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More than a million young people are subjected to 'extreme cyberbullying' every day, according to the largest ever survey into online abuse.
The report found young people are twice as likely to be bullied on Facebook than any other social network.
Experts say cyberbullying can have a 'catastrophic' impact on self-esteem and have called for parents and regulators to recognise the seriousness of the issue.
Liam Hackett, founder of national anti-bullying charity, Ditch The Label, which produced the report, said many people assume cyberbullying is not as hurtful as face-to-face abuse.
But he said it can be even more distressing because it is more public.
The survey of 10,000 13 to 22-year-olds found that levels of cyberbullying were much higher than previously reported.
It found that 70 per cent of youngsters had experienced cyberbullying and one in five said it had been 'extreme'.
Of those surveyed, almost 40 per cent said they were bullied online frequently.
Mr Hackett said: 'I think there's a tendency for older people to think that cyberbullying is a lesser form of bullying because there is this idea you can delete a comment or you can block it and it's gone.
Facebook, Ask.fm and Twitter were found to be the most likely sources of cyberbullying, and 54 per cent of Facebook users reported cyberbullying on the network, the survey said.
Ask.fm has faced growing criticism is recent months after being linked to the suicide of a number of teens.
Schoolgirl Hannah Smith, 14, was found hanged at her Leicestershire home in August months of abuse on the site, where users are able to hide their identities.
Ditch The Label's research also suggested that young men and women are equally at risk of cyberbullying but transgender people were more likely to suffer online abuse.
Mr Hackett, who was bullied and cyberbullied while at school, said: 'We asked people to rate the impact cyberbullying had on their lives on a scale of one to 10, with one being not severe and 10 being incredibly severe.
'On average, the effect on their self-esteem was 7.5 out of 10, which can go on to affect their social lives and their optimism for the future.
Mr Hackett said he hoped the report would be used to educate young people, parents, schools and the Government about cyberbullying and how to report it.
He said: 'Social media outlets have a massive duty of care to teen users. They are already doing a lot but more investment needs to be put into the resources of moderation.
'There also needs to be stronger integration between the Government and social networks.
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Seoul: South Korea plans to select a site for permanent storage of its high level radioactive waste by 2028, and will also consider looking to store spent nuclear fuel overseas, the government said today.
In the meantime it plans to expand temporary storage facilities at the country's 25 nuclear plants, with some existing sites likely to start to fill up from 2019.
South Korea is the world's fifth-biggest user of nuclear power, which accounts about a third of the country's electricity, but has yet to find a permanent solution for its spent nuclear fuel.
A government advisory body said last year the government should build a new temporary facility to store spent fuel from 2030 and consider permanent storage deep underground from around 2050.
Seoul will select a site over the next 12 years for a permanent disposal facility that would include an underground research laboratory that would conduct safety checks, the country's energy ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The facility was likely to start operations from 2053, an energy ministry official told news agency Reuters.
The government would also consider trying to secure permanent international storage facilities, based on economics and safety, the statement said.
Until then, storage facilities at nuclear power plants would be expanded through the use of dry storage, sealed casks that can hold spent fuel once it has been cooled in deep pools, freeing up space in the pools.
"We will be sure to put public safety first and communicate with people as we push ahead with spent fuel-related policies to carry out the plan smoothly," Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said in the statement.
Nuclear energy has been a subject fraught with controversy in Seoul after a 2012 scandal over the supply of faulty reactor parts with forged documents and the 2011 Fukushima crisis in Japan.
Asia's fourth-largest economy has plans to build 11 more nuclear reactors by 2029, putting it under pressure to come up with measures to handle mounting nuclear wastes. Its reactors currently produce around 750 tonnes of spent fuel a year.
Under a civil nuclear pact with the United States, South Korea is unable to reprocess spent fuel, although an agreement with Washington last year opened the way for easier movement of spent fuel to a third country for disposal.
Last year, South Korea opened a permanent underground storage site for low-to-medium level radioactive waste such as contaminated tools and clothes in the city of Gyeongju, 250 (155 miles) southeast of Seoul.
In the past few months, Googles been courting major providers of classified advertisements, including online listings of employment opportunities, and may have already signed deals with some of them, according to Classified Intelligence, an Orlando-based classified advertising consultancy.
