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Riots: Legal Aspects
Unlawful assembly. At common law an unlawful assembly was defined as a gathering together of three or more persons with the common intent to achieve a purpose, lawful or unlawful, in a riotous or tumultuous manner. The common purpose or intent could be formed either before assembling or after the gathering took place. A meeting could therefore start out as a lawful assembly but change into an unlawful one.
The states are divided as to whether there must be an intent to perform the planned activity in a violent manner. Many jurisdictions require the presence or threat of force or violence disruptive of public order. Other jurisdictions consider the nature of the assembly. If the purpose is unlawful, then an unlawful assembly exists.
Rout. Rout is generally defined as the moving forward of an unlawful assembly toward the execution of its unlawful design (Follis v. State, 37 Tex. Crim. 535, 537, 40 S.W. 277 (1987)). A rout is essentially an attempt to commit a riot. It requires a specific intent to riot and a situation that ultimately falls short of actual riot. Thus, if two or more persons have the intent to riot and if they commit an act that threatens further acts of force or violence, they could be guilty of rout. The crime of rout has usually been abandoned or merged with that of unlawful assembly.
Riot. The generally accepted common law definition of riot is the following: "A riot seems to be a tumultuous disturbance of the peace, by three persons or more assembling together of their own authority, with an intent mutually to assist one another, against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful" (Hawkins, p. 243).
Several elements are generally required for the crime of riot: there must be at least three persons participating in a common riotous purpose, although only one need perform the objectionable act; there must be an unlawful assembly and overt acts committed without authority of law; and there must be use of force and violence. For the necessary purpose or intent, there must be some evidence of concerted action toward the furtherance of a common goal. The requisite concert of action may be inferred from the manner in which the unlawful acts of violence are committed.
Since a common law riot was committed when those who were unlawfully assembled began the perpetration of their unlawful design, most states held an unlawful assembly to be a prerequisite to the offense of riot. Riot was committed under the common law when a mob employed force or violence to accomplish its illegal purpose. "Unlawful force or violence" is interpreted broadly, but is generally viewed as conduct more serious than loud noise or disturbance. Riot could occur even though the objective were lawful if the defendants' actions were carried out or attempted in a violent and turbulent manner to the terror of the people. Persons charged with riot had to be present at the scene of the unlawful act.
In a few states, riot remains a common law crime (Cohen v. State, 173 Md. 216, 195 A. 532 (1937)). Most states have statutory definitions that follow the common law. Several states maintain the common law crimes as a supplement to their statutory enactments.
Riots: Legal Aspects - Statutory Riot Crimes
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Care to do a breakdown on hitlag?
Hitlag, also called hitstop, hitfreeze, and hitpause, is basically when the game freezes the characters at the point of collision during an attack. Having the smooth arc of the character's attack paused at that point of collision helps sell that the collision actually happened, gives the eyes a few frames to register and confirm it happened, and makes the impact seem a little more powerful, since if the guy's fist or sword or whatever is stopped along its path, then clearly it needs a lot of force to go through the object that is being hit.
Fighting games and Smash Bros make use of this time to practical ends. The 2in1 Cancel in Street Fighter 2 exists entirely because of Hitstop. Basically, they made the first 5 frames of every single normal move cancellable to make it easier to input special moves, but the hitstop extended that cancel window since it froze the state of both characters for like 10 frames, meaning people could still cancel after the move hits. Since then it's been a staple of Street Fighter that you can cancel moves during the hitstop period. And this is really convenient too, since the cancel takes effect at the end of the hitstop, so it always comes out during the same part of the move, helping to keep combos consistent. So now you have this large dedicated time that is pretty much exclusively there for canceling things on hit, that's pretty damn good.
Meanwhile in Smash Bros, during hitlag as they call it, you can wiggle the stick to move around a little, called SDI or PI. This is really helpful in smash's system for getting you out of multi-hit moves, and for surviving certain combos. Also in Smash they have characters vibrate during hitstop, either horizontally on the ground, or vertically in the air. Looks pretty cool. You don't really notice this in-game, but you can feel it when it's there, and when it's missing.
In other games, like Single Player Action Games, it's just there to look cool and improve visual comprehension. If you don't have hitstop, like say, Dark Souls 2, then it weakens the impact of the hit perceptually, and makes it harder to tell a hit occurred. Hitsparks are also useful as additional feedback and establishing the point of contact, to make it more clear what's going on.


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Father accused of murdering his 15-year-old daughter in 'honour killing' told her to 'kiss her youngest brother goodbye'
By Lucy Ballinger for MailOnline
'Tied up': The court heard how Tulay Goren's mother found her bound and face down on her bedroom floor
A schoolgirl murdered by her father in an 'honour killing' was told to kiss her brother goodbye the day she went missing, a court has heard.
Mehmet Goren, 45, told his daughter Tulay, 15, to let her brother embrace her one last time in an emotional farewell, it is alleged.
Her mother Hanim, 45, said her husband had tied up Tulay with bits cut from a shawl and left her face-down on the floor of her bedroom the night before, the Old Bailey heard.
He and his brothers Ali, 55, and Cuma Goren, 42, are charged with Tulay's murder, and the attempted murder of her boyfriend Halil Unal, then 30, in 1999.
They were furious the pair planned to marry as he was a Sunni Muslim, while their family were Alevis, the court has heard. The day before Tulay went missing Mrs Goren and her husband visited their daughter at her boyfriend's home and insisted she come home with them.
Mrs Goren claimed when she returned home from picking up their other young children eight-year-old Tuncay, and Hatice, 13, she found Tulay with her hands and feet bound so tightly they were 'purple and black'.
Speaking through an interpreter, she said she and Hatice had tried to untie Tulay but she had said: 'Mum don't untie me, I want to die.'
She told the court: 'In the meantime Mehmet had come from downstairs saying, "Don't touch her... so that she doesn't run away again, I tied her up''.
Later that night Tulay was seen by Mrs Goren trying to escape from a window. Mehmet is said to have slapped her and then drugged her with a sleeping pill.
The next morning Mehmet told his wife to take their children to his brother Cuma's house, but leave Tulay. She wept as she told the court he said to her: 'I am going to stay with Tulay. I am going to make her talk about what her problems are.'
In the dock: A court sketch of Tulay's father Mehmet (far right) with his brothers Ali and Cuma during their trial at the Old Bailey
She added: 'Mehmet said "Come let Tuncay kiss you, Tulay. This will be the last time you see each other.'' Mehmet phoned his wife later that day to say the teenager had run away.
The next day when they returned to their family home Mrs Goren said her husband had a 'deep wound' on his hand and that his hands were covered with scratches. Two kitchen knives were also missing.
She said: 'Mehmet's hands were exactly like as if he had been working in the garden without gloves.'
She also said soil in the back garden had been disturbed.
Mrs Goren claimed her husband told her to disown Tulay.
She said: 'He said to me "From now on she is gone, I disown her. She is not my child any more. From now on we don't have four children any more, we will have three children only."
The prosecution claim Mehmet had buried Tulay's body in the back garden.
Mehmet Goren, Cuma Goren, and Ali Goren, all of East London, deny the murder of Tulay on January 7 1999. They also deny a conspiracy to murder Mr Unal.
The case continues.
Mother found 'honour killing victim tied up the day before she was murdered by father'


