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Serious Criminal Charges Require A Serious Attorney
Many common criminal charges can be satisfactorily defended by most lawyers – even those who don't normally practice criminal defense. But for serious, complex and high-stakes criminal charges, you need an attorney with the skills and experience necessary to meet challenging cases head-on.
At Housh Law Offices, PLLC, we don't shy away from a challenge. Our criminal defense practice is focused primarily on complex and difficult cases like those discussed below.
RICO Cases In Federal Court
Ever since Congress passed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in 1978, it has become far easier for prosecutors to indict and convict individuals suspected of leading criminal organizations. RICO has long been controversial, in part, because of the power it gives to prosecutors.
Most people associate RICO cases with the Mafia, but the law reaches much further than that. RICO law has been used in cases involving organizations that include Major League Baseball and even the Catholic Church.
Needless to say, RICO cases are often incredibly complex. Few attorneys have the knowledge, experience and tenacity required to defend clients against federal RICO charges. But our firm's founding partner, Frank Housh, is one of those attorneys.
Early in his career, Attorney Housh served as a felony trial prosecutor for six years. He understands how prosecutors build cases, and this informs his criminal defense practice. Mr. Housh has also served as trial counsel for one of New York's biggest insurance companies. He understands how large organizations operate, which aids in his practice defending against racketeering and other organized crime charges.
Murder Cases In State And Federal Court
Homicide cases also tend to be very complex legally and logistically. High-profile cases are especially at risk of being tainted by media attention and other non-criminal factors. With his decades of practice and diverse legal experience, attorney Frank Housh is uniquely suited to defend clients against the most serious criminal charges, including murder.
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For adding new laguage, Choose a language from dropdown which you want to show on your site. Other fields will be automatically filled. After that click on Add new language .
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I thought you would tell us who you really are. I know who you are but others have to know as well. In short, mention all your in-game names that you use(d).
khk is not only a dm team . so try to be funny and kind with the members.
[KHK]ExiT wrote: so try to be funny and kind with the members.
We need players like him.
[KHK]Khalid wrote: I thought you would tell us who you really are. I know who you are but others have to know as well. In short, mention all your in-game names that you use(d).
but i will Use HiTLeR.. and Ty every budy .
Yeah but why didn't you say that from the beginning? Forget or something else?
[KHK]Khalid wrote: Yeah but why didn't you say that from the beginning? Forget or something else?
why not ? cause i see other guys like you and i dont want to ruin it.
I don't know if that was Hitler, but wasn't that TornaDo? aka Yu? aka [FoD]TornaDo? aka Arabic.TornaDo? aka [TN]TornaDo?
Lol Its not Me its TornaDo ..
Owners' decision is 99% based on KHK members' votes.
And be pro player in samp.
i dint say my vote cause idc of hitler . if other members wants you in than ok..
and about u Aiman all those clans which u mentioned are Funteams not real clan added to that i remember that 1 day u told us(me + ash) that you had to go but u came back just to say that we are like homeless without a server .
xyz got accepted in qK.
Ofc , This clan is kings of SA:MP , And we are just proud to wear the tag [KHK] , not like urs non quality qK. tag.
Yeah Ash is right . They are checking our skills , Maturity and every thing ..
[KHK ] King of samp i really love this clan or this members ..


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An Update on Accounting Standards: Major Changes and Developments
By Linda F. Mezon, FCPA, FCA, CPA (MI); published in CPABC in Focus
Published: September/October 2014
Note to readers: Linda Mezon has served as the chair of the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) since July 2013. Prior to her appointment as chair, Linda was the chief accountant at the Royal Bank of Canada, where she was responsible for the interpretation and application of IFRS and US GAAP; there she also monitored compliance with Canadian regulatory requirements on financial disclosure and was responsible for auditor independence. Linda has been a frequent speaker on the topic of IFRS, being able to represent both the preparer and standard-setter points of view. She served as the AcSB vice-chair from January through June of 2013, and as an AcSB member from 2004 to 2012.
Here, Linda provides an update on the major changes and developments in the world of standard-setting.
Major private enterprise accounting standards on the horizon
We had two major changes to accounting standards for private enterprises (ASPE) that became effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. "Employee Future Benefits," which is the new Section 3462 in Part II of the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting, significantly changed the accounting for defined benefit plans. It eliminated the defer and amortize accounting option, and it requires the obligations and plan assets to be measured as of the balance sheet date. The old Section 3461 on employee future benefits permitted measurement up to three months earlier. This change eliminates a complex accounting model and results in more comparability for users.
Another major update concerned the definition of discontinued operations in Section 3475 of the Handbook. The AcSB's existing standard on this topic actually required more disposals to be classified as discontinued operations than the international financial reporting standards (IFRS). Users on the AcSB's Private Enterprise Advisory Committee agreed that the additional work wasn't appropriate, so the definition was changed to align with IFRS.
We also expect two major changes to ASPE to be issued in the third quarter of 2014 that will be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2016. One pertains to subsidiaries and the other to accounting for joint arrangements.
When we first introduced ASPE, we recognized that Accounting Guideline AcG-15, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," was complex and difficult to apply. AcG-15 just did not meet the cost/benefit test for private enterprises, so we committed to replace it. We are doing this with new Section 1591, "Subsidiaries." This carries forward the current Section 1590 and incorporates new guidance on identifying entities that are controlled by means other than voting rights. ASPE does not require private enterprises to consolidate subsidiaries, but we think this new standard will benefit those that wish to do so.
The other major change relates to accounting for joint arrangements. We were concerned that the current level of free choice is too extensive and could cause an interest in a joint arrangement to be accounted for in a way that does not provide clear information. For example, under the current standard, an interest in a joint arrangement that, in substance, reflects interests in individual assets and liabilities could be accounted for by using the equity method, which would not show the liabilities. New Section 3056, "Joint Arrangements," will, therefore, restrict the accounting choices, and will require investors in jointly-controlled assets and operations to account for their interest in the individual assets and liabilities.
