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ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
                    'status': ['preview'],
                    'supported_by': 'community'}

DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: iam_role
short_description: Manage AWS IAM roles
description:
  - Manage AWS IAM roles
version_added: "2.3"
author: Rob White, @wimnat
options:
  path:
    description:
      - The path to the role. For more information about paths, see U(http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html).
    required: false
    default: "/"
  name:
    description:
      - The name of the role to create.
    required: true
  assume_role_policy_document:
    description:
      - "The trust relationship policy document that grants an entity permission to assume the role.  This parameter is required when state: present."
    required: false
  managed_policy:
    description:
      - A list of managed policy ARNs or, since Ansible 2.4, a list of either managed policy ARNs or friendly names.
        To embed an inline policy, use M(iam_policy). To remove existing policies, use an empty list item.
    required: true
    aliases: ['managed_policies']
  state:
    description:
      - Create or remove the IAM role
    required: true
    choices: [ 'present', 'absent' ]
requirements: [ botocore, boto3 ]
extends_documentation_fragment:
  - aws
'''

EXAMPLES = '''
# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

# Create a role
- iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    state: present

# Create a role and attach a managed policy called "PowerUserAccess"
- iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    state: present
    managed_policy:
      - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/PowerUserAccess

# Keep the role created above but remove all managed policies
- iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    state: present
    managed_policy:
      -

# Delete the role
- iam_role:
    name: mynewrole
    assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','policy.json') }}"
    state: absent

'''
RETURN = '''
path:
    description: the path to the role
    type: string
    returned: always
    sample: /
role_name:
    description: the friendly name that identifies the role
    type: string
    returned: always
    sample: myrole
role_id:
    description: the stable and unique string identifying the role
    type: string
    returned: always
    sample: ABCDEFF4EZ4ABCDEFV4ZC
arn:
    description: the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the role
    type: string
    returned: always
    sample: "arn:aws:iam::1234567890:role/mynewrole"
create_date:
    description: the date and time, in ISO 8601 date-time format, when the role was created
    type: string
    returned: always
    sample: "2016-08-14T04:36:28+00:00"
assume_role_policy_document:
    description: the policy that grants an entity permission to assume the role
    type: string
    returned: always
    sample: {
                'statement': [
                    {
                        'action': 'sts:AssumeRole',
                        'effect': 'Allow',
                        'principal': {
                            'service': 'ec2.amazonaws.com'
                        },
                        'sid': ''
                    }
                ],
                'version': '2012-10-17'
            }
attached_policies:
    description: a list of dicts containing the name and ARN of the managed IAM policies attached to the role
    type: list
    returned: always
    sample: [
        {
            'policy_arn': 'arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/PowerUserAccess',
            'policy_name': 'PowerUserAccess'
        }
    ]
'''

from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import camel_dict_to_snake_dict, ec2_argument_spec, get_aws_connection_info, boto3_conn, sort_json_policy_dict
from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import HAS_BOTO3

import json
import traceback

try:
    from botocore.exceptions import ClientError, NoCredentialsError
except ImportError:
    pass  # caught by imported HAS_BOTO3

def compare_assume_role_policy_doc(current_policy_doc, new_policy_doc):

    if sort_json_policy_dict(current_policy_doc) == sort_json_policy_dict(json.loads(new_policy_doc)):
        return True
    else:
        return False

def compare_attached_role_policies(current_attached_policies, new_attached_policies):

    # If new_attached_policies is None it means we want to remove all policies
    if len(current_attached_policies) > 0 and new_attached_policies is None:
        return False

    current_attached_policies_arn_list = []
    for policy in current_attached_policies:
        current_attached_policies_arn_list.append(policy['PolicyArn'])

    if set(current_attached_policies_arn_list) == set(new_attached_policies):
        return True
    else:
        return False

def convert_friendly_names_to_arns(connection, module, policy_names):
    if not any([not policy.startswith('arn:') for policy in policy_names]):
        return policy_names
    allpolicies = {}
    paginator = connection.get_paginator('list_policies')
    policies = paginator.paginate().build_full_result()['Policies']

    for policy in policies:
        allpolicies[policy['PolicyName']] = policy['Arn']
        allpolicies[policy['Arn']] = policy['Arn']
    try:
        return [allpolicies[policy] for policy in policy_names]
    except KeyError as e:
        module.fail_json(msg="Couldn't find policy: " + str(e))

def create_or_update_role(connection, module):

    params = dict()
    params['Path'] = module.params.get('path')
    params['RoleName'] = module.params.get('name')
    params['AssumeRolePolicyDocument'] = module.params.get('assume_role_policy_document')
    managed_policies = module.params.get('managed_policy')
    if managed_policies:
        managed_policies = convert_friendly_names_to_arns(connection, module, managed_policies)
    changed = False

    # Get role
    role = get_role(connection, module, params['RoleName'])

    # If role is None, create it
    if role is None:
        try:
            role = connection.create_role(**params)
            changed = True
        except ClientError as e:
            module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
    else:
        # Check Assumed Policy document
        if not compare_assume_role_policy_doc(role['AssumeRolePolicyDocument'], params['AssumeRolePolicyDocument']):
            try:
                connection.update_assume_role_policy(RoleName=params['RoleName'], PolicyDocument=json.dumps(json.loads(params['AssumeRolePolicyDocument'])))
                changed = True
            except ClientError as e:
                module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))

    if managed_policies is not None:
        # Get list of current attached managed policies
        current_attached_policies = get_attached_policy_list(connection, module, params['RoleName'])

        # If a single empty list item then all managed policies to be removed
        if len(managed_policies) == 1 and not managed_policies[0]:
            for policy in current_attached_policies:
                try:
                    connection.detach_role_policy(RoleName=params['RoleName'], PolicyArn=policy['PolicyArn'])
                except ClientError as e:
                    module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
                changed = True
        else:
            # Make a list of the ARNs from the attached policies
            current_attached_policies_arn_list = []
            for policy in current_attached_policies:
                current_attached_policies_arn_list.append(policy['PolicyArn'])

            # Detach roles not defined in task
            for policy_arn in list(set(current_attached_policies_arn_list) - set(managed_policies)):
                try:
                    connection.detach_role_policy(RoleName=params['RoleName'], PolicyArn=policy_arn)
                except ClientError as e:
                    module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
                changed = True

            # Attach roles not already attached
            for policy_arn in list(set(managed_policies) - set(current_attached_policies_arn_list)):
                try:
                    connection.attach_role_policy(RoleName=params['RoleName'], PolicyArn=policy_arn)
                except ClientError as e:
                    module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
                changed = True

    # Instance profile
    try:
        instance_profiles = connection.list_instance_profiles_for_role(RoleName=params['RoleName'])['InstanceProfiles']
    except ClientError as e:
        module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
    if not any(p['InstanceProfileName'] == params['RoleName'] for p in instance_profiles):
        # Make sure an instance profile is attached
        try:
            connection.create_instance_profile(InstanceProfileName=params['RoleName'], Path=params['Path'])
            changed = True
        except ClientError as e:
            # If the profile already exists, no problem, move on
            if e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'EntityAlreadyExists':
                pass
            else:
                module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
        connection.add_role_to_instance_profile(InstanceProfileName=params['RoleName'], RoleName=params['RoleName'])

    # Get the role again
    role = get_role(connection, module, params['RoleName'])

    role['attached_policies'] = get_attached_policy_list(connection, module, params['RoleName'])
    module.exit_json(changed=changed, iam_role=camel_dict_to_snake_dict(role))

def destroy_role(connection, module):

    params = dict()
    params['RoleName'] = module.params.get('name')

    if get_role(connection, module, params['RoleName']):

