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Topics/Issues
Sexual Assault / Rape
Self Awareness & Self Help
Abuse/Dating Violence
Aiken After Dark
Peer Educators
Student Referral Guidelines
Harassment / Assault Reporting
Student Alcohol Use Policy
Student Drug Use Policy
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs
It is the policy of the university in order to maintain an environment in which the dignity and worth of all members of the institutional system are respected, that sexual harassment of employees or students is prohibited. Such conduct is a form of behavior which seriously undermines the atmosphere of trust essential to the academic environment. This policy is consistent with federal and state laws prohibiting sex discrimination. It is also a policy of the University that willful false accusation of sexual harassment shall not be condoned.
The University of South Carolina Aiken is an educational institution bound by common standards of conduct and a commitment to its educational mission. Sexual assault is considered particularly abhorrent because it interferes with our educational mission:
by endangering the physical and emotional safety;
by damaging trust;
by offending the dignity and violating autonomy;
by disrupting the academic progress of victims during their recovery
The purpose of this policy statement is to describe the University's efforts to provide:
resources aimed at reducing the risk of sexual assault, including educational programs for men and women;
statement of expectations for behavior with regard to sexual conduct;
procedural interventions to offer support and information following a sexual assault; and
campus judicial procedures tat provide for the needs of victims and protect the rights of alleged assailants.
Victims Bills of Rights
Victims of sexual assault who report their experience to University officials can anticipate that:
All sexual assaults will be treated seriously.
Victims will be treated with dignity and respect and in a non-judgmental manner.
Campus organizations and services which can assist victims will be identified.
When a crime is reported to University officials, those officials will offer assistance in notifying proper authorities.
When victims report and choose to pursue action against alleged assailants,assaults will be investigated and adjudicated by appropriate criminal and/orUniversity officials.
University personnel will not discourage victims from reporting, nor encourage them to under-report the incident as a lesser crime.
Victims may invite an advisor they choose to accompany them through University disciplinary proceedings.
A victim will be notified of the outcome of related University discipline proceedings and has the rights to appeal the outcome. The victim and charged student must respect the privacy rights of all involved.
University personnel will cooperate in obtaining, securing and maintaining evidence (including a medical examination) necessary in legal proceedings.
Victims will be made aware of any state or federal laws regarding mandatory testing of sexual assault suspects for communicable disease and whether these professionals can notify a victim of the results of these tests.
Victims will be informed of mental health services available.
Victims will be afforded the opportunity to request immediate on-campus housing relocation, transfer of classes, or other steps to prevent unnecessary or unwanted contact or proximity to an alleged assailant when reasonably available.
All students have the right to an environment free from sexual or physical intimidation, or any continuing disruptive behavior, by persons sharing rooms or their guests, that would prevent a reasonable person from attaining their educational goals. Disruptive behavior of this nature should be reported to appropriate University staff, so it can be addressed.
The sexual history of the victim is not considered relevant to the truth of the allegation; therefore, information regarding sexual history external to the relationship between the victim and the alleged assailant will not be considered in disciplne hearings.
University Definitions
For the purpose of this policy and related procedures, the term sexual assault is defined as "unwilling or unconsenting sexual intercourse or penetration of any bodily opening with any object; the touching of an unwilling person's intimate parts (such as genitalia, groin, breast, buttocks, mouth, and/ or clothing covering them); touching an unwilling person with one's own intimate parts; or forcing an unwilling person to touch another's intimate parts."
Behavior contemplated in this definition includes acts that are unwanted and/ or may be committed either by force, threat, intimidation, or deceit, or through exploitation of another's mental or physical condition of which the assailant was aware or should have been aware.
USC Aiken student conduct regulations incorporate this definition by obliging students to comply with all published policies and procedures of the University (see USC Aiken Student Handbook). Behaviors prohibited by this policy may also be prohibited by the general student conduct regulations obliging students to comply with all published state, local and federal (see "Compliance with General Laws" under "Student Discipline System" in the USC Aiken Student Handbook).
Such behaviors may also be simultaneously covered by the general regulations prohibiting "disruptive activity" and "disorderly conduct". Attempting, abetting or being an accessory to any prohibited act is considered the same as a completed violation.
Criminal Definitions
By publishing this policy, USC Aiken does not intend to substitute or supersede related civil and criminal law. It is the policy of this institution to strongly encourage victims to report all incidents and violations to the law enforcement agencies or officials with appropriate jurisdiction and to avail themselves of all the services and rights to which they are entitled by law.
It should be clearly understood that there is a fundamental difference between the nature and purpose of student discipline and criminal law. Regardless of the charge(s) issued or procedures employed, sanctions issued by the University can be expected to be consistent with the educational mission of the institution
According to USC Aiken's Student Handbook, Student Discipline section, students who are apprehended and charged by law enforcement agencies with felony criminal charges off campus are required to inform University officials. The University may bring disciplinary action against the student for the same incident if the alleged conduct is prohibited by the institution and/or if it is judged to be adverse to the recognized mission of the institution. University disciplinary procedures should be considered distinct and independent of any and all criminal procedures. Discipline procedures may precede, occur simultaneously, or follow and consider the results of any relevant court action. When necessary, temporary action may be taken in the form of summary suspension, summary restrictions or officially requesting no contact between the victim and accused assailant. Any of these measures may result in a student's restricted participation in University events outside attendance of classes and appointments related to the resolution of discipline matters.
The South Carolina State Code of Laws (SC Code Ann. Sec. 16-3-651 to 16-3- 656) defines criminal sexual conduct, including rape, with the respective penalties as follows
Sec. 16-3-651. Definitions used in sections 16-3-651 to 16-3-659.1.
For the purposes of sections 1 6-3-65 1 to 1 6-3-659. 1:
(a) "Actor" means a person accused of criminal sexual conduct.
(b) "Aggravated coercion" means that the actor threatens to use force or violence of a high and aggravated nature to overcome the victim or another person, if the victim reasonably believes that the actor has the present ability to carry out the threat, or threatens to retaliate in the future by the infliction of physical harm, kidnapping or extortion, under circumstances of aggravation, against the victim or any other person.
(c) "Aggravated force" means that the actor uses physical force or physical violence of a high and aggravated nature to overcome the victim or includes the threat of the use of a deadly weapon.
(d) "Intimate parts" includes the primary genital area, anus, groin, inner thighs, or buttocks of a male or female human being and the breasts of a female human being.
(e) "Mentally defective" means that a person suffers from a mental disease or defect which renders the person temporarily or permanently incapable of appraising the nature of his or her conduct.
(f) "Mentally incapacitated" means that a person is rendered temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling his or her conduct whether this condition is produced by illness, defect, the influence of a substance or from some other cause.
(g) "Physically helpless" means that a person is unconscious, asleep, or for any other reason physically unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.
(h) "Sexual battery" means sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person's body or of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body, except when such intrusion is accomplished for medically recognized treatment or diagnostic purposes.
