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The chief judge of New York's highest court, Jonathan Lippman, this week announced that the need for significant changes in grand-jury protocols is "obvious." The only thing obvious to me is that the judge is veering off side.
Lippman sprang the idea in his State of the Judiciary speech. He didn't name Eric Garner but made it clear that his proposal grows from the climate of controversy after the refusal of a grand jury on Staten Island to indict any officers in the Garner case.
That, in and of itself, is a warning flag. The rest is worse. Lippman wants to gut grand-jury secrecy and install a judge physically inside the grand-jury room to preside in all cases that involve homicides or felonies arising out of "police-civilian encounters."
Call it the Jonathan Lippman Cure for Blind Justice Act of 2015. Hizzoner wants to lift the figurative blindfold that symbolizes impartial justice and put a thumb on the scale that blind justice is supposed to be holding.
To appreciate how outrageous it is, consider what a grand jury is. It is a right — one vouchsafed in the Bills of Rights of both the US Constitution and the New York state Constitution.
Mark to whom the right is vouchsafed: not to the victims of a crime. Or to the people of New York. Or to Judge Lippman. The right is vouchsafed for persons answering for a "capital" or "otherwise infamous" crime.
Why would anyone need a grand jury? The answer is to protect against a rush to judgment. Or, as Chief Justice Earl Warren once put it, "to determine whether a charge is founded upon reason or was dictated by an intimidating power or by malice and personal ill will."
The uproar over the Garner case was precisely because the grand jury carried out the assignment as understood by Warren and the authors of the New York and United States constitutions. Lord knows what would have happened had a judge intervened.
Inserting a judge into the grand-jury room is bizarre enough in and of itself, but Lippman also wants to end grand-jury secrecy. That is, again, he wants to end such protection for certain accused persons, namely police officers and others in police-civilian encounters.
All kinds of reasons exist for grand juries to conduct their deliberations in secret. This is so fundamental that it has existed in English law for centuries and is required by New York state law.
Lippman himself noted the reasons. Secrecy prevents "tampering" with the grand jury's investigation. It prevents word leaking out so a person being investigated might flee. It aims to "encourage reluctant witnesses to cooperate." And to protect the innocent.
In waltzes Lippman to announce that the long-cherished principle of secrecy can be "detrimental" to "access to justice" and "public debate." By that standard, one could end many of our constitutional rights.
Why, finally, single out cops to be denied the full grand-jury right? Police cases are far from the only proceedings where secrecy can be detrimental to "public debate." What about, say, abortion cases? Or gun cases? Or crooked-politician cases?
Sorry, New York's Constitution says that (outside of a war) no person shall be held to answer for a capital or other infamous crime unless and until a grand jury has indicted that person.
It doesn't say "no person except policemen." It says "no person." Period. All classes of persons are equal (hence the blindfold).
Finally, why limit this to grand juries? Why not petit juries, the ones that actually try a case?
If a judge is to sit in on a grand jury and pose questions, as Lippman wants in the case of cops, why not have a judge sit in on the deliberations of all juries?
There is no doubt that many, many New Yorkers were shocked that the Staten Island grand jury failed to indict the officers in the Eric Garner case. The idea that this can be repaired by diluting our constitutional rights is also shocking.
Fortunately, Lippman can't dilute the grand-jury right all by himself.
The Post reports that Assembly Codes Committee Chairman Joe Lentol (D-Brooklyn) has "mixed feelings" about Lippman's scheme, which he fears would have a chilling effect on prosecutors.
Frank Sedita, head of the state District Attorneys Association, says some of his members' objections may be "insurmountable."
So the Constitution may prevail.


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A delicious low carb cream cheese pumpkin bread. This gluten free bread has a sweet and creamy filling made with cream cheese. It's a fabulous treat.
While eating a pumpkin bread I made recently made with coconut flour, I was reminded of a delicious cream cheese filled pumpkin bread I made a few years back. I went through my recipe files and was able to find that old recipe.
Although the cream cheese filling was one of the things I liked best, the spice mixture of the bread was also just right. The spice blend was something that needed a bit more tweaking in the low carb coconut flour version.
It wasn't that difficult to convert the old recipe into a gluten free low carb bread. I just had to sub in almond flour and replace the sugar.
The resulting low carb cream cheese pumpkin bread was fabulous. I liked it much better than the one I made earlier with coconut flour. I did use vegetable oil in the recipe, but next time I will try coconut oil to make it healthier and less greasy.
It had been a while since baking with almond flour. So I that's why I chose to use it for this recipe. I may go back and tweak the coconut flour pumpkin bread later.
If you'd rather use coconut flour due to a nut allergy, simply use that recipe with the cream cheese filling. You may need to cut back on the batter a bit, though.
This low carb cream cheese pumpkin bread made with almond flour is extremely moist and the spices were perfect. It's also sweet like one I used to make with sugar.
If you've been on a keto low carb diet for a while, you may want to cut back on the sweeteners. I've found that I don't care for overly sweet foods like I used to.
I enjoy eating the sweet bread as a special treat in the morning with my coffee. It's a nice way to get my fill while my coworkers are having donuts or cake.
You'd never know this cream cheese pumpkin bread is low carb and gluten free. It's one of those recipes that could easily be served to people without them suspecting it is sugar free or low carb.
My son was home from school for the holiday and he really liked this bread. Although he isn't as picky as my daughter, he had no idea this was a low carb snack.
Want some other great low carb pumpkin recipes? Check out this collection of recipes or this one that I shared at Community Table.
Low Carb Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Low Carb Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup powdered erythritol or Swerve confectioners
- 1/4 teaspoon stevia extract powder
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon orange extract or lemon extract
- 1 2/3 cups almond flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup coconut oil or other oil
- 5 eggs
- 3/4 cup powdered erythritol or Swerve confectioners
- 3/4 teaspoon stevia extract powder
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- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease or spray two loaf pans.
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup powdered erythritol, 1/4 teaspoon stevia extract, 1 tablespoon coconut flour, 1 egg and orange extract; beat until smooth. Set aside. In a separate bowl, combine 1 2/3 cup almond flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and pumpkin pie spice; set aside
- Place pumpkin, vegetable oil, 5 eggs 3/4 cup erythritol and 3/4 teaspoon stevia extract in a large bowl; beat well. Stir the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture just until combined. Pour 1/4 of the pumpkin batter into each loaf pan. Spoon cream cheese mixture on top of this layer and then pour about 1/4 batter over each cheese layer.
- Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool bread in pans for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Additional Info
- Net Carbs 4g
- % Carbs: 5.9%
- % Protein: 10.4%
- % Fat: 83.6%
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Feeling the stillness in Stillwater
There is something special about touching another living creature.
