The United States is viewed in the Middle East today as a declining power with a diminished ability to influence events and lead. The Arab states, Turkey, and Israel are disturbed by U.S. policy in the Middle East—primarily America's extended hand towards Iran, who has returned the favor by sparing no opportunity to humiliate the United States.
Sunni Muslim states watch with growing concern as their historic rivals—the Shiites and the Iranian Mullah Regime—gain momentum and expand their influence. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iranian-backed Shiite Militias, Afghan Shiite Militias, Hezbollah, and Iraqi Shiite Militias physically occupy parts of Iraq, Syria and Yemen; Lebanon has been taken hostage by Hezbollah in the service of Iran; Shiite militias conduct ethnic cleansing of Sunnis in Syria (with Russian support) and in Iraq.
The Iran Nuclear Deal, signed between the U.S., the major European states, and Iran in July 2015 formally legitimized Iran's nuclear program and positioned Iran as a leading regional superpower. Though formally expressing support for the agreement, the Arab states are furious and horrified. Their major concern, shared by Israel and Turkey, is that the lifting of sanctions on Iran and the hundreds of billions of dollars streaming to Iran's treasury will be used to increase Iran's influence inside the Arab states and beyond.
The Iranian aggressive expansion is taking place with the silent consent of the United States of America. Some Arab analysts argue that the current U.S. administration does not understand the Middle East. Others argue that the U.S. is actually implementing a policy which reflects a calculated, strategic change of direction stemming from the American assumption that the Arab world is a limping horse and that Iran can actually secure stability in the troubled Middle East, and can therefore be useful in successfully fighting Militant Islamic groups like ISIS, Al-Qaida, and other Sunni Militant groups. Others theorize that the U.S. deliberately encourages instability in Arab societies to justify the strengthening of its ties with Iran and, that U.S. policy is motivated by the eagerness of American and European companies to do business with Iran.
It is not surprising that U.S. policy in the Middle East is further alienating growing segments of the Sunni Muslim world. Arab leaders view President Barack Obama as irrelevant and are waiting for his second term to end. It appears that America is extending its hand to Iran partially based upon the hope that it will make the Iranian Mullah regime moderate and become pragmatic. Reality proves, however, that this is wishful thinking.
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter welcomed the Islamic revolution in Iran, believing that the Mullah regime would become moderate. But America's friendly gestures were quickly met with more than sixty private U.S. citizens, military personnel, diplomatic staff, and government employees being held hostage by the Iranian Mullah regime for more than a year.
In 2016, President Obama's extended hand towards Iran was reciprocated by the humiliating arrest of U.S. Navy personnel in the Gulf by Iran, and most recently with the reported Iranian ballistic missile test launch.
The behavior of the Iranian regime over the past generation demonstrates that the modus operandi of the Mullah regime is anything but moderate—and that the only pragmatic aspect of the Iranian regime is its increasingly aggressive regional policy.
The Iranian-Arab power struggle is primarily playing out in eight arenas—Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, three islands which are occupied by Iran in the Arab (Persian) Gulf, Bahrain, Yemen, the Gaza Strip, and the Iranian nuclear program.
In the United States there are those who argue that that the Middle East is of diminishing importance to U.S. strategic interests. This argument is short-sighted and ultimately counterproductive to American national interests. The U.S. must restore its influence and leadership. One way of achieving this is through active U.S. involvement in the shaping of a new Iranian-Arab balance of power in these eight arenas.
U.S. policy in the Middle East must be based on three elements: restraining Iran's aggressive expansion, accurately assessing the negotiables and non-negotiables of the players involved, and the willingness to respond decisively if any clearly drawn U.S. red lines are crossed. Failing to restore the Iranian-Arab power balance will result in growing instability that will greatly undermine American influence and vital interests in the Middle East.
Avi Melamed is the Fellow of Intelligence and Middle East Affairs at the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College and author of the new book, Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth.


This week we'd like to welcome another new member to our staff. In addition to a passion for excellent coffee, Kirk Sanchez brings a nice quiet energy and attention to detail and I believe is going to be a nice fit here at the shop.
This Saturday is the 54th annual St. Johns Parade and 10th annual St. Johns Bizarre. The past few years we've been blessed with beautiful, sunny weather for these events but it doesn't look like we're going to have a repeat performance of that this year.
These two events draw thousands of people come from miles around because it is the proverbial "small-town" parade filled with marching bands, car clubs, etc.
In any regard, we'll be here ready to serve lots of organic and fair trade coffees, both hot and cold-brewed as well as delicious French pastries and Spielman bagels to keep you fueled.
And don't forget, we now have a nice assortment of organic juices from Columbia Gorge Organic Juices.
I'm often looking for different ways in which coffee can be used and found this recipe the other day which sounds like a splendid refreshment for a hot summer day.
In a small bowl, stir together the water and coffee. In a blender, combine ice cubes, coffee mixture, milk, sweetened condensed milk and chocolate syrup. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.
Beginning today, St. Johns Coffee Roasters' coffee will be available in the Greenway location of Whole Foods Markets. If you live or work in the Southwest area of Portland/Beaverton, stop in and check out this beautiful store. It's located at 12220 SW Scholls Ferry Road - Tigard, OR 97223.
And this Saturday, Greg will be handing out samples of our coffee at Chuck's Produce in Vancouver from 11 am - 2 pm. Stop by and say hi if you're in the area and sample some REAL.GOOD.COFFEE.
We're also scheduled to receive a new shipment of the Baratza grinders tomorrow. We recently sold out but thankfully, the company is located in Seattle so it was a quick-fix. If you're not familiar with the Baratza grinders, come in and ask for a demo.
This was the grinder that changed my life.
Meanwhile, have a great weekend and keep the coffee flowing. I hope you're able to make it to the St. Johns Parade and St. Johns Bizarre.
As someone once said, "the only constant is change". This past week has been a perfect example of that.
The most obvious change for me occurred this morning when I entered the shop and experienced the absence of Bestow, our in-house floral shop.
Nyki (Bestow) has decided to move back to Southern Oregon where she originally came from. She's accepted a position in a flower shop in Ashland and I'm sure will re-invent Bestow once she gets settled and we wish her nothing but the best in this new endeavor.
Her plants and flowers added such a welcoming element to the shop and to see it all gone this morning was a bit of a shocker. However, we're already discussing ideas on re-creating that feel and adding some additional seating at the same time.
Meanwhile, we're going into what looks to be a beautiful weekend. We'll be prepared with plenty of fresh roasted organic and fair trade coffees and delectable sandwiches and treats.
Speaking of which, we have some new selections in the way of food items. Delicious berry pies from Mee Mee's Goodies, perfect for sharing and are the perfect pick-me-up for a late afternoon snack. And coming soon... Columbia Gorge Organic Juices!
Meanwhile, thanks so much for your on-going patronage and keep the coffee flowing!


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The Learning Technologies conference programme is announced today with an inspiring and provocative lineup of speakers for its 2019 event at the London ExCeL venue.
The Learning Technologies Awards 2018 shortlist is announced: the best projects and products from around the globe will now proceed through the judging process ahead of the spectacular Gala Evening in London on November 21 where the winners will be revealed.
Learning Technologies announces Former First Lady, Laura Bush, is to keynote Learning 2018 in Orlando. Learning 2018 is one of the world's foremost conferences on Learning, organised by Elliott Masie in association with Learning Technologies.
Masie to continue as Executive Producer and Host, introduces Tech @Learning for 2018 in new joint venture.
Nigel Paine will help learning professionals understand how to build an organisational learning culture at the upcoming Learning Technologies Summer Forum on 12 June in London, showing that the conditions that sustain a learning culture have very little to do with learning.
The edtech entrepreneur and commentator on artificial intelligence, Donald Clark will present at the upcoming Learning Technologies Summer Forum on 12 June in London, demonstrating how AI permeates our lives how its reach will grow.


Palestinian textbooks continue to encourage violence, anti-Semitism, and anti-Israel sentiments, a study carried out by a monitor of educational curricula has found.
The practical impact of this omission is that a Palestinian student won't learn in school that the Palestinian Liberation Organization committed to recognizing Israel's right to exist in peace and security, as well as to a peaceful solution to the conflict that will be reached through negotiations, the report observed.
Instead, the curricula is peppered with problematic sentences, such as this one from an eighth-grade textbook that encourages jihad: "Oh brother, the oppressors have exceeded all bounds and jihad and sacrifice are necessary." Religious hatred also remains in educational materials, mainly in textbooks used for sharia studies, which are controlled by the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Education.
Without a message of peace, the Palestinian education system implements "a curriculum of war and struggle aimed at preparing young Palestinians to fight continuously for the elimination of Israel," the report continued. Impact-SE evaluated the textbooks using UNESCO's standards for teaching peace and tolerance.
"We hope to be able to discuss with those who influence the curriculum of the Palestinian Authority that education is both the most efficient method of promulgating extremist narrative and influences, and by far the most powerful tool to puncture them," Marcus Sheff, CEO of Impact-SE, told The Jerusalem Post. "We would very much want them to choose the latter and educate for peace and tolerance," observing that there had been signs of improvement between the time of Yasser Arafat's death in 2004 and Hamas' victory in the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006.
Sheff summarized the report in the following interview with Ynet earlier this week.