At the same time, the new standard will likely see most investments in jointly-controlled enterprises accounted for using the equity or cost method, unless the entity decides to do additional analysis. If the facts provided by the additional analysis support it, an interest in a jointly-controlled enterprise may actually provide an interest in the individual assets and liabilities—and companies will have the option to account for those as such.
One other major project relates to agriculture—an area that currently does not have a standard to support its accounting needs. Agriculture is also an example of a topic on which the AcSB's current thinking differs from IFRS, as the latter requires biological assets to be measured at fair value. A discussion paper on agriculture is currently being developed, so stayed tuned.
In addition to major projects, the AcSB issues annual improvements each year. These are small changes to clarify the standards or address unintended consequences. The 2014 improvements will be issued this fall. While they are not required to be adopted until 2015, they may be helpful in preparing 2014 financial statements.
Reviewing accounting standards for not-for-profits
There was a lot of activity regarding not-for-profit accounting standards last year, and there's much more to come. Standards for not-for-profit organizations (NFPOs) include the not-for-profit sections from previous Canadian GAAP (now Part V of the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting). These NFPO standards are now in Part III of the Handbook. To the extent that these standards do not address reporting topics, an NFPO applies the standards in Part II.
Following the issuance of the Part III standards, we developed a statement of principles (SOP) jointly with the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) that addresses topics such as contributions, controlled entities, capital assets, and expense disclosures. This was issued for public comment in 2013, and during the comment period, we held extensive consultations to discuss the SOP at meetings across Canada.
We received an unprecedented number of comment letters from our stakeholders—290 in total. Given the volume of input received and range of views expressed, we're still analyzing the responses. The AcSB and the PSAB held a joint meeting to discuss next steps this past June. We'll be keeping stakeholders informed as we move forward.
Converging IFRS and US GAAP on a global scale
There are currently 122 countries around the world that use IFRS as their "language for financial reporting" to some extent, with the countries and regions that have not fully adopted IFRS providing for partial adoption in some manner. Companies that have adopted IFRS can use one set of financial statements to access capital markets in most countries around the world. This includes the US, as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accepts IFRS financial statements from non-US companies.
However, the SEC has not undertaken any steps to begin adopting IFRS for use by US public companies as of yet, as it is dealing with other regulatory issues. Pending any decision by the SEC on the US adoption of IFRS, the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) continues to carry out its role and responsibility of setting US GAAP.
FASB also participates in international forums, including the IASB's Accounting Standards Advisory Forum, which I also participate in, but the program of IASB/FASB convergence on several key topics is winding down. Converged positions between the two boards were finalized on some standards, such as with the recent release of a jointly-issued converged standard on revenue recognition. But, increasingly, they are coming to different conclusions on key aspects of their remaining joint projects.
That said… the AcSB and FASB have taken steps to achieve closer contact in the last year. FASB's chair and I, together with members from both boards, now meet periodically to provide updates and exchange views on global issues.
By participating in various global standards activities, we are continuing to seek ways to influence the IASB and FASB to narrow the differences between their standards.
Other key projects for the AcSB
We currently have a very important initiative ramping up: developing our next strategic plan, which would cover the years 2016 through 2021. To develop this, the board and its staff will be undertaking two main tasks.
First, we've undertaken a review of the effects of applying our current strategy, which is that we have separate sets of standards for publicly accountable enterprises, private enterprises, NFPOs, and pension plans. Our review of this strategy began back in 2010 when the AcSB starting monitoring the experiences Canadians faced as they moved to apply IFRS, ASPE, and the other standards. We believe that this current strategy still holds true, and we will be continuing with these separate frameworks—in line with our belief that one size doesn't fit all.
Next, the AcSB will build on our findings from this review by identifying how we can better implement our various financial reporting strategies. We'll then develop a draft of our next strategic plan, which will be issued for public comment in 2015.
We look forward to hearing from our stakeholders and working with them on this initiative.
Keep up with the AcSB and its activities by:
Visiting www.frascanada.ca regularly, and
Subscribing to The Standard, a weekly email from the standards boards and oversight councils that can be tailored to the standards news you want—from IFRS to ASPE to CASs—via www.frascanada.ca/subscribe.

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Q: How would you design a docking library for WPF? I want to implement a docking library in wpf with behavior similar to Adobe Photoshops CS3.
You can attach floating Panels to other Panels or Docks by mouse dragging. Docks have a fixed location.
Would you use a central Docking Manager class? How would the message flow look like? I was thinking of using 2 interfaces, called IDock and IDockable, with the panel implementing both, and a dock implementing only IDock.
I'm looking for some specific design patterns or OO principles that could help me here, so that the overall design is sound. I know that I'm not really specific here, but that's because I don't know where to start.
Example of a Panel to Panel movement:
alt text http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/133877/Misc/Stackoverflow/wpf_dock_01.png
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A: Maybe you could start studying http://www.codeplex.com/AvalonDock which is a wpf docking library. There is probably something to learn from it.

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Built in 1857 by one of Corinth's founders, the home is a significant example of Greek Revival architecture. The house was used in the Civil War as headquarters for Gens. Braxton Bragg, H.W. Halleck, and John B. Hood. The restored home/museum contains a collections of Boehme edition Audubon prints, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century antiques, paintings, and exhibit of replicas of Civil War soldiers' furnishings made by Corinth's C and D Jarnigan Company.
Corinth, Mississippi | This historic walking and driving tour of the town includes a large "Contraband Camp" for ex-slaves, the location of many extant Union earthworks, and the famous rail crossing itself.