        # We need to remove any instance profiles from the role before we delete it
        try:
            instance_profiles = connection.list_instance_profiles_for_role(RoleName=params['RoleName'])['InstanceProfiles']
        except ClientError as e:
            module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))

        # Now remove the role from the instance profile(s)
        for profile in instance_profiles:
            try:
                connection.remove_role_from_instance_profile(InstanceProfileName=profile['InstanceProfileName'], RoleName=params['RoleName'])
            except ClientError as e:
                module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))

        # Now remove any attached policies otherwise deletion fails
        try:
            for policy in get_attached_policy_list(connection, module, params['RoleName']):
                connection.detach_role_policy(RoleName=params['RoleName'], PolicyArn=policy['PolicyArn'])
        except ClientError as e:
            module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))

        try:
            connection.delete_role(**params)
        except ClientError as e:
            module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
    else:
        module.exit_json(changed=False)

    module.exit_json(changed=True)

def get_role(connection, module, name):
    try:
        return connection.get_role(RoleName=name)['Role']
    except ClientError as e:
        if e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'NoSuchEntity':
            return None
        else:
            module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
    except NoCredentialsError as e:
        module.fail_json(msg="AWS authentication problem. " + e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc())

def get_attached_policy_list(connection, module, name):

    try:
        return connection.list_attached_role_policies(RoleName=name)['AttachedPolicies']
    except ClientError as e:
        if e.response['Error']['Code'] == 'NoSuchEntity':
            return None
        else:
            module.fail_json(msg=e.message, exception=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))

def main():

    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
    argument_spec.update(
        dict(
            name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
            path=dict(default="/", type='str'),
            assume_role_policy_document=dict(type='json'),
            managed_policy=dict(type='list', aliases=['managed_policies']),
            state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], required=True)
        )
    )

    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                           required_if=[('state', 'present', ['assume_role_policy_document'])])

    if not HAS_BOTO3:
        module.fail_json(msg='boto3 required for this module')

    region, ec2_url, aws_connect_params = get_aws_connection_info(module, boto3=True)

    connection = boto3_conn(module, conn_type='client', resource='iam', region=region, endpoint=ec2_url, **aws_connect_params)

    state = module.params.get("state")

    if state == 'present':
        create_or_update_role(connection, module)
    else:
        destroy_role(connection, module)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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In this 1996 file photo, Nathan Dunlap listens to proceedings in his case. Dunlap, who killed four people in 1993 at a Chuck E. Cheese in Aurora, is on Colorado's death row.
Nathan Dunlap in Arapahoe County Court. Dunlap is accused of killing four and wounding another in an attack at an Aurora Chuck E Cheese in 1993.
Death stepped closer to Nathan Dunlap on Tuesday, when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the best legal chance the convicted murderer had left to avoid execution.
Dunlap was sentenced to die for killing four people in 1993 at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant.
In a list of unsigned orders issued Tuesday, the nation's highest court said it would not hear the last appeal Dunlap is legally guaranteed, bringing an end to a more than decade-long appellate process and clearing the way for an execution date to be set. Dunlap, 38, may file further appeals, but they are not certain to delay his execution by lethal injection.
Dunlap is Colorado's longest-serving death-row inmate. He has spent more time behind bars — roughly half his life — than some of his victims spent alive.
Dunlap's attorneys said they were disappointed by the decision. They declined to comment on whether they would attempt additional appeals. They are also working on a petition for clemency to send to Gov. John Hickenlooper.
What happens next is uncertain. It has been more than 15 years since Colorado last executed an inmate — killer Gary Lee Davis, in 1997.
Dunlap's lawyers and a spokesman for the state Judicial Branch said the next step is for prosecutors from Arapahoe County — who handled the murder case — to ask the trial court to issue a death warrant. But a spokeswoman for the Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office said lawyers there are still studying what their next move must be.
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He escaped with about $1,500 in cash and some restaurant key chains and game tokens. He was arrested the next day. Police said Dunlap was upset after being fired from his job at the restaurant.
Last year, Dunlap's attorneys argued before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that Dunlap's death sentence should be thrown out because of alleged incompetence by his trial lawyers. Those lawyers, Dunlap's appellate attorneys argued, failed to introduce evidence at his sentencing hearing that Dunlap is mentally ill.
A panel of 10th Circuit judges rejected the argument.
Dec. 14, 1993: Nathan Dunlap kills four people and wounds a fifth at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Aurora.
Dec. 15, 1993: Dunlap is arrested.
Feb. 18, 1994: Dunlap is sent for testing to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.
Sept. 14, 1994: Evaluation determines Dunlap can face trial; attorneys abandon efforts to challenge competency.
Dec. 23, 1994: Dunlap offers to plead guilty in exchange for life in prison without parole. The district attorney rejects the offer, saying Dunlap deserves death.
Nov. 3, 1995: Dunlap is convicted of robbing an Aurora Burger King about a month before the Chuck E. Cheese shootings. The robbery conviction will be used to win a death sentence against Dunlap for the shootings.
Feb. 26, 1996: Dunlap is convicted of eight counts of first-degree murder, two counts for each victim.
March 7, 1996: The same jury sentences Dunlap to death.
March 8, 1999: State Supreme Court upholds Dunlap's death sentence.
Sept. 10, 2001: State Supreme Court rejects an appeal to reduce Dunlap's death sentence to life in prison.
July 7, 2004: District court rejects appeal arguing Dunlap's attorneys were incompetent.
May 14, 2007: State Supreme Court rejects same appeal.
Aug. 24, 2010: A federal district court rejects appeal arguing that Dunlap's trial attorneys were incompetent.
April 16, 2012: The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver rejects same appeal.
Feb. 19, 2013: The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear the appeal. Dunlap has exhausted the appeals that he is legally guaranteed.