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Valedictorian Denied Diploma for Saying "Hell"
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Yahoo News is reporting that an Oklahoma high school is refusing to give its valedictorian her diploma because she used the word "Hell" in her speech.
Here's the details:
Kaitlin Nootbaar graduated from Prague High School with a 4.0 grade point average, her father, David Nootbaar, told KFOR-TV. But school administrators told him that Kaitlin would have to submit a written apology in order to get her diploma.
"We went to the office and asked for the diploma and the principal said, 'Your diploma is right here but you're not getting it. Close the door, we have a problem,'" David Nootbaar told the network.
"She worked so hard to stay at the top of her class," he said. "This is not right."
In her speech—inspired by a similar address in "Eclipse: The Twilight Saga"—Kaitlin recounted how annoying it is to be constantly asked what she wants to do as graduation approached. "How the hell do I know?" she said, according to her father. "I've changed my mind so many times."
In the version she submitted to the school for approval, "hell" was "heck." But in the version she delivered at graduation, "hell" it was.
OK. Firstly this school should be ashamed. Not because the girl dropped the h-e double hockey sticks on everyone or because of this strict punishment. But because its valedictorian modeled her speech after the "Twilight" movie. Dude. Your valedictorian couldn't come up with a decent speech on her own and decided to plagiarize "Twilight?" Twilight?
That is a pretty stiff punishment though. I'd imagine that at most public schools the punishment would've been a lot worse if she'd mentioned heaven. Probably a lot worse.
rover serton
At least she wasn't telling all non theists they were going to he'll. A refreshing change.
A diploma is awarded on academic merit and the completion of the curriculum of the high school. If she met this criteria, her diploma should not be withheld, regardless of what she said at graduation. End of story.
Goes to show you the current thinking on the afterlife. Heaven's a place; Hell's a curse-word.
Describing her own life as hell is not telling another person to go to hell, which would be a curse. There is a book about WWII in which Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WWII calls war hell. The title of this book is: "TO HELL AND BACK"
I am with Amy, if the school made the child's life hell, it is the truth.
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To complete the picture, she is only asked to apologize to receive her diploma. To be honest, I'm a bit appalled by comments that make her out to be the victim of some unjust school. The school asked to see the speech because children are known to try to rattle the cages on their way out, and she lied. She wrote something then proceeded to stick her middle finger up at authority and do whatever she wanted. So now, poor, poor child, she has to be responsible for her actions and apologize before receiving her diploma. And the school won't comment because they at least have some dignity. Seriously. Read the quote. She never said school was hell.
WillyJ
She could be in even worse trouble if she said purgatory…
So rover finally learned how to sign a damn name.
I assume other acts of human intelligence will still only occur at intervals measured on a geologic time-scale?


Nuclear family A family that consists of a father, a mother, and their biological children under age 18.
Family function The way a family works to meet the needs of its members. Children need families to provide basic material necessities, to encourage learning, to help them develop self-respect, to nurture friendships, and to foster harmony and stability.
Resilience The capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress.
Industry versus inferiority The fourth of Erikson's eight psychosocial crises, during which children attempt to master many skills, developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior, competent or incompetent.
Family structure The legal and genetic relationships among relatives living in the same home; includes nuclear family, extended family, stepfamily, and so on.
Aggressive-rejected Rejected by peers because of antagonistic, confrontational behavior.
Child culture The particular habits, styles, and values that reflect the set of rules and rituals that characterize children as distinct from adult society.
Effortful control The ability to regulate one's emotions and actions through effort, not simply through natural inclination.
Polygamous family A family consisting of one man, several wives, and their children.
Extended family A family of three or more generations living in one household.
Bullying Repeated, systematic efforts to inflict harm through physical, verbal, or social attack on a weaker person.
Conventional moral reasoning Kohlberg's second level of moral reasoning, emphasizing social rules.
Latency Freud's term for middle childhood, during which children's emotional drives and psychosexual needs are quiet (latent). Freud thought that sexual conflicts from earlier stages are only temporarily submerged, bursting forth again at puberty.
Postconventional moral reasoning Kohlberg's third level of moral reasoning, emphasizing moral principles.
Preconventional moral reasoning Kohlberg's first level of moral reasoning, emphasizing rewards and punishments.
Withdrawn-rejected Rejected by peers because of timid, withdrawn, and anxious behavior.
Single-parent family A family that consists of only one parent and his or her biological children under age 18.
Blended. A family in which both parents have offspring from earlier relationships is called a(n) ____ family.
Concrete operational. ____ cognition, which gives children the ability to observe and use logic, propels them to think about morality.
98. One study found that ____ percent of a group of children believed that no child should be excluded from joining a club or team because of gender or race.
Latency stage. During the ____, Freud believed that children's emotional drives and psychosocial needs are quiet.
Church. According to the text, ____ involvement particularly helps African American children in communities rife with social stress and racial prejudice.


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SJ Fowler: A note on The Other Room
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Peter Jaeger is a Canadian poet, literary critic and text-based artist now living in the UK. His recent publications include John Cage and Buddhist Ecopoetics (Bloomsbury 2013) and 5404 (University of London Veer Press 2014). He has also published A Field Guide to Lost Things with if p then q. Jaeger is Professor of Poetics at Roehampton University in London.
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Dr. Riffle currently mentors a research group comprised of 12 Ph.D. students and 2 undergraduates. Of these, 9 are women and 4 are underrepresented minority students. Their focus is on the synthesis of functionalized homopolymers and block copolymers and their activity in metal complexation and particle formation; and in understanding structure-property relationships in thermoset copolymer networks.
S. Das, J. D. Goff, S. Williams, D. Salas-de la Cruz, J. S. Riffle, T. E. Long, K. I. Winey and G. L. Wilkes, Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Segmented Polyionenes Based on Polydimethylsiloxane Soft Segments, Journal of Macromolecular Science, 47(3), 215- 224 (2010).
A. Ranjan, N. Pothayee, M. Seleem, N. Jain, N. Sriranganathan, J. S. Riffle and R. Kasimanickam, Drug delivery using novel nanoplexes against a Salmonella mouse infection model, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 12, 905-914 (2010).
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A. Ranjan, N. Pothayee, M. N. Seleem, N. Sriranganathan, R. Kasimanickam, M. Makris, J. S. Riffle, In-vitro trafficking and efficacy of core-shell nanostructures for treating intracellular Salmonella Infections, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy,53(9), 3985- 3988 (2009).
U. O. Häfeli, J. S. Riffle, L. Harris, A. Carmichael-Baranauskas, F. Mark, J. P. Dailey, D. Bardenstein, Cell Uptake and In Vitro Toxicity of Magnetic Nanoparticles Suitable for Drug Delivery, Molecular Pharmaceutics, 6(5), 1417-1428 (2009).
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NSF Division of Materials Research Creativity Award, NSF, 2007
Schug Award for Research Excellence, Department of Chemistry 2009
Fellow of the Polymeric Materials Division of the ACS, 2009
Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2010
Virginia Tech College of Science Diversity Award, 2010
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 1981–1982
Research Scientist, Union Carbide Corp., 1982-1983
Manager, Materials Division, Thoratec Laboratories, 1983-1985
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Our award winning fundraising scheme was set up in 1999, and is our way of helping over 350 local charities and community organisations to raise some additional money. It's free for groups to register, then we send you a batch of Community Cards that can be distributed to your supporters. Supporters use their cards every time they shop in a Chelmsford Star owned Co-op store, and points are earned on the majority of purchases. A quarterly statement is sent to the contact person for the group, and the money earned can be withdrawn as a cheque at any time. 1000 points = £5, then Chelmsford Star donates an extra 50% on top of this! Full details and T&C's can be found on the information and application form.
-	We have over 45 branches from Braintree to Thurrock, so you need to be able to provide 150 collecting tins, along with fundraising ideas and opportunities. You'll also be required to make contact with our individual stores and assist in local initiatives as and when required.
Applications must be received by Sunday 12th February 2017. Up to 6 charities will be selected, and will be invited to do a presentation in March. 3 charities will be short listed, and then the colleagues of Chelmsford Star vote. The chosen charity will be notified and introduced at the Society's Annual General Meeting in May.
Please send applications to Pauline Dodd, President, at coty@chelmsfordstar.coop or 220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0LS. A succinct summary (max 2 A4 pages) of your charity's work would be helpful, including why your charity should be considered and what you would require the funds for.
We work with many local businesses on our 'Community Boost' initiative. A number of local businesses offer our Chelmsford Star members an exclusive deal or discount in return for some free advertising on our website, our members magazine and our community boards in store. The idea is to make our membership look more attractive, whilst encouraging our members to spend locally with other independent businesses.
We run weekly coffee mornings for our older co-op members in both Chelmsford and Braintree Quadrant department stores. We invite guest speakers along every other week to tell our members about their organisations. Past speakers have included charities, representatives from brands that we sell, local authorities, local sports/hobby clubs, authors, local leisure centres/attractions etc. Coffee morning members are all of retirement age, and we usually get a large crowd attend each week. Speakers have 30 minutes to talk to our members, so it's a great way for organisations to promote themselves and their work in the local community.


