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Q: Calling a UDF during table creation I have a UDF that calculates a score based on a range of values that are going in to the table.
The UDF has to be applied/called during the table creation process, this is where I'm having a little trouble.
The UDF had to be created using case when methods only, so I can't change much on that but I'm sure I've just got something a little off.
I'm not sure if the answer is already out there or not, but I haven;t stumbled across it yet so apologies if this is something already answered.
Here is the UDF which is created first
--Create UDF
create function [dbo].[cupidscoreUDF]
(
    @gender char(1),
    @name varchar(15),
    @dob datetime,
    @weight int,
    @height int,
    @smoker bit,
    @salary int
)
returns int
as
begin
    declare @score int

    -- To determine age in years
    declare @Age int
    select @Age = DATEDIFF(YEAR, @dob, GETDATE())

    select
        @score = case
                    when @Age between 20 and 30 then 5
                    when @Age between 31 and 40 then 4
                    when @Age between 41 and 50 then 3
                    when @Age > 50 then 2
                    else 0
                end

    -- To determine the height/weight ratio
    declare @WeightHeight int

    set @WeightHeight = @weight / @height

    set
        @score = @score +
                    case
                        when @WeightHeight between 20 and 25 then 1
                        when @WeightHeight between 25 and 30 then 3
                        when @WeightHeight between 30 and 35 then 4
                        when @WeightHeight between 35 and 40 then 2
                        else 0
                    end

    -- If non-smoker add 2 points
    if @smoker = 0
        set @Score = @Score + 2

    -- To determine score by salary
    set
        @score = @score +
                    case
                        when @salary < 50000 then 1
                        when @salary between 500001 and 60000 then 2
                        when @salary between 60001 and 70000 then 3
                        when @salary > 70000 then 4
                    end

    return @score
end
;

Now here's what I've got for the table creation process
-- Create Member_Profile table
create table Member_Profile
(
MemberID int primary key,
Gender varchar(6),
Name varchar(50),
Dob datetime,
Weight int,
Height int,
Smoker bit,
Salary int,
Cupid as dbo.cupidscoreUDF
)
GO

insert into Member_Profile (Gender, Name, Dob, Weight, Height, Smoker, Salary) values ('Male','James',19931115, 75, 180, 0, 80000);
insert into Member_Profile (Gender, Name, Dob, Weight, Height, Smoker, Salary) values ('Female','Rosie',19870912, 45, 150, 0, 100000);
insert into Member_Profile (Gender, Name, Dob, Weight, Height, Smoker, Salary) values ('Male','Richard',19630402, 95, 168, 1, 200000);

select * from Member_Profile

The UDF takes the member's info and then calculates their 'cupid' score from that, which is then inserted along with everything else in to the table.
Any help using the UDF would be great

A: Try to use this for Cupid column:
Cupid as dbo.cupidscoreUDF(Gender, Name, Dob, Weight, Height, Smoker, Salary)

A: I would very seriously suggest moving the calling of the UDF to the insert/update instead of the table definition. To make this easier you could make a simple procedure to insert/update that calls the UDF. That way you avoid having to give the data twice.
here is a very generic example, in this example it looks a bit weird to do all the extra steps for something so simple but that quickly changes when you apply actual scenarios.
use demo
go

create table dbo.example_table (
id int identity(1,1) primary key,
some_value_1 int,
some_value_2 int,
some_calculation int)

go

create function dbo.calculator_function (
@value1 int,
@value2 int)
returns int
as
begin
declare @result int = (select @value1 + @value2 as result)
return @result
end

go

create procedure dbo.insert_example
    @value1 int,
    @value2 int
as
insert dbo.example_table (some_value_1,some_value_2,some_calculation)
select @value1, @value2, dbo.calculator_function(@value1,@value2)

go

exec dbo.insert_example 1,2

go

select * from example_table

A: I'm assuming you're at VUW, and I'm assuming you're doing 341 like myself.
Use a trigger to call your UDF -I've given you enough to get started on it, you will need to declare and set whatever variables you deem necessary for it to work
CREATE TRIGGER [dbo].[CalculateCupid]
 ON [dbo].[Member_Profile]
 AFTER INSERT
AS
BEGIN

UPDATE DBO.Member_Profile
SET Cupid_Score = @Cupid_Score WHERE MemberID=@MemberID

END


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The Terrorism Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received royal assent on 30 March 2006, after being introduced on 12 October 2005. The Act creates new offences related to terrorism, and amends existing ones. The Act was drafted in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings, and some of its terms have proven to be highly controversial. The government considered the act a necessary response to an unparalleled terrorist threat; it has encountered opposition from those who feel that it is an undue imposition on civil liberties, and could increase the terrorism risk.

The act drew considerable media attention, not least because one of the key votes resulted in the first defeat of the government of Tony Blair on the floor of the House of Commons.

Early history

Home Secretary's letter
On 15 July, shortly after the London bombings, the Home Secretary Charles Clarke wrote to the spokesmen for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, David Davis and Mark Oaten respectively, to ask their views on proposed terrorism legislation, in an attempt to seek consensus. His letter made it clear that the proposals were already under consideration before the bombings. It first proposed new criminal offences to allow police and intelligence agencies to intervene before the precise details of a planned terrorist act are known.

The second proposal was to criminalise indirect incitement to commit terrorist acts, and would enable the United Kingdom to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (Article 5). The third proposal was to criminalise the providing or receiving of terrorism training, again in line with the Council of Europe Convention (Article 7). Clarke followed up this letter with a statement in the House of Commons on 20 July.

Prime Minister's statement
On 5 August, Tony Blair made a statement at his regular monthly news conference which included a mention of the proposed legislation. He said:

"... there will be new anti-terrorism legislation in the Autumn. This will include an offence of condoning or glorifying terrorism. The sort of remarks made in recent days should be covered by such laws. But this will also be applied to justifying or glorifying terrorism anywhere, not just in the United Kingdom."

The statement "the sort of remarks made in recent days" was generally taken as a reference to Omar Bakri Muhammad who had received a great deal of publicity for his reaction to the London bombing. There had been other statements, made by a number of controversial figures, about the 11 September 2001 attacks and attacks on US and UK forces during the Iraqi insurgency. These figures also include Muslim clerics such as Abu Qutada and Abu Hamza al-Masri.

Home Secretary's second letter
On 15 September, Clarke published draft clauses of the intended bill in a further letter to David Davis and Mark Oaten, writing that he would like their comments on them. He also announced further proposals for the bill, including a power to proscribe groups that glorify terrorism, and one to tackle dissemination of "radical written material by extremist bookshops".

The draft clause 2 would make it illegal to publish a statement which "glorifies, exalts or celebrates the commission, preparation or instigation (whether in the past, in the future or generally) of acts of terrorism". This wording was criticised for being vague, and for potentially stifling legitimate debate about government policy and the causes of terrorism. The clause only covered terrorist events which occurred more than 20 years ago if they directly relate to current events; a list of events occurring more than 20 years ago which would be covered was to be prepared by the Home Office. This provision was criticised as entirely subjective, and giving the Home Office the right to decide who was a terrorist and who was a freedom fighter.