Corinth, Mississippi | This historic camp has been set aside to commemorate the site where many African-Americans, fleeing the South, sought freedom and protection.
Corinth, Mississippi | This beautiful twenty-acre cemetery is the resting place for 1,793 known and 3,895 unknown Union soldiers who fought for control of the railroad in and around Corinth.
Corinth, Mississippi | Opened in 2004, this museum explains the key role of Corinth in the Civil War's western theater, featuring interactive exhibits, a multimedia presentation on the Battle of Shiloh, and a video on the Battle of Corinth.
Corinth, Mississippi | This crossroads, an important location for troop movement, supply and communication lines, is one of the most important patches of land in the Western Theatre of the Civil War, and where the fall of Corinth's railroad crossing was the beginning of the end of the War in the West.


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New Albums: Hilotrons & The Steve Adamyk Band
by Matías Muñoz
arboretum festival
At Least There's Commotion
dirtnap records
Hilotrons
kelp records
michael dubue
Steve Adamyk Band
A couple of Ottawa's best are releasing new albums within the next week. Hilotrons (Kelp Records) and The Steve Adamyk Band (Dirtnap Records) are offering up new material and kicking off 2013 with full force. Hilotrons' At Least There's Commotion contains a bit of everything, melding different themes, sounds and styles in the final product. Personally, I've listened to the album stream on the CBC website a couple times over and love it. Having taken some time off Hilotrons' releases for five years, Michael Dubue hasn't missed a step with this album. An excerpt from a recent CBC feature explains:
Beneath its edgy, pop exterior, there's quite a melancholy aspect to this record. It seems like a collection of love songs, or at least an album full of songs about dynamics between men and women.
"Almost," Dubue clarifies. "Some of them might seem like it's all between lovers but there's a bunch that are between friends and family. The narrative of the record is from the point of view of someone who suffers borderline personality disorder and also from the perspective of their friends and family."
The Steve Adamyk Band is also set to release a 12-track full-length appropriately titled Third. The band has made some great strides since forming in 2010, and overcame a bit of adversity with changes in the band. The album won't disappoint anyone who likes the dirty, garagy, pop-punk with lots of drive – it is a great listen from start to finish. Even though a lot of the tracks are shorter in length, songs like "Eyes" (my fav) and "Not a Witness" will have you moving involuntarily to great tunes, one after the other. The song "Katacombs" was premiered on SPIN last month, and was referred to by them as a "White-knuckle pop-punk gem". Let's be honest, there isn't a bad song on this album so take a few good listens. Having seen these dudes absolutely tear up Arboretum Music+Arts Festival last September really had me thinking, "Holy shit – there really are awesomely loud and talented bands that live in Ottawa".
Stream Hilotrons' At Least There's Commotion on CBC Music's website for a limited time. Hilotrons play at the Garrison (1197 Dundas St. W) in Toronto on Feb. 8 and at Casa del Popolo (4873 boul. St-Laurent) in Montreal on Feb. 20. The album is released to the public Feb. 5 through Kelp Records.
Stream The Steve Adamyk Band's new album Third on exclaim.ca for a short time too. Upcoming shows include Ottawa on Mar. 2 at Babylon and in Toronto Mar. 24 at Crawford. Third arrives on Feb. 12 through Dirtnap Records.
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Today we are announcing the search for a new CEO of the Young Foundation as Glenys Thornton, our current CEO has decided it is time for her to return to frontline politics. With a formidable track record of confronting inequality we have spearheaded trailblazing work across the UK and internationally creating insight and innovations which put people at the heart of social change.
The Young Foundation came out of the Institute of Community Studies, led by the great sociologist Michael Young. Together we have created and supported over 80 social innovations including Which?, The Open University, Language Line, Social Innovation Exchange, School for Social Entrepreneurs, Uprising, Action for Happiness and the Studio Schools Trust.
Research on MONDRAGON, the largest industrial Co-operative in the world.
Testing the effectiveness of a Guaranteed Minimum Income to tackle poverty in Barcelona.
Developing our community transformation initiatives working across the UK.
Supporting a range of social innovations including Action for Happiness, our Young Academy programme tackling educational disadvantage, and Roots Lab, piloting in Beirut, testing out how to create social change driven by young women activists, with FRIDA the Young Feminist Fund, Global Fund for Women and Oxfam.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead our organisation to its next stage of innovation and growth. There is new leadership at Board level and a highly competent Senior team. The organisation is financially stable and is undertaking innovative and exciting research and project work with a range of partners across the world. I believe it is therefore now time for me to return to frontline politics. This is a very exciting job for someone who really understands inequality and how the Young Foundation's unique mix of research, work with communities and social innovation can make a massive difference to society.
The Board is very excited at the prospect of working with a new CEO to write the next chapter in the Young Foundation's distinguished history at a time when our reputation, resources, skills and networks have a huge role to play. We are looking forward to starting the search to find a new visionary leader for this great organisation.
We were founded by the great social scientist and innovator Michael Young and originally called the Institute for Community Studies. In 2005, we merged with the Mutual Aid Centre and became the Young Foundation, in honour of our founder.


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The multi-talented Family RockStar provides an enormous 5.4 Amp total charging power across four USB ports. That's enough power to charge two tablets and two smartphones, all at the same time. Any port can charge any device thanks to an intelligent smart-chip, which recognizes the connected device automatically. For tablets that means optimal charging at 2.4 Amps. Wall-mountable and boasting a ten-foot cable for convenient placement, this charging hero will make power struggles at home a thing of the past.