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Maybe we should have had a clue. But Marty's excuses were the kind you couldn't really protest without seeming heartless. Friends were in the hospital dying. Personal surgeries came up. A best friend had a wedding. Besides that, whenever Marty did deliver completed work, errors pushed our timelines back even further.
"The Abyss of Time" by Daniel DiGriz
It's an irony—the farther behind a person is, the more we need them. It's tempting to cling to their promises to get caught up and do better, but that just makes it worse.
Eventually, our backlog hit a critical, watershed point. By the time our content was being published, it had lost some relevance. Contributors were either bewildered or had forgotten about it, so they weren't promoting it for us. When we pushed Marty to set realistic but drop-dead deadlines and implement sound measures for quality control, the complaining began. It got nit picky; we heard we were doing it wrong, and there was a tone of frustration as though we were amateurs.
The Abyss Of Time
During the hiring process, I had met with Marty and validated the organization's initial impression: She had notable experience with a major media outfit and skills in multiple core areas we needed and didn't have. Wow! We were excited to get this person. But being "lucky" to get Marty had become a blind spot. I was so focused on the future, that I could no longer see the baseline - the floor below which we really can't go.
We clarified our objectives, invited Marty to sit in on some meetings and set up general protocols for collaboration and tracking. The work continued to back up, with increasingly inexplicable absences and continual errors. Marty usually arrived late to meetings, and brought suggestions that were nowhere near on point, further draining critical time.
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As far as I know, there's no science fiction novel called "The Abyss of Time" in which all the best intentions are sucked away by a strange force that feeds on one's own indulgence. I'm thinking of writing it, since I've lived it.
We weren't alone, of course. I knew two other firms that had dealt with the same things recently, though thankfully not on teams I directed. They had high hopes for these amazingly versatile people they hired. But the resume is not the employee. Sometimes, despite the branding and marketing, it's a lemon.
It was the problem of pedigree. The more we all saddled a person with our enthusiasm, drinking the Kool-Aid of how qualified they were, the less accountable they had to be.
Meet The Replacements
Round three: the team was spending more time collectively trying to make it work with Marty than we were asking Marty to spend on work. A serious "come to Jesus" meeting hadn't helped. A tracking system had made everyone else happy, but these had also made the gap in performance more glaring. Creating a 360° evaluation for every team member hadn't worked any magic, because we needed the work done, even if it wasn't getting done quickly or well.
So, I hit on a plan. We recruited, vetted, tested, and ultimately brought on two more freelancers and started handing them some of the work. Those who delivered error-free work soonest got more assignments. If they missed a deadline, the next project in the pipeline would go to someone else. If someone wasn't performing, we wouldn't even have to fire them—they would just stop getting work. That last bit is the only part we had to change.
The two freelancers were amazing and are still. In fact, they've hit every deadline, every time. We got exactly one more assignment on time from Marty, and then it was back to The Abyss of Time—more emergencies and more quality control misses.
I looked again at those wonderful qualifications, and the things we would need in the future. The two newbies didn't have them. But the backlog disappeared in two weeks as they eagerly 'Hoovered' up the work. They were the antidote to the abyss. I had been wrong all along. We would never get to the future if we didn't stop hoarding ideal capabilities and focus on exactly the opposite—whatever we needed right now.
Releasing the Bird in Hand
We might have just handed Marty no further assignments. By this time, though, everyone was worn out and demotivated around the whole experience. Marty wasn't toxic; but my indulgence of that behavior was. I wanted to be firm but nice. That was my failing, not Marty's. When everyone else on the team is working their butts off, pulling more than their share, the person standing still and being coddled is taking the oxygen out of the air.
I drafted and sent a crisp note. I didn't blame. I didn't even need to state the reasons; they were obvious. I held my breath, thinking we might get another round of descriptions of what we were doing wrong. But Marty seemed relieved. Instead, we got an apology—perhaps the first real moment of Marty owning the problem. But there was something else—the same thing those other two clients had heard from their "lemons". Marty said that working independently was simply a skill set that, despite the rest of the resume, she hadn't developed yet.
That was truth. In an ideal world, we would have been able to teach those skills—how to remain committed when working on your own. After all, it's part of our mission to teach artists to run their own businesses effectively. But a baseline is in effect with them, too. No matter what your pedigree, you have to do what you say, when you say, or nothing works.
"Broken Windows" Policy for Business
Maybe I'm blinded by the advantages I accrued working in corporate life. In corporate sales, the saying was, "if you don't sell, you don't eat." Or maybe I'm hanging around entrepreneurs too much. I've just assumed that each professional is going to maintain the baseline for us. I assumed we'd focus on getting high performers organized and working together, but not also have to be the standard bearers on basics.
Lesson learned. Now I use the broken windows theory. I watch the small things, because going after the "broken windows" is what keeps a neighborhood from sliding by inches into the abyss. MadPipe has gone through a couple of slacklancers too (my neologism for freelance lemons). But I've picked up on it very early. Being nice but also smart has meant ensuring the whole team is stocked with high performers, and no one gets a pass on the basics regardless of pedigree.
Daniel DiGriz
Daniel DiGriz is a storyteller who hosts podcasts, speaks at conferences, and writes about experimental and entrepreneurial life. He leads organizations, via MadPipe &…
Daniel DiGriz is a storyteller who hosts podcasts, speaks at conferences, and writes about experimental and entrepreneurial life. He leads organizations, via MadPipe & Free Agent Source Inc., to revenue growth & engaged, inspired audiences.