Provisions

Part 1 – Offences
This Part creates a series of new criminal offences intended to assist the police in tackling terrorism. They are:

 Encouragement of terrorism (section 1): Prohibits the publishing of "a statement that is likely to be understood by some or all of the members of the public to whom it is published as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to them to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism or Convention offences." Indirect encouragement statements include every statement which glorifies the commission or preparation (whether in the past, in the future or generally) of such acts or offences; and is a statement from which those members of the public could reasonably be expected to infer that what is being glorified is being glorified as conduct that should be emulated by them in existing circumstances." In England and Wales, a person guilty of this offence is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to a fine, or to both, or, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, a person guilty of this offence is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to a fine, or to both, or, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
 Disseminating terrorist publications (Section 2): Prohibits the dissemination of a publication which is either (a) likely to be understood as directly or indirectly encouraging terrorism, or (b) includes information which is likely to be understood as being useful in the commission or preparation of an act of terrorism. The maximum penalty is seven years' imprisonment.
 Preparation of terrorist acts (Section 5): Prohibits anyone from engaging in any conduct in preparation for an intended act of terrorism. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
 Training for terrorism (Section 6): Prohibits anyone from training others in terrorist activities, or from receiving training. The maximum penalty is 10 years' imprisonment.
 Attendance at a place used for terrorist training (Section 8): Prohibits anyone from being at a place where training is going on (whether in the United Kingdom or abroad), provided the person knew or reasonably believed that it was happening. The maximum penalty is 10 years' imprisonment.
 Making and possession of devices or materials (Section 9): Prohibits the making or possession of any radioactive device (i.e. a dirty bomb). The maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
 Misuse of devices or material and misuse and damage of facilities (Section 10): Prohibits using radioactive materials or a radioactive device in a terrorist attack, and the sabotage of nuclear facilities which causes a radioactive leak. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
 Terrorist threats relating to devices, materials or facilities (Section 11): Prohibits anyone from making threats to demand that they be given radioactive materials. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
 Trespassing etc. on nuclear sites (Section 12): Extends a previous ban on trespassing, imposed by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, to cover any nuclear site.

The encouragement, training, and preparation offences are extraterritorial offences. So persons who engage in any of these activities outside the United Kingdom, commit an offence which is triable before the United Kingdom courts. The Act also extends the maximum length of imprisonment for 'possession for terrorist purposes' from 10 years to 15 years, and for threatening to damage a nuclear power station to life imprisonment. The proposal that only those who intended to incite terror could be prosecuted was defeated by two votes in the House of Commons (300–298)—this was reported at the time as 300–299, but the clerks of the house confirmed the list of Aye names (of which there are 298) to be accurate. It has been pointed out that the Government's resistance to the inclusion of the requirement of intention is somewhat two-faced, given that the reason offered for creating the offence was the need to comply with Article 5 of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism which expressly requires specific intent.

For the penalties of other acts of terrorism see Terrorism Act 2000.

Part 2 – Miscellaneous provisions
This part deals with miscellaneous provisions. It gives wider power to the Home Secretary to proscribe terrorist groups and amends the law to allow the proscription to continue when the group changes its name. The most controversial portion in the act, relating to detention of terrorist suspects for questioning, was in sections 23 and 24. However, as originally introduced, the clauses made little change beyond allowing police officers of the rank of superintendent to authorise longer detention for terrorist suspects.

Other provisions in Part 2 give greater flexibility to search warrants by allowing them to cover other premises under the control of the same suspect, and by allowing searches where the possession of terrorist publications is suspected. The powers of the Intelligence services are extended and warrants to intercept communications are given more wide-ranging effect.

Section 25 – Expiry or renewal of extended maximum detention period
The following orders have been made under section 25(2):
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2181)
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1745)
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1883)
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1909)

Part 3 – Supplementary provisions
This Part, apart from routine matters, creates a review of the operation of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Section 39 – Short title, commencement and extent
This section allows for the commencement of the Act.

The following orders have been made under this section:
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1013 (C.32))
The Terrorism Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1936 (C.64))

Second reading debate
The principle of the bill was debated in the House of Commons on 26 October. In an opening speech which saw many interruptions and lasted 74 minutes, Charles Clarke asserted that there was no change in government policy which would remove the United Kingdom from Al-Qaeda's firing line: "Its nihilism means that our societies would cease to be a target only if we were to renounce all the values of freedom and liberty that we have fought to extend over so many years. Our only answer to this threat must be to contest and then to defeat it, and that is why we need this legislation." David Davis said that there were many aspects of the bill which he could support unequivocally, but went on to criticise some of the uses of recent anti-terrorism legislation on trivial matters such as Walter Wolfgang. He concluded by saying that the Conservatives would support the second reading, but could not promise to support the third reading if changes were not made.

Mark Oaten said that the Liberal Democrats could not support the bill in principle because it went further than the measures agreed between the three parties. He looked forward to re-establishing consensus in the committee stage. Labour MPs Paul Murphy (a former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), Tony Lloyd, and Richard Burden offered general support. John Denham, a former Home Office minister who resigned over Iraq, argued that the bill was too widely drawn and would be of marginal use in fighting terrorism. Conservatives Douglas Hogg and Richard Shepherd dissented from their party's line to oppose on civil liberties grounds. Labour MPs Michael Meacher and Robert Wareing also opposed.

In the event, the bill was given a second reading by 471 to 94. In support were 298 Labour MPs, 164 Conservatives, 8 members of the Democratic Unionist Party, and Mike Hancock of the Liberal Democrats. Opposed were 59 Liberal Democrats, 16 Labour MPs breaking the whip, 8 Conservative MPs breaking the whip, 4 Scottish National Party members, 3 Plaid Cymru members, the sole Ulster Unionist Party MP and Independent MPs Peter Law and Richard Taylor. The Conservative MP Boris Johnson voted in both lobbies.

Extending the period of detention without charge
A government amendment to the bill, proposed on 9 November but rejected by the Commons, would have meant that suspects arrested under suspicion of having conducted, or being engaged in planning, terrorist crimes could be held for a period of 90 days before being charged with a crime. This was a considerable increase over the existing term permitted by the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which allowed for a maximum 14 days' detention before charges were laid; contrast also to the maximum of four days' detention without charge allowed in cases of murder, rape and complex fraud.

Under the new scheme, detentions would be reviewed every seven days by a judge sitting in-camera, who would rule as to whether the ongoing detention was justified. The Government argued that, given the suicidal nature of the threat posed by Al-Qaeda and related groups, it was no longer prudent for investigators to wait while a conspiracy developed. Instead, they reasoned, it was necessary for police to arrest terrorist suspects immediately, while police enquiries were at a relatively immature stage. The proposed 90-day detention period was necessary, the Government argued, as forensic testing and questioning of the suspect could not be completed within the allotted fortnight.

At the Report stage the Commons rejected 90 days and voted through an amendment for 28 days' detention, thereby doubling the period allowed under the Terrorism Act 2000. The amendment was proposed by David Winnick MP. This power to detain for 28 days was formally brought into force on 25 July 2006. The 90-day limit was publicly advocated by Gordon Brown on 10 October 2006.

Police advocacy of 90-day detention
The Government repeatedly made the point that they had been advised by the police that 90 days was a necessary term of detention to prevent terrorism:

Andy Hayman, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police wrote to the Home Secretary on 6 October 2005 to express his view that 90 days was required. The letter makes the following arguments:

In contrast to terrorist acts perpetrated by the Irish Republican Army—who made efforts to restrict the number of casualties for political reasons—"modern terrorists" (the letter does not directly reference Muslim extremists) seek to maximise casualties. Therefore, a policy of attempting to catch terrorists "red-handed" (in possession of evidence, e.g. explosives) proves unacceptably risky. Hence suspects should be arrested earlier in the intelligence gathering stage, resulting in police having less evidence at the time of arrest.
"The networks are invariably international, indeed global in their origin and span of operation. Enquiries have to be undertaken in many different jurisdictions, many of which are not able to operate to tight timescales."
"Establishing the identity of suspects often takes a considerable amount of time. The use of forged or stolen identity documents compounds this problem."
"There is often a need to employ interpreters to assist with the interview process. The global origins of the current terrorist threat has given rise to a requirement in some cases to secure the services of interpreters who can work in dialects from remote parts of the world. Such interpreters are difficult to find. This slows down proceedings, restricting the time available for interview."
"Terrorists are now highly capable in their use of technology. In recent cases large numbers (hundreds) of computers and hard drives were seized. Much of the data was encrypted. The examination and decryption of such vast amounts of data takes time, and needs to be analysed before being incorporated into an interview strategy. This is not primarily a resourcing issue, but one of a necessarily sequential activity of data capture, analysis and disclosure prior to interview."
"The forensic requirements in modern terrorist cases are far more complex and time consuming than in the past, particularly where there is the possibility of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear hazards."
"The use of mobile telephony by terrorists as a means of secure communication is a relatively new phenomenon. Obtaining data from service providers and subsequent analysis of the data to show linkage between suspects and their location at key times all takes time."
"There is now a need to allow time for regular religious observance by detainees that was not a feature in the past. This too causes delay in the investigative processes during pre-charge detention."
"A feature of major counter-terrorist investigations has been that one firm of solicitors will frequently represent many of the suspects. This leads to delay in the process because of the requirement for consultations with multiple clients."
The letter goes on to posit a theoretical case based on previous investigations.