(i) "Victim" means the person alleging to have been subjected to criminal sexual conduct.
Sec. 16-3-652. Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree if the actor engages in sexual battery with the victim and if any one or more of the following circumstances are proven:
(a) The actor uses aggravated force to accomplish sexual battery.
(b) The victim submits to sexual battery by the actor under circumstances wherethe victim is also the victim of forcible confinement, kidnapping, trafficking in persons, robbery, extortion, burglary, housebreaking, or any other similar offense or act.
(c) The actor causes the victim, without the victim's consent, to become mentally incapacitated or physically helpless by administering, distributing, dispensing, delivering, or causing to be administered, distributed, dispensed, or delivered a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue, or any intoxicating substance.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than thirty years, according to the discretion of the court.
Sec. 16-3-653. Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree
(1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree if the actor uses aggravated coercion to accomplish sexual battery.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than twenty years according to the discretion of the court.
Sec. 16-3-654. Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree
(1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if the actor engages in sexual battery with the victim and if any one or more of the following circumstances are proven:
(a) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual battery in the absence of aggravating circumstances.
(b) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless and aggravated force or aggravated coercion was not used to accomplish sexual battery.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, according to the discretion of the court.
Sec. 16-3-656. Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct. Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct described in the above sections shall be punishable as if the criminal sexual conduct was committed. (NOTE: one charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct may not be considered for pretrial intervention. SC Code section 17-22-50).
Procedures for Victim
A. Immediate Care and Treatment
Medical attention is crucial to assess possible internal injuries or sexually transmitted diseases, as well as to collect medical evidence should the victim choose to pursue prosecution. The police will be contacted by the hospital to take possession of the evidence collected while the victim makes a decision about whether to pursue charges. Any student who feels that he or she has been sexually assaulted and requires medical attention should immediately:
i. If an assault occurs on campus:
Contact University Police at 648-4011 (6111 from a campus phone extension); or Rape Crisis Center at 641-4162 (after hours and weekends at 648-9900). The sooner a sexual assault is reported, the easier it is to collect valuable evidence. To facilitate evidence collection, the victim:
should not bathe or douche
should not urinate
should not drink any liquids
if oral contact has occurred, the victim should not smoke, eat or brush teeth
if clothes are changed, soiled clothes should be placed in a paper bag (plastic destroys crucial evidence).
University Police may transport the victim to Aiken Regional Medical Center for medical attention and a rape protocol exam. If the victim does want not to contact the police, a friend or relative may transport the student to the hospital. When the victim arrives at the emergency room, the hospital may call the Rape Crisis Center to arrange for a victim advocate to accompany the victim throughout the exam and any law enforcement procedures. The hospital staff may also contact University Police and/or the police where the incident occurred.
ii. If an assault occurs off campus:
A. Contact area police via 911 system (Aiken County) or if no 911 system is available, call your local police, or in Aiken call the Rape Crisis Center at 641- 4162 (after hours and weekends at 648-9900). The sooner a sexual assault is reported, the easier it is to collect valuable evidence. To facilitate evidence collection, the victim:
if clothes are changed, soiled clothes should be placed in a paper bag (plastic destroys crucial evidence)
The police department with jurisdiction in the area will most often direct the victim to an area hospital for medical attention and a rape protocol exam. If the victim does not want to contact police, a friend or relative may transport the student to the hospital. When the victim arrives at the emergency room, the hospital staff may call a Rape Crisis Center in that area and/or may contact the local police where the incident occurred.
The hospital staff may also contact USC Aiken University Police. If a victim chooses not to go to the hospital, the victim is strongly urged to seek appropriate medical attention.
B. Reporting
All victims of sexual assault/battery are encouraged to report the incident to law enforcement agencies. Should the victim choose not to immediately involve law enforcement officials, the victim is strongly urged to go through the rape protocol exam for medical attention and for the purpose of preserving important physical of the assault. This evidence may be used if the victim chooses to pursue legal prosecution at a later date. The rape protocol exam should be completed as soon as possible. Physical evidence can be obtained up to 72 hours after the assault, recognizing that as time passes, the quality of the evidence diminishes. A student victim may also choose to file a report with the Judicial Hearing Officer or the Director of the Counseling Center. An explanation of this procedure can be obtained in the student handbook. The disciplinary procedures are also described in a separate section below and published in the student handbook.
Whether or not legal or disciplinary action is desired, an anonymous report may be filed, at any time, with the Director of the Counseling Center. This report provides USC Aiken staff with information about the crime that may be valuable in their efforts to prevent future crimes and educate other students about the high risk areas. The Director of the Counseling can be reached by calling 641-3609.
C. Discipline Policies and Procedures for Victim and/or Witness
Witnesses to or victims of the above described sexual misconduct may wish to contact the Judicial Hearing Officer if the accused is a USC Aiken student. In this event, the Judicial Hearing Officer will meet with the witness or victim to discuss the report and determine whether there is reason to believe a conduct code offense has occurred. At the same time, discipline procedures will be reviewed and the possible roles the witness or victim may play in the gathering of this information and/or the resolution of the complaint will be explored. At this meeting, if the victim or witness is willing and prepared, staff may conduct an investigative interview. At the victim's or witness's request, an advisor, counselor, attorney, parent, friend or the Director of the Counseling Center may attend. In this meeting, and as needed, the Associate Chancellor will answer questions and provide offended individuals with general information about civil and criminal options available to victims or witnesses.
When it is determined that there exists sufficient reason to believe a violation of University policy has occurred, disciplinary procedures may be initiated. It should be understood that victims and witnesses need not "press charges"; instead, the University is responsible for initiating this investigative process. Furthermore, the University is not required to await the outcome of any criminal action against the accused before initiating disciplinary action, if such is deemed necessary. Victims or witnesses can expect to be asked to contribute testimony and information to assist in the resolution of the complaint.
D. Follow-up and Recovery Services for Victim
Research has shown that follow-up counseling is of significant benefit to a victim of sexual assault and/or related trauma. This counseling may be initiated at any time after an assault (from hours to years).On or off campus counseling and other services are available to a student victim whether or not the crime was reported or prosecuted.
The Rape Crisis Center (division of the Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons "CAAP") is an off-campus resource that provides short-term counseling, as well as crisis intervention. Services are provided for all victims, no matter when the assault occurred. Their 24-hour hotline number is 641-4162. A representative from the Cumbee Center works in the USC Aiken Counseling Center at least one day each week and can be contacted at 641-3609. The Counseling Center is an on-campus resource that provides free counseling to students. The phone number is 641-3609. They also assist a victim with filing a discipline complaint, notifying instructors of absences or other needs, and/or helping a student withdraw. The Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Services can assist a victim with filing a discipline complaint, notifying instructors of absences or other needs, and/or helping a student withdraw. The phone number is 641-3588.
