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City rejects plan to discriminate against prayer
'No legitimate concerns' that actions would violate Establishment Clause
Officials in the city of North Miami, Fla., have decided not to discriminate against local residents who want to mark National Day of Prayer on May 2 with an event that utilizes city property and equipment.
And the move has earned the praise of officials with Liberty Counsel, who joined the argument after an anti-religion organization urged the city to impose special restrictions on the plans because of the participants' viewpoint.
"The Supreme Court has been very clear that government may not exclude individuals or groups from public property or a government-created limited public forum simply because the speakers are religious or because they wish to communicate a religious message," said Mathew Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel.
"On May 2, thousands of National Day of Prayer Events will take place across America, despite the best efforts of atheist groups to remove God from the public square," Staver said.
The events are part of an overall effort to create a focus on prayer as a recognition of the problems facing America today, and the failure of the social, political, economic and justice systems to provide solutions.
Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Fellowship, sometimes referred to as "the Billy Graham of his generation" for his massive evangelical crusades that fill the largest stadiums and arenas in the country, said, "If we prayer, God will hear. When He hears, who knows what He might do?"
His comments came in support of prayer events on May 2, the National Day of Prayer, for which is serves as honorary national chairman, and also a prayer event planned for 9/11/13, which he's pledging to support.
The 911DayofPrayer.com plan has been announced by Joseph Farah, founder of WND.
"As this year's honorary chairman of the National Day of Prayer I support WND's 9/11/13 National Day of Prayer and Fasting. I agree with Joseph Farah that America faces a spiritual crisis and there is nothing more effective we can bring our requests to God," Laurie said. "In Scripture, God tells us 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.' (Jer 33:3)"
Laurie, like Farah, notes that in times of crisis, the U.S. frequently has called on God. The Scripture chosen for this year's event is Matthew 12:21, which says, "And in his name shall the Gentiles trust."
In addition to Laurie, Jonathan Cahn, the No. 1 bestselling Christian author of 2012 and 2013 with "The Harbinger" is on board as well as Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. Last week, Bachmann entered a statement into the Congressional Record on Farah's call for a 9/11 National Day of Prayer and Fasting.
"I join together with other Americans who have called for September 11, 2013, to be set aside as a day for personal prayer, reflection and fasting, for ourselves and for our nation," Bachmann said in a statement. "At this time of national mourning, as we search for comfort in the aftermath of this loss of innocent life, we would be wise to consider afresh 2 Chronicles 7:14: 'If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.' As we humble ourselves and pray and seek God's face and turn from our wicked ways, we can take assurance from the Holy Scripture that God has promised to hear from heaven, will forgive our sin, and will heal our land."
In the North Miami dispute, the city routinely loans its sound truck, event staff and certain public property to nonprofits without charge. Council members voted 4-1 to approve the same consideration for Mission Miami's National Day of Prayer event.
But the action was returned to the agenda when the dissenting council member said taxpayer dollars should not be funding religion, and the national Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote that city officials should deny this group the considerations allowed other groups because of members' viewpoint.
"While the city need not provide city property for use by nonprofits, once it does, it creates a 'forum' for purposes of the First Amendment. Once government opens property in this manner for use by the public, it cannot discriminate on the basis of viewpoint. Requiring Impact Miami to pay a fee for use of city property simply because it espouses a religious position constitutes viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment," Liberty Counsel explained.
The city "has no legitimate concerns that it may be violating the Establishment Clause by allowing Impact Miami to engage in private religious speech, even where it is in relation to the National Day of Prayer and on public property," Liberty Counsel told the city council.
The letter to the city said, "Contrary to what some have advised, were the city to consider a non-profit's religious perspective in determining whether to deny that group the use of a public forum, this would constitute a violation of the law."
"By making available city property as part of this forum, the city has simply allowed private speech to take place on the same terms as other nonprofits," the letter to the city said.
"The Supreme Court has been very clear that government may not exclude individuals or groups from public property or a government-created limited public forum simply because the speakers are religious or because they wish to communicate a religious message, and it may not require the inclusion of any other party as a precondition for a private group's access to the forum."
See the stunning DVD documentary "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment," and the book on which it is based, "The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret for America's Future."
Farah's action plan for the 911DayofPrayer.com includes the following:
- Make a note on your calendar now to join in the commitment to participate;
- Help spread the word to the remnant of Americans who understand what we're up against on Facebook and Twitter and by word of mouth;
- Talk to pastors and Bible study leaders and get them on board;
- Pray daily for believers across the nation to take serious the promise of II Chronicles 7:14 and follow its prescription;
- Sign up to register your commitment of support and your intention to participate.
"We've got our instructions," said Farah of II Chronicles 7:14. "God is waiting on us to act – His people. He's not waiting on the whole world to act. He's not waiting on a majority of Americans to act. He's waiting on us – his children, his followers, his believers."


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At the request of members of the Iowa Great Lakes Board of REALTORS, Estherville Mayor Kenny Billings signed a proclamation designating April as Fair Housing Month in the city.
This April marks the 45th anniversary of the 1968 landmark Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability.
Members of the Iowa Great Lakes Board of Realtors join colleagues across Iowa and the nation as they honor Fair Housing Month in April and celebrate fair housing opportunities for all citizens.
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Jill Spurgin, above, and other area real estates are among those who have donated books to a dozen area preschools and elementary schools in support of Fair Housing Month this April. The books were specially chosen for their themes of diversity, inclusion and acceptance of others. Estherville programs received 'It's Okay to Be Different' and a Berenstain Bears book called 'New Neighbors'.
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As the leading advocate for home ownership in the region, members of the board strongly support the Fair Housing Act and believe anyone who is able and willing to assume the responsibilities of owning a home should have the opportunity to pursue that dream.
The proclamation signed by Estherville Mayor Kenny Billings urges all citizens to wholeheartedly recognize this celebration throughout the year.


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WILMINGTON — All NHL clubs must finalize their 23-man rosters by 3 p.m. Friday, but Thursday's moves by the Bruins virtually guarantee that another Bourque will have his name on a Black-and-Gold sweater for Saturday night's season opener against the Rangers at the Garden.
Chris Bourque, the eldest son (27 this month) of team icon Ray Bourque, appears to have landed the left wing spot on a line with veterans Chris Kelly and Rich Peverley.
"It has been a great transition for me,'' said Bourque following the club's workout at Ristuccia Center. [Kelly and Peverley] both helped me out a lot. They are both always in the right position and they talk a lot out on the ice.
"That really helps out a guy like me, trying to find his way in the NHL. They've really been great with me. I couldn't ask for two better guys.''
Shortly before 7 p.m., the Bruins trimmed four players from the roster. Defenseman Matt Bartkowski and forward Ryan Spooner were sent to Providence. Forward Jamie Tardif was placed on waivers for the purpose of landing him with Providence. And defenseman Aaron Johnson was loaned to the AHL affiliate for conditioning.
Bourque, who turned pro in 2005 after his freshman year at Boston University, was acquired from Washington last May for former first-round pick Zach Hamill. In his first seven pro seasons, the diminutive (5-foot-7-inch) Bourque never landed full-time NHL work, getting only limited shots with Washington and Pittsburgh.
"I've never really made a team out of training camp,'' he said. "That transition out of training camp into the start of the season helps. Being around the boys, you really feel a part of the team.
"So if I do make this team, it will be the best opportunity I've ever gotten in my career, I do believe, to stick in the NHL.
"I am trying to go and run with this opportunity. I feel like I've done a decent job this week and I've got to keep it going.''
Coach Claude Julien, who put Bourque on the Kelly-Peverley line beginning with the start of camp Sunday, liked what he saw while watching Bourque play this season with Providence. The player he saw there has been the same one he watched in his camp for five days.
"He has good hands, he's got good vision, he makes plays,'' praised Julien. "Some of the passes he makes . . . he finds those seams.
"He was great on the power play [in Providence], kind of quarterbacked that, as well. So I liked his game the other night [Tuesday in the Boston-Providence scrimmage]. I know he's played since October and that kind of gives him an advantage.''
General manager Peter Chiarelli said Bourque, who shoots from the left side, could be a power-play asset, perhaps quarterbacking from the right boards.
"I don't want to place too much on his shoulders, but we have been looking for that left-shot skill,'' said Chiarelli. "That's no knock on [Brad Marchand], but you always need more of it. It opens up your power play.
"And he makes plays. I have been watching him in Providence. He makes plays. He is a little undersized and he sometimes gets knocked for his skating, but he is gritty and he can shoot the puck.
"So we will see where it goes. He's had a good first half in the American League and he's had a good camp.''
