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You asked, "What is the matter nowadays with women aged 18 to 27?" Probably all the brainwashing they get from gender studies courses at college. The Hungarians decided to fix that problem.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/08/hungarian-govt-abolishes-gender-studies-as-it-is-useless-in-the-countrys-job-market/

Hungarian govt abolishes gender studies as it is useless in the country’s job market

By Hungary Journal — 10 August 2018

At the beginning of the week Hungarian universities received 24 hours from the Ministry of Human Capacities (EMMI) and the Ministry of Justice (IM) to comment on a proposed amendment, which declares that no gender studies courses can be launched in the future, HVG.hu reported on Friday.

According to HVG.hu, the part of the amendment which concerns gender studies provides no explanation whatsoever. Two universities are concerned: Hungary’s biggest state-funded university ELTE, and the Central European University, founded by George Soros.

If the amendment becomes official, it will mean that nobody can attend gender studies courses in Hungary and get a degree in the subject. HVG.hu notes that CEU offers both Hungarian and American degrees, the amendment will not affect the latter.

The Ministry of Human Capacities told HVG.hu later today that there is absolutely no interest for gender studies graduates in the Hungarian job market. EMMI added that the course is economically irrational, so they assume that it’s not launched to give the students useful knowledge, but it serves other interests.

According to the ministry, the gender studies MA takes away resources from other courses and harms the economic stability of the universities.

Christian Democratic members of the government have been criticising gender studies courses, according to them it’s an ideology, not science – HVG reminds.

Facial recognition catches perp at Dulles airport

https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2018/08/dc-airport-first-nation-catch-suspected-imposter-using-facial-biometrics/150777/

DC Airport First In Nation to Catch Suspected Imposter Using Facial Biometrics

By Aaron Boyd,

Senior Editor

August 23, 2018

After three days of operation, Washington Dulles International Airport’s biometric cameras identified a man allegedly attempting to use someone else’s passport to enter the U.S.

A D.C.-area airport’s brand new facial recognition program caught an alleged imposter trying to enter the country on a false passport, the first such detection at an airport using facial biometrics, according to a Customs and Border Protection release.

CBP officials at Washington Dulles International Airport Wednesday said the newly implemented facial biometric program identified a 26-year-old Congolese man attempting to enter the U.S. using a French passport.

The man, traveling from Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday, went through the new international entry system at Dulles Airport, which brings travelers directly to a CBP officer for document inspection. While the documents are being scanned, a biometric camera analyzes the passenger’s face and compares it against records associated with the passport or other travel documents.

In this instance, the system flagged the man as a mismatch for the passport on record and he was removed for additional screening. At that time, officers said he became “visibly nervous” and an authentic ID card showing he was a citizen of the Republic of Congo was found in his shoe.

Officials said CBP is withholding the man’s name while the investigation is ongoing.

The program was in its third day of operation at the airport, having launched on Aug. 20.

“Facial recognition technology is an important step forward for CBP in protecting the United States from all types of threats,” said Casey Durst, director of CBP's Baltimore Field Office, in a statement. “Terrorists and criminals continually look for creative methods to enter the U.S. including using stolen genuine documents. The new facial recognition technology virtually eliminates the ability for someone to use a genuine document that was issued to someone else.”

The stop at IAD appears to be the first case of facial biometrics catching a suspected imposter, a CBP spokesman told Nextgov, though the agency does not track border stops—or “inadmissibility statistics”—by the kind of technology used, they said.

Other facial recognition programs advanced at 14 airports across the nation this summer, including comprehensive systems at Orlando International Airport in Florida and Mineta San Jose International Airport in California. The programs are part of an overall mandate for CBP to use biometric technologies to improve speed and security at border crossings.

The programs are also extending beyond customs to the entire air travel system. A pilot program at JFK International Airport in New York was recently expanded to integrate the system with Transportation Security Administration checkpoints.

Gamesmanship, Chinese/Vietnamese style.

World News

August 24, 2018 / 4:57 AM

Vietnamese website taunts Chinese drama fans with South China Sea quiz

James Pearson

HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese website, which only works when users correctly answer a quiz about disputed islands in the South China Sea, has infuriated scores of television fans in China desperate to catch the latest episode of a popular Chinese period drama.

The drama — “The Story of Yanxi Palace” — has attracted a huge following in China for its colorful depiction of Qing Dynasty-era politics and the tale of a brave and plucky young concubine who outsmarts her rivals.

The first 56 episodes of the show are being aired for free on Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi, which holds exclusive rights to the drama. For a fee, iQiyi members can watch eight more episodes.

But a Vietnamese website somehow obtained extra episodes which have not yet been broadcast in China.

Chinese drama fans flocked to bomtan.org, which hosts online copies of Asian television dramas, only to be met with a challenge which pits patriotism against the insatiable urge to binge watch television.

The website, which did not appear to have rights to broadcast the drama, asks users to answer questions confirming their Vietnamese identity before the website loads.

“This service is for Vietnamese people only. Please answer the following questions: To which country do the Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) belong? Vietnam, China, Philippines or Japan?”.

The only correct answer to the question, according to the website, is Vietnam.