Usually I feel too rushed doing the next chore, or working on a work project, to take a moment to feed the birds by hand as I encouraged my children to do.
Recently, feeling a little bit of depressed one day - I took a moment to do this. I felt a thrill as eight of the wild dove touched down on my hand, and felt his dry little scratchy feet. It was like touching another part of yourself, another part of God in another creature. Another part of the Greater Spirit. I felt uplifted.
Taking that moment to feel our world, is probably a source of unhappiness for we often unhappy people of the world.
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At the zoo we go to, they allow you to feed the birds. You just have to buy a cup of nectar, and they let you into an enclosed area with all these beautiful birds. They like to land on your hands to drink the nectar. This bird was happily drinking on my hand when my sister Tami walked over. she thought it was funny to chase the bird up my arm, onto my shoulder. I snapped this picture right before the bird pooped down my back! It was so gross. I got my sister back, though, by riding back home in her truck!
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Alien: Covenant featured two prequel shorts released online to tell the story ahead of the film. While they would've helped the finished film explain away some of the smaller points of the story, including a much-needed introduction to the crew of the Covenant. They were still enjoyable little looks that bridged gaps with Prometheus and set the stage for why Covenant was out in deep space in the first place and now it seems that we're getting the same for Blade Runner 2049.
In the short prequel clip below from Collider titled Nexus Dawn: 2036, we meet Jared Leto's Niander Wallace in the year 2036 and see the very beginning of his rise to prominence in the world. It covers the start of a moment that was described during Warner's Comic-Con 2017 panel and helps to build the future world we'll be seeing in October:
The timeline then states that a prohibition of replicants went into effect in 2023, sending them into hiding until Jared Leto's Neander Wallace helps get the ban repealed before creating more replicants. He also helps to solve a hunger crisis that plagued the planet by this point, the chained results of an EMP disaster that causes a global blackout years prior. Wallace Corp becomes a major force due to these two aspects, giving Leto's character a lot of power and bumping replicants to a majority soon enough.


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Has this ever happened to you? You were sitting in a big comfortable chair and enjoying your first coffee of the day, and then you picked up a glossy fashion magazine and found a well-fruitful advertisement. It was your well-earned break in your hectic schedule. Once you turned the page and it was found that an elegant celebrity was looking right at you from a full-page ad, you got stuck in her beauty. Her shoulder was bare and her skin was gorgeous. A slight smile played across her lips and you felt a knot tightening in your belly because you did not look like her.
That moment had made your mind feel stuck and you wanted to be like her. This is the main reason why you started searching online for the kind of the beauty skin care treatment that could help you a lot. After a research work of 2 days, you came across Lutragen, which is the beauty product. You definitely used it and found it beneficial for you. Like you, there are millions of women who came in contact with these situations in the daily activities. This review is all about assisting those women who really wish to be a celebrity in no time.
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- 1 Introduction to Lutragen!
- 2 When to expect the use of the Lutragen?
- 3 What is contained in the Lutragen?
- 4 Is the Lutragen a Functional Cream?
- 5 Applying the Lutragen Correctly!
- 6 Is there any Side Effect of using Lutragen?
- 7 Look at the Benefits of the Lutragen!
- 8 Are there any drawbacks of the Lutragen?
- 9 What to do if the Lutragen Reacts Negatively?
- 10 Where to Buy?
Introduction to Lutragen!
Like you, every woman tends to have a solution for their skin and natural beauty that works naturally. Having an abundance of the anti-aging solutions in the market is the major dilemma among the women of over 30 years. As compared to others, the Lutragen is one of the best and safest anti-aging solutions that can be tried out when any of us wants to have a skin that appears soft and beautiful for longer. It is the anti-aging cream that is designed to lessen the problems that arise from aging. With the proper access on your face by this cream, you will be able to receive the kind of glow and naturalness on the skin you are looking for.
When you are going to depend on Lutragen, first of all, it is good to know the factors that contribute towards the aging. The aging signs include dark circles, wrinkles, fine lines, deep pores, and many others, are some of the troubles faced by women who have crossed the time period of 30 years. Aside from the maturing, the skin causes to age due to excessive exposure to the sun rays, unhealthy style of living, use of chemicals, the deficiency of essential nutrients, and a lot more.
When to expect the use of the Lutragen?
Once you understand the symptoms of the aging skin, then you should not waste your time and begin to apply Lutragen. The symptoms of the aging skin include dullness and sagginess, dark patches and blemishes, visible fine lines and wrinkles, the presence of dark circles around the most sensitive area of the skin that is the eyes, and deep holes in the skin. If these symptoms are appearing on the skin, then there is nothing to think more, just initiate its use right now and observe its miraculous effects day by day once you apply it regularly.
What is contained in the Lutragen?
It is obvious that there are natural ingredients to be seen in this product. This is the main reason why Lutragen is known as a safe and risk-free anti-aging treatment to take care of the skin of any type with any tone. The manufacturer has promised that it is a combination of good-quality fixings, which are not found in any of the other anti-aging treatments in the skin care market. It is your right to be familiar with the ingredients of this useful and healthy skin care product before its use:
- Vitamin E, a major component of the product, as it takes the most part of the composition of this solution. It is good at protecting the facial skin from dangerous UV rays. Alongside, it is also effective at fighting the damage that is the result of the free radicals.
- Rosemary extract, another ingredient of the Lutragen. The ingredient is active at tightening the saggy and loosened skin. This way, it makes the skin pliant and softer.
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Is the Lutragen a Functional Cream?
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Applying the Lutragen Correctly!
As this cream is functional in nature, but it will be made true if the cream will be used rightly in accordance with the skin needs and requirements. Depending on the kind of the skin you have, the cream like Lutragen should be applied. Firstly, clean your face and then make it dry using a soft cotton cloth or towel. The second step is to apply the needed quantity of the cream on the face, make sure to consider the targeted areas where it must be applied at any cost. After massaging, wait for 2 to 3 minutes and then get back to your daily routine. Upon its regular use, a user will see its good effects in a short interval of time.
Is there any Side Effect of using Lutragen?
No, not at all! Lutragen is not having any negative effects. Upon applying it with the directed instructions, you will explore the right results on your face without side effects. It is claimed that there is no addition of the fillers or additives that have taken place when it has prepared or its formula has approved.
Look at the Benefits of the Lutragen!
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- Gives natural beauty back to you
- Attains the sense of moisturization in the skin
- Hydrates your face completely
- Contributes the flexibility to the skin
- Achieves a level of healthiness in the skin
- Reduces the look of expression lines
- No more wrinkles to see on the face
Are there any drawbacks of the Lutragen?
- Not intended to treat acne or other serious skin diseases
- It is bought only from its authorized website
What to do if the Lutragen Reacts Negatively?