Pandolfo in running
The four roster trims left ex-BU star Jay Pandolfo presumably still in contention for work as a spare forward. The trims leave 23 players in camp, counting Pandolfo, an ever-reliable hand in his many years with the Devils. Pandolfo came to camp as an invitee and would have to come to contract terms for the Bruins to include him on the roster . . . Marc Savard, as expected, will be designated to the injured reserve list. Still dealing with postconcussion symptoms, he is not expected to resume his NHL career . . . Goalie Tim Thomas will be designated a "nonroster'' player, said Chiarelli. The Bruins will fit comfortably under this season's prorated $70.3 million salary cap . . . Milan Lucic was absent from practice for what Julien termed "a personal issue.'' Lucic and his wife have been expecting their first child. The big winger is expected to rejoin the club for Friday's practice . . . Late in the workout, Marchand nailed Tuukka Rask with a shot that took the goalie's voice up a few octaves and required him to take a few seconds to recover. Oh, the humanity . . . Injured winger Jordan Caron skated briefly on his own but likely will return to Providence once he is closer to game action. Had he been healthy, he would have competed with Bourque for work on the Kelly-Peverley line . . . Former Bruin Mark Recchi was hired by the Dallas Stars to work in hockey operations.
Fan in distress
Practice was interrupted for some 10 minutes when an unidentified fan in the top row of the bleachers required emergency care for what an EMT described as a cardiac issue. The EMT, Terry Gardner, was in the stands watching practice when someone yelled for help. Gardner, a Littleton firefighter and a dispatcher for the Concord Police Department, was the first to respond to the man, believed to be in his 30s. An unidentified off-duty police officer also aided Gardner.
After initially receiving CPR, the subject was treated with a defibrillator and then transported by ambulance for additional care. Gardner said he initially believed the man was suffering a seizure, but it soon became apparent that it was a heart issue.
"If not for the machine,'' said Gardner, "this probably would have been a different outcome.''
The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m., and Julien halted practice while emergency personnel worked on the man.
"Obviously, we knew what was going on in the stands,'' said Julien. "As far as I am concerned . . . the last thing they needed was to hear pucks banging off the glass and that. Out of respect, we just let them do their job.''Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeKPD.


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Barcelona's injury-prone winger Ibrahim Affelay's hopes of a move to England this summer have been rocked by yet another set-back, according to talkSPORT.
The Dutchman signed for the Catalan giants from PSV Eindhoven in 2011 despite interest from Premier League teams Tottenham and Liverpool, who were believed to be keen on acquiring his services.
Both clubs are understood to still be courting the player, although injuries have hampered his time in Spain, and he was loaned out to German side Schalke earlier this year.
Another loan move looked to be on the cards for the 27-year-old ahead of the next campaign but an injury setback has cast doubt over the possibility according to his agent, Rob Jansen.
"He had a relapse. It's a serious blow. It will take more weeks than expected for him to be fit again," Jansen said.
"Because of the injury, the chance he can leave on loan has become very small now, that's how it works."
Affelay was a huge talent while at PSV, scoring 35 goals in 159 appearances for the club, but he has only managed 20 appearances at the Camp Nou since his move.
The player is certainly a great talent and providing he can stay fit he could become a valuable asset to Barcelona, although he may have his work cut out trying to break into what is an incredibly competitive squad.
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Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
In denying the 10-person petition to place on the April ballot a resolution that the Monster Shark Tournament become a completely catch-and-release event, the Oak Bluffs selectmen have actually done the opponents of the event a favor. Now they must gather signatures of at least 10 per cent of the Oak Bluffs registered voters, and therein lies an opportunity.
Chairman Kathy Burton said, "Don't worry. All you have to do is place your petition at a few key places in town and you'll get plenty of signatures." She may be right, but I hope that does not become the process.
The voters of Oak Bluffs deserve and want a thoughtful discussion of the many issues surrounding the Monster Shark Tournament. They want answers to the tough questions.
For instance, how do you assess the overall impact of becoming known as a mecca for rowdies? Certainly when all those shark hunters and tourists gather to watch the weigh-in spectacle, the raising and the gutting of the carcasses, they are also going to spend money — on food, drink, places to sleep, souvenirs, T-shirts — whatever. There will be a short-term gush of cash — no question about it. But does that necessarily mean a long-term economic boon if the nature of the event and the behavior of the crowd damages the town's overall reputation.
Have the selectmen really done their job when they take the word of one or two scientists that no ecological harm comes from killing and glamorizing the killing of sharks?
And what does the event say to children? Is this the way to respect the interdependent web of life? Is this how you act on vacation? Is this why we are taught to be proud of Oak Bluffs?
The numbers of signatures gathered is only one measure of a petition drive's success. Has the effort itself increased understanding? Has it led to thoughtful discussion in our homes, at the hospital, in our schools, our churches, our neighborhoods, our businesses, clubs, town departments and committees?
I agree with the selectmen that allowing initiatives on the ballot with a mere 10 signatures is a dangerous practice. They have not cut off healthy debate. Now the opponents of the shark tournament need to decide how to let the voters send a credible message.
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AUGUST 1 or 2—On the Fly: Technology Takes Off Exhibition public opening (JULY 31 party)
The Fleet will be open from 10AM–6PM daily from Friday, July 5, through Labor Day, Monday, September 2. Tinkering Studio hours will be12noon–5PM daily.
New Fleet Prices, applicable as of July 1, 2013:
Gallery Admission (access to all eight exhibit galleries) will continue to be free for Members. Prices for nonmembers: Adults $13, Seniors $12, Children $11
Giant Dome Theater Admission (1 film or 1 planetarium show access to all eight exhibit galleries): Members: Adults $13, Seniors $11, Children $10; Nonmembers: Adults $17, Seniors $15, Children $14
"The Sky Tonight" Live Planetarium Show Admission: Members: Adults $12, Seniors $11, Children $10; Nonmembers: Adults $14, Seniors $13, Children $12
Free Tuesdays Show Admission: all Members: $9; all Nonmembers: $10
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Instead of closing the season in Pittsburgh as they did in 2012 and 2013, the Browns will play their first game of 2014 in Pittsburgh on Sept. 7.
The schedule announced on April 23 has the Browns playing their next two games at home. They host the Saints on Sept. 14 and the Ravens on Sept. 21. The Browns are on their bye Sept. 28.
�This is always an exciting day in the NFL,� Coach Mike Pettine said in a statement released by the Browns.� I think it really drives home that the season is literally just around the corner. The next milestone we�ll hit is obviously the draft (May 8-10).�
The Browns play the Titans in Nashville when they return from their bye and then host the Steelers on Oct. 8.
The NFL is depriving the Browns of appearing on �Monday Night Football� for the fifth consecutive year. This will also mark the sixth consecutive year they won�t be on a Sunday night telecast. Such is the fate of a team that hasn�t won more than five games in a season since going 10-6 in 2007.
The Browns get their token prime time game vs. the Bengals in Cincinnati on Thursday, Nov. 6, although they could be �flexed� into a Sunday night game if they play well.
Just as they did last season, the Browns will play their last two games on the road. They fell flat against the Jets and Steelers to finish 2013. This year before the wrap-up in Baltimore, the Browns play the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C.
�Looking at the schedule, we�ve said we want to be the toughest team on the field,� Pettine said.
�We�ll get a good taste of our division early on, with three of our first five against the AFC North, which has been for quite some time one of the NFL�s best divisions. We�re building our team to compete in the division, so hopefully we can get off to a good start.�
Only five games for the Browns are against teams that made the playoffs last year, and that includes two against the Bengals � the road game Nov. 6 plus the final home game on Dec. 14 at FirstEnergy Stadium. The others are against the Saints, a home game against the Colts on Dec.� 7 and the road game against the Panthers on Dec. 21.


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UPDATE: Thank you for submitting your votes. Look for the results in the February issue of Game Informer, which hits in early January.
ORIGINAL STORY: From triple-A juggernauts like Grand Theft Auto V and The Last Of Us to indie darlings like Papers, Please and Gone Home, 2013 was jam packed with amazing games. But as they say in Highlander, there can be only one. Now is your chance to weigh in on the 2013 game of the year, as well as pick the best games from your favorite genres.
If you find yourself scrolling through the list and wondering why a particular game isn't included, here is some basic explanation of our requirements. We're only including final games, so no Steam early access alpha builds or betas were given consideration. We also decided against including ports or remastered titles like Diablo III, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, and Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix. One of the tougher calls we had to make is excluding The Wolf Among Us: Episode One – Faith. Given this episode is just the tip of the narrative iceberg, we'd rather hold off judgment until we have the full story arc. Next year the title will be given full consideration for year-end awards, including our popular Top 10 character, moments, and dorks lists found in the magazine.
Voting ends on Monday, December 16, so get your vote in while you can! The readers' picks will be announced later in the month on the website, and featured in the February issue of Game Informer.