As we recently pointed out, the billion-dollar Hearst Foundations has a soft spot for Bay Area nonprofits and gave over $1.4 million to local groups earlier this year.
But in that article, we speculated that these were Hearst's top concerns on the local level for 2015: mental health, pregnancy & prenatal care, youth media, and local prisons. Well, the foundation's most recent round of local grants has proved us wrong.
These grants show its interest in the local arts and culture scene, with $300,000 going to the Exploratorium and $250,000 going to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The grants will fund English language learner programs at the hands-on science museum and live performance programs at the art museums.
Local education and youth nonprofits also came out on top in Hearst's recent grant cycle. Reading Partners, a fourth grade reading proficiency program, received $100,000 and New Door Ventures of San Francisco got $50,000 for its youth workforce development program.
As a hybrid of arts and youth funding, Hearst also provides scholarship support, such as the $125,000 commitment toward San Francisco Art Institute scholarships. Higher education and scholarships were a critical part of this recent cycle. Over in Montana, Hearst awarded Carroll College $100,000 to develop its humanities program, and Lourdes University got $100,000 for scholarships.
So what these last couple rounds of Hearst funding tell us is that Hearst funding truly is all over the board. At this point, we won't be surprised to see Hearst's fall grant cycle funding entirely different causes across the country. There are currently just four funding priorities at Hearst (culture, education, health, and social service), but it feels like a lot more.
Hearst gets over a thousand grant requests each year from diverse nonprofits all over the U.S., and only about 300 of them get lucky. Oakland nonprofits have also been catching Hearst's attention lately, including 2015 grants to the Oakland-based Family Independence Initiative ($50,000) and California Division of the American Cancer Society ($75,000).
Then again, Oakland is getting all sorts of much-needed funding attention these days.
Related: Guessing Game: Who's the Anonymous Donor That Just Showered Millions on Oakland?
Check out the foundation's online grant application process and FAQ for the most up-to-date guidelines and deadlines. You can find a full list of Hearst grantees by state, category and year on the Grant Recipient Database.


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import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.geom.Line2D;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;

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 * This class is used to compute line transforms.
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 * @author Kyle Morgan (knmorgan)
 * @version 1.0
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public class LineTransform
{
    /* Private constructor - can't instantiate */
    private LineTransform() { }

    /**
     * Uses an AffineTransform object to return a new line given a certain
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     * @param tx The translation along the x-axis
     * @param ty The translation along the y-axis
     * @param rot The amount to be rotated
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    public static Line2D transform(Line2D line, double tx, double ty, double rot)
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WNBA player Imani McGee-Stafford grapples with Kobe's complicated legacy
"As a survivor of sexual abuse, there are things I will never be able to forget."
Lindsay Gibbs
Hello, and welcome to Power Plays, a newsletter for people who are sick of hearing bullshit excuses, and ready to see equality for women in sports. I'm Lindsay Gibbs, the author and founder. Every day, people in positions of power in this industry tell me there's not space for this type of reporting. Help me prove them wrong by signing up, and by spreading the word. Every single email address, every single share, helps immensely.
This week at Power Plays has been all about mourning Kobe and Gigi Bryant, and discussing Kobe's complicated legacy. On Monday, we had a group discussion, where we all tried to work through the shock. Some people are still contributing to the thread, and it remains open if anyone else wants to join.
Yesterday, I shared my journey coming to terms with the impact he had on the women's basketball community, while also holding space for the pain he caused survivors of sexual violence.
Today, I'm very honored to share the first guest post on Power Plays, by Imani McGee-Stafford.
McGee-Stafford, 25, is a WNBA center who is currently a restricted free agent with the Dallas Wings. But she's much more than just a basketball player. She is a mental health advocate, a survivor of sexual abuse, the founder of the Hoops and Hope Foundation, a brilliant poet, and, as you will read below, a phenomenal writer and essential voice. I am so grateful that she's sharing her words with us.
Understanding the Grey: Examining Kobe Bryant's Complicated Legacy
by Imani McGee-Stafford
(Photo c/o Imani McGee-Stafford)
I am a black woman, a WNBA player, and a survivor of sexual violence. I was born and raised in Inglewood, California. Lakers games were a must, and Kobe was otherworldly. It was commonplace to yell "Kobe" as you attempted an off-balance jumpshot, no matter whether it was on a basketball court or shooting trash in the back of the classroom. Truthfully, it almost feels traitorous writing this.
We've been through a lot this week. We saw nine lives be taken far too soon, two of those lives being Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. For the basketball world, players and fans alike mourned a legend. We mourned the 18 all-star appearances, five championships, and his never-say-die attitude. We mourned a cultural icon, a black man that redefined aggression and the many stereotypes placed upon him.
Then there were the survivors of sexual violence, who saw a man, an alleged abuser, praised in his passing, and felt silenced and ignored yet again.
So, what is the correct response? When is it too soon to speak about a man's violent mistakes after his passing? How do you balance the legacy of a hero and a villain? When examining these issues, we must first look at our own biases and positioning.
I was in third grade in 2003. Too young to pay attention to the news and become involved in the story of the NBA's young star who was not only found to be cheating on his wife, Vanessa Bryant, but also accused of rape. I merely remember thinking, "He did it, but he's Kobe." It was a juvenile lesson about the politics of rape, and the consequences — or lack thereof — for powerful men.
A couple of days before he passed, as yet another article came out praising Kobe for championing women's sports, specifically the WNBA, I complained about how he may not have been the best representative. I was never blessed to meet Kobe, so I never knew if his support for the game was genuine. My friend lamented to me how unfair it was Kobe had yet to have a son, to which I flippantly replied, "2003." I told her it was either God's joke or karma. The phrase, "as a father of daughters," is overused, but unfortunately, it is true: Most men don't learn to value women until they raise one.
When I heard the news of his passing, it didn't feel real. I felt guilty for making such a crass joke mere days before. I was in utter shock and disbelief, and when I learned of his daughter and the other young lives lost, I teared up. It all felt like too much loss at once, too unfair, too much sorrow, just too much. When I listened to the greats of our game, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, talk about his genuine support and interest in our league, I grieved. My heart hurt for Vanessa, because I can't imagine losing my husband and daughter so tragically and still having to raise three other children. My heart hurt for his children, who won't be able to mourn their own father alone, and will instead have to share his legacy and the pain of his loss with the world. And I, too was angry at Washington Post reporter Felicia Somnez when she tweeted the article about his rape case just hours after his death. It felt performative, like a cheap shot.
At the same time, I understood how necessary, specifically for his alleged victim and others like her, that we not forget. I've spent this entire week arguing with family, Kobe fans, and survivors like myself. Did Kobe have to live the rest of his life as an alleged rapist for something that happened when he was 24? Could his alleged victim shed the title of Kobe's victim or accuser as easily as he seemed to shed the title of the accused? Would he be the man we knew and loved if that hadn't happened?
Ultimately, I think Kobe's life shows how multidimensional people are, how real life does not fit into the dichotomous boxes of black and white.
(A 2017 photo of Imani McGee-Stafford, then a center for the Chicago Sky, and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks. CREDIT: Getty Images)
Pop culture and the media have painted sexual predators as a few bad apples, as stranger danger, as a villainous few. However, in reality, things are far more complicated. Seventy-five percent of victims know their assailant. How do you reconcile the fact that your villain could be someone else's hero? What does one have to give to society for it to forgive the trauma they've caused? In Kobe's case, many merely needed his unrivaled basketball prowess. But for his victim, and everyone like her, it's not as easy to forget. No amount of championships or public praise erases our trauma, heals our nightmares, fixes our mistrust.
In his post-basketball career, Bryant became a consummate husband and father. He could often be seen courtside with his daughter, Gianna. He would frequent WNBA and UConn games, both organizations that Gianna about playing for. He coached Gianna's basketball team, and received praise from all the parents involved. He championed women's sports. From the outside, he had changed his persona, and possibly even put enough good into the world to undo the damage done by his 24-year-old self.
Part of me thinks that maybe, he corrected his life just in time for God to call him home. I hope that the lives of his young daughters allowed him to understand just how important consent is and was, even if he could not publicly acknowledge it. I imagine that, while he saw himself in Gianna's bright future, he also understood the realities of the space in which his black daughter occupied.
But as a survivor of sexual abuse, there are things I will never be able to forget, my abuser being one of them. So, it often feels unfair that a perpetrator can move on with his life, be forgiven, and all can be forgotten. I want to be remembered. I want my trauma to be acknowledged. Sometimes that looks like revenge, like the money that often fills the space between a failed judicial system and the truth. Other times, it looks like silence, like new cities and new names, like fresh starts.
I didn't write this to malign Kobe's legacy, or cause any more heartache to his family. But as victims who are so often told, "not now, quiet down," it is imperative we take up space. As we all experience the loss of an icon, I believe we must allow each other to grieve in our own separate, complicated ways.
In reality, abusers are not pure evil like we prefer to assume; they are often lovable and powerful, too. We cannot combat rape culture and sexual violence until we acknowledge that people are multidimensional, and that people often idolize someone who terrorizes someone else.
I hope Kobe's passing allows us to look at how rape culture operates, how history can rewrite itself for the chosen few, and how hard and complicated these issues are.
Thank you so much to Imani for sharing her thoughts with us, as we all try to figure out where to go from here. To share this post, click on the link below.
Power Plays will be back on Monday, when we'll return to our regularly scheduled programming. Thanks for the support this week, and always. Remember to sign up, and to practice self care this weekend. As always, I can be reached at lindsay@powerplays.news.
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A couple who failed to carry out fire risk assessments for four years at their rental property have kept their landlord's licence.
Duncan and Sandra McGill were given a warning by Glasgow's licensing chiefs after a string of hazards were discovered by Scottish Fire and Rescue inspectors in September.
Those included "inappropriate" locking systems on bedroom doors, a missing smoke detector in one room and fire doors jamming on a newly laid carpet.
Monthly tests of the emergency lighting system were also never carried out despite nine tenants living at the property on Oakley Street, Dennistoun, which is run as a house in multiple occupation (HMO).
Mrs McGill revealed that she was unaware that fire risk assessments were required each year and blamed the problem with the fire doors and the smoke detector on "refurbishing work".
But licensing committee vice-chairman John Kane said: "You had nine people living in a property where all of these things hadn't been done.
"The fire officer has said there was no fire assessment process done since 2014 and there's a whole host of risks relating to more than one room, and yet the property is almost fully occupied.
Explaining her actions, Mrs McGill said: "We were doing major refurbishment to the property.
"There were certain things, such as the smoke detector being off, and that was because the place was being decorated.
Mrs McGill blamed the failure to carry out fire risk assessments on an external company, adding: "Rightly or wrongly when we got our licence we didn't have a risk assessment then and were granted our licence.
"We spoke to the company who do our emergency testing and they said we don't require a new risk assessment every time the licence comes up, it's only if you make major changes to your building.
Committee members were split 3-3 during a vote on whether to refuse or grant the renewal of the licence.
But chairman Alex Wilson cast the deciding vote allowing the pair to continue renting the property out as a HMO for a restricted period of one year.