Clarke repeated many of these points in his speech during the second reading of the bill.

Michael Todd, Chief constable of Greater Manchester Police also publicly supported increased duration of detention: Tony Blair quoted him as saying: "The reality of the terrorism threat that we currently face is so horrendous in terms of the implications that we are having to intervene far earlier in the investigation than we ever would have during IRA campaigns ... because with mass casualty terrorism we cannot afford to take any chances."

Todd also wrote to the press;
 to The Guardian "We have given that professional advice on one basis and one basis only, that these were the changes that professionals directly involved in the fight against terrorism felt were necessary to protect the people of this country from attack [...] That is the view not only of the Metropolitan police, but of chief constables across the country and the terrorism committee that represents them".
 And to The Daily Telegraph "the Government sought the views of the leaders of the police service on what legislative change was needed to combat the new reality of the terrorist threat. We have given that professional advice on one basis only, that these were the changes that professionals directly involved in the fight against terrorism felt were necessary to protect the people of this country from attack. The investigative difficulties of dealing with this threat, the operational need to take executive action to counter risk earlier and the frightening implications of getting it wrong mean that changes are needed. That is the view not only of the Metropolitan Police, but of chief constables across the country and the terrorism committee that represents them. Unfortunately, the proposal to increase the maximum period of pre-charge detention to three months has attracted unhelpful and unfair comparisons with internment, which it is not."

The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary wrote to MPs to express support for the measure.

In addition Blair cited Sir Hugh Orde (Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland), who expressed his disappointment at Parliament's eventual decision.

Some Members of Parliament and the press criticised this public advocacy for policy from the police (the Liberal Democrat Adrian Sanders to name one); there were comments in the House concerned about "the politicisation of the police force" (Today programme, 11 November 2005). Indeed, the newspapers of Friday 12 November covered this question extensively when it emerged that the police had been encouraged to make representations to MPs—about the bill within their jurisdictions. Clarke sought to clarify the nature of these approaches made to Chief constables in a letter to The Telegraph on 12 November:

On 3 November, I suggested to the Association of Chief Police Officers that chief constables write to MPs in their areas, making themselves or a relevant senior officer available to MPs, of all parties, who wanted to know their local police attitude to these issues. I made clear that this should not be on a party political basis.

Criticism of 90-day detention
Opponents of 90-day detention broadly argue that everyone has a right to liberty unless charged with a crime. Detention for 90 days without charge is seen as a retreat from habeas corpus. Many argue that the denial of such a fundamental right can never be justified, regardless of the threat posed by terrorism.

Critics, including former Conservative Party leader Michael Howard, argued that no suspected terrorists who were released under the 14-day regime were later incriminated by new evidence, meaning that the police had never practically needed longer than 14 days.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has likened the British government's detention of terrorist suspects without charge to South Africa under apartheid. Tutu told the BBC: "Ninety days for a South African is an awful déjà vu because we had in South Africa in the bad old days a 90-day detention law."

The bill's opponents, who included the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, and members of Blair's ruling Labour Party, compared the lengthy period of detention to the policy of internment which had been used in Northern Ireland during the 1970s, and which many observers held to have served to antagonise Northern Ireland's Republican community and thus helped Provisional Irish Republican Army recruitment.

The 90-day detention measure was also seen by many as an unfair and unjust extension of the police's powers, and extending the perceived scope of a "police state". Critics argued that Blair's government was pandering to public opinion, and freely doing the bidding of the police. Another argument against the 90-day measure was that the police and government were working closely together as senior Chief Constables wished to keep their jobs after the plans to cut the number of Constabularies in the United Kingdom from 39 down to around 12.

Public opinion
A YouGov poll was commissioned prior to the vote by Sky News to determine the public's view on an increased period of detention. The poll was reported to show 72% in favour of 90 days with 22% opposed; however, some of those who viewed the full survey find this broad analysis controversial.

With the defeat of the '90-day' amendment Tony Blair referred to a "worrying gap" between the opinion of MPs and the public.

Application of the 28-day detention limit
Prior to this act, the period which the police could detain terrorist suspects without bringing charges was 14 days. Since then, there have been several terrorist investigations where suspects have been arrested and held for more than 14 days without being informed of the offences of which they are suspect.

Many of the twenty-five 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot suspects were held for weeks after their arrest before being formally charged, but this period lasted for more than 14 days for only some of them, such as Mohammed Shamin Uddin.

Also, from 23 August to 21 September, Habib Ahmed of Manchester was held as part of the 2006 Cheetham Hill terrorism arrests for the full 28 days before being accused of making computer records of possible terror targets and undergoing a course of weapons training at a terror camp in Pakistan between April and June 2006.

Progress of the bill through Parliament

The bill was preceded by a meeting of the Home Affairs select committee, Counter Terrorism and Community Relations in the Aftermath of the London Bombings. The bill received its first reading on 13 October 2005, its second reading on 26 October and the third on 10 November. The Government defeat over the detention limit happened at the report stage on 9 November. Royal assent was given on 30 March 2006.

Political implications of the bill

Tony Blair personally argued for the bill, in its full form, in the strongest terms. In particular, he refused offers to compromise on a shorter period of detention, arguing that the 90-day figure was a direct recommendation of the police and that no lesser period would provide adequate protection.

Following the Government's defeat on the 90-day matter, and the adoption of an amendment setting the maximum at 28 days, Blair criticised parliament and particularly the Labour MPs who had rebelled, saying there was a "worrying gap between parts of Parliament and the reality of the terrorist threat and public opinion". The defeat of the Government in this matter rekindled debate over whether Blair (who had already announced he would not seek a further term as PM) was a lame duck, no longer able to muster his party's support over contested issues.

The British media has expressed broad doubts that the Government's intended programme of legislation will now get through Parliament. Specifically; welfare reform (green paper), including cuts in incapacity benefit; a health white paper, to increase involvement of private companies in health provision; and an education bill, also designed to increase private sector involvement in provision.

Effects
In August 2015 the British Library declined to curate the Taliban Sources project, a large digital archive of Taliban-related documents, maps and newspapers—mostly material from the 1990s, the period they were in power in Afghanistan—because the library considered possession of some items in the archive could contravene the Terrorism Act (2006).

See also

 Civil liberties in the United Kingdom
 Glorifying Terrorism
 List of terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom
 Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
 Taking Liberties (film)
 Terrorism Acts

References

External links

UK Legislation

Explanatory notes to the Terrorism Act 2006.

Parliamentary documents and debates timeline

Structure
The links in this section include only primary documents relating to the debate within Parliament, ordered chronologically and bulleted according to document type:
Text of the bill and Hansard transcriptions of debates.
Annotations.
Direct links to Hansard debate subsections.
Parliamentary briefing documents and other primary sources.