Although it is a safe solution to be tried out, in any case, if the negative reactions may occur with its application, then you should not linger on more, just visit your skin expert or nearest doctor to treat the allergy. Apart from that, you should stop using it in the case of any discomfort. Make sure that you are not exceeding the needed application limit to decrease the chances of side effects.
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Faculty, students discuss 'Good Samaritan' drug laws and policies
Dave Dolan experienced something no student ever wants to endure. In 2002, his roommate overdosed the morning after a night of partying.
Dolan and his roommate had been partying, and when he awoke, his roommate's skin was blue while vomit streamed from his mouth. Dolan's other roommates and he tried to give the roommate CPR and then finally, after five minutes, they called 911.
"We were told that my friend had passed away hours before emergency medical services arrived and that there was nothing we could have done," Dolan told The Drug Policy Alliance in a blog post titled, "My Story."
The Rutgers alumnus emphasized that he and his roommates decided to wait five minutes before calling the authorities because they feared being arrested for possession of drugs.
Following his roommate's death, Dolan said he spiraled into emotional distress and heavy drug use.
"Before entering recovery, I overdosed four times and was lucky to have survived. Often, the people I was using drugs with would not call for an ambulance for fear that they would be arrested," Dolan said, calling "Good Samaritan law" into attention.
The Good Samaritan law, which offers legal protection from arrest for those who call 911 in the event of an overdose.
The Overdose Prevention Act that Dolan mentions in his story was signed into law in 2013, and was a victory in the aid of preventing deaths by overdose, said Lisa Laitman, director of Alcohol and Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) at Rutgers.
"People were a little more anxious about giving people protection when it came to drugs (prior to the law in 2013), but the law was passed, and through the help of a lot of parents who have lost their children to drug abuse," Laitman said.
Before the Overdose Prevention Act was passed, Rutgers had a similar policy with a "Good Samaritan" component because staff knew it was a life-saving intervention, Laitman said.
"(The help is important) for anyone, because it really protects you and really says if you call for help for somebody, you're not going to be in trouble," she said.
Kamil Sochacki, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said he was not aware this sort of law existed and the impression he gets is the law should in someway be conditional.
"What I mean is that following an incident, the person who overdosed should be required to enroll in some form of a sobriety program," Sochacki said. "This would be in effect to prevent or limit the chance for future overdoses."
The policy of encouraging people to call for help has been long-standing at the university and it has actually prevented many deaths, Laitman said.
"Everything we do to get this word out is very important," she said. "When you're worried about someone and you're at a party or you're at an off-campus apartment or you're in a dorm, you can call for help, you're not going to get in trouble."
It is a good idea to eliminate the fear associated with getting in trouble by the police during a medical emergency, Sochacki said.
The importance of having laws and resources known and available at Rutgers is to help students when they need it most, Sochacki said.
The several different resources available at the university for any alcohol or drug related assistance, including confidential counseling and an on-campus resident hall for students who are in recovery from addiction, Laitman said.
"All of my staff, including myself, are licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors, and because of our license, we have to abide by federal regulations that protect people's privacy, and so confidential counseling is often a really important aspect for people who have substance problems," Latiman said. "Because people are worried about getting into trouble."
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Naz Barouti is a lawyer, author, entrepreneur, media commentator, and public speaker. Known in the legal world as the estate planning "guru," Naz has been called upon by such news outlets as Fox News Radio, Bloomberg TV, USA Today, and Fox 11 News for legal commentary in matters of death, divorce, or criminal prosecution of high-profile figures. She hosted a weekly radio program "Protecting Your Family" with Kerri Kasem and is a board member for Kasem Cares Foundation. And she can currently be heard in Los Angeles on 670 AM's professional business hour.
Naz majored in Political Science at UC Berkeley, earned her law degree at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul (with a focus on Elder Law and Estate Planning) and received her MBA from the University of Phoenix. And in 2011 she established Barouti Law Corporation, which now boasts five offices in Southern California that specialize in estate planning, retirement planning, wealth management, prenuptial agreements, and the like.
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The following amendments are numbered and presented in the order in which they were submitted. They will be debated and voted on in this same order.
Amendment #1
Each recognized affiliate regardless of size will have only one vote on the Representative Council.
1. Motivation – to promote/assure parity in decision making regardless of affiliate size.
2. Concerns – lack of parity, fear of dominance.
3. Remedy – one vote per affiliate on the RC.
representative: Aileen L'Etoile
supporters: Aileen L'Etoile, Garret Whitney, Peter Corbett, Olga Kahn, Andrea Burns
This amendment would eliminate the current system of giving two RC seats to affiliates that are above the 50th percentile in terms of size, and replace it with a system of granting one seat to each affiliate.
rationale: The current system of allocating more seats based on size is problematic because:
1) the RC will already be large, and granting multiple seats to some affiliates will increase its size by 33%, which is not sustainable in the long term;
2) we do not have a universally recognized method of measuring affiliate size;
3) It is unnecessary. Members of large affiliates can participate in ORMA governance in other ways such as general assemblies, membership votes, and committee service.
This amendment remedies this problem by (1) reducing the size of the RC, and (2) eliminating the need to re-assess affiliate size every year, while still allowing multiple avenues for participation in ORMA.
representative: Matthew Miller
supporters: Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Matthew Miller, Rand Wilson, Penelope Jennewein, Jon Leonard
Amendment #2
Among the next generation of Our Revolution supporters will be college students, faculty and staffs whose educational experience has opened their eyes to the need for the social, economic and political changes represented by Our Revolution. We propose constituting as a standing committee a Campus Organizing Committee with the goal of establishing campus clubs or chapters among students, workers, faculty, administrators, and other members of Mass campus-based communities. Such clubs can often tap valuable campus resources of space, publicity, student access, and budgets. This will also aid recruiting knowledgeable students and faculty who can promote, support and further develop OR platform planks.
Defending Public Higher Education: Key in this effort is the recognition that our system of higher education is in a state of slow-moving crisis. Decades of the fiction that it is possible to "do more with less" have supported steadily deepening cuts in funding for higher education. State governments increasingly retrench what was not very long ago considered a vital public good and pass costs on to students and their families in the form of escalating tuition and fees and to faculty and staff in the form of income stagnation and speed-up. Private institutions are feeling the squeeze as well, with similar cuts in faculty, research support, and increased tuition.
rationale: a. Tens of thousands of young people develop their political awareness and knowledge in College. Higher education campuses are distributed throughout Massachusetts, and also attract young people from elsewhere in the nation. OR's campaign for tuition free public college and university degrees provides a rallying point for the struggles that have emerged around financing higher education, and will continue to grow, on campuses. Clubs on campuses can be focal points of these struggles.
b. Though many ORMA members are students, faculty, staff or alums at two or four-year institutions, the mobilization of the 2016 election pulled them into their communities to focus on elections. As a result hardly any continuing campus-based clubs or chapters were formed to educate others on their campuses to OR issues, or take advantage of the educational environment opportunities to promote OR platform issues
c. A Campus Organizing committee could begin identifying ORMA members on campuses, getting them in touch with each other, and promoting formation of clubs or chapters on campuses. Such clubs would often be resources for the local surrounding community.
representative: Jonathan King
supporters: Jonathan King, Mike Connolly, Kathy Watkins, Robert Pollin, Peter Corbett
Amendment #3
This amendment is designed to ensure that ORMA proceeds with a formal evaluation process to assess whether the current chosen Representative Council Organizational Model is serving the ongoing identified needs of the organization.