The classified ads would presumably show up in Googles local search results, which are designed to hunt for goods and services in a particular town or city.
Local search and classified advertisements share the common purpose of connecting providers of services and goods with consumers habitually near their stores or offices, which helps to understand Googles apparent interest in them. Yet, very few classified ads seem to show up in Google local search results, according to Classified Intelligence Founding Principal Peter Zollman.
Googles competitors already have classifieds, typically organized as separate subdomains.
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Meanwhile, all of the major search providers have beefed up their local search service in some way over the past two years.
"One of the things that are very important in local search is buying goods locally; one of the logical ways you buy goods locally is through classifieds," Zollman said. "Google has some classified advertising, but its not organized. They are making it clear that they will."
A Google spokesperson didnt immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the Classified Intelligence note and Zollmans comments.
The company said Wednesday that it will be making an announcement concerning local search on Thursday, but didnt elaborate.
The Stamford Police are increasing patrols on Custer Street in Stamford, Conn., July 12, 2012. The added patrols are a result of a spree of shootings within the past week.
STAMFORD -- Police are beefing up patrols on Custer Street and in other troubled areas in response to a rash of gun violence that has left two men dead and has wounded at least four others.
Chief Robert Nivakoff said police brass have been meeting to discuss how to get ahead of a rash of shootings that wounded another victim Wednesday night. At 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, a 29-year-old man was shot with one bullet that wounded him in both legs.
Police are uncertain if Wednesday's shooting is related to a Custer Street incident Saturday night that left 22-year-old Darius Jones dead and wounded three others. Early Wednesday morning, Wyclif Bel-Jean, a close friend of Jones, was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound near Norwalk Hospital.
Stamford police are still trying to determine if Bel-Jean was gunned down where reports of shots fired and shell casings were found on the city's West Side shortly after midnight Wednesday.
Nivakoff said that patrol officers and those assigned to the Narcotics and Organized Crime unit are changing their tactics as a result of the shootings.
"We are clearly aware of the violence and we are working through some community leaders and we are changing our street tactics," Nivakoff said.
Assistant Chief James Matheny said this is not the first time shootings have spiked in the city.
"We have a plan in place," he said.
Not only has the city seen this thing before, it has seen this before between the two groups of young men from the East and West sides that appear to be responsible for the recent shootings, he said.
"We are dealing with young men who live in different neighborhoods that have had their problems for over 20 years," said Matheny, explaining that the tensions between the two groups are sparked by territorial and neighborhood disputes.
Matheny said that more officers will be patrolling troubled areas on foot. As well, patrol officers and the Narcotics and Organized Crime squad will be stepping up law enforcement activities in areas known for violence and criminal activity.
Matheny said the department is convinced that the violence wracking the city is being generated in only a few areas and police will be stepping up their presence there.
"We are going to keep hitting them hard in certain areas of the city," Matheny said.
Nivakoff said he did not want to go into much detail about what changes the department is making.
"We are always concerned when young people in our community are getting shot and killed," Matheny said. "This is not the first time this has happened. In the past we have wrapped things up pretty quickly and I'm confident we will have this under control pretty soon."
Bradley Cooper thanked his girlfriend super model Irina Shayk during his acceptance speech Sunday night when he won best original music for his film “A Star Is Born” with Lady Gaga.
Meanwhile, the “Shallow” hitmaker was taking home multiple Grammy Awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Shallow” with Cooper, and Best Song Written For Visual Media from the film.
“I can’t believe we just won Best Original Music @BAFTA ‘s . I wish so much I was there but am at the Grammy’s to show them our love as well. We made a film about music. This means the world to me. Thank u to all our fans we love u so much, we wouldn’t be here without u #BAFTAs,” Lady Gaga tweeted.
As someone who has been in their shoes, Hart says refugees should be embraced in America.
My name is Clara Hart, and I’m a mother and grandmother. I came to the United States as a refugee from Mozambique 51 years ago. My family and I were forced to leave everything behind, after my father was accused of aiding the revolutionary movement by housing them on their way to Malawi.
Today, on World Refugee Day, I reflect on my journey and am so grateful to the U.S. and my new community for giving me another chance at life.