text: MARCH | PAGE 26 | 2016 MINCING WORDS YES. ANTHONY BOURDAIN IS REALLY THAT COOL. L ate in 2015, I had a chance to sit down with Anthony Bourdain and pick his brain about a few things. We discussed (all too briefly) France, Spain, New York City, wine, fame, mendacity, talent, fakes, craftsmanship and, of course, food and cooking. Opinionated and blunt, he spoke in a matter-of-fact manner — all traits and behaviors I admire —but he was also accommodating and generous. He wasn't phoning it in. And that's the secret to the Bourdain success: He works, and he doesn't take the easy way out. I knew our conversation was going well when he turned to face me and began unbuttoning his shirt. We were discussing the hand-tapped tattoo on his chest, his most recent ink, which he had received on the island of Borneo. "I thought that it wouldn't be so bad to get one on my chest, but it hurt like hell," Bourdain told me. His ordeal took place during a second visit to the island; he had experienced its wonders a decade earlier and promised his hosts he'd return. "The people who I met there 10 years ago, hosted me and my crew in their longhouse, fed us, looked after us and treated me with great kindness," he wrote about his trips to the island. "When the chiefs invited me back for their yearly harvest festival, Gawai Dayak, I said I would come. It took me a while, but in the end I did return." We were sitting in an office in Silver Street Studios in Houston, a cavernous building that hosts a multitude of events and exhibits and is home to myriad studio spaces. The former heroin addict and chef was in town with The Balvenie Rare Craft Collection tour — he's the curator of the distiller's campaign, which is introducing the masses to five individuals Bourdain selected as being among the top craftspeople working today, including a watchmaker and a sculptor. One thing that has always impressed me about Bourdain (my introduction to him was his books) is his, for lack of a better phrase, no-nonsense devotion. A devotion to people who work hard creating something that is worthwhile, backed by his realistic, no BS approach to hard work. Yes, he went through his, shall we say, less productive years, during which his addictions and dissipation nearly killed him, but his work ethic has for a long time been something to admire. Hell, he's even given up cigarettes. Balvenie chose a perfect curator in BY JAMES BROCK Bourdain; at the Rare Craft event, which took place in Silver Street's huge main hall, I observed him speaking with several of the craftspeople, and his interest in them and admiration for their work were genuine. Bourdain disdains all things fake. "He has the best job in the world." I tend to, on most days, agree with that statement, which I hear all of the time. Bourdain makes many people jealous. He has dined and hunted with Paul Bocuse, one of my personal heroes, and palled around with Sean Brock, a young chef I greatly admire. He hangs out with Bill Murray in Charleston and counts Eric Ripert and Michael Ruhlman among his friends. Lucky, indeed. "S itting at the table with Bocuse was a life-altering thing," Bourdain told me. One gets the impression that he does not take these friendships for granted. Bourdain also told me that he now enjoys eating at little spots — street stalls, carts, small restaurants that are not necessarily famous — more than he does at Michelin-starred places. I like that about the man, that he wants you to know about the best taco in L.A. or the finest piece of pork in Hong Kong, food made by people who don't have the money to hire PR agents and are too busy cooking to appear on Chopped. B ourdain thinks big. Really big. "We haven't started hiring yet, but we have been looking at some people," the peripatetic star of CNN's Parts Unknown said, referring to his ambitious — some would say world-beating — food market, slated to open in about two years in Manhattan. The emporium will occupy the main concourse and mezzanine of Pier 57, one of the largest shipping piers on the Hudson River, and be home to about 100 retail and wholesale vendors, everything from butchers to fishmongers to bakers to restaurant outposts. When I asked if he had consulted Mario Batali — who, along with Joe Bastianich and Lidia Bastianich, helped bring Eataly to NYC — he said, "I haven't asked Mario for any advice on Bourdain Market, because it's going to be completely different from his place. But if I needed tips on how to live a successful and full life, Mario is one of the first people I would talk to." I knew Bourdain admired Juan Mari Arzak, at whose restaurant I briefly staged in 2012, and when I mentioned the name of the Basque chef, he nodded in appreciation, adding that Elena Arzak, Juan Mari's daughter, who runs the Michelin-starred (three) restaurant along with her father, was world-class. Whom else does he admire today? Fergus Henderson. "He's a chef a lot of people have never heard of, but he has influenced so many cooks and chefs," Bourdain says. "So many things that people think are cool today, Fergus was doing years ago, and writing about them and running a great restaurant, with no vanity or ego. Just a great man." We toasted the Arzaks and Henderson with the Balvenie we were sipping, and I led Bourdain back to New York. I first encountered the future star years ago in Manhattan. He was executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles, a place that served, among other things, excellent confit de canard and a great hangar steak; both dishes are still on the menu, and are, I am certain, as good now as they were back in 1999. One evening that year, I was at Les Halles with friends, and we were drinking wine and deciding what to eat, having a good time in the large (and crowded) dining room. At one point during the meal, I walked to the men's room, and on the way back to the table passed the tall and angular chef; he was slightly disheveled, and we exchanged a nod, perhaps a "Hey, how's it going?" I knew who he was and had become a fan of what he and his team cooked at the Park Avenue restaurant, but this was before he became a household name. It was not long after that evening that Bourdain began publishing those books on his experiences in the food world (he is also the author of culinary mysteries), then The food's the thing: Anthony Bourdain relaxes in a butcher case in Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan, 2004. ROBERT DISCALFANI Bourdain and the hand-tapped tattoo he received on Borneo. JENNY ANTILL CLIFTON Continued on page 28


Both Austin dream-pop trio Fanclub and its debut EP, All the Same, were born from a desire for new beginnings. Members Mike Lee and Leslie Crunkilton came from two separate, freshly broken-up bands, and after a heartache and a family death, Daniel Schmidt came in for support and the three created five smooth tracks. Thus, Fanclub was created from loss and rebirth, the latter motif becoming evident as it gives traditional '80s synth a new life throughout this nostalgic EP.