1 Asami Sudo, 2018 Miss SAKE, joined the All Japan Kampai event on the SAKE Day with Miss Masayo Hori and Miss Aya Amelia Kodama, 2018 Miss SAKE runner-ups.
Asami Sudo, 2018 Miss SAKE, joined the All Japan Kampai event on the SAKE Day with Miss Masayo Hori and Miss Aya Amelia Kodama, 2018 Miss SAKE runner-ups.
On October 1st, the SAKE Day, I joined the All Japan Kampai event at Shibuya Stream Hall with Miss Masayo Hori and Miss Aya Amelia Kodama, 2018 Miss SAKE runner-ups.
Summer is over and the harvest season has come. Historically, most SAKE brewers used to begin brewing in October when new SAKE rice is harvested, so the BY, Brewing Year of SAKE, once used to run from October 1st. According to the widened variation of brewing schedule, BY now starts on July 1st. But the historically important day for sake brewing has continued to be celebrated as the SAKE Day.
This year, to celebrated the SAKE Day all around Japan, the special Kampai event was held, which was live streamed on Youtube, too. At the event we, Miss SAKEs, attended the Kagami-Biraki ceremony praying for good sake brewing of this year. And following the Kampai call by Mr. Shigeyuki Shinohara, the president of Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, JSS, we made a celebration toast with all the people at the venue.
After that, we also made a toast with people in HongKong on the video phone, following the Kampai call by Mr. Kensuke Shichida, the chairperson of JSS demand development committee.
By joining the event, we could once again feel the unifying power of SAKE which has continued to attract us from old times. With a gratitude to nature and work of farmers and brewers, we'd like to continue to try our best to share the greatness of SAKE and Japanese culture.
We extend our appreciation to all the people involved in the event.


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 Istanbul est un film américain réalisé par Joseph Pevney en 1957.
 Istanbul est un court métrage français réalisé par Maurice Pialat en 1964.
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Oh, whoops. That was supposed to say, it's officially clay season. After a couple of warm-up events in Houston and Morocco the Tour head to Europe for the true clay season. Six weeks of lead-up to the crown jewel in Roland Garros.
Monte Carlo is the kick-off and it routinely attracts most of the big names, and most importantly, is usually the debut and bellweather for Rafael Nadal. He's won this event an incredible ELEVEN times. In fifteen years. It's kind of insane. It also makes this event supremely hard to handicap. But, let's give it a shot.
Start with the man. You can actually get him at even money. Six matches to win 1:1 on your money. It's almost laughable to say but it's probably got some value. The greatest clay player ever and he doesn't really have a threat that will cause him to be less than -500 on the moneyline in his quarter. His most likely route is RBA in round two (last time they played on clay Rafa was -5000), Dimitrov in round three (last time they played on clay Rafa was -1600), Wawrinka in the quarter-final (-600 in the French Open final two years ago), and Zverev in the semis (-600 at Rome last year). He'd have to play Djoker in the final and be -200 at the most to get a rollover equal to even money (Rafa was -600 to Djoker last year in Rome, so…). Any deviation from that path, say Shapo instead of Dimitrov, or Cilic instead of Stan or Nishi instead of Zverev, or anyone other than Djoker in the final… and you don't come close to +100. That's crazy to think. So, handicap this tournament with that in mind. On top of that math, realize there are only three active tennis players who have ever won this tournament — Rada, Stan, Djoker. There are only six active players to even make the final (Federer, Ferrer, and Nishi). Those are/were all top five players at the time. Finding a long-shot here, or even someone in double digits, on the outright is not going to be easy.
So, what about Djoker? He's +300. That's intriguing in and of itself — when's the last time Djokovic was +300 to win any title? Roland Garros last year? Since the 2018 clay season ended Djoker has won basically everything and what he didn't win, he finished second: London, Wimbledon, Cincy, the US Open, Shanghai, Paris, the O2, the Aussie… 1st or 2nd place at everyone. The only Masters Series events he didn't do well at were Toronto, Indian Wells, and Miami. Are they the three slowest surfaces on that list? Hmmm. That's weird to think, Djoker vulnerable on slower surfaces. Well, that's the best case scenario. Because if that's not true, and Djoker feels right at home here, then this is a Djoker-Rafa final and we can all sleep in till Sunday (FYI, a prop bet on a Rafa-Djoker final pays +250 right now).
So, if Rafa is hurt (he pulled out of Indian Wells with a "knee" injury) and Djoker is vulnerable on clay who is worth a tickle on the outright? Well, Rafa pulls out of hard court tournaments all the time. And he always shows up for clay season. It has become uber apparent in recent seasons that Rafa knows where his bread is buttered and if he feels any kind of stress on a body part, he is more than happy to pull out and rest up, even from a spot deep in a tournament. The guess here is that Djoker is more vulnerable than Rafa is injured. So, let's look in the top half of the bracket.
And you probably don't have to look far. Dominic Thiem has long been held up as the "next" guy on clay. He kind of broke through last year and made the Roland Garros final. He has eight clay titles on tour and in the last two years has made the finals in Barcelona, Madrid twice, and the French. He won a month ago in Indian Wells on a really slow hard court over Roger Federer. On top of that, he has beaten Djokovic the last two times they played on clay courts, and he's done it pretty handily. Thiem's quarter actually looks super do-able with only Khachanov as a big threat. He's easily included with Rafa, Djoker, Fed and maybe Zverev and Nishikori as one of the best clay players on tour. At 7/1, double what Djoker is listed at, his price seems high. It's probably hedgeable against Nadal in final, considering he beat Nadal in Madrid last year before losing to him in the final at Roland Garros. Anything less than Rafa -700 gives you room.
That's honestly as deep as you need to go. There are no Cinderellas in Monte Carlo. At least not since the turn of the century. If you are really looking for someone deep down in the price list, I wouldn't go much further than Wawrinka. He is in Rafa's quarter, has beaten Rafa before, is rounding into form, and considers clay his best surface. There is probably no way he beats a healthy Rafa but if Rafa is still injured it would be better to have Wawrinka at 40/1 in a semi than Nishi or Zverev out of the third quarter at a smaller number.