As with many refugees, I would have preferred to remain in my homeland. However, my father’s life was in danger. In fact, we lived in fear that someone would come and take my father away and we would never have heard from him again. It was customary in those days to disappear once you were suspected of assisting the underground movement to overthrow the Portuguese-ran government. My family walked through bushes and spent a day at a cemetery, as it was the only safe place. We ate dry bread with no water. After many days of walking, our feet were swollen and our bodies were tired but we could not stop. After experiencing such traumas, I faced other challenges while being resettled in the U.S., such as learning the cultural norms, new foods and different ways of speaking. What has made the biggest difference in overcoming these hardships – and in healing from past traumas – has been the welcome I received when I joined my new community. When I moved to South Dakota, I met two very special ladies who showed great interest in my life’s story. Those ladies and their families are still my closest friends today. One of the ladies introduced me to the local soup kitchen, also known as “The Banquet,” after I told her that I was eager to give my time to the community. I have been serving at that soup kitchen since 1989. After living in refugee camps where my family and I starved, I wanted to make a difference by giving as a way of healing. The other lady taught me about how the city operates, especially the arts, which plays a great role in this city and state. With these skills, I went on to get involved and served on several boards where I learned about civic government, voting rights, Bread For the World and lobbied on behalf of women abroad who lived with HIV. Having met these ladies and many more along the way, made me stronger and fueled my passion to help eradicate poverty, hunger and promote voter participation.
As someone who understands the struggles of refugees firsthand, I am disheartened to see that my beloved new home is denying that same opportunity to others now facing similarly dangerous situations.
I always viewed America as a beacon of hope. The executive orders banning Muslim immigrants and refugees do not reflect that. In fact, they completely contradict the values America stands for: compassion, refuge and welcome.
In S.D., there have been several anti-refugee bills and resolutions. In the 2016 session, two anti-refugee bills were introduced but were tabled. In the 2017 legislative session, there was one anti-refugee bill, SB124. Resolution SCR15 was introduced very close to the end of the legislative session. SCR15 still spreads fear, hate, and xenophobia and is an affront to S.D. values of hospitality, generosity and compassion. As South Dakotans, we know the many contributions that refugees and immigrants bring to our communities and to our economy.
I continue to believe in the importance of welcoming others – for others have welcomed me. I raise my voice to support the rights of refugees through my work as an advocate for human rights issues.
As someone who knows firsthand the horrors that refugees flee and the sense of hope finding a home brings, I urge our local leaders, state legislators and national policy makers to stand with refugees – today and every day. Only then will we truly reflect the welcome our country stands for.
Together, we can inspire welcome across the country and around the world.
Clara Hart fled Mozambique in the 1960s in fear of political persecution. She was resettled to the United States in 1988 and has called Sioux Falls home since 1989. Shortly after her arrival, she completed a degree in political science and is now pursuing a master’s degree in social work through the University of South Dakota. Hart has presented regular sessions on cultural competency to nursing students for the past 10 years. She was one of the first liaisons between the Sioux Falls School District and new immigrants, tasked with their acculturation to the American education system. She has served as a member of the United Way board of directors, Sioux Falls Arts Council, Southeast Technical Institute Council and is in her 20th year of presenting at the Naturalization Ceremony for new citizens of the USA. She co-founded the Refugee Women’s Association of Sioux Falls. Hart has run for political office twice, and is most proud of contributing to her community through her ongoing activism against anti-refugee bills introduced in the legislature. She is currently board chair for the Refugee Congress, a national advisoryorganization comprised of refugees from across the United States who seek to champion domestic and international refugee issues, founded by Refugees for Refugees (refugeecongress.org). My Voice columns should be 500 to 700 words. Submissions should include a portrait-type photograph of the author. Authors also should include their full name, age, occupation and relevant organizational memberships.
For her fall and winter 2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection for Dior, artistic/creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri did a 180-degree pirouette away from last season’s soft, sea-of-beige, ultra-feminine “après-danse” vibe, filling the runway with clothes that had a rebellious, subversive edge.
Chiuri cited Teddy Girls — the female counterpoint to the Teddy Boys (a British subculture of the post-WWII 1950s) — as a specific inspirational starting point, describing them in the show notes as “queens of a ravaged landscape … impertinent characters with wild quiffs who wore Edwardian-style men’s jackets with velvet scarves, ample skirts and black leather jackets.” She also name-checked Princess Margaret as her rebel muse, noting that, in 1951, the royal opted for a dress by Dior — instead of one by a British dressmaker — for her official 21st birthday portrait photographed by Cecil Beaton.