A 9 member assessment committee will be selected to commence an evaluation process which will include interviews with Representative Council members, Affiliate Leaders, Coordinating Committee Members, and reps. of allied organizations followed by a report which will include identified problems and recommendations for remedy.
Activation Date: The creation of this committee will occur within one month of the occurrence of either of the following two milestones: 1) when the Representative Council Membership reaches 85 Members, or 2) 1 year from the date of this Ratification Conference (Nov. 12, 2018), whichever comes first.
Committee Makeup: 3 proponents of the Rep. Council Model, 3 Proponents of the Regional Model, and 3 agreed on by the aforementioned 6 committee members to be both 'model neutral' and to have ORMA's best interests/vision at heart.
Responsibilities of Committee: This committee will submit a report no later than 60 days after this committee's first meeting and will include recommendations for structure modification (if any) derived from synthesis of feedback which, if significantly adds to or departs from current organizational structure would be the basis for an Organizational Modification proposal to be presented to the ORMA membership for a vote. Additionally, recognizing that this committee may not be unanimous in interpreting findings of its investigation, significant proposals for changes to ORMA structure can brought to the GA by either of the following two avenues … (1) a 5 person majority of this committee, or (2) a 4 person minimum minority of this committee + ⅔ vote of the Rep. Council.
rationale: This amendment recognizes that since the "Representative Council Organization Model" does not include a built in process for evaluating itself as to whether it is optimally serving ORMA's overall mission, this amendment adds a required assessment process to occur at a future specified date.
Since some of the concerns expressed about the selected model were based on the prediction that the Rep. Council could become so large that its ability to function effectively could be compromised, this amendment requires that ORMA takes on the responsibility to evaluate itself as to whether or not those predictions have come about at such time that those limitations may have begun to be directly experienced by the membership & leadership.
This proposed amendment also includes an avenue for addressing the results of this assessment by (1) requiring submission of a report with recommendations and (2) requiring ORMA's leadership (Rep. Council) to submit potential changes to ORMA's structure as recommended by this committee, for a vote by the overall ORMA membership should significant proposals be made by this committee.
representative: Peter Corbett
supporters: Garret Whitney, Freeman Stein, Michael Gilbreath, Peter Corbett, Bruce Taub
Amendment #4
An appropriate allocation of time will be designated in the agenda of each meeting of the Representative Council (RC) for the following purpose:
· to create a regional cohesiveness and an understanding of the needs challenges of affiliates/members in the same geographical area
· to provide support to areas of the region that have limited members, affiliates, and/or caucuses
· to bring regional needs/challenges to the attention of the RC for the purpose of directing the CC and appropriate Standing Committees to consider actions that would address these regional needs/challenges
rationale: This amendment is motivated by the desire to respond to the concerns of the large minority of TT members who favored the Regional model and by the desire to build a regional component into the structure of Representative Council meetings. As acknowledged by some, if not all, who developed the adopted structure, there is value in providing an opportunity for affiliates and members generally to meet with others residing in the same region.
While the value of regional meetings is recognized and could be initiated by members or representatives of the newly adopted structure, there is nothing in place at the outset that would establish the legitimacy and advisability of regional collaboration.
This amendment adds a responsibility to the Representative Council Members Responsibilities outlined in the Revised Representative Council Model proposal. Specifically, it would add language in a subtopic of item a. vi. (Attending a quarterly meeting held in varying locations around the state) stipulating that consideration of regional concerns be allocated a designated time of each Representational Council meeting.
representative: Freeman Stein
supporters: Freeman Stein, Garret Whitney, Michael Gilbreath, Matthew Miller, Peter Corbett
Amendment #5
This Amendment requires that no region of Massachusetts (defined as the areas encompassed by the 8 Governor's Council regions) have less than 3 representatives on the ORMA Representative Council (RC). ORMA membership in any region that has fewer than 3 representatives on the RC will be allowed to add as many representatives necessary to give them a minimum of 3 representatives on the Council. It would work as follows:
1) RC representatives are elected according to the process defined by the current model.
2) If there are not three elected representatives to the RC from any of the 8 Governor's Council district, a special election will be held to allow any ORMA member from that district to run for the 1-3 open seats.
3) The special election will be an "at-large" election, in which all ORMA members from that district can vote.
rationale: This Amendment addresses the concern that the current Representative Council Model of ORMA creates an inherent imbalance of regional representation on the RC by virtue of the fact that certain areas of the state will likely have disproportionate success in establishing affiliates from which to send representatives. This will result in certain areas of the state having greater voting weight on the council than other areas of the state. This could result in various inherent bias such as 'first-on-board', 'population density', or 'activist communities' bias on the RC. This amendment reduces the effect of this potential disproportionate representation by establishing a minimum allowed for any one region thereby giving even those regions without much affiliate development as yet, a 'foot in the door'.
representative: Victoria Dzindzichashvili
supporters: Peter Corbett, Matthew Miller, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Steve Garone, Freeman Stein
Amendment #6
This Amendment would change the current language in the Representative Model description which says "all decisions by the RC will require a 60% majority" or that decision will then be submitted to the full organization membership for a vote, to language which distinguishes between decisions involving political activity and organizational commitments from ongoing administrative decisions. The 60% majority requirement would only hold for those decisions involving political activity and commitments, as defined below … political activity and commitments. Administrative decisions would require only a simple majority.
The difference between these types of decisions would be as follows:
Decisions involving political activity or commitments: Those decisions involving political direction and commitment of the organization. Decisions such as committing the ORMA's resources to a particular stance on an issue or establishing formal alliances with other organizations. Note: Formal statewide office endorsements of candidates and ballot initiatives will be handled as a separate process.
Administrative Decisions: Operational/functioning type decisions which are oriented toward supporting already established organizational directives. Administrative decisions such as making purchasing decisions, approving a communications plan or funding request, whether to set up an issue exploratory committee, who to invite to speak at a conference, issuance of press statements, etc…
The co-chairs of the Coordinating Committee will determine which category a particular category might fall into, using the above distinguishing characteristics as a guideline. A simple majority vote of the RC can overturn this determination, if disputed.
rationale: This amendment is intended to protect ORMA's decision making process from getting excessively bogged down in unnecessary appeals to the membership on decisions that are inconsequential to the organization's direction. It makes a distinction between the more important political direction type decisions as those most important to attain full membership 'buy in' and requiring those to be the ones requiring stronger approval measures before moving forward.