The Counseling Center is an on-campus resource that provides free counseling to students. The phone number is 641-3609. They also assist a victim with filing a discipline complaint, notifying instructors of absences or other needs, and/or helping a student withdraw.
The Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Services can assist a victim with filing a discipline complaint, notifying instructors of absences or other needs, and/or helping a student withdraw. The phone number is 641-3588.
Procedure for Accused Party
A. Discipline Policies and Procedures for Accused Party.
To begin discipline procedures, individuals thought to have relevant information or testimony, including the accused party, will be contacted and interviewed by appropriate University officials. If sufficient information is available to conclude there is reason to believe, or "reasonable grounds" to do so, the University will issue charges from the general student conduct regulations and will follow the judicial procedures for non-academic offenses as set forth in the USC Aiken Student Handbook.
A summary of this procedure follows:
The accused party will be offered the opportunity to choose one of two possible hearing procedures. Note: Under certain circumstances outlined in the Student Code of Conduct, an administrative hearing is NOT an option. The Non- Academic Judicial Officer or Hearing Officer may decline to hear the case in this manner due to conflict of interest or severity of the case (felony arrest) and request a University Judicial Board Hearing be held.
The accused party may choose a formal administrative hearing, in which the University's Judicial Officer or designee is authorized to consider testimony and act as hearing officer, deciding whether the accused is responsible for the charge(s) as issued, and what the University response or sanction, if indicated, should be.
The accused student may choose a hearing before the University Judicial Board (UJB), a group of faculty and students who are trained and authorized to conduct hearings to determine responsibility and appropriate sanctions. In each hearing procedure, the burden of proof shall be on the University as the adjudicating party. Decisions regarding responsibility for charges shall be based on a "preponderance of evidence" standard, meaning responsibility does not have to be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. The University need only demonstrate that the charged student is more likely than not responsible for the charge. In these investigative hearings, regardless of the procedure chosen, the hearing officer or UJB members will not be restricted from testimony by technical rules of evidence. Charged students are assured a right of access to a list of witnesses invited to testify, as well as an opportunity to review all available physical and documentary evidence to be presented at the hearing. In these informal, non- adversarial hearings, there is no formal cross examination. Charged students are, however, entitled to question and rebut any evidence presented. In order to conduct a fair, orderly hearing, special accommodations may be made in hearing procedures, such as indirect questioning, or special seating arrangements in the hearing room. Both the charged student and the victim may be accompanied by an advisor of their choice and remain present while all testimony is presented.
The advisor or counsel may, with written permission of the charged student:
Advise the accused student about the preparation and presentation of the case;
Accompany the charged student to all judicial proceedings;
Have access to evidence, witness lists, documents and exhibits relating to the case. Should the hearing authority determine a student is responsible for the charges issued; the student's disciplinary record may be made available to the authority. The hearing authority will then adjourn again to determine what sanction(s) are appropriate to the circumstances and individual. Possible sanctions include permanent suspension, suspension for a period of time, suspension held in abeyance, disciplinary probation, conditions, reprimand, restitution, and educational sanction.
B. Follow-up Services for Accused Party
Follow-up counseling may be of significant benefit to an accused party. On or off campus counseling and other services are available to an accused party whether or not the crime was reported or prosecuted. The Counseling Center is an on-campus resource that provides free counseling to currently enrolled students. The phone number is 641-3609.
The Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons (CAAP) provides referrals to counseling services for men who commit sexual assault or abuse their partners. A representative from the Cumbee Center works in the USC Aiken Counseling Center several days each week and can be contacted at 641-3609.
The South Carolina Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service, can assist an accused party in finding an attorney to represent them in civil and/or criminal proceedings. The phone number is 1-800-868-2284 or 799-7100.
Procedures for Reporting to Campus Community
Federal law requires that timely notice of assaults be made to the campus community if it is felt that a threat to any other person(s) exists. In these cases, the Chief of University Police, in consultation with the Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Services, will notify the campus community through whatever means are appropriate for the particular case.
The following offices within the University of South Carolina Aiken and the Aiken community provide a variety of educational offerings related to sexual assault, personal safety, appropriate use of alcohol, healthy relationships, etc. For more information, the following offices should be contacted:
USC Aiken Counseling Center, Business and Education Building, Room 126, 641-3609.
University Police, 648-4011 (from off campus) or 6111 (from on- campus).
Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons, Rape Crisis Center, 641-4162.
Aiken Regional Medical Center, The Resource Center, 655 Medical Park Dr., Aiken, 641 -5926.
Aiken-Barnwell Community Mental Health Ctr., 1135 Gregg Highway, Aiken, 641-7700.
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All counties in Mississippi operating under the unit system of Road Administration are required, by statute, to employ a County Administrator.
Responsibilities & Duties
The County Administrator is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and carries out all policies adopted by the Board. The key responsibility of the County Administrator is to support the Board by overseeing the following duties:
Coordinate Board meetings, work sessions & presentations that require three or more Supervisors.
Assist the Board in the preparation of the budget and of the tax levy
Employ and supervise department heads and employees according to the County's personnel policies and procedures and promote a safe work environment.
Oversee the day-to-day operations of the County
Act as liaison officer to work with the various divisions of County government and agencies to see that County owned property is properly managed, repaired, improved, kept or stored
Legislative relations
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See that all orders, resolutions and regulations of the Board of Supervisors are faithfully executed
Make reports to the Board from time to time concerning the affairs of the County and keep the Board fully advised as to the financial condition of the County and future financial needs
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Be charged with the responsibility of securing insurance coverage on such County property as the board shall decide should be insured and of securing any other insurance required or authorized by law. The County Administrator shall work out a plan of insurance for the County which will insure minimum premiums
Receive inquiries and complaints from citizens of the County as to the operation of County government, investigate such inquiries and complaints and shall report any findings to the Board and the individual Supervisor of the district from which such inquiry or complaint arises
Meet regularly with the Board of Supervisors and have full privileges of discussion but no vote
Do any and all other administrative duties that the Board of Supervisors could legally do themselves and that they can legally delegate without violating the laws of the state nor impinging upon the duties set out by law for other officers
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Q: Calculation kernel of boundary operator. (Easy example in Hatcher) Consider the graph as given in the third page (pg.99) in the link below.
https://www.math.cornell.edu/~hatcher/AT/ATch2.pdf
We define a homomorphism $\partial: C_1 \to C_0$ by sending each basis element $a,b,c,d$ to $y-x$, the vertex at the head of the edges minus the vertex at the tail. Thus we have $$ \partial(ka + lb + mc + nd) = (k+l +m +n) y - (k+l + m +n )x$$, and the cycles are precisely the kernel of $\partial$.
Apparently it is a simple calculation to verify that $a-b$, $b-c$, and $c-d$ form a basis for this kernel.
Unfortunately, I do not know what this calculation would be. It would be nice to see an example of a such a calculation in this easy example.

