Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Lost and Found Items Claim

Date: 5th, 6th,7th, June, 2017

Time: 10.30 to 13:30

Venue: outside of High School Cafeteria

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MS STUCO Meeting

Yes there is a STUCO meeting today. Same time, same place.

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Capstone Mini Conference – We Are the Face of the World

The grade 8 FA class has been working hard on their capstone project and the project is coming to an end with their exhibition. They are proud to invite 8-1, 8-4, and FA7 to come visit their final exhibition of the year. Each student has their own individual problem in China that they are addressing. We are excited to see 8-1, 8-4 & FA7 there! If you are in 8-1 8-4, or FA7 please leave lunch at around 12:50 and head to the theatre and please bring either a smartphone or your school issued laptop.

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Lost and Found Items Claim

Subject: Lost and Found Items Claim

Venue: outside of High School Cafeteria

Time: 10.30 to 13:30

Date: 5^th, 6^th,7^th, June, 2017

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upcycle old t-shirts for a final Ignite project

For a final Ignite project, we are required to take an action and raise awareness of environmental issues. For this project, we have decided to raise awareness for environmental issues caused by plastic bags. Plastic bags can be harmful when thrown into the ocean, and it can cause many deaths to sea life each year. Hence, we decided to upcycle old t-shirts into reusable bags to minimize the amount of plastic used each year. We would love for you guys to donate some unwanted t-shirts for our project. Please drop these t-shirts off before June 5th outside the MS/HS Cafeteria. There will be a box along with a sign above. Thank you for helping us to raise awareness!

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Waste x 0

Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 463 gallons of oil, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, and saves enough energy to heat an average home for six months. A group of FA8 students have talked to Sodexho and have implemented a new recycling system for ISB. There will be new green buckets in certain places around the school that are for plastics and aluminium products. Some things that CAN'T be recycled in these buckets are things like plastic bottle caps, paper juice boxes, or anything contaminated with food. The buckets will be placed near:

-The main entrance of the cafeteria

-The tray return part of the cafeteria

-The back entrance of the cafeteria

-The main entrance (the ES entrance)

-The high school entrances

-The upper gallery

-By the glass box {6th-grade hallway glass box}

-3129

-3404

-The entrance for gym 1 & gym 2 (by the printer)

Make the easy and good choice to put your plastics and aluminium products in here so you don't contribute to global denigration.

For more information contact:

alex.biggs@student.isb.bj.edu.cn, sally.kim@student.isb.bj.edu.cn, or jazzy.alireza@student.isb.bj.edu.cn

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Grade 8 IDOL

This Friday, June 2 will be the Feedback Rehearsal.

Location: Black Box
Time: 3:30-6 pm
All crew, MCs, and Performers must attend.
Performers: bring costumes, ensure that Roy has your final music if needed
MCs: Entire script must be complete for submission. Does not yet need to be memorized.
There will be HS theatre students to provide feedback and advice on your performance.

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FUTURES PUBLIC RADIO FEATURE

Join FPR to take a deeper look into the ISB Anti-Bullying Committee (ABC). We unravel what some students go through in the middle school and the reasons behind the organization of the ABC on campus.

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Middle School Activities Awards Celebration

"This Friday in the ISB theatre, the 2nd annual Middle School Activities Awards Celebration will be held. Teachers and students could you please make your way to the theatre at around two o'clock as the program will begin at 2:10 and should conclude around 3:20. Please if you have any questions, feel free to email Mr. Cuthbert in the activities office."

Look forward to seeing everyone there for this great event.

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MS Track and Field Day Survey

All MS Students

MS T&F Day is on Friday 9^th June (all day!). Woo-hoo! To prepare for your awesome athleticism, please can you complete this 4 question survey. You must sign up for a minimum of three events (two track/ one field OR one track/two field) but feel free to sign up for as many as you like! Go Crazy! Any questions please see your friendly PE Teacher!

Here is the link: http://bit.ly/ISBMSTandFDay

Note: You must be signed into Office 365 to complete it and you can only complete it once. Survey will close at 8.35am.

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Conversing with Cops

“Today’s police need to be in conversation with their harshest critics — it’s called Community Oriented Policing.”

Last week I posted a piece on an attitude I see in policing. It isn’t something new — and that’s what worries me, it’s something that exists from my early days on the beat and persists today.

I was recently talking with a young police officer whom I could sense was not particularly happy with me. He said that I was out of date, too critical, and while he respected my work in the past, I was simply out of touch with policing.

I agreed, some things have changed. However, 90 percent of the job is still the same – it’s about people; about practicing Emotional Intelligence when you contact them. E.I. is the ability to self-assess, self-control, show empathy, be motivated, and have a high degree of relationship skills. That’s what police work has been about since its origins and that will not change until robots take over the policing function (which I will strongly argue against!).

If a cop has high E.I., plus good job skills, he or she is most likely going to be a pretty effective police officer. And, as Sir Robert Peel stated over 150 years ago in his Principles, the more force police use to get the job done the less public support they have. He also told fledgling cops to seek the willing cooperation of the public, and do so with impartiality, courtesy, and “friendly good humor” — that’s Emotional Intelligence from the 1830s!. (And when Procedural Justice is added as additional job skills, “magic” happens.)

In our conversation, I sensed an underlying “them v. us” attitude and his feeling of being under siege. While I do not discount that policing can be dangerous, it is simply not as dangerous as some would portray. [In the 1990s, more police were killed in the line of duty than today. These were also tense racial and generational conflict with active civil rights and anti-war movements.]

But what disturbed me most about our conversation was that while he said he occasionally read my blog, he simply did not agree with me – no, not at all. We had nothing that we could agree upon. Some things, I queried? No, everything!

Now that bothers me because it’s the old obstacle of anti-intellectualism rearing its ugly head again. It goes like this: “You either are with me 100% or not at all. Not much can be learned from your past. And you will never catch me criticizing another officer — even if he’s wrong!” This is not professional thinking — anti-intellectual behavior, along with the other three I cite in my book — violence, corruption, and disrespect — have prevented police from solving their most persistent and pressing problems.

The young officer told me I needed to write more about the good things police do, not what they do wrong. I replied that I do note and highlight needed improvements, positive changes, and forward-thinking leaders.

As a profession, police will improve when they can openly engage those who question them and discuss, together with their critics, better ways of doing things. I am not a media relations person. But I do believe police need to be more active in putting their best foot forward (mainly by increasing their use of social media); something I have not seen many of them do. I am, however, continue to be impressed by the work of the Peel Regional Police. They Tweet at @PeelPoliceMedia. And, to me, their 8 minute recruiting video is par excellence:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZiipl0q2vI.

Not calling out bad conduct or practices works against the “attitude” that is needed in police ranks today. When police can say that in everything they do, every action they take, they will look to ways it can be improved, they will attain the high community status in which I believe they are capable.

If “good cops” will not call out “bad cops,” then the “good cops” are part of the problem; that’s what professionals do, they seek to improve, to be better. Professionals are committed to continuous improvement, transparency, and high accountability in all that they do.