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The electoral committee of the canton of Lucerne plans to reconsider the change in ballot healing
Luzerne County Electoral Board member Danny Schramm said Monday he requested a special session to withdraw his support for a recent change in how voters can address absentee ballot errors on Election Day.
Schramm said he could no longer cast the vote required for the change after reading a new notice from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania asking the board to reconsider its decision.
The special session is scheduled for Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom A on the third floor of the circuit's Penn Place Building, 20 N. Pennsylvania Ave., in Wilkes-Barre.
Chief Executive Denise Williams said the meeting could not be held until Wednesday due to a 24-hour notice requirement. Remote attendance is not an option because the council's courthouse boardroom, equipped for virtual sessions, was not available until Wednesday afternoon and a snowstorm is forecast, Williams said.
Williams said she wants to avoid waiting for a decision if possible, as the polls office has already begun identifying Jan. 31 special ballots with defects in the outer cover and needs direction from the board to give voters the options to explain. The Jan. 31 special election to replace former state senator John Gmapper is affecting voters in 18 counties.
Electoral Officer Alyssa Fusaro had proposed the change, requiring voters to appear at the Penn Place polling station on election day to address a shortage of absentee voting, rather than the previous option of dropping off a provisional ballot at their polling station.
Her motion passed with the support of executive vice chairman Jim Mangan and Schramm, while Williams and board member Audrey Serniak voted no.
Fusaro had argued that provisional ballots cannot be a correction option because they contain a certificate confirming that the provisional ballot is the only ballot cast by the voter in the election. State law also states that a provisional ballot is not counted if the voter's absentee ballot is received in a timely manner by a county election committee, she said.
The ACLU said absentee ballots received in a timely manner are not considered "cast" if they contain a serious error because they are set aside and not counted.
Because preliminary paper ballots are checked during the post-Election Day decision, the board can verify whether the absentee ballot had a serious error to ensure only one vote is cast and counted at a time, the ACLU said, adding that one Change made just before the special election could cause confusion for both voters and poll workers.
The ban on provisional voting to cure deficient mail-in ballots poses a high risk of disenfranchisement for voters unable to travel to Wilkes-Barre and also violates the Federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions, the ACLU Letter citing case law and finding a voter's right to cast a provisional ballot under HAVA is "compulsory and unequivocal."
Fusaro made this statement on Monday:
"Although provisional ballots may be cast, the statute at Title 25 § 3050(a.4)(5)(ii)(F) states that if the board has received their ballot in a timely manner, they will not be counted. My decision to bring this matter to the board was simply to remove any future challenges in the decision-making process and give the voter the best chance to make their vote count, rather than being challenged during the decision-making process."
She also pointed out that the ACLU letter was addressed to the County Chief Solicitor and not sent directly to the Elections Committee.
Sixteen voters have cured their erroneous mail-in ballots by preliminary voting in the statewide general on Nov. 8, officials said. A Republican Party attorney filed a challenge with the board, and four board members voted to accept the 16 provisional ballots after a hearing, with Fusaro casting the only no vote, according to Williams. No appeal has been filed, she said.
Williams said Monday she appreciates the ACLU's input and has been awaiting comment from the county attorney's office on the legality of the policy change she requested immediately after it was approved by the board on Jan. 18, specifically on whether the change in the The law and state online advice contradict her.
Schramm also welcomed the ACLU announcement, saying he voted in favor of the change because of some arguments made during the meeting.
"Originally it appeared that allowing the preliminary vote to be allowed was illegal. That was a misleading representation," said Schramm.
Schramm said he sees no reason to force voters to travel to Penn Place on Election Day and deal with a possible struggle to find parking to address a mail-in ballot shortage, such as a B. Missing signature or missing date on the outer envelope.
He expressed frustration that he is sometimes expected to vote "on the spur of the moment" on board matters.
"I want to think more, and we often get mixed messages," Schramm said.
About 4,800 voters applied for mail-in ballots for the Jan. 31 special election, and it remains to be seen how many will have disqualifying flaws.
While the electoral office began alerting voters to some flaws in the outer envelope ahead of Election Day in November's general election, some flaws will not be revealed until Election Day, when postal ballot paperwork is being processed. In the latter case, the electoral board provides lists of incorrect ballots to political parties on election day so that these representatives can attempt to contact voters.
The bureau has early knowledge of which ballots have outside envelopes because they are using a new ballot sorting machine. Previously, on election day, worker teams began checking the outer envelopes and discarding those with defects.
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In an email to the county council on Monday, Fusaro referenced the polling station's decision to notify voters of shortcomings ahead of Election Day.
Acting Secretary of State for Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman publicly issued a news release ahead of the Nov. 8 general election, saying that county polling offices were encouraged to contact voters whose absentee ballots are canceled due to outer envelope errors was made to give voters a chance to remedy the situation.
After reviewing the new state guidance with the county attorney's office, the bureau issued warnings to voters whose ballots lacked the required signatures on the outer envelope or did not contain dates or dates out of range.
Fusaro and Jim Mangan — the two Republicans on the five-citizen board — had said they were unhappy with the state's urging of polling stations to notify voters outside of the healing process conducted by the board on Election Day.
Fusaro told the council on Monday that this procedure for prior contact with voters was carried out by the presidency and was never adopted by the electoral committee.
"Since my appointment, many policies and procedures have been changed without board approval because we were told it was 'not our role,'" she wrote.
Fusaro called on the council to revise the county's administrative law without delay to spell out the powers of the board, saying the code, as written, has made the board "nothing but a flagship role in which we… Sign documents over which we have no control".
County Councilman Stephen J. Urban said Monday he was drafting a proposed change to the administrative code that would make the elections office a separate entity under the oversight of the Volunteer Citizens' Committee, claiming that under state law for the elections office to be discontinued, the board required the purchase of equipment, budgets, policies/procedures and investigation of irregularities and possible fraudulent activities.
Urban said he will shortly submit his draft to the county attorney's office for non-binding comment, and then forward it to fellow councilors for possible adoption.
For now, at least, the board is negotiating with administration on a "best practices" agreement that will give the board more leverage over election budgets, equipment purchases, and hiring.
Reach out to Jennifer Learn-Andes at 570-991-6388 or on Twitter @TLJenLearnAndes.
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Keeping the Department for Transport estate moving
Premier Technical Services Group PLC (PTSG) is delivering electrical servicing across the UK for the Department for Transport (DfT).
The contract sees engineers from PTSG's Electrical Services division carrying out work at the broad range of DfT buildings and facilities, which comprises everything from lighthouses to driving test centres. PTSG's experts are conducting fixed wire testing and Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) at the DfT's buildings up and down the country.
Fixed Wire testing (also known as periodic testing) protects buildings and employees from the two main electrical risks – fire and electrical shock.
PTSG Electrical Services is a leading expert in risk assessment and Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) – specialised processes that ensure that electrical appliances comply fully with UK legislation and where necessary, are tested and certified.