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What is the Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network's Mission?
Our mission, indeed, our entire focus is the preparation, education and legal defense of Network members who defend themselves and their families, then face unmeritorious prosecution by the criminal justice system.
The Network is an organization of gun owners pooling their strength to protect one another when a member comes under scrutiny of the legal system after acting in self defense. Just as the earliest labor unions were mere groups of workers joined together to prevent abuse of individual workers, Network members have joined, not because they expect to use deadly force in self defense, but because they are well aware of the abuses the legal system can enact against the innocent man or women forced to defend self or family.
Our members recognize that an individual may not carry much weight against the legal system. The Network's strength, its experts and the fund amassed from 25% of all membership dues, provides vastly more power to protect your legal rights and legal survival.
A Network member is probably the least likely gun owner to be involved in a shooting or otherwise use deadly force. This is because of our aggressive educational program that starts when you join the Network. A 235-page book plus an informative series of nine educational video lectures is given to each new member. Our member education committment ensures that your understanding of use of force in self defense is first class. Our content-rich on-line journal carries on that mission each month.
The Network is a membership organization with a variety of services for members. Using the links to the right, you can browse through information about what you get with your membership, an introduction to the Network leadership, media coverage of the Network, why our members have joined, and answers to frequently asked questions.
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In 2008, we established the Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network, Inc. as a membership organization to fulfill two core missions: first, to help members in the legal fight after they justifiably use force in self defense by paying for the services of attorneys, expert witnesses, private investigators and other professionals essential to mounting a vigorous legal defense of self defense on behalf of our members. Our second mission is educating our members (and to some extent, the gun-owning public) in the law governing use of force in self defense and how armed citizens can protect against unmeritorious prosecution. Let me explain how we do this.
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When a member joins the Network, they become eligible to receive member benefits after a self-defense incident. If a member is involved in self defense, as soon as practical, he or she (either through their attorney, spouse or on their own behalf) calls the Network and speaks with me, conveying the details of the case so we are assured the incident was a legitimate act of self defense. Upon understanding that no criminal act occurred, and the occurrence was, indeed, a legitimate use of force in self defense, the Network immediately pays your attorney a fee retainer to be sure you can hire good, competent legal counsel and that the attorney is paid up front.
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58: Building Leaders in Your Team with Josh Magsam
Josh Magsam believes you can help potential leaders build and hone those gut instincts that are based on experience.
Hello, and welcome to Episode 58 of the customer support leaders podcast. I'm Charlotte Ward. The theme for this week is building leaders in your team. So stay tuned for five leaders talking about that very topic. Today on the podcast, I'd like to welcome back Josh Maxim. Josh. It's lovely to have you back. And the topic for this week is building leaders in your team and I'd love to hear your personal experiences or thoughts or advice in this area.
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Building potential leaders. This is one of my absolute favourite topics. I think the key is to work with them and building their instincts, teaching them to trust their instincts. I think the one thing that that happens a lot of juniors Leaders their first time out of the gate, they come in a lot of times with nervous questions about every move they're going to make, right? Making decisions, knowing that the responsibility falls on them. Worried a little bit about the outcome, oh gosh, what if I hire the wrong person? What if I, you know, implement the wrong action plan, etc, etc. You have to give them some latitude so they can make those decisions support them in making difficult calls. I can think of an instance where a more junior manager that I was working with at the time was hiring, it was a new position, it was kind of unique position. And, you know, we had some back and forth about what would bring success to this position, and I was pretty sceptical about the decision they were leaning towards, but they were very fierce in advocating for their position. The risk was fairly minimal, not zero, but minimal. You know, I conferred with other stakeholders and I said, I think we need to let them on this call. Right? I think we need to let them decide on this hire, make it very clear, you know what the success criteria going to be? You know, then then watch and be ready to To jump in and say kudos, you made a great call, we were wrong, you taught us something. But if they fail, also be ready to step in and say, everyone does it. It's all right. And you know, now we're going to iterate and move on. And the next time you screen for this position, you're going to know a little bit more of what to look for and what helps make that and this was a particular instance where it didn't work out. There were some issues around that. And that's exactly what happened with the follow up. We just said, Hey, you stuck to your guns, we appreciate that. We respect that. You know, those of us with more experience, saw some angles here. Now you can see them too, because you've gone through it. That's how we that's how we saw the angles. We'd all been in your seat once right? We made some of these calls and we learned from that's how you build great leaders is helping them recognise where their instincts are and being quick when they make a good call to step in and say that's excellent. And when they make a bad call, be very supportive, and say, Hey, we all do it. Every one of us will I will make another bad call this year. Someone in the C suite will probably make a call. That won't be the right One either, we're all in this together. So the main thing you have to do is to learn from it. And I think when you're building up new leaders, helping them develop the gut level drive that just makes this almost like muscle memory around some of these decisions, right where you feel early on, like, it's just emotional boating, you step back and critique it. You're saying no, I'm actually building on my experience to make a decision based on things I've done 1000 times in the past. And that's just what you don't have as your manager, you don't have the experience. If you spend all your time running interference for them. They're not going to get it.
Yeah, it's so it really is a lot about freedom and trust, isn't it and, and tweets and actually reminding them that great leaders still make mistakes, and make errors of judgement as we as we see every day when we hold our governments to account.
I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. There's no getting Of course, but no, that's absolutely and that's one of the things that I've loved about figures that have been important for me, you seeing people that that you can hold up as great business visionaries, great leaders, anyone you can kind of name you can put them up and say, Wow, they've accomplished so much. And it feels like there's been a lot more of the narrative around this in the last few years that these people stepping forward and saying, Hey, I fell on my face a tonne on the way up here. And it was my ability to learn from that, that got me here, and no one gets there alone. One of my favourite books from the last few years is Tim Ferriss tribe of mentors, little mixed a little on the Tim Ferriss brand overall, but I love this particular book, because he just sent out a questionnaire to something like 200 different business leaders, celebrities, artists, etc, etc, and said, Hey, you know, just kind of fill this out. Tell me how you do these things. And so many of them right back saying, you all know me as this world class athlete, right. But here's the people that you never heard of who taught me the teachers, the coaches, the people that drove me to and from games, the person that I kept calling up on the phone, I was down and out after a bad game. That person was like, yeah, you I saw you know, you, you really screwed up in the fourth quarter you can't do that, you know, and and the people who really called them out, and the number of big names that just sort of say, hey, you need to understand that my success isn't due to my genius that doesn't exist, right? It's down to the tribe of mentors that taught me everything I know to get here.
All these unseen support people of our own journey. really key aren't they? They're they're really influential and
right and, you know, it comes from different sources. I mean, I, I was in academics before come back to the private sector. And I go back to my my dissertation advisor and mentor and friend, Dr. Lisa Frankel, who if you pulled this person's profile up and looked at them on paper, you'd say what relationship does her body of work have to someone who's doing this but I learned things about discipline. I learned things about you know, holding myself accountable in certain ways. I learned things about my working rhythms, all sorts of things from her and her very, you know, tough but firm yet, you know, empathetic and gracious guy. That's not an angle people would expect you to reference they expect you to say oh such and such a business leader and I have learned, I learned from various business leaders that have worked under people that I look up to, but all these different areas where you find inspiration and guidance and meeting for yourself, those are part of what helps you build up your instinct as a leader because they teach you about your decision making processes. They teach you where you're weak. You know, as a leader, you need to understand you know, how to hire them to delegate to your strengths, but also to your weaknesses. Right. You know, it's another thing you think as a manager leader, I'm supposed to do it all myself. No, no, no, you're supposed to identify the right people to put in the right place to accomplish the job.
That's it for today. Go to customer support leaders.com/58 for the show notes, and I'll see you next time.
josh-magsam
207: Fireside with Josh Magsam
199: Managing Change with Josh Magsam
190: Support in the Business with Josh Magsam


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Q: how can i copy a SQL server from one machine to another i am accessing a SQL server db over a slow network.  I have another machine with SQL server on it on a machine with a faster connection.  Is there anyway i can easily get this database copied from one machine to another (both schema and data)

A: A couple ways come to mind.  In order of preference and likelihood of success:

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*Backup the existing database, copy the backup file to your new server, perform a restore.  Then fix any user accounts that may need to be corrected.  Ask another question for details on this.

*Use a tool like SQL Compare and/or SQL Data Compare to make a copy on a new server.

*Perform a detach on the original server, copy files, pray, and perform attach on new server.. Be sure to reattach them to the original server if necessary.  Although this will usually work, it fails enough that I tend to stay away.