All the Same feels somehow nostalgic and fresh at the same time. Even in its heartbreak and love, it is clean and cool and as refreshing as rinsing your hands on a too-warm day. The music is brisk and the band wastes no time dawdling; the longest track on the record is just three minutes and twenty-five seconds long, and all five songs have an equally driving beat.
Still, there is plenty of time to enjoy the songs. Nothing is rushed, and even fast-paced tracks feel evenly measured and well-balanced in terms of sound, dynamic and tempo. Though it is often difficult to tell what lead singer Leslie Crunkilton is singing, her vocals are smooth and bright, even as she croons disheartened lyrics on "Stranger" ("And now she's gone/And you've never felt like this before") or angry ones on "Reflection" ("I can tell you haven't changed"). The synth feels equally upbeat, bopping along and creating a melody that is as dance-inducing as it is fun.
Photo courtesy of Marshall Tidrick.
Fanclub's All the Same EP suggests brilliant vignettes of colored LED lights and dancing under the stars. There is something nostalgic about its hope and heartbreak, though it can be difficult to put a finger on exactly what. Regardless, the band manages to keep things fun while creating a visceral wistfulness throughout its five synthy tracks. It is a strong debut and one that gives hope for still greater things to come from the band.


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Law firm succession and transition is a big deal and will become even more so over the next decade. The pending retirement of the baby boomer generation and the unrelenting challenge of finding and keeping talented staff can have grave consequences for law firms that fail to develop a succession strategy. Steps that you take or do not take five years or earlier prior to your actual retirement will determine whether your practice, clients, employees, and your legacy transitions to another generation. For a small or solo practice, these steps may determine whether your practice has any terminal value at all.
Many are asking, "What do I do with this Practice?" "Is there value or goodwill? "Where and how should I start?
According to 45% of the survey respondents aging, mortality, retirement, and succession are uncomfortable topics and awkward for senior partners to discuss with their partners.
Early planning will pay dividends. Many firms are in "reactionary mode" and are not adequately prepared to transition firm leadership and client relationships. A firm's very survival may very well depend upon the quality of its succession/exit plan.
How well senior attorneys transition clients and managerial roles will determine the ultimate success of any succession/exit plan. Transition of clients and managerial roles are the two critical components of any succession/exit plan.
Transitioning client relationships is difficult, it takes time, and it takes more than one simple introduction. It is a lot like cross selling that attorneys talk about but often fail to put into practice.
In a recent BTI Consulting Group report on Benchmarking Law Firm Marketing and Business Development Strategies, the section on cross-selling was titled, "Achilles Heel for Law Firms." When BTI interviewed 120 Chief Marketing Officers and Directors of Business Development at leading law firms, they found that only 4 percent of law firms rated themselves as highly effective in cross-selling, and 77 percent thought they were ineffective.
My experience and our surveys of our clients and their clients have shown similar results. Cross-selling is talked about a lot and seldom implemented.
Cross-selling can be an effective strategy – but it is not easy and it requires trust, commitment, communication, hard work, dedication, and organizational alignment.
Cross selling is selling additional services to an existing client whereby an attorney other than the primary relationship attorney may perform these services.
New relationships are at the very heart of cross-selling. In reality, we have two strangers trying to get to know each other, each carrying a heavy burden of real and presumed reputations and expectations. Cross-selling is as much about strangers as it is about relationships. Cross-selling is like meeting your prospective in-laws for the first time.
Relationships take an investment of time and must be nurtured on behalf of the parties making the introductions and connections as well as the parties trying to form the new relationship. Attorneys often want immediate gratification and the "quick fix" and are unwilling to invest time needed for longer-term results. More than a "one-shot" simple introduction is required.
Clients hire lawyers not law firms.
Client transition requires trust on the part the client, the relationship attorney, and the future responsible attorney. A high level of trust must exist between the attorneys involved and with the client.
There is potential risk of embarrassment for all concerned. The relationship attorney could risk losing the client if the other attorney does poor work for the client. Another issue is the loss of control over the client. The individuals in the client organization could also risk criticism (or even their jobs) if the new relationship does not pan out.
Many law firms are "lone ranger" rather than "firm first" or "team based" firms. As a result, there is no inclination or incentive to either invest the time and effort or take the risk to refer work to others in the firm.
Lack of knowledge regarding other partners' practices.
Fear of losing client control.
Compensation systems in many law firms encourage hoarding of work and discourage the referring of work to others.
Communication systems in some law firms do not facilitate relationship building among attorneys. Effective client transition is simply not possible without strong relationships and high levels of trust among attorneys in the law firm.
Research conducted over the years by numerous research organizations has shown that on average it costs five times as much (dollars/time investment) to get new clients than it does to get more business from existing clients. It just makes good business sense to leverage and transition existing relationships.
Institutional clients are reducing the number of law firms that they use. According to BTI Consulting Group, corporations in the Fortune 1000 list are using 20% fewer core law firms than a year earlier. As a result, fewer firms will be getting work from these companies and they will likely be the firms that successfully transition client relationships.
Recently I was doing a telephone interview with the general counsel of a Fortune 500 company, which was a client of our law firm client. I asked him if there was an opportunity for the law firm to get additional work in a practice area in which the company had no experience with the law firm previously and if an opportunity existed what the firm needed to do to earn the business. Here is his response.
Obviously, we currently have other law firms handling that work. However, we have been evaluating those relationships and may be making some changes. There is room for other law firms to earn our business in the practice areas that you have discussed with me.
I am aware that the law firm does other work other than what we have been using them for – but I am not sure exactly what those areas are.
I need to know specifically what they do.
I need to know who does it.
I need to know how well the person(s) do it.
I need to have a well-established relationship with the person – trust, respect, like the individual, etc.
I suggest that we start by having the partner in the firm that I have a relationship with begin educating me on the firm's other practice areas and begin introducing me to the other players in the law firm.