The popular Ørsteds Park is less than 200 metres away. Copenhagen Central Station is an 8-minute walk from the hotel.
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Features a Carpe Diem bed and flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Some include access to a shared balcony with city views.
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The holidays are an exciting yet scary time for retailers. If things go well, you'll see an increase in sales and orders. But that brings additional things to worry about - ensuring a great customer experience, making sure there's enough stock, handling returns.
Charles, head of partnership at Stitch Labs, has seen this happen many times over with some of the biggest retailers. Based on his observations, he's put together the pitfalls you should watch out for and how to prepare for them.


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My Mom, My Hero, My Best Friend
I have always said, I hope everyone feels about their parents the way I do. I have the best parents in the world. I truly believe that.
I was the sixth child of seven, born to John and Lorraine Madge. My parents did everything they could to give us the best of everything, sometimes going without things for themselves for months at a time. My Mom was an incredible woman, how she raised and put up with seven kids is beyond me. She was patient, kind, and loved us all. As we grew into adulthood, her love grew stronger for each of us and when the grandchildren came around, that love was spread to all of them.
My oldest brother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in October of 2005 — it was shock and heartbreaking for all of us especially my parents. I am not a parent, but I know how much I loved my brother, I can't imagine how awful it must be for a parent to lose a child. Part of Mom died with my brother that day, yet she went on.
The following year Mom became ill, we could not figure out what was wrong with her — she was admitted into one of Boston's best hospitals. After a few months in the hospital, it was determined that Mom had a rare fungus infection. She had an aortic heart valve replacement and bypass surgery a year before — somehow, a fungus had gotten into her bloodstream and traveled and settled on her heart valve. The first solution the physicians treating her wanted to do was replace the aortic valve again. But her age and weakened condition were against her. The surgeon who performed her surgery did not want to operate on her again due to the condition of her heart the first time.
With this news, her team of infectious disease physicians came up with two very strong antifungal medications that they hoped would put the fungus into remission. She had to have a picc line put in her arm and blood drawn every day to check her blood and make sure the medication was working — also they had to make sure her kidney function and other blood levels were acceptable. When she produced two negative cultures, it was determined that she could leave the hospital and go to short term rehab.
After being so sick and in the hospital for so long, she was getting depressed, understandably. Her physicians said the only way she could possibly go home is if I became her primary caregiver and learned how to administer her IV medications via the picc line. I did not hesitate, this was my Mom. I loved her and she had done so much for me — I agreed. I was trained by the VNA and became Mom's caregiver. She came home and I began the six weeks of antifungal IV treatments. The medicine made her sick and weak, but she attacked her illness like a warrior. She finished round one and was put into remission. Her infectious disease doctor put her on a antifungal pill and told her she would have to be on that pill for the rest of her life.
Life went on until Mr. Fungus reared its ugly head again a year later. Back to the hospital again she went for another couple of months, again she came home and I did her IV meds. She was much sicker this time — her body was taking a beating from the antifungal medication. She needed blood transfusions, her kidney function was bad and her potassium was out of whack.
She was in a vicious cycle — one medicine would attack the fungus, but also attack the rest of her body as well. Still, my Mom was a trooper. She kept her faith and kept that beautiful smile on her face. Some nights she was so sick, she could not make it upstairs to bed. She would sleep down in the living room in her recliner. I slept on the coach in case she needed help in the middle of the night.
I joked with her that we were having sleepovers. A lot of nights we just talked the night away. I grew so much closer to her in this time. She became my rock, best friend, and my inspiration. When round two was complete, she was put back into remission. This time remission lasted about six months. She ended up back in the hospital in October of 2008. After a month in the hospital, she came home and I was told the IV therapy would go two months. She made it through Christmas and was holding her own when on March 13 of 2009 she went into diabetic shock.
We called the ambulance and prepared for what was to be the beginning of her final chapter on earth. While in the hospital, it was discovered that not only was the fungus back, but her diabetes was out of control, she was in renal and liver failure. Her body was starting to shut down. I had to start to prepare myself. I was going to lose my beautiful mother. I could not begin to imagine life without her — she was my rock, my best friend. She fought and fought continuing to smile and love us all with all she had.
She agreed to try dialysis — she went thru the surgery to have the two shunts put in her to undergo treatments. She was given the OK to come home with me scheduled to do her IV antifungal medication. She was also going to have to go to dialysis three times a week. The plan was to try and get the fungus into remission again, get her stronger and maybe have heart surgery if another doctor agreed it was possible. She was so excited to come home. But getting out of the car and into the house at home, she fell and broke her leg in two places. She was taken back to the hospital for what would be her final round. Her kidneys were in end-stage failure — she tried two rounds of dialysis but she was just too weak to bounce back this time — the hospital called and said she refused treatment.
When we walked into her room, she had tears in her eyes, looked at us and said I am sorry. She came home with hospice — had her two days at home before God called her home at 11:38 a.m. on April 22, 2009. My dad, me, and my sister were here with her when she passed. Her two nights at home were ones I will never forget, I am haunted by her cries, yelling out. and moaning. It was if she had one foot in heaven and one still on earth — she kept saying no, no, no, I need more time with my family. At one point she looked at me and told me how she loved me with her heart and soul. She made me promise to make a life for myself and apologized for putting me thru all of this — she told me she didn't think it would be so hard to leave us — I was so angry at God for allowing her to suffer the way she was. Please call her home, God, I prayed. I cannot stand to see her like this anymore. As she drifted in and out of consciousness, I remember her grabbing my hand and asking me to pull her up — when I said to her, Mom what can I do for you ? She said look at that bright white light — then she called out Bradley! Bradley is my bother who passed away in October of 2005. With hair standing up on my arms, my faith was restored. God with his mighty love, restored my faith through my dying Mother.
With all the love in her heart and soul, she was able to celebrate hers and Dads 63rd wedding anniversary on April 21. How she was able to do that was only with her love and the grace of God, I am sure. To see her and Dad together that day was so special. I had a glimpse of how they must have been as teenagers when they were dating — my sister took Dad down to the local flower shop where he bought Mom a dozen roses, he walked into the living room with a huge smile on his face and her face light up like a rainbow when he came in the room.
They held hands for the day and talked about their life together — as her strength dwindled, mom looked at Dad and said I wish I was young so we could do it all over again, through his tears, Dad answered her by saying I would do it all over with you in a second.
I always told my Mom how pretty she was, I believe she was, but always made a point to tell her because I knew her illness made her feel worse about herself. She always used to say oh, aren't I? I would always say, yes you are. The last time I told her that. She looked at me, smiled and said thank you.
I miss you so much Mom! I love you with all my heart and soul. Every day is a struggle without you. I go on because I know you want me too. I will do my best to make you proud and be the woman you want me to be.
You are free Mom! Rest in the arms of God with Brad, your parents and sister.
You can follow Amy on her Facebook page here.
Amy is also the author of Memories of My Parents, chronicling their lives and her role as family caregiver.