A: First, assume that $\sigma = ka + lb + mc + nd$ belongs to the kernel of $\partial$. By what you have written, this is equivalent to $k + l + m + n = 0$. Then, noticing that $$\sigma = k(a-b) + (l + k)(b-c) + (l+k+m)(c-d) + (l + k + m + n)d$$$$ = k(a-b) + (l+k)(b-c) + (l+k+m)(c-d)$$ we see that $\sigma$ lies in the span of $a-b$, $b-c$, and $c-d$.
Second, it is clear that $a-b$, $b-c$, and $c-d$ belong to the kernel of $\partial$, so we can conclude from this and the first part that the kernel of $\partial$ is generated by $a-b$, $b-c$, and $c-d$.
It only remains to see that they form a basis of the kernel. To prove this we must show they are linearly independent. Assume then that $n_1(a-b) + n_2(b-c) + n_3(c-d) =0$. Expanding this out, we have $$n_1a + (n_2 - n_1)b + (n_3-n_2)c - n_3d = 0$$ Since $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ are linearly independent in $C_1$, we conclude that $n_1 = 0$, $n_2 - n_1 = 0$, $n_3 - n_2 = 0$, and $n_3 = 0$, and thus that $n_1 = n_2 = n_3 = 0$. This completes the proof.

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Jim Kouzes thinks Frances Hesselbein is a national treasure. Stephen Covey said she is, "extraordinary." The father of modern management, Peter Drucker thought she was the greatest leader in the country. The President of the United States awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Frances Hesselbein's autobiography, "My Life in Leadership," is both a personal story and a textbook in leadership.
During our conversation, Frances affirmed the themes of her life. I'm sharing personal takeaways more than reviewing her book.
Frances frequently says, "Honor the past." That doesn't mean she lives in the past. One lesson I took from her book is let the future not the past shape your direction.
Bonus: I was recently elected to the International Board of Directors for an orphanage in South Africa. Some readers may find Frances' suggestions on questions every potential director should ask useful. 10 Questions potential directors should ask.
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Looks like a terrific book – I'm not familiar with her work, but I believe I should be!
You may be surprised to know that Frances is over 90… I didn't ask her but did some figuring. I have to tell you her voice seems a bit wavering but its very clear she is completely in charge of her heart and mind. During our 50 minute conversation she never missed a beat, lost track, or forgot where our conversation was heading or had been. Plus the vitality in her voice is remarkable.
In this age where we hardly know our neighbours and everyone seems to be focussed on self and individual achievement, it seems to me that the new leadership gurus are talking about building 'community' once again.
Listen closely, engage, connect, develop together, lead don't manage, lead from within, build a tribe not a cattle farm.
It's heartening to know in the iPod generation that the call to listen to each other is being broadcast to the world and hopefully heeded by many.
Thank you for sharing Ms. Hesselbein's thoughts and book with us. And for your very own contribution to developing fine leaders the world over. We're listening.
Love how you articulated an important component of leadership. Thank you for your encouraging words.
Loved her definition of leadership and her thoughts on inclusion. Leadership is never done in a bubble. Thanks for the past 3 days of posts Dan. Have enjoyed reading about the book (and its author).
Loved these posts too and, in particular, her affirmation that listening is an essential element of effective leadership. I also found ' honouring the past and intensely defining the future' very helpful in work that I am currently undertaking supporting a charity through restructure after budget cuts.
Both in reading and in my conversation I found her ideas about honoring the past useful. It's not necessary to demonize the past in order to move forward. Frances said the past brought us to this point honor it, respect it for what it is. I'll use my language now, in any living organization, the future drives the present. I refer to methods not to values. I think confusing values with methods is a death sentence to healthy innovation.
Additionally, in a changing world organizations that don't change inevitably fall behind and eventually die.
Agree on when she says it (Leadership) is a matter of How to be not really how to do….Individuals make lot of difference to the organizations and organizational goals… Further her priority of Engagement is also something I fully endorse and agree, nothing a good leader can do without getting engaged as well as without seeking engagement from others. It is the key for successful leadership. Further I would like to add that Communication, Involvement and Empowerment are the great tools for a leader to make him an authentic leader.
To go into tomorrow, one should know about the past…agree that we need to honor the past but remain focused on the future. With numerous elements that could be mentioned in regards to effective leadership, I think that (effective) listening is one of the key essential ones as well – if you cannot take the time to listen, why would others follow?
While our own personal story and principles which have served and help guide us may be different – we would probably be amazed at similarities.
Learning from others can only strengthen our continued and ever changing journey forward.
Sounds like a great read – look forward to it.
Obviously a great lady but her definition of leadership is not.
It's probably true that the 'being' makes the 'doing' successful but it's scarely a definition.
Thanks for your comment. Sorry about the missing comment. I did a search and came up dry.
I have found refreshing water in the strangest and most mystical place. The internet.
This book is going on my "must read" list. Thanks!
I love her focus on developing a plan with your team. The greatest successes I have seen from new managers I work with involves this process. I would enjoy reading her book to help me help others develop this process as well.
Frances is a reminder that we can name ourselves leaders, or our bosses can, but we're not a leader until people choose to follow. Her wisdom would bring her followers if she were a worker on the line. Amazing woman.
I really need that book!!!
Any book any experience shared is value! even if we do not think the same way…I respect any opinion so I hope to win that book :)!
I do some voluntary work for the strays animals in my country very far from where I live now…and it has been so difficult not to motivate people at the beginning but to make them really do the job! Also for my professional live it could be very useful.
I liked the INCLUSION section – it is true that ownership is a major part of leading people – they have to buy in to the vision and OWN that vision – or you will end up carrying it all by yourself!
Thank you Dan! I enjoyed reading and learning from this interview. Have a great day!
True leaders have a strength and presence that is unmistakable. They have the "it factor" but "it" didn't just happen. "It" was forged over time through life experience. Most of us will never meet Ms. Hesselbein but I looked forward to learning from her experience. Win the book or not, I'm going to get it. Thanks for introducing us to her.
Couldn't have said it better. We can't make every mistake, so we must learn from others – stand on their shoulders, as it were – to become the leaders they were.
Never heard of Francesuntil now. Would enjoy reading her book.
She sounds exciting and energizing! Thanks for the opportunity to get her book! Just reading what you posted in the last two day's has made me want to go get her book!
As a change agent, I am constantly faced with those who are adverse to the change. My slogan is: "Let's talk about it." And, for the most part, it usually works in getting them to at least face and accept the changes….
Thanx for sharing these excerpts.
Love her definition of leadership. I'm not familiar with Frances, but her story looks like a very interesting read.
"Be" may be most important but nothing happens without the "Do". One more trait – "Know" – is a prerequisite to the others.
People who pose resistance may actually have thought of a better way! Don't stonewall them – do as Ms. Hesselbein urges: discuss it with them. You will either learn a better approach or reaffirm why yours is better – or maybe a bit of both!
This will be an interesting book to read.
Be, Know, Do is the core of leadership as taught by the U.S. Army. Good catch.
Thanks for bringing attention to this book. Can't wait to read it.
I have been in a situation where there were significant issues that were being glossed over by the CEO. When I would hear the CEO advising board members (or actually telling us staff) how "great" things were, it was so very deflating. I was left wondering how I could be a leader in making things better without acknowledgement from "the top" that the issues existed. I don't know if that void could be traced back to the individual not listening, not wanting to know, or knowing about the issues but feeling powerless himself to change them.
I suppose, as Frances suggests, that a huge first step on the leader's part would have been to engage, engage, engage.
We could all learn something from this magnificent leader.
Dan, I am now opening your posts first. They always cause me to think and get going for the work day.
This is HARD work. It requires having confidence, knowing oneself, admitting mishaps, being honest with self and others, discerning, being deliberate and responsible, and more!
I'm afraid bigness inspires some, but they are not people I want to have on board.
Even listening can be mistaken as select-listening. Hearing is an even higher level of listening. Hearing and true listening require questions, checking assumptions, and coming to a mutual understanding. This doesn't happen on email or Twitter.
When you face resistance, Frances says, "Save the face and the dignity of the people who oppose the initiative." Absolutely remarkable. How hard is this? It is all a matter of inner will and constant refinement. I know she is not just talking. She walks her talk.
