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CEO Arrested for Selling $1 Billion in Fake Cisco Hardware on Amazon, eBay – Slashdot

“The operation allegedly generated over $100 million in revenue, and Aksoy received millions of dollars for his personal gain,” the Justice Department said. The Cisco equipment Aksoy allegedly sold was usually older, lower-end models that were previously bought or discarded. Counterfeiters in China then modified the equipment, making the devices appear as if they were newer or more expensive Cisco product models. “As alleged, the Chinese counterfeiters often added pirated Cisco software and unauthorized, low-quality, or unreliable components — including components to circumvent technological measures added by Cisco to the software to check for software license compliance and to authenticate the hardware,” the Justice Department said. In addition, the counterfeit products were packaged with authentic-looking labels, boxes, and documentation.

Source: CEO Arrested for Selling $1 Billion in Fake Cisco Hardware on Amazon, eBay – Slashdot

Why Do Non Trans Folks Keep Inserting Themselves Into Trans Issues?

Whether it’s artists saying trans women aren’t really women or a New York Times op-ed declaring that “women didn’t fight this long and this hard only to be told we couldn’t call ourselves women anymore,” it reinforces violence against an already incredibly vulnerable population.

Violence that comes in the form of legislation attacking the rights of trans people which encompasses everything from playing sports to which bathroom they can use.

Violence that comes in the form of “Don’t Say Gay” laws which prohibit “instruction” about sexual orientation or gender identity. Violence that comes in the form of Black and Latinx trans women being more likely to be fatally shot or killed. Violence that comes in the form of armed white supremacist groups showing up at LGBTQ+ events.

 …if you’re a non trans person who thinks they should comment on the experiences and lives of trans people, remember: silence is golden.

 

Source: Why Do Non Trans Folks Keep Inserting Themselves Into Trans Issues?

Autoconhecimento

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A vida é é tão curta e maravilhosa que, nós precisamos olhar para ela com orgulho. Não vale desanimar quando as coisas não dão certo. É preciso sim, olhar pra você com cuidado, saber trabalhar o autoconhecimento para não sucumbir diante das situações “desafiadoras”. É só no ato de aperfeiçoar o autoconhecimento que, você conseguirá se compreender melhor e, consequentemente, abrir as portas que precisa para trilhar os caminho da gratidão. Mais ainda, quando você conseguir conciliar certas situações com a razão atual, perceberá como tudo àquilo que mais te exigiu, na verdade, foi o motivo mais sublime do seu sorriso. Acredite: Sorrir também nos exige [consciência]. Eu acredito que saber ligar uma peça a outra, possa ser um motivo forte da nossa primeira comunhão conosco. Então, quanto mais nos conhecemos, maior é a possibilidade de lidar com com o novo.

Pense nisso!..

Ora, se a nossa maior missão neste…

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Kanter: Louisiana is in 6th wave of COVID-19 – Louisiana Illuminator

An increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations prompted state health officials Thursday to declare that Louisiana is in its sixth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

State health officer Dr. Joseph Kanter reported 5,436 new cases, 567 hospitalizations and two deaths from the novel coronavirus. The actual number of cases is likely much higher because an increasing number of people are testing at home, he said.

“We don’t need to count every raindrop to know that it’s pouring,” Kanter told reporters.

In the past week, Louisiana’s COVID-19 test positivity rate has increased from 19.6% to 23.7%, according to the health department’s latest data.

 

Source: Kanter: Louisiana is in 6th wave of COVID-19 – Louisiana Illuminator

12 Myths About the COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids, Debunked

“There’s a lot of misinformation out there right now that can be confusing and even frightening for parents,” says Gina Posner, M.D., F.A.A.P., a pediatrician at MemorialCare Medical Group in Fountain Valley, California, and a member of the What to Expect Medical Review Board.

Here’s what parents of kids under 5 need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for their little ones, including whether there’s any truth to some of the most common myths circulating.

Source: 12 Myths About the COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids

VOTE, DAMMIT!!!

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Today, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court barred the use of ballot drop boxes and ruled voters could not give their completed absentee ballots to others to return on their behalf.  This is but one of the many new voter suppression moves by the states, especially those that are considered ‘red’ states, but the utter gall of it disgusts me.  Who does it hurt?  Blue collar working people, poor people, elderly and young people, Black people … all those categories that are more likely to vote for a Democrat come election day.  Hell, they might just as well have said that only registered Republicans will be allowed to vote!  Or … why even have an election … why not just let the damn Supreme Court decide who will make the laws?  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

These voter restriction laws are designed with one purpose in mind … to keep people from the polls.  Their…

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Alltagsszenen in der Türkei — Senioren um die Welt

Wenn man von der türkischen Küste kommt und sich aufmacht, um das Landesinnere der Türkei zu entdecken, bekommt man einen ganz anderen Eindruck von dem vielseitigen Land. An manchen Orten scheint die Zeit völlig stehengeblieben zu sein, die Leute leben ihren gemächlichen Alltag wie vor vielen Jahrzehnten. Sie scheinen alle Zeit der Welt zu haben, […]

Alltagsszenen in der Türkei — Senioren um die Welt

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Canada – Kanadski parkovi Stjenovitih planina, Kanada

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Kada je 1886. godine geolog R. Dž. Makonel s Kanadskog geološkog instituta otkrio fosilne naslage u Berdžes Šejlu, radnici na izgradnji kanadske Pacifičke željeznice već su imali svoje zbirke trilobita. Zahvaljujući radu na izgradnji pruge, kojom se krčio put kroz neistražene oblasti, kanadska vlada proglasila je prirodni rezervat, površine 26 km², oko mineralnih izvora Kejv i Bejsn, smatrajući, baš kao i upravnici željeznice, da će oni jednog dana postati turistička atrakcija. Taj čin obilježio je početak osnivanja niza nacionalnih parkova u Kanadi, a ovo mjesto predstavlja jezgro oko kog je, dvije godine kasnije, ustanovljen Park Stjenovite planine. Ime parka je 1930. godine promijenjeno u Nacionalni park Banf. Tokom godina, Stjenovite planine u Kanadi postale su simbol zaštite prirodne sredine, a u čast te prve zaštićene oblasti, vreli, smaragdnozeleni izvori u Banfu preimenovani su u naziv Nacionalni istorijski lokalitet Kejv i Bejsn.

Danas ova oblast obuhvata četiri nacionalna parka – Nacionalni…

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