He, a white officer, related to me how the “Black Lives Matter” movement hurts police. (You might want to hear this conversation about the movement from its co-founder.) His anger about “Black Lives Matter” was quite apparent. He also demonstrated a lack of understanding as to why BLM exists and what their objectives were.

Today’s police need to be in conversation with their harshest critics — it’s called Community Oriented Policing. Being angry at protestors and other activists without studying what they have to say and engaging in a dialogue with them is quite unproductive and will never lead to understanding (or better policing practices).

For me, it has always been that the job of police is to listen and keep cool during trying and painful times and try to work out solutions that both police and their critics can agree.

I have discussed some of the attitudes I have encountered as I work to help police and their communities to come together. These are not new attitudes. I have encountered them throughout my police career and into the present. How pervasive are they? I really don’t know. But I do know they are attitudes of those who cannot or will not see the “big picture,” who ignore history and the role of race in America.

What I suggest on this website will help police to become more trusted and supported by those whom they serve. This will lead to improved and safer policing and that will be good for everyone.

Our nation is becoming more and more diverse. Add to this the growing gap between rich and poor, a proliferation of firearms, and its result is tensions within our communities. It is within those tensions that police engage, serve, protect, and seek solutions. This is the kind of challenge that should energize good police, not discourage them.

I have a high regard for policing and its ability to solve community problems. This high regard energized me through a three-decade career. It’s what still drives me today.

Though, from time to time, I find its practitioners wanting, I am still proud of our police. That’s why I continue to speak out, write, and teach that police officers should be a walking image of our Constitution and its Bill of Rights. They are our most visible symbol of American values and justice. It is a high bar to reach — yet all police should strive to become that image. It is in striving that this will be accomplished.

[The conversation above is a composite of a number of recent conversations I have had with police officers and leaders.]

For a more detailed description of the problem of change and anti-intellectualism in policing, read what a British constable has to say about his experience trying to improve his field of work.

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SuperImager® Plus Field Forensic Unit With Thunderbolt port - Linux/Windows Dual

MediaClone, Inc. is proud to announce the release of SuperImager® Plus Field Forensic Unit with Thunderbolt port - A Compact, Powerful Forensic field unit, which enables a forensic investigator, in the field, to run multiple Forensic Imaging, and is capable of capturing data from many types of storage interfaces and protocols (SAS, SATA, FC, SCSI, 1394, NVMe, USB3.1, M.2), including the latest NVMe SSD, at extremely high speed of 46GB/min, utilizing the Thunderbolt 3.0 fast port (40Gigabit/s) and the PCIE 3.0 Expansion box. In addition, the new product can be used to run a Triage data collection application and Cellphone data extraction from multiple devices, and run complete forensic analysis applications (EnCase, FTK, Nuix). The new product is supplied with PCIE expansion box and a small display with HDMI port. The new product can also be operated by using optional external battery. (See a full demo in Techno Security and ICAC conferences) SuperImager Plus Forensic Field Unit with Thunderbolt 3.0 port

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Monday, May 29, 2017

Grade 8 Final DRAMA Performance Schedule

For Live Performances: Students need to bring their own costume, props and set pieces

For Video Performances: Video must be edited and exported and ready to be shown

May 24, Day A: 8.3

May 25, Day B: 8.1

May 26, Day C: 8.2 B/8.5

May 30, Day E: 8.4

May 31, Day F: 8.2A

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Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 5/29/17

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Flex Time This Week

Monday - Study Hall for Grades 9-10, Semester 2 Final Exams for Grade11

Thursday - Semester 2 Final Exams for Grades 9-10, Group4 Project for Grade 11

Wednesday - Semester 2 Final Exams for Grades 9-10, EE Day for Grade 11

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Found item

Found jacket, please check at MS office.

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Saturday, May 27, 2017

Booster Club Meeting

Come and join us!

Monday - June 5, 2017
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Activities Conference Room

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PTA Meeting

Tuesday - June 6, 2017
12:30 - 1:30pm
Room 1218

Come along and join our PTA Meeting!

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Friday, May 26, 2017

Is it All About a Kind of Attitude?

“The effectiveness and safety of police depends on them being fair, respectful, close, and collaborative with everyone they contact — even to those who may not at first welcome them. That’s the challenge and the grace of policing a free society.”

Maybe you can help me on this. I don’t want to over-simplify the problem before us of re-building the trust and support of police… but, is the problem about a kind of attitude?

What do I mean? The ways in which the job, the people, the bosses, are negatively internalized into “them versus us” and become a certain kind of “attitude;” a way of thinking and acting that is highly damaging and corrosive to policing a democracy based on the rule of law.

I have felt this way for some time now. It comes to me when community people talk about bad cops, unclear policies, or poor training and police respond defensively. When that happens I find myself saying, “No, it’s not about bad cops, policies, or poor training, it’s about this negative attitude that infects almost everything police do and continues to exist unchallenged by poor leaders who don’t work to counter it — that’s the problem.”

When you have poor leaders, you have the potential for those whom they are supposed to encourage, coach, and lead, of taking on that attitude which sees themselves not as part of the community but apart from it.

By this attitude I mean those negative subcultural aspects of policing: “Everyone hates us, no one supports us, we only can look to ourselves for protection, there’s a war going on out there, the black community (in which we primarily operate and those who we primarily arrest) doesn’t help us, and don’t blue lives matter, too?”… and so on.

This is not unfamiliar. I heard enough of it within the ranks of a department in which I served in the tumultuous and racially-charged late 1960s: “Blacks hate us, the students and hippies do, too. Thankfully, we have each other — and even if we make a mistake, we will never give up a brother!” We continued to parrot the past — we were isolated, defensive, and unconnected with the black community. And, yes, that left us vulnerable and in danger each time we put that uniform on.

But some of us saw a way out. It was the 1967 President’s Commission on policing. It made sense. It talked about the police-community divide and the need for better relations with our communities. Just like the 1967 report, the President Obama’s Task Force on 21st century policing can be a way forward for today’s police.

Back in my day (like today!) we knew we could either go tactical or go community. We chose the latter — if me and my partners were worried each day about snipers and riots, the best way forward, we decided, was not to hunker down and gear-up — it was to connect; to get closer to the community and improve relations between us and, especially, the black community.

I found the same practices and relational tactics I developed early in my career in Minneapolis worked when I came to Madison towards the end of the Vietnam War. I quickly encountered angry, hostile young people who were tired of the war, racial injustice and brutal cops.

When I came to Madison, the department had hunkered-down and geared up for what was later called the “War at Home.” It took some time to lead them forward and out of that old thinking, to engage in listening sessions, and change how we responded to marches and protests; to move from preventing public protests to facilitating them. It wasn’t easy and it took many years, after all, I had officers in the ranks that had been assaulted and injured during these protests. Their attitude then was not to accommodate and manage conflicts, but to get even! [The record during that time, however, speaks for itself — we never lost control of a protest action during a 20-year period.]

So when I see and hear police leaders today who advocate gearing-up to respond to protest groups, or talk about we are engaging in a “war” against the community, I just shake my head in dismay.