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(MCT) — DECATUR — The fate of the Decatur Adult Transition Center and other facilities across the state remains uncertain, despite lawmakers in Springfield working to allot money for their operation.
Gov. Pat Quinn was in Decatur on Tuesday afternoon to speak at Richland Community College on an unrelated capital project for which funds were recently released. After finishing his remarks, the governor made a quick exit and did not speak to reporters or others in attendance.
Quinn cut $56 million from the budget and proposed shutting down several prisons and transitional centers across the state. But the Illinois Senate voted to reject the cuts last week, while the House may still call a bill to restore the money to the budget during its fall veto session this week. However, even if the House does reinstate the money, it would largely be a symbolic message. Quinn would not have to spend the money on prisons or facilities, though he couldn't spend it elsewhere, either.
Students and other local politicians came to Richland to see the governor speak, while dozens of representatives of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union came to send a message to Quinn. As the governor took the podium, AFSCME members brought out signs in support of their workers at the facilities, as well as criticizing Quinn's and other lawmakers' attempts to reform pensions.
Among the protesters was Rick Perkins, who has worked for 33 years as a state employee. Like many there, Perkins came to express his anger at Quinn and other lawmakers who have looked at changing pensions for state employees.
"This is not an entitlement; I worked for this pension," Perkins said. "(Quinn) doesn't want to stand and face us."
The anger at Quinn is nothing new or isolated to certain parts of the state. A poll last week by the liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling found Quinn's approval rating at 25 percent, which is the lowest rating the group has for any governor in the country. Quinn did himself no favors last month when he terminated the AFSCME contract.
Chad Zumwalt, another AFSCME protester at Tuesday's speech, was not surprised by the numbers.
"It's obvious what he's done to get there," Zumwalt said. "He must be proud of that honor."
But Quinn's approval numbers were not high in 2010 either, yet he defeated Dan Hynes in the Democratic primary and Bloomington state Sen. Bill Brady in the general election to win re-election.
Jim Underwood, executive director of the Capital Development Board and chairman of the Macon County Democrats, understands the frustration but said Quinn has done the best he could in a bad situation.
"I support our governor," he said.


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Welcome to our weekly edition of what's hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.
What's New This Week?
Facebook Announces Real-Time Analytics for Social Plugins: This gives Facebook page admins "access to real-time analytics to optimize Like buttons across both your site and on Facebook." It's another little upgrade to help you get more out of your Facebook marketing.
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Only image files are selectable.
Uploading or "picking" a file from Facebook in the context of Filestack means choosing a file and creating a distributable link to that file after that file is copied to a new storage location.
By default, you do not need to configure anything to start uploading Facebook photos, Filestack is ready to go out of the box. When a user logs into their Facebook account from your site, the Filestack company application will show up. You can configure it so that your application shows up instead in order to make a more seamless experience for your customers. So let's get started.
Congratulations! Your custom Facebook application is all set up for use with Filestack!
Facebook Webhooks serve the purpose of notifying users about events that occur in relation to their Filestack account. In your developer portal, you can set one or many urls whose purpose is to receive the messages triggered by specific Filestack events.
These are the three event types that will send messages to your webhook url(s) concerning Facebook:
Filestack Webhooks are configured in the developer portal under Credentials > Webhooks. If you enter your url and select "All", then one entry will be made for each type of Filestack Webhook Event, including the ones for Facebook. To learn more about configuring and receiving webhooks please visit our main webhooks documentation page.
Configuring your server to receive a new webhook is the same as creating any page on your website. If you are using Sinatra, add a new route with the desired URL. In PHP you could create a new .php file on your server. It doesn't need to be complicated. With webhooks, your server is the server receiving the request. You can even use an external service such as RequestBin as shown in the screenshot above.
Webhook data is sent as JSON in the request's body. The full event details are included and can be used directly. The "action" in the JSON is the type of Filestack event that happened, be it a file being uploaded, or simply the Filestack dialog opening.
Filestack will retry sending a webhook 3 times if the first attempt fails. The second attempt to deliver a webhook happens 5 minutes after the first attempt, the third attempt happens after 1 hour, and the final attempt to deliver a webhook happens 12 hours after the first attempt.
Note that for file uploads, both symlinks and files copied with pickAndStore, the "client" field shows the service used.
For conversions, the "provider" shows where the file resides. If the file was stored to Filestack's storage, the provider will be "internal", otherwise it could be "amazon" if the original was stored to S3, or one of the cloud drives Filestack connects to, such as "Facebook" if the link to the file was a symlink.
The following are examples of what the Facebook specific webhook messages include and look like:
{ "action":"fp.upload", "timestamp":1443444905, "id":100946, "text":{ "url":"https://www.filestackapi.com/api/file/WAunDTTqQfCNWwUUyf6n", "client":"Facebook", "type":"image/jpeg", "filename":"1579337399020824.jpg", "size":139154 } }
{ "action":"fp.upload", "timestamp":1443515345, "id":105258, "text":{ "container":"kg_bucket", "url":"https://www.filestackapi.com/api/file/0CpUz9H4QfaX7LwwsgUf", "filename":"Cat_crying_Lolcat.jpg", "client":"Facebook", "key":"EqACdfNRmylz2h1SSYwT_Cat_crying_Lolcat.jpg", "type":"image/jpeg", "size":205354 } }
{ "action": "fp.export", "timestamp": 1444257665, "id": 142447, "text":{ "source": "https://www.filestackapi.com/api/file/qHi4LxRh28IeEBdJcFpw", "client": "Facebook", "filename": "newFiletest.jpg", "created": "https://www.filestackapi.com/api/file/s40jJOQDGVr2T86cgOAe" } }
{ "action":"fp.converse", "timestamp":1435586806, "text":{ "url":"https://www.filestackapi.com/api/file/uydUKAcTSsWB3g5HOsB4/convert?w=102", "link":{ "writeable":true, "mimetype":"image/jpeg", "handle":"uydUKAcTSsWB3g5HOsB4", "url":"filepicker_upload_persist/pHSrbCRqSqeR1wh8USfY_1.jpeg", "created_at":"2015-06-29T13:31:02.204Z", "provider":"Facebook", "app_id":7876, "filename":"1.jpeg", "mongo_id":null, "_metadata":null, "access_tokens":[ ], "is_folder":false, "persist":false, "user_id":null, "id":31968, "size":"111175" } }, "id":109 }


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LOVELAND -- Loveland police surrounded an East Sixth Street home on Saturday afternoon after a man wanted on warrants reportedly refused to come out of the house.
Police were called to the 400 block of East Sixth Street for a welfare check. Nicole Reynolds, 26, was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant but police said that 31-year-old Matthew Reynolds, also wanted on warrants, would not come out of the house. Officers eventually entered the house to make the arrest, and when Reynolds still refused to comply, police used an electronic stun gun to take him into custody, Loveland Police Sgt. Bob Shaffer said.
Matthew Reynolds was evaluated by Thompson Valley Emergency Medical Services but was reportedly uninjured from the stun gun.
He was arrested on two warrants alleging failure to comply with terms of probation and was also charged with resisting arrest and obstructing a police officer.


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Saving an Exception for the Future
Consider the following code. If you pass
-1 to the
square_root() function, it throws an exception that gets seen by the caller.
double square_root(double x) { if(x<0) { throw std::out_of_range("x<0"); } return sqrt(x); }
Now suppose that instead of invoking
square_root() from the current thread, you make an asynchronous call:
std::future<double> f=std::async(square_root,-1); double y=f.get();
It would be ideal if the behavior were exactly the same. And in fact it is. If the function call invoked as part of
std::async throws an exception, the exception is stored in the future in place of a stored value, the future becomes ready, and a call to
get() throws the stored exception again. (Note: The standard leaves it unspecified whether it is the original exception object that is rethrown or a copy; different compilers and libraries make different choices on this matter.)
The same happens if you wrap the function in a
std::packaged_task if the wrapped function throws an exception, the exception is stored in the future in place of the result.
std::promise provides the same facility, with an explicit function call. If you wish to store an exception rather than a value, you call the
set_exception() member function rather than
set_value(). This would typically be used in a catch block for an exception thrown as part of the algorithm, to populate the promise with that exception:
extern std::promise<double> some_promise; try { some_promise.set_value(calculate_value()); } catch(...) { some_promise.set_exception(std::current_exception()); }
This code uses
std::current_exception() to retrieve the thrown exception: the alternative would be to use
std::copy_exception() to store a new exception directly without throwing it:
some_promise.set_exception(std::copy_exception(std::logic_error("foo ")));
This is much cleaner than using a try/catch block if the type of the exception is known, and it should be used in preference. Not only does it simplify the code, but it also gives the compiler more opportunities to optimize your code.