*Use the Copy Database command.  <- Note that I have never seen this work, and I give it a shot about once a quarter when I start working in a new environment.

*Build an SSIS package to transfer schema and data.

*Manually by scripting the database, running those scripts on the new server.  Then add a linked server reference and run things like INSERT INTO newdb.dbname.dbo.tablename SELECT * FROM olddb.dbname.dbo.tablename..
Incidentally before doing options 1, 3, 4, or 5 make sure that both servers have the exact same service pack and patching levels.  That will increase the likelihood of everything working out.

A: Do you have access to the backups from the slow SQL Server? If you do, you could get the most recent backups & transaction logs and restore them onto the faster server. Then once that's done, you could possibly setup an SSIS package to sync the data between the two (if that's something that you need to do).

A: Yes.  Copy the .MDF and .LDF for the database and re-attach it on your SQL server.  You might need to (temporarily) detach it on the source server.

A: If your using SSMS and MS SQL you can:

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*right click on the database and go to Tasks > Backup...

*save it somewhere on disk, giving it a name like databasename.bak

*transfer the .bak file to the new machine

*in SSMS on the new machine, right click on DataBases and then Restore Database...

*specify a name for your database, click the From device radio button and browse to your databasename.bak file (make sure and select the checkbox after choosing your file)

*in the left navigation you can click on Options to find more settings (usually optional)

Hope this was helpful...
~ Dan

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Watch: Tigers girls rugby doesn't relent a point in 3-game homecoming shutout sweep
Summit defeats Denver East in final home games of the season
News News | Sep 24, 2021
Antonio Olivero
aolivero@summitdaily.com
Paola Arredondo cradles possession down the sideline during Summit's victory at its home Summit 7s tournament Sept. 11 at Tiger Stadium in Breckenridge. On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Tigers won their final home games of the season in a three-match sweep versus Denver East.
A week after the Summit High School Green varsity girls rugby team implemented a blitz defense for the first time, the Tigers on Wednesday didn't relent a single point with the defensive strategy.
The strategy led to three victories in three sevens games for the Tigers against Denver East on a homecoming night that also served as the team's final home games of the season. Tigers head coach Karl Barth said the wins — by scores of 31-0, 26-0 and 34-0 — were precisely what the program wanted to see.
"Our biggest thing is throwing goose eggs up there," the coach said. "That's the thing. No matter what, we can play for that. And that's a group effort."
Summit's second varsity side, Gold, defeated Regis Jesuit 22-5 and 19-12 before dropping the final game 17-10.
Behind the Tigers Green team's blitzing defense was junior Paola Arredondo at sweeper. After missing last spring season due to an injury, Arredondo is quickly blossoming into a dominant offensive and defensive presence for Summit.
On the occasions Denver East's players busted through Summit's blitz defense, Arredondo — much like a free safety in football — took the perfect angle and pace to quickly and powerfully bring the Denver East ball carrier to the ground. Barth said Arredondo has missed only one tackle in the Tigers' 10 undefeated games through the young season. On Wednesday, not only was Arredondo a lockdown defensive anchor, she was also the team's leading scorer with her elite acceleration with the ball in her hands.
"You figure she had a year away from the game with the wrist injury from basketball last year, and for some people, that's a setback," Barth said. "But for her, she's come back with a fire in her belly. It's been unbelievable the work she's put in. And it's showing up on the field. She's leading us in scoring and in defense. She's really aggressive."
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Arredondo is just one of several special personnel pieces for the Tigers that have gelled superbly in the early season. Barth said the functional, plug-and-play depth has allowed the program's top side to be able to play with different strategies and be able to maintain an elite standard no matter who is out on the field.
Senior Milly Carleton, who is a mainstay at prop for the Tigers, said it's amazing how she can open up holes and win possession for so many of her teammates. Carleton said Arredondo is at a "next level" with her defensive performance and communication. And then there's Tigers junior Joselin Roque, who plays next to Carleton. It's Roque's ability to pass the ball quick, as well as manipulate defenses with her footwork and ball fakes, that sprung so many Summit scores Wednesday.
"She has lots of speed, but she can also run through a team because she has the power to get a quick pop and go right in," Carleton said about Roque. "Our dynamic is great, and she can read the field well."
LIVE: Summit High girls rugby hosts Denver East for homecoming Join sports editor Antonio Olivero for the live broadcast of the second game of the tripleheader, Tigers up 1-0…
After Wednesday's three victories, Roque said she thinks Summit's whole is greater than all of its individual parts — even if all of those singular players are special in their own right. She said she's taken pride this season in being able to read the footwork and angles of defenders and taking advantage of whatever openings or space they provide.
"If they go this way, I go the other way," Roque said.
Despite all of the points Summit scored Wednesday, Carleton said the team's top moment of the day might have come when it kept Denver East from reaching the try line for a score. With Denver East just feet away from the try line, Summit made tackle after tackle and attacked East well enough to force it back and ultimately turn the ball over.
LIVE: Summit High girls rugby hosts Denver East for homecoming Join sports editor Antonio Olivero for the live broadcast of the third game of the tripleheader, Tigers up 2-0…
"We just fired and fired, and we got the ball through a ruck," Carleton said. It was the teamwork and communication of firing and tackling by every girl that was really great."
Summit's big senior-night at home Wednesday was in front of a third-straight bleacher-packed crowd at Tiger Stadium. Carleton said the support as Summit goes for its 14th-straight state title is a completely different experience than when it won its 13th-straight almost entirely away from home last spring.
"It's so nice," she said. "I feel like last year we had nothing; we literally had nothing. It's so fun to have a student section be rowdy. I feel like our class is so spirited this year because we had nothing last year. It's so fun to have that support, and I honestly feel it makes us better and more hyped and excited to play here."
Summit Nordic ski team endures snowy conditions to place well at Nordic ski race in Minturn


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The goal of the NASD athletic program is to provide exemplary commitment, dedication, and outstanding work in supporting meaningful high quality enrichment opportunities for the students of the Norristown Area School District. While our students travel on their PATHS to Excellence the objective of the athletic program and its dedicated staff is to reinforce the core values of our district through making student achievement our number one priority while engaging parents, families and the community at large. We continue our students' education outside of the classroom by striving for excellence through teamwork, personal commitment and good sportsmanship.


A special Box at Cheltenham Racecourse was transformed into a "Beaton-esque Boudoir", fit for My Fair Lady, by the "style-stallion" himself Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. This is to raise funds for the Spinal Injuries Association and Countryside Alliance, which was unveiled at the Countryside Race Day on Friday 13th November 2009.
Featuring much of the new Cecil Beaton fabric range, the Box has been decorated in a pretty pale pink and white modern Edwardian style, to emulate the original period, with a few LLB twists. Design companies have been keen to support this worthy project, with Beaudesert supplying the fabrics, Scumble Goosie the chairs, Jali the ornate cut out panelling, FlowerCube the floral arrangements and foliage and As Good As Grass the unique flooring, many free of charge or at much reduced rates.
Every year in the UK over 1000 people experience a spinal cord injury. Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) specialises in support for injured individuals and there families, providing services and publications that enable and encourage paralysed people to lead independent lives. They also campaign for improved medical and social care for spinal cord injury.
The Box is now available for corporate entertaining, fashion shoots, and interviews throughout the year, with a percentage of the profits raised going to SIA.