Documents
Letter from Charles Clarke to David Davis and Mark Oaten (shadow Home Secretary and Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman respectively), 15 July (pdf)
Hansard - Charles Clarke's statement to the House regarding the 7 July London bombings, 20 July
JUSTICE open letter to Charles Clarke concerning proposed counter-terrorism measures (27 July 2005) (pdf)
Tony Blair (Prime Minister)'s press conference about terrorism/counter-terrorism, 5 August
Terrorism Bill ~ PDF version
From The United Kingdom Parliament publications website.
JUSTICE preliminary briefing on the Draft Terrorism Bill - September 2005 (pdf)
Liberty Parliamentary briefing - Draft Terrorism Bill - September 2005 (pdf)
Foreign Office report - Counter-terrorism Legislation and Practice: A Survey of Selected Countries, October 2005 (pdf) – referenced in Commons debates, this report outlines current anti-terrorism legislation in ten democaratic nations, including the United States, Canada, Australia and a portion of Europe.
Home Affairs Select Committee Draft Terrorism Bill - 11 October 2005.
Law Society Parliamentary brief for - HASC Draft Terrorism Bill - October 2005 (pdf)
Amnesty International's Parliamentary brief for - HASC Draft Terrorism Bill - October 2005
 (Terrorism Bill - 1st reading - 13 October : requires no debate in the Commons to be recorded in Hansard or elsewhere).
Joint Committee on Human Rights - Counter-terrorism Policy and Human Rights - Uncorrected evidence transcript, 24 October – "Any public use of, or reference to, the contents should make clear that neither witnesses nor Members have had the opportunity to correct the record. The transcript is not yet an approved formal record of these proceedings." – This document is cited during the second reading.
Amnesty International's submission of 14 October to the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights in connection with the Committee's inquiry into the subject of "counter-terrorism policy and human rights".
Hansard - Terrorism Bill - 2nd reading - 26 October (The House divided: Ayes 472, Noes 94.)
JUSTICE Parliamentary briefing for - 2nd reading - October 2005 (pdf)
Law Society Parliamentary brief for - 2nd reading - 26 October (pdf)
Liberty Parliamentary briefing - 2nd reading - October 2005 (pdf)
Law Society Parliamentary brief for - Committee Stage - 31 October (pdf)
Amnesty International's briefing for the House of Commons' - second reading - 25 October
Hansard - Terrorism Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Report stage - 9 November
The debate on ninety days' detention:
amendments tabled for 28 and 60 days, Charles Clarke begins responding to questions.
contributions from Michael Howard and Kenneth Clarke.
contribution from David Davis begins.
the vote on the 90-day detention amendment with names - Ayes: 291, Noes 322 - "Question accordingly negatived".
the vote on the 28-day detention amendment with names – Ayes: 323, Noes: 290 – "Question accordingly agreed to".
Debate begins on 'encouragement of terrorism' led by Hazel Blears.
Amendment: Clause 1 - Encouragement of Terrorism - "unforeseen recklessness"

Amendment: Clause 1(2) - Encouragement of Terrorism - "glorifies" – This amendment sought the removal of the "glorification" section of the bill. The House voted to retain "glorification" as an offence.
Law Society Parliamentary brief for - report stage - 9 October (pdf)
 Hansard - Terrorism Bill - 3rd reading - 10 November
JUSTICE Parliamentary briefing for second reading in the House of Lords (November 2005) (pdf)
Terrorism Act as originally enacted - March 2006For an appreciation of the parliamentary process see Act of Parliament – procedure – UK or, externally, Parliamentary Stages of a Government Bill (pdf) from the Commons Information Office.Secondary sources
Point by point: Terror debate from BBC News.
At-a-glance: New terror plans from BBC News.
In quotes: Government on terror plans from BBC News.

Media coverage
 Blair defeated over terror laws – BBC News report
 British Law Against Glorifying Terrorism Has Not Silenced Calls to Kill for Islam by Souad Mekhennet and Dexter Filkins, The New York Times, 21 August 2006

Opinion-editorial articles
Just prior to the 90-day detention vote
Why MPs should reject 90-day detention – The Guardian.
"It is a huge breach of the 300-year-old habeas corpus principle that every arrested citizen has a right to be either charged or freed. Democracies are not supposed to allow imprisonment without trial."
Out of the frying pan of terror – but Blair will end up facing Labour's fire – The Times.
"What looked rash on Friday looks astonishingly percipient today. At a stroke the Liberal Democrats and, more importantly, the Conservatives are at cross-purposes with the electorate on probably the most cutting issue of the decade."

Just post 90-day detention vote
A failure of political judgment – The Guardian"the wounding conclusion from Wednesday's defeat concerns Mr Blair's judgment, rather than his authority."
For country and conscience – The Times''
"Tony Blair no longer commands. Teflon Tony is dead". The Prime Minister now needs to accept that this is the case and ponder how to adapt to a world where policies could regularly get stuck on the political pan."

Terrorism laws in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2006
Censorship in the United Kingdom

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OXNARD - The Barstow softball split two games on the road with Oxnard, losing 11-3 and then winning 12-5.
In the first game, Barstow opened the first inning with run scored by Melissa Galindo. The Condors plated eight runs in the first inning to grab the lead.
Lindsey Crane pitched the first four innings, and then Julianna Montona finished the last two innings on the mound. Cheyenne Porcella had a triple and Annemarie Hernandez added two RBI.
In the second game, Melissa Galindo fired a complete game to earn the win. She also led the offense with three hits. Alysia Sanchez had three RBI and Alyssa Avalos scored a pair of runs.
"We were like two different ends of the spectrum on Saturday," said coach Tim Syrek. "We played very well in the second game and were just sluggish in the first game. I am proud of the way we bounced back, but frustrated with how we started the day."


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The judgment in Horváth and Kiss v Hungary began with complaints from two young men of Roma origin that they had been wrongly placed in a school for the mentally disabled due to their ethnic origin.
This case is fundamentally about the limited life choices that two Romani children faced following placement in special schools. As a result of being misdiagnosed with mental disabilities, they could not access mainstream education. Instead, they were educated in a segregated remedial school.
In 2011 the applicants Mr Horváth and Mr Kiss, represented by the Chance for Children Foundation (CFCF) and the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), complained to the European Court of Human Rights that their placement in School ("special educational programme" or "special" school) amounted to ethnic discrimination in the enjoyment of their right to education. They alleged that the tests used for their placement had been outdated and culturally biased, putting Roma children at a particular disadvantage.
The submissions to the European Court of Human Rights included extensive arguments that Roma children were assigned to segregated schools based on their racial or ethnic identity rather than intellectual capacities.
The Court ruled in favour of the applicants, finding a violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (right to education) read in conjunction with Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination).
The Court also underlined that there was a long history of wrongful placement of Romani children in special schools in Hungary and that the State must change this practice.