Conversely, this measure frees up ORMA's leadership to more easily move forward on administrative & operational decisions based on the majority concurrence of elected leaders allowing us to have a greater degree of efficiency in achieving ORMA's goals as defined by our overall directives and mission.
representative: Victoria Dzindzichashvili
supporters: Peter Corbett, Michael Gilbreath, Freeman Stein, Garret Whitney, Victoria Dzindzichashvili
Amendment #7
This Amendment would add an ORMA Standing Committee to the Representative Council whose sole purpose would be to foster and develop connections, and coordinate work, with other organizations whose mission and activity is aligned with our own.
Over time this committee would explore options and create a plan for formally including the voice, participation, and mission of other like minded organizations. Such collaborative relationships with our allies might entail participation on an ally organization advisory council, formal participation and/or votes on the RC, sharing membership lists, etc… All options will be explored by this committee and recommendations will be made to the RC by report submitted by February 15th, 2018.
This committee will include up to 9 ORMA members. Other members of ally organizations may be added to this committee as consultants to this process.
rationale: ORMA can only reach maximum effectiveness when we fully incorporate the thinking and and strategies of allied organizations into our own. This amendment is designed to begin the critical process of developing formal connections and relationships with other already established political organizations with whom we'd like to collaborate our work and potentially pool resources.
This Committee would provide a structure and point of accountability for: developing effective strategies that will allow ORMA to efficiently support the work of others that is already focused on priorities we might adopt; discussing and developing ways to bring multiple organizations with multiple allied purposes together to maximize the synergy of joint action on interrelated goals and issues.
Finally this committee, in conjunction with the work of the Inclusivity Committee, provides an organizational "home" for ensuring that we not only seek the involvement of individuals from diverse and underrepresented populations, but that we also seek this same diversity in our organizational relationships.
representative: Michael Gilbreath
supporters: Michael Gilbreath, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Freeman Stein, Garret Whitney, Peter Corbett
Amendment #8
This amendment would grant RC/CC chairs/co-chairs the authority to speak in an official capacity on behalf of ORMA (e.g. to press or to contacts in political offices), or to designate this authority. The co-chairs are responsible for designating primary responsibility to one person (either a co-chair or their designee), and establishing who the contact person should be in that person's absence. Under no circumstances should a chair/co-chair/designee speak in contradiction to what the members, the RC, or the CC have decided on a matter.
rationale: It is important to have clear lines of communication with regard to who can speak on behalf of our organization. Communication that is incorrect, unclear, or in contradiction to what the RC/CC/members have decided, is not in the best interest of ORMA. This amendment would give this authority to those who have been trusted by the organization to serve in an elected leadership capacity, both within their affiliate and within the RC/CC.
representative: Victoria Dzindzichashvili
supporters: Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Matthew Miller, Penelope Jennewein, Steve Garone, Peter Corbett
Amendment #9
This amendment would require election of committee chairs (or approval of their appointments if there is only one volunteer for chair) to be voted on by the representative council. Candidates for committee chair must already be members of the respective committee.
rationale: This amendment would ensure that those in positions of authority (in this case, committee chairs) are democratically elected, and that their appointment has broad buy-in among the Representative Council and not just the members of the committee, which is a much smaller group. The work of committees impacts the entire organization, and requiring RC-wide election/approval of committee chairs would ensure accountability to the whole RC, which is in the best interest of ORMA.
representative: Matthew Miller
supporters: Peter Corbett, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Matthew Miller, Penelope Jennewein, Steve Garone
Amendment #10
This amendment would eliminate the system of "virtual affiliates" which were proposed in the Representative Council model as a way to accommodate members who are unable to meet due to geography or physical disability. Instead, ORMA would establish a statewide disability caucus, and evaluate requests to establish non-traditional affiliates on a case-by-case basis, as overseen by the Representative Council.
rationale: This amendment allows ORMA to be inclusive with respect to geography and physical disability in a simpler and more manageable way, while still maintaining a focus on organizing in physical space whenever possible. Virtual affiliates are problematic because (1) they take focus away from on-ground organizing by creating the potential for virtual groups to be created where physical ones should exist; (2) they compound the risk of the RC growing too large; and (3) we already have precedent for addressing issues related to disability and geography.
representative: Matthew Miller
supporters: Matthew Miller, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Garret Whitney, Penelope Jennewein, Jon Leonard
Amendment #11
This amendment would grant authority to chairs/co-chairs of the Representative Council (RC), Coordinating Committee (CC), and working committees to initiate binding votes on matters being discussed by those bodies. The chair would have the authority to determine when such a vote is necessary (within the constraints of the organization's by-laws) and facilitate the voting process.
rationale: Chairs/co-chairs are tasked with coordinating the work of various bodies, and must be given the authority necessary to accomplish their jobs. Explicitly granting this authority to chairs/co-chairs, within the constraints of the organization's by-laws, will help us avoid disputes around who has the authority to take action to move a process forward, and avoid situations where we have to "vote on whether we can vote."
representative: Victoria Dzindzichashvili
supporters: Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Steve Garone, Peter Corbett, Matthew Miller, Penelope Jennewein
Amendment #12
In the event that Our Revolution Massachusetts (ORMA) hires a staff organizer, the hiring process and authority to make a hiring decision should rest with the coordinating committee (CC).
rationale: Currently it is unclear who would hire an organizer if Our Revolution (national) funds this position. A hiring process involving 40-50 people would not be manageable. Those 40-50 people elect the 7-member CC, and that CC should be able to hire an excellent organizer for ORMA.
representative: Rand Wilson
supporters: Rand Wilson, Peter Corbett, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Matthew Miller, Steve Garone
Amendment #13
In the current Representative Council model, members of the Coordinating Committee serve "staggered terms" in which elections for 1-year terms occur every 6 months for half of each body. This amendment would eliminate "staggered terms" for the Coordinating Committee only and replace them with a system in which representatives are elected at the same time each year by the RC.
rationale: The current "staggered terms" model means that membership of the CC, and their working relationships, will reset every 6 months. This makes it difficult for members of governing bodies to build trust and operate effectively. It also means that new members must be oriented/updated twice as often, which creates unnecessary extra work and will hold up the progress of committees. This amendment does NOT change the staggered terms for RC reps or eliminate those in any way. So RC reps will still have 2 year terms, staggered by 1 year which WILL ensure the benefits intended from staggered terms happen within the Representative Council. However, we want the Coordinating Committee to be able to operate for a full year without requiring reset. CC continues to be term limited, but this simplifies and streamlines our overall ORMA elections calendar.