We all know that’s not how it’s to be done in America. We are a free society and, as John Adams reminded us, “a government of laws, not of men.” When officers are thinking more about a SWAT response than taking the time to talk, dialogue, and de-escalate, I get even more worried.

We need to help police become the important members of society that we need them to be: smart, well-trained and educated, self-controlled, respectful, good listeners, adequately compensated, and ready and willing to work together with community members in creating safe neighborhoods free of crime and disorder.

In order to be able to do this, those we choose to be police leaders must be able to model these behaviors and help officers understand their broad role in society. The effectiveness and safety of police depends on them always being fair, respectful, close, and collaborative with everyone they contact — even to those who may not at first welcome them. That’s the challenge and the grace of policing a free society.

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Thursday, May 25, 2017

TRANSITION SESSION FOR GRADE 8 STUDENTS LEAVING ISB

WHAT: TRANSITION SESSION FOR GRADE 8 STUDENTS LEAVING ISB

WHEN: MAY 26, 2017

WHERE: MPR

TIME: 12:30PM

Thank you enrichment & specialist teachers for releasing students 10mins early to get lunch. We look forward to seeing you on May 26th! Please bring your laptop with you!!! Thank you!

The Counselors

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MS STUCO Happy Holidays Function

Last day for ticket sales is at lunch today, just 10rmb. The movie tonight is the 2017 version of Beauty and The Beast. Free ice creams will be available after dinner, pizza is only 10rmb a slice and drinks will be on sale.

The times are: 6:00pm – 9:00pm. You should arrive before 6:30pm and you may only leave before 9:00pm if collected by your parent(s). Please bring your ticket to the entrance to the ES Cafeteria when you arrive. See you there!

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For grade 6 leavers

Please note that there is an error on your checkout form, the laptop returning date should be June 12, MONDAY.

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Washington, DC Seminar Announcement: September 17, 2017

I just wanted to give you a heads-up on one-day seminar with me in Washington, DC on Sunday, September 17, 2017.

Cressey scapula

We’ll be spending the day geeking out on shoulders, as the event will cover Shoulder Assessment, Corrective Exercise, and Programming. The event will be geared toward personal trainers, strength and conditioning professionals, rehabilitation specialists, and fitness enthusiasts alike.

Agenda

9:00AM-9:30AM – Inefficiency vs. Pathology (Lecture)
9:30AM-10:15AM – Understanding Common Shoulder Injuries and Conditions (Lecture)
10:15AM-10:30AM – Break
10:30AM-12:30PM – Upper Extremity Assessment (Lab)
12:30PM-1:30PM – Lunch
1:30PM-3:30PM – Upper Extremity Mobility/Activation/Strength Drills (Lab)
3:30PM-3:45PM – Break
3:45PM-4:45PM – Upper Extremity Strength and Conditioning Programming: What Really Is Appropriate? (Lecture)
4:45PM-5:00PM – Q&A to Wrap Up

Location

Beyond Strength Performance NOVA
21620 Ridgetop Circle
Dulles, VA 20166

Continuing Education Credits

The event has previously been approved for 0.7 CEUs (7 contact hours) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and we expect it to be approved for this one shortly (application submitted).

Cost:

$149.99 early bird (through August 17), $199.99 regular (after August 17)

Note: we'll be capping the number of participants to ensure that there is a lot of presenter/attendee interaction - particularly during the hands-on workshop portion - so be sure to register early, as the previous offering sold out well in advance of the early-bird registration deadline.

Registration

Click here to register using our 100% secure server!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Questions? Please email ec@ericcressey.com.

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New York Seminar Announcement: August 20, 2017

I just wanted to give you a heads-up on one-day seminar with me in New York on Sunday, August 20, 2017.

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Agenda

Location

Solace NY
38 East 32nd St.
New York, NY 10016

Continuing Education Credits

Cost:

$149.99 early bird (through July 20), $199.99 regular (after July 20)

Registration

Click here to register using our 100% secure server!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Questions? Please email ec@ericcressey.com.

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Verify If A Photo Was Really Taken By A Suspected Camera - Camera Ballistics 2.0

In today's world there are basically these types of digital evidence: text, image, video, audio recording and value such as geolocation or time-stamp data. A photo plays an important role among these types of evidence, bringing not only what we can see in the picture, but also a time and place the possible owner of a phone was present at. The reality is we live in a time of mobile phones with massive photographing and sharing, so knowing who took a photo is crucial information. This new technology is able to reliably verify, if a photo truly came from a specific camera. This applies for phone cameras, standalone cameras and any device with camera sensor. When you've found crucial photographic evidence, now you can verify its origin with accuracy of 99.9% and higher. Enter Camera Ballistics.

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Oxygen Forensics Launches Online Certification Course June 1

Oxygen Forensics, a worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, today announced that beginning June 1, forensic experts will be able to take the Oxygen Forensic Expert Certification 3-day training course online. Oxygen Forensics is launching its own online portal aimed at providing a higher level of service to customers and users called the Learning Management System (LMS). Oxygen’s LMS will host the training course as well as other online materials. The Oxygen Forensic Expert Certification course introduces advanced methods of smart device collections and data analysis. Students will examine, collect and analyze data from iOS, Android, and Windows devices, and then work to obtain physical images, understand file system formats, storage methods and evidence locations. The course also provides training and instruction on cloud storage and extraction techniques, with participants receiving a start to finish education on the use of Oxygen Forensic® Detective.

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Leadership is Continuous Learning

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Biology 1 CAP project

Hi all, we are Karen, Irina, and Esther. For our Biology 1 CAP project, we are raising awareness for animal cruelty for cosmetics. This is a 1-minute video on some basic facts about animal testing, please watch it and support cruelty-free campaigns.

here is the link.

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PA instruments and lockers return

Dear Band and Orchestra players,

Please be reminded to return your rented SCHOOL INSTRUMENT AND PA LOCKER KEY to PA office in ROOM 1721 a.s.a.p. (after your last performance). Please clean your instrument and put all the assesses in your instrument case when your return your school instrument. Please report to teachers or PA secretary and put a note in your instrument case if there are any issues with your instrument that we will need to know so that we can fix them for your next time rental.

String instruments will need to have the strings and bow hair loosened preparing for the extreme humidity during the summer storage. Any crack or broken part including broken strings will need to be labeled and reported to teacher or secretary.

Viola and Bass players if you know that you are going to be in the orchestra and want to do some practicing during the summer then you will need to come to PA office 1721 to sign a summer rental contract, otherwise please return your instruments to school.

Thank you for your hard work of the year and have a great vacation!

best regards,

PA String and Band teachers

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Departing Students Laptop Return (Grades 9 - 11)

Laptops for students leaving ISB will be collected at 2:45 on Monday, June 12th outside the EdTech Office (room 2413). They may be returned to the EdTech Office before that date if you no longer need it for your school work.

You need to return your MacBook, power supply (including the two-prong adapter) and the power extension cord.

The MacBook needs to be in very good physical condition--free of dents, cracked screens or missing keys. If the laptop needs repairs go to the Apple Support Center well before the return date for a repair quote.