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of the President of the Republic of Western Armenia (Armenia) in connection with the 45th anniversary of the occupation by the Republic of Turkey of the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus,
as well as in connection with the invasion of the northern territories of the Syrian Arab Republic, with the 99th anniversary of the occupation of the territories of Western Armenia and Cilicia and other crimes against the peoples and states of the Greater Middle East
The current neo-Ottoman policy of the Republic of Turkey is essentially a repetition of the policies of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey in the period 1894-1923, which is extremely dangerous and poses threats both to the peoples living in the Republic of Turkey and to countries and peoples of the Middle East region.
The Ottoman Empire is known in history as a general prison of peoples. For centuries, the Ottoman Empire impeded freedom, the possibility for civilizational development and the natural rights of the peoples living on the territory of the Empire. This led to the Genocide and deportation of non-Turkic peoples living in the Empire, primarily Christians. In the years 1916-1923 the Greeks suffered Genocide and forcible resettlement, in 1914-1923. — Assyrians, and during the years 1894-1923 — Armenians. As a result of the lasting 30 years, from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, the greatest crime committed by three alternating Turkish governments — the Sultan, Young Turkish and Kemalist, more than 1.5 million Armenians living in their historical Homeland — on the Armenian Highlands, where for many thousands of years their ancestors lived. About the same number of Armenians were deported and exiled, and hundreds of thousands, including women and children, were forcibly Islamized.
The governments of Great Britain, France and Russia were the first to condemn the Armenian Genocide in their joint statement of May 24, 1915 qualifying the actions of the Turkish government against Armenians as "a new crime of Turkey against humanity and civilization".
We also consider it necessary to state that for more than a hundred years the Turkish state, with successive governments, has continued to implement a policy of genocide and state terrorism against citizens of the state, the indigenous peoples of the region of Greek, Armenian and Assyrian origin. And from the late 1920s, a similar policy has also been pursued with regard to Kurds and Yezidis. Thus, with regard to the indigenous peoples of the Greater Middle East, a genocidal policy of persecution, extermination and deportation continues, forcing them to leave their places of residence.
The Republic of Turkey, being the successor of the Ottoman Empire, unfortunately, completely inherited the basic features and methods of the Empire as a terrorist state.
Often with the connivance or with the tacit consent of the international community, the Republic of Turkey pursues an aggressive policy towards the peoples and states of the Greater Middle East.
In 1974, the Armed forces of the Republic of Turkey invaded the northern regions of the Republic of Cyprus, repeating the story of the killings, destruction and deportations of the Greeks and Armenians. These territories are still occupied by the Republic of Turkey.
Terrorist groups operating in the Middle East undergo military training, arm and group in the Republic of Turkey, and then invade Syria.
The armed forces of the Republic of Turkey, with false slogans of peace, are invading the northern regions of the Syrian Arab Republic and it is not known how long this new occupation will last.
Currently, Turkey is preparing to invade Libya, citing some prepositions and referring to some agreement.
These are new threats and challenges directed by the Republic of Turkey against the peoples and states of the region.
That is why the Republic of Western Armenia (Armenia) calls on the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian peoples, as well as other peoples of the Greater Middle East and the Balkans, to establish strategic cooperation in order to restore and ensure the rights of our peoples based on historical justice and international law.
We consider it our duty, finally, to realize the rights granted to our peoples, and indicated in international treaties and conventions, but not implemented.
UN Resolutions 541 and 550, addressed to the states of the world, on the non-recognition of the state formation of Northern Cyprus as Turkey's annexed northern part of the Republic of Cyprus in 1974.
The Versailles system of international treaties 1919-1920 based on the results of the First World War, stated Turkey's obligations to the countries of the Greater Middle East, the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea basins, which were fixed in 1920 by the Sevres Peace Treaty, as one of the fundamental and key treaties of the Versailles system of international treaties.
The Decree of the Government of Russia (Council of People's Commissars of Russia) "On Turkish Armenia" ("On Western Armenia"), dated January 11, 1918.
The Arbitral award of November 22, 1920, by the 28th US President Woodrow Wilson on behalf of the League of Nations on the establishment of the state border between Turkey and Armenia.
The Sevres Peace Treaty regarding autonomy for Kurdistan and the possibility of further independence (in accordance with the provisions of Articles 62, 63, 64).
Recall also that in the Statement of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation dated April 14, 1995 "On the condemnation of the Armenian Genocide in 1915-1922" it was noted: "The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, based on irrefutable historical facts testifying to the extermination of Armenians on the territory of Western Armenia in 1915-1922, following the spirit and letter of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide adopted by the United Nations of December 9, 1948 and the Convention and "On the Inapplicability of the Statute of Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity" of November 26, 1968, striving to revive the humanistic traditions of the Russian state, recalling that, at the initiative of Russia, the great European powers qualified back in 1915 the actions of the Turkish Empire with regard to the Armenian people as a «crime against humanity», noting that the physical destruction of the brotherly Armenian people in their historical Homeland was committed in order to create conditions for the destruction of Russia, condemns the organizers of the extermination of Armenians in 1915-1922, expresses its sympathy to the Armenian people and considers April 24 as a day of remembrance of the victims of Genocide.»
The Resolution of the House of Representatives of the US Congress of October 29, 2019 and the Resolution of the US Senate of December 12, 2019 "Confirmation of the US Position on the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey" notes:
"Expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance.
Whereas the United States has a proud history of recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide, the killing of an estimated 1,500,000 Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923, and providing relief to the survivors of the campaign of genocide against Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs, Arameans, Maronites, and other Christians.»
On March 25, 2019, the UN demanded reliable information from the Republic of Turkey about the fate of forcibly deported Armenians during the 1915-1923 Genocide.
The request says:
"1. Please provide any information and/or comment(s) you may have on the allegations: …violations attributable to Turkey in relation to the tragic events that affected the Armenian minority from 1915 to 1923, and their consequences for the population concerned.
2. What policies have been put in place by your Excellency's Government to respond to these allegations?
3. What measures has Turkey taken to establish the facts, including the fate or whereabouts of Armenians who were subjected to forced internal displacement, detention, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances during the period of 1915-1923?
4. What measures have been taken to ensure the right of victims and of society as a whole to know the truth about these events, and to ensure the right of victims to justice and reparations for the damage suffered?
5. What measures have been taken to locate, insofar as possible, the bodies of Armenians who died as a result of these events?
6. Please provide information about the reasons for the adoption of the 2017 legislation preventing lawmakers from making certain expressions. Please explain how this is compatible with international human rights law, in particular with article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
7. Please provide detailed information about the cases in which Article 301 of the Criminal Code has been applied to punish individuals for statements made alleging crimes against Armenians."
The impunity of the Turkish government for the occupation of the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus in 1974 led to the fact that the current leadership of the Republic of Turkey continues to cynically trample on all the rules of international law.
Only through joint actions and efforts can we put an end to state terrorism of the Republic of Turkey directed against the peoples and states of the Greater Middle East, the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea basins.
We are convinced that the international community, represented by the United Nations, must make every effort to ensure the fundamental rights of the peoples of the region for life, development and the future.
Radik Khamoyan
President of the Republic of Western Armenia (Armenia)
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Still Walking is a family drama about grown children visiting their elderly parents, which unfolds over one summer day. The aging parents have lived in the family home for decades. Their son and daughter return for a rare family reunion, bringing their own families with them. They have gathered to commemorate the tragic death of the eldest son, who drowned in an accident fifteen years ago. Although the roomy house is as comforting and unchanging as the mother's homemade feast, everyone in the family has subtly changed.


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Tuscany is the ideal setting for relaxing working holidays or with the family, to enjoy a romantic getaway or for your activity holidays. This country boutique hotel with a pool, is also a golf resort thanks to its partnership with the nearby Pavoniere Golf Club. Il Borgo offers cooking school for culinary holidays and a yoga school for meditation and yoga retreats. Horse riding is also possible in the wonderful park. At Villa Castelletti you can find your vacation rental and villa rent for longer stays or enjoy a bed & breakfast in Florence for short breaks, with a difference from the classic business hotel.
The Ralais is situated in a hill area, immersed in the green park with ancient trees and a lake.
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There has been a substantial growth in interest in mobile text entry over recent years, among both researchers and users. Increasingly mobile devices are being used to perform text-intensive applications, such as text messaging, creating a demand for more efficient and easier to use text entry methods. Unlike for desktop computing, no single, standard mobile text entry method has emerged. The diversity of mobile devices makes it unlikely that this will ever occur. Thus, mobile text entry remains a very open area of research, providing a favourable environment for the development of innovative text entry methods. A necessary part of the development of a new mobile text entry method is a comparison of its performance with existing methods. Despite being complex and time consuming, empirical evaluations remain the best way to make these comparisons. A review of current best practice for the empirical evaluation of mobile text entry methods is presented, alongside a classification of existing mobile text entry methods. The results of an empirical evaluation of a new mobile phone text entry method called Fastap are reported. The performance of the new method, along with that of the T9 and multi-press with timeout mobile text entry methods, was measured for the entry of four different types of text and with three different levels of user experience. The Fastap method was found to provide the best immediate usability among the three methods and its performance continued to improve as users gained more experience with it. Fastap also performed strongly in the subjective ratings. The results of the evaluation are very positive for the ongoing development of the Fastap interface.


