Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War The United States, meanwhile, had its own notable cyberwar success. In 2008, in tandem with Israeli intelligence, the U.S. launched the first digital attack on another country’s critical infrastructure, deploying a “worm,” known as Stuxnet, that was designed to cause centrifuges in Iran to spin out of control and thereby delay its nuclear development. Yet diplomatic concerns inhibited some of the United States’ active measures. The Obama Administration had a “reset” policy with Russia, forging agreements and coöperating on select issues, despite an over-all increase in tension. When Robert Knake arrived as the director of cybersecurity policy at the National Security Council, in 2011, the White House had a formal initiative to combat Chinese hacking, known as the Counter-China strategy. A new doctrine was taking shape, under which Russia sought to study the nefarious tools of the West, as it understood them, so as to counteract them at home and put them into practice abroad.
re:imagine Hosted by Grace Cathedral + OpenIDEO @ Grace Cathedral, 6:00-9:30pm No RSVP needed, the following activities are available all evening: Candlelight Labyrinth Walks. The Innovation Chapel. Columbarium Visits. MMORI. Protect Your Library the Medieval Way, With Horrifying Book Curses In the Middle Ages, creating a book could take years. A scribe would bend over his copy table, illuminated only by natural light—candles were too big a risk to the books—and spend hours each day forming letters, by hand, careful never to make an error. To be a copyist, wrote one scribe, was painful: “It extinguishes the light from the eyes, it bends the back, it crushes the viscera and the ribs, it brings forth pain to the kidneys, and weariness to the whole body.” Given the extreme effort that went into creating books, scribes and book owners had a real incentive to protect their work. They did not hesitate to use the worst punishments they knew—excommunication from the church and horrible, painful death. “These curses were the only things that protected the books,” says Marc Drogin, author of Anathema! Drogin’s book, published in 1983, is the most thorough compendium of book curses ever compiled. The curse of excommunication—anathema—could be simple. Or even more detailed:
How might we reimagine the end-of-life experience for ourselves and our loved ones? Each of our lives is a story. Let’s re-imagine how we prepare for, share and live through the final chapter. am asking that we make space – physical, psychic room, to allow life to play itself all the way out – so that rather than just getting out of the way, aging and dying can become a process of crescendo through to the end.” — BJ Miller Each of our lives is a story. Read the full brief for more information on the focus of this challenge. The Topic Each year around 55 million people worldwide and over 2.5 million in the United States face the end-of-life. With your help during our End of Life Challenge, we’ll work to reimagine the end-of-life experience for ourselves and our loved ones. The OpenIDEO Challenge Process We're calling a global community to action – to share your stories and reflections, emotions, spiritual perspectives, and other personal contributions related to dying during our Inspiration phase. Sutter Health
At Pussy Riot performance on Putin, everyone sees Trump Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina has a message for Donald Trump: “The United States started from refugees.” The Russian activist was standing on a busy San Francisco street corner late Friday night, taking a drag of her cigarette and chatting with adoring fans who wanted to take selfies, offer her weed and talk political resistance. “It’s very strange to have a main concept in politics to send out all the refugees,” she told the Guardian after finishing a frenetic musical performance that recounted her journey, from activism to hiding from police and eventually facing solitary confinement for singing about Vladimir Putin. “If you forget your history, you will make the same mistakes.” The 28-year-old member of the feminist punk collective came to California for the premiere of Revolution, a Pussy Riot theater piece. The performance retold the 2012 political performance in a Moscow cathedral that landed her nearly two years in prison.
How to Design for Death: OpenIDEO Challenges Designers to Reimagine the End of Life Experience Of life's taboo topics, death has always been the most perplexing. Although we are all effected by death's slow creep or sudden onslaught, in the United States there is little formal consideration paid to how one can prepare for the end of life. In 2013, IDEO began exploring ways they could have an impact on how people approach their final days. As Paul Bennett, Chief Creative Officer of IDEO told The California Sunday Magazine, he had a simple vision for the work IDEO could do: "I don't want death to be such a downer." As part of IDEO's ongoing investigation into new ways to design for death, they recently opened up the conversation with a design challenge on OpenIDEO, an online innovation platform that uses design to solve global challenges, engaging designers on how to reimagine the end of life experience. Each year around 55 million people worldwide and over 2.5 million in the United States face the end-of-life. Core77 spoke with Dr. Enter a caption (optional) By Claudia Bicen
Why Parents Should Be Discussing Gender Identity With Their Children Now National Geographic has a history of unveiling covers that generate conversation: from the haunting picture of an Afghan refugee who graced the 1985 cover to its depiction of a sinking Statue of Liberty in 2013, the magazine has never shied away from controversy. But this January’s cover — of a young transgender girl — generated feedback like National Geographic has never seen before. It has been accused of “brainwashing,” and one follower wrote that he threw his copy out immediately. Several subscribers vowed that they would unsubscribe. But Nat Geo and the subjects of its gender issue can give dozens of reasons why parents should discuss gender identity with their children and be aware of the entire gender spectrum. For those who missed the January issue, Nat Geo is also providing a closer look at gender in its two-hour documentary with Katie Couric, Gender Revolution, in February — and parents who are less familiar with the gender spectrum might find it insightful. Dr.
Eudaimonia - Wikipedia Discussion of the links between virtue of character (ethikē aretē) and happiness (eudaimonia) is one of the central concerns of ancient ethics, and a subject of much disagreement. As a result there are many varieties of eudaimonism. Two of the most influential forms are those of Aristotle[3] and the Stoics. Definition[edit] The good composed of all goods; an ability which suffices for living well; perfection in respect of virtue; resources sufficient for a living creature. In his Nicomachean Ethics, (§21; 1095a15–22) Aristotle says that everyone agrees that eudaimonia is the highest good for human beings, but that there is substantial disagreement on what sort of life counts as doing and living well; i.e. eudaimon: So, as Aristotle points out, saying that eudaimon life is a life which is objectively desirable, and means living well, is not saying very much. As already noted, the Greek word areté is usually translated into English as virtue. Socrates[edit] Plato[edit] Aristotle[edit]
Can You Be a Zionist Feminist? Linda Sarsour Says No Since Donald Trump was elected to the presidency, millions of women across the country have become active in a newly resurgent feminist movement. But, like in all feminist movements before it, tensions between groups of women are bubbling to the surface. The latest fissure making its way into public consciousness is about the role of Zionism in feminism, raised last week by Bustle politics editor, Emily Shire, in a New York Times op-ed. The International Women’s Strike, an international day of action “by and for women who have been marginalized and silenced,” took an anti-colonial, anti-imperialist position, calling for the destruction of walls “from Mexico to Palestine.” Organizers of the strike wrote in its platform that the decolonization of Palestine is “the beating heart of this new feminist movement.” In the days after its publication, Shire’s piece has reignited a debate among feminists about the tenets of the movement. I was quite surprised and disturbed by her piece.