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namespace net {

namespace {

// Record SCT verification status. This metric would help detecting presence
// of unknown CT logs as well as bad deployments (invalid SCTs).
void LogSCTStatusToUMA(ct::SCTVerifyStatus status) {
  UMA_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION(
      "Net.CertificateTransparency.SCTStatus", status, ct::SCT_STATUS_MAX);
}

// Record SCT origin enum. This metric measure the popularity
// of the various channels of providing SCTs for a certificate.
void LogSCTOriginToUMA(ct::SignedCertificateTimestamp::Origin origin) {
  UMA_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION("Net.CertificateTransparency.SCTOrigin",
                            origin,
                            ct::SignedCertificateTimestamp::SCT_ORIGIN_MAX);
}

// Count the number of SCTs that were available for each SSL connection
// (including SCTs embedded in the certificate).
// This metric would allow measuring:
// * Of all SSL connections, how many had SCTs available for validation.
// * When SCTs are available, how many are available per connection.
void LogNumSCTsToUMA(const ct::CTVerifyResult& result) {
  UMA_HISTOGRAM_CUSTOM_COUNTS("Net.CertificateTransparency.SCTsPerConnection",
                              result.invalid_scts.size() +
                                  result.verified_scts.size() +
                                  result.unknown_logs_scts.size(),
                              1,
                              10,
                              11);
}

}  // namespace

MultiLogCTVerifier::MultiLogCTVerifier() { }

MultiLogCTVerifier::~MultiLogCTVerifier() { }

void MultiLogCTVerifier::AddLog(scoped_ptr<CTLogVerifier> log_verifier) {
  DCHECK(log_verifier);
  if (!log_verifier)
    return;

  linked_ptr<CTLogVerifier> log(log_verifier.release());
  logs_[log->key_id()] = log;
}

void MultiLogCTVerifier::AddLogs(
    ScopedVector<CTLogVerifier> log_verifiers) {
  for (ScopedVector<CTLogVerifier>::iterator it =
       log_verifiers.begin(); it != log_verifiers.end(); ++it) {
    linked_ptr<CTLogVerifier> log(*it);
    VLOG(1) << "Adding CT log: " << log->description();
    logs_[log->key_id()] = log;
  }

  // Ownership of the pointers in |log_verifiers| is transferred to |logs_|
  log_verifiers.weak_clear();
}

int MultiLogCTVerifier::Verify(
    X509Certificate* cert,
    const std::string& stapled_ocsp_response,
    const std::string& sct_list_from_tls_extension,
    ct::CTVerifyResult* result,
    const BoundNetLog& net_log)  {
  DCHECK(cert);
  DCHECK(result);

  result->verified_scts.clear();
  result->invalid_scts.clear();
  result->unknown_logs_scts.clear();

  bool has_verified_scts = false;

  std::string embedded_scts;
  if (!cert->GetIntermediateCertificates().empty() &&
      ct::ExtractEmbeddedSCTList(
          cert->os_cert_handle(),
          &embedded_scts)) {
    ct::LogEntry precert_entry;

    has_verified_scts =
        ct::GetPrecertLogEntry(
            cert->os_cert_handle(),
            cert->GetIntermediateCertificates().front(),
            &precert_entry) &&
        VerifySCTs(
            embedded_scts,
            precert_entry,
            ct::SignedCertificateTimestamp::SCT_EMBEDDED,
            result);
  }

  std::string sct_list_from_ocsp;
  if (!stapled_ocsp_response.empty() &&
      !cert->GetIntermediateCertificates().empty()) {
    ct::ExtractSCTListFromOCSPResponse(
        cert->GetIntermediateCertificates().front(), cert->serial_number(),
        stapled_ocsp_response, &sct_list_from_ocsp);
  }

  // Log to Net Log, after extracting SCTs but before possibly failing on
  // X.509 entry creation.
  NetLog::ParametersCallback net_log_callback =
      base::Bind(&NetLogRawSignedCertificateTimestampCallback,
          &embedded_scts, &sct_list_from_ocsp, &sct_list_from_tls_extension);

  net_log.AddEvent(
      NetLog::TYPE_SIGNED_CERTIFICATE_TIMESTAMPS_RECEIVED,
      net_log_callback);

  ct::LogEntry x509_entry;
  if (ct::GetX509LogEntry(cert->os_cert_handle(), &x509_entry)) {
    has_verified_scts |= VerifySCTs(
        sct_list_from_ocsp,
        x509_entry,
        ct::SignedCertificateTimestamp::SCT_FROM_OCSP_RESPONSE,
        result);

    has_verified_scts |= VerifySCTs(
        sct_list_from_tls_extension,
        x509_entry,
        ct::SignedCertificateTimestamp::SCT_FROM_TLS_EXTENSION,
        result);
  }

  NetLog::ParametersCallback net_log_checked_callback =
      base::Bind(&NetLogSignedCertificateTimestampCallback, result);

  net_log.AddEvent(
      NetLog::TYPE_SIGNED_CERTIFICATE_TIMESTAMPS_CHECKED,
      net_log_checked_callback);

  LogNumSCTsToUMA(*result);

  if (has_verified_scts)
    return OK;

  return ERR_CT_NO_SCTS_VERIFIED_OK;
}

bool MultiLogCTVerifier::VerifySCTs(
    const std::string& encoded_sct_list,
    const ct::LogEntry& expected_entry,
    ct::SignedCertificateTimestamp::Origin origin,
    ct::CTVerifyResult* result) {
  if (logs_.empty())
    return false;

  base::StringPiece temp(encoded_sct_list);
  std::vector<base::StringPiece> sct_list;

  if (!ct::DecodeSCTList(&temp, &sct_list))
    return false;

  bool verified = false;
  for (std::vector<base::StringPiece>::const_iterator it = sct_list.begin();
       it != sct_list.end(); ++it) {
    base::StringPiece encoded_sct(*it);
    LogSCTOriginToUMA(origin);

    scoped_refptr<ct::SignedCertificateTimestamp> decoded_sct;
    if (!DecodeSignedCertificateTimestamp(&encoded_sct, &decoded_sct)) {
      LogSCTStatusToUMA(ct::SCT_STATUS_NONE);
      // XXX(rsleevi): Should we really just skip over bad SCTs?
      continue;
    }
    decoded_sct->origin = origin;

    verified |= VerifySingleSCT(decoded_sct, expected_entry, result);
  }

  return verified;
}

bool MultiLogCTVerifier::VerifySingleSCT(
    scoped_refptr<ct::SignedCertificateTimestamp> sct,
    const ct::LogEntry& expected_entry,
    ct::CTVerifyResult* result) {

  // Assume this SCT is untrusted until proven otherwise.
  IDToLogMap::iterator it = logs_.find(sct->log_id);
  if (it == logs_.end()) {
    DVLOG(1) << "SCT does not match any known log.";
    result->unknown_logs_scts.push_back(sct);
    LogSCTStatusToUMA(ct::SCT_STATUS_LOG_UNKNOWN);
    return false;
  }

  sct->log_description = it->second->description();

  if (!it->second->Verify(expected_entry, *sct.get())) {
    DVLOG(1) << "Unable to verify SCT signature.";
    result->invalid_scts.push_back(sct);
    LogSCTStatusToUMA(ct::SCT_STATUS_INVALID);
    return false;
  }

  // SCT verified ok, just make sure the timestamp is legitimate.
  if (sct->timestamp > base::Time::Now()) {
    DVLOG(1) << "SCT is from the future!";
    result->invalid_scts.push_back(sct);
    LogSCTStatusToUMA(ct::SCT_STATUS_INVALID);
    return false;
  }

  LogSCTStatusToUMA(ct::SCT_STATUS_OK);
  result->verified_scts.push_back(sct);
  return true;
}