We hire lawyers – not law firms.
Transitioning client relationships effectively can and where possible should take a number of years – preferably five years – typically not less than three years.
Review your Top Client List and develop and implement a detailed action and milestone plan for each significant client.
In consultation with the Firm Executive Committee, designate one or more Co-Responsible Attorney(s) for each existing client, and each new client as to which you are the Responsible (Primary) Attorney. You, in consultation with the Firm Executive Committee, may for cause adjust or amend the Co-Responsible Attorney(s) designation as to any Transitioning Client. The stated goal in designating one or more Co-Responsible Attorneys for each client is to facilitate the transition and retention of your clients upon your retirement and phase-out from the practice of law. You will agree to introduce the Co-Responsible Attorney(s) to the client when you are reasonably available, and work with the Co-Responsible Attorney(s) to transition the client and client matters to the Co-Responsible Attorney(s). You and the Co-Responsible Attorney(s) shall meet to discuss and evaluate the timing for the transition of each client. However, notice to clients shall be solely at your discretion. The Co-Responsible Attorney(s) may, at your discretion, prepare all invoices for legal services rendered. You will review and approve all invoices unless you agree to the contrary in writing. The client's wishes shall be paramount in the designation or selection of any Co-Responsible Attorney(s) and client satisfaction shall allow for change of the designation.
You will perform such duties as the Firm Executive Committee of the Firm may from time to time determine to be in the best interest of the Firm and which are agreeable to you. You will agree that your professional procedures will be in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Firm Executive Committee. You will also maintain the records as reasonably required by the Firm Executive Committee.
Of Counsel. After the conclusion of the final transition year, the firm may enter into an "Of Counsel" relationship with you. In that event, you would be listed as "Of Counsel". The relationship would be subject to both parties agreeing on the terms and conditions of the "Of Counsel" relationship.
Effective client transition takes time so start early. Clients hire lawyers not law firms.
Successful management transition – moving management and leadership from one generation to the next – can also be a major challenge.
Consider undertaking the following, as well as other, management and leadership activities, which may assist you and the firm transition management and leadership roles over the next three to five years.
Allow younger equity partners to participate in the development of the firm annual budget and financial plan.
Allow younger equity partners to participate in performance reviews of non-equity partners, associates, and staff.
Provide younger equity partners with access to all firm financial records and reports.
Allow younger equity partners to attend all partner meetings.
Invite younger equity partners to meetings with the firm's accountants and other advisors.
Have younger equity partners participate in the recruitment and hiring of attorneys and staff.
Rotate younger equity partners in a variety of management and leadership roles over the three-five year transition period.
An effective succession and transition strategy involves coming to terms with aging and retirement, developing a timeline, and identifying transition candidates either internally or externally. An old saying at IBM – what gets planned and what get measured is what gets done. You have worked hard to build your practice. Your practice may or may not have value depending upon the steps you take and when you take them. Start early.


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I finished 29/30. Woot! Operative word being i finished..!!
I started the race well, was about 15 riders back from the front.. ~40 riders total. Somehow tho, as the race progressed, i kept finding myself moving backwards. It's not like people were getting in ahead of me, it was that i kept sliding backwards. (I could maneuver myself forward on the course, but i would suffer for it..) I just couldn't maintain this type of intensity..
I'm actually quite baffled by this, and if anyone can give an explanation, please do! On the track, i usually race over 40kph...i can do this quite handily, and average over 40kph in my TT efforts in Sydney as well.. On the track, if in the pack, i can sustain over 45kph, and sprint upwards of 55kph regularly, and not suffer too much.
Today, however, my average speed was in the 38kph range (and there wasn't a moment i *wasn't* sucking a wheel) and topped out at about 49kph...yet i felt like i was being slaughtered!!! If this were on the track, it prolly would have been a very different game... Gears weren't an issue, i shifted a few times the first few laps, and then pretty much stayed in one gear until the end.
My HR was another story as well - i averaged 187bpm, and maxed at 194bpm - that's an insanely tight range, imo...i don't think i could have put out much more than that.. (Maybe this was my problem...redlining and staying there...) At the recent track events my HR was a few beats lower..
So confusing...i can only guess it was the short incline that really buggered things up for me..tho i didn't feel like i was suffering any more there, than on the rest of the course... The stretch along Wharf St. was pretty harsh with wind, but i'm also quite used to riding in the wind on the track...and i was on a wheel, so it was relatively minimal. I guess this is where a wattage meter would be *really* handy.....hmmm..maybe i'll have to start saving up...need more feedback!!
Anyway - props to all the other Cat4 riders, great race and i'm glad to have the experience!! Also nice to bump into a bunch of familiar faces, and peeps i haven't seen for a while (Clarkie!!) My buddy Mike did a great job winning the Cat5 race - woot!
Watching the other racers was quite fantastic as well -- holy crap some of these guys can put out. The Cat1,2 race was insane...very fast...looked like about half the field was blown off in the first 10 laps...ouch!
Below are some pics, big up to Kevin for taking these, and also for all the advice and encouragement (as well as several other friends, there wasn't a lap where someone didn't yell GO DAVE!!) It actually *does* help!!
* Keirin - i ended up on the durny, and decided early-on i should try something different...so as soon as the durny pulled off, i HAMMERED!! And gave everyone a nice lead-out for the end..hahaha Finished dead-last in 4th. Scratch that strategy from the books...hehe..
So - Bastion Square pics, thanks again Kevin!!
Uh..i just saw the camera and was starting to smile..haha...nice face.
Mike is in the foreground on the right, he won the Cat5 race - woot!
From behind..i was hoping more riders would see this perspective..
This is corner #1..top of the 'climb'.
