In parallel with the Swedish Environmental Court proceedings, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has been evaluating the application in accordance with the Act on Nuclear Activities. This morning, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority announced their statement to the Swedish Government. They approved the license application based on the assumption that the industry has “potential to achieve” the safety requirements. The Authority decision is based the continual step-by-step assessment in accordance with the Act on Nuclear Activities.
Daily Archives: 23. Januar 2018
Kevala Kumbhaka by Malte Marten – Yatao
Malte Marten – Yatao Berlin, Germany
released December 13, 2016
VW muss Kinder-Tracking stoppen!
Keiner der am Projekt Beteiligten klärt angemessen darüber auf, wohin die Daten der Kinder übermittelt werden. Weder Grundschulkinder noch ihre Eltern sind in der Lage, informiert zu entscheiden, ob sie sich mit GPS-Trackern und Apps überwachen lassen wollen.
Österreich droht EU-Kommission mit Klage
Ungarn plant die Erweiterung des Atomkraftwerks Paks durch den Bau zweier neuer Reaktoren. Finanziert wird der Ausbau durch einen Kredit in der Höhe von zehn Milliarden Euro von Russland an Ungarn. Die EU-Kommission genehmigte im März 2017 die Finanzierung des AKW Paks II.
Afghan hotel attack stirs fresh debate on private security firms
“There were 15 guards on duty at time of the attack and none of them engaged the attackers,” said the official, who declined to be identified as he is not authorised to speak to the media.
“They were either watching the whole thing or hiding.”
MoI: 19 Security Firms Still Operating to Protect Diplomatic Entities
More than three weeks ago, the security responsibility of Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul was handed over to Kabul Balkh Safety and Security Company. The company which failed to cope with the Taliban assailants who were able to penetrate security at one of the capital’s most prominent buildings on Saturday (Jan. 20) and launch a devastating attack.
Kurdish forces in Syria launch powerful counterattack to set up extended battle against Turkey
(22.Januar) Turkey needs a swift success in Afrin because it is diplomatically isolated and there is growing international pressure to end the fighting. France has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the fighting in Afrin and other parts of Syria. Britain said it would look for ways to prevent escalation.
Eternal Gray Spiral by ATER
ATER Los Angeles, California
released January 5, 2018
Still by Even Marea
Even Marea San Miguel De Tucumán, Argentina
released December 26, 2017
The Public Cost of Private Security in Afghanistan Briefing Paper
(18.September 2009) „Nonetheless, building a credible public security sector is a long-term process; one that will not address the immediate security needs of international and national stakeholders in Afghanistan. Nor, in the longer term, will it completely replace the market for PSCs. The role of the ANA and ANP is not to provide static and convoy security; placing them in that role would detract from their essential task of safeguarding public security and safety – and deteriorate their performance of these responsibilities. The goal, therefore, should be a private security sector that is better regulated and controlled by the government of Afghanistan and, critically, by the international community that constitute their primary source of contracts and revenue“.
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Uber vereitelte mit „Ripley“ regelmäßig Hausdurchsuchungen
(18.Januar) Das für Ripley zuständige Team in Ubers Hauptquartier konnte per Fernzugriff sowohl Daten auf Smartphones, Laptops, Bürocomputern als auch diese Geräte komplett abschalten. Die Angestellten bekamen der Zeugenaussagen im Waymo-Fall zu Folge Laptops und Smartphones von Uber, so waren sie auch Ubers Eigentum. Die bekannte Routine hieß ursprünglich „Protokoll für unerwartete Besucher“ und wurde bald im Firmenjargon „Ripley“ genannt, nach dem Helden im Film „Alien“, der einen Befehl zur atomaren Vernichtung von Aliens gibt.
Improving Security of United Nations Peacekeepers: We need to change the way we are doing business
During the past four years (2013 – 2017) a consistent increase in peacekeeper fatalities
due to violent acts resulted in 195 deaths.
This report, directed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, uses internal United
Nations data and reporting to analyze the causes of fatalities
due to violent acts.
Turkey detains 42 people over Syrian operation social media comments: agency
The police raids, which state-run Anadolu news agency said were focused on the Western province of Izmir, brought the number of such detentions to around 70 since “Operation Olive Branch” was launched at the weekend.
Globalisation is losing its lustre, India‘s Modi tells Davos summit
”The result of this is that we are seeing new types of tariff and non-tariff-based barriers being imposed. Bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations appear to have come to a halt.
Germany pupil ‚killed by classmate‘ at school near Dortmund
Reports say a 15-year-old student stabbed a 14-year-old boy.(…)
German media say both the victim and the suspect are German citizens, while the latter also has a Kazakh passport.
Officials in North Rhine-Westphalia have recently vowed to tackle the problem of youth violence in Germany‘s most populous state.
Intel- und AMD-Prozessoren: Sicherheitsleck trifft Milliarden
(4.1.2018)
Intel warnt Nutzer vor seinen eigenen Sicherheits-Updates
(23.1.2018) Nach dem Bekanntwerden schwerer Sicherheitslücken in verschiedenen Prozessor-Chips, besonders bei Intel, versprach das Unternehmen schnelle Abhilfe.
Jetzt räumt Intel ein, dass die Software-Updates selbst schwere Fehler beinhalten.
Root Cause of Reboot Issue Identified; Updated Guidance for Customers and Partners
(22.1.2018) We recommend that OEMs, cloud service providers, system manufacturers, software vendors and end users stop deployment of current versions, as they may introduce higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behavior.