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Remembering Vitali Kremez, Threat Intelligence Researcher
Kremez Excelled at Unraveling Cybercrime Tactics, Including Ransomware Groups Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • November 3, 2022
Vitali Kremez in the ISMG studio at RSA 2022 in San Francisco
Tributes are pouring in for Vitali Kremez, a renowned threat intelligence expert who died at the age of 34 in a suspected scuba-diving accident.
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Kremez went missing Sunday morning after being last seen diving near a beach in Miami "wearing a black wetsuit and scuba tank," the U.S. Coast Guard reported. His body was recovered Wednesday on a beach between Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach.
Kremez grew up in Belarus, where he was a leader in the pro-democracy movement Malady Front ("youth front") and performed with a pro-democracy rock and roll band called Excalibur. As an act of protest, he anglicized his first name as Vitali, which is more consistent with the Belarusian language, rather than the more Russian Vitaly or Vitaliy.
Immigrating to the United States, he landed in Connecticut, where he did construction work and played guitar in bars, also performing in a flamenco band called El Duende. He earned a degree in economics - including studying fraud and digital forensics - from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. New York was his home for nearly 10 years; his favorite museum was The Rubin. While he considered going to law school, instead he became a cyber analyst for the Manhattan district attorney's office.
As an analyst, he brought to bear a skill set that included technical knowledge, as well as fluency in Belarusian and English and proficiency in Russian, Ukrainian and Polish. He was an advocate for tracking attackers not just based on the tools they use, but how they think. Kremez infiltrated cybercrime groups through their online haunts, gathering clues on their targets, tactics, techniques and procedures.
He joined New York-based threat intelligence Flashpoint as a cybercrime researcher. Having followed his research, it was a joy to meet him in person for the first time at the RSA 2017 conference in San Francisco, where we spoke about cybercrime trends. He told me that "pseudo-anti-Americanism" was a big driver for many Eastern European cybercriminals (see: What Drives Eastern European Cybercriminals?).
"They don't necessarily think about damaging people, they think that America has a lot of corporations that are evil, and they think - conveniently - essentially that allows them to [claim] plausible deniability, and they'll start attacking huge corporations in the U.S.," he said at the time.
In 2019, he joined anti-malware firm SentinelOne, and was a founding member of its SentinelLabs threat-intelligence team.
He left to launch a boutique firm, New York-based Advanced Intelligence - aka AdvIntel - which tracked advanced threat actors and their tactics.
Kremez actively combated cybercrime, including ransomware, as recounted in the recently released book "The Ransomware Hunting Team" written by Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden. Kremez in 2020 was invited to join that eponymously named team, which is an ad hoc, low-profile group of researchers that came together in May 2016, and which continues to track ransomware operations, find vulnerabilities in their malware and assist victims.
Kremez continued to track various cybercrime groups, tracing not just their attack techniques, but also cryptocurrency flows, to better identify the groups and individuals behind specific operations and attacks.
At the RSA 2022 conference in June, I sat down with Kremez to discuss one of the biggest ransomware stories of the year: the Conti group having retired its brand name, after its disastrous decision to publicly back Russia's February invasion of Ukraine (see: Conti Ransomware Group Explores Post-Encryption Future).
Kremez had cut himself on the chin shaving, just before the interview, and was wearing a white shirt that had already picked up spots of blood. We cooked up a Jason Bourne-type cover story: if anyone asked, he'd suffered the flesh wound while battling cybercriminals in the streets of San Francisco.
As we explored during the interview, Kremez and his AdvIntel colleagues had been monitoring Conti's activities, including tracking its attempt to spin up multiple new groups - Quantum, Hive, Alphv aka BlackCat, and more - before announcing their supposed retirement. Beyond ransomware, he said some of the spinoffs were exploring outright extortion by simply stealing files, rather than also encrypting them, and squeezing victims for a promise to not sell or leak the stolen data.
Ransomware groups might come and go, but so many of the players seem to remain the same. So I asked him: Do ransomware-wielding attackers ever decide they've made enough money, and try to go legit or retire?
"I guess this lifestyle that they have, it affords lots of luxuries, especially specifically, if you live like in Eastern Europe, you can afford Lamborghinis, you can drive around the city and … like oligarchs, literally live the lifestyle of the richest of the rich," and all seemingly without having to work too hard, he said.
"Once they get hooked into this business, it's hard to get away," he added. "The only ways we've seen them get away from this business is when Russian intelligence or law enforcement used to recruit them for their own operations. … So some of the most successful ones became forceful employees for Russian intelligence, basically. And that's the way out."
After recording our interview, I got to catch up with Kremez, face to face for the first time in several years due to the Covid pandemic. He talked about the joys of his life in Florida and getting proper downtime when he wasn't working, as well as having gotten his private pilot's license. On the heels of that, he said one of his hobbies had become listening to live air traffic control feeds. He described learning the lingo of flying, and trying to predict what instructions ATC would likely issue and when, for example, to pilots of commercial jets as they came in to land, or when they were taxiing. His face lit up as he described his ability to crack that code, and follow the connections.
Nov. 4, 2022 12:30 UTC: This piece has been updated with additional biographical details.
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Schwartz is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience in magazines, newspapers and electronic media. He has covered the information security and privacy sector throughout his career. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2014, where he now serves as the executive editor, DataBreachToday and for European news coverage, Schwartz was the information security beat reporter for InformationWeek and a frequent contributor to DarkReading, among other publications. He lives in Scotland.
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Then in July, she held a "promising practices forum" that left charter leaders with the impression that a new era of cooperation between the district and charters had ensued.
Speak UP fully supports efforts to bridge the manufactured divide that places parents into camps according to the type of school their kids attend, often pitting them against one another.
But clearly, King's talk of a new era was just that – all talk.
Anyone needing evidence of the vast chasm between the district's rhetoric and reality need look no further than LAUSD's unprecedented number of charter denial recommendations that will be voted on by the LAUSD board Tuesday night.
Six schools serving 6,730 students are recommended to have their charters revoked, including LA's top-ranked charter high school, while three other schools are being denied by staff their requests for revisions affecting 2,060 students.
All of the schools recommended for denial are outperforming nearby district schools, according to LA School Report, and none of the reasons for denial are based on student outcomes.
This proves that, once again, the best interests of students are not driving district decisions. If the board votes to deny the charter renewals, the schools may ultimately close, and students – the vast majority of whom are low-income kids – could be forced back to underperforming district schools, where they will receive a sub-par education.
Speak UP members have kids attending all kinds of schools – neighborhood schools, charters, magnets, pilots, language immersion schools, preschools and private schools. We are united by the guiding principle that education policy decisions should be student-centered, equitable and transparent, and that parents should have a choice of quality schools for our kids.
Regardless of the kind of schools our kids attend, it is obvious that LAUSD's decisions are not being made with the best interests of kids top of mind.
These denial recommendations are unprecedented, and if supported by members of the board, will reduce the number of quality school choices for our kids and unnecessarily disrupt the lives of thousands of children and families.
There's no question the political climate has shifted dramatically over the past year. Last year 100 percent of charter renewals and material revisions were approved. In fact, there are more renewal and material revision denial recommendations on the agenda of this single board meeting than there have been over the last five years combined.
Far from making peace with charters, it appears that LAUSD has declared an all-out war on school choice – with kids as the collateral damage. Given the success of the schools being recommended for denial, LAUSD's main interest seems to be eliminating its competition for enrollment.
Two of the three Magnolia Science Academy Schools recommended for charter renewal denial were ranked in April by U.S. News & World Report in the top 100 high schools in California. Between 2011 and 2015, the three Magnolia schools sent 92 percent of its graduates to college and 95 percent of its seniors completed A-G college readiness standards — numbers that far outperform district averages.
A denial would punish low-income students who are clearly succeeding in Magnolia schools for past teacher hiring practices that the current chief executive ended.
LAUSD staff is also recommending denial of Citizens of the World Mar Vista's material revision to add grades 6-8, in part because it said the school had submitted too many material revisions in the past – including one to add a lottery preference for low-income families.
The school ranks in the top 10 percent of district schools and is outperforming area district schools by 16 percentage points in English and 23 percentage points in math.
One school, WISH charter, resolved what was a patently absurd denial recommendation of its petition to merge its elementary and middle school for reasons such as an unauthorized food warmer, according to the LAUSD staff report. WISH is a national model of an inclusive school whose population includes severely disabled children.
LAUSD is doing the exact opposite of what the law calls for it to do. The message from LAUSD is clear: Successful charters will be targeted in an attempt to force kids back to district schools that do not perform as well.
These decisions are obviously driven by LAUSD's desperate financial situation. LAUSD is willing to harm kids in order to help resolve its financial crisis – a crisis created in part by the fiscally unsound decision to make a 22 percent increase in district employees as enrollment has declined, as well as unfunded teacher pension liabilities.
"These recommended denials and revocations threaten the basic values and expectations that we've held onto as partners with the District, even in the most challenging times: accountability and collaboration based on consistency, transparency, and a focus on student outcomes," the letter said.
Parents who support equity, transparency and having a choice of quality schools should not take this lying down, either. We urge our members to speak up and call LAUSD board members to protest these denial recommendations. Tell them to put your kids' interests above all else.