Remember to copy any files you wish to keep to a separate hard drive or online storage site. ISB complies with international copyright laws and software license agreements. Do not copy school-licensed software.

Some MacBook Airs are available for purchasing by departing students. Stop by the ICT Office (room 1315) for pricing and to learn how to buy your MacBook.

If you have any questions, contact Mr. Cormack.

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TRANSITION SESSION FOR GRADE 7 STUDENTS LEAVING ISB

WHAT: TRANSITION SESSION FOR GRADE 7 STUDENTS LEAVING ISB

WHEN: MAY 25, 2017

WHERE: LOUNGE BANKING AREA (Come to MS Office for Directions)

TIME: 12:25PM

Thank you enrichment & specialist teachers for releasing students 10mins early to get lunch. We look forward to seeing you on May 25th! Please bring your laptop with you!!! Thank you!

The Counselors

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Digital Forensics News May 2017

Dr Graeme Horsman from the University of Sunderland is running a survey on tool testing in digital forensics. AccessData celebrate their 30th anniversary this month. Guidance Software's Enfuse conference is currently under way in Las Vegas, USA. BlackBag continue their Windows forensic series with a post on the Master File Table. MobilEDIT just released Camera Ballistics 2.0.

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Magnet Forensics Artifact Exchange Now Open

New community allows examiners to upload and/or download artifacts made using Magnet AXIOM’s Custom Artifacts feature Magnet Forensics has launched its Artifact Exchange. Forensics professionals can now share their Custom Artifacts with each other for use in their investigations. The team worked with the community to launch the Artifact Exchange with over 50 apps already available (and each app, as you know, can be built to recover multiple artifacts). Here's an overview video: http://ift.tt/2qUZ3OM

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G11 Year End Check Out Form

Dear Gr. 11 students,

Please come to the HS Office to get your Year End Check Out Form. You are supposed to get the books, padlock and any other equipment back to the teacher and ask them to sign on the form. Please return this form to the HS Office by 3:30pm on Tuesday, 13^th June.

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G9/G10 Year End Check Out Form

You will receive a year-end check out form from your mentor teacher tomorrow morning. Please give the books and padlock back to the teacher and ask them to sign on the form. Please return this form to the HS Office by 3:30pm on Tuesday, 13^th June.

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Dr. Razik Honored with MS Futures Academy Space

The International School of Beijing (ISB) has honored Head of School Tarek Razik by naming the Middle School Futures Academy learning space after him. Dr. Razik described the accolade as "one of the biggest privileges" in his nearly 30-year career as an international educator.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

3 Common Window Treatment Problems and Their Solutions

Finding the perfect window treatment is important because it should complement your décor and furniture at home. Below, you’ll find three of the most common window treatment problems and their solutions to help you achieve the window treatment look you’re aiming for.

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Light leaks and gaps in window treatments
Windows vary considerably in width and height, not to mention all the other details that will impact the fit, such as trim, molding and sill depth. If you’re experiencing significant light leaks and large gaps, then it’s possible your window treatment is the wrong size for the space or the product wasn’t installed in the window frame correctly.
Choosing a custom solution that includes professional measuring ensures your window covering will be fabricated to your exact window specifications. When combined with professional installation, this guarantees your new blinds, shades, shutters or drapery will fit perfectly and function as intended. Source: AngiesList

Not getting the length right
The length of curtains is pretty vital to a room. Too short, and it’ll look like you didn’t buy them long enough. Many will say long enough that they hover just above your floor; this will allow the look of length but without the dirt dragging possibilities. But those who want a really formal, lux look might consider too-long curtains that pool at the ground. Source: ApartmentTherapy

Problem: Lack of privacy outside.
If you’re lucky enough to have a porch, back deck, or balcony, you probably love spending time out there. While you love the extra space, you probably don’t love the wandering eyes of your neighbours.

Solution: Hang curtains outside.
Put up curtains outside to give some space and privacy between you and your neighbours. Not only does adding curtains outside create privacy, it also transforms the outdoor space into another living space. Bonus room without the reno. Source: Blog.HomeStars

If you’re experiencing problems aside from the ones stated above, let our experts help you out. Contact us!

Contact:
Universal Blinds
601 – 1550 W. 10th Ave
Vancouver, V6J 1Z9, Canada
Phone: (604) 559-1988

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3 Tips to Maximize Bathroom Space

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Clutter can easily make a room look smaller. But if you already have a small bathroom to begin with, keeping things organized may not be enough to make the space look easy on the eyes. To make a bathroom look bigger, maximize the space by following these tips:

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Open Up Floor Space
If you have alternative storage or a linen closet, replace the vanity cabinet with a pedestal or wall-mount sink. While the additional floor space won’t exactly be usable, it will trick the eye into believing the room is larger. Source: DIYNetwork

Use Glass
Get rid of the shower curtain or frosted-glass shower doors and replace them with clear glass. It will open up the shower area, making it a part of the entire room and giving the appearance of more space. Source: DIYNetwork

Trick the Eye
Various visual effects give the illusion of more space in your bathroom than actually exists. A well-placed mirror reflects light and adds depth to a room. Hang one large mirror in the bathroom, positioning it so it’s one of the first things you see when you walk in the door. Or add a decorative eye-catching focal point such as a painting, sculpture or plant. Having something attractive for the eye to fall on takes the focus off of the fact that the space is small.
Painting in light, neutral tones also helps open up the room, as does using multiple shades of the same light paint color. Opt for paint colors like beige, cream, taupe and off-white, as well as muted blue, gray, yellow, pink and blue. If you want bright complementary colors, introduce them through accessories like towels and soap dispensers. Source: Learn.CompactAppliance

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Grade 8 Final DRAMA Performance Schedule

For Live Performances: Students need to bring their own costume, props and set pieces

For Video Performances: Video must be edited and exported and ready to be shown

May 24, Day A: 8.3

May 25, Day B: 8.1

May 26, Day C: 8.2 B/8.5

May 30, Day E: 8.4

May 31, Day F: 8.2A

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TRANSITION SESSION FOR GRADE 6 STUDENTS LEAVING ISB

WHAT: TRANSITION SESSION FOR GRADE 6 STUDENTS LEAVING ISB

WHEN: MAY 24, 2017

WHERE: LOUNGE BANKING AREA (Come to MS Office for Directions)

TIME: 11:00AM

Thank you enrichment & specialist teachers for releasing students 10mins early to get lunch. We look forward to seeing you on May 24th! Please bring your laptop with you!!! Thank you!

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MS STUCO Function

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The Green House that Almost Killed Me

If you’ve been following my health story here you know that I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2006. After that initial MS attack I was fairly symptom free until 2014. That’s when things began to get weird.

Non-Toxic Green Building Materials, Check!

We had renovated a 100 year old house in historic Mapleton Hill and moved in during the summer of 2014. I believed we had done a totally green renovation. That’s because I knew nothing about wireless technology. Every single thing in the house from lighting to thermostats to the sound system and more was wireless and ran on electromagnetic radiation. It was the equivalent of living with 300 cell phones in my home buzzing constantly.