} // namespace net

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My favorite science fiction program in recent history hasn't been Star Trek: Discovery or The Orville, although each have their charms (and failings). It also hasn't been The Expanse, which is one of those shows I think I should like, but in which I haven't been able to stay interested. The science fiction show I've enjoyed didn't have a lot of special effects, and didn't last more than three seasons. Have you ever heard of Dark Matter? I found the writing engaging and the characters relatable. I also think it portrayed a more realistic perspective on the future of humanity than most other science fiction.
Science fiction abounds with utopias and dystopias, too numerous to name them all. Let's consider two.
First, there's Star Trek. Gene Roddenberry envisioned a future in which humanity transformed itself after discovering we are not alone in the universe. After first contact with Vulcans, humans came together in common cause, eliminating poverty and disease, and reaching out for the stars. The original Star Trek series pushed the envelope in a number of ways, including having a black woman in a position of responsibility and authority on the bridge. Uhura and Kirk went on to share the first interracial kiss on television, something that sadly still ruffles feathers today (remember the innocuous Cheerios commercial with a mixed race couple and child?).
In the world of Star Trek, evil still exists, but it's an aberration. Both the Federation and Starfleet have noble values. Society itself has even moved into a post-scarcity economy in which money simply isn't necessary. The impression is that, given time, the civilization of the United Federation of Planets will only get better and better.
Second, consider Terminator, trying to not focus too much on the re-boots and timeline changes. In this universe humanity is driven nearly to extinction by Skynet, an artificial intelligence group mind. Scenes of piles of human skulls indicate what this future holds for us. This is an extreme dystopia, to be sure. I could as easily have cited Blade Runner, Planet of The Apes, or any number of dystopian fictions.
Earlier in life, as a result of youthful zeal and naivety, I was a libertarian. It wasn't all misguided though, in my opinion. One of the key phrases that the late Harry Browne said in his run for US president in 1996 (he ran again in 2000, but I didn't follow as closely then) was this: "Utopia is not an option." Although I disagree now with the conclusions he reached following that, I agree with the idea. As John Bender said in The Breakfast Club, "Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place." In the Unitarian Universalisttradition much is made of the idea of 'Beloved Community.' While exact interpretations and hopes differ, the general idea is that we want to build congregations that are warm, welcoming, and diverse where everyone is valued, and then by extension we want to promote this sort of world beyond our four walls.
Try as we might, we won't succeed. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer about it, but it's unrealistic to think that the social ills we've had to deal with will all go away at once, or even over 100s of years. Yes, we can make dramatic improvements in quality of life, and already have in the past 200 years of modern science. Our ethics, unfortunately, don't tend to keep up with our technological advancements. A lot of good has been built on the backs of the oppressed, through exploitation of labor, unethical human experimentation, and dirty backroom deals. Right now we're facing the very real possibility that people using CRISPR techniques are going to be producing gene-edited babies with or without government oversight and approval. Aside from the risk of introducing unexpected mutations into individuals and then, through them, the larger human genome, there is the strong likelihood that access to this medical treatment will be spotty at best, possibly limited mostly to the wealthy.
Right now the United States has a government that can't get its act together because of a bunch of old white men who wallow in ignorance, bigotry, sexism, greed, and donor funds. When our congress people talk about technology, it's mostly ill-conceived nonsense. It's been refreshing to have some new, younger faces in the House who actually know 'how the Internet works' and will probably be considerably more tech and science savvy. With the old guard still in place, though, and with their dependence on their grandchildren to set up their smart TVs, we aren't in a position to ponder the ethics and legislate responsibly with regard to genetic modification. If we don't have single-payer, universal healthcare, the groundwork has not even begun to be laid to ensure equal access to CRISPR and related approaches to removing defects or building in disease resistance.
All this does not mean that I believe history-ending apocalypse and dystopia to be inevitable. On the contrary, I think it's about as unlikely as utopia. Things have gotten bad many times in human history. Predecessor species' to our own suffered bottlenecks that could have ended the line entirely, and yet here we are. Even if a nuclear winter were to take place, people could feasibly survive and carry on. It would take centuries if not millenia, but civilization could be rebuilt.
What I'm getting at is that for all our high hopes for utopia and morbid fears of dystopia, the truth is that both happen, and neither last. Further, no utopia has ever been free of dystopia, and vice versa. Depending on our position in society, an age can seem fantastic, horrific, or just plain 'normal.' For some, like people of color in white-dominated areas, women, and lgbtq+ folks, most of history has been pretty difficult. We have a moral responsibility to work toward a free society where want is no more and all are affirmed and valued. We also need to be realistic that as good as it may get, we'll never be done, and it can all go away in no time at all if something goes awry.
There's a Christian doxology that concludes, in an English translation, with the phrase 'world without end.' It might be better translated as 'unto the ages' or 'forever and ever,' yet I find something compelling about 'world without end.' It speaks of a world that does not end in catastrophe, and which keeps going and going. In the Christian hope this involves redemption, new heavens and new earth (except for the gnostically-minded Christians of our times who eschew the flesh entirely and yearn for platonic disembodiment). In secular terms it brings to mind that TV show I enjoyed, Dark Matter.
In that universe, humanity has settled throughout the stars. I say 'humanity' because no sentient aliens were included (aside from an unidentified creature). From a production standpoint, this saved the studio money on alien makeup, as did the virtual lack of special effects when compared with other programs. For an in-universe explanation, we could say it's because in all the long history of the galaxy other civilizations might have arisen, but they have not survived. Other habitable worlds might have life, but it isn't measurably sentient. Humans alone in the galaxy, making their way with governments, corporations, criminals and colonists. Just like life is likely to be, should we become a truly space faring species.
Utopia is not an option, and dystopia can be overcome millions of times over through the long march of time. Someday, descendants of our species might be there at the end of the universe, in dwellings built around black holes that derive energy from interactions with the immense gravity well. Even when the last of those black holes diminish into nothingness, I suspect someone will live on, somehow. That is far, far, far beyond the horizon of our meager lifetimes, and so perhaps its best we focus on the span of time we have, asking ourselves what kind of lives we want for our grandchildren, and work towards that.
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A major new apprenticeship provider has gone bust following a scathing Ofsted monitoring report which found its directors were claiming funding for delivering little to no training.
FE Week understands the company, AMS Nationwide Ltd, had its contracts terminated by the Education and Skills Funding Agency when the findings were revealed to officials.
The private provider has now called in administrators David Rubin and Partners, and gone into voluntary liquidation.
AMS was delivering over 400 apprenticeships at the time of Ofsted's visit, including for some levy-paying employers such as the high-street bank Santander.
Inspectors were blunt in their criticism of the training on offer: "Leaders and managers do not ensure that programmes meet the requirements of levy and non-levy-funded apprenticeships," they said.
Inspectors added that in "many cases", apprentices have been on programme for "three quarters or more of their planned timeframe and have completed very little work".
Learners "do not know what they need to do to meet the requirements of the programme or the end-point assessment".
Ofsted found that managers were recruiting apprentices on "inappropriate programmes".
Learners who have senior management roles, for example, were being put on customer service apprenticeships at level 2, and as a result, "fail to develop new knowledge, skills or behaviours".
"Many apprentices have been in their job roles for significant periods of time and are merely accrediting the skills that they already have rather than learning new skills," inspectors said.
AMS' directors were slammed for chasing profit while ignoring the poor delivery.
"The board of directors has met twice since AMS became a levy and non-levy-funded provider," inspectors said. "Directors focus on sales targets and finance during board meetings.
Critically, they did not hold leaders to account for not having "sufficient oversight of apprentices' progress" and being "unaware of apprentices who may be at risk of not completing their programme".
Issues with off-the-job training were also raised by Ofsted.
"Where off-the-job training is recorded, the records show that the quality of the training is not high enough and is not personalised to ensure that it meets apprentices' individual needs or job roles," the report stated.
Training advisers were also criticised for not developing apprentices' English and math skills "well enough".
In a "few cases", training advisers have "poor English skills, and they mark spelling, grammar and punctuation incorrectly in apprentices' work".
Ofsted's report said AMS' managing director left in June following a "staffing restructure" in April this year, and leaders made "improvements to the planning and development of apprenticeship programmes".
The company was established in 2012 but was only accepted onto the Register of Approved Training Providers in September 2017.
Santander confirmed that AMS has gone into liquidation.
The bank told FE Week it had 32 apprentices at the time of the company going bust, but the vast majority of them had completed their training and were due to take their end-point assessments.
It added that AMS informed the bank of its decision to go into voluntary liquidation and has been cooperative and supportive to ensure apprentices complete their final qualifications.
AMS and the liquidators, David Rubin and Partners, did not respond to repeated requests for comment.