representative: Matthew Miller
supporters: Matthew Miller, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Michael Gilbreath, Penelope Jennewein, Jon Leonard
Amendment #14
This amendment would require affiliates to prove that their delegates to the Representative Council were democratically elected, and that good faith efforts were made to engage affiliate members in the election process. Any member elected to the RC must be able to prove they were democratically elected by their affiliate or caucus. By 2/3 vote, the RC may remove a member who has been found not to be democratically elected by their organization.
rationale: This amendment is motivated by the need for RC representatives to be democratically elected, and for affiliates to be held accountable for meeting this standard. This amendment addresses concerns regarding (1) variation in election processes among affiliates, and (2) the need for transparency across the statewide organization. The proposed remedy is an amendment that leaves conducting elections as the prerogative of the affiliate, but provides a measure of accountability that those processes are democratic and efforts are made to the membership.
representative: Matthew Miller
supporters: Rand Wilson, Matthew Miller, Penelope Jennewein, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Jon Leonard
Amendment #15
This amendment would give elected committee chairs the authority to decide whether or not to allow ORMA members to join their committee if those individuals are not already members of the Representative Council. Any member of ORMA may request to join a committee, but non-RC members will be accepted at the discretion of the committee chair.
rationale: This amendment is motivated by the need to give committee chairs the authority to manage their committees if they are to succeed in their role. One of the most important decisions a committee chair can make is whether or not to accept new members. This amendment addresses concerns of (1) instability in committees through constant changes in their composition, and (2) giving committee chairs responsibility to coordinate without the necessary authority to do so. This amendment remedies these concerns by allowing committee chairs to approve requests by non-RC members to join committees.
representative: Matthew Miller
supporters: Matthew Miller, Jon Leonard, Penelope Jennewein, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Rand Wilson
Amendment #16
This amendment would allow all ORMA members, affiliated or unaffiliated, to run for an at-large seat on the Representative Council. All members will be eligible to run for at-large seats, and all members will be eligible to vote in at-large elections.
rationale: This amendment is motivated by the need to allow full participation in at-large elections to the Representative Council. This amendment addresses concerns that (1) an ORMA member may be affiliated but still most qualified to represent the interests of the entire state, and (2) our most engaged members are often affiliated. This amendment remedies these concerns by allowing all members to participate in at-large elections.
representative: Victoria Dzindzichashvili
supporters: Matthew Miller, Chris Addis, Rand Wilson, Victoria Dzindzichashvili, Penelope Jennewein


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I've been bumming around the site for well over a year now and I've started to notice something…There aren't many records or stories detailing arms and equipment used by foundation security forces. Yes every SCP will outline weaponry used in containment (usually) but there is no "standard issue" list of equipment for task forces or security. I've also noticed a lack of anomalous standard issue items (being that objects are understood enough to not be classified as SCPs and able to be replicated and used in the interest of the foundation) So here is my proposal:
I know a lot of you might say these lack story but thats the whole idea. I want to focus more on the weapon and its use, how it could help stop a breach. Not how it was recovered from a hidden nazi bunker and replicated for foundation use. Anyway I'm gonna wrap up this mile-long post here, let me know what you think! And if you have any ideas for Anomalous Arms and Armors do share! (Also one last thing, I've been wracking my mind for a nick-name for these things, Anomalous Arms and Armours can only be spelled so many times before its annoying. Any ideas? I was thinking "Soakers" would work well)


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PolyOne has announced it will unveil Hammerhead™ Marine Composite Panels at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX) in Orlando, Fla. this week. With a weight savings of more than 50% versus plywood, these continuous-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite panels offer boat manufacturers a lighter, more efficient alternative to traditional marine construction materials.
Beyond weight reduction, Hammerhead panels can accelerate installation and labor productivity because they replace the typical wood, hand lay-up and vacuum assisted process with a consolidated, ready-to-install panel. Applications ranging from structural to cosmetic in areas such as bulkheads, decking, and cabinetry can benefit from the increased design flexibility these new panels generate.
The Hammerhead panels represent the latest technology introduced by PolyOne Advanced Composites. Launched in 2016 with the acquisitions of Gordon Composites and Polystrand, the company's Advanced Composites portfolio offers both thermoplastic and thermoset composite solutions with exceptional strength-to-weight ratios. With high strength, stiffness and dimensional stability, these specialty materials are ideal for the most demanding applications that span multiple end markets, including outdoor sports, aerospace, transportation, security and prosthetics.
"We are investing heavily in composite innovation, and these recent marine applications highlight how customers benefit from the next generation of metal, glass and wood replacement," said Craig Nikrant, president, Specialty Engineered Materials, PolyOne Corporation. "With our new Polystrand thermoplastic composite technology and design expertise, PolyOne's innovation pipeline continues to expand. We estimate composite revenue growth of more than 50% in five years as a result of projects currently in our innovation pipeline."
"Innovation is the lifeblood of a specialty company," added Robert M. Patterson, chairman, president and CEO, PolyOne Corporation. "Our investments in R&D and resulting composite portfolio have differentiated PolyOne as an industry leader. It's just one of many new technology areas that contributes to our global vitality index, which remains world class and above our goal of 35%."
At its upcoming Investor Day, to be scheduled for the second quarter of 2018, PolyOne plans to present additional details about composite innovation and these projects as one of several high-growth technology platforms that underpin the company's expectation of delivering double digit EPS growth in 2018 and beyond.
Source: prnewswire.com


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Joey Feek, one half of the famous country duo Joey and Rory, has been asleep for days, her husband, Rory, wrote on his blog This Life I Live, today.
The singer was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2014, has had a rough ride and is on hospice, with some days looking more positive than others. Her goal was to make it to her daughter Indiana's birthday, and she made it, but now she has taken a turn for the worst.
According to Rory's post, "her body is shutting down quickly" and "the hospice nurse came again this morning and said Joey will most likely only be with us a few more days ... at the most."
"Over the last number of weeks her pain had gotten worse and her health had continued to decline rapidly. And not long after Indy's birthday [earlier this month] my wife decided that 'enough is enough.' She was ready to stop fighting and she told me so," he wrote. "She said the flowers would soon be blooming back in Tennessee. It's time to go home."
Joey is only 40 years old and has lived a life full of ups and downs as well. Rory, 49, wrote about a tearful conversation she had with her parents and three sisters, where she wanted to say goodbye to them. She then asked for Indiana, who just turned 2,
"I set our little Indy on Joey's lap and we all cried with my wife as she told her how much her mama loved her and, '...you be a big girl for your papa ... and that mama will be watching over you,'" he wrote. "And then she pulled Indiana up and she kissed her. One last kiss."