Another way to store an exception in a future is to destroy the
std::promise or
std::packaged_task associated with the future without calling the set functions on the promise or invoking the packaged task. In either case, the destructor of the
std::promise or
std::packaged_task will store a
std::future_error exception with an error code of
std::future_errc::broken_promise in the associated state. When you create a future you make a promise to provide a value or exception, and by destroying the source of that value or exception without providing one, you break that promise. If the compiler didn't store anything in the future in this case, waiting threads could potentially wait forever.
Up until now, all of the examples have used
std::future. However,
std::future has its limitations, not the least of which is that only one thread can wait for the result. If you need to wait for the same event from more than one thread, then you need to use
std::shared_future instead.
Waiting from Multiple Threads
std::future handles all the synchronization necessary to transfer data from one thread to another, calls to the member functions of a particular
std::future instance are not synchronized with each other. If you access a single
std::future object from multiple threads without additional synchronization, then you have a data race and undefined behavior. This is by design:
std::future models unique ownership of the asynchronous result, and the one-shot nature of
get() makes such concurrent access pointless anyway only one thread can retrieve the value because after the first call to
get() there's no value left to retrieve.
If the design of your concurrent application requires that multiple threads can wait for the same event, then don't despair;
std::shared_future allows exactly that. While
std::future is only movable, so ownership can be transferred among instances but only one instance can refer to a particular asynchronous result at a time,
std::shared_future instances are copyable, so you can have multiple objects referring to the same associated state.
Now, with
std::shared_future, member functions on an individual object are still unsynchronized, so to avoid data races when accessing a single object from multiple threads, you must protect accesses with a lock. The preferred method is to copy the object, giving each thread access to its own copy. Accesses to the shared asynchronous state from multiple threads are safe if each thread accesses that state through its own
std::shared_future object.
One potential use of
std::shared_future is for implementing parallel execution of something akin to a complex spreadsheet. Each cell has a single final value that may be used by formulas in other cells. The formulas for calculating the results of the dependent cells can use a
std::shared_future to reference the first cell. If all the formulas for the individual cells are executed in parallel, tasks that can proceed to completion will do so, while those that depend on others will block until their dependencies are ready. This allows the system to make maximum use of available hardware concurrency.
Instances of
std::shared_future that reference a particular asynchronous state are constructed from instances of
std::future that reference that state. Since
std::future objects don't share ownership of the asynchronous state with other objects, ownership must be transferred into
std::shared_future using
std::move, leaving
std::future in an empty state, as if it had been default-constructed:
std::promise<int> p; std::future<int> f(p.get_future()); assert(f.valid()); //The future f is valid std::shared_future<int> sf(std::move(f)); assert(!f.valid()); //f is no longer valid assert(sf.valid()); //sf is now valid
Here, the future
f is initially valid because it refers to the asynchronous state of the promise
p. After transferring the state to
f is no longer valid, but
sf is.
The transfer of ownership is implicit for rvalues, so you can construct a
std::shared_future directly from the return value of the
get_future() member function of a
std::promise object. For example:
std::promise<std::string> p; std::shared_future<std::string> sf(p.get_future()); // implicit transfer of ownership
Here, the transfer of ownership is implicit. The
std::shared_future<> is constructed from an rvalue of type
std::future has an additional feature to ease the use of
std::shared_future with the new facility for automatically deducing the type of a variable from its initializer.
std::future's share() member function creates a new
std::shared_future and transfers ownership to it directly. This can save a lot of typing and make code easier to change:
std::promise<std::map<SomeIndexType, SomeDataType, SomeComparator, SomeAllocator>::iterator> p; auto sf=p.get_future().share();
In this case, the type of sf is deduced to be
std::shared_future<std::map< SomeIndexType, SomeDataType, SomeComparator, SomeAllocator>::iterator>, which is rather a mouthful. If the comparator or allocator is changed, then you need to change only the type of the promise; the type of the future is automatically updated to match.
Synchronizing operations among threads is an important part of writing an application that uses concurrency. If there is no synchronization, after all, the threads might as well be written as separate applications. There are many design strategies and language features to help manage synchronization. I hope this article will inspire you to consider futures when you choose among them.
Anthony Williams is a UK-based developer and consultant. He has been the maintainer of the Boost Thread library since 2006, and is the developer of the
just::thread implementation of the C++11 thread library from Just Software Solutions Ltd. This article is adapted from material that appears in his book, C++ Concurrency in Action: Practical Multithreading (Manning Publications, 2012).


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IT has access to everything and should read nothing. The content is just that, content. It doesn't matter
That wasn't the question. What do you do when you did read something inadvertently? You can't unread "Irregularities in the pension fund". Do you pretend that you don't know? What if it's something illegal / against company policy / unethical?
Does your country have laws protecting corporate whistle-blowers?
It's a lot easier to defend your position if it's the FBI asking you to make surreptitious copies of documents, after they called you following an "anonymous" tip-off...
Your best bet is to "forget" you read it; never acknowledge that you saw it, and assume the best.
For example, just because someone wrote about supposed "irregularities in the pension fund"; doesn't mean there are irregularities in the pension fund, it may just be some ignorant person spouting out / jumping to wrong conclusions.
There are also paranoid folks who will say such things, until it's proven that no, there was just some minor typographical mistake and everything's fine.
Just like when a person tells you "I turned off the firewall," but it still gave me the error message. Doesn't mean they managed to break into the server room and replace the corporate firewall with a closed circuit ------ they haven't a clue what they just said.
I have designed, built, tested, audited, and supported security compliant environments for over 2 decades. A decade at a DOD site, and about the same time afterwards with PCI and HIPPA compliance. In many cases, you need to report seeing things you are not supposed to see. "Forget" is illegal in many cases, so claiming it's a viable answer is dangerous.
That said, from TFA it does not appear to be a legal issue here. Just warning that it's not good advice in general.
The biggest single thing to put into your debugging arsenal is test data. Need to debug mail, send test mail. Need to test encryption/decryption, make dummy files to encrypt and test. A user can't do something, provide them test data to work with that you know is clean. A user has a display problem, have them bring up the application with NO data loaded. These are extra steps, but worthwhile steps. If users complain about loading test data explain it to them.
The second biggest thing for you to have handy is a big dose of honesty. If you open something confidential, make sure that someone knows you saw it (you report to someone as an IT professional, even if it's the CEO directly). If you have to access a users desktop, ask them to watch and make sure you don't open a file that they may not want you to see. If you have to open something you know is sensitive, get permission first (preferably in writing).
There are surely exceptions (Edward Snowden), but that's a much longer discussion. Sysadmins by nature have access to more than any single person in the company. Good sysadmins don't flaunt or take advantage of that fact.
I don't see how ignoring is a hard thing.
I've had access to countless mailboxes, confidential files, and sat down at executive's computers to fix problems. The magic secret is, don't read it. If someone's mail isn't working, so I repair the problem and check it, I see that there are words. I don't read the words. It's nothing more than a passing glance.
When I have been specifically (and legally) tasked with reading email, I can say that it is amazingly boring.
Usually, just as you said, if I'm testin
You ignore it. Don't think about, don't gossip it around, pretend you did not see anything.
And start looking for another position if warranted.
Exactly. You are not an enforcer. You will always get to see things like that with enough access, just too many human beings are scum. But unless you have the power to do bad things to people (and you want to do that), walk away.
That wasn't the question. What do you do when you did read something inadvertently? You can't unread "Irregularities in the pension fund". Do you pretend that you don't know? What if it's something illegal / against company policy / unethical?
We used to call it 'being trustworthy'. Not sure what the term is today.
People need to know that they can rely on you under pretty much any circumstances, otherwise they'll stop calling and you won't be able to do your job. That means ignoring pretty much everything.
I say pretty much, because there is a line past which you cannot remain silent. For me, it was child pornography on a customer's computer. I called the police and handed over the equipment.
This was in a small town, and it ruined my life, by the way. The owner of the computer was a prominent citizen who immediately accused me of planting the material, then began a slur campaign against me. The town, as the saying goes, wasn't big enough for the both of us. After more than a year of this, I had to leave. I'd lost my job, and I'd lost half my friends.
Some time later, I ran into an acquaintance from that town in an airport. His first bit of news that that the kiddie diddler had finally been convicted. His own smear campaign finally had the effect of bringing three adult victims of his out. They testified against him and put him away. The lesson I learned is that, sometimes, there is justice in this world. But it doesn't come free.
So yes, you need to be - and you need to be seen to be - completely, implicitly trustworthy. How you do it is simple enough: Always be there, never be seen to be part of the gossip. Be open and obvious about everything you do, and never, ever work in someone's office with the door closed. Equally, though, you need to be seen to be the kind of person who will do the right thing. That's a little harder to do and, as I've recounted, sometimes comes at a cost.