"Listening is the essential element of effective leadership." Excellent philosophy!
It sounds like a masterpiece! Looking forward to picking it up. I am so glad that I found the Leadership Freak! The tweets are extremely valuable and insightful, not to mention the superb quotes. Thanks for the VALUE you have created and shared with this great planet!
Listening is a required prerequisite for leadership, which is unfortunately too often ignored. Something to keep in mind when considering a new opportunity – does your new leader truly listen to their team?
can I see the website for your orphanage, please?
As a former board member, I was particularly interested in Ms. Hesselbein's remarks about that role. And, as a "leader" of a small business for about a million years, and intimately familiar with those struggles, I remain fascinated by the leaders of larger endeavors. Congratulations, Ms. Hesselbein. And, thanks for sharing.
I like these quotes – insightful. I especially liked the emphasis on listening. When you truly listen, they can tell that you care. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a great book. Always inspiring to see people in their calling.
Looks like an interesting book to read. I believe in "managing from the left and leading from the right". Like leaders for instance find the right wall the ladder is leaning towards and managers decide how to climb the ladder.
That whole notion of "honoring the past while intensely defining the future" is a vital task for creative leadership in any long-tenured organization.
Clearly a book that needs to go on the must read list!!
I can't wait to read this book. Years ago (maybe 1995?) my organization hosted a conversation with Peter Drucker and Frances Hesselbein and I still carry the notes I took that day. Their perspectives on organizational leadership really influenced my career choice and I am forever grateful. I expect the book will become dog-eared quickly.
Frances is a wonderful example of growing older in grace and wisdom. She has the right view of leadership: A good leader is a supporter and a guide with a great vision. She has a godly approach even to conflict. "'Come let us reason together' says the Lord." Isaiah 1:18. Thank you for sharing her book info!
The summary chapter of Dr. Stephen Sample's book, "The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership" talks about the being president versus the doing president – falls right in line with Frances Hasselbein's leading quote – PERFECT!
I found the "10 questions" are very precise & concise.This is what I would always appreciate in any leader. Eager to read the book.
Frances Hesselbein is amazing. She has truly made a difference through her leadership and isn't that what we all want!
Dan. Thanks for pointing out this book. I'll definitely need to read it. When I read in your response to one of the earlier comments, that the author was in her 90's, I was astounded. Based on your interview and her outlook on leadership, I would have thought that she was much younger. She is definitely a visionary thinker who was ahead of her time.
Love your blog… Look forward to it every day….
Goes right along with engage, engage, engage. The fact that she's 90, still going strong and still willing to learn let's me know that she's a true leader. I love it!
The leadership lesson from Frances is really different and surprising. I am curious to know how can you protect the dignity of the person who opposes initiative. Again Engage is magical leadership lesson. I recall from my experience that Engage with people, develops orgnisations, and society.
The new leadership lesson for me is "Bigness doesn't inspire anyone." The message is simple and superb. If practiced well, it make you a good human being. However, people generally think and act opposite " Bigness inspire others". I think, when you think, you are bigger than someone, you disengage and disconnect with the person. On the other hand, when you show, other is bigger than you, you connect and engage with the person. I get this message with simple and powerful leadership lesson.
The other lesson, I am taking is build and shape your future by thinking forward looking past. So, let us your dream shape your future than the dream that has been passed.
The clips you have shared from Frances' book really hit home. One of the leadership quotes I have always used is the "no surprises!" It was flattering to see someone in her position use it, too! It is also refreshing to know that "nice" leaders can make it to the top! The ladder of success should not climbed over people, rather engaging and having them enjoy the climb, too. I find others will follow when the 11 elements of the Boy Scout Law are lived, too.
"Save the face and the dignity of the people who oppose the initiative" is central to converting enemies to allies. It would be nice if not only business leaders, but politicians embraced this principle.
I really liked this quote– She adds, "We learned that the more we include our constituents in the development of program resources, the more acceptable and the more successful they are." I really need that reminder every day!
Looks like a great book to read – a book full of wisdom. Thanks for sharing and I love reading your tweets and blog.
Those that resist are worth investing in since they have engaged in what made them successful under the old order of things. It seems likely that the 'Lets talk about it' approach is the most likely method to focus on the greatest differences / similarities and the things that are really important. The thinkers will help to shape the future based on what they have learned from the past. They are most likely to engage when the see the benefit of the new order and can participate in avoiding the traps set by the non thinkers.
I believe it is the luke warm supporters that are the real worry. These may be those that would not strive to achive the pace required in the past or can not see why they should do so in the future. These are likely to be the hot air balloons that lack the structure and substance that can really shape the future.
When we want to shape the future we need dialogue that engages an energetic response. Resistance is a positive thing and may simply be misguided support. Resistance shows engagement with the situation and a competative spirit. Resistance is part of diversity and diversity leads to innovation. Perhaps resistance is the mother of the next great opportunity.
All opportunities require conviction and resilliance on the journey to successful delivery. They require that we take (measured) risks and that we commit to honest assessment of progress. Those that resist will help keep us honest about our true progress. I agree that all that aspire to be good leaders should engage with the resistance and enjoy the experience.
I'm taking the idea that leaders should encourage equip and engage while allowing others to lead. Her book will placed on my reading list.
Thank you for your tweets. As a young leader in a developing country they definately help!
I would love to read this and learn more from this world class leader! I am relatively a young leader, under 40, and recently promoted to the SVP of Sales for my company. I would love to learn more about what made her successful and how she over came challenges.
I love hearing from leaders who have stood the test of time and has great experience from the "trenches." One way or another, I'm planning to read this book!
Love the definition – reminds me of manager vs. Leader discussions where managers do things right and Leaders do the right thing. Also, love that Jim Collins did foreword. Good to Great was an inspiring piece for a young professional aspiring to be a "leader" someday. Thanks!
Would like to read your book. Enjoy your quotes.
– You have to bring about heart change and learning together to produce change in people. Engaging is exactly what Jesus did, and what we need!
And I'd love the book!
"Leadership is a matter of how to be not how to do." I sit in an executive leadership position with ZERO executive leadership type experience. Every day I feel like I'm floundering trying to figure out what to do to get better. I love this statement because it is so anti-what I've been trying to do. Need to just be who I am and trust that the rest will come as I keep learning. Would love to get a copy of this book but even if I didn't this post was a big help already. Thanks for sharing.
your tweets/words of wisdom inspire my day. huge believer of self-help/personal development/leadership growth.
Leadership is all about making others succesful. Hope your book makes others succesful.
Develope character, gain influence. Thanks for making this book a give-away. I hope I win a copy!
Looks fantastic – like a true visionary!
Looks like a superb, insightful and inspiring read.
The thing about resistance that I like to keep on mind when leading change is: "don't take it personally; it's not about you. " Also: once in a great while, resistance is right. I guess that's two things.
Frances and LeadershipFreak are both great inspiration!!! Thanks for sharing your wisdom! I will be getting this book!
I'm not familiar with her book, but the quote about listening being the essential element of effective leadership struck me so hard I now need to discover everything I can about Frances.
I found her comment on listening direct and instructive. Frances practices what she preaches.
I would LOVE to read this book! I'm aspiring to be an inspirational figure in this world and I would love some tips and pointers on how to suit and emanate my lifestyle for it to happen!
Love your quotes. They are humerous, and uplifting. Thank you for sharing.
Leadership is interesting as well as challenging for us all. We strive to better leaders in all we do. I enjoy reading the material that helps me better myself. I think this would be a book worth reading, which will help my personal growth.
Healthcare spends millions (billions?) to consulting firms, to patient satisfaction firms to try to glean what patients think and want. Frances says go ask and then listen well. Might save some healthcare $$$ if the direct engagement approach were used eh!


