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ECHS Celebrates 13th Career Day
The 13th annual Environmental Charter High School Career Day on Nov. 1 featured a Meet Your Lawmakers Keynote Panel including, from left to right, Senator Steven Bradford, ECS Founder and Director of Growth and Sustainability Alison Diaz, ECHS student Andrea
Gudino, ECS CEO Farnaz Golshani-Flechner, Lawndale City Councilmember Beatrice Suarez, ECSH student Kimberly Nguyen and Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi. Photo: ECS/Daniel Franco
Check It Out from page 2
only tools and technologies … that do not
make me beholden to the institutions and
forces that have no regard for the principles
and values on which I wish to live my life.”
He had to clarify the rules of life without
“technology”- no smartphone of course, but
what about an axe or using fire? Even the
pencil he was using to write can be described
as a form of technology. In fact, how would he
write it with no computer --- no online research
capabilities, word processing or spellcheck?
Mark first lived in the farmhouse on the
smallholding, but then after a year, decided
to build a cabin. He allowed wanderers to
use the farmhouse rent-free as a hostel, now
called The Happy Pig.
He started a vegetable garden in order to
live on what the land can naturally provide.
He was a vegan who became aware that the
protein he needs to survive in this manner
he has chosen will call for a shift in his
belief system: he must capture (and kill)
a living protein source. He foraged in the
woods for wild greens, edible mushrooms,
etc. The reader can empathize when he
discovered that one of those nearby forests
has disappeared within the week he had last
been there! “The machines” descended upon
Cybersecurity from page 3
Q: A scammer creates a fake email and
sends it to thousands of people. What is
this type of attack called?
Answer: Phishing: a type of social engineering
that often manipulates human
impulses, such as greed, fear, or the desire
to help others.
Q: What is the term for harmful software
that seeks to damage or exploit the
machines that run it?
A: Malware, which is short for malicious
software. Tip: stay of sketchy websites.
Q: An attacker goes to a local coffee shop
and creates a wireless network using the
shop’s name. And unsuspecting customers
log on. What is this type of attack called?
A: Spoofing. Before logging onto a public
network, be sure it is the correct one.
Q: After clicking an advertisement on an
unsecured website, your computer freezes.
A message appears demanding money to
unlock your computer. What kind of attack
are you experiencing?
A: Ransomware. These attacks are aimed at
institutions and large organizations that need
access to their data and payment systems
restored immediately.
Q: Which federal agency has been tasked
with improving national cybersecurity?
A: The Department of Homeland Security. •
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the woodland and eradicated the homes of
mammals, insects, fish, and plants: It resulted
in a sort of animal Armageddon.
Little lessons pepper the pages - making
fire from friction, not matches or lighters,
communication is in the form of letters,
walked (or biked) to the post office 12
kilometers, round trip (nearly 7 ½ miles),
a camping trip trick to wash dishes
without running water. One hardship
confronted was Mark’s inability to talk
or be with his distant parents. He also
lost touch with friends scattered across
the globe since social media and email
were no longer available to him. The local
pub, however, was a place of community,
welcoming neighbors and musicians who
played traditional instruments: guitar, fiddle,
tin whistle, bodhran (an Irish drum) and
accordion. Everyone can join in and a good
time is had by all.
I listened to the book on CD format and
enjoyed narrator Gerard Doyle, a native
Irishman. His lilting voice enhanced the story
and his pronunciation of some Gaelic words
was appreciated.
This book has given me a lot to think
about. Mark Boyle is an environmentalist
and lover of Nature. I am also attracted
to the natural world and feel frustration
about those things that interfere with our
world: pollution, species endangerment,
climate change and deforestation. I also am
concerned that advances in technology
may be taking us down a frightening path.
Maybe tongue-in-cheek, but I’m sure the
quote on The Way Home’s first page is
deeper than that: “Everything not saved will
be lost,” from the Nintendo ‘Quit Screen’
message. •
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