As a sysadmin, there isn't the option of doing things the wrong way. Your job security and salary actually depend on you knowing "the right way", especially when everybody want to cut corners. This is why you always make sure you speak your mind, and if still the managers and leadership wants to do it their ass-backwards way, you get to say "I told you so".
After a few years, most of the good ones will start listening to you, even if you're totally fresh in the role. THIS is why you never just bow your head
As you don't know the details you simply stop reading. There could be any number of "irregularities in the pension fund", maybe a transaction was reversed or a simple typo, it happens all the time. Unless you continue reading to know the full details such a headline means nothing. In reality pretty much no matter what you accidentally read, most "small snippets" are almost never accurate towards the full content.
If I don't know any further details, I'll take it as if it were the best case scenario and someone found some irregularities and is fixing it. Irregularities doesn't mean something illegal happened, there are plenty of ways to siphon money out of a fund that don't break the law, that's what accountants are supposed to know and fix.
If something is blatantly illegal, follow the corporate policy and report as necessary to superiors and if that fails or is not feasible, authorities. Remain as anonymous as possi
Don't ever use that information (except to decide to resign your position _without_ giving honest reasons). While the moral thing might be to act on it, the practical thing is that you do not have the position/role to do so and it will always be to your detriment.
I prefer the term "professionally disinterested".
If it is NOT evidence of a crime then you ignore it. Or you use that knowledge to avoid finding out anything more about the topic.
If you have any questions then you bring those questions to HR.
In my career I've had access to everything from HR data, payroll, ethics/legal investigations, etc... never really looked at it other than the few times I commented to the programming teams about them having debugging on in their code (in production), potentially spitting out private/sensitive information into the logs, etc (one time one team had company CC#'s with names, SSNs, etc). It is what it is - I just inform them they shouldn't do that, but don't really pay any attention to it.
I have never, even th
why the fuck are you asking here, of all places, about office etiquette? haven't you noticed that over half of the people here are bitter, miserable burnouts and misfits?
are you also asking on the christian abstinence forums about finding prostitutes?
I treat everyone's email the same: I don't read it. I may see subject lines but I don't see the technical reason requiring you to read them. If it's a temptation, might want to re-evaluate your own professionalism.
The same with politics and gossip: keep it to yourself; do not participate. If asked a question, smile and decline to comment. Be polite and cordial but trust no one.
Basically: do your job and stfu.
I treat everyone's email the same: I don't read it. I may see subject lines but I don't see the technical reason requiring you to read them.
What happens when you get a request from management to help them identify/bring to their attention people potentially 'abusing' the e-mail system, such as by e-mailing sensitive information out of the organization, or by identifying employee(s) sending e-mail that are obscene, abusive, harrassing, or contain inappropriate language?
I treat everyone's email the same: I don't read it. I may see subject lines but I don't see the technical reason requiring you to read them.
What happens when you get a request from management to help them identify/bring to their attention people potentially 'abusing' the e-mail system, such as by e-mailing sensitive information out of the organization, or by identifying employee(s) sending e-mail that are obscene, abusive, harrassing, or contain inappropriate language?
That's an official request from management and is part of your job at that point even if it wasn't before. Inform HR of what you've been asked to do and if there's a conflict let them hash it out. Document everything and keep a personal copy of the documentation in a safe offline place. If you get fired for doing your job you either have enough documentation to take legal action (if you can afford it) or enough to clear your name if it becomes necessary.
Don't just decline to comment, that's far to open to interpretation.
Play dumb instead.
Always remember that you are dealing, in your case where your internal customers are not IT savvy, that there is a reason why we refer to them as lusers:
If I ever hear any IT professional at a place where I work referring to end users as "lusers", I can promise you that the shit will hit the fan.
Local user, you twit. It doesn't mean 'loser'.
The fact that the end users tend to look at IT as utterly useless except when something goes wrong, in which case it should have been fixed and prevented from going wrong even when it was the end user's fault, does however tend to promote such an attitude. But the IT guys would have to be idiots to use that term openly.
My aren't we feeling superior today.
BS. the term 'luser' is specifically juvenile IT people thinking that they are being witty. They are not, and the.
And how! The real term is "looser.'
Everyone who has worked in end-user support thinks of lusers. Some of them say it, some have the social awareness not to utter the word, but they all think it or something to that effect. There are websites devoted to swapping stories of luser ignorance.
My personal favorite is the user I met who used to manage all her documents by running word, going to save-as and dragging files around in the little save dialog, right-clicking to make folders and delete things. In her years of using a computer, she never f
Everyone who has worked in end-user support thinks of lusers. Some of them say it, some have the social awareness not to utter the word, but they all think it or something to that effect. There are websites devoted to swapping stories of luser ignorance.
My personal favorite is the user I met who used to manage all her documents by running word, going to save-as and dragging files around in the little save dialog, right-clicking to make folders and delete things. In her years of using a computer, she never figured out that you could go to start->documents.
Either we've met the same person, or that method is now taught in college.
or that method is now taught in college
Seems frequent enough. I've had to populate desktops with icons for people who seem scared of the "start" menu.
Read the System Administrators' Code of Ethics [usenix.org] and take it to heart. Even if your job title doesn't include the words "system" or "administrator."
It's actually pretty easy to ignore the content of an email if you're focused on the email delivery process (mail server logs, the headers of forged/spam mails, things like that). Similarly, if you're doing FTP hosting or file drops for customers, you rarely need to dig into the content of the files themselves to troubleshoot upload/download problems. There are rarely reasons to dig into the content of whatever you're working on. It does come up, if (for instance) some piece of email has wacky malformed content that keep crashing the mail client, but IME those situations are uncommon.
I used to work at a mom-and-pop ISP, in a small town. Our customers included the local police and fire departments, City Hall, and most of the larger law offices and accountants' offices. Since we provided email and Web hosting (among other services), I certainly could have made some locals' lives very interesting. Hell, I had access to the email of everyone in my company, including that of the owners to whom I reported. I'll admit to having been tempted once or twice, but I'm proud to say I never abused my privilege.
I prefer to avoid seeing (or at least actually reading and comprehending) stuff on other people's PCs. Not just for legal liabilities and such, but there are some things they might be emailing about that are perfectly legal but might send me running for the brain bleach. I'd rather avoid that and the subsequent awkwardness.
Whether I'm working in IT or another area, I try to ignore what is on people's screens. I consider this a simple matter of manners, not an IT issue. You don't read over other people's sholders, do you? Do you feel the need to act on every piece of overheard gossip or twitter/facebook post? Dealing with other people's computers should be treated much the same way you treat overheard snippets of conversation on the street. Ignore it and move on.
You can never ignore office politics. You don't have to play the game actively, but you do need to be aware of what's going on around you, who is in what camp, what the major conflicts are. You have to cross battle lines regularly to do your job; you can't afford to be seen as a member of the 'enemy camp' by *anyone*.
As an IT guy you need people to trust you, which means you need to be ethical. If you see something you shouldn't know, don't go chattering about it.That kind of thing does get around, and you'll lose trust instantly.
Nothing's stopping you from making personal career decisions based on the information that you come across in your daily work. For instance, if you see that the company is about to be liquidated and you don't want to be around for the mess, by all means polish your resume and start interviewing. Just don't assume that just because you saw something you have the whole picture. You could end up feeling stupid when the private email you saw turns out to be a deliberate test of your trustworthiness. It does happen.
Keep your mouth shut about the things you see. Look after your career and reputation. Be aware of politics, but abstain from participating wherever possible. After a few years when you have trust and credibility, you can consider climbing the ladder a bit and playing the game - you'll have capital to spend.
In IT we have access to everything and that means that our trust and integrity means everything. We will see things that are very personal, we will know things that are very sensitive, and people will trust us.
If they question our integrity, our trust worthiness, or even our respect for authority then we lose our value to the organization. Once they start to question that, then you won't be able to get it back.
But if you maintain high standards in IT and gain absolute trust from your coworkers and administr
> As an IT guy you need people to trust you, which means you need to be ethical.
You need to _appear_ to be ethical to gain trust of co-workers, and to improve your position. I'm afraid to say that this is orthogonal to doing a good job at IT. It's often much, much easier and safer to appear trustworthy by being clear, honest, and open. It reduces the complexities of maintaining various approaches to various people.
But don't mistake such approaches with technical competence or business success.
As an IT professional, you will have access to data that regular employees don't. You keep your mouth shut and you don't snoop. Period. You only look at as much as you have to diagnose and fix problems; the details are irrelevant.
It's called "being professional."
Think of it as the equivalent of lawyer-client or doctor-patient relationships.
Never get involved with reading others' emails, documents, etc., that you are not required to be privy to.