For someone with the MTHFR genetic mutation it was too much. By the spring of 2015, less than two years after we moved in, I was in the hospital with the worst MS symptoms of my life, completely numb from the neck down, along with an array of other concerning issues.

I began doing hyperbaric oxygen therapy and getting weekly IV nutrients. I was stabilizing and not getting worse, but I was not fully recovering which was odd. Things were stagnant in spite of my complete focus and dedication. I had never experienced that before.

Deteriorating Health

Fast forward to the fall of 2016. I knew something was seriously wrong. Before moving into the house, I had lived the full and healthy life of a New York Times best selling author, writing a book for Random House every two years, going on book tours, doing TV and radio, all while posting on my blog a few times each week. I had attended the boys’ sporting and school events regularly. Now I went to doctors and treatments and wrote on the blog every couple of weeks if I was lucky. I watched my life pass me by, missing family events and vacations.

Discovering EMF’s and Building Biology

When the fall of 2016 rolled around I had a lucky break. Our HVAC vendor walked in one day and said, the house has too many electrical systems in it and everything is shorting out! And so I began my research. I learned about building biology and eletromagnetic fields (EMF’s). I discovered the effects EMF’s can have on people like me. I found out what had made me so sick, and prevented me from getting well in spite of my best efforts.

Since then we’ve removed all of the wireless systems from our home. On March 1, 2017 I began living in a mostly WiFi free environment. Although my living environment is almost perfect and we’ve removed all of the wireless smart technology, there are small compromises that we make.

Balancing Different Types of Stress

We still let our boys and their friends use their cell phones when they’re here. For me the stress of not having the gang in our home is far greater than the stress of being near half a dozen cell phones a couple of hours per day. That’s a trade I made. The boys have made compromises too. While they can still use their cell phones in the house, they’ve lost their wireless head phones, wireless speakers, and gaming console.

Don’t Make my Mistake

I don’t want you and your family to go through the pain and heartache that we’ve suffered. I’ve lost years of my life so that we could have silly smart systems like lights and thermostats that operated remotely.

Living in a home filled with wireless radiation severely exacerbated the multiple sclerosis I had been diagnosed with in 2006. If you have a neurological condition such as MS, autism, Alzheimer’s, or Parkinson’s, or an illness such as cancer or Lyme disease, you are far more vulnerable to the effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and may need to take the extra precautions that I outline in my post called Simple Steps to Reduce EMF’s.

The Good News

Little by little I’m getting well. It took over a year to get sick so I anticipate I’ll need at least that long to get healthy again. I’m sticking to my program of sleeping as much as I can, eating a low-carb diet, and exercising moderately. The body can heal itself, and now that mine is in a healing environment the sky is the limit!

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Are Pitching Mechanics Really That Repeatable?

The 2011 Major League Baseball Draft class was pretty ridiculous. As I recall, it was ranked as the deepest draft since 1986, and the top 20 picks alone produced established big leaguers like Gerrit Cole, Trevor Bauer, Dylan Bundy, Anthony Rendon, Archie Bradley, Francisco Lindor, Javy Baez, George Springer, Jose Fernandez, Sonny Gray, Matt Barnes, and Tyler Anderson. Even just looking a few picks later, you see names like Joe Panik, Jackie Bradley, Jr., Michael Fulmer, and Trevor Story – and these are really only the tip of the iceberg. Mookie Betts was a 5th rounder, Blake Treinen was a 7th rounder, Kyle Hendricks was an 8th rounder, Travis Shaw was a 9th rounder, Cody Allen was a 23rd rounder, and Kevin Pillar was a 32nd rounder.

Interestingly, Massachusetts was ranked as the #5 state in country that year, so Cressey Sports Performance was right in the thick of things. As a result, the spring of 2011 was a big lesson for me in managing highly touted prospects – and it set the stage for our draft classes to grow with each passing year thereafter.

Foremost among these prospects was CSP athlete Tyler Beede, who was committed to Vanderbilt and ultimately wound up turning down a large signing bonus from the Toronto Blue Jays as the 21st overall pick. Three years and a Vanderbilt national championship later, he was a first round pick again, and is currently in AAA with the San Franciso Giants.

This isn’t an article about that draft class, though; it’s about a lesson I learned during the spring of 2011 that applies to every single pitcher on the planet, regardless of age and ability level – and whether they were even close to being drafted in 2011 (or any year).

Ask any Northeast scout, and they’ll tell you that evaluating any New England prospect is incredibly challenging. Talent is very spread out, so it’s difficult for scouts to even geographically get to all the prospects they want to see. Additionally, it’s hard to consistently see good pitchers match up with good hitters to see how they compete on higher stages. Northeast players are also far more likely to be multi-sport athletes than prospects in other parts of the country, so you’re evaluating athleticism and “projectability” more than just baseball competencies.

Moreover, because of weather restrictions, the season can be very short, so a starting pitcher might only have 7-8 starts prior to the draft. Also on the weather front, pitchers peak later as the temperatures warm up. The first 3-4 games of the season are usually played in 40-something-degree weather, and rain (or snow!) might actually push games back a day or two last-minute, throwing off both the players’ and scouts’ schedules.

Getting back to Tyler, he started his season well, pitching at 91-94mph for the first several starts. Typically, the lines were complete games with 14-18 strikeouts, 0-1 walk, and no earned runs. To give you a frame of reference, between his junior and senior years, Ty went 14-1 with a 0.80 ERA with 189 strikeouts in 96.1 innings – pretty much what you’d “expect” from a eventual first-rounder.

Roughly five weeks into the season, Ty had a Wednesday outing on the road. It was early May and probably about 50 degrees. I was a few minutes late getting to the game, and actually arrived right as he was hitting in the top of the 1st. The parking lot was out past center field, and as I was walking in, Ty drilled a ball to the gap and legged out a triple. A batter or two later, the inning ending and he went right out to the mound.

As I settled in on the left field line, I saw a crew of people get out of the car and all set up not far to my left. Like everyone else at the field that day, I quickly recognized one of them as Theo Epstein, who was still with the Red Sox at the time. He seemed to have so many Red Sox scouts with him that I actually joked to my wife that they must have borrowed the magical car from Coolio’s “Fantastic Voyage” video to get them all to the park. They fit in nicely with the 40 scouts and front office guys who were standing behind the plate.

As I recall, that day, Ty threw six innings, struck out 12, and gave up no runs and no walks, with just two hits. One was a double on a ground ball that hit the first base bag, and the other was an infield single. He pitched at 89-90mph most of the game. I might have seen one 91mph fastball. Ty still absolutely dominated overmatched hitters and showed what many people called the best high school changeup in the country, but it was a pretty “blah” outing by his standards. The team won, and we even joked around post-game with Ty and his teammates.

Within a day or two, I had gotten a few texts from scouts. Paraphrasing, they ran the gamut:

“What’s wrong with Beede?”

“Is Beede hurt?”

“Has Beede lost his fire and gotten too comfortable?”

My response was pretty simple: “He’s fine. He’s also 17 years old.”