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Melania's fashion tribute to Diana
4th Jun 2019 10:00 AM
First Lady Melania Trump has arrived in the UK with her husband, US President Donald Trump for a three-day state visit.
Mrs Trump cut an elegant figure in a crisply tailored Dolce & Gabbana dress and a matching broadbrimmed Hervé Pierre hat and navy Manolo Blahnik shoes.
But there was something special about the white and navy ensemble that had royal observers drawing comparisons between Melania and Princess Diana.
Diana Princess of Wales with Prince Harry at the VJ Day ceremony in 1995. Picture: Supplied
It is not known whether Mrs Trump, 49, chose the outfit she wore to lunch at Buckingham Palace to pay tribute to a similar design worn by Princess Diana on the 50th anniversary of VJ Day in 1995.
Princess Diana wore several immaculate outfits in white and navy throughout the 1980s and '90s.
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Other royal watchers noted that Mrs Trump's fashion inspiration may have been inspired by two other "English roses:" Audrey Hepburn's character of Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady; and Kate Winslet's character of Rose from Titanic.
Queen Elizabeth II, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Buckingham Palace on June 3, 2019 in London. Picture: Ian Vogler/Getty Images
The Trumps enjoyed lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace after a welcome to mark the official start of their three-day state visit.
The President and Mrs Trump were greeted outside the palace by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Camilla was perfectly co-ordinated with Mrs Trump in a chic white dress with At-line skirt and three-quarter-length sleeves complemented by two-tone tan shoes.
Melania Trump's outfit complemented that of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Picture: Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP
It is not certain why the women chose to wear white - in celebration of summer or perhaps in acknowledgment of the suffragettes, perhaps, as was seen with Hillary Clinton and the woken in Congress who donned white for Mr Trump's State of theUnion address.
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I'll have a $14,000 vacation with my lobbyists, please.
Democratic lawmakers from California recently took a break in the midst of "intense state budget negotiations" to travel up to a wine-country lodge complete with gourmet food, rooms, and cocktails with a trio of interests footing the $14,000 bill.
At the time of the retreat, the Consumer Attorneys of California (who, along with labor unions, had been pushing to roll back some labor rules) the California Professional Firefighters (seeking to protect funding for fire safety programs) and the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council (lobbying for greater roles for private contractors in state construction) all had strong interest in the proceedings.
The getaway came a day after Gov. Schwarzenegger declared a state of fiscal emergency and ordered the Legislature to discuss a series of proposals to plug a projected $42-bilion budget gap.
For the most part, each group had its interests protected in the budget package passed in February – though each group denied the retreat had anything to do with the budget.
Such extravagance gifted to lawmakers is not uncommon; groups with business before the state commonly bankroll such outings. Dinner at Morton's Steakhouse with a $144 price tag, tickets to Disneyland, and $13,211 trip to Egypt, Jordan, and Israel, among many others, were revealed last week in documents filed by lawmakers.
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Murphy Brown's star Candice Bergen, creator Diane English, and fan favorite Faith Ford.
Murphy Brown, the acclaim newsroom sitcom starring Candice Bergen, is returning nearly 20 years after its impressive ten year run from 1988 to 1998 on CBS.
The much-anticipated revival premiering Thursday, September. 27 on CBS and CBS All Access, has multiple Emmy Award winners Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown and series creator Diane English reuniting for the reboot. Also returning are original cast members, fan favorite Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, and Grant Shaud. All were on hand at the recent Television Critics Association's summer 2018 press tour to talk about why this is the right the time to bring back the ground-breaking comedy.
The series is centered around the fictitious broadcast news legend Murphy Brown, who is now taking her unbridled views on current events to the world of 24-hour cable, social media, and a vastly different political climate then she experienced before.
With the nation's increasing division, fueled by attacks on the press, Murphy decides to return to the airwaves and recruits her FYI team: lifestyle reporter Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford), investigative journalist Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto), and her former wunderkind news producer Miles Silverberg (Grant Shaud).
The cast of CBS' Murphy Brown, (top l. to r.) Nik Dodani, Grant Shaud, Jake McDorman, Joe Regalbuto, (bottom l. to r.) Tyne Daly, Faith Ford, and Candice Bergen.
Joining them is social media director Pat Patel (Nik Dodani), who is tasked with bringing Murphy and the team into the 21st century. Murphy's millennial son, Avery (Jake McDorman), shares his mother's competitive spirit and quick wit, and is following in her journalistic footsteps. At the end of the day, the dedicated news team still lets off steam at Phil's Bar, now run by his sister, Phyllis (Tyne Daly).
Drawn back in the game, Murphy is determined to make sure that the lines between "good television" and honest reporting are not blurred. That is the goal of Murphy Brown's creator Diane English and star Candice Bergen and why they said the time was right to bring back the series and tackle the tough headlines this Fall.
What's the big difference about the old cast doing the show now? "Well, we're older," Bergen noted when she talked to the TV critics, "And Murphy, Corky, and Frank are starting a morning show, with Miles producing it. That's how the first show starts. Much like ourselves, Murphy, Frank and Corky don't like being sidelined on television. They've been in retirement for the last few years, and they want to get back in the action, especially now when there's so much action. So they just want to be back in the game, and it's a game that they're all especially good at."
Bergen added, "I want to say that the script for the first episode is so ambitious and so fearless. During the taping, I turned to Joe and said, 'This show has no fear of anyone.' We really stick our heads in the lion's mouth, and it's handled so brilliantly."
Executive producer English added, "We've always been a political show. We've always had something to say. We've always had this uncanny ability to look ahead at what might happen and put it in an episode. And the same thing is happening again. Our second episode is right on the money in terms of what's in the headlines right now. We actually developed an episode on the #MeToo movement that will be our fourth episode. When we left these characters in 1998, there was no internet, no social media. So, to take these characters and put them in the world of 24-hour cable news is very, very rich for us." And the storytelling will reflect that motherlode of material.
[all photos courtesy of CBS]
Tags: Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Grant Shaud, Jake McDorman, Joe Regalbuto, Murphy Brown, Nik Dodani, Tyne Daly
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Margie Barron has written for a wide variety of outlets including Gannett newspapers, Nickelodeon, Tiger Beat and 16 Magazine, Fresh!, Senior Life, Production Update, airline magazines, etc. Margie is also proud to have been half of the husband & wife writing team Frank & Margie Barron, who had written together for various entertainment and travel publications for more than 38 years.
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The project that will win the MasterCard challenge is the one that offers a unique, enjoyable and simple user experience, is scalable across platforms (mobile, desktop, IoT, etc.) and uses a variety of data inputs to provide an intelligent solution for the consumer.
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What a wonderful idea to celebrate your little one's first birthday at the Happiest Place on Earth!
*Mostly all attractions inside Fantasyland like The Mad Tea Party, "it's a small world", Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Snow White's Scary Adventure, the King Arthur Carrousel, Peter Pan's Flight and the Casey Jr. Circus Train, among others. There's also Haunted Mansion, Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters, The Astro Orbitor, Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.
In terms of which items to take– I would definitely pack a few snacks for your baby. I usually take pretzels, fruit, juice boxes and water bottles for my sons in case they get hungry or thirsty while we're waiting to get on a ride.
Bring your stroller! You can also rent a stroller once you get there but strollers generally cannot leave the Parks.
I would also pack an extra change of clothes and a sweater since temperatures tend to cool off in the evening.
If you want to blow out the candles for your little one during lunch or dinner, you can have a special Mickey cake ordered and delivered to your table service restaurant of choice. The only catch is that you must have an advance dining reservation.
*Make sure you buy him a pair of Mickey Ears with his name engraved on them. You can do get those at the Mad Hatter shop along Main Street, U.S.A. inside the Disneyland Theme Park.
*Buy your son a few classic Mickey balloons. These will make for amazing photo opportunities and kids just love them!