Re: [RFC 09/10] x86/enter: Create macros to restrict/unrestrict Indirect Branch Speculation
(21.1.2018) Have you _looked_ at the patches you are talking about? You should have – several of them bear your name.
The patches do things like add the garbage MSR writes to the kernel entry/exit points. That‘s insane. That says „we‘re trying to protect the kernel“. We already have retpoline there, with less overhead.
So somebody isn‘t telling the truth here. Somebody is pushing complete garbage for unclear reasons. Sorry for having to point that out.
If this was about flushing the BTB at actual context switches between different users, I‘d believe you. But that‘s not at all what the patches do.
As it is, the patches are COMPLETE AND UTTER GARBAGE.
They do literally insane things. They do things that do not make sense. That makes all your arguments questionable and suspicious. The patches do things that are not sane.
WHAT THE F*CK IS GOING ON?
And that‘s actually ignoring the much _worse_ issue, namely that the whole hardware interface is literally mis-designed by morons.
Linux-Erfinder Torvalds: Intel-Updates für Prozessorlücken „kompletter Müll“
Die kritischen Lücken in praktisch allen aktuellen Prozessoren halten nicht nur Intel, AMD und Co. auf Trab, sie bergen auch gehörige Herausforderungen für Betriebssystemhersteller. Und während selbst bei Microsoft in einzelnen Fällen schon die Verärgerung über die Hardwarepartner durchgeklungen ist, gibt man sich der Welt der freien Software prinzipiell weniger diplomatisch.
Junge Union trolling #Jusos (via @FlorianGathmann)
Kanzlerin an der Schmerzgrenze
Wenn die Koalitionsverhandlungen scheitern sollten, käme auch die Kanzlerin in schweres Fahrwasser. Bereits jetzt gilt sie in ihrer Partei – bei aller Wertschätzung – nur noch als Kanzlerin in der Restlaufzeit. Erfolgreiche Verhandlungen zur Bildung einer neuen großen Koalition würden Merkels Lage noch einmal stabilisieren, ein Scheitern hätte dagegen unkalkulierbare Folgen.
Palestine observes a general strike as US vice president visits Jerusalem
A general strike was observed throughout Palestine on Tuesday in protest against a visit by United States Vice President Mike Pence to the old city of Jerusalem and US recognition of the holy city as capital of Israel.
Shops, banks, schools, government offices and businesses were shut down heeding the call by the political forces for the strike. Public transportation has also joined the strike. Excluded from the strike were hospitals and clinics and some educational facilities.
Tsunami watch canceled for North American west coast after powerful 7.9 quake off Alaska
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit the Gulf of Alaska in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting warnings of a possible tsunami down the west coast of North America.
Palestinians call general strike to protest Pence visit to Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party called for a general strike across “all Palestinian sectors” on Tuesday in response to a United States decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The strike was timed to coincide with the final day of US Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Jerusalem.
US-Vizepräsident in Jerusalem: Pence ruft Palästinenser zu Friedensverhandlungen auf
Mike Pence kündigt an, die US-Botschaft noch bis Ende 2019 nach Jerusalem verlegen zu wollen.
Die USA stünden immer an der Seite Israels, betont Pence mehrfach bei seinem Auftritt im Parlament.
Turkey seeks no clash with Russia, Syria, U.S., but will pursue Syria goals: minister
“Terrorists in Manbij are constantly firing provocation shots. If the United States doesn’t stop this, we will stop it,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
“Our goal is not to clash with Russians, the Syrian regime or the United States, it is to battle the terrorist organisation,” broadcaster Haberturk quoted him as saying.
Tsunami Watch Canceled for Hawai‘i according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Alaska Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Warning
The United States National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for areas that included the coast of Alaska to British Columbia and the border with Washington State, and a tsunami watch down to Mexico as well as in Hawaii.
Warum Präsident Steinmeier den Selbstmord von „S.P.D.“ und Schulz betrieb
Es war Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier, der Martin Schulz und die „Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands“ zu einer erneuten Wahl Koalition mit „C.D.U.“ / „C.S.U.“ drängte, weil Steinmeier seiner geschäftsführenden Kanzlerin Angela Merkel die Blamage einer für Neuwahlen notwendigen zweifachen Wahlniederlage im Bundestag ersparen und eine günstige Position der „S.P.D.“ bei Neuwahlen verhindern wollte. Diese hätten womöglich in eine „rot-rot-grüne“ Regierungskoalition mit dem Kanzler Schulz gemündet – eine Konstellation, die Schulz noch am 20. November nicht ausgeschlossen hatte.
Als Zwangsmaßnahme gegen die allgemeine kognitive Dissonanz, eine Chronologie und Erinnerung:
Steinmeier mahnt Union und SPD zur Eile
Die Entscheidung über eine Regierungsbildung liege zwar bei den Parteien, sagte Steinmeier während eines Besuchs in Hamburg. „Ganz unabhängig davon spüren wir alle, dass die Menschen in Deutschland erwarten, dass jetzt, mehr als vier Monate nach der Bundestagswahl, wieder eine Regierung zustande kommt.“
Haftstrafen gegen ehemalige Präsidentenberater Kim Ki-choon und Cho Yoon-sun
Das Gericht sieht es als erwiesen an, dass Kim eine führende Rolle bei der Erstellung einer schwarzen Liste zum Kulturbereich spielte. Die Regierung von Park Geun-hye hatte missliebige Künstler und Vertreter der Kulturbranche auf eine solche Liste gesetzt.