Nice shot by Kevin, you can get an idea of what the 'climb' was like.
Coming out of corner #1.
is the official crash material of choice by Cycling BC.
never got anywhere near these barriers, tho the Cat1 guys did.
close to the end...end vs. end..i was hurtin'.
This is corner #4, finish line just up this stretch.
Congrats anyhoo... cya in a few days!


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Dlamini-Zuma on Grace Mugabe incident: The law must take its course
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05/05/2017. ANCWL's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at Stinkwater near Hammanskraal during their Molo Makhelwane campaign in the area. Picture: Oupa Mokoena
Cape Town – The African Union Commission's former chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has reportedly said that women are capable leaders, adding that "the bahaviour of one woman should not be allowed to taint all women".
According to a report published on SABC, Dlamini-Zuma said this while dismissing suggestions that Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe's alleged assault was a blight on women aspiring to lead.
She said that women were human beings and like anybody else, some were bound to make mistakes "just like man do".
Dlamini-Zuma, who was in the running to lead the ANC in December when the party will elect a new leadership, launched her book about her time at the AU in Pretoria on Thursday.
She said: "Whether one beats another … it is wrong and the law must take its course … but women are capable … they cannot be judged on that."
Grace was accused of assaulting a South African model Gabriella Engels on Sunday and was pleading for diplomatic immunity.
The police ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the Zimbabwean first lady had not left the country after she did not turn up at the Randburg Magistrates Court to answer to assault charges.
Lavish lifestyles and notoriety
"The suspect's lawyers and her government representatives made verbal representations to SAPS investigators that the suspect wished to invoke diplomatic immunity cover and thus she elected to change her mind about the warning statement," the ministry said in a statement.
Grace was visiting her sons on Sunday when she apparently stormed into their room and assaulted Engels while her bodyguards watched.
She allegedly bashed Engels at a hotel in Sandton, accusing her of living with her sons, who were both in their 20s and lived in Johannesburg.
Grace allegedly assaulted Engels with an electric cord in the face and head. The model sustained serious injuries and filed a police report.
The two sons were known for lavish lifestyles and notoriety. The duo was in July kicked out of their rented apartment block in Johannesburg's leafy suburb of Sandton after they reportedly engaged in "unacceptable behaviour" that left a security officer at the complex with a broken leg and arm.
President Robert Mugabe, 93, arrived in South Africa late Wednesday for this week's 37th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Pretoria.
Reports indicated that Mugabe could use the trip to try and help the situation surrounding his controversial wife and kids.


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Q: deploying felix webconsole in spring mvc over felix http bridge I've Spring MVC webapplication which starts osgi container using ServletContextListener (osgi http bridge). I am trying to deploy felix webconsole along with other bundles, bundle gets started, but I am not able to access it.
In my web.xml
Spring DispatherServlet is configured for URL '/'
Felix ProxyServlet is configured for URL '/ext/*'
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I tried to access webconsole using "http://localhost:8080/my-app/ext/system/console" (results 503) and "http://localhost:8080/my-app/system/console" (results 404) with no luck.
Upon debugging I see that for 'ext/system/console' URL, org.apache.felix.http.proxy.DispatcherTracker.DispatcherTracker#getDispatcher() method call in ProxyServlet#service() method returns NULL.
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Book Review Special: Malala Yousafzai and Maajid Nawaz by Megan Manson
Posted on August 10, 2017 by HumanisticPaganism
"Extremists have shown what frightens them the most: a girl with a book." – Malala Yousafzai
On May 22nd, Salman Ramadan Abedi bombed the Manchester Arena following a concert by Ariana Grande. He used a nail bomb, designed to maim and mutilate. He murdered 22 people and injured 116 others. Many of his victims were children. The youngest of the children he killed was eight years old.
Like everyone else in the UK and throughout the world, I am trying to get my head around what has just happened. In attempt to grasp what could have possibly led to this brutal atrocity taking place in my country, conducted by one of our citizens against our children, I have turned to the weapons that terrify the terrorists: books. So this month, instead of the usual monthly round-up of Pagan and Shinto books, I have looked at two very different, yet oddly parallel, autobiographies by two Muslims whose lives have been directly intertwined with Islamic extremism.
The first is I Am Malala, the autobiography of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist who was shot by the Taliban at the age of just 15. The second is Radical by Maajid Nawaz, a British-born Muslim who turned away from Islamist politics after being captured and tortured in Egypt and now works to end extremism.
I Am Malala tells Yousafzai's life story, from her childhood in Pakistan's Swat District up to her attempted assassination and treatment in the UK. A bright and studious girl, Yousafzai began speaking up for the rights of women in Pakistan, and particularly the right of girls to go to school. Through the course of her life, we see how the world around her becomes increasingly dangerous. Conservative Islamist ideology gains popularity with worrying speed. The Taliban grows more powerful and more vicious, destroying schools, whipping people in public and forcing women into purdah (secluding themselves from society by wearing face coverings and minimising their contact with the outside world). Within this oppressive environment, Yousafzai persisted in speaking out against the Taliban. She blogged for the BBC to reveal to the world what life under the Taliban is like, and made public TV appearances advocating the right of women to be educated. She received national awards for her activism alongside death threats from the Taliban and their supporters.
Yousafzai nearly died for her beliefs. In 2012 she was shot by a member of the Taliban while riding a bus home from taking an exam. She was airlifted to the UK to be treated, and the rest is history. This incident, which at once revealed the barbarity of the Taliban and the extraordinary bravery of Yousafzai, propelled this young girl to world fame. She eventually, and very deservedly, won the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous work.