That Sunday, Ty was in for an in-season lift at the facility. I can distinctly remember our conversation about how – as unfair as it might seem – he would always be held to a different standard than just about everyone else. Expectations of consistency would always be unreasonable, so it was always important to focus on the process and not the outcome. Even Cy Young award winners don’t have their best stuff every time out, but you can’t deviate from the plan for every little hiccup. The secret was to never get too up, and never get too down.

It was in that moment that I think I truly realized that Ty would someday be a big leaguer. Absolutely nothing I said to him came out of left field; he got it.

The next time out, he was back to his old self. A week or two later, in his last start before the draft, he was 93-96mph. He even walked to lead off the game - and then stole 2nd and 3rd as dozens of scouts gasped in terror that a kid with millions of dollars on the line would risk injury. What they didn't seem to realize is that this was all part of being process-driven (competing hard to help the team win) instead of outcome-driven (impressing scouts and getting drafted). Go figure: he led his team to an undefeated season and league championship.

Expecting a teenager to consistently perform at a high level each and every week is unrealistic.
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Every geographic climate is different. Every mound is different. Hitting in a week when you’ve had four exams and are sleep deprived won’t be nearly as easy as it is during vacation week. And having the general manager of your favorite MLB team show up to watch you pitch might even impact your performance a bit.

Teenage athletes are still developing physically, emotionally, neurologically, and socially. It’s why I absolutely abhor mock drafts that shuffle players up and down from week to week based on results and – in many cases – feedback from folks who don’t have the knowledge of physiological and psychological variability to even make valid estimations in this regard.

Tis the season for misinformed mock MLB drafts from unemployed 25-year-olds living in parents' basement. Hope Daddy's WiFi doesn't fail you!
— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) January 30, 2015

And, don’t even get me started on companies that are ranking eighth graders ahead of their peers just because puberty kicked in early and their parents are misinformed enough to shuttle them around to showcases all across the country when they should be preparing their bodies for what’s ahead – and enjoying their childhood.

Good thing we have easy access to nationwide rankings of 8th grade baseball players. The more body hair you have, the higher you rank.
— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) May 19, 2017

This entire experience and the countless erratic performances we see from players of all levels - from high school kids who walk the bases loaded to big leaguers who develop "the yips" - has given me a lot of time to think about just how unrealistic some coaches, parents, and fans are in demanding incredible consistency in performance from throwers. If one of the best high school arms in one of the best draft classes in history had up-and-down performances, you can be sure these struggles are going to extend 100-fold to less prepared pitchers.

To further illustrate this point, I did a little digging last week. As I type this, the three hardest throwers in MLB in 2017 have been Aroldis Chapman, Joe Kelly, and Trevor Rosenthal. Modern technology like Trackman can give us a lot more information than just velocity, though. Pitching release point (extension) is one such piece of information that fits in nicely with this discussion. According to a quick look at Statcast reports on the 50 hardest pitches in baseball this year, here is the variance in extension for those three:

Chapman (20 pitches): 6.5 to 7.2 feet

Kelly (9 pitches): 5.7 to 6.5 feet

Rosenthal (4 pitches); 5.5 to 5.9 feet

With a larger sample size - particularly for Kelly and Rosenthal - we'd likely see even bigger gaps. That said, it's important to recognize that a lot of factors can play into this variability. One MLB front office friend of mine commented to me, "There are a lot of park to park variances, so we have to calibrate raw data." Additionally, pitches may be different from the stretch and wind-up, weather factors may impact extension, and accumulated fatigue plays into it as well. And, extension will be different for different pitches - although that likely doesn't factor in here because we're comparing apples (fastballs) with apples (fastballs). The point isn't that any of this data is absolutely, 100% perfectly accurate. Rather, the message that any way you slice it, the three hardest throwers on the planet - some of the guys who theoretically put themselves in the best possible positions to throw the crap out of a baseball - actually deviate a little bit from their "norm" on a very regular basis. "Repeatable" mechanics aren't perfectly repeatable.

Looking further, check out the 2017 Pitch/Fx fastball velocity ranges for these three guys, as per Fangraphs:

Chapman: 95.4-102.1 mph

Kelly: 96.0-102.0 mph

Rosenthal: 95.5-101.7 mph

(we can bank on these "interpretations" of pitches being accurate, as nobody is ripping off 95-96 mph sliders or changeups)

What do these numbers this tell us? Even in the hardest throwers on the planet, there are actually considerably larger variations in pitch-to-pitch mechanics and performance than most folks realize. Every year, the media becomes convinced that a few dozen pitchers in MLB have "lost it"- and invariably, they all figure it out at some point and it all evens out over the course of a season. Remember a few years ago when everyone told us that Justin Verlander was washed up? Yep, he wasn't.

If we were to extend my aforementioned three-pitcher "study" out even further - particularly to a collection of minor league pitchers who haven't had success on par with these three - I'd be willing to bet that we'd see even more considerable variation. And, it'd be huge if we looked at college pitchers, and massive in high school guys (and younger).

Anyone who has spent time reviewing data from Motus sleeve measurements can attest to this. Even as the accuracy of the readings has improved dramatically and the sleeves have become an incredibly useful tool, the variability from pitch-to-pitch has remained intriguingly high. You'll see different ranges of motion and joint stresses for two of the same pitch thrown 30 seconds apart.

Where does all this leave us? Well, above all else, I think we can at least appreciate that even in a very specific closed-loop (predictable) action like pitching, there is still at least subtle variance - and this variance becomes even more dramatic as you go from the professional down to the amateur ranks. Sorry, Dad, but your 11-year-old doesn't have "pristine mechanics;" he is just less inconsistent - and likely more physically prepared - than his peers.

Expanding the discussion to higher levels, a thought process that has recently surged among those "in the know" on social media is that velocity and "stuff" are probably even more important than consistently outstanding command (which would theoretically relate to optimally repeating mechanics). This highlight reel of CSP athlete Max Scherzer during his 20-strikeout game last year shows just how many times he missed his spots.

Max Scherzer, a sample of Location Miss/Strikes from 20K game. http://pic.twitter.com/ifzMhJEHTi
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) February 10, 2017

I'm not saying that command isn't important; professional pitchers definitely miss spots a lot less than amateur ones. I'm just saying that all these factors fluctuate more than we appreciate and it's part of that discussion. Interestingly, command is the one of these three factors most impacted by outside factors: umpire interpretation, catcher's receiving, sweaty palms, pretty girls in the stands, and whether Mom is yelling "super job, kiddo!" from the stands.

Expecting teenagers to consistently repeat their mechanics at a high level - particularly during a period of time when their bodies (and brains) are constantly changing - is absolutely absurd. Far more important is preparing their bodies for all the chaos that sports throws at them. This is done with exposure to a wide variety of athletic endeavors in the youth levels, comprehensive strength and conditioning and arm care, and a broad spectrum of throwing challenges (not just mound work!).

That doesn't mean that it will work to just throw a bunch of poop on the wall to see what sticks. This has become a larger issue of late, as countless kids have assumed "throwing with intent' to be "just try to throw hard."