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Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools expect to save more than $178,000 annually through partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA
TIPP CITY, Ohio, Jan. 8, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools has partnered with Energy Optimizers, USA, to launch a $1.8 million dollar energy conservation project that is expected to generate at least $178,375 in savings annually on utility and related maintenance costs.
Energy-saving upgrades will be made to all of the district's buildings. Those upgrades include:
* Replacement of interior lighting with more efficient lamps and remove unneeded lamps to cut waste;
* Replacement of exterior lighting with LED technology to improve energy efficiency while enhancing building safety, appearance and security;
* Replacement of the building's aging boilers with more energy-efficient models;
* Replacement of the high school's outdated chiller with a more energy-efficient model;
* Addition of energy-saving features in the kitchens;
* Enhancements to the building's temperature controls and install advanced energy management programming to improve energy conservation.
Projected energy savings are guaranteed for three years, and the payback for the upgrades is just over 9 years. Funding for the $1,794,860 project is provided through the Ohio School Facilities Commission's House Bill 264 (HB 264) program, enabling the district to make these cost-cutting improvements at no expense to taxpayers. Under the HB 264 program, the energy savings cover the cost of the financing used to fund the projects.
"This is a project that clearly benefits everyone," said Superintendent Keith St. Pierre. "We are making these improvements at no cost to our taxpayers, we will be saving more than $178,000 yearly in taxpayer dollars once the project is complete, we are improving the interior climate to make our buildings more comfortable, and our buildings will operate more cleanly and efficiently."
In addition, as part of the project, Energy Optimizers, USA, will work with the district to establish a Green Team to educate students about energy management concepts and careers in STEM fields. In addition to funding the team for two years, Energy Optimizers, USA, will provide Ohio Energy Project academic materials that are aligned to Ohio's academic content standards. Green Team members will take part in STEM-related activities that are focused on energy conservation, while encouraging their peers to become more environmentally conscious.
Energy Optimizers, USA, promotes Green Teams in all of its school-related energy conservation projects.
"As a company, we feel so strongly about energy conservation that we make education a large component of what we do," said Bob Hausmann, Director of Operations for Energy Optimizers, USA. "Large-scale projects like these, backed by the educational resources provided to the Green Teams, allow the buildings to become real-world case studies for the students to study. We are also helping students bridge their classroom studies with career fields, hopefully inspiring more engineers and energy management professionals."
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Energy Optimizers, USA works with Ohio school districts and government agencies to implement energy savings opportunities to reduce operational costs, including lighting retrofits, renewable energy projects (wind and solar), HVAC retrofit projects, building automation retrofits and energy education programs. The company is ranked in Top 500 of INC. Magazine's list of 5,000 fastest growing companies in the U.S. (2014), was named the Fastest Growing Company in the region for two consecutive years by the Dayton Business Journal (2013, 2014), and was named a BBB Eclipse Integrity Award Finalist (2012).
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1. Chicken soup. Regular or creamy?
Both. Regular is healthier, though. Creamy would definitely be a comfort food.
2. Do you have a stew recipe?
I used to, but haven't made it in ages. I would probably go to AllRecipes.com to find a recipe.
3. What's your favorite hot comfort food?
Mashed potatoes with gravy. Also, fried okra.
4. Do you like chicken fried steak?
Yes, but rarely have it. I prefer chicken fried chicken.
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Yum! Chicken for chicken (or steak) and mashed potatoes, now that's a comfort dinner for sure!
Mashed potatoes are yummy and very comforting!
LOVE allrecipes.com! Whenever I have a brain cramp on what to do with something, that's the first place I go!
Anele, and sometimes I go to foodnetwork.com to look for a recipe.


I dropped the setup for a bullish reversal in EURCHF on Mar-16 following a massive failure above 1.3000 and with me booking four losing trades in 2 days. Looking at the 1d chart it seems that the Euro bulls are pushing for another upside breakout after the pair bounced from a near test of the 1.2415 low. On the 4h chart the price is above the Keltner Bands while the pair is now testing its 1h uptrend. While the big picture is still undecisive a test of the bearish 1d channel line is likely.
The EURCHF daily chart shows a head-and-shoulders like pattern after the trendline break. I recon that the H&S patter should show at the end of a prolonged uptrend not within the prior downleg. The 'neckline' of this pattern is close to the level of the trendline breakout which means that the loss of that support will trigger further downside.
The EURUSD chart shows a change of the short term uptrend. The test of the 38.2% fibo level at 1.3800 is in progress.
The EURUSD is pushing into new s/t highs but was unable to decisively clear the 1.3860 level yet. The uptrend is still intact therefore the upside is favored. I'm looking for a breakout from the current range at 1.3850-1.3880.
I expect a bullish reversal on the EURCHF. The bearish trend was broken on the 1d timeframe with the breakout level being tested. The 4h chart still shows a downtrend with a possible reversal to the upside. Once the price breaks above the Keltner channel I will look for 15m pullbacks for long entries.
After a long streak of losing trades finally I had three wining trades, two winning in EURUSD and one in EURGBP. Finally I feel like I've got the grip in terms of executing my own strategy. Let's see what I expect for the coming week.
EURUSD: Bullish trend still intact wiht a new short term high. Friday's corrective session ended with a bullish pin followed by an inside bar on the 4h timeframe. Next week we may see another attempt at 1.3860. I keep playing the long side.
EURGBP: Also bullish, the Sterling was very strong recently against the Dollar but seems unable to break the 1.6300 prior high therefore I expect the Euro to show relative strength versus the GBP.
EURCHF: Still in downtrend but possible upside reversal at 1.2730 which was the resistance level of the Dec-Jan bottoming formation. If the political situation in Libya does not escalate then there will be less demand for safe haven currencies like CHF.