Never ever let the temptation allow you to see others' performance reviews, salaries, politics. I've seen how it leads to telling someone else and then they become the go to person for information. And if the information is bad and they didn't share it, even though they had no idea, well, they didnt' say that there was a problem, the @$$#013! Hell, I've seen someone with access to the HR database pull up salaries of EVERYONE and share it out. "Oh, can you tell me how much Jason Mcboogerhead is making? What?!? I'm making $1k less?! WTF, time to march off to the manager!!!" [A manager who was stunned at the level of knowledge! AFAIK, no info was given out about how the salary info was found. I found out later when it was offered to me.]
Ignore any overheard conversations, it'll only be a couple of people talking, who knows the truth and what really is going on? You must throw out any info you "accidentally" pick up too. The obvious is the missing context of the info. As a manager, I've had other directors and managers openly talk about staffing, budget, bonuses, performance or lack thereof, in front of me. In all cases I threw away what I heard, after all, all I'm hearing is a snippet of a longer discussion. It's not my business to try to save John's job if he's pissed someone off, so I'm better off not worrying about it.
Sometimes I received a list of users to be locked out of their accounts. The only reasons to receive such a list is that they are being laid-off/let-go or in a heap of trouble. I never shared such a list with anyone. It was given to me, as a manager, in confidence. Keep that confidence. Even after the firing, I still didn't tell anyone, there's no point or net positive to be gained.
In another instance I was at a company that changed their HR such that you logged into a page, and it told you your salary, OT rates, etc. You could print your confirmation of employment for loans and such there too. But there was a bug. This bug allowed me to view everyone's salary, their bank account info and some other stuff in a nice neat chart. I immediately picked up the phone and called head office IT Security and talked them through the bug. They fixed it, phoned me back to test with me on the phone, thanked me and sent off a thank you cc'd to my manager, director, etc., praising my immediate response and "help" in fixing it.
What I didn't do was say, "Hey everybody, look at this!" and print it off, etc. Nor did I read further than a few lines and then remove it from my screen. To this day, I run into some of the higher-ups from then from time to time, they still remember me, who I was, only because of that email and that to them I was trustworthy.
It's not up to you to solve office politics, who said what to whom, or anything else. You are there to do IT. So do it and maintain your dignity and professionalism and just don't even think of looking.
You, and hopefully everyone else, will hopefully see that you are in a position of trust. You are trusted by many to keep secrets. If you can do that, it only helps your reputation. If someone can actually say you are trustworthy in your IT job then you've accomplished a lot and it only helps down the road when you want to switch jobs.
Just for fun, answer this question and quickly move on to reading the rest of my post. Explanation at the end.
"HOW MANY animals of EACH KIND did Moses take on the Ark?"
The mind is a dangerous thing when presented with incomplete information -- it just extrapolates it, sometimes even substituting the incomplete original version with the extrapolated raw version. You might *think* you saw something noteworthy, but it was only your mind showing you a rabbit on the moon.
This is one of the chief values of privac
If you were not officially told then ignore it.
Don't backstab anyone. Don't read anything without permission. Don't get involved in anyone's infighting. Do your best to help all your customers, even if they are trying to undermine you. Play politics only as much as you have to, people will try to play you. You have to be aware of it and respond tactfully.
Your duty to report serious criminality overrides these rules. Your duty to report gross immorality may override these rules, you have to decide that one b
Typically, there is no duty to to report serious crimes or any crimes at all, except for police officers. (They are not human beings in that regard, just functional elements. Their personal morality has been removed.) Some limitations apply, especially in states with fascistic tendencies. But there basically is no way to commit a serious crime via email or files, so in most cases you have zero obligations to report anything even if you know. Of course, it is better not to know ad the very act of snooping co
Other animals that IT personnel may impersonate include canaries and guinea pigs.
First, I wouldn't say a "50ish" people company is "mid-sized"
I can only speak for myself- I can and do see things that are confidential. It is pretty much impossible for me not to. I deal with it by focusing only on my work. Most of the time I don't even really "see" what it is I am looking at... intentionally glancing away or closing things that are not part of the scope of my assistance. Unfortunately that doesn't always work and am exposed to things that get "
Well most of us are introverts, maybe thats why we end up with these roles. So yes.
Don't read it even if you inadvertently see it. Don't repeat things you may have overheard or seen. Testicles, Spectacles, Wallet and Watch all apply.
There is a lot of good advice here, so let me add a cautionary tale. I used to work for a local government as their "computer guy". I got a call from a user who was unable to watch some video he had on a thumb drive. As part of diagnosing the problem, I logged in to his computer using my own account, copied the contents of the thumb drive to the hard disk, and played it from there. It turned out that playing the video worked from the hard drive and the rear USB connector, but not from the fr
The problem with reading an e-mail that's incriminating is that it may be out of context. If you do not have the knowledge required to fully understand the implications of the data, then there really is nothing you can do.
For example, at one job I have access to medical files, but I am not the doctor treating the patient and I am not in a position to judge anything about a patient no matter what information I might see. A man could be prescribed Viagra because of a heart condition, or a woman the pill bec
Option 1) The FDA approves it, you make a fortune, and the SEC immediately starts breathing down your neck.
It's ok, Martha, I still think they just like persecuting individuals instead of corporations. Plus I continue to use your decorating tips.
In my field, education, it's quite common for the IT guy to be the one with absolute access to more things than anyone else. Nobody else, not even the data-protection officer, or the people on the senior management team, or the people ultimately in charge of the school (the heads and governors) has as much access to information as the IT guy.
Senior-management team files, HR databases, etc. are part and parcel of the job. The web filter logs are generally very revealing and, hence, why I anonymise them by default (Usually squid logs - which only contain source IP addresses, which can only be correlated to a machine using the DHCP logs, which can only be correlated to a user using the Windows event logs on the AD servers - NOT something you can do accidentally, but also allows you to analyse, spot trends and find dodgy things without immediately revealing the source. When I come upon something that worries me, I go to my boss, ask permission to de-anonymise those records, provide them with my results. I've had to do it a couple of times and it turned out to be nothing, but I've also worked with colleagues who've spotted a paedophile on the staff that way and got them prosecuted).
Despite all that data access, tou don't look. It's that simple. If I'm asked to work on a confidential file or database, that's what you do. It's just data. What you see is just numbers and letters and then forgotten. You do not dig. Not only are there alerts and warnings for digging into certain things (and I don't want to KNOW what triggers those alerts or warnings necessarily, but I know that they are in place on the MIS databases, for example - I only trigger them when it's been part of my job to go into that part of the databases), but it's a matter of professionalism.
If I become "exposed" to salary details, or witness protection details (children in schools rarely have as simple a home life as they might at first appear to have), or that some child's father is a Colonel in the Army who's asked for his address details to be maintained private, or whatever... that's what you do. You're not there to suck up data, you just treat it like anything else and move on.
If I suspect illegal activity - there's a lot of activity you CANNOT ignore in a school - I'd go through the proper channels and report it however I'm supposed to. It came up as part of my job, it's not like I was snooping for it.
I *STILL*, fifteen years into my career, look away when I ask people to set their passwords. I don't WANT to know. I want the deniability if someone gets into their account to say "There is no way I could know their password, without triggering a reset of their account, which would lock them out and inform them immediately anyway". My boss keeps trying to tell me his password "to save time". I don't want it. With it, I could - in theory - change my own salary, or modify any amount of details. Chances are it would get picked up eventually but if you were clever enough, you could get away with an awful lot very quickly, or very discretely.
Hence, I don't WANT to know those things. I choose to forget them, unless there is a reason to immediately report them. I suggest you get into the habit of doing the same.
Long, long ago, early in my career, I spent about fifteen years in the non-profit sector.
You don't ignore office politics, but you don't take sides either unless there is a crisis brewing -- something illegal, highly unethical, or financially dangerous. When you work in IT, you're in a "support" position, rather than a "line" position. Your job is to support. So when there's a big pissing match between two line functions, your job is to support *both* sides.
Often this means documenting business processes that sort of evolved via the lava flow antipattern; 50ish is the size where things start to get out of hand, because it's the size where the amateurishly hacked-together processes that keep the organization running start to break down because everyone can't be aware of everything that's going on in detail, in real-time. Make it your business to understand what business systems (not necessarily computer systems) *accomplish*. That puts you in a position to offer a third way, the one that emerges as obvious to everyone once somebody has figured out what's actually going on.
It's supposedly hard to implement changes in non-profits because of the consensus-driven decision making processes, but I found that I could make that process work for me. Lack of understanding is a vacuum; presented with a clear picture people usually line up behind the obvious solution quickly. But you do have to do your homework. Never surprise anyone with anything in a meeting. Bring people up to speed with things you're going to say about their work *before* the meeting so they don't feel blind-sided.