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Restaurantgidsen
Een van de meest bekende en gerespecteerde gidsen is de Michelinserie, die haar waardering van culinaire verdienste uitdrukt in sterren, van één tot drie. Eén ster staat voor "Een uitstekende keuken in zijn categorie.", twee sterren duiden op een "Verfijnde keuken, een omweg waard", drie sterren staan voor "Uitzonderlijke keuken, de reis waard."

Veel kranten hebben speciale rubrieken waarin restaurants beoordeeld worden. Voorbeelden hiervan waren:
 Johannes van Dam - beoordelaar voor Het Parool
 Paolo Tullio - beoordelaar voor de Irish Independent. voordien eigenaar en chef-kok van het door Michelin onderscheiden Armstrong's Barn.

Overzicht van restaurantgidsen

Europa

Amerika

Rest van de wereld

Websites
Naast de traditionele restaurantgidsen zijn er vele websites met restaurantbeoordelingen. Deze hebben het mogelijk gemaakt dat ook het algemene publiek restaurants beoordeelt. Voorbeelden zijn Tripadvisor en IENS.

Dergelijke beoordelingen door het algemene publiek leiden geregeld tot kritiek van restaurants, omdat zij volgens hen niet-professioneel zijn: onduidelijk is welke criteria worden gehanteerd. Die beoordelingen kunnen bovendien eenvoudig worden vervalst of geheel nep zijn.

Beoordelingscriteria
De verschillende gidsen hebben elk hun eigen criteria. Niet elke gids kijkt achter de schermen. Sommige hechten er vooral belang aan dat klanten 'waarde voor hun geld' krijgen. Daarom is het mogelijk dat een restaurant ontbreekt in de ene gids, maar schittert in een andere gids. Omdat de gidsen zelfstandig werken, kan een restaurant gelijktijdig meerdere erkenningen verwerven.

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Islamic State bombs also killed 44 people in Lebanon this week
Over 230 people were injured
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Relatives and friends carry the coffin of Hezbollah member Adel Termos, who was killed in Thursday's twin suicide bombings.
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LEBANON LAST NIGHT mourned 44 people killed in a Hezbollah bastion in south Beirut in a twin bombing claimed by the Islamic State group, the bloodiest such attack in years.
The Red Cross said at least 239 people were wounded, several in critical condition, in the blasts that hit a busy shopping street in Burj al-Barajneh, a neighbourhood where the Shiite Hezbollah movement allied to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is popular.
The attack harked back to a campaign against Hezbollah between 2013 and 2014, ostensibly in revenge for its military support of regime forces in neighbouring Syria's civil war.
But it was the largest attack ever claimed by IS in Lebanon, and among the deadliest bombings to hit the country since the end of its 1975-1990 civil war.
Hundreds of people attended funerals after hospitals started to hand over the bodies of victims to their families.
One victim, Adel Tarmous, was hailed as a hero in the newspapers for having prevented a bomber from entering a Shiite place of worship.
Wrapped in Hezbollah's yellow flag, he was buried in his native village of Talousa in south Lebanon near the border with Israel.
As Lebanon observed a day of national mourning, schools closed for the day and politicians across the fractured political spectrum condemned the attack.
The blasts ripped through a street market in the poor, mainly Shiite Muslim neighbourhood, staining the ground red with blood.
One witness told local television: "When the second blast went off, I thought the world had ended."
The army initially said there were two suicide bombers and a third bomber who failed to detonate his explosive device was found at the scene.
'Despicable act'
But IS gave a different version in a statement claiming responsibility for the attack that circulated online, and on Thursday Lebanese authorities said it was unclear if there had been three attackers or not.
IS said "soldiers of the Caliphate" first detonated explosives planted on a motorbike on the street.
"After the apostates gathered in the area, one of the knights of martyrdom detonated his explosive belt in the midst of them," the statement added.
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I couldn't help but laugh at this outburst, and it got me thinking about how our culture revolves around extremism. All things must be perfectly right, or perfectly wrong. All people must choose the right or the left; the righteous or the wicked. There is no room for middle ground.
The result of my pondering on the subject was this odd and ridiculous story. In it there is an extreme wife, a dedicated husband, and even the roses themselves will not tolerate deviance from their accepted extremity. Find out what happens when we allow our own "right" way of doing things live our life for us.
The moon was bright in the starless night sky, and cast its sharp beam onto an old wood-worn house. A light was on in a small room high up on the third level, and The Chords streamed through an open window into the cool night air.; there was something about the R&B style with pop shadings that caught the attention of the people in this small town in northeastern Kansas, and specifically, the attention of the old man that lived in the house that was way too big for him – especially because he lived there alone.
A light breeze twisted its way along a large corn field and through the old mans beautiful rose garden before pulling the scents up into the window and past the dreaming mans nose.
His eyes popped open. Someone was in his rose garden.
Wild eyes flashed up at him, the light from the window causing them to burn. The voice that came back to him didn't match those evil eyes, and practically trembled with fear.
The old man chuckled to himself for his foolishness at being frightened by a child's eyes, but his rasping voice didn't show any kindness. "Leave," he boomed.
The frightened child ran from the field, but secretly had already plucked a rose and put it in her pocket.
The dirt was unusually soft and rich today today as if it were recently turned, which made the conditions perfect for pulling weeds.
When the sun had begun to set, the old man went back into his house, washed the dirt off his face and hands, and sat down to eat. His plate was full of a variety of meats and cheeses. With his wife being such a fanatic about roses, she wouldn't allow them to be herbivores. The old man got accustomed to not eating plants, and now even preferred it that way. His wife complained how vegetarians always believed they shouldn't eat meat because it was cruel to eat a living thing. To her, plants were living things, and she showed her disdain for the murderous plant eaters by slaughtering their cowherds and serving them for dinner. Even the corn was never harvested, except to feed the cows. This gave the old mans' wife even more of an excuse to kill the cows: because they, too, were murderous plant eaters.
So the man ate his less-than-vegan plate, and went upstairs to enjoy his music and rest for the evening.
He climbed his winding staircase, and entered his room on the third floor. A bare bulb in the middle of his old wooden decor snapped to life as he flipped the switch. The old man walked to his record player and set the needle carefully on his worn record before walking to the window and cracking it open just enough so that the smell of the roses could permeate the room. He sunk into his overstuffed lounge chair, and began to puff nonchalantly on a pipe. Before long, his eyes grew heavy, and sleep overcame him.
The old man rubbed his eyes. He knew he hadn't done anything wrong, so he saw no harm. The police were at the door to his room before he could answer.
"Please sit down," a young gentleman commanded, pushing his raven black hair back under his cap, away from his fiery blue eyes. "I'm the chief of this police force, and I have a few questions regarding a little girl who was seen ridding her bike by your house last night. She has been missing for 24 hours now. Your neighbors," he said, cutting himself off with a motion to the window where a dark silhouette of a far away house could barely be seen in the distance. The old man only knew it was there because of a thin trail of smoke rising from its chimney.
"Rose garden." The old man wasn't sure exactly why he felt the need to correct the officer.
The old man was silent. What could he say?
The old man followed the police officers out, his head hanging low. How could he prove he didn't kill the little girl? Could a bicycle be enough to convict him? Would the police dig up his wife's garden looking for the body of a child? He wondered all this as his feeble knees walked him into the night. He thought his life was over, and why shouldn't it be? No one cared about an old man, and no one would doubt that he killed the girl if the police said he did.
"I need comfort," the man said to himself aloud after the officers had left. He walked across the yard and into the rose garden.
Here, among the roses, the fragrance of the flowers filled his nostrils with the sweet smell of life. The damp earth under his feet gave way slightly to his weight, a feeling he loved and enjoyed. But now it was different. Now, it just felt like sinking. He leaned over and smelled one of the newly blooming buds. After he did, he looked at it curiously. "Ludicrous rose. Because of you I will go to prison!" he exclaimed before snapping off the bud.
The old man heard a quick movement behind him, followed by a sharp pain just behind his knee. It caused such pain that he fell immediately to the ground. He cried out, and reaching behind him he pulled a thorn from his flesh. His fingers were sticky, covered in blood. He looked up to the sky, wondering who would come to help him; how long he would have to wait until someone would notice he was lying here unable to walk amongst the roses? Then, above him, he saw something strange. Was he dreaming? A beautiful rose, a flower as big as his head, turned toward him. It seemed to slither toward him on its branch, until its petals were only inches from his face. In the moonlight it looked as though this bud had lips, pressed outward, ready to kiss him. As the wind blew calmly through the garden, it sounded like a whisper, We trusted you to care for us, and now you kill one of us! Betrayer.
The thorned branches beat upon him. The old man cried out in pain. The branches tightened, burying their thorns deep into his old, soft, flesh before pulling him downward. Down. Down. Down he went until he couldn't breathe. Yet down further, deeper into their garden they pulled him. As his eyes grew dark from suffocation, he thought he heard the ominous laughter of the wind, followed by a bantering whisper, Murderous man eater!