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|summary = When most tourists visit Florence's famed Palazzo Vecchio, they are ushered off the premises in early evening. But for UCSD graduate students Michael Olsen and Daniel Knoblauch, the museum's closing time was when their real work began. Together with professor Falko Kuester, they spent nearly three weeks in November and December scanning the interior of the historic building's stately Hall of the 500, mostly in the dark. "It was a great opportunity to work in an area where important Renaissance artists worked and so much history happened"
|summary = When most tourists visit Florence's famed Palazzo Vecchio, they are ushered off the premises in early evening. But for UCSD graduate students Michael Olsen and Daniel Knoblauch, the museum's closing time was when their real work began. Together with professor Falko Kuester, they spent nearly three weeks in November and December scanning the interior of the historic building's stately Hall of the 500, mostly in the dark. "It was a great opportunity to work in an area where important Renaissance artists worked and so much history happened."
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6th interregional COVID-19 webinar
Nyhedsartikel4 December 2020BruxellesDet Fælles Forskningscenter, Generaldirektoratet for Internationalt Samarbejde og Udvikling
6th Interregional Webinar on COVID-19 Interagency Coordination successfully completes the cycle of webinars for CA and SEEE regions
6th interregional webinar CoE
Within the framework of the EU CBRN CoE Initiative, the Regional Secretariat for Central Asia and the Regional Secretariat for South East & Eastern Europe have conducted their sixth Interregional Webinar dedicated to "COVID-19 Interagency Coordination" on 2 December 2020.
The webinar was opened by Mr. Christian Raitz von Frentz, First Secretary Governance, IcSP Regional Cooperation Officer – Central Asia, EU Delegation to Pakistan.
Four distinguished experts, Ms. Ekaterine Jabidze, Senior Specialist at the Communicable Disease Department, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia; Ms. Eka Kapanadze, Head of Division on Planning and Medical Support, Department of Medical and Call Management, LEPL Emergency Situations Coordination and Urgent Assistance Center of Georgia; Mr. Dumitru Capmari, Head of Management of Public Health Emergencies Department, National Agency for Public Health of the Republic of Moldova; and Dr. Faheem Tahir, Principal Scientific Officer in the Public Health Laboratories Division at the National Institute of Health of Pakistan, were invited to the webinar to speak about COVID-19 Interagency Coordination.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a heavy burden on healthcare systems around the world. Rapidly growing demand for the services of health facilities and health workers threatens to exceed the capacity of health systems in some countries, making them ineffective. In such a situation, a very important criterion in the government system is interagency coordination, which helps to balance the need for a direct response to COVID-19 with the provision of essential health services while reducing the risk of system collapse. Interagency coordination involves overseeing the implementation a set of targeted immediate actions that countries can consider at national, regional and local levels to reorganize high-quality essential health services and ensure that the entire population has access to them.
The webinar allowed its participants to better understand the importance of interagency coordination during crises such as the coronavirus pandemic. Experts also shared their countries' experiences in combating the COVID-19 pandemic with the participation of international organizations. It is noteworthy that interaction with international organizations and institutions greatly facilitated the efforts of all partner countries in overcoming the COVID-19 crisis and helped mitigate its negative consequences.
Mr. Bakhtiyor Gulyamov, the Head of the Regional Secretariat for Central Asia, when commenting on the completion of the series of the joint interregional webinars, stated: "The coronavirus pandemic created a situation for which many countries were not ready: the population – psychologically, the economy – to function under the quarantine conditions, the healthcare sector – to operate under the health emergency with a sharp increase in hospitalization of people and heightened demands in medical supplies. When the world is still assessing the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and discussing how best to deal with it; it is important for the national and international entities to share information on good practices and lessons learnt. Thus, I am glad that, specialists from the CA countries together with SEEE region had a chance to deepen their knowledge of how to deal with the relatively unstudied novel coronavirus and enhance networking with their peers from the neighboring countries. This undertaking of the two Regional Secretariats epitomized a success in interregional cooperation".
The Head of the Regional Secretariat for South-East and Eastern Europe, Ms Mari Lursmanashvili, emphasized:
"I am very delighted that these series of online webinars initiated by the Regional Secretariat for South East and Eastern Europe region in close coordination with the Regional Secretariat for Central Asia, allowed us to bring together over 300 participants during 6 online webinars, share expertise of 17 experts nominated by 8 different countries and 3 international organizations. Thirteen experts with their PhD academic degrees and several other PhD candidates, spoke about their field of expertise. I truly believe that these complementary online activities, offered by the SEEE and CA Regional Secretariats, bring additional value to partner countries in our regions while addressing the COVID-19 crisis and may be successfully replicated in all 62 partner countries within the framework of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence Initiative. We plan to continue providing our partner countries with this type of value-added services based on areas they prioritize"
Around 40 participants took part in the webinar, including National Focal Points of CA and SEEE regions, CBRN national experts, representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies as well as representatives of the European Commission and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). The webinar was highly appreciated by the participants, who noted that holding such webinars is useful, as it creates an opportunity to learn from the experiences of other countries and the various initiatives that they have employed to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.
This is the last interregional webinar of this format organized in 2020 by the Regional Secretariat for Central Asia and the Regional Secretariat for South-East and Eastern Europe in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE Project 53.
The interregional webinars aimed to provide a decisive contribution to peer-to-peer exchange of experience in CA and SEEE regions, as well as insights from independent professionals in dealing with the COVID-19 health emergency.
All six online webinars were facilitated and moderated by UNICRI.
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Judgment Search Results Home > Cases Phrase: indian partnership act Year: 1991 Page 9 of about 204 results (0.377 seconds)
Jul 16 1991 (SC)
Khujji Alias Surendra Tiwari Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
Court : Supreme Court of India
Decided on : Jul-16-1991
Reported in : AIR1991SC1853; 1991CriLJ2653; 1991(3)Crimes82(SC); JT1991(3)SC151; 1991(2)SCALE80; (1991)3SCC627; [1991]3SCR1
..... of three eye witnesses was concerned. it was in the said circumstances that this court thought that the conviction of the appellant under section 302/34, ipc was not justified, particularly, after the evidence of the three witnesses was found to be unreliable. this also, therefore, is not a case where the ..... below. we make limited use of this evidence in the sense that we do not use any part of the evidence admissible under section 27. evidence act, against the appellant. we merely use the factum of find of the incriminating weapon from his garage and his inability to explain the presence of ..... . it was, therefore, contended by the counsel for the appellant that pw 5 panna lal was a stock witness whom the police had employed to act as a panch witness. pointing out that it was tulsi ram the brother of the deceased who had chosen him because he was closely associated with ..... submits that the evidence of a witness, declared hostile, is not wholly effaced from the record and that part of evidence which is otherwise acceptable can be acted upon. it seems to be well settled by the decisions of this court bhagwan singh v. state of haryana : 1976crilj203 ; rabinder kumar dey v. state ..... the weapons used in the commission of the crime, the investigating officer summoned two witnesses, namely, pw 5 panna lal and rajinder to act as panch witnesses. the prosecution case is that in the presence of these witnesses the appellant and his companions made certain confessional statements under section 27 .....
Jun 17 1991 (HC)
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Veeramma
Court : Karnataka
Decided on : Jun-17-1991
Reported in : 1(1992)ACC12
..... court.7. for the aforesaid reasons, our answer to the two questions set out first is that in all the appeals presented under section 173 of the act by a person against an award made by the tribunal in which he is directed to pay claimant:(i) making of the deposit of rs. 25,000/- ..... the language of the proviso to sub-section (1) of the section 173 of the act is peremptory in nature. it is well settled rule of interpretation that when the wording of a statutory provision is couched in a negative language, it is rarely ..... further stated that in a case where the insurance company pleads that it was not liable to play the amount awarded in view of section 147 of the act, it is not necessary for the insurance company to make the deposit.5. in our opinion, both these submissions made by the learned counsel are untenable. ..... filed, appeal papers were returned to the learned counsel calling upon him to make the deposit in view of the papers to section 173(1) of the act. the learned counsel returned the papers stating that the question of depositing arises if only the high court directs that such a deposit should be made. he ..... awarded by the tribunal, whichever is less, if only directed by the high court?and(2) how the deposit should be made?2. section 173 of the act reads:173.appeals: (1) subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person aggrieved by an award of a claims tribunal may, within ninety days from .....
Nov 29 1991 (SC)
Ayyasami Vs. State of Tamil Nadu
Decided on : Nov-29-1991
Reported in : AIR1992SC644; 1992CriLJ608; JT1991(4)SC474; 1991(2)SCALE1204; (1992)1SCC304; 1992(1)LC251(SC)
..... . the special judge after considering the evidence led on behalf of prosecution held the appellant to be guilty for offence under section 5(2) of prevention of corruption act and section 161 of the indian penal code. he was convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years under both the counts which were to run concurrently. a fine of rs. 500 .....
Jan 11 1991 (SC)
Shiva Glass Works Co. Ltd. Vs. the Assistant Collector of Central Exci ...
Reported in : AIR1991SC456; (1991)1CALLT35(SC); 1991(32)ECC85; 1991(51)ELT637(SC); JT1991(1)SC73; 1991(1)SCALE12; (1991)2SCC329; [1991]1SCR43; 1991(1)LC464(SC)
..... the purposes of provisional assessment. these prices are inclusive of central excise duty. as regards trade discounts to be deducted from the said prices as per section 4 of the act we declare that 1) 25% should be deducted from the price list for bottles and phials. 2) 35% from the price list for glass-wares and 3) 20% from the ..... any duty, or of any deficiency in duty has for any reason been short-levied, or of any other sum of any kind payable to the central government under the act or these rules, such duty, deficiency in duty or sum shall on a written demand made by the proper officer, be paid to such person and at such time and ..... no. 167/1972. the facts in nutshell necessary for the decision of this appeal are that the appellant-company, a licensee under the central excise and salt act, 1944 (hereinafter referred to as the act) carried on during the relevant time, namely, 1st september, 1961 to 26th september, 1963, business of manufacturing different types of glassware's which were excisable goods under ..... the act. the appellant used to present a.r.i. forms accompanied with price lists of the goods and after paying excise duties calculated on the basis of the price lists used .....
Oct 10 1991 (HC)
Satchidananda Samanta Vs. Ranjan Kumar Basu and Others
Court : Kolkata
Decided on : Oct-10-1991
Reported in : AIR1992Cal222,(1992)1CALLT463(HC)
..... an unregistered partnership business the sale document can be used in evidence. we are of the view that the observation ..... terms of the licence completely militates against sub-rule (1) of rule 19 of the said rules and the agreement is, thus, void by s. 24 of the contract act and the partnership is illegal. it is submitted that in this case also it is an admitted position that the cinema business is being run in the suit land on the basis ..... and latif had each 4 annas and achutananda had 2 annas share in thepartnership business. it was further agreed that aswini kumar pramanik, the brother of bishnu would act as manager of the partnership business. aswini kumar as manager looked after the said business. satchidananda having no manner of title and possession in the property in suit. the present suit is liable ..... . he has also urged that unregistered partnership deed dated 26th november, 1952 cannot also be treated as a valid document.31. on considering the submission made by both the parties we are of the view that the unregistered partnership deed cannot be enforced as a valid agreement in view of s. 9 of the partnership act, but for the purpose of dissolution of such .....
Mar 26 1991 (SC)
Buta Singh Vs. the State of Punjab
Decided on : Mar-26-1991
Reported in : AIR1991SC1316; 1991CriLJ1464; 1991(1)SCALE597; (1991)2SCC612
..... two accused were convicted under sections 324 and 323 read with section 34, ipc but were released on probation on their executing a bond in the sum of rs.2,000/-. the appellant buta singh alone preferred an appeal, being criminal appeal no. 134 ..... , they were sent for medical examination and thereafter they were tried and convicted under sections 302, 324 and 323 read with section 34, ipc.3. the trial court accepted the prosecution evidence and convicted the appellant under section 302, ipc and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life. he was also convicted under sections 324 and 323 read with section 34 ..... , ipc and was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 9 months and 6 months respectively. the substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently. the other .....
Aug 02 1991 (SC)
S.G. NaIn Vs. Union of India
Decided on : Aug-02-1991
Reported in : AIR1992SC603; 1992CriLJ560; 1995Supp(4)SCC552
..... the force. the complainant sought appellant's prosecution under section 10(n) of the c.r.p.f. act, 1949 which reads as under :every member of the force who; (n) is guilty of any act or omission which, though not; specified in this act, is prejudicial to good order and discipline; shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend .....
Ahmed Dadabhai Advani Vs. State of Maharashtra
Reported in : AIR1991SC1079; (1991)93BOMLR120; 1991CriLJ1418; JT1991(5)SC178; 1991Supp(2)SCC652
ordera.m. ahmadi, j.1. special leave granted.2. we have heard counsel on both sides. the appellant and two others had entered into a partnership for starting business. on the date of the incident the appellant alone was at the shop. there was a half used oil tin lying in the shop which was still ..... there was undue delay in forwarding the copy of the report to the appellant as required by rule 9a. the high court thereafter invoked section 114(a) of the evidence act and came to the conclusion that it must be taken to have been received in due course. rule 9a uses the word 'immediately' replacing the words 'within ten days'. this .....
Dec 12 1991 (HC)
Maharashtra State Electricity Board and anr. Vs. National Transport Co ...
Court : Mumbai
Decided on : Dec-12-1991
Reported in : 1991(4)BomCR556; (1992)94BOMLR433
..... sum of r. 5,78,250/- alongwith interest @ 6% p.a. as damages on account of breach of contract passed in favour of m/s. national transport company, a registered partnership firm (original plaintiff). first appeal no. 172/1983 is plaintiff's appeal against reduction of claim for damages.2. the substance of the case of the plaintiff is:the plaintiff ..... support of the two was also different.18. in this connection our attention was also invited on behalf of the defendants to sections 21 and 24 of the specific relief act. the submission is that in a suit for specific performance of contract the plaintiff may also claim compensation for its breach either in addition to or in substitution of such ..... . muss. chandkour v. partab singh 15 i.a. 156 : 16 cal. 98 p.c. (supra). this observation was made by lord watson in a case under section 43 of the act of 1882 (corresponding to order 2, rule 2), where plaintiff made various claims in the same suit.'having regard to the above principles, it cannot be said that both suits ..... cou 110 wherein it is held that where no objection is taken to the admissibility of documents, it was unnecessary to consider whether the document was admissible under the evidence act or not. (2) p.c. purushottama reddier v. perural, : [1972]2scr646 , wherein objection to the admissibility of the police reports on the ground of their maker not having been examined .....
Jan 28 1991 (HC)
Dorab Bomanji Ghadiali Vs. Jamshed Kanga and Others
Reported in : AIR1992Bom13; 1991(2)BomCR244; 1991(2)MhLj878
..... proposal was sanctioned and since that time small establishments in the city have to pay this charge. 3. petitioner a watch-repair business, run in partnership by two brothers challenges the validity of the impost. it is contended that the petitioner already pays a sewerage charge. imposing on them a trade ..... to levy a 'trade refuse charge' equal to the registration fee payable per year by every establishment under the bombay shops and establishments act, 1948 (shops act). thereason given out was that small trades were generating a refuse which was being collected and disposed by the corporation without the conductors of ..... the impost does not have the sanction of law. exh. d incorporates the resolution imposing trade refuse charges upon small establishments covered by the shops act. a reading of exh. d shows that the administrator in imposing the trade refuse charge was exercising a power believed to he vested in the ..... 's return denies the correctness of the averments summarised above. they point to sections 367 and 368 of the act as justifying the levy. in the alternative section 479 is relied upon as being the source of power justifying the levy. petitioner's accusations ..... been given that policy decisions would not be taken by him except with the previous assent of the legislature. there was no provision in the act to levy a trade refuse charge. exhibit 'd' deserved to be quashed and an injunction was sought to prevent its recovery.4. the corporation .....


