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The closer a Prince Rupert woman looked at the deer in her yard, the stranger things became for her. “It was the first time I’ve seen anything like that; it was pretty bizarre,” said Joan Dudoward. Dudoward is a senior residing on 11th Avenue East in Prince Rupert. A flash of movement caught her eye as she scrubbed her breakfast plates on a typical Wednesday morning. Peeking out the window above her sink, she gasped— a majestic buck with massive antlers stood gracefully in her yard. “As soon as I noticed the huge buck, I ran and grabbed my camera to photograph it. I’ve been taking photos since I was a teenager...I photograph everything,” she said. She says he cozied up to lie on the grass and stayed for about half an hour. “He was wiggling his ears so I zoomed in and noticed a tag clipped on him,” she said. “I thought, why is this dear clipped? I got very concerned.” Dudoward, driven by her curiosity, noted that one side of the clip was labelled “BC WILDLIFE 06-529,” while the other read “CALL RAP: 877-952-7227.” It was suspicious because the number displayed is very similar but different from the official number of B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service, which is 1-877-952-7277. Also, the legitimate acronym for their hotline, Report All Poachers and Polluters, is “RAPP,” not “RAP,” as indicated on the tag. She called the number on the neon green tag to inquire about the buck, but reached a woman who spoke to her very hurriedly, she said. The woman, who identified herself as Jessica, wanted to send Dudoward a “free medical alert device” that she could wear around her neck. “We’re very excited to tell you about a special promotion for select callers,” Dudoward recalls the woman saying. She was then asked questions such as her age to check eligibility. Jessica then explained that as a senior, the device would help her in emergencies, such as falls, by alerting her immediate contacts. To proceed with delivery, she said she needed some personal information from Dudoward, such as her address. Then, Dudoward was abruptly transferred to another agent who continued the call. But when she tried to ask her about the buck and why the agency had clipped its number on his ear, they wouldn’t respond but instead continued to promote their products “That’s just cruelty to animals. They are targeting seniors for sure, and hurting the deer in the process,” said Dudoward. She wondered how they must have handled the wild animal to dart him. She questioned, “Did they sedate him? What exactly happened there?” She was absolutely shocked. Dudoward couldn’t comprehend why B.C. Wildlife, a legitimate organization, would have put this company’s number on the buck's ear. The incident reminded her of this continued pattern of companies attempting to target elderly and vulnerable individuals. “I also have my mother’s old number, and it gets scam calls all the time,” she said. “How can they do that? Especially to seniors. They are trying to decide if they should pay the rent or get medication,” said Dudoward in frustration. She proceeded to contact the legitimate conservation officer’s number, who, like the local RCMP, didn’t pay much heed to her situation, she said. The next day, Dudoward called the agency’s number on the tag again, and the conversation took a completely different turn. Now, the agent asked if she was 18 and was promoting products aimed at youth. They informed her that she needed to pay $3 through a call paywall to proceed to the next step, during which she would be directed to the free products for which she was eligible. “The message keeps changing; this is so strange,” said Dudoward. investigated the call and found that it was an intricately designed AI automated voice call. The system guides the caller through different phases by detecting both their spoken responses and the number keys they press. Contrary to Dudoward’s initial belief, it wasn’t a live human speaking to her, but a pre-recorded one. In fact, similar cases of fraud involving medical alert devices have happened in the U.S. before, prompting the and the to issue cautionary alerts for consumers regarding these “robocalls.” The authorities advised seniors to immediately hang up, not press any keys when prompted, and avoid sharing personal information. “Fraud is the number one crime against older Canadians. Though people of all ages can be victims of fraud, older people get targeted more than others,” states the Canadian Government on its The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) says that there have been 40,623 reports of fraud this year up to Oct. 31, resulting in a loss of $503 million. Vishing is a social engineering technique that uses voice communication technology. It involves fraudulent phone calls to trick the victim into revealing personal data. The CAFC advises caution during phone calls. They urge people not to hesitate to say no if something feels off and not to feel pressured by urgency or time limits. They also encourage taking enough time to research before sharing personal information. contacted the B.C. Wildlife Federation for a comment regarding the tag on the buck. “The Conservation Officer Service darted this deer Nov. 5 to remove wires wrapped around its antlers. The tag is legitimate, but unfortunately has the wrong number on it for RAPP. 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In the quiet and peaceful village of Aquileia, in northern Italy near the Adriatic Sea coast, archaeologists from the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) found something remarkable and unexpected. While performing excavations just to the west of the town, near an ancient road that once led to Rome and Milan, they unearthed the ruins of an early Christian basilica, which they knew immediately was more than 1,000 years old. After decades of excavations in and around Aquileia , this is the first large-scale structure that has been discovered. Based on its architectural style, the ÖAW archaeologists have dated the church to the Byzantine period, and specifically to the reign of the celebrated emperor Justinian I , who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565. As a part of his efforts to resurrect the glory days of the old Roman Empire, Justinian launched an ambitious monumental building campaign in the mid-550s, which included the construction of new and often spectacular Christian churches . “ The city was fortified under Emperor Justinian I with a mighty zigzag wall, for