Hi Odforce! I have a few fetch ROP in series (dependent one on another: sim, mesh and mantra render). The Fetches are sourcing the filecacheSOP/render node. This happen also if using Geometry ROPs chains. Valid Frame Range: Save Frame Range Only (Strict) Rendering locally on my machine When I try to render from the last node of the chain, the last node frame range is applied to all. What am I missing? Thanks for helping.
Consolidate points doesn't fuse primitives together.
Thanks F1! Ill check it out!
ps. sorry for the mistyping, editing the post doesn't seem to work for me.
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Тони́ Анжибу́ (; ) — французский кёрлингист, третий в мужской команде Франции на зимних Олимпийских играх 2010 года.

В составе мужской сборной Франции участник  (заняли седьмое место), семи  (лучший результат — пятое место в  и ) и девяти  (лучший результат — пятое место в ). В составе смешанной парной сборной Франции участник двух  (лучший результат — тринадцатое место в ).

Играл в основном на позициях третьего и четвёртого.

Достижения
 Чемпионат мира по кёрлингу среди юниоров (группа Б): золото (2001).

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How do you know whether engineering is a good fit? And which streams should you opt for? Her are some tips
By Jagannath Banerjee
Engineering is, of course, not for everyone. So, who should study engineering? (Shutterstock)
As a result of the mushrooming of degree engineering colleges across India as well as West Bengal, at least 60 per cent engineering seats has remained vacant over the past few years. The fact that, due to poor choice of course and college, a huge number of fresh engineers are not getting jobs also has a role to play in this.
However, things are not all bad. If you look at the information about campus placements from the top 10 government and private engineering colleges under Makaut, you will see that usually 50 to 60 per cent students get campus placement even before completing their course. The average marks scored by such students in Class XII is 60 to 75 per cent.
Just for comparison, let us take students with the same range of marks who are studying general courses with honours in any university in West Bengal. Will you see an equivalent percentage of such students getting suitable jobs even after completing a master's degree? The answer is a big "No". Furthermore, there is the issue of time. No other course enables students to get a suitable job as fast as engineering does.
The reality is if a student makes the correct choice of engineering course in the right college, it is far easier and quicker for him or her to get a suitable job.
Engineering is, of course, not for everyone. So, who should study engineering?
All aspiring students for computer science (CSE), information technology (IT) and electronics and communication engineering (ECE) must note that almost every company that recruits graduate engineers only allows students who have scored at least 60 per cent marks in both classes X and XII to sit for their recruitment drives, be it campus placement or after graduation.
Students should also remember that just 60 per cent marks is not enough. Proficiency in physics and mathematics is a fundamental requirement to be an employable engineer. At present, major recruiters are looking for engineering graduates with knowledge in artificial intelligence, Internet of things, data science and machine learning from all branches of engineering. These subjects require in-depth knowledge of mathematics.
Aspiring engineering students should also have the mindset for life-long learning. Technology changes rapidly — exponentially so in the software field. Students who desire to choose IT or software as career must be mentally prepared to keep updating themselves throughout their professional lives.
Now comes the question of the engineering discipline you should choose. Now-a-days there is a craze for CSE, IT or ECE. A majority of aspiring engineering students think that it is easier to get placement with a degree in such courses.
In reality, while many recruiters want engineers only from CSE, IT, ECE and applied electronics and instrumentation (AEIE) branches, many others exclusively look for students from electrical, mechanical and civil engineering. The major recruiters in India are TCS, Wipro, Cognizant and Infosys — the IT consulting giants who recruit students from all branches. The engineering services division of TCS recruits a larger number of AEIE, EE and ME students than any core engineering recruiters in India. But for all recruiters, even the companies that recruit students exclusively from electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, knowledge in relevant software is essential as current industry practices are interdisciplinary.
The scope for government jobs is much higher for electrical, mechanical and civil engineering students, especially with the option of joining the prestigious Indian Engineering Service. When it comes to higher studies, it is possible to do an MTech in fields other than the one chosen for BTech. A BTech in mechanical engineering can do an MTech in CSE.
With respect to career stability, keep in mind that the tech industry is changing rapidly. Especially in the field of IT, technology that was in high demand 8-10 years back is now becoming obsolete. So, aspiring engineers must have the mindset to continue life-long self-learning for career stability and growth. And this is doubly true for those who have degrees in CSE, IT or ECE.
Thus the choice of course once again comes down to self-analysis and innate potential of a student.
The writer is an alumnus of IIT and IIM with more than two decades of experience in engineering education and is the founder of the Academy of Technology in Adisaptagram, Hooghly
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Russian hackers targeted American energy grid
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The Trump administration on Thursday accused Russian government hackers of carrying out a deliberate, ongoing operation to penetrate vital U.S. industries, including the energy grid — a major ratcheting up of tensions between the two countries over cybersecurity.
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI accused Russian hackers of waging coordinated cyberattacks against the U.S. energy sector and other elements of critical infrastructure since at least March 2016.
Federal officials say that the Russian government conducted a "multi-stage intrusion campaign" that involved using malware and spearphishing attacks to compromise networks of small commercial facilities and gain remote access to U.S. energy sector networks.
Stephen + 67
very organized operation. But I wouldn't say hackers are the masterminds
ttps://safehaven.com/article/45022/Russian-Hackers-Target-US-Energy-Infrastructure
Joanna + 68
are we actually going to put any defensive measures in place this time?
李伟王芳 + 77
it is dumb how some US companies actually contract with Russia-based companies to help develop IT-related systems software that control US electric grid lines, port facilities and other vital power systems.
So, dangerous and sick situation.The West is in it's darkest days. Someone has to stop Russia. They never abided by the chemical weapons ban, have continued to manufacture and have deployed such a weapon. They have excellent relationship and business trade with NK, China, Turkey...They are stronger than ally in Syria...What else? Now, they are coming in our home...
Not just U.S. or West. Russia has been honing their skills in Eastern Europe. Offensive cyber, propaganda, influence in many countries, spreads its ideologies...
National security isn't just about missiles and spies. It's about maintaining the nation's supremacy in key industries that are strategic for a number of reasons. This is one of them
https://safehaven.com/article/45086/Why-The-White-House-Killed-This-140-Billion-Tech-Deal
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On 3/16/2018 at 10:41 AM, 李伟王芳 said:
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Fake-News-of-Russian-Cyber-Attack-On-Vermont-Utility-Goes-Viral-Before-Trut
Brianroy + 1
China is the danger...not the Russians. CHINA, thanks to Obama's foreign placed betrayal of us (or should we say natural foreign born citizenship allegiance, regardless where he was born), along with companies like Apple and Google who by Chinese law for a 0% tax rate, gave China their technology keys this year, while Google actually operates as a Chinese State's Internet Big Brother censoring speech and having the ability to revoke the right to have a job, a bank account, income, or to travel, based on how they grade your social media. A power Google is levying to have here while breaking away from any loyalty to the USA, it seems to me. And perhaps, like in India, you are to be given a number and if your number comes up, you are revoked from ownership in anything and lose true (de facto) citizenship status.
During the years of 2002 - 2005, it was already known that 61% of the Utilities Computerized system problems were EXTERNALLY caused, presumably hackers as well as inclement weather which includes high winds and lightning strikes, and that number of externally caused incidents was increasing with each year.