Rory believes that Joey lived a very full life, and that she should be happy with all that she has done, saying, "God only gives each of us a certain amount of time to be on this earth and every day when we wake up, we get to decide how we are going to spend those precious minutes and hours. There are no do-overs, no second-chances, no next-time-around's to get it right. Joey knew this and she has made each and every day count," he wrote.
He added: "One of the last things Joey said before she drifted into the deep sleep she's been in for a few days now is, 'I have no regrets ... I can honestly say, that I have done everything I wanted to do and lived the life I always wanted to live.'"
He then went on to tell the story about how a man wrote to him and talked about how he saw the pair at a restaurant one day and saw how in love they were. He also said that he knew Rory would be strong enough to take care of Indiana, who has Down Syndrome.


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Words matter.
Words can bless, or words can wound.
The tongue has the power of life and death… Proverbs 18:21
Psalm 59 is a prayer for deliverance from a vicious attack of slanderous words.
David's enemies use their words as weapons, spewing false accusations like swords. Filled with pride, they prowl around under cover of darkness like a pack of dogs terrorizing a city, thinking no one can stop them.
In contrast, David uses his words to pray and to praise.
David prays and asks God for deliverance from his enemies attacks and lies.
Deliver me from my enemies, O God;
protect me from those who rise up against me. (v. 1)
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.
Arise to help me; look on my plight! (v. 4)
For the sins of their mouths,
for the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
For the curses and lies they utter,
consume them in wrath,
consume them till they are no more.
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules… (v. 12-13)
David begins his day with praise, celebrating the refuge he finds in God, his fortress, and singing about God's strength and love. David sets his focus on God in the morning.
But I will sing of your strength,
in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress,
my refuge in times of trouble.
O my Strength, I sing praise to you;
you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. (v. 16-17)
Recognizing that God is his shield and protection, David does not retaliate against his enemies with his own war of words. Instead, David chooses to make prayer and praise the priority for his words.
We choose our words.
Words can bless, or words can wound.
Words have the power of life and death.
Troubles come.
But I will sing.
If we set our focus on God in the morning, if we put our confidence in His love and protection, we can choose to praise even in times of trouble.
Father, You are LORD God Almighty. You are my shield. You are my Strength. You are my fortress, my safe refuge in times trouble. Help me to set my focus on You each morning. Help me use my words to bless and give life. Fill my heart with songs of Your love. In Jesus' name, Amen.


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April 8th - Silk and Sage Design Studio Grand Opening
Join Silk and Sage Design Studio for their upcoming Grand Opening party on April 8th, 2016, from 6-9pm at their brick and mortar at 2700 W. Anderson Lane, Suite #228, Austin. Snacks and beverages will be provided, and they'll be featuring a trunk show and a giveaway for a spot in one of their upcoming workshops! Please RSVP here.
Silk and Sage Design specializes in:
Eco-friendly finishes, such as painting and reviving furniture, stenciling floors, and gilding fine details
Workshops and supplies for the Do-It-Yourself-er, such as Chalk Paint®
In-house custom finishing services
Artwork and home goods from Austin-based artists
Art openings and trunk shows in our space for creative partners


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Bahrain Diary
All quiet on the eastern front. The Iranian werewolf in Bahrain never showed up, despite the perigee moon…
Drove over to Muharraq for a routine medical check-up (government requirement). Other than a few strategically placed tanks here and there, everything is back to normal. That said, it was strange to pass the Pearl Roundabout and see with my own eyes that the iconic Pearl Monument has gone. And the place good old Auntie insists on calling a square has been renamed "GCC Roundabout". An attempt to airbrush events from history? Or – the official line – traffic flow improvement measures that were already in the pipeline? Who cares. It was a concrete monstrosity, after all.
You never know what to do when you're low on fuel and there's none at the pumps. One last throw of the dice and a jaunt up to the big gas station near the airport – surely they must have some there – or a quiet trundle home? I chose the latter. I'm back down to 68km to go – aaaarrrrgghh!
We've just heard that the schools will reopen tomorrow. A shame then, that half the teachers are still abroad, having fled at the first opportunity on the advice of the Foreign Office.
And shame on those teachers. Where are their priorities? If their students are here and ready to get back to work, why aren't they? As a particularly bristly friend of mine in Hong Kong used to bawl at the taxi drivers there: "Oi! I pay your fucking wages…!"


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The idea behind Neokeys' smart keypad is pretty simple. Put tiny LCD screens above a phone's middle 12 keys and sandwich them in between two outer columns that list options and menus.
So each time you choose a particular function, like texting, the middle 12 keys will display commands for that function only. Theoretically it sounds like a good idea, but in reality...
it's nothing that a dual-screen phone couldn't do. On top of that, the dual-screen phone would be icon-driven, as opposed to NeoKeys' text-only interface. Though it's still an interesting concept nonetheless.
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Cryptocurrency, what do you imagine? Pile of paper currency? You imagined right and wrong. While there are individuals whove made millions and companies whove made billions. Also, there are people who lost millions and companies gone bankrupt.
A couple of reasons. The price fluctuations, poor infrastructures and investing skills, and hack attacks. That being said, in this post, you will learn everything if you dont want to lose your money to some cyber criminal.
They say more than success stories, it is the failure stories that teach a lot. If you are aiming to become an investor or have your own company you should know about these hacks. As part of this guide, we will share the biggest hack attacks that changed the course of this industry and the problem that caused it. You can mitigate the problems and avoid the loss.
Lets get started.
The year 2013, Mt. Gox is the biggest bitcoin exchange platform in the world with a 70% market share. Max Karpeles, the founder of Mt Gox was on top of the world back then.
Fast forward to 2018.
The rate at which Mt Gox was growing, Mt Gox has captured more than 95% of the bitcoin exchange market by now. Max is sitting on a pile of 100-dollar bills, just like Joker did in the Dark Knight Rises.
Amazing isnt it?
Nope. Mt. Gox is nowhere in the market. Its disappeared in thin air. No ones talking about it. No newcomers know that it even existed.
The castle Max built was so mightly that he didnt notice small cracks in the foundation of the castle. Just a year later when Mt. Gox was at top of the world, in 2014, it got hacked. 70% of the bitcoin exchange market share, and the funds, all gone in a snap.
What went wrong? Lets peep into it.
Mt. Gox was a clear winner before it went extinct. But there were some foundational problems in Mt. Gox since the beginning.
Mt Gox has been busy developing a lot of features and that led to a lot of versions of the core platform. Keeping a record of the changes made became a tedious task. Therefore, tracing back at the time of bug fixes was a next-to-impossible task.