which there are the best comparisons in Thessaloniki. The discovery of the new basilica probably indicates a larger Byzantine building program,” archaeologist Stefan Groh explained in an Austrian Academy of Sciences press release . Emperor Justinian the Great: The Life and Rule of a Visionary Roman Theodora: From Humble Beginnings to Powerful Empress Who Changed History In actuality, the newly discovered church predated Justinian’s reign to some extent. The archaeologists determined that the foundation of the structure was constructed in the fourth century, before being expanded later. “The basilica was probably extended into an imposing building with three apses in the first half of the 6th century under Emperor Justinian I,” Groh said. “The architecture shows striking parallels to the Eastern Roman Empire, as can be found in Egypt, Turkey and the Balkans. The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Aquileia Betw While Aquileia is an unassuming village today, 1,500 years ago it enjoyed a completely different status. With a population that peaked at over 100,000, it was one of the most prominent Italian cities in the Roman and Byzantine empires. Founded as a military encampment in 181 BC, it was strategically located near the seacoast, and along a road that led to the province of Noricum in modern-day Austria. Aerial view of the modern village of Aquileia, Italy, the site of a legendary Roman city. (Janos Korom/ CC BY-SA 2.0 ). When the original Roman Empire imploded and then collapsed in the fifth century, splitting into eastern and western halves, Aquileia was one of the cities that suffered as a result of the loss of the Empire’s protection. The city was utterly destroyed by the infamous Attila the Hun and his men in 452, which was actually Attila’s first major success as a conqueror of Roman Empire lands. The Roman Empire’s Crisis of the Third Century The Komnenian Dynasty: The Byzantine Royal Family That Kept Coming Back As the Byzantine Empire emerged in the old Roman territory to the east, centered in its capital city of Constantinople, the lands of Italy fell under the control of the Ostrogoths , a Germanic people from the west. They formed an uneasy alliance with the Byzantines, but in 540 Justinian I sent his forces into Italy as a part of his efforts to gain full control over the lands surrounding Rome. It was during this period when the Arian Goths were driven out of the area around Aquileia, after which Justinian would have been able to begin constructing the city ́s new basilica, which would be his gift to the people . The newly discovered basilica would have been built to help restore the Catholic faith in an area that had fallen under the influence of Christian heretics. But at the same time, it also would have served as a symbol of the reconquest of Upper Italy by Justinian I. The building would have faced southeast toward Constantinople and Jerusalem when it was still standing, announcing its connection to the centers of Byzantine power and the Christian religion respectively. Ultimately the emperor’s efforts to secure control of the western Roman lands proved to be in vain, and his enemies the Lombards seized control of Aquileia around the year 560. The city never came close to regaining the wealth and influence it enjoyed before it was sacked by Attila, yet it managed to survive despite the challenges it faced and continues to exist to this day (although with just 3,000 inhabitants). The Nexus of Politics and Religion in the Ancient Roman World Revealed Now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Aquileia holds the distinction of being the last of the great Roman cities that has yet to be fully excavated. As such it still has the capacity to produce the occasional surprise, as the discovery of the new basilica so clearly demonstrates. Interestingly, perhaps the most famous building in the city is another basilica that was first erected in the fourth century. This is the Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, which functions at the village’s primary Catholic church. The present facade of this building was actually constructed in the 11th century, so it escaped destruction at the hands of the invaders who besieged Aquileia and likely damaged its sister basilica in the latter half of the sixth century. Outer façade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, a church in Aquileia, Italy constructed in the fourth and 11th centuries. ( Giovanni Dall ́Orto ). Now that this long-lost religious structure has been excavated, archaeologists have a better understanding of how religion and politics intersected in ancient Italy and the surrounding area. ‘The extent to which these ancient ‘geopolitical’ building measures even radiated into our region can be seen from the bishop's church of Teurnia in the village of St. Peter in Holz, Austria, which was adapted in the sixth century AD with a similar building plan to the new basilica of Aquileia,” Stefan Groh noted, referencing a once Byzantine-controlled village located around 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of the newly unearthed church. While Justinian I’s efforts to reestablish the old Roman Empire under Byzantine authority proved futile, the results of his attempt have left a lasting legacy in the archaeological record at Aquileia, at the site of what was once one of the Roman Empire’s most prosperous cities. Top image: Mosaic of Emperor Justinian I and his retinue, from the Church of Sa Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. Source: Carole Raddato/ CC BY-SA 2.0 . By Nathan Falde News Ancient Places Aquileia Christian basilica Byzantine Empire
The problem wasn’t money for DemocratsSir Keir Starmer will attempt to refocus his premiership on Thursday by announcing six numerical targets that he will pledge to deliver on by the next general election. The approach is intended to galvanise Whitehall while giving voters clear metrics by which to judge the government and whether it is delivering. The pledges also represent an attempt to provide Labour with greater definition amid concerns that its “missions” are too abstract and amorphous. But the targets are not just priorities, they are choices. By definition, if the government is focusing Whitehall and fiscal firepower on one priority, it is moving them away from others. Strikingly there is no target on migration , which is likely to be a key issue at the next election. Labour argues it is learning the lessons from years of failures by the Tories to hit their own targets.