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CompTIA Expands Public Sector Practice with Addition of Public Technology Institute (PTI)
Washington, D.C. (January 8, 2019) — The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) today merged with the Public Technology Institute (PTI), enabling increased collaboration between local government executives and elected officials and private industry to solve society's most critical challenges.
Today's agreement brings together PTI, the industry's leading resource for the wise deployment of technology at the county and city level, with the significant public sector, association and certification resources of CompTIA. Both PTI and CompTIA share common values with the ultimate goals of providing quality programming, networking opportunities, and timely research to city and county agencies and providers.
"We welcome PTI and its members to the CompTIA family," said Todd Thibodeaux, president and CEO of CompTIA. "Private/public partnerships are critical to tackling our country's most important opportunities – from IT modernization to broadband to smart cities. We look forward to advancing the work of PTI and augmenting its programs to make a difference in the everyday lives of citizens."
PTI's corporate vendor members will integrate into the CompTIA State & Local Government and Education Public Sector Council (SLED). "PTI will put the "L" in CompTIA's SLED activity as we work together to grow our resources and relevance at the local level, especially as it pertains to the growing and important market of smart cities," said Nancy Hammervik, executive vice president, industry relations, CompTIA. The addition of PTI will also help CompTIA round out its portfolio of public sector programs now covering street to space, offering government resources and benefits for the new PTI Council, SLED Council, Health Services IT Advisory Group (HSITAG) and Space Enterprise Council (SEC).
PTI's jurisdiction and state agency members will form a new CompTIA Public Sector Council, PTI, with its own set of association governance and bylaws. These members will participate in CompTIA events when appropriate and will not engage in public policy committees nor will they help define the associations legislative priorities. The current PTI Board of Directors will become an executive council serving in an advisory capacity to CompTIA.
PTI and CompTIA will develop a roadmap for growth as well as program enhancements geared towards local governments, both domestically and world-wide. PTI will continue its strategic partnerships with industry media and other national associations that represent the interests of local government technology executives and practitioners. PTI will continue to deliver programming to its membership in 2019 by focusing on several initiatives to include:
● The start of the 2019-2020 Certified Government CIO (now in its 8th year) program
● An expanded Certified Government Digital Services Professional certification program
● PTI's popular Tech Matters weekly email highlighting technology news and government services
● The annual CIO and Leadership Summit and "hot topic" events and webinars
● Research (survey analysis, articles, identifying leading practices)
"This is an exciting time for PTI," said PTI Executive Director Alan Shark, who will remain as head of PTI at CompTIA. "We are looking forward to continuing to provide our members with the world-class level of professional development, technology thought leadership, industry research and insight, consulting services, networking and other important resources they have come to expect and enjoy from PTI, while expanding our reach and our relevance with the support of CompTIA."
The merger brings 14 new members to CompTIA's PSA Program to include ESRI, Allied Telesis, Kronos, Nutanix, Motorola, Qualtrics, Ricoh, RSM, Symantec, Tyler Technologies, Information Builders and Plante Moran.
Established in 1971 by the several major national associations representing state and local governments, PTI has been viewed as the focal point for thought leaders who have a passion for the furtherance and wise deployment of technology. PTI's initial funding was through a grant from the National Science Foundation. Today, PTI actively supports local government officials through research, education, professional development, executive-level consulting services, and national recognition programs.
About CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the leading voice and advocate for the $4.8 trillion global information technology ecosystem; and the more than 35 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world's economy. Through education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, market research and membership programs, CompTIA is the hub for advancing the tech industry and its workforce.


