Nalo Hopkinson
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Nalo Hopkinson, a Jamaican-born Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer, has won a prestigious writing award.
Hopkinson was named the 37th Damon Knight Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The award recognizes a “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.”
Hopkinson, 60, is the first Black woman and the youngest person to win the award. Previous winners include acclaimed science fiction and fantasy writers Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, and Ray Bradbury.
This is not Hopkinson’s first award. She entered the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest in 1998 and her novel,
Wed Jan 20, 2021 In 1940, a German refugee named Richard Krebs published a memoir called
Out of the Night, which was a Book-of-the Month Club selection for that year. He published it under the pseudonym Jan Valtin in fear of reprisals from the Nazis and Communists his memoir exposed. Krebs had been a longshoreman during the 1930s, a union leader, and a trusted member of the German Communist Party. He was so trusted by the Party that it sent him on an undercover mission to Hamburg to spy on the Nazis. To equip him for the task the Communist Party provided him with a forged Nazi Party card that identified him as a member.
By Eduard Kovacs on January 20, 2021
Researchers at Israel-based boutique cybersecurity consultancy JSOF this week disclosed the details of seven potentially serious DNS-related vulnerabilities that could expose millions of devices to various types of attacks.
The vulnerabilities, collectively tracked as DNSpooq, impact Dnsmasq, a widely used piece of open source software designed to provide DNS, DHCP, router advertisement and network boot capabilities for small networks. Its DNS subsystem “provides a local DNS server for the network, with forwarding of all query types to upstream recursive DNS servers and caching of common record types.”
The software is mainly written and maintained by Simon Kelley, who has informed users about the availability of patches. The vulnerability disclosure process began in August 2020 and several impacted vendors told customers that they are working on address the issues.
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Control Chicken Ectoparasites For A Healthy Flock
Ectoparasites, which feed on your birds exterior features, can wreak havoc on a chicken flock, so follow these tips to keep your coop free of uninvited bugs.
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Nobody likes finding creepy crawlies such as lice, mites or fleas on their chickens. It can quickly turn a chicken hug into your worst nightmare! These ectoparasites can feed on the blood of their host (for example, your chicken).
But other ectoparasites can also feed on chicken feathers, skin and even scales.
Moreover, severe infestations can lead to poor health and welfare. Therefore, even though they are small and may not seem to bother your chickens at the moment, it’s important to regularly check and control for ectoparasites before they get out of hand.