dead on arrival to Capitol Hill," adds @RepEliotEngel.
"The international-affairs budget that Congress received today would further hollow out the State Department and USAID," says @RepEliotEngel.
[email protected]: Democrats do not give our border security agents the means and methods necessary to keep our country safe – President Trump will
@RandPaul: I wasn't elected to be anyone's rubber stamp. I wasn't elected to allow business as usual —whether it's out-of-control spending or out-of-control rules that stifle debate and votes.
"[President Trump] refuses to put people's lives at risk and play politics with national security, and that's what the democrats are doing here" @hogangidley45
Trump's daughter-in-law Vanessa has been taken to hospital as a precaution after opening a suspicious letter containing an unidentified substance; the letter was addressed to Donald Trump, Jr. - NBC
[email protected] on infrastructure: "I would like to fix what we have through resurfacing and other things."
Letter sent to Donald Trump Jr.'s apartment containing unidentified white powder, NYPD says, and opened by his wife; she and two others were decontaminated by firefighters at the scene. Police and Secret Service are investigating.