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Young professionals: 400 interns from Jacobs University
Starting this year, a two-month internship is mandatory for all bachelor students at Jacobs University. (Source: fizkes/shutterstock.com)
Gaining practical experience is an important part of studying at Jacobs University. The option for an internship has therefore long been firmly established in the curriculum. Now this successful model is being further expanded: Starting this year, a two-month internship is mandatory for all bachelor students. This benefits not only the students at the English-speaking campus university, but also companies, such as the Bremen-based food startup CheWOW.
Federico Krader and Marlo Kockerols founded the startup CheWOW in Bremen, formerly known as Bold Foods. Since 2018, the food manufacturer has been offering regional, sustainable and purely plant-based products that can be found at supermarkets, such as Rewe or Edeka.
"As a young team, we work a lot with interns," Kockerols said. "Just recently, a student from Jacobs University did an internship with us. He really enriched our team and was able to gain a lot of practical insights into the professional world at the same time," Krader added. The internship was a win-win for both sides.
In times of the pandemic, CheWOW also offers internships via home office, like other Bremen-based companies with which Jacobs University has internship agreements. From June to the end of August 2021, around 400 students from all bachelor's degree programs at Jacobs University will complete an internship. All of them are second-year students and highly motivated to gain new experience while being able to apply their knowledge in projects.
Christin Klähn is Career Services Coordinator at Jacobs University. She brings together interested institutions and students for an internship. (Source: Jacobs University)
"Our students have qualities that are very attractive to companies, research institutions, or other organizations," emphasized Christin Klähn, Career Services Coordinator at Jacobs University. "They have intercultural skills, receive interdisciplinary training, are English-speaking, and are accustomed to approaching topics constructively and in a solution-oriented manner." Often, the initial contact during an internship even develops into a long-term employment contract, after the students successfully completed their studies at Jacobs University. "We are of course happy to advise interested institutions that would like to offer internships and positions for recent graduates to our international students about our wide range of options," Klähn said.
Questions are answered by:
Christin Klähn
Career Services Coordinator
Tel: +49 421 200-4212
Email: c.klaehn [at] jacobs-university.de
https://www.chewow.de/
https://www.jacobs-university.de/


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Only about half of citizens want to be vaccinated
"The European Medicines Agency recommends approval of the coronavirus vaccine." Just under two years ago, shortly before Christmas 2020, that was top news - and cause for great hope. At the time, the question of whether people would even want to be vaccinated was hardly being seriously asked outside of anti-vaccination circles.
Now, in early September 2022, the exact same news is out again, only this time it's about new vaccines adapted to a subtype of the Omicron variant. How much has happened since then can be seen not only from the fact that we have already arrived at the second half of the Greek alphabet with the letter Omicron, but also from the fact that vaccination readiness has long since become the central factor in pandemic development.
Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) therefore never tires of emphasizing the advantages of the new preparations. These also cover the new Omicron variants, he said on Thursday.
No one knows for sure what the current vaccination readiness looks like, specifically related to the new preparations, which are really only matched to an early version of Omicron.
56 percent of men, 48 percent of women would be vaccinated
The opinion research institute Civey conducted a survey on behalf of "Tagesspiegel Background Gesundheit" at the end of August. It asked in general whether people would have a vaccine adapted to Omicron injected.
The question did not differentiate between the variants. It is therefore unclear how the answers would have turned out if there had been an additional indication that the vaccine was tailored to the original variant that no longer occurs and not to the BA.4 and BA.5 that dominate today. The latter differ in the spike protein and thus the target of the vaccine from the first Omicron type.
With this restriction, the picture is as follows: 56 percent of men would be vaccinated, 35 percent would not, and nine percent were undecided. Among women, only 48 percent said yes, less than half. In the five eastern states, willingness to be vaccinated is lower overall. It would be 44 percent, men and women combined, according to the data from this survey.
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Sender: Korbin Brown
secondary student - Alg. 2
My dad said to "think", but all the thinking is not working right now. I'm having a brain cramp. Help!!!
Roger Craig, during his term as team manager of the San Francisco Giants, received a strange communication from the team general manager, Al Rosen. Mr. Rosen told him to select 25 players according to this formula: 1/2 of the team had to be outfielders and infielders 1/4 of the team had to be starting pitchers 1/6 of the team had to be relief pitchers 1/8 of the team had to be catchers Roger was a bit confused by Al's request, yet complied anyway. How did he do it?
Thank you -- Korbin
Hi Korbin,
This is an enigma. 25 doesn't have integer half, quarter, sixth and eight, so that the solution would involve fractions of players pasted together as some kind of frankenstein. Second, 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/6 + 1/8 > 1, so there is no way to comply.
One way to get around this is to pretend that the manager should also include himself in the team, so that there are 24 left to choose. 24 has halfs, quarters, sixths and eights, and then surprise!


The gang sit down on the friday night to discuss the feelings of TFnation whilst on the EDGE OF THE CONVENTION!
Art of Noise Special: Happy Gruffday!
Yesterday was Grufflock's 35th Birthday, and so Nicole has painstakenly tracked down as many of the Old Oilhouse podcasters and contributors as possible and asked them to create a special playlist for Adam.
There are technical problems through this show, but Nic has done her best to edit it all together, so enjoy, Adam!
ALL KAIJU ATTACK! A new recurring show where Mikey from the Moonbase 2 podcast joins the Old Oilhouse family and talks about Monster movies from all over the world!
In this instalment, Mikey and the Princess of Pandemonium, Nicole, talk about the first Godzilla movie, and why Roger Ebert is just plain wrong.
Into The Basement: Rob aka Khaosenvy Returns!
It's a very special Kimia as Stu and Tricky are joined by Andrew Turnbull to discuss TFNation 2016!
Lock-In 84 - forgotten formats.
Lock-In 84 - forgotten formats. With the equipment failing around us, we talk about the faling of media formats past!
NOTE: This podcast was originally released in 2014.
Matt, Simon and the two Pauls unite to kick off "Season 2" of the Guyver OVA series.


Here we will share our experience and give you some more information about web design gold coast, web marketing, and interesting Web development & Web Design Gold Coast, SEO, Social Media Marketing and Content writing posts.
We gather a collection of useful SEO & Digital Marketing, Latest Google Algorithm updates and Web Development/Designing tips, tricks, tools, and snippets of code we've found or developed over the years, available for quick, easy reference.
This area will continue to grow as we will post new articles on a regular basis so stay tuned.