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Demi Lovato strips down for nude photo shoot
The singer has bared all for a spontaneous Vanity Fair shoot
By Keren Sim
Demi Lovato has always been a vocal and passionate advocate for loving your body, but now the singer has showed off just how confident she really is in a brand new photoshoot for Vanity Fair.
The 'Cool For The Summer' singer stripped off to pose completely nude and makeup-free for a series of intimate, unretouched shots taken by Vanity Fair photographer Patrick Ecclesine.
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The totally spontaneous shoot came about just one day after Demi's great-grandfather Buddy Moore sadly passed away, and the topic of life and being truly confident was at the forefront of her mind.
"If there's one thing I've learned in the past day, it's that life is too short," she told Vanity Fair.
"I'm about to launch an album that finally represents who I truly am. How do I embrace this new chapter in my life? How do I really walk the walk? What does it mean to be confident?"
Demi went on to say she wanted to show her "authentic", "real" self, and that's where the idea for the photo shoot came from.
"What if we do a photo shoot where it's totally raw? Super-sexy, but no makeup, no fancy lighting, no retouching, and no clothing. Let's do it here, let's do it now," she said.
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The creamy layer (income) norms were defined in 1993 as annual family income from all sources of Rs 100,000 (₹ or INR, together with a cumulative amount of Rs 1 lakh), and ₹ 2.5 lakh (2004) , then ₹ 4.5 lakhs (2008), 6 lakh rupees (2013) and 8 lakh rupees (2017). In October 2015, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) proposed that with the annual family income up to Rs 15 lakh, the person belonging to OBC should be considered as the minimum roof for the OBC. NCBC also recommends the sub-division of OBC to divide 27% a in the proportion of OBC 'backward', 'more backward' and 'extremely backward' blocks and their population in order to ensure that the strong OBC a benefit do not decrease.
Who are covered under Creamy layer of OBC Quota?
I. President, Vice President, Supreme Court Judge and High Court etc.
(i) Parents, of whom there is no class I officer (direct recruitment).
(ii) Parents, both of whom are Class II Officers (Direct recruitment).
(iii) Parents whose parents are only direct second-class officers and they are enrolled in class 1 at the age of 40 years or so.
III. In the army, parents, none of whom are in the rank of Colonel and above.
IV. Persons engaged in profession, business and industry, whose annual income for the last three years is Rs. 4.50 lakh per year.
V. Families have agricultural land.
(ii) rule of exclusion will not apply if the land acquisition of the family is particularly irregular.
VI. Total gross annual income of Rs. Excluding income from wages and agricultural land, Rs. 4.50 lakhs per year or more for the period of last three years.
1) For above mentioned rule number (IV) and (VI) annual income limit of Rs. 4.50 lakh (Office memorandum dated 1410/2008).
i. In order to determine the creamy layer position of any candidate given in Category 6 of the schedule of Office memorandum, income from salary and income from agricultural land will not be taken into account.
ii. The creamy layer position of the candidate is determined on the status of his parents (father-mother), not on the basis of his position or income or on the basis of status or income or on the basis or position or his Income of spouse. Therefore, when determining the creamy layer position of a person, the position or income of the candidate or his spouse will not be kept in mind.
3) There is no column to show 'wage income' or 'agricultural income' in the application format prescribed by the Government of India produced in Tehsil for obtaining Central OBC Caste Certificate.
(i) For above mentioned Rule (II) (ii), if the parent, of which there is no direct Class II officer or parent, none of them is Direct Class II officer and the second Class III is the employee or the parent, in which Both the classes are from third employees, the candidate will not be considered as a creamy layer and in spite of any wage income, the OBC will be eligible for reservation.
(ii) Rule (iii) (iii), If the parents whose parents are only Direct Class III employees and are enrolled in class 1 at the age of 40 years or earlier, the candidate will not be considered as creamy layer and They will be eligible for OBC reservation despite any salary income.
The first part indicates that concerned person belongs to the community which is listed as OBC.
The second part indicates that the candidate does not come in the creamy layer.
While the OBC status of the candidate can only change when the community of the concerned candidate is removed from the OBC list, in the context of it, it is not possible to determine the fixed validity period for the OBC certificate.
This certificate is to be produced by "non-creamy" OBC, who are applying against reserved vacancies for posts/admission in Central Educational Institutions (CEI) under the Government of India.
(i) District Magistrate / Additional Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Collector / ISST Level Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Additional Assistant Commissioner (Not below the rank of first-class magistrate magistrate).
(ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate.
(iv) Sub-divisional officer of the area where the candidate and / or his family resides.
Most people in India regard the concept of the creamy layer as wrong. The following are some important points that are generally misunderstood by the people.
1. The creamy layer class of the candidate will be decided on the basis of the post/income of the parents, but not by the candidate's own post/income.
2. Eligibility of government employees is based only on the level that he earns.
3. Rs. 450000 norms will apply only to business people, but not the salaried people, even if they are a salaried employee in government / private organizations/PSU.
4. The children of the businessman come under the creamy layer only if they earn money. Rs. 450000 for a period of three consecutive years.
How will the OBCs benefit from the move?
With this step, more people will be able to avail of extended reservation benefits to OBCs in government services and enter central educational institutions. By increasing the bar to Rs 6 lakh, OBC will get permission to avail 27% a in jobs and education.