Throwing w/intent is key, but if you can't understand it requires effort AND direction, you're just a jerk nobody wants to play catch with.
— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) August 26, 2016

Very simply, here is the most important message I can deliver to any young pitcher:

Every throw is a chance to get better or worse.
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Treat every throw like you're playing catch with a Cy Young award winner and want to leave a favorable impression in terms of your attention to detail. Don't give up any throws. Even as a teenager - and regardless of who his throwing partner was - Tyler Beede tuned out the world every time he picked up a ball. He was always working on improving or refining something. It's almost like he understood that inconsistency could always sneak up on a pitcher in the blink of an eye, and he wanted to stay ahead of it. Ty didn't become a two-time first rounder or #1 organization prospect by accident.

Really, more importantly, the take-home message is to be patient with young athletes and pitching success. Practice consistently and train to handle all everything the sport might throw at them. Still, though, remember that some of the best in the world struggle to consistently repeat their mechanics, so you can probably cut that 17-year-old some slack when he throws a 97 mph fastball to the backstop in an All-American game. And, your 11-year-olds can still have post-game ice cream even if they walk seven batters in three innings of work. Being consistent with anything in athletics is challenging, but if you focus on processes instead of outcomes, you'll never be disappointed.

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The Three Steps: A Way Forward for Police

When I came to Madison (Wisc.) in 1972 as a young “outside” police chief I had my work cut out for me. I quickly realized that the department was split into two factions – an “A Team” which consisted of those who supported me and wanted to move forward and a “B Team” consisting of those who didn’t. Sound familiar?

Midway through my two-decade tenure in Madison I knew that I must take a bold step and bring together these two factions into one, forward-moving organization. The blending of three leadership approaches was the way we did this. And looking at these three steps again leads me to think that they might be helpful today.

Step 1: THINK SYSTEMS

I learned systems-thinking from Dr. W. Edwards Deming. It is a way to help us understand work and service delivery in the same way engineering principles are used to improve mechanical systems. Systems-thinking is particularly valuable in following areas:

It helps people see the “big picture” in complex systems, not just their part in it.
It addresses recurring problems (or problems made worse, by past attempts to fix them).
It identifies problems where actions can effect the environment surrounding the problem.
It reveals problems when its solutions are not evident.[1]

Deming’s approach helped me see police work as a system capable of continuous improvement. More importantly, Deming changed the way I saw myself as a forward-thinking leader and that if I want to improve things blaming the workers isn’t the way to go. Instead, fix the systems that are causing the problems and the way to find the problems is to ask those who are doing the work. According to Deming, leadership cannot be separated from training. How any worker (or police officer) is trained, and subsequently led, is directly related to the quality of their work.

Who decides what “quality” is? It is defined by those who use a product or receive a service; that is, the “customers.” Policing “customers” are those directly served, contacted, even arrested!

“Quality is a comprehensive approach to the organization and the design of work processes. It is a way to think about stuff. It is a way to treat each other. It is a way to constantly improve everything we lay our hands on.”[2]

If leaders don’t provide quality training to their employees, and growth-oriented leadership, how can they expect their employees to be able to deliver high-quality police servicesthe community demands?

Step 2: SURVEY CUSTOMERS

The next step in our moving forward along with seeing the work you do as being a “system.” Is to realize police leaders need a better way to find out how they are doing – and that’s by having data on a pressing subject or issue! Go way beyond simply listening to what citizens have to say at a community meeting, Tweets from elected officials or other community leaders, or reading comments in the daily newspaper or on Facebook. What is needed instead is to directly ask citizens how they felt after “receiving” various police services. (For a unique and creative way to do this see http://openpolicing.org.

Today, on-going, real-time surveys are needed. Otherwise, how will any police organization know how it is doing? In the business world, customer feedback is vitally essential. It should be no different in a police agency. Not only how will police know what their citizen-customers think of their services, but more critically, how else will police know what needs to be improved?

You’re improving? You are trusted by your community? How do you know?

Step 3: IMPLEMENT NEW LEADERSHIP

After studying and working with Deming and deeply listening to my employees, I knew that the all-too-frequent top-down, coercive style of leaders would not fit in a forward-thinking and continuously improving police agency. Tom Gordon (Leader Effectiveness Training)[3] and Robert Greenleaf (Servant Leadership) [1] would be two other major influences in my thinking to develop a NEW leadership style. The new style was to be collaborative, focused on growing and coaching our employees, actively listening to others, and bringing what we call today as Procedural Justice[4] into our workplace. Deming, Gordon and Greenleaf profoundly influenced me to develop an effective style of leadership that was not top-down nor coercive. As my command staff worked through the manifestations of changing how we led we developed 12 Principles.

I knew that new leadership had to start with me, it was a big change for all of us. Not every leader in the department was enthusiastic about making the change.

After I trained department leaders and worked on my own practice of leadership, we developed a Four-Way Check[5] which required every department leader, including myself, to participate.

All this aroused and stirred up my command staff. Some were digging in their heels. Many were quite comfortable with the current control style of leadership we all had used for years. This was a noteworthy moment of truth for me. Would I cave in? And my officers were watching me.

At a meeting of the department’s highest commanders I talked about why I thought the new leadership and its processes were crucial for us and why the future of the department was dependent upon it. I wanted them to reach a consensus before I went further. But as we went around the table that day, I knew I didn’t have one—in fact, only a few were in favor of what I was proposing.

What was I to do? A friend of mine from industry gave me some good advice. He suggested that if I could get 25 percent of my staff willing to move on, I should do so. That sounded dangerous. Only 25 percent? Wouldn’t this cause me to leave a lot of my top commanders behind? Even those who had been my closest allies?

He replied, “You don’t leave them behind,” he replied. “You tell them you are leaving, going to a new place, because you intensely believe it is the right thing to do. You need them. You want them to come with you—but you can’t allow them to stay back. They have to come along now.”

He went on to share with me his “Boat Story:”

“Your boatis about to cross a wide river and land at a new place. When the boat leaves, it won’t return. It’s a one- way trip. You want your whole team to come with you, but you won’t be able to come back later for them. You want everyone to come on board with you because you value them and their contributions, even if they are not fully committed to making the trip. Later, you tell them, they will become more comfortable with what you are asking of them and willing to do yourself. You commit to helping, coaching, and teaching them so they will be successful in this new way. You won’t leave them hanging out. You remind them this is also a new and difficult way for you. But you need them to come with you—now.”

When I had a quarter of my top commanders on board, I gave the boat speech. I could tell it was very uncomfortable for some to hear, but for others it was a sign that I was really committed to the direction we were about to go. There was electricity in the air—invigoration for some and shocking for others.

What my friend told me turned out to be excellent advice. What he said was true. And it worked.

But when leaders who reported directly to me were not seen as supporting this effort, or were unwilling to make personal changes, I had a big problem on my hands. Remember, I worked within a civil service system of tenured, civil service leaders. Would I formerly discipline them? What was I going to do? These were my team members, men and women I had promoted and worked with over the years. Now some were refusing to get on the boat.

This era of New Leadership became the second major transformation in Madison. The first transformation was to address training needs, recruit more educated and talented officers, diversify the department, bring women into patrol and supervisory positions, and alter the way in which we responded to public protest.