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De Marchi wins longest stage at Vuelta, Yates stays in red
September 6, 2018 — 7.54am
Riberia Sacra. Luintra: Italian rider Alessandro de Marchi ended a three-year wait for an individual grand tour stage win with a dominant performance to take victory on stage 11 at the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday.
There was no change at the top of the general classification despite a brave solo attack from Thibaut Pinot, meaning Briton Simon Yates retains the red jersey.
He holds a one-second lead over home favourite Alejandro Valverde and a 14-second advantage over Colombian Nairo Quintana.
Frenchman Pinot broke free from the general classification group as part of a 19-rider contingent around the midway point of the 207.8-kilometre route from Mombuey to Ribeira Sacra. Luintra, the longest stage of the 21-day race.
He threatened to prise the red jersey from Yates, but could not last the distance, losing energy in the final few kilometres to finish 10th, one minute 50 seconds behind De Marchi.
He gained a measly 12 seconds on the general classification group which leaves him 16th overall.
De Marchi battled it out with Jhonatan Restrepo in heavy rain on the final climb, finally dropping the Colombian inside the last four kilometres and crossing the finish line 28 seconds ahead of him.
Italian rider Alessandro De Marchi celebrates his stage win. Credit:EPA
It was his first solo grand tour stage win since his 2015 victory at the Vuelta, although he won a team time trial last year.
"If I waited for the sprint for sure I'd have finished second," said De Marchi, who is known for breakaways and was named the most combative rider at the 2014 Tour de France.
"The only option I had was to try everything on the last climb. Honestly, I didn't have my best legs, but it was just in the head. At one moment today I just said that I just had to keep trying because it was a real battle."
Pinot, meanwhile, said he had no regrets about his courageous but ultimately futile attempt to make an impact on the general classification.
"It was a good strategy. It might have worked out, it might not have done, but I wanted to have fun and race aggressively," said the Frenchman.
Meanwhile, Australian rider Cameron Meyer has maintained second place overall after the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain which concluded with a bunch sprint finish.
Germany's Andre Greipel was victorious for a second time this week, adding the 183.5-kilometre stage from Nuneaton to Sunday's opening win in Newport, with Italy's Sacha Modolo (Education First) second and New Zealander Patrick Bevin (BMC Racing) third.
Bevin (BMC Racing) retained the overall lead ahead of Thursday's fifth stage, a 14-kilometre uphill team time-trial from Cockermouth to Whinlatter.
Stage two winner Meyer, riding for Australian team Mitchelton Scott, is four seconds behind and Julian Alaphilippe of France is a further two seconds back.
Meyer's teammate and fellow Australian Caleb Ewan found himself out of position as the sprint opened up and had to settle for a minor placing.
The race finishes on Sunday in central London.
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Have EA Canada finally blown it? After confidently pigeon-stepping towards perfection for two years on the bounce (at least) surely the development team's patented dedication to "evolution and not revolution" was such a formidable recipe, that it would have been a horrendous mistake to deviate from it? But deviate from it is exactly what they've done, and FIFA 12 is easily the most dramatic stir-up of the series' core fundamentals in over a decade; and thus destined to be the most divisive FIFA game of all time. Make no mistake, some people are going to absolutely despise it, but that's only until they inevitably see the light. Which won't take long at all.
Because this is possibly the greatest football game ever made. Ignoring the fact that the overall package is quite absurdly generous – giving you no fewer than six wildly substantial single-player gameplay modes, each capable of lasting theoretically forever – it's the most realistic representation of the sport ever created. This is true both in terms of the visuals – which uncannily ape television at every possible juncture – and the basic flow of the gameplay, which now demands so much more care and pensive strategy than it ever did previously.
Key to success this year is the new Tactical Defending system. This is another example of EA Canada solving a problem that nobody really knew existed; and making FIFA 11 (and every football game before it) feel aged and almost slipshod in comparison. In previous FIFA games, going in for a conservative tackle involved absolutely zero risk; you hammered or held a single button and hoped for the best. The fact that, defensively speaking, nothing was ever at stake (and no real skill was involved) it was possible for lacklustre players to occasionally keep up to speed with the hardened professionals.
So whilst this levelled the playing field to a degree (and benefitted those people who never warmed to the idea of learning some of the exhaustive number of on-the-ball tricks) it frequently dampened your sense of reward when it all lead to a goal. If you play the same way in FIFA 12, your defensive line will be mincemeat in a couple of seconds: learning curves do not come any fiercer. Luckily the game ushers you straight into a tutorial as soon as you boot the game up for the first time, and once you've readjusted, you'll wonder how FIFA 11 had managed to be any fun at all.
To add a bit of balance, the new Precision Dribbling dynamic allows you to shield the ball whilst you're still on the move, alleviating the rather stop-start nature of FIFA 11's natural tone of play. The new Impact Engine alters proceedings even more considerably, allowing for some completely idiosyncratic collisions that not only look constantly astounding, but shape some scenarios so convincingly that you'll never begrudge it. The system only falters occasionally – such as when half of our squad (amusingly) decided to engage in an impromptu game of 'bundles' during one online bout – but this is a fair trade, and moments like these occur very infrequently indeed.
Praising each new FIFA game every year for being a considerable improvement on past iterations has become standard practice of late, but the amount of hard work, experimentation and general belligerence that must have gone into crafting FIFA 12 is awe-inspiring. Tinkering with one of the most profitable properties in contemporary videogames (especially to this degree) simply must have been something that the team at EA Canada were perpetually forced to loudly fight for, and if you're a long-term fan of the series, it's difficult not to view those hypothetical battles with an uncommon amount of quiet adulation. FIFA 12? Best football game ever made. Standard.
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Xiaomi Redmi 4 Release Date; Device Set to Launch on November 4
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Xiaomi is all set to reveal Redmi 4 on November 4 as the teaser images posted on the website Weibo suggest. And this will bring a culmination to all the speculations and rumours that hovered around its revelation.
Redmi 4 set to release on November 4
The smartphone is all set to come up with two variants, one exclusively for the Chinese market (Redmi 4) and the other one designated as Redmi 4A for the international market. The most attractive part of this phone is definitely going to be its 5-inch screen, the display of which is reported to be shot up to 1080p from 720p which featured in Redmi 3 and 3S. The latest product is all set to come with a Snapdragon processor, at the same time hoping that it's an upgraded one.
Taking the cue from its former version Redmi 4/4A promises 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage. The storage is expandable as well although the proper extent of its expandability is not clear as of now. It will feature a 13 MP primary camera with dual LED flash and a 5 MP front camera. The device is also reported to be coming with a battery back-up of 4000 mAh. However, nothing can be said before its actual launch.
Xiaomi Redmi 4/4A Key Specs:
Display: 5-inch
Resolution: – 1080p
Processor: Snapdragon
Rear Camera: 13-megapixel
Front Camera: 5- megapixel
Internal Storage: 32GB
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Price
Xiaomi Redmi 4 might be priced at 1300 CNY which is equivalent to about Rs. 12,800, although rumours were spread that the device might just be available at a cheaper rate of 699 CNY. The Redmi 3 launched in January had a Snapdragon 616 processor has not been provided for the Indian market. In India the Redmi 3S priced at Rs. 6999 was launched back in August this year with a Snapdragon 430 processor and later on Redmi 3S Prime priced at 8999 came in.
With Xiaomi Redmi 4 on the verge of being unveiled, the world of gadget is all set to get a new budget phone with remarkable features.
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A CENTRAL Victorian man who tried to solicit sex from a 13-year-old girl will not serve any time in prison. The 37-year-old man appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court on Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to encouraging a child under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity. The court heard the man was best friends with the girl's brother and was subsequently considered to be part of her family. On December 3, 2020, the man contacted the girl over the social media site Snapchat. Read more court: Man jailed for driving while unlicensed in Bendigo He sent her a message saying his "head was all over the place" before saying he would pay her $300 if she had sex with him. The court heard the girl originally laughed off his message, thinking he was joking, but the man persisted. He continued to try and solicit the young girl and when she refused, he offered to pay her $50 to find another girl for him to have sex with. The man then said he would pay the girl $400 or $500, and sent her a photo of the cash laid out in front of him. Later that evening, the girl went to her brother's house for a party and she disclosed the incident to him. The family reported the offending to police and the girl provided a statement to officers on December 9. The 13-year-old's mother underwent a pretext phone call with the man later that day. He denied that he had sent messages to her daughter, saying he had instead been speaking to a different girl under the same name. Read more court: Man front court after alleged stalking incident in Castlemaine The man was arrested on January 29 last year. During his police interview, the man said he knew the messages were inappropriate. The 37-year-old said he had been drinking alcohol on the day of the offending, although he knew it was not an excuse. In a victim impact statement read to the court, the girl said she had been taken advantage of by someone she trusted as family. The 13-year-old said her mental health had deteriorated since the messages and she struggled to go to school. Her brother said in his statement that he had been horrified to learn of the offending but he was so proud of his sister for being brave enough to report the abuse. Defence lawyer Glenn Cooper said his client knew his offending was disturbing and he was deeply sorry for his actions. Mr Cooper said the man had diagnosed mental health conditions including depression, and had chronic physical health issues after being involved in a car crash. Read more court: Bendigo man launches appeal after being jailed for family violence The defence lawyer submitted that while the offending was serious, jail would be too burdensome for the man so a substantial community corrections order was more appropriate. Magistrate Sharon McRae said the offending was "disgraceful" and the messages were "degrading and disgusting". Ms McRae said the 13-year-old had been very brave in reporting the incident, knowing it would affect her family's relationship with the man. "She never should have been put in that position," the magistrate said. But Ms McRae said under the law, she needed to balance the serious offending alongside the man's personal circumstances. The magistrate said she accepted the man had a number of issues that made jail an inappropriate sentence. Ms McRae said she would instead have the 37-year-old assessed for a community corrections order. She said the order would be lengthy and involve a large amount of unpaid community work. The case was adjourned to next week and the man's bail was extended to his next court date. Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can access our trusted content:
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Bendigo Magistrates' Court. Picture: BRENDAN MCCARTHY
A CENTRAL Victorian man who tried to solicit sex from a 13-year-old girl will not serve any time in prison.
The 37-year-old man appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court on Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to encouraging a child under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity.
The court heard the man was best friends with the girl's brother and was subsequently considered to be part of her family.
On December 3, 2020, the man contacted the girl over the social media site Snapchat.
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He sent her a message saying his "head was all over the place" before saying he would pay her $300 if she had sex with him.
The court heard the girl originally laughed off his message, thinking he was joking, but the man persisted.
He continued to try and solicit the young girl and when she refused, he offered to pay her $50 to find another girl for him to have sex with.
The man then said he would pay the girl $400 or $500, and sent her a photo of the cash laid out in front of him.
Later that evening, the girl went to her brother's house for a party and she disclosed the incident to him.
The family reported the offending to police and the girl provided a statement to officers on December 9.
The 13-year-old's mother underwent a pretext phone call with the man later that day.
He denied that he had sent messages to her daughter, saying he had instead been speaking to a different girl under the same name.
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The man was arrested on January 29 last year. During his police interview, the man said he knew the messages were inappropriate.
The 37-year-old said he had been drinking alcohol on the day of the offending, although he knew it was not an excuse.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, the girl said she had been taken advantage of by someone she trusted as family.
The 13-year-old said her mental health had deteriorated since the messages and she struggled to go to school.
Her brother said in his statement that he had been horrified to learn of the offending but he was so proud of his sister for being brave enough to report the abuse.
Defence lawyer Glenn Cooper said his client knew his offending was disturbing and he was deeply sorry for his actions.
Mr Cooper said the man had diagnosed mental health conditions including depression, and had chronic physical health issues after being involved in a car crash.
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The defence lawyer submitted that while the offending was serious, jail would be too burdensome for the man so a substantial community corrections order was more appropriate.
Magistrate Sharon McRae said the offending was "disgraceful" and the messages were "degrading and disgusting".
Ms McRae said the 13-year-old had been very brave in reporting the incident, knowing it would affect her family's relationship with the man.
"She never should have been put in that position," the magistrate said.
But Ms McRae said under the law, she needed to balance the serious offending alongside the man's personal circumstances.
The magistrate said she accepted the man had a number of issues that made jail an inappropriate sentence.
Ms McRae said she would instead have the 37-year-old assessed for a community corrections order. She said the order would be lengthy and involve a large amount of unpaid community work.
The case was adjourned to next week and the man's bail was extended to his next court date.
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I love teaching my Kids Knitters at Stockbridge Primary School every week. They are truly a delight! I love how full of chat they are when they come into the class, eagerly telling me about what's going on in their lives. And I really, really love how much they love knitting. It makes me very happy because that's what I set up my classes for in the first place.
I've been introducing my little learners to the whole idea of "Above and Below the line"… Have you heard about this? I learned it from my business coach (definitely deserving of a shout out here – Alan Smith of Action Coach) and I love it – It's really helpful for all of us if we understand it properly. My Kids Knitters always ask me to draw it all up on the white board and add to it as the lesson progresses. See below!
So, below the Big Red Line (as my Kids Knitters call it) is the place where you deny responsibility, blame mistakes or problems on something or someone else and make excuses. In Kids Knit classes it manifests as "Something weird has happened", "My stitches fell off", "No one told me how to do that".
Above the Big Red Line is where you take responsibility for a problem you face. You are accountable and recognise that you have the power to fix your problem. In Kids Knit classes, this manifests as "I've made a mistake here", "I can see that I've dropped a stitch and I'm working out how to pick it up again".
Being above the Big Red Line puts you in the driving seat of your problem and empowers you to take action and do something about it.
Being below the Big Red Line makes you a victim of your problem, a passive bystander, incapable of making changes.
My Kids Knitters are very familiar with this whole concept now (I've been going on about it for months!) and now describe themselves as having the Kids Knit Active Attitude! I think learning this concept will help my Kids Knitters in all sorts of areas of their lives.
Proof that learning to knit is about so much more than just learning to knit!