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Even if people haven't heard of him, they have undoubtedly seen his remarkable work. His portraits of world leaders in politics, business, sports and the arts are unmistakable and iconic. They have graced hundreds of magazine covers, from Time to Wired to Vanity Fair, and the pages of countless other publications. Among his subjects: Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Muammar Gaddafi, Serena Williams, Bill Gates and Muhammad Ali.
His name is Platon, and he is a world-class photographer who has been face-to-face with a remarkable lineup of world leadership and power. His striking portrait of Russian president Vladimir Putin, which graced Time's "Person of the Year" issue in 2007, offered an unblinking and penetrating look into the cold blue eyes of the intimidating but inscrutable Putin. It is a photograph worth well more than a thousand words.
"I'm one of the few people who got to be an inch and a half from Putin's nose, and I could feel his cold breath on my hand as I focused the lens," Platon says. "I got to look into his eyes more than Bush ever did. I was really in there." What he saw in Putin is the same refraction of the light of leadership that he has encountered throughout his career. He feels it is his job to try to humanize the power system by presenting an honest portrait, good or bad, and finding the truth in that portrait.
With his 50th birthday looming in 2018, Platon is in a long process of taking stock. He claims that photography is actually "boring" to him. "The camera is just a tool," he says. "What is interesting to me is what's happening in front of my camera." To that end, Platon (pronounced Plah-ton) considers himself a storyteller, a speaker and an activist who brings a deep level of passion and commitment to the world's trouble spots. In 2013, he founded The People's Portfolio, a nonprofit foundation that aims to create a visual language that breaks barriers, expands dignity and enlists the public's support for human rights around the world. His photos are all about capturing a moment in time in which that particular truth speaks volumes, even within the fast-changing, dynamic, technological world in which we live.
Born Platon Antoniou in England to a British mother and a Greek architect father, Platon spent his childhood in the Greek islands before moving to the UK, and now lives in the US. Trained as a graphic designer, Platon later picked up a camera and found his calling. Extremely dyslexic, he struggled to read and eschewed technology (he has never written or sent an email), and through the lens, he found a method for telling the stories that drew him near. After working for British Vogue for several years, he got a break when John F. Kennedy Jr. spotted his work and invited him to New York to photograph for his new publication, George. With newfound access to A-list celebrities and political and business leaders, Platon's career skyrocketed and his unique portraits created insatiable demand. We spoke with him about his efforts to illuminate the face of leadership. (Questions and answers have been edited.)
● Somebody once described you as "capturing the essence of a world leader in a single frame." That's a powerful statement. Does it feel that way to you?
There is no such thing as a complete truth. There are just true moments. And depending on how you catch somebody, depending on the context of that experience, you get a different side to their personality. My role is to always be authentic. If I'm true to the moment I was living at the time, I'm going to give you that specific moment. I'm committed to it. I will die for it. It's the truth as I felt it. But it's never all the truth. You can't tell a complete truth in five-hundredths of a second.
● Still, your portraits have often sparked controversy.
I'm often criticized by many intellectuals for showing charm in dictatorial leaders. What they don't understand is that my job is not to go in with a preconceived idea and paint a dictatorial, two-dimensional cartoon. My role is always to be honest. And what you find when you are a few inches away from someone's nose is that you experience things that no one can write about from the comfort of their armchair and laptop. It's complicated. If a world leader has great charm but has done terrible things to humanity, I think it's an important thing for us to know. Because we will always underestimate [such leaders] if we assume they are charmless. If they are charming, they are capable of recruiting, of winning people over, of persuading people.
● So your goal is to get to that essence?
Absolutely. To strip away artifice. And that's difficult to do because everyone is media-trained right now. If you look at how our leaders are presented to us around the world, there's this air of glamour and perfection and control and ease. I don't see a connection between that propaganda and the reality. So I set about this challenge to try and humanize the power system. Whatever it is, I'm going to find it. Picasso always said, "If there's something to feel, I'll feel it." I'd rather say if there's something to find, I'll find it.
● You've certainly had a unique perspective.
Many people meet world leaders with a very stiff, formal handshake, but do they ever break through that barrier and get in their spirit, in their soul? I use a little apple box, not even a proper chair, for them to sit on and I'm guessing more world leaders have sat on that apple box than any single chair in history.
● How do you define leadership?
I've seen power, authority, intimidation, charisma, seduction. But there's a side of good leadership that I often don't see. That is something called service. I humbly believe that if you are a great leader, you have to be strong, you have to be charismatic and inspirational, but you also have to think of yourself as a servant of the people. That is a very complicated conflict to resolve. Because on one hand you have strength and then you have submission. I would say there are only a handful of world leaders in history who were ever able to take those two opposite poles, put them together and drive positive change.
● It's one thing to photograph a famous person but quite another to capture the essence of that person as you seem to do over and over. Is there a secret formula?
I am not blinded by authority. I've never been dazzled by the light. I always thought it was a bit weird that this person seems to think they are superior to everybody else. I just never got that joke. So I am able to just say, "Well, hold on a minute, with great respect, I know you are so-and-so but you are still a person. You have the same weaknesses that I have. So let's just be authentic with each other, right?" So it's up to them. It's like putting a spotlight on the truth. Some people find that very liberating and others feel very threatened by that.
● So it takes a bit of chutzpah and courage.
You have to be courageous. You can't expect your opponent or collaborator to be honest with you unless you are going there first. And I always go there first. It's devastating, frightening for me every time, even now. It's not a trick. It's just wiping the slates clean of all facades from myself and my subjects.
● Is there a portrait that you consider your most successful?
My picture of Bill Clinton was my first-ever president—and it probably should have been my last. It was certainly not like any other official portrait of a US president. There was so much criticism. But it was about charisma. Clinton—everybody says it—had more charisma than anyone on the planet. Of course, that same charisma got him into trouble. But it also took him to greater heights.
● These days, it feels as if there is a dearth of great leadership out in the world. How do you deal with that?
If I were to ask you who is the next Martin Luther King Jr., the next Gandhi, the next Mandela, who are the inspirational figures in society that teenagers would have posters of on their walls, I don't think you or I would be able to come up with more than one or two. To me, I know the leaders are out there because I know them and work with them all the time. But their voices aren't getting heard because of the sea of white noise. We have to amplify those voices. That's our responsibility as storytellers. My goal is to give a voice to the voiceless and an enhanced platform of leadership.
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Iran's senior security official: CIA agents were arrested after Tehran shared intel with allies
Citing Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Reuters reported that a senior Iranian security official claimed that Tehran has recently exposed | 17/06/2019 13:05
Citing Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Reuters reported that a senior Iranian security official claimed that Tehran has recently exposed a large U.S. cyber espionage network and dismantled it. The official further added that CIA agents were arrested after Tehran shared intel with allies.
Investors will be watching the CBOE Volatility Index, Wall Street's fear gauge, in the American session to see how these headlines impact the financial markets.


The Magento admin contains a immense load of data, and you simply don't need everyone access magento admin and may need to limit access to the Magento Admin dashboard. It is critical to secure your Magento admin area.
I wouldn't suggest using an extension for it as it can be easily done with the .htaccess because installing too many extensions may cause issues/ conflictions during magento upgrade or due to incompatibility with security patches.
.htaccess based blocking, certain individuals /non-registered users won't be able to have admittance to important data.