Now I determined we must develop a work environment and style of leadership that was able to tap into the intelligence and experience of our officers and employees.

Looking back, it was the Three Steps that made it all work. The first step to start thinking in systems, gathering the data we need to show either success or failure in making improvements, and, finally, the third step which was to develop and institute a new way of leading the department into the future.

Quality leadership is about how you spend your time, the questions you ask, how you handle critical incidents, and the behavior you reward. 64

[1] “Overview of Systems Thinking,” Daniel Aronson at http://ift.tt/1iRLO3h

[2] Lee Cheaney and Maury Cotter, Real Work, Real People, SBAK Productions, 1990.

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[5] It required leaders to get feedback on their performance from four directions—1) those whom they supervised, 2) peers with whom they worked, 3) the person to whom they reported, and finally 4) an in-depth self-evaluation and meeting with me.

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Monday, May 22, 2017

ISB Chess Club

ISB Chess Club will have their first meeting on Thursday, May 25^th in room #3407. The purpose is to play some games and to see what interest there is in a competitive chess team at ISB for the 2017-2018 school year. Our main goal is to compete in local and international tournaments, and we are looking for any and all chess enthusiasts. Stop by on Thursday and show off your big, beautiful brain!

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MS STUCO Happy Holidays Function

Our final function for the year is on this Friday 26^th May 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Pizza, free ice creams, drinks for sale, a photo booth for those final friends photographs, a movie, dodgeball and the disco – just 10rmb a ticket. Ticket sales will be at Lunchtime today, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday Lunchtime. Remember tickets are just 10rmb! Buy your ticket this week and see you at the function on Friday night.

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Happy Holidays Ticket Selling Schedule

TUESDAY ROSTER:

6-3 Vivian Xu, Michelle Kwon

7-3 Celine Seo Joyce Sun

7-4 Amelia Lee Cecily Gleave

8-3 Dominik Krotzer Andy Sun

WEDNESDAY ROSTER:

6-5 Linie Cha, Daniel Wang

7-5 Emmi Tulus

6-6 Jocelyn Wierzchowski, Kelly Hyojeong

8-5 Austin Li

THURSDAY ROSTER:

6-7 Sveva Familiari

6-8 Matthew Yang, Jeehyun Song

7-5 Annie Yeung

8-6 Andy Sun

FRIDAY ROSTER:

6-4 Take Won Kim

6-6 Jocelyn Wierzchowski

7-1 Ava Nunan

8-2 Kenny Do

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Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 5/22/17

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Flex Time This Week

Monday - STUCO Assembly in the Theater

Tuesday - Study Hall

Thursday - Study Hall for Grades 9-10, Semester 2 Final Exams for Grade 11

Friday - ELO Mentoring for Grade 9-10, Semester 2 Final Exams for Grade 11

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FPR Community Invitation: What's Your Song?

Songs have a powerful place in the hearts and minds of listeners. FPR is asking the MS student and teacher community to contribute a video piece answering the question: "What's Your Song?"

In 3 minutes or less, share your personal or historical connections to your song, followed by an expressive spoken word performance of stanzas and lines from the lyrics. Contact Mr. Sostak or Mr. Moniz with questions and final video submissions.

Here are two stellar pieces: http://ift.tt/2pEeNWM

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Thespian Application Deadline and ISTA CERTIFICATES

Thespian Application Deadline Extended to MONDAY, May 22. Submit your completed forms to Rachel (the PA secretary) or to Mrs. Northcott.

ISTA Make-up Meeting: ISTA CERTIFICATES will be handed-out

When: Monday, LUNCH time (May 22)

Bring your LUNCH and COMPUTERS

Time: 12:40-1:00 PM

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Stop-motion Movie Making

Check out the movie that the Stop-motion movie making class has made.

Stop-motion Movie

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Friday, May 19, 2017

Classifying Illegal Activities On Tor Network Based On Web Textual Contents

by Mhd Wesam Al Nabki, Eduardo Fidalgo, Enrique Alegre & Ivan de Paz; Department of Electrical, Systems and Automation, University of Leon, Spain & INCIBE Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute Abstract The freedom of the Deep Web offers a safe place where people can express themselves anonymously but they also can conduct illegal activities. In this paper, we present and make publicly available [1] a new dataset for Darknet active domains, which we call ”Darknet Usage Text Addresses” (DUTA). We built DUTA by sampling the Tor network during two months and manually labeled each address into 26 classes. Using DUTA, we conducted a comparison between two well-known text representation techniques crossed by three different supervised classifiers to categorize the Tor hidden services. We also fixed the pipeline elements and identified the aspects that have a critical influence on the classification results. We found that the combination of TF-IDF words representation with Logistic Regression classifier achieves 96.6% of 10 folds cross-validation accuracy and a macro F1 score of 93.7% when classifying a subset of illegal activities from DUTA. The good performance of the classifier might support potential tools to help the authorities in the detection of these activities. Read More

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Student Manager for Boys' Rugby in August

Boys' Rugby is looking for a Student Manager to help run and organize the team. The student will help take attendance, set up drills, gather equipment, and, if interested, help run practices (though the last isn't required). The student must commit to at least Wednesdays from 3:45pm to 5:45pm, but Mondays and Fridays are also available. The position is for starting in the Fall as soon as school starts, but if the student wants to get involved now, there are a couple of practices on Mondays and Thursdays the remainder of this school year.

Contact Mr. Dilts in room 2332 or at tdilts@isb.bj.edu.cn or Ms. Gillund or Ms. Fournier for further information.

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Roots & Shoots Spring Fair Booth

Come visit Roots and Shoots' spring fair booth for the opportunity to expand your knowledge on endangered species! Our booth is in the ES cafeteria and will be open all day :) We will also be selling crafts produced by the dedicated and lovely students from the Love and Hope school. All proceeds will go towards their charity and cause.

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MS STUCO Dunking Machine Duties

2017 PTA Spring Fair Volunteers Sign Up Sheet
Dunking Machine
Time	Name	Cell Phone#	Email
10:00-11:00	Svena Familari 6-7
Austin Li 8-5	Jocelyn Wierzchowski 6-6
	Jovan Steyn 6-1
	Amelia Lee 7-4	13261951798
11:00-12:00	Bali Cuthbert 6-1
Justin Woo 8-4	Daniel Wang 6-4
	Emmi Tulus 7-5
	Jovan Steyn 6-1
12:00-1:00	Bali Cuthbert 6-1
Chelsey Wang 7-6	Serin Gleave 6-1
	Maxine Lim 7-6
	Curtis Wong 8FA
1:00-2:00	Katie Kim 6-2
	Katie Chao 7-1
	Taekwon Kim 6-4
	Olivia Xiao 7-2
2:00-3:00	Youngsoo Kim FA7
	Bali Cuthbert 6-1
	Jonathan Zhang 8-1
	Dominik Krotzer 8-3
3:00-4:00	Kenny Do 8-2 6-1
	Andy Son 8FA

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1. Why Police Matter
2. Principles of Leadership
3. How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison
4. Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing
5. Hazing and Bullying in the Police Academy