Navigating the uncertainties of Brexit is proving to be a tough task for newcomers in the financial services sector.
So far Brexit uncertainty hasn't dented investment into London's thriving fintech market.
Europe's fintech companies are getting serious about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
As uncertainty looms over the U.K.'s split from the EU, the industry gathered this week at the Paris Fintech Forum. Payments providers, cryptocurrency exchanges and digital banks all said they were taking steps to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
But navigating the uncertainties of Brexit is proving to be a tough task for newcomers in the financial services sector who are luring in users with borderless, frictionless payment and banking solutions.
"It is obvious the bigger the market is, the better it is for fintechs, the faster it is they can start, the more opportunities they have," Wim Mijs, CEO of the European Banking Federation, told CNBC on Wednesday. "If you cut off that market, you're hurting yourself, which is Brexit in one word."
N26 is a Berlin-based digital bank that was recently named one of Europe's largest fintech start-ups. Co-founder and CFO Maximilian Tayenthal told CNBC on Tuesday the company is taking precautions to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.
"Unfortunately no one knows how hard Brexit will be when it comes to banks licenses," Tayenthal said. "One of the options is we need bank license quite soon, so we have a team working on that."
Under current EU rules, British financial institutions can operate throughout the bloc with a domestic banking license. That is likely to change once the U.K. leaves the EU.
The result: fintech firms and banks are proactively applying for licenses in EU countries ahead of the deadline. That will allow them to continue to operate across all markets even if the U.K. fails to reach a deal with the EU.
"We have to have some options, and we have to think about our future," said Serkan Zubari, director of London-based cryptocurrency exchange Gobaba that applied for an Estonian license two months ago.
Earlier this month, London-based tech unicorn TransferWise applied for a money-transfer license in Brussels, while fintech firm Revolut obtained a European banking license in December. Both companies cited Brexit as a factor affecting their decisions.
Meanwhile more traditional banks like RBS and Lloyd's have already secured licenses in various EU countries.
Some financial services companies are banking on a so-called transition period between the Brexit deadline and the official departure from the EU to iron out their operations. But that transition period might not happen if U.K. and EU regulators don't reach a deal, a scenario that worries bank regulators.
"The ECB and national supervisors, therefore, expect banks to continue to prepare for all possible contingencies, including a no-deal scenario leading to a hard Brexit with no transition," the European Central Bank (ECB) says on its website.
So far Brexit uncertainty hasn't dented investment into London's thriving fintech market. Consultancy KPMG estimated $16 billion was invested in fintech companies in the U.K. in the first half of 2018, the highest of any region in the world.
That could change if more fintech companies start to move operations out of the city.