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Hanlon v The Law Society
Judgment The Law Reports Weekly Law Reports Cited authorities 99 Cited in 128 Precedent Map Related
Judge Lord Edmund-Davies,Lord Simon of Glaisdale,Lord Fraser of Tullybelton,Lord Scarman,Lord Lowry
Judgment citation (vLex) [1980] UKHL J0501-2
Post Hearing
Administrative and Constitutional Law
Legal Aid System
[1980] UKHL J0501-2
Lord Edmund-Davies
Lord Simon of Glaisdale
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
Lord Scarman
Lord Lowry
Hanlon
(Appellant)
This appeal raises issues of considerable public importance, and your Lordships' House has fortunately had the counsel of my noble and learned friend, Lord Simon of Glaisdale, in considering them. In the light of his great experience of the type of topics involved, he has prepared a speech to which I desire to add nothing, and this particularly as it has been complemented by the speeches of my noble and learned friends, Lord Scarman and Lord Lowry. Not only do all these command my respectful concurrence, but they are in strict accordance with the conclusions arrived at by Reeve J. at first instance in a judgment which was in my respectful opinion as right as it was clear.
Reeve J. had not, however, been asked to decide whether the respondents to this appeal have any discretion in the manner of enforcing their charge under section 9(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1974, nor, indeed, was the point specifically raised in Mrs. Hanlon's notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal. But it was there dealt with by all three members, and, in common with my noble and learned friends, I would respectfully dispose of it in the same liberal manner as that favoured by Lord Denning, Master of the Rolls.
But, my Lords, in thus concurring in the dismissal of the appeal, I urge as strongly as I can that early attention be directed to the concluding observations of my noble and learned friend, Lord Lowry, in relation to the difficult problem thrown up by this appeal. We live in a busy world and the demands made upon the legislature are endless, but the present unsatisfactory state of affairs could, if permitted to continue indefinitely, substantially erode our present pride in the legal aid system of this country.
By an order of the Court of Appeal of the 17th October 1977 the appellant's former husband after a divorce between them was ordered under section 24(1) ( a) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 to transfer to the appellant their former matrimonial home, 106 Trinity Lane, Waltham Cross, the legal title to which had theretofore vested in him and in which (the Court of Appeal assumed) both parties had some unquantified beneficial interest. Both parties were in receipt of legal aid. The main questions in this appeal are, first, whether (and if so to what extent) the Law Society (the respondent in this appeal) has a legal charge on the property by virtue of section 9(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1974 and the regulations made thereunder in respect of costs incurred on the appellant's behalf in the proceedings in which she was legally aided; and, secondly, if the respondent has such a charge, whether the charge can be transferred to a replacement home.
The opening words of section 24 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (a consolidation Act) read:
"24.—(1) On granting a decree of divorce … or at any time thereafter … , the court may make any one or more of the following orders, that is to say—
( a) an order that a party to the marriage shall transfer to the other party … such property as may be so specified, being property to which the firstmentioned party is entitled, either in possession or reversion;
Section 9(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1974 (also a consolidation Act) reads:
"Except so far as regulations otherwise provide, any sums remaining unpaid on account of a person's contribution to the legal aid fund in respect of any proceedings and, if the total contribution is less than the net liability of that fund on his account, a sum equal to the deficiency shall be a first charge for the benefit of the legal aid fund on any property (wherever situated) which is recovered or preserved for him in the proceedings."
Regulation 18 of the Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1971 ( S.I. 1971/62 (L.1)), made under an Act consolidated in the 1974 Act, provides machinery whereby the charge imposed by section 9(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1974 and its predecessor might attach and be enforced. Paragraph (10) of Regulation 18 stated:
"The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to—
( c) any property affected by an order … made under sections 4( a) . . of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970;
….".
Section 4( a) of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 is now section 24(1)( a) of the Matrimonial proceedings Act 1973. Such exemption of the property in question from the charge could be made by virtue of the opening words of what is now section 9(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1974 ("Except so far as regulations otherwise provide").
Regulation 18(10) ( c) of 1971 was amended by the Legal Aid (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1976 ( S.I. 1976/628) to read as follows:
"( c) the first £2,500 of any money, or the value of any property, recovered or preserved by virtue of an order made … under the provisions of—
(i) section … 24 … of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 …
(This provision was re-enacted in the Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1977 ( S.I. 1977/1293), the now current provision.) The effect of this amendment is that now, if section 9(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1974 applies to a property ordered to be transferred under section 24(1) ( a) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the first £2,500, of the value of any property recovered or preserved is exempt from the charge, but no longer the whole of the property.
The domestic, proprietary and financial background which led to the Court of Appeal's order of the 17th October 1977 is stated in the judgment of Ormrod L.J. reported at [1978] 1 W.L.R. 592. The matter is brought up to date by the judgments of Reeve J. and of the members of the Court of Appeal in the instant proceedings. For the purposes of my submissions to your Lordships it is sufficient to summarise as follows.
The house has throughout been assumed to be worth about £14,000 subject to a mortgage of nearly £4,000. (It may well be worth more now, but presumably the cost of any suitable replacement home would have increased proportionately.)
On the 26th July 1971 the appellant was granted an emergency legal aid certificate "To prosecute a suit for divorce and to apply for an injunction restraining the husband of the assisted person from entering the matrimonial home or otherwise molesting her." On the 19th January 1972 a full certificate was granted to her "To prosecute a suit for divorce and to continue proceedings under the Married Women's Property Act 1882 section 17 and to apply for an injunction." In 1974 that certificate was enlarged to enable her to defend a petition for divorce filed by her husband. As a condition of the certificate of the 19th January 1972 (see section 9 of the 1974 Act) the appellant made a contribution of £115 to the legal aid fund. No other relevant certificate was granted to her, nor has any other contribution been paid by her.
The appellant's original Petition for divorce included a prayer "That the court may order the transfer of the property known as and situate at 106, Trinity Lane, Waltham Cross in the County of Hertford at present owned by the respondent to the petitioner …". Her husband's Answer to that Petition included a prayer "that the court may order the transfer to the respondent of any interest which the petitioner may be held to own in … 106, Trinity Lane …".
The marriage was ultimately dissolved on the 15th May 1974 on a Supplemental Petition filed by the husband based on two years' separation. In addition to the divorce proceedings proper and those for an injunction, there were interlocutory proceedings relating to access and child maintenance: in all of these the appellant was legally aided by virtue of the full certificate granted to her, as interpreted by the Law Society.
On the 6th February 1976 the appellant, still held to be legally aided by virtue of the same certificate as so interpreted, made application under sections 23 and 24 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 for periodical payments, a lump sum and transfer to herself of the matrimonial home. Mr. Registrar Kenworthy ordered the husband to transfer the house to the appellant subject to the existing mortgage, and to make periodical payments of £3 per week in respect of each of the two youngest of the four children of the marriage; the appellant to pay to the husband a lump sum of £5,000 (in effect buying out what was assumed to be his beneficial interest in the house). It was apparently assumed generally that the appellant could raise the necessary sum; but it was overlooked that she would also have to discharge the existing mortgage and obtain a new mortgage, which would be on more onerous terms. In the upshot the appellant was unable to raise the necessary money; moreover, the house was in need of repair, which was beyond the appellant's financial resources. If the appellant had been able to secure the house in February 1976 the respondent would have had no charge upon it for any legal costs incurred on her behalf, the relevant Regulation at that time being that of 1971.
Since the appellant was unable to raise the £5,000 which was the quid pro quo for the transfer of the house, she appealed successfully against the order of Mr. Registrar Kenworthy to Rees J., who ( inter alia) increased the periodical payments to £7 for each of the two youngest children; and again successfully to the Court of Appeal against the Order of Rees J.; resulting in the Court of Appeal's Order of the 17th October 1977, whereby the house was to be transferred to the appellant without her paying anything in return, though the periodical payments for the children were reduced to a nominal sum. By this date, however, the 1971 Regulation had...
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A LOCAL RACE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE
15/03/2016 · by Meera Rajoo-Oakley	· in Race Reports.	·
This weekend's main event for Great Bentley Running Club was the Colchester half marathon. A phenomenal 46 GBRC members ran the 13.1 mile course, a further four acted as pace makers helping others achieve their goals.
The race starts and finishes at the Weston Homes stadium, home of Colchester United. A fast first two miles took runners into the historic town centre where the crowds gathered giving great support. After travelling through town the race then meanders out to the North Essex villages of Langham and Boxted before runners are challenged with two miles of stereotypically straight roman road before arriving back to the stadium.
The course is described as undulating yet fast and with perfect weather conditions there was a high potential for personal best (pb) runs. For 12 GBRC runners this was the case, with many others achieving close to best runs, or fantastic times after coming back from periods of injury.
For the Great Bentley gents there were 19 representatives:
Chris Warren, men's captain, led the blue vests home. Warren was the 16th male finisher in a pb time of 1:19:18 and becomes the 9th fastest GBRC member for the half marathon distance;
Charlie Keitch improved on his time from last year, arriving back at the stadium in 1:27:28
Tom Fowler finished in 1:30:15, a pb by four and a half minutes;
Kevin Stevens finished in 1:35:11;
Andy Stephens, fresh off a plane from Africa ran a pb time of 1:36:27;
Richard Moor completed his race in 1:38:06
Del Godden stopped the clock in 1:38:56;
Jamie Beadle ran the course in 1:40:36;
Andy Fuller ran a personal best time, finishing in 1:40:33 – his best performance for the distance since 2013;
Jamie Neill ran with Fuller, also finishing in 1:40:33;
Charles Williams was the next GBRC man home in 1:47:12;
Frank Gardiner improved three minutes on his time from last year, finishing in 1:54:26;
Shawn Leek finished in 1:56:04;
Darren Willey followed in 1:57:24, a minute quicker than his time from last year;
Slipping inside 2 hours was Brian Telford with a time of 1:58:40;
With a pb time of 2:10:50, Luke Groves was the next gent home in a blue vest;
Ryan Bedingfield clocked a time of 2:14:16;
John Bush was seconds behind in 2:14:02 an improvement on his 2015 attempt at the course;
Emmanuel Popoola rounded off the GBRC male representation in a time of 2:50:57.
For the Great Bentley ladies, 27 were out on course:
First home was ladies' captain Vicky Presland in a pb time of 1:31:04. This run makes Vicky the second fastest GBRC lady over the half marathon distance;
Sam Godden crossed the line next in 1:36:41;
Meera Rajoo-Oakley finished in 1:38:16, a pb that was over two minutes faster than the previous year;
Next across the line in a blue vest was Rosie Harrison in 1:39:59;
Jennifer Alyen bagged a pb in 1:45:48;
Also with a pb time was Chusa Bautista Fructuoso who stopped the clock in 1:47:10;
With a goal of 1:52:00, it was success for Karen Skene who finished in 1:51:03;
Alison Day began her racing season with a strong time of 1:52:03;
Anna Lyon completed her 13.1 miles in 1:52:41;
Katy O'leary finished in 1:53:07;
Followed closely by Hien Hoang, returning from injury after having to defer in 2015, who crossed the line in 1:53:34;
Next to stop the clock was Janine Simpson in 1:56:07;
Vicky Parker finished her race in 1:56:12;
Rachel Giles came over the line next in 1:57:15;
Anthea Colsell ran a pb time in 1:57:23, a minute faster than her previous attempt of the course;
With her third best time at the distance Caroline Searle clocked a time of 2:03:40;
Geraldine Springett finished in 2:05:53;
Bagging herself a pb was Alison Clarke who finished in 2:06:52;
Sue Sorrell was the next GBRC lady to arrive back at the stadium in 2:09:58;
Fiona Gosling was the next back in a blue vest with a time of 2:12:44;
Sue Wright celebrated her birthday in style, coming home in 2:12:18;
Louise Reeve, on her first attempt at the half marathon distance completed the course in a strong 2:14:15;
Helene Tyler ran a pb time of 2:21:32, seven minutes faster than her previous record for the distance;
Willow Carlisle finished in 2:42:25;
Laura Greene came home in 2:45:36;
Ruth Metcalfe finished in 2:56:08;
Linzi Iddon completed the line-up of GBRC competitors in 2:54:40.
The GBRC members volunteering as pace makers were Ben Ficken, who paced for 1:35:00 and finished in 1:34:23; Scott Crawley paced for 1:45:00 and finished in 1:43:29; Lee Clarkson was charged with completing the course in 2 hours, and finished in 1:59:43; and Natalie Stewart paced for 2:10 and finished in 2:09:41.
There was plenty of GBRC representation within the team of volunteers also; helping to ensure all of the runners completed the course safely.
Slightly less local, but keeping with the 'L' theme, Paul Hollidge and Deborah Cubberley spent the weekend in Liverpool and took part in the Liverpool half marathon, running together they crossed the line in 2:02:22, a personal best time for Cubberley.
On the previous day Hollidge and Cubberley enjoyed some parkrun tourism, completing Princes parkrun together in 28:18.
At our local parkruns, GBRC members ran at Colchester Castle and Harwich. At Colchester Castle Meera Rajoo-Oakley led the GBRC representation home in a time of 25:38, Belinda Palmer-Barnes followed in 30:16. Hot on her heels were Mark Crittenden and GBRC youth member Megan Hughes. Megan achieved a personal best time of 30:54, an improvement of 5 minutes whilst Crittenden stopped the clock just after at 30:56. Rounding off the Bentley runners at Colchester Castle were Linzi Iddon and Caitlyn Hughes, who like Megan ran in the under 11s category. Caitlyn finished just ahead of mum Linzi, their times being 39:34 and 40:29 respectively.
Over at Harwich parkrun, Matthew Knowles placed as the second male finisher in a time of 20:12. Malcolm Jarvis followed as the 9th finisher, crossing the line in 21:50. Kevin James and Sandra James completed the GBRC members at parkrun, running together and both finishing with a time of 31:36, a personal best time for Sandra over the Harwich 5000 meter course.
The last piece of race action for this week comes from Paul Blackwell, who travelled to London for the Thames Meander marathon. Blackwell completed the 26.2 mile out-and-back course in 4:58:09 whilst being serenaded by English and Welsh rugby fans from the pubs lining the banks of the Thames. Out of 216 runners, Blackwell was the 180th home.
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