Also keying into the subculture theme was a trio of black leather biker jackets. That may feel like a distinctly American symbol of rebellion, but Chiuri traces its inclusion here back to a version by Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, which had, in turn, been inspired by the French “blousons noir,” an underground culture here in the ’50s and ’60s.
Adding to the casual, streetwear feel of the collection were the bucket hats accessorized every look. Some were served up in the aforementioned buffalo plaid (green-and-black as well as red-and-black), while others were done in denim or black leather or leopard spots. Some were embellished with wispy black veil, which gave them an elegant feel.
One part of the collection that didn’t seem to tie into the Teddy Girl / ’50s subcultures inspiration at all — but is worth mentioning nonetheless — was a palm-tree Toile de Jouy design that gave a soupçon of aloha to wool jackets, short-sleeve button-front tops, denim skirts, red sequined skirts and diaphanous dresses.
The buffalo plaid pattern was also deployed across a range of gauzy tulle dresses and skirts to surprising effect. It was as if, by redeploying patterns traditionally associated with heavy-duty, hard-wearing garments onto barely there, light-as-air fabrics, Chiuri has achieved a bit of the alchemy she often refers to in her show notes. Turning pedestrian plaids and Teddy Girl trappings into covetable luxury might not exactly be turning lead into gold — but it’s darn close.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) revoked the bunker fuel supplier and bunker craft operator licenses of AC Oil Pte Ltd, after investigations showed discrepancies and wrongful declarations in the records kept on board its tankers.
There were also separate incidences of bunker fuel transfers between bunker tankers that were conducted without approval, the MPA said in a statement on Monday. It conducted checks on AC Oil in May and June 2016.
"In addition, despite being licensed to carry only marine gas oil, the bunker tankers operated by AC Oil were found to have carried Class B petroleum, a more easily flammable grade as compared to marine gas oil," said the MPA.
AC Oil's revocation was effective from July 29, the statement said.
The MPA has revoked three bunker licenses this year, cutting the number of suppliers to 57 from 59 over the past three months.
Nevertheless, the departure of AC Oil from Singapore's pool of bunkers suppliers is not expected to have a material effect on the world's largest bunkering port, said two traders that participate in the market.
As of January 31, AC Oil was ranked in the top 41 to 59 bunker suppliers in Singapore in terms of sales volumes, according to MPA data.
AC Oil declined to answer requests for comment.
In April, the port authority revoked the sales and operation licenses of Vermont UM Bunkering, as well as the bunker craft operator license of Seaquest Tanker, after similar instances of erroneous record keeping was found on their on their tankers.
Nottingham Symphony Orchestra will be performing a winter-themed concert at the city’s Albert Hall on Saturday, November 21.
The concert, also featuring members of the Sandra Taylor School of Dance, includes performances of extracts from The Nutcracker, plus Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel Overture, Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, Prokofiev’s Troika, plus Winter from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, with conductor Derek Williams as the violin soloist.
The concert starts at 7.30pm. Call 0115 9419419 for tickets.
SAN FRANCISCO — Immigrant rights organizations are forming a new network to demand an end to police actions they say violate the city’s values of dignity, respect and equality for immigrants. Representatives gathered on the steps of City Hall Aug. 23 to protest police misconduct.
Hernandez said she has filed a complaint with the Office of Citizens’ Complaints (OCC). She believes she was pulled over because she is a Latina.
“We are outraged that someone stopped for jaywalking could be subjected to such treatment,” Hwang said.
Hwang called on Police Chief Heather Fong and the OCC to investigate these and other incidents, and urged the Police Department to insure that its policies and practices reflect the city’s principles of dignity, respect and equality.
Interviewed later, Hwang said people are often afraid to speak out, and urged that victims report anti-immigrant incidents to his organization and other immigrant rights groups. He said police often treat people whose English is not fluent as less credible in situations such as auto accidents or domestic violence.
Hwang credited Chief Fong with trying to improve the situation, but said individual police don’t always use the department’s resources, including bilingual officers and a language phone line.