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Godfather star Al Pacino has been named the greatest film star of all time, in a poll of British movie fans for Channel 4.
The Italian-American actor was picked just ahead of his contemporary Robert De Niro.
The highest placed British star in the top 100 list was Anthony Hopkins at number seven, ahead of eighth placed Sean Connery.
More than 25,000 votes were cast in the Channel 4 poll, with Scottish star Ewan McGregor the youngest actor in the top 10 at the age of 32.
No female stars made the top 10, with Breakfast at Tiffanys star Audrey Hepburn at number thirteen.
Sigourney Weaver, best known for her roles in the Alien movies, at number 20 is the second-highest placed woman in the poll.
The world's biggest contemporary film stars dominate the poll, with Saving Private Ryan star Tom Hanks and American Beauty star Kevin Spacey at number three and four.
Recent Oscar winner Catherine Zeta Jones failed to make the list but her husband Michael Douglas came in at number 100.
Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, star of Rush Hour, voted in at number 41, is the highest-placed Asian star.
At 92 in the poll Amitabh Bachchan is the only Bollywood star to make the top 100.


And you thought your May was busy: We caught Kath Davies, the director at Camp Hazen YMCA, for a quick interview before she hopped on a plane this Friday to represent the YMCA of the USA at the Eastern European Y Camp Conference in Belarus! Here's some golden nuggets that Kath has picked up over her 18 summers at Camp Hazen.
How do you go about preparing to start the summer at camp?
Kath's amazing "What's Next" list/bulletin board!
May is thinking about what did I miss and what do I need more time for--May is not the time to start a new project. It's making sure everything you've done is ready to go and it's as good as it can be.
I definitely rely on what I call my what's next list--I don't like to-do lists--I think what's next is more exciting. We have a 13' notice board in our office--our what's next board. On the center of it, we have it split into quadrants--things that are due soon and are wicked important, bottom right, due later and not as important. In the due soon and wicked important section is orientation, finish up staffing, make sure program booklets are written, stuff that needs to get done really soon. Down in the opposite quadrant are things likes like our new yurt--we need to think of a name! We want to re-do our seasonal staff cabins and buy new furniture--if we've got time we can do these things it but if we don't camp will still run!
Also, I've got a group of program directors working with me--it's the first time they're hitting May 1--even though inside I'm wigging out, I have to keep a calm tone. You know what, summer's going to happen--let's just prioritize, take a breath and make sure those around you are as calm as they be...and make sure those around you aren't wigging out.
How do you go about preparing personally before you start the summer at camp?
Good question. What do I do personally? I just work. I'm not very good with the work life balance thing! I do try to make sure that up until I hit the May time I am taking time for myself--last week, I went out and got my round of golf in. Just taking time to make sure I can be ready to go and give 100% when the time comes. I usually take a vacation in April, too.
The only other things is once the summer starts, I need to remember to enjoy it. Yes, I just worked 9 months to make this happen. But I need to take some time to hang out with a cabin group or make a sandcastle at the beach with kids because you can get so wrapped up in what you're doing and you need to remember the reason you're here. Burnout can happen pretty quick. I'm going into summer 18 right now you need to make sure you're getting out of it what you need to get out of it and putting in what you need to put in. I always tell Denise, our CEO, when she asks how I'm doing with that--so long as I know I'm still growing and giving what Camp Hazen needs, I'm not going anywhere.
Any final words of advice for someone making this transition for the first time?
Enjoy it! You gotta enjoy it. You have to remember why you're doing it.
Organization is key. When I walk around during the summer, people don't think I do anything--that's what I'm supposed to look like during the summer! I say JIC: I'm here Just In Case. If nothing bad is happening, I shouldn't have to do anything. If I'm busy and I'm running around looking like I'm crazy, that means something's wrong. If I don't look like I'm doing anything, that's a good day.


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A Provocative Encounter
Here are a few names I'd like you to remember as I begin to tell you about a play:
Steven Elliott Jackson, Playwright
Tara Mohan, Production Stage Manager
Brandon Conclaves, Lighting Designer
Sonia Valiant, Stage Manager
Kwaku Okyere, Actor
Conor Ling, Actor
Tanisha Taitt, Director
We've all been to many plays. They have become so grandiose that sometimes you can feel as though you are lost in a movie at the trendiest movie house. It's almost so encompassing that one could lose track of the plot and purpose. But when you take "The Seat Next To The King", there is no mistaking it's plot. There is no mistaking it's purpose.
Opening scene. Just a simple stage set to dim lighting. Songs of hope and of an era almost long forgotten play reminders in the background. A men's room. A young white man enters and takes his place in front of the urinal. Moments later a black man enters the men's room. He also takes his place in front of the urinal. They notice one another in an awkward exchange of glances. The audience, unsure of whether to giggle, feels the erotic undertone or is aghast at the subtle vulgarity and this is where their polarizing, political and unexpected affair will begin to transfix you.
I had an opportunity to briefly meet Playwright, Steven Elliott. I learned quickly of his passion for a little project he called "The Seat Next To The King". He shared with me where the inspiration occurred. It wasn't at some obscure niche in this vibrating city. It was incredibly unassuming. As he sat in the burger house under the golden arches, Steven began to pour out his soul onto a piece of paper. Like a river flowing through his mind, I romanticized as he shared his story with me. In less than an earthly hour he had managed to write one of the most compelling love stories I feel ever to be told.
I sat in the audience watching this piece of work transform the audience word by word, opening our minds to the possibilities of a love forbidden in it's time capsule. A moving and utterly relevant story in the temperature of today's political climate.
My eyes were moved to tears in only twenty minutes. I fought them back. I'm reviewing this, I want to remain objective. I want to tell you the truth. I had no idea it was going to transform me. The heartache as I watched those two talented actors bare their souls as the characters revealed themselves scene by scene. The layers of self realization were literally heart wrenching.
Just when you thought all joy was lost the incredibly sharp delivery of whit by actor Kwaku Okyere against the angst of Conor Ling's performance was a buffet of emotion. I laughed, I cried, I learned. I grew aware of my own humanity. Their performances were completely riveting. Scene after scene pulled me deeper and deeper into this affair that I will certainly always remember.
From the music, lighting, stage setting, and directing, this play was on point in every way. The hope of one more chance at love and understanding it's a human right to have and to be loved.
It was wonderful meeting many of the contributors of this evening's performance. Tanisha Taitt's directing was clearly precision and she looked stunning opening night. Conor Ling and I had a moment to chat together and I was a bit star struck I must say. I look forward to following his work; that man is going places. What can I say about Kwaku Okyere? Well I almost waited as long for him to stop for a photo op as one would for Beyoncé but when he finally pulled himself away from his adoring audience he was gracious and just as bodacious as he was during scene stealing moments of the performance.
A blog like mine can almost diminish the importance of a piece of work such as this. This was not just a throw away love story. This was an important piece of an untold (fictional) narrative of it's time regarding the black community. Even more so, untold stories of many forgotten beautiful black gay men who had no voice at all through discrimination coming from polar angles. This is a tribute to not just the gay community but the need for an awakening of the struggles that continue to exist within our multi-cultural society.
I know there are hundreds of great shows to see in this grand city, but why settle for less then what's fit for a king?
4 kisses out of 5
Now on stage
The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. West
Sept 17-Oct 1
tickets $29 service charges may apply
Book 416-538-0988
Photo credit Michael Thomas
Selfie by Bruce Christopher
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The indoor pool is open for our guests from 07:00 to 21:00.