This exactly led to affect Mt.Goxs core software to exist with bugs and not perform as expected. This problem couldve been solved with the help of VCS (version control software), but there wasnt any back in those days. Heres why a VCSs are important for any product-based company:
With a lot of code changes in the core, software led to disfunctioning of the software. Mt.Gox did not have a testing policy that could do the needful. A leader in Bitcoin exchange simply throws away code that hasnt been tested, sounds pathetic? Yes, it does.
A lot of changes in code, without testing, comes to the CEO for approval. Only Max had the right to approve any code change. This did not go well with the number of changes that were made in the codebase. Max is a great programmer, but approving these many changes that too without testing was not good. Soon, he choked up and ended up being over-occupied. Considering his designation, it was not good for the company and himself.
A lot of code changes, lack of testing, code change approvals, led to a poor management. How do you expect a human being to outperform so much work without mistake? Max is a great programmer, no second thoughts about that. But when it comes to the role of a businessperson or decision maker, Max was not up to the mark. Max as a CEO went full-length busy and failed to foresee a disaster nearing.
It was 19th June when Bitcoin price fell down to one cent, and it was a sign to incoming disaster.
Source: Wikipedia
This was not a complete system failure. Instead, there was an attack that led to a price crash. The hackers got access to auditors computer and transferred a huge number of Bitcoins to their addresses. Furthermore, they used the same exchange platform to sell all the Bitcoins, so that they can disappear with the fiat money.
This led to the price drop, only within the system. But till then, it was too late for the company to withstand the blow. By this time, the companys spine was severely damaged to survive. Way over $8.7 million was stolen and by the time the company could adjust the propellers, the ship was already directing towards another disaster.
Fast forward 2014
In 2014, Mt. Gox system went slow and so slow that US banking authorities froze Mt Gox for violating the norms. On 7th Feb 2014, the company halted all the Bitcoin transactions to crawl back to the problem.
Upon a deep investigation, MtGox team found out that the core software was under a transaction malleability attack.
What is this now, youd ask.
As you must already know that blockchain has a tremendous ability to encrypt the data that cannot tamper by anyone, not even the owner of the blockchain. The blockchain encrypts the data using the cryptographic hash function.
But theres a loophole here.
If someone hacks into the blockchains core software and tamper the transaction just before it enters the blockchain, it can create a disaster. The hacker can alter the transaction and let it enter the blockchain. Once it enters the blockchain, it has no threat of being caught. Anyway, theres no way to trace back to the source of the transaction.
The hackers can flea with the money they stole from the transaction and no one will be able to anything for this. The send wouldnt even know that their money was stolen unless the company declares it upfront.
If you look at the code of a particular transaction, youd see signature data of a transaction that goes along with the input data in the blockchain. Guess what?
This signature data can be manipulated, which further can change the transaction ID. Furthermore, changing the transaction ID will technically eliminate the original transaction from existence and make it look as if it didnt even happen.
Picture this:
Tony owes 5BTC to Mark and Mark requests 5BTC from Tony. Tony initiates the transaction by sending 5BTC to him and the transaction waits in the queue for approval. Amidst this waiting period, Mark can alter the signature and hence the transaction ID and steal 5BTC from that transaction.
After this, Mark would tell Tony that he has not received the payment. Tony would confirm it by looking at the transaction. From his end, the transaction would be shown as pending. To this, Tony would reinitiate the transaction and this time Mark wouldnt do any tampering. This way, Mark would get 10 instead of 5 BTC.
Theres another catch here. Since Mark is aware of Tonys sending address, he could easily figure out the transaction and tamper data of only that. This was not the case with data tampering happened in MtGox. Hackers tampered data of all the transactions they can roll their eyes on.
This is exactly what happened behind the scenes in the MtGox hack attack in 2014. Hackers took advantage of the mismanagement and were able to bag $473 million worth BTC for free. Furthermore, this was almost 7% of the worlds supply of Bitcoin at that time, that was stolen from MtGox.
After the attack, the graph showing the price crash is terrible to look at. By the time Bitcoin started becoming a mainstream, Mt Gox underwent this attack. Everyone thought after this attack, Bitcoin would not survive for long. Sure, immediate effects werent good enough and the price went down like a steep valley.
Mt Gox declared bankruptcy after this attack and price crash. However, later it was discovered that the Bitcoin that were stolen were being laundered through another exchange, BTC-e. Alexander Vinnik, the owner of BTC-e has been accused of laundering the stolen Bitcoins. The Greek court has moved this case from their national jurisdiction to the US regulatories. If the accusation is right, he will be sentenced to 55 years of prison.
Bitcoin, as a network of the blockchain, was powerful enough to withstand the attack.
Another hack attack that happened recently ripped the industry one more time. This time it was $80 million or 4700 BTC. On Dec 6th, 2017, around 00:18 GMT, Solvenian exchange platform was hacked.
Announcing about the attack, CEO of NiceHash, Marko Kobal appeared on Facebook live. He addressed the followers and announced about the attack. As you would expect, he refrained from revealing much about the attack. The only thing he said was that an employees computer was compromised that led to the heist.
NiceHash suspended all the transactions for next 24 hours to reverse analyze what went wrong and know what exactly couldve saved the platform from attack. In a press release, this is what Marko said,
Importantly, our payment system was compromised and the contents of the NiceHash Bitcoin wallet have been stolen. We are working to verify the precise number of BTC taken. Clearly, this is a matter of deep concern and we are working hard to rectify the matter in the coming days. In addition to undertaking our own investigation, the incident has been reported to the relevant authorities and law enforcement and we are co-operating with them as a matter of urgency.
Sure, there have been many cryptocurrency hacks. But in our opinion, there hasnt been any attack as Mt Gox. It tore apart the industry and faith of investors that their money is safe in this decentralized platform.
The key thing here to note is that all these attacks were on exchange platforms. It is nearly impossible to attack a blockchain and steal funds from there. Like Mt Gox, if someone tries to alter transaction ID and steal money from the transaction before it gets confirmed. Its impossible without an exchange platform. Because thats the only medium where hackers can get hold of a transaction. If there werent exchange platforms, there would be a 100 percent safe fund transfer experience. There is no room for a hacker to phish and steal anything from the network.
Furthermore, there have been attacks like the DAO on Ethereum (detailed analysis-based guide coming up), that led to the birth of whole new blockchain, Ethereum, and Ethereum classic. The original blockchain had to fork out (hard fork) and form a whole new blockchain platform.
That being said, you are now well-informed to take an educated decision and invest in cryptocurrency or create a cryptocurrency exchange platform or create a cryptocurrency. There has been enough attack on this amazing new space where everything is possible.
That being said, we made it to the end of this guide. We are sure that we helped you understand the reasons why a platform gets attacked and how you can avoid it. Share this post on your social media platforms to help more people understand about this.
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