In a crisis be prepared to do the right thing. If you're in a non-profit they're paying you below market rates, so you can do better elsewhere. There is no call for getting yourself sucked into something that offends your self-respect. I resigned one job because my superior (the COO) was doing things that were financially reckless and improper (spending without proper authorization). I informed the CEO in my exit interview. That was my solution to the problem of not getting drawn into a persistent pattern of dysfunction.
When you handle sensitive information, just ask yourself what is the professional thing to do? Be discreet. Resist the temptation to peek at data, and when you *do* accidentally learn something you're not supposed to know, disclose that to the responsible parties. Be trustworthy, and present a trustworthy face.
Finally, don't let them pay you far below the market rate for your services, and expect a really good benefits package, including 1.5x to 2x the vacation you'd get in a for-profit. Insist on the respect due a professional. Non-profits are full of young people who haven't learned that the IT guy isn't there to be kicked around when they're frustrated, and the fact that you're in a support position rather than a more glamorous line position doesn't make your work any less important.
As an IT worker, your job is to see that the company assets you are assigned are functional and delivering proper service to end users.
It is NOT your job to audit the company's books.
It is NOT your job to Big Brother company e-mail (unless it is).
It is NOT your job to run the company.
It is NOT your job to set business policy for the company.
This is what they have financial wonks, sales wonks and managerial types for.
You never know when something you see "accidentally" is:
A) Blown out of proportion
B) A test
If a secretary with no professional qualifications can take minutes in a senior management meeting and maintain confidentiality about what was said there's no reason you, as a theoretically highly-educated IT worker, can't do the same about the content of emails you happen to read in the course of doing your job.
I started out all full of piss and vinegar and eventually learned to relax.
You will only make enemies if you play politics. Only play in politics that involve you directly. Let everything else go. It's not your job to know it though you have the ability to. You won't be faulted for not disclosing something that your privileges allowed you to know, but declined to know.
Be everyone's friend. I made friends and gained people's trust by being fair. They told me even more. I could go around uninstalling their games and stuff... But I didn't because it's just piss them off. So I just told them I saw the game and if something starts behaving weirdly, I'm going to blame the game first, and that they should uninstall it before I came back. That seemed to be enough to cover my ass in the event someone else found it and reported it to the head of IT. It kept me from making enemies. Exercising restraint is the key to success. If no one likes you, they won't put in the good word.
I was the IT manager of a hospital. The HIPAA rules apply. You can't repeat what you hear and you can't read what you weren't supposed to see. Seriously, learn to not even focus your eyes on private information. However, there is nothing wrong with using what you hear to help you make decisions about what you should do, such as leaving a business that is in financial trouble or setting aside some server space for that expansion someone is planning but didn't think to consult with IT about.
Even if it is criminal (or rather looks criminal), look the other way. You are not a cop. Except for rare exceptions in some fascistoid states, you are not required to report crimes. If you think you need to report something, consult a lawyer first. Really, do it, and not the company lawyer. Pay for one yourself.
Anything you learn during the course of your duties should never be discussed. What you learn around the coffee machine should be not talked about either lest people jump to the wrong conclusion.
You can pretty much ignore everything around you that doesn't violate company policies. Except child pornography. I did a PC refresh project at a local hospital when my coworker came across child pornography on a workstation. He reported it to our supervisor. Together they reported it security. They each had separate meetings with the security chief and the hospital attorney.
The worker -- a high-level administrator -- freaked out when he didn't get a new computer and his old computer sat on his desk without
I remember the first time an employer realized that I had access to everything . She froze for a few seconds while she processed the idea, shrugged, and went on with her request.
You're going to learn things you don't want to know and see things people don't expect you to see. My least favorite experience was someone who had an email stuck in their outbox. "Subject Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: My widdle wuvvy bear From: Not His Wife" And thank you so much, preview line, for confirming the content. So, with a s
We have the same job and I've been at it 18 years.
The first thing to bring up to management is a Technology Administration Policy.
In there provide the expectations of the Firm, and include any prohibitions regarding use of social media, games, personal email accounts, and other productivity-related issues.
State that all of the Firm's technology, and the products of that technology (documents, spreadsheets, emails, etc.) are owned by the Firm and WILL be inspected as management directs.
In the Policy inform all employees that they are to report violations, or suspected violations of the Technology Administration Policy to you.
There are other issues you can cover in there like password rules, prohibitions for using business email for personal use. Get management to work with you so everybody's on board.
Here's some other stuff:
Don't snoop. Ever. Tell management point blank that you are not snooping, and will not snoop unless management tells you to. When they tell you to take a look-see, especially if they are concerned about abuse of one person, snoop and report on several others. This covers you and management later, if questioned.
For some systems like financials, payroll, time card, etc. tell management you don't want entry passwords. You'll work with the individuals responsible for those systems and have those operators log in for you and THEN do your work.
If something odd happens in there, you want to be the first eliminated.
I see stuff I shouldn't a lot. If it's a violation on the part of a co-worker, I work it out with them. You want to have a good working relationship with all of your people. If they fight you, remind them that they are actually fighting the Firm. If things get nasty, take them to management.
When I see stuff I'm not supposed to on management computers, I just keep my mouth shut. NEVER gossip about that stuff. It WILL get back to the wrong people.
Your job and mine are atypical in that everyone is our boss. Make recommendations via email so you have a trail and let management do informed risk assessment. Remember that you are on the wrong side of the ledger. You are a cost center. Most times when you meet with management, it will be about spending money. That means everyone in the Firm will have to swim a little harder.
Make life easier for yourself by adopting the right attitude BEFORE you make contact with a coworker: They are absolutely right, and you agree with them. You are on their side, always. It's not you vs them. It's you and them vs the problem.
Last tip: You're gonna get yelled at. People have apologized to me afterwards. I tell them it's OK. I understand. I'm the guy to yell at because I'm the only one who will fix it, "
If you and I are professional, we will get past each incident without anyone getting pissed.
Good luck.
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Does This Make Me Look Fat?
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Found in "Hints for Painters, Decorators, and Paper-Hangers" by "An Old Hand." Published by The Inustrial Publication Company, 1882
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- MrCachet said...
LOL. Ask me no questions...
- May 17, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- jociegal said...
Looks like an interesting book!
- May 17, 2011 at 7:27 PM
- The English Teacher said...
Hilarious title for this pic. :)
- May 17, 2011 at 8:14 PM
- Tricia said...
At first I thought it said "Prepared with Special Reference to the wants of Americans" - but now I see that it's *amateurs*
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Happiness is freshly washed sheets, a cool night and quietness.
When Bo, who cannot hardly meow but who can purr like a diesel, gets in bed with me in the morning and croons at me. It's sort of a meow forced through a purr, and it is the Morning Fat Cat Song, and it starts every day off right.
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BOLINGBROOK – A Bolingbrook man is in critical condition after his motorcycle collided with a minivan Tuesday night, according to the Bolingbrook Police Department.
A 20-year-old Bolingbrook man was traveling southbound on Route 53 when his Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a Toyota minivan about 9:52 p.m. Tuesday, according to police.
The 50-year-old female minivan driver was traveling north on Route 53, attempting to turn left onto Boughton Road when the collision occurred, police said.
The male was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital, according to Bolingbrook Police Lt. Mike Rompa. He sustained severe, internal injuries and remains in critical condition, Rompa said Wednesday morning.
No additional injuries were reported, according to police.
The Bolingbrook Police Traffic Division is currently investigating the crash and closed the intersection for several hours, finally re-opening the area to normal traffic about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, police said.


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With a Roboenza pandemic apparently sweeping the globe and turning robots violent, it's up to Mega Man or Proto Man to save the world--and their housekeeping female counterpart Roll.
The trailer also reveals the 'Easy Mode,' which Capcom says "will allow more fans to indulge in the challenges that make the series great" and seemingly simplifies jumping puzzles. 'Mega Man Challenges' meanwhile will apparently "allow players to practice their skills and prepare for the hair-raising adventures ahead of them."
Mega Man 10 will hit Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in March. There's no word on pricing yet, though the similar Mega Man 9 cost $10.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
The following is the first in a short series of responses by Israeli Messianic Jewish leaders to a problematic video produced by Bethlehem Bible College regarding this summer's Gaza war.
Bishara Awad (pictured), founder and former president of Bethlehem Bible College, opens this video with a stark announcement: "There is a church of Jesus Christ here in this land and that church is the Palestinian church." He then warns his American Christian audience that without their help, "the church will disappear from this part of the world."
Awad's comments lay the theological basis for the highly political message of this short video. According to Awad, only the "Palestinian church" has the right to receive the support of American Christians in the west, because they alone are the "Church of Jesus Christ" in this land. In one sentence, Awad has declared the Body of Messiah "judenrein" ("free of Jews"), even as Hamas has declared its intent to purge "Palestine" of its Jewish inhabitants. Awad and Hamas have a shared theology of Replacement: Palestinians replace the Jews, whether in the community of faith or in the community of nations.