http://cansecwest.com/slides06/csw06-byres.pdf
As technology grows, so does the off-site access to SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) because they are designing its control that way to save on labor as a means of excuse of increased efficiency. Unfortunately, there is a higher associated cost of new technology transfer and repair, decreased direct access human oversight security that is relegated over to computer software being correctly programmed to sound off its bells and whistles alarms; and with this decreased oversight efficiency for computer high tech stream-lining people out of jobs, engaging in the known risk of enabling the ability of hackers to access SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) by mimicking a limited but now obtainable field of authorized active employee LAN logo-on accounts through too many potential and actual unsecured off-site access points into the system.
Even with the aftermath of 9/11/2001, and the changing political environment that began shifting to a new reliance and counter-hacking activity in the growing Internet technology boom, reports even in 2002, though written in regard to nation states pursuing cyber-warfare, were still yet to be foolishly downplayed in the tone of the language used --
for example, a 2002 Center For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report on page 2 states that:
"A preliminary review of these factors suggests that computer network vulnerabilities are an increasingly serious business problem but that their threat to national security is overstated." http://www.steptoe.com/publications/231a.pdf
-- so that someone who is not internally motivated on the subject, might not be externally motivated to put into action what he ought to be doing for our National Security. However, in just 2 years, the mood had changed to one based more in reality as seen through a 2004 Dartmouth Institute For Security Technologies Report http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/docs/cyberwarfare.pdf
In 2009, another major Northeast Coast power blackout occurred, this time allegedly from a bolt of lightning, http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-568422.html which could just as well be recreated another way, with much the same results.
In 2011, we read of hackers shutting down the primary pumps at a water utilities plant here in the United States at a location just west of Springfield, Illinois on November 8 of that year: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/18/us-cybersecurity-attack-idUSTRE7AH2C320111118
Soon after, a hacker just trying to make a point on U.S. vulnerability, hacked the internal computers at a waste-water treatment facility in "South Houston," Texas, and was reported to have posted a scathing one page rebuke about utility computer vulnerabilities and to have also utilized screenshots which he posted to prove their point: http://www.earthtimes.org/business/water-systems-hacked-illinois-texas/1644/
On July 6, 2012, there was an ineffective Big Brother overkill solution in which a preliminary (allegedly Continental United States) Internet kill-switch and black-out communications technologies and capabilities put into place.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/06/executive-order-assignment-national-security-and-emergency-preparedness-
http://www.infowars.com/rights-group-sues-big-sis-over-internet-kill-switch/
As I understand it, the kill switch does NOT prevent secure line transfers and top secret or confidential clearance level hacking, or those hackers already within the US Government or Government Clearance employees at Google (who are supposed to be US Geospatial Intel over- sighted, but often let their censorship and anti-Constitutional where others are concerned proclivities run rogue anyway) from doing their thing to access and sabotage on a national level perhaps even MORE easily. It's like when Contingency of Government activates, so do the 555 prefix numbers to military commands and operational controls. It becomes MORE readily available to those who know, while to the rest, the land lines and such are supposed to block and lock.
In February 2013, the citizens of the United States were nationally made aware that the Chinese Government has most of an entire building that its Government operates as a hacking base in Shanghai.
In the China Daily News, some 6 months after the event, they too did a story and had watched the video of the United States "Aurora Generator Test". Of interest is a quote near the end of the China Daily News article of a Security Expert who states:
"What keeps your lights on are some very, very old technology," said Joe Weiss, a security expert who has testified before Congress about such threats. "If you can get access to these systems, you can conceptually cause them to do whatever it is you want them to do."
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-09/27/content_6139437.htm
Obama and those Communist minded with him shared the electro-magnetic vulnerabilities of the United States first with Russian military troops on U.S. soil (in Colorado) in 2012, and then with Chinese Army Troops on U.S. soil (in Hawaii) in November 2013
http://planet.infowars.com/worldnews/usnews/gridex-ii-news-media-quiet-ahead-of-november-13-14-national-power-grid-emergency-drills
by inviting the foreign adversarial or enemy forces of the Chinese Army to observe first-hand a top secret operation of a simulated nuclear explosion designed to destroy the U.S. Utility and Communications grids over the Continental U.S., even though the Chinese Army have specifically and PUBLICLY gone on record in the past several years that they wish to soon use this very tactic to destroy the United States by an inferred cyberwarfare hack sneak attack upon us.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/30/inside-the-ring-us-grid-threatened/#pagebreak
Before being Internet scrubbed, for a couple years, Western Journalism reported:
"The Communist People's Republic of China was invited take part in a massive drill dubbed GridExII that took place on November 12-14, 2013. The drill simulated the detonation of a massive nuclear warhead high above the skies of the United States, creating a giant EMP—Electro Magnetic Pulse—that took out the U.S. electrical grid,communications,banking services,and all computers,simulating a helpless America completely dependent on its all-wise government.
According to declassified (but heavily redacted) intelligence documents released in 2011,the Chinese were reportedly working on a "Super Electromagnet Pulse Bomb."
China is gearing up for war against the United States,and their top weapon is a super electromagnetic pulse bomb that can blanket the U.S. and send America back to the Dark Ages in less than one second.
And no doubt the Chinese have perfected this EMP bomb by now.
So exactly why the Chinese are involved in a drill of this nature is unclear. The only logical explanation,as crazy as it sounds,is that the Department of Homeland Security—Obama's "Civilian National Security Force" (the entity overseeing this drill)—is secretly working with the Communist Chinese government!
Which is not surprising,given that Barack Hussein Obama has long been suspected of being an ardent Marxist." [Unquote]
The exercise in which the Chinese participated was preceded by another exercise 2 months earlier in September 2013, in which a search and rescue mission simulation was conducted by U.S. Advisers aboard a Chinese Missile destroyer.
The Obama Administration, like Apple and Google, gave away the hacking keys to China, and by Manchurian Compact that China shares with Russia, along with top nuclear technologies we unilaterally handed over to Russia as part of Obama's START Treaty language, put us all in the cross-hairs for a total hacking annihilation without the need for China or Russia to launch a single nuke at us to win a next war. The only effective way of preventing outside hacking, it seems, is that all Internet linked systems must be off line to outside sources, much like how traffic control works at an airport, and be totally in house for command and control. A separate system can be built for Internet communication, but there needs to be human elements that entirely separate and prevent the two from interconnection. This is especially true now that China, which has vowed to destroy the USA by a next war by means of hacking warfare, is now on the verge of giving that order, and could very well shut this nation completely down by means of such a maneuver, and within days to weeks leave this nation entirely vulnerable to a full nuclear strike with a minimal retaliation response. Is that why so many of the elite are skipping the nation in the last couple weeks and "checking out" their relocation bunkers from Canada to New Zealand? Perhaps it is a coincidence, or perhaps they are tricking the POTUS into confrontation instead of cunning negotiation on behalf of us all.
Suffice it to say, if you fear hacking, look first to CHINA. Economically and technologically, THEY are now the second world Super-power in the realm of State run and State sponsored hacking abilities. Not Russia.
Edited March 26, 2018 by Brianroy
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