While I Am Malala is the account of a gentle and inspirational individual whose persistence and entirely non-violent actions are helping women to overcome oppression, Maajid Nawaz's Radical is a very different story. In some ways, Yousafzai and Nawaz are mirrors of each other: Yousafzai is a Pakistani Muslim girl and victim of Islamist extremism who embraces the secular liberal democracy of the West when she comes to live in the UK, while Nawaz is a British Muslim of Pakistani heritage who, for much of his life, rejected Western ideals in favour of sympathising with extremists who actively attack the West. His journey is fascinating and eye-opening. Growing up in Essex in the 90s, Nawaz suffered racist bullying as a young child and was later subject to racially-motivated attacks from white skinhead gangs as a teenager – experiences that would have far-reaching repercussions in his future. As an impressionable youngster he was recruited by Hizb ut Tahrir (HT), an Islamist organisation that aims to establish an Islamic Caliphate and considers itself at war with the West. On travelling to Egypt as part of his university degree, he was captured by officials (HT membership is illegal in Egypt) and threatened with torture. His case was eventually taken up by Amnesty International and he was released. His experiences caused him to re-think the ideology which he adopted and he decided to renounce Islamism entirely. Nawaz went on to co-found Quilliam, a counter-extremism organisation, and has advised the British government on combating Islamic extremism.
What I Learned From These Books
I Am Malala and Radical have certainly given me greater knowledge into Islamic extremism: how it works, how it recruits, why it flourishes in certain environments, and the devastation it causes throughout the world.
Even after reading these works, I still struggle to comprehend just what has happened in Manchester. But I have taken away the following important messages from these two books:
Secularism is crucial for a fair and democratic society
In both accounts, suffering is rooted in fundamentalism and the embedding of religious ideals into political policy. Yousafzai and Nawaz now support the ideal that a secular state, in which one is guaranteed freedom of religion and freedom from religion, is the only way to guarantee fundamental human rights.
Extremist ideology is volatile and viral
It's hard to imagine how societies end up becoming militant theocracies, but we see that happening in Yousafzai's home town in I Am Malala with terrifying speed. Political instability and military conflict were of course central factors, but what is perhaps surprising is how many ordinary people were not only impassive to the spread of sharia law in Swat, but in fact in support of it. While things are very different in the UK, Nawaz warns that certain conditions in British society make it easier for extremism to fester, including poor community integration, weakness on the part of academic institutions where extremists are active, an "Orientalist" attitude to Muslims that condones extremist ideas, and issues such as racism and discrimination that feed into Islamist narratives.
Islamic extremists aren't necessarily devout or knowledgeable about Islam
As Nawaz explains, for an extremist Islam is less about religion and spirituality, and far more about a unifying identity and political ideology. He recalls that himself and other members of HT weren't particularly devout, and carried out Muslim practises (such as Salat, daily prayers) more as a form of communal ritual reinforcing their Muslim identity rather than as an act of spiritual devotion. In fact, Yousafzai is probably a more devout than Nawaz ever has been; I Am Malala contains many references to Yousafzai's prayers and devotions to Allah.
Religion can give real comfort
It may seem strange, but in both Yousafzai's and Nawaz's case, the religion of Islam has been a genuine help to them in their darkest moments of suffering brought about by Islamic extremism. Despite the pain and persecution inflicted upon her by Islamist preachers, politicians and militants, Yousafzai found hope and inspiration in her deep faith in Allah. Similarly, Nawaz seeks refuge in his religion while imprisoned in the dire conditions of an Egyptian jail. There is a touching moment in Radical in which Nawaz comforts a fellow inmate by praying together with him (perhaps the first glimpse we see of his gradual transformation from angry extremist to compassionate humanitarian). Both cases reaffirm the distinct division between Islam as religion and Islam as a political tool – embracing one does not mean embracing the other – and the idea that one can readily be a secularist and a religious devotee.
Education is everything
Education is so powerful that Yousafzai and her family put themselves in grave danger in order to spread education, and the Taliban are so terrified of education that they resorted to shooting a defenceless 15 year old girl in order to try and eliminate this threat. In Nawaz's account too, extremism flourishes when only one side of the story is told: Islamist propaganda hinges on portraying all Muslims, throughout the world, as victims of evil Western imperialism. Recruits buy into the propaganda because they are never exposed to any other viewpoint. Providing access to good, rounded education, which encourages debate and critical thinking, is an essential form of immunisation against extremist ideologies.
The UK is a beacon of liberalism and compassion
While neither book shies away from examining the role of Western interventionism in the complex issue of Islamic extremism, both I Am Malala and Radical ultimately conclude that the UK has done a great deal of good in saving people from terror and oppression. In addition to the role the BBC played in getting her message out to the world, it was the UK who took in Yousafzai and her family and gave her the life-saving treatment she needed. She lives in the UK to this day. And while Nawaz may have hated what the UK stood for in his youth, it was the action of Amnesty International in Britain and the British government that secured his release and gave him a second chance.What happened in Manchester is particularly sickening because Salman Abedi's parents were also beneficiaries of British kindness and compassion. They came to the UK as refugees fleeing Colonel Gaddafi's Islamist regime in Libya. Abedi's attack on UK families is the grossest betrayal and abuse of Britain's compassion, and the people of Britain have every right to feel enraged at this violation.I too am enraged at what Abedi has done to our children and families. I am enraged at this vile attack on the values I hold most dear: freedom, democracy and human rights. I believe it is essential that we fight to defend these values for which other countries admire the UK, and which have saved the likes of Yousafzai and Nawaz. I therefore encourage others to read these books or other literature about problem of extremism. By arming ourselves with knowledge about extremism and terrorism, we can work to make our country a safe place for everyone – for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Original post here.
Megan Manson
Megan is an eclectic Pagan from the UK who also practices Shinto, the Japanese "Way Of The Gods." She is actively involved in the field of Japan-UK relations, interfaith activities, and her local Pagan community. Her blog can be found here, and her facebook page here.
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