Awad's exclusion of the Messianic Jewish Community (numbering 10-15,000) from the Body of Messiah in the Land is used to perpetuate the lie that the Arab-Israeli conflict is "a war of the Jews against the Christians," which therefore demands the political intervention of the Christian world on behalf of their beleaguered Palestinian brethren. In fact, nominal Christians (almost all being Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox) make up less than 2% of the total Palestinian Arab population. The overwhelming majority are Muslims, many of whom support jihadist terrorist (aka "resistance") movements like Hamas.
It is therefore not surprising to hear a later interviewee declare, "We have been under Israeli occupation for 65 years"; that is, since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. For the producers of this video, liberation from "the Occupation" can only be accomplished by the destruction of Israel, reversing the "nakba" or catastrophe which befell Israel's enemies when they failed in their attempted "infanticide" of the new-born Jewish state.
Rather than using their media department to produce evangelistic and discipleship materials, BBC has 'unequally yoked' itself to an Islamic political program, becoming the Christian "face" of what is at its root an anti-Christian, anti-Semitic jihadist movement. Although Awad begins with a plea for "help...prayer...love" for the sake of the "church", his true goal has nothing to do with lofty spiritual principles. Instead the repeated chorus of this video is "to make big pressures in the United States", "to push their governments", and to "lobby your congressmen, senators, and your president."
Bethlehem Bible College, through its sponsorship of the Christ at the Checkpoint conferences, claims to be a force for "peace, justice, and reconciliation" for the sake of the "Kingdom of God." They seek to recruit Messianic Jews into this movement, claiming that they are both "pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel." Such claims run aground on the reefs of their violent rhetoric, as evidenced in this video: "The suffering is going to be extended to their [the Israelis] land if they keep going.... This is not a war, it is a genocide."
Even children are exploited for the sake of the cause, to recite the same twisted, one-sided litany that Hamas spokesmen have repeated daily to western reporters: "Enough support for Israel! This support is destroying Gaza using illegal bombs and hitting hospitals and schools and shelters and destroying Gaza and its people."
If this is the gospel of Bethlehem "Bible" College, it is "a different gospel" (Galatians 1:6), not worthy of the One whom they claim to serve.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks traded mostly lower Wednesday, coming off two sessions of gains as the broader market also faltered.
Among the few gainers, shares of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. COG, -2.65% rose 1.9%.
Late Tuesday, the company said it reached a production milestone: gross output in the Marcellus Shale surpassed 1 billion cubic feet a day.
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Production will vary day to day due to field logistics, but management's "baseline for production has moved significantly higher and we will work to build on this throughout 2013," Cabot said in a statement.
Output has exceeded the company's 2012 production-rate projections, offered when the company announced its third-quarter results, Simmons & Co. said in a note.
Cabot also announced the sale of four fields in southern Texas to an undisclosed third party for $29 million, which will result in a book loss of $12 million after tax. The transaction's expected to close next week.
Big Oil was lower, with shares of Chevron Corp. CVX, -0.88% and ConocoPhillips COP, -0.75% declining 0.2% each, while larger rival Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -0.78% eased 1.3%.
Among notable decliners, Southwestern Energy Co. SWN, -1.48% shares were off 0.6%. The company pegged capital expenditures for 2013 at about $2 billion, compared with $2.1 billion this year.
The company said it expected lower costs and drilling time in its Fayetteville operations and an increase in production in the Marcellus Shale as well as additional wells in Colorado and Montana and "in at least one more new project in 2013," Southwestern said.
"We expect these announcements to have a slightly negative value impact," analysts at Cannacord Genuity said in a note. "Preliminarily, our revised production estimate should be slightly above guidance due to lower [capital expenditure] but unchanged capital productivity."
The analysts at Cannacord also downgraded PDC Energy Inc. PDCE, -2.04% to hold. PDC shares have risen more than 20% in the past month, thanks to enthusiasm about the company's Utica shale leasehold in Ohio. PDC shares declined 3.3% to $33.77.
Meanwhile, Norway's Statoil ASA US:STO said it spent $590 million to buy 70,000 Marcellus Shale acres, with reserves measured around 300 million to 500 million of barrels of oil equivalent.
"Price looks attractive at first pass," analysts at Tudor Pickering Holt said in a note. The deal's also consistent "with what we'd expect from Statoil ... opportunistic operated stakes" in North American resources poised for more growth, the analysts added.
U.S.-listed shares of Statoil gained 0.6%.
U.K.-based BP PLC BP, -1.46% announced it was selling its stake in the Yacheng gas field in China's South Sea to state-owned Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. for $304 million in cash. China's Cnooc Ltd. CEO, -0.98% will remain the operator in the field. BP expects the deal to close in the second half of 2013.
U.S.-listed shares of BP rose 0.2%.
The SPDR Energy Select exchange-traded fund XLE, -1.33% which focuses on energy names, declined 0.7%. Crude-oil futures gained, with the January contract CLF3, +0.00% up 1.58, or 1.8%, to settle at $89.51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


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POOLER, Ga. -- Barry University's No. 1-ranked men's golf team is in second place after two rounds of the NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional.
The Buccaneers shot 291 in Tuesday's second round, and are two strokes behind leader Nova Southeastern, whose 582 36-hole total leads the 20-team, 108-player field. Florida Tech, first round leader South Carolina-Aiken and Lynn are tied for third, a stroke behind the Bucs at 585. Host Armstrong Atlantic is sixth at 589, North Alabama seventh at 590 and Clayton State and West Florida tied for ninth at 597. Florida Southern and Erskine College are tied for 11th at 598.
The top seven teams and top two individuals not on qualifying teams will earn the right to compete in the NCAA Division II Championships May 19-23 in Allendale, Michigan.
Barry's Adam Svensson shot a 2-under 70 for the second straight day on the 7,016-yard Savannah Quarters Country Club course. He is tied for third with Flagler's Spencer Schindler at 4-under 140. Florida Southern's Tim Crouch and Nova's Santiago Gomez share a one-stroke lead at 5-under 139. Saint Leo's Ryan Gendron is fifth at 3-under.
Barry's first round leader Scott Smyers is tied for 12th at 1-over 145, following a 79 in the second round. He shot a career and tournament-low 66 in the first round. Bucs teammate Mario Beltran shot par Tuesday, and is tied for 41st at 151. Jared Dalga shot 75, and is tied for 54th with nine other players at 153. Berry Jole sits in a nine-way tie for 64th at 154 after shooting 2-over 74 in the second round.
Svensson, the No. 1-ranked player in the country, had four birdies Tuesday to raise his tournament total to eight. He had back-to-back birdies on Nos. 4 and 5. Beltran had four birdies to bring his total to seven. Dalga had three birdies, giving him four in the tournament. Smyers and Jole each birdied one hole in the second round. Smyers has five birdies and an eagle. Jole has three birdies.
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Ervin J. Hanus and Irene M. Mareska were married January 5, 1954 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo, Iowa.
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My book launch!
Last Thursday was a bit of a crazy day for me. It was my book launch day, and book launch party in London. What a day it was. Like no other really. I spent most of the day bombarded with lovely messages, calls and flowers, which was so touching, and then I dashed over to Goat Chelsea, the launch venue, to help set up.
It was the most beautiful sunny day and rumoured to be the hottest August day in 10 years. It certainly felt like it as I trekked across town with my bags! My lovely team from the publishers came to meet me at the venue, which was a great opportunity to catch up face to face – there are surprisingly few opportunities to see your publishers in the flesh, despite almost daily email contact in the book writing process.
I was really touched that so many people came along: it's always scary when organising an event – you hope people will actually turn up! The venue, Goat, was absolutely fantastic and really went out of their way to make every aspect of the event just right. They organised some special cocktails for us on the night; pineapple margaritas and a run and ginger cocktail. Both of which were really fantastic and very popular indeed.
Attending your own book launch is a strange experience. It was so much fun and absolutely wonderful to see my colleagues, friends and family all in one place. The evening seemed to go by in a blur as I tried to speak to everyone. It was so much fun – I'm already looking forward to the next one!
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Federal regulators have opened an insider trading inquiry on the $23 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz, according to a published report.
Citing an unnamed source who was briefed on the matter, The New York Times reported Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at "unusual trading" surrounding the deal for Heinz to be purchased by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. The report said regulators first noticed a suspicious spike in trading on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the SEC, Christina D'Amico, said the agency does not confirm or deny the existence of investigations.
Representatives for Heinz, Berkshire Hathaway and the public relations agency representing 3G and Berkshire in the deal did not immediately return messages seeking comment.