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Lufussa deliver 200,000 trees to the Government of Honduras
22 September, 2016 /0 Comments/in News /by @lufussa
As part of the activities of opening the nursery garden belonging to the premises of ICF in Guaimaca, Francisco Morazan, Lufussa officially delivered to the Government of Honduras 200 thousand trees that are part of the million referred to in the agreement "Let's plant", signed between this company and the Forest Conservation Institute (ICF) and that the objective of the Government of the Republic joined in the "Honduras sowing life" program to plant 5 million trees this year.
Lufussa, together with the Forest Conservation Institute (ICF), built a nursery garden on the premises of the local office of the government agency responsible for the protection of forests in the municipality of Guaymaca, which is now ready with 200000 plants.
The nursery garden was opened by the Presidential Commission on Climate and Forests, Christa Castro Change; the director of ICF, Misael León, and the representative of the board of Lufussa, Christopher Kafie.
The trees of different species will be planted in different areas prioritized as protected areas, basins and watersheds. The reforestation day begins September 28 and ends on October 2 with a goal of planting 5 million trees throughout Honduras.
The nursery garden opened is part of the agreement, "Let's plant", signed between the ICF and the company Lufussa with the goal of planting one million trees that will serve to restore some areas affected by pine bark worm.
Lufussa is the first private sector company to join the reforestation activity with the construction of this nursery that will produce 1 million plants in the coming years.
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Often, looking back at a year as it comes to a close means that we take stock of everything that has happened in the world. It can be an exciting exercise (This was the year the USA Women's Soccer Team won the World Cup!), but also painful and saddening as we remember tragedies that may have occurred.
Fortunately, Mr. Rogers gave us all a hopeful, comforting way to view tragedies: Look for the helpers. We were excited to find this roundup from Upworthy of 8 times "helpers" brought positivity to difficult events in 2015. Use it to spark dialogue at your family dinner table as you prepare to ring in a new — and hopefully bright — year.
Can you think of other examples of "helpers" who have made challenging situations better, whether from the news or from your own life?
Have you ever been a "helper?" Talk about that moment and what it was like.
What qualities do you think a person would need to be of assistance in a difficult or dangerous situation?
Do you think news stories and the internet make it easier to look for the helpers, or more difficult? Why?
What's the event you would most like to read about in the New Year?


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Mehow's journey into LSR has been fruitful but difficult
Steve Toloken
Mehow Innovation Ltd.
Mehow Innovation Ltd. first began looking into the potential for LSR in 2011.
Chinese injection molder Mehow Innovation Ltd. was firmly ensconced in the medical device manufacturing market when it decided it needed to branch out.
It was 2011, and the Shenzhen-based firm was facing more and more intense competition in its traditional thermoplastics molding market and searching for a competitive advantage.
The midsized company, with a few hundred employees, was starting to see more requests from customers for liquid silicone rubber — a material it wasn't very familiar with at the time — and decided that could be a good direction, said Feng Yuan, director of business development
It was not an easy journey, but six years later, the company has 22 LSR injection molding machines and the material accounts for about 25 percent of its business, Yuan said.
"At the beginning, there was a lot of failure but we didn't give up," Yuan said. "Actually, we spent two years doing research and having so many trials."
Yuan spoke to LSR World at Mehow's booth at the Chinaplas trade fair, held May 16-19 in Guangzhou. He described the company's journey from thermoplastics into the LSR sector, where today it manufactures parts for global device makers including Australia's Cochlear Ltd. and China's Mindray Medical International Ltd.
Read the full story at LSR World.


April 1st, 2019 – After much deliberation, several large houses of Wicca are proud to announce a dramatic change in Wiccan doctrine; the introduction of a new, fifth element. The Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC), the Correllian Nativist Church, and Church of All Worlds, have announced that within the last week they met in a secret place in order to determine a new aspect of Wicca that will forever change its future.
Yes, it was an April Fool's thing. I hope you found it hilarious.
Is this for real..? This isn't the Pagan equivalent of "The Onion" going on or something? And they're really calling it "goo"??
Or wait, was this an April Fool's thing..??
I look dubiously at the bag of books that my friend has just handed to me. It's filled with what, 40 years ago, we used to refer to as "witchcr*p": the dregs, books that didn't adhere to the Wiccan party line.
My friend and I are both Second Generation Craft in the US: not the founders, but those who learned from the founders. In those information-starved days, when you saw "witch" in the title, you bought it regardless, good, bad, or indifferent.
We cleaned out this last haul as well! My own copy of The Golden Bough. Thank you!
The ancestors are still speaking.
One of our very greatest inheritances from the forefathers and mothers is language. If we listen closely, we can hear their voices today.
2500 years ago, the ancestors bound their thought together with alliteration, what we may think of as initial rhyme. Many of these phrases—hundreds, if not thousands, of years old—are with us still.
"Bed and board," then, means home: where you sleep and eat.
How Do You Say 'Yemaya' in Witch?
I'll just say it: Wiccans have pantheon-envy.
The gods of the Wicca are Twofold: the Lady and the Horns. Instead of viewing Them, however, as the gods most specific to witches within the framework of a larger (but lost) pantheon, most Wiccans (unfortunately) have chosen to prefer Dion Fortune's 'All gods are one god, all goddesses are one goddess' bitheism, a choice which (frankly) has not only retarded Wicca's mythological and theological growth, but has opened the gate to the much-vexed problem of cultural appropriation. If all god/desses are one god/dess, then we are entitled to steal Anyone we want from someone else, and it's all grist for our mill.
It's easy to understand why, when encountering the vibrant pantheon and living culture of, for example, Santeria, witches feel envious. What Santeria is now, the Craft used to be. Alas, how much has been taken from us.
But our choices are not limited to either cultural sterility or cultural appropriation. There's another way to navigate these waters.
If, instead, we regard the Horns and the Moon as Two among a larger (if lost) pantheon, then (to take an example) let us ask: How do you say 'Yemayá' in Witch?
Allow me to rephrase the question: What does the witch Goddess of Waters look like?
Let us start with the Moon. The witches' Lady of the Living Waters is—essentially—the reflection of the Moon on Earth. What Moon is in the heavens, She of the Waters is on Earth.
Moon, of course, was born from Sea. (Where She came from originally is what we now call the Pacific Ocean. For witches, there's no gap between science and religion, just a difference in framing the language.) Who has not seen the image of the full Moon floating on the waters of a lake, or the sea, and thought: ah, yes.
Here on the blog, I'll be sharing a spirit animal painting and message from my Elfin Ally Oracle Deck picked especially for the zodiac sign that Mama Moon is currently transiting. Enjoy!
Meaning: You know exactly what to do.
Reversed: You hesitate and miss out.
A manual for constructing talismans, mixing magical compounds, summoning planetary spirits, and determining astrological conditions, Picatrix is a cornerstone of Western esotericism. It offers important insights not only into occult practices and beliefs but also into the transmission of magical ideas from antiquity to the present. Dan Attrell and David Porreca's English translation opens the world of this vital medieval treatise to modern-day scholars and lay readers.
What other titles are in tis series?
Over the years, I've noticed that when we tarotists speak together of tarot, whether in a class, a meetup or casually, we often seem to speak the cards into being.


I love this tree but I don't know what it's called. I have one in a pot and one in the ground.
Please tell me the name if you know it. In Kuwait, the Arabic name for it is: Fitnah.
Update 22 06 2008: It's called Plumeria. Thank you Ariston.